soul stone

"Take my brother back to the room, take them to the basement." When Sister Moelle gave the judgment, the corners of her raised mouth barely moved.When the younger brother was under control, the older sister immediately surrendered, her eyes were empty, and she stared blankly into the distance.

Villar shook his head slightly.The morning scene was so haunting in his mind that he didn't even get into his favorite classes on theology and philosophy of religion.

He changed from lying on his back to his side, thinking that changing his sleeping position would prompt him to fall asleep quickly.Why would the girl know that he took the earrings?Who is the witness she speaks of?By the way, he didn't even know her name.

Thinking of this, Villar suddenly opened his eyes.The faint moonlight squeezed into the room through the high round glass window, just like the pale face of the girl's brother.In the darkness, neatly arranged beds one after another could be vaguely discerned.

He quietly sat up, put on his coat, put on his shoes, tiptoed to the door, pushed open a crack, and stepped out.The basement is at the other end of the monastery, and the entrance is a locked iron door, which is easy to identify.Villar took out a thin wire and inserted it into the keyhole to fiddle with it.After a while, the lock snapped open.The sound was originally very soft, but in the dark hall, it seemed to be as loud as a bell.

Villar was taken aback and couldn't help but look around.Fortunately, there are no living rooms around, and the sound of the lock opening is not as loud as it sounds.After confirming safety, Villar took out a stub of a candle and a box of matches, lit a candle, and walked down the deep and narrow spiral staircase by the light of the candle.

The stairs leading to the basement are very long, designed in such a way that the screams below will not affect the people above.After walking for about 5 minutes, there was no way ahead. I saw a larger iron door blocked at the end of the stairs.This door, too, was locked, and larger and heavier than the upper one, to show what a monster it locked.

Villar knocked on the door, and the iron door rattled.Waited for a while, no response.

I'm afraid she's dead.Thinking like this, as if he was going to try it for the last time, he raised the candle, shook it a few times in front of the air vent, and knocked on the door a few more times.Bang, bang, bang——

Hold your breath and listen.

A faint rustling sound floated out from the iron gate, which sounded like the sound of clothes rubbing against each other.Then came a voice:

"Who?"

Villar opened his mouth slightly, revealing a complex smile of surprise, pleasure and regret.As soon as he heard this voice, he knew it was the girl who threatened him in the morning, took her weak brother to the restaurant, hurt the eyes of a child who was several years older than her, and was thrown into the lion cage by the nun. He didn't even know the name of the girl.

"Me, the one who took your stuff," he called inside.

There was silence for a while before there was a response. "What are you doing here? How did you get in?"

"Let's see if you are dead or alive." Villar raised the corner of his mouth, "I still have something to ask you, why don't you come closer and talk?"

"The one who wants to ask questions is you," the girl replied still very bluntly, "Come in and talk if you have the ability."

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Villar disdainfully said, "There is a lion inside, although I don't know why it didn't eat you...I don't want to be its next meal instead of you."

"The lion is in a cage, and so am I. Can't get to the door."

I heard that it is called a lion cage, but it turns out that there is actually a cage inside.Triple insurance... the nuns are really cautious.

"Okay." Villar took out the tool and began to work on the heavy lock.If you don't agree, it is tantamount to admitting that you are a coward.

The iron lock clanged open, and Villar walked into the basement holding a candle.A row of iron railings embedded in the ceiling divides the room into two worlds.The girl stood by the railing, squinting her eyes because she wasn't used to the light.Not far away, a huge shadow lay in the corner of the wall, its body undulating slightly, as if sleeping.By candlelight, Villar could clearly make out the lion's tail and the mane around its neck.

"You're a good man," the girl whispered.

"Okay?" Villar sent a respectful look to the back of the sleeping lion, walked up to the girl, and said through the iron railing, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to save you."

The girl blinked, her big black eyes reflecting the dancing candlelight. "I know, it means that you have good skills. And I don't want to leave here. If you do that, the nuns will not let Xia Tian go."

"summer?"

"My brother."

"Your brother, Xia Tian." Villar repeated, paused for five seconds, and finally asked the question that caused him insomnia, "What's your name? Could it be called Winter?"

The girl burst out laughing.Villar couldn't help being stunned, as if a stone was thrown into his heart, and fell into the narrowest and deepest gully of the heart without any deviation.I haven't seen such a clean, heartfelt smile for a long time.

"You smile beautifully." Unknowingly, thoughts turned into words.

"What?" The girl stopped laughing and looked at him strangely.

"Among the girls I've ever seen, you are the most beautiful." Villar nodded as if explaining his reaction.

"Weird!" The girl blinked, "How old are you, how many girls have you met?"

"I can't remember clearly, there are at least twenty or so. Including the ones here."

"So little." The girl sighed in disappointment.

There was a moment of silence, and the two looked at each other, only hearing the snoring of the lion in the corner.Villar finally remembered, and hurriedly brought the topic back on track.

"...I haven't said your name yet."

"I don't know your name either." The girl looked into his eyes, "You go first."

"Villars."

"Villar." The girl confirmed, "What's your last name?"

"Whether that kind of thing is the same." Villar glanced at the interface between the wall on the right and the iron rod.

"Well, I'll just tell you my name." The girl tilted her head slightly, curling up her mouth, "My name is Xue Ye. The snow in the snow, the night in the night."

"Snowy night... I remember." The snow in the snow, the night of the night.winter night.snowy night.

"Villars."

"Ok?"

"Any more questions? If not, I'm going to bed."

Villar came back to his senses, and quickly pulled himself out of his endless thoughts like snowflakes and back into the dark and narrow cell at the bottom. "Why aren't you eaten?"

Xue Ye's voice was a little tired: "The lion ate that boy, and he doesn't want to eat me for now."

Villar opened his eyes wide: "The one whose eyes were hurt by you?"

"Anyone else?"

Of course, I was almost killed by you.Villar swallowed the words that had come to his lips.Following Xue Ye's raised arm, he recognized a pile of things beside the sleeping lion - human remains!Bai Sensen's skeleton was covered with blood and flesh, and his abdominal cavity was empty. Only his head was still covered with flesh, and Tucker's face could be vaguely recognized.There was an earth-shaking stirring in his stomach, Villar couldn't help covering his mouth and nose, and frowned.

"Lions like blood, so eat him first, and don't have the appetite to eat me for now." Xue Ye said indifferently.

"...As its next meal, you seem to be quite leisurely."

"You've been wondering how I knew about the earrings you stole, haven't you? I can get along with a lion in an iron cage, and that's the answer. But only if it's not too hungry."

Villar frowned.

"Are you finished asking questions? Okay, I'm going to bed, good night." After finishing speaking, Xue Ye turned and left, laying down against the lion's huge and warm body, curled up in a ball.

"Wait a minute, I don't understand what you're saying!" Villar called to her.

Xue Ye ignored the questioning, but alarmed the Sleeping Lion.Villar heard it yawn, and the sound was particularly permeating in the closed room.The huge monster like a hill started to move, stood up, shook its mane, felt the light behind it, and immediately walked towards Villar!

--Roar! ! !

The bloody mouth was grinning, and the soles of the feet, which were bigger than his own head, shook the iron rod and the sky and the earth.Villar took two steps back, and suddenly found a small white hand protruding from the lion's thick mane.The figure of Xue Ye flashed in front of Villar, lying on the lion with his eyes closed, as if to comfort him.

Hearing Xue Ye's words, the lion slowly calmed down.Before he could take a deep breath, Villar suddenly felt something on his head.After a closer look, it turned out to be the front paw of a lion!

"Don't worry, it's showing its friendliness to you." Xue Ye explained.The furry claws patted Villar's head twice, and then retracted sideways from the gap in the iron railing.

"Now you understand, right? It's about the witnesses." Xue Ye gently stroked the back of the lion's neck.

Villar narrowed his eyes, covered his mouth, and used a long silence to convince himself of the incredible facts before him.After a while, he raised his eyes and said firmly, "You can communicate with animals."

"I can talk to animals. But not all animals can talk, nor can I chat with everyone. Some of them ran away in fear as soon as they heard me speak... I don't know why since I can remember. Dad called it talent." After a pause, she opened her eyes, "You have talent too? It feels different from other children."

"Of course." Villar took it calmly, "But what are you going to do?"

"Wait here. The nuns should still come down and find that I am still alive. They will be very surprised and think that I am a child favored by God, or something else. Maybe they will let me out on a whim."

Villar looked at her in surprise: "What about your brother during this time?"

"No way. If I escape now, it will be Xia Tian who will be punished. He doesn't have my ability..."

The little boy didn't answer, he stared at the candle in his hand, then looked at Xue Ye's face: "I have an idea."

"what?"

"Make a big fuss." Villar said, "Those nuns, it would be nice if they died... You think so too, right? Let the lion friends help us realize this wish."

"Wh...no!" The girl firmly denied, "Xiamen is still in their hands, it's too dangerous."

"That's the fun."

"Hey?"

"You just need to tell the lion friend where the nuns' rooms are. The lion friend must recognize the bad guys who locked him in the cage, and kill them all, leaving no one behind. If it succeeds, we will be free; if it fails, you Just pretend you don’t know anything, and just say that I let the lion go alone. Whether you succeed or fail, you can reunite with your brother.” Villar’s ​​dark eyes flashed with eager light, “How? Interesting, isn't it?"

Xue Ye closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

"It's really weird." She looked at Villar with those big black onyx eyes, as if she was looking at some kind of rare animal, and suddenly her eyes froze, "However, if there is any danger in Xia Tian... I will definitely kill you .”

Villar pursed his lips and smiled, walked to the keyhole of the iron fence, and reached out to touch the wire.