Haunted Places Live

Two years later, the old manor outside the small town of Blackwood in Yorkshire, England, which has been idle all year round, was quietly lit up.Across the vast field, the farmer in the distance saw the light that suddenly appeared in the dark night, and muttered, "So there are people living there."

Lynch bought the overgrown, deserted estate more than 50 years ago under a false identity.The ancestor of the original owner here was a wealthy businessman, who had a certain friendship with Lynch's mother, and even tried to match Lynch and his daughter.Later, the family gradually declined, and the manor was neglected and turned into a dilapidated house, so it had to be sold.

The garden is full of waist-high weeds, the dry angel fountain is covered with a thick layer of moss, and there are intricate spider webs hanging everywhere under the porches... The Victorian-style house is somewhat similar to the Marianne Bray Manor, even if The former splendor and brilliance have been destroyed, but the desolation with a bit of desolation is unexpectedly suitable.

Chu Yang wore a mask on his face and plastic gloves on his hands, sweating profusely as he wiped the heavily dusted floor.They didn't bring any of Lynch's men this time, and they had to do all the cleaning work by themselves.Although Lin Qi also helped, but Chu Yang watched him wipe the table and began to draw on the dust with his fingers. He was so happy to paint, so he sighed and drove him to the town to buy some daily necessities. I am responsible for cleaning out the living room, kitchen, a large bedroom and study that they may use.

Since being with Lynch, Lynch's cleaning activities have gradually decreased, and have almost stagnated now.The Council of Elders' pursuit of them has gradually become less rigorous, probably because the world is not so peaceful today, and the Four Holy Sees have begun to cooperate with governments of various countries to help them do things, so they don't have much time to manage them.

They quietly came to this small town to live in seclusion.Chu Yang felt that Lynch chose this place because it was closer to the place where he was born - Snow Crow Town.

Lynch hadn't been home since his sneaky visit to Marianne Bray in early 1945.Although he didn't say anything, Chu Yang knew that Lin Qi was actually homesick.

Even if the manor was empty, even if he went back, no one was waiting for him.But that is probably a kind of nostalgia that people naturally have for their birthplace.No matter how far you have traveled or how many places you have been to, you always want to go back and take a look to know that the place still exists.

The life of seclusion is very quiet. I wake up in the morning breeze with the smell of green grass in the countryside, tidy up and repair the house, read books, listen to music, practice the piano, wander in the nearby forest to find inspiration, and sing notes in the dim light. written on paper.The increasingly tense strings between countries in the outside world, Bo Yun's treacherous policy situation, and the large number of refugee waves seem to have nothing to do with them. For the first time in 80 years, Lynch lived a life that could be described as peaceful and happy.

He often feels unbelievable, suspecting that none of this is true, and suspecting that such days will end at any moment.But when he turned his head and saw Chu Yang sitting there concentrating on changing the strings of the cello, with the light shining on half of his face, he felt that everything was at ease again.

"Lynch, I'm thinking of going to the town to find a job." After changing the strings, Chu Yang picked up the teacup on the table next to him and took a sip.

Lynch raised his eyebrows, "Why? We are not short of money."

"You can't always live on your laurels. Besides, if you stay here all day long, your body will grow hair. It's also good to go out for activities."

Lynch drank his red wine and looked at him and laughed softly.

Chu Yang glanced at him, "What are you laughing at?"

"After all, I'm still a young man, so I can't stay idle." Lin Qi said in a mature and solemn tone, and was immediately broken by the cushion thrown by Chu Yang, "Oh! Murder my husband!"

Chu Yang really found a job in a bar and played the cello three nights a week.In this way he met a few local people and listened to them talk about recent current events.

In recent years, the world has not been very peaceful.The United States, which has always been known for its openness and tolerance, has seen a large number of right-wingers in the past ten years. Nationalism, white supremacy, Christianity, and many other dogmas that have appeared in the past but have been suppressed by universal values ​​​​and human rights movements have once again revived.Probably due to the economic recession, many originally middle-class families fell into poverty, housing prices soared, but more and more job opportunities were replaced by computers and low-cost foreign labor.The new president came to power in response to the psychology of a large number of resentful people, gradually closed the country, and no longer communicated with former allies.

Meanwhile, in the Middle East and Europe, conflicts over religion and belief have intensified.Many countries were caught in the flames of war. Scholars regarded as heretics by religious governments, religious elements of different beliefs, homosexuals, and many people who could not survive tried to flee, forming a wave of refugees flocking to Western countries.However, there are more and more cultural conflicts that follow. Coupled with the threat of terrorists, the contradictions between the people of the country and the refugee group have become increasingly irreconcilable. As a result, religiousism and racism have intensified, and people are hostile and suspicious of each other. It seems like nowhere is safe anymore.

Everything is as similar as anything that happened 80 years ago.

Every time Chu Yang heard this, there was a feeling of discomfort in his heart, a suppressed discomfort.It seems that some lingering evil is quietly making a comeback.He gradually understood why Lynch didn't want to go to the town, didn't want to watch mobile phones and TV.Because it was all too familiar to him.Familiar enough that he can see where everything is going.

As a result, the relaxed days gradually became cloudy, and Chu Yang often saw Lin Qi looking at the dark sky outside the window, with something dark hovering in his eyes.

One day, Chu Yang woke up and found Lin Qi packing his luggage.

"You want to go?" Chu Yang was a little startled, and somewhere in his heart he felt it was a matter of course.

Lynch nodded, "I'll be back as soon as possible."

Chu Yang sat up and asked, "Where are you going?"

Lynch took out his phone, unlocked it and handed it to Chu Yang.Above is a message from Anya.

It turns out that over the years, the four Holy Sees have been severely divided.The Presbyterian Church and the Ministry of Holy Flame were bought by the US government, and a year ago, they used the convenience of multi-observation points all over the world to assassinate the country of truth that threatened to drop nuclear bombs on the US mainland (note, the fictional Middle East country only exists in this parallel reality) the king.Unexpectedly, this matter was leaked by Russian spies, which aroused the anger of several leaders of the same religious countries that are closely connected with the Kingdom of Truth. They found the Temple of Chaos and Raliyah, and quickly developed a new type of weapon using observation as the medium. .What exactly this weapon is is still unknown, but Lynch's eyeliner has detected its approximate location.

Once this thing is released, it is equivalent to opening Pandora's box.All multi-observers have been involved in the war in the ordinary world, and the entire reality may be destroyed by then.This is a future as terrifying as the nuclear threat.

It turns out that Lynch has never stopped receiving information from the outside world, and his followers all over the world have been looking for the weapons secretly developed by the Kingdom of Truth.But at present, as long as the weapon itself is guarded by people from the Temple of Chaos and La'lye, it is difficult for ordinary observers to approach.

Chu Yang lifted the quilt and began to put clothes on his body, "I'll go with you."

Lynch paused, glanced at Chu Yang, "No, you should go back to your father."

Chu Yang frowned, "Why? Did my dad also participate in..."

His father was one of the elders, and it was impossible for him to be unaware of the assassination.But looking at Lynch's expression, could it be that he is one of the main emissaries?

Lynch nodded, "So if the Kingdom of Truth and the allies want to take revenge, the elders including your father are their primary targets of revenge. You should remind them."

Chu Yang hesitated.Although he wanted to go home very much, but during the encirclement and suppression of Lynch by the elders meeting a year and a half ago, he had blatantly chosen to help Lynch escape, so he had long been included in the list of traitors, and his father was even more furious Then he uttered the words "as if his son was dead".So if he goes back now, will his father listen to his other words? I'm afraid he will be imprisoned immediately, and may even be used as a bargaining chip to contain Lynch.

Moreover, Lynch let him go, probably because this trip was dangerous, and he was afraid that something would happen to him...

"I will contact my dad, but now I will only be arrested when I go back, and I won't be able to help you at all." Chu Yang made up his mind and looked at Lynch seriously, "Besides, if I help you, there is a better chance of winning, right?"

These days, the two of them have already discovered that if the two of them cooperate with the cello and singing, the reality impact will be so powerful that even the senior fifth-level elders are not their opponents.This is also one of the reasons why the Four Holy See's arrest of Lynch was temporarily put on hold.

In the strength ranking of multiple observers organized by a meddlesome person on the dark web, their two names have been put together to the top of the list, only under Lin Qiao, and even surpassed the leaders of the Holy See.

No one believed Chu Yang's official rating for a long time, and everyone said that he was at least a mid-level five.

In the year since he met Lynch, Chu Yang's inspiration was like a blowout, and musical notes continuously formed various wonderful and treacherous melodies in his mind.He and Lynch also systematically trained in search of secluded and uninhabited places, and their cooperation was perfect, as if they shared the same soul.

Lin Qi also knew that Chu Yang could see through his thoughts at a glance, but he didn't want Chu Yang to go. He even hoped that Chu Yang could just stay in this house and never go anywhere.He really didn't want Chu Yang to see how disgusting war could be.

But Chu Yang didn't want his protection, but wanted to fight side by side with him.

The final result of the discussion was that Lynch would go to the Kingdom of Truth to make some arrangements first, while Chu Yang tried to tell Chu Xian what they got about the Chaos Temple and the R'lyeh plan, and it was best to find out about the plans of the Four Holy Sees.The two hugged each other at the airport and kissed deeply goodbye, not caring about the eyes cast around them.Due to the rise of religious forces, the tolerance for same-sex intimacy is not as high as before, and some people's eyes are clearly disgusted.But Lin Qi and Chu Yang didn't care.

A few hours later, Chu Yang arrived in New York and quietly contacted Xu Bai, his old friend from the Presbyterian Church.With Xu Bai's help, the next night Chu Yang quietly went outside a movie theater that was about to be demolished, and used the key Xu Bai sent him to unlock the door and enter.

I was a little nervous.Haven't seen Dad for over a year.The last time we met, Chu Xian's expression of disappointment and disbelief was still vivid.

There was only one projection room with the door ajar, the damp cloth on the seats exuded a mild musty smell, and an old black and white movie was projected on the big screen.Chu Xian sat in the middle row, the light from the film hit his glasses, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Chu Yang walked up the steps with a cautious look on his face.

"dad……"

He felt uneasy, wondering if people from the Presbyterian Church would rush out to take him away in the next moment.He is also not sure if Chu Xian will kill his relatives righteously...

Chu Xian glanced at him, looking up and down, as if he was watching how he had changed during this period of time.

"It seems that Lynch treats you well?" Chu Xian's voice was cold.

Chu Yang lowered his eyes and nodded obediently, "We are fine..."

"En." Chu Xian sighed suddenly, and pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit down."

Chu Yang sat down obediently, extremely upright.

"I've read the documents you asked Xu Bai to send to me. We are also investigating this matter, so you'd better not interfere." Chu Xian said lightly.As the distance got closer, Chu Yang realized that Chu Xian seemed to be getting older, with deep lines between his brows, bloodshot eyes, and a haggard appearance.Heartbroken, Chu Yang said, "You'd better find a place to hide, the Chaos Temple may deal with you first. I don't know what that weapon is, but it may be related to the collapse of reality within a certain range. You'd better leave America first."

"If they want to hunt me down, it will be the same no matter where I go. What's more, it is not easy to cause a small-scale space collapse. If there are enough five-levels here, it will be impossible. But if everyone If they are scattered, it may give them an opportunity, what will happen to the zero-level observers here?"

Chu Yang was silent, "Then do you have any defensive measures?"

"We're setting up guardian formations around several of the major potential target cities, with old seals engraved on every building."

"Just like that?"

"If you want to defend, you can only do this. It would be best if the weapon can be found and destroyed by the informant we sent to the Kingdom of Truth." Chu Xian said, looking at Chu Yang, "That's why I said, you and Lin Qi better not get involved in this matter."

Chu Yang realized that Chu Xian was actually protecting him and Lin Qi.

Because they know how dangerous it is, I hope they stay away from it.

From this point of view, Chu Xian seemed to have accepted his relationship with Lin Qi.

"Dad...we can help you, we can..."

"Tsk, why is your child becoming more and more disobedient!" Chu Xian suddenly sullenly said, "In the past two years, all Lynch's activities have almost stopped. I think you have a way to persuade him, so you didn't bring any People are coming to arrest you. But if you break a big deal in the Kingdom of Truth, no one can protect you!"

"But Dad...do you trust the Great Elder?" Chu Yang's voice became tense, "Why does he cooperate with the government? The Holy See has always hidden itself, when did it start to participate in the affairs of the ordinary world?"

"The assassination is a last resort. Do we have to wait until a nuclear war breaks out to destroy the earth?"

"But isn't the collapse of reality just as terrible?" Chu Yang looked at his father seriously, "Did the US government give Antonio any benefits? What kind of deal do they have?"

Chu Xian was silent, and then said after a while, "In this world, it is almost impossible to remain invisible. If you don't cooperate with others, you will be regarded as an enemy. Multi-observers have been more and more popular in recent years. People have noticed that quite a few people have publicly declared that we are a threat to humanity, and it is understandable for the Great Elder to make such a decision.”

"But……"

"No, but. Leave the United States immediately. You and Lynch can go back wherever you were hiding before, and don't get involved in these messy things! Do you understand?" Chu Xian's tone became severe, and he stood up immediately, as if he was about to leave.

"Dad!" Chu Yang called again hastily, "You must be careful! Don't trust Jin Xuanmin and Antonio too much!"

Chu Xian turned his head and glanced at his son who was always obedient but occasionally did something unexpected. There seemed to be a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, "I know it in my heart. You should protect yourselves and hide as much as you can. Don't be aggressive."

Chu Yang would never have imagined that this was the last time he saw his father alive.

The author has something to say: God, this unit is too long due to too much sugar in the front...Jiangzi, I need three or four chapters to force Lynch into a prophet...

It was almost over, but I dug a hole for myself... The feeling of suddenly finding that there is still a mountain to climb in front of me when I have seen the end is really indescribable...

All in all, I must finish it before August!make a fist!