Role

"Xiao He, when did you come back?"

When he met a neighbor on the road, He Lizhou reached out and pulled the hood of his hoodie to cover his eyes and eyebrows, then walked past the neighbor with his head lowered without saying a word.

The neighbor watched him walk in and curled his lips with the person next to him, "Strange personality, it hasn't changed at all."

The other party curiously asked, "What do you mean? When he walked over just now, I thought he looked pretty good. Does he have a girlfriend?"

The neighbor waved his hands hurriedly, "Don't be fooled by his good looks, he has a very strange personality! He stays in the house all day and never goes out. He doesn't know how to talk to people when he sees them. He is a taciturn person!"

The other party nodded, thinking, "So..."

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This was already the third day since He Lizhou came out of the castle, but the system had not yet indicated the end of the copy. He Lizhou locked the door, then heaved a sigh of relief and took off his hat.

He Lizhou took out the original owner's diary. This had become his habit in the past three days, even though there was no new writing every time he looked at it.

He Lizhou didn't have any hope this time, but when he opened it, he actually saw new content.

The content on the previous page still remains on the fact that "he" is unwilling to help his neighbors, and the information provided to He Lizhou is that "he" is a selfish person.

This time, the content displayed is "his" travel plan.

"After I get out of the castle, I have to go to City C. The case I took on has been delayed for a long time, so I have to hurry up... Which treasure should I take with me to City C to handle the case this time?"

He Lizhou guessed that the "treasure" referred to was a wooden sculpture, but the case in City C only mentioned it in one sentence without any detailed explanation. How could this be solved?

He Lizhou closed the diary and put it back into his bag. He touched the wooden sculpture he had been carrying with him. He Lizhou thought about it, picked it up and looked at it carefully. This small sculpture spoke in the castle, but he never heard it again after he came out. He Lizhou was still wondering what was going on.

He touched the little sculpture's head, feeling a little worried. "I hope you are not sick. If you are, please come to me in your dream tonight."

He knew that the little sculpture could understand and had the ability to send messages in dreams, so he gave it a few simple instructions, washed up, and fell asleep.

He Lizhou was clearly aware that he had fallen asleep, but he had not started dreaming yet. He didn't know how long it had passed before a little boy appeared. He looked about three or four years old, with a fair and tender face and a small green grass growing on his head.

He Lizhou recognized the little boy's identity through this little grass. It was the little sculpture he asked to come to him in his dream.

"You're here." For some reason, He Lizhou had a good feeling for this little sculpture and noticed him at first sight in the room. "Are you injured in the castle? Do you need to recuperate?"

The little boy timidly glanced at He Lizhou several times before answering He Lizhou in a small voice, "I'm not hurt."

He thought for a moment and said, "Are you going to City C? Take me with you."

The little boy suddenly looked anxious. "When are you going? How about leaving early tomorrow morning? If they know..."

He Lizhou woke up suddenly. Before he could think about the little boy's words "They know", he first looked at the sculptures on the wall opposite the bed.

It was not until this time that He Lizhou felt the yin energy of the group of sculptures. It was so thick that he could hardly see anything else. The entire room was shrouded in yin energy.

He Lizhou had a bad feeling. For convenience, they would not take off their clothes to sleep after entering the copy. They could escape by just turning over and getting out of bed. He Lizhou ran to the entrance hall, but the door had been opened. He came back and took the bag that had been placed on the cabinet in the entrance hall.

It contained small sculptures and diaries.

As soon as He Lizhou ran out of the door, he saw the sculptures inside slowly moving one by one, and even heard more and more whispering voices: "Why did you betray us, he is not our master. Why did you betray us, he is not our master..."

He Lizhou listened to the whispers behind him and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. He ran wildly holding the small sculpture through the fabric of his backpack.

He ran all the way to the station and rushed to the counter, "I want a ticket to City C, the nearest one!"

The original owner's sculpture had obviously developed consciousness. If this copy was not ended soon, the sculpture would eat He Lizhou sooner or later.

The ticket seller behind the counter saw He Lizhou in such a mess and anxious state, and he became suspicious, "Sir, are you a fugitive?"

He Lizhou had not expected that there would be such a thing as law and order in the copy, and reluctantly accepted the police's interrogation, and then got the ticket from the conductor who had regained his smile.

The ticket was for three o'clock in the morning, and it was said that the train would not be late. He Lizhou raised his hand to check the time, and it was already half past one in the morning.

There was still an hour and a half left. He Lizhou buried his face in his bag, as if he was taking a break. But in fact, he secretly asked the little sculpture, "In an hour and a half, they won't be able to catch up, right?"

The little sculpture replied to He Lizhou in a tiny voice, "No, they won't be that fast - in fact, they are a little more powerful. It would have been better if you had chosen them at that time."

It sounded like a child's angry words. He Lizhou couldn't help but smile. He took him out and put him on his shoulder. "No, you are great too. You helped me leave the castle."

When the little sculpture was mentioned about the castle, his mood became noticeably excited. "This trip to City C is also related to the castle!"

He thought hard for a long time, but could not think of any other relevant information. "I only know that your former partners will be with you..."

When He Lizhou heard this, he already had a vague guess in his mind, and gently touched the small sculpture, "Okay, I know - you don't speak, are you afraid of the other sculptures in the house?"

The little sculpture says yes.

He Lizhou pondered for a while and concluded that the small sculpture and the other sculptures were probably not made together. Otherwise, the strength of the small sculpture would not be so different as the small sculpture said, and it would not be afraid to get close to the other sculptures.

When He Lizhou recalled the other sculptures, he found that there were actually great differences between the two, including the coloring techniques and carving habits. He was more inclined to believe that the others in the room were carved by the original owner himself, while the one in his hand was mixed in from somewhere.

The car arrived at the station quickly. He Lizhou picked up his bag and sat in his seat.

The bus was in the early morning and there were not many people on it. The huge carriage was empty. He Lizhou looked around and made sure that there was no one he knew or anyone suspicious following him before he closed his eyes and took a nap.

It’s not far from here to City C. I got on the bus at three in the morning and reached the destination at half past five.

He Lizhou put on his hat and followed the crowd out of the station. Unexpectedly, someone was waiting for him outside.

The bodyguard in black stepped forward and blocked He Lizhou's way. The people around him thought he was seeking revenge and quickly dispersed.

"Mr. Xiao He, our master is waiting for you."

Although he didn't know how "their gentleman" knew that he had arrived in City C, He Lizhou maintained his taciturn personality, nodded, and followed him to the car.

There were familiar faces in the car, they were the other players who came out of the castle.

Xu Zian saw He Lizhou got into the car without saying a word. He obviously guessed something and deliberately moved closer to He Lizhou to talk more, trying to get He Lizhou to say a few words.

Finally, Jiang Jiang couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Xu Zi'an back, "Let Xiao He take a break!"

The bodyguard sat in the passenger seat, silently observing the atmosphere in the car through the mirror. By the time he got out of the car, he had obviously focused his attention, paying special attention to Xiao He, who was "silent but extremely capable."

The place they arrived at was another villa. It looked similar to an ancient castle, but it didn't occupy as much land. Jiang Jiang rubbed his arms and said, "I'm no longer fascinated by this kind of building. I get nervous when I see it."

Xu Zian pulled down his sunglasses and nodded in approval.

An old man with white hair and a youthful face walked out of the villa. He was wearing silk and leaning on a dragon-headed cane. When Xu Zian saw the cane, he rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses.

The old man looked around at everyone, as if he was counting the heads, and said with satisfaction: "There are not many missing. You are quite strong. Have you found any clues in the castle?"

Bailiyi's gaze slowly moved to He Lizhou, and the old man noticed it, so he also looked at He Lizhou, "Xiao He? You are Xiao He, right? What do you think?"

He Lizhou crossed his arms, his mouth turned down, with a cold look that was not easy to mess with. Xu Zian was also reliable when he was serious. He took a half step forward, smiling, "Old man, there must be clues, but why did you set up this bureau and call us all here?"

The old man sighed, tears flashing in his eyes, "To be honest with you, my family used to be the owner of that castle..."

"It's been about three hundred years. At that time, my ancestor was a refugee from the south. He was adopted by a foreigner and lived in an ancient castle built by the foreigner. He lived a very good life for a long time. But not long after, the foreigner wanted to return to his own country and asked my ancestor if he wanted to go back. My ancestor didn't want to, so the foreigner left the castle to my ancestor, and also left a large amount of wealth."

When the old man said this, he still had a proud look on his face, but his expression became worse and worse afterwards. "Our ancestors used that wealth to start a prosperous business, and we also benefited from it. When it came to my generation, we felt that the castle was too remote, so we built this villa. But after we moved in, something very strange happened."

The old man looked terrified. "More and more of us have seen people from our ancestors' time living in villas, but this place was clearly built not long ago! So we thought maybe there was something wrong with the ancestral house, so we called you all over..."

After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone hesitantly, "Masters, you must be very capable to be able to come out of the castle! I believe that you can solve this little problem of mine. If you can, you will be rewarded handsomely!"

The rewards in the dungeon cannot be taken out, and everyone is not very enthusiastic about the rewards. However, solving this problem is probably a condition for leaving the dungeon, so they have no choice but to agree.

The old man was overjoyed. "I wanted to move out, but I was afraid that the ghosts would follow me to other places and become even more fearless. That's why I have been enduring my fear and living here. I will arrange rooms for you all!"

However, the room arranged by the old man made everyone silent.

The order in which he arranged the rooms was exactly the order in which everyone lived in the castle, and the old man himself lived in Chen Ling's room.