I originally thought that saying this would remind Xuanxuan, but what annoyed me was that when Xuanxuan heard it, she immediately laughed joyfully: "Then stay here forever, Brother Xu Fei!"
"Are you...really Xuanxuan?" I stared. Why did I feel so unrealistic? This Xuanxuan was so weird.
"Of course I am Xuanxuan, Brother Xu Fei. As long as you stay here forever, I will be your Xuanxuan all my life." She smiled, but the expression on her face seemed a little weird.
I gasped, instantly suspecting she wasn't the real Xuanxuan, but rather my hallucination. After all, hallucinations were perfectly normal in the Ghost Gate Bagua Dun, just like when I encountered the two Su girls earlier.
But Su Xiaoniu suddenly told me that this Xuanxuan was real, but the castle, other people, and objects were all fake, all reflecting Xuanxuan's inner longings and shadows. The solution was simple: awaken Xuanxuan's dormant true heart. Because of the influence of the Ghost Gate Bagua Dun, Xuanxuan's true heart had fallen dormant, and what was revealed were certain desires and shadows of the past that are common to many people.
In short, as long as the real Xuanxuan is awakened, the illusion in front of you will disappear.
However, hearing Su Xiaoniu say that this was Xuanxuan's longing and the shadow of her past, especially the "shadow of the past," made me curious. Since I knew her, Xuanxuan has always been an ordinary student, living a happy life. What kind of shadow of the past could she still have? It seems unlikely.
Thinking about Xuanxuan's horrifying and cannibalistic mumbling and that horrible and creepy expression just now, I vaguely felt that Xuanxuan's past shadow might be related to her family, and she kept saying the word "mother". It is certain that her past shadow is most likely related to her mother.
However, I don't know much about her mother. I only know that when Xuanxuan was very young, her mother couldn't stand her father Zhang Haitao's adventure career, so they divorced. I don't know what happened after that.
Just when I was confused, Xuanxuan pulled me aside and said, "Brother Xu Fei, just stay. I've already prepared a room for you."
I hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement. If I wanted to wake up the real Xuanxuan, I had to stay, find out some information about her mother, and then use a special method to wake Xuanxuan up.
The room was spacious, worthy of a castle; even the guest quarters were so grand and elegant. The scary thing was, it took ages to walk from the bed to the door; it was so huge! I was actually a little uncomfortable living there. Furthermore, outside the window, dense black and red fog accumulated, enveloping the entire castle, giving it a very eerie look.
I rested in bed, constantly thinking about how to wake Xuanxuan up.
That evening, Xuanxuan asked me to join her for dinner. While we were eating, I noticed nothing unusual about the food on the table: fish, shrimp, meat, and more, even hot pot and barbecue options—not much different from the food at a big hotel. The only thing that caught my attention was the deep red color of Xuanxuan's "drink." It was supposed to be black tea, but the color was vastly different. Black tea is at least somewhat transparent, allowing you to see the bottom. However, the "black tea" in her cup was a deep red, with no visible bottom. Floating on the surface of the red liquid were tiny pieces of shredded meat; I had no idea what kind of meat it was.
Xuanxuan didn't eat the food on the table. She kept holding the cup of "black tea", taking a sip from time to time, then cracking her mouth and smiling strangely. The corners of her lips were all a deep red like blood, which made people feel creepy.
After dinner, I returned to my room, constantly wondering what the cup of "black tea" in Xuanxuan's hand was. Su Xiaoniu suggested that I go to the kitchen at night and take a look, and I would know.
I nodded and waited until late at night.
Outside the window, the moonlight was pale and the entire castle was plunged into dark silence.
I lay in this spacious room, the darkness all around me making me feel uneasy. I listened quietly for any noises outside the room, but found nothing. It seemed that Xuanxuan must have gone to bed. I packed my things, opened the door, and quietly slipped out.
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