I widened my eyes in shock and looked at the little Deng sleeping soundly on my legs. I couldn't imagine that she was not a human?
Xiao Deng timidly opened her eyes, with a hint of regret, hesitation, and an obvious hint of fear in them. Her small fingers nervously grabbed my trouser legs and said, "I...I didn't mean to lie to you!"
My heart suddenly sank.
It wasn't intentional...That means what Jack said was true, and she really is a genie?
A feeling of being deceived instantly swept over me, and I suddenly stood up from the ground. Xiao Deng, who was lying on my legs, accidentally fell to the ground because of my sudden movement. Although it didn't hurt, my heart still tightened suddenly.
Then my rationality was once again overshadowed by anger. I watched her with a cold face as she got up from the ground and stood timidly in front of me. I ignored her misty eyes and asked, "Xiao Deng, let me ask you, did you approach me on purpose?"
Xiao Deng raised his head when he heard that, blinked and looked at me, but didn't say anything.
I pursed my lips and warned, "You'd better not lie to me!"
Xiao Deng might have been frightened by my appearance. His little body couldn't help but tremble, and then he nodded heavily.
Jack, who had been watching this scene, or rather, had personally instigated this scene, suddenly lowered his eyes when he saw Xiao Deng's answer, and an unknown emotion flashed in his eyes.
Qin Lan was also frightened by the stern look on my face. She didn't say a word, but the expression on her face betrayed her shock.
"I know..." I smiled suddenly, but the smile in my eyes suddenly turned cold. I took one last glance at her small body, and before turning away, I said, "Go away. I don't want to see you again."
As the last word fell, Xiao Deng's eyes suddenly widened in fear. He rushed over and hugged my legs with a look of fear, shaking his head desperately, and explaining incoherently: "I'm sorry, Daddy... I... didn't mean it... I was wrong..."
Feeling the slight trembling of the body against my calf, my heart tightened.
Looking down at her red eyes, it has only been half a day since she appeared, but for some reason, I really like this little girl.
I even thought that if I was lucky enough to get out in the end, I would take her out with me and raise her as my daughter.
But I didn't expect that it was all a scam from the very beginning. I hate deception the most in my life. I don't even want to know why she did this. I just want to leave, otherwise I'm not sure if I will kill her.
I closed my eyes tightly, shook off her hand that was holding my legs, and strode away.
"Ugh... Daddy..." He heard her moan of pain from behind. He knew clearly that she was a lamp spirit and that the force he had just used was impossible to hurt her, but he couldn't help but pause. Then he realized his action, cursed softly, and left without hesitation.
The entire sixth floor is actually very large, but it is very empty, with rockery and braziers everywhere. I found a rockery to be quiet for a while, but the scream I heard before I left kept ringing in my ears.
The more I think about it, the more my heart aches, and the more worried I become.
Her eyes unconsciously fell on her legs, and she wondered doubtfully, did she really use too much force and hurt her?
Then she shook her head fiercely. She was a lamp spirit, how could she be hurt so easily?
Besides, what does her injury have to do with me?
But she is still just a child, maybe she doesn't have the ability to resist external injuries yet?
If you can’t resist, then you can’t resist. Anyway, I’m not the one who’s in pain, and I’m not the one lying!
But maybe she has her own reasons? You're such a grown-up, are you really going to argue with a child?
Two villains, one black and one white, kept fighting in my heart, and in the end no one won.
Just as I was struggling, the temperature around me suddenly dropped. The heat that seemed to burn people gradually disappeared, and the red color in the braziers also gradually disappeared, turning into an orange-red color that was very close to ordinary flames.
What is going on?
I widened my eyes in surprise, then suddenly realized what might have happened, and hurriedly ran towards where everyone was resting.
As soon as I ran over, I saw Jack and Qin Lan standing there expressionlessly. In front of them, there was a long staircase that connected directly to the seventh floor.
Did they find the mechanism?
I thought so as I looked at the stairs that led straight to the ceiling.
"Let's go." Jack said but he didn't go up first. Instead, he waited for me to take the first step. I looked at his unusual behavior in confusion, then raised my foot and walked up.
My heart was pounding and I covered my chest, feeling like I had forgotten something very important, but what was it?
My eyes fell on the brazier above, and suddenly I realized what I had forgotten. I yanked Jack by the collar and asked, "Jack, have you seen the little djinn?"
"I see." Jack's body suddenly stiffened, and then he nodded expressionlessly.
See it?
I frowned and searched for a long time, but didn't see the little lamp spirit. Then I continued to ask doubtfully, "Where is she?"
Jack looked up at me, a hard-to-read emotion suddenly rising in his eyes, and then he nodded and said, "She said she'll come out to see you after we get to the seventh floor."
"What do you mean? Can't she see me now?" I frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
"No!" Jack's voice of refusal was very firm. I knew there was no hope, so I nodded and said nothing more. I just lowered my head and rushed towards the seventh floor.
When I was about to reach the seventh floor, I suddenly turned my head and looked at the unique brazier on the central ceiling. The emotions in my eyes flickered, and suddenly I breathed a sigh of relief.
Forget it, let it be. I won’t bother with her. I’ll apologize to her when we get to the seventh floor.
Thinking of this, the depression in my heart suddenly dissipated, and I quickly walked towards the seventh floor, without noticing that the little girl lying in the brazier had disappeared.
Walking up to the seventh floor, I looked at Jack anxiously and asked him, "Okay, now we're on the seventh floor, we can let her out!"
Jack's eyes darkened when he heard that, but Qin Lan suddenly sobbed uncontrollably and tears began to fall.
I stared blankly at their suddenly changing expressions. A bad feeling rose from the bottom of my feet. I suddenly grabbed Jack's clothes and dragged him in front of me. With red eyes, I gritted my teeth and said, "Where is she?"
"Do you know what the price of leaving the sixth floor is?" Jack asked instead of answering, his voice very hoarse.
My body suddenly stiffened, a chill ran down my spine, and I stammered, "What?"
"Only she dies!"
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