Chapter 276 Crimson Mirror
Behind the dark door, Xu Zhiyan reached out and touched the boy's hair, then lowered his head and whispered to comfort him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"I can handle it myself."
"I'm glad to meet you here."
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the side of the door panel.
Looking at the young man's determined back, my heart felt very complicated.
As it hurried over, it also thought that when it descended like a god and drove away the players, Xu Zhiyan would say something to it, or would he fall in love with it at first sight?
Well, the current situation is completely different from its expected appearance!
Not only was its plan of appearance interrupted, but Xu Zhiyan also admitted his mistake and dragged it behind the door, saying that he wanted to protect it. Damn it, what on earth should it do now?
Blood felt that he should be very anxious.
It caught a glimpse of the young boy Bai Jin's face in the mirror, his expression stiff.
After turning into a cat, it no longer wanted to use the appearance of its clone, but when it saw that Xu Zhiyan was in a critical situation, it had no time to change its appearance.
But when it heard the other party say "I'm very happy" with a smile, it felt conflicted again.
But soon, the blood made its decision.
Forget it, after the young man in front of it solves the problem, it will find a chance to slip away. At worst, the other party will misunderstand and think that it is its clone who comes.
Using the appearance of a clone and receiving different treatment seemed to it to be a despicable choice. Its pride as the original body would not allow itself to become as inferior as the clone.
It is different.
It is unique.
Blood was sure that it was the only slice that clearly knew the existence of the original body.
It knew that this was a copy of the game; it knew that the ghosts and gods were collecting them; it knew that the purpose of the human in front of it was to bring it back to the original body...
It knows everything.
So before meeting Xu Zhiyan, it felt that it would kill the human in front of it without hesitation.
never mind……
I'll kill you next time.
There was something a little unnatural about the blood's expression.
Xu Zhiyan didn't have time to deal with the boy who was daydreaming.
As more and more astrological cracks appeared in the Hall of Mirrors, some of the larger ones had even affected the mirrors hanging from the ceiling. The astrologer still stood outside and dared not come in.
He hesitated for a moment and took out a summoning box from his pocket.
In the live broadcast room, the audience began to become curious.
【Wow! Who is this NPC? 】
[It looks familiar. I feel like I've seen it before.]
[Does Xiao Baiwan know this NPC? ]
【I think it should be. 】
[Emmm, is it due to some special NPC appearance? How strange! I remember that when I took screenshots before, some of the NPCs' appearances were also blurred.]
[It should be the dog system's fault again. When you mentioned it, I found that my screenshots were also the same. 】
As the power of the ghosts and gods increased, his appearance disappeared from everyone's memory.
However, the audience did not focus on the NPC's appearance for too long. They began to wonder how Xu Zhiyan could deal with the astrologer.
[I can’t beat him, I definitely can’t beat him! ]
[+111, I bet ten points, Xiao Baiwan will definitely lose. ]
[I don't understand. Is Xiao Baiwan really going to fight the astrologer head-on? He will definitely not win!]
[I am different! I don’t think so. ]
[Hehe, I want to see what new tricks Xiao Baiwan will use. He must have some secret weapons.]
[Squat the prophet upstairs! I want to see what the little millionaire who is known as the wishing well cuckold can come up with this time... Shit, why is it this? ]
Amid the heated discussion among the crowd, Xu Zhiyan threw a space box with a remote opening button to the other side of the door.
“Boom—”
The box rolled away, and then a cute little girl with two ponytails appeared.
"dad!"
Xu Xiaohua was very happy.
Xu Zhiyan looked nervous and whispered, "Don't look in the mirror yet, close the door with me."
The astrologer is afraid of the Hall of Mirrors. As long as he can close the door, he can escape the danger for the time being. As for how to deal with it later, he will talk about it later. He must finish living today first.
But a naughty kid is a naughty kid.
The more you forbid it to see something, the more it wants to see it.
As soon as Xu Zhiyan finished speaking, he saw Xu Xiaohua turn her head to look at the mirror in front of her, and a line of small words appeared on the mirror.
[Have you ever regretted something?]
The mirror does its job.
Question every complete life that enters the Hall of Mirrors equally.
Xu Xiaohua showed her little white teeth, smiled very adorably, and answered in a very loud voice.
"No!"
"I love my dad so much! My dad is so nice. He buys me lots of delicious food and tells me all kinds of stories..."
Maybe the child's answer was too loud.
Not only did six dots reappear on the mirror, but even the star rifts that had been precisely controlled by the astrologer shook a few times and two of them disappeared.
Xu Xiaohua didn’t know what the mirror meant by regret, but she really cherished and loved her current life.
"I can eat my fill every day and wear pretty little skirts..."
Xu Zhiyan held onto the door, looking helpless.
Behind him came the puzzled voice of the young man Bai Jin: "Aren't you afraid that it will be taken away by the mirror?"
I don't quite understand blood.
It had been observing Xu Zhiyan carefully and knew that the other party had many summoned creatures. In addition to this ignorant little girl, there was also a very reliable skeleton.
...Well, although asking the summoned creature to close the door was a little beyond its imagination, it was generally very dangerous.
"You obviously have other monsters you can use."
For example, that undead creature.
Xu Zhiyan didn't expect that the little ATM behind him would ask about Xu Xiaohua.
“It won’t regret it.”
He answered as if it was a matter of course, as if he had already guessed Xu Xiaohua's answer.
“Only those who have experienced a good life and lost it will have strong regrets and an immense desire to go back to the past.”
"I have no past worth reminiscing about, and neither does it."
What does a four-year-old monster know?
It was not even a qualified NPC originally, but a piece of waste that "should not exist" in the dungeon.
"Little Gristle is different."
He smiled and shook his head.
From the time when it was a little brittle bone and still calls itself "master" from time to time, it can be seen that it went through a lot when it became an undead creature, but it is very smart. Before it became an undead creature, it was a college student...
It has forgotten what its parents look like, but if possible, it would definitely want to go and see them.
It’s too dangerous, Xu Zhiyan is unwilling to take the risk.
Instead of letting employees fall into a one-time nostalgic experience, it is better to quickly find a safe house and ask Party A to knock down a mirror for them, and then give it to employees as a benefit so that they can look at it when they miss home.
Xue Xue's expression was slightly stunned. He didn't say anything more. He sat down against the wall in silence, looking at the young man who was pushing the door together with his adopted daughter.
The astrologer outside the door also realized this.
Seeing that the door of the Hall of Mirrors was about to close, she hesitated for a moment and did not take any further action. Instead, she retracted her skill.
She didn't want to stay on the eighth floor any longer.
This mirror would bring out human memories and amplify memory fluctuations. Her current body was too new, and memories kept emerging, which was not a good thing as it would weaken her sense of self-identity.
Must leave as soon as possible.
Shrouded in the ominous aura conveyed by the mirror, Alves ultimately did not use any large-scale attack skills.
Forget it, let Xu Zhiyan live a few more days.
Since the other party can't enter the mirror world, he will definitely not hide in it and not come out. The clown is finished, and it is only a matter of time before he kills Xu Zhiyan.
"Bang--"
The door to the Hall of Mirrors was closed from the inside.
The astrological rifts representing the astrologer's attack disappeared.
But the hall was not quiet.
Xu Xiaohua was still talking to the six dots on the mirror, expressing her admiration for the current good life, and added a summary at the end.
"My dad is the best in the world!"
Xu Zhiyan lowered his head, smiled, and touched the little girl's head.
"Okay, okay, I'm the best in the world."
After being kept in the safe house for a long time, Xu Xiaohua really looks like a cute and obedient child when he is not cheating his father.
Only those who are pampered dare to act recklessly.
Xu Xiaohua is just young, not stupid. He plays with cats, dogs and the pet white snake in the safe house every day, and eats and drinks well. Unless he is crazy, he would regret going back to the past.
As if he had thought of something, Xu Zhiyan squatted down and looked at Xu Xiaohua parallel to him.
"Haven't you always wanted to raise a furry animal? When we leave here, we'll raise a kitten."
"Really?"
Xu Xiaohua blinked her eyes, looking excited.
It has long wanted to raise a furry animal, but because there are so many monsters in the safe house, ordinary furry animals are too weak. Facing the terrifying monster employees every day, its mental state is worrying.
"Of course it's true."
"Yeah! My dad is really the best dad in the world!"
"……cough."
The scene was one of a loving father and a filial son.
Only the blood body standing behind the door had a distorted expression when he heard about raising a cat.
...Shit, that's half its power!!
But things have come to this point. Thinking of the kiss Xu Zhiyan left on the white cat's forehead, it turned its head away stiffly, feeling that it had lost the ability to speak again.
Thinking of the white cat, I feel complicated.
Just when it was about to sneak away, Xu Zhiyan waved at it.
“…”
Humph, it's like calling a puppy, it just won't go over.
Blood felt disgusted but pretended not to see it.
Now that the alarm has been lifted, it would be better for it to leave first.
Xu Zhiyan was not annoyed when his action was ignored. He thought of the little ATM's arrogant character of saying one thing and thinking another, so he picked up his adopted daughter and walked over.
"Help me take care of the child for a while, and don't let it damage anything here."
As he said this, he stuffed Xu Xiaohua into the arms of the young man Bai Jin, clasped his hands together and said sincerely: "I know you are the best A... cough, the best NPC in the world."
Seeing the young man Bai Jin holding Xu Xiaohua, he looked a little confused.
Xu Zhiyan continued his verbal attack: "Thank you, I knew you wouldn't refuse. You are really the most gentle and lovely person I have ever met..."
"...You, don't go too far!"
Blood, turn away.
Although it had a proud look on its face, it did not throw the little girl away.
Although it knew that Xu Zhiyan just wanted it to work, it was still lost in the boasting and praise of the young man in front of it without realizing it.
"Yeah, I just think you're really nice."
Xu Zhiyan didn't care at all about the arrogant remarks made by the young man Bai Jin.
In fact, he could take Xu Xiaohua back.
But now, he was not sure whether the small ATM in front of him had any changes compared to the one he had encountered on the ship, but it now seemed that it was not disguised by blood.
If it was a blood body, the other party would probably go crazy as soon as he said the word "pervert".
Xu Zhiyan's plan B was that if this was the real blood, he would go out and trick the astrologer into fighting together, but fortunately the other party was emotionally stable and his hypocrisy was familiar, so it must be the little ATM.
But he couldn't judge whether the blood clone would suddenly go crazy in the blood territory, so it would be safer to keep Xu Xiaohua as a backup combat force.
After doing all this, he walked towards the small mirrors hanging high in the distance. Most of the mirrors had grown further downwards.
Seeing that the six dots were still there on the large mirror, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Hasn't this mirror ever thought that there are people who don't regret and don't want to change their past?"
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
He felt that if he were a mirror, he would definitely not leave only one question.
Hearing the human's contemptuous muttering, the entire large mirror in the Hall of Mirrors dimmed a lot, and even the refracted light decreased.
Just a question?
Is it because it doesn't want to ask a hundred questions? It's because it can't!
Two humans came in one night, and both of them were the kind of guys who would not regret it. It felt helpless, okay!
Xu Zhiyan ignored the mirror.
He took out a ladder from his backpack, stepped on it and started looking for the mirror.
Combined with the information obtained from the astrologer, it is known that almost all the players currently remaining in the museum have been taken into the mirror.
When he first sent the message to his teammates, he was not sure what they were going through.
Now that he had figured out most of the mirror's tricks, he could be quite sure that Jiang Huaique must have returned to the time when his sister was still alive... Thinking of his sister who died because of Jiang Huaique, Xu Zhiyan frowned.
When will Jiang Huai Que Hui choose to return?
If it's a child, it might be a little difficult to deal with, as it's impossible to communicate with a child who is too young. It should be better if the child is older.
He hesitated for a moment and did not choose to send a message to Jiang Huaique first.
Depression...
This guy's past is almost like an adult version of Xu Xiaohua.
Xu Zhiyan thought for a while, then raised his hand and typed two lines in the union chat box.
【Xu Zhiyan: @Yu Xiu, are you willing to be friends with me? 】
【Xu Zhiyan: If you are willing, please reply with a 1. 】
…
In the orphanage.
Yu Xiu, the boy who had just refused to be adopted during the day, was punished and put in solitary confinement.
In the dark room, only moonlight shone through the small window, but Yu Xiu was very calm, sitting on a stool and looking out the window.
“Crack—”
There was the sound of keys jingling at the door.
Then, a fat woman in an apron tiptoed in.
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you!"
As soon as she entered the door, the fat woman couldn't wait to ask in a low voice, her expression full of disappointment.
Seeing that Yu Xiu didn't say anything and didn't turn around, she took out a steamed bun from her pocket in annoyance and stuffed it into the boy's hand angrily.
"Eat! Don't starve yourself."
"When the dean comes to question you tomorrow, you must honestly admit your mistake and don't mess it up again. Hey, you are such a good adopter today. I spent a lot of effort to get the dean to add your name..."
She kept on talking angrily, but she didn't do anything to hurt the boy.
Today an elderly couple came to the orphanage to adopt a child.
The fat woman took great pains to squeeze the skinny boy in front of her into the meeting. She had seen Yu Xiu reading and knew that although the child was quiet and shy, he was very smart. He could learn anything at a glance and didn't need to bother learning at all.
It would be great if such a good child could go to school.
After waiting for a while without getting any reply from Yu Xiu, the fat woman became annoyed again.
But when she got around to Yu Xiu, she found that this skinny boy was crying silently.
"You, don't cry, I'm just saying, Xiaoyu, don't take it to heart."
The fat woman was a little confused.
There were no tissues in the confinement room, so she simply raised her sleeves to wipe the tears of the boy in front of her. However, she didn't expect that the more she wiped, the more tears came, as if they would never stop.
"...Xiao Yu, if you really don't want to be adopted, forget it in the future."
"Teacher Liu, I swear, I will never do that again!"
The woman was not very good at coaxing people, and her movements were somewhat rough and clumsy.
After a few minutes, Yu Xiu finally wiped his tears and turned to look at the fat woman in front of him: "Teacher, I had a dream. I dreamed that I was adopted by these two old people..."
Everything went well at first.
The old couple treated him very well.
But only one year later, the two elders died of illness one after another, and he became an orphan again and was sent back. After this, the whole orphanage was saying that he was a jinx, and some even said that he was a murderer...
Later, the news spread outside, and the orphanage's already difficult situation became even worse. The director had no choice but to expel him before he turned eighteen for the sake of the orphanage's reputation.
He didn't remember what happened afterwards.
But it’s still a very bad thing.
The pain was so severe that he couldn't even die. Just thinking about the future made him tremble.
All the mistakes started from here.
If he had not been adopted, the old couple would not have died; if the old couple had not died, he would not have been sent back and driven away; if he had not been driven away, there would be no future...
He would rather work as a handyman in an orphanage and give up the opportunity to study than go through the unknown pain again.
After listening to this, Teacher Liu lowered his head and sighed.
"Silly boy, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Forget it, just eat something first."
After a conversation, the fat woman no longer insisted on what happened during the day. She comforted Yu Xiu a few more words and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, the boy suddenly turned around and called her.
"Teacher Liu, you, you don't cross the road."
“Puff——”
The fat woman laughed out loud.
"Why can't you cross the road? Did you dream about something?"
"Hmm...I had a bad dream."
Yu Xiu's answer was a little vague.
He couldn't remember anything more specific, he only remembered that the teacher in front of him, the only teacher who was kind to him in the entire orphanage, had a car accident the day after he was adopted...
"Okay, I'll pay attention."
Teacher Liu turned back, touched the boy's head which was as dry as grass due to malnutrition, and answered with a smile.
I have explained everything that needed to be explained.
After the door was closed again, Yu Xiu waited until the teacher's figure completely disappeared, then turned around happily and continued to look at the moon outside the window.
The memory is becoming increasingly blurred.
He lowered his head and took a bite of food, his expression a little dull.
"It seems... I forgot something important."
After the whisper, the dullness in the boy's eyes gradually faded away, and the confusion also disappeared.
"No, that's how it should be."
He was completely integrated into this world.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came into my ears.
He looked at the corner of the wall opposite and suddenly a hole collapsed.
A pale hand stretched out from the hole and handed over a piece of paper.
[@Yu Xiu, are you willing to be my friend? ]
[If you like, please reply with 1.]
He looked at the words on the paper, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in answer.
"I do, 1."
There is another solitary confinement room next to the solitary confinement room. The people on the other side should also be children from an orphanage. However, Yu Xiu didn't quite understand why they didn't speak but wrote instead.
Then he understood why.
[I am a mute with poor hearing.]
Yu Xiu suddenly realized.
He had no pen to write with, so he got up and went to the corner of the confinement room to find a stone that could draw colors.
[I want to be your friend. I'm sorry I didn't know you were deaf.]
After writing, he felt that his choice of words seemed a little wrong.
But the bloodless hand had already left with the piece of paper, and he couldn't change the content for the time being. He could only lean against the wall and wait for the other party's reply.
I always feel like I have seen this hand somewhere during the day.
But when I think about it carefully, I can’t remember clearly.
…
Another mirror world.
Jiang Huaique ignored his sister's scolding, put away the note and went back to the living room.
The brother and sister had a delicious meal that was a bit mushy.
He looked at his sister who was eating voraciously and stuffing big mouthfuls of rice into her mouth. He slowed down his eating, his mind was in a mess, and he felt inexplicably sad.
This symptom lasted for several days.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, he would behave like this whenever he saw his sister.
But Sister Jiang was careless and didn't care about her brother's condition at all. When she heard the doorbell, she kicked her brother under the table.
"Open the door."
Jiang Huaique's mouth twitched and he stood up to open the door.
This time, there were a dozen envelopes outside the door.
The ominous premonition came again.
He stood at the entrance, looking at the contents of the envelopes. Some were addressed to him, and some were addressed to another person named Yu Xiu.
This name sounds familiar.
At her sister's urging, Jiang Huaique only opened the letters with her name on them.
[I am a killer, and your sister is my target this time.]
[Shh, if you want your sister to be safe, just do as I say.]
Jiang Huai Partridge's pupils trembled.
He wanted to say the letter was a prank, but the fact that it was unsigned brought fear to him.
No, it can't be torn.
What if the sender of this letter really has bad intentions towards my sister?
He continued to open the letter and found that the sender had given him a task.
[You find a place where no one is, and then use your mind to think and imagine a space, and then you will open up this space.]
[If you find that the round button-like object in the space lights up green, use the transparent tape next to it to tie it up and put it out of sight.]
[You have to do it for your sister.]
…
In the mirror hall, Xu Zhiyan, who kept looking for a mirror, finally got a reply from Yu Xiu.
Just when he realized that Jiang Huaique still hadn't sent back a message, the task panel popped up and the progress of the guild task changed.
[Progress: 4/9]
"Sure, Jiang Jiang! You can complete the task without any communication."
Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but praise him. He didn't expect that his made-up identity would actually be useful!
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