Chapter 101: New World "Little, follow, Ben."
The museum was empty and eerie, and all around was silent, so the sound of Gu Rong's heartbeat was particularly clear.
Thinking that he might see Lu Li soon, Gu Rong couldn't calm down no matter what.
After a moment's pause, he walked out of the exhibition hall.
This is the original version of the "Weird Museum". Its specifications are the same as the museum on the lake, with two exhibition halls and six exhibition rooms, and an artificial lake between the exhibition halls.
Gu Rong looked up at the sky shrouded in black fog, then looked at the artificial lake.
Unlike the artificial lake above, the water in the artificial lake here is not only not clear, but also pitch black, as if there are countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts hidden in the lake.
Gu Rong withdrew his gaze and wanted to go to the exhibition hall first, but just after taking two steps, he paused again.
wrong.
Gu Rong frowned.
It has nothing to do with the exhibition hall or the exhibits; what’s important is the dungeon quest.
Previously, destroying the old world and establishing the new one required a sacrifice from the devil. Finding the escape route here also required a sacrifice.
Gu Rong turned his gaze back to the lake, lowered his eyes to think for a moment, and then jumped in resolutely.
As his five senses were engulfed by the lake water, he heard Mu Xingye's laughter, almost ecstatic, "Without death, how can there be life? The so-called door to life is to sacrifice one person in exchange for the survival of others. Hahahaha, you will be lost here forever, and you will never be able to get out again. Hahahaha..."
Gu Rong looked calm and closed his eyes.
It was Lu Li before, so let’s change it this time.
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Gu Rong opened his eyes again, and saw a vast expanse of white, as if he had come to a kingdom of ice and snow.
Looking around, everything is covered in snow.
The distant mountains, rivers, wastelands, and trees are all covered with snow.
Gu Rong was stunned and saw an ice castle at the end of the road.
He stood there for a while before taking a step forward and walking along the road.
When he was almost at the castle, Gu Rong stopped.
A small ball appeared in the snow ahead.
The little dumpling is as delicate as a piece of jade, with delicate features like a porcelain doll. He is wearing very thick clothes, completely wrapped up like a little bear, and a furry rabbit hat on his little head.
At this time, the little girl was holding a small children's shovel in her two little hands and was shoveling snow with great effort.
A strange look flashed in Gu Rong's eyes.
Regardless of why a little dumpling suddenly appeared here, the key point is that this little dumpling looks exactly like him when he was a child.
Gu Rong looked at the cub digging a hole in the snow, not knowing what expression to make.
The kid was digging a hole and making a lot of noises. He was digging very hard when he saw Gu Rong.
He blinked his big eyes, tilted his little head with the rabbit hat on, and looked at Gu Rong with a silly and cute face.
Gu Rong: “…”
How is this different from looking at yourself as a child?
This is clearly him as a child!
The digging cub said in a baby voice, "Hey? Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
Gu Rong walked over and squatted in front of the digging boy.
The feeling of being face to face with his childhood self was so strange and a little unreal that he was speechless for a moment and had no idea what to say.
Most importantly, where did this cub come from? Is it really my past self, or just an illusion?
Seeing that the snow was splashed on Zaizai's little face, Gu Rong subconsciously reached out his hand and gently touched it with his fingertips, wanting to help him wipe it off.
However, as soon as his fingertips touched the cub, the cub "melted" instantly.
That’s right, it was like a snowman popsicle, which instantly turned into a puddle of water, and even the clothes and the small shovel turned into water stains.
The baby said in a baby voice: "Oh, oh, the baby is melting!"
Gu Rong: “…”
The cub that was digging snow with great effort just now disappeared with just a light touch. This made Gu Rong look at his fingertips and was completely stunned.
"Wow!"
There was a rustling sound from the snow-covered grass nearby, accompanied by a cry of surprise in a baby voice.
Gu Rong turned around and saw another cub wearing a short-sleeved shirt hiding behind the bushes. It looked exactly like the cub from before. They both looked exactly like him when he was two years old.
The short-sleeved kid's snow-white arms were like lotus root nodes, chubby and soft, exposed outside, but he didn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all, and he was also wearing shorts on his calves.
As soon as he made eye contact with Gu Rong, the boy in short sleeves glared at him, stood up and ran, his legs clattering as he ran, staggering and making a mess.
Gu Rong caught up with it in two steps and was about to reach out to grab the cub, but then he remembered that he had only touched it lightly and the snow cub had "melted". He withdrew his hand and took a step forward to stand in front of the cub, blocking its way.
The short-sleeved cub was quite clever. Seeing Gu Rong blocking him, he turned around and ran back, shouting, "Help, help! The monster is trying to catch me!"
Gu Rong: “…”
Was he really so naive as a child?
When the short-sleeved kid shouted, a kid riding a scooter slid past Gu Rong's side.
The scooter had a seat. Zizi sat on it and paddled very fast with his short legs until he came to Zizi in short sleeves. He said in a tender voice, "Don't be afraid, Zizi will save you!"
The short-sleeved cub ran his own way and snorted, "You are not the cub, I am the cub!"
Scooter Cub said: "I am Cub, you are not Cub!"
The two cubs argued endlessly, and in the end they were both angry and ignored each other.
Gu Rong looked at the kids running around and felt a sense of absurdity.
Could it be that he accidentally hit his head when he jumped into the lake, causing the hallucination?
Gu Rong turned around and glanced at the castle. As expected, he saw a few puppies peeking out of the castle. They were dressed differently, but without exception, they were all him.
Gu Rong stood where he was.
There were lively puppies everywhere, all watching him secretly.
After a while, the short-sleeved kid came back by himself, stood in front of Gu Rong like a little carrot, and looked at him with his little neck tilted up.
Gu Rong lowered his head and his eyes met with Xiaotuanzi's.
After all, the cub was a brave one. He was running away just now, but when he saw that the big brother was standing still, he thought there was no danger, so he ran to him again.
Gu Rong looked at the cub and smiled, "Aren't you cold?"
The short-sleeved boy spread out his hands and said, "I'm a little snowman, how could I be afraid of the cold? Are you stupid?"
Gu Rong: “…”
Gu Rong: “?”
Little snowman?
Are all these cubs snowmen? Just now, when he gently touched the digging cub, it turned into a puddle of water. Is it because he is a snowman?
But why would it “melt” just by touching it?
No, the point is where did all these little snowmen come from? And why so many of them?
What place could this be?
Gu Rong squatted down in front of the short-sleeved cub, ready to ask the nearby cub for some information.
Short-sleeved Zizi had just witnessed the digging Zizi melt away. When he saw Gu Rong squatting down, he knew that the next step was to poke Zizi with his fingers. He was so scared that he immediately stepped back and covered his face with his hands.
When Gu Rong saw his action, he immediately understood what he was thinking.
I have to say, these cubs not only look exactly like him, but also have the same temperament and ideas.
No one knows oneself better than oneself, so Gu Rong can naturally easily know what Zizi is thinking.
He put his hands into his school uniform sleeves and said, "Look, I'm hiding my hands so I won't touch you."
The boy in short sleeves hesitated for a second and then put down his hands that were covering his face.
Gu Rong said, "Since you are little snowmen, someone must have made them. Do you know who made you?"
He was not very hopeful. Perhaps these snowman cubs themselves were confused and had no idea why they were here or where this place was.
The boy in short sleeves said, "My Lord Devil!"
Gu Rong's breath was choked.
After a while, he whispered, "Lu Li?"
The short-sleeved cub spoke crisply and patted his chest and said, "Yes, the devil is my best friend!"
Then he was surprised again, "Huh? How do you know the name of the devil? Who are you?"
Gu Rong was about to say something when he choked.
There were more than a dozen cubs standing in a row in front of him. Gu Rong was much older than them, and being surrounded by the cubs was like entering a rabbit hole.
The cubs are all curious babies. When they suddenly see an adult they have never seen before breaking into this ice and snow world, they all come over.
Gu Rong noticed a kid with a slicked-back hair. The kid looked like a noble young master and was also looking at Gu Rong.
Gu Rong closed his eyes, buried his face in his knees, and sighed slowly.
He was a little dizzy at the moment.
Seeing Gu Rong looking at him, the slicked-back kid squeezed to the front. Seeing Gu Rong with his head down, he asked worriedly, "Brother Piao Niang, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Rong said: "It's okay, just a little dizzy."
Little slicked-back kid: "Are you hungry?"
Gu Rong raised her delicate, fair face, smiled at the child in front of her, and said, "Where is the Devil? Can you take my brother to see Him?"
The children rushed to say, "The devil is sleeping in the castle!"
As they spoke, the cubs led the way and led Gu Rong into the castle.
Gu Rong followed the cubs and saw that a few of them slipped along the way. However, the strong little cubs quickly got up by themselves, patted the snow off their bodies with their little hands, and didn't care at all.
Gu Rong smiled, and a smile filled her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.
He was quite cute when he was a child.
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The castle is also full of ice and snow sculptures, even the stairs.
The cubs climbed up the stairs with a grunt. Some of them were too lazy to walk, so they just got on all fours and climbed up the stairs.
Gu Rong carefully avoided these cubs, trying his best to avoid touching them. Although he didn't know how it worked, the cubs would "melt" if he touched them.
Gu Rong couldn't help feeling sorry when he thought that the snow-digging cub had "melted" just like that.
Soon we arrived at the second floor of the castle.
On the second floor, there were a lot of messy children's toys, as well as some items that Gu Rong was very familiar with: an Ultraman backpack, a small bag with little red flowers on it, a skeleton ghost ship...
These are also carved from ice and snow. The magical thing is that when these things fall into the hands of those little ones, they will become indistinguishable from the real things.
Gu Rong looked at them one by one, and finally, his gaze stopped on an ice bed in the center.
Lying flat on the ice bed was a man with his eyes tightly closed. He was wearing a black robe with wide sleeves, his black hair spread out, his skin was white to the point of being almost transparent, and his face was extremely handsome...
This is a grown-up Lu Li, not a three-year-old cub.
Gu Rong stared blankly at the man in front of him.
After looking for a long time, as if afraid of disturbing something, he slowed down his pace and walked over, stood beside the ice bed, and leaned over to look at the sleeping Lu Li.
Lu Li's whole body seemed to be wrapped in a layer of frost, frozen in ice, and his entire body looked like a snow sculpture.
The cubs gathered around the ice bed, and some even climbed onto it, holding their little faces with their hands and looking at Lu Li: "Look, the devil is asleep!"
"The devil has been sleeping for a long time, and I can't wake him up even if I call him."
Gu Rong stared at Lu Li without blinking for a long time, until his eyes felt sore, and then he slowly blinked.
He thought he knew where this was.
This should be Lu Li's spiritual world, or more accurately, Lu Li's spiritual space.
Lu Li's spiritual space was covered with ice and snow.
He then created countless cubs out of ice and snow.
Gu Rong asked, "Why has Lu Li grown up, but you haven't grown up yet?"
The cubs snorted, some pouted, some hugged their arms: "The cubs are little snowmen, they won't grow up!"
Gu Rong chuckled, then slowly reached out and touched Lu Li's face with his fingertips.
“Crack—”
He heard the sound of ice cracking.
The ice layer wrapped around Lu Li's body melted quickly as if the seal had been lifted.
With Gu Rong and Lu Li as the center, the ice and snow melted away, and the little baby voices of the cubs could be heard one after another:
"Oh, oh, the cub is melting!"
"The cub has melted too!"
The snowman cub disappeared, the ice castle disappeared, and the ice and snow in the whole world was melting.
The ice and snow retreated, and roses bloomed in the wilderness.
Gu Rong is at the center of the rose.
He lowered his head and kept staring at Lu Li.
Like a butterfly gently flapping its wings, Lu Li's eyelashes moved slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes.
The corners of his eyes were narrow and long, with a seductive red hue, and his eyes were gloomy as he looked at Gu Rong quietly.
Just look at Gu Rong.
Gu Rong's breath was held for a moment.
Lu Li slowly opened his lips, pausing for each word, his voice low and deep:
"Xiao. Follow. Ben."
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