I have my own rhythm
The golden human-faced bird statue on the white jade staircase raised its head, and the golden feathers behind its head trembled as it let out several howls towards the sky, which were obviously filled with suppressed anger.
Jiang Jingyuan suddenly felt a strong sense of foreboding in his heart.
"No way..." Jiang Jingyuan's heart sank little by little. Looking at this scene, he murmured in his heart, "It can't be..."
Before she could sort out her chaotic thoughts, she saw the golden bird statue on the stairs, as if it had received some kind of response. It lowered its head, its bloody eyes moving again, and its resentful gaze fell on the stairwell, meeting hers...
"roar!!!"
Roars of anger and hatred exploded in the attic. In the dim light, the tall, golden figure rushed down the white jade stairs like a cannonball and crashed straight into the figure in white in the stairwell.
Grass!
A chill suddenly ran down his spine, and Jiang Jingyuan's scalp went numb. He cursed in his heart, but did not turn around and run away. Instead, he raised his foot and ran up the stairs towards the golden human-faced bird statue that was rushing down.
Strong winds blew against each other in the dim white jade corridor. Just as two figures, one golden and one white, were about to collide head-on, the ghostly figure in white touched the ground with his feet and leaped into the air, flipping over the golden human-faced bird statue in front of him.
"Da..." The silver-white boots landed on the white jade steps. Jiang Jingyuan, in white clothes, ran on the steps with a "da da da" sound. He suddenly turned around and turned back. He raised the plum blossom sleeve arrow made of ice in his right hand and aimed it at the golden human-faced bird statue that was dragging its huge and clumsy body to catch up with him.
"call out--"
A cold light flashed across the swaying dim light.
The icy arrow was rapidly approaching the face of the golden human-faced bird statue at the bottom of the stairs, as if it was going to pierce through its eyebrows fiercely!
The next moment, the tall golden figure in the dim corridor suddenly disappeared without any warning.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Jingyuan, who was running above, turned back quickly without a moment's hesitation. She did not put down her raised right hand, but instead turned it towards the front of her as she moved.
What he saw suddenly blurred, and the dim firelight was instantly blocked by a tall figure. A golden human-faced bird statue with a hideous and distorted face suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Jingyuan.
The golden feathers on the golden human-faced bird statue stood up, and it pounced towards Jiang Jingyuan with anger.
"call out--!"
An arrow that seemed to be made of ice pierced straight into its forehead.
The golden bird statue's movements froze instantly.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third ice arrows quickly pierced its neck covered with fine golden feathers.
The ice arrow melted rapidly bit by bit, and black and red blood with a foul smell flowed out from the crack mixed with cold water. The expression on the face of the golden human-faced bird statue was blank for a moment, and then it opened its mouth with trembling all over.
A ghostly figure in white passed by it.
“Boom.”
The human-faced head covered with gold fell to the ground.
A few ounces of black hair fluttered, brushing against the corners of the girl's raised mouth.
The girl in white above did not stop for a moment. She ran into the orange-red firelight and bent down to pick up the lantern in the corner that was still burning strongly.
The silver-white and black-red shadows in his sleeves disappeared, and Jiang Jingyuan, holding the lantern, walked slowly towards the stairs leading to the upper floor without looking back.
After getting rid of the golden bird statue, the attic returned to silence, with only the sound of footsteps "da, da...da da..." echoing for a long time.
Silence breeds fear, hesitation, and anxiety in unnoticed places. Those who walk in the endless attic with a lantern in hand always have a question in their mind that they cannot help but wonder:
"I, I...can I really leave?"
Perhaps we should have captured the golden bird statue and interrogated it? No, absolutely not.
Jiang Jingyuan recalled the scene of the golden bird statue raising its head and howling towards the heavens as if in dialogue. He knew that there must be a being in this attic silently watching everything here. This being, whether it was a human, a ghost, or a legendary immortal, could change some of the rules here.
Or, perhaps the rules here were originally set by that existence.
She continued walking up the stairs, her chances of seeing that being, or even leaving, all depending on its mood. Could controlling the golden bird statue, which she could talk to, yield some clues or information?
Jiang Jingyuan didn't know.
But she knew two things:
Firstly, the golden human-faced bird statue that can travel through space has strange whereabouts. If she didn't kill it immediately at that time, she would never have such an opportunity again. She would have no choice but to escape in the future.
Secondly, even if she controlled the golden bird statue, it would never be succumbed to her threats or inducements, and communication would be impossible.
After thinking about it, I realized that every minute and every second in the past I had done the best I could at that time.
Walking up step by step, Jiang Jingyuan looked up at the darkness ahead.
In fact, many things are like this, waiting for the decision of God and fate.
No matter how much effort and calculation are put into it, it is impossible to calculate everything. In the end, we still have to wait and see where fate will push us... Whether it is bitter or sweet, how can we control it?
Destiny is... the invisible force that pries your fingers apart bit by bit, time and time again, when you have finally reached your dream object after going through untold hardships.
Unwilling to give up and disobeying, he became sick with worry, and in the end, he could only watch with tears in his eyes as that thing was pulled away from his fingertips.
You have to learn to let go... fate whispered this softly in my ear.
"clatter……"
Jiang Jingyuan walked up to the first floor, looked up and was about to turn around and walk towards the stairs going up on the other side, but suddenly stopped.
Her expression was calm. She blinked slowly and turned around little by little to look at the figure in red in front of her, which was dimly illuminated by the orange light.
Golden thread traced a blazing fire across the red robe, within which countless evil spirits struggled and wailed. Ancient copper chains, adorned with bells, clung to the flames, encircling this hellish scene...
Jiang Jingyuan stared at the familiar figure in front of him without saying a word, standing quietly with a lantern in hand.
At the junction of dusk and darkness, the stunning figure in red slowly turned around.
Qin Jiuyan's pair of gilded eyes shone even brighter in the orange-red light. She raised her hands towards Jiang Jingyuan as if to show off, and asked with a smile, "Are you scared?"
"You're so boring..."
Jiang Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, then said speechlessly.
The smile on Qin Jiuyan's face grew wider, and he chuckled and said, "Anyway, you were just scared, right?"
Jiang Jingyuan ignored her and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Not only me, Qin Gejue is here too, but I just turned around and didn't see her." Qin Jiuyan's smile faded a little, his expression was distracted, and a lazy smile curled the corners of his mouth. He replied, "Not long after you entered the barrier, it disappeared on its own, so Qin Gejue and I decided to come in and take a look."
Jiang Jingyuan nodded in understanding.
After a pause, Jiang Jingyuan seemed to have thought of something, and his face looked a little bad. He said, "Have you found a way to leave here? I think I've been wandering around in this attic for quite a while."
Qin Jiuyan glanced at her after hearing this, then spoke about something else, "It seems that the flow of time here is different from that in the outside world. From what Qin Gejue and I remember, you disappeared for less than half an hour. Also, I've only been in this attic for a while..."
How could she know how to leave in just a short while...
Jiang Jingyuan understood what she meant and responded to the first half of her sentence: "If the speed of time was different..."
Jiang Jingyuan looked hesitant and said, "Does this mean that after a few days in the outside world, everyone inside here has turned to ashes?"
"That's possible." Qin Jiuyan confirmed her thoughts without hesitation. His expression remained relaxed without any worry. He said in a relaxed tone, "So you should think about how to leave here as soon as possible."
Jiang Jingyuan simply stopped going upstairs. He walked to a white jade chair beside him with a lamp in his hand and sat down, lost in thought.
Suddenly, Qin Jiuyan glanced at her again and asked, "Have you been gone for a long time?"
When Jiang Jingyuan heard this, the thoughts that had not yet arisen were instantly suppressed, and he said "hmm".
"Why do you keep walking even though you know you can't reach the end? Don't you consider looking for clues on these floors?" Qin Jiuyan asked with a strange look on her face.
Jiang Jingyuan's expression froze for a moment, and then he looked at her in deep silence.
In the dim light, the two looked at each other in silence for a long time.
Jiang Jingyuan coughed lightly, turned his eyes away, and wanted to pretend to be serious and say, "I want the owner of this attic to see my tenacity and perseverance, so that he will be moved and let me go."
After a pause, she shut up. She felt that if she really said this, Qin Jiuyan would definitely laugh at her.
Jiang Jingyuan was silent for a long time before he finally uttered, "So, didn't I find you?"
Finally, she said with a stern face: "Don't make a noise, I have my own rhythm."
Not far ahead of her, Qin Jiuyan's expression froze for a moment, a rare occurrence. Then...
The corners of Qin Jiuyan's mouth curled up wildly, his body trembled constantly, and he finally couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his mouth, and let out a series of suppressed laughs.
"Well, you still have to laugh when you should..." Jiang Jingyuan looked at her expressionlessly, speechless.
Watching the red-dressed figure gradually stabilize and stop trembling, Jiang Jingyuan asked, "Have you found any clues in these floors?"
Qin Jiuyan straightened up, slowly put down his hand, and looked at her seriously... With a "puff", Qin Jiuyan couldn't help laughing again.
Jiang Jingyuan: "..."
After a while, Qin Jiuyan finally stopped laughing. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said seriously, "There's nothing special about the furnishings here. The only thing that's a bit weird is the walls on all four sides."
"Wall?" Jiang Jingyuan looked at the ice-clear white jade wall not far away, then turned to look at her, puzzled, "What's so strange?"
Qin Jiuyan didn't answer her question directly. Instead, he glanced at her with a smile and said, "Come closer and take a look."
What? So mysterious... Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingyuan stood up from the cold white jade chair and slowly walked towards the wall closest to him.
The orange-red light ball moved slowly with her footsteps.
Qin Jiuyan stood at the edge of the halo, looking at the girl in white in front of her, turning her head in confusion.
Qin Jiuyan smiled and said nothing.
The gilded eyes stared silently at the girl in white. Behind her, the white jade wall as transparent as ice was filled with countless deformed and twisted rotten human faces.
"What's so strange?" the girl asked in confusion, standing in front of the white jade wall.
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