"Sure enough, he looked at me like I didn't know him."
'Bai Xi' pouted, looking at Ulysses' wary expression, she didn't seem to be in a good mood.
"Who are you?"
Ulysses, hearing the other party's familiar tone, remained wary, but still feigned a slight softening of his tone.
The number of people who could appear behind him and silently pat him on the shoulder could probably be counted on one hand across the entire continent of Coral. It's incredible that one would appear in the library of an ancient ruin.
And... she looks so much like the con artist.
No, they are exactly the same, even their temperaments are very similar, only their clothes are different.
"Me? I am... Miss Liar."
'Bai Xi' raised an eyebrow, her tone slightly teasing.
Hearing her tone, Ulysses's face immediately turned cold, but before he could speak, 'Bai Xi' actually moved closer to him, very close, and looked at him with a smile.
"They say that even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. Not only have you forgotten me, but you also treat me like an enemy. It's truly heartbreaking."
'Bai Xi' sighed, and what she said almost made Ulysses' pupils dilate.
"If you weren't such a troublesome old monster, I wouldn't have left a clone to wait for you."
She said helplessly.
What are you saying?
For the first time, someone's words appeared in Ulysses's blind spot.
He didn't understand.
"You can't see these books right now. What you need to do is go upstairs and find me."
'Bai Xi' stroked his chin and said to him with a serious expression.
"reason."
Ulysses asked calmly.
"Because if you know too much about the future, it will cause a lot of trouble later."
'Bai Xi' pouted.
"This is the last ark I prepared for the end of the world. If I fail, this place will allow civilization to continue to exist on this continent, preventing a break in its continuity, and life will return to this continent once again."
She seemed somewhat sentimental.
"But I can't let you know beforehand, otherwise my secret will be discovered."
After saying that, she stepped forward and pushed Ulysses. In that instant of being suspended in mid-air, Ulysses didn't even have time to react before he fell down the spiral staircase.
He was actually pushed down.
All he could see was 'Bai Xi' smiling as she watched his face fall, waving at him as if saying goodbye.
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from sight again.
Ulysses instinctively tried to use his strength to stop his body from flying upwards, but found that for a moment his movements were out of control and malfunctioned.
He only regained control of his limbs when he fell almost to the ground.
The power returned to his body.
"!"
Ulysses' landing wasn't ugly; in fact, it was quite elegant. But only he knew how dangerous the situation had been.
Even if vampires don't die, it takes a long time for them to repair their bodies, which is quite troublesome.
He looked up again, but the floor he had just been on was nowhere to be found; it had disappeared into the labyrinthine spiral staircases, and...
He was surrounded by menacing alchemical golems.
Almost without hesitation, he transformed into a swarm of bats and flew upwards again. He didn't try to find the book he had just been reading, but went directly to the con artist and was surprisingly obedient.
Listen to what that mysterious phantom has to say.
"couple......"
At the same time, the words spoken by the phantom kept flashing through his mind.
Does she mean he will become lovers with the con artist?
As a vampire, he had never considered this question, but if this were the hypothetical scenario...
It seems pretty good?
Ulysses felt inexplicably pleased.
He quickened his pace, eager to see his con artist.
...
Bai Xi was still oblivious to the fact that she had been tricked again, and was still concentrating on studying the star map. As it turned out, the starry sky was indeed related to the device chessboard, and it had the twelve constellations that she was very familiar with.
From modern times.
But this is a magical world! It's the continent of Coral!
The stars are all different, so where did the twelve constellations come from?
Bai Xi was completely dumbfounded.
Simply arrange the magic gems according to the coordinates of the constellations and install them on the device as stars. There are a total of twelve constellations, which will activate the device.
If she's not mistaken, that's how it should be.
However, although she solved the problem, Bai Xi's mind was completely broken. There couldn't possibly be a second time traveler here, could there?
Bai Xi fell into deep thought.
Based on what she saw at the altar earlier, it could also be Eros's work.
But even now, she can't be sure whether Eros is actually her.
"Master, how is it?"
Perkin noticed that Bai Xi had suddenly stopped moving. He was a little worried, so he went up to her and spoke with concern.
"It's alright, I've figured out how to solve it, but I don't have the magic gem right now."
Bai Xi shook her head and confessed her results.
"I'll go find it."
Without hesitation, Perkin accepted the task. If solving the puzzle would allow them to leave, he would definitely find them.
"No, the things in this library are definitely mostly weathered. I don't know why the books here are fine, but even if there are magic gems, they are definitely unusable."
Bai Xi initially refused Perkin's offer, but patiently explained the situation.
"The only one who has any hope of carrying the magic gem right now is that vampire. If you're going to look for him, you should look for him."
A rather heartbreaking truth.
Perkin fell silent after hearing this.
He didn't want to go find that nasty vampire, but if it was his master's request... for his master's safety...
Perkin's gaze gradually hardened.
"I...."
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another, deeper voice.
"I heard the con artist lady is looking for me?"
Ulysses' voice was tinged with laughter. The belated swarm of bats transformed into a tall, mature man. His gaze fell upon Bai Xi, his deep-set eyes captivating, his red pupils seemingly filled with amusement.
Bai Xi got goosebumps all over her body the moment she saw that strange look in his eyes.
She suspected that Ulysses had taken the wrong medicine, even his tone was so strange.
"Yes, I need your money."
Bai Xi ignored the strange feeling in her heart and calmly pointed to his pocket, since that was all she wanted anyway.
That's a really hurtful thing to say.
Ulysses raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting Bai Xi to be so blunt.
"If you want to get out, you'd better behave and listen to me. Only I can solve this puzzle."
Bai Xi pointed to the chessboard, tilted her head confidently, and spoke with an infuriating innocence.
Ulysses narrowed his eyes, his thin lips uttering eight words with an elegant and dignified demeanor.
"Of course, I'd be happy to help."
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