Chapter 164

The perception of both the main body and the vest belonged to Yu Tu himself. He hadn't felt such pain for a long, long time. The last time he nearly died in the old building, it didn't hurt this much either.

If someone could see the current scene, they would find that the face of the Marquis of Buye was grayish, as if his vitality had come to an end, like an old statue covered with cracks.

That string of blood beads...

That string of blood beads...

In the backyard of the teahouse, deep in the deserted locust tree forest, on the "background wall" covering the sky above the mansion, the lush branches kept shaking. Spring should be the time when all things revive, but the lush branches, starting with the leaves, quickly turned from green to withered.

The scorched fallen leaves left the branches and accumulated on the white bricks. The vast void in the "background wall" completely stopped moving and was eroded by the decay of time.

Yu Tu sensed the change.

He staggered to his feet, and as the severe pain in his chest gradually subsided, everything he saw and heard in the "Soul Land" also faded away like a dream.

———He no longer remembers.

Yu Tu walked through the dim corridor into the backyard and saw a tree with dead branches.

A dead branch of a tree showing no signs of life.

There was a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, and they crackled when stepped on. The wind blew in, causing the leaves to whirl in the air.

Yu Tu heard crying.

It didn't come from him, nor from anyone else, but came from the locust tree forest outside the mansion.

The dense branches and leaves of the locust trees were shaking, and the wind blew through them, making a mournful cry.

Yu Tu recalled that when he first accepted the mission, the scan attached to his phone showed that there was a C-rank mission, Huaimu.

Why did this ordinary locust tree forest give birth to a C-level mission?

Because of this mansion? Or because of the Marquis of Nevernight?

Yu Tu didn’t know.

In other words, even though he has lived here for more than half a year, the mysteries are only piling up instead of being solved one by one.

Yu Tu raised his hand and touched the "background wall" very lightly.

The thick tree trunk that covered the entire wall began to crack from the point where the hand landed, and dense cracks spread in all directions. The sound of "cracking" was heard continuously.

The lush and green tea tree that blocked out the sun and was like the moon in the water or the flower in the mirror suddenly broke into pieces of varying sizes and then turned into flying smoke.

The scene in front of Yu Tu's eyes went from clear to blurry, and a strong feeling of tiredness swept over his brain, causing him to stagger.

He blinked, then stumbled backward into a pile of fallen leaves.

…

“Yu Tu?” Gu Hongying stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Yu Tu’s eyes, “Tu Tu?”

"Why did you become stupid while eating?" Gu Hongying turned around and asked Eric, "Is this a sequelae of the "Soul Land"? "

Among this group of people, only Eric came from the West and had some knowledge of medicines, while the others were all newbies.

"There is no such thing as sequelae in the Soul Land." Eric frowned, his expression a little puzzled, "But since I met you, it seems that unexpected things often happen."

Gu Hongying: "...Ikeli, are you implying me?"

"It's Eric!" Eric clenched his fork tightly. "Eric Anthony!"

"It's just a joke..." Gu Hongying froze for a second, "Are you sure that "Soul Town" has no sequelae?"

"I haven't heard of any accidents in all these years—"

Before Eric finished speaking, he saw Yu Tu, who was holding the rice spoon in a daze, suddenly stand up, and three pairs of eyes at the table looked at him.

"You guys eat first. I have something urgent to deal with now." Yu Tu's expression was more solemn and ugly than ever before. "I may need to take a few days off."

*

Because of the special nature of Miller Kerr University, if students want to take leave, they must obtain the consent of their parents. Yu Tu was a little nervous before sending the message, as he didn't know what reason to use to ask for leave.

But Elder Di Xiu, who received the message, simply asked: "Can you guarantee your own safety?"

Di Xiu knew that Yu Tu was a sensible child who studied very hard and seriously. If it was not an important matter, he would not want to ask for leave.

Yu Tu's fingers holding the communication talisman tightened slightly: "...Yes."

"Okay, then we'll take a leave." Di Xiu didn't even ask the reason, his steady and gentle voice rang out through the communication symbol, "Tu Tu, do you need anything else besides taking a leave?"

"I want a positioning and transmission talisman." Yu Tu's worries were so great that they almost overflowed, but Di Xiu's gentle voice gradually soothed his trepidation, "The faster the better."

…

In the evening, Yu Tu stood outside the door of the mansion. The cold wind before nightfall made the leaves of the locust tree rustle, sounding like they were crying.

It has been a long time since Yu Tu entered the backyard of the teahouse from the mansion. The ancient gate before was now decayed with carved patterns, and the blue-gray walls were now mottled. Everything had a sense of age.

Yu Tu pushed open the door, and the smooth, white bricks inside the door cracked into rubble. The water under the very short bridge had rotted away, and the white mist dissipated. Across the bridge, the mottled wall was covered with a ground of scorched leaves, and the old tables and chairs were buried in the pile of fallen leaves.

If Yu Tu had not seen the peace and tranquility of the past, he would have thought that this place had been abandoned for a long, long time.

He walked forward on the fallen leaves, and among them he saw the Marquis of Buye.

It was only a few days after the Lantern Festival, so Buyehou was still wearing a dark red gown, but the pattern on it had changed. He lay quietly in the pile of fallen leaves with his eyes closed, like a damaged jade statue abandoned in time.

Yu Tu didn't have much time to use his real body to observe Ma Jia, because he was always busy, and even with two accounts open, there was always endless work to do. Now that he looked carefully, he found that Ma Jia looked dejected.

He walked forward, grabbed the vest's hand, and shivered from the cold.

———There is no connection.

From the moment he touched the tea tree in the backyard with the body of Buyehou, Yu Tu lost the connection with the vest, and his consciousness... could not enter the vest.

The contract between the teahouse and the owner of the teahouse still exists in his mind, but the part related to Buyehou has become vague.

Yu Tu tried several times, but still couldn't transfer half of his consciousness to the body of the Night Marquis. It's like playing a game, someone blocks your god-level account, and you don't know when it will be unblocked. Once there is a problem, you will be forced to use a blank account to PK with others.

When he realized this, Yu Tu was devastated.

He sat there, the cold wind blowing on his body made Yu Tu's mind clearer. He bit his cheek hard until he tasted a hint of blood.

Don't panic, don't be impatient, think about ways to remedy the situation.

The body shell was lying next to Yu Tu's hand. He took a deep breath and picked up the vest from the ground - he would carry it back to the teahouse first.

Yu Tu walked through the long and narrow corridor and entered the teahouse. Suddenly, a blue-gray unidentified creature rushed over to his feet, accompanied by a super ferocious "Woof!!!"

On Xiao Hui's head was a small mermaid skeleton, which was roaring with resentment, as if it would attack at any time.

Whether it was the companion contract with Xiao Hui or the temporary agreement with Jiao Yue, all were promised by Buye Hou. In their eyes, Yu Tu was just an intruder.

"Don't bite me!" Yu Tu's voice almost broke through the roof, "I'm not a bad person!!!"

Little Gray came over with his teeth bared and sniffed. No one knew what he smelled, but he finally retreated with a ferocious face and fixed his gaze on the Buyehou on Yu Tu's shoulder.

Xiao Hui did not launch an attack, and the mermaid skeleton naturally did not attack either. But being stared at like that made Yu Tu break out in a sweat.

He placed the vest on the recliner where he usually sat. From a third-party perspective, the Nevernight Marquis was sunk in the furry cushion, looking fragile and brittle, as if there was a tired soul under his young body.

Yu Tu's thoughts wandered for a moment at an inopportune moment. If the reader saw the scene in front of him, he would probably hear a chorus of howls again.

The character of Buyehou was played by Yu Tu, so naturally he would not feel sad, he just felt confused.

Yu Tu grabbed Buyehou's hand and tried to use his spiritual power to re-establish the connection, but the spiritual power input into Buyehou's body was like a drop in the ocean, leaving no trace.

After all the trouble, there was no change except that the spiritual power was exhausted. Yu Tu was about to cry - which step went wrong! How could such an absurd situation occur that the main body and the vest lost contact!

Yu Tu was at a loss.

He carried out many books related to souls from the corridor and even drew a necromancy charm on the back of Buyehou's hand, trying to get his consciousness back into the vest using this unscientific method, but still failed.

"No way!!!" Yu Tu closed the book in a slightly frustrated manner, "How can I wake up?"

This book also contains methods of using spiritual energy to attack special levels, but it is also useless.

“Woo———”

Yu Tu felt something pulling at his arm. He turned his head and met Xiao Hui's eyes. Yu Tu suddenly realized that Xiao Hui had been hungry for two meals. He was so busy trying to find a way to wake Ma Jia up that he forgot about this important thing.

Yu Tu had no energy, only spiritual power, which he had used up in the evening.

"I forgot you didn't eat." Yu Tu apologized, "Is it okay to eat dog food today?"

Xiao Hui uttered a sad "woof", but Yu Tu couldn't understand it now.

Yu Tu wanted to smile, but he just pulled the corners of his mouth. He really couldn't smile: "You have to eat enough to have the strength to face difficulties."

While the vest lost contact and was in a state of panic, more troublesome problems followed.

Under normal circumstances, after their first pharmacy class, Tianyan would have enough update materials collected. According to the general update rules, there would be an update tonight or tomorrow.

But Tianyan has not updated.

———This is the first time that "Speaking of Mountains and Seas" has been absent from an update since it was serialized for half a year.