Chapter 149

Fortunately, the entrance to the building where the man was was not difficult to find.

A retractable iron door, without a lock, could be opened with a little effort.

Anyway, Xu Ming was incomplete now, and he couldn't get out anyway; it was just right that he met a "Landor" at this moment, and maybe he could get some information from him after getting in touch with him.

Seeing that she insisted, Kuai Le didn't say anything else, and was carried by Xu Ming into the building. As soon as she entered, she heard Xu Ming's low

"huh". Kuai Le: "Huh? What's the matter?"

"Nothing, just this lobby..." Xu Ming muttered, and looked around again, his expression becoming more and more surprised, "Why does this look like my college dormitory?"

Saying "like" is still an understatement. Strictly speaking, they are exactly the same - Xu Ming remembered clearly that a student in his dormitory building accidentally fell down when going downstairs. The fall was quite severe, and the stair railing was knocked out into an arc. Until Xu Ming graduated, the railing had not been repaired and was still curved.

And now, the same arc also appears on the railing of the stairs here.

"Interesting. Copy it exactly as it is." Kuai Le leaned over her shoulder and looked out, "That means someone misses your previous dormitory building very much."

"Miss it?" Xu Ming frowned slightly and turned to look outside the door.

The telescopic iron gate has been fully opened, and through the doorway, you can see the buildings across the street. Some look like schools, and some look like residential buildings.

Xu Ming's heart moved slightly, and he subconsciously thought: "Are the houses here... all derived from the soul's thoughts?"

"What else?" Kuai Le tilted his head, "The thing behind the door doesn't understand these."

So, this is a relatively safe area. People's thoughts will reappear the vague past. Although the remnants of order are only a thin layer, they can still provide a little shelter for lost travelers.

"It can be considered a dream, a self-comforting dream." Kuai Le said casually, and patted Xu Ming's shoulder again, "By the way, did you see it clearly just now? Which floor is he on?"

"...I don't know." Xu Ming pursed his lips, slowly retracted his gaze, and walked upstairs, "But I can roughly guess."

"Huh?" Kuai Le asked in confusion. Xu Ming had already gone upstairs quickly, without hesitation for half a second, and went straight to Room 604 on the top floor.

Along the way, they didn't see any other figures. The whole building was quiet, like an empty dream. Xu Ming stood in front of the half-open door, hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and knocked lightly.

She soon got a response. A clear voice came from behind the door:

"Come in."

"..." Xu Ming's hand that was knocking on the door paused slightly, and Kuai Le on his back couldn't help but yowled.

"Your voice is pretty good, not like a dog's at all."

Xu Ming patted her helplessly, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then gently pushed open the door in front of him.

The room was indeed furnished in a familiar way.

Four beds, with a bed on top and a table underneath. The bed in the right corner was covered with a familiar green curtain, which was where she had lived for several years when she was in college.

And by the window of the dormitory, there was indeed a person sitting.

With his back to the door, he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt that Xu Ming was very familiar with. When he heard her looking at the door, he immediately turned his head. The moment his eyes met, he was obviously startled again, and then slowly smiled.

...Xu Ming looked at that face, but fell into silence.

The reason was very simple.

- That face was indeed Landor's, except that it was a little paler and more pale, and it was almost the same as the real person; but at the same time, just like the other "people" here...

the "Landor" in front of him had no eyes.

The eye sockets were empty, with only two bottomless black holes.

Combined with the gentle and bright smile on his face, it was even more weird - and, how to say it...

he didn't look particularly smart.

Although, because of the upper limit of the original body, she didn't have much hope at first...

Xu Ming's heart was full of doubts, and she deeply doubted whether he had the ability to answer questions. After thinking about it, she tentatively greeted him first. Unexpectedly, the other party tilted his head and actually responded:

"Hello." He said softly. Although his speech speed was not fast, his pronunciation was clear and his smile did not diminish. "Why are you here too?"

"I... came in accidentally." Xu Ming responded subconsciously, and then turned his head half way quietly, and spoke to Kuai Le in surprise in a volume that only the two of them could hear, "He can actually speak!" "

This is not strange." Kuai Le looked accustomed to it, "They all can."

Xu Ming: "?"

"Those incomplete souls you saw along the way all can." Kuai Le emphasized again, "They are all saying hello to you. It turns out you didn't hear a word."

As for the "Landor" in front of him, it was probably because Xu Ming was holding the card that could summon the shadow dog in his hand, which created a stronger connection with him, which allowed his voice to be transmitted.

"Oh..." Xu Ming nodded thoughtfully, and turned his gaze to the direction of "Landuo". He opened his mouth to ask something else, but heard a series of rippling sounds coming from the other party's eye sockets -

a black moth as big as a palm, in front of Xu Ming, crawled out of "Landuo's" empty eyes.

"..." Xu Ming was so shocked that she stopped talking, but almost at the same time, the voice of "Landuo" rang in her ears again.

[I don't want to see you here. ]

[But I'm still so happy]

[Happy and happy. ]

[Can you find the way back? Don't look at the lighthouse, don't look at the lighthouse. ]

Xu Ming: "..."

What... is this?

She was sure that she heard the voice of "Landuo", but the Landuo in front of her didn't even open his mouth. Moreover, the quality of this voice seemed different from when the other person was talking, and it was obviously more...ethereal. There

was even a 3D surround feeling.

As if realizing something, Xu Ming's eyes fell on the moth flying around his head.

The happy man on her back laughed out loud, tried to climb off her, and found a chair to sit down.

"Don't be so surprised, who told you that they can only speak with their mouths?" She leaned on the back of the chair and said leisurely, "The voice directly from the soul is more reliable than the voice spoken, isn't it?"

...Does it mean that these moths are the language of the soul? Or are they originally a part of the soul separated from this place?

Xu Ming raised his eyes uncertainly and looked at the moths circling above his head again. As expected, he heard a series of "so happy, so happy" again.

Xu Ming: ...

To be honest, it's still a little hard to accept. There is always a sense of shame in being able to hear other people's voices.

But at this time, there is no way to get used to it. Xu Ming tried hard to ignore the "very happy" lingering around her, and turned her gaze to the now slightly youthful "Landuo". After pondering for a moment, she tried to speak: "Um, can you tell me? Why are you here?"

She originally wanted to ask Landuo what the deal was that led him here, but the "Landuo" in front of her was silent for a moment, but gave an irrelevant answer:

"Because he occupied my bed."

Xu Ming: "...Ah?"

"That bed." "Landuo" pointed to the bed covered with green curtains next to him, and the smile on his face faded, "This was originally my bed. But after he came over and occupied it, he didn't give it back to me."

...Him?

Xu Ming was surprised to find that there were other people in the room. He raised his head quickly and saw that the bed curtain that was originally tightly closed was pulled open from the inside, revealing a gloomy face without eyes. Xu Ming was stunned again -

he saw that behind the bed curtain was also a Landor!

Like the one in front of him, he was much more youthful than the original one, but he didn't look too friendly. The corners of his mouth sank, his expression was cold, and his face was as depressed as if he was owed 8 million. When he saw Xu Ming, he frowned instantly and looked very unhappy.

Then he snorted coldly, and pulled the curtain up heavily.

Xu Ming, who was outside, was stunned.

...Well, if I remember correctly, this bed seems to be mine too?

They imitated their university dormitory building, and they fought for their beds... Are

all of you Lando so perverted?

No, wait, that's not the point -

the point is, why are there two Lando?

Xu Ming was really stupid this time, and instinctively turned his gaze to Kuai Le, who obviously knew more about this place. Kuai Le was also frowning at the moment, and the moment her eyes met, she immediately raised her hand and called Xu Ming to her side.

"Hey." She patted Xu Ming on the shoulder, her expression more solemn than ever before, "Tell me honestly, how many times has your man made a deal?"

"..." Infected by her serious expression, Xu Ming didn't even bother to correct his wording. He hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"I have no memory of the past," she said frankly, "I can only speculate that he has traded at least once."

Her rule book was eroded, but it was finally repaired, and she was saved from death. Xu Ming was sure that Landor must have done something behind this.

But she didn't know anything else.

"That's weird." Happy bit her lip, "Does your man usually speak and act normally?"

"...Quite normal." Although she said that, Xu Ming was still a little uneasy about her question, "Why do you ask that?"

"Because, generally speaking, it is impossible for a transaction to produce two soul fragments." Happy pondered, "and as far as I know, the beings outside the door can generally only withstand one transaction...and many people may not be able to make it through even once. I haven't seen two transactions."

Xu Ming: "...Are you sure that only transactions produce soul fragments?"

"If it's not a transaction, then he took the initiative to sacrifice." Happy puffed up his cheeks, "It's even weirder, isn't it! Who else would sacrifice if not believers? Is it charity? Angels sacrificing people?"

...That's true.

Xu Ming closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then looked at "Landuo" who was sitting behind her and waiting for her to ask questions, and decided not to jump to conclusions.

"Landuo." She called the other party's name again, and noticed that the corners of the other party's mouth sank slightly, and tried to call it again, "Landuoduo?"

... Then the cheers of "So happy, so happy" echoed throughout the room again.

But this can't be stopped. Xu Ming could only endure the 360-degree surround sound, changed the way, and asked the question that she cared about very much again:

"I know you are here because you made a deal in reality.

"Then can you tell me, what did you trade at that time? "

*

At the same time.

In a room surrounded by flesh and blood.

Landor, holding a clock, pushed the door open from outside for the nth time, and shook his head again at the people in the room with regret.

Lu Yueling immediately lowered her shoulders, and the lion cat anxiously stepped on "Teacher Mirror"'s head a few more times.

"This is a big headache." Lu Yueling said, "We don't know at what time she hid now, so blindly looking for her won't work. We still have to think of a way."

"The key is that there is no way." The lion cat jumped down, its fluffy tail twitching restlessly, "We don't have the relevant ability. The only person who has the ability to peek into other people's rooms is now parasitized again. "

As it said this, it glanced at the still unconscious "Teacher Mirror" with resentment, and couldn't help but howling at Landor.

"You too!" It accused righteously, "Do you know she is suspicious? Why didn't you keep an eye on her at the time!"

"......?" Landor was hit by a pot and turned around. After a while, he said, "You didn't keep an eye on her at the time?"

"That's because I was thinking about my adoption letter of intent." The cat argued, as if what it said made a lot of sense, but halfway through, its momentum weakened again, "Her breath is indeed very clean... She doesn't look like she is affected at all."

Especially with a parasitized Teacher Mirror placed next to her, the contrast is particularly obvious.

"Besides, didn't you say this is a safe zone? "The lion cat added, "I thought this place was quite reliable."

After all, since entering this room, it has indeed not felt any hallucinations, which shows that the rules of this safe zone have always been in effect. In addition, Lu Yueling and the others did not explain it clearly, and it did not know that this safe zone was modified based on the original rules of the ghost story. It thought that Xu Ming had found a way to build it himself, so it felt particularly at ease staying here.

"Wow." Listening to its excuse, Lu Yueling couldn't help but sigh, "You have seen through Teacher Mingming too well. Although she is quite good, she is not that good... Eh?"

This sentence aroused the common hatred of the shadow dog and the lion cat. Before Lu Yueling finished speaking, she was stared at by the two animals.

"She is so good! Super good!" The lion cat spoke with great certainty, with its tail standing up like an antenna, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"

The skinny shadow dog nodded in agreement.

Lu Yueling was stunned again.

Although, is she familiar with you... Lu Yueling instinctively muttered in her heart, but finally did not say this murderous word. Instead, she coughed awkwardly and adjusted her sleeves uncomfortably.

"What should we do now?" Lu Yueling changed the subject, "That guy ran away, could it be that he escaped just to leave the safe zone and open that door?"

This was obviously what others were worried about. Everyone fell silent again, and after a moment, Fang saw Landor exhaled deeply.

"There should be other clocks in this wall." He said, and walked forward quickly, quickly confirming with his eyes, "Xu Ming's clock, my clock, the consultant and the cat's clock... In other words, there should be four clocks in this room."

One of them had been taken away by Xu Ming, who had been sliced ​​into pieces, and there were three left. He just went out to look for a group of people, and for this he tried hard to pick out one more. There are still two left, all in the pus bag on the wall in front.

Mao Mao raised his chin slightly: "Do you want the three of us to take the clock and look for it separately?

" "I don't mind, but at least one person should be left in the room, right? There is a prisoner tied up here."

The parasitic Teacher Jing, like Xu Ming, has the ability to modify the rules in real time. Therefore, someone must be left to watch.

Landor shook his head when he heard this.

"You are not needed, you just stay here. "Landuo said, reaching out and gently plucking the bell on his neck. The small metal ball swayed slightly. Although it had no tongue, it still made a series of light sounds.

With the light sounds, the skinny shadow dog struggled to get up and shook its head vigorously. The skinny body was split in the middle, split into two halves, and the moment it fell, it instantly turned into two smaller shadow dogs.

"I'll go." Landuo pursed his lips and punched the wall of flesh and blood in front of him. His usually calm face was rarely fierce, like a snowy peak blown by a cold wind.

"I'll go alone. "

From the lion cat's perspective, all it could see was his cold profile and his arms pounding straight at the wall of flesh and blood. Like a statue full of murderous intent.

"..." The whiskers on its lips moved slightly, and the cat lowered his eyes. For some reason, a long-lost shudder arose in his heart.

Okay, it almost forgot.

Maybe it was because Landor's attitude had been relatively gentle since the reunion, or maybe it was because it had been too long, so that it had forgotten how cold and intimidating this guy was when they first met.

"Hey, cat." At this moment, Landor called it again.

The cat raised its head suddenly: "What?"

"Come over and give me a hand, please. "Landor still maintained his cool face as if a snow-capped mountain was blown by the cold wind, and the sound of the cold wind seemed to be swirling above his head, "This lump... is a bit thick. I can't get rid of it by myself."

"..."

So you really can't throw him away, can you raise him for me?

At this moment, the cat couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.