Chapter 164 Clearing the Wrongs
Most of the wizard's records in the wooden house are things like textbooks, and there are even some students' homework stored in the bookshelf. The wizard occasionally takes them out for fun.
Liu Wei touched the dry book cover. The pages inside had turned yellow, and the ink was a little blurry. The writing inside could not be described as that of a talented person, but rather stupid. So there were a lot of large, red-ink annotations. One could almost see this teacher, who was so disappointed with his student, hanging him up and scolding him.
But this annoying book still appeared on the bookshelf and was well preserved.
The wizard seemed to love his students very much.
Liuwei thought thoughtfully.
She seems to be an interesting person herself.
She even had her own annotations on her textbooks, telling where to expand on, where to make a little joke to liven up the atmosphere, and even making subtle complaints in some places. The angles were so unique that Liuwei couldn't help but laugh after taking a look at them twice.
As Liu Wei read on, he actually subtly outlined a cunning image from these words.
Perhaps she should be a teacher rather than a respected wizard.
Liuwei suddenly looked around and found that there was indeed a secret compartment under the desk. However, to remove it, a secret mechanism was still needed. Fortunately, this was too easy for Liuwei.
In a short while, he pulled open the secret compartment, moved the lighter closer and saw another mechanism box.
Liuwei: “…….”
It’s not easy to imagine what is placed in this secret compartment.
He squatted down and bent over to take it, and with a glance, he found that one of the legs of the wizard's desk was missing, and a book was used by her to prop up the table leg.
Liuwei didn't think much about it and reached out to pull up the mechanism box.
“Click—”
From somewhere came the sound of mechanical gears meshing.
Shi Yuan also stopped what he was doing and came closer cautiously: "Something seems to be wrong."
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Liuwei's forehead. He slowly lowered his eyes and stared at the mechanism box in his hand.
That shouldn’t be the case, right?
"boom--"
“Buzz——”
Long-term tinnitus occurs in the ears of Liuwei!
I don't know what exploded, but judging by the symptoms, it was like a flash bomb combined with a buzzer, which made this mortal body almost unable to move for an instant!
His eyes went blank and he could hardly see anything.
It seems like he has been tricked again!
He fell to the ground, his whole body curled up uncontrollably, and blocked the mechanism box under his body.
The person didn't seem to be hurt, but when Liuwei reacted again,
Gu Dingbang's anxious urging voice came from afar. He covered his dizzy head and opened his eyes.
"...Where are you! They are coming! What happened just now?" Gu Dingbang's voice was very low, and it was not known whether there was something wrong with his ears, or whether Gu Dingbang himself was guilty and did not dare to speak under such circumstances.
Liuwei climbed up with difficulty.
The room was brightly lit, and the entire wooden house was filled with dazzling light. The light was so bright that even a blind person eight hundred miles away could see it clearly.
Shi Yuan also got up from the ground dazedly: "We are fine! How long will it take for them to arrive!"
"No, I don't know. How can I watch for how long? They are coming here anyway!" Gu Dingbang was so panicked that he spoke incoherently.
"What else haven't you finished reading? Let's take it away! There will be no chance to come back later!" Liu Wei said reluctantly, pulling the mechanism box into his arms. He staggered towards the railing on the second floor. He had checked all the bookshelves on his side, and now he had to do something he had forgotten to do before.
Liuwei hooked the magician's rope and pulled it over. He pulled aside the magician's thick black hair, revealing a pale face underneath. He had never seen it before, but he had just rummaged through her things, and Liuwei felt a secret sense of closeness in his heart. He carefully checked the magician's condition.
"Dead."
Liuwei didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
"Woo woo! They're coming up! Let's run!" Gu Dingbang almost cried. He couldn't control himself and rushed into the house: "Just a few steps!"
"Let's go!" Shi Yuan said decisively.
Liuwei let go of the wizard's body, picked up the mechanism box and was about to leave with Shi Yuan. Suddenly, he stopped. His intuition and premonition suddenly reminded him that he could not leave yet because he had not taken all the books yet.
Shi Yuan's back disappeared down the stairs. Liu Wei squatted down, took out the book that was used as a support for the table legs, and then hurriedly followed him.
As soon as they got down to the first floor, the door was kicked open by Jikong. The monk's eyes were filled with anger and he yelled, "Liar! Where are you running to!"
Liuwei looked back with full of apology, a look of guilt fell on that face and was revealed from those heterochromatic pupils, almost making people doubt whether he had his own difficulties.
But soon, in front of everyone in the village committee, Liuwei raised his hand with a face full of pain, exerted his muscles, and threw out a knife with lightning speed.
Just as Jikong was about to chase him up with his legs, the knife had already passed through the red rope, and the mage's head tilted back.
"Master!" The village committee member behind him screamed, "Catch the master——"
Ji Kong looked up and saw the wizard's body falling down. He didn't care about the three people who were escaping and reached out to catch it. He was weighed down by the wizard's body and staggered. Before he could stand firmly, he handed the wizard to his colleague and continued to chase the criminals.
One after another, the big men swarmed over in a panic and suddenly pressed down on Ji Kong, making him unable to stand and fall to the ground.
***
It was the same cave as before.
Gu Dingbang's hands were shaking so badly that he was running around like a fool: "Sister, brother, what will happen if we get caught?"
Shi Yuan put down the book he had brought out, glanced at Gu Dingbang and said in a brisk voice, "He should be dead, right? I guess there is no room for Liu Wei to quibble. Hmm... Let's do it like before. You sit at the entrance of the cave and keep watch while we look for clues."
Liuwei has already started studying the wooden box with a mechanism that he stole from the wizard's house in the cave.
Gu Dingbang looked at Shi Yuan's back as she left, and finally couldn't help but said, "Sister! We are really trying to find the truth behind the mage's death to clear our suspicion, right?"
Shi Yuan paused and said, "Of course! Don't worry!"
Gu Dingbang bit his lip and slowly clenched his fists. He trusted Liuwei very much, but Liuwei's new companion made him feel conflicted. He did not feel the slightest urgency or worry from Shi Yuan. It seemed that there was only the pleasure that he occasionally glimpsed from her.
What should he do if things get out of control?
Young Gu Dingbang thought so.
His eyes were full of confusion.
Gu Dingbang wanted to show his magical powers like the hero in Liukou's story, but he was very afraid. He had never encountered such a thing before. He was just a street kid in the mountain village and was very timid.
Moreover, he was very useless. Ever since the wizard died, he had been following Liuwei in a daze, feeling anxious all the time and having no idea of the way forward.
He also wanted to avenge the adults.
Can he really do it? Or does he really have the courage to do it?
Gu Dingbang didn’t know. He just sat at the entrance of the cave, looking at the torches in the distance that almost formed a river, and remained silent.
What Shi Yuan brought back were also of little value, they were just miscellaneous books such as Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases.
Now our hope lies in the mechanism box under the secret compartment of the bookshelf.
The mechanism of the trap box is very complicated.
Shi Yuan put the useless book aside and sat down with Liu Wei, both with sad faces, fiddling with the mechanism box.
While Liuwei was solving the mechanism box, he was thinking about the wizard.
The wizard seen in his home seems to be a lively person, but also quite childish. He likes to play with children and prefers teaching to his profession.
Although Liuwei only took a quick glance at the textbooks, he could still see that the words and sentences in the textbooks were different from the ancient thoughts, just like the village committee that shouldn't appear, revealing a weirdness that was out of place in the entire space.
Is she a time traveler? Did she become a mage with the help of that knowledge?
Liuwei shook his head.
He clearly remembered that Gu Dingbang had once described to him the power of the mage, which was almost omniscient and omnipotent. Even this forest, no, the entire space was under the control of the mage.
The wizard is really a person full of mysteries.
While thinking, Liuwei put the mechanism box on the ground and stood up.
Shi Yuan, who was thinking and giving some suggestions from time to time, looked up in confusion: "Don't you understand?"
Liuwei shook his head and jumped up.
"Bang--"
The mechanism box shattered with a sound.
"It is indeed a book." Liu Wei picked up the book from the ruins.
Liuwei was able to crush it so decisively, not only because he had guessed what was inside, but there was another reason. He felt that since the wizard could put this thing into the mechanism box, it should not be what they needed, the record about "Tiangui".
Maybe she felt that the things she treasured were more important and needed more.
Liuwei swept away the debris on the book and opened it.
Shi Yuan blinked and moved closer as well.
[The food is a bit unpalatable, I will make it myself tomorrow. ]
[I’m lazy, I’ll do it tomorrow. 】
[I’m tired. I’ll do it tomorrow. 】
[I want to eat soup pot, I can't fall any further! I must make it tomorrow! ]
[I'm asleep. We'll talk tomorrow.]
“……” Liuwei’s expression became complicated.
No, who would write a diary? It's boring, and they put it in a box with a secret mechanism.
Shi Yuan was already laughing.
Liuwei was not very surprised, and just sighed slightly after feeling helpless.
"What should we do next? Go again?" Shi Yuan was eager to try.
Liuwei shook his head.
Since what the mage values is different from what they think, and the mage himself has a lively temperament, there is nothing to be found on the bookshelf.
Shi Yuan patted his butt and stood up, picking up the long stick he had put aside: "This time I'll make some noise to lure them away..."
She paused and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, then Liu Wei took out a gray ancient book from his arms.
"This is……"
Liuwei flipped it open and a glimmer of understanding flashed across his eyes. The handwriting was already a little mottled. Compared to a neatly typeset book, it looked more like a work log, recording the mage's observations on the "Tian Gui". There was no clear name written on it, only the status of the "Tian Gui" was recorded by date.
At the beginning, there is no emotional description in it, but as I read on, it gradually changes, the text becomes more sentimental and happier.
Until the turning point...
【“Blurred” alone “blurred”, “blurred” waiting for “blurred”, I am willing. 】
"I can't see clearly, what is she going to write?" Liu Wei frowned.
From here on, the rest of the text was basically covered with large ink stains, and it was unclear what was written. Liu Wei turned to the end, raised his eyebrows slightly, and found that a strange ritual was recorded at the end of the book.
"Could that be a way out?" Shi Yuan said, touching his chin.
A plan slowly emerged in Liuwei's mind. He took out a pen from somewhere, dipped the pen cap in the ink, and continued writing the ritual fragment under Shi Yuan's shocked gaze.
What is surprising is that what Liuwei wrote is almost identical to the handwriting at the beginning of this book, exactly the same!
The only difference is that the ink in the former text shows some traces of time, but the ink in the latter text obviously looks like it was just added.
After a moment.
Liuwei put the cap back on the pen and stuffed the pen back into his sleeve.
He smiled and said, "It's done. Next, we can go and clear our grievances."
Of course, the way to clear a grievance is simple: just tell a little, insignificant lie.
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