I'm a villain, not a devil

After walking around the statue, Qiong Ying looked confused.

According to Sean, the thing should be on the statue.

After searching carefully, Qiong Ying still couldn't find anything that could be disassembled.

Sean wouldn't lie to me...there must be something wrong...

With this idea in mind, Qiong Ying tried again.

This time, she discovered that the two hands of the statue could be moved horizontally.

The stone arms are embedded in it in some unknown way, and the angle can be shifted with just a little force.

After trying for a long time, Qiong Ying finally discovered that in addition to the statue, there were also differences in the bushes surrounding the statue.

Of all the plants that were supposed to be eerily symmetrical, two were noticeably different.

After moving the arms of the statue forcefully until the two arms were aligned with the two plants, the statue finally made a slight tremor.

At the originally smooth and seamless back neck of the statue, two stone slabs slowly opened.

Qiong Ying was immediately delighted. She stood up on tiptoes and reached in. After groping for a while, she took out a small black jewelry box.

She didn't check, but pulled the collar and stuffed it directly into the abyss.

Qiong Ying didn't notice that she had spent a long time, and the shadows around her were already squirming as if they were alive.

The statue was restored to its original position.

Qiong Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, but now she had to face another problem.

She looked at the way she came with some fear, and there was some hesitation on Qiong Ying's face.

She had to go back, but there was something terrible and unknown hidden in this garden.

Taking a tentative step forward, the tall flowers and plants on both sides of the stone road stopped.

Qiong Ying stepped back with an ugly expression. She had never seen such a strange thing before, and she didn't even know whether it was some kind of creature or some kind of supernatural power.

Just as she was thinking about how to escape this area, a shadow under the flowers and grass began to squirm silently.

The shadow was like spreading ink, slowly drilling towards Qiong Ying along the ground.

The shadow was getting closer, and a deeper hole was slowly appearing in its center. The surrounding black flowed down like a waterfall, but the edge did not shrink at all.

Qiong Ying frowned and looked ahead, thinking about how to get out of trouble.

At this moment, she suddenly felt a sudden tremor on her back, and the Steinway III sent out a strong warning signal.

Instinctively taking a step back, Qiong Ying's feet suddenly seemed to be grabbed by a giant, trying to drag her entire body away!

The step back just now gave Qiong Ying a chance to struggle. She backed up crazily, and the modules loaded on the Steinway III ran at full speed like crazy.

The temporarily condensed water ball had no effect. She could only struggle desperately, digging the fingertips of both hands into the cracks of the stone slabs.

"Ah——" A muffled roar came from her throat, and she finally pulled herself out.

A shoe was wrapped in shadow, and in her horrified eyes, it flowed to the center of the shadow, and then disappeared completely.

The shadow seemed unable to enter the area around the statue. After lingering at the edge for a while, it quickly faded away and turned into the shadow of flowers and grass again.

Qiong Ying panted rapidly. She looked at the area in shock, her back already wet with sweat.

"what……"

Before she could finish talking to herself, a hand was placed on her shoulder.

With a scream, Qiong Ying gathered the water ball in her hand and was about to throw it back.

What sounded was Latiya's calm voice.

"Qiongying, why are you here?"

The girl gasped, and she finally saw the person who appeared behind her.

Latiya stood there at some point, with the sun behind her and the shadows covering her cheeks.

A huge chill rose in her heart, and Qiong Ying clenched her hands subconsciously.

"Qiongying, why are you here?"

Latiya asked again in the same tone. Her tone had no fluctuation, which made people feel frightened from the bottom of their hearts.

In panic and fear, Qiong Ying thought of Sean's instructions to her.

She swallowed hard, got up and knelt on the ground: "Teacher... I'm sorry... I, I just want to walk around..."

Latiya raised her chin slightly: "So, what did you see?"

Qiong Ying didn't hide anything. Except for the things she took from the statue, she told everything she encountered in detail.

After finishing speaking, she looked at the intersection in shock: "Teacher... what on earth is that..."

Latiya's laughter seemed as gentle as ever, but it contained an indescribable coldness.

"Oh, it's just some interesting stuff. Haha, it looks like it scared you."

Latiya lowered her head, her face in the shadow was inexplicably strange.

Suppressing her racing heart, Qiong Ying lowered her head: "Teacher, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have walked around without permission."

Latiya chuckled: "It doesn't matter. It's my fault that I didn't remind you."

Qiong Ying lowered her head. After a moment, she seemed to remember something. She fumbled for a while and took out a small device.

"Teacher, this is something I found on the statue. I don't know what it is... but it doesn't feel right."

After taking the device, Latiya's eyes narrowed slightly.

After a moment, she chuckled, put the device away and said, "Qiong Ying, you did me a favor."

"teacher?"

"Ha, you will know later. Okay, let's go out. Just follow me and you'll be fine."

"Okay, okay, teacher."

Sure enough, following Latiya, the flowers, grass and shadows became normal, and they walked out of the yard within a few steps.

"Qiong Ying, I won't let you have dinner today. Come cook with me next time."

Latiya smiled softly, but the underlying meaning was already obvious.

Qiong Ying didn't want to stay here for a long time. She nodded to show that she understood, and then quickly left this place that scared her.

When Qiong Ying's figure walked away, Latiya's eyes gradually became cold.

She blended into the shadows, and when she reappeared she was already next to the statue.

After walking around the statue, she took out the device Qiong Ying gave her.

"Team Mikasa..." muttering to herself, Latiya casually crushed the device.

She looked up at the statue, a twisted look flashing in her eyes.

"very good……"

——

The door opened, and Sean turned around with a smile: "Back?"

The pale Qiong Ying nodded, and handed the small box to Sean: "This should be it..."

However, Sean immediately noticed something was wrong with Qiong Ying.

He didn't even look at the box and directly took Qiong Ying into his arms.

"How are you?" His voice was solemn and worried.

Qiong Ying took a deep breath, and Sean's worry turned into comfort amid her fear.

She put her head close to the man's chest with some happiness and some fear. The girl shook her head gently: "Something happened, but it's okay now."