I'm trapped in a cube

The man held the ring in his hand and laughed uncontrollably.

"Hahahaha~"

The laughter was so loud that everyone around him looked over.

Li and Luo happened to be standing nearby, and their uncontrollable laughter quickly caught their attention.

"What's wrong with him?" Li Xiangyi asked.

"I don't know." Looking at the man who was becoming more and more uncomfortable, Li Luo backed away carefully.

However, the man quickly returned to normal, and he seemed to be wondering why he had lost his temper just now.

As if suddenly awakened, the man carefully put the ring into his pocket, and then pulled the little boy to leave the square.

At this moment, a cloaked figure suddenly rushed out from the side and punched the man in the face.

The two of them instantly struggled to the ground, and their cloaks were lifted up.

Under the cloak was an old man with half-white hair. Although he looked very thin, he was very skilled. He subdued the man with his backhand in a short time.

"Speak quickly! What relic did you ask your child to ask for?"

“What are the functions and costs?”

The old man's voice was full of anger, suppressing the man's angry questioning.

The man who was pinned down had lost his initial elegance and kept shouting: "Someone is causing trouble in Oasis City! Soldier!"

The soldiers in the square noticed the situation here very early. Several soldiers rushed over quickly, pulled the old man away, and helped the man up.

The man's temperament no longer existed, and he was escorted away from the scene by soldiers while cursing.

The old man was still struggling, and was driven through the crowd by two soldiers toward the alley behind the square.

Li Luo and Li Xiangyi watched this scene with great interest. After looking at each other, they followed quietly.

The soldier seemed to know the old man and had a good attitude towards him. He let go of him as soon as he walked out of the square and kept patting the dust off him.

They did not shy away from being seen, and after taking the old man to the alley, they started chatting.

Li and Luo pretended to be looking at the map at the entrance of the alley, eavesdropping on the conversation between the soldiers and the old man.

"Old Xu, don't come here to cause trouble every time. Others' relics are taken care of, so why should you care about them?" the soldier persuaded him earnestly.

"I told you, there is something wrong with the spring water! You have been in the abyss for so many years. Which of these wish-making relics is not a big pit? Why don't you understand?" The old man was very anxious and complained to the soldiers.

"We know, but this is what the top management of Oasis City has decided. What can we do? Lao Xu, just leave it alone. Isn't it good to enjoy your old age in peace?" The soldier patted the old man's shoulder and comforted him.

"You have to use your brains! How can you just obey orders in the abyss!" The old man still stubbornly persuaded: "You should report it to your superiors again. This spring can no longer be opened! There will definitely be some harm!"

He kept persuading, and the soldiers on the side had no choice but to sigh helplessly and asked: "Where is the harm?"

After hearing this, the old man finally stopped arguing and stood in the alley with nothing to say.

The soldier looked at the time and said to the old man: "It's almost over. We have to go back to maintain order. Lao Xu, don't continue to cause trouble. Go back and have a good rest. I'll have tea with you another day."

The old man could only nodded helplessly and watched the soldiers leave the alley.

"Stop being sneaky and ask if you want to know anything." After the soldiers left, the old man slowly walked to the alley and said to the two people who were eavesdropping.

Seeing the shocked eyes of the two people, the old man glanced twice and continued: "Are you two outsiders?"

Li Luo nodded.

"I remember everyone in Oasis City, and your relics are so conspicuous, it's hard not to attract attention." The old man pointed to the floating cube behind Li Luo and explained: "As soon as you start following me, I will noticed."

It turned out that it had been discovered a long time ago.

"Just call me Lao Xu. Do you have anything you want to ask?" Lao Xu didn't seem to care about the two people's eavesdropping.

"What's going on with that spring water?" Li Luo asked bluntly.

"It is a self-aware relic that has existed since the founding of Oasis City." Lao Xu explained while looking towards the square.

The crowd has gradually dispersed, and the fountain has slowly dropped, turning into a plain water surface. Officials are evacuating the crowd and surrounding the spring with guardrails.

Lao Xu looked at the square with a somewhat disappointed look, and murmured: "If you keep using it like this, I really don't know what the consequences will be."

He turned around and waved: "Go and sit at my place. It's just behind this alley, not far away. I'll explain it to you in detail."

After saying that, he walked towards the alley.

Li and Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed Lao Xu and walked in.

Sure enough, walking through the alley, it suddenly became clear.

A clearing appeared in front of everyone.

This open space is surrounded by a circle of tall buildings, and a small iron house is built neatly in the middle of the open space.

Outside the house is a clean flower bed and table. There is not a trace of dust on the table. It seems that the owner loves cleanliness very much.

Although the place is not big, the yard is still surrounded by wooden fences, and the paths outside the yard are also cleaned cleanly.

The sun shines through the gaps in the tall buildings, making the small courtyard look lush and full of life.

I didn't expect there to be a place like this in the core area of ​​Oasis City, which is full of high-rise buildings.

Lao Xu pushed open the fence gate and invited Li and Luo to enter his yard.

In the courtyard, hundreds of flowers are blooming. These flowers are well taken care of and the flower beds are neatly arranged.

"The sunshine here is not good, so we can only plant some flowers that like shade." Lao Xu explained when he saw Li Xiangyi staring blankly at these flowers.

Li Xiangyi waved his hand quickly: "It's okay. I think these flowers are beautiful, but why build a house here? With so many tall buildings around, it would be very depressing, right?"

"Because I was here from the beginning, and the high-rise buildings outside were built later. They wanted to ask me to move out, but I didn't want to, so I stayed." Old Xu looked nostalgic.

"Sit down first, I'll make you some flower tea." He led the two of them to the table and asked them to sit down first, while he ran to boil water and pick flowers.

The way he was careful when picking flowers was completely different from when he attacked people in the square. He was very gentle.

Lao Xu took out tea leaves and cups from the house and started brewing.

"Where did you come from?" he asked calmly.

"Black Tower." Li Luo replied.

"Oh, I've been to the Black Tower. The monitoring station hadn't been built at that time. I felt something was wrong about that place. Many places were unexplored and there shouldn't be too many people stationed there." He commented while thinking about it.

Li Luo was very surprised when he heard it and told him what happened in the Black Tower.

After hearing this, Lao Xu sighed.

"Oh, I knew it. My intuition was always right."