Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Early in the morning, the sun shines into the room through the window. Although the temperature is the same, it is more refreshing than when it was in Backlund.

If she didn't look stupid, Esther wanted to open the window and take a deep breath.

She didn't forget that there was still business today. After a few minutes, she took everything with her and tied another ordinary dagger to her wrist. Esther put on the hood and cloak and hung Xiaowu on her ears so that she could give it to her. Give directions.

Of course Xiao Wu has no objection. Esther's strange behavior yesterday made her seem particularly cooperative now. She even reminded Esther in a friendly way that when she encounters a situation that she really can't handle, she can use her circulation ability to suppress the opponent, and then Escape as soon as possible.

Esther clasped her forehead with her knuckles: "No problem, my 'inspiration' will call the police at a critical moment. At least there is no disagreement on this matter."

When I die, He dies. Are we already connected by fate?

"Go ahead and walk downstream along the river. I'll tell you when we get close to that place."

But soon, Esther noticed that there were traces of people walking through the grass, leaving a path leading to a corner downstream.

"There is still wet sap in the broken parts of the grass blades. They passed by not long ago. It seems that someone has made the same plan as me. Sure enough, if you have strong yang energy in the morning, you can rob tombs?"

Xiaowu didn't understand what Esther was saying, and Esther didn't care. She just used her decryption scholar's ability to quickly analyze the footprints on the ground and the few traces left by this group of people.

"There are at least six people, and it is not ruled out that some people can hide their own footprints. Two people are particularly large or carry heavier things, and one person's footprints are one heavy and one light, which is obviously a lame. Another person sprayed a lot Perfume, it doesn’t leave a smell on this bush, it’s more like a marking method to mark the way back?”

Xiao Wu said softly: "Some magic potions can also be used by spraying."

"Yes. The personnel of their team should be very rich. Considering that they are going to explore the tombs of the Fourth Age, there may be several mid-sequence Beyonders among them."

"That's not necessarily the case. It's no easier for a wild Beyonder to be promoted than it is for you to start from scratch and become a business giant in Backlund."

Esther even tilted her head and thought for two seconds: "Actually, I can really buy stocks. With my luck, even buying a piece of iron can make me a few dollars higher."

"...Not bad." Xiao Wu reluctantly squeezed out such words.

Esther was not in a hurry to move forward. Instead, after checking the nearby terrain, she used branches to sweep across and destroy a section of her footprints that extended here, and then left traces leading to the river side.

Further ahead was the edge of the field with a wide view. She didn't want to expose her figure. After doing this little trick, she quietly got into a relatively dense bush.

Esther did not directly choose the most suitable place to hide people, but also considered that place where others would be most likely to be wary.

Xiao Wu could understand her intention: of course, Esther would be at a disadvantage when pitting less against many. If she continued like this, she would inevitably run into the other party. Without knowing the other party's tendencies, avoiding the encounter would be the least likely to lead to conflicts. Esther was not willing to give up just like that, and simply waited for the group to turn back before heading to the mausoleum to see if there was any remaining harvest.

If they all failed, that would clear some of the obstacles for Esther.

There were no traces of sleeping in the open nearby. This small group had a large number of people, so they had to live and eat nearby in Baiya Town. Since they were so careless about the traces they left, they probably didn't have the awareness to be cautious enough to change their way back, or they were very sure that no one else knew about the tomb here.

Esther sighed in her heart, it was really unlucky, and she didn't know how long she would have to squat here.

But Esther didn't expect that she would squat in the bushes until the sunset. During this period, she changed several positions, but in order to stay hidden, she really didn't dare to climb a tree and lie down directly, so she could only sit down in a very awkward posture and lurk.

Fortunately, my legs are not numb, otherwise I really want to leave directly. Who wants to wait, who wants to wait...

Esther thought through gritted teeth, looked at the dim sky, and decided to wait another two hours before leaving.

It will be December in a few days, and the cold wind blowing along the river bank at night makes Esther feel like this day is like a joke. She decisively gave up staying with these "bastards" and headed directly to the hotel where she lived.

Retreating to the warm room with the fireplace burning, Esther took a sip of hot cocoa and asked Xiao Wu in confusion: "Will they really come back?"

"You finally know how to ask."

"You can take the initiative to say so. I don't want you to continue sleeping in the seal."

Xiao Wu sneered, and then continued: "Since those people are greedy to pursue the treasure, they naturally have to face the trap inside. The head of the family is an extremely insidious 'thief', how could he not keep all the people who covet the tomb?" Down?"

"In other words, the danger level on the outside is far incomparable to that on the inside. He will lure all the people in and then catch them all?"

"It's 'him'." Xiao Wu corrected him.

Esther thought for a moment: "Is it possible that we can only observe from the outside?"

"Of course, in fact, it is impossible for a human-skin shadow to move deep inside the mausoleum, unless it also wants to find some excitement." Xiao Wu said this with full of ridicule, "I can show you the way, we are very happy with the layout inside. Ripe."

"Then let's do it. We'll go there again tomorrow morning."

"But I also have a condition."

Esther pinched Xiao Wu and held it in the palm of her right hand: "What conditions do you want? Let's agree first. Reciting the honorable name of your family master will not do."

Xiao Wu shook his head and turned around leisurely: "It's not that difficult. You just need to tell me what happened in Tingen and why you met Xiao Qi."

This is not a confidential issue, but after Esther thought about it, apart from the experience of going to the tavern as soon as she opened her eyes, there seemed to be nothing to say: "I don't know. It's just that after I woke up, Xiao Qi You are already by my side, in the same sealed state as you are now."

"Were you what you looked like now?"

Esther subconsciously covered her face with her other hand: "No, I looked younger at that time and wore a suit jacket that was closer to the figure of an adult male. It didn't fit very well."

"But 'growth' only occurs after you accommodate your extraordinary characteristics."

Esther scratched her hair guiltily: "There are also extraordinary people who can change their appearance, right? I thought this was the difference after skipping the fourth sequence and being promoted."

"But the Sequence Five of the 'Stealer' is not good..." Xiao Wu's voice became much softer, "I'm not sure what will happen to you if you are really promoted."

Esther couldn't help but think of the out-of-control people she had seen in the past: "Am I going to turn into a monster too?"

"The higher your sequence is, the more vivid and frequent the awakened 'light spots' are. You can now communicate with them easily, just like-"

Esther took over Xiao Wu's words: "It's as if they are all alive."

Xiao Wu raised most of his body and leaned in Esther's direction: "By analogy, you should be able to imagine the relationship between 'Amon' and his family."

Esther felt chills all over her body: "So that mausoleum..."

"Yes, it was not a tomb from the beginning, but a trap and a passage leading to an abyss that living people should stay away from."

If it weren't for the insect form, Esther believed she would have seen Xiao Wu's half-squinted smile: "If the mausoleum is so dangerous, I have to start thinking about canceling the plan."

"No need. Just give me the same trust you gave Xiao Qi, and everything will be fine."

For some reason, Esther always had a bad feeling when she heard Xiao Wu say this. This was not a guidance or warning from her mind.

Just plain uneasy.

——

Esther still forced herself to sleep that night, and the conversation with Xiao Wu didn't even affect her sleep quality at all.

After she woke up, she immediately started preparing her things and followed yesterday's route to explore the traces left by the expedition team.

"There's been no change, they really haven't done anything to deal with it and they haven't come back here."

"It's too careless, isn't it? It seems that their plan was to return from here, but there was no chance to clean up the footprints when they returned."

Esther nodded and walked forward silently, past the overgrown grove, she walked along the edge of a fertile field, until she reached the bend of the river, where a bare face stood The cliffs are as white as if they have never experienced wind or rain.

Under Xiao Wu's instructions, Esther quickly found the hidden entrance. After briefly sensing that there was nothing extremely dangerous nearby, she walked down the deep and dark marble stairs. Dozens of light spots emanated from her. The tips fell, emitting a faint light, illuminating the road ahead.

The stairs leading underground are also black, easily reminding Esther of the black eyes of a crow. Even after almost a thousand or two thousand years, they are smooth and complete, without any sign of corrosion, and are only covered by a quilt. The faint dust from human footprints.

Underground, a huge and heavy dark gray stone door was half-open. The gap was so deep that almost no light could pass through, as if the huge mouth of a half-enjoyed beast could close at any time and devour the intruder who stepped inside.

More and more light points flew down from Esther's head, forming strips of surrounding light around her and under her feet, dispersing the surrounding darkness, making Esther's every step seem to be stepping on pale golden light. above the river.

With a flick of her wrist, the dagger popped out of the scabbard and was held tightly in her hand. Esther tied the blood-red bow tie around her neck, moved the fingers of her left hand, and stepped into the lightless dark mausoleum. among.

Xiao Wu also stopped chatting casually, as if he was afraid of disturbing Esther's concentration.

Esther wasn't afraid of the darkness here, but except for breathing, heartbeat, and Xiao Wu's occasional reminders of the traps around her, there was almost no sound here.

If Xiao Wu hadn't been able to make a sound, Esther would have only been left with the loneliness of being separated from the world.

She didn't go in for long when a figure appeared outside the light around Esther, almost blending into the darkness in the corner.

Judging from the back, she was also a young woman - wearing the same simple leather vest and shirt as Esther, with trousers tucked into boots for ease of movement. She was only 1.6 meters tall, with soft and fluffy silver hair that just reached her shoulders.

Esther's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and the hum of spiritual intuition began to amplify in her mind. She seemed to know what she was about to see.

The figure on the opposite side slowly turned around and raised his face, which was covered by the shadow of his bangs.

However, there was nothing on this young woman's face, no eyebrows, nose or mouth. Her entire face was empty, with only two eerie black holes, as if her eyes had been gouged out.