Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After Esther said goodbye to Klein, she returned to the hotel in the Bridge District.

Xiao Qi was not in the house, and she didn't know when she flew out. The window was still half-open, and the cold wind had been blowing in the house for so long that it was so cold that it made people get goosebumps.

After Esther left a few soles at the front desk, the attentive landlady quickly brought her a new fruit plate and overnight charcoal. Not long after, she came a second time and gave Esther a plate. Dry toasted jam biscuits with hot tea.

The biscuits were hard and must have been baked for a while, so I could only feel the proprietress's sincerity.

The room was heated again, and there was no slight movement from the window until Esther fell asleep. She opened the window, and a black crow fluttered its wings and eagerly flew to the fireplace, looking listless.

Before Esther could ask, Xiao Qi took the initiative to explain: "I originally wanted to get something, but the atmosphere there was very wrong. Someone was blocking the nearby area, so I had no choice but to fly back."

"You shouldn't have gone to that mausoleum, right?"

Xiao Qi looked at Esther with suspicion.

Esther immediately shook her head: "It wasn't me, someone else found the location of the tomb. The 'Machine Heart' also knows about this and should be planning to conduct corresponding exploration."

"These church people are really annoying, but they also help us." Xiao Qi moved closer to the fireplace, spreading his wings to roast the damp feathers, "There is a back door there, which is a dangerous passage that only the main body can use. That's it. It's better to let them seal it, lest the main body suddenly shows up from the back door one day when he gets interested."

Esther sat on the carpet next to Xiao Qi, with a slightly rough texture under her palms: "Oh, is it the 'interesting place' that Xiao Wu tried to trick me into going to before?"

"Well, yeah, that's it. Is it still sleeping?"

Esther took out the rolled-up Worm of Time from her pocket. It had no reaction these days: "I can feel that it is alive, but it is quite weak."

"The aura he revealed that day indeed affected the seal on Xiao Wu's body. It cannot be ruled out that he did this deliberately."

"Did you recognize Him?"

Xiao Qi shook his head: "No, it's just speculation."

"I'm also guessing," Esther knocked on her forehead, "whether he is really 'Zoya'."

"At least this is the most likely one at the moment, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why you had that strange dream. If it is really..." Xiao Qi's eyes darkened a little, "Please move your hair and seal the room."

Esther's mind moved, and the light scattered, completely isolating the room from the outside world.

"This is what I want to remind you. 'Zoya' itself should not be a 'thief', but the 'destiny' path shown by the light spot, which is the 'monster' path."

Esther suddenly knew why "Monster" Admissol was particularly close to her. The light he could see was "Zoya" itself instead of the light spots in her hair!

"Including my 'backtracking' ability?"

"Its strict name should be 'restart'," Xiao Qi's eyes were filled with memories, "In the very ancient times, I have seen it, and we have all seen it."

In that era when red and silver, strong wind, sunshine and wisdom, fantasy and shadow jointly defended the "Supreme God".

"You sound sorry that those old times were bad?" Esther asked casually.

Xiao Qi opened her eyes slightly, not expecting Esther to be so keenly aware of its emotional changes, and replied in an indifferent tone: "Maybe."

Esther pressed down one finger, and then another: "'Restart' is a symbol, and the circle should be another symbol, corresponding to another ability, but the power I can use it is extremely small, and I can only use it Use it as a means of isolating outside exploration, sealing or weakening the extraordinary influence of others."

“Do you have any special feelings about this application?”

Esther's finger made a vague stroke in the air, making a circle: "The seal that sealed Xiao Wu should also be the application of this power. Xiao Wu was fixed in a weak state of sleep, repeating this process. This is called Is it a 'circulation'?"

"So when you let it act on itself, you can enter a cycle of short-term withdrawal and avoid the time of the outside world?"

Xiao Qi nodded: "There is also a simple shock trajectory."

"These light spots have the instinct to tear apart the spiritual world. Only by existing in the spiritual world and the real world at the same time can they gain enough power to affect the material world."

Esther slowly untied the bandage around her right hand. The fine cracks left by the light spots had almost healed, but there were still faint marks left, making her hand seem to have been broken and put back together again. porcelain.

However, Esther had a hunch that in a few days these remaining scars would be eliminated by her body and would not leave any lasting traces.

Wearing gloves made Esther feel awkward. She didn't like the feeling of being restricted in her hand movements, which made her feel that "stealing" was becoming slower.

Xiao Qi quickly understood what she meant: "The reason why your wounds heal so slowly is because the remaining curse power mixed into your real body and the astral body through the torn gap in the spiritual world."

Esther nodded: "This is an accident, but it is also a gain. Since these cracks can accommodate the cursed power and the weak resentful spirit, then I should be able to pass through them. This is a new method for me. If I can Let them tear a big enough rift and I can escape into the spirit world!”

If Klein were here, Esther would definitely happily tell him "a blessing in disguise"!

Of course she was happy that this could be used as a life-saving means of escape.

"Yes, you'd better pray that you don't need it." Xiao Qi hesitated.

Esther was stunned and heard the sarcasm in Xiao Qi's words: "How do you say it?"

"If even the 'Zoya' in your mind is a troublesome opponent, which one doesn't have the ability to tear apart the spiritual world?"

Esther's previous joy completely dissipated.

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Hugh Dilcha came to Sherman's favorite bar in the East End again, wanting to ask for clues about the abnormal fluctuations in the East End in the past two days. The man in the gold mask from the military hoped that she could help find out relevant intelligence.

But tonight, the silence outside the brightly lit bar made her hair stand on end. This made Xio wary. She didn't hear the noise of the rough guys, which made her subconsciously feel that something was wrong.

As a "sheriff", her spiritual intuition was frantically reminding her that there was something abnormal here. Xio put her hand on the three-pointed thorn she carried with her and cautiously and slowly approached the bar door.

It's not accurate to say that the bar was quiet. After getting closer, Xio heard the gentle sound of the harmonica coming from inside.

That piece of music was not unfamiliar to her. It was a very old Loen song "Auld Lang Syne". Although the tune was slightly different, it was generally the same. Sometimes when some people in the tavern were drunk, they would often We will sing and cry together.

But why is there no sound inside?

She moved tiptoeing like a lion on guard against unknown intruders without making any movement. Then Xio looked in through the glass window on the door.

Xio saw a person sitting at the bar playing the harmonica, facing the door. The upper half of her face was covered by a silver mask with gold patterns, and the hood was put behind her head, revealing soft light golden hair. , just shoulder length.

The scene in sight next to it seemed extremely weird - the group of big and thick men were holding wine glasses or glass bottles in their hands. Many of them had red eyes and were shaking their heads to the music. Two of them had already He was passed out, with tears on his face, but even in his sleep, he had a soft and calm smile.

They were so quiet because they were too focused on Miss Hamel's music.

Xio didn't notice a light spot floating leisurely from the ground, sticking to her scruffy hair, and vibrating invisibly.

Xio only felt an inexplicable chill, but she didn't know the source of that weird feeling. Her spiritual intuition couldn't find any trace.

The player suddenly stopped, she moved the harmonica slightly away from her lips, and looked towards the door of the bar with a smile:

"Hey, Miss Hugh, good evening."

Everyone turned their heads at the same time, their expressions filled with unconscious gentleness and confusion.

Such a strange scene completely stopped Xio from exploring the situation.

She ran away.

Esther sat dumbfounded on the high chair next to the bar, feeling the distance between Miss Bounty Hunter and Miss Bounty Hunter in astonishment, and touched the harmonica in her hand at a loss.

Am I that scary?

In just two seconds, the slow time, space and everyone in the bar returned to normal. The bartender with a shaved forehead secretly wiped the corners of his eyes with the rag used to clean the wine glass when no one was paying attention.

Several people whistled hard, and some waved the beer in their hands and continued to cheer:

"Okay! Okay! Another song from the great musician! Don't be stingy!"

"Come on, girl, have a drink together. It's a lovely evening, I'll treat you to it!"

"With your wallet that can't hold a penny, what can you buy someone to drink!? Old Fergie give her a glass of misty champagne and charge it to my account!"

"Stop quarreling, who was she looking for just now? Hey, where are you going? You scared people away! Bastards!"

Esther threw all these shouts behind her and rushed towards the dark alley outside the tavern.

She didn't care about dealing with these enthusiastic bar patrons anymore. Esther originally just wanted to chat with Xio tonight, because Xio once introduced himself as a bounty hunter, and Esther wanted to tell the story of "Looking for Russell Diary". tasks entrusted to her. Since Xio himself is an extraordinary person, if Esther entrusts this task to her, she might be able to gain something new through Xio's circle.

Just because the tavern was too noisy, there were always people rudely harassing Esther, who was sitting at the bar. She simply took out her harmonica and played for a while, trying to appease these noisy guys.

Who knew it would turn into such a mess?