Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Esther, the steam train is about to enter the station." Benjamin waved the three tickets in his hand at the two of them.

Rabbit turned his head away in disgust: "Why is he still here..."

Esther smiled and sighed: "I can't help it. After all, I made an appointment with Mr. Benjamin to help him with something."

Benjamin didn't have the consciousness of being disliked: "Yes, as an ordinary child, you shouldn't pry into the secrets of adults."

"Mr. Benjamin, please don't say anything misleading." Esther took the ticket he handed over, "But thank you for offering to buy the ticket."

"You're welcome, it was stolen anyway." Benjamin said with a smile.

Esther heard the "fraud" hidden in this sentence and looked at Benjamin amusedly: "You... don't have to make such a joke."

Rabbit touched the ticket in his hand and said nothing, but subconsciously leaned behind Esther. It is obvious that no matter what his attitude is on the surface, this boy is still quite afraid of Benjamin in his heart and is always wary of him.

The three people, like other passengers, boarded the steam train in an orderly manner, holding their tickets.

A few minutes later, with the high-pitched whistle sound, the train turned up the lever again, and the wheels rotated forward along the track, carrying passengers to the designated station.

Benjamin bought a second-class seat, and Rabbit happily sat on the seat by the window. He liked the scenery passing by outside very much. When the two came to Tingen, Rabbit stared out the window all the way, until because of Being sleepy and starting to take a nap.

But what made Rabbit unhappy was that Benjamin sat directly next to him.

Rabbit stared at Benjamin silently for two seconds, then stood up and sat in the row opposite. Esther sat down next to Rabbit, letting the slightly worried boy calm down again.

Noticing Esther's disapproving gaze, Benjamin just smiled at her, and then moved to a seat near the window: "I didn't do anything."

Rabbit looked out the window, trying not to let his eyes fall on the gentleman who made him so disgusted.

Esther held a magazine she bought casually outside the station and flipped through the promotion. Next month, Tingen will usher in an annual regular event. The large page of the article is used to describe the excitement of the traveling circus. show.

Not long after, Rabbit leaned his head against the car window in a daze and dozed off in a daze.

He didn't sleep well last night. Perhaps the experience of going to the cemetery left a certain shadow on Rabbit. Esther heard the sound of the rabbit opening and closing the door several times during the night. Finally, it was not until Esther sat down in the living room to make sure that the rabbit could see her when he came out that the boy stopped wandering uneasily. Finally, it was almost dawn. He only slept for more than two hours.

Now that the rabbit has fallen asleep peacefully, it is also a good thing for him. At least he no longer has to tense his nerves and remain overly vigilant towards Benjamin.

Hearing the boy's breathing that had calmed down due to his deep sleep, Benjamin lowered his voice and called again: "Esther."

Esther raised her head helplessly: "What's wrong, Mr. Benjamin?"

"I'm just thinking about what identity to assign to you. Do you have any ideas?"

"You're talking about the plan for me to play the role of a member of the Jacob family." Esther put down the magazine in her hand and quickly went through the previous conversation between the two in her mind. "Actually, I don't have many suggestions. I The understanding of Jacob’s family is only superficial.”

Benjamin stared at her for a moment: "Then as me..."

As Esther's gaze became serious, Benjamin coughed lightly: "I think it's okay to be a member of a certain family branch, right? I contacted you by chance.

"The Jacob family basically has no contact with each other. This is to prevent family members from other branches from being implicated when someone is caught by Amon."

Esther shrugged indifferently: "Then is there anything I should pay attention to? Aren't there other members of the Jacob family?"

Benjamin smiled and nodded his glasses, showing a bit of satisfaction:

"Even the members within the family don't know each other very well. They only know me. If I, the host of the party, act as your guarantor, even if most people have any doubts, they will keep it in their mouths and will not make things difficult for you. .”

Esther had to admit that she was also a little curious about this topic: "How do you say it is kept on the lips?"

Benjamin considered his words for a moment: "There will be no shortage of verbal censure and rebuke, but they will talk about this in every meeting, so you don't have to take it too seriously."

Esther thought thoughtfully: "Even within the assembly, members mainly distrust each other?"

"Only when promoting 'simple newcomers' will they be more attentive," Benjamin pointed at Esther, "but you have passed this stage. A strange and demigod extraordinary person, only It will arouse the vigilance of most members.”

"Especially with the threat of 'blasphemers' out there... It's actually strange that they don't suspect it. After all, this is a gathering of 'thieves'. I am mentally prepared accordingly, so you can rest assured."

Esther could understand their nervousness. She thought about it for a moment. If it were her frequent participation in a party, a member suddenly took out a monocle, stuffed it into his right eye socket, and followed happily. Saying hello to others - Esther felt that she might be extremely fluctuating between fear and anger, and even start a fight with someone on the spot.

No, it is indeed better to run away on the spot.

From this point of view, "online communication" is more reliable. At least no one faces the threat of being parasitized. Thank you Mr. "Fool"...

However, thinking of this bad development, Esther seriously considered the proposal in Klein's previous letter. It was naturally safer to communicate with others under the protection of Mr. Fool than to meet in real life.

I don’t seem to be in need of psychological treatment, so I’ll talk about it later.

Esther restrained her divergent thoughts and nodded to Benjamin: "Is there anything else that needs attention?"

"When I get back to Pulitzer Harbour, tell me where you'll be, and I'll give you a rally badge then."

Esther was silent for two seconds, feeling that there was no need to trouble Benjamin any more. Since the other party had been resolute in expressing his position, she did not mind being more candid: "Speaking of which, the time and place of the party is at the mouth of the Tasok River. Yeah?"

Benjamin stared at her in surprise for a few seconds, then nodded slowly: "Well, could it be said that you have..."

Esther patted her satchel, but did not take out the badge directly, but the meaning of her action was also very obvious: "I have learned something about the 'Hermits of Destiny', and even got it from others. Get a badge from a member of the assembly.”

Benjamin pushed up his glasses in a daze and subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, but before blurting out his habitual "interesting", he chuckled and nodded: "To be honest, this is a bit beyond my expectation."

Benjamin pondered for a moment and remained silent. The rabbit made a slight murmur in his sleep, and Esther turned her eyes to him gently.

"Why are you taking this child with you?"

"I just met him by chance. He had nowhere to go, but he kept chasing...a vague trace."

Benjamin didn't seem to like the answer: "That's why?"

Esther also looked at Benjamin strangely: "Why do you always care about this? There is no need for a special reason."

Benya was obviously even more dissatisfied, and a wrinkle appeared between his eyebrows, making his originally elegant temperament become cold and distant: "He has no reason to follow you, and you don't need him. Is there any benefit to such a relationship? "

"Then you think I'm a weird person." Esther replied with a smile, "Just like now, I can talk to you calmly, among other extraordinary people who have gaps, this may be It’s incredible.”

Benjamin looked at Esther for a long time, and finally his eyes fell on the boy who disgusted him: "Isn't it because we reached a deal to live in peace?"

"The magpie is a very auspicious bird in my hometown. Maybe that's why I changed my view of you?" Esther said softly.

Benjamin didn't believe this. Looking at Esther's gentle and reminiscing eyes, he lost the idea of ​​asking further questions - this was obviously a good time for him to catch her wavering and ask the current "Esther" "Special" origin, to find out what is special about Esther's "hometown".

But Benjamin just looked out the window at the changing scenery due to movement and said nothing.

He knew in his heart where her "hometown" was.

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The rabbit woke up from his sleep in a daze.

Just now, with the shaking of the steam train, his head hit the glass window hard. At this time, the boy touched his forehead that was hurt by the bumps and opened his eyes from a dream that was not very clear.

He looked across in confusion, and when he saw the young man with lake-green eyes looking at him with a smile, the rabbit immediately turned his head to the side, avoiding meeting the young man's eyes.

But Esther was not there. The moment he realized this, Rabbit felt cold all over. Suddenly losing his safety, he subconsciously put his hand on his heart. The ball of hair Esther gave him was still on his body.

The shock in his heart must be reflected on his face, Rabbit thought, because the next moment, Rabbit heard Benjamin on the opposite side speak:

"Your 'cousin' has left, what are you going to do now? Do you want to try to find an excuse to convince me to leave you a way out?"

"Do you believe what I say?"

Benjamin leaned forward, and the height of an ordinary adult would be quite oppressive for a malnourished child: "You could consider saying something nice, wouldn't you? That would make you suffer less."

Rabbit frowned and stared at Benjamin closely, his face full of grief and anger: "You! You must have deceived her..."

Benjamin adjusted the lens in front of his right eye and found it difficult to suppress the smile on his lips:

"You're right, I can't see that your brain finally worked for once." (End of Chapter)