"The hermit walks ahead, fearless of the hazy fog. ”

"The sun that followed it was bright and blinding, taking away the dark eyes. ”

"The sun and the moon look down on the earth, look into the abyss of darkness, and reflect the path of light. ”

"Xing, Six Realms Rong, this is my divination for them. ”

The slender and white fingers ran through the empty face of the tarot card, but when it left the card, nothing was visible on it, and even if the person in front of him had fallen, it seemed that he could not figure out the existence of himself.

"I haven't seen you for many days, and your divination seems to be able to even count into the book of fate, which is worthy of admiration, and the afterlife is terrifying. ”

The woman tapped the tarot card on the table with her knuckles, and she looked at the man across the coffee table, "Thank you, Mr. Inspector." I've done what you asked me to do, but the result of my divination is still that you can't get what you want, and the book of fate is in chains. That, as you promised me, I want to know the truth about what happened to us. ”

V put down the coffee cup in his hand, the latte in this humble little shop smelled with a tea bag, and after he tasted it with some disgust, he could only put the cup back into the cup, "You yourself should be able to divinate the truth by now." ”

The woman shook her head and lowered the white baseball cap on her head, avoiding V's sharp gaze watching at her, "I don't know. ”

"It's because you've seen so much that you're not confident in your divination. V's words fell, piercing the woman's calm expression, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, which was then covered by a sigh.

"Yes, I saw too much, I saw too much, so I couldn't see it. The woman picked up her cup of hot cocoa, took a sip, and found that it had become cold.

Have you been divining for so long?

She glanced suspiciously at V opposite, there was a faint frost under V's fingers, and when she saw the woman glancing out from under the baseball cap with reproachful eyes, V's fingers shrank back slightly.

The corners of the woman's mouth twitched twice, but she still didn't laugh in the end, "I really don't have the money to invite you to a better place." You know, I'm not like Luo Ling and the others who have a fixed salary in the squad. ”

V raised his eyebrows, but still picked up the cup on his table and drank all the coffee, "I have never met people in such a poor and sour place in my life, I knew that this would be better for you to go to my private house." ”

"Since you don't think it tastes good, you can also stop drinking it. The woman looked at him helplessly.

v picked up the tissue on the side and wiped the foam off the corner of her mouth, "If she knows that I am wasted, she will definitely ...... again." Well, I'll have someone sort things out in the past, and when the time comes, I'll find him and give you the text according to the contact address I gave you. ”

"Cheng, I hope you are the talker. ”

V's eyes were a little dissatisfied: "I look like such a dishonest person?"

"You are too similar to the Cold Ghost King. You know, I kind of hate him. ”

V didn't speak, watched the woman leave a few generic spirit coins on the table, turned around and walked out of the café.

Outside the window, the street is bustling with people, and this is just a very common small café, the store is poor and the business is not good.

The napping wolf part-time waiter was so shaky that he almost fell off the stool behind the counter, and he jerked his head to stop himself from falling, and looked in the direction of the only guest at the table just now, only to see two empty cups and some spirit coins left on the table.

The night was long, and the early morning moonlight fell on the streets, and the street lights passed through the blinds, and sat down quietly in those two empty seats.

No one seems to have ever come in.

I don't know when they came, and I can't remember when they left.

The soothing piano music was still playing, and the waiter yawned again.

At the same time, the edge.

Outside the abyss, a figure walked in the black mist, and a soft light always guided her path in front of her.

Lin Ziyue was attracted by the gentle light, and subconsciously stepped over there.

Suddenly, she stumbled under her feet, and Lin Ziyue's forward footsteps suddenly stopped.

She lowered her head and saw a few green silk threads wrapped around her calves along her shoes, gently tugging at her ankles to prevent Lin Ziyue from going in that direction any further.

The tarot cards in his hand also pointed in a completely different direction, Lin Ziyuefang came back to his senses, only to realize that something was not right, just now he seemed to be attracted by that light, so he subconsciously walked in that direction.

Even now, that light exuded a sense of warmth, persuading Lin Ziyue somewhere in her instinct, urging her to hurry over.

But something wasn't quite right there.

The Abyss is the place where all broken souls are accepted to go to another mirror realm.

And Lin Ziyue has already split part of her soul in order to let Luo Ling regain her emotions and memories, so she is now also called by the mirror world.

No wonder the Book of Fate had to separate Xuanyuan Yu from me.

Lin Ziyue understood in her heart, but smiled helplessly.

If it weren't for the fact that the thread of cause and effect was still there, I would have had an endless attachment to the world, and I would probably have been unconsciously attracted to it, and then ...... Forget why you came here and how you left.

If you think about it, there are still people waiting for me to go back, I won't fall for such a lame trick.

Lin Ziyue gritted her teeth, the moonlight lit up in her hand, and the moon staff suddenly appeared, slightly dispelling some of the darkness around her.

It was as if she was stepping on a vague road under her feet, but under such a bright light, Lin Ziyue found that there was nothing under her feet.

Everything was shrouded in a warm, boundless darkness that cut her off from everything, she couldn't see anything other than herself, and she couldn't see anything in the direction she could leave.

No, there is still a direction, only the place leading to the other side of the light, which is not obscured by the black fog.

Lin Ziyue shook her head, more and more green lines appeared on the moon staff, gently pushing away the black mist around her, but the black mist only dissipated slightly, and there was still an endless void behind her, nothing.

On the tarot card in his hand, the hand set off by the crescent moon reappeared, although it still pointed in a certain direction in the void, but occasionally there was a slight tremor and an irregular angle movement.

"It seems that the space here is not stable. ”

Lin Ziyue took one last look at the shortcut to the light.

Then she turned back and stepped firmly into the darkness, fearless and senselessly through the gloomy and directionless fog.

Fearless because she knows she's heading in the right place, pointless because she doesn't care if there's darkness or light ahead.

Lin Ziyue walked through the endless dark mist, and it seemed to pass through the water vapor that was so thick that it wrapped around her shoulders, but those mist were only slightly closer to her, and they would be pushed away by the thread of cause and effect floating around Lin Ziyue's body, and it never eroded her body, and it did not have much effect.

The fate of being eroded by these fogs, Lin Ziyue vaguely guessed that if the broken soul could not successfully reach the other side of the light, it would probably ......

will be assimilated.

As if hearing her thoughts, those black mist retreated in a staggering manner, although no road was revealed, but the open space left for Lin Ziyue became a lot wider, making a strange thought pop up in her heart.

Is the abyss conscious?

Lin Ziyue was reluctant to think deeply, because whether the answer was "whether it was or not", it would make people feel compassion.

According to Lei Xie, the abyss is also the boundary formed by the voluntary sacrifice of a circus member, thinking about it like this, Lin Ziyue couldn't help but feel more and more sorry in her heart, to have such a spirit of sacrifice, that kind of god must be very remarkable.

If he still has consciousness, he must be lonely and miserable if he is imprisoned here for thousands of years without freedom, but if he loses consciousness, the ending will not be good or bad.

Lin Ziyue walked in the darkness, such an atmosphere also made her mind heavy, some of it was in her mind, her thoughts turned quickly, but there was no fixed direction, the same as the darkness in front of her.

It didn't take long for Lin Ziyue to realize that the surrounding environment had changed somewhat.

The world, which had been so silent that it was heavy on the shoulders, suddenly there was a faint sound, although a little distant, but it was indeed a lively and hurried human voice, like some kind of market or party, although no one was unusually loud, but there were many whispers floating back and forth, forming an asynchronous mess.

This feeling made Lin Ziyue suddenly have more courage and faith, she lifted her steps and moved forward quickly with a much faster pace than just now.

Even though it was still dark ahead, the sound kept coming, in the same direction as the pointer on the tarot cards, which made Lin Ziyue firm in her direction.

As the sound became clearer and noisier, Lin Ziyue could distinguish some of these strange sounds, as if there were some musical instruments, such as the medium horn and the big drum, mixed with the humming sound of those heads and ears, it was almost like ......

The same as a circus band?

As this thought came out of her heart, a smile climbed up the corner of Lin Ziyue's mouth, dispelling the fog and haze in her heart.

Looks like so, yes.

Lin Ziyue slowed down slightly, as if walking home, and walked in the direction guided by the pointer.

No longer worried, she raised her head through the black mist, which retreated to either side.

The voices were getting closer and closer, not far apart, the cheerful music and the continuous whispers intertwined with each other, the air was filled with even deeper and fainter laughter, the sweetness of marshmallows and popcorn wafting in the air, and penetrating into the nose through the black mist, and the hot and rich aroma of uncovering the roasted sweet potato skin, and the salty and fragrant smell of fried meat, which made Lin Ziyue swallow her saliva.

She rubbed her throat, feeling as if her throat and nasal cavity were burning, and then, a transparent moon shield appeared on Lin Ziyue's face, emitting a faint white light, blocking out those "smells".

The "voice" from the circus also weakened, but a path that emitted a faint light appeared in front of Lin Ziyue's eyes, extending from under her feet to penetrate the black mist.

Lin Ziyue continued along this road.

The black mist became thinner, and Lin Ziyue could see farther away, and naturally saw that there were many people in different clothes who were also walking through the darkness. The other people's costumes and dresses are both ancient and modern, and they are also like those cities in it, there is no racial distinction, and even many souls no longer have the characteristics of their faces, but they still move their steps towards the circus little by little.

Their eyes were more hollow and confused, and they didn't seem to have much clear reason, but the music and aromas coming from the circus led them away from the path to the light, to this remote corner where the darkness dissolved.

The black fog faded to the point of being elusive, Lin Ziyue could finally see the whole picture of this circus tent, it was hard to say how much position it occupied, after all, the space here did not have much practical significance, and what she saw was not necessarily the original appearance.

Small curtains are erected on all sides of the red and white tents, arching an entrance that can be called a "door", and the fragrance and music are constantly wafting from it, seducing the soul who has come here in confusion like the fragrance of flowers that attract bees.

From time to time, the curtain of the circus opened, and the sweet sound of bells rang as the curtain was lifted to welcome the long-waiting guests, and then fell gently, leaving only a pleasant, soft laugh echoing behind the curtain, as if for fear of waking up these sleepwalking souls.

Lin Ziyue couldn't hear these sounds, she looked at the people who walked into the circus from a distance, and naturally saw the crowded scene inside when the curtain was lifted.

At first glance, it really seems like a circus that brings joy and laughter.

But this is an abyss, a journey to another world for broken souls who cannot enter reincarnation, so this circus is by no means as simple as it seems.

Lin Ziyue didn't plan to walk in through the curtain of those "doors" of the circus like other souls, she had a bad premonition about such behavior, although there was no actual evidence, but because of the call of light she had encountered in the black fog before, she paid more attention.

Walking around the entire circus, there is also no time measurement here, Lin Ziyue can't hear her heartbeat, and her pulse has stopped, if it weren't for the fact that the spiritual power in her body is still flowing and has not collapsed, she also has a moment to wonder if she is dead.

But she is not dead, but here, the "feeling" itself can no longer be used as proof of its own existence.

It is obviously a place where there is only a soul, but the soul is attracted by the sensory stimulation generated by objects, and this strange contrast makes Lin Ziyue a little confused.

Those aromas, music, or noise are fake.

But what about the circus itself?

It was a big circle, and there was nowhere to go in except for the curtain around it.

There seems to be no choice.

Lin Ziyue cautiously approached a "door" closest to her, and just as another person with empty eyes next to her came over, and walked in along the curtain, Lin Ziyue stood behind him, watching him step into the circus.

As we got closer, the scene inside became clearer, the crowd kept walking around, smiling and shaking their heads to talk to each other amid the sweet smell and lively music, but the only words that came out of their mouths were unrhythmic, and although they were laughing very happily, they were numb like puppets with masks, and they simply followed the flow of people and showed the same emotions.

Seeing such a scene inside the tent clearly, Lin Ziyue subconsciously took a step back.

A sweet and lovely voice sounded beside her, "You shouldn't have come here. ”

Lin Ziyue looked back, it was a girl in a lotus skirt, holding a bowling bottle commonly used in acrobatics, she looked very immature, with thick clown makeup on her face, but the look in her eyes was alienated and indifferent, like an old man who was not stained with joy and sorrow.

Such a contrast is very strange, but the girl shook her head at Lin Ziyue, "You don't belong here, so come with me." ”

Lin Ziyue followed behind the girl, who also gave her a vague sense of familiarity, but she was sure that she had never seen such a strange person.

At least Lin Ziyue hadn't seen it.

So she asked, "You should ...... Circus people, right? What would you call you?"

The girl didn't use her eyes to look at Lin Ziyue more, and walked forward by herself, "If you are, then you naturally know that I am B, if you are someone else, then you don't need to know who I am." I don't have a good relationship with you, so what can I do if I know my name?"

Lin Ziyue responded quietly, "At least I know that when I talk to you, I can call you B." ”

The girl pursed her lips and said no more.

It didn't take long for the two to go around to a side of the circus, and before Lin Ziyue could say anything, the girl suddenly turned around and grabbed her arm, and then took Lin Ziyue to drill in.

The curtain was not lifted, and the two of them passed through a barrier of rippling water, and then disappeared outside the circus.

"This is ......"

Lin Ziyue looked around, it was like the backstage of a circus, but there was no vanity mirror, only a huge round table, and on the side of the long table was a high stool without a backrest, and most of those gorgeous velvet seats were full of dust, it should have been that no one had been here for many years, but the table top and other places were very clean, and it seemed to be cleaned frequently.

Lin Ziyue only glanced at it cursoly, there were probably more than twenty empty seats, and there were only two that barely fell into ashes, one of them had broken into a pile of wood, the other three had been broken to the point that they could collapse at any time, and most of the chairs were also more or less broken.

Lin Ziyue almost subconsciously walked to one of the positions.

With a wave of her cane, the dust on it swept away, and the chair, which had been riddled with wounds, gradually became shorter, but finally regained its full appearance.

Lin Ziyue sat on it, sighed deeply, and faced the huge round table.

She closed her eyes.

There seemed to be a vague picture in my mind, where everyone sat around the table, discussing harmoniously and amicably on the surface, but in fact they were privately divided into four factions, and everyone knew in their hearts.

But now......

Lin Ziyue opened her eyes, and there was no one at the table, only the place where she was sitting.

It's all gone.

"Welcome back, long time no see. ”

A clear voice sounded, and there was one more person at the table, and he sat down in one of the seats that was barely dusty, and his scrutinizing eyes fell on Lin Ziyue beyond the monocle under his high hat.

"It seems that you don't have much memory, and if you were, you wouldn't be happy to sit in your seat. ”

Lin Ziyue nodded, "I guess too." ”