Just as I was wondering, the old voice sounded again—only this time, I felt that it was not coming from the void, but as if it were right next to me.

What's the situation?

Feeling the change in the position of the voice, I didn't care about the burning pain all over my body, and slowly opened my eyes—

"Oh my mother——"

Seeing the sudden appearance of an extra pair of feet in front of me, I immediately howled, and then, like a ball, I sat up directly from the ground, and looked up in horror—

I saw an old man in a black cloak standing in front of me with his hands in his hands at this moment.

The old man did not look very tall, and his figure was very thin—but even so, his waist was straight, and he did not feel old at all, and because the cloak he wore was so wide that I could not see his appearance at all, only a few strands of white whiskers poured down from under the cloak, and by the gray hair, I could roughly judge that the old man's age, if not old, must be close to the old man.

However, although I couldn't see the old man's face clearly, his falcon-like eyes, hidden in the shadow of his cloak, were so sharp that I couldn't ignore them. And at this moment, the direction of those eyes was that I was sitting on the ground with a frightened face—somehow, seeing him standing in front of me, an invisible sense of oppression spread from his body, making it even more difficult for me to breathe after I was tormented by the damn "Nine Flames".

"You, you ......"

Looking at this sharp-eyed old man in black, I sat on the ground, looked at him in horror, and said incoherently:

"Are you...... What is the ninefold fire from the fire, is ...... Is it under your control...... Oh, no, who are you?"

When the old man in black heard my words, he raised his head slightly, and his eagle-like eyes stared at me, and his sharpness did not diminish in the slightest, but he did not answer my words.

The minutes and seconds passed.

I sat stiffly on the ground, I had already been tortured by the nine-fold separation fire, and I was even more furious when I was stared at by him at this time—finally, I couldn't stand his eyes that seemed to pierce people's hearts, sorted out my messy thoughts, and said tremblingly:

"You-"

However, before I could finish speaking, the old man in black, who had been keeping his head down and staring at me with his eyes, suddenly raised his head slightly and interrupted me with his mouth-

"Thou, are you guilty?"

With his words, which were about to grind my ears out of the cocoon, I finally saw the old man's appearance—to my great surprise, the old man did not seem to be as old as I had imagined!

It was a very young face—if it weren't for the white whiskers hanging from his mouth, I would have thought he was in his twenties!

However, at this moment, although I was shocked by his young appearance, I still didn't have much attention to his appearance, because—I really don't understand what kind of grudge this old man has against me, why he must think that I am guilty......

I still didn't remember how I had offended this "fierce god" with crane hair and a childish face, but I knew in my heart that if I didn't give him a response, I would definitely have no good fruit to eat...... Thinking of this, I had no choice but to settle down, pretending to be calm and standing up from the ground, controlling my body as much as possible, not letting it tremble so embarrassingly, while tilting my head, avoiding the eagle-like eyes of the old man in black, while pretending to be horizontal:

"I, I'm just an ordinary person, what crime can I have? If I have to say it, does leftover food count? Not to say that it's a waste of food—"

"Shut up. ”

Just as I was trying to delay my time, the old man interrupted me with a faint mouth, and then he walked up to me, and a calm and hoarse voice sounded in my ears, and the tone was so cold that my heart palpitated:

"If you don't confess your sins, I will put you in prison. ”

"Heavy, heavy?"

Hearing his words, my body twitched violently, cold sweat gradually oozed from the corners of my forehead, and my heart kept beating: Although I don't know what the heavy prison mentioned by this old man in black is, but it sounds like this name is scary enough, not to mention, he wants to get me to this place!

"Why, do you still refuse to confess?"

Seeing that I was so frightened that I couldn't speak for a long time, the old man in black stood beside me, looking at me with a serious face, as if I had really committed some unforgivable felony, and said to me in his hoarse voice without a trace of emotion.

"I, I ......"

Hearing his question, I was still full of reason, and I suddenly stopped: Whoever looks at this old man as an iron-faced judge, even if he really hasn't done anything, he must be deadly, let alone me, who has an inexplicable relationship with the so-called dreamer in this damn palace...... Wait!Dreamer?!

Could it be that some dreamers before me have offended this old man?

Thinking of this, my heart was even more unsettled, cold sweat dripped down my forehead, and Qin's cheeks were a little itchy: not to mention that I am recognized as a descendant of the so-called Dreamer, even if I am not, I can be regarded as having an inexplicable connection with this so-called Dreamer...... If that's the case, then I can say that I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but cry out in my heart: It seems that the savior is not someone who can be the savior if he wants to......! Let's not talk about what he has the ability to do, that is, the nine-fold separation fire he controls is enough for me to eat a pot of half-hanging, if he takes action himself......

Thinking of this, my body subconsciously shuddered, however, at the moment when I trembled, the old man in black was finally a little impatient by my silence-

"Those who do not know are fearless,"

He glanced at me coldly, and said in my ear with some anger:

"You refuse to admit your guilt, you probably don't know what kind of prison is,"

Speaking of this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth, and I immediately got goosebumps when I saw it. However, he ignored me, but looked at me with his eagle-sharp eyes, and said with a sneer, "That's a ...... Alas, anyway, today the old man will let you see what a heavy prison is—after reading it, you should probably remember what mistakes you have made. ”

"You ——"

When I heard him say this, my heart suddenly tightened: No! He's going to send me to that hellish place called a heavy prison! Thinking of this, I subconsciously stepped back and put on a defensive posture - although it may not be of any use to him.

Seeing my reaction, the black-robed old man only sneered contemptuously, and then, I saw him stretch out his left hand from his cloak - but strangely, the skin on the old man's hand was as black as ink, forming a strong contrast with his fair face, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that a person could grow two colors of skin at the same time!

Just when I looked at his black-skinned left hand in a daze, I saw that the old man's left hand was clenched into a fist, and then, with a wave of his robe, a strong wind swept in the air—

"Wow-"

With the sound of cloth, the nine-fold fire that had originally lingered around this mysterious space, just like the flame mountain meeting a banana fan, all extinguished and dissipated, and the surroundings became pitch black again.

Seeing the old man dispel the damned fire that almost tortured me as if by juggling, I was not very happy in my heart, but even more nervous, and my heart was about to jump out of my throat - for I did not know what kind of torture was waiting for me next......

However, just when I was ready to be masochistic, all of a sudden, the void-like darkness around me, began to glow slightly, with a hint of white light...... (To be continued.) )