"Where did Jing Lin go?" Ren Yaochi asked softly.

"Just now, the stupid girl suddenly ran down, and Jing Lin was afraid that it would cause trouble and chased after her." Xiao Jingxi also whispered.

Ren Yaochi wanted to ask why she didn't talk to her, but she swallowed the words again.

Ren Yaochi didn't speak, and Xiao Jingxi didn't speak, just stood there and looked at her.

Although the eighth-story tower is much brighter because of the windows, it is not very spacious because of the bookshelves around it.

Xiao Jingxi was only half an arm's length away from Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaochi felt that her heartbeat was a little fast, and she looked away from the bookshelves around her: "I didn't take a closer look just now, what books are hidden here?" ”

Taking this opportunity, Ren Yaoqi took two steps to the side, making the distance between the two a little farther.

"The eighth layer is all Buddhist scriptures." Xiao Jingxi said in a low voice, casually took out a book from the bookshelf closest to him, and handed it to Ren Yaoqi to read.

Ren Yaoqi took it, looked down and opened it, but found that it was full of Sanskrit.

She shook her head and smiled as she put the book back in its place: "I don't recognize Sanskrit. What about the lower floors? Are they all Buddhist scriptures? ”

The corners of Xiao Jingxi's lips curled slightly: "No, there are all kinds of books, only this layer is Buddhist scriptures." ”

"Oh."

After saying these words, the two of them became quiet again, Ren Yaoqi felt that it seemed a little breathless here, although when the two of them spoke, it seemed a little noisy because they could hear the echo, but she subconsciously felt that it was better not to be quiet, so she continued without words: "What kind of book is the ninth floor?" ”

Xiao Jingxi didn't answer, Ren Yaoqi was about to look up at him, but heard him say softly: "Let's go up and have a look." ”

Ren Yaochi thought that instead of waiting for Xiao Jinglin here, it was better to go upstairs and have a look, it was not good for her to talk to Xiao Jingxi in the same room. It's not good not to speak, it's weird.

"Okay."

Hearing Ren Yaoqi's answer, Xiao Jingxi took the lead in walking towards the stairs, and after Ren Yaochi followed him and glanced up, he found that the ninth floor seemed to be narrower than the eighth floor, but the stairs were much higher and steeper, and it was difficult to climb up.

Xiao Jingxi went upstairs while paying attention to Ren Yaochi who was following him, reminding her to be careful, and when Ren Yaoqi went up the last step. Xiao Jingxi suddenly grabbed Ren Yaoqi's hand and pulled her up.

Ren Yaochi was stunned, feeling the warm touch in her palm, and a tingling sensation began to spread from the palm of her left hand, making her feel as if she had been burned by something.

Ren Yaoqi, who came back to her senses, immediately wanted to withdraw her hand, but this time Xiao Jingxi held her hand very tightly, and Ren Yaochi couldn't pull it out at all: "You ......"

Xiao Jingxi didn't seem to hear Ren Yaoqi's words, he casually led Ren Yaochi to the top of the tower on the last floor, and then turned back to Ren Yaochi and smiled softly: "The last layer is locked." ”

Xiao Jingxi has a unique charm when he smiles. Irresistible, Ren Yaoqi felt that her hands and feet were a little weak, and she even forgot about the struggle, she subconsciously glanced at the locked moon cave door in front of her.

Xiao Jingxi held Ren Yaoqi with one hand. A very ordinary copper key appeared in the palm of his other hand, and he inserted the key into the lock hole in the door with one hand, and then paused.

Ren Yaoqi was a little dizzy: "Can't you open it?" ”

Xiao Jingxi turned his head and smiled at her again, and then continued to whisper in a gentle tone: "Can you drive it?" ”

If Xiao Jinglin is here at this moment. will definitely accuse Xiao Er Gongzi of this as a lure! It's still seductive!

Ren Yaochi thought that he couldn't open it, so he nodded, and then realized that his left hand was still being held by Xiao Jingxi. Then he whispered a little angrily: "You let me go first!" ”

Xiao Jingxi said softly unmoved: "You use your right hand to open it." ”

Ren Yaoqi: "......"

Ren Yaochi felt that Xiao Jingxi must have been possessed by something today, and her skin was as thick as the city wall, but Xiao Jingxi pulled her hard, she couldn't break free, and she couldn't make too much noise, so she could only use her right hand to pick the lock with a red face.

Ren Yaochi didn't think about it, if the person holding her hand was not Xiao Jingxi, but any other man, she was afraid that she would rather fall down the stairs than be led by others. She has never been a character who is at the mercy of others.

Ren Yaoqi felt that there was still residual warmth in Xiao Jingxi's palm on the copper key, which made her movements tremble a little.

Xiao Jingxi stood in the place where Ren Yaoqi's breath could be heard and held her hand, he lowered his head and looked at her without blinking, his eyes were gentle, this was the first time he unabashedly revealed the feelings in his heart in front of Ren Yaochi in an unquestionable manner, which caught Ren Yaochi off guard.

Ren Yaoqi was so flustered that he couldn't do it, and as soon as his fingers moved, there was a soft "click", and the lock was opened.

Ren Yaoqi turned his head and glanced at Xiao Jingxi, a little strange why Xiao Jingxi couldn't open this lock when it was obviously very easy to open.

Xiao Jingxi stretched out his hand to push the door open, and then led her into the back floor of the Echo Tower.

After entering, Ren Yaochi was stunned.

Because this floor is the top of the tower, it has a cone shape inside after entering, and this floor is higher than any of the floors below. And there are no bookshelves on the ninth floor, there is nothing inside.

There are some small round holes on the top of the tower, and the weather is fine today, and the light will shine down from above through these small round holes, shining countless small circles of light in the tower, dotted with stars, like falling all over the room of starlight.

Xiao Jingxi pulled Ren Yaoqi to the middle of the room and stood still, turned his head to her and said, "People outside call this place the Star Picking Tower, which is actually quite appropriate. ”

Ren Yaoqi recovered from the shock and carefully looked at the ninth-story tower, and soon found that although there were no bookshelves on this floor, the walls were full of patterns.

Xiao Jingxi saw Ren Yaoqi's curious face, so he pulled her to the wall and asked her to take a closer look. Ren Yaochi got closer and found that the wall was densely packed with not patterns, but words.

Each of these words was only the size of the words printed on the book, but they were all over the four walls, even on the top of the conical tower that was three or four people high from the ground, but Ren Yaoqi didn't recognize any of these words, she only recognized them as Sanskrit.

"Is it a Buddhist scripture? How is this engraved? Ren Yaochi asked in surprise.

Not to mention how long it takes to carve so many small characters inside the tower, the top of the tower is so high from the ground that it is difficult to climb up with a ladder to engrave it.

Xiao Jingxi touched the words on the wall, turned his head and looked at Ren Yaochi with a smile, and then read it softly, but Ren Yaochi found that he couldn't understand a word.

However, Xiao Jingxi's voice is always the same as his person, with a kind of intoxicating attraction, especially now, he is word by word, his tone is gentle, and his voice is low, Ren Yaoqi can't help but listen to it even if he can't understand a word.

Xiao Jingxi took her hand like this, looked at him, and read the sentence that Ren Yaoqi couldn't understand in a low voice. Ren Yaochi stood there quietly, she didn't withdraw her hand from Xiao Jingxi's hand, although the strength in Xiao Jingxi's hand was not great now, as long as she struggled, she could get rid of it.

Although Ren Yaochi couldn't understand what Xiao Jingxi was saying, he felt that he vaguely understood what Xiao Jingxi was saying.

Ren Yaochi doesn't know how long he listened to Xiao Jingxi there, one hour or two hours, although it is not dim here, it seems to be two worlds with the outside world, one is only Xiao Jingxi and Ren Yao's world.

After Xiao Jingxi stopped, Ren Yaoqi came back to his senses after a long time, and looked at Xiao Jingxi's gentle and smiling gaze, Ren Yaoqi couldn't say a word, but his eyes felt sour.

Xiao Jingxi stood in front of Ren Yaoqi, and then carefully hugged her in his arms.

Ren Yaoqi's forehead was against Xiao Jingxi's chest, listening to the sound of "plopping" in his chest, she only recalled later, at this time Xiao Jingxi's heartbeat seemed to be a little wrong, although now Xiao Ergongzi didn't look a little nervous or shy on the outside.

The two remembered that when they wanted to go downstairs, it was when Ren Yaochi felt that he was hungry. Although she used a lot of snacks on Xiao Jinglin's carriage when she came, she still felt hungry.

She left Xiao Jingxi's arms, bowed her head and said softly, "Go down?" ”

This time, Xiao Jingxi didn't pull Ren Yaoqi anymore, and there was a pleasant smile on the corner of his mouth: "Okay." ”

When the two of them withdrew from the top of the ninth floor, Ren Yaochi wanted to ask Xiao Jingxi what kind of place this was, what was written on the wall, and who left behind, but Ren Yaochi didn't ask in the end.

Xiao Jingxi locked the door again, he looked at Ren Yaoqi, and then handed her the key. Ren Yaochi took it in a daze, and waited for Xiao Jingxi to say that he intended to hand over the key to her, but Xiao Jingxi didn't say anything and motioned for Ren Yaochi to go downstairs with her.

Neither of them spoke when they came down from the Echo Tower, and it seemed that there was no need to say anything, some things had been clarified today, and no one could pretend to be stupid anymore.

Out of the Echo Tower, Ren Yaoqi asked, "What about Jing Lin?" She looked at the sky, she and Xiao Jingxi had been in the tower for at least an hour, but Xiao Jinglin had never shown up.

Xiao Jingxi paused, and then said, "Don't blame her, the Xiao family's family rules, she can't go up." ”

Ren Yaochi wanted to ask, why couldn't Xiao Jinglin go up, but she could?

But when it came to his mouth, it became: "What you just said, 'It's just an empty building, and the reason why people are not allowed to enter it is because they are afraid that the tower is too high, and it will be dangerous to go up.'" 'Where is it?' ”

Xiao Jingxi: "......"

Ren Yaoqi glared at Xiao Jingxi and went to find Xiao Jinglin.

Xiao Jingxi followed behind Ren Yaoqi, helpless and secretly happy in his heart.

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