Jerry lay on the back of the flaming red bird, and his two trembling hands grasped the two bulging dorsal bones of the flaming red bird.

It wasn't until Mrs. Siming sent him to the entrance of Lane A19 of No. 8 Celebrity Street that he relaxed a little.

At this point, it was late at night.

A continuous snoring came from his body over and over again.

- It was Zhang Wuwei's snoring, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.

Madame Si Ming let out a low groan, and a pair of fiery red wings fluttered into the night sky, raising dust from the ground two meters high as she flew.

Jerry's mouth opened wide in surprise and he took a few steps in the direction the firebird was flying.

He didn't stop until he saw Mrs. Siming turn into a red dot and disappear into the night.

Mrs. Simon is gone, and the night sky is quiet again.

The shadows of the trees were slanted by the streetlights.

Jerry's big eyes narrowed, and he walked towards the small villa in Doos.

In the courtyard, it was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

A brand new courtyard door was locked, and he tapped the big iron door a few times, but no one in the courtyard responded.

After about half an hour, he felt a little disappointed, and began to walk back, and as he was about to leave, an owl flew towards him with a letter in its mouth.

He recognized it at a glance: it was the giant owl that had saved him this morning.

This was the second time Jerry had seen the giant owl, and he felt a little familiar in his surprise.

The giant owl's eyes are blue, and its two sharp talons stir the air, and it looks fierce.

The owl drops a letter at Jerry's feet and disappears into the night sky.

It took a while for Jerry to react. He walked over and picked up the letter, and saw that the envelope read: Jerry Jerry.

He opened the letter, which contained a card.

I saw two lines written on the card:

"Little ghost, I didn't read the address just now, and the following is your new residence."

"The old storage room 300 meters to the left of Mr. Duss's cottage at the entrance of Lane A19 of No. 8 Celebrity Street."

His eyes fell on the address written on the card: a small storage room!

Half an hour ago, near the storeroom, a rat larger than his hat slipped by, and the rat ran so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, you might be hiding under the manhole cover or in the grass, staring at yourself!

The weather is getting colder and colder. Jerry cowered, hungry and cold, and finally decided to walk over and take a look.

"Bang bang bang!"

He walked over and knocked the door, but no one answered.

Looking down, I saw that in the crack of the door below, a shiny thing was slowly pushed out of the door by a fluffy palm.

Jerry looked at it and saw a rusty key.

The biting cold wind stiffened his back, and he picked up the key and looked at it in a daze.

At this time, Zhang Wuwei yawned and woke up, looking like he hadn't slept enough, he asked, "Do you want to be frozen to death outside?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of smoke came out of Jerry's ear, and the smoke turned into a palm in the air, snatching the key from his hand.

The key seemed to be controlled by a force, click, a turning sound, and the cigarette controlled by Zhang Wuwei grasped the key and opened the door.

Jerry was dumbfounded, he quickly pulled out the key, and walked into the house quickly, and when he understood that Zhang Wuwei was secretly helping him, he mustered up the courage to grope his way into the house.

"Anyone?" A voice rang out in silence.

It was cold, dark, damp, and full of musty smell.

At this moment, there was a breath from the darkness.

"Oops!" Something tripped Jerry, and he was startled when he looked up to see two turquoise eyes staring at him in the air ahead of him.

He tried not to make a sound, and slowly got up from the ground, so as not to disturb the strange thing, which he didn't know how long it had been staring at him, suspecting that it had only opened its eyes at the moment.

Suddenly—a "bang"!

The lights in the house came on.

Jerry saw it clearly: it was a huge old fat cat.

It had gray and white hairy bulges.

At this moment, there was a "fluttering" sound from inside the room, and he looked upwards: an old-fashioned chandelier was dangling back and forth overhead, and it seemed that it would fall at any moment.

"The windows are kept closed, where does the wind come from?" Zhang Wuwei's startled voice skipped a beat in Jerry's heart.

Jerry's hands and feet shook and he jumped up in fright, hitting his head on the ceiling.

"Hahaha!" Zhang Wuwei slapped his leg and laughed, "I'm scaring you!" ”

Jerry was stunned, and the moment he turned around, a thick spider web swooped down on him, but he avoided it in time.

The spider web slammed the floor, and the threads shattered, and there were several dead cockroaches inside.

Jerry coughed a few times, swung away the dust floating above the tip of his nose, and kicked the cockroach's corpse away.

Soon, his attention wandered around: the furnishings were very shabby, a dilapidated cabinet, a table with a missing corner, and no chairs in the room.

He looked down and saw a blanket on the ground, and he dusted off his body and saw a staircase, where the old fat cat was sitting in the middle of the staircase and staring at him.

"You're not going to just sleep on a blanket, are you?" Zhang Wuwei was worried.

Jerry walked around the room, looked out into the other door, and a foul smell wafted through the crack in the door.

He pinched his nose and closed the door after a glance, it was a long-abandoned toilet.

"That's what Does did to you?" Zhang Wuwei sighed and said, "I'm a little sad for you!" ”

Jerry didn't say anything, he found another door in the house, he opened it, and inside were some raw kitchen utensils, and some dust had accumulated on the sink and boiler.

"It's too cold, isn't it?" Zhang Wuwei said disgustedly.

Jerry smiled bitterly and was about to go up the stairs, but he was just about to take a step when a breath came from his ear: "There is an attic above." ”

Jerry glanced around, only the old fat cat's lips moved, "Don't look, it's me."

"You...... Are you a human or a ghost? ”

"Neither." The old fat cat moved his lazy body and slowly descended from the staircase.

Jerry subconsciously took two steps back, and his back hit the corner of the table, and a brief pain led to his muscles.

His hands were shaking, his hands and feet had nowhere to stop, and he said in a trembling voice, "You...... Hello, my name is Jerry Xiaoer......"

His courage was greater than Zhang Wuwei expected, and he stretched out his palm to the old fat cat:

"It's the first time we met, it's really, really—really happy!"

"Hello," the fat cat blinked.

"You're Jerry Jerry, I know your mother...... She's a very famous investor in magic, and that was all years ago......"

The old fat cat sighed and stretched out a fluffy paw to him.

After Jerry shook his paw, he immediately retracted his hand and said worriedly, "I...... I don't know any of that. ”

"Well, don't be afraid, Jerry, let me tell you, your father's name is Cassie Xiaoer, and he is a wonderful magician, and he used to be a wizard of Hoglas."

The old fat cat's tone paused, "Cassie is also the owner of the [Golden Magic Honor Club Level 5 Strength Medal], and he also participated in the glorious mission of 'saving the elves'. ”

The old fat cat slowed down, and the eyes in his eyes were full of depth and warmth as he looked at Jerry.

"Are you telling the truth?" Jerry's eyes widened and he looked at it in amazement, "I don't know any of that. ”

"Yes, of course you don't know, I was the one who hid you in the orphanage, oh, it's been years, I need to tell you something now......" The old fat cat snorted heavily.

Its two paws lightly stomped on the floor, a little overexcited, but it didn't know what to say.

That was the mood of the moment when it carried the infant baby away from his mother, who had died in childbirth, on that thunderstorm night: sad, helpless and bitter.

Night, quiet down.

Zhang Wuwei stretched his ears and listened quietly to their conversation.

"Before you came to Magic Market, I helped you sign up for the best magic school here, Hoglais." The old fat cat said.

Jerry's pupils dilated twice, he was a little dazed, and said in surprise: "Hoglais——! ”

He had heard its name countless times, and it was Hoglais, the school of magic and wizardry he had never dreamed of.

Hoglais is located in the heart of the enchanted market town.

——It is the most well-known, the best and the most demanding magic school in the Chiron Continent.

"Ever heard of Hoglais?" The old fat cat asked softly.

"I've heard of it, and I dreamed that I was accepted into it." Jerry whispered.

"Now it's not a dream, kid, you're accepted into Hoglas now." The old fat cat had a smile in his eyes.

"I was admitted? I don't understand what's going on, Mr. Fat Cat, you mean—" Jerry paused.

"I was accepted into Hoglas, the greatest school of witchcraft and wizardry? I'm not dreaming! He asked nervously.

He was very surprised, and the excited two little hands had nowhere to put them.

"You heard me right." The old fat cat's voice gradually calmed down, and it turned and walked to the cupboard, and from the half-open drawer, took an old brown purse in its mouth.

At this moment, the old-fashioned chandelier in the room suddenly dimmed and made a small "sizzling" sound, and Jerry was startled.

"Don't worry, it won't fall off." The old fat cat handed the wallet to Jerry, "There's some change in here, and in a week, I'll take you to Hoglais." The old fat cat finished speaking, and sat back down on the staircase.

"Well, you haven't told me who you are and why are you here? And-"

"You just have to remember that I'm your guardian, just remember this."

The old fat cat's snort flickered together, and its tone became slower and slower, as slow as an old man's.

"Are you Uncle Doos's cat? Are you enchanted? Why do you speak? I've never seen a cat talk. ”

"You've seen it now......" the old fat cat paused.

Jerry looked at it, waiting for it to continue.

The old fat cat moved, and the light shone on its face, illuminating the curly beard under its jaw white and bright.

Its shadow slanted against the wooden planks of the staircase, and its body resembled a statue that could not be shaken by the weather.

Suddenly, a long string of breaths came out.

After a long time, its gaze returned to Jerry's body from elsewhere: "Tomorrow I'm going to take you to meet some people, I hope you don't be too rude." ”

Its words were full of anticipation for Jerry.

"To whom are you going?" Jerry asked curiously.

"You'll find out tomorrow." The old fat cat's tone sank completely, and after a long time, he climbed up the attic like a snail with its light cat steps.

"Please stay, Mr. Fat Cat—"

The old fat cat stopped, and it didn't look back.

"What shall I call you?" Jerry exclaimed.

"It's good to tell me not to be valley, it's a little late at night, let's rest early......"

As soon as it finished speaking, "Wow", the chandelier in the room went out, and the small lamp on the round table with a corner lit up.

At this time, the night was as cold as water, and it was silent all around.

Jerry let out a sigh of relief, he patted the dust off the blanket and carefully smoothed it out, he was so tired that he almost fell asleep as soon as he collapsed.

This night, the sky outside the warehouse was thundering.

And suddenly—

An old woman's face appeared before his eyes.

Her dark blue skin glowed with water and snarled at Jerry.

"Quick—help me!" She yelled at Jerry for help.

Jerry grabbed the blanket with both hands, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

The old woman suddenly lunged at him and grabbed him by the collar.

He felt his body getting hotter and hotter, and he struggled in his sleep.

After a while, the old woman's hand slowly moved away from him.

"Ahh

He woke up and saw the lightning flickering outside the window.

After a while, the thunder quieted. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, muttered in his mouth, and lay down to sleep again.

In the second half of the night, he had a long dream.

He dreamed that he was received by Hofger, the head of the "Golden Magic Honor Club", and that he was given a high commendation.

The people of Magic Market Town and the children on the streets will immediately make expressions of admiration and envy when they hear the name "Jerry Xiaoer":

"Wow, you're the great great magician, Mr. Jerry Jerry!"

"Now journalists all over the world are reporting on you! Mr. Xiaoer! ”

"If I can see the famous Mr. Xiaoer with my own eyes, I have no regrets in this life!"

"It's amazing! Now the people of Magic Market are talking about you, great magician, Jerry Jerry! ”

"Hahaha!" A shrill laugh slammed into Jerry's eardrums, and he felt his body shake violently.

[Mr. Duss's small villa at the mouth of Lane A19, Celebrity Street, No. 8 Magic Market Town] The old storage room 300 meters to the left ushered in the first light of dawn~~

Then, there was a snap, snap, snap. Someone is tapping the head of the table with a stick.

"Get up! Get up! Jerry Jr. Jer! Zhang Wuwei was almost shouting hard.

"Hey, hey~~Hahaha~~"

Jerry poked his ear and woke up from his own smirk, an unfamiliar figure burrowing into his pupils.

"How did you get in?" He almost jumped up from the blanket and shrunk back.

The man smiled and said in a hoarse voice, "I should have woken you up sooner, because we have a lot to do today." ”

"Huh?" Before Jerry could react, he had already pulled him up from the blanket, "I want to say, I don't know you......"

"Don't be stupid, you didn't know me for just one night?" When the man finished speaking, he used his five dry fingers as a comb to comb through his messy hair.

Jerry's eyes widened as he looked at the man in front of him:

He was a gray-haired old man, with a curly white beard thicker and curlier than anyone he had ever seen, covering almost his entire lower lip.

If it weren't for those deep and kind eyes, Jerry would definitely suspect that he was a strange tree man!

"Don't guess," the man stopped his hand and said solemnly, "I'm not a treeman, nor am I a strange treeman. ”

Jerry's heart jumped: He knows what I'm thinking?

"You always can't remember, I repeat, I don't know what you think, this is the last time, my name is Bugu, you can call me Lao Bugu."

"Well, that's right, I'm really old, you may not believe my age, and if nothing else, it will scare you......" Lao Bugu whispered.

"Old Isn't Valley?" Jerry looked around, and then remembered that he hadn't seen the old fat cat last night.

"Don't look for it, it's me." The man said.

"Okay!" Jerry blinked at him.

"Your clothes are so torn, I have to give you a new one and take you to Phantom Pavilion." Lao Bugu said.

"What...... What the? Phantom Pavilion? Jerry was stunned.

"It's a memory bank."

"What memory bank?" Jerry wondered.

"I'm sad that Cassie Xiaole's children don't know anything about this, Jerry, listen, I'm your guardian now, and I have to tell you something very important for your future." Lao Bugu said seriously.

Jerry was amazed at what he said.

"If it weren't for the promise I made to your father, I'm afraid I'd have broken down by now. I'm a lot old, and I can't stand you staring at me with innocent eyes all the time. Lao Bugu said.

"Listen, every word I say is solemn, and then, you just listen to me, otherwise you will be in trouble." The old valley is colorful.

"What's the trouble I'm going to have? How do you know what's going on in my heart? Would you spy on other people's thoughts? ”

"Lao Bugu, I have a lot of questions in my heart......" Jerry was only halfway through his words, and Lao Bugu pulled him out of the storage room quickly.

Lao Bugu urged him to hurry up and follow.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Phone booth."

"I forgot to call my uncle."

"Don't mention that old fellow Doos."

"Why?"

Lao Bugu took him to a phone booth and dialed a number.

Jerry was waiting for him outside the phone booth.

"Yes, that's right, yes, he doesn't seem to understand anything," Lao Bugu's gaze looked at Jerry from time to time.

He talked to Jerry on the phone, "Yes, Phantom Pavilion, I'll take him there first, I'll see you later." ”