Chapter 13: Return to the Nether
"I'm a person of the future to you, and it may be a little hard to imagine......" Old Man Kou stroked his beard and said.
"Tu Tingting told us on the road that she was going to meet the future people." Cheng Wulin blinked.
"Oh," Old Man Kou nodded, "yes, the city lord should have said red makeup at the time." ”
"Future! What does it look like......" Cheng Wulin stared at Old Man Kou's eyes curiously.
"Well, it's more complicated...... Let's talk about the castle lord first......"
"When I was brought into the mirror by my parents when I was seven or eight years old, I had the impression that she was a majestic city lord, although she didn't look big at that time."
Cheng Wulin looked at the other party's gray and bald hair, and it was a little difficult to imagine the scene described by the other party.
“…… She is the protector of the city, and she has thwarted several attacks from the upper realm by herself. Luotuan Valley is obviously the closest city to the upper realm, well, we are under our feet. But this place is known as 'the farthest city from the Upper Realm' by us Nethers, because of the work of the protectors led by her. ”
Is it so awesome, Cheng Wulin said in his heart.
"Later, because of some of my own reasons, I chose to leave the mirror and return to the nether life. When I became such an old bone, I wanted to come back here...... In short, I have experienced a lot of unbearable past ......"
"When I came back, I saw the city lord, she was still so young, because she had only spent a little time in the nether, but she seemed more mature and stable. Although I am old, in my mind, she is still the best Sister Tingting. ”
"This is the honorific title for her in Luotuan City, whether men, women or children, whether from the past or the future......"
Cheng Wulin saw that Old Man Kou was staring at the stove with blazing eyes, and fell into deep thought.
Wang Luli nodded and said with appreciation: "She is such a great person as you said, but when she encounters the anomaly of a small person like us who is the same era as her, she still comes to help herself, then she is indeed a great person." ”
"Hey, getting old is becoming sentimental......" Old man Kou took the towel handed over by Wang Luli and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Then sir, I still have a question, you ......"
"Oh, I'm old...... Old Man Kou hammered his back and turned his back, "Although the mirror can stop the aging of my body, it can't cure the injuries and diseases I have gained in the Nether. I've got to rest, old man......"
"I'm sorry......" Wang Luli hurriedly apologized.
Old man Kou slowly walked to the side of the bed, sat down gently, touched the hair of the little girl on the bed who was about to fall asleep with a blurry look, and said, "It's okay, young man, it's normal to be full of curiosity about the world. ”
He pointed to an old bookshelf on the side of the bed, and said to Wang Luli and the others: "I have a mirror world encyclopedia here, and you should be able to find the answers to any questions you have." ”
Wang Luli stepped forward, squinted at it by the dim candlelight, and asked, "What kind of writing is this?" ”
"Jingwen, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it," Old Man Kou patted the girl's back, looked at Cheng Wulin, who also came over, and said, "These are daylight books, just swipe your fingers across the titles." ”
Cheng Wulin's fingers put on the cover of an old book.
The unknown symbol on the cover disappeared as if melting, and after a few seconds, the words "Medieval Literature Studies" emerged.
"That's amazing!" Cheng Wulin touched a few more books, and was surprised to see the titles that had become "Upper Realm Culture Expo", "Baishading City Chronicles", and "Daylight Data of Common Items".
"Jingwen is not a kind of writing, it should be said to be a kind of code, it can be transformed into familiar words in your mind at will, after all, this is a world where people from any era and any country live together." Old man Kou moved down from the bed and reached out to touch the bookshelf, "The books for you are here." ”
Wang Luli first reached out to take the heavy book, and was surprised to find that it was not very heavy. Patting the ash on the vellum cover, he flipped it open and looked at it.
"Sir, how shall we get back...... What about the Nether? Cheng Wulin stared at Old Man Kou and asked.
"It's very simple, just think about the scene before you enter the camera, and just meditate on the 'nether' in your mind."
"Oh thank you!" Cheng Wulin nodded, turned around and patted Wang Luli on the shoulder, "We should go back!" “
Wang Luli glanced up at him, and then turned his head to look at Old Man Kou: "Old man, take the liberty of asking, can I stay here for a day?" “
Old man Kou was a little surprised, but still smiled: "Spend the night? Absolutely. ”
He clapped his hands, and the tattered metal staircase suddenly collapsed with a loud noise, startling Cheng Wulin and the others.
Old man Kou walked over slowly, stared at the big hole on the ground that was smashed by the stairs and said, "My guest room has not been occupied for a long time, I'll go and sweep the dust." ”
Cheng Wulin also leaned over and saw that the stairs led down the neat hole at the edge to the lower floor that didn't exist just now, and Old Man Kou stepped on it and walked down.
He said to Wang Luli, who was flipping through the book again: "You want to stay?" ”
The two of them have been acting together for the past two days, and Wang Luli suddenly said that he wanted to stay, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Wang Luli felt the unnaturalness in his tone, closed the thick book in his hand and teased: "What's the matter, are you reluctant to leave me?" ”
"I'll you!" Cheng Wulin kicked over.
Wang Luli didn't hide, squinted his eyes and took a light kick.
He patted the gray smile on his buttocks and said, "It's nothing, I just want to know more about the world." I'll go back when I'm done with the book. ”
"Take it back and see it!" Cheng Wulin was puzzled, "Why do you have to watch it here?" ”
"I can't get it back." Wang Luli tapped his finger on the cover of the book, "This kind of technology, or magic...... Taking it back would have changed our world long ago. ”
"You can't take out the things that are turned into daylight, even if the seal is turned into a rune and engraved on you, it can't be taken out in the Nether." Old man Kou panted and walked up the stairs, and explained when he heard the conversation between the two.
Seeing this, Wang Luli hurriedly went up to support him.
"Then I'll go back, what will you do with military training?"
"Hey, why are you so stupid, time stands still!" Wang Luli said helplessly.
"Then I don't care, I'll go back first." Cheng Wulin grabbed his hair.
Old man Kou smiled and waved at him, and he nodded.
Cheng Wulin thought about it for a while, it seemed that he was sitting in the square with the school song before, he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and recited "Nether" in his heart......
"Students, the ...... of China"
The rough singing that suddenly sounded around him shook his heart.
While he was still digesting the upheaval around him, a hand grabbed his shoulder from the left.
He turned his head sideways, and saw Wang Luli staring at him with a smile on his face amid the singing around him.
"You're back."