Chapter 110: A Chance Encounter
The dark corridor was silent, and the subtle movements of Ryan's slow sneaking were so clear. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
From the very beginning, I have walked a few kilometers to leave the study, but the corridor seems to have no end, and the surrounding scene has not changed in the slightest. Reaching out and twisting the lock of the door next to him, it was also stuck, and with Ryan's poor 4 points of craftsmanship, his poor unlocking ability could not be opened at all, and not even the flameburst could break these doors.
Ryan grew tired of the cookie-knit scenery around him, and at the same time became more and more confused and nervous, even the cool breeze brought by autumn could not dissipate the heat that had gathered on his body, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, making him look embarrassed.
Click!
There was a sudden soft sound from the door lock beside him, and Ryan, who was nervous, trembled, and immediately withdrew his dancing light technique, leaned his back against the wall, and held the blade tightly.
The faint blue light dispelled the darkness that had condensed again, but it didn't feel warm, only the familiar cold.
This is, the glow from the ghost!
Hearing the sound of soft footsteps, Ryan shifted his body towards the shadow behind him again. Wait a minute! Footsteps?!
With surprise on his face, Ryan's movements froze, and the blade that had been about to take the opportunity to slash out retracted its strength, only to see a familiar slender figure gradually come into view.
"Chloe, do you remember what happened before you fell asleep?" Laura poked her head out for a brief look, then said to the ghost floating in the air beside her.
"I just remember that my father told me to go back to my room, and nothing else... Wait, there's someone staring at us. The long white dress completely enveloped her petite body, and her cute and well-behaved face was full of unrelenting sadness, and the ghost girl's original conversation with Laura suddenly changed, and her watery eyes turned to Ryan.
Boom!
"Who?!" The sword stood in front of her, and Laura's fierce gaze was like that of a tiger that had been violated territory.
"Don't be nervous, it's me." Retracting his sword into its sheath, Ryan stepped out of the darkness and raised his hand to summon four orbs of light, bringing a familiar light to the space.
Exposed to this light, the ghost little girl named Chloe seemed a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly hid behind Laura's back.
"Hey, you scared her." Pouting dissatisfiedly, Laura did not show the joy of reunion at all, but kept taunting Ryan, "I was a little suspicious of it, but now it seems that you are really a pervert who likes to peep." ā
"It's called vigilance, are you swaggering forward when you investigate? I'm so surprised that you've survived until now? Shaking his head, Ryan's poisonous tongue ability is not weaker than this woman's.
"You..." Laura shuddered with anger when she questioned Ryan's abilities, but just as she raised her hand to Ryan to pull back a game, the latter waved her hand and interrupted her next speech.
"Okay, when we leave alive, I'll let you scold enough, now... Glancing at the poor little ghost girl, Ryan turned to Laura and asked, "Can you tell me what's going on?" ā
"Since you say so, let me introduce you." Seeing Ryan change the subject, Laura pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, and then beckoned the ghost girl to come forward, "This is Chloe, Chloe Lasaris, this castle... ā
"The Baron's daughter?!" Slightly stunned, Ryan's tentative rhetorical question seemed so affirmative.
"I'll go! You can't be a mage who is proficient in prophecy, right? Laura was equally surprised, and then told Ryan what had happened to her.
It turned out that the scene that Laura encountered when she rushed out of the gate was not much different from Ryan, but the ghosts she encountered were not as aggressive as Ryan said, perhaps due to Chloe's influence, those ghosts were in a state of dissociation, and Laura tentatively killed a few of them before attracting this timid little ghost.
"They're all residents of the town, they're Chloe's friends, and you can't hurt them... Looking at Ryan's cold gaze, Chloe's voice became weaker and weaker, constantly stirring her fingers, as if admitting her mistake in front of her parents.
Reaching out to block Ryan's sight, Laura looked resentful: "You scared the child!" ā
"I'm sorry, but she's a ghost, do you really believe her?" Although Ryan deliberately kept his voice down, the corridor was quiet enough to be heard by Chloe.
"Of course, if it weren't for her, I'd still be wandering around that ghost place, she brought me out, if she wanted to harm me, why save me?" Glancing at Ryan viciously again, Laura's swaggering answer brightened the little girl's expression behind her.
Seeing that Ryan still wanted to speak, Chloe was no longer silent, and hurriedly stepped forward and nodded respectfully at him: "Sir, I have no ill intentions, it is all my father's fault that you are trapped here, I just hope to make up for his mistakes." ā
"Make amends?" Looking at the cute teenage girl in front of him pretending to be an adult, Ryan couldn't help but smile, grinning and showing a friendly smile, and the vigilance in his heart suddenly let go of most of it, "How to make up for it?" ā
"I can get you out of this place." The crisp voice seemed very immature, but Chloe's tone was unusually firm, "But before that, you have to promise me one condition." ā
Looking at this ghost, whose psychology is completely different from his age, Ryan pondered for a long time and nodded lightly: "If you can really take us out, I will consider your conditions." ā
"Kill my father!"
"What?!" Having never met Edward, Laura knew nothing about Chloe's father's current situation, and now she was stunned to hear the girl say such a rebellious thing.
"Laura!" Stopping Laura, who was about to come forward to question her, Ryan motioned for Chloe to continue.
"You've dealt with my father, so you know what I mean." Once again, Chloe's beautiful eyes gradually became misty, "It's all my fault, if I hadn't insisted on visiting O'Dulin's celebration ceremony, this wouldn't have happened." ā
"What happened?"
"After that day, a very nasty person came to the house. I could see that my father didn't like him, but he was responsive to his needs and tried to please him. ā
"That guy was very bad, and my father just refused his request to propose, and he said he wanted us to disappear... There is fear and disgust on his face, but even so, he looks very cute.
"Propose? How old are you?! Ryan's face was full of incredulity, and he couldn't help but amplify his voice in surprise, causing the little girl to back off in fear.
Glancing sideways at Ryan, Laura touched Chloe's hair, her soft eyes were like gentle flowing water, and a maternal glow gradually spread: "Don't be afraid, with my sister here, no one dares to bully you." ā
Sister? People are dozens of years older than you, right?
Ryan saw that Laura was taking advantage of Chloe without changing his color, but he smiled helplessly, didn't poke it, and asked the little girl again: "Do you know who that person is?" ā
Seeing Ryan speak, Chloe reflexively floated backwards, and then gradually relaxed under Laura's encouragement, lowered her head and pondered for a while, shook her head slightly, and nodded hesitantly: "I don't know, but I heard from my mother that he is Stewart's butler." ā
"Stewart?"
"Victor Stewart, Sambia's current Chancellor of the Exchequer." Seeing Ryan frowning and pondering, Laura opened her mouth to remind, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, "Disgusting rich man." ā
"Hey! You can't knock down a boatload of people with a single shot! "It's not a boast, Kylot is a count anyway, although he hasn't felt it, but Ryan's family is indeed quite rich. And the practitioner, the poor are all superficial, there is no property, and it really can't be supported, Laura is encircling herself and Lanier...
"I didn't say anything about you." Thinking of this stubble, Laura laughed very unkindly, and seeing that Ryan's eyes were full of resentment, she hurriedly snorted, "I just don't know if it was Victor or his dad who proposed the marriage at the beginning." ā