The tower continued a short walk, the trees here grew denser, and the road became more difficult to walk. Even in the end, the tower had to weave between the bushes, and the blue berries in the bushes stained the mantle of the tower.

As we walked, a ray of light passed through the dense forest, and it seemed that it was about to reach the exit of the forest. There was an exit in front of him, but at this time, the cloak of the tower was hooked by the branches, and he couldn't break free, as if this forest deliberately didn't let the tower leave.

Suddenly, a pair of large hands reached through the exit, grabbed Tarta's arm, and dragged her out of the hole. The hem of the gray cape was torn off, but she was finally freed.

Returning to the bright world, the eyes of the tower could not adapt for a while. By the time she had adjusted to the light outside and opened her eyes, the man who had helped her had already left.

A wide road appeared outside the forest, winding forward, and I didn't know where to go. Thornta looked at the compass in his hand and decided to continue south along the road.

Who helped me just now, he ran so fast, I didn't have time to thank him, Jingta thought to herself.

As he walked, the sky gradually darkened, and the neighing of horses suddenly came in the distance, and then the sound of horses' hooves on the ground was heard again.

A group of royal cavalry passed by the tower, and the dust raised by the horses' hooves almost flooded the tower. Thorn found that their armor was the same as that of the soldiers in front of the castle, as was the insignia of the banner.

remembered the bounty order that appeared at the intersection when she was separated from the circus. Tinta silently prayed in his heart that he would not be discovered by the soldiers.

At this moment, the cavalrymen who had obviously passed by their side, for some reason, suddenly turned their heads and came to the side of the tower.

"Old man, have you ever seen this little girl? She has dazzling red hair. ”

The cavalry was holding a portrait of the tower.

Looking at himself in the pictorial, Jingta swallowed her saliva and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Oh, I've never seen any red-haired little girls. When he said this, he blushed with shame, because a good boy should not lie, but fortunately, the beard on his face blocked most of his face.

The cavalrymen turned their horses and pulled the reins to leave. One of them suddenly spoke, "Where are you going, old man?" ”

"I... I'm going to the town ahead. ”

"It's a long walk to town. Well, I'll send you there, it's not easy for you to stop another carriage on this road. ”

"No... No... No need. ”

"Come on, it won't delay me much longer. It's not easy for you to walk on your own at this age. ”

"You're such a kind young man." Tsunta said embarrassedly.

At the insistence of the cavalry, the tower mounted on horseback.

Because I can't see the expression under the other party's helmet. Jing Ta thought weakly, could it be that he had already discovered himself, so he insisted on sending himself over to see if what he was telling was a lie?

But it was much easier to ride a horse than to walk, and by the time the sun had fully set, they could already see a lovely country cottage or two on the side of the road.

Thorn Pagoda decided to find a way to get off the horse the next time she saw the little house, and it was good to tell a lie, and it seemed much easier to say a second.

"Oh, I'm at my niece's house in front, kind soldier, thank you, just put me down!" When he saw a light blue house appear not far away, Jing Ta hurriedly said.

The cavalry stopped his horses, "But this house looks like it's unoccupied, are you sure it's here?" ”

Indeed, although it looked like a beautiful and magnificent house, it is also evident that the owner had carefully designed its windowsills and beautiful columns in front of its doors, and had chosen for it the same light blue as the sky. But now it has no flowers on its windowsills, and the roof tiles have fallen off quite a bit, and the whole house looks dilapidated.

"Oh, the family just moved in, and they're going to renovate the house right away."

The cavalry placed the tower on the side of the road. But instead of leaving immediately, he stopped on the side of the road and watched the tower enter the house.

Looking closer, the tower was even more sure that this house must have been uninhabited for a long time. The iron door carved with thorns and roses in the front yard opened as soon as he pushed it, and when he looked back at the enthusiastic cavalryman who was still watching him, he had to whisper sorry and continue walking.

It is a two-storey house with an irregular slope and a simplified Gothic pointed attic at the corners. Tara stepped up the front steps of the house, through the cobweb-strewn porch, and stopped by the green door of the house.

The cavalry didn't seem to want to leave without seeing her enter the house. She looked at the green door, carved with the delicate clasp of angels. Reluctantly, he stepped forward and knocked a few times.

"Tuk, tuk, tuk"

"Oh, they're not home, I think I'd better wait here." Tara said loudly on purpose.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the green door suddenly creaked open, and the sound was like a rusty machine suddenly moving. A gust of wind blew out of the house, almost blowing off the mantle of the tower. Tsunta shuddered, stood by the door, and stretched out his little head to look inside. The house was dark and eerie.

I don't want to go in, Tara thought.

But the cavalry in the distance was still looking at him, and there was no way, so he could only muster up his courage and walk in.

"Hello, sorry to interrupt me."

The only echo that responded to the tower was from the empty house, its own echo. Standing by the window, the tower waved at the cavalry.

The cavalry finally left, and Tsunta breathed a sigh of relief, just about to leave. The door slammed shut! She hurried to the door, but found that she couldn't open the door, and she ran to the window again, and found that all the windows couldn't be opened.

At this time, the lamp in the room suddenly turned on, and a crystal chandelier could vaguely show its once luxurious appearance.

The interior of the house, which looks more ornate than its exterior, has a prototype foyer that leads to a staircase to the second floor, flanked by statues of two angels.

Walking through the foyer, there is a large banquet hall that can accommodate 50 people to dance in. The walls of the banquet hall are dark green, and the walls are decorated with lamps that can be lit with candles, and a lifelike portrait hangs in the middle of every two sconces. Each portrait depicts a child dressed in beautiful clothes, some riding on a wooden horse, some holding toys in their hands, and some with candy in their mouths. Although the walls have begun to peel off and the portrait is covered in thick dust, you can still imagine what it once looked like.

There is also a large baroque fireplace on the wall in the middle of the living room, above which hangs the head of an elk. Tara frowned, she would rather see a live elk than its head!

She ran to the back kitchen, trying to see if she could get out the back door.

The pink-painted kitchen connects to the octagonal dining room, but the door is locked.

"Is anyone there? I didn't mean to run in! ”

There was still no response to the tower's voice.

Suddenly, there was a piano sound from the study that connected to the banquet hall. The tower followed the voice, and a white grand piano was placed in the center of the study, but no one was playing there.

It suddenly dawned on the tower that the sound was not coming from the piano. She turned to find an old-looking mirror hanging on the wall of her study, the world in the mirror was upside down, the ceiling in the mirror was on the floor, and the piano and table were hanging above it.

She tilted her head to stare at the mirror, and she suddenly noticed that the keys of the piano hanging from the mirror were jumping up and down, and it turned out that the sound she heard was coming from the mirror.

It was so strange that in order to hear more clearly, the tower put her ears to it, and suddenly a pair of large hands reached out from the mirror, just like when she was looking for an exit in the forest, and someone pulled her into the mirror.