Chapter 17: Re-entering the Illusion

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Curton leaned back on his bed and thought anxiously—from the time he got home for dinner, until now, his mind had been rethinking the story he had heard, as if it had become a lingering shadow. Kirton even experienced a feeling of drug addiction, a strong sense of uncontrollable dependence between fear and craving. He couldn't do anything now, and if it weren't for the fact that the TV in the living room outside was so loud that he was disturbed a bit, Corton would have been immersed in the story a long time ago.

Kirton decided to go to the bathroom to wash up his cold face before he was fully immersed in the story, he stood up, opened the door, walked to the living room, and accidentally glanced at his mother, and found that she was in tears as her eyes were fixed on the TV.

Kirton walked up to his mother and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?" ”

Mom wiped away her tears with her hands and pointed to the TV. "The finale of this series...... It's so miserable that I feel uncomfortable to watch. ”

Kirton glanced at the TV and pouted disapprovingly, he wasn't interested in these sensational romance dramas. At this time, my father, who was reading the newspaper on the sofa, also said: "Don't pay attention to your mother, you are so involved in watching a TV series - hey, I said, don't you know that the plots of TV series are all fake?" ”

"Of course I know the TV series is fake, but ...... Why do you think this screenwriter wrote the ending so tragically? Both the hero and heroine are dead, and they are martyred. Hey, that's not obvious—"

"It's clear to earn the tears of you women. Know if you still watch? To be honest, at the end of the TV series now, one of the heroes and heroines will be arranged, or both will die-to move the audience by playing the sad card-hey, I can also be a screenwriter for this kind. Dad scoffed.

Kirton listened to the conversation between his parents, smiled wryly, and prepared to go into the bathroom to wash his face. As soon as he took two steps, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning, startling his heart and shaking his body.

Kirton slowly turned his head and looked at the tragic picture of the martyrdom of the hero and heroine on the television screen, remembering the news report he had read at Sean's house a few days earlier. At the same time, some sentences from the parents' conversation just now emerged in a fragmented form-

"The ending is so tragic......" "The hero and heroine are dead." "Now at the end, ten of the most ** protagonists will die ......"

End!

The word popped up in front of Kirton's eyes, causing him to have a terrible guess. He stood in a daze for a few seconds, then walked briskly into his room and turned on the computer on his desk.

Kirton quickly typed the words "the story of the fisherman and the devil" into the search bar, and several related items immediately popped up on the page. Cotton clicked on one of the "Arabian Nights Story Portals", and the computer screen immediately showed the full text of the story.

Curton didn't have time to pay attention to the story ahead, so he slid the mouse, dragged it directly to the end of the story, and then stared intently at it.

Ten minutes later, Cotton watched the end of this classic story and couldn't help but open his mouth. After a moment's hesitation, he typed "Jute and the Moroccan story" into the search bar, and after reading the end in the same way, his brow tightened and his expression became more panicked. His heart was pounding, and he thought—confirm it again...... What did Lan Xi say this afternoon, which story would she listen to tomorrow......

Bluebeard.

Kirton thought suddenly, and he quickly found this famous story from Grimm's fairy tales on the Internet, and read it from beginning to end - seeing the back, his hand sliding the mouse began to tremble slightly. In the end, after gasping for air, the whole person couldn't help but bounce up from the chair and covered his mouth in horror.

Oh my God, what's going on? Don't...... Don't......

At this moment, Kirton remembered the strange thing that had happened in his house last night, and the fearful conjecture in his heart had become more and more clear. He felt like he was finally beginning to get in touch with the essence of this enigmatic event. It's just that he can't be sure whether the truth is really what he thinks, and there are still some doubts that have not been solved. But, no doubt, he already understood some of the mysteries!

Suddenly, Kirton was shocked—he further thought that if his guess was correct, he and his three friends were now in danger!

The thought made Kirton shudder. There's no time to hesitate! You have to inform your three friends and tell them what you guess and think!

Kirton took out the phone, quickly dialed Sean's mobile phone, and anxiously urged in his heart, quickly answer, quickly answer! After more than ten seconds, Sean finally picked up the phone, and Kirton asked eagerly, "Sean, what are you doing!" ”

"I'm talking to my parents, what's wrong, Kirton?" Sean asked, puzzled.

"Listen, Sean, I probably ...... I stumbled upon the truth about this strange thing we encountered! I kind of understand what's going on! Now, listen to me – if my guess is correct, several of us are in danger at the moment! ”

"What!" Sean was taken aback, "What the hell is going on, Kirton?" ”

"It's not clear on the phone, and I have to inform Lu Hua and Lan Xi right away - in this case, you can take a taxi to my house downstairs now, I will ask the two of them to come over together, we can meet in a few minutes, and then I will tell you in detail."

"Okay, that's it." Sean hung up decisively.

Immediately afterwards, Kirton called Lu Hua again and repeated what he had just said. Lu Hua, who was eating out with his mother, promised to come over immediately.

When contacting Lancey, the last thing Cotton's wants to happen is finally happening - Lancey's phone is turned off, probably because the battery is out. And Kirton didn't know her landline number—for a moment, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling around the room, not knowing what to do.

A few minutes later, Kirton, who had nothing to do, decided that he could only go down first, and he estimated that Sean and Lu Hua had probably arrived. Corton lied to his parents about going out to buy some snacks and hurried downstairs.

Sure enough, under Kirton's urgent summons, Lu Hua and Sean rushed over in just a few minutes. When the two of them saw Kirton, they asked almost in unison, "Kirton, what the hell is going on?" ”

"Don't talk about that just yet." "Lancey's phone is off, and I can't get in touch with her—we'll have to get to her, or she'll be in danger!" ”

"What danger are we going to have?" Sean asked, puzzled, "You mean someone is going to harm us?" ”

"I'll explain it to you in detail later—find Lancey now!"

"Where to find her?" Lu Hua asked.

"Let's go to her house." "Her house is so close to my house that it's only a few minutes' walk – let's go!" ”

"But what if she's not home?"

"Don't worry about it so much, let's go to her house and find it first!" Kirton urged impatiently, and at the same time had already taken a step forward. Sean and Lu Hua hurriedly followed.

Lancey's house was only two or three blocks away from Kirton's house, and Cottonon took Sean and Lu Hua through the side streets and alleys, rushing through the most familiar shortcuts. After turning a street, Sean asked, "How long do you have to walk, why don't you take a taxi?" ”

Kirton shook his head and said, "No, the taxi is not as fast as our shortcut." And we've already gone downstairs to her house......."

Before he could finish speaking, he stopped. Lu Hua and Sean also withdrew. The three of them looked around, their eyes widening and their mouths open at the same time - they didn't expect that strange incident to happen again in the afternoon!

Now, around them, as if by magic, the gloomy forest had reappeared. To be precise, it was the three of them who were once again inexplicably in this dark and terrifying forest. This time, all three of them remembered it very clearly—a few seconds ago, they had seen a normal street scene, and in just a split second, they were in the middle of a forest path, and it was almost like they had strayed into another world.

Lu Hua looked at the gloomy forest path, and his body trembled unconsciously. "Kirton, Shaun...... Here we go again, this strange thing has happened again! What's going on! A few of us...... It can't really be magical, right? ”

Sean was also panicking in his heart, he looked at Kirton, and saw that Kirton frowned and didn't say a word, as if he was thinking about something. Sean said, "What to do, Kirton? Are we still running back like we did in the afternoon? ”

Kirton pondered for a moment, looking at the dark forest path diagonally above, his gaze suddenly becoming determined. He said, "No! This time, let's go ahead and see what happens at the end of the road! ”

"But...... If we don't come back, or if we encounter some unforeseen danger...... What to do? Lu Hua said worriedly.

Kirton swallowed, forcing himself to swallow the fear in his heart. "We can't afford to back down again—if I'm not mistaken, the end of this forest path is the truth of the whole thing," he said. And, my guess will be confirmed there as well! ”

After saying this, Kirton looked at Lu Hua and Sean. They stared at each other for a while, but did not speak, and finally their eyes agreed, and they all mustered up their courage and walked straight towards the forest path.