Seeing Xu Yanjue talking about the key with a straight face, Ruan Qiao's first thought was a golden key inlaid with gems that could be called a treasure.

It's no wonder that Ruan Qiao thinks so, the main reason is that Xu Yanjue's expression is too serious.

Looking around, she could faintly see some rust that had not been concealed, she raised her eyebrows lightly, and saw that Xu Yanjue had no words at this point, so she couldn't help but turn around and ask, "What key?" ”

Xu Yanjue lowered his eyes and took a sip of juice, but shook his head, "I don't know." ”

As he was talking, he noticed a partner calling him not far away, screaming and jumping in the crowd, quite with the posture that he would rush over if he didn't pass.

Shaking his head helplessly, he got up and smiled apologetically at Ruan Qiao, "My friend told me to go over first, do you want to come along?" ”

Knowing that Xu Yanjue meant to help herself get to know the people in this scene, Ruan Qiao thought about it and felt that it was important to go to Old Man Xu, not to mention that she didn't plan to stay in this scene for a long time, so she politely declined.

Xu Yanjue left with some regret.

When he walked into the crowd, Ruan Qiao got up and looked around, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, and walked directly to the iron gate not far away.

She hadn't forgotten the purpose of her visit, and thousands of steps couldn't be climbed in vain.

This iron gate looked dilapidated, but as soon as Ruan Qiao walked in, he was surprised to find that the sound insulation effect here was very good, and the deafening sound suddenly disappeared, making people feel like they were in a different world.

Looking back at the still lively behind her, she resolutely walked towards the quiet front. Through the faint light on the wall, I could clearly see the countless interlaced water pipes on my side. No one has cleaned the water pipes, and a lot of dirt has accumulated on them, and a slight sound of water can be faintly heard, and Ruan Qiao can still feel the vibration of the water flowing when he covers it with his fingers.

She didn't go far and met a man, who was standing in front of her, nearly 1.9 meters tall looking down on her condescendingly.

She also looked up at the man who was suddenly blocking the way very cooperatively.

It seemed that it was not a matter to keep watching like this, the man finally spoke, frowning tightly, and he couldn't see the barcode on Ruan Qiao's neck from his perspective, "You can't pass here." ”

"Why?" Ruan Qiao innocently turned sideways, wanting to look behind the man.

The man took a step towards where she was bent over, blocking her view while his brows were still furrowed tightly, "In front is Lord Maoyan's residence." ”

Did you go to Mao Yan's residence? Ruan Qiao nodded, scratched his head apologetically, and looked at the man innocently, "Can't you go there?" ”

"Can't go." The man frowned, "You're new here?" ”

Ruan Qiao nodded, deliberately leaning his neck so that the man could see the barcode on his neck, "I'm the new owner of this scene." ”

As soon as he heard that Ruan Qiao was the master, the man's expression immediately softened, although his brows were still furrowed, but there was a little less indifference in his eyes, "Lord Mao Yan's residence is guarding things, and no one else can approach it except her and the people she allows." ”

Saying that, the man looked behind him with some embarrassment, and his voice was lowered, "But what are you doing here?" If you're attending a banquet, you don't need to come here. ”

Yu Guang swept the owner's barcode on the man's neck, Ruan Qiao smiled, and raised his eyes to look up, "I just heard that there is another layer on it, so I am curious and want to come up and take a look." ”

The man looked at the dim light above, and his tone was abrupt, "The top floor?" There's really nothing there, but there are a lot of curious people. He pulled the corners of his mouth as usual, pointing behind Ruan Qiao, "The most special ...... above You can go up and take a look, it's not interesting, that's the way to go up. ”

Ruan Qiao looked behind him in the direction he was pointing.

The man thought for a moment and then added, "But there's an old man with a weird temper up there, just leave him alone, that guy has been in this scene for a long time, and no one knows when he's here." ”

This old man should be the old man Xu that Fang Koi said, Ruan Qiao nodded at the man gratefully, thanked him and returned the same way.

After that, the road really became a staircase again, and the stairs under Ruan Qiao's feet were rusty, and every step would make a terrifying sound. The handrails on both sides can drop countless rusts with a flick of a fingernail, while giving off a rotten smell.

Glancing down, it was so dark that she thought that if the stairs were broken, there would be no bones left.

This time the hustle and bustle was completely away from him, Ruan Qiao sped up his steps upstairs, trying to get himself to the upper floor before Xu Yanjue found out.

The top floor is not a spacious floor like the previous floor, with only a small walkway.

But the only thing special about this place is probably that it is much brighter, and far above it, there seems to be a starry sky, but it is also bright and warm.

"It's like sunshine."

Ruan Qiao was thinking about it in his heart, but an old voice suddenly came from his side. Ruan Qiao looked at the sound and found that there was a gray-haired old man sitting at the end of the aisle, lying on his back in a rocking chair, swaying with the shaking of his legs.

Seeing Ruan Qiao looking at him, the old man smiled unafraidly, "Obviously, they all come from places where there is sunshine, but now they can rot in this humid and deteriorated environment with peace of mind, this is us." ”

Ruan Qiao raised his eyebrows and walked towards the old man, "Old Xu? ”

The old man seemed stunned when he heard this name, and he retracted his previous lazy appearance, and slowly sat up with his arms propped up.

Ruan Qiao hurriedly went up and helped him up.

The old man looked a little wary of Ruan Qiao, he quickly withdrew his hand, and squinted his eyes at the little girl in front of him, "Are you?" ”

Ruan Qiao smiled, "It was Fang Koi who asked me to come to you." ”

Hearing that it was the old man Fang Koi's expression, he softened a little, nodded and said in a low voice, "It's Fang boy." ”

As he spoke, his cloudy eyes curved slightly, as if he had thought of something interesting, "That kid is lucky." ”

Ruan Qiao naturally couldn't understand the old man's words before and after, she just looked at Old Xu's smiling expression, and saw the mockery from the corners of his mouth with a higher arc raised on his side.

It seems that the relationship between this Xu Lao and Fang Koi is not particularly good.

"Little girl, do you have anything to do with my old man?" Elder Xu quickly restrained his smile and looked at Ruan Qiao and asked kindly.

Ruan Qiao always felt that this kind of kindness was imagined by herself, because she was not cold from head to toe now.

But cold to cold, as long as her head hasn't been frozen, she still has to get down to business, "I want to know where the order of this world grows?" ”

As she spoke, she saw the old man Xu lie back in the rocking chair again, and closed her eyes comfortably as she watched the sunlight pouring down from above.