Chapter 29: The House of Refuge

"It's unbelievable! I think it was a coincidence, if I told Zhang Lili, she would not believe it! Do you know? She likes you. "The young taxi driver was very emotional, he didn't look tall, but he had a loud voice and was very skilled in driving, and he had been doing this for three years as you could tell from his work permit in the front row. It takes more than guts to be able to find the right shortcut and slam on the gas. "Oh......" He glanced at the man in the back seat in the mirror, his expression slightly surprised. I'm sorry, I mean, she, she adores you so much. The young man nodded and smiled: "In fact, you are also my idol." "Nineteenth Street in the city of Droe, this is the main path to the East End, in addition to the subway. At the red light, the taxi stopped, leaning against the zebra crossing. "Mr. Mu, it seems that you don't like to talk, I thought you would be like on TV."

"I don't like it on TV, you know, life is forcing you." If I hadn't chosen this profession and become a professor again, I would have attended endless seminars or teaching meetings. If he had a choice, he would rather read a book at home and travel with his wife and daughter, so he decided to do so for the rest of his life.

"Hey! How do you drive! Suddenly, the cathartic sound of a middle-aged man came from a red Decaron sports car outside the window, parked on the right side of the taxi. He is a typical big man, bald head, wearing only a very thin T-shirt on a cold day, and the combination of thick jade and jade inlaid with gold carvings on the chest is very rare. "Beware of hitting you!" His fierce expression threatened the taxi driver, and his thick arms reached out of the window and banged on the door. "Hurry up and reincarnate, let me send you on your way!" His angry roar echoed throughout the intersection, even muffling out the honking of oncoming traffic. "MD, dare to overtake my car when cornering." He muttered to himself in annoyance.

The young man knows that the other party is not a good stubble, and he can't afford to provoke him. It's really unlucky, it's not reasonable to meet such a person! Is it great to drive a sports car? If I had the money, I would have bought a more luxurious car. He was indignant in his heart, and the corner of his eye scanned the movement outside the car window, extremely worried that the other party would get out of the car. This wandering gaze made his hand grip on the steering wheel tremble. With the alternation of traffic lights, a roar of rage, the red Dicaron sped away, and the middle finger raised outside the window showed the arrogance even more. "I'm really sorry, if it weren't for me in a hurry." Seeing that the young man's melancholy face had covered the previous pleasure, Mu Tianyu couldn't help it. When I went to the garage in the morning, I found that there was no fire, and it should be that the engine failed, so I chose to take a taxi in desperation.

"It's okay, I've seen a lot of these people."

"Yes, they have a hard time communicating, and I am extremely reluctant to have anything to do with them." Glancing at the wallet in his hand, Zhong Yi's notes were still there, and he had not forgotten them at home, he was in a hurry to go out at that time, and he was afraid that he would leave something behind.

The taxi soon drove into the Lulin Garden area of the Eastern District, which claims to be the largest forest garden real estate in the city, with a greening rate of more than 83 percent, and has the title of the crown forest in the Eastern District, and the price has far exceeded the average house price in the area. The speed of the car slowed down significantly, and the dense jungle suddenly multiplied geometrically, and even the light seemed depressed. "Hey, I can't remember the road every time I get here, the paths in this dense forest are chaotic, and the navigator is useless." The young man was intently discerning the fork in the road ahead, looking left and right, he rarely came here, not everyone would cross the area in this way, and taking the subway was the best way.

"yes, if it's the first time you're here, you're going to get dizzy." Looking out the car window, Mu Tianyu couldn't help but recall that in the small town of Ponslin, the situation was similar, he subconsciously looked into the depths of the dense forest, and there was no figure, except for the faintly visible garden building. But I'm glad I didn't drive here today, and I don't know if I'm sorry to lose my horse, he sighed.

"I don't know why the prices here are still selling so high! It's unbelievable that there are still people buying it! "The young man shook his head, he changed gears quickly, and the body was very stable." If I had the money, I wouldn't have chosen this place! He stood up and looked out as he kept an eye on the central console.

"In fact, it's just a complicated path here, and I also saw a news last year that introduced Lulinyuan as the place with the highest health index in the city, and later many people from the southern district moved here."

The young man's expression was unmoved. "But I don't like it here, it's lifeless, it's very cloudy, I've been here once in the first half of the year in the hot summer and June, it's sunny and cloudless, but when I get here, it's like the prelude to a storm. There was something in the shadows of the jungle that made it impossible to see, as if it were hidden in the depths. It's not just a green forest, the air in the forest is muddy, confusing, it invades your consciousness and leads you astray. ”

"What?" Mu Tianyu came back to his senses suddenly, he looked at the young man in the front seat, and saw that the other party was also staring at him in surprise in the reflector. "Sorry, you just said?"

"It's shrouded in dense jungle, and there's no light in sight, even under the scorching sun." The young man looked into the mirror, and he nodded, not feeling that he was wrong. "That's just the way it is, if you look out the window, I want to turn on the lights." As he spoke, he turned on the headlights and then turned them off again.

Mu Tianyu frowned. "You just said the murky air? Shadows in the jungle? Will it lead me astray? ”

"What?" The young man looked confused. "No, I didn't say anything like that." I found that the other party's expression was a little ugly. "Are you okay?"

After hesitating for a moment, Mu Tianyu came back to his senses. "Yes, I'm fine, it's just, maybe I slept late yesterday and I'm still dreaming."

"No. 103, Area F, Lulin Garden, is this it?" The young man stared out the window, the grass had already overflowed the wooden fence in the front yard, the lawn in the garden was full of rotten leaves, and there was still a pool of stagnant water in the corner that had melted from the heavy snow a few days ago. "Wow, how long has it been since no one lived here? It's desolate. ”

"No, desolation? Not yet, it's only been about a month. Mu Tianyu took the case bag in his hand and opened the car door, and the scene in front of him surprised him very much. (Oh, no, Tianyu, don't meddle in this matter anymore, since Zhong Yi's accident, his lover left Dro City.) He recalled Yang Ziqing's anxiety on the other end of the phone last night. It looks like it's been abandoned for at least half a year, which is weird. Mu Tianyu stood outside the car and looked at the abandoned villa.

"Mr. Mu, then I'll wait for you here." From the car came the voice of a young man. "I'll go outside and refuel first, and I'll be back in about twenty minutes."

"It's okay, you go and get busy, I might have to take longer." The taxi disappeared into this dense forest path, this is really desolate, Mu Tianyu looked around, the sky seemed even more gloomy, the shadows in the dense forest? It's just light and shadow, and I'm afraid of nature's masterpieces! Mu Tianyu smiled and sighed, turned around and walked towards the ruined villa.

To the north of Dro, in an unnamed town at the end of the National Forest, there is little government involvement, let alone media attention, and is not under the jurisdiction of military forces other than land. The local population has their own beliefs and lives by farming all year round, rarely going in and out except to trade necessities with the outside world. The dogma of the faith is that the outside world is full of darkness and blood, and that slaves from evil spirits lurk in the shadows and can only survive under the protection of the Light. The town is called Kalas, which means the House of Sanctuary, and a blue pickup truck is parked outside the church. The stone carved buildings of centuries ago can always make people surrender to its magnificent solemnity, and strange characters are engraved on both sides of the stone gate, which are holy words, and very few people can understand them, even Chen Miaoxue, only a little understanding.

"Are you alright?" Chen Miaoxue didn't understand what the other party said. "Your knees, burned by resentment, have corroded your flesh and soaked in blood, and if you don't heal it soon, it may be scrapped." The old words were a little heartfelt, but they did not carry a trace of pity. Dressed in a black robe, he took off his hood, his eyes deeper than the sea, the wrinkles under his brows stitched together, and he was older than he looked. Chen Miaoxue looked down and noticed that her right leg was tied with gauze, although the blood had coagulated, it had turned black, and the pain was like a wriggling worm burrowing into the bone marrow, making her face pale and her whole body weak. "Now that you're stepping into here again, you don't want me to see your pain." He had a dismissive look on his face.

"I, I just wanted to ask something." In the empty lobby, there were rows of seats, like a small theater, and she endured the pain and did not sit down. "I, I see something that shouldn't have existed, I, I see the slaves of the Dark Witch and the demons from Purgatory." The old man with his back to him turned his head sharply, and Chen Miaoxue caught his angry eyes. "You don't seem surprised." Her expression of pain intensified again, clutching her thighs and forcing her to sit back in her chair.

The old man raised his head, and he looked at the huge runes engraved on the wall in front of him, which was the faith that came from the Holy Light. "I dreamed that the sunset of the setting sun in the west was dyed with fire, the buildings of the former glory collapsed into ruins, everything withered, the faces of the dead were reflected in the bloody rivers, rotting and stenching, and the night was filled with fear and hidden the weeping of people." The old man took a deep breath, and he turned around. "The outside world has changed, evil spirits are waking up from the grave, and evil lurks in the depths of darkness."

Chen Miaoxue snorted coldly. "So, you are hiding here, professing righteousness, reciting the Word and asking for refuge?"

"You!" The old man roared angrily, and he suddenly stretched out his old hand, a hand as thin as wood, and pointed at Chen Miaoxue. "Your father! Your father is an advocate, and he has left us, breaking the cursed contract! The old man sneered and put his hands behind his back. Become a messenger of justice? Delusional prayer for forgiveness from the Light! Bite off more than one can chew! So, now he gets the punishment he deserves. ”

"My father came to the rescue of a man possessed by an evil spirit! This is not a punishment! Chen Miaoxue gritted her teeth and held back tears.

The old man nodded, his smile turning to sarcasm. "Yes, that's why he died at the hands of the man he saved." Chen Miaoxue stood up with difficulty, she wiped her tears of disappointment and heartache, and staggered towards the door. "There is still some holy water in the heavenly pool, and some things from your father's lifetime, you can take them." Looking at the back of the door gradually disappearing, the old man lowered his head. "Don't come back."