The lights in this strange room are all off. Gu Chuan looked at it a little and found that none of the lamps were modern styles.

"I think this place is about to be abandoned, and maybe it has been abandoned for a long time...... I don't know the time...... I just want to ask ......"

The unkempt old man stayed in the corner, his head bowed, so that the three people who rushed in could not see his face. At that time, he asked:

"How did you get here? What did you do to get deported here? Movement outside...... Is it your voice that you have not heard for a long time? ”

When Gu Chuan heard this, he unconsciously turned his head. As soon as he turned around, the face of His Highness's maiden broke into his eyes at the same time, and it turned out that she also turned her head to look at him.

The faces of the two young men reflected the light of the fluorescent tree lamp, which appeared red. I don't know if it was because of the embarrassment of the star, His Highness suddenly blinked, and then turned his head back as if nothing had happened, and looked at the old man again.

Gu Chuan saw her confusion from Her Highness's clear eyes, and he knew that his eyes must also be full of confusion. This common confusion...... Somehow, it actually made Gu Chuan feel a little relieved.

He turned his head, and instead of answering where he came from, he asked first:

"Sir, are you from Sunset City? What's your name? ”

The light falls upwards on the person. The light goes down, and it falls on the crystal. The concentrated light in the crystal was like a sun, rising and falling in the liquid and crystal plate below. In the liquid, those creatures that looked like people and non-humans, fish and non-fish were still swimming freely in the air, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, let alone that there were two people standing on top of them.

When the old man heard Gu Chuan's remarks, he didn't refute them.

When he heard the word Sunset City, it was as if he had fallen into some kind of frantic memory, and he couldn't help but tremble.

"Sunset City...... Sunset City ...... I used to live in Sunset City, and I rode in a small boat on the clearest water, watching the eternal sunset from afar, until I renovated it...... To reinvent it all...... Want to watch the sunset with her...... It's so hard, it's so hard—"

He curled up in the corner like a wounded bird,

And Gu Chuan's arrival, or the light in the lantern, seemed to him to be the flames of hell that burned people, and the old man was also determined to turn his back and avoid it.

Gu Chuan looked at him and thought that he saw a prisoner who was silent in the depths of this underground prison and was imprisoned like him. He was covered in dust from the roof of the dungeon. Gu Chuan thought that he might have stayed here for a long time, and the function of his eyes had deteriorated. His speech trembled, and his language did not deteriorate, probably because he had been in a state of self-training for a long time.

Gu Chuan didn't speak, so His Royal Highness learned Gu Chuan's tone and said to the man:

"What are you afraid of, old man? We won't hurt you. ”

The old man cowered, not daring to raise his head, but asked in a low voice, almost as if he were pleading for mercy:

"Does the Round Tower family still exist outside? Is it okay? ”

He probably asked himself this question many times in this dark dungeon.

"Yes, yes. The Round Tower family is one of the largest in Sunset City's inner city. ”

Gu Chuan replied to her, attracting His Highness's sidesight.

"That's good...... Your Majesty has left us ......"

He suddenly seemed to have confidence, raised his head, and only then did he reveal a big terrifying scar on his face, which Gu Chuan could see. His eyes were misty, and he whispered:

"I am the fourth patriarch of the Yuanta family, and my name is Ta Cheng."

Before the words fell, Gu Chuan's complexion changed suddenly.

"I ...... I know the name. ”

Because this is the part of the encyclopedia and history compiled by Mr. De, which he helped Mr. De sort out.

In Sunset City's official history of the Third Dusk War, it is said that the patriarch Tacheng gave way to Hyun after the battle, and died of illness after giving way. So at that time, he said to Mr. De that this is definitely not true history, but just to avoid the elders and the Venerable. He speculated that it was the result of a political struggle.

But now it doesn't seem to be very much.

Ta Cheng was not killed by his son-in-law, nor did he really die of illness.

He lives here...... Maybe it's been close to or even more than a hundred years.

Dust falling from the ceiling floated on the crystal panels, which were exceptionally clear in the light. His Royal Highness unconsciously turned her head sideways, and she saw that Gu Chuan's face was very unsightly.

At that time, the sunset city on the ground was full of singing and dancing.

The thick and tall Central Prohibition Palace falls in the rain, and it is the deepest shadow. The water cascades down the staircase-like shape of the Forbidden Palace, and then into the new drainage ditch, which has been mostly renovated.

Speaking of which, Gu Chuan didn't enter the inner city alone. Along with Gu Chuan, there were also hired workers and tower ashes who led the way.

The hired men were simple, and after a visit to the Penal Division, they left.

And Ta Shen heard from the officials of the Twenty-fourth Division not long ago that Gu Chuan might be temporarily placed under house arrest, so he was nervous. Because he is Gu Chuan's guarantor, he is the one who guarantees Gu Chuan's entry into the inner city. He didn't know what Gu Chuan had done, and he didn't know whether Gu Chuan was entertained or under house arrest, but he knew that all of this was bad for him.

But he remained in the inner city for a few days, because his old friend Grace had been entertaining him and telling him to stay.

Until this day, he saw that no one was looking for him, and he also mentioned to him about going out of the city, and he immediately prepared to leave It was a rainy day, but he didn't want to stay for a long time.

So at this time, he stood outside the 24th Division with his umbrella. Dressed in formal robes and wearing a gold-striped ribbon, he heard the proudest fellow of his childhood bow his head in fear, and say to him:

"Thank you, Lord Grace, for your hospitality during this time."

He didn't speak for a moment, but asked Ta Ash to buckle the rope and cautiously raise his eyes. He said:

"It's out of the way, Ta Ash, if you have something, you can also ask my adjutant to contact me more."

Ged is an eccentric man. His eyes are always devoid of energy, and his face is listless, which makes people feel as if he is constantly wandering.

Ta Ash didn't dare to ask if the man had deliberately left himself so that he could avoid some calamity.

Anyway, his business is over.

And Yin De didn't say much, only stood at the gate of the twenty-fourth division. His adjutant held him an umbrella. Watching the tower ash go farther and farther, he went to an abandoned station in the inner city.

The station was still open in the inner city when the tower was proud of the spring breeze, and he occasionally used it when he traveled privately without using his own car. Once he picked up and dropped off Gin there. Now the station is closed, but Ta Ash doesn't know about it yet.

He didn't remind him, and only strode in the direction of the Criminal Affairs Division.

"Anything special lately?"

His lieutenant, who was also a cautious woman, shook his head, and said:

"Sunset City is at peace in the reign of His Crown."

He nodded.

"Very well, His Majesty is sublime."

However, his role is slightly different. Although the 24th Division was not in charge of the army and belonged to the internal affairs department under the council, as the chief officer of the Criminal Affairs Division, he and the chief officers of the inspection department, the military treasury department, and other departments related to the duties of the custody of weapons, the protection of the inner city, and the prevention of malignant incidents in the inner city had a bureaucratic system that directly contacted the attendant system of the Central Prohibition Palace.

When he walked back, he looked into the water, and a chief attendant of the Central Prohibition Palace came out of the Criminal Affairs Department with a few people, and ran to him when he saw him.

Before the Fifth Twilight War, all citizens were once members of the extended family. However, his family had fallen during the Second Twilight War, and he had been somewhere between the humblest of citizens and frontier dwellers until he served Tower Ash.

He hurried away, not daring to stop or slacken.

"What's the matter? Chief Squire. ”

When they met, he asked the chief attendant.

"My Majesty has sent me to inform you, please come into the palace to talk."

There are very few things that the Chief Saloon cannot directly inform the Penal Division. There is already a battle in his heart, and I am afraid it is something related to the "dungeon".

"But Your Highness shouldn't have gotten up at this time, right?"

Before leaving, he asked unintentionally.

Unexpectedly, the chief attendant's face suddenly cooled.

This time it was not relayed by His Highness, but by His Majesty's own words. You don't have to ask, just go ahead. ”

The extremely thin rain line continued to hit the Huai Shui, making a continuous and dashing sound. The rain-watered water rushed to the high point of the embankment, and then finally fell weakly. A few black grass carp will accidentally leave on the texture of the embankment, which is particularly conspicuous in the gloomy weather, as if glowing silver.

At that time, the boats in the estuary area were stopped on the shore, the winch sounded, and the heavy cables fell wet from the water to the shore. As soon as the buoys in the water sank together, several members of the Xinshui family began to carefully discuss the water level of the Huaishui to see if it would rise above the highest point of the embankment. The men in coarse cloth on the ship burst into laughter. Every time it rains, fishing is exceptionally easy. They don't know the principle, they only know that if they do it well in the past few days, they will earn more miles than they did before for a solar term.

If you are lucky, there will be "good things" washed up on the shore at the bottom of the shore, and it will be a credit to the white pickup.

But for other city dwellers, rainy weather is not a happy thing. The open-air work is not easy to carry out, the money paid to the agricultural workers will increase, and the progress time will be delayed, which is really a loss to the grandmother's house!

Mrs. Ogiri, that day, was in her own mansion. The room she was lying in was not a library, but a bedroom near the ceiling in the rock house, where there was a mechanism that allowed a skylight to peek through the ceiling. The rain would be hitting the skylight non-stop.

But in a few moments, the silence was broken by a sound.

Kirimi, who had returned from Mr. Toku and several other informants from the original eight families, hurriedly opened the door. When she came in, she shouted at Mrs. Ogiri, in a panicked voice:

"Mrs. Okiri, something big has happened in the Central and Central Prohibition Palace."

"What's the big deal...... Are you so nervous? Kirishi. ”

Mrs. Okiri, who was dressed in a coffin suit, was lying on the sofa, looking up at the rain flowers on the skylight, very comfortable. Hearing Kiritsu's words, she raised her head, and a pair of Danfeng eyes seemed to be smiling.

"She, she...... Call...... Alas! Kirumi took a sip of water before she calmed down, "Your Highness, the only heir designated by Her Royal Highness, Your Highness, has disappeared!" The crown was angry...... The elders of the original eight families were invited by the council to hold a meeting in the farewell courtyard. After a long absence, the crown used the condensation machine again. ”

At that time, Mrs. Ogiri opened her eyes as if nothing had happened:

"Oh...... That doesn't have anything to do with me? I've got one less job, Kirimi. ”

Kirimi bit her lip, her face turned worried, and she almost cried:

"Not so, ma'am...... Didn't you come to see the lively audience where the ice cubes were preserved? His Majesty said he was going to call you in, too. Today, now, right now! ”

"I see...... Na Kirimi, you can prepare a carriage for me. Oki opened his eyes and stood up, "I'll go and explain to the crown ......"

This kind of composure made Kirumi put down his snacks, and felt that Madame really should have nothing to do with this matter. She replied hurriedly.

"When I came back, I told the coachman to get ready, and the carriage stopped at the door."

"I have always been relieved that you do things, Kirimi."

Madame looked back and saw Kirimi's face flushed, and let out a burst of happy laughter.

Kirimi smiled, her face turned even redder, she turned her head sideways, no longer looked at Mrs. Ogiri, and then, as if she was holding her own clothes, skillfully took out the lace top hat that Mrs. Oki was going to wear when she went out. Then she began to comb Madame Ogiri's hair, spray perfume, and apply powder to her face, rouge to her cheeks, lipstick to her mouth, and pearl powder to her nails, all of which were the etiquette required of the noblewomen of the inner city.

Kirimi is not as tall as Mrs. Okiri. Even if Madame is sitting in a chair, she needs to stand on her tiptoes. Mrs. Oki looked sideways at Kirimi with a hesitant look, and knew that she must still have something on her mind, so she asked her:

"Kirimi, what are you thinking? What else is there not to say? ”

"I ...... What wasn't I thinking? ”

"Don't lie to me. Your mouth is open for a while, closed for a while, isn't it...... Is there something you want to say but don't say? You name it, and I'll listen. ”

Hearing this, Tong Shi lowered his head:

"I have something to say, I don't know if I can talk about it."

"Is it something related to Lichuan's son?" Mrs. Okiri's understatement opened Kiri's heart.

"Yes...... That is true. She lowered her head and said, tying a bow for Mrs. Okiri, "Madame...... Your visit this time...... Or the next few visits, if you have free time, or if you are in a good mood when you see Your Majesty...... Can you intercede for your junior brother? He didn't make any big mistakes...... Isn't the Ministry of Finance also thinking about this bank's business......"

Lady Ogiri sneered.

This sneer made Kirimi shiver, and he was more careful with the work in his hands, and he didn't say a word.

When the clothes were finished, Mrs. Ogiri stood up and stroked Kirimi's head:

"Kirishi, first of all, he refused, so he is not your junior brother."

Kirimi bowed his head, like a child who had made a mistake, and said in a snort:

"I see."

"And next...... Kirimi ...... You see, everything I've done—" Lady Okiri, baring her white teeth and smiling, made Kirimi's head bow even lower, "it's not your turn to suggest and interject." ”

Mrs. Oki put on a top hat, and the yarn on the top hat was folded into a graceful little flower.

She snapped her fingers on Kirimi's skull, then went downstairs to get in the car.

The coachman shouted, the horses neighed, and the carriage ran forward and disappeared into the mist and rain.

As for the underground of Sunset City, in the building that no one knew, the old man who had been forgotten by the world raised his eyes for the first time, looked at Gu Chuan, and asked in surprise:

"You know my name...... What's wrong with me in the outside world? ”

"The outside says you're dead. Later, it was your sister's son-in-law who took charge of the whole family. ”

Gu Chuan said.

With that, the man who called himself Ta Cheng slammed his head against the wall, and a large swath of human blood smashed out of his front skull.