Chapter 10: The Enfranchised
The carriage stopped outside a villa, and Fang Xiaobei followed Luo Xunshan to get off the carriage and walk into the villa.
At the entrance of the villa and on both sides of the path, street lamps about two meters high are placed.
Unlike the street lamps that supply electricity, the street lamps here are actually kerosene lamps.
The dark black metal lampposts and the dancing flames, the shadows on the ground that change with the flames, the cold and the warmth are just right, and the shadows and light coexist.
Due to the development of science and technology, kerosene lamps were phased out a long time ago.
The reason is simple, unstable lighting.
The slightest wind and rain will reduce the illumination range of kerosene lamps, but electric lamps are different, no matter what the environment, as long as the power supply is in place, it can stabilize the illumination.
This is only a secondary reason, but more importantly, it is the power supply, which can effectively warn of the "mystery".
With the background of the "mysterious" arrival, the owner of this villa abandoned the electric light and still used kerosene lamps for two reasons.
Or, he's a fool who isn't afraid of death,
Or, for the "mysterious" he is not afraid at all.
"What do you think, hurry up and keep up."
Luo Xunshan's urging voice came to mind in front of him, and Fang Xiaobei realized that he had fallen several steps behind.
Looking at Luo Xunshan in the lawn, Fang Xiaobei said in a loud voice:
"It's coming, it's coming."
As soon as you step inside, the faint scent of flowers and the refreshing smell of the lawn rush into your nostrils, making you feel relaxed and relaxed.
But Fang Xiaobei's muscles were tense, and his cold hair was rising.
His own emperor-level spiritual power is constantly alerting.
Looking around, there is only a lawn with flowers growing all around, and in front of it is the main body of the villa that is exquisitely renovated.
There was obviously no one around him, but Fang Xiaobei had the illusion of being targeted by everyone, as if there were a pair of unknown eyes in every shadow and corner.
The weird feeling and strange arrangement all gave Fang Xiaobei an unknown feeling.
"Ghosts? Or is it an invisible spirit? ”
After all, Fang Xiaobei had the experience of the previous life, and he already had some guesses in his heart.
Still, he has the horror and tension of being stalked and watched in a dark night in an uninhabited alley.
Fang Xiaobei endured this feeling, and followed Luo Xunshan step by step to the door of the main body of the villa.
"Welcome, gentlemen." A slightly ethereal voice came from the door, as if the door was born of life in an instant.
Luo Xunshan's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to be accustomed to it.
Pressing the handle, pushing hard, he rushed to the door and said:
"Is there a result of the investigation?"
Fang Xiaobei looked in curiously.
Behind the door is brightly lit, kerosene lamps with flames can be seen everywhere, and when the door is opened, the flames sway neatly, giving the whole villa a strange atmosphere.
In the center of the living room is a huge circular carpet with intricate and symmetrical patterns.
In the main seat of the living room sat a lady, dressed in a black robe with many lines on it, a hood worn on her head, and a string of beads in her hand.
Obviously, this is the expert he wants to meet.
"The scene is not ideal, both the body and the environment have been treated in advance, and there is no way to give spirits."
The expert said to Luo Xunshan.
Spiritual? It seems that my guess is not wrong.
Fang Xiaobei bowed to the expert in front of him. It was the etiquette he had learned from fragments of memory.
"Good evening, beautiful young lady, I'm Fang Xiaobei."
The expert scoffed:
"Flim Flam."
Luo Xunshan was a little helpless:
"In this case, the only clue is left ...... him"
"Luoyun, he's a survivor of the 'Memorable' Mountain Villa incident, see if you can find something in him."
"Let's go over."
Fang Xiaobei didn't speak, obediently walked to the carpet, and happened to stand in the symmetrical center of the pattern.
Luoyun's gaze fell back on Fang Xiaobei:
"Sir, please be seated."
Fang Xiaobei was strange, there were no seats here.
But when I looked back, a single sofa appeared behind me at some point.
"Thank you."
Fang Xiaobei nodded and sat down on it steadily.
It's a feeling of powerlessness...... Fang Xiaobei's heart was full of bitterness.
I don't know how long I haven't experienced such a feeling, the development of things, the outcome and even my own life are all out of my control and in the hands of others.
There is not the slightest doubt that if they discover their own specialness, they will be greeted by death.
"Sir, please relax, you are not our enemy, and I will not use coercive measures against you, after all, it will make you uncomfortable and even dangerous. So, I'm going to use some aids next. Trust me, it will leave you feeling comfortable, moist, and enveloped. I hope you don't be surprised, it's normal. ”
Fang Xiaobei nodded honestly, his eyes full of suspicion.
The second half of this sentence doesn't sound right.
I suspect you're driving, but I don't have proof.
As if he saw the meaning in Fang Xiaobei's eyes, the corners of Luoyun's mouth pulled up an arc.
She raised her right hand and snapped her fingers.
Subsequently, take out a small bottle the size of a palm.
As soon as the bottle is opened, the smell comes out, and it is a floral fragrance.
Luoyun took the bottle to a kerosene lamp, pinched the bottle with his fingers and moved it slightly, and a drop of crystal blue fell, drowning in the red flames.
The flames rose and instantly turned blue.
At the same time, the kerosene lamps throughout the villa turned into blue flames.
The fragrance of flowers carries a strange atmosphere throughout the villa.
Fang Xiaobei heard a slight crackling in his ears, which was the sound of the stamens bursting out of their buds, ready to bloom warmly.
Flowers grew on the carpet, and countless flowers began from seeds, sprouted, grown, and bloomed.
Fang Xiaobei felt that he was in the garden, and the fragrance did not clear his mind, but instead he was intoxicated and became confused.
In the field of vision, everything is spinning, ghosting.
Flowers, countless flowers are growing.
The green of the green leaves and the red of the flowers are mixed together, like two colors of ink being splashed together, which is both blended and distinct.
In the two-color mixed ink, a pair of eyes, the eyes of falling clouds, appeared.
"Introduce yourself, I, the Spirit-Endowed One, Falling Cloud."
Although his vision was full of confusion and dizziness, Fang Xiaobei's consciousness was still extremely clear, and his thinking was still active.
Fang Xiaobei pretended to be confused and replied:
"Hello ......"
"You are a point in the painting, where there is chaos and disorder, and I am your only guide, the one who walks towards the quiet."
"Come with me."
A hand appeared in front of him.
Fang Xiaobei continued to disguise and signed that hand.
The colors begin to change in the field of vision, and the greens and reds begin to fade, symbolizing the beginning of the light of safety.
It seems that as Luoyun said, she is taking herself out of the chaos.
Eventually, the chaotic red and green colors disappeared completely, and light enveloped all.
The hand vanished, and the sound of falling clouds appeared in the light.
"Do you know Meng Siyi?"
"Meet ......"
"Where was the last time you and she saw each other?"
"Winery ......"
"Which winery?"
"Reminiscent of the ...... winery"
Luoyun guided step by step.
"What did you post at the winery?"
"I don't remember ......"
Fang Xiaobei's painful expression appeared just right.
Luoyun immediately diverted the problem, continued to guide, and continued to try.
But Fang Xiaobei was still sober, following Luoyun's guidance, pretending to be painful when designing the winery.
"It's over, wake up......"
"Wake up......"
"Wake up ......"