Chapter 7: The Old Man in the Leaning Tower
Su Qin rubbed the ring in his hand, thinking about Li Chen's affairs in his heart, although he said it easily to Lao Wang, but in fact he didn't know how to deal with the ghost on Li Chen's body.
"Boss, what are you thinking, so distracted?" Liu Ying asked while cleaning.
"You say, is there a difference between ghosts, for example, you and the ghosts from the tavern, you don't feel like a powerful ghost, there is no anger, can the ghost with a heavier grievance hurt people?"
"Well, let's just talk about myself, I feel no different from when I was alive, except that I don't have to sleep and eat, there is nothing special about it."
Su Qin frowned, bitter that there was no one to consult with him.
When I got back to my room, I looked at the box left by my parents, and then at the ring on my hand, and thought: I hope to enter the Leaning Tower again tonight and find other clues.
As the night deepened, Su Qin played with his mobile phone and fell asleep after a while.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the same Leaning Tower as before.
"Sure enough, I was right, I went here again after sleeping, and today I went to the second floor to see if there was anything there."
Su Qin thought as he groped his way to the leaning tower.
The last time he just walked around the wall, it was too dark inside the leaning tower and he didn't find anything.
And this time, after being strengthened by mana, Su Qin's eyes had the ability to see at night, and he could clearly see the scene inside the Leaning Tower.
The layer was empty, nothing existed, just a few dead leaves and unknown animal bones.
In the middle there is a spiral staircase that leads to the top of the leaning tower.
Su Qin stood at the bottom of the stairs, and even with his night vision, he couldn't see the situation above clearly.
With a horizontal heart, he slowly walked up to the second floor, and in the silent environment, there was only the sound of him stepping on the stairs step by step.
After a while, Su Qin walked to the staircase on the second floor, and he looked around and found that the walls of the second floor were carved with murals.
But the depiction was so strange that he couldn't recognize it at all.
Just when he was confused, Su Qin heard something different.
It was like the sound of someone flipping through a book, and he followed the sound and saw a mountain of stacked books, and the sound came from the mountain of books.
Not only the sound, but also the vicinity of the book mountain, there is also this orange light, which looks like someone is reading a book.
Su Qin cheered himself up and walked over slowly.
When I took a closer look, I found that there were really many books on the ground, scattered on the ground, so that people could not find a place to stay.
Su Qin quietly lay behind a pile of books, sticking his head out to look at the place where the sound came from.
I saw a short dwarf old man, half-squatting, holding a book in his hand and flipping through it, his expression was focused and serious, and he didn't notice that a person had come up.
When Su Qin saw this old man, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was afraid that he would be some kind of ghost thing before.
"Old man, are you reading here alone? What is this place? Su Qin walked out with courage.
The old man turned around when he heard the voice, and the old man had a kind face and a smile on his face, as if he had expected it.
"Master, I've been waiting for you, you're finally here." As soon as the old man spoke, he frightened Su Qin.
"What master? Did you recognize the wrong person? I don't know you at all, do I? It's my first time here, and I'd like to ask you what kind of place is this? ”
The old man was a little surprised, put down the book in his hand, walked into Su Qin, looked at Su Qin, and said again: "It's the old man who is clumsy, and he recognizes the wrong sir, and he hopes to forgive his sins." ”
Su Qin waved his hand to show that it didn't matter, and continued to ask: "Old man, you haven't answered my question yet?" How did you end up here alone, where is this? ”
"The old man's name is Liu Min, and he has been in this leaning tower since the old man died, and it should have been hundreds of years."
"Because I like to read, the master has collected countless books for me to read, but unfortunately, the master hasn't appeared for a long time, and I don't know where he has gone." The old man stared straight at Su Qin.
Su Qin was taken aback, and couldn't help exclaiming, "You said you have been dead for hundreds of years?" ”
Su Qin's heart that had been put down was raised again, and he secretly complained in his heart, what is this called, he ran into a ghost again, and he is still an old ghost for hundreds of years.
Liu Min looked at the nervous Su Qin and said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous, although I am a ghost, I have never harmed anyone, and I have only been reading in the tower for hundreds of years, not to mention that you have a feeling of déjà vu in you, I will not be unfavorable to you." ”
Looking at the smiling old man in front of him, Su Qin slowly let down his guard, thinking: The old man doesn't look like a bad person, and this is just his dream, it should be fine.
Liu Min sat down casually and motioned for Su Qin to find a place to sit down, it was too tiring to stand and talk.
"If you don't mind, I'll call you Liu Lao."
"Don't mind, then I'll call you Xiao Su." Liu Lao said quite kindly.
"Old Liu, you said before that your master put you in the Leaning Tower, and he hasn't appeared for a long time. So what kind of person is he? Su Qin asked curiously.
Liu Lao showed a look of memory in his eyes, and said slowly: "Master, he is an ambitious person, he is determined to realize his dreams, in order to realize his dreams, he does not hesitate to give up everything, he has a kind of magic that makes people want to follow in his footsteps and help him realize his dreams." ”
"After I died, he collected my favorite books for me to spend time in the Leaning Tower, and occasionally I would solve his problems for his master."
"It's a pity that the master hasn't appeared for a long time, and I don't know where he went." When Liu Lao said this, his eyes were slightly moist, which showed how deep his feelings for his master were.
Su Qin was speechless for a while, this old man and the master were actually a master and servant with deep feelings, and it turned out that after death, there was no difference between him and a living person.
On the contrary, many people who are alive have not yet lived through the ghosts after death.
Suddenly, Su Qin remembered that this Liu Lao had lived for hundreds of years, and he must have experienced a lot of things, maybe his doubts could be explained.
He hurriedly raised his questions to Liu Lao, and told Liu Lao about his recent experience.
In the process of listening to Su Qin's narration, Liu Lao's expression changed again and again.
From time to time, there was a gleam in his eyes, as if he was sure of a lot of things.
After Su Qin finished speaking, Liu Lao fell into deep thought, and Su Qin did not rush to urge him, just waited quietly.
After a while, Liu Lao finally spoke: "According to what you said, the ring you wear should be the Qingming Ring, with it, you can borrow the power of ghosts, and you can let ghosts live in it, as for what you said about how to deal with the ghosts on Li Chen's body, I can also teach you how to use the mana on your body." ”
"But you have to think clearly, once you start to touch these things, it is equivalent to stepping into the door of ghosts, and it will be difficult to get out of it at that time." Liu Lao looked at Su Qin with a playful expression.
"Do I have any other options now? Ever since my parents left this tavern, I can't stay out of it. Su Qin shook his head helplessly.
"Okay, then you have to listen carefully..."Liu Lao carefully taught Su Qin the use of mana and answered all the questions Su Qin had encountered so far, including the knowledge of ghosts.
Su Qin's face showed doubts from time to time, and then he would show a sudden realization, and it seemed that he had benefited a lot from Liu Lao's teaching.
Time passed minute by minute, Su Qin had already mastered the use of mana, and Liu Lao said: "Come here today, I know you still have too many questions, but you can't become fat by eating in one breath, things have to be done slowly." ”
"That way, if you believe me, I can go to your ring, and if you have anything, just say my name in your heart, and I will appear."
After such a long time of communication, Su Qin found that Liu Min did not look like a ghost, but like a knowledgeable elder, and had a cordial feeling, so he nodded in agreement.
Liu Lao waved his hand, Su Qin felt as if he had been blown away, and when he reacted again, he was already in his room.
I re-moved my body and used my mana, and I felt that my whole body was different.
Su Qin silently thought of Liu Lao in his heart, and heard Liu Lao's response, proving that all this was true and not a dream he had.
Su Qin calmed down, "According to Liu Lao, this leaning tower belongs to his master, so what else exists on this leaning tower, and who his master is, this is a mystery." ”
"As for why this Leaning Tower is in my consciousness, I can enter the Leaning Tower? It seems that Liu Lao knows something, but it seems that he deliberately concealed it. Su Qin recalled his expression when he asked Liu Lao.
"Also, how could my parents have this ring and tavern. Liu Lao only told me the origin of the ring, and he just said that it was an ordinary tavern, and it might be some special formation that could attract lonely souls and wild ghosts. ”
Su Qin sighed, originally thought that he had some clues, but he didn't expect to involve more questions, so now, he had to take one step at a time.
Su Qin patted his face and thought: At least Liu Lao is here, there is something you don't understand to ask him, the strange thing is, why do I have a cordial and familiar feeling with him?
"Don't think about it so much, sleep for a while, and think about it tomorrow" Su Qin looked at the time, in reality, only two hours had passed, and as for the leaning tower, he didn't know how long it had passed.
Perhaps it was because he received too much information in a moment, Su Qin felt tired and quickly fell asleep.
But what he didn't know was that after he fell asleep, the ring on his hand shone strangely.
At this time, there was a sigh from Liu Lao in the ring, and he said with tears in his eyes: "Master, don't worry, I will not let you down." ”