Chapter 3: The Dark-Faced Luo
On the other side, Lao Wei slowly walked onto the overpass at the entrance of the station.
On the flyover, a man in a white shirt, also in a white shirt, was eating a bag of green apples and was looking at the bus interchange at the station.
Lao Wei walked towards him, and the man immediately turned around, his baby-faced face was full of affinity, and smiled at Lao Wei.
"I should have known you should have gone. Lao Wei said.
"But I'm not as mature and reliable as you, you're the kind of big brother. Babyface said.
"Come on, I don't know who your baby face is. Lao Wei glanced at him, in this world, the more seemingly harmless things are, the more dangerous they are, because these dangers are good at camouflage.
"Brother, I'm harmless to humans and animals. Babyface finished the last bite of the apple, and the smile on his face was fleeting. "Let's go back. β
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Shunyang, this is the city where Bai Yu studied at university.
Every time he returns to school, Bai Yu likes to book tickets at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, and at six or seven o'clock after arriving at the station, it has not yet night, but it has said goodbye to the day.
This time it's the coolest.
Thinking about coming to Shunyang, it is famous for its freshness, claiming that the four seasons are like spring, but for Bai Yu, Shunyang is actually only winter and summer, either cold or hot, maybe he didn't come here before the sudden change in the global climate.
However, Bai Yu still likes it here, it is bigger and more lively than his hometown Anzhuang County.
Anzhuang is too small, too small place to have memories everywhere.
But there are many things that Bai Yu doesn't want to touch again.
Since then, he has gradually wanted to avoid something.
As the buses slowly move through the night and the streets are lit up with neon, the faces of the people who get off work are tired, and there are people who come and go in the streets, and there are people who look for the beginning of the nightlife tonight.
Bai Yu looked out of the car window, thinking that he was twenty years old, and soon he would join these teams to be busy with life, becoming a cog embedded in this world, turning, working, and orderly.
That's the last thing he wants, but he's still a decrepit boy for now.
At the age of twenty, you shouldn't be able to achieve nothing.
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It is said that the last part of the journey is the most difficult to complete, and this is the case with Bai Yu's bus.
After more than 40 minutes of stop-and-go, the car finally arrived at the school.
The name of the school is "Shunyang College", Bai Yu chose here because the name is fresh and refined, not as uniform as a certain university, and the word "college" is more elegant, and later he learned that he had suffered a loss of culture.
But in fact, it is not bad, it is said that Shunyang College is also known as "the highest university in the 14th district".
Bai Yu looked at the familiar school gate, he had painted it seriously because of the needs of the event, but after a summer vacation, Bai Yu was extremely looking forward to coming back, maybe he was lonely.
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Night, Anzhuang.
Bai Yu's hometown Anzhuang is a small county town in the south, and the street lights here are warm and soft at night, and there is a little less flashy.
Since ancient times, most of the civilizations were born in the place where there is a river basin, and the same is true of Anzhuang, a small river passes through the city, so it is very direct, this river is called "through the city river", and there is a place called "head bridge" in the middle of the river, which is the most prosperous section in the whole county. If you get lost in Anzhuang, you should go to Touqiao.
It is also home to one of the city's most luxurious hotels, Paston.
The Touqiao Bridge is not the highest place in the whole Anzhuang, but Paston is, and from the top floor, you can have a bird's-eye view of the whole Anzhuang City.
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At this time, Paston was in the room on the top floor.
The two men sat opposite each other, with a black shirt and a white shirt, and the man in the white shirt wore a long ponytail that reached his waist. The man in the black shirt on the other side has short and strong hair, and the thin-rimmed glasses make people feel very delicate at a glance. However, under the glasses, a slight crack in the right eye spreads from the corner of the eye, which is a sequelae of surgery.
The two of them sat like this, silent, the coffee on the coffee table steaming slightly, and the fragrance filled the room.
Not long after, a green-skinned taxi stopped at the door of the hotel, and Lao Wei and Babyface got out of the car and walked into the hotel slowly.
Entering the hotel, the baby face smiled at the girl at the front desk and said hello, and the girl smiled and nodded.
The girl is new to the city, and before she came, the boss had told her not to disturb the four tenants in shirts, and there were many guests in shirts, but she also recognized the boss at a glance, and they wore solid shirts every time they went out, neat and polite, and elegant demeanor.
After saying hello, the two of them got into the elevator and went straight to the top floor.
In the room, the man with the ponytail removed the coffee, instead made a pot of tea, poured four cups and waited on the table. The aroma of tea overflowed, instantly covering the previous coffee taste, and it was very fragrant.
After a while, Lao Wei and Babyface pushed the door and walked in.
"Wow, it's tea this time. As soon as they entered the door, the two of them could already smell the fragrance of tea all over the room.
"It's done. Before the two of them could sit down, the pony-tailed man asked.
"It's proper, V and I are out of the house, how can it be inappropriate. Babyface said, then picked up the tea and drank it himself.
"Hmm. Lao Wei sat down, took a sip of tea, and took a sip. "Delicious. β
The four of them drank tea, listening to the two who had just come back narrating today's experience, and the night was getting deeper outside the window, and a white moon was rising.
"By the way, that kid today looks like Bai Pour. During the discussion, Babyface suddenly interjected and looked at the only man in a black shirt among the four.
"Huh?" Hearing this, the ponytail man also looked at the man in black, "Interesting." β
The three of them looked at the man in black in unison, but he didn't react, that delicate face had no waves, and no one could see through the lenses what emotions were in his eyes.
"I'm thinking...... So how did you eat a big bag of apples alone. After being silent for a long time, the man in black who was called white by the baby face finally spoke, but the topic suddenly deviated.
"Forehead ......" coincidentally, and the three of them exclaimed together.
The four of them didn't dwell too much on the appearance of the newcomer and the man in black, and even threw away the topic.
The conversation between the four of them returned to the tea made by the ponytail man, but he didn't expect that he only drank coffee in Su Ri, and his tea-making skills were also good.
Suddenly, subtle fluctuations entered the room from a distance, and the four of them fell silent in an instant.
"Then let's go by V himself. At the end of the tea game, the pony-tailed man said to Lao Wei.
"Hmm. β
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Night, Shunyang College.
Dormitory area, seven buildings in one district.
After coming back, Bai Yu took care of the bed, and talked about some holiday life with the two roommates who had arrived, and it was slowly close to eleven o'clock, and the three of them also lay down separately, and soon someone snored, and the insects outside the window were intermittent.
On the bed, Bai Yu recalled the old Wei he met on the train today, this person appeared bizarre and mysterious, and there was some nonsense, Bai Yu is already a junior student, he has received scientific and cultural education since he was a child, and he knows all these monsters and monsters in different spaces, but those are in anime, or movies, and the plane enchantment that Lao Wei showed him today is extremely real, if it is hypnosis, then Lao Wei's skills are too exquisite.
In his thoughts, Bai Yu remembered the box that Lao Wei gave him before parting.
Bai Yu took out the box, a small square box, which looked like a mask.
Bai Yu opened the box, and it contained a black mask, no, it was a mask to be precise, a pure black mask.
The mask format is exactly the same as that worn by Lao Wei today, and there are only two eye holes, but he is pure black, and the texture of the mask is very smooth, and it is a little cold, it should be made of ceramic.
Bai Yu looked at the mask, and suddenly became a little curious, this mask does not leave nostrils, how does Lao Wei breathe after wearing it?
Confused, Bai Yu put on the mask.
"In this way, you agreed to join?" In the room, Lao Wei's voice suddenly appeared.
Bai Yu got up and took off his mask.
At this time, the insect chirping outside the window had stopped, and there was no roommate's snoring.
This situation has already been experienced by Bai Yu on the train today.
"Old Wei?"
"It's me. β
In the computer chair in the room, a man in a white shirt sits with his hands crossed. Elegant white clothes, polite demeanor.
Lao Wei just sat there alive, facing Bai Yu.
Bai Yu remembered everything that Lao Wei told him on the train, it is undeniable that there are many unknown mysteries in this world.
"Is this also a dimensional enchantment?" Suppressing his consternation, Bai Yu asked Lao Wei.
"Yes. Lao Wei replied.
"You don't even know where I study and live?" Bai Yu asked again.
"I don't know, when you put on the mask, there will be some kind of dimensional fluctuations, which can be easily detected. Lao Wei pointed to the mask in Bai Yu's hand.
Bai Yu looked at the mask, the shadow guard, the squire, and the unknown alternate plane, all of which were secrets to him, and all the secrets seemed to be placed in this mask.
Bai Yu suddenly became interested.
"Has it been decided?" On the chair, Lao Wei looked at Bai Yu's gradually revealing smile, recruiting new people, and the ending has been decided.
"I joined. Bai Yu said, if fate is a cog, why let it turn.
"Welcome. Lao Wei stood up, supported his chest with his right hand, and bowed to Bai Yu. "Shadow Guard, V, you're welcome to join. β
"White Noodles V?" Looking at Lao Wei's actions, Bai Yu was a little confused, and hurriedly got out of bed in a panic, and returned a salute according to Lao Wei's routine.
"My name in the shadow guard, each shadow guard is a one-word code. V said.
"Does that white mask mean your white mask?"
"White face refers to the level in the Shadow Guard. β
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During the conversation, Bai Yu asked a lot about the shadow guard like V.
He also learned the general information of the shadow guard from V's mouth, and the entire shadow guard is divided into grades by the color of the mask, in order: white, blue, red, and black, with the white side being the highest, and the black side being the lowest, no wonder his mask is black.
"There are only four white faces in each session, and there are a few others, and four hundred faces represent the strongest will of the shadow guard. V patiently explained.
"And who are the other three besides you?"
"The current four white noodles are Zero, V, White, and Feather. Zero is a guy with a long ponytail, white hair, glasses, few words, and baby-faced feathers that you can recognize when you see it. β
"Oh, then do I want to get a code name too?" Bai Yu asked.
"Hmm. β
"Then use the word 'Luo'. β
"Does it have any special meaning?"
"Probably. Bai Yu looked at the mask in his hand, and then looked away.
"Sleep well. V stood up, and the dimensional barrier dissipated in an instant.
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On the top floor of Patston, the two horses of the ponytail man surrounded the handsome man in black.
Dead in black.