The Midnight Owl

Chapter 142 Candles

Kuang Jinxin and Qian Aidai stood at the door, their hearts felt as if they had been run over by a wheel with thorns, and were broken into pieces, dripping with blood.

They were not the ones being slapped, but they would rather be them.

Snapped.

Snapped.

Snapped……

The frequency of the applause gradually slowed down. The figure seemed to be in pain, and his body was shaking more and more violently. Every time he slapped down, he hesitated longer than the last time.

The voice of "I was wrong" also began to become weak.

Finally, he stopped completely, raised his head slightly trembling, and looked towards the void ahead, as if there was an invisible watcher standing there.

Kuang Jinxin and Qian Ai also involuntarily looked towards the void.

At this moment, in the emptiness where there was nothing, a black shadow suddenly slowly gathered.The figure of the shadow was that of an adult man at first glance, tall and majestic.

The moonlight outlined his profile, and Kuang Jinxin shivered subconsciously.

It was Chi Yingxue's father, even if there was only a silhouette, he would still recognize it!

Hei Ying tilted his head to look at the thin figure, and suddenly raised his hand in the next second.

The child's figure was shocked, and he slapped himself fiercely again: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

The crackling applause was denser and more forceful than before.His fear overwhelmed his hesitation, and the slaps he slapped were not so much introspection, but more like begging, begging the other party not to do it himself, he can do it himself.Really, yes.

No matter how unbearable Kuang Jinxin and Qian Ai are, the two figures at this moment are not illusions in their eyes, but real people!Everything in front of me is so alive and bloody!

The two rushed into the room, Kuang Jinxin went straight to the thin figure, while Qian Ai yelled at the silhouette of the tall man: "You are a fucking beast—"

Following this curse, the money dart shot out fiercely, and attacked the tall black figure faster than Qian Ai, like a sharp knife!

The black shadow couldn't dodge in time, and the money dart hit his face!

The moment he was hit, the black shadow disappeared without a sound, and the money dart penetrated the scattered dust, and with a "dong", it was nailed to the floor tiles.

Beside him, Kuang Jinxin had already embraced the thin figure in his arms.

Same as in the previous room, he still couldn't see the little black shadow's face clearly, and he couldn't even touch his body.He hugged him like he was hugging a cloud of soft, slightly cool mist, he knew he was there, but he couldn't use force, as soon as he did, he hugged himself.

Just like that, the little black shadow stopped slapping himself, but he still muttered: "I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Kuang Jinxin interrupted him: "You are right, you have nothing wrong..."

His eyes were sore and his throat was so bitter that he had to exert great restraint to keep his voice in tune.

"I was wrong……"

"you are right."

"I was wrong……"

"you are right!"

The dialogue repeats meaninglessly, like a small ball moving forward at a constant speed on a straight line with zero friction, never stopping, never ending.

Qian Ai wanted to stop him, but seeing the rare stubbornness in Kuang Jinxin's eyes, he swallowed it when he said "Don't waste your efforts in vain".

I don't know how long it took, the mechanical dialogue may have been repeated hundreds of times, and the ball, which was moving forward in inertia, finally stopped.

"I am right?"

The little black figure raised his head, hesitating, hesitating, his voice trembling slightly, it was the last spark in the hope that had been reduced to ashes.

"You are right." Kuang Jinxin repeated for the thousand and first time, and was also firm for the thousand and first time.

Qian Ai squatted down and said without hesitation: "The one who is wrong is that bastard! He is not worthy to be a father at all! Bah, he is not even qualified to be a human being!"

The familiar goose yellow halo lit up in the house.

The dark shadow in Kuang Jinxin's arms dissipated, scattered in the flickering candlelight, and scattered in the gradually warming air.

Qian Ai was puzzled, this situation had happened twice, the little black shadow disappeared as soon as the candle came.But now he has no time to ponder the deeper meaning, no one knows when the candle will go out, and it's time to find the badge while it's still bright.

Seeing that Kuang Jinxin was still squatting on the ground, in a daze while maintaining a hugging posture, Qian Ai patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be dazed, it's still the same, you look for walls, I look for ceilings and floor tiles."

Kuang Jinxin stood up silently. He hadn't recovered from the previous discomfort, but he knew the priorities, so he quietly walked towards the wall and searched quickly.

Qian Ai sighed, and didn't make any further conversations.

Not to mention Kuang Jinxin, he was so blocked right now, he wanted to curse when he opened his mouth, and he wanted to give that bastard a stick when he raised his hand.

The silent badge search came to an end soon. Like the previous room, nothing was gained.

Heaven, earth, people, and.

Now only the characters [ and ] are left.

Kuang Jinxin and Qian Ai stood in front of the door of the last room, looking up at the wooden sign engraved with [and], feeling very ironic.

with.

In this house, in these darkrooms, where is the "harmony"?

They only see pain, fear, coldness.

Raising his hand to touch the door panel, Qian Ai hesitated for the first time, he didn't know what else he would see inside, this uncertainty made him flustered.

Turning his head to look at Kuang Jinxin, he smiled wryly, trying to use teasing to ease some anxiety: "I seem to have a psychological shadow about opening the door..."

Kuang Jinxin didn't hesitate at all: "Brother Qian, if there is still that big black shadow inside the door, you can just use the money dart to deal with him."

It was the first time Qian Ai saw classmate Kuang who exploded like this, and he hesitated for a while: "What if the black shadow is a good person this time?"

"Impossible." Kuang Jinxin said firmly.

The sound of "I was wrong" echoed in my ears again, and Qian Ai's eyes sank: "Okay, listen to you."

"Squeak-"

The door panel opened in response.

A smell of rotten food came to the nostrils, making people feel nauseous instantly.

The two partners covered their mouths and noses together, and looked into the room intently.

This time, there was no one in the middle of the room.

The thin, thin figure was huddled in the corner, holding a large bowl of food that could not be seen clearly, and was violently pulling it into his mouth, as if it was a delicacy from mountains and seas, and someone would snatch it away if he slowed down.

But Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin could only smell the sour and foul smell of spoiled food, like the swill pulled away by carts at the back door of the restaurant.

That figure was skinny, smaller and weaker than the black shadows in the first two rooms, especially since he was still huddled in the corner, without looking carefully, he couldn't tell that it was a child at all, more like wild cats and dogs in the dark, Hungry and skinny.

"I can't do it anymore, I can't see this." Qian Ai turned his head away and sniffed hard, "Is this fake?" He seemed to be asking Kuang Jinxin, but also seemed to convince himself, "This is a dream, an illusion ..."

He kept talking, but the more he said, the stronger the feeling of determination in his heart became.

This is Chi Yingxue.

Childhood trauma, psychological shadow, dual personality—even he, who has only seen multiple personality cases in TV dramas, can easily follow a logical chain.

"Why..." He didn't know how many times he asked the question. In his limited brain, he couldn't think of any reason for a child to be treated so cruelly.

"No matter why, he deserves to die." Kuang Jinxin stared at the black shadow in the corner, for the first time, his heart and eyes were cold.

There is no reason for a child to be abused like this.

The instigator should be ashes.

This was the most extreme moment in Kuang Jinxin's life. He couldn't control his anger, and even for a moment, a killing intent flashed in his heart.

Fortunately, the dark shadow of that adult no longer appeared in the room, and nothing further stimulated his emotions.

After taking several deep breaths in a row, he finally suppressed those messy thoughts, raised his arms, and opened the pencil case...

【Owl: Someone used <[武]Romantic Afternoon Tea> on you~~】

Qian Ai didn't hear the prompt, but saw a huge cake exuding the fragrance of oranges suddenly appear on the ceiling of the room. The next second, the cake fell to the ground with a bang, but it was not broken, only the soft cake embryo with the cream on it Trembling, then steady.

The cake was made of cheese chiffon cake, with marmalade and cream sandwiched in the middle, and there was a little gingerbread man on the cake, with orange soda candies piled as high as a hill in front of it.

Qian Ai didn't want to observe so carefully, it was really a professional instinct, but when the observation was over, his saliva was drooling, and he suddenly realized something that surprised him--Kuang Jinxin can also control the taste of the cake? !

The last time Hades used the "Romantic Afternoon Tea", he was at the scene. At that time, the scene can only be described as "a mess". Die, or be scalded to death by coffee.

Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard the sound of rice bowls falling to the ground and porcelain shattering.

Qian Ai followed the sound and saw the little black shadow standing up staggeringly, ignoring the broken rice bowl, and approaching the cake little by little.

He walked with a limp, as if he was wounded, but the straight route betrayed his desire.

Finally, he came to the side of the cake, but he didn't stretch out his hand, just stood there, inhaled deeply, one after another, as if just smelling the smell was enough for happiness and consummation.

When Kuang Jinxin took half a step across the threshold, the little black shadow suddenly flinched.

He retracted his feet again, and squatted down at the door, looking at the little black shadow: "Please eat."

The little black shadow hesitated for a moment, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation. He stretched out his fingers to hook some marmalade, put it in his mouth and licked it.

His height is just right for marmalade, and he wants to eat cream, and he wants to jump.

"I invite you to eat." Kuang Jinxin repeated, as if encouraging, "After eating, there are more, how much do you want, how much do you have, what flavor do you want, what flavor do you have."

The little black shadow turned to look over.

In the dark night, I couldn't see anything clearly, but Kuang Jinxin felt that he saw it.

He saw the little Chi Yingxue, carved in powder and jade, as beautiful as a milk doll.

The little black shadow turned back to look at the cake again, and suddenly jumped up in the next second, and came down with a large piece of cake dipped in cream, and couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth.

Qian Ai squatted down next to Kuang Jinxin, just like his teammates, keeping a distance that made Xiao Heiying feel at ease, and quietly watched him eat.

They were all devouring, but at this moment, there was only the sweet smell of cake left in the room.The previous taste of sour food was like a guilty conscience who could not see the light, and fled without a trace.

"Actually, these cakes were originally intended to be eaten by Daxue," Kuang Jinxin said to the little black shadow with a smile, his voice was very soft, and the innocence and gentleness of coaxing children, "You may not know Daxue, he is a very Awkward guy..."

He was talking to himself, and he didn't care whether Xiao Heiying ignored him. He seemed to just want to say, and he didn't necessarily need anyone to listen: "I promise him that next time I enter Owl, I will give him a 'Romantic Afternoon Tea', But I didn't keep my word..."

"I actually just want to see if he will come to ask me if I don't take the initiative to mention it. I know he will remember it..."

"But he just didn't open his mouth, obviously thinking about it to death..."

"It's okay this time, he doesn't want to eat anymore..."

"If he can't help it in the future, and he really asks, I'll tell Xiaoxue to eat it, okay..."

Qian Ai listened, and the more he listened, the more energetic he became. He never knew that there was such an episode between the two teammates.No, what surprised him even more was that when Kuang Jinxin had bad intentions, he could even imagine Chi Yingxue's internal injuries.

But he still stood by Kuang Jinxin's side without hesitation. Chi Yingxue's awkward character needs to be beaten at the right time, and if he continues to indulge, he will easily slip into the dangerous abyss...

"belch--"

The little black shadow suddenly hiccupped.

Qian Ai came back to his senses, only to find that nearly one-third of the cake had been eaten, and Xiao Heiying's belly was round when viewed from the side.

I was hesitating whether to dissuade me. After all, it is not good for the health to be hungry and full. Overeating is just as undesirable as being hungry.

The little black shadow suddenly hiccupped again.

Then a candle was lit in the corner.

The candlelight illuminated the room, and the shadows dissipated, leaving only a third-eaten cake, still exuding a strong orange fragrance.

Kuang Jinxin closed his eyes to cancel the stationery effect.

The cake slowly disappeared, and the room returned to an unobstructed emptiness.

"What does this candle mean?" Qian Ai had long wanted to ask, "Why did the shadow disappear when the candle came?"

Kuang Jinxin looked at the candlelight, frowned for a long time, and finally relaxed: "If there is light, you will not be afraid of darkness."

Behind the candles, at the joints of the wall and floor tiles, lights twinkled like stars.

Kuang Jinxin and Qian Ai looked at each other in blank dismay, and immediately got up and rushed over in the next second!

The blown wind swayed the candlelight, and in the warmth of the swaying, the notification sound finally arrived——

[Owl: Congratulations on finding a 9/23 hell badge! 】

Just as the sound in their ears disappeared, they suddenly smelled a scent of oranges, which was completely different from Kuang Jinxin's previous cake, more refreshing and jumpy, just like a glass of... orange soda with ice in summer!

"Chi Yingxue!" Kuang Jinxin shouted loudly, and ran out the door quickly.

Qian Ai was half a beat behind, and hurriedly followed, but her mind was in a daze: "What Chi Yingxue——"

"This smell is Chi Yingxue, he likes to drink orange soda the most!" Kuang Jinxin is almost certain now that it is this seemingly invisible taste that has led him here all the way, whether it is subjective or unconscious, it is true It was indeed Chi Yingxue who was leading him the way!

How about another orange soda?This smell is clearly similar to the smell he woke up from in the front yard. Could it be that Chi Yingxue was by his side at that time?Or is there another meaning?

Depend on!

Qian Ai gave up thinking, who let him fall behind, he deserved not to be able to catch up with the plot, so just run along!

Kuang Jinxin followed the smell all the way to [He] [People] [Earth] [Heaven] four rooms, and when he passed the last room, he finally saw the black shadow in the corridor not far away, the same as his original When they separated from Xu Wang and Wu Sheng, the black shadow they were chasing was exactly the same!

Kuang Jinxin sprinted over at the fastest speed, grabbed the black shadow's shoulder without any explanation, and blurted out: "Xiaoxue..."

In an instant, the shadow dissipated.

He took a chance, only the deserted moonlight remained in front of his eyes.

"Boom—"

There was a sound like a boulder moving beside him.

He turned his head together with Qian Ai, who had just chased after him, and the towering wall that bounded this place into a narrow strip with no end in sight was slowly collapsing.

The rubble raised dust, obscuring the night sky.

"Old money?!" A startled call came from the other side of the wall in the dusty sky.