3. A palace

Ren Xiaosu fell asleep. He had been waiting outside in the wilderness for so long before catching a sparrow. Although he lay on the ground motionless most of the time, anyone who knew anything knew that he had to remain vigilant all the time while lying motionless on the ground. That consumes the most energy.

Before he went to bed, he told Yan Liuyuan: "You must stay away from those people when you see them. They don't know that Jingshan is in danger. Most people will choose to avoid Jingshan, but they have to pass by." There, my intuition tells me that this matter is not simple."

"Yes," Yan Liuyuan nodded obediently: "I understand."

In fact, Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan are very good friends. A strange combination. They didn't know each other a few years ago. Later, Ren Xiaosu decided to protect the still young Yan Liuyuan. On the one hand, he accidentally learned Yan Liuyuan's secret, and on the other hand, it was because of his headache. It troubled him for a long time, so he needed a night watchman.

At the beginning, Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan made it clear that they were using each other, but over the years, they could no longer tell whether it was feelings or use.

Yan Liuyuan used to be very clever outside, but only here with Ren Xiaosu would he be like an obedient baby.

Sometimes Yan Liuyuan would say that his life was bought by Ren Xiaosu with his own life, but Ren Xiaosu never admitted this statement.

Ren Xiaosu now wanted to explore what happened in his mind. He deliberately waited for a long time tonight to see if the "illness" that had troubled him in the past would appear again. As a result, the film Chaos really doesn't appear anymore.

It seems that the palace has been hidden in his chaotic mind, and now the black fog of chaos has finally dissipated.

Ren Xiaosu wanted to see what was in this palace.

Yan Liuyuan glanced at Ren Xiaosu who was lying next to him, quietly picked up the bone knife and sat at the door of the shack. There was only a thick curtain hanging in the shack. It was autumn now and it was a bit cold.

At this moment, the rain stopped.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the curtain of the shack, and the boots had a unique slippery feel on the muddy road after the rain.

The door curtain was lifted by someone, but before the people outside could completely lift the door curtain, Yan Liuyuan's bone knife was already pressed against the opponent's neck.

That is a beautiful face, and there is a beautiful woman outside the door.

Yan Liuyuan frowned. The visitor was not a stranger. He usually lived not far away.

The woman smiled and said, "Liuyuan hasn't slept yet. Where is Xiaosu? I heard someone said that Xiaosu is back."

"Sister Xiaoyu, he is already asleep." Yan Liuyuan smiled and said: "How about you tell me something?"

Xiaoyu's face was a little unnatural: "He didn't get hurt when he went out this time, right?"

Xiaoyu took out a cigarette and lighter from the bag she carried with her. The cigarettes were cigarettes, and only industries such as coal mines and power plants that were classified as refuge barriers would distribute them.

Many strong laborers work not only for money and food, but also for this cigarette, working a day to get a cigarette.

So after work at night, you can often see a large group of people smoking tobacco together. Ren Xiaosu told Yan Liuyuan that the tobacco was probably mixed with some more addictive drugs. thing.

And the cigarettes Xiaoyu smokes now are obviously not obtained by her working.

Xiaoyu lit up the cigarette and took two puffs, seeming to be thinking about something: "You are a kid, I treat you like a younger brother."

"Oh," Yan Liuyuan suddenly asked Said: "Did you catch a cold?"

Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment: "Yes, is my throat a little hoarse?"

"No," Yan Liuyuan shook his head. He shook his head and smiled: "I saw that when you smoke, one nostril does not emit smoke..."

Xiaoyu: "..."

I don't know why Xiaoyu always feels that Yan Liu Yuan doesn't like himself very much.

"Then I'll go back first," Xiaoyu said, "When your brother wakes up, tell him that I have been here."

"Yes," Yan Liuyuan smiled. Said: "I will tell him."

Xiaoyu left, and Ren Xiaosu's voice suddenly sounded behind Yan Liuyuan: "Don't always bully your sister Xiaoyu in the future, she will not be easy either."

"Brother, she is not clean," Yan Liuyuan said, "And she only gets close to you because she sees that you can always catch the prey."

"Who is clean?" Ren Xiaosu said calmly Said: "People who want to live in this world cannot be clean. They are forced by life. Just stay away from her. Don't make fun of her."

In this market town, single women are too clean. Can't survive either.

Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "She didn't say she liked me or anything. Also, are you sure she approached me because I could hunt prey? Isn't it because I'm handsome?"

"Brother, we haven't washed our faces in months, and they all look the same..." Yan Liuyuan looked at Ren Xiaosu speechlessly: "Brother, aren't you asleep? Why aren't you asleep yet? ?”

“Think of something,” Ren Xiaosu explained simply.

Ren Xiaosu did not sleep because he was exploring the secrets of the palace.

In the circular palace, the walls were covered with old wooden cabinets, like a huge showroom. However, the display racks in the showroom were shrouded in black fog, making it difficult to see what was inside.

There is only one table in the middle of the hall, and on the table is a brass typewriter that had been eliminated for a long time before the disaster. The kind that makes a clicking sound when typing.

There are only twenty-four copper keys on this typewriter, and each copper key is engraved with a text: "Fairness, justice, honesty, truth, friendliness, kindness, wealth, strength..."

It can be said to be very positive energy.

It’s just that the typewriter seems to be stuffed with endless kraft paper. , and those copper keys will click and move on their own without anyone tapping them. Now there are two lines of small words that appeared on it in the afternoon: "Task, give the prey to others; task completed, reward basic level skill learning map, Can learn the abilities of others. ”

He couldn’t tell whether this was his own imagination or some other reason. Legend has it that someone can shape the memory palace. The memory palace can even recast a fantasy universe according to the level of one’s own spiritual will. .

It’s just that Ren Xiaosu feels that his palace... seems to be a little different from the description of the Memory Palace...

But why would he let himself give his prey to others? Do you want to be a good person in this world where morality is a bit extravagant?

There was no way to do it. , his consciousness stood in the center of the vast palace and looked around at the "display cabinets" around him. There seemed to be items floating in the display cabinets, but the inside was obscured by darkness. The dark mist made it impossible for Ren Xiaosu to see clearly what was floating inside. What is it?

The display cabinets are connected to the dome of the palace, like a huge museum. Ren Xiaosu walked to a cabinet and wanted to reach out to touch the things floating in the black mist, but no matter how hard he tried, nothing could be found. He cannot break through the resistance of the black mist.

This is a power that he cannot spy on now.

To know whether the palace really exists, Ren Xiaosu needs to prove it through action.