book of old days

Chapter 20 Don't Look Back
"I think we have to get out of here." Sean said, pulled Lancet up, gestured at his head twice with the muzzle of the gun, and threatened, "If you don't want to die, follow us."

Lanster could only hum and chirp and follow behind the two of them.

However, the black shadow seemed to have noticed the three of them, and followed behind in a flickering manner. Fortunately, the moving speed of the thing was not fast, but as he was walking, another one suddenly came out from the shadow in front of him.

The three of them had to make a detour and stepped onto a stone bridge that they had never walked before. This stone bridge was a bit dilapidated, but fortunately it did not hinder their progress.

As the three of them moved, more and more small things came out of the darkness. The three of them ran for a while, and there were strange black shadows everywhere on the left and right. Surrounded by the sky and the ground, like moving phantoms, or some kind of weird ghosts, rushing towards the three of them from all directions.

These things don't need to move on the stone bridge, so although they move slowly, they still gradually surround the three of them.

Xiao En's scalp was numb, and he couldn't help asking: "What the hell is that, is it a ghost in the mirror?"

"Certainly not, I've never seen such a thing before." Alhaz was also a little panicked, the ghost in the mirror at least had a human form, and there was a possibility of communication, and even played dirty tricks.

But these floating black human figures in front of them don't even have arms, like black worms with human faces, floating twisted in the air, without sound, without any expression, but with a trace of human image characteristics, It's chilling.

No one knew what they were trying to do, and the three didn't want to try the result.

The three of them ran faster and faster, and finally ran wildly. Lanster didn't need to urge him now, he covered his shoulders, and followed behind the two with a pale face.

Suddenly he staggered and fell to the ground.

Sean stopped, but Alhaz was still running wildly, "Sean, leave him alone."

Lanster struggled and got up again, "Don't leave me behind!"

Sean hesitated for a second, but still gave him a hand. Lance cast a grateful look, and the three of them continued to run. Suddenly, several black shadows appeared on the stone bridge in front of them, and there was no way left or right. Alhaz, who was in the lead, gritted his teeth, accelerated suddenly, and quickly passed through the gap between the black shadows.

Sean and Lancet followed, those black figures almost blocked the road, Sean jumped between the two shadows, the distance was so close that he could clearly see those black figures The bright white light in the black humanoid eyes.

His hairs stood on end, and he raised his hand to shoot. The bullet passed through the thing without causing any damage, but successfully gave Lanster behind him a chance to escape.

He scrambled and followed up, Xiao En didn't waste any more bullets, and continued to run madly, when Alhaz in front suddenly cheered, "Look, we're here!"

That was the mirror at his home. He put his hand on the mirror, and when the mirror rippled, the two people behind also rushed over. Sean didn't even pause, and just ran into it.

The three of them rushed into the mirror together, and with a bang, they fell into a pile. Lancet was crushed to the wound, and another scream was unavoidable.

Looking at the familiar environment around him, Sean heaved a sigh of relief. Looking back, those black human figures disappeared, and there was only the reflection of the room in the mirror.

Lancet on the ground glanced at Sean, and suddenly asked tentatively: "Professor Sean, is that you?" Sean was startled at first, and then immediately realized that he was a celebrity even in Sword Castle , Alhaz's voice just now completely sold him out.

He looked at Lance with some pity, and sighed, "It's me."

He didn't bother to pretend anymore, so he tore off the kerchief on his face, and Alhaz also lifted his disguise when he saw it, which made Lanster even more surprised.

"Professor Sean? Professor Alhaz? What's going on here?"

"It's a long story, so let's bandage it for you first." Sean tried his best to keep his tone gentle. Maybe it was because he gave Lance a hand before, and Lance was very obedient.

He looked miserable, not to mention the injury on his shoulder, he lost a lot of blood from running all the way, the blood left along his arm, dried up into a red streak, and it was still oozing blood at this moment.

Sean naturally couldn't let him die now, so he hurriedly found gauze and bandaged him up.

Fortunately, the bullet passed through the shoulder, otherwise it would be troublesome to retrieve the bullet.

After doing this, Sean and Alhaz tied him to the chair with a rope and gagged his mouth to ensure that he would not shout and make any noise, and the job was considered completed.

Lance thought the two were going to kidnap him for ransom. While bandaging the wound, he kept begging for mercy, saying that his father would use a lot of money to redeem him, and Sean happily perfunctory, saying that he received the money Then of course he will be released.

Of course he would not let Lancet go away. From the moment he was recognized, the end of Lancet was already doomed.

He didn't feel guilty about what he was going to do next. Lancet was not a good person in nature. As the son of the Duke, he did a lot of bullying.

He was just a little angry, and the various mistakes and omissions in the implementation of the angry plan were simply a collection of disasters.

When he and Alhaz locked Lanster into the basement and returned to the living room, he asked angrily, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Alhaz hurriedly complained: "You know me well, why would I do that, the situation was really urgent..."

After finishing speaking, he smiled again: "Besides, you didn't intend to let that kid live from the beginning, did you?"

Xiao En snorted coldly, "I'm not as vicious as you. If I can not kill, I still prefer not to kill."

"Come on, you're just taking chances, thinking that you can avoid those risks, that you can avoid getting blood on your hands.

But guess what, the facts may be different from what you think. Once this kind of thing is done, there is no possibility of turning back. I am too familiar with this. There are bound to be many victims on the road of pursuing the truth. , we can only try to make sure that we are not the victim. "

After finishing speaking, he chuckled again, "You must have thought of this a long time ago. What I did was just to break your fantasy. Come on Sean, it's time to go to bed. We still have work to do tomorrow."

Sean was left speechless by Alhaz's words, and at the same time he was secretly wary of the hidden meaning in Alhaz's words. The past of this old friend who had known him for several years seemed to be more complicated than it seemed. What kind of past does this foreigner with a dark complexion and bright eyes have under his cynical appearance?

That night Sean slept with his clothes on. He lay on the sofa in the living room, listening to the silent chirping of insects outside the window, and the snoring of Alhaz in the bedroom, completely unable to fall asleep.

The pistol in his arms brought him some comfort, but not complete peace of mind.

How did things get to this point?I became a desperado for no reason. The fate is really ironic.

He thought to himself mockingly, and finally gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, Sean was woken up by the faint bang sound coming from the basement. His heart tensed, he hurriedly took out his gun and walked into the basement cautiously, only to find that the chair tied with Lancet had fallen to the ground. Ster struggled on the ground like a fish out of water, panting heavily, the rope was tied around his neck, leaving several red marks.

He heaved a sigh of relief, but fortunately, the rope was tied very tightly, and the scene in the movie where he broke loose casually had no reality at all.

He squatted down in front of Lanster in a leisurely manner, and poked Lanster's head with the barrel of a gun, "If I were you, save some effort."

Lanster stopped struggling and whined twice.

Sean helped him up and untied the rope from Lancet's mouth.

"I'm hungry."

"Sorry, I'm afraid you'll have to hold back a little bit today."

"I'm going to the toilet."

"Go ahead, no one is stopping you."

"I won't live long, will I?" Lancet suddenly asked sadly.

Xiao En said in his heart that he finally realized it. He felt a little pity for the boy, but he smiled gently on his face, "Don't worry, you will be free after tonight. I just need you to do me a small favor by arresting you."

After speaking, in order to comfort Lancet, Sean poured him a glass of water and fed it to him.

Lancet drank the water greedily, before he begged or asked for more, Sean tied his mouth again.

Sean didn't plan to give Lancet something to eat, as he was so hungry that he didn't have the strength to escape, but water was still to be given.

He wasn't sure how much of the so-called 'noble blood' was needed, so Lanster had to be kept hydrated.

Throughout the day, Sean was restless. On the one hand, he was worried about the revelation of the matter. Now someone outside must be searching for Lanster's whereabouts. He was afraid that someone would knock on the door of Alhaz's apartment in the next second.

On the other hand, he was excited and uneasy about tonight's summoning ceremony, what if the summoning ceremony failed?What if they misunderstand the contents of the book?
What if the book is simply fake?
This torment accompanied him all the way into the night, and when it was completely dark outside, Sean's heart suddenly became calm.

Either way, the answer will be known soon.

(End of this chapter)