Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 22
"It's good that you don't think he's dangerous. In fact, the reason why Klein joined the Nighthawks was a note from the Fourth Epoch. The person we captured last night belonged to the Secret Order, and they are also looking for the note's whereabouts." " Dunn carefully observed Esther's expression, and when she heard "Secret Order", her eyebrows frowned slightly and then fell, but there was no additional reaction.

"A member of a secret organization? Will Klein still be threatened?"

"It's possible, because the whereabouts of the notebook are still unknown."

Esther's eyes became more serious, and such a serious expression rarely appeared on her face: "If anything happens, you must call me."

Dunn nodded: "You seem to value Klein very much."

Of course Esther couldn't tell the real reason: "I value everyone in the Tingen Nighthawks team... It may be a bit funny to say this, but I really regard this place as my home."

This is Esther's true thoughts after getting along with everyone for several months.

Dunn showed a gentle smile, and looked at Esther with the eyes of an elder looking at a simple junior: "It's not funny, I think so too."

Protecting your home, your family, and where your home is—this is Dunn's belief all along. His belief is deeply rooted in the soil of Tingen and has become part of the umbrella over the heads of ordinary people in Tingen.

This evening, it was Roseanne's turn to guard the armory, so Esther was at the front desk to help receive guests in need. Leonard came up and walked around twice when he was free, seeing how he was wandering around, Esther Couldn't help calling out to him.

"Leonard, is there anything you want to tell me?"

"About Klein, do you see anything? A special feeling?"

Esther's body leaned back slightly, with her arms around her chest: "In terms of feeling, it's very kind. After all, this is the first newcomer after me, and I'm finally not the youngest!"

"No, you're still the youngest, in both size and age."

The smile on the corner of Esther's mouth collapsed immediately: "I will grow..."

She didn't even have the confidence to say it herself.

"I always think he is not simple, you have to be careful."

Esther gave Leonard a blank look, and didn't take his reminder to heart. The whole world might be just such a fellow villager right in front of her eyes. If she doesn't believe in Klein, who else can she trust?This is a natural alliance!

"Everyone has a little secret these days, and so do I." Esther said without hesitation.

But these words have many meanings in Leonard's ears. He stared at Esther with wide eyes for a while, and nodded vigorously: "I knew it! You really have a secret!"

Esther's eyes are very subtle, isn't that what everyone already knows?She always felt that if she stayed here any longer, her IQ would be lowered by Leonard: "You look idle, don't you? Then help me watch the front desk for a while, I'm going down to play cards with Luo Yao and the others."

"Hey, hello! I'm not that free either, I——don't go!"

Leonard stared blankly at Esther walking into the back door, the laughter of the old voice reverberated in his mind, and he didn't save him face.

"Don't laugh old man, it's not funny! Do I look that stupid?"

"Everyone knows she has a secret, and they all maintain a tacit understanding. Even the little girl who looks at the front desk knows not to ask about it. You are better! Ha!"

Well, Leonard had to admit that he was really a bit stupid just now. He sat cross-legged at the front desk, casually flipping through the magazines Rosanne threw on the table.

Esther didn't stay in the lounge for too long, she just drank a cup of hot tea, watched Luo Yao, Sika and Kenli play a few times, went to the bathroom, and returned to the reception of the Blackthorn Security Company lobby.Coincidentally, Klein was there, and for some reason, the atmosphere of the conversation seemed a little heavy. Esther could keenly feel that Klein was on guard, while Leonard was suspicious and vigilant.

Wow, Leonard wouldn't say something stupid again if I was two steps late?

"Good afternoon, Esther."

Esther waved her hands eagerly: "Good afternoon, are you looking for the captain?"

"No, I want to go to the armory to get some bullets."

Esther moved away from the stairway: "Are you going to the shooting club to practice? Then you go down quickly, there will be a lot of members spending time there after get off work."

Leonard drew a circle symbolizing the crimson moon on his chest, which was a symbolic gesture of believing in the Goddess of the Night: "May the Goddess bless you."

After Klein walked down the stairs and his figure was completely out of sight, Esther closed the door.

Leonard looked at Esther at this moment: "I still think he is very suspicious. All three people touched the notebook, but he was the only one who survived."

Esther lowered her eyes, so at this moment Leonard didn't see the distorted golden light in her eyes: "Everyone has their own destiny."

But another existence present saw it clearly, and the old man's voice sounded in Leonard's mind: "Fate...?"

Leonard grasped this key word: "You seem to value fate very much? I haven't heard you mention it before."

"It's just an inspiration." Esther drove Leonard away from the chair and sat on it by herself. "I don't want to trouble you. Aren't you going to be on the night shift at the Chanis Gate for the captain later? Go and rest first."

"You really do whatever you want, you can drive people away if you want, how arrogant!" Leonard said exaggeratedly, but he quickly walked into the stairway, not intending to give Esther a chance to retaliate.

After a while, Klein and Roseanne walked up together.

"Esther, I'm going back first!"

"Has anyone changed shifts with you? It seems that it's not time yet."

"Bright has something to do the night after tomorrow, so he offered to take over for me tonight. He's celebrating his fifteenth anniversary with his wife, so that's great!"

"Klein is leaving too?"

Klein smiled and took off his hat, then put it on his head again, and opened the door for Roseanne who was walking beside him: "Well, before the shooting club closes."

Esther smiled and sent the two of them out the door, then went back to the table and sat down.

My fellow is so busy that I can't find time to talk alone.

As everyone knows, Klein, who just walked out the door, thought the same way.

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Esther left the Chanis Gate, nodded to the gatekeeper, and then walked towards the corridor leading to the lounge.

Klein just finished his mysticism course this morning and learned basic divination. He walked from the direction of the armory and met Esther in the corridor again.

Seeing no one around, he couldn't help but yelled in a low voice: "My fellow! ]
Esther immediately turned her head around, and after looking left and right, she took Klein's wrist and quickly walked into the office of the civilian staff where no one was there, and locked the door with her backhand.

She no longer suppressed her emotions, and excitedly shook Klein's hand: [Finally, I can talk to you a few words!I miss you so much! ]
This group of old Spring Festival Gala memes caught Klein's nerves, and immediately laughed out loud: [Hahaha, you missed a sentence, dear audience friends!What a coincidence! ]
[So what did you do?As soon as I woke up, I found myself lying in a dilapidated tavern, but when I came out and saw the red moon, I was so scared that I stayed on the side of the road all night...]
Klein sighed: [Sigh, my situation is not much better than yours. The original owner was cursed and tried to commit suicide, so I now bear his identity. This world is very strange, and everything is messed up. ]
[Have you seen Emperor Roselle's diary?He seems to be a time traveler too. ]
[He sure is, and has done a great job.It's a pity that he seems to be from a long time ago, and we have one less person who can chat like this. ]
Esther nodded vigorously: [However, you'd better not read the books written by him on the market, it's too embarrassing to copy, even I was embarrassed enough to read it. ]
[Hahahaha, the presence of the Great Emperor is indeed too strong, I don’t know how many times you have seen it, but there are so many romantic affairs in his diary...]
Esther's face was screwed together, and she waved her hand: [What kind of X point text harem hero is standard, forget it! ]
The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing out loud at the same time. After coming to another world, Klein and Esther haven't felt so free and relaxed for a long time. They just chatted briefly in Chinese. It made both of them extremely happy.

[It's great to have someone who can speak the native dialect. ]
Esther rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes: [This is the local accent, I haven't heard it for a long time, I really want to die.In the past, I could hear Mandarin everywhere I went, with and without an accent, and I didn’t feel it at all. ]
[I think it's too rare now...] Klein smiled and looked at Esther, [Let's get to know each other formally, my name is Zhou Mingrui, bright Ming, auspicious Rui, how about you? ]
Esther also reached out her hand and shook Klein's hand: [Li Xing, the star of dawn, my parents always say it's simple and easy to remember!I don't know what happened to them...]
Perhaps it was because Esther suddenly mentioned her family, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became sad, and sadness emerged from their eyes at the same time, like a mirror reflecting each other's nostalgia.

[My parents are also getting old, I really worry about their health. ]
Esther's lips were bitten white by her, and it took several seconds for her to open her mouth, with a cry in her voice: [But now I can't even remember their faces...]
Klein patted her on the shoulder vigorously: [Don't give up, let's work hard to find a way!Since this world has extraordinary power, maybe there are some parallel universes or the possibility of shattering the void, just like those written in those novels about cultivating immortals, then we will be able to go back!Let's go back to our world together. ]
Esther rubbed her eyes, although her eyes were red, but she didn't let the tears fall: [Yes, yes, you are right.My cat is definitely still waiting for me, I have to go back and feed her! ]
Klein's smile was equally bitter: [It's agreed, we'll go back together when we find a way.At least we now have someone to talk to. ]
Esther nodded and tried to smile: [I know, we all have to work hard to live, and one day we will get the answer. ]
[Don't worry, we're not alone now. ]
Esther looked into Klein's brown eyes and saw the trustworthy sincerity inside.

This old country conversation is temporarily over, and keeping the door locked will arouse suspicion from others, so Esther left the clerk's office after calming down for a while, and let Klein type his funding application documents.

As she walked towards the sunny reception hall, Esther suddenly remembered the dream she had when she saw the Evernight Goddess a long time ago.

It seems that Heiye never asked his own name, but insisted that he was called [Esther]?

why?
It seems that she doesn't care who I am, but obviously I am Li Xing, this is my real name.

(End of this chapter)