"etc!"

The graceful voice is like the sound of nature, echoing in waves.

The nightingale flew in mid-air and stopped in front of them, panting: "You guys, how many times have you been walking around here, and I almost couldn't find you."

"Is that you?" Qi'an was stunned for a moment. This nightingale was the one that had been following Vicki. She was almost used to being scolded by it.

Nightingale snorted coldly: "You dare to break into the dark forest when you don't know anything. You think you are too lucky."

"Follow me next, I will take you to the dragon's castle."

It was noble and cool, and awkwardly added: "Don't get me wrong, if it weren't for saving Vixey, I wouldn't bother to care about you!"

Qi'an bent her eyes, grabbed Nightingale from the air, and with the other person's frightened expression, she kissed Nightingale on the face and said softly.

"Nightingale, I love you so much!"

The nightingale blushed strangely and quickly covered herself with feathers, jumping to her feet in anger.

This, this frivolous woman!!

"How should we go?" Ryan asked humbly.

"Follow me." The nightingale became serious and flew forward.

"Close your eyes, cover your ears and walk forward. Walk in a straight line and don't look back. No matter what you encounter, always believe that you are walking in a wide and beautiful forest."

It is difficult to control people's subconscious, but what they can do now is to deceive their own cognition.

Qi'an seemed to understand, but closed her eyes.

This may be difficult for others, but for her, it is one of the few things that she can do well.

The two figures walked forward like this, and their bodies passed directly through the candy house!

The nightingale led the way and never encountered a fork in the road again.

An ancient castle appeared in front of them.

"I can't take you on the next journey." The Nightingale couldn't get in, so she blessed them with her beautiful singing voice, "I must take Vicky out."

"Yes, the strawberry jam bread at home has just been baked and I haven't eaten it yet," Qi'an said.

Ryan and her looked at each other, and the two of them walked forward resolutely and opened the dusty wooden door.

"Creak -" a sound.

It sounds like it has been rusty for too long.

As they walked in, the door was completely closed!

The two of them looked around cautiously, and the hairs on their bodies stood up.

Surprisingly, they did not see the evil dragon in the huge and empty castle, nor did they find the legendary sword that could kill the evil dragon.

And I saw an old man.

In the old castle, thick carpets are spread on the ground. All the furnishings are antiques from the last century. They have been there for too long and are spotless. A kerosene lamp is lit every five steps, and the candlelight dances.

It makes a crackling sound.

The old man was sitting next to the stove, warming himself by the fire. He had silver hair and was kind and experienced vicissitudes of life, but he seemed to be approaching his end.

Her eyebrows were lowered, her skin was sagging, and her folds were covered with years of wind and frost, but she unexpectedly glimpsed some indescribable tenderness and tranquility.

He was knitting a sweater in his hands, threading the needle and threading, repeating the same movements countless times with familiarity.

With such an environment and such people, no matter how warm the picture is, it all looks dull, pale and weird.

…

In the palace.

"Please take good care of my room and don't use the fourteenth key."

Before the queen leaves tonight, she will give the key to Louise for safekeeping as usual.

When Louise had cleaned all the rooms except the fourteenth room, the queen had not returned yet.

There was a thread in her heart that was pulled out, and then it was pulled into a longer and longer thread.

Louise paused in her steps, gritted her teeth and struggled, looking down at the golden key in her hand. In the end she couldn't hold back her curiosity.

She thought to herself, just take a look, just one look!

As a servant who has worked in the palace for more than ten years, she certainly has the right to know the secret of the fourteenth room.

So she walked back and inserted the golden key that she had never used before into the keyhole of the room.

"Click."

The slight sound of the door opening overlapped with Louise's noisy and nervous heartbeat, as if the door to another world had opened!

She looked back to make sure there was no one, then slowly walked into the fourteenth door...

There were dim candlelights along the way, making shadows blurry.

She kept walking in, the golden key in her hand touched the palm of her hand, and she suddenly saw something, her pupils shrank to a point, her legs became weak, she covered her mouth in disbelief, and all sounds were blocked.

In the throat!

"Oh, I caught another disobedient little mouse."

There was a strange sound behind him.

The queen walked forward gently and touched Louise's face: "Do you think so?"

…

In the castle.

"Hello, grandma." Qi'an stepped forward and said hello.

The firelight danced in the fireplace again and again, outlining the girl's soft and beautiful side profile. The many eyelashes hanging down looked like the silhouette of butterflies, and her amber eyes were clean and beautiful.

Ryan stood nearby, holding the sword warily.

The old man raised his head and looked at them. Every movement he made was very slow. He looked at them: "Here comes another one..."

She shook her head, sighed, and did not stop knitting: "Let's go, let's go quickly."

Qi'an felt vaguely that the old lady in front of her looked familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where this feeling of familiarity came from.

It took a lot of effort for them to find this place, and it was impossible to leave.

Qi'an pursed her lower lip, took the initiative to squat down, and looked at the old man's eyes. Her long chestnut hair showed a dark brown warm tone under the candlelight, and her nose was fair. She looked at the sweater in the old man's hand. It looked like it was knitted for a boy.

She said: "The sweaters are very beautiful, and my mother can also knit sweaters for me."

The old man was silent, threading needles and threads under the firelight. As he got older, his eyesight was no longer easy to use. He squinted and it took him a long time to see clearly.

"Let me help you." Qi An took the initiative.

"If you don't want to die, just leave quickly."

"Our friend was captured by a giant dragon, and we must save him."

Qi'an raised her head and saw the clock hanging on the wall of the castle. The hour hand on it had already pointed to eleven o'clock. There was not much time left for them, so she insisted.

"Grandma, have you seen a dragon here? Or, have you seen a person in black clothes? He looks like a doll."

"Yes, grandma, just help us." Ryan said.

The old man stopped and looked at them: "Why are you disobedient?"

Qi'an was still about to say something, but suddenly, the old man's face changed slightly, and something subtle flashed across his turbid eyes that could see the beauty of time, and he said hurriedly.

"Karai is coming back. If he sees you, you will die!"

"Karai?" Qi'an was stunned for a moment, "Is it a dragon?"

The old man did not answer her words, but stood up, walked around, and finally lifted the tablecloth under the table.
Chapter completed!