Kuaiwen: I earn a pension by breaking through the game

Chapter 181 Escape from the Horror Game (25)

Jiang Qiucheng's body was tense, her eyes were fixed on the dark stairs, and the ax in her hand was ready to swing at any time. Until a light-colored figure appeared in her sight, her spirit reached the most nervous point.

"Mother--"

Elina was sitting quietly on the wooden horse chair, but when she caught a glimpse of the person, she eagerly pounced on him like a tired bird returning to its nest. Jiang Qiucheng's eyes followed Elina and looked at the woman.

Her long black and smooth hair was gently draped on her shoulders. Her eyes were bright and deep, as if reflecting the starlight of the entire universe, full of gentleness and wisdom, and her small and straight nose added to her face. A touch of coquettishness.

Her temperament is like an orchid in an empty valley, fresh and elegant. There is no need for gorgeous clothes and complicated makeup, just a simple long dress can show her unique charm.

It turns out that she is Elena's mother, and Elena's black hair and eyes come from her.

According to common sense, children's hair color and eye color are mostly influenced by their father's inheritance. However, Elena's black hair is like pure ebony, without any trace of color. This makes her fair skin look like a shadow in strong contrast. It looks more like an exquisite unrealistic doll.

Faced with Elena's coquettishness, she smiled fondly.

Her gentleness is like the warm sunshine of early spring, falling gently, warm but not blazing, making people yearn for and long for closeness. The moment Jiang Qiucheng first met her, he was deeply attracted by her unique temperament.

However, her physical condition did not seem to be optimistic. Her skin was as white as jade and so delicate that it was almost transparent, as if she might be blown away by the wind at any time and disappear from sight.

The words of the man behind the desk once again confirmed Jiang Qiucheng's thoughts.

"Quilan, why are you here? You should stay in the bedroom and rest. I will take Elena over to see you later."

The woman called Quilan touched Elena's head and said with a smile.

"I'm fine. I've gotten better recently. I just took a nap and didn't see you, so I came here to take a look."

"It seems that I guessed it right. Our Elina likes to come to this secret base the most."

Elena raised her head in Quinlan's arms and said loudly happily.

"I like it! Elena likes this secret base!"

……

Then the family of three gathered together and said something again. The sound gradually faded away, making Jiang Qiucheng unable to hear it clearly.

Quilan led Elena in front. Her gait was light and graceful, and every movement was poetic and picturesque, revealing unique rhythmic beauty. After Nayise simply packed up her things, she hurriedly followed them.

As they left, the picture gradually disappeared into bubbles. Jiang Qiucheng stretched out his hand, trying to save those images, but he could only watch the foam pass through his hand.

It feels like Elena once had a happy childhood. Both her mother and father are very gentle and decent people, especially her mother Quilan. The gentleness does not simply come from the appearance, but emanates from deep inside. It is a kind of maternal tenderness.

Her father should be a noble somewhere. After all, such a large manor cannot be supported by ordinary financial resources.

However, for some reason, Jiang Qiucheng felt that Kuilan didn't belong here.

After the scene disappeared, everything seemed to be back to where it started, and the environment was still dull and dilapidated. Jiang Qiucheng walked to the desk and his eyes fell on the dusty books on the table, trying to find some useful information from these seemingly chaotic manuscripts and flying letters.

But when she tried to understand these words, she suddenly felt a dull pain in her head, as if there was a force stopping him. It seemed that without Elena's permission, she would not be able to understand these heavenly books. After many failed attempts, Jiang Qiucheng had to give up interpreting words and focus instead on images.

Jiang Qiucheng leaned down, blew away the dust covering it, and observed it carefully. This roundabout strategy really worked. When observing the images, she was no longer hindered by external forces. After browsing, Jiang Qiucheng discovered that Nayser was studying issues related to time.

Wrong time? Or is it the interweaving and collision of time and space?
Jiang Qiucheng put down the book in his hand and picked up another one next to him to read. The content was full of strange plant patterns, which seemed to be related to the production of some kind of potion. Changing books again, it’s a woodworking manual that records in detail how to make a variety of children’s toys.

It can be seen that this man named Sethus was involved in a wide range of things, and most of the items in the attic were probably made by him. Just when Jiang Qiucheng wanted to move her position, her foot accidentally touched a dark red notebook.

"Ok?"

Jiang Qiucheng bent down and picked up the notebook.

The cover of this book is dark red, the color is like aged red wine, deep and rich in texture, exuding a simple and noble atmosphere. There are no complicated decorations on the cover. Only in the center is a totem carefully crafted with hot stamping technology, which is like a mark of time and quietly tells an ancient story. Opening the cover, the paper on the inner pages has become slightly yellowed due to the passage of time, but this has not affected its excellent texture and is still tough and wear-resistant.

Each page is filled with sketches of necklaces. These sketches are rich in detail, and various gemstones, pearls, metal chains and pendants of various shapes are exquisitely depicted. There are simple chain designs, complex and exquisite structural concepts, and even gorgeous works inlaid with bright diamonds, showing the designer's ingenious ideas and unique style.

There are some doodles and notes in the corners of the notebook, which seem to be random doodles during the design process or reminders to myself. While enriching the content of the book, it also provides the outside world with a window into the designer's thinking world, allowing for a deeper understanding of the creative process and sources of inspiration.

Jiang Qiucheng kept flipping back, until he saw the familiar ruby ​​necklace, and the movement of flipping through the drafts gradually stopped.

Like the outsider Kuilan, Nayise who is struggling to pursue the mystery of time, the design manuscript of the ruby ​​necklace... Jiang Qiucheng seems to have some idea of ​​the source of this matter.

Elena's misfortune seems to come from a certain opportunity in childhood, or a certain node design of this game, which prompted her to become a dark villain.

Now, Jiang Qiucheng has come to the first half of the game through the ruby ​​necklace, pursuing the reason for Elina's dramatic change in temperament.

Could it be that the key to leaving is not a physical object, but the past buried deep in Elena's heart that she doesn't want to recall?