Nightmare Light

Chapter 144 The Origin of the Bracelet
If we ignore the divine disaster that could erupt at any moment, and the box guardian who could die at any moment...

Lin Wang felt that he had a pretty good time during these five days.

Comfortable living environment, endless books...

Even those simple foods were no problem for Lin Wang - he never cared about the quality of food. To him, overly complicated food was a waste of time, and this simple food was just right.

So, when Lushan's attendant suggested that he could replace Lin Wang's food with some more refined ones, Lin Wang refused.

During these few days, apart from those Lushan people who were miserable and constantly complaining, Ji Xuanyun and Ji Xuance came to see him every day - this also directly declared that the owner of Lushan supported the people of the north, causing those Lushan people to not dare to really attack Lin Wang even though they were full of complaints behind his back.

Ji Xuance appears more frequently than Ji Xuanyun.

After all, Ji Xuanyun is the mistress of Lushan and a person with great influence on the Chu Federation.

It was the fifth day since Lin Wang arrived at Lushan.

At ten o'clock in the morning, in a library in the east wing of Lushan Villa.

Lin Wang sat in a corner of the library in a comfortable, even lazy posture, with a thick pile of books at his feet.

In his hand, he was holding a book called "A Romance History of the Northern Royal Family" and was turning to a new page.

"Lin...Brother Lin Wang, are these the books you read?" A familiar yet timid voice sounded.

Lin Wang closed the book, looked up, and saw an oval-faced girl standing three or four meters away from him, her hands twisted together nervously.

"Although these stories may seem absurd at first glance, they still hide some... secrets that I care about very much."

Lin Wang quickly stuffed the book back onto the shelf, picked up another copy of "The Genealogy of the Three Emperors" from the side, flipped it open, and pointed to a page: "Look, it says here, in 426, the Emperor of the North..."

"Brother Lin Wang, the page you opened records the events of the Candle Clan, and it's not the year 426, but the year 657."

"...Cough." Lin Wang coughed, "Shu Ying, what do you want from me?"

In front of Lin Wang was Ji Xuance's daughter, Ji Shuying.

During these days in Lushan, Ji Xuance came to see him no less than ten times, and this girl also appeared with Ji Xuance four or five times - but every time, she appeared with Ji Xuance.

Moreover, every time it is a scene of loving father and filial son - Ji Shuying will take care of her father, and her father will also care for the child.

This was the first time that Ji Shuying did not follow her father and ran to Lin Wang on her own.

"Father will be here soon." The girl bowed to Lin Wang. "Father had a guest just now and couldn't take me with him, so I came here to wait for him."

After saying that, Ji Shuying ran to the tea table next to the bookshelf: "Brother Lin Wang, I remember you like drinking coffee, right?"

"What does your dad like to drink?"

"Father asked me to consider the guests first." Ji Shuying stood on tiptoe and took the coffee can from the cabinet behind the tea table. "However, he drinks more tea."

Lin Wang stood up and helped the girl take down a few tea cans from the cabinet: "I'll just drink tea."

“Ah, thank you!” The girl hurriedly thanked Lin Wang and bowed a little stiffly. “Brother, you are so tall!”

After she finished speaking, she turned her head hurriedly and started making tea.

Lin Wang returned to his previous seat and sat down again.

While the girl was making tea, Lin Wang looked at the way she tiptoed and the bright blue bracelet on her hand. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is this bracelet a gift from your father?"

"Ah? This one?" The girl shook the bracelet and shook her head. "No, this is a gift from my aunt."

"Ji Xuanyun?" Lin Wang was a little surprised. "I saw that you and your father had a good relationship, so I always thought this thing was a gift from your father." "After my mother died, I was very sad for a long time." Ji Shuying said, "Then I fell seriously ill and fell into a coma."

"It was my aunt who brought me this bracelet from the temple and saved my life."

"My father and I have a good relationship, but this bracelet was not given by him."

The girl made tea and served a cup to Lin Wang.

Lin Wang thanked him, put the book aside, took the tea and took a sip.

"Brother Lin Wang is very serious about books."

"In other words, I am serious about knowledge," said Lin Wang.

At this time, the door of the library rang and Ji Xuance walked in from outside: "Brother Lin Wang's attitude towards books... I know why you are so smart."

Ji Xuance smiled brightly and looked at Lin Wang: "Brother Lin Wang, how have you been these days?"

I've heard this kind of polite talk dozens of times recently...

Lin Wang complained in his heart, then replied with a smile: "Very good, very comfortable."

"How is the investigation of the case going?" He looked at Lin Wang.

"I have some preliminary clues: I suspect the murderer is an adult of normal height, but has mastered some kind of vulgar technique that can change their height, or perhaps used some kind of vulgar object that can temporarily change their body shape."

"Oh?" Ji Xuance raised his eyebrows: "How did you determine that?"

Lin Wang didn't rush to answer, but instead asked Ji Xuance a question: "Brother Xuance, when I was reading the history of the Three Imperial Clans recently, I discovered a phenomenon that really concerned me."

"Oh? What phenomenon?" Ji Xuance said.

"I've discovered that throughout the history of the Three Imperial Clans, there are records of emperors going mad, or even turning into corrupted monsters... Even though some emperors are missing or the records are simplified, there are still signs that emperors in all three clans have indeed become corrupted or gone mad."

Ji Xuance looked into Lin Wang's eyes and asked, "So, Mr. Lin Wang, what do you want to say?"

"I'm wondering, is there a possibility?" Lin Wang also looked at Ji Xuance, "The things in the sealed room of the Three Imperial Clans... the so-called gifts from the gods to the Three Imperial Clans, are actually the remains of a mad god?"

"Absolutely not!" Ji Xuance's face changed drastically, and he took a step forward. "Brother Lin Wang! The gift from the gods is the key to the Ji family becoming a royal family! No matter how much my sister values ​​you, you can't joke with the Lushan people about this matter!"

"Dad! Don't be angry!" Ji Shuying grabbed Ji Xuance's sleeve.

The latter took a deep breath and smiled at Lin Wang again, "Brother Lin Wang, don't mind... What happened just now really touched upon the very foundation of Lushan, which is why I was so agitated... I only have respect for you, not any ill will."

Lin Wang looked at Ji Xuance and smiled: "It's okay, I was just saying it casually... Don't take it personally if it's offensive."

At this moment, a scream was heard from outside the library.

Lin Wang and Ji Xuance looked at each other, and the three of them ran out together.

When I ran out the door, a waiter came running over in a panic.

"Why are you so panicking! How disgraceful!" Ji Xuance said in a stern tone and stopped the waiter.

"Second Master! Something happened!" the waiter shouted.

"What happened?"

"The new keeper of the box...is dead again!"

(End of this chapter)