You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Chapter 57 Loreto

2022-12-29

Xiao Yao couldn't remember how many times he had come to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church opposite St. Francis Xavier School.

But not visiting at night? As far as he could remember, this was the first time.

In the eyes of Shen Jie, who once went to Spain as an exchange student, this church can only be described as "old, broken and small".

As always, the wooden stairs groaned softly under Xiao Yao's footsteps.

At the corner of the second floor, there is an anti-collision mirror more than one person tall. There is a line of medium-sized vertical words in the upper right corner of the mirror.

“You are the image of God.”

"Oh, really?" Every time Xiao Yao saw this line of words, he couldn't help but complain.

He reached out and touched the mirror.

There doesn't seem to be an open passage here.

"Shen Jie." Xiao Yao tilted his head and motioned Shen Jie to try it too.

"What are you two doing?" Father Yu poked his head out of his office and urged, "Come in."

The man had set up a whiteboard in the corner of his office with a few lines of writing on it.

"The situation is urgent, let's get straight to the point." Father Yu circled a few key words with a pen: "Although it is not clear why Qiangui KTV and the school are connected in the target's cognitive world, we have reason to assume that through the mirror of your school, we can also enter the school in that cognition."

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie nodded together to show their understanding. After all, Qiangui was crowded with people at night, and it was inconvenient for Shen Jie to go to the men's restroom.

"Our goal is to rescue Yu Luying and Xiong...Xiong..."

"Xiong Ji." Xiao Yao reminded him.

"Oh, whatever."

"?"

"The upper limit is to rescue Zhou Qi you mentioned," Father Yu tapped the whiteboard, "but from my guess, so much time has passed, you should be mentally prepared, she might become your enemy."

"Why?" Shen Jie asked, "Have you been assimilated into that world?"

"The means of escape," Father Yu did not answer the question, but rolled his eyes: "Depend on the Holy Medal of Our Lady of Loreto in your hands."

Shen Jie looked down at the "holy medal" in her hand - it looked like an antique that was quite old.

"I bought this on Ebay. It's not cheap, so don't lose it!" Father Yu thought for a moment and added.

"How do I use this?" Xiao Yao took the holy card from Shen Jie and turned it over: "There is no button or switch on it."

A scroll of imitation parchment - actually made of paper - was thrown on the table.

"Oh, a scroll to return to the city?" Xiao Yao reached out and picked it up.

"To use it, just recite the above scripture correctly."

"This... How can I read it?" Xiao Yao unfolded the scroll and was dumbfounded.

"Latin is not easy to learn, but it is easy if you just read it. All you need to do is master the pronunciation rules. Read it to me first." Father Yu instructed.

Shen Jie, who had been silent all this time, reached out and took the scroll, and began to recite it hesitantly.

"Xiao Shen has studied Latin?" Father Yu was a little surprised.

"Spanish. I was an exchange student in Spain, and the pronunciation rules seem to be similar?" Shen Jie confirmed.

"There is still a little difference, mainly here and here..." Father Yu stood up, walked to Shen Jie, and gave careful instructions.

"So the plan is to find Yu Luying, Xiao Xiong and Zhou Qi, and then use this scroll and the holy medal to teleport everyone back home, right?" Xiao Yao moved his butt anxiously.

"You must try your best to follow the rules set by this so-called St. Francis Xavier School and integrate into it as a student," Father Yu solemnly instructed, "Avoid angering the shadows within it and try to avoid any conflicts."

"Shadow?" Xiao Yao asked puzzledly.

"For example, the idiot Seker you mentioned." Father Yu explained, "These are all products of the master's cognition of that world - some people also think they are the embodiment of twisted desires. We usually call them shadows. When you were trapped in the hotel room, the green-eyed guy who argued with you was probably also your shadow."

"You call it Shadow? Who are you?" Shen Jie tilted her head.

"Ensuring your own safety is always the first priority - I don't have anyone else to rescue you." Father Yu ignored Shen Jie's question again: "Did you hear that clearly?"

"Don't worry, Father." Shen Jie confidently clenched her fists, making a "pa pa" sound: "I have learned karate."

"In that kind of world, force may not work," Father Yu held his forehead, "even if you want to fight, you have to use the power of the spirit, which is too complicated for you."

"Let's go then, it's getting late." Xiao Yao glanced at the wall clock and stood up.

"If possible," Father Yu thought for a moment, "please help me find some clues, such as who is the owner of this world and why this world is formed. However, don't force it."

"Got it." Xiao Yao nodded and carefully put the holy medal into his trouser pocket.

Then, his fingertips touched something hard.

"This is..." Xiao Yao took the thing out.

A knight's helmet, a goatee, and a pattern on the back that resembles a chess piece.

"What the hell," Xiao Yao muttered to himself, "Can the things inside be taken out?"

"What is this?" Father Yu's eyes fell on Xiao Yao's palm, and the latter briefly explained to him the origin of the badge.

"Let me be healthy."

He handed over the badge, but it seemed to be stuck to his hand and he couldn't give it to anyone else.

Xiao Yao was dumbfounded again.

"It should be the medium of the spiritual fortress, there is no doubt about it." Father Yu showed Xiao Yao an approving look: "I didn't expect you to be so fast..."

New terms emerged one after another, and Xiao Yao and Shen Jie were too lazy to ask any more.

"In short, when you really encounter danger, you will know how to use it." Father Yu waved his hand and turned away: "Although I hope you don't need to use it, but... with this, your operation will be safer this time. Remember, don't be reckless."

After bidding farewell to the priest, the two left the church and walked towards the school across the street.

"Why don't you give me the holy medal? After all, I will be the one to recite the scriptures when the time comes." Shen Jie suddenly thought of something.

"Ah good."

"This priest is different from the priests I met abroad." Shen Jie continued, "And he is obviously hiding a lot of things from us."

"Maybe," Xiao Yao replied vaguely, "At least he should want to save her just like us—she's his own niece!"

Fortunately, the doorman on duty today is Uncle Qin.

"This old man is easy to talk to." Xiao Yao explained to Shen Jie.

He would not tell her that he had bought cigarettes for Uncle Qin when he skipped classes to go to the Internet cafe.

"Did you forget your homework in the classroom?" It was still early and Uncle Qin hadn't slept yet: "Come in. Is this student also from our school?"

"Yes." Shen Jie answered without blushing or beating her heart.

Uncle Qin raised his reading glasses in confusion, but in the end he said nothing. He waved his hand and went back to the message room.

"Your school is a bit... small." Shen Jie looked around while crossing the playground.

"See if you can help me get the mirror in later," Xiao Yao walked with his head down, "and then you can wait for me outside - you can go back first."

The girl stopped and Xiao Yao raised his head to meet her puzzled gaze.

"I don't want to put you in danger..." Xiao Yao said hesitantly.

This is my fault. I have already implicated Yu Luying and Xiao Xiong. How can I implicate more people? Besides, this person is mine, my own...

Shen Jie smiled. It was the first time Xiao Yao saw her smile from the bottom of her heart since he found her at "Shuimunianhua".

"Then, me too." Shen Jie's eyes sparkled.

"Ah? Ah?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

"Okay, stop showing off." The girl took a few quick steps, swung her hands and turned half a circle, facing Xiao Yao: "Without me, you can't even read the scroll that escaped, right?"

I will enter the dungeon again starting tomorrow. It seems a bit fragmented to post the chapters separately in the morning and afternoon. How about updating the whole chapter together at 3 pm?

Chapter 58 Love Hotel II

2022-12-30

Xiao Yao pondered for a moment and accepted Shen Jie's proposal.

"Well, please take care of me," he said.

"Come to think of it, although your school is not big, it is not as shabby as you say." As they talked, the two walked into the teaching building.

Xiao Yao shrugged: "Compared to your school, it's just small and shabby, and... I always feel that there is a filter in the mirror world."

Shen Jie smiled and said, "It's much bigger than I imagined, and there are some incredible things about it."

"Why, have you noticed that our school is full of incredible things? For example...?"

"For example, if it's our school, you can't get in through the gate without alerting the principal."

Xiao Yao didn't know what to say, so he just laughed dryly twice.

"As for the mirror, let's go to the dance studio?" Shen Jie suddenly stopped and looked around.

"Sorry, one of the seven wonders of our school is that there is no dance studio."

"So, the bathroom?"

Xiao Yao said: "No, there are anti-collision mirrors in the corridor outside our class."

"Anti-collision...mirror? Why does a mirror need to be anti-collision?"

"Ah, that's one of the seven wonders of our school," Xiao Yao said in an exaggerated tone, "When students are running in the corridor, they can see the students running on the other side of the corner in advance, so they can avoid collision. Isn't it awesome?"

"I see," Shen Jie said calmly, "I thought this kind of thing was only available in underground garages."

"Are there no corners in the corridors of your school?" Xiao Yao asked curiously.

"No one runs in the corridors of our school." Shen Jie replied.

A brief silence fell on the two of them.

There seemed to be a draft blowing through the hall, and Xiao Yao felt a little cold.

"Deliberately protecting the interests of offenders is essentially punishing those who don't violate the rules." Shen Jie spoke again.

"No, the mirror was bought and installed by our class teacher, Teacher Yao, with her own money." Xiao Yao explained.

"He's a good man." Shen Jie commented.

"Who says it isn't?"

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to the anti-collision mirror that Teacher Yao had bought.

Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and tried, but he couldn't get in.

"Let me do it." Shen Jie's fingers sank into the mirror.

Xiao Yao's nostrils twitched slightly.

"Maybe it's because your ticket has been used." Shen Jie guessed.

The girl put half of her shoulder into the mirror, and cautiously leaned in to look around, then turned around and called Xiao Yao to hold her hand.

"Hurry up, there's no one here."

It was not the first time that Xiao Yao touched Shen Jie's hand, but the warm and boneless touch still accelerated his blood circulation and made him stand up instantly.

No matter how many times...

Xiao Yao subconsciously pulled down the hem of his clothes: "Where is this?"

Passing through the mirror with ease, the two arrived at a school corridor that looked particularly familiar.

Well, not really.

The corridor is the corridor of the school, and the classroom is the classroom of the school, but the bright red carpet, flashing neon lights and decadent electronic music make it look like a... nightclub?

"Money, cash box?" Xiao Yao said hesitantly.

Shen Jie finally realized that they had been holding hands for too long, and she tried to pull her hand away several times but failed.