Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther didn't explain much to Rabbit. After telling him to stay calm, Esther gently tapped the boy's forehead. A few light spots floated in gently, but soon flew back to Esther's head.

The light spots circled around the hotel room like a storm, and then dyed the silver hair back to laurel yellow.

Esther left a gap in the guest room door, threw the key on the coffee table, and then walked towards the rabbit again.

The rabbit was still there, he touched his forehead blankly and looked around again, but then, Esther reached out and grabbed the boy's shoulders, and then stole the distance between the two of them and the roof of the hotel room.

Rabbit had experienced such a sudden scene change before, so he adapted a lot this time and maintained his balance during the tension. Rabbit moved his eyes to take in the simple rooftop of the hotel, and naturally saw the young man walking straight over.

The moment the two looked at each other, Rabbit's head went blank, and then the stolen thoughts and memories returned to their original places. He shuddered instinctively and subconsciously wanted to step back, but Esther's hands were still pressed against his Shoulder, the rabbit had no choice but to shrink closer to her.

Benjamin still stared at the rabbit, but he said to Esther: "The good luck you left him is still there, has it not been touched?"

Esther nodded: "I checked, no, there are no signs of anything unusual in the house."

Benjamin smiled and lowered his eyes: "I told you, He should be coming for me."

Before Esther could speak, Benjamin stepped forward again and grabbed their arms from left to right: "Then... the bridge area?"

"Okay," Esther didn't have any suggestions, just reminded in a low voice, "Rabbit, don't be too nervous. It's easier to feel sick when you're nervous."

"Wait, did he just say Bridge Area? What on earth is-"

The transfer process without any real impact on the feet quickly made Rabbit swallow back all his doubts, feeling that what he had eaten at night might be revealed at any time. Rabbit didn't even know whether this was just a side effect of the rapid changes around him, or whether Benjamin did it deliberately to embarrass him.

When the surrounding environment finally stabilized, Rabbit subconsciously grabbed Esther's cloak to prevent him from falling to the ground because his legs were weak. He was not born with the physique of an extraordinary person, and now the sequelae of dizziness were more serious than Esther's. too much.

Esther patted the rabbit's back and immediately looked around. The three of them stopped in a dark and lightless living room. The curtains were tightly closed, and there was no light in the room.

In the dark living room, the furniture on display was covered with white dust-proof cloth, but even the cloth had a lot of dust on it, and the house looked quite old.

Benjamin's expression was still very indifferent: "This is one of my properties in the Bridge District. Because I hardly set foot in Backlund, I haven't taken care of it for a long time. We'd better leave this place as it is and just talk briefly. , and then leave as quickly as possible.”

As Benjamin said this, he casually lifted up the white cloth covering the couch. The dust was tricked by gravity and clung to the cloth without even the slightest sign of falling off.

"So this is what 'deceiving the instructor' means..." Esther noticed this and whispered, "Sequence three?"

Benjamin's smile was full of admiration, but when paired with his cold eyes, it looked like pure ridicule: "Smart, but limited. Sit down, there really is nothing to entertain you this time."

Rabbit frowned before Esther, but he realized that something was weird, suppressed his disgust for Benjamin, and remained silent.

Benjamin adjusted his glasses, and the brightness in the room increased a little. Even though the living room was still dark, he could see the surrounding environment clearly with the eyesight of a rabbit.

Rabbit was still glad that his pale face could be hidden in the darkness, but now he just felt embarrassed.

Esther glanced at Rabbit and took out the oil paper bag from her satchel: "I decided on my own last name. If you don't like it... you can change it if you have the chance."

When Rabbit took it, he kept looking at Esther and didn't even turn it over to take a look: "I don't care, thank you for doing these things for me."

Seeing both of them standing there, Benjamin simply sat on the sofa. He supported his head with his right hand and held his temples.

Benjamin's eyes flickered between the two of them: "What, you were convinced by me that you want to completely give up this little hindrance?"

Rabbit raised his eyebrows, and when he sneered, his voice was high-pitched. It was obvious that he was not as confident as he appeared: "I made my own decision!"

Benjamin was very calm. He looked at Rabbit with a smile: "You have to make such a decision, and I kindly gave you a hint. She will always leave you behind, do you know?"

Esther suddenly pressed Rabbit's shoulders and pulled the boy whose temper was aroused again: "Don't bother to listen to Benjamin, he just wants you to get angry at him."

Benjamin raised his head and dismissed this statement: "What good does it do me if he is angry? I don't have a habit of being cursed."

Esther's brows gradually wrinkled: "One of the basic rules I use to get along with 'thieves' is not to listen or see what they do on the surface, but to judge by the final result or purpose. Appearances are always just Appearance.”

"It is very consistent with the idea of ​​'decryption scholars' directly analyzing weaknesses. You have come into contact with 'thieves' before," Benjamin asked rhetorically, the smile on his face gradually fading, "Then you should also know that I am asking for it from you. Trust is very impractical.”

Because she could hear Benjamin's worry hidden behind this sentence, Esther did not respond to this sentence, but patted Rabbit on the shoulder: "Like I said before, have you thought about it?"

Rabbit subconsciously grabbed Esther's sleeves: "I..."

"You have to know that he is the one with the least choice." Benjamin interrupted Rabbit and looked at Esther, "Is this really good?"

Esther always felt that there was something in Benjamin's words, but she didn't understand it - Esther didn't understand where his emotion came from: "Because this is his right to choose, it is his life, why can't it be done by Rabbit himself?" Decide?"

Benjamin stared at her quietly for a moment, then looked away and stared at the gloomy and heavy curtains: "Yes, why not? It turns out that this is the case, so he..."

What he muttered in a low voice was very clear in the room, and he did not deliberately avoid Esther. Today, Benjamin suddenly became very mysterious, which is gradually overturning Esther's previous impression of him, and even he did it intentionally. .

Rabbit grabbed the oil paper bag in his hand and pressed it to his chest. There was also the hair knot that Esther gave him. Rabbit always felt that it was also a very important thing. No matter what its effect was, it symbolized a good dream he had encountered.

He let go of Esther's sleeves and looked up at her.

The hazy light seemed to still stay on the tips of Esther's hair, but that was just the rabbit's illusion, because the room was slightly brighter.

Rabbit took a deep breath. Because of the nervousness, the color returned to his pale face, which was especially obvious in his ears: "It doesn't matter. I have a name now and an identity certificate. No matter what I do, I won't starve to death." …”

"You can also be a thief. This is a promising career, believe me." Benjamin interrupted, his expression gradually softened, but there was still a sarcastic smile on his lips.

Esther rolled her eyes at Benjamin and patted the rabbit on the shoulder: "I put a hundred gold pounds in the oil paper bag. You decide how to use it."

The rabbit peeked at Benjamin from the corner of his eyes. Benjamin was also looking at him, not Esther, which made the embarrassed boy shake his head:

"Maybe I'll find an apprenticeship in a bakery or a restaurant. I don't know what I want to do, but it sounds better than being a thief at least."

Rabbit hugged the oil paper bag tightly in his arms. It contained enough money to leave the East District and find a place to stay in the Bridge District. A smile finally appeared on the boy's face.

But Rabbit's short breathing when he spoke proved that he was very shaken, and was far from as firm as when he said he wanted to make a decision: "I have these, it's enough, it's enough for me... You have helped me too much. , Esther, thank you.”

"Perhaps this can be regarded as a coincidence of fate. If I had not met you in Pulitzer Harbor, I would not have thought of helping you." Esther's smile was gentle and sincere from the bottom of her heart. " You helped me once too."

In the great smog in the East District, the rabbit's prayer pulled Esther and helped her maintain herself. This was also the source of Esther's later idea, so she used another strange way to maintain herself and herself. The connection between Vika and Mateo.

Strictly speaking, they are not even her believers and lack the stability as an "anchor", but such a loose understanding protects Esther from being affected.

At least the long river of fate will no longer swallow up her will in the short term.

"Me? When?" Rabbit asked subconsciously, then remembered something, smiled wryly and scratched the back of his head twice, "That's right, I've already forgotten it."

Benjamin cleared his throat: "You will also forget what happened now, and it will be in vain to ask."

This time, Rabbit did not refute him, nor did he get angry anymore. Instead, he pursed his lips and nodded. His eyes wandered between the two of them. He silently recited the terms "Extraordinary" and "Stealer" several times in his mind. But when he thought that he would eventually forget all of this, Rabbit looked a little depressed.

So the rabbit looked at Esther and asked in a low voice: "So is this also a kind of theft? Stealing my memory?"

"It wasn't when I was in East End, but it is now." Esther calmly answered the boy's question.

Rabbit looked at Benjamin: "Can you do it too?"

Benjamin just stared at the boy lazily, refusing even to answer the question.

But Rabbit took two steps forward and stood next to the sofa: "Then you come and steal my memory... I don't want her to do it."

"Why?" This is Benjamin's question.

"Because she is as hesitant as me."

Rabbit turned around and smiled brightly at Esther. (End of chapter)