Chapter 287: Meaning
Chapter 287 Meaning

"Why did you order me a marshmallow?"

Bai Yanliang looked at the white cloud-like object and felt a little confused about where to start.

Xu Zhifei also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the tone of his voice.

He changed back again.

"You ordered it yourself."

"All right……"

Bai Yanliang looked at the cotton candy in front of him, speechless.

God knows why there are marshmallows in western restaurants? And they are served on plates with a pair of knives and forks.

The bored people around him, some covered their mouths and laughed, some took out their mobile phones to take pictures secretly, in short, no one was not looking at him.

Xu Zhifei also seemed to find it very interesting. She propped up her chin, which was unusual for her, and looked at Bai Yanliang: "Can you change back and forth between you and your childhood self at any time?"

Bai Yanliang was a little uncomfortable answering this question, "Well...it depends on his will. After his wish is fulfilled, he will go back, and then I will appear."

"So, your willpower is no match for a child?" A hint of smile appeared in Xu Zhifei's usually cold eyes.

Bai Yanliang rolled up a ball of marshmallow with a fork and stuffed it into his mouth. "Who knows how obsessed he is with marshmallows."

"Okay, I'm full, let's go." Bai Yanliang quickly finished the cotton candy in front of him, "Now is my time to go and find trouble with Lawyer He."

"I haven't eaten yet." Xu Zhifei interrupted Bai Yanliang with just four words.

"Waiter, pack it!"

……

"Do you know what multiple keys do?"

Bai Yanliang asked Xu Zhifei while holding a steak.

Xu Zhifei glanced at him and said, "Yeah."

Bai Yanliang's eyes lit up and he waited for Xu Zhifei's answer.

Xu Zhifei's expression was a little gloomy, and she didn't seem to want to mention these things, but Bai Yanliang didn't notice.

"My mother was once trapped in a space similar to the fog. She called it the Abyss."

Xu Zhifei's eyes were filled with memories, and he said slowly: "She is a senior member of the Abyss. Unlike Wu Ji, everyone who enters the Abyss will be given a key. Later... she discovered the function of these keys. Every time these keys are used..."

Xu Zhifei's voice suddenly stopped.

Bai Yanliang was thinking along with her words, but was interrupted by the sudden stop.

"What happens next? What happens every time you use it?"

Bai Yanliang looked at Xu Zhifei and asked.

Xu Zhifei stared at the steak in his hand.

"I'm hungry."

After Xu Zhifei slowly finished her steak, she seemed to have forgotten to continue talking about the key.

Bai Yanliang's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's claws. He asked her to tell him the answer several times, but Xu Zhifei refused to speak.

"Bai Yanliang, holding the key is a curse in itself." Xu Zhifei finally whispered, "Everyone who possesses the key will have a miserable end..."

After saying this, Xu Zhifei walked forward without saying anything else.

Bai Yanliang stood there, looking at her back.

Xu Zhifei knew more than he imagined.

Her mother left her with a treasure trove of knowledge that she rarely spoke of.

Don’t want to? Or can’t?

Bai Yanliang didn’t know.

But Xu Zhifei's last sentence just now overturned Bai Yanliang's guess about the abyss.

If what Xu Zhifei said was true, then... owning a lot of keys is not a good thing.

It is a cursed thing in itself, an evil thing.

This is indeed the case. Using it itself comes with a huge price to pay. A 20-year-old young man can only use the key three times at most, and then he will die of old age.

In addition, there is another situation, that is, the key is rotten.

Xu Zhifei did not say under what circumstances the key would decay, but a decayed key would take away the life of the holder, forcing the key holder to risk his life to do something. It cannot give people superpowers at all. In the final analysis, it is not something that humans can control.

It's like a child using a powerful firearm. The huge recoil alone is enough to injure or even kill him.

Do the people in the Abyss know this?
Bai Yanliang couldn't tell for the time being, but he vaguely understood why he showed up...

Xu Zhifei's back was about to disappear, and Bai Yanliang hurriedly chased after him.

He didn't know when he would turn into a child, so he could only follow her as much as possible. If he got lost in the child state, it would be a big joke.

After getting into the car with Xu Zhifei, Bai Yanliang discovered that she did not ask the driver to go to Tsing Yi Street.

Doesn’t she plan to look for He Yige anymore?

Although Bai Yanliang was thinking about it, he didn't ask any more questions.

Because he remembered one thing, Xu Zhifei really had no obligation to accompany him on the adventure.

Although He Yige came with murderous intentions, both she and he were unharmed. It was also her personal business that Xu Zhifei didn't want to cause trouble for him.

After all, he is the only one who is truly opposed to the abyss.

There is no doubt that Bai Yanren must be related to the Dark Abyss. Even if he has nothing to do with the Dark Abyss, Bai Yanliang will not let them go.

Not only to avenge Li Mu, but also for himself.

Anyone would be angry if they were designed like this again and again.

But now...the blood-red key is useless, but he has other ways.

In this world, keys are not the only things that can kill people.

The two of them were silent all the way until the car stopped.

Xu Zhifei actually went home.

Speaking of which, Bai Yanliang has nothing now. Xun Weimo is missing, and Mercury Night has also disappeared mysteriously.

His luggage, his cat, all gone.

Bai Yanliang stood where he was and did not follow Xu Zhifei upstairs.

He was going to do something on his own.

However, just as Bai Yanliang turned around to leave, Xu Zhifei suddenly turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bai Yanliang shook his head and said seriously: "I'm sorry to bother you these two days. I thought about it and realized that it is very dangerous to confront those people. Don't contact me from now on."

Xu Zhifei looked him up and down in surprise: "What are you going to use to fight back?"

Bai Yanliang pointed his head with his index finger and smiled confidently: "Brain."

Xu Zhifei looked at him and said something that surprised Bai Yanliang greatly.

"There is another key in my house."

Obviously, the key Xu Zhifei mentioned was definitely not a spare key.

Bai Yanliang finally understood what she meant. No wonder she took a taxi home without saying a word...

"Bai Yanliang."

Xu Zhifei suddenly called him seriously.

"Ah."

Bai Yanliang looked into her eyes, and a hint of hesitation appeared in those eyes that were always cold.

"If you take that key, you will die mysteriously."

"Is this the tragic ending you mentioned?" Bai Yanliang asked with a smile.

"..."

Xu Zhifei looked at him and said nothing.

"I'm not kidding."

After a long while, she finally spoke.

Bai Yanliang also restrained the smile on his face, but there was a very faint but very genuine smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Neither do I."

(End of this chapter)