Chapter 6 The Secret of the Photo Album 3
Unlike my serious and old-fashioned father, my uncle is very interesting and has always spoiled me since I was a child. I remember when I was a child, every time I did something wrong and made my father angry, my uncle always protected me. Then one day, my uncle had a big fight with my father and moved away. My father also warned me not to get too close to my uncle, so every time I went to see my uncle, I had to be sneaky.
Alas, another pair of brothers who don’t have a very good relationship!
I pushed hard at the heavy and dusty door in front of me. The creaking sound made me shiver, and a cloud of dust blew in my face.
"Cough cough!" I choked and coughed a few times.
My God, how long has it been since my uncle left the house? People who know my uncle know that he is a Frankenstein who doesn’t like to go out. People who don’t know him think that my uncle is neither human nor ghost, and this house is also defined as a “haunted house”.
"Uncle, I brought you your favorite braised pork ribs!" I tiptoed into the house, and the dim light in the house made me frown.
Oh, I really smell a strong musty smell!
"Why did you come just now?" A gloomy voice came weakly from behind me.
"Ah..." I screamed in fear. In front of me was a man who was so slovenly that there were even spider webs in his hair. I rolled my eyes helplessly and sighed heavily, "Uncle, can't you take good care of yourself?"
I handed the lunch box to my uncle, who took it, opened it, sat on the ground, and started to eat with relish.
I was a little amused and confused, looking at this uncle in front of me who looked no different from a beggar, but he was actually the leader of the Beggars' Sect!
"Uncle, please eat slowly! If it's not enough, I'll bring you more tomorrow!" I squatted down in front of my uncle and reached out to brush away the spider webs on his head. "You knew I was coming, so if you didn't clean the house, at least take care yourself!"
"I'm so busy that I don't even have time to eat, so how can I have time to take care of myself!" The uncle answered me unhappily, threw away his chopsticks and started to eat the ribs with his hands.
" I told you to find an aunt to take care of you. Don't you get tired of facing these messy things every day?"
I shook my head, looking at the dirty and messy house. Is this where people live? Isn't this association too poor?
"Girl, when did you learn your old man's ways?" Uncle glared at me, spat the bone on the ground, stood up, and wiped his greasy hands on his clothes. The old man he was talking about was my father.
I stuck out my tongue a little guilty and followed my uncle. That's right, everyone has their own aspirations. My uncle just likes to study these weird things. If he is as rigid as my father, then I will be in trouble.
"Uncle, have you heard of the Sakura Holy Beast Album?" I asked, looking at my uncle's back.
Is it my illusion? Why did I see my uncle tremble all over?
"So what if you've heard of it? So what if you haven't heard of it?" My uncle turned around, looked at me and asked back.
"I know you have great powers, and you must know this legend. Uncle, my good uncle, can you tell me about it?"
I smiled and swung my uncle's arm to act coquettishly. My uncle must know about this strange thing.
"Humph! I knew you would never come to my temple for no reason!" Uncle immediately frowned, crossed his arms and looked at me, then sat down on an office chair with a masterly look, and said lazily, "Well, I would like to tell you something! But, look at my house, it's so messy, I have to clean it up!"
"Hey, take your time, I'll help you clean up!" I said flatteringly. Alas, when you need help from others, you have to bow your head!
So, I took all the effort, rolled up my sleeves, turned on the lights in the house, and started sweeping with a broom while listening to my uncle's explanation.
"There is something you may not know. In fact, our family has always been the heir of black magic. In ancient times, our ancestors accidentally obtained a way to travel through time and space, but it was used by the rulers of the time to attack the demon world and kill countless lives. Later, the demons counterattacked, and our ancestors exhausted their magic power and finally sealed the demons. They also trapped the demon sacred beasts in an album, which is the cherry blossom sacred beast album you just mentioned. Later, I don’t know who spread the rumor that the universe can be ruled by the album and black magic. The ruler believed it and ordered the massacre of all wizards. Our ancestors escaped because they exhausted their magic power when sealing the demons. The heirs of black magic have weaker and weaker magic power. By my generation, the magic power seems to have disappeared. However, I have always been able to sense that you have a lot of black magic hidden in you, but I don’t know why it seems to be sealed. It was because I mentioned this to your father that I had a big quarrel with him and was kicked out in the end."
My uncle carefully recalled and told me about our ancestors, and it turned out that everything Quint said was true!
I sat down at my uncle's feet and listened to him with such curiosity that...
"Girl, you've been cleaning for a long time, why is the house even more messy?" Uncle knocked my head hard and glared at me.
"Hey, hey, I'll sweep! I'll clean it right away!" I rubbed my head in pain.
Woohoo, this stinky uncle, we are of the same root, why are you so eager to hurt me! He is so cruel, what should I do if I become stupid?
In my panic, the broom in my hand accidentally touched a door. The door slowly opened, revealing a pile of messy instruments inside, just like a chemistry laboratory in school. Various glassware and test tubes of various colors filled with transparent liquids were neatly placed on the laboratory table. A magic wand inlaid with black mineral on the table attracted my attention.
I walked forward unconsciously . The mineral on the staff seemed to have a strong attraction.
What's going on? Why do I suddenly feel like something is being sucked out of my body by the ore?
I started to shiver unconsciously. I wanted to escape from the room, but my body was completely out of control. My consciousness was a little fuzzy, and I only knew that I seemed to be getting closer and closer to the magic wand.
With a loud bang, a hand pulled me out of the room and slammed the door shut.
"Xiao Qian, why did you come here? There are many of my uncle's treasures in this laboratory. Who told you to open it? Oh, go away. You don't have to clean up!" My uncle frowned and scolded me. I saw a trace of guilt in his eyes.
My uncle pushed me out without any hesitation and finally slammed the door shut.
By the time I reacted, my uncle had already pulled me out of the house.
I was confused. What happened to my uncle? It was just a research room. Why was he so angry?
"Uncle, please open the door. I haven't finished asking questions yet! Please open the door and let me in!" I knocked on the door helplessly.
Wow, I've been busy for a long time, but I haven't gotten to the point yet!
I still don't know how to remove the magic on myself, and I haven't asked for the best of both worlds solution that can save Ino and prevent Ilan from disappearing!
However, my uncle seemed determined not to bother with me.
Woohoo, uncle, when did you become so petty? I just accidentally saw your laboratory. When I was a kid, I ran around in there and you didn't say anything. Why are you so angry now?
I sighed helplessly and walked home depressed.
What should I do now? Even my uncle doesn't know how to remove the magic from me, who else can I ask for help? Even if I remove the magic, what will happen to Ino and Yilan?
When I thought that Yilan might disappear from now on, my heart began to ache unconsciously.
I can't let Yilan disappear!
