Chapter 9: The Seal Is Released 2
"What happened? How could two living people, Ino and Yilan, disappear for no reason?" As soon as I stepped into the gate of the Glass Castle, I pulled Quint and asked excitedly.
When I woke up this morning, I received a call from Quint saying that Ino and Yilan suddenly disappeared last night.
How is this possible? Did the album suck them back? But Quint and Youxi are both fine!
"I don't know either. I went to see them before going to bed last night, and they were both sleeping soundly in bed. But when I came this morning, I found they were gone." Quint frowned slightly, as if he also felt that the disappearance of Ino and Yilan was a bit strange.
"Then where will they go? Both of them are so weak that they don't even have the strength to stand up!" I fell on the sofa helplessly.
Why am I so useless? Not only did I fail to protect them, I also lost them. I shouldn't have gone home last night. I knew that Ino and Yilan needed me so much, but I didn't stay to take care of them.
"If it was the photo album that absorbed spiritual power, I'm afraid Quint and Youxi wouldn't be standing in front of you now. I think they probably don't want you to have a headache about who should go and who should stay, so they took the initiative to leave to avoid putting you in a difficult position!" Xi Ziqian came forward and hugged me, comforting me.
"They are just childish and arrogant. I said I would protect them. I am even more worried when they just leave like this!" I blamed them helplessly, but I was blaming myself more for being indecisive. I should be more decisive, remove the seal on myself sooner, and rescue them sooner!
"Let's look around first! You're right, they are so weak that they don't even have the strength to stand. Maybe they fainted somewhere and we didn't find them. Youxi and I will look in the nearby garden, and you and Quint can look here, okay?" Xi Ziqian suggested rationally, calming my panic.
Right! The most important thing now is to find them. They just disappeared last night and they are so weak that they can’t walk far.
"Yeah!" I took a deep breath, stopped crying, and nodded.
"Youxi, let's go!" Xi Ziqian said, and then pulled Youxi out the door.
Looking at Xi Ziqian's back, I suddenly felt that I really owed her too much. Every time I encountered trouble, she always helped me think of a solution at the first time, and kept the danger to herself to ensure that I was safe.
"Then let's search separately! You search from the balcony downstairs, and don't miss any room. I 'll search from downstairs up. The sooner we find them, the less danger they will be in." After Quint said calmly, he pushed me towards the spiral staircase in the living room, and he ran towards the less noticeable stairs in the corner.
I frowned unconsciously. This glass castle even has a basement.
However, it was more important to find Ino and Yilan first. It was natural for such a large castle to have a basement. Quint was really attentive , even the basement was not spared!
The sky gradually darkened, and I was a little exhausted, so I sat on the spiral staircase in the living room and gasped for breath. I always knew that this castle that fell from the sky was magnificent, but what I didn't expect was that it was so big.
Although it is only a four-story building, each floor of the castle looks interconnected from the outside, but in fact each room is independent. Not to mention that there are dozens of rooms on each floor, even the door opposite me requires a long detour to reach. I really don’t know what the designer was thinking when designing it like a maze. I almost took out the castle design drawing and used it as a treasure map to hunt for treasures!
The most frustrating thing is that there are so many servants around at ordinary times, but there is no one here at this moment. Who is playing a trick on me? Why do I feel like I have fallen into a maze and am always going around in circles?
A pair of black leather shoes appeared in front of me, and I immediately looked up. Quint looked at me and shook his head helplessly.
"Alas." I sighed in disappointment, "Where are Xixi and Youxi? Haven't they come back yet?"
"No one has been seen yet." Quint said lightly with his head down. He must be tired. He has been walking around in this room all day without eating or drinking. Even if they are holy beasts, they can't bear it!
"Let me call and ask them to come back first! Let's think about where Ino and Yilan might have gone, and then we can split up to look for them. Otherwise, searching blindly like this is not a solution!" After saying that, I took out my cell phone and dialed Xi Ziqian's number.
"Hello, the number you dialed is out of service area." A voice prompt came from the mobile phone, and I couldn't help but frown.
It’s already this late. Has Xi Ziqian gone to outer space to find them?
"Please call Youxi. Xixi's phone may be out of battery and turned off." I looked at Quint and said.
Xixi is very careless. It is normal for her cell phone to run out of battery sometimes. I'd better not be suspicious of her.
Quint took out his cell phone and dialed Youxi's number, but...
"Hello, the number you dialed is invalid." Another mechanical voice prompt came from the phone.
"No way? Did you call the wrong number?"
Confused, I snatched Quint's phone and looked at it. Sure enough, that number belonged to Youxi. How could it be an empty number?
I dialed Youxi's number again with my mobile phone, but the phone still said that the number was no longer in service.
What is going on now? Is it that one thing is not over yet another is coming? Yinuo and Yilan have not been found yet, and Xi Ziqian and Youxi are also missing?
Could it be that the photo album is absorbing them one by one?
That's impossible! If Youxi was also sucked back into the photo album, Xixi would definitely come to me immediately to find a solution. How come she is missing too?
"Don't think about it." Quint suddenly said grimly, "I caught them all. Not only Youxi and Xi Ziqian, but also Yinuo and Yilan were locked up by me."
"You...Quinte, are you crazy?" I looked at Quint in disbelief. Does he know what he is talking about?
"Hmph! There's nothing I can do. After midnight tomorrow night, we will be sucked back into the photo album. I don't want to be imprisoned forever, so I can only use Ino, Yilan, Youxi and Xi Ziqian as sacrifices, suck away their spiritual power, and fight against the photo album. Maybe I can rescue my people!" Quint sneered.
From his eyes, I could see a cold and ruthless look, but more of it was helplessness.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Ino and Yilan are your partners. I told you I would find a way. Why don't you believe me?" I growled at Quint in annoyance.
How could he be so selfish and sacrifice everyone just for his own freedom.
"Trust you? How can I trust you? With my now translucent body?" Quint said coldly, stretching out his hand in front of me, his palm almost transparent. I reached out to touch it, but it was empty .
"Quint, I know I'm useless, but I'm really trying to find a way. I will remove the magic seal on myself and the spiritual power of the photo album, but I can't gamble with my father's life! My uncle has read all the ancient books, he must be able to think of a way to save you!" I pulled Quint's sleeve and explained to him. I know he just wants to be free and save his people, he is also forced.
"Don't say such empty words." Quint shook off my hand coldly. "I'll give you one more day to figure it out. If you still can't remove the seal on yourself before midnight tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm really tired of being imprisoned by the album. It's more painful than death."
After saying that, Quint waved his hand and set up a barrier in front of me. I wanted to chase him, but was blocked by the barrier.
"Quinte, listen to me, you released Ino and Yilan first . They are so weak now, what did you do to them?" I pounded the barrier hard and shouted loudly.
I was so careless. I should have thought from the beginning that Quint wanted to remove my seal from the beginning to the end. Seeing that I was hesitant, he would definitely threaten me with Ino and Yilan. Why was I so stupid that I trusted him wrongly?
Snakes are inherently sinister and selfish. Why didn't I realize this?
What should I do now? My uncle said that the only way to remove the seal is to use my father's blood, but I really can't joke with my father's life!
