Chapter 23 (1/2)

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Chapter 23: Contact

Where were they? Looking around quietly, Cui Ming saw no traces of anyone. Even the fluctuations in the aura of North Luna and Ding Ze could not be seen. Were they hiding? Even while using Focus, his eyes couldn’t see through solid objects. As a clever person, Cui Ming suddenly thought that this night’s exploration of Lincoln Manor might be an a.s.sessment by North Luna and Ding Ze of his training this month. Were they secretly observing him now?

He was standing in a garden. There was a statue in the center. There was also a description of the Lincoln family next to the statue. It showed what each generation of the Lincoln family did, like the expedition undertaken by a n.o.ble more than a thousand years ago, the heroic battles of a knight a few hundred years ago, the success of a businessman a few decades ago, and so on.

Cui Ming jumped onto the statue, ”Ladies and gentlemen, today we are gathered here to witness the birth of one of the most outstanding wizards of the century.” With a swing of his cloak, a stream of playing cards flew out like a dragon twirling through the air and back into Cui Ming’s hand. Cui Ming fanned the cards, “54 pokers cards hold endless possibilities. Just like your and my life, you never know whether you will cry or laugh tomorrow. But at this time, you and I are here to join together to witness miracles. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m optimistic… Here are 54 Aces…” Cui MIng revealed the 54 Aces in his hand and jumped down from his perch, ”Boring? I think so too.”

This month had been very boring, after great concentration in cultivation he was bored, after being wary of Evelyn he was bored, and after talking to North Luna he was very bored… Proper self-entertainment could mediate his mood, else he would become a very stuffy person. Late today, the dishes were carefully prepared. Only four of the fifteen dishes were made by himself. He intended to have a dinner quiz with North Luna and Ding Ze to increase their understanding. The result was… All in the refrigerator. He had no interest in explaining himself. The relations.h.i.+p with North Luna and Ding Ze had always been very flat.

Is this ghost building, what was originally found to be abnormal?

100m in front of Cui Ming was the main manor building, it stood beside a large construction zone. The ghost building was just 20 meters from the side of Cui Ming and it was the place where the staff of the Manor East District stayed. When Cui Ming was preparing to take a look, the fourth room of the third floor lit up. Cui Ming got goose b.u.mps and stepped back.

It’s not electrical light, it’s firelight, he could see the slight flickering of the flame, the window was not closed, the curtains were fluttering.

“Boss, Ding Ze?” Cui Ming whispered in silence.

No one answered him. Cui Ming's cleverness reminded him of a possibility: when he first arrived at North Luna Office, the Lincoln Manor case had appeared. It’s either by coincidence, or planned by North Luna and Ding Ze to test him.

When he thought of this, Cui Ming walked into the Ghost House, the building had a staircase in the middle, it was a wooden staircase. When one step was stepped on, it  immediately issued a babbling voice. The unknown created fear, you didn’t know what was waiting for you beyond the corner of the stairwell. When Cui Ming was halfway up, he flung himself over the stairs. A playing card flew out. No, there was nothing.

Stepping through the sound of babbling, Cui Ming climbed to the second floor… Wait, I’m a cultivator now. Why do I need to climb stairs? Shouldn't I go back to the first floor and then jump to the third floor? Forget it, it sounds so silly. Cui Ming cautiously climbed to the third floor. The old ladder, no matter how careful he stepped on the rungs, would make a sound. Cui Ming could not wait to grab the wooden ladder with both hands.

Taking a deep breath, while he was leaning against the wall of the second floor, Cui Ming took a mirror and looked into the fourth room. The door was open and there was the light of a flame. Cui Ming took another deep breath, went upstairs, pressed himself against the wall, and slowly walked towards the fourth room. The distance from his position to the fourth room was six rooms, all the doors were closed, and Cui Ming was slowly approaching…