66 Old Bones (2/2)
However her actions betrayed her as she started to munch on some rations. She had gotten swept in the light-hearted atmosphere that she almost forgot where she was, in the abyss.
I must not get distracted. Oh no...how much of what he said was a lie? I...I let my guard down.
Tianfei's vigilance just went up a notch and stared at the skeleton internally in suspicion.
”So it's farmer, dragon and glutton right...good naming choice...I will remember that.”
He's telling the truth.
The skeleton smiled the entire time as he watched the children bicker. Contrary to setting, the atmosphere had become a light lighter and everything felt a lot brighter.
”So where are we?”
”I don't know...I guess the underworld. Didn't get to see king Yama though? I just remember waking up one day in my coffin and I was already here.”
He's telling the truth again.
”How about you?”
”Well, we are taking an assessment in the abyss. We were wandering around and and we came across this place. We can't get out though...your men are blocking the way out.”
”Oh...My bad, they do that by instinct I guess.”
Now he is lying.
Tianfei semi-confirmed her suspicions that this man was the one controlling all the moving corpses. At least, this skeleton was a tier above the rest. Old Bones stroked the steel rod that was sitting on his lap. For the entire time, she hadn't seen him separate with that at all.
”What is that?”
The skeleton became vigilant and looked up at Tianfei in surprised.
”Oh this? It's my prized possession. This is my heart and soul. In the past, I have ruled over many with this.”
Upon closer look, it resembled more like a pipe that extended to one side with what seems like a handle. There seemed to be some sort of mechanism on the pipe.
”Beautiful.”
Tianfei wasn't sure why she said so but it just came out. Old bones looked up in intrigue as he stared at her.
”Glutton...you say this is beautiful?”
”Y...yes? Is that wrong?”
”Oh it's nothing...it's just that this thing had lived it's life being called crude.”
The skeleton grinned bitterly as it took a sip of the tea. Of course, the tea simply flowed through the bones and dripped onto the floor in a black mess.
”It's a shame really...”
”What's a shame?”
Xin Fan asked in intrigue. Somewhere deep inside, he trusted this skeleton. It was something about it that gave him a sense of trustworthiness.
”I guess since you are here, do you know to get out of here?”
Old bones paused for a moment before responding.
”I would get out if I could.”
He's...not lying?”
In Tianfei's eyes, this skeleton was an enigma. Words contradicted each other. At some moments, he clearly shows hostile intent however at others, he was a nice person. Tianfei stared at the hollow sockets on the skeleton.
Who is he really?