Chapter 543 Are you hiding something from me that is beyond your plan?

Chapter 543 Are you hiding something from me that is beyond your plan?

Chapter 543 Are you hiding something from me that is beyond your plan?
Mao Feiyang's words made Lin Yi slightly stunned, but he didn't say anything more. He raised his foot and stepped through the illusory portal surrounded by gray mist.

When he passed through the portal, a dreamy feeling of nothingness instantly surrounded him, and the strong feeling of dizziness made his limbs tremble and his steps unsteady.

The moment of crossing, Mao Feiyang leaned against the wall in front of him, breathing heavily, "huff, huff, huff..."

"I have been crossing levels continuously in such a short period of time. My cognition and body are a bit overwhelmed..."

His face was pale, and his body had a faint sense of illusory fluctuations, and from time to time a sculptural blue-gray texture appeared.

As he caught his breath, his body gradually recovered.

"Are you okay, Maozi?" Lin Yi asked with concern.

"Hu, hu... As long as he's not dead, there's no big problem." Mao Feiyang waved his hand gently, looked around, and found the "door" of the bell tower - the illusory portal with a layer of invisible medium floating on it and possessing "door attributes".

He didn't give himself much chance to catch his breath and just walked over.

Lin Yi has always had two big questions in his mind. One is what exactly happened between Maozi and the first payment, and the other is whether Maozi knows where the stairwell under the clock tower leads to.

Because he clearly remembered that the last time he came here with Lao Mo, he also entered a certain middle section of this stairwell. He has always been curious about the lower half of this stairwell...

But seeing that Mao Feiyang acted without hesitation, he took back the question he was about to ask.

The moment he passed through the medium-like portal, Lin Yi followed Mao Feiyang's perspective and saw the distorted kaleidoscope-like abstract space, and a sharp and nagging noise that made his teeth ache appeared in his ears.

When the feeling of distortion disappeared, Mao Feiyang naturally arrived at the first floor of the clock tower - a room the size of a living room.

Three walls, a clock wall, and the time reflected on the wall from the inside out - 16:00.

Lin Yi naturally knew how to read the time, and it was obviously 20:00.

At this time, he should have just woken up from Li Huiyuan's legs. Half an hour later, Lao Mo would arrive at the gymnasium and take him away.

After arriving at the bell tower, Mao Feiyang did not rush to the upper level of the bell tower. Instead, he slowly looked at the religious-style words carved on the inner wall. Then, he sighed softly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Maozi..." Lin Yi said in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Mao Feiyang responded.

"Do you understand?"

"I don't understand." Mao Feiyang shook his head.

Lin Yi didn't believe it and he curled his lips.

I don't understand why you sigh.

Mao Feiyang said: "I can only vaguely feel something... You will also be able to sense it in the future."

Lin Yi couldn't help but say: "When I came here, I didn't feel much..."

"You will, Lao Lin...but not now." Mao Feiyang said slowly. He raised his head and looked at the upper level of the bell tower.

The upper level is a hollow area supported by twenty-eight pillars, like a sword piercing the sky, and in the hollow "sword guard" is the quantum giant bell "Sanctuary".

Under the normal layer, the "temple" is much more normal, but the cuneiform characters and mysterious patterns engraved on the bell body appear even more profound and terrifying because of the integrity of the bell body.

Mao Feiyang raised his foot and slowly walked towards the stone steps extending from the wall.

Just as he approached, a tiny wisp of wind dissipated and cut a gash on Mao Feiyang's cheek.

A drop of blood slowly flowed down his cheek...

Mao Feiyang stopped moving forward and slowly took a step back. Then, he stuck out his tongue, gently caught the drop of blood, put it into his mouth, swallowed it gently, and then grinned in an evil arc.

"You have a lot of opinions..."

"Then I won't come up."

"Hey hey hey..."

He gently touched the wound on his cheek, and the wound healed naturally, as if it had never existed.

After standing still, Mao Feiyang said loudly to the void above: "According to the agreement, I am here to withdraw the deposit. "04" has already verified his identity, so I don't think there is any need to say anything more, right?"

A silence.

「Night Watchman-02」doesn't seem to be upstairs.

But of course he couldn't not be there.

Not only is "Night Watchman-02" there, but Mu Daxian should also be there at this point.

Perhaps another reason why Mao Feiyang didn't go up was that he didn't want to cause a cognitive shock to Mu Daxian?

After all, who could have thought that two people who were as miserable as dogs a day ago, would, when they met again, one of them was still miserable, while the other was like a completely different person... The strong sense of contrast might cause Mu Daxian, who seemed easy to get along with but was actually extremely arrogant in his heart, to collapse.

Of course, the premise is that Mu Daxian is still clear-minded.

After a while of silence, Mao Feiyang smiled and said, "Then I'll leave?"

The upper level was still silent, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing the mist gently against the body of the bell, and the dull thumping sound of a few drops of water hitting the body of the bell from time to time.

After saying this, Mao Feiyang turned around and walked back to the exit without hesitation, his steps were still very fast, as if he had no regrets at all.

At this moment, the voice of "Night Watcher-02" came from the upper floor: "Are you really leaving like this?"

Mao Feiyang paused. Then he turned his head slightly, with a mocking look on his face, and asked, "If I don't leave, will you treat me to a drink?"

"Hehe..." The voice of "Night Watchman-02" slowly floated down from the upper floor of the bell tower, "In that case, then you can take it."

The next moment, a black wooden box was thrown down, it bounced on the wooden board, and then rolled to Mao Feiyang's feet.

"Another black wooden box?" Lin Yi was surprised and asked through telepathy: "What's inside? Could it be some extraordinary creation as well?"

Mao Feiyang glanced at the black wooden box, bent down to pick it up, and then opened it directly.

"Do you want to see it?" he said, and opened the black wooden box without hesitation.

As the black wooden box was opened, a mysterious aura that was difficult to describe in words wafted out. Lin Yi looked closely and saw a bronze key lying quietly in the black wooden box.

The surface of the key is covered with mottled patina, which meanders like ancient lines, as if interweaving a mysterious pattern...

In the reflection of the light from inside the clock tower, the bronze key flashed a deep and strange light. The light was not bright, but it was difficult to look at it for long.

The shape of the key was strange and complex, with delicate teeth and a unique outline. The longer Lin Yi looked at it, the stranger the shape of the key became.

"The shape of this thing... is it related to my own cognition?" Lin Yi was shocked. Every tooth pattern of the bronze key seemed to have been carefully carved, but when he looked closely, he felt that each gear was blurry. There was a layer of hazy light floating on this key... a layer of hazy "time".

It seems not to belong to this world, but to come from some distant mysterious time and space.

After opening it, Mao Feiyang just looked at the bronze key quietly. He didn't even touch the key, but the scent emanating from the key alone made Lin Yi feel heavy.

The weight does not only come from the bronze itself, but it also seems to carry countless secrets and mysterious powers.

Lin Yi's mind began to emerge with images of a black castle, a portal deep in a cave, and even a corner of a forgotten mysterious ruins that never sees the sun...

"What place is this key to?" Lin Yi couldn't help but ask.

"This is not a 'key'." Mao Feiyang shook his head slightly, "But if you understand it as a 'key', that's fine..."

"If it's not a 'key', then what is this?"

"Well... just think of it as a 'key'." Mao Feiyang said slowly.

"..." Lin Yi was speechless, "Aren't you messing with my mentality?"

Mao Feiyang shrugged: "I can't tell you too much, but you will know soon."

"I finally got Mr. Tian to confess a lot to me, why do you have to be the riddler?" Lin Yi was a little angry.

"Well then..." Mao Feiyang curled his lips, "This is the key to the 'Clock Tower', but... not this clock tower."

Lin Yi's pupils shrank sharply: "You mean...'that clock tower'?!"

He naturally realized which clock tower it was, the only clock tower on campus that both existed and did not exist!
"Where is that 'clock tower'?" Lin Yi asked hurriedly, "No, your going there is not in the plan at all... Wait! Maozi, are you and Master Tian hiding something from me?"

Mao Feiyang smiled in a nasty way: "When the time comes, you will know better than us."

"You...ah! You f*cking bastards..." Lin Yi cursed with a bitter smile, "So, what's in that bell tower? You can tell me, right?"

"Of course." Mao Feiyang narrowed his eyes and was about to speak when the voice of "Night Watcher-02" slowly sounded, "According to the agreement, now, the deposit is given to you. When will you take action?"

"We will act when the time comes." Mao Feiyang said frankly.

Night Watchman-02 said: "I am not asking you when you will go there, I am asking you, when will you start doing what you promised me, and when will you be able to do it?"

Mao Feiyang smiled and said, "I've started to take action since I left here, but I have to tell you, don't be impatient. If I can't figure it out, the guy who comes to collect the balance will definitely be able to figure it out."

"When it's done, you can give the balance to his family."

"When will the person you are talking about come?" asked Night Watchman-02.

Mao Feiyang thought about it and asked Lin Yi, "Old Lin, have you received the balance?"

"I am 5..." Lin Yi was about to say "It was the evening of May 5th", and then suddenly realized that "now" was May 9th, so he wanted to change his words to "tonight", but while he was changing his words, Mao Feiyang interrupted him.

"Okay, I know, stop talking."

After Mao Feiyang interrupted him, he looked towards the upper level of the bell tower and said loudly: "The person who collects the final payment will come tonight at the earliest, or tomorrow at the latest... When he comes up, you will naturally know it is him."

“When the time comes, I will ask him to come to me in person to get it.” Night Watchman-02 said slowly.

"It's up to you then." Mao Feiyang said, "Of course he can come up... Well, if there's nothing else, I'll leave."

A silence.

Night Watchman-02 seemed to no longer respond to Mao Feiyang's words.

But Mao Feiyang didn't actually leave right away. Instead, he said in a dog-like tone, "By the way, now that I'm here, why don't you give me something to make it easier for me to move?"

Night Watchman-02 did not speak, but a cold laugh came from the upper floor: "You did nothing, but you took the deposit and started to fleece me. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

"You don't want to hit me, do you?" Mao Feiyang asked.

"Asking knowingly."

"But our principle is to get things done with money." Mao Feiyang said, "and you can speed up the process by paying more~"

"..." Night Watchman-02 was a little speechless, "It's been a long, long time since I met someone as mean as you. I really want to beat you up, but I'm afraid I might kill you by accident."

"Then you better be careful." Mao Feiyang said seriously, "If you can't help but hit me, I will really die in front of you."

After saying this, something was thrown down from the upper floor of the bell tower.

"Bang!" It flew like a dart and hit Mao Feiyang's feet.

It was a feather, or to be more precise, a sculpted feather.

"You think you can beat me with just a bird feather?" Mao Feiyang said.

"Are you here to beg for food?" Night Watchman-02 couldn't help himself.

"Uh...ah! I almost forgot!" Mao Feiyang slapped his head and quickly straightened his attitude, "Sorry, I forgot I was begging..."

"Hey hey hey..."

He plucked the sculpture feathers from the ground in a dog-like manner.

"What is this thing for?"

Night Watchman-02 said: "It's not very aggressive, but it can keep you from getting killed when you run around."

"Just remember to get back to a safe place before it disappears completely."

"'Chicken Feather Token', right? Interesting, interesting... Hehehe..." Mao Feiyang touched the sculpture feather lovingly, put it in his pocket, and said, "Then can I..."

"Get lost!" Night Watchman-02 said unhappily.

"I was just about to ask if you could give me a ride..." Mao Feiyang muttered, "It's not a big request, just take me to the gallery..."

"You don't even want to walk this distance. How can you help me find the Quartermaster?" Night Watchman-02 asked.

Mao Feiyang said: "First, eliminate those around you..."

"I really want to throw you down the stairs." said Night Watchman-02.

"Don't worry, I just want to save you some time..." Mao Feiyang was full of meanness and refused to give in as if he had a buff.

"Turn left when you get out! Get out! Or... I'll throw you under the stairs!"

(End of this chapter)