A few steps away from the explosion point, there was a yellow paper talisman covered by snow and soil; lightly dusting off the snow and soil, a talisman that was obviously half burned was pulled out of the soil.
The thick smoke completely dissipated at this moment. Tang Yiling looked back and saw that the unconscious Theia had already been carried into the red car by Elio; her sister continued to stand where she was, guarding the surroundings with a group of red and blue butterflies.
Tang Yiling just turned around, but was stunned when he looked at the woods ahead; in his field of vision, a headless puppet with half-burned talismans hanging upside down on one leg in a posture that was difficult for ordinary people to do. On a thick branch piled with snow.
Under another adjacent tree, the bombed suitcase was buried in the snow, silently accusing Theia of her atrocities.
"Sister! The puppet has been found and is hanging on the tree swinging."
Tang Yiling stood up and pointed at the headless puppet hanging upside down with a golden hook not far away; however, even though his description was mixed with some personal humor, he still received a ruthless look from his sister.
Tang Yiling smiled awkwardly, walked to the big tree, raised his hands, and picked off the puppet that was messy in the wind. He then dragged the disintegrated suitcase back to the car and threw it into the trunk.
"How is Theia's condition?" Tang Linsu walked quickly to the back seat of the car with the door open, lowered her head and asked softly Elio, who had been taking care of Theia in the car.
"It's nothing serious. I'm just a little dizzy and confused from the shock. If my sister wants to talk to her, you can do it now, but it's just that she's a bit out of touch."
After finishing speaking, she did not forget to demonstrate it again to Sister Linsu.
"Hey, what did you have for lunch today?"
"Hey, I like mom the most..."
"look."
"..."
Taking advantage of this gap, Elio withdrew the red and blue butterflies that were on alert around him, and softly thanked them who landed in his palms; Tang Linsu withdrew the orange flames in her palms, but the alertness in her eyes was not the same. Not weakened at all.
"Let's get out of here first. Elio, you continue to take care of Theia in the car. Yiling, you go drive Theia's car."
"boom!!"
The engines of the two vehicles roared at the same time, the wheels rolled up dust and smoke, and they quickly drove everyone out of the no-man's land.
The setting sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun was reflected by the snow, making the surrounding area as bright as day; a mysterious man in a black-striped yellow robe was standing motionless under the tree where the puppet had been hung.
"The connection signal is blocked and the puppet's exact position has been lost."
The mysterious man put his ear to the phone and whispered everything he saw to the other side of the phone.
"Due to the interference of some kind of spell, I lost contact with the puppets for nearly a week..."
The mysterious man wanted to say something else, but seemed to be stopped by the voice on the phone.
After a long silence, the mysterious man continued: "I understand, let's temporarily suspend the pursuit of the puppets. Everything is aimed at...!"
After saying these words, the afterglow of the setting sun was also blocked by the mountains in the distance; looking back to where the mysterious man was, the figure of the mysterious man had long since disappeared.
Under the tree, there were only the footprints of a pair of shoes, and there was no trace of the second person's arrival.
At six o'clock in the evening, the sky was quickly shrouded in starlight and darkness; but the neon lights of different colors in the city forcibly pulled the city out of the darkness, allowing the city to continue to be bathed in artificial light.
Everyone stepped on the food and returned to the home of Tang Linsu and her brother. On the way back, they also packed at least enough meals for six people from the restaurant.
"Bang!"
The impact of the iron door opened in response, making Elio and Theia, who had just arrived, a little surprised; Tang Yiling, who was walking at the end, comforted them and just treat it with a normal heart.
"Don't worry, this iron door is specially processed and is very strong."
"Do you mean to say that there was already a door before and was sacrificed here!"
"There is no need to doubt, just by listening to Yi Ling's tone, you know that he is not lying."
Although Theia expressed a surprised tone, she seemed to have had a strong psychological preparation for such events just like Elio.
After entering the door, the two of them first sighed at the strange design of the room, and then began to choose their favorite bedroom.
Tang Yiling put the puppet back into the open storage room. As for the suitcase that was blown to pieces, Tang Yiling threw it in the glove box of the car, planning to throw it away when he was free.
Tang Linsu placed the food she brought back on the glass coffee table; the length of the sofa and coffee table was enough for four people to sit on it.
After everything was sorted out, Elio walked out of his room with Theia, who was still a little dizzy.
"Oh, forget it, you'd better live with me first. As you are, I'm afraid you'll get up in the middle of the night and throw yourself."
Elio helped Theia while sitting on the sofa with Theia.
Although she was still complaining, she still took care of the somewhat big-hearted Theia meticulously.
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry for making everyone worried." Theia scratched her head helplessly, apologizing.
"Okay, after dinner, go and have a rest early." Tang Linsu also sat next to Theia and took care of Theia with Elio.
Tang Yiling sat silently next to her sister Tang Linsu, turning her head slightly to look at Theia, who was surrounded by the two of them in the center and being cared for.
Theia seemed at a loss for this kind of meticulous care, and there was a blush on her cheeks.
During the past few days of resting at home, Theia's condition improved very quickly. Almost two days later, she was back to being as lively as before.
At the same time, in the past few days of getting along, everyone had become much closer; so much so that Tang Yiling's name had already been crossed out among the names Theia needed to be wary of when she was stealing food in the middle of the night.
"So, in order to prevent your sister from catching you eating in the middle of the night, you decided to take it with me and Elliot?"
Looking at the snacks piled up in front of the kotatsu and the helpless expression of the kotatsu towards Elio, Tang Yiling couldn't help but get a headache when he looked at Theia who looked happy.
"Are you sure you are really not 'Rosalia' and 'Lilia'..."
"No!!!"*2
After hearing such neat answers from the two girls, the suspicion in Tang Yiling's heart became even stronger!
Seeing the doubt in his eyes and her own performance just now, Theia, who was as confident as she was, gradually felt guilty amidst this doubt and self-doubt.
"Well, although I also play games, I still need to emphasize... I don't know how to use heavy weapons, because I can't pick up or swing such heavy things."
Theia thought for a moment and began to educate Tang Yiling seriously.
"That's not the point at all, stupid... huh!" Just in the middle of speaking, Elio closed his mouth with some annoyance.
Sitting cross-legged on the Japanese tatami, the three of them were silent for a long time; it was not until Elio spoke that he broke the silence.
"Except for the bedroom and living room, why is this the smallest room the only one with a Japanese style?"
"And the house itself has floor heating, why do we need to put an extra kotatsu?"
"The kotatsu is mainly used in early winter when there is no heating and the temperature is not enough."
Elio nodded slightly and signaled Tang Yiling to continue; Theia put her feet back into the kotatsu, eating snacks and listening to the conversation between the two.
"As for the decoration style of this room, it should be left by a previous resident; after all, other rooms also retain the decoration style of several previous residents."
Having said this, Tang Yiling also gave them a brief introduction to the general situation of this house.
"When you came in, you should have seen the storage room with the door open. When we first moved in, there was actually an altar table and a ghost bead, which is a cursed relic, that had not been removed. Or called ghost relics.”
"After repeated confirmation by my sister and I, this ghost relic should have the same effect as the Taiyao Ghost Card."
Having said this, Tang Yiling looked at Elio who was lowering his head and thinking.
"After the ghost relic was sealed, it should have been handed over to you by my sister."
