After the bell sounded, the entire Celestial City fell silent.
Although it was quiet before, it was different from true silence.
The sound of the bell is a bit like the change of the sun and the moon.
When the bells sound, the sun rises; when the bells sound again, the moon rises and rests.
Standing in the darkness, Lin Mo could actually understand the meaning of the bell at this moment.
This celestial city contains far more weirdness and horror than what Lin Mo encountered along the way after entering the second-level dreamland.
Perhaps it is because of this city that we can suppress many terrifying existences, and this is how we have the so-called 'balance'.
That's why Tiancheng needs a ghost clock.
Obviously, the Celestial City in this second-floor dreamland is far more dangerous than the ghost city and ghost pavilion under the abandoned mine in the eastern suburbs. Therefore, even if it means sacrificing that side, we must preserve this place.
Liu Jia said it before.
She is the bell ringer.
He is also a guardian.
So, just having the ghost clock is actually not enough. She also needs to be here for the ghost clock to be truly effective.
This is what Lin Mo understood when he saw Liu Jia ringing the bell.
Liu Jia came down from the bell tower and immediately saw Lin Mo waiting below.
Her big eyes were full of joy.
However, he quickly suppressed it, but it was the kind of posture where he couldn't suppress it and still showed his head.
"Why are you back?"
Lin Mo did not answer, but pointed to the top of the bell tower and asked: "Have you found a new job?"
"roll!"
"Okay, you are already a grown-up and still act like a child, and you are not afraid of others laughing at you."
"I'm happy to."
"Okay, you can take me for a walk as long as you like."
Lin Mo pointed at the eerie street.
That means you have to take me around and experience the customs of this ghost land.
Liu Jia nodded and pulled Lin Mo forward.
The two of them walked side by side on the dark street. Since the bell had already been rung, everyone except the 'inspector', the kind of guy who held a red lantern, went back to 'rest'.
For the entire walk, no one spoke, maybe they were waiting for the other person to speak first, or maybe they kept everything in silence.
In the end, it was Liu Jia who broke the calm first.
"When you were walking around school, you were like this. You liked to pretend to be serious."
"I'm not pretending, I'm really deep."
"Come on, other people don't know about your social attributes. I don't know about it either. Which girl in the class is not your best friend."
"Hey, don't spread rumors about me. We are just friends."
"It's your own fault."
"My guilty conscience? What a joke."
There was another moment of silence.
They walked randomly on the weird streets and alleys, and when they encountered intersections, they chose them randomly. The two of them walked at the same frequency.
“It’s been a long time since the road was as busy as it is today.”
"Is there any?"
"Yes, it's been many years."
"But I don't feel unfamiliar."
"Me too."
Liu Jia said at this time: "Actually, I miss you very much."
Lin Mo glanced at her: "Me too."
"I hope you forget me. It's good to forget. If you forget, there will be no pain." Liu Jia wanted to look up at the stars. She also liked to watch them before, but she forgot that this is not a school playground, and there are no stars above her head.
Starry.
There is only darkness, which is depressing.
"Did you know? I cut out my memories myself." Liu Jia suddenly said this.
Lin Mo was stunned at first, and then was shocked.
But after thinking about it, I understood.
When I was alone in a place like the Ghost Pavilion before, thinking back to the past scenes when I was still alive, it was definitely a painful torture.
Although Lin Mo has never experienced this kind of pain, he knows how painful it is just by imagining it.
It's like touching a cactus. As soon as your hand touches it, it will shrink back in pain.
Lin Mo didn't quite understand why Liu Jia didn't go home before.
Now he knows.
She can't go back.
Perhaps she was forced or voluntarily became a bell ringer.
It's like I have some kind of responsibility on my back.
Therefore, she must stay where the ghost clock is.
Perhaps after the ghost clock was thrown away, her heart was filled with joy. During that period of time, from a certain perspective, she was free.
But this freedom is short-lived.
fleeting.
Lin Mo still had some doubts about Liu Jia cutting off her own memories.
"But you seemed to still remember me at that time!"
Lin Mo asked.
"Yes, I have left behind very few memories, including you."
Liu Jia was very candid this time.
This is different from her usual approach of liking to contradict others and not admitting what she likes.
But this reaction made Lin Mo feel a little distressed.
Lin Mo didn't know what to say.
He thought for a while and asked: "Aren't you going back?"
Liu Jia nodded: "I won't go back."
"Uncle, aunt and others..."
"Isn't it true that I still have you? I can rest assured that you can do things!"
"But this place is boring."
"I'm used to it."
"I don't have any friends either."
"How about you stay with me?"
"Okay!"
The two looked at each other and Liu Jia smiled.
To be continued...