Click!
With a crisp sound of the latch, Lin Qiye slowly pushed open the door. Almost at the same time, melodious harp music drifted out from within the room.
The three people outside the door were all stunned.
This music was unlike ordinary music. Its sound was clear and majestic, its lingering notes long and drawn out. Every vibration of the strings seemed to stir their very souls...
Just as Lin Qiye and the others were immersed in it, a rough, shrill voice suddenly came from behind the door.
"Ah~~!!"
Lin Qiye's hand trembled.
"Bare branches!
Upon the radiant earth!
Cast dim shadows,
That leave me distraught...
And I, too, perhaps,
Should,
Be reborn!"
That grating voice recited an ancient poem with dramatic rises and falls, full of emotion. It was like a drake finding its voice, squeaking and rasping as it shattered the beautiful melody into fragments...
If the earlier music had been a table full of delicious dishes, then the instant this voice appeared, it was like someone cheerfully carrying a vat of rat droppings, prying open your mouth, and force-feeding them to you!
The stark contrast made Lin Qiye and the other two turn green. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye silently shut the door again...
"I think it would be better if this guest didn't come out..." Lin Qiye said seriously.
Nyx and Merlin nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Wait, I'll add a few more layers of seals to this door. We can't let him escape..." As if recalling something, Merlin casually conjured a staff and was about to begin chanting a spell.
Just then, the door was pushed open from the inside. A handsome blond young man poked his head out. "I think there may be some misunderstanding between us..."
Thud!
Expressionless, Lin Qiye shut