Chapter 1589 - 508: Temporal Imprisonment_4

Chapter 1589: Chapter 508: Temporal Imprisonment_4

Wen Xishu looked at the deceased Li Wei’an, gently sighing:

"Get up, Xiaoxiao, we have to find a way out of here. There’s a door nearby, let’s first see what’s behind it."

Zhou Xiaoxiao was very strong, he wiped away his tears, stood up, and looked around:

"We... head to that door?"

Wen Xishu was also clueless:

"Let’s first go to the door on the right."

The two arrived at the entrance on the right, Wen Xishu walked in front, Zhou Xiaoxiao followed behind. Their shadows quickly disappeared into the door.

However, the scene behind the door... remained unchanged.

After the two of them passed through the door, what they saw was still a stretch of gray.

"Get away from Yuan!!"

Li Wei’an’s eyes, ears, mouth, and nose seeped blood, as if she had used up all her strength, giving life to the metal.

That metal was Yuan’s body, and later Yuan went through several body changes, but that metal always evolved with her.

Just like before, Li Wei’an died.

Zhou Xiaoxiao once again witnessed his mother’s death and suddenly began to vomit.

Four doors appeared again.

Wen Xishu patted Zhou Xiaoxiao’s back:

"Child... don’t be sad, these are all memories, your mother was a great person."

Zhou Xiaoxiao cried and said:

"I suddenly understand why Aunt Yuan was in so much pain. Brother Shu, I really... really never thought my mom would die like this."

Wen Xishu hugged Zhou Xiaoxiao, like an elder.

Many years ago, he had also seen his own parents die, even though he had long known they didn’t love him, when the flames swept over everything, he quietly watched that scene and still felt sad inside.

He found it hard to understand what it felt like to have loving parents. But at this moment, he only knew that Zhou Xiaoxiao must be in great pain.

"The deceased are gone, so we need to protect those who survive. Yuan is still waiting for us."

"She could have easily killed us without doing anything. But in the end, before we completely lost our defense and were devoured, she summoned this vortex."

"I think at that moment, it must have been you who awakened her."

"Even if it was just a brief awakening, she would find a way to protect you. So, Xiaoxiao, if you are a man, you need to grow up quickly because Aunt Yuan also needs your protection."

"Perhaps Yuan let us come here because there is a way to truly awaken her here."

Zhou Xiaoxiao stood up again, tears still in his eyes, but he had indeed listened to Wen Xishu’s words.

"You’re right, I need to pull myself together. This time... where do we go?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Go back."

So the two walked back to the previous door.

However, the scene that followed was still the same as before, but there was indeed a change.

The original scene had frozen with Li Wei’an’s death.

But when the two returned to this scene, they found the scene had reset.

Li Wei’an, like a sister, used all her strength to protect Yuan, and once again, without any surprise, died at the hands of the Rare Species.

Four doors appeared again, and the scene froze again.

When Zhou Xiaoxiao saw this scene again, he felt as if his heart was being twisted painfully. Wen Xishu also felt it was somewhat cruel to make this child witness his mother’s death repeatedly.

He kept comforting Xiaoxiao.

He who usually spoke harshly, was unusually gentle at this moment.

Zhou Xiaoxiao’s voice was somewhat hoarse:

"Brother Shu, this time... where are we going?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Go up."

His idea was very simple: try all four directions, up, down, left, right.

Their efficiency was high, and they tried all directions: up, down, left, and right.

But without any surprises, they experienced Li Wei’an’s death four times...

Every time, Zhou Xiaoxiao felt as if a part of his soul had been drawn away, feeling pained.

But every time, he would stand up again.

The fifth time.

Wen Xishu and Zhou Xiaoxiao stood again in the frozen scene, facing a choice of one out of four.

Even though Zhou Xiaoxiao’s heart was filled with sorrow, he learned the truth about his mother’s death, but he had already started to think:

"Have we encountered a Ghost Wall?"

"Why does it always lead back to the same place, no matter which door we choose?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"I’m afraid it’s not that we’re returning to the same place, but that the entire scene is composed of countless identical small scenes."

"Suppose these are rooms, then each room is the same."

"Come on, let’s try again."

The sixth time, the seventh time, the eighth time, the ninth time...

Several consecutive times, the two witnessed the same scene, Li Wei’an using her last bit of strength to kill a Rare Species, only to die here.

The thirty-first time.

Zhou Xiaoxiao’s face had lost all color; he was frightened by this oppressive atmosphere.

But he also became much calmer and more composed.

Zhou Xiaoxiao accepted Wen Xishu’s previous explanation, but he didn’t understand:

"Why is it like this? Why is every scene the same?"

Wen Xishu thought for a while.

Combining what the Timekeeper had done to him recently, he seemed to understand. A look of reluctance flashed in his eyes.

He gently sighed:

"Come, sit down. I might already know the answer."

Zhou Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded, not expecting Brother Shu to be so brilliant. He didn’t know much about Wen Xishu, unaware of this Tower Climber’s deep knowledge in climbing the Deceit Tower and deconstructing the human heart.

The two sat down beside Li Wei’an’s corpse. At first, Zhou Xiaoxiao would have never done this.