Alpha Town is a small town in northern England with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Compared with the big cities in England, the time here seems to have been frozen a few centuries ago.
If you ignore the street lamps and modern electrical equipment erected on both sides of the street, walking around will seem to return to the Middle Ages hundreds of years ago.
On this day, the town welcomed two ‘tourists’ from afar.
"Boy, are you sure Zhao Zheng is here?"
While Ma Ling'er looked at the exotic scenery in front of her, she asked Li Jie next to her.
After a short two-day exchange, she followed the local customs and changed into a modern woman's attire. An off-white coat paired with black straight pants perfectly complemented her elegant temperament.
"No surprise, yes."
Alpha Town is what it is called now. Fifty years ago, there was another name here - Elf Town.
Legend has it that every fifty years, on the day when Andromeda is the brightest in the sky, a new elf will be born in the Elf Forest in Elf Town. The new elf will live a carefree life with the other elves.
A carefree life.
In order to commemorate the birth of elves, the people of the Elf Town hold an Elf Festival every fifty years.
However, an accident occurred during the last Elf Festival, and the residents of the entire town suddenly disappeared overnight.
Some people said that the residents of the town were robbed by thieves, some said that the residents of the town were taken into the legendary Elf Forest by elves, and some said that the residents of the town encountered zombies.
In short, there are different opinions, and no one knows what happened to the residents.
Because of that accident, in the past ten years or so, fewer and fewer people came to settle in the town and visit it. It was not until the Elf Town was renamed Alpha Town that the popularity here recovered.
Most of the people living in this town today are outsiders, and there are very few locals who were born and raised there. The previous locals have either died or fled far away.
The area of the town is not large, less than ten square kilometers. Li Jie can sense most of the town with just one sweep of his soul.
"Over there."
Li Jie pointed to the southwest of the town, where there was a magnificent castle. Even standing in the center of the town, one could see the spiers on the east and west sides of the castle from a distance.
Passing through the forest and past the meadows, an ancient castle stood quietly beside a winding stream. Beyond was a steep cliff, and below the cliff was a beautiful coastline.
Looking around, the white sandy beach, the blue sea and the blue sky seem to be connected into a line.
'Riley's pretty good at picking places.'
Li Jie looked around at the surrounding scenery and commented secretly.
On the other side, Ma Ling'er frowned slightly. This old castle made her feel very uncomfortable. Even under the sunlight, she could detect the lingering gloom in it.
'Zombies are zombies and they always like to live in places like this!'
Squeak!
As soon as the two entered the castle, the heavy carved door creaked and slowly opened, and they saw a white woman wearing a black lady's suit standing behind the door.
“Welcome our two distinguished guests to Riley Castle!”
"Bold monster!"
Ma Ling'er could see the woman's true identity at a glance. The woman was not a human at all, but a zombie wearing human skin.
In addition, the resentful spirit surrounding the woman cannot escape her eyes.
Just when she was about to conquer the white zombies, an Oriental man in a blue suit suddenly appeared at the door.
"Great wizard, long time no see."
When Ma Ling'er saw the man's face, her almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened, and she called the man's name with cold eyes.
"Zhao Zheng!"
"well."
When Riley heard the word "Zhao Zheng", he sighed. He had abandoned this reputation for more than two thousand years.
"Susan (I forgot the maid's name, I picked one at random), you go down first. Later you go to town and let Xiu Yuan prepare a dinner for the guests."
"yes."
Although the white woman was very confused, she still faithfully carried out her master's order.
This time, Ma Ling'er didn't stop the white maid from leaving. She was just a fifth-generation zombie. Where could she run after being marked by her?
"You two, please!"
After the white woman left, Riley extended his hand to signal the two of them to follow him upstairs.
Ma Ling'er couldn't help but be startled when she saw this. Riley's performance just now was different from the Zhao Zheng in her memory. The Zhao Zheng in her memory was domineering, majestic, and always decided with one word.
The decoration in the castle was very gorgeous and extremely luxurious, as if they were in a palace. Riley led the two of them along the stairs to the living room on the west side of the second floor.
After the three of them sat down, Riley looked at Ma Ling'er with a complicated expression.
"I never expected that I could meet the great wizard again after more than two thousand years."
"I was sorry for what happened back then."
Ma Ling'er stared coldly at the 'First Emperor' who did not match her memory. These words came out of the other person's mouth, no matter how you looked at them, they were full of contradictions.
"Back then, Gu once ordered Xu Fu to go to sea to find the elixir of immortality. Originally, Gu had no hope, but who would have thought that Xu Fu would come back successfully."
"What makes Gu even more unexpected is that the so-called immortality turned out to be a zombie. By the time I realized it, it was already a done deal."
"In order to prevent the great wizard from discovering Gu's identity, Gu finally adopted Xu Fu's advice and threatened General Kuang and his family's life to have him assassinate you."
"In the end, General Kuang did not disappoint me. He chose to kill you. When the Black Ice Platform guards found you, only your two bodies were left on the scene.
"Although no one witnessed all this with their own eyes, based on the traces left at the scene, it is not difficult to infer that General Kuang committed suicide after killing you."
Although Ma Ling'er had already learned about Kuang Zhongtang's ending from Li Jie, when she heard this passage again, her eyes were still a little moved.
After listening to Riley's story, Ma Linger was silent for a long time.
"How do you want to die? I can let you die with dignity."
Riley laughed: "Eternal life is too hard. I should have died a long time ago, but before I die, I still have an unsolved problem. Great wizard, can you help me one last time?"
"As a price, I can leave the property I have accumulated over the years to your descendants."
As he said this, Riley glanced at Li Jie who was sitting beside him. Obviously, he regarded Li Jie as a descendant of the Ma family.
Although many times in the eyes of others, Ma Ling'er is an unkind person who cannot be rubbed out of his eyes, but in the face of the former ruler of the empire, an emperor whose name has been passed down through the ages.
For a moment, Ma Ling'er was also curious about what could make him miss it so much.