I turned around and looked at him. In the night, he saw my pale face and lost eyes at first sight. He was stunned for a moment. My lips trembled slightly and he said softly: "Qinghan, please come with me to take a look."

“…”

"I didn't tell Wei Yang, nor did I ask Chabixing, Xiao Yusheng and the others. I was very uneasy."

“…”

"Because, when I realized that there might be something wrong with that attic, I already thought about whether it was arranged by my mother, because she asked me to repair this library. But what I don't know is what she arranged for."

“…”

"You come with me to see, I want to know if I am thinking about it."

The rain has not stopped, and the wind blows with drizzle like cow hair. The cold air seems to condense into a sharp needle, pierces into a person's body and even into his heart. I feel that I'm trembling, Qinghan frowned slightly, then took a step forward and carried me into my arms.

He said in a deep voice: "What are you thinking about? Tell me."

I was held tightly by him, and his body temperature and smell immediately became smeared, driving away the chills on my body, but a coldness still couldn't help but burst out from my bones. My cheeks were pressed against his chest, listening to the sound of my teeth banging. After a long time, I said hoarsely: "I'm thinking about something in that possible secret room."

“…”

"Qinghan, although my mother doesn't talk much and has a strong mind, she is an open and honest person."

“…”

"It shouldn't be done by someone like her."

“…”

"If the library was built by her, if she really instructed to build a secret room when she was repairing the library, if she really hid something in the secret room..." I trembled suddenly: "I suddenly felt that if it was really that way, then she would be very unfamiliar with me."

“…”

"Qinghan, will she still be the mother I remember?"

He didn't speak immediately, but hugged me tightly.

And I also snuggled in his arms tightly, holding him with both hands. In the wind and rain, I felt like I was relying on each other for life.

After a while, he heard his low voice sounding above his head. He whispered: "I can take you over and see, but before you go, you should calm yourself down first, instead of looking for the truth to give yourself peace. Calmness should be given by yourself, not by other people or other things."

“…”

"No matter what is in that library, is there really a secret room, or something hidden in the secret room, you should first understand that no matter what your mother does, she is your mother."

“…”

"If she is false in front of her daughter, how can you have love in your heart?"

“…”

"You should trust her."

“…”

"No matter what happens, how do you think of her, what kind of person she is."

“…”

His words did not guarantee me anything, but they really made me quiet at this moment. Indeed, how I view a person and how to judge a person when something happens means, what does that person look like in my heart?

My mother, I know she is a kind and open-minded person, that's enough.

Even if I want to doubt her, I should have found the real evidence instead of losing my confidence first.

Thinking of this, I took a deep breath, slowly raised my head, and let go of Qinghan's arms, looking down at me: "Now, have you calmed down?"

"Um."

I nodded gently.

"I don't know why, I'm all such a big person, and I suddenly become so impatient."

A smile appeared on his face and said comfortingly: "It has nothing to do with how old you are, because it is your mother. In front of her, you will always be just a child. Besides-"

He held my hand: "I know, how important she is to you."

I looked up at him and nodded gently.

He held my hand and said softly: "Let's go, if you really want to go see it, I'll go with you."

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The rain was so thin that it could be ignored, but after dark it became much colder around me. He even added a piece of clothing to me. The two of them carried an umbrella and a rain-proof glass lamp, and walked forward together.

The noisy academy during the day was so quiet that there was nothing. The whole mountain was almost pitch black, leaving only the light in front of us, the neat footsteps of the two of us, and the low breathing. I was held tightly in his arms, and walked through the corridor with the strongest wind, and faintly saw the outline of the library in the night.

He lowered his head and said to me, "What do you want to see? Do you go upstairs to see?"

"..." I thought about it and shook my head: "We have seen it several times, but we can't see anything."

"and you--"

"Let's go there and see."

I reached out and pointed forward.

Qinghan looked forward and took a deep breath subconsciously.

I meant not the library, nor the Tianyi Gate, but the main peak of the Xishan Mountain behind the library, which led to the long stone steps.

After so many days of coming here, although Chabixing and others almost never restricted our movements, we never thought of walking behind the library and climbing to the main peak of Xishan Academy, because it was the most central place of Xishan Academy. It seemed that everyone who came here knew this unwritten rule.

No one can get close to it at will except the mountain captain and those he allowed.

And I know that the prince Nianshen never came out again because he entered there.

Qinghan should have been in Xishan Academy longer than me. Of course, he also understood the conventional rules better, so he immediately frowned: "You, don't want to go up, right?"

I whispered: "I don't want to go in, but I want to see what the roof of the library is."

There is no higher peak around you than here. Only by continuing to walk up the mountain can you see it.

He looked up and saw that the entire academy was pitch black, and of course there was no exception. Even after so many days of coming here, he had never seen any lights and fireworks on it. He thought for a while before saying, "It's okay to go up, but the road is slippery on rainy days. You have to be careful and hold on to me."

"Um."

The two of them quickly walked over and walked around the back of the library. There were two narrow paths extending from the left and right sides, and finally they all arrived in front of the stone steps up the mountain. We walked over to the path on the right. Because there were few people walking here, the road was clean, but the flowers and plants on both sides were particularly lush. They were soaked by the rain. As soon as I walked to the stone steps, my dress was already soaked.

Qinghan walked in front with a lantern, holding me with one hand and climbing the stone steps.

Although the night is cool and the drizzle is continuous, his hands are still very warm. He is holding it, and I feel very stable. So, when I climbed the first step, I slowly closed my eyes.

And in front of me, a library immediately appeared.

Now, we have reached the first level.

However, the stairs of the library are different from the stone steps here. They circle around the four walls and eight sides of the library, while the stone steps here lead directly to the top of the mountain. Therefore, climbing several levels in the library is equivalent to the first step here.

I whispered, "Go slower."

He heard it in front and didn't say anything, but his speed immediately slowed down.

So, I climbed a step in the "Book Pavilion" and also climbed a step under my feet.

He walked in front and held my hand, not faster or slower, as if he was also in that "book pavilion", climbing the hovering ladder with me.

The two of them didn't say a word, but they walked up in a tacit understanding. The drizzle hit the oil-paper umbrella above their heads. The drizzle made the moment quieter, as if only me and him were left in the entire mountain.

I don’t know how long I walked, but finally, I seemed to have “saw” the secret door above my head.

Then, I stopped.

Qinghan also stopped immediately. I opened my eyes and saw him turn around, glance at me, and then look behind me.

I also turned around and looked behind me.

When I saw this, I took a deep breath.

The place where we two stops can be seen above the library, but it is indeed a long distance from the roof, about four or five meters away.

He murmured, "Sure."

I also nodded - my judgment was indeed correct.

Then, you should go up and see what is on the roof.

However, neither of us immediately turned around and continued to move upwards, but turned around and looked upwards at the same time.

This stone staircase doesn't feel anything when climbing, but it's actually very high. A mountain leads straight to the top of the mountain. In addition, the main peak of the West Mountain is towering into the clouds, and clouds are covered by clouds all year round, giving people the illusion that they are almost about to climb to the heavenly realm.

However, we know that it is not the realm of heaven.

It is part of Xishan Academy. Although no one guards it, it is like a forbidden place.

No student dared to get close to here at will.

And where we are now, we are four or five feet up, the distance is not long, and the steps are only a few dozen steps. However, there is directly opposite the top of the mountain, which is the last door of Xishan Academy - the main gate.

And what is behind that mountain gate?

We all know nothing.

"Let's go."

Qinghan said, then held my hand and continued to walk up.

We quickly climbed up the steps of this section, but my heartbeat became stronger than before, because it was pitch black in front of me, without even a light, and there was a vast mountainous country behind me. I suddenly didn't know whether I should look up or look back or look back.
Chapter completed!