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In Ancient Explorer Building
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Mu Yang enters the room and sits next to Xin Ye.
"What is this?" Mu Yang asks.
"A drama. Watch few episodes and you will start liking it.", Xin Ye says.
"Sure but later. First of all read this.", Mu Yang says and he gives you a book.
"Book! Is this related to Chronofang?", Xin Ye asks.
"Hmm.", Mu Yang replies and he looks at her to see if she found the book interesting.
"I have read some such books, but what if the information given in them regarding Chronofang turns out to be false? I don't doubt you, but I doubt the book.", Xin Ye says.
"Read it! You will understand.", Mu Yang says only this much.
Xin Ye looks at the book's cover, which is very unique and heavy. It has a drawing of Chronofang on the outside. It's a sword with a beautiful handle. But its design is very different and hence it has been shown in red colour on the book cover.
"Woww! This is so beautiful! And looking at the cover, it seems that it was not made in modern times. Is this book so old?", Xin Ye asks.
Xin Ye reads a few pages of a book. They contain information about the structure, materials, and powers of the chronofang. She finds the place of the chronofang on one page.
"Huh! This book has a lot of information. It seems the person who created this book saw Chronofang like this.", Xin Ye says.
"I found this book in the coffin.", Mu Yang says.
Xin Ye's eyes widen in shock. She quickly gets up and enters the room where Chao Xiang's sculpture is kept.
Xin Ye approaches the sculpture and looks at it. She touches its hand and, for the first time, feels uncomfortable with the sculpture's eyes.
"I felt like there was life in it? But it's dead! Right?!", Xin Ye says.
Suddenly, the sculpture moves and grabs Xin Ye by the neck. She screams and tries to free herself.
Dream Ends
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Xin Ye gets up from the sofa and breathes heavily. She holds her neck with one hand. She watches her favorite drama on television.
Her hands are shaking violently. She sits down in a corner of the couch and looks around her room.
"I..it was a dream. I think I fell asleep while watching TV. This means Mu Yang coming into my room, giving me the book, and then me walking up to the Chao Xiang sculpture was all a dream! Thank god.", Xin Ye mumbles. She grabs a glass and drinks water.
Xin Ye comes out of the bedroom. She goes into the hall and sees Mu Yang reading a book.
"Did you find any book in the coffin?", Xin Ye asks.
"No! Why did you ask? If I had found a book, I would have definitely shared it with you and them both.", Mu Yang says.
Mu Yang gets frustrated while reading the book because it contains very hard puzzles, which are the only way to reach Chronofang. But he can't solve that puzzle.
"What happened?", Xin Ye asks.
Mu Yang gets up and throws the book on the table. Xin Ye flinches and then comes near him.
"Calm down!", Xin Ye says.
"This puzzle is also wrong... it cannot be solved. I think no one knows where Chronofang is. I think it's fake... And I am wasting my time in nonsense thing. I'm sorry but I can't do it anymore!", Mu Yang says.
"What has happened to you? I saw you some time ago and you seemed very confident. What happened to you suddenly?", Xin Ye asks.
Mu Yang sits in the chair and holds his forehead. Xin Ye gives him water.
"I think we should go home. It's evening.", Xin Ye says.
Mu Yang nods his head. He drinks water and then picks up his bag and leaves. Xin Ye is tense because she can't let her hard work go to waste.
Xin Ye approaches Chao Xiang's sculpture and looks at it. The lights suddenly go off. She panics, but then the lights turns on. She breathes a sigh of relief.
Xin Ye quickly turns off the lights and comes out with her purse.
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The next day, everyone comes to the building. Today, they place the sculpture inside a glass box. There's space left inside for one more person to stand. Any person can easily go inside it even though sculpture is already there.
"Finally it's done!", Li Hua says.
"We'll go to the Shin library today. We'll find historical books there. Maybe we'll find some too.", Xin Ye says.
"You all can go. I can't come. I am sorry.", Mu Yang says.
"It's okay bro.", Yi Chen replies and pats on Mu Yang's shoulder.
Mu Yang leaves the building. Yi Chen, Li Hua, and Xin Ye then leave, locking the building.
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In Shin Library
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Xin Ye, Li Hua, and Yi Chen arrive at the library. They check every section but can't find any books related to Chronofang.
"It's the nth library we searched. But we still didn't find anything.", Li Hua says.
They all sigh together and come out of the library.
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At Market
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Xin Ye is buying vegetables at the market. She turns around and sees Yi Chen and Li Hua having fun with each other. She smiles while looking at them.
"May they both get married soon!", Xin Ye thinks.
Li Hua and Yi Chen take and eat ice cream. Yi Chen puts some on his girlfriend's nose and runs. Li Hua runs after him to smear ice cream on him.
"Both are childish!", Xin Ye mumbles.
Li Hua suddenly hides behind Xin Ye. Yi Chen is about to apply ice cream to her when she runs away. He runs after her again.
After having fun for a while, they all sit on the bench and gets bored.
Li Hua! I want to tell you something very important. Will you come with me to the park?", Yi Chen asks with a determined voice.
"W..what?", Li Hua asks and her heartbeat is very fast.
To Be Continued...