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In Ancient Explorer Building
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Mu Yang entered the room and sat next to Xin Ye.
"What is this?" Mu Yang asked.
"A drama. Watch few episodes and you will start liking it.", Xin Ye said.
"Sure but later. First of all read this.", Mu Yang said and he gave her a book.
"Book! Is this related to Chronofang?", Xin Ye asked.
"Hmm.", Mu Yang replied and he looked 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 said.
"Read it! You will understand.", Mu Yang said only this much.
Xin Ye looked at the book's cover, which was very unique and heavy. It had a drawing of Chronofang on the outside. It's a sword with a beautiful handle. But its design is very different and hence it had been shown in red color 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 asked.
Xin Ye read a few pages of a book. They contained 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 said.
"I found this book in the coffin.", Mu Yang said.
Xin Ye's eyes widened in shock. She quickly got up and entered the room where Chao Xiang's sculpture was kept.
Xin Ye approached the sculpture and looked at it. She touched 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 said.
Suddenly, the sculpture moved and grabbed Xin Ye by the neck. She screamed and tried to free herself.
Dream Ends
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Xin Ye got up from the sofa and breathed heavily. She held her neck with one hand. She watched her favorite drama on television.
Her hands were shaking violently. She sat down in a corner of the couch and looked 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 mumbled. She grabbed a glass and drank water.
Xin Ye came out of the bedroom. She went into the hall and saw Mu Yang reading a book.
"Did you find any book in the coffin?", Xin Ye asked.
"No! Why did you ask? If I had found a book, I would have definitely shared it with you and them both.", Mu Yang said.
Mu Yang got frustrated while reading the book because it contained very hard puzzles, which were the only way to reach Chronofang. But he couldn't solve that puzzle.
"What happened?", Xin Ye asked.
Mu Yang got up and throws the book on the table. Xin Ye flinched and then came near him.
"Calm down!", Xin Ye said.
"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 said.
"What has happened to you? I saw you some time ago and you seemed very confident. What happened to you suddenly?", Xin Ye asked.
Mu Yang sat in the chair and held his forehead. Xin Ye gave him water.
"I think we should go home. It's evening.", Xin Ye said.
Mu Yang nodded his head. He drank water and then picked up his bag and left. Xin Ye was tense because she couldn't let her hard work go to waste.
Xin Ye approached Chao Xiang's sculpture and looked at it. The lights suddenly went off. She panics, but then the lights turn on. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Xin Ye quickly turned off the lights and came out with her purse.
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The next day, everyone came 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 could easily get inside it even though the sculpture was already there.
"Finally it's done!", Li Hua said.
"We'll go to the Shin library today. We'll find historical books there. Maybe we'll find some too.", Xin Ye said.
"You all can go. I can't come. I am sorry.", Mu Yang said.
"It's okay bro.", Yi Chen replied and patted on Mu Yang's shoulder.
Mu Yang left the building. Yi Chen, Li Hua, and Xin Ye then left, locking the building.
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In Shin Library
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Xin Ye, Li Hua, and Yi Chen arrived at the library. They checked every section but couldn't find any books related to Chronofang.
"It's the nth library we searched. But we still didn't find anything.", Li Hua said.
They all sigh together and came out of the library.
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At Market
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Xin Ye was buying vegetables at the market. She turned around and saw Yi Chen and Li Hua having fun with each other. She smiled while looking at them.
"May they both get married soon!", Xin Ye thought.
Li Hua and Yi Chen took and ate ice cream. Yi Chen put some on his girlfriend's nose and runs. Li Hua ran after him to smear ice cream on him.
"Both are childish!", Xin Ye mumbled.
Li Hua suddenly hid behind Xin Ye. Yi Chen was about to apply ice cream to her when she runs away. He ran after her again.
After having fun for a while, they all sat on the bench and got bored.
Li Hua! I want to tell you something very important. Will you come with me to the park?", Yi Chen asked with a determined voice.
"W..what?", Li Hua asked and her heartbeat was very fast.
To Be Continued...