That Familiar Feeling (3)
The Light Riders standing guard at the door maintained a focused expression, fully focused on guarding the door. Even if this room had never been broken into, they never stopped taking defence seriously.
These guards had their eyes looking in the same direction now. One teenager was walking towards them.
This teenager looked confused, as if he was kind of lost, but also had other problems.
This didnât concern the riders. What they were concerned about was that they had never met this kid ever.
They had to stay alert for people like this kid!
âStop! Who are you?â the riders immediately stopped the teenager, on guard.
The teenager stopped walking, spaced out before the room door for a long time, then finally spoke, âWhat is this place?â
âWhat? Donât you know?â asked the Rider with disdain. Do you still have to ask, now that youâre here?
âI donât?â he shook his head, still looking at the door with a puzzled expression.
âThis is Cloud Palace! How did you get in? You took advantage of the chaos outside just now, didnât you?â frowned the riders, then surrounded the teenager. Theyâd suddenly recalled the commotion outside before this, even they were preparing to evacuate the crystal.
More accurately, they had already brought the crystal a few levels down when they received news that Ye Lang was defending the place outside, and the Pope had refused to leave. They then went back here and continued with their jobs.
This was why they understood how chaotic it was outside. Some of the guards from the other entrances might not have settled down yet or mightâve had already evacuated. That must be why this kid could walk in.
The teenager furrowed his brows, then regarded the Light Riders. Plainly, he said, âYouâre all so dumb, of course I know this is the Cloud Palace! Iâm asking about this place. Whatâs inside?â
ââŠâ The riders didnât speak, staring at him stunned.
âIf you know that this is the Cloud Palace, then you should know this is a forbidden area. Outsiders cannot enter,â answered the rider, âweâll send someone to escort you out!â
The teenager was surprised, âForbidden? I didnât know that!â
âWell you do now, and weâll bring you out. The next shift will replace us later!â said the rider politely. Although this teenager was an intruder, they didnât use violence and still treated him with respect.
Perhaps it was because this kid didnât look like he meant any harm!
âNo, I donât want to leave. I want to go inside!â he shook his head, pointing at the room. He was here to enter the room.
âWhat?!â
The Riders grew nervous as the teenager pointed at the door. This room was exactly what they were guarding, why wouldnât they get nervous when someone requested to enter.
âWho are you? Why are you here?â questioned the Riders, surrounding Ye Lang in a circle to intimidate him.
âNothing much, I only want to enter. I think thereâs something inside, it feels familiarâŠâ the teenager shook his head, looking as if he didnât understand the situation he was in.
âFamiliar? Impossible! Get a better excuse, kid! Itâs impossible youâd be familiar with anything inside!â the Rider stopped him immediately. They were sure, with his status, he would never be able to touch the things inside.
Letâs not talk about this unidentified teenager, even the archbishops werenât familiar with anything inside!
âBut⊠I have a feeling, that something inside is⊠Very familiarâŠâ said the teenager, pointing at the room. He didnât realise the impending doom.
The riders stared at Ye Lang, confused. Why didnât he change his tone or reason? REgular people would immediately give them reasons as to why they should be allowed inside.
Someone suddenly reported, âIâve just received news from one of the men to stay alert for Sir Ye Lang. We have to report to them if we find him!â
âTell them we understand! Thatâs odd, why would they inform us? They wouldnât let Ye Lang up here, would they?â said the leader of the team.
âAlright! Iâve sent them the reply! They said this Sir Ye Lang is very easily recognisable, heâs a very clueless teenager,â said the rider who received the message.
âA clueless teenager? How is that recognisable, how would we tell if a person is clueless⊠Wait, what? A clueless teenager?â the leader was initially very confused as to why they would give them such an abstract characteristic. This was a personality trait, youâd have to talk to the person to know. It would be very inefficient to look for someone with information like that.
Basically, even if they met someone with such a characteristic, they might still be unable to identify the guy because itâs something that might take more time!
Who would have âcluelessnessâ written on their faces⊠Unless it was this teenager⊠Anyone would think he was a clueless guy just from looking at him⊠WaitâŠ
They looked at Ye Lang, then asked cautiously, âAre you Sir Ye Lang?â
âYep! I am!â admitted the kid.
Yep, this teenager was Ye Lang. He was walking based on the familiar feeling he had, and it brought him here. The feeling was very strong here, he could feel something calling to him here.
âTell them weâve found Sir Ye, tell them to come to the fifth floor immediately and to escort him out!â the leader instructed immediately.
This wasnât so that the rest wouldnât need to worry so much, it was for themselves. After knowing Ye Langâs identity, they wouldnât want to do anything that offended the gentleman.
However, this didnât mean Ye Lang wouldnât. He could still trouble the Riders to enter the room.
Or more specifically, he was a hundred percent going to!