56. Hometown
The two talked and laughed, and the daytime passed quietly from the small talk between Ling Long and Xu Mengyao.
It was already evening when he stepped off the tram, looking at the familiar platform, Ling Long stretched his waist hard: "I'm finally back safely!"
Xu Mengyao carried a light suitcase and looked left and right, as if she was very curious about the city on the edge of the map.
"I didn't expect S City to be so lively......"
Xu Mengyao pointed to the various snacks outside the tram station, seemingly interested.
"Although it is not as rich as your X City, the human environment here is notoriously good throughout Hurricane City. ”
Introducing his hometown, Ling Long also invisibly felt a sense of pride.
Pulling Ling Long all the way to the food stall on the side of the street, Xu Mengyao pointed to the ** food in the glass cabinet: "There are many that I haven't seen...... Is this a jelly bean?"
Ling Long took a closer look, in fact, he was only fortunate to taste some of the special snacks here when he was a child, and most of the delicacies he had only heard from his classmates when they chatted that he was poor and white.
"The little girl is from out of town, right? This is a Qiankun bean, you can eat one without eating for a day. ”
The proprietress looked at the two young people in front of her with a smile, and hurriedly introduced the various foods in her cupboard.
"So powerful!" Xu Mengyao looked at Ling Long in surprise.
Ling Long smiled: "This should be the most cost-effective of all the goods in S City, and it is sold very cheaply...... Because it is not delicious to eat, all the people who have a little money will not buy it to fill their stomachs. ”
Although it looks like a small bean, a magical energy liquid will flow out of it after biting, which can supplement the basic nutrients needed by the human body.
"I want to try it!"
Xu Mengyao lay on the glass cabinet and kept staring at those Qiankun beans.
"Auntie, let's buy two. ”
Ling Long is not a stingy person, besides, Xu Mengyao came all the way to his hometown, even if he was very poor, he was not to the point where he couldn't afford to feed Qiankun Beans.
"Young man...... Qiankun beans are counted by the bag, ten grains in a bag, one copper beard coin. The proprietress scratched her head when she saw Ling Long, and hurriedly spoke, "Your girlfriend came here all the way, if you want to eat, buy some for her!"
"I'm not his girlfriend!"
"She's not my girlfriend!"
Ling Long and Xu Mengyao opened their mouths to deny it at the same time when they heard this, and seeing their panicked appearance, the smile in the corner of the boss's eyes became even stronger.
......
Carrying a bag of Qiankun beans, Ling Long told Xu Mengyao about the history of the city along the way, from the early establishment of a city-level organization to the later large-scale urban planning, anyway, as long as he had it in his head, he didn't hide it.
With the help of the moonlight, Ling Long finally led Xu Mengyao back to his home.
Standing outside the door, listening to the roar of the rotating machines of the garbage station next to her, Xu Mengyao said in disbelief: "This is ...... Your home?"
"That's right!"
Ling Long, who had already been accustomed to living there, didn't think much about it, took out the key from under the brick next to him, and skillfully opened the door.
Looking at the dilapidated house, Xu Mengyao was about to leave with her suitcase: "How can I live as a girl?"
"Give me the bed, I'll sleep on the couch...... Auntie, this is fine, at least there is a place to live!" Ling Long leaned on the sofa on one side and looked at Xu Mengyao who was speechless, "If you don't live, I don't have the money to arrange a hotel for you." ”
Although Xu Mengyao was born as an eldest lady, it was difficult for a penny to defeat a hero, and now, in a strange city, she has thoroughly understood this penniless pain.
Taking the luggage into the back room, Xu Mengyao said indignantly: "Can you take a bath?"
"That...... There was a big wooden barrel outside the house......"
......
After a day on the tram, both of them were already very tired, but Xu Mengyao couldn't sleep no matter how hard she tried on this unfamiliar bed.
Changing into pajamas, Xu Mengyao pushed the door open, then strode to the edge of the sofa and kicked Ling Long hard.
"Huh?"
Ling Long, who was sleepy-eyed, saw in a daze that the lovely person in front of him was pinching his waist and looking at him angrily.
"Pig, how long have you been asleep!"
Xu Mengyao said, dragging Ling Long up and sitting hard.
"Eldest sister, you still don't let people live? Don't let you sleep during the day, okay, I'll chat with you, and don't let anyone at night?" Ling Long's biggest regret now is why he took her back to S City on his own initiative, it is better to let her find her relatives by herself!
Being tossed by Xu Mengyao like this, Ling Long's hard-managed sleepiness was held back before it could be released.
Sitting on the sofa, Xu Mengyao looked out of the bright window: "What is your ability?"
"This ......" Ling Long didn't want to explain, but he couldn't explain it clearly, to put it bluntly, he hadn't studied it thoroughly until now.
"Can't trust me?"
Xu Mengyao's good-looking big eyes turned to look at Ling Long.
"I let someone I can't trust live in my house, who of us is crazy......
"Then you don't say it!"
"It's not that I don't say it, it's that I don't quite understand it......," Ling Long explained for a long time, "Anyway, it's an ability that can be activated by the left eye, and it can only last for a second." ”
"What's your name?"
"I don't know, I've never seen a similar introduction to abilities in books. ”
Although Xu Mengyao had already learned Ling Long's tricks once, she didn't leave any deep impression on her mind, only remembering that this nerd almost died when he hit the dagger......
"Then you can use it again to show me...... Maybe I've seen it in my father's notes!"
"Now?" Ling Long opened his mouth wide.
Xu Mengyao nodded vigorously: "Now." ”
Ling Long hesitated for a long time, but still gave up: "I don't think it's appropriate...... It's not like I'm hiding it, the backlash of that ability is too painful, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to bear it if I accidentally ......"
"But my father once told me that only powerful abilities come with the danger of backlash...... Are your abilities strong?"
As soon as Xu Mengyao's words came out, Ling Long and her were instantly silent......
I don't know if it's strong or not, but Ling Long knows that the benefit from this ability has been almost zero so far, and if you count the suicide attack during the first awakening, then its benefit can even be said to be negative......
Perhaps, it is because he has not fully tapped its potential...... All along, Ling Long has been comforting himself like this.