"How is it possible!, Jian Tan, that guy actually turned off the phone, did she forget?" Wang Jieying's tone was very surprised.

After Yan Ranxi heard Wang Jieying's question, a brief moment of astonishment flashed in her eyes.

"Did Jian Tan tell you whether to come today or not?" Wang Jieying looked at the other colleagues, and the others all shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

"Jian Tan is not like such an unreliable person, she may have something to delay, let's wait while eating, what do you say? Wang Jieying asked.

"Uh-huh, let's wait while we eat. Yan Ranxi squeezed out a smile and chatted with Wang Jieying and a group of people while ordering food.

An abandoned substation in Travertine Village.

"Come without a trace, go without a trace. ”

Jian Tan used the escape technique this time, because the distance was not far and there was no mistake, Jian Tan and Ying Xiaoling entered the substation smoothly.

This deserted substation area is not small, the original infrastructure such as transformers, high-voltage circuit breakers, power grids, bus bars and other equipment have been demolished, the wide square is only left with lightning arresters and lightning rods, and a few small and small buildings, it seems very quiet and depressed.

Jian Tan summoned the Longquan Sword from the small drawer and carried it on his back.

Ying Xiaoling saw that Jian Tan was so cautious, and she also secretly kept an eye on herself.

"Delay, are we going to go in and see?" Ying Xiaoling looked at a few low buildings not far away and asked in a low voice.

"Let's go around the outside first, it's a bit abnormal, and at present, the evil bead still doesn't feel the existence of the spirit demon. ”

"Maybe it's because of the day? Your Orb hasn't fully recovered yet. Ying Xiaoling assumed.

"My own soul perception didn't feel anything unusual. Jian Tan frowned slightly.

"Listen to you, take a look at the periphery first. Ying Xiaoling agreed.

Jian Tan carefully observed the surroundings of the wall, as well as the ground. What she cares about in her heart is the traces that have been erased on the black charcoal building, and the strange breath in the words of the ghost mother-in-law, who is that?

Jian Tan and the two of them almost went around in a circle. Suddenly, Jian Tan saw strange marks on the wall stone of a wall, she quickly trotted to that position, and when she looked at it, she was more sure of her inner thoughts, those strangers must not be simple, and they had other plans.

There are several small dents in the fence, and there are 3 scratches near the dents, which are obviously left over from the use of the wall climbing tool.

After Ying Xiaoling saw it, his face became cautious: "How can these circumvention tools be used by ordinary people?

"It's possible, but is there any need to be so sneaky?" Jian Tan said and continued to walk forward.

The ground was covered with dwarf emerald green weeds, and the charred color mixed with the grass was particularly dazzling, and Jian Tan immediately noticed that in a weed pile in front of him, there were many small pits that had been burned, as dense as the potholes on the meteorite, destroying that piece of land into a pockmarked face.

Jian Tan squatted down, sniffed the smell in the grass, and pinched the coke inside, "These traces of burning are old and new, that fire spirit demon, at least he must have been here, and fought with those people a few times, only the purple flame will burn the roots under the plant soil, leaving no trace of life." ”

"If that's the case, the other party is an ally?" asked Ying Xiaoling.

"I'm afraid not, their actions are too subtle, I'm just afraid that they have other plans to track down the Spirit Demon. Jian Tan didn't know if he was thinking too much.

"Those people, will they still be hiding in those low buildings?" Ying Xiaoling's eyes drifted over those low buildings.

"No, they are too easy to spot during the day, and with their cautious behavior, they may hide somewhere else, waiting for their moment. ”

"Fire Spirit Demon, since my mother-in-law said that it is still there, where do you think it will hide?"

"It must have had a reason to stay here after being attacked, maybe it had something to do with that group of firefighters, if it wasn't on the ground, maybe ......"

"Underground, like the delicate bones, open up a space tunnel?"

"The Fire Spirit Demon doesn't have the ability to open up a spatial tunnel, but it's too easy for its Purple Flame to dig a tunnel. Jian Tan said.

"Let's go find the entrance to the tunnel during the day. Ying Xiaoling is about to move.

"No, we'll wait for the night. A glint of wisdom flashed in Jian Tan's eyes.

"Hey, why hasn't that guy come yet, everything is ready. Wang Jieying was also a little angry, she dialed Jian Tan's mobile phone again, but it was still turned off.

Yan Ranxi silently took out her mobile phone and took a photo of the food on the table.

"Yes, it's just to take a picture, starve her to death, no matter what urgent matter in the future, you must let her give an explanation, otherwise I won't be able to spare her. Wang Jieying scolded Jian Tan on her face, but actually wanted to remind everyone that maybe Jian Tan was really in a hurry.

"It's okay, let's eat, maybe she's really just fine. Yan Ranxi pressed a few times on his mobile phone, and after pressing the send button, he said with a smile: "Everyone should eat well, and if you don't have enough, you can order more." ”

"By the way, Yan Ranxi, could it be that if everyone gets together today, why don't we go and sing K together in the evening?" Yun Pitian proposed.

"I want to go too, but I'm going to have dinner at a relative's house tonight, so I'm sorry everyone, although I left my job, I can make another appointment in the future. Yan Ranxi didn't want to ruin everyone's interest, so he explained.

Several people chatted and ate, but no one noticed that Yan Ranxi's eyes showed a faint depression.

Jian Tan suddenly felt a feeling of depression in his heart, and said that he would wait for the night, so he walked with Ying Xiaoling in the village for a while, and finally sat in a shady melon shed in the field.

A stirring suddenly flashed in his mind, miserable! Today noon is the party where Yan Ranxi resigns!

It was the first time Ying Xiaoling saw Jian Tan's expression so nervous.

Jian Tan took out his mobile phone and pressed the power button, it was already afternoon, it was too late, Jian Tan was a little blamed for why his memory was so poor, how to explain to Yan Ranxi now.

With a heart, Jian Tan opened WeChat, and sure enough, the dialog boxes of Wang Jieying and Yan Ranxi were lit up with red dots.

Jian Tan was a little weak-hearted, and the ghost clicked on Wang Jieying's message first.

"Jian Tan, why haven't you come yet?" "Jian Tan, where have you been, we are all serving." "Jian Tan, if you don't give us an explanation in the future, we won't be able to spare you, so we will explain to Yan Ranxi ourselves." ”

After reading these words, Jian Tan's palms kept sweating.

After struggling for a while, Jian Tan finally clicked on Yan Ranxi's dialog box.

Seeing the two sentences and a picture that came into his eyelids, Jian Tan felt a "sudden" sound in his heart, and the thoughts he had been missing all the way poured out like a flood lacking an embankment, and he was washed out, as well as the apologies of the river.

It was a picture full of food on the table, and those two sentences were: "Jian Tan, I am very sad that you did not come." ”

Such a simple two sentences, but they hammered into Jian Tan's heart... Jian Tan stared at the phone screen tightly, holding the palm of the phone so hard but not knowing it.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Jian Tan tried to convince herself, she was just joking with herself, how could she be sad because of this when she looked as strong as an iceberg. On the other hand, her heart is denying herself, is her place in her heart really so important?

Jian Tan didn't know how to explain for a while, she turned off her phone again, and when this matter is over, I will definitely give her an apology and a gift.

Ying Xiaoling looked at Jian Tan from the side, Jian Tan's expression staring at the mobile phone screen kept switching, full of apologies for a while, full of sadness for a while, mixed with a hint of happiness?

Ying Xiaoling had already guessed that except for her, there was no one who could make Jian Tan have such strong mood swings, not even herself, Ying Xiaoling laughed at herself in her heart.

Dusk put away the long thread full of sorrow, stared at the field in front of him with black pupils, and the orange that gradually faded away, touched the wound in his heart, Jian Tan hid this pain in this black world.

The smoke curled, the hut was a little, and smelling the aroma of each family's cooking, Ying Xiaoling suddenly remembered the little aunt he met at the entrance of the village near noon.

"Jian Tan, why don't we go to that little aunt's house for a meal?" Ying Xiaoling suggested.

"Someone's niece is coming, is that okay?" Jian Tan was a little unhappy.

"But you see, it's already starting to be dark, and none of the shops are open, and you don't have enough food and no strength to fight. Ying Xiaoling said.

Jian Tan thought about it, and it was pitiful that such a petite body couldn't eat enough, "Okay, let's go eat whatever you want, you, control your appetite, don't overturn other people's rice jars." ”

"Do you think I'm a mouse that fell into the rice jar?" Ying Xiaoling pinched Jian Tan's ear and twisted it hard.

"Hey, hey... Grandma, I was wrong, lightly, it hurts..."

The red brick house on the west side is really very conspicuous, and the houses with white tiles next to it look very chic, I don't know which master designed it so exquisitely.

Seeing bursts of white smoke wafting from the chimney from a distance, I already smelled the aroma of rice in my nose, and approached the red brick house, only to find that the wooden door with a couplet in front of the door was not closed, and there were bursts of laughter from inside, and it seemed that the guests of their house had come.

Ying Xiaoling stepped on the flexible small steps, took the lead in running to the door and knocked on the door, and politely shouted: "Hello little aunt!

Then he looked stunned, his expression was suddenly a little weird, and he turned his head to look at Jian Tan, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Hello little girl! Come in, sit down, sit down, let's have a light meal together! This is my husband, and my niece who has just arrived at our house. The little aunt introduced enthusiastically.

Jian Tan was very puzzled when she saw the expression on Ying Xiaoling's face, and then followed her into the red brick house, raising her eyes to look inside the house.

A bright eye like a cold light is so dazzling!

"Yan Ranxi!"

"Jane. ”

The bright eyes and black eyes were full of surprise.

"Why are you here?"

"So this is your relative's house?"

Yan Ranxi looked at Ying Xiaoling beside Jian Tan, and her bright eyes darkened.

Oh no! She must have thought I was hanging out with friends, so she didn't show up for the appointment! Jian Tan didn't know how to explain it anymore!