41. Entering the retirement stage ahead of schedule
Sometimes, Zhou Jian Wen couldn't tell whether time passed fast or slow in the Corpse Soul Realm.
Decades or even hundreds of years of time can be regarded as a blink of an eye for the Corpse Soul Realm, especially the people in the Soul Court, but at the same time, the faces of the people around them will not change in any way during this period.
Belch...... As long as the other party can survive.
So he hadn't personally experienced the daily life of the captain of the thirteenth team of the court, so he found an excuse to quit the team, and in the years since, he has often reflected on whether his decision that day was correct.
It wasn't because she had lost the captain's aura - it wasn't any different to her than the aura on a dead man's head.
But in these long days, she finally understood why the vast majority of people would eventually become the god of death after those seniors who had crossed the realm came to the corpse soul realm, and why they were so obsessed with this world.
- It's purely because the Corpse Soul Realm is too boring!!!
"That's why you chose to quit the team back then."
Bai Lan, who was sitting on the promenade, pinched a dog's tail grass in her hand that she didn't know where to go, and teased Oscar who was squatting under the porch for a whileβit was the black cat that Zhou Jian Min, who had already raised a double-digit ship girl and Bai Lan, who had been raising two years ago.
Bismarck was very pleased with this.
After leaving the team, Zhou Jianwen, who entered the state of retirement in advance, did not answer directly, she also sat on the corridor with her hands holding the teacup, and after taking a sip of the tea soup that was not as hot as at the beginning, Zhou Jianwen sighed as if recalling the old man in the past.
ββ¦β¦ Probably because you don't want to be led by the nose by the system, right? β
In this chapter of the map, although the system framed her identity as the Grim Reaper at the beginning, it did not say that she could not find a way to quit the team, and the subsequent missions also proved that Zhou Jianwen's approach was not wrong.
It's just the initial setting, and there are many things that can be modified later in the game.
Zhou Jianwen's words made Bai Lanjun, a former second-year young man, subconsciously twitch the corners of his mouth, indeed, compared to him who decided to rule the world after getting the toy, Zhou Jianwen's pure practice of just working against the system is actually beyond reproach.
He can also fully understand the feelings of Zhou Jianwen who found out that he was cheated by the system.
- If the end of this is not that they enter the retirement stage early.
After coming to the Corpse Soul Realm for so many years without the slightest progress in terms of tasks, Bai Lan, who has always focused on efficiency and entertainment, couldn't help but sigh, and he looked at Zhou Jian Wen next to him, who was also burdened with heavy responsibilities, but found that the other party's appearance was as calm as usual.
It was probably because Bai Lan's vision was too hot, and Zhou Jianwen, who was enjoying the sunshine and afternoon tea, found that it was difficult to ignore it, "Is there a problem?" Or is there something dirty on my face? β
"For our mission, does Jian Wen really have no clue at all?"
Bai Lan winked at Zhou Jianwen, but her purple eyes revealed the essence that Zhou Jianwen was familiar with.
He is indeed bound to the system of Zhou Jianwen's command post, and it is because of this system that he survives, but this does not mean that he and Zhou Jianwen's purpose and accompanying mission are the same.
He wants to return to his original world and become the real Brand-Jessot again, and for that he must make amends for the sins he once created.
And Zhou Jian Min...... Obviously, her goal has always been twofold: to resurrect her shipwives and clear the current map.
Bai Lan felt that in the case of no conflict in the task - even if it was a conflict, it was no problem, and with the means of herself and Zhou Jianwen, she could team up to clear the level, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
- If he really knew what he was going to do now.
As a response to Bai Lan's straightforward approach, Zhou Jianwen's answer was also very pleasant, "If you have clues, you actually have as many as you want." β
Zhou Jianwen put down the teacup in his hand, clapped his hands at Oscar, who was still pulling the tattered dog's tail grass at his feet, and then hugged the black cat with his forelimbs on his knees, "It's just that the time hasn't come." β
Everything pays attention to timing, Bai Lan also understands this truth, the question is ......
"How long will it take?"
"Years at least, hundreds of years at most."
Bai Lan: "............??? β
Zhou Jianwen, who was teasing Oscar, didn't mind Bai Lan's silence at first, but when she couldn't wait for the other party's response for a long time and looked at him again, she found that there was an extra stone statue beside her that was gradually weathering.
"What? Are you consumed by your own flames? β
The petrification effect brought by the Death Qi Flame of the Great Void Attribute, she seems to have not seen it in years.
Bai Lan's mouth opened and closed but he didn't make a sound, just when Zhou Jianwen felt that there was something wrong with his vocal cords, the other party asked in confusion, "A hundred years?" Wait, is that the hundred years I understand? This can be cultivated, okay! β
The other party's statement made Zhou Jianwen shake his head and sigh again, secretly sighing that although this crooked nut has a search engine bonus, he still underestimates the Tao of nature.
To be reasonable, if Bai Lan can really succeed in soaring over the years......
That only shows that he is a true child of destiny.
ββ¦β¦ And then it will lead to the Nine Thunder Tribulations and then split you to pieces? Zhou Jianwen looked at Bai Lan, who didn't know much about cultivating immortals, with a funny face, "But I think if you're really bored, you can try it, and if you really succeed, you don't have to do such a bad task anymore." β
In addition to mockery, Zhou Jianwen's words seemed to be mixed with sighs, and in connection with her previous words, Bai Lan felt that this girl must know something, such as ......
"Do you know who the boss of this world is?"
"Yes."
"Who is it? You didn't even kill him? β
With Zhou Jianwen's temperament, he actually kept him until now on the premise of knowing who the boss was? No, it's not a boat!
"Guess what."
ββ¦β¦β
Seeing that Bai Lan fell silent again, Zhou Jianwen didn't say anything to continue to stimulate him, just patted the other party's shoulder, and said earnestly, "Actually, it's better for you to worry about your task first than on my side." β
In the final analysis, her task is more troublesome to execute, and Bai Lan's task - even if she has read the script in advance, she has no problem.
"Jian Min......"
Bai Lan felt that Zhou Jianwen looked at her gaze as if she were looking at a terminally ill patient, but before Zhou Jianwen officially gave Bai Lan, who was completely clueless, a critical illness notice, she suddenly turned her head to look at the corner of the courtyard.
At the same time as Zhou Jian Wen turned his head, a familiar figure also appeared in the place where Zhou Jian Wen was looking, "Yo, Jian Wen, do you have any arrangements for today?" β
Sifengyuan, who had already gotten off work, sat on the eaves of the wall and waved at Zhou Jian Min with a smile.
The real reason why Zhou Jianwen quit the team that year had been interrogated by this resolute eldest lady in the early years - to be precise, she united the Zhibo brothers and sisters and the winner of life, Kuchiki Cangjun.
At that time, Bai Lan didn't try to block it, but she was tied up by Miss Konghe and thrown aside.
Fortunately, Zhou Jianwen had taken the diagnosis certificate of the captain of the fourth team to report to the 46th room of the Central Committee and the captain of the general team, otherwise this daily exchange between the five nobles would really become a conspiracy between the five nobles.
"Not yet," Knowing that Ye Yi was asking himself if he wanted to go to the Void Circle today, Zhou Jian Min shook his head, "But if there is an invitation from Miss Ye Yi, I will say something else." β
Zhou Jianwen's answer was obviously very much in line with Sifengyuan Yeyi's appetite, and her smile became brighter and brighter.
"Then let's go to Kuchiki's house for tea?"
In fact, Zhou Jian Wen didn't know if the five nobles were so harmonious from the beginning, but from her personal experience, at least the relationship between Kuchimu, Sifengyuan, Zhibo and the Zhenzhou family was very good.
Yes, to the point that since the birth of the dead wood Baiya, several big nobles who had a very close relationship had to visit the door twice in three days.
"Hahahaha, come after me, little brother Baiya."
"Don't go, cat demon!"
Hakuya Kuchiki, who already looks the size of a child about seven or eight years old, wears a plain kimono embroidered with the Kuchigi family crest, and his black hair, which has not yet grown long, is tied into a small bun. He dragged a bamboo knife in his hand, which was still too long for him, and chased after the Sifeng Courtyard, which had obviously teased him not long ago, and ran all over the courtyard at night.
As a funny party, Shikaedein Yoichi didn't care that the person chasing him was just a short-handed and short-footed little bean ding, but he slowed down his pace very maliciously, and then used an instant step to hide when Kuchigi Hakuya was about to catch her.
The maids in the courtyard were very calm about this, and it was obvious that this meeting was not the first time that it had happened in the Kuchiki family.
And indoors, Bai Lan, who finished solving a plate of pastries at an unusual speed, drank a cup of strong tea and suppressed the sweetness in his mouth, if there was anything that made him resentful when he came to the Corpse Soul Realm, it was that he couldn't eat marshmallows for a long time.
- No matter how delicious the pastry is, he will get tired of it!
"Speaking of which, Miss Yoeichi seems to like children very much," it's not the first time I've seen the scene in the yard. To be honest, he also felt magical, because not only the night of the Sifeng Academy, but also those friends of the real boat in this world seemed to like to tease Kuchigi Shiraya.
It's just that relatively speaking, the frequency of the night day in Sifeng Courtyard is higher.
Zhou Jian Wen shrugged his shoulders, "Ye Yi probably thinks it's funny to let that kid who is not too old and likes to be serious." β
They all know what it means to be born into the five noble families, which means that they not only have spiritual power that can make ordinary Death envy from birth, but also have responsibilities that accompany them until they die.
The weight of this responsibility is enough to force a rotten wood that was an active volcano when he was a child into an iceberg in adulthood.
In fact, not all the direct family members will be rubbed into an iceberg by the responsibilities of the nobles, such as her who is airborne, such as the bold night one, and the bold petrel. It's just that Kuchigi Hakuya's character belongs to the kind of serious and polite people.,In the absence of playmates of the same age and status.,The formation of the iceberg is almost just around the corner.γ
In fact, even if there really is, with his character, he will say that he doesn't need it.
It's like he's rejecting Yoyichi's teasing now.
Bai Lan, who is self-made, doesn't understand this kind of aristocratic insistence, not to mention that even if there was a Yoni existence in Mirufiore back then, it was actually his word in essence, so he could only say, "Although Jian Wen didn't do it directly, he actually wanted to try it in his heart, right?" β
"Come on, he's hating us enough now, and I don't need to make him any more annoying."
It's not just Yaichi who has been teasing him that the young Kuchigi Hakuya doesn't like, but their friends who have poisoned him or not, in his opinion, are all in the same group as Yaichi, and they are all hateful beings who want to see him lose face.
"And I'm not good at getting along with little boys of this age, so it's better for him to get along with Yoichi."
Although this statement is actually true, Zhou Jianwen still finds it a little funny.
But after being funny, it was a little sad.
Zhou Jianwen's melancholy came a little inexplicably, and Bai Lan, who subconsciously felt that there must be something inside, did not choose to ask at this time, but just glanced into the courtyard again, and found that Bai Ya, who was still full of vitality, was already tired and panting at this time, "I don't think Bai Ya-kun will like the title of Xiao Bai Ya." β
It's just that Bai Lan's voice is a little louder, and at this age, Kuchigi Hakuya is particularly sensitive to his nameSense, he was originally bowing down and panting, and when he heard the sound, he immediately slashed at Bai Ya.
"What do you say? As the next ...... of the Kuchigi family"
"I heard Cang Chun say that Bai Zaijun seems to have started to learn the ghost path recently?"
Before the eldest young master, who was the next head of the Kuchiki family, put on the posture of a great nobleman and reprimanded Bai Lan, who was essentially just a retainer, Zhou Jian Wen on the side immediately interrupted the other party with a smile.
She put down the teacup in her hand under the surprised gazes of Yeyi and Bai Lan, and then got up and came to the courtyard with a smile on her face throughout the whole process, "I wonder if I have the honor to see it?" β
"I think as the next head of the Kuchiki family, it's impossible to even use a small ghost path, right?" 166 Reading Network