The silent silence permeated every corner of the room, in stark contrast to the heavy knocking sound from outside the door and the sound of people running back and forth, and the noisy feeling became more and more intense over time, as if it was gradually being targeted with the orderly command - half an hour had passed since Lou Yuyan discovered the anomaly, and all the non-combatants of the entire villa had withdrawn from the second floor of the villa, and Wu Lao, who had arrived here at some point, also put his hands behind his back with a serious face, From time to time, he used a low voice and warnings to regulate the surrounding Lou family's armed men: "Don't use harmful weapons, put away all the light guns." ”

"Don't worry, Elder Wu, we won't endanger the lives of the eldest lady's friends."

"I'm not worried about her life, I'm worried about yours! Do you understand that a lethal weapon can trigger her ferocity? What kind of strength does the Duan family's dead man have, you ordinary people can't imagine it at all! ”

"Yes, yes! We're going to get the T back in no time, but - what are we going to do with her? ”

"Protective equipment is on."

Without saying much more explanation, the white-haired old man with his hands behind his back reminded the heavily armed guard captain beside him in a low voice, and the sharp eyes facing the door also froze in place with the gesture of a certain team member in front of him, and then slowly moved up and down: "If your dynamic vision can't keep up with the speed of the other party, then just close your eyes and block the place, try to act as an obstacle to slow down your speed, protect your vital points, and the rest——"

"Just leave it to us."

He pointed to the captain's heavy protective suit, and bowed his head lightly at the team in front of him, and then his eyes sank the moment the lock on the door was suddenly opened. The quiet atmosphere spread beyond the second floor of the villa as the crack in the door gradually expanded, giving the entire passage a strange feeling, and the fighters who were holding their breath and concentrating hurriedly tensed all their nerves, and only after a while did they carefully shift their gaze in the result of no reaction: "...... Wu Lao. ”

His hands had already fallen to his side, and the wrinkles on the face of the white-haired old man who had been called out had become as deep as the deep sea at this time, and the divine light contained in his eyes also extended to the darkness inside the door as his momentum climbed, and finally moved half a minute along with his steps forward: "Don't move." ”

The silent footsteps followed the old man's progress and crossed the body of the armed policeman dressed as a general, and finally came to the front of the dark door, and the sound of breathing seemed to be blocked, and then he faced the half-hidden door, and after a long time, as if he had made a decision, he slowly raised a thin hand: "...... Miss Ning Lan. ”

"You-"

There was still no abnormality, the door was quietly pushed open, and the dark scene was dispelled a little with the infiltration of light in the corridor on the second floor, illuminating a corner of the layout of this room—a simple arrangement, no fancy furnishings, only a neat room with a table, a chair, a cabin and a bed, and at this time appeared in front of the old man in the same simple way. The air was filled with the smell of medicine, which looked like the medical equipment on the table, and the set of tables and chairs facing the only window in the room had nothing else on it, as if it had never been used by the owner of the room. The closed curtains covered the other side of the room in darkness, and at the same time, the lights of the countless game pods flickered very clearly, and it seemed that the false signals that were constantly displayed due to some abnormal operation also appeared back and forth in the screen that appeared faintly inside the hatch, and from time to time there were very faint system warning sounds in between.

And the owner of this game pod, the woman named Ning Lan, was also huddled motionless in the corner of the white bed near the innermost part of the room with her head buried in a posture with her knees hugged at this time.

“…… Miss Ning Lan. ”

The stunned feeling lasted on his face for a moment, and the white-haired old man known as Wu Lao then gently soothed his turbid breath, and he quietly took two steps into the room, and then turned his vigilant posture to the position of the curled up woman next to the bed: "What's wrong with you?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

The woman at the bedside did not respond.

"We've been calling you out there for a long time."

Without making any further approaching movements, Wu Lao whispered with a calm expression: "You haven't answered, so we thought something happened to you." ”

“……”

The woman at the bedside still didn't move.

"Now that it's past the time to eat, it's not good for your health to go by not eating all the time."

The voice became more relaxed, but Wu Lao's highly concentrated spirit was still condensed on the motionless woman in front of him: "Your body has finally improved a little, now is not the time to be willful." ”

“……”

“…… Miss Lou is looking for you. ”

The breath he raised was inhaled again, and Wu Lao, who had been silent for a moment, finally took another step forward: "If you still have this attitude, then I can only 'invite' you to see the eldest lady with my own hands." ”

"It doesn't have to be this way."

The tense atmosphere was broken by the sudden voice, and the figure belonging to Lou Yuyan also blocked a black shadow between the light of the door at this time, and she held the curved waist with one hand, and then beckoned to the old Wu in front of her, and turned on the light of this room at the same time: "It's not a female emperor, you must let others run over to see you when you see someone, and the reason why I asked you to deal with it before is just because I have other things to do." ”

"I didn't expect you to use such a big battle to deal with Ning Lan." Speaking of this, she chuckled, "What are you guys doing here?" It's not going to be a war, it's rude for my guest, not to mention that she's still injured, and recuperation is an option. ”

"But Miss—"

"Okay, okay, no need to explain."

Pushing his hands to interrupt the words of the slightly serious Wu Lao, Lou Yuyan winked at the other party, and then waved his hands vigorously regardless of the atmosphere, and signaled in the direction of the door: "Go out, the two of us will be fine next." ”

“……”

didn't immediately follow the other party's words and take action, Wu Lao looked at the eldest lady in front of him with contemplative eyes, and then in the other party's still unchanged smile, he silently retreated in the direction of the door: "Yes." ”

The strange atmosphere and solidified atmosphere slowly disappeared with the rapid departure of footsteps outside the door, and for a while only the silent figures of Lou Yuyan and Ning Lan were left in the room, and the smile that appeared on the face of the mature and charming Lou Yuyan also slowly disappeared with the passage of time, and finally came to the front of the curtain with Lou Yuyan's heavy footsteps: "It's too close." ”

“……”

"Others may not know your strength, but I know it very well after seeing it with my own eyes."

Slowly pulling the curtain in front of him, Lou Yuyan whispered to the sunlight shining in from the window: "Even a person like Wu Lao, in the face of such a close distance, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape from your predation range alone." ”

“…… Then why are you still standing here. ”

The figure buried beside the bed finally had a hint of reaction, and Ning Lan's voice appeared for the first time since the door was opened: "Aren't you afraid of being killed by me?" ”

"I'm glad you can talk to me with your true self."

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and Lou Yuyan's wavy long hair blocked her graceful silhouette with her bowing head: "I also know what the reason for you to 'hide' here, after all, under the loss of the Duan family's protected identity, no one can be responsible for your killing, right?" ”

“…… I don't need their responsibility and protection. The eyes between his knees were devoid of human brilliance, and he looked at Lou Yuyan's side face with eyes as if he was looking at a dead thing: "No one can catch me, so naturally I don't need protection." ”

"The current scientific and technological means are very high-end, so I advise you not to talk like this." Lou Yuyan's voice was still relaxed: "Don't forget what you have encountered in the Duan family, no matter how strong your skills are, modern technology still has many means to subdue you." ”

"For example, 'brainwashing' is such a method."

She nodded her head, and the posture of holding her arms also turned slightly to the direction of the corner of the bed, and the sudden killing intent also covered her five senses, adding a few drops of sweat to Lou Yu's self-maintained smile: "Okay, okay, don't get excited, after all, I don't have the skills of Wu Lao in reality, let a woman like me stand in front of you, I'm afraid there is no chance of resistance." ”

"Then disappear from my eyes." The killing intent that appeared seemed to dye the side face black, and Ning Lan's voice became as gloomy as Jiuyu: "Don't appear in front of me anymore." ”

"Well, it's up to you what you want to think." Holding back his desire to reach out to wipe away the cold sweat, Lou Yuyan's face still maintained that smile: "The Lou family will still treat each other politely, and I won't say anything superfluous, this time, I just came to act as a messenger." ”

"No matter who you are now, you will always remember what happened in the free world." She took a deep breath, and then under the pressure of powerful killing intent, she slowly took out her own communication ball: "The words I want to pass are naturally his words." ”

Beep –

In the eyes of the woman in the corner of the bed who suddenly raised her gaze, the communication ball flashed a bright light on Lou Yuyan's hand, and the gradually unfolding sphere then changed to video playback mode, and the image belonging to Duan Qingduan sitting in the white world appeared in front of the two people: "Ahem, ahem...... That, I heard that you were autistic, and Yu Yan specially found me and wanted me to meet you. ”

"To be honest, I can't meet you right now."

The image displayed by the communication ball is very blurry, and the image of Duan Qing composed of blue and white is not so real, as if Duan Qing who is sitting in the clouds also makes a helpless move, and the picture that was recorded early cannot take into account the loss that Ning Lan who is shrinking in the corner of the bed at this time: "For some indescribable reason, I can only stay in the game world now, and I can receive news from the outside world, which is also transmitted to me by Rogge and them through other means." ”

"But I'm relieved to hear your news." He looked up at the white sky above his head and continued as if relieved, "Because we've been looking for you in the game world for a long time. ”

"We all thought something had happened to you."

With two more hands on his knees, he returned his face to the front of the frame: "If you fall into a state of brainwave disorder because of what happened before, and become a 'vegetative person' like me, I am afraid I will not be able to forgive myself." ”

He showed a natural smile, and the gaze looking ahead also became soft and calm, and the expression of Ning Lan, who was curled up together by these eyes, also became stunned, as if he couldn't believe the message conveyed by the image in front of him at this time: "Okay, since I have confirmed your safety, then I can also let go of this matter." ”

"There's a lot of work to be done next, so I don't have much time." He waved his hand, and the figure sitting in the white world became blurred along with his voice: "There is only one thing left for me to say. ”

"Whether you're 'Ning Lan' or not—it doesn't really matter."

In the white light that was about to dissipate in the image, Duan Qing said solemnly: "I naturally don't dare to say how much I know about your nature, but if possible, I hope you can coexist with me with your true self, after all, I am no longer a master and a young master, and you are no longer the maid and killer of the Duan family." ”

"Whether you want to be 'Ning Lan', or if you don't want to be 'Ning Lan', in my eyes, you have always been the Ning Lan who has always been by my side." As if he had figured something out, he smiled and waved his hand forward: "If you choose to be calm, then I am also happy to be able to treat each other in a more honest way, and I think our relationship will also get better with this more genuine heart." ”

"I call you the little maid of 'Ning Lan' - I hereby issue a formal invitation once again, not as your master and young master, but as a companion, a teammate, and an ordinary player."

The white light and Duan Qing's figure dissipated in the center of the image, marking the end of this conversation, and the silent silence then occupied every corner of the room along with the retraction of the communication ball, and for a moment only the sobs of the woman's huddled body recurled up vaguely echoed in the room.

"I want you to be by my side all the time."