Chapter 19: The Harbor of the Soul (Dragon Boat Festival)
By the time the airliner landed on the runway, night had fallen.
When I took a taxi back to the apartment, it was already dark.
Before going upstairs, Zhou Qi ate something indiscriminately and stuffed his stomach. As soon as I opened the door. The familiar smell suddenly came to my face. According to the time in the real world, it is clear that he has not been away for long. Xiaowo has a feeling that he has not felt for a long time.
There were a few pieces of clothing piled up on the bed that hadn't had time to be organized. On the head of the bed was the shirt that Xie Yunfei had worn.
Seeing things and thinking about people, there seems to be a fragrant full of trees in the plum garden in front of me, as well as the eyebrows under the tree, gentle as water, and people are more delicate than flowers.
With a sudden thought, Zhou Qi's heart couldn't help but feel hot.
Reluctantly put away his feelings, and when he hurriedly packed his bags, he looked at the time, and the pointer had already crossed 22 o'clock. Zhou Qiwei groaned, leaned over and picked up the backpack. Feeling like an arrow, he decided to return overnight.
Take the apartment elevator all the way to the ground floor. In the underground garage, which has not been started for nearly half a month, the windshield of the white Audi has long been covered with a thin layer of dust.
Zhou Qi pressed the lock, gently opened the door, and after the engine warmed up slightly, he cleanly turned the direction and drove away from the apartment on the way back.
After leaving the city, I found a hidden corner. Zhou Qi's spiritual sense of consciousness dispersed, and he saw that no one moved as he wished, and in the next second, even people and cars had already appeared in the world of the demon refining pot.
"Oh shit! What have you done, weak human master! You're insulting me! Insult to the sun-like brilliance, the invincible warrior of nature, the master of the sky and the ground, and the future king of all cyborgs, Cap! ”
As soon as Zhou Qigang entered the demon refining pot, the sound of smooth mechanical transformation was heard. The local tyrant Jin Kaipu has already recovered from the form of a fighter plane to a mechanical giant, standing like an iron tower in front of him. Before Zhou Qi could react, his mouth crackled and complained with a lot of anger.
"What happened? Cape? Zhou Qi looked confused. This guy's central processing chip won't be short-circuited, right?
"Damn it! Leave me alone in the world to drive such garbage! What do you say happened? Cap looked at the SUV at his feet with disgust. The blue eye sockets were full of disdain.
I'll go! Zhou Qi had a black line, and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Horse Oz didn't use the wrong materials when he made this guy, right? There is such an idea! It's really weird.
"Don't get excited, Cap. In my hometown, there is a saying that good steel is used on the blade of a knife. It means that the best always appears at the most critical time. ”
"Huh? So I'm the best? Zhou Qi's words fell, and Cape's anger disappeared in an instant. At the end, he still asked suspiciously.
"A must!" Zhou Qi nodded affirmatively. The figure flashed and left the space of the demon refining pot. Keep talking to this arrogant guy, he's really worried that his IQ ceiling will be lowered.
At the moment when he escaped from the heaven and earth in the pot, with the flash of white light on his body, Zhou Qi's figure suddenly disappeared out of thin air! In the next second, it has appeared on a mountain road dozens of miles away from his hometown!
Zhou Qi took out the SUV casually, and the moment he sat down in the cab, a wisp of divine consciousness fell into the coat of arms. Sweeping away the newly mastered space folding skill, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Space Jump! Skill Level: Orange Myth! Skill Effects:
1. Telekinesis: No need to consume energy value, can be teleported for short distances at will, with a radius of 200 meters and a cooldown time of 5 seconds;
2. Directional displacement: consume 200 energy points, teleport to the designated target area with a straight-line distance of no more than 5000 kilometers, and the cooldown time is 60 seconds;
3.??? : The body structure does not meet the requirements for use, and the skill is temporarily locked;
4.??? : The body structure does not meet the requirements for use, and the skill is temporarily locked. ”
It is worthy of the orange mythic-level skill dropped by the Fallen King Kong, who once belonged to the Thirteen Heavenly Yuan of Cybertron! Although he only unlocked the initial two abilities due to his physical limitations, he was already powerful enough! In particular, with the bonuses given by the Shingo Ring and Dragon Qi, the cooldown time is further shortened. It's almost teleportable! However, its ultra-long teleportation distance is far from being comparable to the teleportation of ordinary mages!
It had not been used in the wilderness outside the city before, in part to explore the map. On the other hand, it is a security concern. If you don't have a head or a brain to teleport into the monster pile, then it's a lot of fun!
But at the moment, I don't have any worries about using it. What can you hurt yourself in the real world?
I used to fly and then drove out of town just to hide people's eyes.
With this outrageously powerful perk, you can spend the morning in New York for tea, lunch at the Egyptian Sphinx overhead, and evening shopping on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The world is so big, but now it's all under your feet!
A moment later, the bluestone pavement outside the hometown town was already in view. Through the car window, you can already hear the river flowing quietly on the side of the road.
Timid in his hometown, Zhou Qi drove slowly to his small courtyard. Through the light in the courtyard, when the scene that he had been familiar with since childhood came into view, the corners of his eyes were inexplicably wet, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little more excited.
"Mom, open the door, I'm back." Zhou Qi called softly through the courtyard gate.
A moment later, the lights were brightened, and hurried footsteps rang out in the courtyard.
"Xiao Qi?" The voices of father Zhou Jinxi and mother Luo Shuhui came out almost at the same time.
With the creak of the door opening. The surprised faces of the parents suddenly appeared in front of them.
"You kid, why don't you call when you come back....." Before Zhou Jinxi finished speaking, his son had an arm. has hugged himself and his wife left and right.
"Mom, Dad, I miss you." Zhou Qi's voice didn't know if it was because of excitement or for some reason, with a hint of choking. The words are also full of attachment that was only present at a young age.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Luo Shuhui gently patted her son's solid back. The nose is inexplicably sore. The mother of the child is worried. Not long after the holiday, I was separated, but when I saw my son coming home late at night, my heart was really happy at this moment.
Under the soft light, the figures of a family of three coincided together, dew heavily in the middle of the night, and all the coldness was instantly dispelled by this different warmth!
"Son? Nothing happened, right? "Help Zhou Qi carry the big bag from the car to the house. Zhou Jinxi and his wife glanced at each other, looked at their son softly, and asked in a low voice.
"No, Dad, what could happen to me. I just miss you. How's that, surprised, surprised? Zhou Qi smiled at his father. Busy explaining.
"You stinky boy, scare me. If you're hungry, let your mom give you a bowl of your favorite noodles. "Knowing his son is more than his father, Zhou Jin is happy to see his son's sincerity in smiling. Suddenly sighed. Immediately, I was happy in my heart, since this kid grew up, how long has it been since I hugged myself.
"Yes, Keiko, sit with your dad, and mom will be ready in a while." Luo Shuhui was also relieved when she heard this, stood up according to the words, and walked quickly towards the kitchen. When she returned, she had a large bowl of steaming vermicelli in her hand.
Zhou Qi took the bowl and held it in his hand, copied the chopsticks, and took a bite.
"It's still the most fragrant vermicelli cooked by my mother."
"Eat slowly, no one will rob you, this kid is really." Seeing her son gobbling up, Luo Shuhui's eyes narrowed and she smiled happily.
After a while, a bowl full of fragrant and spicy vermicelli had been eaten with soup and water. Zhou Qi put down the bowl with a satisfied face, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that his parents were looking at him with a smile on their faces.
Zhou Qi smiled, and the haze left in his heart by the battle and killing in the mission disappeared in an instant.
Home is not just a title, an address with a house number, but a haven and shelter for the soul. As a contractor, after experiencing all kinds of life and death and trials, he has experienced this more deeply than anyone else.
Zhou Qiwei hesitated, and did not immediately say that he was about to enlist in the army under Xia Guohai's arrangement. When everything is decided, what should be known will be known. Before the next killing, for now he just wants to enjoy two days of peace with his parents in peace.
During the period, in addition to answering the phone calls of Xia Ruobing and Xie Yunfei. Including Qin Fei, he did not take the initiative to contact anyone.
During the day, I help deliver to the small supermarket run by the family. In the evening, I drank a few glasses of wine with my father, and then the family sat around the sofa, watching TV and listening to my mother's chatter. Occasionally, I go for a walk alone on the hill behind the house.
Different from the hustle and bustle of the city, although the ordinary life in his hometown is short, it brings him a different reality.
Time was like water, and it was soon the third day after returning home.
After dinner, under the reluctant gaze of his parents, Zhou Qi drove away from the town where he grew up, and when the bluestone paved road in the rearview mirror gradually became blurred, his home was far away.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Qigang walked out of the airport and saw Xia Ruobing's slender figure standing in the wind.
"Ya, this time is accurate enough!" Xia Ruobing wrinkled her cute nose and reached out to grab his arm. The lacquered eyes gave him a blank look. There was a hint of anger in his tone.
"Yo, is this missing me?" Zhou Qi tilted his head and squeezed his eyes at her. A smile on his face.
"Cut, if I don't call you, I don't know if I'm calling, sister, I'm too lazy to miss you." While speaking, Xia Ruobing dragged Zhou Qi through the people who came in and out. flow, and walked straight to a camouflage-painted Land Rover outside the airport.
Seeing the two approaching. Land Rover's heavy doors open. Out of it stepped a middle-aged officer in a major's uniform. saw Xia Ruobing's intimate appearance of reaching out to hold Zhou Qi. A hint of surprise flashed in the middle-aged officer's eyes. The young man with a good temperament in front of him seemed to have a lot to do with the general's daughter. Could he be the one to try out today?
"I've got it for you, this guy has thick skin and thick meat, you're welcome, train hard."
When the middle-aged officer heard this, there was a smile in his eyes. I have heard for a long time that the daughter of the Xia family is not only extremely beautiful, but also has a beautiful temperament. Listening to her say this, sure enough, she was a tiger girl, and her speech was atmospheric.
Hearing this, he nodded at Xia Ruobing, and then stretched out his hand to Zhou Qi.
"You're Zhou Qi, right? I'm Luo Mingshan. The matter of your participation in the trial will be entrusted to me by the chief. ”
"Hello." Zhou Qi's face was straight, and he calmly stretched out his hand to shake him.
The two of them clasped their hands in an instant, and Luo Mingshan's face couldn't help but change slightly. Looking at Zhou Qi again, his gaze was already a little more solemn. I know my own strength, this grip seems ordinary, but the strength is not ordinary! Those who wait for leisure can't afford it.
In comparison, Zhou Qi's face was still indifferent.
Is this the beginning? I wonder what kind of test awaits me next?