Chapter Eighty-Four: The Void
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Yuan Sui covered his head, walked with difficulty in the mud all the way, and trotted and hid under the eaves.
"Is it already morning?" She muttered to herself.
Running directly from the remote forest hut to the northernmost village on this small island, Yuan Sui thought that this would be the best place for Tang Yuche to take refuge.
It wasn't a good day to go out, and the world outside the ship was far colder than she thought. Yuan Sui sneezed, and his cold, white hands struggled to open a mini can of self-heating coffee, and the condensed mist poured into her dry eyes. She bowed her head and took a small sip, then closed her eyes and leaned against the corner.
Colorful umbrellas flow along the street in front of you, which is not very wide. Directly opposite her, a gray-haired old woman slowly pushed open the window of her house, leaned against the window and looked around for a while, then beckoned to her.
"Little girl, it's raining heavily. Come home. The old woman's words were slow but clear.
"Good morning." The cold and stiff face may not have made a particularly decent expression, but Yuan Sui guessed that the other party should not be able to see clearly, "Is there a place in this village where you can stay overnight?" โ
"Huh? What the? Maybe it's because the rain is too loud, or maybe it's because these old ordinary people have good hearing, and the old woman leaned out a little, but she still didn't seem to hear clearly.
Yuan Sui sighed softly, reluctantly crossed the open space without any shelter again, jumped and jumped to the window of the old woman's house, and repeated in a loud voice: "Excuse me, is there a place in this village where I can stay temporarily?" โ
"Huh...... Are you from outside? The old woman pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose and looked at her with a slightly serious expression.
"Why, I'm from the village on the other side." Yuan Sui wiped the rain from his face, smiled as naturally as possible, and said, "I didn't expect it to rain suddenly halfway through, I just wanted to find a place to take a hot bath first......."
"At a young age, it's all nonsense." The old woman actually didn't look very old, and her cloudy eyes actually revealed a little shrewdness, "How could you, a girl, choose to cross such a long mountain road at night to run to our small village." โ
Yuan Sui was stunned by what she said, and before he could make up a new nonsense, he heard the old woman say leisurely again: "Little girl from outside, come in." If you don't like it, you can come to the house and wash it. I feel cold when I look at this single piece of clothing on you. โ
How can you meet an ordinary person who is not only sober-minded but also not too hostile to the outside world? Yuan Sui was a little surprised, but he still shook his head and explained: "If you think about it carefully, forget it, anyway, it will rain later." โ
"For the sake of your good manners...... I can give you an umbrella. โ
"No, thank you. I probably don't have the hands to open an umbrella. Yuan Sui smiled a little more sincerely, thought about it, and asked cheekily, "...... That, that's just the question. To be more specific, have you ever seen anyone living in this village? โ
As soon as the words came out, Yuan Sui felt that his brain might not be awake because of lack of sleep. The old woman had obviously just gotten up, how could she know what was going on outside?
"If you look closely at the gate of the village, is there anything hanging on that slightly slanted flagpole?"
"Huh?" Yuan Sui was stunned again, then turned his head, tried to open his eyes wide and looked around, and shook his head honestly, "The rain is too heavy to see clearly." โ
"Probably not." Seeing the obvious confusion on the face of the girl in front of her, the old woman stretched out her hand and pointed at her again, saying, "There it is." There are very few people in our village, and there will certainly be fewer and fewer in the future...... So they are very familiar with each other, and if an outsider comes in, the person in charge of management will tie the silk with obvious colors on it, which will be counted as an alarm. The meaning of the alert is a little different depending on the color, but the colors are very conspicuous."
โโฆโฆ But I'm in? Yuan Sui pointed out the loopholes.
"Because you don't seem to be threatening, you do look like a little girl who comes to the door by chance."
"In that case, you still don't welcome outsiders, do you? Then why are you ......" Yuan Sui blew up.
"It's not so much 'not welcome' as 'scared'." The old woman seemed to be quite interested, "After all, there are not many old things like me in the village, and most of the rest are young people who have not stepped out in this life, and have not seen much of the world." In their imagination, they may think that you outsiders are three-headed and six-armed. โ
"Even the 'six fingers' can't talk about three heads and six arms, and we are not Nezha." Yuan Sui really laughed this time.
"When I was a seven or eight-year-old girl, I studied with several people like you." The old woman also sighed, "It's all over...... Now there are few of us who have actually come into contact with you, and it's just hearsay, so it's not surprising to fantasize about it, right? โ
"At this point, maybe we're not much better off on the outside."
"Did you come here with a mission? You look like you are a hired child laborer. The old woman seemed to be quite happy, "If you are not in a hurry, why don't you come in and sit down a little?" The weather was just too bad. โ
"In order to be as self-sufficient as possible, we started working early." Yuan Sui waved his hand, glanced back again, and vaguely saw a bright red suddenly fluttering in the wind, "Eh, that...... Is that what you just said about 'warning'? โ
"Maybe, I'm too old to see clearly. What color is it? โ
"Red...... Relatively bright red. Yuan Sui subconsciously touched the crimson hairband on his head.
The old woman pushed her eyes for a moment, and then urged solemnly: "Come in quickly." โ
"Something happened, right?" Yuan Sui looked at the people scattered in the rain with umbrellas in two by two, and reached out to slowly close the window opened by the old woman, "I'll take a look, you be careful." โ
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"It's over, she's the only one on the ground." Han Yue snorted, and stretched out his hands helplessly at Ling Shucheng, "I know that you and I can't rely on our luck, and Yuan Sui is even worse than a thousand miles...... What now, I'll shake her up first? โ
The men's jacket on Tang Yuche's shoulders had slipped halfway off, but fortunately, Min Shuxuan's position was not bad, and she was barely wet when she leaned against a stone supported by a few small trees.
Ling Shucheng glanced at the tears in the corners of her eyes, rubbed her eyebrows and nodded.
"Tang Yuche, Tang Yuche, wake up." Han Yue gradually used his strength, but Tang Yuche, who was lying down, still didn't react, he had to look around and asked with little hope, "Why don't I pour some water on her face?" Doesn't that look too much like torture to extract a confession......"
"She didn't sleep naturally, maybe she received a mental shock." Ling Shucheng paused, and then said, "I'll come." โ
"I know you have some resistance to psychic shocks, and you can provide a little protection to your teammates beforehand." Han Yue raised his eyebrows, "But what are you going to do now?" โ
"Try to type 'pain' into her mind, and I can do it in a simple way. It's just that the conditions for use are more harsh, and I haven't used it much. Ling Shucheng put his palm on Tang Yuche's forehead.
โโฆโฆ It sounds like I'm proposing to splash water a little more benevolently. โ
"Moderate virtual pain." Ling Shucheng emphasized.
"Have you tried how many abilities you can use?" Han Yue became rare and serious, "Genetically speaking, at most, it is ...... More than a dozen? After all, it's only been three generations since it was passed on to you. With any luck, your son should be a little better than you. โ
"I can use a little bit of the dozen or so you want, but most of them are not enough to control." Ling Shucheng replied, "For example, the talent you inherited, I can only use it to the level of lowering body temperature without being detected by the wall. There are only a few that are slightly better mastered. โ
"Listening to your tone, you seem to be very dissatisfied."
"It's not that I'm not satisfied."
Tang Yuche suddenly struggled violently. Ling Shucheng quickly withdrew his hand as he pulled up his coat that had almost fallen into a puddle.
"Miss Tang, Miss Tang?" Han Yue changed to a slightly more polite title.
Tang Yuche held his forehead and sat up with difficulty. All she felt was that there was still a white expanse in front of her, and that among the unknown attackers there was a particularly tricky character hidden in the group, so that she could barely feel her own limbs.
"I'd love to pretend to greet you, but it's hard not the time." Han Yue rarely didn't have a hippie smile, "Half an hour ago, the ID in your hand suddenly started to send us location signals non-stop, and the little boss and I only turned halfway." Did you do it yourself? โ
"No, it's not ......" Tang Yuche, who was holding his head with one hand, his voice was extremely hoarse.
"That's someone who helped you operate and deliberately let us find you." Han Yue whispered, "What about Min Shu? โ
Min Shu ...... That's right, Min Shu! She suddenly straightened up with all her might, and soon after pressing the rest, the tears began to roll down again, "Please! Please save him, he's been taken away by a bunch of amazingly talented guys! โ
"Okay, got it. You are a signpost they left for us, is this a provocation? Han Yue glanced at Ling Shucheng and said in a calm tone.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" Tang Yuche covered his face and cried bitterly, repeating, "Please, please, please ......"
"Don't worry, I want him to be out of the control of that group of people more than you do." Han Yue scratched his head and added, "But you also understand that everyone should bear the consequences of the choices they make, right?" The little boss and I are only two people, and I am afraid it will be difficult for you to complete the difficult entrustment of 'saving him'. โ
"I-"
"I'm sorry to wait, I'll pick up the call from the kid who hasn't returned yet." Han Yue pinned the headphones and said "hey" loudly. After a vague understanding, Tang Yuche saw his face change slightly.