"Okay, I can't stop you when you eat! Hurry up and eat, and I'll take you to the institute first. Uncle Yuan said in a deep voice.

It stands to reason that the two of us have just joined the supernatural group, so we should follow the process and go to the supernatural team headquarters first to go through some formalities. But it's all at this point, even if you go to the headquarters, no one will deal with such a trivial matter.

We ate until nine o'clock in the evening, Xiaobai carried the packaged door panel, and I held the vampire spider and followed Uncle Yuan to the research institute.

Speaking of the door panel, we wanted to pack it beautifully, but the area of the door panel was too large, and it was difficult to find a large enough wrapping paper.

In desperation, Xiaobai and I could only tear up some wallpaper and simply install the door panel. Now the door panel is carried on Xiaobai's shoulder, and it looks like a plaque from the outside.

"Master, where is the institute? Far from it? If it's far away, let's go by car! Xiaobai muttered.

Carrying the door panel is nothing to Xiaobai, but if you carry it for too long, no one can stand it. We have been walking on the street for nearly half an hour, and Uncle Yuan has no intention of stopping, so it's no wonder that Xiaobai is not in a hurry.

In fact, Xiaobai came to the institute once, but no matter whether he went in or came out, he was in a "coma". The specific location of the research institute is a matter of confidentiality, and Xiaobai was not qualified to know the specific location of the research institute before.

"Don't be verbose, just follow me." No matter how many times Xiaobai asked, Uncle Yuan only had this one sentence.

Since Uncle Yuan refused to tell us, he must have his own plans, so I didn't dare to ask more. Anyway, I'm just holding a spider, and this thing doesn't weigh much, and a few more steps can be considered digestible.

As I walked, I suddenly felt a little dizzy, I closed my eyes, rolled my eyes a few times, and felt better. When I opened my eyes again, I was surprised to find that my surroundings had changed.

If we were still strolling in the brightly lit urban area just now, in the blink of an eye, the three of us seemed to have reached the junction of urban and rural areas. Today, the buildings lining the streets are much lower, and there are more than half the outlets that are open.

"Master, haven't arrived yet? Don't tell me we're going to the suburbs! Xiaobai complained again.

Uncle Yuan still said the same thing: "Don't be long-winded, just follow me!" ”

I was still in shock, and I shook my head a little dazedly as I looked at the unfamiliar street scene around me. No, that's not right!

How big is the capital, if you want to go from the downtown area to the suburbs, it is impossible to walk in a few hours. We've only been walking for half an hour, how did we end up in such a desolate place?

For a moment, I really thought I was dazzled or hallucinated. I couldn't help but close my eyes again, and after a few seconds, I opened them again, and I was completely dumbfounded.

"Uncle Yuan, this ...... What's going on? How did we get to the outskirts? I asked, shocked.

I didn't see that this was indeed a suburb, and there were no tall buildings around it, only the lights of the stars could be seen in the distance, which seemed to emanate from some villages.

Uncle Yuan glanced at me: "You have already found out?" Don't talk just yet, just keep following me. ”

Xiaobai on the side was very puzzled, and asked me in a low voice, "What did you find?" Why is the expression so strange? ”

Xiaobai said that I was strange, but I thought he was even stranger, we spent half an hour walking from the downtown area of the capital to the desolate suburbs, and he didn't even notice anything wrong?

"Xiaobai, we're on the outskirts now, right?" I asked tentatively.

Xiaobai nodded solemnly: "That's right, we did go to the suburbs." I've been gone for so long, and the institute hasn't arrived yet, Master is going to trap me! ”

"How long have we been walking, isn't it half an hour?" I frowned.

Xiaobai squeezed out a bitter gourd face: "What, half an hour is still short?" I've been walking for half an hour with this door on my back, or else we can change? ”

I couldn't help but sigh deeply, holding my forehead with my hand, I couldn't communicate with Xiaobai anymore. Is he too nervous, and he hasn't even figured out what the problem is.

"What are you kidding, this is the capital, not smaller than the seaside city. It may not take you four or five hours to walk from the downtown area of Seaside City to the suburbs, haven't you noticed something wrong? I sighed.

Not to mention the capital, a big city like Haibin City, even if it is a small county town on the 18th parallel, half an hour from the center of the county to the wilderness is enough to choke.

Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, and muttered in a low voice: "It doesn't seem to be quite right......

I felt relieved to see Xiaobai finally react, but Xiaobai's next words made me almost vomit blood.

"It doesn't seem right...... We walked a little faster tonight, could it be because we had eaten too much? ”

I took a deep breath and slapped Xiaobai on the back of the head: "Why do you think about things in the future, can you use your brain?" People like you who go out on missions are often the ones who die the fastest! ”

Xiaobai used to follow me around, and he had a tendency to rely on me for everything, which I can endure, after all, at that time, the two of us rarely encountered anything really dangerous.

But now it's different, after joining the supernatural group, the tasks we have to perform in the future will not be too easy. If Xiaobai is still so simple-minded, something big will happen sooner or later.

Xiaobai laughed and muttered, "Anyway, with you by my side, I don't have to think about it so much." With that little bit of spirit, it is better to conserve your physical strength and prepare to invite God to come up. ”

I knew that if he needed to, he could easily ask the gods to come up and find some ghosts with very good brains. But he can't always ask God to come up, and we can't take it lightly and let our guard down in normal times.

"Xiaobai, what Xiaofan taught you is that you must remember. No matter what happens in the future, you must use your brain, you can't be like a fool, have you been counting on Xiaofan to help you? "Uncle Yuan's lesson is more direct.

Xiaobai opened his mouth and wanted to defend a few words, but Uncle Yuan directly waved his hand to interrupt him: "Okay, if you dare to be stubborn and don't take this seriously." I don't think you're qualified to partner with Xiao Fan, you'll only become a burden to him. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, Xiaobai immediately wilted, and no longer dared to raise the bar with Uncle Yuan, so he hurriedly responded: "Yes, Master, I will definitely pay attention in the future." ”

Uncle Yuan glanced at him: "You kept asking for directions just now, but I didn't answer directly, I just wanted to see if the two of you could detect the abnormality." Now that Xiaofan has found out, what do you think? ”

Xiaobai was stunned, put the door panel on the ground casually, and looked around: "What is abnormal?" We seem to be walking a little faster tonight, and before we know it, we are already on the outskirts. ”

Uncle Yuan snorted coldly, looking very disappointed in Xiaobai, and didn't pay attention to him anymore, but turned his head to look at me.

"Your senses are so acute, you can see the slightest nuance. Soon after we left the guest house, we walked into the formation, which is called 'shrinking the ground into inches'. Uncle Yuan said in a deep voice.

Xiaobai scratched his head: "Shrink the ground into inches? Isn't that the legendary supernatural power? ”

Legend has it that some land fairy-like beings can use great magical powers such as shrinking the ground into inches and having a lot of magic in their sleeves. As the name suggests, shrinking the ground into inches is to shorten the distance, and it is as close as it is at hand.

Uncle Yuan glared at Xiaobai: "Don't interrupt, listen to my explanation." The magic power of shrinking the ground into inches may not be just a legend, but no one in this era can master this magical power. ”

The supernatural powers that shrink into inches are really amazing, not to mention Uncle Yuan, there are so many people up and down in the supernatural group, and none of them have seen this kind of supernatural power.

It is said that the supernatural power of shrinking into inches was lost hundreds of years ago, and if you want to master this supernatural power, you must need incomparably strong strength.

The loss of the magic power of shrinking the ground into inches is really regrettable. If you can master this kind of supernatural power, it is even more convenient than taking a plane, and no matter where an accident occurs, the Onmyoji can arrive in time.

Later, there was a big man who painstakingly studied the talisman and researched the magic talisman, which was used to increase speed, and in a certain sense, it could be regarded as "shortening" the distance.

It's just that the effect of the Divine Talisman is limited, and the sequelae of using the Divine Talisman are also very melancholy. The Divine Talisman is basically squeezing the potential of the human body to rush to the road, and the consumption is very large, and most of the onmyoji have become the end of the strong crossbow after the road.

The sequelae of using the Divine Talisman discouraged many Onmyoji. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, ordinary Onmyoji rarely used the Divine Talisman.

Uncle Yuan told us that there are several formation masters in the institute who developed the formation of "shrinking the ground into inches" more than ten years ago. Not long after we left the guest house, we had already entered the formation.

The formation of shrinking into inches is indeed magical, in the middle of the formation, a few hours away, we only need half an hour to walk. If it weren't for my sudden dizziness, I guess it would have been difficult to spot the problem.

"This formation is not perfect enough, so it is not open to the outside world. If we want to enter the institute, we have to use the shrinkage of the ground. Uncle Yuan said.

The research institute of the supernatural group is not located with the headquarters of the supernatural group, and it is relatively far away, and it has even left the scope of the capital.

If we really have to walk, let alone four or five hours, even if it takes ten hours, we may not be able to get there. Moreover, there is a formation around the research institute to isolate the aura, and there is a large array that integrates defense and attack.

In other words, without the formation of "shrinking the ground into inches", we basically have no hope of entering the research institute. Uncle Yuan has the method to open the shrinkage of the land, but he can't tell me and Xiaobai at the moment.

The reason why Uncle Yuan told us this was just to make us mentally prepared. If those seniors in the research institute can accept me and Xiaobai, the two of us will definitely be able to master the method of opening the formation of shrinking the ground into inches in the future.

But if the seniors in the institute unanimously feel that Xiaobai and I are not qualified to enter the institute, then the two of us will not have to struggle anymore, and no matter how hard we try, it will be impossible to find the door of the institute.

"Alright, the institute is already here. Bring your gifts, and remember to be clever later, so that those crazy people don't get you out. Uncle Yuan said solemnly.

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