I'm afraid that Qin Ziyang is reluctant to tell the story between her and her grandfather, and the secret between them is like the one between Ni Ziqiong and Chu Xingfeng, and they all keep Fan Li out. But the Regent felt like an invisible wall, pushing him in the direction of the mystery.

Sitting in the first class cabin of the plane, the tired Ali had already fallen asleep, and he looked at the white flower ceiling alone, imagining what Qin Ziyang had said to him about the true meaning of the Regent. Qin Ziyang and Ye Yuning both like to analyze the connections in the world, and they are both out-and-out inventors.

But what is the connection between the Regents? Fan Li only felt that his brain hurt, and a series of troublesome things recently made him unable to concentrate on thinking about problems, and he always felt that the world was extremely dark, and the people he once trusted turned their backs on him.

Looking at Ali, he also felt tired, he closed his eyes, and the darkness in front of him appeared strange ripples, they formed a series of beautiful patterns, sometimes converging and sometimes scattering, and then a forest appeared in front of him, emerald green leaves and brown branches and vines intertwined, stretching towards the uncovered world.

"Welcome, Fan Li." A female voice came from the side, and Fan turned his head to look over there, and found that behind a row of lush plants, there was a bronze-skinned woman holding a watering can to the plants in front of her. The liquid from the watering can dripped onto the withered vines, and immediately lush branches and leaves grew on them.

"Are you...... Nature? Fan asked Li.

"yes, I think we've met. In your conscious or subconscious mind. She stepped out from behind the flowers. Fan Li found that she had long hair in a shawl, with a horn-like decoration on her head, and two gold threads hanging from a crystal blue pendant tied to the left and right of the horn. Her eyes were small, but she was smeared with a thick blue glow and smoky makeup, and her flaming red lips gave her a wild luxury from the depths of the jungle, completely different from the kindness of Fredem.

"Vredem also has such a watering can, but he doesn't have so many plants." Fan Li said, staring at the watering can in her hand. Unexpectedly, the watering can twisted and stretched to both sides, eventually becoming a scale.

"That's a gift from me, I'm afraid he'll get lost in his own grassland, so I'll send some tropical plants, you know, it's easy for people like us to get lost in our own circle."

"I know that the more people reach the top, the easier it is to get lost in their own small circle and can't extricate themselves."

"That's right, you're right." Naturally, he showed a smiling face. A little contempt, maybe it was Fan Li's psychological problem, he always felt that he was naturally laughing at himself. "My name is Nature, and my name is Esvolt, but Nature is very old, just like Fredem can also be called Separation and Freedom, and different eras have different names."

"The wall in Qin Ziyang's mouth is Freedem."

"Your question is weird, but I must admit it. You know Qin Ziyang very well. ”

"No, I don't know her, I just listen to her. I'm so confused now, and now they're all turning me away. I feel very lonely, I always have strange dreams, I see visions that shouldn't be, I think something is wrong with me. I've seen scorched corpses before. I've seen monsters who have been affected by Chu Xingfeng, and I've seen Ma Qiao and Grandpa who have lost their morals for the sake of art and science, and I don't want to be like them. ”

"What kind of person a person is going to become. It's not what he can become, it's what he wants to be. There is a hypocritical barrier in front of everyone, there is no absolute freedom, only absolute dream-chasing power. Esvolt shook his head. Your ideas are wrong, too naïve, too selfish. ”

"So what should I do? I felt like I had reached my limit, that I had reached a dead end in a certain case, that further was darkness, and that taking a step back was the indifference brought by my friends. Fan Li smiled helplessly.

"But you laughed anyway. Your so-called friends are Qin Ziyang and her family, you think they are your friends, but do you really know them? The former Ni Ziqiong was devastated by the ignorant people and the excessive pressure of the 'ant nest', which made her breathless and made her lose herself in her dreams for a while. The former Qin Ziyang received your grandfather's training, and felt the hellish life every day, once Martha, once danced Meiyan...... They have all gone through hardships, but they have persevered because they have faith, and no one can shake their faith. ”

"I understand, but I ......"

"Child, I see layers of fog through your heart, you are a person with a strong sense of doubt, but also a person with a great sense of responsibility. You want to do things to the extreme, but it always backfires. Now you are an old scalper who is willing to bury your head in hard work, and I hope you will become an assertive scalper, a scalper with dreams. ”

"Thank you Esvolt, I have one more question, I don't know if I should ask it or not."

"Where you come, you are safe."

"There are a lot of people who are telling me to find the true meaning of the Spiritual Being, and I can only see the suffering of the human world. I really didn't know what the Regency really meant, and I even felt like he was holding my soul back and making me some kind of ...... Slave. ”

"Do you know mayflies?"

"Insects that die in the twilight?" Seeing the corners of Esvolt's mouth raised, Fan Li felt inferior, and he knew that he had made her laugh again.

"It's not the shortest-lived insect, although it's all within that day. You can't see its accumulation in the water, you can't see its energy, but it's enough to be able to see its beauty. People cannot be jack-of-all-trades, but the beauty of nature coexists, and appreciation sometimes does not require knowledge, but emotions and morality. One cannot always be deceived by the illusions of the world. ”

Fan Li suddenly woke up from his dream, and he began to be confused, why Esvolt's words resounded like thunder. He turned his head to look at Ali lying in his chair, who was sleeping soundly, as if he hadn't rested for days and nights. Looking at the other travelers, everyone was tired and fell on their chairs like a puddle of mud.

Arriving in Xicheng, Fan Li and Ali jumped into the car and drove towards Brad's hospital, and in about two and a half hours, they arrived at their destination and came to the ward, where they found Jiao Yang looking outside.

"Her condition is quite stable, probably because of her usual training, her physique is stronger than the average person." Brad said.

"Thank you." Fan Li smiled at him.

"Thanks for what. Since you are the people brought by Ziqiong, I should fulfill my obligations. ”

"Dr. Brad, I have a question, can I ask what exactly your relationship with Dr. Justin is?"

"Oh, this one, we're half-brothers. He likes biochemistry and I love medicine, and sometimes we exchange experiences, but we haven't met face-to-face in the last few years, and I heard that he has returned to the 'ant nest'. ”

"Do you want to go back?" Fan Lixi continued to ask.

Brad shook his head. There was a bit of longing in his eyes, but he was instantly buried by helplessness.

"I'm not a soldier, I've always thought I'm a doctor who saves lives, although the 'ant nest' takes protection as the first task, but there are too many soldiers killed and injured every day for protection, Lord Lanpa is also urging the research institute to develop terrifying weapons every day, he said that with weapons there is strength, and only then do you have the right and power to protect. Although I am very interested in the advanced equipment there, some of which can even save some cancer patients. But I don't like the atmosphere, so when it comes to coming back, I'm conflicted. I don't think you're an agent who can stand in the 'Ant Nest'. ”

"You guessed it, I'm a Spirit Thief. It is my duty to steal spirits, and the environment of the 'Ant Nest' is not suitable for people like me. ”

Ali walked into the house to take care of Jiao Yang, and Fan Li followed Brad into his office. Fan Li saw that the humble office was full of books, most of them about medicine. It is also interspersed with books on Eastern and Western philosophies. At Brad's workbench, there is a photograph of him and Justin when they were children. He looked like he was about fifteen or sixteen years old. Justin wasn't a bald scoop at the time.

"For a long time, I was against the Rampa project, and sometimes I clashed with Justin on his views, he was a radical guy who took science for his life, but sometimes he didn't care much about the consequences. Actually, I know the spirit thieves very well, I think the spirit thieves are similar to doctors, we doctors are helping patients on a material and psychological level, with a passive nature, someone will only go to the doctor when they are sick, but you spirit thieves are avoiding some kind of accident, it is active. ”

"Actually...... The idea of the Spirit Thief is similar to that of the 'Ant Nest', except that the 'Ant Nest' is more extreme. ”

"That's right. Becoming a Soul Thief is a childhood accumulation. In this world, people who turn their noses up at money and power are too precious, so the number of soul thieves has plummeted. Seeing you so young, I'm really happy for the world. You and your grandpa are not the same, your grandpa is more like you and Justin's combination, and you, who you are, are unique. ”

Fan Li didn't understand the meaning of Brad's words, but felt that what he said was words with a bit of wisdom.

"What do you think...... What is the meaning of the Regent? Fan Li's thought again of the question that had stalled in his mind.

"Regent? Ha ha. Hearing this, Brad actually laughed, but it was a little different from his natural smile, and his smile was a little forgiving.

"People are terrible when they are confused, but geniuses are even more terrible when they are confused. I once met a genius in confusion, this person you know, she contributed a lot of novel designs to the 'ant nest' when she was confused, and in just three months she ranked second on the invention list, but she didn't understand why she wanted to invent, just for pleasure, completely ignoring the meaning of invention. ”

"I know who you're talking about, but the rain I saw was a little mature."

"Geniuses always find a way out, but everyone must atone for the sins they have committed. Yu Ning discovered her own problem, she quit the 'ant nest' and chose her preferred lifestyle, which required great courage and wisdom, but she did it. And now, Lan Pa is returning, Qin Ziyang is returning, Justin and the new and old knights are all there. You are like an invisible thread that holds together these so-called geniuses, their sins and their accomplishments. In this way, you still can't find your true meaning? (To be continued......)