CHAPTER XXVII

fleet of foot

Can people fly? No.

Obviously, Xiaolian can't fly. However, she disappeared from Fang Xin's eyes so easily. Feet disappear into the night like swallows.

How Xiaolian did it, no one can see clearly. She is like an agile little white rabbit, suddenly popping out and disappearing suddenly. Come without a trace, go without a trace.

Is this the Xiaolian I know? Fang Xin couldn't believe it, after a long time, he still hadn't woken up from his trance.

Shen Kuo looked at the dark sky, shook his head, sighed impatiently and said, "Alas! Let her escape again. This little girl can really toss people, jumping around on the roof, and she is not too tired."

"What are you talking about?" Fang Xin asked Shen Kuo in surprise.

Du Zijuan and Liu Ting came late and didn't see anything. Therefore, Du Zijuan also asked Shen Kuo: "Don't you two play any dumb riddles, what happened?"

Among this group of people, I am afraid that only Shen Kuo knows the inside story. And in fact, Shen Kuo didn't know anything. He just watched for a few minutes more than a few others. But just these few minutes are enough to surprise Shen Kuo.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him and waiting for his explanation. Shen Kuo had no choice but to say: "See, let me remind you, there is absolutely no dazzle. Don't you think Xiaolian's identity is more suspicious and mysterious?"

Xiaolian? An ordinary little girl, what mysterious identity can she have? From head to toe, at best, she is a female student who has just entered middle school.

Seeing everyone's blank expressions, Shen Kuo continued: "I know that everyone doesn't believe it. Actually, at first, I didn't believe it either. But facts are facts, and we can't doubt them."

Du Zijuan stomped her feet and said angrily: "I said Shen Kuo, can you not be like a girl. Come on, it's a lot of grinding."

"Yes, cousin, what the hell are you trying to say?"

"Okay, okay, I'll get straight to the point. This is just my personal conjecture, though. What the truth looks like, you can only know if you catch Xiaolian." Shen Kuo thought for a moment, and then said, "Look, it's a two-story building, and Xiaolian just stepped on two feet and flew up. What's even more infuriating is that there are rows of buildings of varying heights. Xiaolian can actually fly around on it easily. Can a normal person do that?"

"What?" Everyone was taken aback.

Du Zijuan couldn't wait to express her opinion: "Hey! Feed! Feed! It turns out that there is really a Superman in the world, and she is still a Chinese version of Superwoman."

Liu Ting glanced at Du Zijuan and said, "Don't make trouble, Du Zijuan. What a little Supergirl, nonsense."

And Fang Xin seemed to understand something, he said, "What do you mean, Xiaolian has learned martial arts?"

"No, no, no, it's not just as simple as learning martial arts." Shen Kuo said with great certainty, "I feel that she should have been extremely rigorously trained. It's like spy training, or mercenary training."

Shen Kuo's words shocked everyone, and no one dared to speak again. They think that this kind of thing is so far away from them that they don't even have to think about it.

So, in the end, who is Xiaolian? What kind of connection is there between her and everything that has happened? And who will be the person behind her who will instruct her behind the scenes?

There seemed to be more and more mysteries, and Fang Xin never sorted out the clues.

Liu Ting said: "Cousin, don't scare people, how is this possible?"

"What is impossible?" Shen Kuo frowned and said, "If you don't believe it anymore, you have all seen Xiaoxue's performance just now. Let's ask, are these actions of hers something that ordinary people can do? It's a pity that Gu Weiguo is not here, otherwise, ask him what Xiaolian has done all these years?"

Du Zijuan still didn't believe it: "She is only in her teens, can she have such great ability?"

Fang Xin waved his hand and said, "I think what we need to care about at the moment is not just her ability. It's about whether you can find her, catch her, and find out the person behind her. Xiaolian is not a murderer, she is just being used. Only by finding the mastermind behind the scenes can we know the truth of the matter."

"But ......," Liu Ting said worriedly, "Xiaolian can fly the eaves and walk the wall, what can we do?" Can you catch her?"

Du Zijuan also added: "I've seen enough."

Shen Kuo said confidently: "Don't worry, she can't run."

"For what?"

This is an answer that everyone wants to know. With Xiaolian's ability to escape, several of them wanted to catch her, which was even more difficult than ascending to the sky. Why do you say that Xiaolian can't run?

Everyone shifted their strange gaze to Shen Kuo's body. And Shen Kuo just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Because she didn't plan to run at all!"

Seeing that everyone still looked disbelieving, Shen Kuo continued to explain: "I have been chasing her for so long, and I found that in fact, Xiaolian is easy to go, but she didn't. Whenever I was about to catch her, she did something to escape my sight. But it wasn't long before she reappeared before my eyes, like a ghost, disappearing from time to time."

"What did she do for her?" Du Zijuan couldn't wait to ask. This is also the reason why everyone wants to know the Tao.

Shen Kuo said: "She is very confident, she thinks we will definitely not be able to catch her. So...... She's provoking, she's toying with us. Perhaps, this is also a manifestation of her dual personality. We can't judge her with normal human thinking."

"Humph!" Du Zijuan snorted unconvinced, "She's so good."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice above his head say, "Yes, I'm such a cow, what can you do with me. I'm right here, you're going to get me!"

Looking up, you don't have to guess to know who else is the person who is talking is not Xiaolian.

It's not that she didn't leave, but she walked and came back. Fang Xin's questions they discussed, she listened to them word for word. She just didn't say anything, wanting to see what the gang could do with her.

Seeing Xiaolian, Fang Xin couldn't get up happily. He pointed to Xiao Lian, who was lying on the roof, with only one head exposed, and said angrily: "Xiao Lian, you come down for me!"

Xiaolian said with a smile: "Brother, even if I come down, you can't catch me. Rather than that, let me go up and down, and blame the trouble. Brother, why don't I come down, it's better to have more fun up there."

This is more in line with her age at the moment, no matter what, Xiaolian is still just a teenage girl. Even if she does something earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, put it in her hands, it's like playing. The mysterious person behind her will respect her and trust her.

Shen Kuo didn't know the current affairs: "What is the purpose of you running around like this?"

Xiaolian was on the roof, bent her head and looked at Shen Kuo and said, "Among this group of people, except for Elder Brother, you are the smartest. I won't tell you though. Hehehe......"

"Do you think that if you don't tell me, I won't know what to do, so I won't be able to guess?" Shen Kuo also smiled and said, "You, you're still too young, and you've only learned the ability to escape. But you are not reconciled, you want the bronze seal on our body, but you can't beat us. So, you thought of a rut and used your ability to escape to exhaust us. At that time, you will be the fisherman's profit, and you will capture us again and obtain the bronze seal. You said I'm right, little girl."

Du Zijuan muttered softly: "No wonder she doesn't want to run, it turns out that she has another purpose. Her little head turns really fast."

And Xiaolian seemed to be told that she was on her mind, pouted, and suddenly became unhappy. "It's not fun, it's not fun, it's not fun at all," she said. As she spoke, she stood up and prepared to leave.

I heard Fang Xin shout: "Xiaolian, don't go." If it is too late, no one would have thought that Fang Xin would do something jaw-dropping next.

First of all, let's talk about the situation of Fang Xin's alley where they are now.

The alley is not big, and the house where Xiaolian is located seems to have just been renovated for a short time, and it is very new. The balcony on the second floor is lined with stainless steel protective railings. On the first and second floors, there are air conditioners hanging on the outside unit, and there are thick downpipes next to them.

If someone is doing something against the wall, Xiaolian on the roof can't see anything at all.

And it was at this moment that Fang Xin made the most daring move in his life.

I saw that he first borrowed the downpipe and easily climbed to the air conditioner on the first floor. Without waiting for a breath, he borrowed his strength again, jumped bravely, and grabbed the stainless steel guardrail of the balcony with both hands. But at this point, the feet are already in the air and can't borrow a little force. If you want to climb up, you can only rely on the strength of your arms.

Everyone sweated for him, no one would have thought that Fang Xin would desperately climb onto the roof to chase Xiaolian. It's a dead end.

"Be careful!" Shen Kuo reminded loudly below. He knew in his heart that if he wanted to persuade Fang Xin at this time, he couldn't persuade him no matter what.

In fact, when Fang Xin climbed the balcony railing, Xiaolian could see him. If Xiaolian had run away at this time, and by the time Fang Xin finally climbed onto the roof, she would have fled long ago and disappeared.

But no, Xiaolian not only didn't run, but also looked at Fang Xin intently. I don't know what this little girl is thinking. She is confident, even if Fang Xin climbs up, she must not be able to catch her? Or was she already frightened by Fang Xin's actions?

Anyway, she just didn't run.

Fang Xin was still trying to climb up, relying on the powerful force on his arms. By the time his feet finally reached the guardrail, Fang Xin's speed had increased a lot.

Whether the guardrails, including the air conditioner plug-in, are secure, Fang Xin is not clear. So, the only thing he can do is to climb to the roof as fast as he can.

And now, he's been climbing for so long, and he's so close to the roof. However, danger is also close at hand.

Now Fang Xin was standing on the plug-in machine on the second floor, and the entire plug-in machine was trembling slightly. That is to say, if Fang Xin didn't leave earlier, it was very likely that the plug-in machine would break because it couldn't support Fang Xin's weight. When the time comes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Standing on the plug-in machine, the protruding eaves are close at hand, as long as Fang Xin jumps slightly, it is possible to catch it. But it is also possible that he can't catch it, after all, Fang Xin has not undergone any professional training, he is just an ordinary person. And once you can't grasp the eaves of life-saving, the consequences are equally unimaginable.

At this time, Fang Xin had no way out, and he had to pay a terrible price for his recklessness. He didn't have much time to think about it and had to make a decision right away.

"Fang Xin, be careful!" The people below all sweated for him.

The eaves were overhead, and Fang Xin didn't give himself much time to think about it. He slammed into the lung. Then, there was a crackling sound of something falling. And of course the panicked screams of two girls.

It turned out that the air conditioner on the second floor finally fell down at the moment when Fang Xin vacated. When it fell halfway, it was hung by the air conditioning line and swayed back and forth in mid-air. The bracket and screws fell to the ground with a few crunching sounds.

I went to look at Fang Xin again, but I saw that one hand of him grabbed the edge of the eaves, and the other hand fell off because he didn't grasp it steadily. The whole body was hung in the air, dangling, and it was seen that everyone's hearts were twisted into a section.

Fang Xin was still working hard, he already clearly felt that his hands were almost unable to support it, and he was sliding down little by little.

Although the floor is not high, you are really going to fall, and if you don't die, you will be seriously injured. It also depends on whether you are lucky or not, if you fall into an important part, you will definitely die.

After holding on for a while, Fang Xin's arm finally lost its strength, and it was sliding down sharply, as long as it was a little longer, he would really fall down and turn into a pile of mud.

But at this moment, a slender and smooth little hand suddenly appeared in front of Fang Xin's eyes. Looking up, Xiaolian was smiling, like a well-behaved little girl, looking at Fang Xin intently, waiting for Fang Xin.

Not only were the people below stunned, even Fang Xin couldn't believe his eyes. Xiaolian, Xiaolian would actually take the initiative to reach out to save him?

Surprised, with the help of Xiaolian's hand, Fang Xin climbed onto the roof. He had some fear of heights, all of which he regretted as soon as he came up, and his feet went limp, and he collapsed on the roof.

With his current situation, unless Xiaolian takes the initiative to tie his hands and arrest him. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult for him to easily catch Xiaolian.

Fang Xin stared at Xiaolian, panting and said, "Why do you want to save me?"

Xiaolian Kawaii blinked her beautiful big eyes and said mischievously, "If Brother dies, I won't get the bronze seal. So, Brother can't die, at least not now."

Fang Xin smiled bitterly for a while, he thought that Xiaolian had finally found out his conscience, and finally knew that he was wrong. It turned out that he was wrong. His heart ached and ached.

"Tell me." Fang Xin endured the pain and said, "Who instructed you?" What is your purpose? Xiaolian, stop being obsessed, this is not something you can afford as a child. You've been deceived, you're being taken advantage of. Do you know the way, Xiaolian?" Fang Xin said earnestly, hoping that Xiaolian could change her mind.

But Xiaolian was still laughing, as if she was just playing a very interesting game. She smiled and said, "Brother, why are you talking so much nonsense!" All I want is your bronze seal. You leave it to me, and I'll leave, it's as simple as that."

Fang Xinxi had enough, and he slowly stood up. No matter how much he said, it was all nonsense, Fang Xin already understood that with the current Xiaolian, no matter how much he said, it would be in vain.

The roof is sloping, and the bricks and tiles are neatly stacked. It looks smooth, but it's actually not easy to walk. But Fang Xin still approached Xiaolian step by step. And Xiaolian is also stepping back step by step, until she reaches the top of the roof.

Xiaolian finally spoke: "Brother, do you still want to arrest me?" Fang Xin didn't speak, he was gradually getting used to the situation on the roof. Xiaolian then said, "Brother, you can't catch me."

"Really?" Fang Xin sneered and said, "You might as well try it!"

Fang Xin's legs were forceful, stepping on the tiles, making a clicking sound. He took action, and he had to catch Xiaolian. Although he was afraid of heights, although he was afraid, Fang Xin still rushed towards Xiaolian.

It's a fact that it's not easy to walk on the roof. However, no one thought of it. Xiaolian just smiled slightly, not knowing how she moved. It's like a light little swallow that jumps from one roof to the other.

The height of each house is different, some high and some low. The roof where Fang Xin was located was low, and the roof that Xiaolian easily jumped on was more than a person tall. Fang Xin couldn't understand how she did it. It's as if Xiaolian is not jumping on a jagged roof, but just running on flat ground.

Fang Xin didn't dare to fall behind, he had to take the initiative. He was at the top of the roof, running in the direction of Xiaolian.

When he got closer, he found that the drop was much higher than he had imagined. Fang Xin had to stop and observe the situation in front of him.

At this time, Xiaolian didn't run away. She half-squatted, smirked at Fang Xin and said, "Brother, I said it, you can't catch me."

At night, although accompanied by a hazy moonlight. But Xiaolian still couldn't see the expression on Fang Xin's face clearly. At this time, Fang Xin was already angry, his face was flushed, and his teeth were gritted.

He took a few steps back, and by this time he could see clearly that there was a concave hole in the wall that was raised, which should be the cause of the fall of a certain brick. Well, with the help of this, he can climb up.

It's ridiculous to think about it, he's a big man, a young man in his twenties, and he would lose to a teenage girl.

Fang Xin was planning to run for a while before jumping onto the roof at the other end. Before he moved, he could hear Shen Kuo below reminding him loudly: "Don't be stupid, you can't catch up with her. Fang Xin, you better come down for me!"

The two girls also echoed together, but Fang Xin didn't listen to them. Instead of sitting back and waiting, let's put it into action. According to what he had planned in advance, the action was done in one go, and he jumped up easily.

Xiaolian saw that it was not good, and immediately ran away again. She walked like she was flying, as if she had an engine on her legs. It didn't take a while, she left Fang Xin far behind.

A discerning person can understand at a glance that this is definitely a chase of strength and mystery. But Fang Xin just doesn't believe in evil, so he has to catch up. He definitely doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back, and he doesn't give up until he reaches the Yellow River!

Shen Kuo, who had been worried about Fang Xin below, stomped his feet fiercely and said, "This Fang Xin, his temper is really strong. If he doesn't cripple himself, he won't die."

"Cousin, what do we do now?" Liu Ting looked anxious, "We can't just wait here, right?"

Shen Kuo thought for a while, and then said, "In this way, you and Du Zijuan go to another alley, follow Shangxin, and I'll go here. Remember, no matter what happens, don't lose it."

The two girls nodded at the same time.

At night, a beautiful chase begins. If at this time, someone stands high in the sky and looks down. That person will see a scene like this: a girl is running wild on the roof, and she is so fast. In front of her, it was as if there was no obstacle. Behind him, an embarrassed man tried to catch up, but he couldn't catch up.

In the alleys on both sides, there were also three people, rushing forward by the moonlight. They don't have an end, their goal is a man and a woman on the roof.

Xiaolian, who was as light as a swallow, quickly threw Fang Xin far away. While running, she looked back relaxedly, and on her face, there was always a childlike smile.

And at this time, Fang Xin finally understood. The little lotus in front of him must have received absolute professional training, otherwise, how could an ordinary little girl have such a strong ability.

Fang Xin continued to persevere, and several times he almost rolled off the roof. Fortunately, there are no dangers. Shen Kuo kept shouting below: "Fang Xin, you come down for me, don't be reckless." But Fang Xin just didn't listen to him, he just didn't come down.

After running for about ten meters, a horizontal alley appeared in front of her, interrupting Xiaolian's path.

Now, there are two paths in front of Xiaolian's eyes. One is to come down from the roof, but there are Shen Kuo and Liu Ting waiting below. The other is to turn back and collide with Fang Xin head-on.

The alley is not wide, and it is estimated that it is six or seven meters. It's almost impossible to jump from here to another roof. No one would be so stupid as to joke with their lives.

Of course, Fang Xin also saw it, and he was secretly proud. This time, I can finally catch Xiaolian. He really doubted that Shen Kuo had exerted all his strength, even if Xiaolian could be as light as a swallow on the roof, it would be impossible for him to jump over such a wide alley and reach the opposite side. Why can't Shen Kuo catch up with her?

However, Fang Xin's idea had just been generated, and an incredible scene appeared in front of his eyes. He had to stop, and the whole person was dumbfounded.

Xiaolian turned her head and smiled sweetly at Fang Xin, who ran over. After that, she flicked her right hand and struck out the flying claws.

With a whistling claw, it plunged deep into the opposite wall. Xiaolian tiptoed a little, and the person flew up easily, and successfully reached the opposite roof. The whole action is done in one go, and it will never drag the mud and water. Skillful is like walking on flat ground, and everyone is stupid.

Now, Fang Xin finally knew that Shen Kuo couldn't catch up with Xiaolian. As far as Xiaolian's ability is concerned, even ten Shen Kuo, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch her either.

Shen Kuo at the bottom didn't seem surprised, he said to Fang Xin, who was still stunned: "What are you still standing there stupidly for, come down. Do you have what it takes to fly over like her? If you don't go up, you just won't listen."

Liu Ting and Du Zijuan, who appeared from the other end, were also surprised, opened their mouths wide, and couldn't say half a sentence. After a long time, Du Zijuan said, "Wow, trapeze!"

After Xiaolian swung over, she was not in a hurry to leave. She stood on the roof opposite, and after retracting her claws, she smirked at Fang Xin. It seemed that Fang Xin would not be able to come over, and he was very proud.

Fang Xin saw that on the wall where the flying claws had been caught, there was a small and black hole. He remembered the pit in the wall before, and he finally understood that all this was Xiaolian's masterpiece.

Fang Xin smiled bitterly, he seemed to see Laura (the heroine in "Tomb Raider") in the real world.

"Hey! Fang Xin, did you hear my words, hurry up and come down for me." Shen Kuo shouted again below, but Fang Xin didn't seem to hear it.

Sometimes, Fang Xin is still a person who does not admit defeat in some aspects. He will never give up if he has not yet reached the last resort. To put it nicely, that's called persistence. To put it mildly, the brain is missing a string.

He was standing on the edge of the roof, looking at the roof and walls on the other side. He looked very carefully and did not miss a single detail. The brain is constantly running like a machine with full power.

First of all, he found that the building opposite was obviously shorter, estimated to be two or three meters. Secondly, the balcony on the opposite side is relatively large, and at the same time, there is a gap of two or three meters from the roof. In other words, there is a certain gap between the two houses. Moreover, this gap is still very considerable.

Although Fang Xin had almost forgotten a little physics operation in school. But at least he knows a little bit about the principle of parabola.

In other words, he chooses a supreme point, uses acceleration, reaches the edge and jumps to reach a forward impulse. Then, after the whole action is completed, a parabola will be formed. Fang Xin estimated that as long as the direction was correct and jumped to the balcony opposite, the possibility was still very high.

Thinking of doing it, Fang Xin trusted his judgment very much. He retreated again for dozens of meters before he stood still.

When Shen Kuo saw it, his face immediately changed. He said anxiously, "Fang Xin, what do you want to do?" Don't do anything stupid."

However, it was still too late. As soon as Shen Kuo's words exited, Fang Xin had already rushed up and ran away as fast as he could. Immediately afterwards, one saw another trapeze artist flying through the alley.

It's a pity that this trapeze didn't fly to the opposite balcony as he expected. Rather, it is due to gravity, and it continues to fall.

Fang Xin's physics class still didn't get a good job, and all of it was returned to the teacher. And his mistake is not just as simple as failing the exam, now he didn't calculate it well, and he is going to die.

In fact, the error of Fang Xin's estimation is not large. He's only a little bit away from the balcony, maybe just a little more pressure on the run.

But just like that, just a little bit, you can ask for Fang Xin's life. When he saw that he couldn't reach the balcony opposite, he regretted it. It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world. He must pay a certain price for his reckless behavior.

There were a few screams from below, and it was Liu Ting and Du Zijuan. They couldn't bear to look at it, so they turned their faces away.

Just when Fang Xin felt that he had lost hope and was waiting for death. Something suddenly got around his arm, and his whole body didn't feel like he was falling.

After only a while, Fang Xin stood on the ground with his feet on the ground. And the restraints on the arms disappeared all at once, as if they had never been.

Fang Xin didn't know what was going on in Lu Dao, he stayed in the alley stupidly. Until Shen Kuo ran over and pushed him hard: "** is really dead!" Fang Xin came to his senses at this time.

Seeing Shen Kuo, he asked instead, "What happened just now?"

Shen Kuo sighed and said, "Alas! It was Xiaolian who saved you." Fang Xin immediately thought of Xiao Lian's flying claws, he looked up, Xiao Lian was also tilting her head to look at them.

"Why do you want to save me?" Fang Xin asked Xiaolian.

However, Xiaolian did not answer her. After a long whistle, Xiaolian's figure on the roof disappeared again. Only in the dark moonlight, her voice echoed: "Brother, you can't catch me, and I won't get the bronze seal from you for a while. If you play here today, there's always a chance."

"Xiaolian, don't go. We're not done yet!" Fang Xin shouted at the roof. And there's no one there!

Du Zijuan suddenly said: "It seems to have gone to the bank of the river."

So, a group of four people hurriedly chased towards the Gangzi River.

When they reached the river, the thousand-year-old turtle reappeared in the river. It held its head high and its mouth wide open, blocking the entire river. The river was squeezed to the shore and turned into a flood again.

Xiaolian appeared on the roof, and she jumped up at great speed. Unexpectedly, he flew away at the head of the old turtle.

Everyone froze, like a chicken. After a long, long time, Liu Ting said untrustworthy: "Xiaolian...... Eaten?" She seemed to be talking to herself, as if she was asking someone else.

However, no one answered her question. Because no one knows the answer.