Chapter 228: Origin
Hou Wenjun is not a cold-blooded person who kills decisively, and she is not kind and easy to deal with, she has her own code of conduct in dealing with others.
"Actually, I've always wanted to ask you a question, how did you see us that night?"
Chen An's stubbornness really exceeded her expectations, as for whether he is a real seeker still needs to be considered, after all, anyone can say beautiful words, and how much of it is true and false, in the case of all kinds of persuasion to no avail, Hou Wenjun was silent for a long time, and suddenly diverted the topic lightly.
This question is very important, because normal people can't see the situation of the sealed space at all, even with the assistance of instruments, they can only observe the abnormal fluctuations in the space, and they don't know what is happening in the space.
But that night, Chen An was like a voyeur who was secretly observing, if it weren't for the people of the Ouroboros who were keenly aware of him, maybe Hou Wenjun herself would have been kept in the dark, and thinking about it afterwards, she had no choice but to evacuate with the organization, and there was no chance to ask.
Now, she has a chance to unravel her doubts.
"Everyone has their own secrets, aren't you different?"
Chen An chuckled and avoided this question, although his spatial ability had not awakened, but his soul was extremely sensitive to the fluctuations generated by space, under normal circumstances, he could not see the sealed space, if he focused his mind on his gaze, he could still see through it a little bit under his concentration.
Nian Neng is his hole card for his life, how can he be easily exposed.
"I believe in the principle of equal exchange in everything, and since you are unwilling to tell your secrets, I beg your pardon for having no reason to tell you what you want to know. Hou Wenjun said lightly.
β......β
Chen An's smile became stronger, he stared at Hou Wenjun's quiet and moving side face, mixed with the last trace of summer The cool breeze of late autumn blew her black hair, the camera froze at this moment, in the interlacing and mottling of light and shadow, like a girl in a Western classical oil painting, full of gorgeous dreams and softness.
"Remember the book I recommended to you when we first met in the school cafeteria?"
"Yes. β
"A Collection of Strange People and Strange Things in Ancient and Modern Times"
She certainly wouldn't forget the book where the metaphor was so obvious.
"In the fifth chapter of the modern chapter of the book, it is dedicated to the story of a foreign teenager in the 80s who could see fooling around. Chen An said unhurriedly. "Actually, what he should see is not a fool, but what you call the Inner World and the Psionic Apostle, right?"
"Do you want to say that you have the same strange abilities as this boy?" said Hou Wenjun quietly.
"You can understand it that way. Chen An shrugged.
What a perfunctory answer. Hou Wenjun shook his head and said.
"You can't draw conclusions too early, how do you know I'm perfunctory to you?" Chen An said casually. "Maybe you should think about it the other way around, it is precisely because I can see a different world that I want to urgently pursue the truth of the world. β
"Yes, if it's convenient, can you show me your hand?" Hou Wenjun said with a smile on his face.
"Of course. β
Chen An reached out and handed it to her without care.
Hou Wenjun held his hand directly without saying a word, and only slowly let go after a while.
"What are the results of the examination?" Chen An asked with interest as he withdrew his hand.
"It turns out that you are really an ordinary person. Hou Wenjun's tone was flat, and her eyes looked at him seriously. "But the essence in your body is much more vigorous than that of ordinary people. β
"If you've done any research on me, you'll know that I'm not only good at learning, but also a constant workout every day. Chen An said lightly.
Hou Wenjun has no doubt about him, after all, it is quite normal for teenagers to be vigorous, and if they are coupled with a good routine and exercise, they will indeed be more energetic than ordinary people.
After thinking about it for a long time, she finally said.
"Chen Ping, can you guarantee that you will not get to the bottom of it after you know about the inner world and the psionic apostle?"
"Of course. Chen An smiled solemnly. "I'm a person who knows what to do. β
"Okay. Hou Wenjun sighed lightly. "Actually, I can't tell you much, but it's enough to give you an idea of the relationship between the so-called inner world and the psionic apostles. β
12,800 years ago, a huge meteorite decomposed into tens of millions of tons of burning debris when it crossed the Earth's atmosphere, scattered on four continents, and the remnants of these meteorites released toxic gases that polluted the air and blocked sunlight, causing a sudden drop in temperature, the death of a large number of animals and plants, and permanent changes in the landform, the so-called "new fairy wood event" in the geological community.
However, what geologists don't know is that the unknown radiation carried by this meteorite has produced abnormal changes in the bodies of a very small number of ancient humans, thus mastering the strange ability of supernormal phenomena, and leading human beings to gradually become the overlord of the earth during the long ice age.
As the "gods" became increasingly conflicted with each other for various reasons, the Ragnarok event finally broke out, and a large number of humans with supernatural abilities died, resulting in a complete loss of control over the normal human kingdom that cultivated the climate.
When human society entered the feudal era, the supernatural human beings who had gradually recovered from recuperation began to move, trying to control human beings again like their ancestors, but they ignored the multiplicity and complexity of human beings.
As a result, these supernatural people were slandered and described as monsters and demons, and became the object of rejection of human society, coupled with the betrayal of their kind and stood on the human front, the counterattack of the supernatural failed. Having learned their lessons, they have since hidden behind the scenes, forming a dualistic world that is opposed to human society, and the world of the aliens is the so-called inner world.
There are many names for the superpowers, until a certain psychic scholar found out through research experiments that the abilities in their bodies came from some unknown and mysterious particle disturbance, which was later commonly known as the soul particles in the world, and from then on, they were all collectively referred to as psionic beings, or psionic apostles.
Generally, the inheritance of psionic energy is inherited through bloodline, if the parents are psionic apostles, the children born have a high chance of inheriting psionic energy, and if they are combined with ordinary people, it is bound to reduce the probability of inheritance, so in order to ensure the inheritance of psionic energy, the purity of bloodline, basically the people in the world will not intermarry with ordinary people, and even many families have direct internal inbreeding all year round, which can be seen from a certain chaotic relationship in the West, so the number of psionic apostles is very rare, and the world may add up to less than 2,000 peopleγ
The above is the origin of the inner world and the psionic apostles.
"I would like to ask you one more thing, what was the last time you fought with that mysterious cloaked youth?"
After carefully digesting the secrets of the world that Hou Wenjun said, Chen An suddenly asked.
"There is no shortage of careerists in this world, even in the inner world. Hou Wenjun had no intention of concealing it. "The organization to which I belong tends to coexist peacefully with human society, and will not interfere with the development and evolution of human society unless absolutely necessary. The guys I fought with belonged to an organization called Ouroboros, and their idea was to establish an earthly kingdom dominated by psionic apostles...... However, history has proven that their plot is undoubtedly wishful thinking, which will never succeed, and will only bring endless disasters and retrogressions to human society. β
"In view of the fact that we have repeatedly sabotaged their plans, and as a result, they have issued an indefinite hunt and kill order, which is bound to cut down our organizational branch in China, and it was because their organization has traced my whereabouts that a fierce conflict broke out last time......" Hou Wenjun took out the mineral water in his bag and opened it to take a sip, quenching the thirst in his throat. "So, now you understand my situation, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
"No more. Chen An smiled and shook his head.
"In that case, I should also go, or I will have to call the police in a hurry if they can't be contacted again." β
As he spoke, Hou Wenjun took out his mobile phone, looked at the dozens of missed calls on it, and immediately got up and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, she didn't forget to remind her.
"Remember our agreement. β
"No problem. β
Jingle Bell β
Not long after Hou Wenjun left, the phone in Chen An's pocket rang, and the caller ID was Qian Xiaodong.
"Chen An?!Where have you gone? Why can't you find anyone? We just contacted the lost Shen Lingyun here, where are you now? We'll have lunch together!"
"No, I'm back at school. β
"What? Back to school? Is there a mistake? I won't take you to play like this next time!"
"I'm sorry. β
Ending the call, Chen An looked up at the sunny sky, in fact, he could casually lie and explain the past, but he didn't, even if he knew that such behavior would make his roommates subconsciously start to isolate themselves.
Because it's no longer necessary.
Standing up and stretching lazily, he set out on his way back to school in a moment.
"Subject had thirty-six minutes of private contact with a student named Chen Ping, the exact content of which is unknown......"
Behind a landscape tree in the blind corner of the field of vision not far from the bench in the small square, Su Yingsleeve wore sunglasses, put her mobile phone to her ear, and looked indifferently at Chen An who disappeared at the end of the road.
"Understood, I'll follow up on the investigation. β
After hanging up the phone, Su Yingsleeve skillfully switched a number and dialed over.
"Haiyan, I'm done using the bathroom here, where are you?...... Okay, I see, I'll get over now. β
......
......
Since the day of the food festival, Chen An's relationship with his three roommates has gradually become cold, except for classes and meals or occasionally chatting about a few inconsequential things in the dormitory, other times they either can't see their people, or can't intervene in their topics, even if they have activities, they will not call themselves again.
This kind of isolation can actually be broken, just like four people in the dormitory, three people like to play the same game, one doesn't, and as a result, those who don't play games are often unconsciously isolated, because each other's communication has formed a barrier, and the best way to break the ice is to actively integrate into them.
Chen An's situation is similar to this example, Qian Xiaodong and Jiang Zhili are both people with good intentions, their isolation is nothing more than Chen An and they can't play together, sometimes when they talk about where to play in the dormitory, whenever Chen An says he wants to participate, they will accept Chen An, but Meng Fanfei still seems to have a grudge against himself because of Shen Lingyun's relationship, especially when the pursuit is frustrated everywhere, he is fortunate that he does not blame Chen An for no reason, don't think it's incredible, adolescent men and women are common to this common problem under emotional frustrationγ
But Chen An chose to maintain the status quo.
The so-called different ways do not conspire with each other, and different aspirations do not make friends with each other.
As a person with a mature mind and soul, he and Qian Xiaodong and others are very different in terms of ideological concepts and behavioral habits, in short, the age gap problem.
Just as a mature middle-aged man of forty years old is reborn back to twenty years old, the habits of thought and behavior that are deep in his bones have determined that he can no longer be like an ordinary college student, ignorant and wantonly squandering the laughter and tears of youth. Hungry for success and recognition, he will have a clear goal and direction in everything he does.
If you stretch the timeline infinitely and look back, you will find that the people on the timeline in the past are just insignificant passers-by in life.
So it is not difficult to understand Chen An's behavior.
According to the agreement, he and Hou Wenjun never met again after saying goodbye in the small square, it is not difficult to know about her situation, after all, Qian Xiaodong and they often talk about them in the dormitory, basically she is no different from a normal college girl, I heard that she has recently joined the literary club and is busy editing the journal.
If there is no accident, her four years of life in college will be spent peacefully without waves, the psionic apostle is also a human being, and all survival in human society must have a disguised identity, her current identity is a student, maybe she will be an ordinary white-collar worker after graduation.
Since then, the sea of people is vast, and the mountains and rivers do not meet.
For a while, Chen An always felt that someone was peeping at him in some dark place, but every time he quietly searched for him, he found nothing, and after a few days, the feeling disappeared, which couldn't help but make him wonder if he was nervous and delusional.
Carefully analyze his psychological condition, since he has feelings, it means that he is subconsciously worried about something.
What was he worried about? After thinking about it, perhaps he thought that Hou Wenjun's fellow organization behind him was eyeing him, and only after making sure that he was not a threat did he give up the act of stalking.
The day after the exam, Chen An took the train home alone.
The winter break of students is often accompanied by a large-scale wave of migrant workers returning to their hometowns, especially in a large city like the capital, where there are tens of millions of migrants alone, and it is difficult to get a ticket every time they go home.
Through some kind of technical means, Chen An never worries about not being able to buy tickets.
In the crowded train box, the sleepers are usually much cleaner, nearly eight hours by car, and most of the time Chen An is quietly reading a book on the chair on the side of the corridor.
As the train traveled at high speed on the tracks, suddenly, the whole world fell silent.
The still scenery outside the window, the still passengers of all colors.
Only Chen An is not a static person.