Saying goodbye to old Isaiah, the four of them walked out of the building together, and Xinyun took out the business card that Fang had just given him and dialed the number.

"Hey, this is Joel!" rang on the other end of the line, with a black accent of English.

"It's me who gets the water. ”

Hearing the Chinese spoken by Xinyun, the other end of the phone was stunned, and then immediately switched over: "Hey, it's you old! Call me so soon, I didn't expect it to be you." What's the matter with you?"

"We might ...... There's something I really need your help with. Can you come over for a trip? We're still at Caltech, where we just got off the bus. ”

"Ho! There's a place I can help! No problem, you wait, I've just driven out not far, and this is it!"

The head of Deshui simply agreed and hung up the phone.

"Speaking of which...... Don't you think old Isaiah is a little weird?"

While waiting for the water to arrive, Jiang Xiao asked Xinyun.

"You...... I know old Isaiah very well, and he will never betray us!" Xinyun quickly shook her head into a rattle, and cut the railroad to the fore.

"No...... That was not what I meant. Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "I mean...... Attitude towards you. ”

He thought for a moment, "The other Awakened We've seen are all respectful to you. In their eyes, your priesthood is the supreme thing. But it seems that old Isaiah, although he is very affectionate to you, is more like a pure friendship than a tribute that is forced by rank. It makes me feel very comfortable and natural. Didn't you notice that?"

"This ...... Is there one?" Xinyun tilted her head and thought, "So, I didn't pay attention to it before. When I met him, it was like he was like this...... Well...... It's really like you!"

As she spoke, Xinyun raised her head and looked at Jiang Xiao again: "But...... He still doesn't feel the same way I feel about you...... Although Isaiah and I were very good friends, ...... But there is a different attraction in you than he has...... It always makes me want to be close to you. ”

Seeing the beautiful girl say such things with a serious expression, Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed, laughed dryly, and stopped talking.

Fortunately, less than ten minutes later, the taxi that watched from afar drove over at a gallop, slammed the brakes in front of the four of them, and smiled at them with snow-white teeth: "Hey, buddy, I'm fast enough!"

"Send us to a hotel first, ask for the best kind, and then go up with us. Xinyun was not polite, and directly opened the door and got into the car: "We have something to ask you." ”

"Cheng, sit tight!" Deshui honked the horn, and after the four of them got into the car, he sped out with one foot on the accelerator.

The car stopped in front of the Pasadena Hilton Hotel. Deshui waited until the four of them got out of the car, said hello, and drove the car to the parking lot. By the time he returned to the lobby, the four-person room had already been booked and was waiting for him to arrive.

"Let's go upstairs and talk. Xinyun said hello to Deshui and walked towards the elevator.

For safety reasons, Xinyun only opened a presidential suite. Fortunately, Pasadena is not a big city, but it is also in the greater Los Angeles area, and the Hilton hotel here has the highest specification of the presidential suite, with a full four bedrooms.

The five of them entered the room and sat down, looking at Xinyun up and down, rubbing their hands together, and they could see that they were looking forward to it and curious.

"By a coincidental chance, we heard about your abilities. Can you show us that?" Xin Yun looked around the room, but couldn't find a suitable object, and simply pointed to the small table in front of him: "Just use this." ”

"Ability?" Deshui was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he nodded and pressed his palm on the small table. Sure enough, the table shrank rapidly as the old Isaiah had described, and in an instant it shrank to the size of a wine glass.

"Very good!" Xin Yun clenched her fists hard, trying her best to suppress the excitement in her heart: "This ability...... If it is used on objects with complex structures, can it be guaranteed that the original size will be restored without affecting the function?"

"Look at what you said! Of course not! Otherwise, what's the point!" Deshui hurriedly shook his head: "You look down on me too much! No matter how complicated it is, make sure you use it the same as the original! Just say, what do you want me to shrink for you?"

Xinyun didn't answer directly, but said slowly, "So, what is the recovery process? Can you set a time for it to automatically return to its original size, or is it something like that?"

"This ...... I'm afraid not. Deshui shook his head: "Unless I touch it myself, there is no way to restore my shrunken object." ”

"This ...... It's a bit of a hassle. Xinyun propped her head and looked at Jiang Xiao.

Don't...... Do you want to act with this water?

The journey to the bottom of Lake Baikal in search of seeds is both high and dangerous. Even if he can't fully trust such an awakened person he just met, why would he take such a big risk for his own business?

The assassins of the academy can appear at any time and take their lives!

"You...... If you have anything to say, just say it, you don't need to be polite to me. Deshui pressed his hand on the table the size of a wine glass on the ground, and in an instant it was restored to its original state: "You are the first priest I have ever seen, and you can use a little force, what is it?"

"I'm afraid...... It's not a trivial matter. Xinyun smiled bitterly and said solemnly: "What if...... Is it something that is at risk of death?"

Deshui's originally relaxed expression also became solemn: "Death? are you talking about the assassin sent by the academy that you said in the car before?"

"Yes. Jiang Xiao took over Xinyun's words: "We don't know when the next assassination will come, and we don't know what kind of ability the opponent will have." Even ......"

He stared at Deshui: "I don't even know if that assassin will be you." Since you speak Chinese so slippery, you should know what it means to meet in Pingshui. But the problem now is that we can't move on to the next step of our journey without your capabilities. So...... We can only hope for your help. ”

"Hmm......" Deshui no longer spoke with the same hippie smile as before, and pondered for a moment: "Indeed, this decision is difficult to make easily. If you feel at ease, tell me everything. ”

"Good. Jiang Xiao didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately nodded, and began to tell in detail everything that had happened so far.

Is this black brother in front of him, a comedy enthusiast who claims to be named Yu Deshui in Chinese, trustworthy?

Jiang Xiao didn't know.

Although the odds of him being an Academy Assassin are not high, at least they cannot be completely ruled out. And...... Even if he was not disguised as an academy assassin now, Jiang Xiao could not guarantee that he would be able to fully trust Deshui in his subsequent journey.

But...... Aside from trusting him, does Jiang Xiao have any other choice?

Without.

Seven days later, the research ship will dock, and the academy's pursuers don't know when it will arrive. Without the ability to shrink objects in water, Jiang Xiao could not think of any way to get a huge research ship and deep-sea submersible into Lake Baikal without hiding from the world.

So...... Jiang Xiao can only fight.

Deshui was surprisingly silent throughout the whole process, until he finished listening to Jiang Xiao's narration, he was still sitting on the sofa, rubbing the fingers of his hands against each other, and lowering his head.

Jiang Xiao didn't urge him, just quietly waited for Deshui to make a decision.

After five minutes of silence, Deshui raised his head: "So, let me summarize." ”

"There is such a thing, very important, hidden somewhere on this earth. But different people have different accounts of why it's important. I'll call it a treasure at all. ”

"Now, there are two groups of people who want to get their hands on this treasure. One is you, and the other is what you call the Academy. You think that if you let that academy get this thing, there will be some dangerous consequences, so you have to stop them and get the treasure yourself. ”

"So—here's the problem. Deshui smiled, "How can I be sure that if you get this thing, it won't lead to dangerous results, and only the academy will?" How can I be sure that you are the partners of justice and that the Academy is the Great Demon King of evil?"

Jiang Xiao smiled and nodded: "That's right, I admit it, your suspicions are very reasonable." ”

"That's right!" Deshui shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and turned to Xinyun again: "You are a priest, the first priest I have seen since I awakened. I have great respect for you and would like to help you in any way I can. The promise I made before will not change, but this thing ...... It's too big, I'm afraid it's not something I can afford easily. ”

Xinyun nodded and said, "I understand." I didn't think of myself as the protagonist in the online novel, where the tiger's body was shaken, and the little brothers worshiped and defected. Oh, you may not know it, it's a popular ...... in China."

"I know. Deshui laughed: "In addition to cross talk, my second hobby is online writing." Have you forgotten? I'm a China expert. Straight to the point, so ...... I really need to think about it. And after all, you still have time. Isn't it going to take seven days for that ship to arrive in port?"

"Yes. So, do you want seven days to think about it?" Xinyun said, "Okay, we'll stay here forever, and after seven days, wait for your news." ”

Deshui shook his head and laughed: "No, I didn't say that I had to think about it alone! Isn't the best way to get to know someone by contact?"

He looked up, glanced at the room, and nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm...... The Hilton's Presidential Suite, which is really good. For seven days, I will follow you. ”

"What is this??" Jiang Xiao smiled dumbly.

"Even if it is regarded as a trial marriage before getting a marriage certificate, it is not impossible!" After making a decision, Deshui became poor again: "I said, there seem to be only four rooms here, right? There are five people in total, so I will ...... at night. Who do you sleep with?"

Although he said so, his eyes did not look at Xinyun or Zhao Tianyu. It looks like this thing is just a mouthful.

"Lord, I'll just sleep in my living room. Just like this, it is also convenient for night duty. Ranyang took the initiative to say to Xinyun.