Even if it is Jiang Xiao's psychological quality, in Ziyan's smile and what he said, the muscles on his face are slightly distorted: "Are you ...... Say what?"

"That's enough. At least, for you at the moment, that's the case. The strange smile on Ziyan's face was fleeting, and he regained his original elegance, and drank the wine in the wine glass in front of him: "I said, tonight is just the beginning, in order to try to get in touch with you and establish a connection." More things that you should know now. And when you're really ready to know more, contact me again. ”

After speaking, Ziyan put two long jade fingers into the chest of the suit, took out a card out of nowhere, put it on the table, and stood up: "As long as you want, you can find me at any time." I don't know when that will be, but I don't think that day will be long. After all, we are one kind. ”

After speaking, Ziyan left a meaningful smile and walked towards the door. And Jiang Xiao only lowered her head and looked at the business card she put on the table.

A simple white cardboard with only a mobile phone number and a faint purple smoke pattern on it. Other than that, there is not half a word.

"By the way, thank you for the wine, Taketsuru's 21 years are really good. But next time I come to visit, please prepare a bottle of Glenfiddich or Pommour. In contrast, I prefer the taste of single malt. A gentleman like you wouldn't refuse me, would you?"

After Ziyan made the last joke, the door had been gently closed, leaving Jiang Xiao sitting on the sofa. Under the loose bathrobe, the tense muscles of the whole body still did not relax.

No matter how calm and unfazed his face was, the clouds were light and light, but Fang Caiziyan's words had already been like a heavy hammer, hammering into his heart.

In the first 20 years of his life, Jiang Xiao's life has been very ordinary.

Although he has a beautiful face, although he likes sports, he has smooth muscle lines, but that is not enough to make him a fundamental gap between him and other peers.

Ordinary family, ordinary grades, ordinary life, everything is ordinary.

That all changed when he was twenty years old.

That day, when Jiang Xiao was taking a shower under the bathroom, the mobile phone on the table in the bedroom rang. Before his head was completely flushed with soap foam, the thought naturally popped into his mind - to answer the phone.

Then the next moment, Jiang Xiao found that he was already standing naked in front of his desk, and the water droplets on his body were still dripping under the floor.

The mobile phone in front of him was still ringing, but Jiang Xiao was completely stunned on the spot, and even forgot to listen to it.

He turned his head and looked behind him. The bathroom door was still closed, and there was not half a footprint on the ground behind him.

Jiang Xiao's heart thumped.

He was pretty sure he didn't have hysteria or amnesia. At the last moment, he was indeed still foaming on his head under the bathroom shower.

And at this moment, in the bathroom, the sound of rushing water still does not stop.

Jiang Xiao took two deep breaths and carefully focused his thoughts in the direction of the bathroom.

The next moment, he reappeared in the bathroom. The skin, which was a little cold from the air, was washed up by the hot water again, and it was goosebumps all over my body.

Fortunately, there were no other students in the dormitory at this time. The secret belongs to him alone.

From that day on, Jiang Xiao's life changed.

He tried again and again, and determined his ability - as long as he could think of that place in his mind, he could appear in that position in an instant, with a maximum range of ten meters.

When the initial excitement calmed down, Jiang Xiao began to think about how such an ability should be used in order to bring enough benefits to himself.

So he became a magician, a magician who graduated from the usual rules and could get a better life.

But Jiang Xiao didn't understand one thing from beginning to end, that is, why did he have such an ability?

Day by day, Jiang Xiao also gave up the search for the answer—which could not be pursued in the first place. Until today, the appearance of purple smoke.

Originally in this world...... There is also the existence of "the same kind".

The whole process of today's conversation with Ziyan was replayed repeatedly in Jiang Xiao's mind like a video recorder, frozen from time to time, and keywords were picked out to relive it repeatedly.

"Awakening", "Not Fully Opened", "Kind", "Population", "Academy", and...... The last and most crucial sentence.

"You...... Are we really sure that 'we' are Homo sapiens?"

That sentence reverberated repeatedly in Jiang Xiao's mind, and it couldn't be calmed down for a long time.

I...... Not human?

So...... What exactly am I?

In the next three days, Jiang Xiao didn't go out a single step except for performance work, thinking repeatedly about the message that Ziyan brought him.

Ziyan never appeared again, whether it was a phone call or a door-to-door visit, he never had any more contact with Jiang Xiao, as if he had disappeared from this world. Obviously, she has absolute self-confidence, and Jiang Xiao will definitely take the initiative to find her again.

And that's exactly what happened. The information revealed by Ziyan was enough to arouse Jiang Xiao's curiosity.

If he is not a human being, then what is he, and Ziyan, and more of the same kind in Ziyan's mouth?

And what kind of existence is the so-called academy in Ziyankou, the organization composed of their kind?

How many others like him are there in this world, and what kind of life do they live?

Three days later, in the evening, Jiang Xiao was still sitting on the sofa, staring down at the phone number on the business card.

He knew that once he made this call, no matter what the final result was, his current life would definitely be changed.

It's just that Jiang Xiao at this time doesn't know how huge and far-reaching the change will be.

Finally, Jiang Xiao picked up his mobile phone and dialed the phone number on the business card left by Ziyan

"You're finally calling. ”

After ringing twice, the phone was connected, and the familiar voice of Ziyan sounded on the other end.

"You know I'm going to call. ”

"So, are you ready for the truth?" said the purple smoke on the other end of the phone.

"Yes. But that doesn't mean ......"

Ziyan interrupted Jiang Xiao's words: "I know. That doesn't mean you're going to join us. In fact, I don't plan to take you into the academy right now. ”

She paused and continued, "Let's meet first, I'll wait for you, I'll see you in an hour." ”

Ziyan gave an address and hung up the phone. Jiang Xiao raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was exactly nine o'clock in the evening, and the address reported by Ziyan was a bar in Nancheng, about half an hour's drive from here.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Xiao stood up and walked out the door.

Jiang Xiao followed the navigation of his mobile phone and drove towards the address given by Ziyan. Nancheng is an LC area, which is currently being rebuilt and developed, and the address given by Ziyan is next to an abandoned residential area to be demolished. Half of the street lights were gone, and the rest were dim. It was only nine o'clock at the moment, but the streets were already deserted, and there were hardly any pedestrians to see passing by, except for the occasional two dog barks, which cut through the long street.

This kind of location, this kind of time, I'm afraid I don't need to care about any traffic police tickets. Jiang Xiao casually parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car, and walked towards an alley according to the location guidance of the mobile phone navigation.

After turning two corners in the dark alleyway, Jiang Xiao finally saw the bright light of the lights in front of him, and he frowned, a little surprised.

This area is full of old bungalows, because the demolition plan has been completed, and almost all the residents inside have received demolition compensation and moved away, and it will not be long before it will be demolished, but in this laneway, there is a tavern. At the entrance of the tavern, there was a white lamppost with only two simple words on it - drinker.

That's what it is...... The name of the tavern?

How can there be business in such a place, at such a time, in such a tavern?

The doors of this tavern were not ordinary glass doors, but two dark wooden doors, which were also tightly closed at the moment, and not even a trace of light could be seen.

Jiang Xiao walked to the door and hesitated. Aside from the lamppost at the door, there was really not the slightest sign that the tavern was still open. But the address Ziyan told him was definitely not wrong. What's more, within a radius of 500 meters, I'm afraid I can't find a second shop with lights on.

After a pause, Jiang Xiao still walked to the door, raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but the two black wooden doors creaked and opened one of them.

At the door, there is a thin middle-aged face, with frighteningly white skin, but it is not the white powder of zombies or vampires in the movie, but almost transparent, and you can almost see the blood vessels below.

And his eyes were as black as a deep lake, as if he couldn't see to the end.

"Do you have an appointment?"

The pale and emaciated middle-aged man looked at Jiang Xiao and asked, but his voice was unusually clear, just a little less gentle, but it was not cold.

A tavern in such a place still needs to make a reservation? At this time, it's rare to have a business for a whole night, right?

Jiang Xiao was silent for a moment, didn't say much, and only nodded: "Yes." Ms. Purple Smoke's appointment. ”

"Ziyan?" The middle-aged man nodded: "Then, what about her?"

Jiang Xiao said: "We made an appointment to meet at nine o'clock, and now it's ......" He raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "Eight forty-five, fifteen minutes left, can I go in and wait for him?"

The middle-aged man seemed to think about it for a moment, looked Jiang Xiao up and down, and nodded: "Come in." After speaking, he turned around and made way for Jiang Xiao.