Chapter 435 Safe House

The next day, the system learned the whole story and suddenly lost its usual liveliness.

[Host, are you okay?]

It listened to Xu Zhiyan's indifferent tone when he made his statement and was very worried that its host would become depressed again.

"Okay, very good."

Xu Zhiyan replied with a sneer.

"Bai Jin is also very good. I will definitely praise it next time we meet." The gentle voice was full of dangerous signals.

[……]

The system's concerns are only increasing.

The good news is that the host is an emotionally stable adult and was not devastated by the accident.

Bad news. Although he was not hit hard, he was obviously angry. And he was quite angry. He even started to speak sarcastically and in a sarcastic tone!

The system silently lit cyber electronic candles for ghosts and gods in its heart.

The situation in the sea of consciousness did not affect other things. Xiao Zhiyan's quick adaptability seemed to be an innate talent. As for the change of location, he just looked at the unfamiliar bed curtains for a few seconds when he got up, and then sat up and put on his clothes as if nothing had happened, as if everything that happened in Xu's house had nothing to do with him.

The yard in the remote location was less than one-third the size of the main yard, and was even smaller than the place where he lived when he first arrived.

For several days in a row, there was only one teacher who came to class. I don’t know if it was because Xu’s house was under martial law and no one was allowed to enter or because there were too many people consumed.

Xiao Zhiyan has always been calm, never noisy or noisy, and very well-behaved.

A few days later, when he found that there were only two or three bodyguards left in the yard, he found an opportunity to grab the tall bodyguard's sleeve, looked up and asked: "Uncle, can you send a few people to accompany me to collect plant specimens!"

As if to convince the other party, he was holding a book with colorful plant illustrations in his hand.

"I recently learned an article about plants, and many of the plant illustrations in it have not been colored. Now it is spring, and I want to go and take a look to deepen my impression of what I have learned." Today is the day when the bodyguards in the yard will be gone for the least, and the tall bodyguard disappears for a while every afternoon. He must have other things to do, so this time is perfect.

The child spoke clearly and logically, and his words were well-reasoned. Even if the bodyguard wanted to refuse, there was nothing he could do.

Xu Yan's order was not to allow Xiao Zhiyan to leave the Xu residence, but he did not say that he could not pick up leaves around the yard. As a mimic, he knew that when the container in front of him grew up, Xu Yan would get all of the other party's memories when he transferred his body...

Thinking of the methods of the owner of this mansion, the tall bodyguard froze for a moment. He didn't want to be killed one day in the future because he entered the door with his left foot first.

Just like that, Xiao Zhiyan walked out of the yard in the bright afternoon sun with two bodyguards.

There were many people in the main courtyard, so when the two bodyguards saw that he was not heading towards the main road, they breathed a sigh of relief, took scissors and bags, and started collecting fresh plants from books.

It is no longer early spring, and even the last trace of winter cannot be seen in the yard in the afternoon.

The small figure shuttled through the dense vegetation, and before the bodyguard shouted, Xiao Zhiyan followed the traces and came to the yard with ginkgo trees.

It was quite empty here, with nothing but a gingko tree growing vigorously in the center.

Xiao Zhiyan was a little stunned, wondering if he had found the wrong place. After all, what could scare the mimics couldn't be just a tree...

I sniffed and could vaguely smell the faint smell of blood in the air.

It hasn't dispersed after so many days, it must be around!

With a plan in mind, he walked straight to the tree. He circled around the tree two or three times but still couldn't find any clues. It was really strange that there was not even a bug to be seen here.

Just when Xiao Zhiyan was wondering, a voice suddenly appeared.

"Why did you go there!"

It's the bodyguard who came with us.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhiyan smiled and pointed at the ginkgo tree above his head. "It's too high, I can't touch it. Uncle, can you help me pick a few leaves? I like this fan-shaped leaf, but the shapes on the ground don't look good."

The bodyguard walked forward reluctantly. He didn't dare to say anything more. He just reached out and quickly cut off a cluster of new leaves from the tree.

During this period, Xiao Zhiyan has been observing carefully.

From walking forward to cutting the leaves, and then handing them over, the bodyguard would occasionally look diagonally behind the tree, and his movements were a little more nervous than before...

Before leaving, Xiao Zhiyan glanced at the shadow behind the ginkgo tree.

In his sea of consciousness, Xu Zhiyan had already noticed where the heart slice was.

[Host, what should we do?]

The system is a little nervous.

On the one hand, it was very worried about the ghost slice, but on the other hand, since the slice had already given instructions for Xiao Zhiyan to leave as soon as possible, leaving might be the best option.

"Cold."

Xu Zhiyan's tone was indifferent, and it was obvious that he was still angry.

Everything seemed to be developing in the original direction, or even worse. He began to wonder if he had entered the wrong dream. Perhaps it would be better if he had entered Xiao Zhiyan's dream.

But now that things had come to this, he had to think about what else he could do.

[Looks like my dear is going to go find Mr. Ghost's slices at night...] The system didn't dare to breathe and asked hesitantly.

Xu Zhiyan let out a long sigh.

“Not a good choice.”

But it seems to be inevitable.

"Bai Jin is now under strict control of the Mimic. His importance level is much higher than the container in Xu's house. He will definitely be discovered."

The power gap is too great.

Xiao Zhiyan is not at the same level as the current mimetic.

And being found out is not the worst problem.

If Bai Jin, who left the dungeon, turned into a mindless monster and attacked everyone indiscriminately, then the situation would become complicated. If Xiao Zhiyan was only injured, that would be fine. If he was not injured and lived in peace with them...

He couldn't decide what real scene the vicious dog and the black cage in his memory represented.

Just as expected.

Xiao Zhiyan, who had already found the way, tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep.

He waited until ten o'clock in the morning, then he tiptoed out of bed, put on his clothes quietly, and sneaked out through the window.

Remote yards often have delayed maintenance, and this one is no exception.

Little Zhiyan was young and small-framed, but extremely flexible. After a few days, he had already known the place thoroughly, and he got out through the square window on the dilapidated wall in the backyard with ease, crouching and moving slowly, without making any noise.

Until I reach the shadow I long for during the day...

[Wow wow wow, little baby is so cute, I found it!] The system had been holding back for a day, but after seeing the sight of little Zhiyan’s head popping out from the bushes, it couldn’t help but howl.

Xu Zhiyan did not comment on this.

He quietly followed the gaze of his younger self and found the door that still left a shudder of fear in his memory.

From a distance, the building looked very strange, like a square iron cage with no welding points, which was completely buried in the soil with only half of it left on top. Even the gate was half buried underground.

It's a prop, and judging by its appearance, it should be related to the seal.

There was only a tiny ventilation window about one finger high on the door of the square black cell, and no other gaps, emitting a smell of danger without reservation.

If you get closer, you can notice that the temperature here seems to be much lower than other places.

From some perspectives, children are much more sensitive than adults. Xiao Zhiyan swallowed his saliva. He sensed that the things inside were very dangerous. His instinct was telling him to leave quickly, and even his legs were trembling.

But after hesitating for a long time, he walked forward slowly, stood half a meter away from the iron gate, and greeted in a low voice.

"Hello."

"Can you hear me?"

He didn't dare to speak loudly, nor did he dare to get closer. He hesitated and refused to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Zhiyan took a deep breath, and finally walked forward, stood in front of the half-buried door, and continued speaking.

"I...I was just passing by here."

"are you hungry?"

As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of beautifully wrapped fruit candies from his pocket, held them in his palm and selected them for a while, then took out the smallest one and threw it into the crack in the door with trembling hands.

"I'm leaving. If you want to be friends with me, put the candy wrappers at the door tomorrow."

He backed away as he spoke, and when he finished, he disappeared in a flash.

Without the talkative children, the area around the dark cell became quiet again, with only the vegetation in the courtyard swaying in the evening breeze, making subtle sounds.

The next day, Xiao Zhiyan carefully observed his surroundings.

The operation was perfect and no one noticed.

Seeing this, his mind became active, and he spent the whole day thinking about what to bring to the guy locked in the black box in the evening.

If you want to take it, you must first give it.

He wanted to leave so badly.

But given the current situation, he couldn't use the people around him to escape, so he would try everything possible, even if there were dangers behind these things.

The sun sets and night falls.

After everyone had stopped moving, Xiao Zhiyan followed the original route to the vicinity of the black prison.

This place was the same as when he came here last night. There was no one around, only the lonely square cage.

With yesterday's experience, Xiao Zhiyan became much bolder.

He walked directly to the half-buried door, reached out and gently knocked on the edge of the small window.

"are u there?"

The child's voice was uniquely soft and sticky. "I brought you other kinds of candy. Do you like chocolate?"

He grabbed a handful of candy from his pocket, which was the result of his hard work throughout the day.

There was still no movement in the dark cell.

Xiao Zhiyan waited and waited, introduced himself obediently, asked the other party if he was willing to be friends with him, and picked out a few candies and stuffed them into his mouth.

Half an hour passed and he still didn't get a response.

Gradually, he became disappointed.

It was cold and dark here, and he stayed here for so long that he felt his body was going numb.

"Okay, then I won't come tomorrow..." Enthusiasm turned into disappointment.

Just when Xiao Zhiyan stood up and was about to give up this place and find another way to leave, something strange happened!

A slender vine-like black shadow poked out from inside and threw a shiny candy wrapper out of the window. The cellophane diffused the moonlight, making it colorful.

Different from Xiao Zhiyan’s surprised expression.

Xu Zhiyan looked at the black tentacle-like body that manifested the power and smacked his lips.

"The first slice to be recycled is the shadow."

No wonder he had been entangled by this thing in his dream world. Now that he calmed down and looked at it again, he could easily tell what it was.

[Alas, one is small and the other is disabled, what should I do?]

The system thought the chip would catch fire, but it had no idea of how to break the impasse.

In the following days, in addition to his daily life, Xiao Zhiyan had one more job, which was to collect small objects that could be thrown every day, and then bring them to the Cube Prison to see his new friends at night.

It didn't take long for him to get acquainted with his new friend.

Although his new friend didn't seem to be a human, couldn't speak, and couldn't even leave the cage, it didn't matter. As long as the people in the yard were afraid of his new friend, he would most likely get useful help.

As the days passed, little Zhiyan huddled beside the dark cell every day.

"We are very similar. Although I can come to see you now, I am also imprisoned here."

"We are friends, right? So you have to help me escape."

"This is today's fruit. I hid some and brought them to you. They are sweet and sour raspberries. They are delicious! In fact, there are even more delicious ones. You can eat them when you come out."

"Do you like money? I like money very much. Money can do a lot of things."

"When I get out, I will come back to save you, or we'll make a promise..."

He expressed his inner thoughts, making big promises whenever he felt like it, and from time to time he would put his tender fingers into the small window, gently touching the black shadow inside, and then curling his fingers to hook the tentacles.

Maybe at the beginning, Xiao Zhiyan wanted to find a way to leave, but as they spent time together day after day, he really regarded the other person as his only friend.

The system is simply being melted.

Xu Zhiyan is not optimistic about this.

"It's been too long. There's no way Xu Yan didn't notice it. He didn't even come out to stop it." He was very puzzled.

[Huh? But isn’t it a good thing that he doesn’t care?] The system thinks it’s nothing.

Xu Zhiyan did not give a direct answer, but changed the subject, "I wonder why the mimics will find the second piece of ghost fragment."

Xu Yan didn't even allow close humans to be around the container, so how could he allow the container to be with such a dangerous being? He couldn't think of anything else except using him.

At the same time, there were bursts of quarrels in the main courtyard of Xu's house.

"Don't be angry." Yan Chengfan held the remote control, looked at the warm scene next to the black cell on the surveillance camera, raised his hand and waved at Xu Yan.

The collector who usually puts on an aloof demeanor is a little out of control today.

"Boss, you can try a human child instead... I mean, even though we used humans for experiments before and these people couldn't get close, it doesn't mean we have to use the container I chose!"

God knows how pleased he is with his little friend.

"Talent is just one thing. He has the ability to control emotions beyond his age. This is very rare among containers, no, it should be said that it is very rare among humans. Even if you compensate me with a container, I will not agree..."

Yan Chengfan listened quietly until Xu Yan gave more than a dozen reasons for his refusal. Then he scratched his hair and spoke with a smile.

"New ghost fragments have appeared."

With just one sentence, Xu Yan stood there in a daze, and the scar on his chest began to hurt slightly when he heard this name.

However, Yan Chengfan quickly spoke again in a soothing tone.

"I have found a new container. He is very talented. If this kid dies, the container I chose before will be given to you. On the contrary, if he survives, it means we have more possibilities."

Yan Chengfan restrained his smile and his tone was more serious than ever before.

"We can't take any more risks. Only by getting the power here can we escape from his control. If someone can really calm down the fragments of his power, it will be worth it no matter how much it costs."

Not to mention it was just a container, he didn't care even if it cost more.

The accident happened very suddenly.

Xiao Zhiyan couldn't find his new friend for many days.

The black cell disappeared, and the space behind the ginkgo tree became vacant, leaving only a huge groove.

Just when he was sad about this for a few days and was about to forget about his new friend and turn him into an old friend, the tall bodyguard suddenly rushed into the yard covered in blood, grabbed his collar and walked out.

The child didn't understand what was going on and was taken all the way to the familiar courtyard with the ginkgo tree.

The four-sided black prison appeared again.

There were several injured or dead mimics lying around, and even Xu Yan was supported by someone and stood aside, his face pale.

Before Xiao Zhiyan could ask, he was thrown into the open door the next second.

Regardless of time travel or not, some entanglements are destined to be unavoidable.