Chapter 249 Sulking

The dinner party lasted from the afternoon until 9:30 p.m.

The spirits had a great time.

Bai Yu's little white cat finally mustered up the courage to join them.

When it was time to leave, I actually didn't want to go.

Jiang Mu's team left first.

Team Zero stayed behind to clean up, and only came out carrying a pile of trash after the training room was restored to its original state.

Bai Yu was going to go back to the inner city with them and waited.

She had a great time today, and even had a couple of drinks at the dinner table.

Bai Yu held the little white kitten in her arms and waved goodbye to everyone.

"Yun Zhao, I'll contact you again when we get back."

The sentries' keen senses prevented the two from whispering to each other.

Yun Zhao nodded to her, paused for a moment, and said, "Wait for me."

The little bluebird flew over, still seemingly unsatisfied.

Playing in the snow! So much fun!

Yun Zhao patted it, thinking that Xie Tu had been busy all day, and ran over to him and said, "Captain, I'll go back with them today, you should go home and rest early."

I did not establish a mental barrier upon returning this time.

My teammates are fine; they're all A-level Sentinels, and the base's guides can help establish a barrier.

Xie Tu, however, could not isolate himself from external interference.

Every day, they have to be busy running around and endure noise from all directions.

How can one person have such strong endurance?

Xie Tu fixed his gaze for a moment and said, "I'm going to the training camp tomorrow, and I have a special meeting at the office building the day after tomorrow."

Yun Zhao didn't understand his deeper meaning, and replied, "Then you should rest even earlier..."

"We won't be able to meet for several days."

As soon as Xie Tu said this, everyone around him kept their distance.

They were afraid of being caught off guard and suffering the consequences.

"Um... Yun Zhao, we'll be going now."

Tao Haohao nervously poked his head out of the car, said hello, and sped away.

Yun Zhao was slightly taken aback and didn't even have time to react before the car quickly disappeared into the snowy night.

Only she and Xie Tu remained in the same spot.

Xie Tu stood there calmly and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back. I need to go to the inner city to pick up something."

Seeing her chatting happily with Jiang Mu just now, and realizing that I wanted to find her, I could only make up various excuses and pretexts.

Most of the time, the discussions are about official business.

In comparison, he was not as composed as his teammates.

It's not even as good as the Fire Phoenix.

Yun Zhao followed him into the car.

The car was a closed space, and snowflakes were falling outside. The noisy place suddenly became very quiet.

Yun Zhao closed the car window, turned to look at him, and once again said something surprising, "You want to be alone with me?"

She is introverted, slow to warm up, and not very good at expressing herself.

What they say when they open their mouths is always what they really think, and it often leaves people speechless.

Xie Tu started the car, paused, and then said, "Hmm."

The journey back is short.

He was happy to spend only a short time with the two of them.

Yun Zhao spoke again: "Recently, I've been feeling unwell and preoccupied with other things. Since I came back, I haven't had time to think about many issues in detail."

Xie Tu composed himself slightly, looked down and started the car. "Then let's not think about those things that take up our energy."

Yun Zhao shook his head, "Actually..."

Xie Tu: "I won't be free later, you can do your training plan at home."

Yun Zhao: "I..."

Xie Tu: "The day after tomorrow is a special meeting on the five-star contaminated area. All four bases will participate. You can attend the meeting online."

Yun Zhao: "..."

She looked at him, puzzled. "Why do you keep interrupting me?"

Xie Tu calmly replied, "I won't interrupt you if you just say what I want to hear."

Yun Zhao glared at him, "I don't want to rely on..."

"Minister Duan has already agreed to the Special Abilities Research Institute. Once you're better, we'll go over and do a test," Xie Tu interrupted her again.

Yun Zhao took a breath, wanting to hit someone.

She has things she wants to do.

Figure out your own background.

Figure out what kind of existence you really are.

What kind of bullshit Dark Guide is she? She is who she is. Whether she is good or evil, she knows the definition herself and doesn't need to be bound by a page of information.

She can't respond to him right now.

I don't want to take advantage of his affection and accept his care without feeling guilty.

As a result, he made it so that I couldn't even finish a complete sentence.

Yun Zhao glared at him angrily.

Xie Tu saw that he had angered her, but he smiled and said, "I already said, say something I want to hear."

His dimples were especially noticeable when he smiled.

Yun Zhao really wanted to poke it, but her momentum vanished instantly, and her anger inexplicably subsided. She turned her head to the side and said, "I won't say anything more."

Two phoenixes perched on top, tilting their heads with puzzled expressions.

The little bluebird rarely sees its true form, and it looks quite angry.

It couldn't understand, nor did it comprehend, how the annoying sentinel had managed to anger its host.

Why did she suddenly calm down?

...

Bai Yu returned home close to 10 p.m.

Her dad seems to be just getting off work now.

It was already this late, but he was still wearing his work clothes and sitting in the living room on the first floor eating dinner.

It's almost the end of the year.

As the sentries returned to base one after another, it was the busiest time for the evacuation room.

Bai Yu jogged over and asked, "Dad, can you tell me about the red-crowned cranes?"

Minister Bai was bewildered. "You've heard it since you were a child, haven't you gotten tired of it yet?"

Bai Yu nodded vigorously, then subtly inquired, "I suddenly remembered that our base doesn't seem to have any tombstones for red-crowned cranes. Where was she finally buried?"

The annual sacrificial ceremony held at the base.

The base chief will lead everyone in a ritual to worship the statue of the girl.

Bai Yu hadn't thought much about it before.

Because that's the kind of sacrificial tradition she's seen since she was a child.

Yun Zhao's words enlightened her.

The red-crowned cranes' diaries were left outside. Will they die of old age?

The Bai family also holds ancestral worship ceremonies.

There is a tombstone for "Old Bai," but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem to have his birth and death dates engraved on it.

Bai Yu wasn't sure if the person was lying inside.

She found it very suspicious.

Why don't the historical records of the base tell their final fate?

Minister Bai's expression changed slightly. "Why are you asking this?"

Bai Yu shrugged. "I just want to know."

"What's the use of knowing?"

Minister Bai lowered his head and continued eating, saying, "She is the spiritual symbol of the Dawn Base. To avoid being targeted by those with ill intentions, her burial place is a secret and cannot be revealed."

Bai Yu instinctively felt that her father was lying, and her heart sank.

It seems that the diary is indeed real.

The "spiritual connection" is also real.

Her ancestor, a weak guide, was able to kill a high-ranking sentinel single-handedly.

"Okay, I'm going upstairs to sleep. Goodnight, Dad."

Bai Yu stood up in a panic, went upstairs, ran into her room, and slammed the door shut.

Fine, I won't say!

She and Yun Zhao will investigate secretly!

The house contains many history books and Old White's belongings, which are stored in the basement.

She planned to sneak downstairs to look for him after her father went to work the next day.

Bai Yu nodded in satisfaction and was about to send a message to Yun Zhao when she suddenly froze.

She has to go to work tomorrow too...