Chapter 41
During evening self-study time, in the club meeting room on the fifth floor of Huizhi Building, the Grade 12 teaching building.
"No news from the Cyber Detective Department either?"
Cao Sheng tapped the table with his fingertips. Opposite him sat Lu Ze, who had just been allowed to be discharged from the hospital this morning and had changed into a black windbreaker work suit.
"No……"
Lu Ze shook his head. Now the cyber detectives are using both technology and mysterious technology to soar in the ocean of the Internet. In order to prevent the other side from using network-related superpowers and missing intelligence, the cyber detective department is always using a mysterious factor shielding device. Every two hours, the people sitting in front of the computer must be replaced to prevent the staff from having their superpowers damaged by the shielding device.
Ceobe's behavior was so outrageous that there was no pattern to it, so the CPA had no choice but to take the initiative in intelligence.
"By the way, after you went to the Forbidden City, did you find out their attitude?"
Lu Ze hesitated for a moment, but still asked.
The elders of Gu Qingming and his companions: Gu Qingming's mother Gu Nanfeng, Chu Zhongyuan's grandfather Chu Donghai, and Luo Dong's second brother Luo Li, are all gifted psychics in the guild. They have almost reached the pinnacle in their own attributes and abilities, and therefore have been awarded the highest honor given to psychics by the psychic guild: "Monarch."
The Lord of Wind is Gu Nanfeng, the Lord of Space is Chu Donghai, and the Lord of Shadow is Lori.
The number of monarch-level superpowers in the Superpower Guild can be counted on one hand, but three of them disappeared this year for various reasons that seemed like a joke.
Swallowed by mountain torrents, encountered shipwreck, and died in the explosion.
An accident of this magnitude could not affect the life safety of the three monarch-level psychics at all.
Gu Nanfeng once rubbed a hurricane with his hands, Chu Donghai used the highest form of spatial ability, Tunguska, to sink an island when he was young, and Lori also changed the shadow of the earth. It is impossible for the three predecessors who can be called human-shaped natural disasters to die in such an accident.
But they just disappeared, and vanished from this world forever. Cao Sheng and he searched for half a month and only found the messages they left behind.
If you can, please help take care of those children when they mysteriously appear around them.
Originally, Lu Ze and Cao Sheng didn't quite understand. They didn't need to remind them specifically, as they would take care of their colleagues' juniors. But after Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan's abilities were exposed, they understood.
Bai Ke Lan and Jiuyou Mirror, these two names involve too many things. If you are not careful, it will bring disaster to the entire surface world.
Unfortunately, the Night Watchman Foundation and the Volunteer Association are unable to take care of themselves.
Lu Ze frowned, Cao Sheng and his and Gu Qingming's elders were all good friends, and they often went on missions together. As the most capable person in the association to compete for the new generation of monarch-level psychics, they had received a lot of help from their predecessors. However, the monarch-level psychics had to eliminate too many mysterious people and offended too many dark forces. It was difficult for their descendants not to be under the threat of mystery.
With multiple factors combined, Cao Sheng and Lu Ze tried their best to transfer themselves to Lantai City as soon as possible, and kept an eye on the safety of several younger generations.
“It’s hard to say.”
Cao Sheng shook his head.
"New monarchs have been appointed to fill their vacancies. The Forbidden City Headquarters seems to know the inside story. The reason for their departure must be kept secret at a very high level...so high that even I don't know."
"Okay... I get it. Our most important task now is to find a way to completely stop the monster buried under the underworld from reviving."
Lu Ze took a deep breath, as if trying to calm his overly intense emotions.
In addition to Ceobe, Cao Sheng and he have another mission.
The foundations beneath the underworld have become increasingly unstable in recent years, making the seventh level's mysterious appearance more and more likely.
The seal left by the God was already on the verge of breaking.
The CPA must find a way to destroy Ceobe while suppressing the evil spirit once and for all.
Time is merciless, and the final exam finally ended with the wailing of handing out winter vacation homework.
Six large books of winter vacation homework, plus countless test papers and newspapers, together made up their miserable winter vacation.
Gu Qingming never thought that as a labor committee member, he would one day be so busy handing out papers that his hands would be sore.
"Let me count them all. A math winter vacation homework, a large blue book issued by the school, ten copies of the school math newspaper, and seven sets of test papers... Cao Ze's spirit lives on..."
Chu Zhongyuan, the math class representative, was leaning against the podium, counting piles of papers with a listless look on his face. The homework for each subject was now mixed together in chaos. Chu Zhongyuan was afraid that he would mix up the homework, so he waited until all the homework for other subjects had been distributed before making the arrangements. He first separated the three thick piles of homework that he had brought in one by one.
"That's called Jian'an style, what do you know?"
Zheng Qiuji, Boss Cao’s first supporter, was the first to speak up and refute.
“Luo Dong, if you have time to spare there, come over here and help collect the winter vacation commitment letters that the student union needs!”
Zhou Xiao frowned as he searched for the winter vacation commitment letter among a pile of messy homework. Because of various things, such as class representatives collecting homework and student union meetings, many people were not in the class. Luo Dong, who was also a member of the student union, just ran a step slower and was dragged into the pirate ship by Zhou Xiao.
"Okay, okay, monitor."
The young master reluctantly climbed up from his soft cushioned seat and began to search through the tables one by one.
"Volume A has been distributed."
Gu Qingming finally distributed the three-point test papers one by one, and the little girl who was the history class representative took out three stacks from under the table. Gu Qingming sighed in his heart: Where did these class representatives find so much space for so many test papers?
Wang Yun was distributing exquisite snacks that he had baked himself as winter vacation gifts at the back door of the classroom. Looking at the young children who said obediently, "Thank you, teacher!", a rare smile appeared in his calm eyes.
The only drawback was that Cao Sheng disappeared again.
When the summer bell rang, everyone's backpack was already filled with heavy homework. People noisily turned their stools upside down on the table and jumped out of the classroom with joy, leaving only a few unlucky guys on duty to clean the classroom one last time.
When this classroom was opened again, the second semester of the second year of high school began like the turning of gears.
Gu Qingming, Chu Zhongyuan, Zheng Qiuji and Luo Dong walked together and went down the teaching building. He looked back at the three words "Huizhi Building" on the gate that were sparkling in the sun, and suddenly realized that a semester had passed quietly.
This is the fourth month since he came to Lantai City. Lantai No. 1 Middle School is silent in the joy of the students, like an old man with a smile, watching the young people temporarily leave.
"What's wrong? Xiao Ming?"
Chu Zhongyuan, who was always there, raised his eyebrows and hooked the shoulder of the young man who was standing there in a daze.
Gu Qingming raised his eyes slightly, and Bai Kelan's improved eyesight allowed him to see crystal clear spots of light falling from the sky and sprinkling on the ground. When he caught them with his hands, he felt a slight coolness.
"look."
The boy's voice was clear and full of emotion.
“It’s snowing.”
The first snow in Lantai City arrived quietly on the first day of the winter vacation.
A crowd of people was walking by, the boy was looking at the new snow, and Chu Zhongyuan was looking at the boy.
He looked at his little classmate's eyes and brows, which relaxed in the light, as clean and bright as snow.
How can this person be so good-looking?
Chu Zhongyuan couldn't help thinking.
"It's snowing, and there's a new oden restaurant in front of the school. How about going to eat together?"
Zheng Qiuji's voice came from the front. Gu Qingming thought of the cold weather and the steaming hot oden, and said without thinking: "Let's go."
"Can this kind of food be delicious?"
Luo Dong looked a little disgusted, after all, the young master had never eaten at a roadside stall before. But ten minutes later, when the entire Supernatural Society sat down in the oden shop and smelled the warm and rich aroma, Luo Dong was no longer hesitant.
The sizzling hot kelp soup base almost melted the cold outside. The starch balls and crab sticks that Luo Dong usually disdained now tasted so good for some reason. The artificial freshness bloomed on the tip of his tongue. All around were middle school students wearing down jackets. In the lively atmosphere, several unfamiliar middle school students who walked into the store greeted their table without any hesitation.
Luo Dong suddenly felt that maybe this is what winter should be like.
It consists of steaming snacks, noisy friends, the bright lights from north to south in Lantai City at night, and the strong smell of fireworks in this city.
It is not like the empty and cold feeling in a tall villa that even air conditioning and heating cannot suppress.
On the second day of the winter vacation, Chu Zhongyuan boarded the train back to Laoshugou Village in Dalinling.
They didn't know that the gears of fate had begun to turn. After this trip to Linling, the hideousness of the mysterious world was opened up to the young people without reservation and displayed clearly.
"You're going to Dalinling?"
Lu Ze, who had finally managed to snatch a vacation and was thinking about spending some time with his distant nephew, had just set the table when he saw Gu Qingming taking several deep breaths, as if he had made sufficient mental preparations. He lowered his head and spoke of his plan.
"Um."
There was a hint of hesitation in Gu Qingming's eyes behind his black-framed glasses, but he finally said affirmatively.
Lu Ze picked up a few more pieces of pickled fish for Gu Qingming and said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous. Since you are going to such a far place, you need to supplement your nutrition."
He sat back in his seat and thought for a moment.
"Have you prepared your warm clothes? Do you want to buy some new ones?"
Gu Qingming quickly shook his head: "No, no, I'm ready."
He buried his head in eating a piece of fish. The essence of the sauerkraut was locked in the fish meat, and the freshness, saltiness and spiciness came to his nose. It was soft and delicious.
"Don't be nervous, Xiao Qingming. Cao Sheng and I want to ensure your safety, but we are not going to lock you up at home."
Lu Ze shrugged. He had taken off the black coat he wore when he worked at the Municipal Bureau. He was only wearing a gray sweater in the heated room. He still had his dark gray apron on. He looked like a rather open-minded and virtuous parent.
"But you must protect yourself when you go out, otherwise I will still be worried, all four of you."
Lu Ze's eyebrows curved, and his smile was mixed with some obvious worries. Dalinling is a primitive forest area with a low degree of development. Tall trees cover the sky and the primitive forests are spread all over the mountains, nourishing countless wild animals.
But at the same time, it also nourishes countless natural spirits and mysteries.
There are many ways for a supernatural being to acquire supernatural powers, one of which is through the inheritance of supernatural skills, such as Qimen Dunjia, Bagua Sutra Banners, Liu Yao Divination, Gongshu Mechanical Technique...
The Northeast Immortal Hall and its extraordinary skills are well-known in the entire mysterious world.
However, there shouldn't be any problem just accompanying Chu Zhongyuan back to his hometown to take a look.
And... Cao Sheng has to stay there for a while because of a meeting recently.
"Well, don't worry, uncle."
Gu Qingming nodded heavily. He had never been good at dealing with other people's concern, so he could only make the assurance awkwardly, feeling his eyes a little sore at the same time.
The four-member group of the Supernatural Society arrived at Dalinling Laoshugou in batches.
Zheng Qiuji and Luo Dong didn't need to pack much, so they drove to the village first. When Chu Zhongyuan opened the door and saw that it was not Gu Qingming, he sighed in disappointment, which made Zheng Qiuji want to beat him up.
Gu Qingming booked a train a few days late, and Chu Zhongyuan quietly sent a message on the way: Where are you?
Gu Qingming glanced at the already clear grain field outside and the train seat announcement, and typed the words that almost all the passengers around him were typing.
It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival: after passing Shanhaiguan.
Ghost Festival Guard: That’s good, we’ll be here soon.
Gu Qingming put away his phone, feeling secretly delighted.
Someone is waiting for him in the snowy forest.
This familiar yet strange feeling seemed to bring him back to his childhood when he took the bus home alone, watching the scenery flash by quickly outside the window and thinking about the light at home that never went out.
Gu Qingming squeezed out of the bustling crowd at Dalinling Station with his light blue suitcase. At the entrance of the old-fashioned railway station, he saw Chu Zhongyuan wearing Dalinling's classic imitation leather earmuffs through the iron railings.
The boy was wrapped in a navy blue down coat, but he still stood tall and straight under the thick clothing, with slightly curly shoulder-length hair flowing out from the brim of his hat, unwillingly standing against the condensed wind and snow.
As soon as he got off the train, the warmth was instantly taken away. The characteristic weather of Dalinling - heavy snow like goose feathers fell from the sky. Gu Qingming struggled to pull the suitcase through the snow that had been trampled into mud. He finally reached the simple exit and breathed a sigh of relief.
Even through the scarf, Gu Qingming could feel the cold air, and it was obvious that the temperature had dropped to more than ten degrees below zero.
Fortunately, the physical fitness of people with special abilities is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Chu Zhongyuan, who grew up here since he was a child, now only wears a mask, and his exposed cheeks are slightly red from the cold, but he is still full of energy.
He helped Gu Qingming pull the suitcase, and the two of them walked in the snow in one direction, taking one step deep and one step shallow.
Not far away, next to a tricycle that was painted bright blue, Zheng Qiuji and Luo Dong, who were wrapped up like balls, were hugging themselves, trying to curl themselves up and get some warmth in the severe winter snow.
Chu Zhongyuan waved his hands with difficulty in the heavy snow, and Zheng Qiuji and Luo Dong helped tremblingly. The four of them put the luggage away together and squatted on the back of the tricycle.
Until this time, Gu Qingming felt that he had underestimated the temperature of Dalinling, and his calves had begun to feel cold.
Fortunately, the tricycle was covered with a thick layer of dry Ula grass, which blocked most of the wind.
Linling has three treasures: ginseng, mink fur and Ula grass. Ula grass is the cheapest of the three treasures, but it is the most essential warm item for people in cold nights.
“Let’s go!”
Chu Zhongyuan stepped gracefully onto the back of the tricycle, sat in the seat, and waved to the old man driving the car.
"Okay! Sha Lengdi!"
The old man rubbed his hands enthusiastically, stuffed his hands wearing cycling gloves into cotton gloves, and drove the car full of people towards a distant row of larch trees with "duangduangduang".
Laoshugou is located between towering mountains. Under the heavy snow, the Asphalt Road is blocked by snow and has not been cleared yet. The most convenient way to enter the ditch is only a dirt road. Compared with other means of transportation, tricycles are the most appropriate choice.
If the overly enthusiastic uncle hadn't thought about the city kids who didn't know how to use the sled, he would have even wanted to get on the sled directly.
The snow was still falling, with no sign of stopping. The sky was covered in a vast expanse of white, gradually becoming blurred, leaving only the shadows of the tall trees on both sides of the road.
By the time they arrived at Chu Zhongyuan's hometown, the four of them were almost frozen through. Even Chu Zhongyuan, who was half a local, had a trembling voice.
The courtyard wall made of earthen bricks crisscrosses and surrounds a large black and gray flat floor, and the outside is surrounded by a greenhouse, trying to keep the house warm in the severe cold.
Chu Zhongyuan added coal to the boiler. The old house had complete heating equipment and pipes. Several people rushed into the house, and they seemed to feel that they were finally alive.
The electric heater, the kang and the fireplace were all working at the same time. Chu Zhongyuan was the last one to come in. He pulled down the quilt curtain outside the door, and the inside and outside of the room instantly became like two separate worlds.
"My mother, she's alive, she's alive—"
Zheng Qiuji gritted his teeth and began to take off his stiff down jacket, his expression looking extremely distorted.
The horrible winter in Dalinling overturned the imagination of all of them. Luo Dong felt pain on his forehead and quickly opened a bag of cold medicine and drank it himself.
Even though Gu Qingming was wearing cotton pants, he still felt that his legs did not belong to him. He was leaning against the fireplace to dry his clothes, feeling emotional. It turned out that the north and the south could not be generalized.
"What's the big deal?"
Chu Zhongyuan took off his hat and shook off the ice and snow, then smiled as he looked at the other three people who looked like they had never seen the world.
"It will be colder still in the future."
He looked out from the corner of the window. The sunset dyed the sky red. Black smoke was coming out of the chimneys of each household. Beyond the walls and fences, there was overwhelming snow and tall trees, forming a huge, veritable forest ridge.
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