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The plague before the new calendar not only created people with special abilities, but also gave the world anchor points like the bronze platform that can actively and continuously absorb external energy.
They grew stronger as the world's supernatural energy grew stronger overall, and gradually took on physical form.
Among them, the totems have successfully continued to this day with the old calendar and have found a way to provide it with a constant source of energy and nutrients.
Shi Youchen knew that the power of the tiger totem was still there, but it had changed into a form of coexistence with Xiaowei, so Sanye Temple remained as it was, without any signs of collapse.
He said to Xiao Wei, "Go back to Mirage Abyss first. When you get back, go find Molly and ask her..." He paused, "Ask her to wake up Kong, and then go find someone in District 8."
He took two steps forward, facing the pillar, and raised his hand. The short, round pupils that occasionally appeared on the carved pillar were obscured by a dark blue mist. The mist fell, and a "door" appeared before Xiaowei.
"Go straight ahead after you go in and don't look back." Shi Youchen reminded her.
Xiao Wei swallowed secretly. This was the second time she had seen Shi Youchen use this ability, and she was actually a little overwhelmed.
Because she didn't know the true nature of superpowers, nor did she know what evolution meant. And in her memory, Shi Youchen's abilities had always been used to save people, never like now... or like before at the auction, to frighten people.
"Mr. Shi." Xiao Wei said hesitantly, "Are you... okay?"
Shi Youchen frowned without even realizing it: "?"
Xiao Wei's eyes were a little lonely: "I'm sorry, I just feel that you are different from before, so... I'm sorry..."
Shi Youchen sighed softly and said, "Xiao Wei, don't call me that in the future. I'm not such a great person."
"To me, you are the greatest person in the world." Xiao Wei's eyes had never been so firm as she stepped into the mist, saying, "But if that's what you wish, maybe I can call you... Brother Shi from now on?"
Then, as if she didn't dare to hear the answer immediately, her figure disappeared into the crack in space.
...
Xiao Wei closed her eyes tightly, lowered her head, and walked forward with her whole body tense. She walked until she felt like she had bumped into something and could no longer move forward. Only then did she dare to open her eyes a crack and look around.
"I should have returned to the Mirage Abyss..." She thought as she observed her surroundings.
This place didn't look like the Mirage Abyss she was familiar with, but more like a simulated tropical rainforest. It didn't seem real because if she looked up, she could see the glass-like skylight on the top.
She was surrounded by tall grasses and piles of rocks, and water droplets could be seen hanging on the surface of the leaves.
Xiaowei was moving forward cautiously when her eyes suddenly fixed on a large pile of rocks in front of her on the left.
The pile of rocks wasn't the tallest, just high enough to be hidden by the grass in front. What caught Xiaowei's eye was the small section of gray-green snake tail that peeked out from the edge.
Xiaowei was afraid of snakes, and even larger creatures. Just looking at the snake's tail gave her a good idea of its size. Any other time, she'd probably have fainted from the shock.
But she felt an inexplicable closeness from the snake's tail. That feeling made her completely forget her fear and instead gave rise to a strong desire to explore.
So she approached quietly, and finally after stepping over a broken tree trunk that had fallen to the ground, she saw Xiaoyue leaning against a pile of rocks, sleeping with her eyes closed.
——
After sending Xiaowei away, Shi Youchen closed the space crack connecting to the Mirage Abyss, turned around and walked towards the window that was sealed by layers of talismans.
Then he continued walking forward without stopping, and his body unexpectedly passed through the window. Outside was a sparse courtyard, the only decoration and source of life in the courtyard was a banyan tree.
There was a person standing under the banyan tree, with his back to Shi Youchen.
Hearing the footsteps, the man turned around, smiled at Shi Youchen who had just walked out, and asked casually, "Did you succeed?"
Shi Youchen walked towards where he was, stopped, looked up at the old, nearly dead banyan tree branches and said, "He Xian, you know, when I found out that the power of the tiger totem didn't reject her body, my first reaction was relief. I've never been so relieved before."
He Xian's expression gradually grew solemn. He heard Shi Youchen continue, "I'm so glad I had the urge to bring her here with me."
When Shi Youchen placed his palm against the trunk of the banyan tree, it quickly decayed and fell to the ground, then was reborn, with new buds growing from within.
He Xian was silent for a while, a rare moment. When he spoke again, the smile was gone from his eyes. He asked, "Will you stop here?"
Shi Youchen said firmly: "No."
He Xian paused, then said, "That's good. Now that's the case, there's no need to worry about anything else. What's the next target?"
Shi Youchen squatted down beside the young bud and asked, "How's Labriel?" He Xian immediately said, "I checked on him when I was sending the girl back. He's awake."
Then he pursed his lips as if he was very dissatisfied: "But he is not conscious yet, so I am afraid he cannot use 'Summon' yet."
Shi Youchen narrowed his eyes, pinched off the rotten core next to the tender bud, and said, "We don't have that much time to wait for him. Find a way, no matter what means, to make him recover to the point where he can use his abilities."
He Xian rolled his eyes imperceptibly and quietly took two steps back, as if he suddenly didn't want to get too close to Shi Youchen. He said, "Do you know what you look like now?"
"Unscrupulous bosses like that only exploit their employees."
Shi Youchen continued to move his hands: "You are wrong. I am much more understanding than them because at least I allow my employees to talk about love at work."
The smile on He Xian's face froze, and he immediately changed the subject: "Lion is not working, then we can find someone else to attack first."
Shi Youchen didn't expose him and took over the conversation: "Ying Yungui's condition is not stable yet, so the crow totem must be placed at the back. The snake's position is a bit troublesome and must also be placed at the back."
He Xian calculated: "Then choose one from the bear, scorpion and wolf? Don't you already know all the locations anyway?"
Shi Youchen cleaned up the area around the sprouts and stood up, looking at him with a calm and distant gaze. Only after seeing He Xian's throat heaving did he speak, "'Scorpion' has found its carrier."
He Xian felt uneasy when he was looked at by him. He didn't react immediately and wanted to ask, "What?"
Shi Youchen interrupted him, pointed at the bracelet on his wrist, and said a few words: "You know it."
He Xian was stunned.
The wind picked up, chilling people's hearts. After a long while, he asked Shi Youchen, "When did you know?"
Shi Youchen's answer was, "The Orb Trials. When Ying Yungui emerged prematurely from the abyss rift I set up, and... when he accidentally killed Zhao Heng Feller."
He Xian recalled the day over two years ago when 07 brought Li Sen to the floating island and brought him to his manor. His back teeth clenched. "So you're saying that the reason you asked Wen De to evacuate early that time was also because..."
"Yes." Shi Youchen looked at him, "Because he absorbed the energy stored in Area 9 in advance, he broke through to Level 8 faster than I expected and planned."
He Xian murmured, "So you knew then that the 'thing' that suppressed and sealed the 9th District Continent was no longer there, and that 'thing' was the scorpion totem deep beneath the continent, right?"
Seeing Shi Youchen's expression, He Xian smiled dejectedly. "Until just now, when you discovered that ordinary people like Xiaowei could accept the power of the totem, you became even more certain that it was because someone else carried the power of the scorpion totem that I was able to escape from that underground."
His eyes were filled with moisture: "You knew Xiaobai was a human, but you never told me."
He Xian did not blame Shi Youchen, because he knew the reason why Shi Youchen did not tell him was that he did not want him to experience the pain of losing something right after being immersed in joy.
They all knew very well that those who carried the power of the totem would eventually disappear forever along with all the damned supernatural powers in this world.
Shi Youchen knew that Yi Hexian would be able to figure it out, so he didn't say anything and just stood by and waited quietly.
He Xian closed his eyes and looked towards the direction of the wind. The promise he and Pei Chanbai made on the beach rang in his ears.
——"I want to be with you forever and ever."
The wind seemed to be just as strong that day, and he thought so, and said, "Include me in your plan."
In his blurry vision, he saw Shi Youchen smoothing the hair that was brushing against his face, without saying yes or no.
"That's perfect. Aren't you worried about how to get rid of the things Labriel created in the Mirage Abyss?" He Xian said as he counted. "Since your method of absorbing the totem power yourself is no longer feasible, why not just give it up and hire someone else to do it?"
She said this while swishing her hair back in a narcissistic manner: "Let me make it clear first, I'm volunteering. Please save a seat for me."
Shi Youchen couldn't help but sigh softly, "Do you think you're getting a bargain at the market?" He then noticed He Xian's hands, hidden behind his back and bruised from pinching, and after a pause he said, "Okay."
Hearing this, He Xiancai finally loosened his fingers. A huge stone fell from his heart. Just as he was about to speak, Shi Youchen pulled him to the place where the banyan tree was originally rooted.
A dark purple crack was created, running horizontally through the bodies of the two men.
"What's wrong?" He Xian was startled and couldn't help asking.
Shi Youchen used his eyes to signal him to look towards the courtyard gate, "Someone is coming."
Of course, he could take He Xian away from here directly through the crack, but compared to leaving without any gain, Shi Youchen wanted to know more -
Sanye Temple has never been open to the public, and now the "Samba Tribe" in Area 5, which is actually the Karanka tribe, has long been defunct in name only. So who could have found this place and appeared at this time?
Under the cover of the space-time rift, Shi Youchen and He Xian were in the banyan tree more than ten minutes ago, and it was impossible for anyone to see them.
In this environment where it was impossible for them to be exposed, the two saw a figure walking in from the courtyard gate.
"Is this the Sanye Temple you mentioned?" Lin Zhouze turned his head left and right, then frowned. "It seems to be just an ordinary temple."
Ying Yungui glanced at the only banyan tree and said, "I already told you there's no need to come."
——The people who came were Lin Zhouze and Ying Yungui.
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