Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Uncontrollable panic and shyness. ...
Ye Ning didn't open the box directly.
Even though the two districts had previously conducted a thorough and detailed examination of Cangyue and his companions, and both sides had conducted a certain degree of frank negotiations, they did not trust each other enough to rashly let Ye Ning open an unknown box.
After Hou Sen suggested checking the safety first, Cangyue immediately expressed his understanding.
Hou Sen immediately sent Hou Lin and Cang Chen to take the box to check it first.
Hou Sen then asked, "The pure humans in the capital region say that the higher the innate ability, the worse the health. When did Hu Yue's health begin to deteriorate?"
Cang Yue: "Before coming to the Wandering Alliance, Lord Hu Yue's organs had been gradually weakening. We have been looking for various possible methods to cure him, but all of them can only temporarily delay his weakening."
Hou Sen: "Could it be that he really became ill for no apparent reason?"
Cangyue: "No, it's not a natural illness, it's chronic poisoning."
"At first, the symptoms were not obvious, just occasional dizziness. Later, I gradually began to feel weak, my resistance decreased, and then I started to have frequent fevers and illnesses..."
"He himself doesn't know when he was poisoned, so you must be careful."
Ye Ning: "Is Hu Ding's health not good either?"
Cang Yue: "Since Lord Hu Ding joined the rebels, he has not appeared in public for several years. We don't know his current situation. Besides, everyone is good at disguising themselves, so even if they are not in good health, it will not be easily discovered."
Hou Sen: "Who poisoned me? The rebels?"
The rebel army had been growing stronger for decades, but it began to grow rapidly in the past decade after Hu Ding joined.
For so many years, only the rebels have been attacking pure humans. But if it were them, why would they kill pure humans?
Cangyue shook his head, "We can't figure it out either."
However, after confirming that it was poisoning, and not some other non-human factor, Hou Sen felt a little more at ease. If it was a human-caused incident, they could still find a way to circumvent it. But if it was truly a so-called "curse," then it was unavoidable.
While waiting for them to check the box, Cang Yue said again: "Master Ye Ning, thank you for saving Cang Chen and the others. If it weren't for you, they would definitely not have survived this time."
The most powerful members of the wolf tribe fell into the trap and were taken away. If it weren't for Ye Ning, they would never have been able to escape control and return safely.
In fact, they are likely to become fusion orcs in the end.
"If you don't mind, we'd like to leave Cang Chen, Cang Hao, and some other stray orcs to you."
"Although Cang Chen is young, he is one of the strongest in the Wandering Orc Alliance. He is also familiar with some of the rebels' tactics. Keeping him by your side will keep you safer."
When Cang Chen just walked in, he heard Cang Yue saying this.
He followed Hou Lin, but after hearing this, his eyes immediately fell on Ye Ning.
His earlobe was tinged with red again, but when Ye Ning looked over, he subconsciously lowered his head and looked away.
The silver hair on his forehead fell on the side of his face, but it did not hide his nervousness at all.
Cang Chen tried hard to calm his pounding heart, trying to calm himself down. But the initial anticipation and nervousness turned into uncontrollable panic and shyness the moment Ye Ning looked over.
Hou Lin took a look at him and felt that he was much more pleasing to the eye than Cang Hao.
He put the box back on the table. "The box is safe. No harmful substances were found during inspection. There seems to be a piece of paper inside."
Paper?
If it was just a piece of paper, it shouldn't have caused Hu Ding to go to so much trouble to track Hu Yue for ten years.
Hou Lin's words aroused everyone's curiosity even more.
Ye Ning looked at everyone and asked, "Should I open it now?"
"It's better to hold it farther away. There's an energy switch inside. Just inject your innate power into it. No need to get too close."
As Hou Lin spoke, he moved the box to the other side. He and Long Qi exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, Hou Lin placed the box in front of Long Qi.
"Is it ready?" Ye Ning was already a little impatient.
Long Qi placed his hand on the box and said, "Open it."
Ye Ning injected his supernatural powers into it.
She immediately felt the obstruction inside. It really required a very high level of talent. An ordinary human being would not be able to open the box at this level.
Ye Ning thought about it and increased his supernatural powers.
Not surprisingly, the box that had been sealed for ten years was opened.
She herself didn't think it was a big deal, and the people around her were used to it. But it was the first time for the wandering orcs to experience such a strong plant scent, and for a moment, Cangyue became even more determined to keep them.
Long Qi directly opened the box and took out the things inside.
He didn't spread the thing out, but just shook the paper and searched it with his mental power. After making sure that it was not covered with any dust-like toxic substances, he handed the paper to Ye Ning.
Ye Ning spread out the paper, which turned out to be a somewhat yellowed...map.
Ye Ning was a little surprised.
She spread the map out flat on the table. "It's a map."
Everyone around gathered around.
As Ye Ning watched, he quickly searched for the location of the map mark on the model of the Sea Dust Star in his mind.
The little mushroom quickly helped her locate the location.
Zooming in on the map, it revealed an uninhabited area. From this perspective, it looked like an ordinary uninhabited area, nothing special about it.
He Yang frowned and looked at Long Qi, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
Hou Sen: "If I remember correctly, this place should be between the National Capital District and the Federal Territory."
Lu Chuan nodded. "This place should be uninhabited now. We need to investigate what happened ten years ago."
Long Qi said, "So, it's the territory of the Emperor Dragon Clan."
His face was tense, his lips pressed into a straight line, and his voice was extremely cold. His blazing red eyes held a faint glint of fire.
Everyone had an incredible expression on their face, and even Hou Sen's eyes were full of confusion and surprise.
He Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Long Qi's reaction was much calmer than she had imagined.
It seemed that because he had been staying by Ye Ning's side, the coldness and murderous aura in him that made people retreat three feet away had obviously decreased a lot.
She continued, "Long Qi is right. That was the territory where the Emperor Dragon Clan lived fifty years ago."
He Yang roughly marked out an area and said, "You all should know that the Federal Territory and the National Capital Territory were originally one, but were later divided into two parts."
"The division between the two areas is based on the territory of the Emperor Dragon Clan in the middle."
Hou Sen frowned. "I remember there was a rumor that this place was an ominous place. If you approached it easily, you would be infected—"
He glanced at Long Qi and did not say the word "madness" at the end.
The original Emperor Dragon clan was extremely prestigious, with the capital district and the autonomous region all under the direct rule of the Emperor Dragons. However, the Emperor Dragons were mostly scattered across the battlefields of various districts, returning only during their free time. Therefore, the main management work still fell into the hands of other orcs.
Hou Lin on the side had already pulled out a satellite map of the place. "I can't see anything on the map. Why did they mark this location specifically?"
Ye Ning moved closer and looked at the map carefully again. There was only this one mark.
Ye Ning looked up at Cangyue, "Lord Huyue, do you have anything else to say?"
Cangyue shook his head. "Lord Huyue is extremely pessimistic. He always says that we will know sooner or later. But if there's nothing we can do to change anything, it's better to know it at the end. That way we can feel better."
Ye Ning: "Then he is indeed very pessimistic."
Ye Ning strongly disagreed with Hu Yue's idea.
Understanding the truth of a situation is the first step to changing the status quo. Even if change isn't possible right now, it doesn't mean there's no way to change it. Constantly telling yourself you can't do it, or that you can't, only creates mental barriers and negative influences, and doesn't help you solve the problem.
And he doesn't trust himself or anyone else.
Ye Ning tapped her finger on the map. "So, if you want to know the truth, you have to go here and take a look."
Ye Ning looked at He Yang and Hou Sen, "Is there no way for us to send people here to investigate the situation now?"
He Yang nodded. "This place is now under the management of the Federal Territory. If Xisha District and Gaojiang District send a large number of people to investigate the situation, it will definitely attract their attention."
"But the Federation has sent people to me several times, hoping that you can help the federally administered area with ecological restoration."
Ye Ning looked at Cangyue again, "Does anyone else know that you came to Xisha District?"
Cang Yue shook his head. "We've been very careful along the way, but now all the forces are sending people here, so it's normal for us to come to the Xisha area."
Ye Ning nodded, "Then I will respectfully obey your orders and accept Cang Chen and the others as my guests."
Cang Chen suddenly looked up at Ye Ning.
Ye Ning smiled at him and said, "I'll leave it to you guys from now on."
An unprecedented strong feeling of happiness surged into his heart, just like the warm spring sun shining on him, Cang Chen felt that the whole world was lit up.
Cang Chen didn't say anything, but just lowered his head slightly and stood behind Ye Ning.
But anyone can see that he is very happy now, even the corners of his mouth are slightly raised.
They seemed to be a little closer to the truth, but only a little.
Ye Ning looked at them again, "I should go out for a walk."
Hou Sen frowned slightly and was the first to reject Ye Ning's idea. "No, you will be in danger."
He knew what Ye Ning meant. She was acting as bait, trying to lure the other party to the surface. But doing so was extremely risky. What if Ye Ning was taken away again, or was injured in the process?
Ye Ning held his hand and said, "Teacher, even if we don't take the initiative, they will definitely come to me. Only if we take the initiative to give them opportunities can we gain more control."
If the protection measures were too good, the other party would have no room to maneuver. But Huyue only had so many clues now, so they had to be more proactive to get more effective clues.
"Bai Qing and the others want to take me away, but they probably don't want to hurt me." She couldn't say she was 100% sure about this, but she was 90% sure. Even if it was to get the plants, they wouldn't be willing to hurt her.
"And with so many people protecting me, nothing will happen to me."
"What if that area is where the rebels are stationed? What if they're fusing orcs and cultivating new viruses there?"
Hou Sen knew the truth, but when he thought about letting Ye Ning take risks, his selfishness prevented him from making a seemingly "rational" decision.
Ye Ning held him tightly again, "Don't worry, I will definitely be safe."
He Yang also said: "The Capital District and the Special Administrative Region will soon send a group of people to the Xisha District to study. We will find a way to arrange for people to go with them. Even if we can't get close to the area, we can still observe the situation around it."
The few of them discussed some specific matters before ending today's meeting.
The matter has not been clarified yet, so it is not appropriate to let others know.
However, Ye Ning's travel plans have been put on the agenda.
She should have actually made a public appearance in the Xisha area a long time ago, but she was busy cultivating seedlings during this period, so she has not appeared yet.
But she has been quite active during this period, although she is active online.
When they went back, Cang Chen followed her.
Le Song was originally waiting in the car. He was very happy to see them coming, but when he saw Cangchen, the bright smile on his face froze instantly.
Hou Lin introduced them, "He is Cang Chen, Cang Hao's older brother."
Cang Hao has appeared in front of Ye Ning every now and then recently, and everyone is already very familiar with this face.
Ye Ning glanced at the empty seats in the car, then turned to Cang Chen and said, "You can sit next to Le Song. There's just one seat available."
Le Song looked at Cang Chen, and even though he was reluctant, he moved aside, but his mood was obviously depressed.
Ye Ning was a little puzzled. Could it be that he didn't like Cang Chen? But he didn't seem to be like this the last time they met.
Several people quickly got into the car and prepared to return to the planting area.
Ye Ning stepped forward and patted Hou Lin on the shoulder, "Let's go for a walk in the city."
Hou Lin: "Okay."
This kind of impromptu action is actually safer.
He drove directly towards the central area. The orc in the car in front noticed that the car behind him had disappeared, so he quickly changed direction and followed behind.
Just a few days later, there were new changes in Xisha District. The urban roads were significantly widened, and some new overpasses, traffic lights and speed limit warning signs were added.
This is probably the advantage of houses being able to be moved and deformed at will. Roads can be widened at will, which greatly accelerates the pace of urban construction.
There are many children playing outside on the left, and a couple is having a wedding in the front.
Ye Ning leaned on the car window with one hand, she kept wondering why the other party was dragging the whole world down with him.
The recent events in the ocean plantation area had given her some inspiration; there had probably been a lot of power struggles involved. With the Emperor Dragon around, it would have been difficult for other orcs to gain real power.
Suddenly, four identical cars appeared on the street, and everyone couldn't help but look over.
"Is that Master Ye Ning's car?"
"Yeah, it's exactly the same as the last visit."
"Lord Ye Ning must be in the third car. I can already smell the scent of plants."
"No, definitely the second one."
…
The orcs were probably about ten meters away from them, but perhaps because she had recently trained her mental strength and her hearing and eyesight had become much sharper, she happened to hear their discussion clearly.
Ye Ning, who was in the first car, simply opened the window a little and waved hello to the orcs facing him.
Everyone:!!!
"It's Lord Ye Ning!" someone exclaimed.
"Lord Ye Ning looked at me!" Someone spoke excitedly and incoherently.
There were even pedestrians walking on the road who bumped into each other.
"Lord Ye Ning, I am your loyal supporter!"
"Master Ye Ning, I log into the game every day to learn how to plant!"
The next second, everyone moved towards them.
Hou Lin looked at the state of the crowd and felt his scalp tingling. "Ancestor, why did you open the window without saying a word?"
He immediately controlled the speed of the car and prepared to leave here quickly.
Ye Ning simply rolled down more of the car windows and stuck her head out. "I'm going home now. See you next time."
"Lord Ye Ning said goodbye to me in person!"
"You were looking at me when you said that!"
"You are so shameless! Does Lord Ye Ning know you? He clearly said that to all of us!"
Ye Ning returned to the car and sat back down, "Okay, I'm full of energy again!"
Hou Lin looked at her in the rearview mirror and asked, "Are you happy now?"
Ye Ning nodded. "In fact, all the big things we think about are the pressure we put on ourselves. You see, we are thinking about what happened in the past and why someone wanted to harm pure humans and Emperor Dragon. But these things are not the current issues and have no impact on our current lives."
"So even though we're worried, we can't get too hung up on it."
Ye Ning was speaking to herself and to them as well.
Anyway, life has to go on like this. If the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers and if the water comes, we will block it with earth. Worrying about this and that every day will not make any progress.
As soon as Ye Ning's mood improved, the people around her immediately felt it.
Le Song looked at Cang Chen beside him and asked carefully, "Are you going to look for your brother?"
Ye Ning turned around and looked at them, "He has to stay by my side from now on. Cang Chen is very powerful. You can take more time to rest."
Although they all said there was no need to rest, Ye Ning still felt that work and rest should be combined. Furthermore, people actually need to be exposed to new stimuli from time to time to maintain their sensitivity to the environment; otherwise, they will become dull.
In short, she didn't want them to stay around her all day without any time and space for themselves.
After Ye Ning finished speaking seriously, everyone nodded obediently.
Ye Ning then looked at Cang Chen again, "Cang Hao is at the research institute. If you want to see him, you can go directly to him."
Cang Chen shook his head, "I'll follow you."
Hou Lin glanced at Cang Chen in the rearview mirror again, "You and Cang Hao look so much alike. When you stand together without moving or smiling, can anyone tell them apart?"
Cang Chen: “I can’t tell.”
Hou Lin: "I was saying, how can you tell them apart? Luckily, although you have the same facial features, your hair is different. You look so much alike."
Hou Lin seemed to have opened a chatterbox and kept asking them why they looked so alike.
Ye Ning looked at Long Qi. He hadn't said anything, and Ye Ning couldn't sense any obvious emotional fluctuations from him, so she didn't know if he was angry or what. As the protagonist of the incident, he must have had some different emotions in his heart.
But this was definitely not done by humans alone, otherwise they would not have been wiped out one after another like the Emperor Dragon.
The group returned to the planting area. Ye Ning originally wanted to go to the nursery to continue germinating the seeds, but after getting off the car, Long Qi suddenly grabbed her.
Ye Ning looked at his hand holding her arm and glanced over in confusion.
Everyone's eyes turned over.
Long Qi looked at Ye Ning and said, "Come with me."
Although Ye Ning felt strange, she nodded.
Long Qi then took her back to his house.
Ye Ning has been here for so long, but this is the first time she has entered his house.
When she reached the door, she actually hesitated.
Ye Ning stood at the door, "Do you really want to let me in?"
Hou Lin and the others also stood at the bottom of the stairs. "What about us? Should we stay outside? Or should we go in together?"
Long Qi just looked at Ye Ning and nodded slightly.
He seemed to have something he wanted to say to her alone.
Ye Ning smiled at him and walked in.
Long Qi ignored everyone else and closed the door.
Hou Lin and Le Song looked at each other at the door.
Cang Chen looked at the gate and asked, "Shouldn't we follow?"
Hou Lin shook his head. "Maybe there's something he's saying that's inconvenient for us to hear."
He sat down on the steps and said, "Just wait. Long Qi probably won't do anything."
If they really wanted to do something, ten of them couldn't beat him alone.
After Ye Ning entered, she looked around.
This was her first time coming in, but she had seen it at the door several times before.
His house is really..., very deserted.
It was as if no one had ever lived there, so clean and spotless.
However, on the windowsill, there was still the mint she had given me before.
Ye Ning ran over to take a look. She fiddled with the mint leaves twice, infusing her supernatural powers into them, and said over her shoulder, "You're taking good care of it. It seems you have a talent for plant care."
It's been so long, and she was so happy the last time I saw her. I didn't expect her to look even better today. It's really a happy thing to have someone treat the gifts you give well.
Ye Ning's mood improved a little.
She turned around and looked at Long Qi, "Is there anything you want to say to me?"
Long Qi nodded.
Ye Ning rarely saw him hesitate, but even when he hesitated, his expression was cold and distant.
Ye Ning was not in a hurry. She looked around and said, "There's nothing in your house. Do you usually sleep on the floor?"
Long Qi paused, "It's up there."
Yes, his house has several floors, and there must be other rooms upstairs. It’s just that the first floor is not used for entertaining guests, so it is clean.
But this silver color was too cold for her. Living in this kind of environment for a long time, it was no wonder that he looked so cold.
Ye Ning finished the tour and looked at him leisurely.
"What do you want to tell me?"
Long Qi looked into her eyes and said, "You asked me about the restricted area before."
Ye Ning's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately, "Yes."
"You want to tell me now, don't you?"
Long Qi nodded slightly. Perhaps only Ye Ning would accept this matter without any hesitation.
He spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful, "In the restricted area, there is the body of the Emperor Dragon."
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