Chapter 145, Revenge
In the dark incubation pool, after being twisted by Si Xu on Ping An Festival, the giant python remained in a listless state for the next few days, curled up obediently in the corner waiting for the boss's decision.
Hearing footsteps, it leaned over to look at the stairs, and the figures of the young man and woman were reflected in its dark brown vertical pupils.
Recognizing that this woman was the one it almost swallowed two days ago, the giant python shrank its head and tried to reduce its presence as much as possible.
"These young snakes don't seem to have any special abilities?"
Jiang Ran stood on the steps, avoiding the cubs running around under her feet and shaking off the goose bumps on her body.
"Yeah." Si Xu glanced at the giant python in the corner.
The giant python immediately and reluctantly paddled in front of the two men, lowered its head, and hissed twice.
"It's a dual-element mutant beast." Jiang Ran said, "If I hadn't been bitten by its cub, I could have killed it that day."
The python really wanted to roll its eyes at the woman.
Si Xu praised: "You just lack practical experience in dealing with mutant beasts. Accumulate more experience. It is not your opponent." After all, his little girl can invalidate superpowers, and this giant python mainly has the advantage of size.
The giant python lowered its head even lower.
The boss wants to praise his young wife, can it still say that he is lying?
"Since its cub is not a mutant beast..." Jiang Ran stared at the giant python and murmured.
The giant python trembled all over when she stared at it, not knowing what she was planning.
This snake is very aware of the situation. It is arrogant and domineering in front of other people, but when it comes to Si Xu, it becomes weak, pitiful and helpless. Tsk, a snake spirit.
With an idea in mind, Jiang Ran leaned close to Si Xu's ear and whispered, "Si Xu, I want it to..."
After hearing her words, Si Xu's mouth twitched. He said nothing and took two steps back.
"Hey, you." Jiang Ran took out a handkerchief with a fruity scent from his arms, "Can you remember the smell of this handkerchief?"
The giant python hissed twice to indicate yes.
"Okay then." Jiang Ran placed the handkerchief in front of it. "Do you know Zhou Shan's laboratory?"
The python shook its head.
"I thought you knew everything." Jiang Ran muttered a little disappointedly.
The giant python felt aggrieved: It’s just a snake, does she expect it to know everything like humans?
"Here, let me show you." Jiang Ran skillfully took out a map from his waist bag and marked it for him to see. "We are here now. This is the east. Do you know the east? It's the direction where the sun rises. This is the north. This is Zhoushan Laboratory. I want you to go here... Yes, here..."
After gesturing repeatedly for a long time, the giant python lay motionless on the ground.
Jiang Ran put away the map. "Go over there and wait for a woman with this scent. I don't want you to bite her to death, just bite her severely. Remember to let her return to Xiling Base alive, okay?"
The giant python nodded weakly.
Jiang Ran flicked his finger on the map twice. "I don't want to interfere with your mutant beast hunting rules, but I hope you will try not to harm humans."
"Hiss!" This is simply an unfair clause! She wants it to help her do things, but she doesn't allow it to eat humans!
Sensing the python's dissatisfaction, Si Xu felt air flowing through his fingertips. He looked at the python and smiled slightly: "If you don't like the peace knot, I can make you a heart knot."
Python: "..." In fact, humans are not particularly delicious. The meat is sour and the blood is smelly. They are not even as good as the wild rabbits running around outside.
Seeing that the giant python had no objections, Jiang Ran smiled gently: "Thank you for your hard work. When this is over, you will be free. You can go wherever you want. You don't have to be trapped in this base anymore."
"Hiss." That's closer.
"Of course, no matter where you go, don't hurt humans."
Giant python: “…”
…
On the way back to the base, Jiang Ran went to the river to wash the fragrance off his hands.
She took that handkerchief from the dead Zou Yun. No need to guess, she knew it belonged to Wei Yage.
Wei Yage prepared such a big gift for her, so of course she had to give something back appropriately.
…
In early spring, all things come back to life. Except for humans who are forced to live in a corner due to disasters, the outside world seems to have not changed much.
The willow branches sprouted new buds, and a few gray-haired wild rabbits came out to look for food. They were not afraid of Jiang Ran when they saw her, but just squatted in the grass and looked at her.
Looking at the tomb without a tombstone in front of him, Jiang Ran squatted down and put down a bunch of freshly picked azaleas.
"Qi Yao, I'm going back to Xiling Base." Qi Yao was her first close friend since she came to this world. Jiang Ran sniffed, the tears in her eyes slightly dimmed, "Do you feel lonely here alone..."
She paused and laughed at herself, "How could I be lonely? Si Xu said that when people die, they are just a pile of bones, without a soul and no so-called reincarnation..."
She stopped talking and just stood there quietly for a long time until the sun set.
Having no close relationship with Qi Yao, Si Xu did not approach her, but stood under a willow tree in the distance waiting for her.
The girl's back was still thin, and covered with the sunset, her fur seemed to be covered with a layer of gold.
This was the first time she came to visit her friend after recovering from her injury, and perhaps the only time in her life.
"Will you cry?" If she cried, how would he comfort her?
His eyes rested on her for a long time.
She bent down deeply and kowtowed three times. When she turned around to leave, a wild rabbit jumped to her feet and bit some unknown green leaves at her feet.
She seemed stunned for a moment, then leaned over and tentatively touched the rabbit's furry head.
"In this world, it seems that we are the ones who are redundant."
There was a soft sigh, entangled in the wind, floating into his ears.
"But, even so..."
Even so, mankind must find a way out of this disaster, no matter what the cost.
…
After becoming familiar with the route, the convoy returned at a very fast speed. At the highway exit near Xiling Base, they met Shen Bai and his group returning from Yancheng Base.
Unexpectedly, Si Xu would be with Chu Yuan's team. Zhong Qian held up his glasses which almost fell off in shock and greeted Si Xu calmly.
After sensing the strong fluctuation of supernatural powers, they searched the underground experimental base in Yancheng several times but did not find any trace of Si Xu.
Although Chen Bai insisted that Si Xu would not have an accident, he always felt that Professor Si might have already...
He thought of many possibilities - being killed, being captured, or even getting lost... but he never imagined that he would be with Chu Yuan's people.
Didn't the first team go to the Beihe base? It's a million miles away from Yancheng!
"Your legs." Chen Bai glanced at Jiang Ran's legs, "What's going on?"
"I fell." Jiang Ran made up an excuse, "Si Xu said there won't be any sequelae."
"That's good." Chen Bai said, "You ran away from the base?"
"Well, there was a misunderstanding with some people at the base. I was afraid of being caught, so I ran away."
"Misunderstanding?" Chen Bai frowned, feeling that something beyond his expectations had happened during his absence. "If it's a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly. Don't be afraid."
"Oh." Jiang Ran said casually, "I killed Zou Yun."
Zhong Qian, who was quietly listening to their conversation, choked on the water in his mouth: "Cough cough cough cough!"
Chen Bai was surprised, but he didn't show any accusation or anger: "Zou Yun? Wei Yage's vice-captain?"
"Um."
"You killed him?" Chen Bai's face looked a little weird.
As far as he knew, Zou Yun was a third-level water-based mutant, and Ranran was just an ordinary girl. How could she kill him?
"Yes." Jiang Ran said, "I stabbed his neck with a dagger."
"This..." Zhong Qian finally calmed down and interrupted, "Miss Jiang, why did you want to kill him?" Zou Yun was Wei Yage's man. Even if he committed a crime, he would have to wait until Wei Yage came back before he could deal with him.
"He violated the rules of the base and hurt ordinary people at will." Jiang Ran said, "He also colluded with Guo Zhehao to kill Chu Yuan."
(End of this chapter)
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