Chapter 24 24. The Mysterious Girl
After Xu Zhi said that, the two people in the distance felt the same way and took the initiative to walk towards Xu Zhi's position.
Only after walking in did Xu Zhi see the two people clearly: a man in his thirties with a little girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.
Judging from their clothing and mental state, they should be living fairly well, at least with enough food, clothing and water. The man even has enough time to take care of his beard.
And the eyes of both of them were very clear.
After entering the spiritual body, Xu Zhi did not have the chance to look in the mirror to see if her eyes were normal, but judging from the reactions of the two people, there was probably nothing wrong with her eyes.
Is it because the spirit body has no clear attributes, so she is not considered a follower of [Cup]?
But judging from the characteristics of this spiritual body, it is obvious that it is absolutely biased towards the [Cup].
Several thoughts flashed through Xu Zhi's mind. She guessed that perhaps the cores she invested were not enough to awaken the attributes of her spiritual body, so she did not show any obvious outward appearance.
But if he invested more [Cup] attribute cores, Xu Zhi was not sure whether he could suppress the inexplicable restlessness in his heart as smoothly as he did now.
If there is a chance, I will try it out. The most important thing now is the two people in front of me.
Xu Zhi withdrew his thoughts, looked at the two people and asked, "Who are you?"
"Oh, hello, my name is Yan Songlin, and this is my daughter Yan Rui. We live nearby. How about you?"
The man named Yan Songlin exudes elegance in his tone of voice and facial expressions. It is estimated that he must have come from a well-off family before the apocalypse, and life after the apocalypse was obviously not too difficult, and did not wear away his temperament.
"I came from somewhere else." Xu Zhi simply said this.
The parents across the street are residents here, and after such a long time since the city was closed, they must know more or less who else is staying nearby. There is no point in lying.
Seeing that Xu Zhi only said this, Yan Songlin already understood that she didn't want to reveal more, and he naturally didn't force her. None of this mattered.
"So, do you have somewhere to go? Do you want to come with us?"
"Don't worry, we have a temporary gathering place with nearly 30 people now. They are all nearby residents. We also send people out to search for survivors every day. The atmosphere in the gathering place is pretty good, and with the protection of extraordinary people, it is much safer than spawning alone outside."
This sentence is also very familiar.
Of course, Xu Zhi couldn't really join, because she would be gone in ten minutes!
But it was still okay to talk in a roundabout way, so after thinking about it, she asked, "I'm not safe outside, but how do I know it's safe to go with you?"
This is a normal concern.
Yan Songlin seemed to have been asked this question many times. He smiled knowingly and said, "It's understandable to have such concerns, but you can rest assured that there will be no one in our gathering place who would threaten the safety of our fellow members."
There was absolute confidence in Yan Songlin's words, and his tone was so firm that Xu Zhi felt strange.
"How can you ensure this?" she asked.
Yan Songlin smiled and said, "I can't be sure, but there are people in the gathering place who can make sure. She can make sure that everyone is safe and that the danger will not come from those around them."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he hinted at it.
This is no longer a world for ordinary people, but a world for those with extraordinary abilities.
In a gathering place, someone can judge whether the people around them are "safe".
Xu Zhi was wondering what kind of supernatural power this was. Was it passive or active?
She knew too little about extraordinary abilities and did not dare to assert that similar abilities would never appear in the currently known attributes. If it were not for the lack of time, Xu Zhi would even want to go back with them to the gathering place to take a look.
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "How long does it take to get back to the gathering place from here?"
"About half an hour."
"That's a pity." Xu Zhi sighed regretfully.
Yan Rui was a little puzzled. She was probably well protected by her family before the doomsday, and she didn't suffer too much hardship after the doomsday, let alone feel the unpredictable nature of human nature. That was why she was so reckless and naive. Whenever she had something she didn't understand, she would look at Xu Zhi and ask him. From this point, it could be seen that the gathering place might really be quite good.
At least it's nice to this father and daughter.
"What's wrong? Can't you go back with us?" The girl's innocent and tender voice sounded. Xu Zhi thought about it and realized that if possible, she wanted to have a chat with the people with extraordinary abilities in this gathering place, so it would be better to "tell the truth."
"Because this is just a clone created by my extraordinary ability. It can only last for a while, and I can't walk with you to the gathering place."
The reason why Xu Zhi was so "frank" was, first, that she needed to establish a good relationship with this gathering place. If she could come here randomly again in the future, she might be able to enter the gathering place and talk to the extraordinary person in charge. Second, of course, she did not tell the truth at all. She was frank, but not completely frank.
It would be best if people could mistakenly judge that her extraordinary ability is a clone. This misjudgment would do no harm to Xu Zhi. Should he guard against her clone?
That's just futile.
What's more, by saying this, you are also pointing out your identity as a superhuman, which will allow you to enter the other person's sight more quickly, and what you say will be taken more seriously the next time you meet.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhi asked directly: "What is this place called? What places are nearby?"
Yan Songlin was stunned for a moment, hesitating for less than ten seconds before answering, "This is the Nanshan Villa District. There is the Nanshan Metro Station, Chongming Primary School, and Ganming Golf Course nearby."
Oh, when Xu Zhi heard this name, he knew that this was the "rich area".
Xu Zhi knew about the nearby buildings so that he could find this place quickly if he happened to land there randomly.
Yan Songlin was a little confused. Would the locals in Yuncheng not know about the Nanshan Villa District?
This should be the most famous place in Yuncheng, so famous that even some outsiders have heard of it. The girl in front of me doesn’t know, isn’t she a local?
After hesitating for a while, he decided to give it. First, Xu Zhi did not ask about the location of the gathering place. The Nanshan Villa District is very large, and it takes a long time to drive around on weekdays. Moreover, it is not easy to find a hidden gathering place now. Second, he trusts his companions enough.
They have quite a few extraordinary people, so even if the other party has bad intentions, Yan Songlin is confident that he can deal with it.
Moreover, he believed in "that person". If there was something wrong with Xu Zhi, she would be able to see it immediately.
Seeing that the other party was on the right track, Xu Zhi took the initiative to say, "My last name is Xu. Next time we meet, you can take me to the gathering place so that we can exchange information."
"I'm quite curious about the person you mentioned who can judge whether his companions are safe."
Xu Zhi said this with a smile, and Yan Songlin seemed to agree calmly, but in fact he was muttering in his heart that this girl in front of him, who was not good-looking but had beautiful and outstanding eyes, was really a little strange.
He couldn't figure out her thoughts, and seemed very vigilant. He suddenly revealed that he was a superhuman with the ability to clone himself. Now he didn't even hide his curiosity about the core figures in the gathering place. Wasn't he afraid that this curiosity would arouse the vigilance of others?
She didn't know that this was the Nanshan Villa District, which was enough to prove that she was definitely not from here or nearby. So how did she get here?
You know, anyone who stays outside before 5 o'clock will not show up again, and it's not even 5:30 now!
A mysterious girl suddenly appeared from the fog, which undoubtedly made Yan Songlin and Yan Rui feel alert and curious.
(End of this chapter)
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