Chapter 189: Underground Palace 1 [2nd Update]
Ruan Xi pricked up his ears vigilantly and listened to the noises outside for a long time. Only after he was sure that everything was normal did he relax a little and let out a long sigh of relief.
Ruan Xi slightly loosened his grip on Xiaoguai, who was held tightly in his arms, and immediately saw that Xiaoguai was pressed against his right cheek, leaving a red mark on his originally fair face, which showed how tightly he had held her.
"Looking at this face, I can't help but doubt that you are my biological child..." Or a biological child born by myself, the resemblance is a bit too much, as if it was copied and pasted directly, why is this so?
Ruan Xi has asked himself this question many times, but he never got an answer. Every time in the past, he had no time to think deeply about it, and the timing always happened by chance.
Ruan Xi held Xiaoguai in his arms with his left hand, his right hand falling to the side. He gently stretched out his five fingers, unconsciously performing a soothing movement. At this moment, Ruan Xi's mind was racing. Perhaps he was too absorbed in his thoughts, so he unconsciously activated his wood power, coiling around Xiaoguai and himself. This was a subconscious defensive posture, to prevent him from getting too close to them while he was lost in thought.
In the past, Ruan Xi often did this, whether outside, in the laboratory, or even in the school dormitory, the wood energy in Ruan Xi's body would follow certain rules and circulate around Ruan Xi. In this way, he was also invisibly cultivating his supernatural powers.
But this time, the energy flow route had obviously changed. Ruan Xi immediately discovered something was wrong, and broke out of his thoughts. He carefully sensed the direction of the energy, and was surprised to find that the energy actually circulated through Xiaoguai's body before returning to his body to continue flowing.
"What's going on? Is this little guy borrowing my energy or stealing it?" Ruan Xi didn't feel unhappy, but she felt a little curious. She didn't expect her own son to take advantage of her like this...
"Is it because of this that Xiaoguai always sticks to me and refuses to leave?" It was probably because he had been a wood-type mutant since his previous life, and the cultivation of his superpowers had long been integrated into every detail of his life. Even when he was sleeping, his superpowers would habitually flow automatically, which meant that the superpowers in his body were always being cultivated autonomously.
Xiaoguai's growth just requires his energy. So, after being brought out of the base by Xiaoshu, Xiaoguai relied on Ruan Xi out of the instinct for survival and growth. He lived in the illustration space and refused to come out until the little monster appeared. No matter whether the little monster threatened Xiaoguai or Ruan Xi, it would most likely affect Xiaoguai in the end. That's why he took the initiative to come out to help them solve the problem.
After analyzing all these things, it turns out that his Xiaoguai is a scheming boy.
"Little guy, you are quite good at taking advantage." How could he not like such a smart and clever little cutie?
Even if we take a step back and say that Xiaoguai's growth depends on the flow of wood energy from Ruan Xi's body, in fact, Xiaoguai is not absorbing the energy from Ruan Xi's body, but simply borrowing the light. Ruan Xi has no substantial energy loss. On the contrary, he feels that this method of expanding the flow of energy may effectively increase Ruan Xi's ability training speed. He didn't notice it before and didn't feel anything, but now that he has discovered it, he naturally recalls the subtle changes in himself.
Oh, his little darling is really a lucky little star!
Ruan Xi rubbed Xiaoguai's face affectionately, and stopped thinking. She simply practiced while waiting for He Ziqian to return.
Ruan Xi did not feel tired while practicing like this, but instead became more and more energetic. Suddenly, he felt the ground beneath him seemed to have a very slight vibration, which immediately aroused his vigilance and his whole body tensed up.
In just a few moments, the ground shaking had gone from being faintly felt to being noticeable. Could this be an earthquake? To be honest, Ruan Xi had never personally experienced a true earthquake in his two lifetimes. During the apocalypse, he had experienced many ground shaking caused by supernatural attacks, but those were clearly controllable, completely different from the feeling he was having now.
The cave where Ruan Xi and Xiaoguai were hiding was hidden among a pile of rocks of different sizes and shapes. If an earthquake really occurred, he might be buried under the rocks in minutes. Under the premise that the tremors continued to intensify, it was obviously not a wise move for them to continue hiding in the cave. Ruan Xi was already thinking about leaving the cave.
At this moment, He Ziqian's voice sounded outside the cave. This time, Ruan Xi did not hesitate at all and immediately stuck his head out. Sure enough, he saw He Ziqian running close to him and reaching out to pull them out.
"Let's go, the ground in the entire area is shaking. It's not safe to stay in the cave." During an earthquake, it is naturally safer to stay in an open area. Although they risk being exposed, it is better than staying in the cave and being buried.
Ruan Xi was happy about He Ziqian's return, and was about to leave the cave with He Ziqian's force, but the next moment, he suddenly felt his arms empty. He looked down and found that Xiaoguai, who was originally sleeping in his arms, was gone. He was shocked and looked back reflexively, and saw Xiaoguai being rolled into the depths of the cave by a thick black tree root-like thing.
"Xiaoguai!" Ruan Xi subconsciously turned around and rushed towards Xiaoguai. He Ziqian also saw this scene and rushed out without hesitation.
"Ruan Xi, you go out first. I'll go after Xiaoguai..."
He Ziqian wanted to get Ruan Xi out of the dangerous cave first, but it was obviously too late. He just followed Ruan Xi into the cave when the ground shook violently. He only had time to hug Ruan Xi before the two of them slid forward uncontrollably, and then there was nothing under them, and they fell straight down.
The two men did not lose consciousness while falling, and could clearly feel the falling gravel and dust hitting them. He Ziqian pressed a small switch on the collar behind his neck, and then a film-like protective shield popped out from his body, isolating him from the falling gravel and dust.
"Where is Xiaoguai? Have you seen Xiaoguai?" Ruan Xi was anxious about Xiaoguai's condition. She struggled slightly in He Ziqian's arms, looking for Xiaoguai everywhere.
However, Xiaoguai was nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't even sense Xiaoguai's presence. The situation couldn't be worse.
"Don't panic, Xiaoguai will be fine. You have forgotten what happened before. If our previous analysis is correct, then the aliens will never hurt Xiaoguai." Hurting Xiaoguai is equivalent to breaking the aliens' own future. Aliens are species that survive and develop by instinct, and should not do such stupid things.
Therefore, Xiaoguai’s disappearance was caused by aliens.
"Fuck!" Hearing this, Ruan Xi couldn't help but curse. How come in this shabby place, wherever he went, there were people trying to snatch his son away!
These damn aliens didn’t have the ability to raise Xiaoguai, but after he raised Xiaoguai, they blatantly came to snatch his son from him. Who gave them the face!
"Be good, we will find our son, don't worry!" During the rapid fall, He Ziqian's gentle comfort no longer seemed gentle, but rather ferocious, which matched the current mood of the two.
This kind of fall did not last too long. He Ziqian kept an eye on everything around him. The moment he saw that it was no longer dark below, his body began to move.
He Ziqian first followed the force of falling and twisted his body to change his falling direction, followed by several consecutive rolls. Regardless of whether the movements were cool or not, the final result was satisfactory. Before the two landed on the ground, they escaped from the powerful falling gravity in time, and finally hit the wall lightly and fell to the ground.
After the two landed, they stayed against the wall and waited for the ground shaking to subside. At the same time, the rubble and dust that fell from the sky also accumulated on the ground in a thick layer. There was so much of it that it almost buried the two men's knees. If they were really buried in it, even with a protective shield to protect them from being hit, it would be very dangerous.
After an unknown amount of time, the vibrations finally subsided, and no new gravel or dust fell from above. Ruan Xi and He Ziqian breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and only then did they have time to observe the surrounding environment.
"It looks like a pretty big room." It's square, and there's nothing else to decorate it except the gravel and dust on the ground.
Well, there are two of them.
"Come up." While Ruan Xi was observing the environment, He Ziqian had already diligently cleared the gravel around their feet, stood on it and stretched out his hand to Ruan Xi.
Ruan Xi subconsciously reached out and grasped He Ziqian's hand, and he pulled her up. The gravel and dirt piled half a meter high, and it was quite solid; there was no sign of loosening when she stepped on it.
"This looks like an underground palace, a long-abandoned underground palace. Otherwise, there wouldn't be nothing there."
"No matter whether it is an underground palace or not, let's look for Xiaoguai first. I can't sense his presence and I'm worried..." He was very worried about his son who he had raised with great difficulty, even though they were not related by blood. This symptom could only be relieved when he saw Xiaoguai was safe and sound.
"Okay, there is a passage over there, let's go there." He Ziqian squeezed Ruan Xi's hand, comforting him silently, and at the same time, led him to the passage entrance in the front left.
The two men walked to the entrance of the passage and looked inside cautiously. There was nothing but silence. The situation inside the passage was different from the outside. There were not many fallen rocks, only some that rolled in from the entrance. It looked quite clean inside.
Well, that's a bit too clean.
"Let's go."
Without hesitation, the two of them stepped into the passage one after the other and walked inside.
The material of the passage wall is a special material that can emit faint light, so the two do not have to worry about not being able to see the road clearly. However, this passage is just like the previous hall, empty and there is nothing. There are also fallen rocks rolling in near the entrance of the passage. Walking a little further in, the ground under their feet is so clean as if it has just been cleaned. There is a sense of weirdness everywhere.
As he walked, Ruan Xi suddenly stopped, put his hand on his forehead, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
"Xiaoxi!"
Author's chat: ??Catching up yesterday's second update, today's update will have to wait until tonight, hmmm~~
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