Chapter 654 Unveiling
As soon as they entered the base, Wei Jing was leading the way, and Ling Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.
Standing beside Ling Ran, Gu Zijing immediately sensed Ling Ran's emotional fluctuation and asked, "My lord, do you sense something is amiss?"
"The little bug is here."
"You mean that system, sir?"
As soon as Gu Zijing mentioned the system, Pei Xiu, who was filling out forms, immediately turned around: "What? A system?! Sis, is the system in this Rainbow Base?"
Ling Ran nodded: "Yeah, I thought that thing would be in the future base, but I didn't expect it to be such a short distance away."
If the system heard Ling Ran's words, it would definitely feel wronged: Is it that it doesn't want to run away? It's been drained of its energy. If it had enough energy, it wouldn't just be running away; it would just leave this world.
After all, it was a system. It once thought it was invincible in this world, and then it met Ling Ran.
Hearing this, Wei Jing mustered his courage and asked, "What system are you talking about, sir?"
He had heard the adults mention it a few times when he was with them before, but Wei Jing didn't dare to ask too much at the time. But now that they said the system was in their Rainbow Base, he had no choice but to ask.
This thing doesn't sound like a good thing. He was afraid that this system might be detrimental to the base.
Ling Ran didn't answer him, but simply instructed, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go catch it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Ran's figure disappeared from the spot.
Pei Xiu exclaimed in disbelief, "My sister is so fast! I can't even see her afterimage with my naked eye. Looks like I still need to work on my speed ability."
"Brother Xiu, you're already very fast. Don't compare yourself to me, or I'm afraid your Dao heart will be damaged," Zhou Hang joked, then added, "I wonder how many more the master wants to catch—"
Before he could finish speaking, Ling Ran returned to his side.
"Sir, you've caught him?"
"Um."
Pei Xiu exclaimed excitedly, "Where is it, sister? Let me see it. I've never seen what the system looks like before!"
"Hmm."
Ling Ran paused for a moment, then took out the system, a small white ball, like a tiny cloud: "This is mimicry."
Since it was the first time anyone had seen the so-called system, they couldn't help but examine it closely. Su Yimo asked curiously, "Is it shaking?"
"Is that even a question?" Pei Xiu laughed out loud. "Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I never thought that an all-powerful system would have such a day. But this appearance is completely different from what I imagined. I thought it would be a small chip or something."
It was terribly cold outside. After exchanging a few words, Wei Jing helped Ling Ran and the others by contributing points to rent two large courtyards.
Firstly, to thank Ling Ran and the others for saving their lives; secondly, because the adults had given them far too much.
These past few days, they've been eating and taking things, and they've been doing odd jobs for us. Wei Jing and his group all felt a bit guilty, so now that they're at Rainbow Base, they're too embarrassed to let the adults pay for it themselves.
Back at their lodgings, everyone packed their things. Ling Ran sat on the sofa, poking at the system. Su Yimo sat next to Ling Ran, looking at the soft, round thing, and asked, "My lord, what are you going to do with this system? Destroy it?"
Upon hearing this, the little white ball, which had stopped trembling, began to tremble violently again, causing Su Yimo to burst into laughter.
Hmph, this system used to follow Jiang Fan and even tried to replicate his superpowers! Serves it right!
Gu Zijing brought over a cup of hot milk tea and handed it to Ling Ran. Su Yimo, standing beside him, said, "Brother Zijing, don't I have one?"
"Go to the kitchen and get it yourself."
As Gu Zijing spoke, she took a sip of the milk tea in her hand.
Hmm, I don't know if it's because Uncle Chen makes it better. He used to never drink milk tea, but now he finds it quite good.
Su Yimo snorted and got up to go to the kitchen to get milk tea.
Gu Zijing held the cup in both hands, the heat of the milk tea transferring to his palms through the glass. He looked at Ling Ran and asked, "Will you be going to the City of Light and the Future Base again, sir?"
"Why are you asking again?"
Gu Zijing had asked this before.
"Because I feel like the adults don't want to go anymore."
"You're right."
Ling Ran raised an eyebrow slightly: "With your psychologist status and your psychic abilities, your intuition is really accurate."
Gu Zijing lowered her eyes slightly, smiled, and continued to ask, "If you're not planning to go forward, then shall we turn back and go to those places we haven't been before?"
I traveled from the southern provinces to the three northern provinces, but I didn't visit every province; I skipped quite a few.
"Probably not."
The warmth in her palm faded, and Gu Zijing looked up, her expression somewhat serious: "Where does Your Excellency wish to go?"
Ling Ran smiled and said, "Didn't you already guess? Pei Yi and Pei Xiu should all know, right? Even if they didn't know at first, they should have realized it later."
Gu Zijing unconsciously tightened his grip on the cup in his hand. He dared not meet the gaze of the person in front of him, after all, she was so perceptive.
Moreover, it wasn't a big deal for the adult to reveal this; those who knew him probably already guessed it. But the purpose of revealing it was something he was somewhat afraid to face.
He, who usually gets straight to the point, hesitated at this moment, unsure of what to say.
What are you talking about?
Su Yimo brought over the milk tea and sat down next to Ling Ran with a smile: "Brother Zijing, why do you look a little pale?"
"nothing."
Gu Zijing put down the milk tea that had gone cold in her hand and stood up: "I'll go help them clean up."
"Sir, what's wrong with him? He seems strange."
"fine."
Ling Ran took out her tablet, intending to watch anime. Su Yimo immediately abandoned Gu Zijing and leaned over: "I think you watched up to episode 758 last time? Wow, there are only 400 more episodes left to finish watching! If it weren't for the apocalypse, I really wouldn't have the patience to watch it."
Set up the tablet, and soon, the sounds of anime will start playing.
On the other side.
Gu Zijing said she was going to tidy up, but she secretly called Pei Yi over, and the two of them went to a quiet place outside through the back door and stood there.
"Zijin, what is it you want to say?"
Gu Zijing glanced at him, then briefly recounted his conversation with Ling Ran: "Does she mean to leave?"
Pei Yi's pupils contracted slightly, and he remained silent for a moment.
"You figured it out too, didn't you?"
After a pause, Pei Yi nodded: "Yes. Actually, I didn't notice it at first. After all, I don't have much of a relationship with this younger sister. Even if I noticed that her personality had changed, I thought it was normal. It's the apocalypse, and people change."
"But later, as she demonstrated more and more of her abilities, and as I noticed more and more details, I became certain."
The so-called superpowers are far too much.
However, Pei Yi could deduce from the details of picking up Ling Ran after the apocalypse that his half-sister was probably already gone, and that Ling Ran, or rather, that person, was the one who went in.
At first, she didn't tell anyone because of Pei Xiu, but later, as they spent more time together, they developed feelings for each other.
To be honest, his relationship with this person was even better than his relationship with his sister. His kinship with the real Ling Ran was only due to their blended family.
If we're talking about feelings, I can only say there are some, but not many.
Pei Xiu has a good relationship with his sister.
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