On the night of November 24, in the basement sanatorium of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Lianjiang Medical University. .org
When Dong Chengling came here, he realized that this was the "supernormal institution" under the control of the Lianjiang Countermeasures System. This hospital located in the suburbs was a treatment institution specially established for awakened people, and there were a large number of underage awakened patients.
Those who come to this type of hospital for treatment and transformation are basically newborn awakeners who have not received any supernatural education. Once a newborn awakener is unable to control his supernatural power and goes berserk, unless the situation is so serious that he can be directly shot, he will be transferred to this hospital for "abandonment" treatment.
The monks of the Countermeasures Bureau were reluctant to approach this hospital because of the spirit-dispersing array set up inside the hospital. For the newly awakened ones, this array was enough to completely return them to mortals. Whether the awakened ones lost their minds because of the power they gained, or really went crazy because of the power, they had to accept labor reform here, so that they could realize the power of the country's iron fist.
After turning these awakeners into useless people, they will be released for the next step. If Lin Xianyu had not awakened in the academy, if there was no Ren Suo in Tianlian Academy, a self-harming awakening like her would most likely be sent to this hospital for treatment.
Therefore, this hospital has two functions: treatment and imprisonment.
Dong Chengling came to this hospital not to treat an illness.
She now lives in a sanatorium on the third floor underground. Apart from not being able to see the sun, the hospital has not treated her unfairly in the slightest: there is a computer and a TV in the sanatorium, the double bed has a Simmons mattress, the bathroom has a large bathtub, and even the toilet is an automatic cleaning toilet imported from Fanying. There are also game consoles and other facilities. Dong Chengling can order breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to the menu. Even if the food is not on the menu, as long as she wants to eat it, the hospital is willing to order takeout from the city.
The only thing she couldn't do was leave the room and practice.
In her perception, if the normal world is an ocean of spiritual energy, and the room where spiritual energy gathers is a spiritual energy ice coffin, then this hospital is an spiritual energy desert, and her room is a barren desert that is always scorched by the scorching sun - the spiritual energy she can obtain from the outside world can only barely maintain the operation of her cyclone.
What is very subtle is that the spiritual energy used by Dong Cheng Lingneng can just pull people from the ends of the earth to his side, but it cannot send people back to the ends of the earth - it is much easier to retrieve a kite than to let it go.
Recalling the meeting with You Jian five days ago, Dong Chengling felt a chill in her heart: with just one glance, he actually saw through her entire identity.
Dong Chengling was very sure that the concentration of spiritual energy in this room was specially set: not so low as to affect her foundation and make her cyclone barely function; but not so high as to give her the power to resist... or help others.
Just as she thought, even though the Countermeasures Bureau knew that Qiao Muyi left her house, and even though theoretically it was very likely that she sent Qiao Muyi away, when she firmly denied all the accusations, the Countermeasures System did not make things difficult for her.
Firstly, from a personal point of view, Dong Chengling did nothing wrong - she didn't know about Qiao Muyi's situation beforehand, nor did she commit any crime, and the space magic left no trace, so it was impossible to accuse her of shielding someone.
Secondly, from a social perspective, Dong Chengling is a top-ranked fourth-turn cultivator in the country, and her spatial magic makes her an important strategic talent. She has made many contributions before, and her character and words are deeply recognized by countless people. She said that Qiao Muyi's departure had nothing to do with her, at least all the teachers and students of Tianlian Academy believed it - how could Teacher Dong lie?
But this time, the Demon King hunting incident was not only the responsibility of the Countermeasures Bureau, but also an international incident involving the six major supernatural organizations in the world. In order to avoid suspicion and to catch the Demon King, Dong Chengling, who had the ability to move in space and was familiar with Qiao Muyi, was placed under house arrest here.
Dong Chengling had anticipated this, and had not attempted to practice in the past few days, but had been studying education books and preparing lessons.
Because she had been in seclusion for many days, her classes were taught by other teachers. Dong Chengling had originally planned to catch up with the teaching progress, and now that she had this free time, she naturally would not waste it.
Dong Chengling's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He stopped working, saved the current word document, walked to the door and opened it. He just happened to see two soldiers holding automatic rifles at the door saluting the newcomers.
"Will fourth-turn monks be attracted to each other?" Nancy, who was standing behind You Jian, looked at Dong Chengling, who had opened the door first, with surprise. She thought that the sound insulation of this special treatment room should be very good, and Dong Chengling would not be able to hear their footsteps.
You Jian, with his hands in his sweatpants pockets, said, "I just burst out with my fourth level aura and greeted her."
"Why don't I know?"
"My beloved, you are too weak to withstand my thunder and rain."
Nancy's face darkened, and she spat secretly, thinking that she had to quickly cultivate to the third level, otherwise she would always be mocked by this straight man. However, she was not like before, jumping up and down when she heard You Jian's words. She was now used to You Jian's crazy words and was too lazy to say anything.
Because You Jian has been running around Xuan Kingdom these days, saving people from disasters and punishing evil, and whether out of genuine admiration or for the sake of Xuan Kingdom's face, Nancy doesn't want to embarrass You Jian in public.
Looking at them, Dong Chengling made way for them. You Jian waved his hand and said, "I don't want to go in. I'm already feeling uncomfortable here. If I go in, I won't even be able to hold my urine."
Nancy twitched her lips when she heard this. She really wanted to slap You Jian's butt - if you want to pee, just tell me earlier! Are you a child?
Dong Chengling didn't care and smiled: "Then why did you endure the pain and come to see me? What's the matter?"
You Jian straightened his hunched back slightly, narrowed his eyes, and the murderous intent that chilled him to the bone spread out like ripples. Dong Chengling's hair instantly trembled, and her muscles tensed up, as if she was facing a natural enemy. An indescribable sense of panic rose in her heart.
However, she suppressed her cowardice in an instant, and ignited a raging fighting spirit. Her beautiful and clear eyes reflected all the details of You Jian. You Jian felt a sense of fatal crisis, as if a needle was pressed against his throat, oppressing him so much that he dared not move!
“Humph.” You Jian dispersed his aura and twisted his neck. “To be able to advance to the fourth level at this time, there really is no incompetent person.”
Dong Chengling also withdrew from the battle and said calmly: "Compared to the 2,500 miles of the Great Wall, Chengling still has a lot to learn."
2500 miles... When You Jian heard this number, he felt a little annoyed. He thought that Ren Zuo must have done it on purpose and gave him a title like idiot.
He shook his head and said, "I am here to ask you again."
"Can you help us catch Qiao Muyi?"
You Jian did not ask whether Dong Chengling knew where Qiao Muyi was going, nor did he ask whether Dong Chengling had sent Qiao Muyi away. Instead, he seemed to be asking Dong Chengling for help.
But Dong Chengling was not good at investigation at all, and inviting her to participate in the manhunt was basically a waste of manpower, so she immediately understood You Jian's subtext: I know it was you who did it, I am sure it was you who did it.
Perhaps the Lianjiang Countermeasures Bureau could not see any traces of space movement, but Dong Chengling had gone to Tianjing to participate in the research on space magic. It was not surprising that the Great Wall, which enjoyed all the spiritual technology achievements of Tianjing, knew that she had used space magic.
Therefore, Dong Chengling’s answer is: “No.”
Having said that, Dong Chengling turned and walked back to her room, intending to continue completing her lesson preparation materials - the drafts she had in hand would almost last until the winter vacation.
"There is one more thing." You Jian stopped her and said, "You can leave here now."
Dong Chengling looked at You Jian in surprise: "I told you, I can't help you."
"Your Majesty, your words are as good as gold." You Jian sneered, "It is precisely because you are incapable that the country is not interested in continuing to support you and let you eat for free here. Go back and teach.
Even without you, I can still catch Qiao Muyi."
Just like no one believed Dong Chengling would lie, similarly no one believed You Jian would lie - the former was because 'how could a beautiful woman who is confident, self-disciplined and has good character lie', and the latter was because 'there is no need for a straight male to lie if he is so perverted that he doesn't even try to hide his abnormality'.
Dong Chengling confirmed that You Jian did not seem to be joking, so he went back and sent the results of his lesson preparations to his email, opened the educational book he was still reading, wrote down the page numbers, and left the convalescent room where he had stayed for five days.
When the three of them took the elevator back to the ground, You Jian suddenly said, "My beloved concubine will follow you for the next few days."
Dong Chengling immediately looked at Nancy. Nancy suppressed her anger and said word by word: "First, I am not his beloved concubine. Second, I will follow you for the next few days. This is the order of the Great Wall. You must cooperate with my actions."
Dong Chengling said: "So I can't go back to school to teach?"
"No, you can teach normally, but when I need you, you have to take me to move through space immediately." Nancy pointed at herself: "You should know who I am, right?"
"Ai… Reneser, Asgard, World Tree Task Force?"
虽然东承灵瞬间就改口了，但南希马上听出不对，心想以后绝不能再和游戬一起行动，其他人都快被他的嘴臭洗脑了：“是的，我这次就是专门为了仙宫而来。魔王事件本来是与我无关，但现在仙宫的人却出现在灾害现场，击杀祸乱之源，所以我才需要你的力量。”
“当仙宫中人出现在祸乱之源现场的时候，你要我带着你传送过去？”东承灵问道：“但祸乱之源会在全球各地出现……”
这时候游戬嘿了一声，语气诡异：“你能带人跨国移动。”
这是陈述句，不是问句。
本来就不喜欢说谎的东承灵，也不喜欢死皮赖脸。既然游戬看穿了，她也不再伪装，点点头，“好吧，你要跟我一起住吗？”
她也明白对策局的想法了——他们也不想软禁一位前途无量没有过错的四转修士，恰好南希需要她的协助，便让南希时刻跟着她，顺便担任监视的职务。
要是东承灵真敢将乔木依传送回来，南希肯定会发现，到时候对策局就不会像现在这么好说话了。而且说不定还有暗哨，时刻盯着东承灵，一旦发现空间波动就马上出手。
简单来说，对策局想钓鱼执法。
“嗯，这几天无论你上课睡觉，我都会在一旁，时刻准备出发。”南希说道：“你家的客房应该没人吧？”
“……有一位小客人。”
南希眨眨眼睛，马上想起东承灵情报里的人际关系：“任小玖？任索的非亲生妹妹？”
东承灵嗯了一声：“这几天她都是在任索家，我回去之后也该接她回来了……所以你不介意吧？”
虽然是在任索家，不过东承灵拜托任星美四人帮忙照顾小玖，也不知道她们有没有好好相处……至于任索为什么不在家，东承灵自然是跟白忌串好口供了，白忌完全不介意给众人营造出‘任索跟我已经熟络到可以睡同一张床’的形象。
南希乐呵呵说道：“不介意不介意，听说任小玖是一个很可爱的小女孩……”
“太好了，我会整理好沙发让你睡的。”东承灵松了口气，放下心来。
南希脸色黑成煤炭。这时候电梯到了一楼，三人离开医院大门后，东承灵情不自禁哈出一口寒气，看见医院外面的地面湿哒哒一片，明显刚刚下完雨，说道：“几天没出来，莲江已经变冷了吗？”
“冷空气又来了。”南希笑道：“我都不得不多穿一件外套，不过四转修士应该不怕这点冷吧？”
游戬从夏天到冬天都是穿着透气运动外衣和运动长裤，而且拉链还只拉到一半，露出里面的单衣。
别说是玄国南部的莲江，他前些天去黑龙江的时候，依然是穿着这套运动服，在零下10°顶着雪花砍祸乱之源。
东承灵摩擦了一下手掌，轻声说道：“不怕冷的人，遇见寒冷的时候依然会感觉寒意。”
她抬起头，看着雨水洁净过的夜空上悬挂着一轮明亮的下弦月，十指交叉握在唇前，声音低如蚊吶，仿佛在问候远方的友人。
你们知道吗，莲江已经变冷了。
……
“外面好冷啊。”
走进东京晴空塔一楼，乔木依重重舒了口气，抱怨道：“浅草这边风好大，还是建筑物里面暖和。”
任索看了一眼乔木依的下装，说道：“都快12月了，最低气温只有8°，你还穿短牛仔裤和过膝袜……不过你跟我一样是三转啊，我都不冷，你真的觉得冷？”
这几天有钱了，乔木依一边旅游一边去各大商场大买特买，衣服每天换一套，今天最引人注意的莫过于短牛仔裤配上黑色过膝袜，大腿处露出一小抹炫心夺目的雪白，逼得任索一大早根据她的欲望回响用了二十种不同的方式来赞美她，她才肯罢休。
“你以为我跟你一样皮糙肉厚耐操啊？我很怕冷的。”乔木依鄙夷他一句，拉着他去前台买票：“走走走，我要去最上层拍照呢。”
走进大得如同男厕所的电梯，任索和乔木依两人和一众旅客搭往350m高第一展望台。电梯天花板有四分之一是透明的，他们可以清晰地看着自己离最高处越来越近。
离开电梯的瞬间，任索的第一感觉就是——比下面还暖和！
这里的空调放暖气！
他们在350m的展望台逛了一圈，在展望窗前的电子操作台可以直接放大街景，将电脑拍摄的风景跟自己肉眼所见的风景进行对比。
还有几个屏幕在放mV，任索瞄了一眼，发现是一个名为群星少女的女团的唱歌mV。旁边还有一些动漫人物的语音人像，这些角色似乎曾经在动漫游戏里来过晴空塔，按下人像前的按钮，可以听到他们在作品里说过的感言：“机会难得，大家一起来拍照，龙司你靠近过来一点”、“世界上最暖和的地方在天空树的顶上”……
“那个人，”乔木依指着前面正在帮一对新人拍婚纱照的摄影师，说道：“也是携带线索的人。”
“好！”
任索知道这应该就是最后的调查了——游戏里，在‘白塔楼’调查结束后，游戏剧情便推进到下一个环节。
顺利得到线索，乔木依若有所思地站在一边，看着远处的风景沉默不语，任索也不打扰她，让她静静整理思索。
这时候，乔木依冷不丁地问道：“你觉得白无垢好看还是婚纱好看？”
“哈？”任索愣了一下——你不是在整理线索的吗？
“我们昨天在神宫看过白无垢，今晚又在这里看到婚纱，你很有发言的资格。”乔木依端着下巴，看着他说道。
昨天白天，他们去明治神宫的时候，恰好遇见一场正宗的神前式婚礼，新郎穿着全黑和服和平布斑纹褶裙，胸前佩戴小白花球，手持白扇，脚穿白鞋；新娘穿着象征纯洁的白无垢，要在专人撑着的大红伞下慢慢踱步前进。
跟国内婚礼和西式婚礼不一样，神前式婚礼非常繁琐，参与者有神官、神女（未婚女孩），连双方父母也得跟着一起进行婚礼，整个仪式看起来非常严肃，安静肃穆。他们路过的时候连靠近都不允许，只能远远观望。
这个问题任索是没什么所谓的，而且他也没听出乔木依的倾向，便用上老一套回答：“都好看。”
“如果是你，你会选哪一套婚礼？”
“都要都要。”
乔木依瞥了他一眼：“你还想结两次婚？”
“……真是感谢你的期待，但我连自己有没有结婚的机会都不知道呢。”
“也对。”乔木依肯定了他对自己的看法：“你颇有自知之明。”
任索扯了扯嘴角，反问道：“那你喜欢哪一套？”
“都喜欢。”
任索翻了个白眼：“所以你也想结两次婚？”
“不，想结三次，我还喜欢国内的凤冠霞帔红头盖呢。”乔木依看了任索一眼：“怎么，难道你觉得我没有结婚的机会吗？”
毒舌对决连续两回合战败，任索垂头丧气没有说话，乖乖跟着乔木依坐电梯到445米的第二展望台，走过螺旋回廊，品尝了一下空中散步的感觉，慢慢走了几分钟，才走到450米，游客可以到达的最高处。
450米的展望台里还有个特别彩蛋：九尾狐的拍摄外景。一块巨大的荧幕展现出晴空塔最高处的风景，地面放着一张巨大的照片，照片上是晴空塔尖端由上而下望的风景，而九尾狐的画矗立在照片尖端上，但九尾狐脸部是空的。
旅客可以藏在九尾狐画后，将自己的脸放在九尾狐脸部位置，然后别人帮忙拍照，就能拍出‘粗糙低劣版本的《九尾狐傲立晴空塔》’的画面。
当然，这是要给钱的。
而且生意非常好，排队拍照的人超多，任索心想回去后要用“未命名账户”假装九尾狐向晴空塔运营方收点钱才行。
乔木依也没能敌过这份**，拉着他排队交钱拍照，拍完后便连忙过来靠着他看照片，问道：“怎么样？拍得好不好看？”
“还行。”任索老实评价道，别人是粗糙低劣版，乔木依算得上是dLc版本——虽然跟本体有些差距，但作为dLc（额外内容）版本是没问题的。
“那么跟……”乔木依说到一半就停了，拉着他走向另一边空旷的地方：“再去那边拍一张！”
任索问道：“我还以为你会问你跟九尾狐哪个好看呢。”
“我才不问，我是那么无聊的人吗？”乔木依不屑说道：“肯定是我好看。”
“你这么有自信？”
“因为我现在在你眼前啊，”乔木依微微昂起下巴，高傲说道：“照片上的九尾狐，能比我真人好看？”
Ren Suo was slightly startled, and looked at Qiao Muyi carefully. He had to admit that she was right - the girl in front of him, who had warmth, aura, expression, and eyes, was indeed more dazzling than the nine-tailed fox in the photo.
"Right." Qiao Muyi said, "I must be the most beautiful in your eyes now... Turn on the camera, this is it!"
Ren Suo turned on the camera on his phone and found that Qiao Muyi was almost leaning on him. He sighed and said, "It's so warm here. Aren't you hot when you're so close to me..."
"It's not hot, the temperature is just right."
Qiao Muyi crossed her fingers and held them in front of her lips, as if she was praying to the gods in heaven in Tokyo, the place closest to the sky.
People who like warmth will naturally feel more at ease when they find a warm home.
Looking at the photos on the phone, Qiao Muyi's thoughts gradually drifted away.
She also didn't expect that she would actually collect clues while traveling, and now she has traced the truth about the mastermind behind the scenes.
However, she did not have the necessary evidence to prove her innocence or to accuse the mastermind.
Moreover, that person's status and strength are simply beyond her ability to contend with now.
Perhaps in the end, it will all be empty talk.
Fortunately, she didn't have any hope at the beginning, so she is not disappointed now.
Qiao Muyi turned her head and saw the waning moon hanging high in the night sky from the 450-meter-high Skytree.
Lianjiang has many springs, summers, autumns and winters that belong to you, but I only have one warm winter in Tokyo.