Little Cold Star (16)
After Gongye Jiwang's fever subsided, the source of his spiritual power finally stopped drying up, his body's recovery speed also increased a lot, and his spirits were lifted. He needed to have a good rest next, but it was best not to use mimicry combat in the short term.
Number Nine was not seriously injured to begin with, and he still had a lot of various medicines in his hands that he had exchanged from Number Four. He was full of energy after a night. Shi Jianxia was sure that they would not fight, so he opened the special handcuffs that were used to handcuff them.
He seemed like a reincarnated argumentative person, making sarcastic remarks from time to time. Shi Jianxia had already learned to treat him as nothing and would only pay attention to him when necessary.
Gongye Jiwang, on the other hand, would chat with him no matter what, and gladly accepted the nickname Laowang, which sounded very old, and then he would call Jiuhao "Xiaojiu" all the time, which really made people angry.
Shi Jianxia gave a sharp evaluation——
Two elementary school kids.
She refused to "go along with the elementary school kids" and was too lazy to pay attention to their childish behavior of "pulling each other's hair".
It took a whole day for the blizzard to stop.
When Shi Jianxia woke up and sensed that her spiritual power had recovered a little, she summoned the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to scatter the cubs, allowing them to determine the direction and position and find the military base where Chao Chao and others were as soon as possible, so that they would not think that something had happened to her and Gongye Jiwang and become frightened.
Before closing the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", she deliberately turned to the page where 朏朏 was and took a look.
The furry creature in the illustration is as fat as a ball, lying on a green rock with its legs spread out in sleep. However, its legs are too short due to its chubby body, making it look very funny.
I don’t know when this little guy will be able to absorb all the insect vortexes of the butterfly-faced man. Shi Jianxia touched its head through the illustration.
朏朏 seemed to sense something and moved her little ears, but she did not wake up.
Shi Jianxia did not disturb its sweet dream and took the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" back into the spiritual power spring.
The guys were extremely efficient and found the military base where Chao Chao and the other two were in the vast white world in just a few hours.
Fortunately, they did not encounter any danger. Only Chao Chao, who was young, found that Chang Xi was missing and Shi Jianxia and Gongye Jiwang had not returned either. She burst into tears and was finally coaxed into tears by Yan Ya.
Shi Jianxia asked Chang Xi to go and comfort Chao Chao first. It was easy for her to get sick after a series of shocks, but she was just an ordinary person. She did not have the strong recovery ability of Gongye Jiwang, and she could not withstand the medicinal properties of the treatment potion.
After they had almost finished cleaning up, the three of them left the abandoned building.
The world after the snowstorm was covered in white, with an indescribable clarity and brightness, the air was fresh, and there were no parasites to be seen around.
Putting aside the fact that it's terrible, the scenery is indeed breathtaking.
Shi Jianxia raised his hand and stretched, and happened to see the clear sky after the snow lit up with bright fireflies, as if stars were falling from the universe.
She was still wondering what was falling, and Number Nine, who also noticed this scene, had changed his expression.
He scoffed, "That happened so quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed claws into Gongye Jiwang's neck and led him away to Jianxia's side.
Shi Jianxia noticed his movements out of the corner of his eye and immediately lowered his head. Seeing his cold expression, he immediately guessed that it was someone from the Zerg Investigation Department who had arrived.
The atmosphere between the three people, which had eased, became tense again. The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and no one spoke first.
Shi Jianxia and No. 9 looked into each other's eyes, and everything they could and couldn't say was hidden in the intersection of their eyes.
Silence spread, and not far away, the snow broke the dead branches, making a crisp cracking sound.
Suddenly, Gongye Jiwang raised his hand and grabbed No. 9's wrist.
Number Nine increased his strength, showing no mercy.
Gongye Jiwang groaned softly and said intermittently, "Why are you trying so hard? I can't run away."
After the battle with the butterfly-faced man, he was the most seriously injured among the three. His fever had just subsided and he was almost half-crippled now. It was really not necessary for him to be so serious about facing a great enemy.
Moreover, his calm attitude at this time invisibly reduced the tension in the air.
Number Nine's expression paused for a few seconds, and after a few seconds, he loosened his grip a little, but did not completely let go of him.
Gongye Jiwang appeared obedient, without any unnecessary movements, and even took the initiative to bring up the topic that had put him in his current predicament. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your affairs."
Number Nine narrowed his eyes instantly, "Why should I believe you?"
He came here alone, originally intending to take Shi Jianxia away from Xiaohan Star directly, but he never expected to encounter them fighting against the Butterfly-Faced Man, and ended up in his current miserable state, causing his plan to fail to proceed smoothly and he was stranded here.
Judging from the number of space shuttles in the sky, there are quite a few people from the Zerg Investigation Department. If Gongye Jiwang tells others that he and Shi Jianxia are members of the Higanbana group, they will have no way to escape.
He did not feel that there was any "trust" between him and Gongye Jiwang. The only reason he had not taken his life was out of consideration for Shi Jianxia.
Gongye Jiwang was surprised and said, "I thought we were already friends."
Number Nine: “?”
Shi Jianxia: "..."
Gongye Jiwang looked at him calmly, as if he didn't know how outrageous what he said was.
Number Nine twitched his lips with a forced smile, "What are friends? Can you eat them?"
"Then what is your relationship with Shi Jianxia?" Gongye Jiwang asked happily.
Number Nine was caught off guard by his question, his lips moving but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Gongye Jiwang seemed not to notice his strangeness and continued, "Aren't you and her friends? Otherwise, why would you come here alone to find her? She and I are friends, and we can be friends too."
Number Nine reflexively said, "Impossible!"
In the eyes of the Zerg Investigation Bureau, Higanbana is a terrorist organization. The two sides are hostile to each other. As a senior investigator of the Zerg Investigation Bureau, Gongye Jiwang will only hunt him down as a wanted criminal. Everything he says now is just a delaying tactic.
His denial was made without any thought, but it was unclear whether he was denying his friendship with Shi Jianxia or denying that he could be friends with Gongye Jiwang.
Gongye Jiwang did not refute his words and his attitude was calm and composed. Even Shi Jianxia could not tell whether he was fooling No. 9 or really meant it.
The atmosphere was deadlocked again. Shi Jianxia suddenly came over and hit Gongye Jiwang on the back of the neck with a knife. He was caught off guard and fainted immediately.
Number Nine was stunned and looked at Shi Jianxia hesitantly.
Shi Jianxia sent Gongye Jiwang onto the aircraft. The nine-tailed fox lying on her shoulder as a scarf for her noticed the subtle atmosphere at the moment and quietly turned its head to glance at Number Nine.
Number Nine pursed his lips, the lines on his profile were completely tense, and he looked expressionlessly at Shi Jianxia who was about to board the aircraft.
She had her back to him, seemingly not afraid of his sudden attack.
Number Nine lowered his head, and all the fine hair on his forehead fell down, blocking his pair of dark blue eyes.
Just then a cold wind blew, making his cloak flutter. Under the dilapidated building, he looked like a poor abandoned child.
The aircraft's engine started, pushing a warm airflow of energy. Number Nine clenched his fists hidden under his cloak, then relaxed in an instant.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over.
A pair of white, slender fingers suddenly appeared in front of him and snapped without warning.
Number Nine was stunned, and when he raised his head blankly, he met Shi Jianxia's starry eyes.
The girl crossed her arms, her face full of disgust: "What was that expression you had just now? It was disgusting."
Number Nine: “…”
His Adam's apple rolled several times, and in the end he could only utter, "You're so disgusting."
Shi Jianxia sneered, "I'm sorry, but you won't be able to do it in your lifetime."
As she spoke, she scooped up the deer scorpion that was spinning at her feet and threw it to him, then strode forward. "I'm short of insect crystals. If you have nothing to do, come over and help me kill a few more insects."
Number Nine frantically caught Lu Shu, but when he looked up, she was already more than ten meters away. He immediately followed, cursing, "Why should I be your free laborer?"
Shi Jianxia said without turning his head: "If you don't like it, just turn around. I never force anyone to do anything."
Number Nine snorted immediately, "You wish! If I leave, you'll definitely come back to look for that guy!"
While bickering, he caught up with Shi Jianxia.
A palm-sized Bifang hen squatted on top of her head like incubating eggs. She glanced at the young man whose eyebrows were about to fly up rather stingily, then lowered her head and pecked at him, only to see Xia's hair blown by the cold wind.
The two walked side by side. Number Nine rubbed the soft fur on the deer's body and occasionally pinched the small horns on its back, while his eyes kept secretly glancing at Shi Jianxia beside him.
He opened his mouth several times to speak, but each time he held it back awkwardly.
Shi Jianxia looked over speechlessly, "Just say whatever you want to say? When did you become mute?"
Number Nine paused pinching Lu Shu's horns, blinked several times, and then said with a fierce face, "You...why didn't you leave with him just now?"
"Then you're going to pick up the knife and chop me?" Shi Jianxia said bluntly.
She answered quickly, but it took a long time for Number Nine to utter a low "oh".
It seems disappointed, but also seems to understand.
He lowered his head again, his long black hair was blown by the cold wind, and it touched a cluster of snowflakes falling from the branches. After a brief intersection, they separated.
Shi Jianxia suddenly stopped and let out a short, helpless laugh, "Bai Xiaojiu, are you a quail?"
Number Nine, without stopping, answered absentmindedly, "Is that so?"
Shi Jianxia caught up speechlessly, "You are quite self-aware now."
Number Nine: “Yeah.”
Shi Jianxia: “………………”
I'm afraid this is not a case of being possessed by evil spirits.
She held her forehead with her hand resignedly and told the truth: "I didn't leave because I thought you might not want to leave me."
Number Nine stopped dead in his tracks, his mind buzzing like a hornet's nest, making it impossible for him to focus his thoughts.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
He stood there like a wooden statue for a minute, and his consciousness, which was shattered by Shi Jianxia's words, finally came back to normal.
A blush spread quickly behind his ears, and he shouted in anger, "Who the hell is so reluctant to part with you? Stop flattering yourself!"
Shi Jianxia said "oh" meaningfully, and strode forward without paying any attention to the big talker who was jumping up and down in place.
Number Nine felt his cool and handsome image had suffered a devastating blow and quickly rushed to her side, "Listen up! I'm here to keep an eye on you for the Doctor! I'm going to stop you from colluding with the Zerg Investigations Office!"
Shi Jianxia fought back, "Yeah."
Seeing her expression unchanged, Number Nine felt he was being perfunctory and asked loudly, "Are you listening carefully?"
Shi Jianxia: “Yeah.”
Number Nine: “…”
Just then, a dead branch could not hold up under the thick snow and broke with a snap. Snowflakes fell down and blurred the figures of the two people walking away.
On a tall building not far away, Gongye Jiwang sat cross-legged in the center of the aircraft and smiled gently.
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