When the dark purple feathers disappeared from his sight, Shen Cheng only felt that the darkness in front of him was slightly hazy. When he looked again, a woman in a dark purple coat floated down.
At this time, Chen Cheng had clearly felt that he was in that dark cage, but Chen Cheng found that even though he was trapped in the cage, the cage was still like paper to him and he could smash it to pieces with a wave of his hand.
As expected... the abilities of avian phantoms can't affect other avian phantoms or avian phantom-adapted individuals at all...
Looking at Ye Xi who was floating down, Chen Cheng smiled faintly and said, "Ye Xi, long time no see."
"Yeah, long time no see..." Ye Xi looked at Chen Cheng with a somewhat indifferent expression: "I originally wanted to have some fun with you again, but unfortunately... now my ability seems to have no effect on you."
It was obvious that Ye Xi had discovered that Shen Cheng had been injected with the avian Huanya gene drug.
"You seem to have changed a lot in the past few days since I left." After looking Chen Cheng up and down, Ye Xi tilted her head slightly.
"Yeah..." After sighing, Chen Cheng looked Ye Xi in the eye and said, "I was originally thinking about how to find you, and now it just so happens that I have something to tell you."
"Heh..." Ye Xi sneered, then quietly moved back a little and said, "I have nothing to say to you."
Chen Cheng took a step forward. Although he still had a gentle smile on his face, his words were resounding: "I want to save you."
"Save me?" Ye Xi sneered as if she had heard a joke. "Are you kidding me? Save me? I'm the culprit who instigated your Institute of Biological Sciences to defect and stole your Institute of Biological Sciences' Tiger Fantasy Genetic Medicine. You're saving me, but you're really taking me in, right?"
"It's both taking you in and saving you." Chen Cheng looked at Ye Xi and smiled, "At least, I won't let you die."
"You won't let me die?" Hearing this, Ye Xi nodded in agreement, then continued, "Yes, you won't let me die. You will lock me up in a dark room, send people to guard me like a prisoner 24 hours a day, and extract my blood for research at any time... Rather than being a guinea pig like this, it would be better for me to die!"
Shen Cheng shook his head and said, "Our Institute of Biological Sciences is not as dark as you think."
"Darkness?" Ye Xi's expression remained indifferent. "Don't I know how terrifying my abilities are? If you really let me move freely in the Institute of Biological Sciences, wouldn't you be afraid that I would use my abilities there?"
Shen Cheng pondered for a moment and sighed: "There is always a way to solve the problem..."
"Naive!" Ye Xi sneered again. "If there really was a solution, why would I live a homeless life around the world? Wouldn't it be better to just find a random country to settle down in? It's because my existence is too threatening and uncontrollable that they always want to eliminate me, and now you want to take me in? Do you think you can stand shoulder to shoulder with those countries?"
While speaking, Ye Xi once again moved his feet back calmly.
"Since you don't believe me, why did you drag me into your illusion?" Chen Cheng didn't give Ye Xi a chance to distance himself from him. He continued to press forward and said, "The reason they can't take you in is because they've never had a proper talk with you, right? Every time they encounter you, they use force or guns and bullets to take you in. That's why you resist, right? In fact... you've long wanted to end your current life and find a peaceful place to rest, right?"
Before he knew it, Chen Cheng had already approached Ye Xi.
Looking at Chen Cheng who was so close, Ye Xi's eyes wavered for a moment, and then he said coldly: "So what? Do you think you will let me go just by saying 'Please give me a peaceful life, I won't use my abilities'? I am an outcast, someone abandoned by the world. My existence is a mistake. As long as I am alive, all of you will regard me as a threat!"
"I won't. At least you can't threaten me." Chen Cheng shrugged and said with a nonchalant smile: "At worst, you can stay by my side. I can not restrict your freedom."
“…Chen Cheng.” After a moment of silence, Ye Xi said calmly: “Your naivety and stupidity will one day harm you and the people around you.
You can inject all the magical gene potions and possess world-class talents and abilities, but you always keep your vision confined to your narrow cat cafe. In your eyes, the entire world seems to be kind. You have no clear understanding of yourself or the world at large..."
"I think... this is pretty good." Shen Cheng still smiled faintly.
"...Fool." After another moment of silence, Ye Xi sighed bitterly and shook his head. "Since you said you want to take me in, then fine, I'll give you a chance. To tell you the truth, I'm already looking for an opportunity to leave China... Although given my current situation, I'm most likely to be killed. So, I want to see, will you 'save' me first, or will I be killed first?"
It was obvious that Ye Xi still couldn't fully trust Chen Cheng, but she still offered half of her life for Chen Cheng to choose.
Ye Xi didn't want to be a guinea pig in the laboratory and had already prepared to be shot. The reason why she gave Chen Cheng a chance to "save" her was perhaps... because she was also longing to be saved in her heart...
After all these years, Ye Xi was already exhausted. Yes, Chen Cheng was right, she was tired. She wanted to rest now, even if it was just to close her eyes...
Seeing the fatigue that flashed across Ye Xi's eyes, Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and placed it on the top of Ye Xi's head, gently ruffling Ye Xi's dark purple hair: "Don't worry, the final winner will definitely be me."
Looking at Shen Cheng's gentle smile, Ye Xi inexplicably felt a trace of fatigue rising in her heart - she hadn't felt this way for a long time.
Why had she drawn Shen Cheng into her fantasy? Perhaps it was because he had never reported his encounter with her? Or perhaps his kindhearted nature had made her unable to raise any defenses? But she knew that only by staying in the same fantasy with Shen Cheng could she feel a sense of comfort and peace that she hadn't felt in a long time.
Perhaps because of this, she had a little trust and expectation in Chen Cheng.
"Then I'll wait and see." Although he was likely to face death, Ye Xi didn't seem to feel any fear at all. He just smiled calmly at Chen Cheng, then waved his sleeves.
The illusion suddenly shattered.
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