89 Extra 1 Yan Xunzhi
◎Yan Xunzhi in the First Life◎
One hundred and fifty-seven years underground, Yan Xunzhi was born in the edge of the white tower.
Under the federal unified foster care policy, she and other children conceived and born in the same batch underwent genetic testing and secondary screening and differentiation, and were diverted to the No. 338 foster home in the marginal living area.
There were a total of 150 people who were sent to the No. 338 Nursing Home with her, and most of them were retired BC-level sentries who were responsible for their food and daily life.
The one she had the closest relationship with was Shu Chi. When they first met, there was a fight at the orphanage. Little Yan, driven by the principle of helping the weak, ran up and gave the other person a flying kick, then dragged Shu Chi away.
After this pull, they became a pair and never separated again.
At the age of six, she was disrupted for the second time and entered the marginal white tower to study. Shu Chi entered the Canxing White Tower with her. Ping Yihuai was also in the same batch and had a good relationship with them.
They entered school at six and were separated at eighteen, spending a full twelve years in the Canxing White Tower undergoing training on the surface. Initially, they began with simple activity classes to activate their bodies, followed by extensive repetitive training and simple cultural studies to prepare for their journey to the surface.
After the division, Yan Xunzhi entered the military zone and connected with Prajna, a B-level guide three years her senior, and entered Northwest District 2. Shu Chi was also assigned to Northwest District 2, and they would occasionally go on missions together.
After receiving their first salary, the two people who had grown up in poverty jumped up and down excitedly in front of the display screen.
Shu Chi suddenly felt that the broad road ahead was waving at her. It was so bright that it seemed to swallow her up.
When he got back, he suddenly asked Yan Xunzhi, "Do you have any plans for the future?"
"Plan? You still have plans for the future?" Yan Xunzhi smacked his lips, gesturing exaggeratedly, "You're daydreaming just because you're paid! Only the higher-ups have plans. We two C-ranks are lucky to survive until retirement!"
Shu Chi pushed her and said, "Why are you so useless?" She suddenly got off the bed and took out a small wooden stick from the iron box. "Look!"
"What is this?"
"A fortune teller!" Shu Chi was very proud. "I never told you that when we were young, I secretly told our fortunes. The fortune teller said that you are very lucky and have a benefactor in your life. You will definitely have a bright future!"
Yan Xunzhi didn't believe it, but since Shu Chi had said so, she reluctantly said, "What about you?"
She just said it casually and was not paying attention here, so she didn't notice that Shu Chi's eyes dimmed for a moment.
"As for me, I'm okay. But you're so lucky, I'll just follow you and cling to you, how bad can I be? Right, princess?"
Yan Xun listened to the first half of the sentence with "hmm" and "ah" and got annoyed with the second half, "Why are you yelling again!"
She pulled a face and said, "Get lost! If you keep yelling like that, I'll send you wherever there's danger if I become really rich!"
Shu Chi was not afraid of being threatened by a paper tiger. He pounced on her and clung to her, "I don't believe you can't bear to leave me. Just scream!"
"You dare to scream again?"
"Princess Princess!"
Yan Xun kicked her off the bed.
He was very happy to get the salary, but after repeating this cycle for more than half a year, Yan Xunzhi was tired. He was not interested in seeing the numbers in his account grow. His mind was full of thoughts about when he would have to go to the ground again.
It was so painful to inhale her lungs that she felt that after it was over, not only her lungs, but all the organs in her body seemed to have been ravaged.
Several times I couldn't stand it anymore and didn't inhale my lungs, because the dungeon didn't care anyway. But it didn't take long before I started coughing.
If you don’t inhale your lungs, your life span will be short, and you will most likely not live to see retirement.
Yan Xunzhi caught Shu Chi and asked, "Is the fortune-telling thing you said true?"
"Miss, don't you believe this?" Shu Chi was surprised. "Who spread these ideas to you and made you waver?"
Yan Xunzhi was very melancholy, "Actually... I'm struggling with whether or not to continue inhaling."
So that's what's going on. Shu Chi laughed heartily, "Really, it's true! Otherwise I would always be following you. You're lucky, and I can live longer too."
Yan Xunzhi pouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are supposed to live a long life. Believe what you should believe and don't believe what you shouldn't believe."
"You are selectively obedient and only listen to what sounds good."
“That’s called idealism!”
Shu Chi was shocked by the words. He grabbed her shoulders and shook her vigorously. "Is this Yan Xunzhi? Your account hasn't been hacked, has it?"
Sentinel Yan was dizzy from being shaken. "What a mess... I'm dizzy! My mental strength hasn't recovered yet. Let go!"
Shu Chi let her go, looked her up and down, and asked suspiciously, "Are you going to study?"
"What?"
"So cultured! I actually heard the word idealism coming from you. It feels so earth-shattering and arrogant."
"..." Sentinel Yan was furious. "Don't think I can't hear you trying to play tricks on me. You won't have a place in the future!"
Shu Chi looked around, "Yin Yang? How can I have Yin Yang? I am Ming Yang!"
Yan Xunzhi swore that he would never pay any attention to her next time he went to the ground, and would pretend not to hear her calls!
Unexpectedly, the accident came faster than the determination.
Shu Chi was short on ground exploration personnel, and she was chosen to be transferred to the southwest. Her sentry was still recovering from an injury, and no one wanted to go. They were supposed to have a mixed formation, but Yan Xunzhi, upon hearing the news, skipped training and ran to find her. "You don't have a sentry? Prajna is also recovering from training. I'll go with you."
"Have you changed your gender?"
Yan Xunzhi rolled his eyes and turned away, "If you don't appreciate it, forget it."
"No! I appreciate it!" Shu Chi pulled her, "I'm just wondering why you took the initiative. Exploring the ground is too dangerous."
Yes, exploration is too dangerous. If Shu Chi were to go to the ground with the mixed platoon, or in a new military area, there might be strangers all around, not a single familiar one. She was afraid that she would be scared.
Yan Xunzhi didn't say that. She held her chin high, like a princess giving alms. "Didn't you say I'm lucky and I can live longer with you? Exploration is so dangerous, I'll protect you."
Later, everything the fortune teller said came true. She was forced to believe in fate and looked back, dreaming of this day countless times.
Shu Chi fell endlessly, his face buried deep in the ground, with only one hand struggling to rise. She stretched out her hand, trying her best to catch her.
Every time. Every time I can't catch it.
Yan Xunzhi finally accepted it. This was her fate, and Shu Chi's as well.
Even in her dreams, she couldn't save her.
The entire army was wiped out, the survivors were arrested, and Yan Xunzhi saw the ground for the first time.
They were completely covered, with only a pair of eyes visible. Those eyes were dark, almost black, and looked exactly like humans, clearly humans.
When I reached out my hand, I saw their skin, mottled and wrinkled like tree bark.
Well, not humans.
Everyone was locked in a room made of iron sheets. The iron sheets were very hot, and the room was like a steamer. The locals fed them a very small amount of thin soup every day to keep them alive, sometimes injecting them, and sometimes swallowing some strange objects on the ground.
Later, they were divided into several groups according to their links, and Shu Chi and Yan Xunzhi were locked up together.
It's been too long. Every second longer than that is torture.
Yan Xunzhi said, "...Let's talk about something."
Shu Chi chuckled softly, "You can still keep chatting now."
"Didn't you say that fortune teller was very accurate? I have a benefactor in my life, and I won't die until he appears." Yan Xunzhi smiled, "Maybe my benefactor is in the underground world. It's an opportunity to come up. Maybe if I transform into the underground world, I will become extremely powerful."
Shu Chi was silent for a while, then said, "...I shouldn't have brought you with me."
"Why don't you believe in fate again?"
Every day, someone screamed, their voices piercing their lungs. At first, Yan Xunzhi trembled at the sound, his nerves tense and apprehensive, terrified that he would be next. But after hearing it so often, he became accustomed to it and became numb.
She goes with the flow. One good thing about people is that they are adaptable.
She didn't know when the fall would happen on her head, and she couldn't see the countdown board, so she just pretended it didn't happen.
Shu Chi suddenly bumped into her and asked, "Did you see that hole?"
What mouth? She squinted, her vision blurring, and couldn't see clearly. "What's wrong?"
"Several times when I was feeding medicine, I left the door open. I released my mental power out, and that door led to many different places, including pipes, so I could run."
Yan Xunzhi's eyes lit up, "Really?" Then he asked doubtfully, "Can your mental power be projected that far?"
"Maybe it's the medicine. My mental strength has increased a lot recently."
Yan Xunzhi was skeptical, "Really? ... Could it be some kind of deception trick by the local authorities?"
Shu Chi was annoyed. "Let's try our best! We can't get out anyway. It's a dead end, right? We'll definitely die if we stay here."
That makes sense.
Yan Xunzhi raised his hands, which were bound with special instruments, and asked, "How are you going to run?"
There was no chance to unlock it until the day he was taken away.
The two of them had simulated this countless times, and they were probably going to do something since the others had gathered and were not here. With only two escorts, it was the best opportunity to escape.
Who is the one who runs and who stays to cover.
Shu Chi argued, "Of course you ran. Think about it, even if we get out, it's just a vast expanse of yellow sand. Even if there's a lull, we might not know where to go. People say you have a long future ahead of you. If you go out, you might bump into someone and be rescued, and then they can come and save me. If I go out, I might just die in the desert."
Yan Xunzhi didn't say anything, but bent his fingers and pinched his palms until they hurt.
She didn't dare to say it, couldn't say it. Shu Chi and her had to choose between the two, and of course she wanted to escape or live.
I just said nothing and pretended to be pushed out, the one with no choice.
Shu Chi ignored her, not knowing whether he could see through her little thoughts or not, and kept muttering to himself, "When you run away, you must be decisive. This is the only chance we have. I am still waiting for you to come back and save me."
She ran away.
Yan Xunzhi was naturally a speedster, and perhaps it was the fact that her life was hanging by a thread that triggered her potential, but she stumbled and ran even faster than usual. She dove headfirst into the maze of pipes, winding around so much she didn't even know where she was going.
At the first turn, I caught a glimpse of Shu Chi being dragged away.
The people outside were searching back and forth, so Yan Xunzhi didn't dare to show his head easily and hid in the pipe for the time being.
Fortunately, they didn't seem to be determined to catch her back. It didn't matter if she ran away. There was yellow sand all over the ground outside anyway. It was just a matter of where she died. The patrol soon came to an end.
The sounds in the pipe came from all directions, and she followed them to the room where Shu Chi was imprisoned.
Sharp screams penetrated the door panels, amplified and echoed infinitely in the pipes.
Large pools of blood were flowing out of the gap. Yan Xunzhi stared at the pool of blood, feeling a little blank, unable to imagine what she looked like.
Will she regret it? Did she know she would be tortured like this?
If she knew, would she still do this to exchange her chance to escape?
Yan Xunzhi pinched her chest. The pain seemed to bring her back to life, and her breathing became smooth again.
Don’t think about it, you can’t think about it.
Until that door opened.
Shu Chi fell to the ground, his abdomen was cut open, as if it had been hollowed out, his internal organs leaked out, and for some reason it had turned into a yellowish-brown color, flowing all over the ground, being stepped on and trampled, leaving sticky patches all over the ground.
Yan Xunzhi was shaking so much that he couldn't help but look at her face.
His features were blurred together, and it was impossible to distinguish his appearance. Only the beating of his spirit told her that this was Shu Chi. Yan Xunzhi's hands and feet were frozen, and he huddled motionless in the pipe, looking at her through the gaps between the louvers.
Shu Chi seemed to sense her as well.
The bloody man used all his strength and tilted his head slightly towards her.
She grinned, her mouth full of blood, oozing out, making it almost impossible to see her movements. Yan Xunzhi looked at her and smiled at her, mouthing: Princess.
She said countless times - that fortune teller is very accurate, you have a good life.
You won't stay here, you still have a long way to go.
Yan Xunzhi stared at her intently, tears streaming down his face.
As if she had exhausted all her strength, Shu Chi closed her eyes and stopped struggling. She was in so much pain that she tried to make every movement as gentle as possible. Slowly, the last bit of her chest rising and falling disappeared.
It took Yan Xunzhi a long time to move again, and he groped his way out along the pipe.
He actually crawled out of the narrow tube. It was dusty outside, and he had no idea how far he had strayed from the tower. Yan Xunzhi didn't even have a ground-based activity suit. He was so weak from being imprisoned that he could only run as far as he could in any direction.
But she actually ran into an exploring team, and even she couldn't believe it.
At the moment she fell down, Yan Xunzhi thought that she still needed a benefactor.
It seemed like just a moment, but also like she had been struggling in pain for a long time. When Yan Xunzhi opened her eyes, Prajna was beside her, biting the pen and taking notes.
Seeing that she woke up, he exclaimed, "You are so lucky."
She turned to pour her some water, saying, "What a coincidence! Your friend's name is... Yi Rong? He happened to be working here. He noticed something wrong with your ground records, stopped you, paid to have them corrected, and called me over too."
She stuffed the water cup into her hand and leaned closer, "Yan Xunzhi... have you been on the ground all this time?"
The air was filled with mist and Yan Xunzhi felt dizzy. He looked at her without answering.
Prajna shrugged, "Forget it if you don't want to talk about it. As long as you wake up, I won't accompany you. You're seriously injured, and I'm afraid you'll need to recover for a while before you can go to the surface."
She was about to leave when she suddenly remembered something and turned back to take her water cup. "Oh, I forgot, you can't drink water when you just woke up. Just bear with it for now."
“…I won’t go to the surface again.”
Prajna glanced at her legs and said, "This is not something you can decide. The Federation is short of manpower right now, and once your injury heals, they will not agree to your retirement."
Yan Xunzhi raised his head and looked at her, "So I need your help."
"I too..." Prajna only began to speak in embarrassment when she saw her holding the injured part of her leg.
She was horrified. "What are you doing?"
Snap. The sound of the leg bone breaking again.
The physical pain made her tremble all over. Yan Xunzhi's face was covered with tears. She sniffed and looked up. Two tear marks were on her face, but a steady smile rose at the corner of her mouth. "The wound won't heal."
"I will always be a cripple. I will never go above ground again."
Prajna was speechless.
After a moment, he mumbled, "The Federation is very short of people right now. It's impossible for the cripple to retire. He can only fill in a few more times."
Yan Xunzhi looked at Prajna and suddenly asked, "Am I good-looking? Am I beautiful?"
Prajna's heart skipped a beat as she realized what she meant, "...underground, good-looking isn't a good word."
Yan Xunzhi suddenly smiled, "So I am indeed good-looking, right? I was wondering why so many people recognize me wherever I go, even though I am just an ordinary C-rank sentinel."
"Looking good is enough," she said. "So I joined the Logistics and Armaments Department. It shouldn't be difficult, right?"
She is always a hidden danger outside, and she doesn't want to go to the ground again, so the Armament Department is the best choice.
Retirement is impossible, and she has no delusion of retiring. She just doesn't want to go to the ground anymore.
The leg injury took a month to heal on and off. The fracture was not discovered in time, the bone grew crooked, and the final recovery was very slow. I could only walk with a limp and often felt pain in the damp underground.
Yan Xunzhi, however, felt it was worth it. She returned to the northwest and wore an exoskeleton to assist her walking. She still limped, but it was milder and less painful. Prajna used her connections to get her an interview.
She went. There was no complicated process; she just sat in front of a one-way mirror for a while, and then she was accepted.
Yan Xunzhi thought that he was indeed very good-looking.
Not just good-looking. She is extremely beautiful.
Appearance was completely useless in the underground era, so no one cared about what others looked like. No one had ever instilled in them the concept of beauty and ugliness. Only occasionally did someone mention it to her, "Yan Xunzhi, you know, you're very easy to recognize in a crowd."
"It's just... how should I put it? When there are a lot of people around and they're far away, other people's facial features are blurry, but yours is crystal clear, like a light bulb shining brightly. You can see it at a glance, and it won't blur even after a long time."
Yan Xunzhi once felt very sorry about this... No wonder she was often caught skipping training!
So that's what looks good.
Yan Xunzhi had successfully entered the reserve army thanks to a face she had never known was so useful. However, she had never served as an officer, so her life was not easy. Officers on the ground were often very irritable, and a pretty face was not their first choice, not even an option.
——Until she was picked by Kong Wei.
Kong Wei was an emotionally stable person. This was the only conclusion she could draw from her interactions with her.
She often goes to the ground, holds meetings, and gives orders... Even though she works around the clock, she never shows anger, and no one ever gives her a bad look.
Yan Xunzhi initially felt fortunate; compared to the other chosen sentries, her life was undoubtedly easy and comfortable. But as he gradually got to know her, he felt a deep-seated fear.
She was too calm. Everyone has joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, but she didn't. Her emotions were almost flat, like a pool of stagnant water. No matter how many stones were thrown into it, at most it would splash.
Without emotions, there will be no ties.
Even if she served Kong Wei wholeheartedly for her whole life, she still saw her as a stranger who could be executed at will.
There was no room for this person to develop. Yan Xunzhi was sometimes close to despair.
Judging from her rank and promotion, she must be the benefactor in her life. But the fortune teller didn't know, and neither did she, that this benefactor was so cold-hearted and unfeeling. In this life, she might only be able to be her dog, wagging her tail and begging for a little charity.
What is this?
Not to mention revenge for Shu Chi, even if she wanted to live a slightly more decent life, it seemed far away and hopeless.
Jing Ting disappeared on the ground. Kong Wei told her.
Yan Xunzhi knew that she had already gone through all his details, and he was a little stunned. "Oh."
Missing. Or maybe not necessarily missing.
She met Yi Rong in the military area, and she followed her into the house and lay on the bed. Yi Rong said that life and death are impermanent, and Yan Xunzhi closed her eyes, "You don't understand..."
It may not be impermanent, it may be carefully planned.
"Actually, I don't understand either. The world is so bad, what's the point of living?"
She worked tremblingly for the Federation, serving for fifteen years, fifteen years dedicated to the ground, but it was not enough. They turned around and sold her, and quietly laid her bones in.
If you had told me you were going to sell her earlier, she wouldn't have struggled.
"So many people died, and I had no way to help. I couldn't even guarantee my own survival. I could only cowardly run under someone else's wings to seek survival. In fact, I didn't want to live anymore. What's the point of living? I can't do anything... But I'm afraid of death."
Every moment since escaping from there, every moment since being transferred to the Armaments Department.
She clearly wanted to seek justice, but in the end all she did was kneel down and beg for her life.
She finally realized that those people had died in vain. To the Federation, they were just a handful of ashes that were blown away.
She broke down and burst into tears, convulsing in Yi Rong's arms. But then she stopped, almost abruptly.
Yi Rong stroked her hair and watched her push him away, sobbing and laughing, "I have to go. Kong Wei...she's going back tonight, I have to greet her."
Yi Rong looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Before leaving, he said, "Actually, none of this has anything to do with you."
Yan Xunzhi lowered his eyes, "...I know."
But she had already lived like this. She had walked through thorns, bleeding and covered in scars. If she turned back, she would have to admit that all this was futile. She might as well keep some hope and continue to walk on.
The moment she changed into beautiful clothes and lay in a soft sleeper next to the officer, she felt disgusted.
But she is not dead yet, she still wants to live.
Kong Wei lacks someone to conduct experiments.
Yan Xunzhi struggled, hesitated, and wavered. Going into the experiment would surely lead to death. She was so weak. She wanted revenge, but she didn't want to die. But her abilities were so limited, and anything she wanted to do would come at a terrible price.
He finally made up his mind and tried hard to become her experimental subject, but the connection between them was still so weak.
She had taken the initiative to propose the experimental injection dosage. She saw Kong Wei's urgency and used it to gain sympathy. She wondered if someone as shrewd and calm as Kong Wei could see that she was also so anxious.
The pain of each overdose woke her up, and she pressed her head down and buried it in the water.
She wants to move forward, for revenge, and perhaps even upgrade herself and serve humanity.
Kong Wei's words touched her deeply. "Since you are in this world, you must do something."
She didn't know what she could change, but she had to do something, at least it couldn't go on like this.
Once on the ground, the underground city she hated would naturally collapse.
When she wanted to continue climbing, Kong Wei lightly poured cold water on her.
"You lied to me about why you couldn't connect to the ground."
Yan Xunzhi was stunned. He thought she didn't know, and it turned out she wasn't going to pursue the matter.
For the first time, she revealed these secrets to others for the purpose of gaining trust, but at the same time, she felt herself sinking.
Ping Yihuai was dead, Shu Chi was dead, Jing Ting was dead too. Most of her friends were dead on Earth, and none of those still alive could speak to her. Her past seemed lost, like a lonely ship drifting in the vast ocean, only to stray to Kong Wei.
Until this moment, she took out the rope and tied Kong Wei up.
She seemed to have finally found a home and a place to return to.
Yan Xunzhi almost had a moment—a moment of extremely selfish thought, if she hadn't pulled Shu Chi up that day, if she hadn't stood up that day...
If she didn't care about her at all, could she have a future that was reasonably stable?
This thought nearly destroyed her. That night in bed, she was almost self-torturing. Kong Wei could see that something was wrong with her and frowned slightly. Yan Xunzhi was trying to control the tears that were pouring out, pinching her knuckles until they turned white. He forced a smile, as if to satisfy her, "I heard others enjoy it this way, so I'll try it."
Kong Wei hesitated to speak. Finally, he said, "It's okay, a little bit. As long as you feel comfortable."
There weren't enough people for the ground mission, so a few people were pulled from the logistics and armaments department. Yin Ze led the team, and Yan Xunzhi was a little suspicious, thinking it was another trap.
She could go back and beg Kong Wei for help. She knew that even though they were not close, as long as she begged, Kong Wei would be willing to rescue her and she would not have to go on this mission.
But what is the meaning of this?
As long as she wants, she will live like this as nothing forever.
She doesn't want to.
But this mission went smoothly and nothing happened. Yan Xunzhi followed it, killed a few alien creatures, and returned underground.
Everything seemed to be back to normal. Yan Xunzhi, using Kong Wei's identity to bully others, tried to please her while exploring her past. The plan seemed far away, but she always had to give herself some goals.
That night when she didn't know what happened, Kong Wei suddenly changed.
The change was subtle, but enough to make Yan Xunzhi ecstatic. She was such a cold person, as solid as a rock, and to be able to open a crack in her was a one in a million chance.
But her mood remained stable, she would just lie in her arms when she was tired. She bought a lot of clothes on weekdays, and she would lean on the sofa and let her change into them one by one, as if Yan Xunzhi was a rag doll that needed to be dressed up.
When I see someone good-looking, I feel happier. "You really look good in clothes. It's a shame not to dress up this face."
When she was in a good mood, she would dress her up nicely and take her to a meeting.
Yan Xunzhi plays every role well.
She didn't understand what was said in the meeting, but she knew it was important, so she tried to write down every word and read it over and over again when she had time.
Sometimes she was too immersed in the role and occasionally she would be in a trance. Kong Wei's kindness to her was impeccable. She had been in her circle for a long time and knew that she was the only special case. Kong Wei must love her.
——What about her?
In such an honor, had she never had even a moment, not even half a thought, to think of sinking into despair?
Forgetting the past, with Kong Wei, she will definitely reach the peak, have a bright future, and live a lucky and happy life, just as her fate has said.
Didn't she ever be greedy for a moment? Didn't she ever struggle for a moment?
Yan Xunzhi didn't dare to think about it. Selfishness can easily grow wild. She faced the mirror and slapped herself hard.
A few seconds passed. Her cheeks were red and swollen. She looked at herself in the mirror, her eyes red and wet. She didn't even dare to let the thought germinate.
She was just Kong Wei's dog. Kong Wei loved her, and he would love others. It was just that she had been with him the longest, and had melted a little nest of her own on the iceberg. She had to recognize this and understand it thoroughly before she could bite her teeth and move on.
When Prajna came to see her, Yan Xunzhi made some good tea to entertain her.
She didn't understand how to drink it, and it tasted bitter, and the bitterness was very long. She drank two sips and put it down. Yan Xunzhi saw her movements and smiled, "I can't get used to it either, it's very unpalatable. But you said that people like us only have this chance to drink it in our lifetime, so I still drink it every day."
Prajna asked, "You came here just to avoid the mission and drink tea?"
"You can also eat apples." Yan Xunzhi picked up a fruit on the table and threw it to her, "You haven't eaten it before? Try it quickly, it's rare, sweet, and delicious. I've been following Kong Wei for so long, and I only recently got it."
"How dare you eat this?"
"It doesn't matter to her, don't worry."
Prajna quickly took two bites and commented vaguely, "It's really delicious."
Then he asked, "I thought you were scared and didn't want to go up to the surface again, but I saw you exploring a while ago. What's going on?"
"Elected."
Prajna looked at her with a look that seemed to be trying to fool me, "Stop it, it's just something I said."
Yan Xunzhi was silent. Prajna waited for a moment, then waved her hand casually, "Forget it, if you don't want to talk, forget it. I'm here just to make some connections. I heard you're rich now, so I'd like to curry your favor. Just in case you can do me some good in the future."
Yan Xunzhi smiled, "Then it's best if you stay away from me."
Prajna was incredulous. "You are so heartless? You forget your roots now that you are rich!"
"Oh, no." Yan Xunzhi wanted to say, but stopped at the tip of his tongue, "Forget it, just think of me as being heartless."
As her authority began to increase, she looked through more files and read them thoroughly, only to feel that she would have been better off not knowing.
Kong Wei wanted to return to the surface. So many people died in the experiment, but it just happened that it had nothing to do with her. Yin Ze also wanted to return to the surface. She also sold so many people, but she just happened to be unlucky and became a victim.
Even Kong Wei's success with her was probably based on Yin Ze's cooperation with the ground and the earth itself to change her physique.
Anatomy.
She had already decided to die, so she had to make up her mind quickly and let outside forces supervise her. Otherwise, Yan Xunzhi was afraid that she would regret it—and she probably would.
Initially, she just wanted to live until retirement. She had no goals or plans. Now she has a truly ambitious plan, and she should be proud.
Kong Wei was debating whether to wear a tracker to make it easier to find her. Yan Xunzhi thought for a moment and reached out to her, "Give it to me."
"It's easy to spot."
Yan Xunzhi smiled and said, "I will turn off the exoskeleton when I wear it, so I won't be discovered. With the exoskeleton providing power, the tracker can last for a long time. You don't have to rush to find me, lest you be exposed."
Kong Wei was silent for a while. This was the first time she saw confusion on her face.
"You'll die."
It turns out that the autopsy was fake, Kong Wei didn't want her to die. It turns out that she really loved her.
Unfortunately, she had disguised herself too deeply in her life and had worn the mask for too long, and was buried in the yellow sand. She no longer had the ability to respond.
Yan Xunzhi smiled easily, "Have I ever thought about coming back alive? Dissection, I'm not joking, I'm serious. If I can accomplish my goal, I'll be very happy and my life will be complete. If I can help you..."
She narrowed her eyes slightly. Kong Wei in front of her was a little blurry, so she smiled even more brightly, "That's even better."
Officer Kong, in my next life. In my next life, if I still have this honor and am chosen by you, I will definitely chase after you, asking for nothing, seeking nothing, and sincerely looking up to you and loving you.
In exchange for my life's atonement.
"Kong Wei." She said with a smile, "You must succeed."
You must succeed.
We must return to the ground.
This way, in our next lives, whether it's Shu Chi, Jing Ting, Ping Yihuai, or me, we can all benefit from your presence and return to the surface. Back then, there would be no underground city, but only the sun. We should be happy, right?
In this long river, we may never meet again, but I hope you are successful and fulfilled, so that I can secretly borrow your light to illuminate my entire life.
I don’t have the ability to fulfill it, so what I ask for is what you ask for.
In this way, we are walking on the same road, with different thoughts in our minds, heading towards the same destination.
What an honor.
Yin Ze's guide was seriously injured by a foreign object and died.
At that time, she thought, she was really lucky. Even in this matter of murder, God was so helpful to her...
Yan Xunzhi used every trick she had learned from Kong Wei. Her body had already evolved, and she attacked with a sudden, desperate attack, seeking only to perish together. Yin Ze was forcibly taken offline and pinned to the ground, unable to resist.
The winner was decided. Yan Xunzhi drew his sword and placed it against her neck. He said calmly, "I know you want to return to the surface. I want to too."
"You and I have the same goal. In fact, your previous experiments helped me get closer to the surface. I shouldn't kill you. But you betrayed us. My best friend was brutally murdered by the underground. She risked her life to get me out. If I don't kill you, I can't explain to her."
Her blade pressed down hard.
"It doesn't matter if you hate me. Wait until you become a ghost and see me in the underworld. I will be at your disposal and will take your revenge as you wish."
Yin Ze twitched a few times, his eyes looked up at the sky, and gradually became dull and motionless.
Yan Xunzhi's arms went limp, and he fell on top of her. He rolled down, lying in the sand, his exoskeleton deactivated, leaving only the tracker.
The helmet shattered, and the wind and sand buried her nasal cavity. The previous life-threatening lung breathing seemed like a joke. Yan Xunzhi choked on a few mouthfuls of sand, suffocating, her lungs burning, but she smiled.
Shu Chi seemed to be in front of her. She came to pick her up.
For so many years, she never dreamed of Shu Chi again. She thought that Shu Chi had asked her to leave because he was unwilling to do so. She also wanted to leave, but she knew that her life was over and she could not do anything. She was the one who had the possibility, so he gave it to her.
So all these years, she also hated her, hated her for going out with her, otherwise she might have come back alive.
"I avenged you." Yan Xunzhi's voice was a little weak. "I died too. We are the same. I just struggled in this world a little longer than you... I came to find you."
The wind and sand buried her, and Yan Xunzhi suddenly felt calm.
As an ordinary, weak and incompetent person, she has never made any big wishes or planned for the future.
In this life, I have been pushed forward by wave after wave, and after all these ups and downs, I have finally come to this point...
It's already a victory.
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