Chapter 42

After the drip, the red eyes of the group of people finally faded a lot and didn't look so obvious anymore.

The nurse at the hospital removed the needles for them, and the six people and the fox looked at each other while holding the cotton.

Lu Yayin cleared her throat first: "...Shall we go back to our rooms now?"

———Even after the drip, she didn’t feel sleepy at all.

"Aren't you all sleepy?" Meng Ziqiu asked suddenly.

The others looked at each other and nodded.

"Then let's set out at night." Meng Ziqiu said, "I have contacted the chief of the Grass and Wood tribe before, and told him to take Hongying to the Grass and Wood tribe after he absorbs the Emperor's Fluid to see what the situation is and whether it will have any impact on him. As for Yin Li——"

Meng Ziqiu paused and said, "Although I don't know why he let Painted Skin take you away, you are not safe now. I don't suggest that you part ways with us."

"I don't actually know why he wanted to arrest me." Yin Li's face was a little bewildered. "After my talent was detected, I have been practicing in Kunlun. If I hadn't received Su Su's distress signal, I would never have come out."

Lu Susu, who was pressing the cotton pad on her other paw with one paw, raised her foxy face, looking equally confused: "I didn't ask for help in the message?"

The man and the fox looked at each other, with the same doubt in their eyes—

"I just wanted to invite you to come and travel, and to show you that I'm almost done with the art of forgetfulness."

"You said you were badly bullied in the surface world and asked me to come and rescue you."

Susu: “???”

Yin Li: “……?”

Susu's fur stood up: "How can the message be modified? Is there a spy?!"

Lu Yayin supported her forehead and said, "You three are really different in your own way—TuTu's strange luck, Hongying's strange physique, and Lily's number one target on the wanted list... Following you, I have lived a colorful and surprising life."

Yu Tu: “…I’m heartbroken.”

Gu Hongying: "...not rubbing salt in someone's mouth is a traditional virtue."

Yin Li: "...It's so euphemistic that it makes people feel heartbroken."

No matter how embarrassing the reality is, you have to face it. After thinking it over carefully, Yin Li decided to go to the Plant Tribe with Yu Tu and the others.

When she was practicing in Kunlun, she knew that the place with the most books in the inner world was Chang'an Academy, the one who knew the most cultivation techniques was the head of Kunlun, the one who understood all the wonders of the world was the chief of the plants and trees, and the one who understood the past that no one knew was the master of Guixu.

Yin Li: "Can I go to the Plant Tribe with you guys?"

———Even if she couldn't get anything out of the Plant Tribe, it would be much safer for her to go to Kunlun from there than to return from the surface world on her own.

Yu. When sending messages, the clan leader often enthusiastically suggests that you bring some friends over to play, and he keeps talking until your ears are about to get tangled. Tu: "You're very welcome."

*

The result of the negotiation was that everyone set out at night. They had previously agreed to send Yu Tu to the Grass Tribe as soon as possible, but he and Gu Hongying got into trouble one after another, and they ran into Painted Skin. Then Yin Li, who came to set up the formation and ask for help, was targeted, and the shadow of the top wanted person in the inner world appeared behind her... Things happened one after another, and there were so many problems that it made people's scalp numb.

After explaining to Team 9 what they were going to do, Team 7's armored vehicles disappeared into the night. The traffic on the road at night had become sparse, but the cicadas on both sides of the road were still buzzing, and the soothing music in the car made people's hearts slowly calm down.

After driving for three hours, Susu Su was the first to feel sleepy. The little red fox put one of its tails under its body and the other over its body, and fell asleep curled up in the seat. Yin Li reached out and pushed Susu Su in to prevent her from falling off the seat after falling asleep.

"Brother Qin, how about I let you drive instead? You've already been driving for three hours." Gu Hongying glanced at the sleeping Lu Susu and lowered his voice, "It will take several days to get to the Grass Tribe."

"It's okay. I'm not tired of driving yet." Qin Fei said, "It was common for me to drive for more than ten hours during previous missions. I could still drive steadily even after not sleeping for several days and nights."

"It sounds like a lot of hard work." Gu Hongying was stunned for a moment, "Are all the teams like this?"

"There are not many people who can awaken their spiritual power, and even fewer who can graduate. It's because the world is too big and there is a shortage of manpower." Qin Fei joked, "Why do you think the benefits are so good and the salary is so high?"

He sighed, "In the past two years, surface world missions have appeared more and more frequently. Fortunately, more and more people have awakened their spiritual powers. Otherwise, even if we had three heads and six arms, we wouldn't be able to hold on."

"Brother Qin, what interesting tasks have you encountered?" Gu Hongying asked with great interest, "Can you tell me about any that are not confidential?"

Qin Fei subconsciously looked at Meng Ziqiu, the co-pilot, but found that Meng Ziqiu had fallen asleep with his eyes closed.

"I dare not tell you without the boss's permission. The confidentiality clauses change every year———" Qin Fei turned down the music a little, "When you join the team in the future, most of the information will no longer be confidential to you."

"That will take a long time—ah—" Gu Hongying dragged out his words with a vibrant sigh, "University hasn't even started yet!"

"Why rush? Just study hard." Qin Fei chuckled. "When you graduate, you will probably miss your time in school from time to time."

That was the only relaxing period between encountering a new and interesting world and a future filled with a sense of mission.

"Then I hope that college life will be colorful!" Gu Hongying said and turned his head, "Tu Tu, aren't you curious——"

"Huh? Fell asleep too?" Gu Hongying looked around the car and found that in addition to Meng Zu, Lu Susu, and Yu Tu, Yin Li and Lu Yayin also began to doze off.

He whispered: "Is everyone so sleepy?"

"Fall asleep anywhere and anytime when you are free, so that you will have energy when you encounter an emergency." Qin Fei's voice came from the front of the car, "You are not qualified, Hongying."

"You actually underestimated me?" Gu Hongying pulled out an eye mask from the invisible drawer inlaid on the seat and put it on his face. Then he leaned back like a salted fish without dreams, "I'll show you a method to fall asleep in one minute!"

Qin Fei: “…”

Haha, childish.

A minute later, hearing the steady breathing sound coming from behind the car, Qin Fei was stunned at first, then he smiled and shook his head. He slowed down the car and drove more steadily.

Inside the car, a group of people were sleeping in all directions. Outside the car, rows of street lights stretched into the distance, illuminating the journey ahead.

*

After Yu Tu pretended to fall asleep in the corner of the car, he quietly mobilized all his energy to activate the connection between him and the teahouse. On the short bridge of the teahouse, a figure gradually appeared from virtual to real.

The mirror chain dangling beside his cheek felt a little itchy. Yu Tu crossed the short bridge and walked into the "background wall" again. The background wall was exactly the same as in his dream. The dim light became brighter, and at the end were two doors on the left and right.

Yu Tu tried the dark grey door first. As soon as his fingertips touched the door, he felt as if he was in a world of ice and snow, freezing cold. This illusion instantly overwhelmed his brain, making it difficult for him to concentrate. At this moment, the black lock with dark green vine patterns on the door shook, and the cold feeling paused for a moment. Yu Tu took a step back and finally escaped from this danger.

My entire palm had become cold and a little stinging, as if I had played with snow for several hours in winter.

Yu Tu stared at his hands for a while, and finally came to a sad conclusion—people really shouldn't be too curious.

The dark grey door could not be opened, so Yu Tu gave up decisively. He turned around and pushed open the light green door. The shop outside was exactly the same as he had seen in his dream: the back room was empty, with a wooden screen made of faded silk in the middle, a wooden shelf inlaid like a mural in the front, and a tea table with twelve flowers on it... All the items were covered with a thick layer of dust - he didn't know how long it would take to clean the shop.

Yu Tu is already considering buying rags, mops and buckets.

Suddenly, one of the "lines" connecting his deep consciousness and the teahouse moved. Yu Tu mobilized the energy in his body and placed his hand on the screen beside him.

Something that goes against science has happened!

The faded silk began to turn back to its original color from the position of his palm. The vivid green was interspersed in the screen and the paint-chipped carved stand, as if an invisible hand was repairing it. The dust on the twelve-flower tea table gradually decreased, and the flower-like tea pets on it turned into real flowers.

Time seemed to stop at this moment and then go back to its best form.

Not having to clean should be a very happy thing, but the premise is that the energy that has been hard-earned will not disappear at a regular rate.

Yu Tu felt the energy in his body decreasing and he felt like crying but had no tears.

Work diligently and conscientiously as if treading on thin ice, or all your efforts will be wasted in a flash.

When the changes that seemed like time reversal swept through the front room and spread to the back room, Yu Tu finally "pulled" his hand off the silk screen through his own efforts, and the energy transfer ended.

Yu Tu: “…”

He stared blankly at the new changes, and covered his chest with his trembling hands. The energy he had saved for so long was only one tenth left! If he hadn't pulled his hands away, he suspected that this store would suck him dry!

What kind of new century money-eating beast is this!

*

Smoke was rising and the aroma of tea filled the space. Yu Tu held a cup of tea and sat on the recliner he had just created with energy, thinking about life.

This store is quite convenient, but the energy I ate was a bit too much.

Yu Tu took a sip of the tea in the cup and felt oddly calm. He looked down at the emerald green tea leaves floating in the cup and thought to himself what a clever little guy he was.

After the shop was renovated, a "line" in his consciousness told him that the "background wall" outside, that is, the tea tree of unknown species, had tea leaves that were drinkable.

Yu Tu: “!!!”

He decisively went to pick a handful of tea leaves, and then used the beautiful teacup he took out from the cabinet to make himself a cup of tea. The tea leaves tasted really good, with a slight bitterness followed by a sweet aftertaste. After drinking it, he felt unusually calm, as if he could see through the worldly world and attain immortality at any time.

After drinking most of a cup of tea, Yu Tu's mood was finally completely calm. Energy is something that should be saved and spent. If the old doesn't go away, the new won't come. People have to learn to look at things in a positive way.

He lay back and decided to finish the cup of tea before reconnecting with the teahouse and putting the vest back - because every moment the vest existed was consuming his accumulated energy.

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After making up his mind, Yu Tu had just put the remaining half cup of tea to his lips when there was a knock on the carved wooden door.

Yu Tu: “……?”

He sat up straight. The curling smoke seemed to have a special effect, allowing him to see the scene outside the carved door even when his eyes were not hot.

There was a familiar person outside the door. He had just seen him before pretending to fall asleep. Yu Tu blinked, thinking he had seen it wrongly. He closed his eyes for a while and then opened them again, and found that the person was still there.

Perhaps because his mind was shaken too violently, the door slowly opened to both sides without anyone controlling it, and the tired-looking person outside the door walked in with heavy steps.

He took a few steps forward, and perhaps noticing the gaze, he turned his head to the right, and then he asked hesitantly, "...Senior?"