Ye Xiao looked really miserable. Even though most of his wounds had healed, his tattered and blood-stained clothes still made him look as if he had suffered a very serious injury. So he didn't stay outside for long and went back first.
After getting in the car, Lin Tan Tan began to think about where to get the supernatural ingredients.
Although Ye Xiao did not leave the base these days, others did. However, Lin Tan Tan basically knew how much they harvested every day. He had never heard of any of them getting anything with supernatural powers - supernatural plants and animals are like supernatural people among humans. They are rare and it depends on luck to encounter one.
However, with the rise of hunting, several trading markets have been set up in the base. Every day, people bring what they get outside that they don’t have the channels to deal with here to trade. There is a market quite close to here, and Lin Tantan wants to go and see it.
Ye Xiao said that he asked others to buy it, but Lin Tan Tan shook his head: "Ordinary people can't tell whether something has superpowers or not." Lu Jianping has a lot of people and a lot of money, so he can buy a lot of mutated animals and plants that flow into the base and then slowly identify and select them, but they can't do that. If they really asked someone to raid the several markets in the base, they would probably have spent all their money before they could buy many ingredients with superpowers.
So Lin Tantan wants to go and see for himself.
Ye Xiao was silent. It turned out that the manpower and financial resources were still too limited.
He said he wanted to accompany her, and Lin Tan asked him to go back and rest first, but Ye Xiao disagreed. They were going to buy things for him, so how could he let her go alone? He was also worried.
Ding Jinbo and his group have been dealt with, but it is hard to say whether there are other people with bad intentions in the base. It is also unknown whether Ding Jinbo has other accomplices. Bai Cheng will question Wang Shuo and He Fan separately.
Seeing that he was persisting, Lin Tan Tan asked him, "Can you hold on?"
"It's okay, I'm fine now." Ye Xiao looked at himself. His image was not very good, but it didn't matter. There were spare clothes in the car. He took out the clothes. Lin Tantan immediately turned his face to the window.
Ye Xiao laughed and quickly changed his clothes, but did not change his pants. A girl was sitting next to him, so it would be too rude to change his pants. Fortunately, there were few wounds on his legs, so the few holes in his pants were considered fashionable. Since they were black, the bloodstains were not very visible.
After changing clothes, we arrived at the nearest market. It was a place similar to a wet market, large, bustling, and chaotic. Stalls of all kinds were arranged in a long row, with small paths in between for people to walk on. People either placed their goods directly on the ground, or spread a piece of cloth on the ground. The more sophisticated ones would build a platform with wood or adobe.
The items sold are more ordinary and low-key, including books, jewelry, clothes, cosmetics, mobile phones, luggage, bedding, tents, large and small furniture and even home appliances. More in line with the apocalyptic background are various knives, hammers, axes, guns without bullets, compound bows, homemade weapons, etc. What people frequently cast envious glances at and look at again and again are the stalls selling food.
After the huge mutant pigs were gutted, their body parts were placed on the chopping board; bald pigeons as big as adult roosters were locked in cages waiting for buyers; ordinary pet cats of various colors that would have been sold at sky-high prices before the end of the world were locked in boxes, looking skinny and dirty. There was a sign on the box saying "Sold by the piece", and one cat could be exchanged for three pounds of fine grain.
There were also shops selling all kinds of messy weed-like things, but their stems and leaves were very plump. They should be mutated wild vegetables, but I don't know if they are edible; there were stalls selling a lot of brown tree root-like things, some of which looked like yams and some like cassava; there was a stall selling all kinds of mushrooms, some with normal heads and some super large mushroom-like things.
There is nothing particularly normal that people can tell is edible at a glance. Such things can be sold at high prices and everyone is begging for them, so they naturally will not appear in such a chaotic market.
But even for some strange and exotic foods, there are still a lot of people gathered in front of those stalls. Even if some people cannot afford to buy them, they still like to take a few more glances at them. In contrast, the stall owners are also very vigilant, and there are usually several men guarding the stalls.
Lin Tantan and Ye Xiao attracted a lot of attention as soon as they came in. The reason was that they were too clean, completely different from the majority of people struggling for survival.
The person in charge of maintaining order in the market recognized the two and ran over: "Captain Ye, Miss Lin, what are you doing here? Tell me what you want to buy."
Lin Tan looked at the man doubtfully, then looked at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao only nodded slightly at him and said, "Let's take a look for ourselves."
The other party was also very tactful. He said a few more words asking him to call him or his subordinates if he needed anything, and then returned to his post.
Lin Tan Tan asked who this person was, and Ye Xiao said, "I don't know him, but he's one of Lu Jianping's people. This market was originally managed by Li Qun's people, and it was only taken over by Lu Jianping's people today."
Lin Tan Tan nodded and went straight to the stall selling food.
It is also very easy to judge whether these things have superpowers. Just touch them and use your superpowers to explore them. Anyone with superpowers will have residual energy in their bodies even if they are dead. This energy may not be felt by ordinary people with superpowers, but Lin Tantan can feel it.
Touching everything will naturally make the stall owner dissatisfied. There was a stall owner who didn't know what kind of wild animal meat he was selling, and his eyebrows raised and he wanted to say something. Ye Xiao glanced at him lightly, and the other party immediately fell silent.
Lin Tantan suddenly stopped in front of a bright red liver on the stall. He touched it with his fingers to confirm that it contained wood energy and asked, "What animal's liver is this?"
The stall owner hurriedly said that the liver of an ordinary calf is definitely not a mutant species and is absolutely safe to eat.
Lin Tan Tan looked at him, neither agreeing nor denying, but just asked how to sell it.
The stall owner saw that she was fair and clean, so he knew she had no worries about food and drink. He wanted to make a killing, but when he saw Ye Xiao's tall and big figure and his intimidating eyes, he almost broke out in a sweat. He said tentatively, "Two pounds of fine grains, rice, millet, or flour will do. For coarse grains, I'll give you three pounds."
Lin Tantan looked at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao was holding a bag in his hand, which happened to contain a bag of rice. He weighed two kilograms of rice in exchange for the beef liver. The little hamster on Lin Tantan's shoulder looked at the rice that was taken away with eager eyes. It was its rice!
Lin Tantan pinched it with amusement and put it in his pocket.
After the two left, the stall owner couldn't help but ask if anyone nearby knew who they were. One person said, "You don't know that, but does Ye Xiao know? Ye Xiao doesn't know, but Lin Tantan, the initiator of the free flu clinic, must know, right? She's that girl."
The stall owner was stunned for a moment. It was Lin Tantan. Then he remembered something he had heard. A favorite general under Commander Lu was poisoned and had to eat supernatural plants to detoxify. So he specially invited Lin Tantan to pick the supernatural plants.
It was then that people first learned that plants could have special powers. Animal special powers could be determined by the powers they released when attacking, but many mutated plants were now non-aggressive, lying motionless in the soil. While their appearance and size could be used to roughly determine if they were mutated, their special powers were still a matter of guesswork.
But this person who could judge supernatural powers only bought him a piece of beef liver.
He took a breath and hurriedly said to his partner, "Are you going to feed those two dogs with those beef offal? Stop them quickly. And as for the beef, talk to the buyer and see if you can buy it back. Forget it, I'll do it myself!"
Lin Tantan had no idea that she had caused this little episode. She walked for a long time before stopping at a stall. There were all kinds of large and small, strange-shaped things that looked like white radishes spread out on the ground. Lin Tantan stared at one of them, which was as thick as her arm and looked particularly ugly. It was from the earth type.
"You want this?"
"Yeah." She nodded, so Ye Xiao paid the bill again and put the ugly radish in his pocket.
After walking around again and not encountering any other special ingredients, and seeing that more and more people were coming, they returned to the car and drove towards the villa. The little hamster crawled out of Lin Tantan's pocket and threw itself into the bag of rice, crying loudly.
Lin Tantan was speechless: "You hoarder, okay, put the rest away."
The little hamster was happy and quickly swallowed the remaining rice and the ribbons in one gulp.
This little fellow was not even as big as Lin Tantan's fist, but his mouth could open very wide, and in the blink of an eye the rice bag disappeared.
Yes, this thing has spatial abilities, plus the ability to find people, which is why Lin Tantan carries it with him. However, its space is very small, only about half a cubic meter. Considering its size, this space is already very large, enough to store enough food for it to eat for several years. However, most of this space is currently used by Lin Tantan to store crystal cores, weapons, food, and other items.
Lin Tan Tan touched the little guy and said to Ye Xiao, "That piece of beef liver has wood energy, and the white radish has earth energy. I'll cook it right away and you can eat them and see if they have any effect."
Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Okay."
After returning to the villa, Ye Xiao went to wash up thoroughly first, and Lin Tan Tan watched the invited chef prepare the two ingredients.
When the chef heard that this was an ingredient with special powers, he lost his composure and repeatedly asked Lin Tan Tan if he could treat it as an ordinary ingredient. Lin Tan Tan told him to just cook it boldly as long as it tasted good.
The chef seemed to be reassured. Since the beef liver had a strong fishy smell, he cut it into thin slices and stir-fried it with garlic slices. He added some heavy ingredients to suppress the fishy smell, and stewed the local radish with pork into soup.
While Lin Tantan watched the two ingredients being transformed into dishes, Ye Xiao received a message from Bai Cheng upstairs. Bai Cheng said that Wang Shuo and He Fan had been interrogated repeatedly and confirmed that there were only five of them in their group, with no other accomplices. Furthermore, after repeated questioning, He Fan was the first to give in and revealed all their plans.
Actually, there was no plan. It was mainly mentioned that there was a magical machine nearby.
"That 'magic plane' flew all the way from the capital to capture Tan Tan and then fly directly to the capital." Bai Cheng said. He was also a little scared. This place is only a few hours' flight away from the capital. If they really succeeded quietly, and they didn't find anyone here in a few hours, Lin Tan Tan would have arrived in the capital. It would be too late to say anything by then.
Ye Xiao looked at the corner of the construction site in the distance outside the balcony, his face extremely cold, and he squeezed the intercom that looked like a walkie-talkie until it squeaked: "Did he say where that thing is?"
"He doesn't know either. They don't have direct access to the pilot of the divine aircraft, so they need to use the capital as an information relay station." Bai Cheng sighed. "What is certain is that the divine aircraft is still within Ning City and was sent by Min Yande. These five people are indeed employed by Min Yande's side."
Ye Xiao sneered silently, that’s great.
Bai Cheng continued, "He Fan also knows one thing. They seem to have discovered that the core of superpowers lies in a certain structure in the brain. Firstly, they want to know the differences between the brain tissues of those with single, dual, or triple superpowers. Secondly, they want to transplant that part through surgery, so that people without superpowers can have superpowers. It's said that this is theoretically feasible, and clinical experiments have been conducted on deceased superpowers and ordinary people."
That's why they were so eager to capture Tan Tan when they heard she was a triple-aspect mutant. On the one hand, they could study her brain tissue, of course, that had to be done while ensuring her safety. On the other hand, the most important value of a multi-aspect mutant is probably that they could serve as the best donor when transplant surgery technology matures.
Because she is a multi-system mutant with huge potential, it is foreseeable how powerful she will be in the future, so of course the sooner she is captured the better. The sooner she is captured, the weaker she will be.
Ye Xiao's eyes were dark and stormy, and he sneered, "It's really a dream!"
Then he said, "Don't let He Fan contact outsiders."
"I know." Bai Cheng paused. "He said Tan Tan is a five-element psychic. Is that true?"
Ye Xiao was silent for a moment: "It's true."
Bai Cheng took a breath and said, "This is really... No wonder Min Yande made such a big move. Ye Xiao, it seems that our development speed is too slow now. We are completely unworthy of your little girl's level."
Ye Xiao laughed: "I know, notify everyone to have a meeting tomorrow."
"good."
Ye Xiao stood for a moment, then turned and went downstairs.
At this time, the two dishes were already on the table. Lin Tantan hurriedly greeted him: "It's down, it's ready, come and eat quickly. It's almost dinner time, so why not eat together."
"Okay." Ye Xiao smiled and sat down opposite her. He ate the two dishes under her expectant gaze. She was so nervous that she forgot to pick up her chopsticks and couldn't help asking, "Do you feel anything?"
Ye Xiao didn't feel anything, so he ate a little more and felt it: "My body feels warm and comfortable, just like I drank a big pot of hot nourishing soup." As for other feelings, there was nothing.
Lin Tan Tan checked and found that the poison was still in his body, not a bit less, and was a little disappointed.
Ye Xiao smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry too much, come, you eat too."
Since it couldn't be used as an antidote, Lin Tantan also reached for his chopsticks. It tasted surprisingly good. Since it was their first time eating supernatural ingredients, they had saved a lot for the others who hadn't returned yet.
However, it happened that no one else came back at night.
Bai Cheng also had to take inventory of the items in the armory. Xu Qin was hanging out with the people from the research institute, studying the supernatural power detector. Jiang Xiaotian was installing a comprehensive monitoring system for the construction site. The others also had their own things to do, so when the chef left, only Ye Xiao and Lin Tan were left in the villa.
Oh, and a litter of mutant rats.
But that can be ignored.
For the first time, just the two of them spent the night together in the same house.
Lin Tantan felt that this feeling was a bit strange, and made him a little nervous and uneasy. He went to look at Ye Xiao, who seemed very comfortable and took out some wine from the wine cabinet.
Two bottles of Wuliangye, one with 39% alcohol and one with 56% alcohol.
As he took it back, he said, "Luckily, Bai Cheng thought the wine cabinet looked ugly when it was empty, and thought it would be more appropriate to put some wine in it, so he stuffed a few bottles in. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to find good wine at once."
Hearing the name "Bai Cheng," the strange nervousness in Lin Tantan's heart suddenly dissipated, replaced by a hint of depression. She was silent for a moment, then cheered up and said, "It's just wine, and it has to be good wine?"
Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I rarely drink. If I drink only low-quality drinks, wouldn't that be hard on me?"
Lin Tantan was a little worried: "You rarely drink, don't you? How can you hold your alcohol?"
Ye Xiao said confidently: "Don't worry about this."
It looked good. Lin Tantan felt relieved, then suddenly thought of something: "You might need to soak in water at night. Do you need a large container? A bucket? A bathtub?"
None of the three bathrooms in this villa have a bathtub.
If it was a big barrel, it would be difficult to find one that big right away.
The two looked at each other, and seemed to realize that this was a serious matter.
Lin Tantan tapped his palm and said, "Let me make one for you!"
So in Ye Xiao's room, the bed was moved to the side to clear a large enough space. Lin Tantan used his earth-based ability to create a hollow cylinder in the open space. It was half a person's height, like a bathtub, but the bottom was connected to the ground and could not be moved. It was made extremely round and smooth, without a trace of roughness. Although it was made of mud all over, it felt as smooth and solid as pottery.
She put a lot of thought into this, and when she finished, she felt that something was missing, so she asked if they needed a place to sit. Then, without waiting for Ye Xiao's answer, she built a step inside so that people could sit inside.
She was worried and a little depressed at first, but as she worked on this thing, her mood improved. She even asked Ye Xiao to go in and try it out to see if he could put his arms on the edge of the "bucket" while sitting.
"How is it? Is this more comfortable?" After asking, he looked at the round "bathtub" and felt a little dissatisfied. He muttered to himself, "It should be made into a long bathtub shape so you can lie in it."
Ye Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not here to take a bath, whatever you want is fine."
"How can that be possible? We may have to fight a long battle, so of course we have to do it in the most labor-saving way." Lin Tan Tan waved his hand and started fiddling with the "bathtub" again.
The long oval shape had to be made ergonomically sound. There were no books or pictures to refer to, and the mobile phone could not access the Internet, so Ye Xiao's role was reflected again. She asked him to lie down in it from time to time to try it out, and asked if it was okay and whether he would get hurt.
Ye Xiao felt like he had become a prop.
Of course he also enjoyed the process.
It was getting dark and the night was getting deeper. The two of them were just fooling around. Finally, around eight o'clock, Lin Tantan finally made a bathtub that satisfied her. The overall lines were as soft as they could be, and it was as comfortable as it could be to lie in. Finally, she put a huge water bag on it and covered it with some soft blankets. That was it!
She started filling it with water.
There was no need to worry about the water source or the water pipe. She just put her hand in and the water flowed out.
Ye Xiao just watched with a smile, and suddenly reached out to the water she had released and caught a handful of it. The water was crystal clear, just like tap water, but it had a refreshing feeling that the water from the pipe did not have, like a clear spring in the mountains.
Curious, he turned her hand over and saw water bubbling out of her palm. He was amazed. "So that's how it is. I've always been curious about how water-type psychics release water, but it's hard to see closely."
"A wood-type mutant releases vines, a fire-type mutant releases fireballs, aren't they the same?"
Ye Xiao shook his head: "No, I'm not surprised by those. Some are just illusions created by energy. I'm most curious about this because it's real water. It can be eaten and used, and it can last for a long time. How did the supernatural power turn into something like H2O?"
There was a strange innocence in his serious expression as he spoke of his doubts. The slightly furrowed brows in confusion made Lin Tantan feel somewhat adorable, and she couldn't help but laugh: "You actually have this kind of confusion too!"
Ye Xiao said: "This is normal, right? Most people have a thirst for knowledge and curiosity, and of course I have it too."
Lin Tantan couldn't stop laughing, and then he said, "Although I have water-related abilities, I can't answer this question. Some things simply can't be explained by science. All we can do is try to understand the underlying principles and gain greater benefits."
Ye Xiao looked at her steadily, his eyes shining slightly.
Lin Tantan felt a little uncomfortable: "What are you looking at?"
Ye Xiao came over, put his chin on her shoulder, and said with a sigh: "I was thinking, Tan Tan is really smart, and sees many things clearly and thoroughly."
A breath blew over, and a soft voice sounded beside his ear. Lin Tantan couldn't help but tremble, and his face slowly turned red.
She subconsciously wanted to hide, but she held back after just a slight movement.
Her eyelashes flickered, and he didn't look at her, concentrating on releasing the water, and whispered, "No way, everyone understands these principles. Besides, don't you blame me for hiding the fact that I'm actually a five-element superpower from you?"
Ye Xiao noticed that she was still unaccustomed to his touch, so he smiled and sat back down, one arm resting on the edge of the "bathtub," appearing relaxed and cheerful. "Everyone has secrets. If you were so careless and told everyone you met that you were a five-element psychic, I'd be worried sick. You're doing great, but I'm really ashamed of myself."
Lin Tan looked at him, and he said with some annoyance, "You have so many superpowers, but I only have one. I must work harder."
Lin Tantan couldn't help rolling her eyes, and saw his expression suddenly changed. She immediately noticed: "What's wrong?" She remembered something and looked at the time. It was nine o'clock. How could he be so punctual?
She asked in a low voice: "Has it started?"
Ye Xiao blinked and took a few breaths before saying, "Well, let's start."
"What does it feel like?"
"That's right, I just feel like there are countless ants running around in my body." He spoke slower than usual, as if he was worried that speaking faster would change his tone or reveal a sound he shouldn't make. His hands were gripping the edge of the bathtub, his veins bulging slightly, and the artery on the side of his neck swelled with his pulse, several times more obvious than normal.
Lin Tantan was shocked and quickly filled the bathtub: "Hurry up and soak in it."
Ye Xiao shook his head: "Wait a moment, there's no rush." His speaking speed and tone remained normal, but his expression became increasingly grim. He took a long breath and slowly exhaled, then smiled bitterly and said, "This is indeed quite impressive."
Lin Tan Tan looked at him worriedly, putting her hand on the back of his hand.
Ye Xiao said: "Talk to me and distract me."
"Hmm." Lin Tantan thought for a moment, came up with a topic, hesitated and asked, "Why do you like me?"
Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her and said thoughtfully, "Why do you like me? It's hard to explain, right? Do you remember when we first met?"
"I remember." Of course she remembered. She didn't recognize him at first sight, but when she heard him introduce himself, Ye Xiao was almost scared to death.
She will probably never forget how she felt at that time. She felt that she was so stupid.
Just then, Ye Xiao said, "My first and most profound impression of you was that you must be a very easy girl to deceive."
"?" Lin Tan Tan, "Ah? Why?"
Even though I felt a little foolish at the time, it was still different from being easily deceived, right? Lin Tantan puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Ye Xiao couldn't help but pinch her face, but his hand suddenly twitched and relaxed. He sighed, "Come here and let me hug you. I'll tell you why."
Lin Tantan stared at him, and finally saw beads of sweat on his forehead, looking very tired, so he moved closer with a soft heart and heartache.
He reached out and held her tightly in his arms.
Ye Xiao sighed. "We just met, and you've already shared your knowledge and experience of supernatural powers with me without reservation. Who else would do such a thing? I wonder if you're too trusting of strangers? You're easily deceived, right? I figured I'd have to thank you when I get the chance, and keep a close eye on you to make sure you don't get cheated."
Lin Tantan frowned. "I'm not like that to others. I see you as trustworthy and reliable."
"Yeah, let's talk about good vision." Ye Xiao laughed. "After that, we went to Peking University City. We worked very happily together. Aside from the female soldiers in the army and a few other women, my usual impression of women is that they are a bit weak. But you are completely different. You... stay calm in times of crisis and can help a lot. You are amazing, completely different."
Lin Tantan was a little embarrassed: "It's not that exaggerated." But in her heart, she understood that she was just being too different. But if she acted like everyone else, or even acted like a spoiled child who could only shout and scream, she would definitely be disliked. How could she possibly gain his approval?
She asked, "Is that why you like me?"
Ye Xiao looked down at the girl in his arms. Of course, that wasn't the case. He knew she was capable, but he was just admiring her. The first time he was truly moved was probably when they retreated from the university town and Xu Qin told him she was leaving the convoy and would come back to find him. It was the first time a girl, even facing danger on all sides, would come back to find him.
During the day and two nights she treated Mei Bosheng, he was always worried. Seeing how hard she worked, his heart was full of worry. At that time, he told himself that no matter whether the treatment was successful or failed in the end, he would be grateful to this girl for the rest of his life.
The most shocking thing was finding her with a broken hand, kneeling in a pool of blood but still smiling at him. The thought of that scene still pierced his heart, with gratitude and guilt intertwined. After that, he spent a day and a night on the first floor of the cafeteria, watching her sleep peacefully, but his mind was in a mess.
It was around that time that I began to feel a little bit of affection for her.
But he suppressed these emotions and didn't think about doing anything, at least not in a hurry.
After all, we had only known each other for about ten days at that time.
And there are so many things to do that I have no time to care about anything else.
But Bai Cheng made the matter clear.
Ye Xiao knew that he could not hesitate any longer. He thought calmly and quickly, then gave Bai Cheng and himself an answer.
He liked Lin Tan Tan. She was decisive and calm, brave and generous. She was capable but not arrogant. She had made a lot of sacrifices but didn't take it seriously. She didn't blame herself for hurting her hand, nor did she want to trouble others. She was broad-minded and willing to teach and promote other people with special abilities. She was lively and lovely, but sometimes a little confused. She was very kind to her own people, but she would still confront those she disliked without hesitation. She...
In short, she is different and lovable in every way. He is curious about her, feels distressed, responsible, and has a strong affection for her. To sum it up, it is love, the kind of love that wants to pursue her. When he thinks that she might be pursued by someone else, even if that person is his good brother Bai Cheng, he will feel jealous and anxious.
He always believed in accomplishing something no matter the difficulty, but in this case, he didn't dare to act rashly. Facts proved him right. His little girl was avoiding him. If he had been straightforward and straightforward at the time, and had been clearly rejected, he would have probably given up, right?
After all, I didn't like her that much at that time.
Fortunately, he chose to suppress it. In the days that followed, the more he interacted with her, the deeper his love for her became, so deep that he could no longer bear to let her go, and would rather lie and pretend to keep pressing her.
Shouldn't she be... a little annoying? Fortunately, not only was she not annoying, she actually came to his side as he wished, and now she was leaning quietly and obediently in his arms.
Ye Xiao felt particularly satisfied.
Lin Tantan didn't hear what was said next, so he looked up and asked.
He met her gaze, his expression gentle, but his voice unconsciously lowered. He didn't continue what he had said before, but instead said, "Actually, from the beginning, I was very unfamiliar with things like superpowers. In front of Bai Cheng and the others, I acted calm and confident, but inside I was insecure. But I couldn't show it in that situation. If even I panicked, what would everyone else do? It wasn't until I met you and you told me about superpowers and shared everything you knew with me that I truly began to understand them and stepped into this brand new field of superpowers, and stepped into it steadily."
I have heard and seen with my own eyes how others approached the crystal core with great caution and fear, some even lost their lives in it, and how they felt trapped and confused while trying to figure this thing out.
He had never experienced any of this.
Because he met a Lin Tan Tan.
He took Lin Tantan's hand with his backhand, loosely interlocking their fingers. His eyes were extremely gentle, filled with gratitude and solemnity: "Tantan, I never told you that meeting you is the luck of my life."
The light was soft and the water was clear. His face was both enveloped in the light and reflected by the waves of water, giving him a dreamy and handsome look.
Lin Tantan was stunned.
Ye Xiao slowly lowered his head, as if he wanted to kiss her, but paused halfway, and finally turned to put his forehead in the crook of her neck and let out a long breath.
Lin Tantan came back to her senses and heard his heartbeat like a drum, fast and urgent. She asked worriedly, "Can't you bear it?"
"A little bit. I'll hold it in a little longer." If someone could see what was happening inside his body, they would find that tiny pieces of energy like black hair were wandering around madly in him, completely ignoring the resistance of bones, muscles and blood flow, and coming and going completely unhindered.
However, where these energies pass, the bones, muscles, and blood vessels will undergo an almost imperceptible distortion and reshaping. Because the energy moves too quickly, this distortion and reshaping almost constantly fills the entire body, bringing a horrible sensation as if insects and ants are crawling and biting them, and causing the body temperature to rise steadily.
He endured it until ten o'clock. Ye Xiao was so burned that his head was a little confused. He couldn't tell whether he was burning or itchy. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he started drinking water. Drinking water did relieve the pain a little. He relied on drinking water to hold on for a long time, and finally soaked himself in the water.
At this time, his pulse was over 180 and his body temperature was even higher. He no longer had the strength to speak and even twitched from time to time. He clenched his hands tightly, as if only in this way could he control himself from scratching.
Lin Tantan was extremely anxious. She couldn't understand his pain, but just watching him made her anxious. She could only hold his hand to comfort him.
He seemed to feel a little more comfortable after soaking in the water, but after a few minutes he began to feel uneasy again. Lin Tantan touched the water and found that the cold water began to warm up. She thought about it, raised her hand, and led the existing water directly to the balcony, splashed it to the first floor, and then quickly poured in new water.
The icy water seemed to make Ye Xiao feel more comfortable. Lin Tan asked, "Is it more comfortable if it's a little colder? Do you want me to find an ice-type psychic?"
"No..." Ye Xiao's voice trembled, "This is good."
Lin Tantan tried to hold back but still couldn't help shedding a few tears. She quickly wiped them away and said softly, "Let me talk to you."
But what to say? Her mind was blank. How about telling a story? When she was a child, the five elements of energy tortured her so much that she was in great pain. Her parents told her fairy tales, which really worked for her. So she recalled and started telling the stories. She continued to change the water while telling the stories. She repeated this over and over again. Just by changing the water, Ye Xiao actually managed to hold on until three o'clock.
No wine was used.
When the time came, Ye Xiao regained his composure. Lin Tantan immediately leaned over and pulled him out of the water, carrying him to the bed. His skin was now wrinkled and he was very sleepy. He opened his eyes and looked at Lin Tantan. Lin Tantan's eyes were red and her expression was extremely loving. She used her water power to drain all the water from his body, touched his forehead, and said gently in a voice that was a little hoarse from telling a story, "Go to sleep, it's okay."
Ye Xiao blinked a little slowly, stretched out his hands to hold her close to him, and buried his face in her neck. Lin Tan Tan let him hold her, patting his back again and again, and touching his head, like comforting a big child who had been wronged.
Ye Xiao fell asleep quickly. Lin Tantan was also very tired. She had not been much more relaxed than Ye Xiao during these six hours. Her mind was tense and now that she relaxed she felt boundless fatigue and fell asleep.
He slept very deeply that day, and when the sun shone into the room the next day, Ye Xiao woke up first. As soon as he woke up, he felt that his posture was a little wrong. When he looked up, he saw a sleeping face. Ye Xiao was slightly startled. Thinking of what happened last night, his heart felt soft and warm. Then he found that he was actually resting his head on her arm, and she was holding him in a caring posture.
Then more memories flooded into my mind, such as being held by him like a child, being comforted by her patting my head, and her red eyes filled with heartache and love, and her soft voice telling me one fairy tale after another...?
“…” Ye Xiao’s expression suddenly became a little strange.
Although he would hug her and comfort her in the same way if they were in the same situation, he still felt something was wrong.
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