Chapter 057 Chapter 57
Very strange.
Xia Meng discovered that her mental power was incredibly smooth as it approached Li Zhou's mental barrier.
Whenever she got close, Li Zhou's mental barrier seemed to open automatically to her without her having to actively use her mental power to make contact.
It's not quite accurate to say it opens automatically.
It was more like whenever her mental power approached, his mental barrier would actively absorb it.
Continuously and actively absorbing her spiritual power.
There was no hesitation or delay at all.
Xia Meng had never encountered such a situation before.
Even when she was guiding other sentries before, it could be said to be very smooth.
Before, she and Ou Xu communicated with other guides in the guidance department.
When other guides talked about the guidance, they all complained.
It is said that many sentries are unwilling to trust their guides, or they make promises verbally but turn around and still refuse to give their full trust.
At such times, this distrust is very intuitively reflected in the guides' attempts to break through the spiritual barrier.
The barrier is so thick that it is impossible to penetrate it.
The guides could only continue to use their mental power to attack that layer of barrier.
Ou Xu once lamented, "Every time I meet a sentry on their first evacuation mission, I feel like a pangolin. I have to dig through their barrier, thicker than a mountain, before I can proceed to the next step."
Xia Meng had never encountered such a thing before.
This is about 80% of the reason why she enters the spiritual picture very smoothly every time.
He almost lifted his foot and stepped over the threshold in one step.
But compared with what Li Zhou experienced this time, all the previous experiences were nothing.
The degree of compatibility between his mental barrier and her mental power was unprecedented.
Xia Meng didn't even need to use her mental power to knock on the door, his barrier actively absorbed her mental power, easily.
What is this?
Because they both understand each other to some extent, so the communication becomes easier?
Somehow, Xia Meng suddenly remembered the dream she had before.
That dream with the sound of water and the scent of roses.
In front of the European-style bathhouse on the top of the mountain, there are young men with black and white faces.
Everything in the dream suddenly and for no reason overlapped with Li Zhou in front of him.
Xia Meng opened her eyes and found that he had held her and she was sitting on his lap without her knowing when.
The two bodies were almost stuck together.
Li Zhou seemed to notice her withdrawal, thinking she was distracted. He paused slightly, raised his eyes slightly and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Xia Meng hesitated for a moment.
She subconsciously touched his face gently, a little hesitant about whether she should tell him about the dream she had before.
At that time, she thought the dream was too absurd.
It was as if she thought about it during the day and dreamed about it at night.
It was as if she was lusting after his beauty during the day, so she dragged him into her dreams at night.
…Okay, there’s no such thing as sauce or fermented food.
But ever since that kiss, Xia Meng clearly felt guilty whenever she looked into Li Zhou's eyes.
Of course, these are not the main reasons why she thought of this dream at this moment.
The most important thing was that she had seen it with her own eyes in her dream. The young man in the dream had her totem printed on his chest.
Yes, her totem.
If she hadn't followed Lao Wang yesterday to learn how to protect herself through markings, she wouldn't have known that her totem looked like that.
The totem is a pattern of the sun, moon and stars.
The outer ring is in the shape of a thin golden ring, and a wave-like shape extends out from the edge of the ring.
Like the sun's corona.
The inner circle of the sun is a silvery semicircular shape of a waning crescent moon.
Then in the middle, there is an equally golden hexagram dotted in the middle.
Very standard sun, moon and stars.
If she had the dream after knowing what her totem looked like, then everything can be logically explained as her own subconscious mind influencing the dream.
But unfortunately, she had the dream first.
Then I realized that my totem looked like that.
She later asked Lao Wang whether the totem pattern would be influenced by her subconscious mind.
For example, if she subconsciously believes that her totem should be like that, the imprinted totem will become what she consciously wishes.
Lao Wang was silent for a long time at that time.
The seal was not entirely his own creation. He had previously referred to a lot of foreign literature on engraving.
Then conduct further research based on your own situation and apply it to your own benefit.
There have also been many explorations into the causes of engraved totems in foreign literature.
The vast majority of research data shows that the shape of the engraved totem is completely unaffected by personal will, but it cannot be completely separated from personal influence.
If we look closely at the causes of totems, we find that they are somewhat similar to the causes of spiritual bodies.
The species of each person's spiritual body will be greatly influenced by their own personality, experience, etc.
For example, most guides have gentle temperaments and stable emotions, so their spirit bodies are mostly in the form of similar herbivores.
Spiritual beings cannot choose their species independently.
For example, a person should have a rabbit as his spiritual body, but he is obsessed with having a majestic tiger.
This kind of nature cannot be arbitrary.
The rules of totem shapes follow similar principles.
It cannot be freely chosen or designed by anyone, but will be affected to a certain extent by various factors of its own.
The engraved totem is the same as the spirit body.
From the moment they awakened, it was already decided.
So Xia Meng was even more confused.
Why does my totem appear in my dream first?
She did not hide anything and told Li Zhou about it directly.
Li Zhou was stunned for a long time before blurting out, "...I had that dream too."
Exactly the same content.
The only difference between their dreams was that in the dream, he clearly realized that the woman must be Xia Meng.
The Xia Meng in his dream was as beautiful as a goddess in mythology.
There is a look of pity in his eyes as a god looks at mortals.
So far away.
Xia Meng: “!”
The two looked at each other in shock.
What is going on?
Telepathic?
Or was it something that was already destined?
Xia Meng suddenly remembered the two men with very different personalities in the dream, and couldn't help asking: "Then, what about those two you?"
A white him, like light.
A black him, like darkness.
Two extremes.
Li Zhou was a little confused about this.
He shook his head.
From his perspective, he didn't know what was black and white. He only knew that he couldn't control his body in the dream.
He was more like a bystander trapped in that body.
Go and kiss her in the dream.
However, they didn't expect that they dreamed of each other at the same time.
Li Zhou looked up at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.
It's a bit too coincidental.
Without a word, he tightened his arms around her waist and held her tightly in his arms.
He buried his head in her neck.
Li Zhou didn't say a word the whole time, but Xia Meng could sense his sudden tension and uneasiness.
She subconsciously raised her hand and stroked the hair on the back of his head soothingly.
She understood Li Zhou's mood at the moment.
It's such a coincidence that it makes people feel a chill.
Neither of them is naive.
Don't be so naive as to think that they are a destined match made in heaven.
Quite the opposite.
This coincidence made them both realize a possibility that was difficult to ignore.
It was as if something beyond their imagination was waiting for them in the future.
It's really disturbing.
Li Zhou silently tightened his arms.
Xia Meng stopped and suddenly asked, "Li Zhou, have you ever thought about one thing—"
Li Zhou seemed to be able to guess what she wanted to say, and quickly said, "Stop talking!"
Xia Meng paused.
She could sense the strong uneasiness in Li Zhou's tone.
Obviously, he knew what she wanted to ask.
He knew she wanted to ask—
Xia Meng lowered her eyes, looked at his tense body, and asked softly and firmly: "Could I be your imprint-" guide?
Before she could finish her words, Li Zhou suddenly raised his head.
He rushed towards her and blocked her from speaking with his lips.
He doesn't want to listen.
He didn't want to imagine the possibility.
Xia Meng subconsciously wanted to step back, but Li Zhou was one step ahead of her.
He raised his hand and pressed the back of her head, not giving her a chance to retreat.
His lips sealed hers tightly, with a hint of persistence.
He even turned sideways and pushed her onto the sofa, so that he was on top, completely blocking her from getting away.
He reached out and clasped her hand, his ten fingers slipping between hers, holding her tightly.
This kiss felt a bit fierce and a bit aggrieved.
The kiss softened Xia Meng's heart.
She could even clearly feel his aggrieved mood.
It was as if he was questioning her, had she decided to give up on him when they had just been together?!
It was a long kiss that almost made Xia Meng die.
Fortunately, Li Zhou finally let her go.
He finally buried his head in her neck and hugged her tightly.
Xia Meng looked up at the ceiling and slowly adjusted her breathing.
She could understand Li Zhou's current mood.
But understanding is understanding.
You have to ask.
What if she really was his engraving guide?
She had thought it impossible before.
Because Li Zhou has been awakened for more than ten years, while she has been awakened for less than two weeks.
There are more guides in the world than she.
But what if this condition itself is not a decisive condition?
But what if Li Zhou hasn’t been able to find that person for all these years just because she hasn’t awakened yet?
What if she really is?
Xia Meng slowly hugged his body and asked the second half of the question softly: "Then will you kill me?"
The moment these words came out, Xia Meng suddenly realized how cruel they were.
She was cruel in saying this.
It is also cruel of God to make them realize this fact at this moment.
But that's her personality.
The more times like this, the calmer she always becomes.
She had absolutely no intention of taking the opportunity to escape.
She also didn't want Li Zhou to escape.
Li Zhou couldn't answer.
From an emotional perspective, the answer is undoubtedly yes.
He didn't want to hurt her and wouldn't do it.
Absolutely not.
But from a realistic and rational perspective, he had to hesitate.
Xia Meng asked slowly: "Will it?"
Li Zhou slowly raised his head and looked at her.
His eyes looked as if he was about to cry.
He said sadly, "Do you have to ask me such a cruel question?"
Xia Meng looked innocent and sighed.
At this time, she actually felt like joking.
She said with a hint of sarcasm, "Why are you the first to complain? I'm the one who might be killed, and I'm not allowed to ask?"
Li Zhou: “…”
Xia Meng smiled and said lightly, "Alright, hurry up and give me a quick death. Will you? Or won't you?"
Li Zhou quickly said, "No."
Xia Meng looked at him in surprise: "Really?"
Li Zhou looked back at her firmly: "Yes."
Xia Meng: "Why?"
Li Zhou looked at her angrily: "Do you even need to ask? Because I like you!!"
Xia Meng blinked, feeling a little unbelievable: "So you've been obsessed with this for more than ten years, and you just let it go like that?"
Didn’t he say that he had been looking for that person for the past ten years?
Li Zhou slowly exhaled.
He said, "To be honest, it has become an obsession. If it really is you... I might even breathe a sigh of relief. At the very least, if there must be one person in this world who can be my imprint guide, the only one who can share my joys, sorrows, anger, and life with me, I hope it's you."
He said sincerely, "In fact, I have been wondering for more than ten years why I had the urge to kill the Stigma Guide."
It was like an idea that had been planted in his mind.
An order that was difficult for him to break free from and resist.
Over the past decade, he has questioned this idea countless times.
Since he really had no idea, he could only put his hope on another person.
I hope to give him an answer after finding that person.
He never intended to get his hands bloody on purpose.
Unless that person can give him a reason to take action.
Li Zhou looked steadily into Xia Meng's eyes.
He didn't know whether Xia Meng would give him a reason to take action. He only knew that at this moment, he had thousands of reasons why he absolutely could not take action.
Xia Meng was stunned.
Thousands of reasons why I absolutely cannot do anything...
She murmured his answer again and again in her mind.
For a moment, my heart seemed to melt at these words.
She raised her hand and rubbed his face, sighing softly, "Okay, I get it."
She believed him.
Li Zhou stared at her relentlessly.
After his confession, I always felt that her only reply of "I know" sounded a bit perfunctory.
He pressed her down and suddenly asked, "How about we make a seal?"
At least, in this way, his life and death really depended on her.
If she dies, he cannot live.
As long as she is alive, he can be with her forever.
Xia Meng: “…”
She was almost amused by this man's roller coaster-like train of thought.
Take ordinary humans as an example.
Whose good people just started dating on the second day - oh no, they haven't even been together for twelve hours - who’s good people just started dating for more than ten hours and they proposed to share life and death with each other, forcing each other to swear a poisonous oath, saying that they don’t ask to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but to die on the same day of the same month of the same year?
This is not a flash marriage.
After all, you can get divorced after getting married.
If you really do something like engraving, you are gambling with your life.
If you bet wrong, you will lose more than just everything.
The sentries even had to sacrifice their lives.
Xia Meng sighed.
They had just experienced Lin Fei's mental state and saw with their own eyes her painful struggle in regret. Why was he still so brave?
Don’t you want to live?
Are you so crazy?
Xia Meng pulled the corner of her mouth and raised her hand to push his face away in annoyance.
Xia Meng: "That's a nice thought. If you want to engrave the mark, do I have to agree? I haven't thought about being tied to you for the rest of my life."
Li Zhou: “!”
Li Zhou raised his hand and pulled her hand down with a wronged look.
Li Zhou: "Even now, do you still want to find someone else in the future?"
Xia Meng raised her eyebrows: "What happened? I didn't promise anything."
Li Zhou: “…”
Xia Meng smiled and patted his cheek: "Maybe before long you will find some flaws in me that you can't stand. It would be so embarrassing to find out after you've engraved them. We're just in love, relax."
Li Zhou pursed his lips for a moment before grumbling softly, "Have you noticed that your tone of voice sounds a bit scumbag?"
Xia Meng just smiled and said nothing.
In fact, she said this just to help him relieve some of his psychological burden.
This guy was so open-hearted when he fell in love for the first time that he even wanted to give his life to her.
So stupid.
If he hadn't met her, he would have been cheated and had to help count the money.
Although she had never been in a relationship before, because of her profession, she followed Wang Xiangyi and had seen too many examples like Lin Fei.
I've even seen many things that were even more tragic than hers.
Therefore, she didn't want Li Zhou to devote himself to everything so recklessly.
It's not that she doesn't trust herself, nor that she doesn't trust him.
She just felt that sometimes things in this world are unpredictable.
She laughed.
She lifted her hands to hold his face and kissed him hard.
Xia Meng: "Don't worry, at least for now, I like you very much and I don't plan to back out."
Li Zhou hummed softly.
He held her tight.
The two hugged each other quietly for a while.
After a while.
Xia Meng: "...Well...have you hugged me enough? Can you let me get up?"
A while later.
Xia Meng: "...I'm almost crushed to death by you..."
…
Xia Meng only now realized that Li Zhou was so clingy when he was in love.
All day long on Sunday, he followed her almost everywhere she went.
The two people are inseparable.
Although Xia Meng was a little uncomfortable with this, she could understand it.
After all, it's only the first day they've been together, so it's normal for him to be a little clingy and obsessive.
The next day was Monday.
She had just woken up in the morning and opened the bedroom door when she came out to see Li Zhou already in her kitchen.
She was skillfully steaming the shrimp dumplings she bought from the breakfast shop downstairs.
The flowers on the table have been changed to a different kind, with the same tender pink petals, which look very fresh.
Looking around her house, it seemed like there were a few more little things.
There are two more cushions in contrasting colors on the sofa.
There is a gray gradient carpet on the entrance floor.
And strangely, they all fit her aesthetic.
The exquisite boy works hard to join her life every day.
After eating, go out.
Li Zhou walked straight past her.
Before opening the door, Xia Meng did not forget to open it a crack and take a look outside.
Every time she goes out at this time, she is likely to run into the landlady.
It was fine if she ran into the couple when she came back home at night, but if she ran into them even when she left home in the morning, then her image as a newlywed couple with Li Zhou would be confirmed.
As a result, they didn't meet the landlord, but as soon as they stepped onto the familiar breakfast street, they were soon greeted by the enthusiastic bosses again.
By the time Xia Meng pulled Li Zhou from the street to the end, her soul almost floated away.
She asked Li Zhou helplessly: "Did you say something to them again?"
Li Zhou was silent for two seconds, his eyes wandering.
Xia Meng stared at him and grabbed the skin on his arm: "Are you going to be honest?"
Li Zhou sucked in a breath and confessed reluctantly, "When I bought you breakfast yesterday and this morning, the boss asked why you didn't come with me. I told him you were still sleeping and that I bought breakfast for you."
Xia Meng: “…”
Very good, we have immediately caught the source of the rumor.
Li Zhou curled his lips and whispered, "How can it be a rumor..."
Xia Meng: “…”
His words fast-forwarded their relationship to living together. Isn't that still a rumor?
At this time, Xia Meng suddenly reacted.
There are so many little things appearing in my house every day. Could this be what this person is thinking of?
…
The two arrived at the Black Tower on time and clocked in for work.
Li Zhou originally wanted to go to the psychiatric department with her.
After all, he was idle every day anyway, so it would be fine as long as he didn't go on any missions or report to the Black Tower.
If it weren't for the need to avoid suspicion, he would not have felt comfortable staying in the guide center all the time, so he had to shamelessly stay with Zhou Qi all day long.
Just to be able to stay closer to her, so that he can come over at any time if she needs him.
It's different now.
The relationship between the two is different.
His status had been regularized, so of course he was eager to come to the guide center to accompany her.
As a result, Xia Meng rejected it mercilessly as soon as it was proposed.
Xia Meng said seriously, "What are you thinking about? If you follow me around, do I still want to work?"
Tsk tsk, men who are love-brained are really bad.
It interferes with her work too much.
She stood at the guide center and waved to the people in the elevator, "Just stay up there. You can go to Zhou Qi's office or go to the special service center to discuss things with others. It's up to you. Go ahead, go ahead, and don't cling to me anymore."
Li Zhou looked at her sadly.
He raised his hand to hold the elevator door, and reached out to grab her wrist with a bit of reluctance: "Then... kiss?"
Xia Meng sighed.
It seems that he won't leave without a kiss today.
She subconsciously turned her head to look.
Fortunately, there were not many people at the front desk of the guide center so early in the morning.
No one noticed them.
She quickly turned her head and stepped forward, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
I just wanted to get rid of him quickly.
Just as they kissed, the elevator door next door suddenly opened to the sides.
Ou Xu came out chatting and laughing with a few friends from the counseling department, and then unexpectedly met the two of them.
At that moment, Li Zhou was holding her waist with one hand and kissing her.
Xia Meng turned her head and happened to meet Ou Xu's eyes that were almost bulging out.
Xia Meng: “…”
Ou Xu: “…”
Everyone: “………………”
…
Five minutes later, in the psychiatric office.
Ou Xu didn't even go to class.
Rush directly into Xia Meng's office.
He pulled over a chair and sat directly next to Xia Meng's desk, looking as if he was ready to accuse her.
Ou Xu: "Come on, tell me, how did you two get together... Well, that's not the way to put it. It should be, why did you suddenly become so upset when you were fine?"
Xia Meng: "...When you ask this, it makes me feel that I decided to be with him in a rush."
Ou Xu: "Isn't it? I asked you before what kind of person you like, and you forgot your answer? You said you only knew after you met him. You already knew Li Zhou at that time, right?"
Xia Meng recalled it and it was true.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that what the master's wife said at that time was so right.
There's no particular reason.
I just feel that he makes me feel uneasy.
He is also not too confident in letting others take care of him.
On Saturday night, she really felt that if there was only one person in the world who could help him and lend him a hand, perhaps it would be her.
Xia Meng didn't explain anything to Ou Xu.
She turned on the computer and entered the Black Tower system while smiling: "Nothing, maybe I suddenly felt that he was so handsome, it would be a shame not to talk to him once."
Ou Xu uttered a "huh": "Why do I feel like you're talking trash?"
Xia Meng: “…………”
Why is there another person saying she is a scumbag?
But overall, Ou Xu still stands on her side.
He consciously slipped into the role of male best friend and said earnestly, "Dating is fine, but don't rush into things like imprinting! Those sentries would do anything to tie up a guide! They'd use any sweet talk, any tricks! Don't be fooled. Also, if you want to continue working in the Guidance Department, imprinting is absolutely not an option."
He lowered his voice and reminded them seriously, "The most important point is that given Li Zhou's situation, the Black Tower probably won't agree to your relationship. They might even intervene and interfere. It's best not to reveal your affairs to anyone. I've already warned the people who ran into you this morning, so you should be more careful in the future."
It can be heard that Ou Xu's words are sincere.
I'm really worried about them.
Xia Meng smiled gratefully.
"Thank you."
But... it might be difficult to hide this.
Li Zhou can't hide anything at all, right?
He probably wished the whole world knew that they were together.
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