Yan Jiu's brother did not like Yan Jiu. When Bai Wu had his first detailed conversation with Yan Jiu, he already knew that this girl was not liked by her father and brother.
But Yan Zizai is actually not Yan Jiu's brother.
There are only two people in each generation of the Yan family. Yan Zizai is much older than the current head of the Yan family. He is the second person under the Yan family, a monster who also has the power of immortality.
To be precise, Yan Zizai is Yan Jiu's great-great-grandfather.
It's just that he has always remained young and often stayed outside the tower, so few people in the Yan family knew about it. What the family heads knew was that there was a powerful ancestor in the forbidden area.
Outside, there is a family's ultimate weapon. Yan Zizai is this ultimate weapon.
This is also the reason why Yan Zizai has an overwhelming level of companion power compared to several other rulers.
His companion power above the ninth level was honed time and again outside the tower over the past hundred years.
He had never experienced an experience as long as twenty-four days like Wujiu, but each experience was not short. Relying on the lack of sadness and fear and the two powerful child powers, he always persisted longer and became stronger than the guardians of other families.
In Yan Jiu's loveless life, Yan Zizai only appeared once, when Yan Jiu was born and held Yan Jiu in his arms.
He also suffers from the same emotional disability as Yan Jiu.
But what is missing is not joy, but sadness and fear. He has negative emotions such as anger, and can also feel normal human joy.
Yan Jiu did not know Yan Zizai, but Yan Zizai remembered Yan Jiu.
He once had a son and a daughter, but the daughter died early. The daughter who was unable to feel joy and happiness and committed suicide in a strange way when she was young made Yan Zizai, who was unable to feel grief, feel empty inside.
He did not lose his joy, but it was difficult for him to feel happy again.
This is a family secret.
It is worth mentioning that although Yan Zizai has lived for a long time, his mentality is not very old. At the same time, he is absolutely loyal to the real ruler of the family.
The biggest reason was that his memory would be wiped out periodically. Of course, this was before the casino closed.
Although Yan Zizai realized that Yan Jiu was his descendant and not his daughter, as a man who seemed to have lost his beloved daughter just yesterday, he still felt close to Yan Jiu.
After telling Wujiu and Qin Zong about the contents of the supervisory meeting, the first thing he did was to visit Yan Jiu.
When Yan Jiu asked how to address Yan Zizai, Yan Zizai asked Yan Jiu to call him uncle.
Yan Jiu felt strange because it was impossible for him to have uncles, especially since Yan Zizai looked only a few years older than his brother.
It’s just that the other person does look a lot like me, and being able to enter this hospital means he has a high status, so he must be a member of the Yan family.
After thinking about it, Yan Jiu called him "little uncle". This made her several generations older than her father and brother.
It can't be said that the two of them had a very pleasant conversation. Yan Zizai was just trying to find out some information about Yan Jiu.
Then the white fog came, and he saw an incredible scene.
He knew that Yan Jiu, like his daughter, could not feel joy. But he never expected that this little girl would force a smile to Bai Wu.
This was something that was somewhat incomprehensible to him.
Why was she smiling when she clearly had no joy? Was she trying to express that she was happy to see this person, even though she had no idea what happiness was
Is Bai Wu so important to her
Bai Wu was also slightly surprised. After Liu Chengzi's correction and reference, Yan Jiu's smile gradually became less stiff and even had a bit of sweetness.
And it is no longer supported by the fingers of both hands.
He suddenly thought that maybe the girl had misunderstood what he had said.
He once told Yan Jiu not to force a smile, because he knew that such a smile was meaningless and he could understand her emotions and thoughts without seeing her smile.
But Yan Jiu understood that he should smile more naturally. Before, his smile was not pretty enough, so Bai Wu didn't like it.
For a moment, Bai Wu didn't know what to say.
"Bai Wu, captain of the seventh team of the Survey Corps, what are you doing here?" Yan Zizai spoke first.
Bai Wu said calmly: "Visiting a friend."
"Are you friends with him?" Yan Zizai looked at Yan Jiu.
The key to a natural smile is not the curvature of the mouth, but the eyebrows. Yan Jiu couldn't feel the joy, and it was always missing the finishing touch. She looked at Yan Zizai with a slightly empty and dull look:
"Uncle, the person who saved me that I told you about was Bai Wu."
Yan Zi's eyes were complicated.
Bai Wu said:
"I am a guest after all."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to let you come in and sit down." Yan Jiu ran in hurriedly.
Bai Wu was stunned. In fact, he was talking to Yan Zizai. As a result, the girl panicked.
Although Yan Zizai lacked some emotions, he was not ignorant of the relationship between people. After all, he had experienced getting married and having children.
"What is your purpose in getting close to Yan Jiu? Do you want to get close to the Yan family?" Yan Zizai asked.
Bai Wu found it very interesting:
"As someone who was kicked out of the Yan family and sent to a mental hospital, what is there for me to cling to? Her brother and father have never come to see her. Do you think she is a member of the Yan family? Her name is Yan Jiu, but this name is just a name and has no other meaning."
Yan Zizai frowned:
"I don't believe you really like Yan Jiu."
"I'm definitely not."
"… "
Yan Zizai was somewhat surprised by Bai Wu's honesty. After all, the Eye of the Libra only anticipated actions.
"I think we can go in and talk. Isn't it awkward to stand at the door?"
Bai Wu said this and walked in. Yan Zizai actually felt something strange when he first arrived.
It is not surprising that Yan Jiu was locked up in a mental hospital. In his opinion, a person who cannot feel joy will become insane sooner or later.
But after some contact with Yan Jiu, Yan Zizai felt that Yan Jiu was very normal, and apart from some facial paralysis, there was nothing wrong with him.
He even felt that Yan Jiu was more normal than the several generations of Yan family members he had met.
In room 618.
Liu Chengzi gave Yan Jiu a small desk lamp. Apart from that, there were not many changes in the room. At most, the smile on the mirror was wiped off and a few books on the bookshelf were replaced.
Yan Jiu poured water for Bai Wu first, and then for Yan Zizai. Yan Zizai realized that it was not that Yan Jiu didn't know how to entertain people... She just kept her best side for Bai Wu.
But why did it have to be Bai Wu? As the leader of the Order Group, Bai Wu was the one who was in charge.
"You haven't come to see me for many days." Because of Yan Zizai, Yan Jiu did not mention the other sentence "You didn't even reply to Hai Luo's message."
Bai Wu squinted her eyes and smiled. The little girl was still very smart.
And there has been great progress.
In the past, if someone came to visit Yan Jiu, Yan Jiu would definitely be open and honest with him. But with the guidance of the Hundred-Winged Angel Liu Haihou, Yan Jiu gradually understood that he should be reserved with others, except Bai Wu.
"I've been quite busy lately, going out of the tower, solving cases, especially since I became the captain, there are a lot of things to deal with. I came here today to give you a gift."
"Really… "
Yan Jiu once again showed his "improved version of the paralyzed smile".
Bai Wu took out the pen he bought at the bargain hunting port, which had an unlimited amount of ink and could change colors as he wished.
This is simply a painter's artifact.
After a brief explanation of the functions, Yan Jiu knew what this pen was for.
"Bai Wu, thank you. I, I will give you a gift too!"
"unnecessary."
"It would be great if I could leave here with you someday. I could go to the places Sister Orange mentioned and buy things for you."
Bai Wu was not sure whether Yan Jiu would be able to leave the asylum. He glanced at Yan Zizai.
Since childhood, Yan Zizai has always been the focus of the crowd. He is extremely talented, has a brilliant mind, and impeccable appearance, even better than his ancestor.
But at this moment, Yan Zizai felt that he was a little redundant.
Although Yan Jiu was theoretically her great-great-great-granddaughter, she shouldn't have felt the so-called "elbows are bent outwards", "girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up", and "girls are extroverted".
Besides, he and Yan Jiu had no past of loving father and filial daughter, but due to the gap in his memory, Yan Zizai still felt angry as if his cabbage was being eaten away by a pig.
"If you want to go out, I can go with you, and your father won't say anything."
Yan Zizai wanted Yan Jiu to know that he was different from Bai Wu, that he was the head of the family and could influence her future life.
But Yan Jiu clearly wanted to go out before, but now he doesn't buy it:
"Thank you, uncle. I'm not going out anymore. I'll wait... later."
Yan Zizai's breathing became slightly heavier. He stood up and said:
"You are from the Yan family. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can contact me. The Yan family has now established a branch of the Order Group on the third floor."
"Oh, but that's not necessary. The Survey Corps is helping me. If I need anything, I can just ask Bai Wu."
Bai Wu didn't say anything.
He always felt that next time Yan Zizai met him outside the tower, he might kill him. But he also felt like laughing.
Yan Zizai had a strange expression on his face. He was silent for a few seconds before saying:
"You guys chat. I have something else to do so I'll leave first."
"Okay, goodbye, uncle."
Yan Zizai nodded and left.
After Bai Wu was sure that Yan Zizai had left, he looked at Yan Jiu and said:
"I should go too."
"But you just got here."
"But what I had to do is done. Time is Tarsus, and I am a poor man."
Bai Wu had nothing else to do. Seeing that Yan Jiu was fine, he gave him the gift and planned to leave.
Mainly because of his recent experiences, it was indeed not appropriate to discuss them with Yan for a long time, so he had nothing good to talk about.
Yan Jiu was a little reluctant:
"Bai Wu, do you think... if I smile more normally, will I be like a normal person?"
"No more important than a normal person."
"It's important, because only abnormal people will be locked up here." Yan Jiu said.
Yan Jiu said this a little hastily, but in fact he had not been locked up here for long.
She had always been here before.
When I was a child, I also stayed in the manor. The only game I played was drawing. I drew the scene that appeared on the plane, drew the woman, and drew everything I saw around me.
But now times are getting tough.
She wanted to go out.
"Sister Orange said that if you satisfy your desires, you will be happy. I want to become a normal person. It's not just because of the white fog that I try so hard to practice smiling. I want to go out. I want to see the outside world. I want to go out and see. This is my desire."
I'm afraid this outside world is not the outside of the mental asylum.
Yan Jiu's tone was not very urgent, he just expressed a little bit of desire, but Bai Wu could feel that this was the little girl's desire.
She just didn't dare to vent her emotions, fearing that if she did so, she would look abnormal.
"I know you will tell me stories about the outside world, and you will paint me some pictures of the outside world... But I don't want to be just like that. I don't want to just be here and listen to stories without me."
If Yan Jiu didn't really want to see the world outside the mental asylum, she would not reveal her thoughts. Most of the time, she just tried to please others.
"You are here, not because you are abnormal. Sometimes this world can be full of absurd and magical places. Crazy people are making noise outside, and normal people are locked up in the ward, just like the real doctor and the fake nurse downstairs."
Bai Wu did feel that Yan Jiu was very different from ordinary people in some ways, but Bai Wu was able to match Yan Jiu's brain waves.
A geek always knows a geek, he continued:
"Maybe there will be a suitable area for you, maybe one day, you can really leave, but that place is not ready yet. Once it is ready, I will find a way to take you there to see it."
Yan Jiu opened his eyes wide and looked at Bai Wu in disbelief:
"Really? There really is such a place?"
"Hmm... maybe."
Bai Wu suddenly became timid.
If it were Baichuan campus, he really wouldn't worry about Yan Jiu becoming evil and degenerate, after all, if you become evil and degenerate you can be restored back to normal.
But suddenly he thought that if Jiang Yimi met Yan Jiu, it would be a very troublesome thing... As for why it was troublesome, Bai Wu didn't want to think about it.
He planned to go back and have a good rest for a day, and then attend the Mingche Married Women Manor Party.
Yan Jiu said:
"Bai Wu, this is the gift I want most. If possible, please... don't lie to me. I want to go out and see the world. I want to go out and see the world with you."
Suddenly he found that he couldn't harden his heart, especially since he gave people hope, Bai Wu could only nod and say:
"Okay, I promise, I'll find a way to arrange it."
…
…
After leaving the mental hospital and walking out of the thick wall, Bai Wu took only a few steps before he saw Yan Zizai.
A handsome man stood outside the asylum, more or less conspicuous.
After the white mist came out, he didn't hesitate and said directly:
"If you think that Yan Jiu likes you, our Order Group will let you go, then you are very wrong."
"Could I have known in advance that the Order Group would be established?" Bai Wu did not give in at all.
Yan Zizai smiled contemptuously:
"Bai Wu, I will remember you. I hope that next time your seventh team's vanguard group leaves the tower, your performance will be as sharp as your words."
"You are right. I usually only need words to complete my exploration."
Bai Wu no longer paid attention to Yan Zizai.
Yan Zizai is arrogant and he is close to Yan Jiu, which is actually a bad thing for him.
The next time Team Seven leaves the tower to search for the fragments of the Doomsday puzzle, they will probably have to find a way to avoid the top human forces of the Order Group first.
Shortly after leaving the mental hospital, Bai Wu received a call from Ming Che. He guessed that it might be related to tomorrow's manor party.
The moment Bai Wu answered the phone, he heard a clear voice:
"You're finally back. I called you two hours ago. You seem to be out of the tower? Bro, your frequency of leaving the tower is a bit scary."
"Captain Ming, is there anything wrong?" Bai Wu asked with a smile.
"Oh, it's just a little thing. I forgot to tell you something important."
"whats the matter?"
"You know, a so-called wives' gathering, besides people like us... naturally there are wives. Every noble who comes here will bring their servants or wives, and of course, some singles will bring their lovers."
"You don't mean to say that I have to bring a woman with me?"
"Yes, you have to bring a woman... Generally speaking, the more beautiful the woman is, the higher your status in everyone's eyes."
Mingche smiled and added:
"That's the rule. For a so-called married woman gathering, you have to have a married woman first."