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The Fountain of Eternal Life. The obsession of countless emperors in human history is eternal life.
But immortality is not that important in the eyes of those who have already obtained it. The eight rulers all know very well that so-called immortality still cannot change the situation of human weakness.
At a time when the forces outside the tower were absolutely powerful, they all made their own choices, either to cooperate with them or to become their vassal completely.
As for the usage of the Fountain of Eternal Life, all the major families are unanimous, and each family receives the same amount of the Fountain of Eternal Life. However, this thing will be of no use no matter how much you drink it.
Especially after the emergence of casinos, people have thought of using the lifespans of the people at the bottom of the tower to extend their own lives. So after the eight rulers used the Fountain of Eternal Life, they all thought of leaving it to the guardians in their families.
Or it could be said that it was because of drinking the Fountain of Eternal Life that he became a guardian.
The Xie family's Fountain of Eternal Life was hidden by Xie Yingjie on the sixteenth floor of the building. This floor was supposed to be a resting place for scientists - the scientists of Denglin City.
There are several important floors in the science and technology building, such as Jing Si's game room, where scientists rest, and the 20th floor, which is where Xie Yingjie reminisces about the past and stores important things.
Even the head of the Xie family cannot get close.
In the deepest room on the sixteenth floor, Bai Wu saw a silver metal box.
In the metal box was the well water that he needed most right now.
"This is the container of the Fountain of Eternal Life. It was originally stored in here. Just a drop of water can extend a person's lifespan and make them immune to almost any disease. After Xie Xingzhi and I drank it, there was enough left for three people to drink."
"In other words, each of your families has five immortals?"
"Yes."
"Am I to understand that there is more than one guardian in the other six families?"
"That's understandable. If they meet someone with the right qualifications, it's normal for them to give the Fountain of Eternal Life to their offspring."
Bai Wu suddenly felt that he had figured out some things.
So, although the stalker I met last time was quickly killed by Yan Zizai and myself, that person still had some weight in the eyes of the head of the Yan family.
Something happened to Yan Jiu suddenly, could it be related to this matter
"The Xie family only has one guardian, Xie Xingzhi?"
"currently."
"Then I won't drink this stuff in vain."
Bai Wu opened the silver metal box. The box was very small, even smaller than a kettle.
The well water that has been filtered out of certain substances has reduced its danger a lot, but it also makes the effect very simple. Drinking one sip can refresh your mind, two sips can relieve fatigue, and three sips can make you immortal. But it is best not to drink too much, because this will make your body inhibit the stimulation of the well water. You have something that can transform you, so don't develop drug resistance because of this life-extending pill.
Well water
Bai Wu was a little surprised. This thing turned out to be filtered well water? Why did well water appear in the tower
If all the materials on the fifth floor come from the sixth floor... does that mean that the well water comes from the sixth floor of the tower
It is currently known that the tower has seven floors. The information comes from Baichuan Middle School, or more precisely, from Jing Liu. Bai Wu really wants to see Jing Liu again.
Because this woman brought too much news.
Judging from the notes, this thing seems to have the same origin as the drop of well water given by Jing Liu. If you drink too much, will it weaken the effect of drinking real well water
Bai Wu didn't think any more about it. The most important thing now was to stay alive.
After doing all this, Xie Xingzhi was slightly surprised, because the white mist was not greedy at all.
Now you can hit whoever wishes you a long life. After all, your life span is more than a hundred years. Although you have not yet achieved true immortality, there is enough time for us to pass the next levels.
It worked now? I didn't feel anything at all.
It seems that it has been filtered to the point where it has no characteristics of well water at all.
"Should I congratulate you? I always feel that with your ability, life span is just a meaningless number. There are many ways to gain life span outside the tower."
"Yes, becoming an evil being, or a mechanical being, or there are other ways to maintain a human body and live a long life. Outside the tower, there are always various possibilities. But I am still curious about the Fountain of Eternal Life. I saw it today, and it was worth the trip."
Only Zero and Bai Yuan knew that Bai Wu only had seven days left to live, so the others didn't know that although Bai Wu appeared calm on the surface, he was actually in a mess inside. Only now have they truly put that big stone down.
If the ruler's fountain of eternal life were gone, he might really have to consider going to the Mechanical City to be the second-in-command.
In the following time, Bai Wu and Xie Yingjie discussed some follow-up methods for going to the Mechanical City.
Xie Yingjie was increasingly surprised by Bai Wu. The insight and composure displayed by Bai Wu, as well as the various things he had done, made him suddenly think of a prophecy that Jing Liu had said.
"You won't be the savior, but you will guide the savior."
Seven hundred years ago, Jing Liu had said this to Professor Tao and Jing Si. And in the past seven hundred years, Bai Wu was the only person who had been to that place, except for himself.
This made his view of Bai Wu even more complicated.
He himself did not believe in the prophecy, and even found many things that happened in the past seven hundred years to be absurd.
But now I slowly feel that, could there really be a savior
This idea was immediately rejected by Xie Yingjie.
Outside the tower... it is still a place where humans cannot survive, and the relationship between humans and the evil is still that of prey and predator.
"Will you go to Denglin City in the future?"
"Yes."
"Have you ever thought that maybe that place doesn't have a powerful existence like Zero, but it's more dangerous than the Mechanical City?"
The reason why Bai Wu and others in the black area of the Mechanical City were able to come back alive was entirely because of the area guardian No. 0, not the enemy.
Otherwise they have no chance of survival.
Bai Wu said:
"The world owes Professor Tao. If no one repays, then I will."
Xie Yingjie did not respond to this and changed the subject.
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After leaving the Xie family, Bai Wu prepared to visit the mental hospital.
He guessed that something might have happened to Yan Jiu, but he had not used the conch to contact Yan Jiu because there were always people around.
When Bai Wu arrived inside the mental hospital, the scene seemed a little unfamiliar.
This place, which had slowly become more peaceful time and time again, seemed to have suddenly regressed.
The two old men who were playing chess were very anxious because they couldn't find a chess piece. They kept walking around the yard erratically like two ants that had lost their sense of direction.
The person who was reading stopped reading and slowly closed the pages. However, due to his impaired cognition of sequence, things always seemed wrong when he closed them.
The idiot with snot bubbles in his nose kept crying and his voice became hoarse.
Zheng Daxi was acting crazy, totally different from the previous time when she was more normal. As for the nurse, she was lying in the office to rest, and she seemed to have no time to care about the crazy Zheng Daxi.
Bai Wu suddenly felt a little unhappy. He normally couldn't feel angry, but he knew that his current emotion was on the verge of anger.
How to describe this feeling
It's like a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder who keeps everything neatly arranged and clean, but suddenly these things are wantonly messed up and dirty.
So Bai Wu did not go to Yan Jiu's room on the sixth floor of the hospital building. Instead, he found the chess piece with the help of the Eye of Prell.
But the two old men still refused to play chess and were still anxious:
"She's gone... She's gone... I can't find her no matter how hard I try!"
“Can’t find… Can’t find…”
The two old men repeated their own words. Bai Wu initially thought they were talking about chess pieces, but then he understood:
"She's just out for a while and will be back. Don't worry, I will find her back, but before that, you have to be the same as before, so that she will be happy."
It's rare that someone can match the brain waves of a madman.
When the two old men heard this, they really quieted down and quickly started setting up the chessboard.
Then Bai Wu pieced the reader's book pages together again, but the reader said: The story is no longer interesting and the environment for reading the story has changed.
Bai Wu also understood this sentence. The world of the mentally ill may seem chaotic to outsiders, but for the people in this mental hospital, what they pursue is actually tranquility.
Bai Wu was a little surprised that Yan Jiu's departure completely broke the silence.
He calmed them down one by one, and finally the reader continued to read. Although the fool didn't laugh, he didn't cry either. Zheng Duoxi was no longer crazy, and under Bai Wu's instructions, she began to take care of the crazy nurse.
It was at this time that Bai Wu contacted Yan Jiu through the conch.
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The fifth floor of the tower, Yan Family Manor.
Yan Jiu, who returned to his childhood residence again, was not happy at all.
This place already made her feel strange and lonely.
For several days in a row, Yan Jiu did not leave. She went in and expressed her attitude about what her father Yan Heyu had said, but it was meaningless.
She suddenly realized that the reason why she was a monster was because the order was different from what Bai Wu said - the order of emotions that humans must go through.
First comes family, then friendship, and then love.
For so many years, she felt that she had family ties, until she was forcibly brought back by Yan Zhisui, and then she realized that she had always been wrong.
She huddled in a corner of her gorgeous boudoir for several days in a row. She didn't want to paint or talk, but just kept repeating a certain name in her heart.
Just when she was most sad, this name miraculously responded to her.
"Yan Jiu, where are you now?"
When Bai Wu's voice suddenly appeared in his consciousness, Yan Jiu even thought he was hallucinating.
But soon she saw Bai Wu's face, and the "conch" seemed like a communication prop that belonged exclusively to her and Bai Wu.
The moment he saw the conch, Yan Jiu didn't force a smile, but tears streamed down his face.
"Bai Wu... Great, you're back! You haven't been back for days, I thought something happened to you!"
Bai Wu, who was in the insane asylum on the third floor of the tower at this time, confirmed Yan Jiu's situation. The little girl's first words were not crying, but joy for her return, which made Bai Wu feel a little uncomfortable.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Are you in the asylum now? Go check on the big guy!"
"I've been there. They're all fine. I've taken care of them all. Those who were playing chess are still playing, those who were having fun are still having fun, those who were reading are reading, and the nurses and doctors are all fine too. The time traveler upstairs was slightly injured, but it's not a big deal. I've arranged for someone to come and treat him."
Every person in this world has a corresponding code in their heart. Once this code is obtained, it can make this person follow you wholeheartedly.
It is difficult for Yan Jiu to explain the relationship between herself and those mentally ill patients, but she always feels that when she gets better, they will also get better, and when she gets worse, they will also get worse.
This is something that makes no sense. If you say it out loud, people will just think it's crazy talk, and no one will care for those crazy people.
But the white mist will.
When Bai Wu said these words, Yan Jiu didn't know what happiness and joy were. It was just that the confusion and loneliness, anxiety and uneasiness in his heart during these days slowly dissipated with his tears.
She regarded the small mental hospital as her own little world. Now that little world was messed up by someone, but because of the existence of the white fog, everything became normal again.
Obviously those people have nothing to do with her.
"Okay, stop crying and tell me what happened."
Yan Jiu wiped away his tears, nodded and said:
"I... I won't cry anymore. Bai Wu, I don't know what happened, but my family suddenly asked me to come back. I wanted to go back to the mental hospital, but they wouldn't let me..."
"Bai Wu, I really want to go back... I don't want to stay here, I feel like a monster here..."
This is somewhat sad. A young girl has no sense of security or identity at home, and therefore falls in love with places like mental hospitals.
Bai Wu roughly guessed why the Yan family asked Yan Jiu to go back.
But he shouldn't tell Yan Jiu about this. After all, if Yan Jiu knew about it, he might get into trouble with the Yan family, and the Yan family... obviously didn't take Yan Jiu seriously.
"Don't worry, just stay there. I will arrange everything in the asylum. Everyone is fine. Don't worry. I will contact your uncle to help you deal with this matter."
"Really? Is my uncle willing to listen to you?"
"Of course, he and I have been through thick and thin together twice."
Bai Wu was actually unsure of Yan Zizai's attitude, because between the Yan family and Yan Jiu, Bai Wu was not optimistic about what Yan Zizai would choose.
But he knew that Yan Jiu hoped that he and Yan Zizai would have a harmonious relationship.
"Okay... I understand. I'll wait for your news here."
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On the third floor of the tower, after learning about Yan Jiu's situation, Bai Wu did not leave immediately. He was waiting for Yan Zizai to arrive.
At nightfall, Yan Zizai arrived as expected. The two did not agree on a location, but Bai Wu knew that Yan Zizai would look for him here.
The two people were in Yan Jiu's room, and Yan Jiu's things were not packed. Obviously, in Yan Jiu's view, she was just going out temporarily, or she was taken away forcibly, or both.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Bai Wu asked.
"It's the ancestor. He thinks the Yan family should have an heir." Yan Zizai said helplessly.
Bai Wu frowned and said:
"Offspring? The descendants of your Yan family..."
Bai Wu didn't finish his words, because some things were difficult for outsiders to say, so Yan Zizai said:
"The descendants of the Yan family only have two people in each generation. The man can either marry a woman from another family, or the woman can accept a man from the fourth level as her husband. The ancestor chose the latter."
Bai Wu understood. Was this the urging for marriage from the ancestors seven hundred years ago? But why was it Yan Jiu and not Yan Jiu's brother
Yan Zizai suddenly said:
"Bai Wu, what do you think of Xiao Jiu?"
This sentence came very abruptly. Normally, Bai Wu would directly express his true thoughts, but seeing the anxiety in Yan Zizai's eyes, Bai Wu suddenly felt as if his soul was being tortured.
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(As an old author, I will definitely not write about sending a girl away, so you can rest assured. Secondly, regarding the heroine, it is certain that this book does not talk much about love, because this kind of living environment will be very inconsistent. At least now is not the time when I think I can talk about plots other than exploring opportunities. And the name of this volume - Heroes of the Shelter, Yan Jiu's plot is a plot that leads to the shelter. It's the end of the month, so I won't write a summary this month. Thank you for your support this month, see you next month~)