Yaya thinks that she should be afraid.
Is not it? On such a night, in a remote town, there was a dark road with no lights on both sides. There were moss on the green stone road in the corners, and the air had a somewhat humid smell...
A man wearing a black robe, silver hair, and a golden mask... everything seemed so weird and unusual.
But Yaya didn't feel scared at all.
Even when the guy who called himself "JOKER" stood in front of him, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked his hair with his thick and soft gloves, Yaya didn't feel a trace of fear.
In fact, she even felt a hint of closeness in her heart. She didn't know where this feeling of closeness came from.
JOKER
Yaya just thinks this name is weird.
"So, may I ask, do you have anything to do with me?" Yaya raised her head carefully.
JOKER moved his hand away and looked down at Yaya's face, his eyes hidden behind the golden mask: "You are very beautiful and cute. Haha..."
With such an intimate tone, Yaya finally felt a little awkward: "Excuse me, when did we meet?"
"Oh... you don't need to remember that, dear Yaya." This guy actually smiled, this time he laughed out loud, although the electronically synthesized metallic sound was a bit weird: "Tell me, it's so late and you're alone Are you looking for something when you take a walk here?"
"I..." Yaya hesitated for a moment, and then told the truth - in fact, this innocent girl has not learned to lie yet. Her heart is as pure as a piece of crystal that is not stained by any dirt - neither Chen Xiao nor Xu Er Shao Baicai taught her one of the most basic human skills. :lie.
"I want to find someone, but I don't know if I should go to him or not."
"Chen Xiao?" JOKER's eyes were smiling again.
Yaya immediately widened his eyes: "Do you recognize him?"
"Believe me, dear Yaya, I know him very well." JOKER naturally took Yaya's hand. Although there was a big difference in height between the two of them, when they stood together, Yaya suddenly felt In the deepest part of my body and mind, a feeling of wanting to be close to this person emerged.
"Chen Xiao is nearby now. If you are willing, I can take you to see him."
"...Really?!" Yaya jumped up immediately, her face full of surprise and joy, but then, a trace of frustration emerged: "But, Uncle Tian and the others said..."
"You don't have to worry about what they say. Maybe they are wrong? Maybe Chen Xiao also wants to see you now? Why should you listen to others telling you what to do?" JOKER turned around, bent down, and opened his eyes Staring at Yaya closely: "Listen, Yaya. You have to learn to understand one thing: you are an independent person, you should make decisions about your own affairs, what to do and what not to do, no need to Just listen to what others say. I think whether it is Chen Xiao or your friends, they have always hoped that you can learn everything you need to know to survive in this world as soon as possible."
"But..." Yaya seemed completely unsuspecting of this person: "But I have learned a lot, I learned how to cook, I also learned how not to discharge electricity randomly, and..."
"No, you haven't learned the most important thing. Chen Xiao hasn't had time to teach you yet." JOKER actually stretched out a finger and lightly scratched the bridge of Yaya's small nose. This too intimate action finally made him laugh. Yaya blushed a little, her little face shrank back with great effort, and her bright eyes stared at this person nervously.
"Independence! The most important thing you need to learn is independence! Make your own judgment on all decisions in your own life independently. No matter whether your decision is right or wrong, at least it is your will ! Small things, such as when to eat and when to sleep. Bigger things, such as which friends you should make and what clothes you should wear... You decide these things yourself."
Yaya's eyes widened - she had never said such a thing to her, not even Chen Xiao.
Unknowingly, during the conversation between the two, this mysterious JOKER had already taken Yaya's little hand and walked down the path.
The sound of the two people talking all the way could still be heard in the alley.
"What clothes to wear...is it a big deal?"
"Haha, believe me, girl, this is definitely a very important event for a woman."
…
"What? You said Yaya disappeared? What do you mean?!"
Zhu Rong and Gonggong stood opposite Lao Tian, both of them looking dignified and guilty.
Zhu Rong no longer had any fiery temper at this moment, and his face was filled with guilt and anxiety: "I... I don't know what's going on."
"What do you mean you don't know!!" Lao Tian slammed the table hard and jumped up: "Zhu Rong, you two followed a little girl and actually lost her in this small place?!"
"Old Tian, don't get angry yet." It was Gonggong who spoke. Although Gonggong felt guilty, he was still a little calmer after all: "Things are a little strange. We have been following Yaya around the town, but we came to an alley. Yaya was obviously less than five steps in front of us, but Zhu Rong and I just suddenly felt a strange feeling... "
"Strange feeling?" Lao Tian also calmed down.
"Yes, it's a strange feeling." Gonggong took a deep breath: "I don't know how to describe it. It was like, at that moment, all the hairs on my body stood up, as if there was a hair next to me. The beast has already set its sights on me, and will pounce on me and bite me hard at any time! Yes... This is the feeling, we feel as if we are suddenly being watched by someone hidden in the dark! "
"Murderous?" Lao Tian frowned.
"It's not murderous." Gonggong scratched his scalp: "I don't know how to describe it. The other party doesn't seem to be deliberately targeting us. The feeling should be... um..." Gonggong thought for a long time and suddenly thought of a word, he What is said is...
"powerful!"
powerful
"Remember what I told you, when we were in K City, the night when the champagne was taken away by Lin San, Zhu Rong and I were led away. On the way back, we met the woman named Poseidon. At that time, I We joined forces with Zhu Rong, but we lost miserably in front of that woman."
Lao Tian nodded: "This is not your fault, it's just a gap in strength. That Poseidon is S-class."
"Yes, she is S-class." Gonggong carefully planned the words: "When we fight with her, we can feel the powerful aura on her body. It feels like there is a tower in front of you. The mountain is always higher than you, bigger than you, and you can never cross it! You know this very well in your heart... That's how I felt at the time, feeling how small I was in front of that woman, even though we were full of fighting spirit, But I know in my heart that we are absolutely, absolutely, absolutely impossible to be that woman’s opponent! Just like a low-level creature facing a high-level creature, it’s like a mouse meeting a cat... It’s an instinctive awe of a powerful existence!”
Lao Tian's face became serious: "What do you mean..."
"Neither Zhu Rong nor I are weak." Gonggong shook his head: "Although we are not spiritual superpowers, if a powerful individual approaches us, we will feel it. But at that moment, this kind of feeling was too much It’s so intense! We seemed to be completely enveloped by that powerful aura, and at that moment, we felt like we were suffocating. Believe me... neither that Poseidon nor you, Lao Tian, have ever given us this feeling!"
"...and then!" Lao Tian gritted his teeth hard.
"Then... I said that, in the blink of an eye, the Yaya in front of us disappeared. In front of us was the empty alley, without a soul. Zhu Rong and I were stunned and chased forward quickly, but ..." Gonggong felt a little ashamed.
"Let's put it this way!" Zhu Rong took over: "We ran very far forward... Damn it! Do you know how long we ran? Almost half an hour!!"
"Half an hour?"
Lao Tian knows that if A-level superpowers like Gonggong and Zhu Rong run with all their strength to catch up, it is not surprising that they can cover 100 kilometers in half an hour... half an hour is enough for them to run around this small town. So many circles!
"But, for half an hour, we didn't run out of that alley. I think you should understand what I'm talking about. That damn alley is only less than two hundred meters at most, but we ran for half an hour, and we didn't even get there. After running two hundred meters! It was obvious that we had been tricked. Moreover, half an hour later, we suddenly discovered that in the past half hour, the two of us were basically standing still!"
Lao Tian felt that the muscles on his face were shaking.
This is not a simple "trick"! !
The facts are clear: Zhu Rong and Gonggong were controlled by someone at that time, and then they were thrown into the illusion.
But the problem is...
How long does it take to blink of an eye
How many tenths of a second? !
In a few tenths of a second, he instantly defeated the consciousness space of two A-level powerhouses, Zhu Rong and Gonggong, and then completely controlled their consciousness, making them fall into an illusion...
In a few tenths of a second, he completely controlled the consciousness of two A-level experts! !
What kind of strength is this? !
How much spiritual power does this require? !
At least, Lao Tian knows very well that although he is an S-class, even in his peak state, he will never be able to do this! !
…
"Chen Xiao, is he here?"
"Shh..." JOKER raised an index finger to his mouth.
The two of them stood side by side behind a big tree. In the distance among the woods was a simple house made of blue bricks. There was a small lawn at the door and an earthen stove behind the house.
JOKER patted Yaya's shoulder gently and whispered: "Don't speak loudly."
"Why?" Yaya looked at this JOKER in confusion. Instinctively, she felt that this guy seemed to be very friendly to her.
"Because... Chen Xiao is right there, and I'm afraid I can't see him, not now." JOKER smiled, he gently touched the middle part of the mask on his face, and whispered: "Okay, You can walk over now, but be careful. Chen Xiao is in trouble now and is busy dealing with a very important matter, so he may not be in a good mood."
Yaya stood there, biting her lip, looking at the house in the distance, and then at JOKER beside her. Suddenly a trace of sadness appeared on her face, and she shook her head: "I... still won't go."
"Why?"
"He is dealing with a very important matter. I... I better not go there, I am worried that I will distract him. He has never come back to me or seen me. It must be because that matter is very important. So... I'd better not go there. I don't want to cause him any trouble."
Yaya bit her lip gently and took a deep look at the house in the distance.
JOKER stared at Yaya's face, looking at the side of Yaya's face, his eyes became very gentle, and then he sighed softly: "Believe me, dear little Yaya, for that boy, this world Everything above could bring him trouble...but you are the only one who will never make him feel like trouble."
"Why?"
"Because I said it." JOKER smiled, then pushed Yaya out from behind the tree with a gentle push: "I need you to do me a favor."
"What?"
"I know you can't lie. You have never learned to tell lies." JOKER's eyes were smiling: "This is your most precious quality, and I don't intend to change it. But, I need you to help me. Hidden one thing, whether it’s Lao Tian or that boy Chen Xiao, don’t tell anyone the content of our conversation. You can say that you saw me, but you can’t tell anyone about our conversation today, do you understand? "
Yaya hesitated: "But, what if they ask me?"
"I know you won't tell lies, so when they ask you, you don't have to make up lies to deceive them, but..." JOKER: "You can choose not to tell anything!"
Seeing Yaya walking hesitantly towards the house in the distance, JOKER leaned against the tree and suddenly smiled softly, as if talking to himself: "It was really a busy night. Well... now it's time to meet old friends."
…
In Xiaojia Town, a traditional folk music troupe hired today is resting in the inn, and a group of artists are busy preparing to pack up for the ceremony. They made a lot of money today, and the troupe leader had a satisfied smile on his face.
But just as the class leader carefully put a thick envelope filled with banknotes into his bag, he turned around and saw a person standing behind him!
Black robe, long silver hair, and a gold mask!
Normal people would suddenly see this scene in their room at night and would be so frightened that they would lose control and scream.
But before the class leader could shout out, he found that no sound could come out of his mouth.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just here to borrow something." Of course this person is JOKER: "I think there must be a flute in your band."
…
In the room, Lao Tian Zhurong and Gonggong were frowning. Suddenly, a melodious flute drifted in through the window!
The sound of the flute is distant, as if it is coming from a far away place, but when it falls into the ear, it gives people the illusion that it is ringing right next to the ear! Thick walls and windows seem to be unable to block the sound at all. The flute sounds with a strange rhythm and tune, so clear that every note seems to pass through human ears and fall directly into your heart!
Zhu Rong and Gonggong both looked surprised, but Lao Tian froze as soon as he heard the sound of the flute! After a few seconds, he suddenly jumped up, and his movements were so big that he even overturned the table next to him! All the ashtrays, teacups and other things on the table fell to the ground and shattered to pieces. Almost instantly, Lao Tian's face was filled with surprise, shock, hatred, sadness, and many other emotions!
His hand involuntarily pressed the handle of the chair, and then with a click, the hard wooden handle was crushed by him! !
Zhu Rong and Gonggong had never seen Lao Tian lose his temper before. When he looked at Lao Tian, his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood left! !
"Old Tian?" Zhu Rong shouted subconsciously.
Lao Tian seemed to turn a deaf ear and just stared at the window. After a while, his body suddenly swayed.
"It's him! It's him here! He's here!"
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Zhu Rong and Gonggong both had doubts on their faces. They glanced at each other and found that the other person was as clueless as themselves.
"Listen, stay here! Don't come here! I'm not kidding! You must stay here, and you are absolutely not allowed to come here!"
Lao Tian's voice sounded like he was gritting his teeth, but his expression was unprecedentedly serious and dignified!
After saying that, Lao Tian suddenly rushed to the window, quickly opened the window, and his figure rushed out with a whoosh, landing on the opposite house far away, and then disappeared into the night sky after a few ups and downs. .
The evening breeze blew on Lao Tian's face. I don't know why, but this gentle evening breeze felt like a knife, cutting the skin with some faint pain. But Lao Tian knew very well that it was not the wind... but his heart that was hurting!
Looking for the sound, he quickly found its source!
In the central square of the town, on the roof of a small building, a figure sat on the tiles on the roof, with one foot on the cornice, sitting leisurely under the moonlight, holding a black flute in his hand. Her robe was fluttering in the evening breeze. Also fluttering is the long silver hair!
When Lao Tian landed next to him, JOKER didn't look back. He just put down the flute and sighed: "Tian... How many years have we not seen each other?"
There are infinite traces of time in the voice.