After leaving the classroom, Tianyang and Lao Xu came to the parking lot of the college. Lao Xu was a little surprised when he saw the Red Moon Saber hanging next to Tianyang's electromagnetic locomotive.
Tian Yang started the motorcycle: "Our weapons have all been biometrically identified, so they are useless even if someone else takes them. Besides, I don't think anyone would dare to take the Night Walker's equipment casually."
Old Xu shook his head: "I'm not surprised because of this, but because you took the weapon out. Brother, although we Night Walkers can carry weapons in the city, you are bound to attract some gossip if you carry it around so openly."
Tianyang shrugged, "So that's what you're talking about. I hadn't noticed it. But something happened last night, so I felt it was necessary to carry it with me."
Old Xu's two not-so-thick eyebrows slightly tightened: "What happened last night?"
Tianyang briefly described the incident of the figure outside the elevator door.
Lao Xu reminded him: "You should report to the captain."
Tian Yang scratched his hair and said, "In fact, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm just overthinking it. If I bother the captain for such a small matter, I think it's a bit of an overreaction."
"That's right, then. You'd better be careful." As he spoke, Old Xu walked to a three-wheeled motorcycle, opened the door and got in.
This motorcycle looked like it had been used for some time. The paint on the outer shell was peeling, one of the headlights seemed to be broken, and the tires also had signs of being patched.
It seems that Old Xu is not well off, otherwise, given his status, he should be able to drive a better car.
Old Xu stuck his head out of the window and said, "Let's go to my house. Don't get lost."
Tianyang laughed.
Although they were both night walkers, their dormitories and apartments were not next to each other. In fact, there were limited residential units in the upper city, especially for people like Tianyang who had been promoted to upper class citizens and did not have their own property in the upper city.
Therefore, Tianyang needs to apply to move to the upper city, and Fortress will reclaim some vacant apartments, re-register the property rights, and then allocate them to the applicants.
If Tianyang dies in battle and has no relatives, the house will be taken back by the fortress and transferred to the next applicant.
Even if there are relatives, the fortress will only give them a three-year temporary stay. Once the period is up, if you cannot pay the contribution points required by the fortress, you will still have to move out.
This is one of the rules of the fortress.
Arriving near Lao Xu's apartment building, Tian Yang noticed that
This building has been in use for many years and is currently undergoing renovation and repair. On the west side of the building, there is a scaffolding on the exterior wall, and workers are painting on those scaffolds.
Also, there is no elevator.
Walking up the stairs, Old Xu led the way: "The houses in our area have been built for more than 40 years, almost catching up with my age. The city hall has always planned to demolish and rebuild, but resettling the residents is a big problem, so it was delayed again and again. Only this year did they decide not to demolish and just renovate."
When he arrived at the fourth floor, Lao Xu did not open the door but rang the doorbell.
After a moment, a childish voice sounded from the intercom on the door: "Who is it?"
Old Xu winked at Tianyang and said with a smile, "Guess."
A cheer rang out over the intercom: "Dad is back."
The door opened immediately, and a small figure rushed out and pounced on Lao Xu.
Old Xu picked her up and turned her around twice before Tianyang could see clearly that she was a little girl about five or six years old.
Old Xu rubbed his daughter's round face vigorously: "Xiaomi, do you miss your daddy?"
"I do. I really do." The little girl hugged Lao Xu's neck and kissed him hard on the face. The kiss was so loud that the whole corridor could hear it.
Old Xu picked up his daughter and said to Tianyang with a bit of boasting: "This is my daughter, Xiaomai. Isn't she cute?"
Tianyang's mouth twitched slightly: "It's quite cute."
Old Xu smiled happily and said to his daughter, "Call me brother."
The child named Xiaomai called out in a baby voice: "Hello, brother."
"Old Xu, you're back?" A gentle female voice came from inside the door.
Old Xu walked in holding his daughter: "I'm back, Zijin, we have guests today. Um, Tianyang, come in quickly, don't stand outside like an idiot."
Tianyang walked into the house with a smile and saw Lao Xu's wife.
She was much younger than Lao Xu, with her long hair tied up, wearing an apron, and apparently cooking.
She stood by the window with a gentle smile on her face, and said to her husband with some complaints: "You didn't even inform me that we had guests. I'll go cook two more dishes. You can stay with your friend for a while."
Old Xu looked very happy. After his wife went into the kitchen, he took Tianyang to the living room and said, "We will have food soon. Sit for a while. I will get you a book."
Leaving Tianyang and his daughter behind, Lao Xu went into the room
Room.
The little girl kept staring at Tianyang curiously: "Brother, why is your hair silver?"
Tianyang scratched his hair and said, "This is a long story."
The little girl took two steps back cautiously: "Mom said that boys who like to dye their hair are all bad boys, brother, are you one of them?"
Tianyang was a little amused.
"I don't know about others, but I can guarantee that your brother Tianyang is definitely not a bad boy." Fortunately, Old Xu came back with a thick book in his hand, which he put in Tianyang's hand.
Xiaomai hugged Lao Xu's legs and said with a smile: "I believe Dad, so I will be friends with you."
Tianyang was amused by the little girl, and then looked at the book in his hand.
"Analysis of the Texts in the Reverse World".
Old Xu patted the book and said, "This is a good thing. You must return it to me after you finish reading it."
It can be seen that Lao Xu cherishes this book, just like he cherishes this happy family. Tianyang suddenly understood why Lao Xu had so many concerns in the adversity.
Simply because there were people in the fortress waiting for his return.
After having two meals at Lao Xu's house, Tianyang spent an afternoon helping him assemble and paint a wooden horse.
At eight o'clock in the evening, he said goodbye to the Xu family and drove back to his apartment alone.
This time Tianyang did not take the elevator, he took the stairs instead. When he arrived at the floor where the house was located, Tianyang clenched the Red Moon Saber.
But tonight, there was nothing unusual in the corridor, and there was no feeling of being watched.
He opened the door and walked into the house, sitting on a chair in the living room and putting his sword aside.
After resting for a while and preparing to get up for a shower, a breeze in the evening blew Tianyang's hair.
The boy walked towards the bathroom, and after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped. Then he returned to the chair like lightning, and drew his Red Moon Saber!
The window is open.
But he remembered that he had closed all the doors and windows when he left in the morning.
Tianyang came to the window silently and touched the windowsill with his hand. There was no mark on the windowsill, but he felt something strange in his palm, and when he turned it over, he found a few grains of sand stuck to his hand.
The boy stuck out his tongue and licked it gently. It was very salty, just like the sand on the beach that had been washed by the sea for many years.
Tianyang looked around the living room, and finally saw the half-open door of the bedroom...