"That's how it is..."
On the side, Li Yajun had already told Xu Xin what had happened.
Xu Xin frowned tightly.
"Is it really Yingying...?"
…
An hour ago.
Just an hour before the sun peeked out from the eastern horizon and Crystal City rose from underground to the surface, a girl emerged from the jungle and came to his tree house.
She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and tight trousers, and she didn't even carry a backpack.
At that time, she was already sweating profusely in the scorching heat. After all, even in the middle of the night when the sun had not yet risen, the temperature was already over 40 degrees.
Because she was a single girl with nothing on her, and she looked somewhat familiar, in short, kind, so Li Wenxi pulled her up to the tree house.
As a result, the first words the girl said when she came in stunned Li Wenxi and Li Yajun beside her.
"Sister-in-law, I came to see you while my brother is away!"
The girl's body was completely soaked in sweat, sticking to her body, and the hair on her forehead kept dripping down with sweat, but she looked in good condition. She was not blushing from the heat or feeling low in spirits. She had a smile on her face.
But what she said was really confusing.
"Sister-in-law? Me?" Li Wenxi pointed at herself in confusion.
The girl shivered slightly and rubbed her arms, "The temperature in your room is so low... It's you, you are my sister-in-law, because Xu Xin is my brother!"
"Of course you're cold coming in from outside all sweaty... ah? huh?" Li Wenxi was about to get her a long-sleeved shirt, but when she heard her say that, her eyes widened, "What? You're Xu Xin's sister?"
Li Yajun at the side opened her mouth slightly, speechless with surprise: "Xu Xin... has a sister?"
"Well... yes." Li Wenxi was stunned for two seconds, then nodded slowly.
She knew that Xu Xin had a younger sister. After all, they slept together every night, so she naturally found out some things during their casual chat.
And at this moment, she finally understood why she felt so kind to this girl.
This girl has the shadow of Xu Xin.
Now that you mention it, it does look like Xu Xin!
However, she did not believe it directly. Instead, she looked at the girl in front of her who was also looking at her with some suspicion, and handed her a towel: "Are you really Xu Xin's sister? What's your name?"
"Xu Ying, you should know this, right?" Xu Ying took the towel and wiped the sweat off her body, then let out a long sigh.
Li Yajun looked at Li Wenxi, and Li Wenxi nodded slightly.
The name she heard from Xu Xin was indeed Xu Ying.
"Um... what college did your brother go to?"
"It's xx University!"
"Which high school did you go to?"
"XX City XX High School!"
"Well... then there is..."
Although she was asked many questions, Xu Ying did not get angry and responded actively to Li Wenxi's questions.
"Are you really Yingying?" Li Wenxi finally confirmed it, with a look of surprise, joy and worry on her face, "Is it really you? You... You are a survivor from the outer zone? How did you find me here?"
She was so surprised.
Xu Xin had also said when they were chatting before that fortunately his sister was not yet 18 years old and would not come with them. If that girl had come, with her personality, she probably would not have lived long.
As a result, she actually met Xu Ying here? !
This shouldn't be the case...
"Ah, I..." This time Xu Ying did not answer the question immediately, but her eyes wandered a little, as if she was considering how to answer, "It's like this, actually I..."
She suddenly stopped talking.
She glanced at Li Yajun, who was standing next to her and seemed a little confused about the current situation, and then turned to Li Wenxi and said, "Sister-in-law, let's talk alone. I came here this time because of this matter."
"… Am I disturbing you?" Li Yajun spoke at this time, frowning slightly, "You just arrived, and you want to be alone with one of us? How can we trust you?"
Li Wenxi also nodded slightly: "Yingying, perhaps you should first tell me where you are from and how you found this place."
Indeed, even though she was basically certain in her heart that the girl in front of her was Xu Xin's biological sister, Xu Ying.
But Li Wenxi could not guarantee that Xu Ying and Xu Xin were of the same mind.
This Xu Ying was really a bit weird. She didn't even have a backpack, and she was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and long pants. How did she get here
Moreover, Xu Ying didn't say anything and just wanted to be alone with her. This kind of thing was not allowed even if she was Xu Xin's sister.
"Ah... I just want to talk to you alone." Xu Ying rubbed her head in confusion, rolled her eyes, grabbed Li Wenxi's hand and ran to the other side of the room.
Li Yajun wanted to follow, but Xu Ying stopped her: "Just watch over there. Give me time to say a word!"
As she spoke, she whispered something softly into Li Wenxi's ear.
Li Wenxi frowned slightly at first when she whispered softly, and then his eyes slowly widened.
Upon seeing this, Li Yajun immediately wanted to go over, but Li Wenxi raised his hand to stop her.
The expression on her face was becoming more and more surprised.
"What did you say?! You..." Li Wenxi was about to scream when Xu Ying immediately covered her mouth with her hand, looking a little panicked, "Don't say it! Don't let others know!"
Li Yajun, who was across a whole room from them, was a little confused, but when she saw the surprised expression on Li Wenxi's face, she knew that this matter was definitely different from Xiaoke's.
"... Come with me, let's go inside and talk!" This time it was Li Wenxi's turn to grab Xu Ying's hand, trying to take her to the second bedroom.
"No, sister-in-law, let me take a shower first. I'm all sweaty and sticky and it feels so uncomfortable..." Xu Ying was not in a hurry this time and said with a smile.
"Then I'll go with you." Li Wenxi pulled Xu Ying towards the bathroom again. To Li Yajun, her expression seemed a little anxious, and also a little... happy
"Hey, sister-in-law, this is the first time we meet! Why are you so..."
She was pulled into the bathroom and the door slammed shut.
Only Li Yajun was left outside, all alone and confused.
…
"After the two people came out of the bathroom, they immediately went into the second bedroom and never came out again." Li Yajun explained, "About an hour later, we felt the earthquake, and the hills in the northwest began to sink, and the crystal city emerged."
"I was shocked at that time, and I hurried over to knock on the door. Wen Xi was still there at that time, and she even said to me, 'Wait a moment, I'll be out soon', but she didn't come out until you came back."
"I contacted you directly after I knocked on the door, and you know what happened afterwards."
Xu Xin nodded and fell into deep thought.
While Li Yajun was talking, he had tried to make voice requests to Li Wenxi many times.
On the bedside table, besides the piece of paper with beautiful handwriting, there was also Lou Feier's watch. Now Li Wenxi left with only his watch.
Unfortunately, the hot summer has not yet passed and the communication situation has not improved, so he cannot get in touch with the other party.
But in fact, perhaps because he drove away the giant insects around the tree house, he can now contact other people, but cannot contact Li Wenxi.
Then there is only one possibility, the problem is not on his side, but on Li Wenxi's side.
Her watch can only be used when it is close to her own tree house. Now that she cannot be contacted, it means that she is not at her own tree house.
At this time, Ma Hongwei also sent a voice message to Xu Xin: "Brother Xin, I checked. There should be no one in Li Wenxi's tree house. At least when I shouted from below, no one answered from above."
Is that really the case
Xu Xin's brows furrowed even more tightly.
He had just asked Ma Hongwei to go over and take a look, just hoping that Wen Xi might have returned to her tree house, but it turned out that things were not that simple.
The current situation is really... too weird.
Yingying is actually in this world, and how did she get here
What is she here for
Why was Wen Xi so surprised when she said something in his ear and why did he insist on discussing it with her alone
Why... are both of them missing now
Judging from the words on the note just now, it was Yingying who took Wenxi away, but judging from Li Yajun's description just now and the situation at the scene...
Maybe Wen Xi... followed voluntarily
If she was forcibly taken away, the watch that Lou Feier was originally wearing on Wen Xi's wrist would not have been placed right next to the note.
Because if it was the watch that Yingying left behind so that he could not contact Wen Xi, then in addition to Lou Feier's watch, Wen Xi's watch should also have been left behind.
The fact is that nothing was left behind, only Lou Feier's watch was left behind, which means that Wen Xi did it.
She left behind Lou Feier's watch, which did not belong to her, and left with Yingying.
… Why
He is obviously going to be back soon, why can't we wait for him to come back to discuss it together
Because it’s not possible
That's it...
When the Crystal City rose from underground to the ground, Li Yajun knocked on the door and heard Wen Xi's voice. Wen Xi was still there at that time.
In this kind of scene, Wen Xi should also know that she has returned.
… Yingying who suddenly appeared should also know.
So, in order to avoid meeting him, Yingying left a note and jumped out of the window with Wenxi.
Wen Xi did not resist and went with her voluntarily, and did not even want to stay and wait for him to come back.
… This should be the truth.
But why
Xu Xin's mind was working frantically, but he had no idea what was going on.
Because he didn't even understand the most basic and fundamental issues of this matter.
It’s Yingying!
From what Li Yajun just said, Yingying seemed... to be very comfortable with the current situation
So when did she come into this world? What is her situation now
If this cannot be explained, then her behavior is a mystery that cannot be explained at all.
At this time, Shi Wanyun, who had been silent behind him, suddenly spoke.
"Xu Xin, your sister is not a survivor from the previous batch, right? That's why she knows the situation here very well and gives people the impression that she is very relaxed and at ease."
… ha
"My sister is one of the first survivors?" Xu Xin glanced at her, "Do you know what you are talking about? How is it possible..."
…
Huh
Xu Xin's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
etc…
Why... is it impossible
This is the future...
His sister Xu Ying was sent here from the past!
At what point in the future one wants to appear, isn't it up to the person who controls the time machine to decide
It is certain that his sister Xu Ying was also sent to the future some time after he was sent to the future.
After all, if she didn't leave, Yingying in the image would not be able to go back to the past.
However, it is not necessarily that he was sent to the same time point as him, or to a future further away than him.
It is indeed possible that he was sent to a time earlier than his!
It is indeed possible that his sister came into this world earlier than him!
Xu Xin suddenly turned his head and looked at Li Yajun, his eyes full of solemnity: "Yajun, you have seen my sister up close, how old do you think she is?"
"Age?" Xu Xin's eyes made Li Yajun a little flustered. She thought for a moment and said, "Well... about the same age as Wen Xi? About twenty years old?"
...similar to Wen Xi
Xu Xin took a breath slowly and exhaled.
At least it is certain that the Yingying who came was definitely not the Yingying when he left, nor was she the Yingying who he saw after returning to the past and who was a little manic because of the disappearance of his existence.
Because Yingying was only 16 years old at that time.
Li Wenxi is already 19 years old this year. Coupled with her tall stature, Yingying at that time looked obviously younger than Li Wenxi is now.
The only person who looks to be the same age as Li Wenxi could be Yingying who has grown up a little.
However, this does not mean that Yingying came to this world before. Perhaps she grew up for a period of time in the past and was already this big when she was sent to the future.
But this possibility still exists.
And… not small.
Xu Xin sighed and turned to look at Shi Wanyun: "You are right, it is indeed possible... huh?"
He looked at Shi Wanyun with suspicion: "... Why do you think that my sister might have come to this world earlier than me?"
To most people now, this is a different world and they were sent here collectively.
According to this situation, Xu Xin's sister was at most sent here with him, or after him.
"Ah? Because... um..." Shi Wanyun's eyes trembled slightly, and then she dodged Xu Xin's sight, "I just said it casually, thinking it's possible. Her attitude is too casual, but among us survivors, even you can't have such a casual attitude."
Her explanation was somewhat weak.
After all, who in their right mind would think this way if they don’t know about time travel
"… What did you experience on the back of the planet?" Xu Xin walked up to her and grabbed her arm to prevent her from running away. Then he stared at her and asked, "What do you know now?"
Shi Wanyun did not break free from Xu Xin's hand, but looked in another direction and said softly: "This is a secret, I can't tell it, just like... we couldn't tell other people the secret of the underground world at that time."
secret
"Do you know that when most people lie, their eyes will wander and they dare not look directly into the other person's eyes?" Xu Xin narrowed his eyes and said, "Just like you are acting now."
"I..." Shi Wanyun was a little annoyed and shook off his hand. Her originally gentle voice also carried a hint of annoyance. "I can't say it, I can't say it. Do you want me to die?"
Her attitude seems to make people feel that she is right, but...
What a strong force!
Just shook his hand away!
Xu Xin's eyes became even more dangerous.
Can a normal person have such great strength
He had taken strength potions many times and was much stronger than most survivors. Even so, Shi Wanyun still shook off his hand.
Shi Wanyun seemed to know that she had exposed her strength, and her expression was a little ugly.
"you… "
"Xu Xin, we are back!"
At this time, Zeng Tao's shouting came from outside the tree house.
"There are so many great things in that room! They're all so powerful!"
Shi Wanyun still turned her head away and did not look at him, but she did not intend to leave or refute him. She just held the arm that Xu Xin had just grabbed with one hand and stood there without saying a word.
Xu Xin looked at her deeply, then manipulated the tree house to pull up the three women outside.
"Xu Xin, great stuff! Really a lot of great stuff!" Zeng Tao rushed over as soon as she came up, with a look of joy on her face, "I contributed a lot this time, you have to give me some!"
Jin Yue had a smile on her face, obviously in a good mood.
As soon as Lou Feier came up, she looked around, looking for something, and then turned to look at Xu Xin: "Where's your sister? Xu Xin, where's your sister? I want to see her too!"
"she… "
Xu Xin had just opened his mouth to say a word when he suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ears.
The mysterious voice sounded again!
Due to special circumstances, an unknown situation was detected in Area 188, and this hot summer and the insect nest ended early.
Because the event ended early, there will be no rewards for this time.
Because the survivors in Area 188 violated the survival rules, the regional confrontation will begin early.
Survivors outside of Area 188, do you want to survive in this beautiful world? Do you want to survive to the end and become the winner
Then let’s unite and wage war on District 188!
As long as there is one person left alive in Area 188, you will have no chance of survival!
Survivors of Area 188, do you want to survive? Then kill all the survivors in other areas and become the last survivor!
"What… ?"
This series of sudden words stunned everyone present.
The hot summer ended early
Regional confrontation... started suddenly?!
Not only them, but also District 188 and even the whole world were in an uproar because of these words!