The guess was too reasonable, and Xu Xin, Ji Chaoyang and Lou Feier were speechless for a moment.
Ji Chaoyang's eyes suddenly moved: "If the Xu Ying who took Li Wenxi away is really that Xu Ying, then the place where they are now may be..."
Xu Xin made a gesture and said, "I have guessed this as well. We should be careful about what we say. Hmm... When the World Tree is fully grown, I will go down and take a look."
Lou Fei'er on the side was also thoughtful.
All three of them are smart people and can think of the pros and cons.
"Yes, our goal now is to protect this World Tree." Ji Chaoyang looked up at the sky that was already covered by the dense tree canopy. "When the World Tree is fully grown, we should be able to protect ourselves."
"Well, then, I can consider going out to look for them."
The two of them didn't say anything else. They nodded to each other and walked towards their own tree houses.
"Ah? Are you done talking?" Lou Fei'er, who was still thinking, quickly followed Xu Xin's steps and said, "When are you going to go find them? I want to go with them, too."
There was a hint of excitement in her tone, and it was obvious that she had also guessed where Li Wenxi might be at this moment.
The underground world is a human base that has developed for thousands of years.
It is indeed a place that makes people itch and want to have a look.
"When the time comes, find a few more people to go with you." Xu Xin said as they walked, "We can ensure each other's safety."
Now that they have so many people in their team, only a fool would go out alone.
Humanity's underground base
I don’t know what human beings have become after a thousand years.
If there is no energy source such as sunlight underground, how do humans survive
Of course, being able to develop underground for thousands of years, there should be no shortage of energy, and both fossil energy and geothermal energy can be utilized.
And, maybe...
Xu Xin stopped and looked at the crystal palace in front of him that was emitting a bright white light.
He looked up again.
This world tree has grown to a height that cannot be measured by the naked eye.
The thickness of the crown of the entire World Tree cannot be seen from below the crown, but even the bottom of the crown is already more than fifty meters high.
Generally speaking, the thickness of the banyan tree's crown is greater than the height of the exposed trunk below. According to this method, even without looking at the whole tree, Xu Xin can roughly guess the height of this banyan tree...
At this time, it has reached hundreds of meters, or even higher!
Over 100 meters high...
It’s about thirty or forty stories high.
This height may have exceeded the tallest buildings in many third- and fourth-tier cities.
It is also said that the most impressive thing about a banyan tree is not its height, but the area its crown covers.
At this time, the banyan tree's crown has covered a very large area horizontally, not only covering the open space where the entire Crystal Palace is located, but also covering a large circle of crystal buildings outside the venue.
Under the tree canopy, the aerial roots of the banyan tree have begun to hang down, which are the roots on the tree house that can pull people into the tree house.
But the whole area does not appear dark because the banyan tree canopy blocks the sunlight.
It was already six in the afternoon, but because the hot summer had just passed, the daylight hours were still very long. Even at seven in the evening, the sun was still hanging in the sky, and the sun was shining brightly. So it might still be around eight in the evening before it gets dark.
Before the world blocked the view, the entire area looked somewhat dazzling because of the sunlight reflecting off the white crystals.
But after being blocked, the brightness returned to normal thanks to the light from the crystal building illuminating the surroundings.
The light from these crystal buildings can affect the growth of plants, that is to say, these lights, like sunlight, can provide energy for producers.
It is possible that humans in the underground world rely on this crystal stone to obtain energy.
The possibility is still very high. After all, this crystal stone was discovered by that group of people together with the giant beast gene. When establishing underground human settlements, they will definitely give priority to this crystal stone that can release energy.
Wait, so the location of the human base...
"Hmm?"
Coco, who had been lying on Xu Xin's shoulder with her eyes closed and dozing off out of boredom, suddenly cried out.
It looked up at the dense tree canopy and blinked.
"What's wrong Coco?"
“嘤…” Coco tilted her little head.
What is…
At this moment, Coco suddenly jumped off Xu Xin's shoulders, and her nimble little body disappeared in a flash.
"Hmm? Fei'er, catch up with him!"
"Ah? Oh oh!" Lou Feier was still sorting out the information she had just received in her mind. After hearing Xu Xin's words, she immediately kicked her feet, and her body almost became a residual shadow, disappearing on the spot, and disappeared right behind Coco.
With Lou Feier's speed, she shouldn't be left behind by Coco.
He had to see where this little guy was trying to run to.
Speaking of which, after this incident, the origins of this little guy are no longer a complete mystery.
At least he now knows that the little panda Koko has an inseparable relationship with Xu Ying, whose identity cannot be fully confirmed yet.
The crystal bead that recorded Li Wenxi's voice was brought back from Xu Ying.
As for the relationship between the two...
If that Yingying is really the Xu Ying who has lived for hundreds of years, then Keke might be a pet she once raised
In short, if I knew where Coco always goes without telling me, I might find some surprises.
"I'll leave it to you."
Xu Xin whispered something in the direction where Coco and Lou Feier disappeared, then controlled the roots of his tree house and entered the tree house.
The tree house was empty at this time, and there was no longer the atmosphere of daily life with occasional voices coming from the first and second floors. It seemed much quieter.
Where are Zeng Tao and Shi Wanyun
He heard voices coming from the second bedroom.
It belongs to Zeng Tao.
"Let me see if you can still move!"
What's going on
He immediately walked to the door of the second bedroom and pushed it open.
The sight in his eyes made his eyelids twitch and the corners of his mouth twitched.
“… What are you doing?”
At this moment, there was a very chaotic scene in front of him.
The originally tidy second bedroom was now in a mess. All the objects in the bedroom were spread out all over the place, and Zeng Tao and Shi Wanyun were both lying on the big bed in the center of the room.
Moreover, the postures of the two were very ambiguous.
Shi Wanyun was lying on the bed, while Zeng Tao was riding on her back and buttocks, pressing Shi Wanyun's head to one side with one hand and pressing her hands behind her back with the other hand.
Shi Wanyun's face was facing Xu Xin at this time. Xu Xin could see that her expression was no longer as calm and gentle as usual, but was filled with shame and anger.
Mimi was also in the room. She lay beside the bed, watching the farce on the bed. She opened her mouth, yawned, and then licked her paws.
… This scene is somewhat strange.
Because Zeng Tao was sitting on her back, her legs were not bound. When Xu Xin came in, her calves were still kicking back and forth on Zeng Tao's back, kicking Zeng Tao non-stop.
Then Xu Xin came in. She probably felt it was too embarrassing to do this in front of Xu Xin, so she stopped moving her legs immediately.
At the same time, she wanted to turn her head away so that Xu Xin wouldn't see her expression, but Zeng Tao was holding her head down and she couldn't move at all. In the end, she could only close her eyes tightly, her face flushed, and she pursed her lips, not knowing whether she was angry or embarrassed.
"Xu Xin, you're here just in time! This woman actually wanted to escape just now!" Zeng Tao saw Xu Xin coming, and immediately turned to look at him. In order to prevent Shi Wanyun from escaping, she increased the strength of her hand pressing on Shi Wanyun's head, causing Shi Wanyun to let out a muffled groan.
“…Run away?”
"That's right, just now!" Zeng Tao looked at Shi Wanyun with hatred, "She was chatting with me happily, and I believed her and even treated her as a friend, but suddenly her expression changed, she pushed me, and then jumped out of the window! She was so fast! If Mimi hadn't been faster and blocked the window to slap her back, she would have almost escaped!"
… pushed Zeng Tao, and then tried to escape from Mimi
Xu Xin shook his head in amusement.
Why did this woman suddenly do such a stupid thing
"... You... get up!" Shi Wanyun's voice was no longer so gentle, but rather sharp and painful. "You're too heavy! You're going to break my waist!"
The fact that Shi Wanyun, who had always spoken softly before, could speak in such a tone was enough to show how much pain she was in.
"Okay, relax a little. Your weight is not something a normal person can bear!" Xu Xin said quickly.
Xu Xin also tried to use Zeng Tao's weight. She was unconscious at the time and fell on him, almost breaking his legs, and he couldn't pull them out no matter what he did. If she hadn't lost her ability and her weight had returned to normal, Xu Xin's legs might have really been in trouble.
Not to mention Zeng Tao, who is now personally suppressing the rebellion. Just thinking about it makes him feel like he is doomed.
If she pressed on further, Shi Wanyun's waist would probably break, and even her internal organs would be crushed.
“… I’m only heavy because of my ability! Not because of my weight! I’m very light!” Zeng Tao retorted in dissatisfaction after hearing Xu Xin’s words, but she also relaxed her body and transferred the weight to her legs, causing the whole bed to creak.
Fortunately, this bed is blue-grade, and its load-bearing capacity is pretty good. As long as Zeng Tao doesn't move too much on it, it shouldn't collapse...
Zeng Tao's action made Shi Wanyun, who was originally a little breathless, relax her expression. She opened her lips slightly and exhaled heavily.
It seems that he was under great pressure.
Xu Xin walked to the bedside, squatted down, and looked at Shi Wanyun's face, who was being held down by Zeng Tao and unable to turn her head.
Seeing Xu Xin looking at her, she immediately closed her eyes, her face full of shame and anger, but she said with her eyes closed: "Let Zeng Tao get off me, I won't run away, and I can't run away even if your leopard is here."
Her voice became gentle again, with annoyance and helplessness in it.
"…Mimi is a cheetah." Xu Xin pulled a chair over and sat down, with no intention of letting Zeng Tao go. "Tell me, why did you run away? If you can give me a reasonable explanation, I can let you go. If it's unreasonable…"
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes: "It doesn't matter if Zeng Tao crushes you to death."
His patience was limited. If Shi Wanyun was well behaved, it would be fine, but she was so dishonest that she was really challenging his patience.
"It's like I'm some super fat guy..." Zeng Tao muttered.
“…” Shi Wanyun opened her eyes and looked at Xu Xin.
She could sense the impatience in Xu Xin's tone and knew that Xu Xin's patience with her had reached its limit.
but…
"I can't tell..." She closed her eyes again. "If I tell, I'll be living a life worse than death. Unless you inject me with a genetic drug to free me from control, I won't tell you even if you kill me."
Her voice was very firm, and even her hands, which were originally clenched behind her, relaxed at this moment. She clearly looked like she was saying, "You guys can do whatever you want, I won't say anything anyway."
“… Zeng Tao.”
"Ah? Oh oh!"
Zeng Tao understood what Xu Xin meant, and immediately exerted strength in her legs, lowered her body, and pressed on Shi Wanyun's back again.
"… ah!"
Shi Wanyun's eyes suddenly opened, her mouth opened silently for two seconds, and finally she couldn't help but scream. She subconsciously kicked her legs again, kicking Zeng Tao's back.
But Zeng Tao remained unmoved.
"... I... I won't tell you!" Shi Wanyun's voice was a little reluctant, and she even had a hint of tears in her voice, "I don't... I don't want to turn into one of those hairy monsters!"
A hairy monster
Xu Xin's eyes moved.
"Okay, get up from her." Xu Xin sighed.
"Oh..." Zeng Tao nodded, got up from her, and retreated behind Xu Xin, mumbling, "You're such a grown-up, and you cry when you're pressed. Isn't it embarrassing..."
As she said that, she sat cross-legged next to Mimi and wanted to lean on Mimi, but Mimi, who was still dozing off and looking a little listless, suddenly jumped on the spot, dodged Zeng Tao's move, and then opened her mouth and blew a breath at Zeng Tao!
"ha-"
"… Even you are hiding from me! And you are still making me angry!"
The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.
… Do you really not consider how much you weigh
However, Shi Wanyun, who was no longer being suppressed, did not stand up at this time.
Her head, which was originally tilted to the side, was now facing downwards and buried in the bed, with her hands behind her back, motionless.
She obviously didn't want Xu Xin and the others to see her expression.
However, her red ears revealed her mood at the moment.
"... Do you know that your current posture is even more embarrassing?" Xu Xin kindly reminded.
Shi Wanyun's body trembled, and she immediately turned over and sat up, sitting on the other side of the bed, with her back to the two of them and her face facing the wall.
When she turned over and stood up, she couldn't help but groan in pain, and the bones in her waist made an obvious sound.
At this moment, when she stood with her back to Xu Xin, her body was trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was injured and her bones might even be broken, but she was holding on.
It's not that Xu Xin can't understand.
As the strongest person in Area 1, Shi Wanyun had never suffered such an injustice or lost such a person.
She was probably able to remain calm and composed when facing the alien invaders on the towering tree on the back of the planet, but she didn't expect to lose face here.
"Your spine is damaged, be careful of hemiplegia." Xu Xin said, "I won't force you to say anything, just tell me everything you think you can say, I'll give you pills to help you recover, and then take you to get an injection."
Xu Xin's words made Shi Wanyun immediately turn around and look at him.
Her eyes were a little red at this time, and she obviously wanted to cry but she held it back.
The movement of turning around also affected her injuries, causing her waist to straighten and her body to tremble.
But she still stared at Xu Xin: "Do you keep your word?"
"certainly."
Xu Xin felt that there was no point in persisting any longer.
Judging from the situation just now, Shi Wanyun’s physical ability is actually not strong, and Zeng Tao can easily suppress her at close range.
Of course, it can't be said that he is weak. After all, in the scene just now, even if it was Xu Xin, he probably couldn't break free from Zeng Tao's suppression. Being suppressed by Zeng Tao at close range, I'm afraid no one can break free by strength.
... Maybe Wang Lei can
In short, potions do not enhance a person's strength. Even if she was injected with the potion, she would still be suppressed by Zeng Tao at close range.
All her belongings were confiscated, and she even changed into ordinary clothes that she had bought from the points mall, so there was no need to worry about her using any tools.
Moreover, if you calculate it, the time she just ran away was exactly when Coco looked up at the sky and then suddenly ran away.
Xu Xin was really curious.
What did she know? What had just happened
… In that case, let’s invest in a potion.
If she doesn't open her mouth after the injection...
Then just pretend that she has never existed in this world and that this bottle of potion has been wasted.