Outside the base, late at night, all the outsiders were cleared out. Only Ye Xiao, Bai Cheng and a few others, as well as Master Jin and a confused soul floating in the air were left in the warehouse of this small and dilapidated secret base.
In order to cast a spell to let Ye Xiao and others see Lin Tantan, Master Jin used up the last bit of his magic and lay on the ground almost dead.
Ye Xiao looked at the thing in the air. Is this the soul? It is blurry and thin, but you can vaguely see the face. Is Tan Tan like this too
He tried to touch it with his hands, with his supernatural powers, and with objects, but he couldn't touch it.
If it can't be touched, it can't be hurt. It can't be blown away by the wind, burned by fire, or soaked by water. It looks so fragile, but it's actually very powerful.
He glanced at Master Jin. Only those strange methods could be effective, otherwise he couldn't even see this soul.
He seemed to be thinking about something, and then he spoke slowly: "Lin Tantan."
Lin Tantan looked at him warily and fearfully. She instinctively wanted to escape, but was controlled by Master Jin and could not. Her soul flickered because of fear.
Ye Xiao asked: "You said that the five-element supernatural power that Tan Tan had was originally yours?"
Lin Tantan hesitated for a moment: "Yes, of course it's mine, she used my body."
Ye Xiao slowly smiled: "It's like this, Tan Tan is gone, which is a huge loss to the base. If you can return to that body, our base will have another five-element mutant again. I wonder if you can go back?"
This was Ye Xiao's first smile since daytime. He looked gentle and polite, but his eyes were deep and extremely cold. People who were familiar with him could even feel a chill in his smile.
Lin Tantan's soul's eyes lit up, and he could hardly contain his excitement. Then he remembered that he was not a five-element mutant at all. Then he wanted to care about him and wait until he could return to his body.
"Yes, I can do it!"
Ye Xiao said: "Tan Tan has been walking for more than ten hours, his body is stiff, can you go back?"
Lin Tantan said anxiously: "Let me try, I can give it a try."
Ye Xiao smiled with satisfaction again: "Very good, let's go."
He said to Bai Cheng, "I will take them back first in the magic plane. You guys take your time. Bring back the principal criminal and the accomplices. I will execute them publicly."
Bai Cheng opened his mouth, wanting to ask him what he was going to do, but in the end he didn't ask: "I know."
Ye Xiao asked Master Jin to take Lin Tantan's soul, and he took Master Jin and several other Taoists on the magic plane and quickly returned to the base. In order to ensure that Master Jin's life would not die for the time being, he called Mingze to come and save his life as soon as he landed.
Returning to the place where the body was placed, Ye Xiao walked in from the door. The lights in the room were dim. He glanced at the body, his body stiffened slightly, and then he immediately turned his head away and let Lin Tantan start.
Lin Tantan tried hard to get into that body, but she couldn't get back in. Damn it, this was obviously her body!
Ye Xiao said to Master Jin and other old Taoist priests, as well as those who concealed their identities and wanted to retire in the base: "Aren't you very capable? Give her a hand."
Master Jin's face was as pale as gold paper, and he was weak and silent. The other old Taoist priests, who were all in a very embarrassed state, looked at each other, and one of them trembled and said, "This corpse is stiff. How, how is it possible to do this?"
Ye Xiao sat down on the chair and said slowly, "It seems that you also want to be corpses, Jin Liangyu, do you want to?"
He called Master Jin's name, and Master Jin shuddered. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of suffering again before death. He let out a deep breath, his long and short gray and tangled hair, "Yes, there is a secret method."
Ye Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that you are the most knowledgeable and talented."
Master Jin couldn't help but shiver again.
Ye Xiao said: "Let's get started."
He then said to Mingze who was standing beside him: "Watch out, don't let our great Taoist Master Jin die accidentally."
Mingze looked at everything in front of him in shock, his mind filled with doubts, but he didn't ask anything, just nodded and kept an eye on Master Jin's condition.
The sky gradually brightened up. The room remained silent the entire time. When the first ray of morning sun appeared on the horizon, Lin Tantan finally entered the body that had been dead for a long time.
Then there was no movement.
Master Jin said: "This body... has been dead for a long time. Whether it can wake up again is also a question. Even if it wakes up, it is likely to be a living dead."
Ye Xiao supported his chin and replied calmly: "Can she still get out of this body?"
He didn't seem to care at all what would become of the body of his former lover. When Lin Tan Tan left and the temperature of the body cooled down, it was no different from a tree or a stone in his eyes.
Master Jin took a breath and answered honestly: "Based on my experience, it's impossible without help."
He vaguely understood that Ye Xiao wanted to use this method to trap Lin Tantan to death. As a wandering soul, he could do nothing to Lin Tantan, but once he returned to the mortal body, wouldn't he have the final say
If he died along with his body, then Lin Tantan would naturally disappear completely from the world. If he survived by chance... it would probably be even more miserable, right
Just like me, I can't die even if I want to.
Master Jin felt powerless all over. He had learned how terrifying a powerful and vengeful person could be.
At this time, Ye Xiao suddenly said, "Master Jin, I am very interested in your abilities. Are you willing to teach me?" He asked for your opinion, but his tone was no different from giving orders. He said casually, "I will provide you with seven meals a day, from high to low quality, according to the quality of the daily teaching. What do you think of this idea?"
Master Jin was stunned, and so were the other Taoists. Then the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard one after another.
These people were hungry and thirsty. If there was food in front of them now, they would definitely pounce on it without any spine.
Moreover, there were only seven meals, but there were eight of them, so someone was bound to go hungry.
They looked at each other, with a hint of wariness and hostility in their old eyes.
Ye Xiao seemed to find their performance very interesting, and threw out the next more tempting bait: "After I learn everything, I can let whoever teaches the best go free."
Taoists: “…” Their eyes became more alert and their expectations brighter.
If one can stay alive, who would want to die, especially those Taoists who did not get involved in this incident and just want to enjoy their retirement.
Master Jin suddenly looked towards Ye Xiao. This move was brilliant. It completely eliminated the possibility of them keeping their knowledge secret or teaching blindly. Moreover, everyone would rush to teach him with all their skills.
Even I myself no longer have the thought of committing suicide if I find the opportunity.
Yes, who would want to die if they could live? And if I died, it wouldn't be any loss to the other party, because he still has seven other teachers!
Even though, even though he knew in his heart that no one would let himself go no matter who he let go, but, what if
Master Jin closed his eyes and surrendered completely.
…
Ye Xiao walked out and looked at the rising sun in the east for a long time. He couldn't help but think, she is gone, why is it still rising as usual
Looking at this base that is still running in an orderly manner, why does it still exist without her
The urge to destroy was raging in his chest, along with his boiling supernatural power, but there was no expression on his face. Another thought was calmly thinking: She said she wanted to find him in the history books, so he couldn't do that. Not only could he not mess around, but he had to do it well. He wanted his name to become a symbol of this era, and he would fight for it for the rest of his life.
He closed his eyes, and heard footsteps behind him. Bai Cheng's voice rang out: "The people have been brought back."
Ye Xiao opened his eyes: "Well, make an announcement and broadcast it to the entire base."
"Okay." Bai Cheng said, and then he saw Qin Han rushing over, holding a stack of papers and handing them to Ye Xiao: "Chief, this is the list we just found."
Bai Cheng asked: "What is this?"
Qin Han looked at him and then at Ye Xiao. Seeing that Ye Xiao had no intention of stopping him, he said, "Someone in the base is talking about... Miss Lin's background."
The man who blew himself up at the wedding shouted out that sentence before he blew himself up, which naturally caused everyone to wonder: Why did he say that
Later, Lin Tantan's death was too strange and obviously abnormal, and someone actually spread the word, and it was suspected and accepted by some people.
Some people think that her five superpowers were somehow stolen from others, and that her real superpowers should be the superpowers of others. Or some people think that she is not the real Lin Tan Tan, and there are many more bizarre speculations.
Once people's imaginations are opened, they can really be imaginative. This phenomenon has just begun. Qin Han reported it immediately after learning about it. He knew that if it was allowed to continue, it would be very bad for Lin Tantan's reputation.
Although, it is a posthumous name.
Bai Cheng frowned. As soon as he heard it, he knew someone did it on purpose.
Lin Tantan is too capable, has too many privileges, and is a girl, so there are some voices of dissatisfaction among the public.
Some people think that she is blocking their way, some people think that since she is a woman, she should not stand in such a high position, some people are simply jealous of her good life and her special abilities, and there are even many people who are jealous of her relationship with Ye Xiao.
It's just that those voices are very few and very obscure, and they are almost never heard by others. Lin Tan knows a little bit about it, but she doesn't care. In her words, there are people who are dissatisfied with Ye Xiao. People's hearts are so complicated. How could there be only one voice in a large base with millions of people
Therefore, no one takes this kind of thing too seriously. Once discovered, it will be dealt with secretly. But this time, those people actually wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, which is really too much.
He looked at Ye Xiao, but saw that he was not angry at all. He just calmly flipped through the list and said, "Very good."
With just these two words, Bai Cheng knew that the people on the list were finished.
Ye Xiao said: "Lao Bai, please clarify it in the announcement. I don't want to hear anyone talking about Tan's origins and identity anymore."
"I know what to do." Bai Cheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "Should we announce Tan Tan's... death?"
Unexpectedly, Ye Xiao said: "Don't announce it, don't mention it specifically, the explanation in the future will be that she was injured and left the base."
Bai Cheng was a little surprised, but had no objection.
Two hours later, the base-wide broadcast sounded.
"In 2020, the second year of the apocalypse, on October 17, at the wedding of the two leaders of the base, a group of extremely vicious enemies launched a special attack on the bride, the deputy leader of the base and the director of the base hospital, Ms. Lin Tan Tan. The attack method was a long-lost and extremely evil Xuanmen formation."
"The other party's plan is as follows: the mastermind Zhao Fei kidnapped 755 survivors in advance as human sacrifices, and the masterminds Jin and Kong and other Taoist priests set up a formation in the Qiushan area of Xiaochuan County, Liang City. On the day of the wedding, Chen Wei, the leader of the combat team numbered zy103 in the base, who was bribed by Zhang Fei, sneaked into the wedding, shouted unwarranted slander against Ms. Lin at the wedding, and suddenly blew himself up while people were shocked.
"At the same time, at the formation, Zhao Fei and his accomplices cruelly cut the throats of 755 survivors and bled them as a sacrifice. Taoist priests including Jin activated the formation and, thousands of miles away, used Chen Wei's self-explosion to cause some catastrophic damage to Ms. Lin that is difficult for science to explain."
"At present, the mastermind and accomplices have all been arrested and confessed to their crimes. The base will execute the criminal gang in three days according to the current laws of the base..."
The clear and emotional broadcast voice spread throughout the three major areas of the base. The news of Lin Tantan's accident had spread throughout the base, and many people said she was dead, but some people thought it was an exaggeration. Now that the base has made a broadcast, there is no doubt that the attack was true.
People were extremely angry. Too many people who had received Lin Tantan's kindness, liked her and loved her, even those who might not really like her, were filled with indignation. Everyone was angry and sad, and they strongly demanded to know Lin Tantan's current situation, and they also demanded that the group of people who committed heinous crimes be sentenced to death.
Later, a more detailed announcement appeared on the internal network of the base, which explained why Chen Wei shouted that sentence. Firstly, it was because the method of attack this time was the mysterious Taoism, and Taoists naturally had a mysterious style. Secondly, it was also an excuse for the villains to justify their actions. Thirdly, Lin Tantan was too outstanding, so outstanding that he attracted too much jealousy. Those people would rather think that Lin Tantan was a monster rather than an ordinary person.
The reason is not perfect, but people think after reading it - that's it, some people can think of any method and make any excuse to discredit those who are more talented than themselves.
This completely dispelled some people's doubts and speculations, and made it impossible for some people with ulterior motives to write articles.
"Forget it, forget it, the person is dead, there is no need to make such a fuss anymore." A small group gathered together privately. The three people here were all dual-system psychics. Psychics themselves have a sense of superiority, not to mention dual-system psychics. However, the fact is, dual-system psychics do not have particularly good treatment in Zhengyang Base, because there is a five-system psychic in their base.
Everyone, no matter how outstanding or special they are, whether they are dual-system psychics, have particularly strong psychics, are particularly young psychics, or have a particularly unique understanding of psychics, will instantly become dull when compared to Lin Tan.
In other places and other forces, they should be the center of attention, but they will never receive such treatment in Zhengyang Base. Even though everyone respects and envies them, the one they respect, envy, and most often regard as an idol and role model is always Lin Tan Tan.
In difficult times, these people would not think about these things, but after the base was established, the pressure of survival dropped sharply, and people had time to think about all kinds of things and make more detailed and long-term plans for the future. Naturally, their minds began to wander, and emotions such as unwillingness to accept or be content became heavier and deeper.
These three dual-system mutants are typical examples.
They were overwhelmed by Lin Tantan, but the other party might not be aware of their existence. This feeling was too bad, so once Lin Tantan went wrong, they couldn't control their urge to do something.
But they didn't expect the base announcement to clarify so early.
The three of them looked at each other, and somewhat unwillingly and discouragedly chose to compromise.
A young man said coldly: "The base is really protecting her. There is definitely something wrong with her. I don't believe there are really people with five abilities in the world, and they are all so strong. We are people with two abilities. We can hardly take care of both abilities, and there must be one strong and one weak. But she is so strong... Even if she awakened her abilities on the first day of the apocalypse, it has only been less than two years. She can't have been born with these abilities. There must be something fishy!"
“How can we not protect her?” A young woman sneered, “She is not only the deputy leader, but also the leader’s wife. Those people at the top level treat her like a treasure.”
Finally, the older one said, "Don't say such things again. After leaving this room, we are all people who are grieving the loss of our deputy leader. Anyway, it is a fact that her death has caused great losses to the base, and our day of success has come."
The other two laughed, and the female psychic suddenly said, "But the notice didn't mention that she was dead."
The young man said, "He's definitely dead. I saw him at the wedding. He's definitely dead."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him was suddenly broken open violently, and the entire door panel shattered on the ground. The three of them immediately became furious: "Who is it?" and simultaneously released their supernatural powers at the first opportunity.
But all the super powers were easily blocked, and they also saw the person coming in. They were all stunned: "Leader?!"
Ye Xiao lifted his long legs and walked in slowly. The soles of his shoes made a crisp sound as they stepped on the ground, as if they were stepping on everyone's hearts, the kind that could crush their hearts a little harder.
Ye Xiao looked at the three of them and said, "You seem to be having a great time chatting."
He he heard it!
The three of them looked at each other, their eyes full of fear. The older psychic said with a pale face, "We, we are just chatting casually."
"Just chatting, the topic you found is very good. Do you have any comments on my wife?"
The three of them were speechless. Ye Xiao walked around the room by himself, flicked the flowers in the vase on the table, and picked up an orange from the fruit basket.
They are all specially supplied, and this kind of treatment is not available to ordinary people with special abilities.
He played with the orange and said, "Why aren't you talking? Let's just chat casually. Don't be nervous."
It would have been better if he didn't say it. Once he said it, the three of them became even more uneasy. They had never seen Ye Xiao like this before. He could be either approachable or majestic and stern, but there was always a sense of righteousness in him. Even with a slight smile like this, he gave people an extremely cold and dangerous feeling that they had never had before. A chill rose uncontrollably in their hearts.
The young man with superpowers forced a smile and said, "We feel sorry for Miss Lin..."
Before he could finish his words, his shoulders suddenly felt heavy, and an indescribable force pressed on his shoulders and even his head.
His body sank down, but the strange thing was that usually he should have fallen to his knees in this situation, but he didn't. He just stayed there, and the pressure went down his body. His bones were shaking, and all his joints were creaking, as if they were being squeezed by a huge force.
The young mutant screamed "Ah" twice and wanted to speak, but his neck suddenly shrank. It was because the huge force above his head shortened his neck and continued to press into his chest. At the same time, his spine was creaking, and his hip and knee joints were constantly squeezed. Because of the extreme pressure, blood began to ooze out of his body.
Under the horrified gaze of the other two dual-system psychics, his entire body shrank little by little, and the 1.8-meter-tall man was finally shrunk to only about 1.6 meters.
Finally, I don't know which bone couldn't bear it anymore and broke first, and he fell down. However, he had become a bloody man and his whole body was extremely deformed.
No sound came out of his throat, only a vague murmur mixed with blood.
The other two people's legs went limp after seeing this. The female superpower collapsed to the ground, then hurriedly got up and begged for mercy: "Chief, we were wrong. I just said nonsense. I respect Miss Lin very much. She is my idol. I have learned a lot from her. When I couldn't balance the two superpowers well, she personally taught me. She also praised me for my high comprehension."
Her mind was in a mess at the moment, and she just wanted to talk to Lin about the relationship so that Ye Xiao would soften his heart, but the older psychic could clearly see that the more she talked, the colder the look in Ye Xiao's eyes became.
He felt a chill in his heart, knowing that Ye Xiao would not let them go.
He lowered his head and when Ye Xiao's attention was on the female psychic, he suddenly launched an attack.
One of his superpowers is earth-related, and the other is ice-related. The earth layer instantly piled on Ye Xiao, and the ice cones pierced towards his vital points. The temperature in the room suddenly dropped several degrees.
However, all his attacks were hit back, and he was knocked back heavily. He got up in shock, but saw Ye Xiao standing there unharmed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Kill him, he won't let us go!"
As two people with dual abilities, they just don't believe they have no way to deal with him.
However, the fact is that one minute later, the room collapsed and was in a mess. Ye Xiao still walked out in a clean outfit, leaving behind three people who were half-dead like ants.
Many people in the base suffered that night.
If they were people with special abilities, they would have been severely injured and their special abilities would have been destroyed. If they were ordinary people, they would have lost their jobs and homes. At dawn, these people were driven out of the base, along with their relatives and friends. It can be said that if something happened to one person, the whole group would be implicated.
People were discussing what was going on in panic. The base always gave a clear explanation of what mistakes these people had made, but some well-informed or perceptive people secretly guessed that it was not that simple. So a rumor gradually spread that those who were driven out all told Lin that their leader's wife was disrespectful.
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