Rebel Demon King

Chapter 626 Ending (1) The Prologue of a New Era
Although it was said that Cheng Mo only needed to take off the shielding ring to return to China, but in order to have a complete entry and exit record as Lin Zhinuo, Cheng Mo chose to go back by plane honestly, anyway, it was not a few hours away.Li Shixian's flight back to Han country was in the afternoon, so he didn't come to the airport with Cheng Mo.

When Cheng Mo came, he didn't have much luggage, but when he went back, he bought a lot of presents in large and small bags, the most important of which was handmade tinware, a specialty of Malaysia. Cheng Mo bought a lot and prepared to give it away.He doesn't know why he has such a habit. Whenever he goes to a place, he always remembers to buy gifts for people with a good relationship. After careful recollection, it may be because of his father.

Because every time Cheng Yongze goes to a meeting in another place, he will bring him some gifts that are not considered "gifts" at all, such as souvenirs given out during the meeting; books bought at the airport or train station; books sold by roadside salesmen I don't know what brand of facial cleanser it is.
All in all, none of them are serious "gifts", but they always bring home something inexplicable every time.The most exaggerated time was when Cheng Yongze went to a foreign seaside city to conduct historical research. He didn't buy anything delicious and fun, but he brought home a sack of shells.

Cheng Mo opened it and thought it was seafood, but the colorful ones didn't look delicious, but who bought a sack of souvenir shells and brought them back?Cheng Mo asked Cheng Yongze, "Can this thing be eaten?"

Cheng Yongze laughed "haha" and said, "This is not for eating."

Cheng Mo asked again: "What can it be used for?"

Cheng Yongze thought for a long time and said: "It doesn't seem to be useful, but it looks good." Then he said with a smile: "If you want to build a wall at home, it should be good to seal it on cement.

Cheng Mo was speechless, other people's parents would bring something delicious when they came back from abroad, no matter what luxuries they brought, caviar!Chocolate!Cookies!What, only my father brought a sack of shells to decorate the wall, Cheng Mo felt a little dizzy, "You didn't buy it with money, did you?"

Mentioning Qian Cheng Yongze coughed and said: "As a senior shellfish lover, I would like to tell you that shells are very interesting. You must know that shells first existed as currency. Why were they used in ancient times? Can seashells be currency? And not something else?"

Cheng Yongze took out a few shells with beautiful patterns from the sack and showed them to Cheng Mo, "Looking at the vast differences in the shapes of species will always make you admire the magic of nature. You have to understand it before you can understand it. Interesting in stories, such as why the snail family living on the upper coast has features such as spiral aids, beads or small warts; and how to grow in bursts for those shells that are not symmetrical and deviate from the strict logarithmic spiral and how did the differences between the shells of the same species or different species distributed all over the world form in biological evolution?"

"Over time you find that this is not just a simple biological problem, but the geometry and mechanics of shells, and the historical geography of shells, and sometimes even the lessons learned from the life history of shells can also be reflected in us humans. .”

Cheng Mo glanced at the beautiful jade-like shells and said, "So...how much did it cost?"

Cheng Yongze touched his head in embarrassment, and said: "You know that foreign things are expensive!"

Cheng Mo didn't speak, and Cheng Yongze walked back to the room, slammed the door, covered his head in the quilt, and was so angry. At that time, he felt that he couldn't count on this unreliable old man to make money for him in his life. All the money for the surgery.Unexpectedly, because of his father, he earns tens of millions of dollars at every turn
Cheng Mo thought about the fate of those shells, and finally they were auctioned online by Cheng Yongze. They sold for a total of more than 3 yuan and made more than 1 yuan. However, Cheng Yongze said regretfully: "Actually, I I think it is more meaningful to use these shells to build a wall!"

Sitting in the seat, Cheng Mo felt the plane break free from gravity. He looked sideways at the plane breaking through the churning sea of ​​clouds. He felt a little regretful that he didn't keep those shells back then. It's just a pity that no matter how rich he is now, he can't buy them. Bring back what has been lost.

While meditating, the sweet-looking stewardess came over and asked softly, "Mr. Lin, do you need anything to drink?"

Cheng Mo raised his head and glanced at the stewardess. When he got on the plane just now, the stewardesses were talking about him and thought he was some kind of star. Cheng Mo was used to this, and said lightly, "Milk, have a glass of milk."

"Okay, Mr. Lin."

A moment later, the stewardess brought Cheng Mo a glass of milk, and there was a WeChat ID written on the paper cup. Looking at the string of WeChat IDs in English, Cheng Mo felt a long loneliness inexplicably, and he couldn't help but think of Bo A little poem from Dreyer's "Flowers of Evil":
Maybe you and I will end up missing
But you should know I was in love with you
don't fantasize about a stage
And to fantasize about the result after waiting

Such a life will only be full of dependence

My mind doesn't stop for anyone

And the heart always beats for someone.

"Life is so lonely that everyone's heart needs a sustenance, so each of us is desperately looking for something in other people, but no matter how hard we try, we will eventually return to loneliness. What is this for? "

"It seems that this lonely planet is also lonely and spinning alone in the universe!"

Cheng Mo thought of Xie Minyun. He felt that the two of them were meteors falling into the atmosphere at the same time. They met by chance, and then passed by by chance. The flames just passed each other's bodies, leaving indelible marks.

Can love really relieve people's loneliness?

Cheng Mo didn't believe it, he felt that no matter how strong the love was, it would return to silence and eventually go to annihilation.

Cheng Mo closed his eyes, but the scene after the rain appeared in his mind. What impressed him most was not Xie Minyun's domineering dismissal of Yu Junshan, nor was it that she led him away under the rainbow, nor was it that she was in Yuelu Mountain. Eat KFC with him.
Instead, Xie Minyun gently pinned the photo of her kissing him to the wall of the milk tea shop with a thumbtack.

Xie Minyun nailed that photo to the wall of the milk tea spot, but Cheng Mo nailed the whole picture to the wall of memory.

Cheng Mo spun the cup with the WeChat ID written on it, so that he could not see the English letters, "Maybe love is like those beautiful shells, they don't need to have any practical use, as long as they are beautiful enough to make people feel happy."

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After leaving the customs, Cheng Mo found an empty corner without hesitation, took off the shielding ring, and the words "system abnormality" popped up in front of his eyes instantly, and his body fell into rigidity. The DNA aperture rotated for a long time, and Cheng Mo's It was only after his consciousness returned to his body that when he woke up, Cheng Mo still had a needle inserted in his arm, and a glass bottle was hanging beside the bed, and the transparent nutrient solution was flowing into his body drop by drop from the catheter.

The huge hunger spread from Cheng Mo's stomach to the whole body, Cheng Mo took out the needle, sat up from the bed, and suddenly felt weak all over, as if it would be difficult to get out of bed.

Cheng Mo turned his head and found that there were biscuits, yogurt, chocolate, and mineral water on the bedside table. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and immediately started to gobble it up without hesitation. He ate a piece of chocolate and a few biscuits, and drank several mouthfuls of cold Mineral water, Cheng Mo felt that his body seemed to be filled, not as fluffy as it was at the beginning, as if it could be blown away by the wind.

Cheng Mo opened Ouroboros and saw the eight skills, experience points and contribution points transferred to him by Fatty Floran. It is a pity that although Floran is the fourth heir of Spain, he is far inferior to Napoleon This kind of patriarch who no longer has a throne, the strongest skill is just an AA-level gravity wave cannon, but this is already worthy of Cheng Mo's joy.

Cheng Mo took another look at the task of "Seven Sins". The experience of Penglai Island has benefited him a lot, and the overall progress is almost a quarter completed.In addition to the 4000 million US dollars that have already been accounted for, the planned 500 billion and six Uroboros, Cheng Mo couldn't be more satisfied with this trip to Penglai Mountain.Cheng Mo got off the bed, took a shower, and saw Feng Luwan sitting on the sofa beside the bed.

"Are you back? Why is it two days later than planned?" Feng Luwan asked.

While wiping his wet hair with a bath towel, Cheng Mo said, "Something happened, there's nothing I can do about it."

"What accident?"

Cheng Mo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Where's Miss Bai?"

Feng Luwan naturally understood what Cheng Mo meant and wanted to tell Bai Xiuxiu directly, "Bai Dong waited until yesterday and saw that you hadn't come back, so he went to Europe. Now that he's not in Huaxia, it's probably not convenient to contact him now."

"Then when will she come back?"

Feng Luwan shook his head and said, "I don't know." After a pause, Feng Luwan continued: "If you don't find anything important this time, you can tell Chairman Bai when you come back! If you have, tell me , I'll see if I can tell her through a special channel."

Cheng Mo said the answer he had thought about a long time ago: "Penglai Mountain was destroyed. It seems that the one who destroyed Penglai Mountain was an organization called 'The Homeland of the Chosen Ones and the Freedom Front'. In addition, Jingquan was also killed. Now only The rest, Jing Xing, ran out from Mount Penglai, and I don’t know where he went.”

Feng Lu stood up from the sofa suddenly, and said in surprise: "What? Penglai Mountain was destroyed?"

Cheng Mo nodded, "On New Year's Day, the group of people who claimed to be the Home of the Chosen One and the Freedom Front used the fireworks from Mount Penglai to light up half of the mountain. Most of the buildings in Mount Penglai are made of wood. It can be said that the entire Mount Penglai Burn it clean."

Feng Luwan frowned and said, "Jing Quan died too? How did he die?"

"I'm not too sure about the specific circumstances. Jing Xing said that he died at the hands of the arsonists."

"Did Jing Xing stay in Penglai Mountain?"

Cheng Mo pretended to smile bitterly and said, "Jing Xing felt that his brother had made such a big mistake. He must have no place to live in Penglai Mountain, so he ran away. I guess he may not even dare to return to Huaxia now."

Feng Luwan said with a disappointed face: "Could it be that the clues we've been following for more than ten years have been cut off like this?"

"In short, that's all I know so far. For more details, you can find out through other channels. However, it seems impossible to come into contact with the Black Death through the brothers of the Jing family."

"Sister Bai knows how sad she will be." Feng Luwan said regretfully.

Seeing a very abstract expression on Feng Luwan's face, but able to accurately convey the pain in his heart, Cheng Mo's heart was also a little shaken. He didn't want to be a pawn of Tai Chi Dragon, and he didn't want to take the risk to black death He was sick as an undercover agent, but Bai Xiuxiu was really kind to him. Cheng Mo still wanted to help Bai Xiuxiu realize his wish, although after going to Penglai Mountain, he felt that this hope was very slim.

Cheng Mo was silent and didn't speak.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work, you should take a good rest first, and I will report the situation to the higher-ups." Feng Luwan said hastily.

"Secretary Feng, thank you for taking care of me these days!" Cheng Mo said hastily and sincerely.

"You're welcome, this is my job." After speaking, Feng Luwan walked towards the door of the bedroom. When she reached the door, Feng Luwan stopped again, looked back at Cheng Mo and said, "Don't run around, either. Let's talk about everything after Bai Dong comes back."

Cheng Mo replied "OK", Feng Luwan closed the bedroom door and left the room.

Cheng Mo looked at the tightly closed door, then at the easel and the blank canvas beside the floor-to-ceiling bed, and Bai Xiuxiu's beautiful face of happiness and anger appeared naturally in his mind, he sighed in his heart, thinking : Anyway, there is still a chance to regret it. When I see her, I will decide whether to tell her that I am now the person in charge of Mount Penglai!

A month passed in a flash, the year was getting closer, Cheng Mo still couldn't see Bai Xiuxiu, Cheng Mo was not in a hurry, he read books and learned to draw at home during the day, and wondered whether he should learn a musical instrument.In the evening, I use the carrier to handle the affairs of Penglai Mountain through the mobile phone, and practice various skills, and wander around the city by the way, looking for opportunities to do justice.

Because my cousin was on duty for the New Year, my uncle planned to go back to Wuling for the New Year, so he called Cheng Mo and asked Cheng Mo to go back to Wuling together. Cheng Mo thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed. He also went back to Star City and said that he would meet Cheng Mo at night.

Cheng Mo could only let his uncle's family go back first. When he saw Bai Xiuxiu on the balcony of Bai Xiuxiu's house at night, Cheng Mo didn't find much disappointment on Bai Xiuxiu's face. The winter in Star City is cold, and those autumns can still bloom The flowers can't survive the cold winter, and at the moment the balcony is desolate, only deep green and withered yellow.

Bai Xiuxiu put a pot of charcoal fire in front of the sofa, and the red fire light imprinted on her fair face, adding a bit of beauty to the wet and cold winter night.

Cheng Mo didn't sit down immediately, but said to Bai Xiuxiu who was wrapped in a blanket, "Would you like a glass of gin and tonic?"

Bai Xiuxiu nodded and said lightly, "Okay."

Cheng Mo went back to the bar in the room, but saw Bai Xiuxiu framed his burnt oil painting and hung it above the phonograph. Cheng Mo stared at the painting for a while, and didn't return until the refrigerator door sounded an alarm. Come on.He took out the old ice from the bottom of the refrigerator, carefully filed the ice cubes into round shapes, then mixed a perfect glass of gin and tonic for Bai Xiuxiu according to her taste, and returned to the balcony with the glass in hand.

Bai Xiuxiu saw Cheng Mo put the wine glass on the bar and pushed it in front of her, and said with a smile, "Why did it take so long this time? Has your skills deteriorated since you stopped working as a bartender?"

Cheng Mo said, "No, when I saw that painting, I thought of something."

Bai Xiuxiu picked up the cup, took a sip of the crystal clear gin and tonic, and said nonchalantly, "I don't have the habit of throwing away other people's gifts, so I reframed it and put it there casually."

Cheng Mo also shrugged his shoulders, pretending to be disapproving and said: "An ugly and broken painting and an old and old phonograph are pretty good."

Bai Xiuxiu didn't speak, but couldn't help but drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, dazed for a while, and said to Cheng Mo, "I'm sorry, let's have another drink!"

The old phonograph is Gao Xu's relic.

(End of this chapter)