The Midnight Owl

The sense of weightlessness struck, Xu Wang and Wu Sheng only saw Xiao Hungry open his mouth, but could no longer hear his voice.

The world became stable again, and the vision returned to clarity. Xu Wang and Wu Sheng returned to the blue metal plate surrounding the construction site, but the position changed from the sidewalk on the west side of the construction site to a temporary parking lot on the east side of the construction site.

At three o'clock in the morning, it is the coldest time of the night. There is no need for wind, and the air alone can make people feel the cold in the north.

Xu Wang and Wu Sheng didn't notice anything.

They stared blankly at each other, their bodies had returned to reality, but their thoughts were still in the "Owl".

In the end, Xu Wang opened his mouth first. Under the quiet moonlight, the bewilderment and puzzlement in his voice were exceptionally clear: "You said, changing the quest is the way the quest line was originally set up. Xiao Hungry just follows the process." ,still……"

Not knowing how to describe another weird possibility, Xu Wang got stuck while talking.

"Or Xiao Hungry's independent play?" Wu Sheng helped him complete it.

"That's right," Xu Wang let out a long breath and calmed down a little, "That's what I want to say."

Wu Sheng shook his head helplessly: "It's hard to say."

Xu Wang wanted to change his name to Despair.If even Wu Sheng can't say well, then there is no possibility of drawing a conclusion on this matter.

"Actually, it's not just about changing the mission," Wu Sheng continued, "The previous bet, the 1-minute countdown, and the earlier one, where he directly took us to the ghost spring, may not be Owl's original settings."

Xu Wang was stunned: "It can't be so overbearing..."

"Unless we go through this quest line again, we won't have a chance to study it." Looking up at the starry sky, Army Master Wu sighed, his eyes full of regrets.

"Go again?" Xu Wang didn't think about it at all, "I definitely don't want to go through such a sad line!"

Wu Sheng looked at him suspiciously: "Didn't you tell Xiao Hungry not to forget you?"

"We can meet again, and we don't have to do tasks when we meet." Xu Wang looked up at the sky and described the beautiful picture of the reunion. "Talk about the sky, play chess, catch ghosts and so on. It's so happy and comfortable, how nice it is."

Wu Sheng: "..."

Xu Wang's cell phone rang suddenly in his pocket, and it sounded particularly loud in the street late at night.

"Where are you two?" The call was from Lao Qian, and as soon as the call was connected, it was Qian's angry voice.

Xu Wang felt sorry for this, and was so busy chatting with Xiao Hungry that he almost forgot about the two meritorious teammates.

Quickly described the approximate location, about 5 minutes after hanging up the phone, Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin turned around from the corner of the street.In the east courtyard of the old house, walking from the underworld to the heaven, you don’t feel too far away, but once you return to reality, the distance is reflected.

The four partners first took a taxi back to the hotel, and then exchanged their respective battle information.

Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin's side is simple, nothing more than the history of blood and tears tortured by dream ghosts. Of course, classmate Qian's glorious record of educating each other in awe-inspiring way must also be emphasized.

After the two little friends finished speaking, Xu Wang talked about the process of handing in the paper between himself and Wu Sheng.

Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin did not expect the process to be so tangled, let alone that there were still a lot of unsolved mysteries and "terrible conjectures".

At least, in Qian Ai's case, the NPC's ability to play freely really makes one's scalp tingle: "Are you two thinking too much?"

Xu Wang understands, this matter will be unimaginable to anyone who hears it, after all, Owl has been running for so long, and has never met an NPC who doesn't follow the plot.And things can be relayed, feelings can't.

"If you've experienced it yourself, you won't think we're overthinking it," was all he could say.

……

At noon that day, the four friends took the train from Xuchang to Anyang.

The matter of Xiao Hungry can't be discussed for the time being, but the other teammate has been waiting for several days.Fortunately, both 5/23 and 6/23 are in Henan, just over an hour's train ride away.

Xu Wang communicated with Chi Yingxue in advance, and the other end directly sent a hotel location. After getting off the train, the four friends took a taxi according to the address.

In the hotel lobby, Xu Wanggang said "Mr. Chi" without saying anything else, and was led into the elevator by the hotel staff in a very warm and courteous manner, and went straight to the top floor.

As soon as he got out of the elevator, Xu Wang knew it without asking, it was a top suite again.

At the end of the corridor, the door of the suite was wide open. Chi Yingxue leaned against the door frame, facing the corridor, watching them from a distance.

He is wearing a smoky blue sweater today, and dark blue washed and frayed jeans. They are both blue but have different shades. They match very harmoniously, and the low-key and quiet color makes his skin whiter. People have a kind of melancholy silence.

Of course, the four friends all know that this is a "false impression" brought about by outfits.

It is impossible for Chi Yingxue to be melancholy and quiet. For example, at this moment, they are still far away, so she frowns dissatisfiedly at them.

When the distance between each other was close enough to hear the words clearly, the student immediately said, "Tsk, you are so slow."

After speaking, he turned and entered the house.

Qian Ai's black line, looking at the other three partners inexplicably: "Wait for us at the door, just to complain?"

Xu Wang smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Xiaoxue made a special welcome ceremony, you need to understand."

Qian Ai: "...This is too difficult to understand!!!"

While talking, the four partners all entered the room. The suite was not as big as in Beijing, but it was nearly [-] square meters. All five of them stood in the room, looking empty.

"Your brother ordered it again?" Xu Wang looked at Chi Yingxue.

The latter had already sat down on the sofa, and shrugged his shoulders as an answer.

Xu Wang was in a complicated mood: "Does your brother have a national five-star hotel presidential pass..."

"He only has this one advantage." Chi Yingxue peeled off a piece of orange and threw it into his mouth.

Qian Ai patronized the tour, but didn't hear the antecedent, so he listened to the second half of the sentence, and asked, "What are the advantages?"

Chi Yingxue chewed the sour and sweet oranges, and said naturally: "There is a lot of money."

Qian Ai: "..."

Why did he ask so much!

The four travel-worn friends put down their backpacks and found a comfortable place to sit down. This reunion really began.

"If you don't come again, I'm going to quit." Chi Yingxue finished the last piece of orange and gave a speech of waiting.

Xu Wang could see that he had waited so hard. For this impatient new partner, being able to wait for so many days was definitely a pleasure.

However, he still wants to rectify the name of his team: "Job-hopping? Where else can you find such a good company as us?"

Chi Yingxue raised her eyebrows: "What's the good thing?"

Xu Wang said without hesitation, "The CEO has great charisma."

Chi Yingxue: "..."

Seeing that this day seems to be the end of the conversation, Captain Xu hurriedly changed the subject, briefed his new teammate on his 5-day journey through the barrier, and then focused on 23/[-] and Xiao Hungry.

Unlike Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin who were dubious, Chi Yingxue obviously didn't believe it at all, and only nodded after listening: "Oh."

Xu Wang: "That's it? Is there anything else you want to say?"

Chi Yingxue tilted her head and thought about it: "That's how the mission line was originally set."

"..." For Wu Sheng, Xu Wang felt that too much curiosity was a disease, and for Chi Yingxue, Xu Wang hoped that he would be more curious.Can't the two partners' desire to explore the world be evened out?

"Forget it," Xu Wang gave up, "tell me about you, how about breaking through the barriers these days?"

Although they and Chi Yingxue would contact each other on WeChat, they did not communicate frequently, and they rarely talked about the specific situation of breaking through the level. They exchanged information occasionally, mostly to avoid breaking through the same level on the same day.

Chi Yingxue: "Find a team and hand in the paper."

Xu Wang: "..."

Wu Sheng: "..."

Kuang Jinxin: "..."

Qian Ai: "It's gone?"

Chi Yingxue: "Find a team and hand in the paper."

Four friends: "..."

As if feeling the indescribable stares of his teammates, Chi Yingxue explained more rarely: "I am very familiar with the first five levels. It doesn't matter if I form a team with anyone, as long as I want to hand in the paper."

"Come on," Qian Ai couldn't see him bragging, "When we met on 3/23, didn't we hand in the test ahead of your team?"

Chi Yingxue shrugged: "Han Buting doesn't let me play freely."

"Not free yet? Don't tell me that pushing Xiao Kuang on the Ferris wheel is also Han Buting's deployment." Qian Ai didn't think much, and said it quickly.

After finishing speaking, he felt a little regretful in his heart. Although he kept muttering about this matter, but mentioning it at this time always meant turning over old scores.

Kuang Jinxin didn't expect Qian Ai to say this, but he really wanted to know what Chi Yingxue was thinking at that time, so he looked at Chi Yingxue.

No, Chi Yingxue was also looking at him, and looked up and down. After reading it, she turned back to Qian Ai's direction and asked seriously: "Don't you think he has 'come and bully me' written all over his face?"

Kuang Jinxin: "..."

Fortunately, he has been thinking about it for so long! ! !

Qian Ai couldn't sit still anymore, and started to shoot the case every minute, what kind of bastard reason is this!

Xu Wang rushed over to hug him, and stopped him from throwing himself at Chi Yingxue like a cannonball, while persuading him, "President's trick, president's trick—"

"..." Qian Ai had already swung his fist halfway, and he endured it back.

Live hard!

After finally comforting Qian Ai back, Xu Wang felt tired.

There is Wu Sheng, who speaks intermittently and abstractly, and Chi Yingxue, who understands what he speaks, and makes enemies with every sentence.Is it easy for him to lead a team!

But then again.

Between teammates, what is said is not important, what is important is what is done.

Chi Yingxue actually has no obligation to wait for them.Although they were teammates, they had only been together for a few days, and then they split into two groups.With Chi Yingxue's almost zero patience, it's not uncommon to change teams. Xu Wang has even made such a prospect.

So Xu Wang found it incredible that he could reunite with Chi Yingxue after more than 20 days.

Also a little guilty.

He didn't expect Chi Yingxue to be 100% heart-to-heart, and likewise, he didn't expect Chi Yingxue to be 100% heart-to-heart.

But now, he doesn't want to keep it at all.

"Xiaoxue." Xu Wang took a deep breath and spoke.

After many days, the antibody that Chi Yingxue had built up with great difficulty disappeared, and she couldn't help it anymore: "If you call me that again, I will quit the team."

Xu Wang didn't expect to have to change his nickname first, so he quickly thought again: "... Xue?"

Chi Yingxue shrank into the sofa, resigned to her fate: "It's better to be small."

With the comparison, Xiaoxue is instantly full of sassy masculinity.

A successful smile flashed across the corner of Xu Wang's mouth, but he soon became serious again: "There is something I must tell you."

Chi Yingxue didn't care much, and asked casually, "What?"

Xu Wang said: "I talked to 'Owl'."