Volume 7: Frost Chapter 22 Dog Hole
The back mountain of Laojin Mountain.
After climbing to the top of the mountain, Guan Qingtong breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Youluo was more than ten meters behind Guan Qingtong. When he saw her turn around and look at him, he quickened his pace and took a few big steps towards her.
The research institute is just ahead.
But at this moment, all he could see were trees of different heights and mountains in the distance. The blinding sunlight fell directly on him. Jiang You wiped the sweat off his face with his hand and pulled at his half-soaked T-shirt. "If I had known, I would have come here in the morning. It wouldn't have been so sunny in the morning."
"Didn't you guess?"
"I'm not a charlatan," Jiang You walked forward a few steps and stood under the shade of the tree. He pointed at his leg and said, "My knee is probably going to get worse. Wouldn't the institute consider building a direct elevator at the foot of the mountain?"
Guan Qingtong looked at him.
Jiang You asked, "What's wrong?"
"If your body broke down, would you replace it with another one or fix it?"
"That wouldn't be me."
A mountain breeze blew away some of the heat.
Guan Qingtong also walked under the shade of the tree. She said, "Before my brother passed away, he compiled all his life's learning into a notebook and handed it over to the institute."
Jiang You raised his eyebrows.
“所以一些相关的研究，他们会来问我的意见，我和研究所也比其他人熟一些，”管清彤往研究所的位置看去，“他们的研究方法，是建立在事实上的，他们喜欢排除掉不确定的因素，留下确定的因素……可是，有时候不确定的因素是必须存在的，有些时候概率没有任何意义。”
"You seem to trust me very much." Jiang You said.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I've said before, I saw you in the future I saw," the mountain breeze blew her hair and skirt, "divination is a skill, I'm the best Feng Shui master in China, I believe what I saw," Guan Qingtong turned her head and stared into Jiang You's eyes, " What do you know about Teacher Xie's death?"
"I just know this is not good news," Jiang You said.
"What do you mean?" Guan Qingtong asked.
"I just bought a fitness ring and it's already been sent out. I plan to start practicing at home tomorrow," Jiang You stood up straight and walked forward, "Let's go and see what's going on over there."
Guan Qingtong looked at Jiang You's back, and after a moment, she followed him.
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The halo continued to expand in front of Tang Butian’s eyes.
green.
Green protrusions dotted around the edge of the halo continued to divide and multiply, spreading toward the center of the halo.
And the halo is devouring them.
fear.
She was not afraid.
She had seen similar scenes before. In the insect house. In the golden river of light. The branches of the camphor tree twisted together and moved towards the direction of the thunder. Under the golden lightning, the branches that were hit turned black in an instant and fell down, while more branches rushed forward, almost knocking down the entire sky.
courtyard.
She had been here before. At that time, all the elite members of Jinghu Society were here, including Sun Xiu, Hu Yuefeng, and Ming Shen. She saw how it collapsed and how it returned to silence.
It's just a fragment of the 'yard' , the core is gone and the laws are broken.
When the laws that support it dissipate and become disordered, it will disappear completely.
So it's fear.
The mark of fear left on the back of her hand.
But--
Tang Butian felt her chest burning as well.
She can cut through meaning.
Her wrist was grabbed.
She felt she was leaning against a very solid body, and that gentle and somewhat lazy voice sounded in her ears.
——See clearly.
She raised her head and looked towards the center of the halo.
She saw the dead tree, and the roots of the dead tree. The roots had withered, and green liquid was oozing out of the withered roots. She saw many cracks, tiny, barely visible cracks, all over the depths of the soil. She looked very far...
She saw the sky.
The cold sky was looking at her.
There is no crack in the sky.
She felt something in her heart.
——What did you see?
——It is afraid.
——What about you?
——I’m not afraid.
The hand holding her wrist loosened.
She couldn't help but turn her head and look back. Behind her, it was pitch black and there was nothing.
Looking back, she saw the door between her and the yard. The cracks on the door were twisted, and countless dead branches grew out of it, entangled with her, binding her.
Behind the crack, a pair of eyes were staring at her.
Her fingers began to tremble, and there was a faint flash of lightning in the black scar on the back of her hand. The lightning burned her body. She found it, found the target she wanted to cut off.
The green bumps disappeared in the electric light.
Her hands returned to being white and smooth.
She spread her fingers.
The falling wooden sword flashed brightly for a moment, then rose up and flew back into her hand.
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Guan Nuo saw Tang Butian open her eyes and the wooden sword flew back into her hand.
There was thunder.
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As soon as Jiang You and Guan Qingtong walked into the barrier, they saw the sky suddenly darken, lightning flashed, and rain fell with crackling sounds.
Guan Qingtong stopped and looked up at the sky.
"Run!" Jiang You shouted at her, then ran towards the small building of the research institute.
Guan Qingtong was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and started running.
Sun Yu and Chang Lizhang had already been waiting in the lobby on the first floor.
After seeing Jiang You and Guan Qingtong coming over, Sun Yu immediately stepped forward and said, “Brother Jiang, Auntie, they are on the seventh floor.”
Jiang You waved at him, and after taking a few breaths, he took out a bag of tissues from his bag, took out two, and handed the tissues to Guan Qingtong.
He took off his glasses, wiped his face, and said while wiping the lenses: "Wait a moment, wait a moment, let me take a break."
Guan Qingtong wiped her face and hands briefly, then walked towards the elevator.
Jiang You put on his glasses again and followed.
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"Let's cut off the connection now." Guan Nuo said.
He looked at the numbers that kept doubling and repeated, "Teacher Ji, please cut off the connection now."
Ji Xiaozhen hesitated.
Lin Shunan said: “The loss after cutting off…”
"I'll take the blame. I, I..." He took a deep breath, "I'm responsible for contacting the institute, and it was also my idea to come and visit. The section chief didn't want to come at first..." He felt that what he said was a bit confusing, so he stopped and said, "Anyway, I've cut off..."
Guan Qingtong walked quickly into the monitoring room.
"mom!"
"Qingtong, you're here." Ji Xiaozhen said.
Guan Qingtong saw Tang Butian holding up the wooden sword. She turned to Lin Shunan and said, "Which room is she in? Take me there."
"But……"
"Now, right now." Guan Qingtong said.
Lin Shunan glanced at Ji Xiaozhen, who hesitated for a moment before she said, "Now you listen to Qingtong's instructions."
Lin Shunan immediately stood up and ran towards the laboratory with Guan Qingtong.
The others followed.
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The dead branches wrapped around Tang Butian broke apart bit by bit. After breaking free, she stood on the ground, holding the wooden sword.
Her senses extended across the wooden sword, and the sword seemed to become a part of her body - she was born knowing how to wield it and use it.
She looked at the sky beyond the crack.
Suddenly, she took two steps back, and the wooden sword flew out of her hand, passed through the gap in the door, and flew towards the sky.
She heard the sound of dead branches breaking and thunder.
The wooden sword flew into the sky.
The dead branches retreated from the room, chasing the wooden sword and gathering towards the sky.
Big beads of sweat rolled down Tang Butian's forehead. She gritted her teeth and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. The wooden sword split into three pieces, two of which flew to the sides with dead branches, and the other continued to chop towards the sky.
Outside the wall.
Jiang You looked at the hole in the wall and poked it with his finger.
Sun Yu explained to him: "This is a soft material that can absorb energy and isolate spiritual power."
"How advanced." Jiang You commented.
The dead branches blocking the hole gradually disappeared.
Jiang You turned and looked at Guan Qingtong: "Remove this material."
Guan Qingtong said to Lin Shunan: "Remove the materials."
Lin Shunan remembered Ji Xiaozhen's words and said, "Okay."
He took out the walkie-talkie and spoke a few words, and the transparent soft material gradually peeled off from the wall.
Jiang You then said to Guan Nuo, "You know how to make seals and barriers, right?"
Guan Nuo said, "Yes, I will."
"After I go in, you can do something quick and seal it a little bit." Jiang You pushed his glasses. "The air pressure is low now. The liquid material is not breathable. It's too stuffy."
"Okay, okay."
Jiang You sighed, "I think it's a bit difficult to get in with my size."
"What should we do then?" Guan Nuo asked.
The entrance of the cave gradually appeared.
Jiang You first stretched out his hand and said, "That's the only way. Sun Yu, next time you go to other places for a meeting or visit, you must remember to bring Zhaocai here so that he can also receive some education."
"I remember it." Sun Yu said.
"Today we need to recruit talents, so we can just throw it away and be done with it. Why would I need to dig a dog hole?"
Guan Nuo felt his eyes blur, and then he heard Jiang You's voice coming from inside, "Xiao Nuo, seal it quickly."
"Oh, okay." Guan Nuo immediately stepped forward, pushed his hands forward, and began to set up the barrier.
The blood dripped onto the ground through the nails.
Tang Butian's eyes turned blood red.
The wooden sword dodged the attack of the dead branches and slashed at the line in the sky.
She wants to cut it off.
Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed.
She smelled of sweat.
——See clearly.
Her eyes suddenly widened.
