He came from the bell tonight

Chapter 35 Greedy Wolf

"The master said that the real liking is the one who is willing to spend money."

Among the whispers around, Yun Qing stood in front of Xiao Shiyue's coffin with an innocent and innocent expression.

Xiao Boyu covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes lingered on Yun Qing and Su Ling, and then she whispered to Xiao Huaiyan with a smile: "If it is Su Ling, it should be able to sell for the price of a southern galaxy."

Su Ling saw Xiao Huaiyan's expression tightened.

"I'm just kidding, why are you angry?" Xiao Boyu turned to look at him, curling his lips in a neutral way, "Anyway, your lifespan is not as good as his."

After throwing this sentence, he turned around and walked to the middle of the grass.

Xiao Huaiyan stepped on Su Ling's shadow elongated by the sunlight, pursed his lips and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense."

The road outside the iron gate has been cleared at some point.A pure black car stopped at the door.More than a dozen security personnel lined up neatly, and the leader was using a scanner to observe everyone present.

In the silence, Fang Jian, the president of the alliance, got out of the car first. He raised his arms and supported Xiao Yimo, appearing in everyone's sight.

When the two walked to the front, Xiao Yimo turned around and patted off the fallen leaves on Xiao Huaiyan's shoulders: "There are some emergencies on the route of the old star, and my parents may not be able to be there. You have to look good, Mature."

"I got it, I got it," Fang Jian put her arms around her waist, and urged in a low voice, "This is clearly a funeral, what are you doing?"

Xiao Yimo glared at him, Fang Jian immediately recovered her serious look, and cleared her throat.

On the grass covered with white flowers, glasses filled with vodka are arranged around the coffin.All logical or comical arrangements were strictly in accordance with Xiao Shiyue's conception during his lifetime. Xiao Yimo presided over his funeral, and even the music was excerpts from his favorite opera.

Amidst the high-pitched female voice in the background, Xiao Yimo recited the eulogy in a clear voice.

She moistened her eye sockets occasionally, and was silent for a while.

At this time, the man standing beside her would gently stroke her back, conveying comfort.Under such reassurance, Xiao Yimo quickly adjusted his mood.

Su Ling observed for a while, and turned his head to find Xiao Huaiyan's red eyes, revealing a slight confusion.So imitating this action, he put on a black suit jacket.

The person beside him froze for a moment and turned his head away.

When the wind blew the broken hair around his ears, Su Ling always felt that the corners of his eyes became redder.

The funeral ceremony came to an end.Under the supervision of a practicing lawyer from Sirius Nine, all of Xiao Shiyue's relics were sorted out according to the auction list, except for a locked box designated for Xiao Xia who was far away in the old star.

Then the coffin was transported into the black sports car he designated, and loaded into a large transmigrated sailing ship together.According to the predetermined plan, after arriving at the designated coordinates, the sports car will be released, ushering in a quiet and dazzling explosion in the dark universe.

Such a high-profile space funeral is also a status symbol.Because most people believe that the dust that enters the universe will live with the stars.

Standing by the huge curved glass, Su Ling saw the dazzling white light bursting out in the silent distance.It was just a short moment of dazzling, and then fell into eternal silence in the depths of the empty universe.

"I wish you a pleasant journey, old friend." Zhao Wuya looked at the light spot in the distance and sighed in relief.

After a while, he glanced at the silent Xiao Huaiyan, and said slowly: "Many years ago, Qiu Ci told Shi Yue and me that death is not the end of life. Will and body will become the dust of history, but countless particles They will always be in the vast universe, and one day, no matter how far apart they are, they will find each other again and condense into a new life. If there are gods in this world, then gods are all things, and all things are gods."

There was a trace of confusion in the light-colored eyes.Su Ling repeated in a low voice: "God is everything, and everything is God."

The wooden box left by Xiao Shiyue was lying on the side of the table, and a small blue sheet was exposed from the small groove on the surface of the box.Transparent as a crystal, reflecting the light from the dome.

Those jumping light spots seem to echo the call from the depths of the universe, bewitching Su Ling.

The slender fingers approached slowly, gently stroking the fragment of the star sea.

In just a second of contact, the fragments disappeared.

Rather than disappearing, it is better to be absorbed by contact.

As the secret stabbing pain entered his body from his fingertips, Su Ling felt the throbbing under the pressure of the contract again.It seemed that the sound of waves suddenly appeared in the originally dark space, telling him clearly that the place where memories should be stored was not empty.

When fatigue rises, there is something subtle about to come out.

The box in front of him was taken away.

Under Su Ling's gaze, Xiao Yimo's secretary couldn't help shaking, hugging the rectangular box tightly, feeling that something was missing.He bit the bullet and said to Xiao Huaiyan: "Madam said, let me escort back to the old star. Let's go now."

Xiao Huaiyan gave a cold "hmm", seeing that Su Ling was sleepy, he took a glass of milk from the incubator for him.

Zhao Wuya, who witnessed this scene, couldn't help but be deeply moved: "You really are, just like your uncle. He also cared for Qiu Ci back then. I knew at that time that he would never fall in love with anyone except Qiu Ci in his life."

Holding the warm milk cup in his hand, Su Ling sniffed it before deciding to take a sip.From the corner of his eye, Xiao Huaiyan was slightly stunned, and suddenly asked: "Did he really... kill his humanoid weapon?"

Zhao Wuya took a deep look at Su Ling, and looked at the endless darkness outside the cabin with his hands behind his back.

"Yes and no."

"According to our known files, humanoid weapons are ancient creatures bred by the universe. They have strong attack power and resilience. In addition to the threat of heavy nano-weapons, in the view of the Ministry of Science, the contract is a check and balance The most effective way is a powerful weapon. Because the owner of the contract can easily kill them."

Conversely, for safety reasons, humanoid weapons without a contract are considered dangerous creatures and need to be destroyed.

"Qiuci, she is the most peace-loving life I have ever seen," Zhao Wuya recalled that young and beautiful figure, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "For this reason, she followed Xiao Shiyue to be his best comrade-in-arms, Suffered a lot in those years of imperial conquest."

"170 years ago, in the years after the alliance was established, Xiao Shiyue was also cleaning up the remnants of the empire. At that time, Qiuci was the first batch of humanoid weapons to accept the contract, and there were some problems with the contract mechanism. Her mental state was in the After several years of war, she began to be in a trance, and sometimes she couldn't control herself, showing the nature of killing. Although Shi Yue has been with her, she is still in chaos."

Xiao Huaiyan frowned slightly: "What happened next?"

"Shi Yue thought of many ways to terminate the contract, trying to get Qiu Ci back to freedom. But you also know that this is irreversible. Later, when Qiu Ci knew that he was about to lose control and even hurt the person he loved the most , voluntarily demanding an end to all of this.”

Zhao Wuya sighed and clenched his cane tightly: "Xiao Shiyue took her to the place where they met for the first time, which is the universe you see now. Here, Qiu Ci chose a quiet and painless death .She also finally returned to the embrace of the universe."

Xiao Shiyue's cabin stayed at this coordinate for a year, and then returned to the alliance.

Since then, Qiuci's name has gradually been forgotten by everyone.

"It's been too long, the group of people back then has almost left," Zhao Wuya shook his head, "It's a pity that the two humanoid weapons in the same batch as Qiuci have lost their whereabouts. None of the returned humanoid weapons can compare to them. Of course, this batch of S-class weapons is a bit of a shadow of the past."

"Qiu Ci is A002, Yu Bing is A001, are they all experimental products of the Ministry of Science?" Xiao Huaiyan asked.

Zhao Wuya recalled for a moment, then glanced at Suling: "No. This number comes from the Empire. You may have heard that the Science Bureau of the Empire has some very excessive experiments. Among these numbers, the smaller the number represents The stronger the destructiveness. In addition to Qiu Ci, there is another most powerful person... I don’t know why, the Science Bureau could not make a contract with that person. Before deciding to destroy it, that person disappeared. I only saw On his side, he has been remembering it until now."

"The remaining one should be in the Science Bureau. After the empire was destroyed, it lost its whereabouts."

Xiao Huaiyan's eyes gradually darkened: "But I have personally seen the bomber in Caiyu City, that is A001. He is related to the Ministry of Science."

"The internal statement of the Ministry of Science is that it is a poor imitation," Zhao Wuya denied, "I don't know much about these things. Under Shi Yue's leadership, the military department has decided never to use humanoid weapons. " The Act on the Protection of Humanoid Weapons is also steadily advancing. As far as I know, there are indeed companies secretly researching how to imitate humanoid weapons, but so far they have never been successful."

After drinking the milk, Su Ling woke up from the drowsy state.

Xiao Huaiyan asked strangely: "Except for the mimics that no one has seen, wars have not existed for many years. What is the purpose of studying imitations?"

Zhao Wuya laughed: "You're still too young. Of course it's not for war. If the cost of things that are priceless on the black market can be reduced to one ten-millionth, they will naturally have a strong motivation to do so. It's a pity that they want to It’s too simple. The humanoid weapon is a gift from the universe, how could it be imitated.”

"After a few years, you will understand." The sigh from the elders is so.

Xiao Huaiyan smiled slightly and asked, "What about you?"

"My friends are gone, of course I'm going to the north to find a good place to retire." Zhao Wuya waved his hand and asked the secretary to come over and give him a hand.

After they disappeared from sight, Xiao Huaiyan took Su Ling to the area of ​​the sleeping cabin.Due to the long return journey, we can only spend the night on the sailing ship.

The square-like space is relatively narrow, the porthole is in the center of the wall, and there is a bed on the left and right.

When Xiao Huaiyan was about to close the curtain and change clothes, he heard Su Ling say: "...Yu Bing is not an imitation."

As if to convince Xiao Huaiyan, Su Ling added: "His power is real."

The fingers on the keys were released.

Xiao Huaiyan dug out two sets of towels and threw one to Su Ling.

"The investigation team couldn't even find the body, there were only shredded clothes at the scene. He couldn't have survived an explosion like that, right?"

Xiao Huaiyan lazily leaned against the clean wall, looking at the darkness outside the window: "If I'm not mistaken, that piece of Xinghai is all he left behind."

Su Ling nodded slightly: "The fragments of the Star Sea are also real."

"Then there is something wrong with the internal report of the Ministry of Science. I don't have enough authority, so I can only tell Xiao Yimo." Xiao Huaiyan pondered for a moment, then glanced at Su Ling who was sitting by the bed without changing his clothes, "Before that, you You need to take a shower first."

The passage to the bathing cabin is very narrow, and the large portholes next to it are cold, and the dotted guide lights spread forward along the steps.

Holding the towel in his arms, Su Ling almost bumped into a person who came out outside the cabin door.He stopped in time, lowered his eyes slightly, and smelled a strong smell of herbs as he passed by.

The bath cabin is divided into several narrow compartments, and the sound-activated lights are extremely sensitive.At this time, most of the mourners had already rested, so only Su Ling was inside alone.

He had just hung the towel on the door when he heard footsteps.

"...Suling?"

The tangy herbal smell made Su Ling frown slightly.

"It's you."

Xiao Boyu smiled slightly, and walked in the direction of Suling.When passing Suling, the narrow passage cannot fully accommodate two people standing side by side.

Su Ling stepped aside, but Xiao Boyu stopped and reached out his hand to the top of Su Ling's head.

Just when Su Ling clenched his fist slightly, Xiao Boyu passed him and got a towel on the door frame next to him.Immediately afterwards, he pressed Su Ling's shoulder and forcibly smoothed out the wrinkles there.

"Don't be so vigilant." Seeing him sticking against the door in repulsion, Xiao Boyu laughed softly, "Actually, I like you very much, little rabbit."

That address caused Su Ling to open his eyes instantly, grabbed the other party's collar and smashed him against the opposite door.

Xiao Boyu was clearly in a weak position, but he showed a triumphant expression: "So you still remember that lop-eared rabbit, don't you want to know what happened to it later? You just walked away so cruelly?"

Su Ling pressed, "Where is it?"

Xiao Boyu stared at the white fingers on the neckline, and when he was about to touch them, Su Ling let go.

Those light-colored eyes stared at him indifferently, as if they must have an answer.

Xiao Boyu felt slightly regretful: "Unfortunately, not every humanoid weapon is as careful as you."

Su Ling was startled, and took a step back.He thought he knew what it meant.

Xiao Boyu lowered her seductive voice: "If you want to see it, I can take you there—"

The sound of "crashing" drowned out the voice in an instant, and accurately poured Xiao Boyu into a drowned chicken from the beginning to the end.

A few drops of water splashed onto the back of Su Ling's hand, which was icy cold.

The light at the door came on.

Xiao Huaiyan walked over leisurely with the bath towel in hand, glanced down at the embarrassed Xiao Boyu, and pretended to be surprised: "Uncle, what's going on?"

Behind the lenses filled with water droplets, Xiao Boyu maintained a stiff smile and took a deep breath.

Xiao Huaiyan gave way sideways, made a "please" gesture, and politely said: "Go back to the room and wipe it clean."

Xiao Boyu sneered, pushed him away without saying anything.

Xiao Huaiyan immediately took off the other party's shirt where a small piece was touched.With broad shoulders and narrow waist, the light above the head slides down the smooth and perfect upper body with muscular lines.When he was about to turn his head to tell Su Ling, he suddenly heard a movement in his ear.

Su Ling stood in the half-open cubicle, and heard him say "it seems to be closed".There was a "sizzling" sound from several water outlets on the top, and water jets spewed out in unison.

Before Su Ling could take off his clothes, the warm water drenched his clothes and pants.The white shirt was almost transparent and stuck tightly to his body.Drops of water dripped from the tip of the hair to the eyelashes.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Huaiyan pushed the door open, was stunned for two seconds, then turned around and closed the door for him without saying a word.

Hot water vapor soon permeated the narrow compartment.

After returning to the sleeping cabin, Su Ling found that Xiao Huaiyan's automatic door curtain had been drawn.He tidied up his clothes and lay flat on the narrow hard bed.

After a while, he sat up quietly, looking at the dark universe through the porthole.

The deep sleepiness did not let him fall asleep, but subconsciously involved him in a deeper place.

It seemed that in that lightless universe, in a deeper and more distant place, something was beating strongly, echoing the howling wind in his blood.

This feeling is strong.

Just when the illusory consciousness tried to drag him into the abyss, the vibration of the terminal pulled him back.

The voice came from the curtain on the other side.

"Well, I see, the auction matter, please."

When the conversation over there ended, Su Ling and Xiao Huaiyan spoke almost at the same time, and closed their mouths after saying "you".

"Cough, what did you say?" Xiao Huaiyan's voice was a little unnatural.

Su Ling told him frankly: "There is a fragment of the Star Sea on that box. I took it away."

The voice on the other side was a little muffled: "It's okay, it's not important... Wait a minute, is that also left by a humanoid weapon?"

Su Ling expressed his guess: "Maybe it's from Qiuci."

"Well," Xiao Huaiyan didn't seem very interested, "By the way, Liberty Ship will participate in Yunqing's auction. You don't have to worry, if she wants, she can stay in Liberty Ship forever."

After a long time, Su Ling said, "Thank you."

He said "good night" and turned off the light.

However, the person on the other side of the curtain was tossing and turning in the dark, and it took a long time to reply "good night".

Xiao Huaiyan leaned on the palm of his hand, and leaned against the wall at the end of the bed with his long legs.Looking at the dark ceiling, he thought inexplicably, if Su Ling inexplicably absorbed and digested the fragments of the star sea like last time, wouldn't it be equivalent to eating his ashes.

……Alas.

If you think about it this way, the white and thin waist that is looming in the water vapor will disappear from your mind for a second.