Barrier of Light

The communicator fell silent.

The two people on the call were very quiet during these ten seconds.

Bai Shu was a little absent-minded, his entire face was shrouded in the dim moonlight, and he didn't realize what his expression was at this moment.

If there was a mirror...he would see a very slight smile on this face that had been gray for twenty years.

"It's all worth it."

Zhou Jiren thoughtfully gave Bai Zhu some buffering time. He spoke again, his tone full of determination, "If he is the right person, then nothing is impossible!"

Bai Shu came to his senses.

He asked in confusion: "If it was the right person... why didn't he notice it when he left the no-man's land? I didn't see any strange mental fluctuations on his body."

"Stop talking about it, the matter of no man's land... Gu Shen has already noticed it. It's all because your aura was too scary at the time." Zhou Jiren muttered a complaint, and then sighed: "We only know that the 'key' is The greatest treasure on the spiritual level, but no one knows what the 'key' is. Maybe the 'key' left by Alan Turing also has its own consciousness, or maybe she is still a pure and pleasant girl. Seeing you like this He looks sloppy, he must be frightened, right?"

Bai Shu could only remain silent.

"Besides... in the area bordering the no-man's land and Dadu, those celestial eyes are all ineffective, aren't they?" Zhou Jiren said calmly: "Our entry into Dadu was extremely smooth. Although you are hiding something, I can't do it with my authority. It appears so neatly and neatly, this may be the 'key''s way of telling us that it is aware of our existence and is willing to cooperate with our actions."

"Um……"

In the end, Baizhu could only softly utter one word.

There is no use in talking more.

Communication ends.

He looked up at the big moon, and his figure was once again shrouded in snow-white mist.

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The dark Phantom stopped in front of Lion Lane.

The hustle and bustle of Liberty Auditorium dissipated in the night breeze.

The nocturne is over.

At this moment, there is only silence in the long night.

Although the night was deep, it was not dark. The dim lights lit up one by one on both sides of the old street, and they were connected in an endless line, as if they reached the sky.

The old town of Dadu is different from the lively areas on the river beach. There is no sound early on, but even if no one passes by in the long night, there will still be a light left in the old town... Perhaps this is telling people who live in the city that no matter how dark it is, as long as you go there Keep moving forward, there is always a ray of light.

Two figures, a man and a woman, walked under the mottled lights of the old city.

Song Ci stared straight ahead, "concentrating on walking" without any distractions. He wore an expensive suit and had a delicate hairdo, but he walked very awkwardly. Although this outfit looked good, he always felt that it was not as good as his floral shirt and herringbone. Comfortable to drag.

After the lady returned to the old house on Lion Lane, she proposed to have a chat with "Dr. Xiao Gu" alone.

So he and Nan Jin walked around the alley.

Song Ci was a little proud and a little guilty. He was thinking that now he was taking Xiao Lu back to his hometown in fine clothes, but he was also a little worried that someone he knew would catch him and then he would tell all the embarrassing things he had said after drinking too much. .

But luckily... It's late at night now, and all the shops in the old town are closed.

Should... no one would, see?

"Why so nervous?"

Lu Nanjin was keenly aware of Song Ci's anomalies.

She frowned and looked at the man who was walking in a weird and awkward way, turning his head three times every step of the way, and asked, "Are you worried about my sister?"

"Ah...a little bit."

Song Ci whispered: "But I'm more worried about running into someone I know."

He is not the coy character!

Since you can't hide it, just confess it.

"Why are you worried about running into an acquaintance?" Lu Nanjin was a little confused.

Song Ci was about to speak.

"It's so late...are there any shops open?" Lu Nanjin tiptoed slightly. She caught a glimpse of a shop in the distance of the old street. Song Ci's expression became very strange. It was Lao Xu's beef noodle restaurant. This guy didn't usually open the shop early. Is it closed?

At the entrance of the noodle shop, the boss with a towel around his neck was squatting down and preparing to open the rolling iron door. Suddenly he was stunned. He scratched his head and looked at the man and woman walking together in the distance.

Lu Nanjin recognized an old acquaintance at a glance, whom he had not seen for many years.

"...Old Xu!"

Song Ci could only say silently in his heart that the hero has good eyesight and good memory.

He originally thought that after ten years of not returning to Dadu, ten years of not returning to the old city... the memories here would have faded in his mind, but he never thought that Lu Nanjin remembered them all, and remembered them very clearly.

She dragged Song Ci along and trotted along. When she approached the noodle shop, she suddenly slowed down and walked lightly and slowly. She remembered that a long time ago, the proprietress of Xu Ji Noodle House had a bad temper.

"Xiao...Xiao Lu..."

Lao Xu smiled silly. He wanted to lift the rolling shutter door up again, but Lu Nanjin stopped him from doing so. She had just left the Liberty Auditorium. She was still wearing the formal dress for a ball, a long black spun skirt, which she never wore in the old city. No one would dress like this.

Like a princess who escaped from the palace.

She lifted up a corner of her skirt slightly, not because she was afraid of getting dirty, but simply because it was inconvenient to lower her waist. Fortunately, she was wearing this skirt today. If it were a windbreaker... there would be three long and short knives on her waist, making it inconvenient to do this.

She slowly leaned back, tightened her core, and leaned forward a little bit past the rolling iron gate.

Song Ci followed Lu Nanjin, picked up the extra skirt, and bowed in. The two of them were in suits and long skirts, like a couple who had just taken wedding photos... After entering the noodle shop, Lao Xu made a gesture. Someone is resting upstairs.

Lu Nanjin gestured to indicate that she understood. Then she raised her finger to her lips and whispered: "Old Xu's wife is very cruel...be careful."

Song Ci nodded quickly to express that he knew.

He couldn't help but want to laugh, because he wanted to tell Nan Jin now... that he and Gu Shenshen had come here for a midnight snack not long ago, and before leaving, they even gave Zhao Qi a good beating.

The two of them sat at the small table, and soon Lao Xu served two hot bowls of beef noodles.

Lao Xu smiled stupidly and said: "Xiao Lu... you... you are back."

Lu Nanjin also smiled: "Yes, I'm back."

Lao Xu ran to get two tablespoons of beef and said seriously: "This is for you, it's free of charge."

"Thanks."

After Lu Nanjin declined for a while, he did not refuse again.

She held the bowl in both hands and thanked her respectfully.

This scene was seen by Song Ci, and for some reason, a string in his heart was plucked.

In everyone's impression, Lu Nanjin has always been a lonely and cold person... But in Song Ci's impression, this girl is not like this. She just habitually hides herself under the spikes. In fact, there Under Zhang's cold appearance, there is a warm heart.

There is no talk of love, no talk of kindness... These words to describe beautiful qualities are too big, too general, and too inaccurate.

Lu Nanjin was just dealing with the world carefully in his own way.

Two tablespoons of beef were delivered to Lu Nanjin's bowl by the boss.

Song Ci made a gesture to Lao Xu, who gave him a thumbs up to express his gratitude for this assist.