kvmb Chapter 218 Let him come back
Chapter 218 Let him come back
Before they could even think about Zhong Qiang's question, their helicopter had already arrived at the new office building of the Beijing Research Institute.
Ji Lang landed the helicopter on the snow and realized that they could no longer enter the office building from the rooftop staircase. After all, the snow was much thicker than when they came before, at least covering the helicopter they had flown in last time.
"Why haven't we been pecked by birds along the way?" Yang Xiao asked as he got off the helicopter. He realized that not only had they flown fast, but more importantly, they hadn't encountered any flocks of birds.
"Is it because Beijing is too cold?" Zhong Qiang also jumped off the helicopter and could clearly feel that Beijing was much colder than S City.
“But we fought our way through monsters last time.” Yang Xiao looked around and confirmed that there wasn’t a single bird in the sky above Beijing.
"The entrance last time seemed to be around here." After coming down, Ji Lang and Lin Yun headed towards the rooftop staircase they remembered, wanting to see if it could still be opened.
"Let me take a look." Leaving Pei Sihao on the helicopter to watch over Lu Yuan, who was still unconscious, Gu Nanfeng also walked over to Ji Lang and the others. After all, Gu Nanfeng was the only one among them with lightning-based abilities, and the other three's abilities were not suitable for melting snow.
“Try it, the snow layer is thicker now. Last time we came, the snow wasn’t this thick, and the entrance was blocked by something, so we were able to open it up quickly. I don’t know what’s going on this time,” Ji Lang said, pointing to a spot in the snow.
Gu Nanfeng released his lightning-type ability in the direction Ji Lang pointed, but after the lightning struck, a section of the snow layer exploded, but there was still a thick layer of snow underneath. He didn't know whether he had found the wrong spot or the snow layer was too thick, since the main building of the research institute next to him was now completely out of sight.
Ji Lang and the other two tried several places, but they couldn't find any trace of the passage. Yang Xiao and Zhong Qiang, who were originally wandering around on the other side, came over after seeing that they had been searching for a long time without finding the exact location.
"What? Still haven't found it?" Yang Xiao leaned closer to Ji Lang. "Are you even capable of this?"
"No matter what, you should never ask a man if he's capable." Ji Lang glanced at Yang Xiao, confirmed the location again, and gave Gu Nanfeng a look, signaling him to take action.
Just as Gu Nanfeng raised his hand, before he could even unleash his supernatural power, flames exploded at the spot Ji Lang had indicated, and then the snow began to slowly melt.
"Lu Xiaoyuan? You're awake?" Seeing the firelight coming from behind, Yang Xiao excitedly turned around.
"I'm sorry, it's not your Lu Xiaoyuan who has woken up." Lu Yuan put down his left hand, and the flames disappeared, leaving only a huge snow pit and a heavy fire door at the bottom of the pit.
"Didn't you say you couldn't do it?" Yang Xiao was a little unwilling to believe that the person who had woken up now was the same Lu Yuan they didn't know.
"Is this the entrance?" Pei Sihao, who was walking at the very back, did not see the fire door below the snow pit and asked while peeking out from behind Lu Yuan.
"Found it, let's go down first." Lu Yuan jumped into the snow pit first, and then kicked open the fire door that was blocked by ice and snow.
Without further ado, everyone jumped down one after another. Gu Nanfeng, who was at the very back, looked back and discovered that the helicopter that had brought them there had been taken back into Lu Yuan's spatial storage at some point.
"What's wrong?" Pei Sihao waited until Gu Nanfeng jumped down as well, and the two walked side by side at the back of the line.
“We’ve known Lu Yuan much better than the old Lu Yuan we’ve ever met,” Gu Nanfeng said casually, shaking his head.
“After all, he has lived for thousands of years.” Thinking of Lu Yuan’s account of his experiences, Pei Sihao thought of the thousand-year-old monster.
"Let's rest here for a bit." It was the same office as last time. After Lu Yuan went in, he simply gave a brief explanation and began setting up the heating equipment.
"Brother Yuan..." Zhong Qiang started to call out, but then changed his mind and said, "Or should I just call you Grandpa Lu?"
Lu Yuan simply gave Zhong Qiang a deep look without responding to his new nickname.
"Wow, Zhong Qiang, you've found a dad for me so quickly!" Yang Xiao patted Zhong Qiang on the shoulder, not angry at all, but went over to Lu Yuan to help.
Suddenly, Zhong Qiang felt as if he had returned to the day they left Beijing. On that day, they were also in this room preparing their last meal before parting ways. Now it was their first meal together after their reunion, but Lu Yuan was no longer the same Lu Yuan.
"So? What are your plans for the future?" Lu Yuan had been in charge of everything from the rooftop to the office and the dining table, but after everyone was seated, he was the one who asked first.
"I thought you had everything planned out," Zhong Qiang asked while wolfing down his food.
"What does this have to do with me?" As soon as Lu Yuan said this, everyone stopped eating. To be honest, this was a result that no one had expected.
"You're not..." Pei Sihao wanted to say something, but Gu Nanfeng stopped him.
"So, what's our next move..." Ji Lang thought for a moment before asking.
“Actually, our actions have nothing to do with you. If you’re not interested, you don’t have to go, or…” Gu Nanfeng looked seriously at Lu Yuan sitting directly opposite him, “or we can bring Lu Yuan back.”
"What do you mean by this?" Lu Yuan looked at Gu Nanfeng with great interest. Although Gu Nanfeng in front of him was not as wise and mature as the one he had known before, he was still a clever and witty young man.
“You don’t need to act here anymore. Only one of you and Lu Xiaoyuan can exist. Who in this world can face their own death with equanimity?” Gu Nanfeng gently raised the corners of his mouth. “And for you, death is eternal disappearance.”
"Heh, I can't decide whether he comes back or not, but I can help you before he does." With that, Lu Yuan picked up his chopsticks again and gestured for everyone to continue eating.
The others were somewhat puzzled by their conversation, but seeing Gu Nanfeng calmly pick up his chopsticks and start eating, they followed suit.
While eating, Yang Xiao observed Lu Yuan. He felt that Lu Yuan was like a fox, impossible to figure out, and Gu Nanfeng seemed to see right through him. In short, his brain had shut down, so he could only eat first, since he was going to an endless desert later.
"Should we set off again tomorrow?" After dinner, Yang Xiao saw Lu Yuan put everything in the room back into his spatial storage. He thought Lu Yuan was going to start setting up his sleeping bag, but to his surprise, what Lu Yuan took out was all equipment.
"Choose your weapon. We'll be leaving in twenty minutes." With that, Lu Yuan leaned back on the sofa in the office and watched as the others picked out their preferred weapon from a pile of equipment on the floor.