flstandardbreds Chapter 165 (Benefits at midnight)
Chapter 165 (Benefits at midnight)
At midnight, the door of the experimental base quietly opened, and Hua Meng left alone. The only person who knew about this was You Yun, who had been guarding the monitoring room.
He actually wanted to follow, but someone had to stay in the monitoring room and keep an eye on the situation at the base.
As a player who is just one step away from S-rank, You Yun naturally won't follow him out.
He yawned. Two days of sleepless nights had made him very tired.
I want to find a comfortable place to lie down, close my eyes and have a good rest. I don’t need to worry about NPCs, dungeons, or other players. I just need to relax my body and mind, fall asleep, and just fall asleep.
With such bewitching voices filling his head, You Yun's eyes were dazed for a moment, and then he became alert in an instant.
You Yun glanced at the sandalwood beads in his hand. Another bead had been burnt, leaving only three intact.
You Yun's face was gloomy. Even if it was an A-level copy, it was a lower-level S-level copy. He couldn't be careless. He could lose a life-saving item without knowing it.
The nights on Seltan Island were very cold, but Hua Meng seemed to be walking in the mountains unconsciously.
His target was not the small town in the center of the island, but the wooden houses scattered on the hills.
Hua Meng knew her master's habits very well. He could call anyone a friend in a friendly manner, but he would never put himself among humanoid NPCs.
Humanoid NPCs are often more terrifying than twisted monsters. When Xie Ning had mentioned this before, Hua Meng had thought it was a matter of strength. It wasn't until he had gone through countless dungeons alone that he realized that the human heart was far more terrifying than ghosts.
So Hua Meng could be sure that Xie Ning was not in the town.
The wooden houses scattered among the mountains are most likely Xie Ning's hiding place.
Along the way, Hua Meng did not forget to observe the situation on the island. Standing on the mountain, she could overlook the town.
What was strange was that every house in the town was brightly lit, as if it was not midnight but dinner time.
People always believe that light and fire can dispel the dangers in the dark, and these two can bring people a sense of security in most cases.
Are these townspeople afraid?
Could it be that the original guess was wrong and the pollution source also affected other creatures on the island?
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Hua Meng continued searching in the mountains.
With the aircraft in hand, the search was quite fast and they soon cleared out the several wooden houses on the east side.
The abandoned wooden houses on the mountain were probably the former residences of the townspeople. It is likely that they moved to the interior of Seltan Island one after another after the pollution source appeared.
The center of the island is farthest from the sea, and being surrounded by mountains also helps to prevent danger from approaching.
They are guarding against things in the sea.
After a while, a light suddenly came on in one of the wooden houses in the mountains.
Hua Meng's heart beat rapidly when she caught this movement.
Will it be Master?
Feelings of anticipation, excitement and fear lingered in his heart. He was afraid that his expectations would be dashed, but he still flew in that direction at the fastest speed.
He was quite sure that the wooden house was not inhabited by the townspeople, as it was too close to the sea.
As Hua Meng approached, she noticed that this wooden house was much newer than the others, and the surrounding environment was clean and free of overgrown weeds.
Hua Meng got off the aircraft, raised his hand and knocked on the door twice. He didn't seem to realize that his hands were shaking.
He tried hard to calm himself down and told himself not to be too sad even if the person inside was not his master.
Soon, the door opened. Hua Meng looked at Zhou Yixi who opened the door, and a trace of loss flashed across her eyes.
But at this moment, Zhou Yixi called out to the inside, "Xie Ning, your apprentice is here."
Hua Meng tried to enter the room in a somewhat inappropriate manner, but Zhou Yixi quickly moved aside to make room for him.
Seeing the person she had been thinking about for two years, Hua Meng could no longer control her emotions and hugged him fiercely.
Xie Ning felt uncomfortable being hugged by Hua Meng. It was too tight and he felt like he couldn't breathe.
But soon, Xie Ning felt liquid dripping on his shoulder, and the apprentice who was holding him was trembling.
Xie Ning smiled faintly, put his hands on the other person's back, and gave him a hug back.
Lian Wu and his companions had already slipped out through the back door and were standing outside the house eavesdropping.
Being strangled was really uncomfortable, Xie Ning patted Hua Meng's back gently, his breathing a little rapid.
"If you keep hugging me, your master will suffocate. We haven't seen each other for two years, why are you coming here to bully your master and ancestors?"
Hua Meng then let go of her hand, then quickly turned around and tried to wipe the tears from her face.
But a pair of warm hands moved faster than him, and the bony hands wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"How come after two years you're still like a kid?"
If Xie Ning had said this two years ago, he would have looked like a master, but now his disciple, who was originally a few centimeters shorter than him, is actually taller than him.
Xie Ning couldn't help but wonder, is it possible to grow taller after the age of 20?