Chapter 711 Valentine's Day Addition, Wishing Everyone Happiness. There Will Be Another Update at 8 PM.

Yan Zhao territory, within the Den of Desperadoes.

Rumble...

A series of explosions rang out, deafening, as if the entire underground cave was trembling.

Song Chunxi held her blade in front of her face, retreating rapidly.

Xia Yan gripped her giant blade, standing in front of Han Jiangxue, fearing the sudden appearance of a Desperado.

"Jiang Xiao!!!" Han Jiangxue cried out in alarm, watching her little brother's body flicker, but not return. Where else could he have gone!?

Did he rush into the blast wave?

The Sound of Silence had prevented the release of any Star Techniques. Faintly, people heard the crisp sound of bones breaking.

Not breaking into pieces, but shattering into shards.

Whoosh...

As the blast wave rolled over, the Flame Puppet, controlled by Han Jiangxue, rushed forward. The group quickly looked into the distance, only to see Jiang Xiao's clothes slightly disheveled, a pile of shattered bones at his feet.

The team hurried forward. Jiang Xiao shook his dizzy head, staggering slightly, and raised his hand to signal, admitting his mistake: "My... fault. Silence was released too late, letting it throw... out the Desperado Orb."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao sat down heavily on the ground, clutching his dizzy head.

He possessed Diamond-level Endurance, with extremely high resistance to any offensive Star Techniques. Jiang Xiao certainly wouldn't really faint, but he definitely felt the sensation of dizziness.

His head was spinning, even feeling nauseous, which reminded Jiang Xiao of the earth-shattering explosion at George Star during the World Cup.

Undoubtedly, the power of George Star's explosion was greater, after all, it was using life to cast Star Techniques.

But the Desperado Walker's Desperado Orb was more disgusting. Explosion-type Star Techniques had a dizzying effect on humans, and this Star Technique even added a dizziness effect.

The Desperado Orb was the Star Technique of the Desperado Walker.

And the Desperado Walker was the second type of creature in the Den of Desperadoes. Their appearance was identical to the Desperado, but their Star Techniques were completely different.

Jiang Xiao covered his foot with Star Power and crushed the giant skull, picking up the Star Orb that was bouncing around and rattling inside.

A message also came from within his Inner Star Map:

"Desperado Walker Star Orb (Platinum Quality)

1. Desperado Orb: Throws a Desperado marble that explodes with great power, with a dizziness effect. (Platinum Quality, can be upgraded)

2. Desperado Body: Enhances own defense, strengthens resistance to explosion-type Star Techniques, immune to dizziness, passive skill, no need to activate. (Platinum Quality, can be upgraded)

Merge and absorb?"

The team caught up, Han Jiangxue's voice a bit cold: "This is teamwork."

Jiang Xiao raised his hand again, expressing his apology. According to the team's battle plan, he should have retreated just now, using Silence to control and letting Han Jiangxue output, instead of rushing into the blast wave in an individual style.

Han Jiangxue frowned slightly. After scolding him, she walked up to Jiang Xiao, squatted down, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Nothing, just used to rushing in."

Han Jiangxue said stubbornly, "No, your mind is always the clearest during battle. Tell me what happened? You wanted a quick battle?"

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Xiao's mouth. She was truly sensitive and so incredibly clever.

Jiang Xiao wasn't exactly thinking about a quick battle, but he was a little touched in his heart.

Jiang Xiao whispered, "I was wrong, there won't be a next time."

As he spoke, he threw the Desperado Walker's Star Orb to Song Chunxi.

Han Jiangxue frowned slightly, reached out, and gently straightened Jiang Xiao's clothes.

Although he rushed in, it wasn't too reckless. Silence first, followed by Blink. It looked like he rushed into the blast wave, but it was more like he dodged a wave of explosions, otherwise, the clothes on his body wouldn't still exist.

Han Jiangxue asked softly, "Need to rest for a while?"

Jiang Xiao shook his head, "No, let's go, our time is tight."

So... what touched Jiang Xiao's heart?

Because in the snowy plains, the bait Jiang Xiao saw a small life.

In the winding, deep mountain tunnel, the bait Jiang Xiao followed Hu Wei into his residence.

Then, the bait Jiang Xiao saw a beautiful scene.

In this desolate and bleak snow-covered plain, he actually saw a sleeping child.

Thick White Ghoul fur covered the cold stone bed, and the 3-4 year old child was also wrapped in clothing and bedding made of White Ghoul fur.

A woman nearing thirty was sitting beside the bed, looking at the sleeping child with a gentle expression, her fingers slightly curled, gently smoothing his tender little face.

Jiang Xiao also knew at this moment why Hu Wei still paid attention to his appearance in such a life, maybe not only because of his wife, but also because of this child.

Jiang Xiao recognized this woman. She had a beautiful name: Cang Lan.

On the information sheet, she was only 21 years old, young and beautiful, with a pretty short haircut, and a pair of eyes that seemed to reveal a glimmer of light.

And now, at the age of 27, she was a mother, her long hair hanging behind her back, tied up with a white yarn hair tie. She was also at a young and beautiful age, her face glowing with maternal love.

Cang Lan turned her head, wanting to ask why this hunt was so fast, but saw a strange figure standing next to her husband.

The brand new Night Watcher uniform made Cang Lan's lips tremble slightly.

No one would think that the bait Jiang Xiao came to save them. The couple just knew that another brother would repeat their mistakes.

But, in this lonely world, seeing a living person again was a feeling that ordinary people couldn't understand.

"Y...you, hello." Cang Lan said stutteringly, with a pause in between the two words.

"Hello, you are very strong." A muffled voice came from the mask.

In fact, Jiang Xiao was always a little puzzled. If Hu Wei lived alone, after confirming his identity, Jiang Xiao certainly thought that Hu Wei would bring him to this home.

But if his wife and children were here, was it a little reckless to let Jiang Xiao enter here like this?

After all, Jiang Xiao was still wearing a mask. Although there was essentially no difference, at least on the surface, this was a barrier.

Cang Lan smiled gently, seeming to have a good impression of Jiang Xiao.

Beside Jiang Xiao, Hu Wei inconspicuously tilted his head, the movement was very small.

Cang Lan also inconspicuously blinked her eyes twice, just like a normal blink, no one could tell it was a code.

Was this the legendary understanding between husband and wife?

The bait Jiang Xiao, who possessed the Perception Star Technique, was very sensitive, but he wouldn't consider such ordinary movements as a code.

Hu Wei gently patted Jiang Xiao on the shoulder, gesturing towards the outside of the stone cave.

Cang Lan also stood up, followed the two out of the room, and walked through the long tunnel in front of the door.

There was no need for a door here at all. Whether it was a White Ghoul or a White Ghoul Witch, their huge bodies couldn't squeeze into such a narrow cave tunnel.

What made Jiang Xiao marvel was that although this cave tunnel was deep, the ventilation was not bad. It seemed that Hu Wei had put a lot of effort into his home.

The three walked through the tunnel, went halfway around, and entered another stone house. This stone house actually had four "skylights"...

Several beams of light shone vertically down through the small holes, making Jiang Xiao amazed.

"Brother, tell me your story." Hu Wei sat at a stone table, gesturing towards a small stone seat next to him.

The bait Jiang Xiao asked, "The '正' character in the tree house, did you two write it?"

"Um..." Hu Wei pondered for a moment and said, "No, not us."

Jiang Xiao was stunned. Not these two people? There was another couple?

Hu Wei turned to look at Cang Lan and said, "She and I..."

Jiang Xiao also turned to look at Cang Lan, only to find that she was secretly watching the sleeping child in the next stone room through the hole in the stone wall.

Hu Wei sighed and continued, "She and I searched here for a long time, traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, maybe it was a year, maybe it was two years, until we couldn't walk anymore."

"Hehe." Cang Lan's smile was a bit bitter. She turned her head and said softly, "There is no sunrise or sunset here. At the beginning, we could still feel the passage of time. Later, there was nothing. We didn't even know how many years we had been here."

Cang Lan looked at Jiang Xiao with a faint gaze and said, "Do you know how we feel the time now?"

Jiang Xiao: "Huh?"

Cang Lan turned her head again, looking at her child through the small hole in the stone wall: "He grows up day by day. He first rolls over, first crawls, first speaks..."

Jiang Xiao felt a burst of bitterness in his heart.

As the bait, he certainly couldn't feel the passage of time in this forever-same scene. But the main body was outside, clearly knowing that hours and days had passed.

Hu Wei asked softly, "Brother, what year is it now?"

The bait Jiang Xiao replied, "September 2017."

Hu Wei: "Is it already 2017?"

Cang Lan's laughter was tinged with sadness. She said to the bait Jiang Xiao, "One day, you will also forget the time."

Jiang Xiao was silent and did not respond.

Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit oppressive, Hu Wei quickly said, "Lan Lan and I were looking for an exit here, but we couldn't find it. Until one day, we saw the wooden house of the human building, just like you, and at that time, Lan Lan was pregnant, so... we stayed."

Jiang Xiao said, "When did that happen?"

Cang Lan looked at the sleeping child in the next room and said softly, "Maybe, it was two years ago."

Jiang Xiao thought, "Before the child was born, you were looking for an exit here for a full two years?"

Hu Wei's smile was full of helplessness: "Maybe, and we never walked back."

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Are you kidding me!?

How the hell are we supposed to get home!?

This couple didn't walk back and walked in one direction for two years. Don't even mention finding an exit, they didn't even get out of the snow-covered plain!?

Hu Wei spoke again, saying something that shocked Jiang Xiao: "When you walk long enough and far enough, you will discover a fact."

Jiang Xiao: "What?"

Hu Wei: "Déjà vu."

Jiang Xiao was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Hu Wei: "When we crossed one snow mountain after another, passed through one forest after another, until the end, we realized that we were going around in circles."

Cang Lan's voice became slightly agitated, as if she strongly disagreed with Hu Wei's idea. Their differences seemed to have been around for a long time: "We are not going around in circles! Our direction is not wrong! How could the direction of the setting sun change!?

This world seems real, but other than us, everything is an illusion. This world is made up of the same scenes pieced together!"

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Cang Lan's words completely subverted Jiang Xiao's understanding of this world.

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