blogombal Chapter 330 Tan Zhixin Joins
Chapter 330 Tan Zhixin Joins
Chapter 330 Tan Zhixin Joins
Tan Zhixin wore a loose white sweatshirt, paired with skinny jeans and sneakers, and large-framed glasses, giving her a lively yet elegant look.
The moment Qin Nan saw Tan Zhixin, his heart was filled with complex emotions.
She didn't know how to explain her current emotions, only that she felt a slight sense of rejection towards her very familiar and closest sister.
This feeling of rejection wasn't hostility, but it made her subconsciously want to leave.
"Sister Tan, what are you doing here?"
As Qin Nan said this, she subconsciously glanced at Tang Zijun.
She initially thought that Sister Tan had been summoned by the other party, but when her gaze fell on Tang Zijun, she noticed that he was also slightly surprised.
Tan Zhixin didn't notice Qin Nan's odd behavior and spoke gently, "Deputy Director Chang gave me your address. I thought since I've regained my transformation ability, I should come out and stretch my legs."
"I see..." Qin Nan opened her mouth, slightly slow to react.
Behind her, Katie didn't speak because she didn't recognize the woman in front of her, and her attention was only on Tang Zijun, only glancing at Tan Zhixin casually.
Tang Cao blinked. "Wait, Sister Tan wants to join our Fantasy Society team too?"
She had only met Tan Zhixin a few times, and her most vivid memory of her was when they experienced the fall of the Divine Tree together. She didn't know anything else about Tang Cao, but in her mind, Tan Zhixin was Qin Nan's senior and a very reliable older sister.
Hearing Tang Cao's question, Tan Zhixin simply smiled. "I'm available, but I don't know if Mr. Tang would welcome me."
"Heh." Hearing this, Tang Zijun chuckled. Knowing Tan Zhixin as he did, he didn't believe she had made this decision on a whim. After a pause, he slightly raised his head. "You've heard about yesterday's events too?"
"You really can't hide anything from you." Tan Zhixin's lips curled up, then she calmly said, "I found out during my work report. Shi didn't die, and he even attacked Qin Nan. This is my ill-fated relationship, and it's something I have to deal with personally."
"Who are you going to lose?" Tang Cao whispered cautiously in Qin Nan's ear.
Qin Nan answered in a low voice, "...It's Shadow Woman. She used to be Sister Tan's teammate. She sacrificed herself a long time ago, but somehow she fell into the Shadow Clan."
"Ah.::" Tangcao looked somewhat surprised.
At this moment, Tang Zijun tilted her head slightly. "Tang Cao, Qin Nan, you two take Katie upstairs first."
"Mistaken? Oh." After confirming, Tangcao nodded, though she found it strange.
However, Tang Cao soon noticed that after she finished responding, neither of the two people beside her moved. Qin Nan and Katie stood still, showing no intention of moving at all.
"You guys go home first. I have something to discuss with Consultant Tan," Tang Zijun said to Katie again.
Seeing this, Katie nodded, though somewhat reluctantly, and said, "Okay, then hurry back."
Qin Nan didn't say much, just waved to Tan Zhixin, turned around coolly, and left with Tang Cao and the others.
Watching their figures disappear around the corner, Tan Zhixin slowly withdrew her gaze and turned to Tang Zijun. "That one just now, that must be the magical girl you mentioned born from the surface world, right?"
"Yes." Tang Zijun didn't hide anything. "The bureau assigned her to the Fantasy Society, and I'm her supervisor now."
Tan Zhixin smiled with interest. "It's a really strange power. It's right in front of me, but I can't sense any signs of life. It feels like it's something completely formed from magic. If it weren't for the rainbow crystal flower, I would have suspected it was an elemental being."
"It's different when you regain your strength. What you found in that one meeting is enough for the bureau's expert team to study for half a month. They still can't determine Katie's condition. They can only say that this girl has thick skin and flesh, the kind that you can't even poke with a needle. If she could stay close to the train, the expert team would probably want to take her for a full-body CT scan and MRI."
"Don't flatter me. I just have the talent of the wood element, and I'm naturally more sensitive to the aura of living things and plants," Tan Zhixin said casually. "But from what you're saying, she sounds like a steel doll."
"I don't know. To be honest, I didn't think too much about it at the time. It wasn't until after everything happened that I realized how big of a mess we'd gotten ourselves into. If it weren't for Lao Chang helping to cover for us, this would probably have blown up quite a bit," Tang Zijun said sincerely.
"You and Chang Lei are truly the 'firsts' in history to cheat the Rainbow Crystal Flower, reverse the energy of the surface world, and even bring in a spirit beast to support you." Tan Zhixin found Tang Zijun's expression somewhat amusing.
Hearing this, Tang Zijun's expression turned slightly embarrassed. What he couldn't stand most was Tan Zhikuan teasing him in such a serious manner.
It always reminds me of when I met a senior from my school days.
"Nonsense, let's not talk about that." Waving her hand, Tang Zijun turned her gaze to Tan Zhixin's face. "By the way, what made you decide to come here? And you're even planning to join the Fantasy Society. What about your job at the bureau?"
"It's just a nominal consultant position; I don't really have any work to do. Besides, the Flower Fairy has already started collaborating with the Magical Girl."
Each magical girl squad is eligible to apply for one flower fairy spot, so they don't need me there anymore.
As she spoke, Tan Zhixin raised her hand and tucked the hair from her forehead behind her ear. "And you should have already figured it out, right? My relationship with Shi is... a bit complicated, so I have to handle this personally, and it must be handled by me."
"I heard from Shi that you and her... had a past relationship?" Tang Zijun crossed his arms. Even he was very interested in Ju Shi's great interest.
Tan Zhixin didn't answer immediately, but instead widened her eyes in surprise. "You've already seen her?"
After saying that, she immediately realized what she meant. "That's right. You've already mastered the means to enter the Shadow Corridor. Based on your past experience, finding her shouldn't be difficult if she appears."
"Did Lao Chang tell you?" Tang Zijun shook his head helplessly. He knew without even guessing that Lao Chang, that big mouth, must have been bragging to Tan Zhige about his "glorious history".
Tan Zhixin nodded slightly. "Chang Lei told me a lot. He also told me that none of the greedy people you've targeted will survive seven days."
"That makes sense. I'm usually too busy with schoolwork to bother with it, so I'll just clean it all up on the weekend." Tang Zijun shrugged, then laughed. "He said more than just that, didn't he? Didn't he mention how he tormented me before?"
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixin smiled, her eyelashes fluttering slightly. She said softly, "The relationship between you two is truly extraordinary. It's hard to imagine that you were enemies before."
"If you remove one stroke from 'enemy,' it becomes 'old friend,' and that stroke becomes the knife that stabbed each other. Now that we've put down the knife, we're no longer enemies." Tang Zijun sighed, then waved her hand. "Let's go, don't just stand here."
"Where to?" Tan Zhixin asked.
"Let's buy some groceries. I've been away for so many days, eating at the bureau's canteen the whole time. I really miss the days when I could cook for myself." Tang Zijun stretched and started walking out of the residential area.
Tan Zhixin sighed, gave Tang Zijun a deep look, and then quickly followed in his footsteps.
The two walked side by side, and after a moment of silence, Tan Zhixin asked curiously, "Since you saw Shi, why didn't you just bring her back? With your strength, that shouldn't be difficult, right?"
"If it were just a matter of losing her, it wouldn't be difficult, but she's not my target."
Tan Zhixin was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized. "So, you've already found clues about the person behind the disappearance?"
Tang Zijun nodded and said calmly, "The Tree of Life awoke last night."
"I heard it from Deputy Director Chang." Tan Zhixin wasn't surprised. "She's one of the ancient gods, right? She even healed Luan Luan's leg."
"Yes, similarly, she also helped me eliminate many incorrect answers regarding the one in the Shadow World," Tang Zijun continued. "Based on the information revealed by Shi, the one in the Shadow World is most likely one of the gods of Earth."
"The gods of Earth... it's not surprising. Based on my understanding of Shi, although she is impulsive, she has always hated evil. To be honest, I really don't believe she would become like this. The one who could change her like this must be someone she knows well."
Hearing this, Tang Zijun turned her head curiously. "I heard you say that... your studies aren't great, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Tan Zhixin asked, puzzled.
"Her academic performance was average, and she was young when the False Dragon incident occurred. Given her state at the time, she probably didn't know many mythological figures. Even if she actively looked up information after being resurrected, the information about the other party on the internet should have been mostly positive for her to trust them."
Tang Zijun stroked her chin and continued, "I originally thought the other party would be someone like Hades, the god of the underworld. After all, controlling an entire dimension, the other party is definitely not a simple god, at least not a 'wild god' like the Tree of Life."
"Do you already know the identity of the Tree of Life?" Tan Zhixin asked curiously.
"Torva, the spirit of the Tree of Life, is one of the ancient forest deities. She guided Zeus to rescue his brothers and sisters and overthrow Cronus's rule," Tang Zijun briefly introduced the Tree of Life's past, then said seriously, "She also helped me rule out the possibility of the Olympian gods."
Tan Zhige frowned. "Can you guarantee its authenticity?"
"It's very likely," Tang Zijun nodded.
"The one in the Shadow World, who has reached the level of ruling an entire dimension, is absolutely incomparable to a demigod. And Olympus has already fallen, and all the gods have perished in battle. Even if some survived, without the power of the divine realm, it would be difficult for them to sustain themselves in the mortal world for thousands of years..."