blogombal Chapter 55: The Zhang Family Sleeps Soundly!
Chapter 55: The Zhang Family Sleeps Soundly!
Upon regaining control of his body, Gao Lian felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him.
He staggered a step before barely managing to stand, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.
The boy in front of me,
The unfathomable power sent chills down his spine.
What worried him even more was—where was the ancestor? Hu Tianbiao's presence could no longer be sensed at this moment!
"Brother Biao!" Gao Lian called out hoarsely, and a familiar yet somewhat weary voice immediately echoed in his mind—it was Hu Tianbiao's voice:
"Don't ask anymore, and don't worry about it. This kid is really weird."
"Take care of yourself and go back... I probably won't be able to go back anytime soon."
This telepathic transmission was like a heavy hammer blow, causing Gao Lian's vision to go black.
The old man's voice carried a tone he had never heard before... compromise? Or even the weariness of surviving a catastrophe?
Gao Lian opened his mouth, but his throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, and he couldn't utter a single word.
He understood. Even the patriarch had fallen; what else could he do?
A tremendous sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him instantly. He could only lower his head deeply, his shoulders slumped, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Night fell over the desolate wasteland.
Lu Xiaobai looked at the old man in front of him, whose face was ashen and whose energy seemed to have been drained, and said nothing more.
With a slight twitch of his fingertips, a soft, milky-white halo silently enveloped Gao Lian, and warm life energy slowly seeped in, repairing the wounds on his body.
After doing all this, a circle of complex blue light patterns silently appeared beneath Lu Xiaobai's feet, and a large magic circle instantly took shape.
Meanwhile, on the second floor of a laboratory thousands of miles away.
The Minister of Magic and the Minister of Intelligence were already on high alert. A larger magic circle, identical in origin to the one beneath Lu Xiaobai's feet, lit up beneath their feet and steadily emitted a faint light emanating from spatial fluctuations.
hum!
Lu Xiaobai and the spirit body of Hu Tianbiao attached to him were instantly swallowed up by the blue light that erupted from beneath their feet.
The light flashed and disappeared in an instant, leaving only the desolate night wind and Gao Lian standing there dumbfounded and lost.
He stared at the empty space ahead, the night wind ruffling his gray hair, making him appear incredibly desolate.
……
While in a possessed state, Hu Tianbiao suddenly felt a strange suction force!
His "vision," or rather his perception, seemed to be forcibly pulled into a strange tunnel made of flowing light and shadow!
The tunnel walls are not solid entities, but rather countless twisted and changing colors and incomprehensible geometric symbols rushing backward.
There was no sound, only a strange feeling that the space was being rapidly stretched and folded.
This was a mode of transportation he had never experienced in his thousand years of life!
Hu Tianbiao was filled with astonishment and instinctive curiosity. What kind of magic was this?
The light and shadow vanished in an instant, and the strange feeling disappeared abruptly.
Lu Xiaobai reappeared in his futuristic underground laboratory.
Lu Xiaobai signaled to Hu Tianbiao that he could reveal himself.
A crimson light emanated from his palm, quickly condensing and taking shape in the air.
This time, Hu Tianbiao was no longer a huge beast, but transformed into a spirit fire fox with a body similar in size to an ordinary fox and composed entirely of condensed flame energy!
It retained the elegant silhouette of a fox, its crimson, flame-like fur seemed to move without wind, and its golden, fiery eyes warily and curiously scanned the completely unfamiliar environment.
They appeared in the center of a circular arena completely covered by a huge, transparent glass dome!
The floor beneath my feet was a cold, silvery-gray color, and it felt incredibly hard to the touch, clearly made of some kind of special alloy.
Hu Tianbiao's gaze was instantly drawn to the enormous glass dome.
Outside! It was a sight Hu Tianbiao had never seen before!
Everywhere you look, there are strangely shaped metal machines flashing various colored indicator lights!
Some resemble giant arms, some are covered with complex pipes and lines, and some look like they are made up of countless stacked blocks.
There were also some glowing glass jars containing unidentified liquids scattered in the corner.
The air was filled with a strange smell, a mixture of metallic, energy, and a faint disinfectant odor.
The entire space is filled with a cold, precise, and unnatural atmosphere!
"Where...where is this?" Hu Tianbiao's heart skipped a beat, and even the burning golden flames in his pupils contracted slightly.
Even though he had lived for over a thousand years and was very knowledgeable, he had never seen such a strange sight!
At that moment, he was somewhat shaken by the sight before him, replaced by intense curiosity and a hint of barely perceptible vigilance.
The moment this miniature version of Hu Tianbiao appeared, the eyes of the Minister of Magic and the Minister of Intelligence immediately lit up!
The Minister of Magic leaned closer, his tone revealing both undisguised amazement and a hint of caution:
"Wow... no wonder it's the original body! This 'good stuff'..."
"Uh, I mean, this senior is amazing! He was able to bring them back to assist in the research after just one trip!" He almost let slip, so he quickly corrected himself.
The intelligence chief, hands on his hips, laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha! Just like me!"
He acted as if all the credit was his own.
Seeing his two clones' excessive excitement, Lu Xiaobai felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him.
He prayed silently, hoping these two wouldn't really mess with this "millennial elder." All he wanted to do was get to his super comfortable king-size bed room on the basement level and get a good night's sleep.
After glancing at Zhang Chulan, who was still unconscious, and confirming that he was alright for the time being, Lu Xiaobai left the laboratory without looking back, leaving the space to his clone and their "new research subject".
At this moment, the most bewildered person was none other than Hu Tianbiao.
He felt a blur before his eyes and found himself transported from the desolate wilderness to this "ghostly place" filled with strange metal instruments and gleaming with an unknown light.
Immediately afterwards, two more people appeared who looked exactly like the boy who had defeated him!
However, their temperament and demeanor are completely different.
Hu Tianbiao felt that his beast brain was completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, and he couldn't understand the situation at all in the short term.
At this moment, the Minister of Magic spoke up with his signature, slightly timid but sincere smile:
"Um... senior, please don't be nervous. His main body... oh, you mean that person from earlier, he won't do anything to you."
He tried to make his words sound believable: "It's just a normal request for your cooperation in some experimental research, and this experiment will be very beneficial to you!"
The intelligence chief chimed in, his tone full of his characteristic eccentricity and narcissism:
"Hmph! That's right!"
"Ordinary people aren't qualified to be my test subjects!"
"So just be grateful and worship this genius's kindness! Who knows, if I'm in a good mood, I might even add some exclusive secrets to your experiments!"
Looking at the two "Lu Xiaobais" in front of him, one so sincere that he was a little timid, and the other so unrestrained that he was almost arrogant, Hu Tianbiao was speechless for a moment, and his feelings were complicated and hard to describe.
They clearly share the same origin, as if they were born from the same person, yet their personalities are worlds apart.
Is this some kind of magic?
Or something else?
Heh... Hu Tianbiao smiled bitterly to himself. These young people nowadays have really evolved to the point that even an old man like him can't understand them.
He suddenly felt as if he had aged hundreds of years out of thin air, and he no longer had the arrogant spirit he once had.
Oh well, let fate decide.
"Fine, I'll leave my old life to you to do whatever you want with it."
Hu Tianbiao's little fire fox spirit wagged its tail, its tone carrying a resigned acceptance: "Anyway, I'm just a worthless life, there's nothing to regret."
After saying those words, Hu Tianbiao actually felt a little relieved.
Which being that can live for over a thousand years doesn't have a deep attachment to the human world?
Perhaps being studied by these "eccentric" young people and experiencing some new gadgets isn't all bad.
Perhaps, this long-stagnant cultivation level can actually provide an opportunity for a breakthrough.
"Then, senior, please come this way with me."
The Minister of Magic pointed to an area nearby that was shimmering with a soft white light.
"Let me check your injuries first, and also record some basic physical... uh, spiritual data." He was still a little nervous and his speech was not very fluent.
Hu Tianbiao looked at the timid "Lu Xiaobai" in front of him and said nothing more.
The tiny fire fox spirit floated up gently and quietly followed behind the Minister of Magic.