171 The Ruins
The next morning, the three of them finished packing up and prepared to set off. Before leaving, looking at An Xiaolian standing at the door with reluctance to show her gaze, Su Bai walked up and patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Sorry, we are leaving again after only a few days. If you feel lonely at home alone, you can go to the next door to find Xiaoyue to play. I have already informed her."
"Yeah." An Xiaolian lightly lit her head, but there was still a hint of melancholy between her eyebrows.
Su Bai knew that apart from being lonely and bored at home alone, she probably cared more about not being able to see Anna.
"Don't worry, Anna will be back soon. Although this time she practiced a little longer, there was absolutely no danger." Su Bai smiled. He had said similar words several times during this period.
Su Bai did not tell An Xiaolian the fact that Anna died on the island of Monopoly. After all, although Anna died, it would not disappear. Whether it was a ghost or a doll, she was always her, so there was no need to say it out and make people sad.
Therefore, not only An Xiaolian, but even the An family, he used the excuse that Anna was practicing in seclusion.
As for whether the supernatural incident in the original Hangzhou City can be resolved after losing Anna, there is no need to worry about this. After all, Li Mei is there. Although this woman has always looked at Su Bai and didn't deal with her, her ability to deal with things and loyalty to Anna are beyond doubt. Even if Anna is not there, she can handle everything in an orderly manner.
Let’s take a step back, even if there is something that she can’t solve, Miss Xi will still be in charge.
With Miss Xi staying in Yuanhang City, I am afraid there is no safer place in this world than here.
After saying goodbye, the three of them finally set off on the itinerary. Not to mention the previous one on the road, they had already arrived at the international airport of the city next door that afternoon. Then, a young man dressed in formal clothes walked towards the three of them.
"May I ask, are you Mr. Su Bai?" This man looked about thirty years old and dressed quite well. He looked like the kind of elite in society. He walked up to the three of them and asked Su Bai respectfully.
"I'm." Su Bai nodded and looked at him a few times, and asked back, "Are you Mr. Huang?"
Su Bai was not surprised by this person's appearance, because Miss Xi told him long before leaving that although she could no longer interfere in the core of the incident this time, she could take her off until the ruins, so she had already arranged the person responsible for picking up and dropping off early in the morning. Now it seems that it is probably the man in front of her.
"Yes, my name is Huang Wenliang. I will wait for you as Miss Xi's instructions." The man surnamed Huang introduced with a smile, "If you have nothing else, we can set off now."
"Yeah, OK."
Su Bai nodded, and then the three of them boarded a helicopter in the airport led by Huang Wenliang.
Ming Ye and Xue Ti were obviously the first time they were riding on human flight vehicles. The two girls could not hide their curiosity on their faces. They looked at the scenery galloping through the window, and their eyes were filled with bright colors.
Compared to these two girls, Su Bai was a little curious about Huang Wenliang's identity. Since he could be sent to Miss Xi for such a task, he would probably not be an ordinary character, but he could not feel the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power on the other party. He was completely different from an ordinary person, which made him unable to help but start to strike indirectly.
Huang Wenliang did not hide it, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I am the manager of the Human Resources Department of the Black Sea Trading Company."
"Ah?" Hearing this sentence, Su Bai was stunned for a few seconds.
"What? Is this person very strong?" Ming Ye asked subconsciously as he looked at Su Bai's expression.
"This..." Su Bai looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say. He couldn't feel the fluctuations in Huang Wenliang's body, so there was no way to guess whether it was strong or not. At most, there were two possibilities. One was that his strength was so strong that he could not notice anything, and the other was that this person was simply an ordinary person.
But what really surprised him was not this, but the other party's identity.
As far as he knows, Black Sea Trading Company is a very large and interdependent enterprise, not only involving multiple commercial fields, but its company's assets are enough to be considered wealthy. Even in some poor small countries, they also have certain political rights... Su Bai originally had no idea about these things, but after all, there is Anna around him. On the surface, the An family is also a multinational enterprise company and has certain business dealings with Black Sea Trading Company, so he accidentally learned about such a giant.
Of course, this is not the point, what is important is... As the manager of this kind of behemoth, Huang Wenliang's achievements cannot be described as social elites, but have achieved success to the point where he is unparalleled. Su Bai never expected that such a big man would lead the way for him.
Of course, no matter how high Huang Wenliang's achievements in the ordinary world are, they are not worth it to people in the dark world. However, in most cases, the dark world and the ordinary world are basically free from water. Even if the two sides have a close connection in secret, there is no possibility of any contact on the surface.
Therefore, for Huang Wenliang, Su Bai cannot regard him as a person from the dark world. From the perspective of the ordinary world, this person is indeed a very remarkable figure.
But he, Mingye and Xueti are all people from the dark world. Both sides should be incompatible, but now... this is the real reason that surprised Su Bai.
He originally thought that even if the person arranged by Miss Xi was not strong enough, he should at least be a talent in the dark world.
Perhaps seeing the doubt in Su Bai's eyes, Huang Wenliang immediately smiled and said, "Unlike everyone, I am just an ordinary person and do not have that kind of superhuman power. However, I have indeed been ordered by Miss Xi to pick you up and drop you off at this moment."
It turned out that he was really just an ordinary person... Su Bai sighed secretly, but the question in his heart was even bigger, "What's going on?"
Su Bai felt that this seemed not the style of Miss Xi.
"Don't you know yet?" Huang Wenliang asked back.
"What?"
"The chairman of our Black Sea Trading Company is Miss Xi."
"ha?!"
When he heard this, not only Su Bai was stunned, but even Ming Ye and Xue Ti were so stunned that they didn't know how to express it. Although these two girls had more or less some opinions about Miss Xi. But as a super strong man of the ghost clan, the two of them had no opinions on her. Now... such a great master of the ghost clan actually went to the human world to open a company. Isn't this too unfair?
Where to make a fuss?!
"This...has she ever been in charge of things?" Su Bai couldn't help asking after a while.
Huang Wenliang shook his head without hesitation, "I have been in the company for eight years and have never met Miss Xi yet. Except for some veterans, and even some senior executives in the company, Miss Xi only hears her name but not her. So according to my estimate...Miss Xi has not been in charge of much since the company was established, but every once in a while, she will send people to the company headquarters to inspect the situation. It should...it should be considered responsible, right?"
Why use a questioning tone?
Su Bai was immediately ashamed. Although he had long guessed from Miss Xi's usual style that this woman would not be serious about running a company, she was also very good at taking such a hand-off manager. And what's even more amazing is... she was obviously so irresponsible, but she turned this company into the top international company.
If this matter spreads, how many entrepreneurs will be pissed off?
Then, Huang Wenliang heard Huang Wenliang say again: "Although Miss Xi hardly shows up in the company, the tone of the veterans and senior executives in the company is full of respect whenever they talk about her, so in my opinion, Miss Xi is probably similar to the wise and wise king in ancient times, with an unparalleled personal charm that allows everyone to be loyal to her. If such a person is, it is not surprising that people can impress this level."
As he spoke, his tone was full of longing.
"..." Listening to such a fairy tale story, Su Bai opened his mouth and said nothing. He didn't realize that this social elite would have such naive fantasies in his head.
Although Su Bai really wanted to tell him, "Brother, you're thinking too much, that woman is just an unconventional alcoholic and definitely not a wise king", she couldn't bear to break his beautiful fantasy.
Then, Huang Wenliang took the initiative to rewind the topic, "Although I am just an ordinary person, I actually have a little understanding of your world, and I can even be very interested. I often fantasize that I can also wander around the world like you, see all kinds of strange stories, and experience all kinds of thrilling adventures. Such a life will definitely be very exciting and interesting!"
Listening to the yearning in this guy's tone, Su Bai smiled bitterly: "Our life is indeed very exciting, but it is not interesting to say it is always accompanied by various life and death dangers. It is not surprising to die anytime and anywhere."
Huang Wenliang widened his eyes and said with confidence: "A man dies for the sake of risk, and he dies as his own!"
Hearing this, the three of them could see that this guy had a soul who wanted to take risks.
"So you will pick us up this time?" Su Bai said.
"Haha." Huang Wen suddenly smiled embarrassedly, "To be honest, there was indeed someone else who originally wanted to pick you up and drop you off, but after I learned about the destination of your trip, I tried every means to ask for this task. Because I was only responsible for picking and dropping off, even Miss Xi's agent did not object."
Miss Xi’s agent is probably someone in the romance and romance... Su Bai thought to himself.
Afterwards, the helicopter kept flying, and the few people in the cabin were chatting from time to time, but most of the time it was Huang Wenliang asking and Su Bai answering. This guy did have an extremely strong curiosity about the dark world, especially for monsters, which made people feel that he had an almost crazy pursuit.
Su Bai had no doubt that if he said he wanted to take him to take a risk, he would probably not even have his life.
Even Su Bai was a little ashamed of such a fanatical spirit. If he hadn't trusted Miss Xi and believed that the people she sent would not have any problems, he would have doubted which religion this person was.
On the other hand, since Huang Wenliang was sent by Miss Xi to pick them up, he obviously had a certain degree of knowledge of the remains. So after Su Bai's inquiry, he also had a deeper understanding of the situation that the three of them were about to face.
For example, the size of the ruins and the scope of its influence after they appeared. During this period, many unknown people came to the Sahara Desert... The Black Sea trading companies have more or less mastered some of these information. Although they cannot play a decisive role, it is never a bad thing to understand.
From this perspective, we can see that Black Sea Trading Company is obviously not an ordinary commercial company. No wonder Miss Xi has such an understanding of intelligence collection ability. With such a giant in her hands, her eyeliner may have been spread all over the world.
At around twelve o'clock that night, the helicopter finally flew to the Sahara Desert, but did not approach the ruins. Instead, it stopped dozens of miles away from the ruins.
Huang Wenliang said helplessly: "Sorry, although I want to send you to a closer place, the impact of that ruin is really amazing. The closer it gets to it, the more you can feel its magnetic field fluctuations. If you fly over, it will easily cause accidents, so you can only send you here."
"No, this is already very good. We will find a way to do it ourselves next." Su Bai said with a smile. The distance of dozens of miles is not a problem for the three of them. Of course, the premise is that there are no obstacles on the road.
"Then I wish you all the best."
"Well, you should be careful when you go back."
Immediately, the cabin door opened. After saying goodbye to each other, Su Bai, Mingye and Xueti jumped down one after another. At this moment, the plane was still parked in the air a few hundred meters above the ground.
Looking at the three of them falling from the hatch door, Huang Wenliang's eyes were full of envy.
"It's so good, this kind of adventure life..."
...
Let’s talk about Su Bai and the other two, after jumping out of the helicopter, they quickly stood on the ground and looked around first. Although there was a wave of chill invading the desert in the night, such an environment had no effect on the three of them.
Not to mention Ming Ye and Xue Ti, even Su Bai can resist the invasion of the fierce heat and cold as long as he uses his spiritual power.
The three of them carefully observed for a while and there was nothing worth noting nearby, and then they walked towards the direction where the ruins were located.
"I'm really not used to this place. I can't feel any breath of life, just like a barren area in the underworld." Not long after, Xueti suddenly said.
"Miss Xi said that since the ruins appeared, a huge quicksand vortex appeared nearby, turning into a forbidden zone of life, so the lives near the ruins were probably dead." Su Bai said in a deep voice, "We must be careful, although we don't know what will happen."
The two of them walked while talking, but Mingye was silent.
"Mingye, why don't you speak?" Xueti couldn't help asking.
Even Su Bai looked over curiously. In his impression, Ming Ye undoubtedly had a lively and active temperament. Except for the days after Anna died and when she was with Miss Xi, she said a lot, but today, she hasn't spoken for a long time.
"Nothing..." Seeing the two of them looking at each other, Ming Ye shook his head, "I just don't know why, I suddenly felt a strange feeling in my heart..."
"What a strange feeling?"
"Well, I don't know how to explain..." Ming Ye frowned, but he quickly stretched out again and smiled, "Don't worry, maybe it's just a psychological effect."
If it was really a psychological effect... Su Bai thought to himself that it was not only Ming Ye, but even him, at this moment, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, but there was no way to say what it was.
So he could only temporarily put this down and move towards the ruins wholeheartedly.
"arrive!"
Not long after, in the dark night, a huge building appeared in the three of them. Although they were still far apart, the three of them could still feel its majesty and immensity.
"It's so amazing. It's still so far away, but that thing seems to be clearly placed in front of us. Even in the underworld, I have never seen such a huge building. That thing is at least a thousand meters high!" Xueti looked at the building in the distance and said in surprise.
"I'm afraid it's more than that. If we get closer, it will be even bigger...tsk tsk tsk tsk." As he spoke, Su Bai couldn't help but sigh, "Last time it was an isolated island in the sea, this time it was a huge castle in the desert. My experience is getting more and more strange."
"Where is the quicksand?" Suddenly, Ming Ye rang in a questioning tone.
The two of them felt aroused in their hearts and instinctively looked towards the ground ahead.
"Strange, didn't that guy named Huang say that as long as he could see the remains, he could see the quicksand vortex? Why can't we see it?" Xueti looked at the calm sand in front of him and shouted blankly, "Is it the guy named Huang who is liing to us? Well, I think he is weird, it's very likely."
Listening to Xueti's contempt, Su Bai was amused and crying, "This is impossible. He lied to us. There is no benefit. Perhaps for some reason, the quicksand vortex has stopped, or..."
While speaking, Su Bai pulled out the stage sword from the Tai Chi ball, shot out a sword energy directly to the ground in front, and then...
Hurry!
As the sword energy entered the sand, it seemed as if the mechanism was activated, and the originally calm sand suddenly trembled violently.
Su Bai suddenly changed color and shouted, "Oh no, retreat quickly!"
Needless to say, both of them had already felt something was wrong. They soared into the air as soon as possible, while Su Bai grabbed the bloody chain and hung it in the air.
Chapter completed!