Free Web NovelHearing this, Mingxi narrowed her eyes.
“Wanling University’s big secret? What could it be?”
Mingxi recalled what her high school homeroom teacher Chen Haiyan had mentioned, and also the mysterious artifact Yuan Hu had given her for protection during the Blue Sun Cup.
She looked at Lin Chen and the other two; their expressions were very solemn.
Especially Chu Fengfeng, the swirling thoughts in his eyes indicated his current unease.
“Phoenix Uncle, is Wanling’s secret related to what you mentioned before?”
Chu Fengfeng was stunned for a moment.
What he had mentioned before?
...The artifact.
Could this child have guessed it long ago, or did she already know that the artifact he referred to was in Wanling University?
He nodded.
If what this Mo Ci said was true, then this matter was much more serious than imagined!
“Xiao Xi, Captain, Ah Xin, we must return to Blue Star as soon as possible!”
Chu Fengfeng displayed a decisiveness he had never shown before!
Given the gravity of the matter, Lin Chen and the other naturally had no objections.
Four months.
It would take nearly two months to travel from Green Field Star back to Blue Star by spaceship, leaving them with not much time.
But Mingxi’s matter...
The three of them simultaneously looked at Mingxi, and even Mo Ci showed an expression of anticipation.
Mingxi was troubled; she could understand their feelings.
Even without knowing the full picture, she understood the importance of the matter Mo Ci had revealed to Dragonflower Country.
But how long had she been in Wanmo Territory?
Not to mention finding her father, she hadn’t even touched the edge of the Nine Gods Temple.
She sighed softly.
She took out a glass bottle from the Time Realm, containing a blue-crystal liquid.
Under four pairs of puzzled and suspicious gazes, Mingxi roughly gripped Mo Ci’s chin, forcing her to open her mouth.
“Holy crap! Mingxi, what are you trying to do?!”
“You can’t go back on your word! You all signed an agreement with me!”
Mingxi didn’t reply with a single word, mercilessly pouring the liquid from the bottle into her mouth, then skillfully pinching her throat.
“Gulp.”
The liquid smoothly flowed into her esophagus, heading for her stomach and intestines!
“...Mingxi! What did you make me drink!? We are... have...”
The questioning voice rapidly went from high-pitched and sharp to weak and listless, until it was swallowed by the night.
Within two seconds, the anger and anxiety in Mo Ci’s eyes turned into bewilderment and confusion, then her eyelids uncontrollably fought each other.
Finally, they closed unwillingly.
“Hoo-hoo—”
Under the moonlight, her breathing was soft and shallow, and two natural and sweet smiles appeared on her cheeks, as if she had fallen into a beautiful dream.
“Xiao Xi, what is this?” Chen Xin supported Mo Ci, who was clearly asleep, and looked at Mingxi curiously.
“Sweet Dream One Month, a potion refined by Emerald Green by chance; it can make a person sleep for a month, during which they don’t need to eat, drink, or excrete.”
Sweet Dream One Month was actually a new type of potion Emerald Green had created during the process of developing a waking potion for her.
Perhaps because the materials used were extremely precious, Sweet Dream One Month was able to achieve the effect of sleeping for a month without eating or drinking, and without any side effects.
This potion had little value for widespread promotion; its cost was too high, and its utility was not great.
However, its effect was immediate when used in such special circumstances.
At this moment, Mo Ci’s head tilted, and the red hat that hadn’t fallen off even during intense fighting, actually dropped to the ground and rolled down the bone steps where they were.
It also exposed Mo Ci’s flamboyant, vibrant green hair, the kind that was dark green and shiny.
In the dark night, it looked as fresh and verdant as oilseed rape.
“Her hair color...”
Seeing Mo Ci’s hair clearly, Lin Chen and the other two’s expressions changed again.
Mingxi’s brows also furrowed into a frown; she had seen plenty of green hair on Green Field Star, but this was the first time she had seen it so green.
Even Yue Lingren, the old ancestor of the Yue Ling Clan, a peak-strength expert, his hair color’s saturation was inferior.
“...Phoenix Uncle, put her in your life space artifact first.”
She had only given Mo Ci Sweet Dream One Month because she knew Chu Fengfeng had a life space artifact.
“Okay.”
Although carrying a person around was a bit strange, he understood Mingxi’s considerations; the various methods of the Descent forced them to be more cautious.
Only after Mo Ci disappeared from their sight did Mingxi voice her speculation.
“I wonder if you noticed earlier, she not only wore a hat but also a pair of gloves.”
Lin Chen and the other two were not ordinary people; their observational skills were extremely sharp, and they all nodded.
Lin Chen: “You suspect?”
Mingxi nodded:
“Phoenix Uncle, put her out again later, and we’ll take off her gloves to see. Whatever we find, don’t make a sound.”
“Understood.”
Chu Fengfeng released Mo Ci again, to prevent her from being refreshed by the Tower Killing rules.
Chu Fengfeng had no choice but to carry her in a princess carry.
Chen Xin stepped forward and took off the glove on her right hand.
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The material was softened pigeon rhino leather, an extremely breathable Transcendent creature skin, and it was deliberately made to be almost the same color as Mo Ci’s skin tone. freewebnσvel.cøm
Thin and soft, it didn’t look like a glove, but rather like a layer of disguise for her hand.
When the disguise was removed, it revealed a delicate and clean hand.
“...”
The four of them breathed slightly heavier.
Mingxi nodded to Chu Fengfeng.
Mo Ci was thrown back into the life space again.
“Xiao Xi, what do you think is going on with her? Did she just return to Green Field Star?”
Mo Ci’s fingernails were actually translucent and clear, without any trace of scaling!
One must know that Mingxi had been on Green Field Star for half a year, and her fingernails had already shown a large network of scaling marks; Lin Chen and the other two were naturally more severe.
Mingxi shook her head, “I think that’s unlikely, otherwise she wouldn’t need to specially wear such a deceptive pair [N O V E L I G H T] of gloves.”
Lin Chen clearly agreed with Mingxi’s view.
Although not absolute, under normal circumstances, people only deliberately conceal something when they want to hide an anomaly.
Chu Fengfeng stroked his chin, transforming into Detective Phoenix, and boldly speculated: “Is it possible that she, like You Hu, is an experiment of the Descent Organization?”
“Think about her hair color; that kind of hair color could rival the few powerhouses of the Kabu Clan on Green Field Star!
But her strength clearly doesn’t match her hair color, plus the abnormal fingernails.
It’s reasonable that the Descent, who can create experiments like You Hu and Lie Hu that defy biological norms, would target the Kabu Clan’s special genes, right?”
He looked at Mingxi, “Xiao Xi, what do you think?”
Although Mingxi was the youngest, through their time together, they had come to see her as the backbone of the team.
There was no other way; her strength was too great, her intelligence was online, and her actions were steady.
For her, age was a halo, not a drawback.
