Ren Yi didn't look back, he just raised his right hand and shook it, making a "bye" gesture.
Cheng Lin was not surprised by this. After watching the other party disappear around the corner, he carried the bag of mooncakes upstairs.
When he came outside his dormitory, he took out his key and opened the door, and pressed the switch next to the door. The room lit up with a "pop" sound.
Curiously, Cheng Lin took out the blue box of moon cakes and opened it curiously. Since Ren Yi said that this was his "errand fee", he was not polite.
"I didn't expect Ren Yi to make mooncakes by herself. I don't know what the filling is, five kernels or bean paste... red dates..."
Unpacking the package, Cheng Lin muttered that he prefers red bean paste.
But when he saw the true appearance of the mooncake in the box, Cheng Lin immediately realized that he had guessed wrong.
This mooncake turned out to have a green outer shell, which was not big enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It had the shape of flowers cut out with a mold, and in the center was the word "Yi", which represented Ren Yi's name.
He took out one out of curiosity and took a tentative bite. Cheng Lin's expression changed.
"Mooncakes stuffed with chives?"
This was beyond his expectation. The moment he saw the leeks, Cheng Lin subconsciously thought it was some kind of dark dish. However, after chewing it carefully, he found that although the filling was relatively rare, it tasted pretty good and quite delicious.
Considering that leeks can nourish the kidneys, he ate the whole box in one go and then wiped his mouth with satisfaction.
Glancing at the other box with purple packaging, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of filling was the one given to Senior Sister Meng. Was it also chives? Or something else?
But he still can't do things like stealing other people's gifts.
Collecting another mooncake and stuffing it into his backpack, Cheng Lin simply packed it up and prepared the items he would need to take with him when he leaves tomorrow. He meditated for a while before turning off the lights and going to sleep.
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The next day, the weather was fine. I caught the early bus to the airport in the morning, and then flew directly to Shanghai. When I arrived in Shanghai, I found that the weather turned cloudy.
The weather in the Magic City in September is still hot, and I don't feel the coolness of autumn at all, but fortunately it is cloudy and I feel quite comfortable.
After walking out of the airport, Cheng Lin went to have a meal first, then took a taxi and rushed to the location of the "Demon Research Institute".
The Magic Research Institute is not close to the airport. Cheng Lin was sitting in the car, squinting his eyes and checking his cell phone. He was chatting with the driver from time to time. When he was halfway through, he suddenly heard the message in the WeChat group on the driver’s cell phone.
A voice message comes.
When I clicked on it, it was a traffic report from the driver group, which probably meant that a certain road was temporarily closed.
"The road is blocked. We can't go forward. We have to go around."
The driver turned around and Cheng Lin explained.
Cheng Lin blinked and saw that the other party didn't seem to be faking, so he nodded, paused, and asked: "Why is the road closed? Could it be that something happened? A car accident or a fire or something?"
"I don't know, but I'm not sure. Maybe that's the case. It's also possible that the road was closed not by the traffic but by the Special Administrative Region." The driver shrugged and said casually.
"Tris? Why did they close the road?"
"Arrest people, handle cases, etc. If you are not a local, you may not understand. Temporary road closures are relatively common for this kind of incident. Especially after the projection appeared on the sea before, similar things became more frequent.
Quite a few.”
Cheng Lin blinked, recalled briefly, and said, "Ah, I know, I still remember that there was a very bad murder incident of casual cultivators here."
"Yes, that's right," the driver turned left on the steering wheel and took a detour to another road. There was another red light in front of him. He stepped on the brakes and nodded. "It started from that time. It was a little popular for a short time."
It has dropped a bit, but it has started again in the past two days. It is probably related to some illegal casual cultivators. Who knows, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, it's fine."
When the original case was brought up, the middle-aged driver was obviously frightened.
At this time, another long voice came up in the group, and it was still talking about the road closure just now. When Cheng Lin heard it, the driver really got it right, it was the road closed by Special Secretary.
This made Cheng Lin curious.
"Could it be that the Second Division is arresting people again? But since the death of the black leader, no organization should dare to compete with the Second Division."
Thinking boredly, the car kept speeding and took some detours before finally arriving at the address of the Magic City Reiki Science Research Institute.
After paying the fare, Cheng Lin slammed the door with a backpack on his back and watched him leave. Then he looked at the compound with a golden sign in front of him, took out his mobile phone and dialed Meng Meng's number. This was the last time.
Leave contact information.
"Ah, it's me, Cheng Lin from the Ninth Courtyard... Yes, the one who was seconded... Yes, it's already at the door... Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Lin waited for a minute and saw Senior Sister Meng emerging from behind the half-moon sculpture at the entrance of the institute. She walked quickly towards this side with a smile on her face. Before she even got close, she called out.
Voice: "Xiao Lin!"
"Sister Meng."
Cheng Lin responded with a smile.
The last time the two met, Cheng Lin was only a second-grade monk, but now he is a fourth-grade monk. The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Senior Sister Meng took him inside. When they reached a quiet and uninhabited place, Cheng Lin took the initiative to mention
He asked Ren Yi and took out the box of mooncakes from his backpack.
"The gift that Junior Sister Ren gave me? The mooncakes she made herself?"
Taking the gift in surprise, Senior Sister Meng first smiled brightly, then sighed softly, and said with a wry smile: "Junior Sister Ren seems to still be estranged from what happened in the past, and is unwilling to come over."
Cheng Lin remembered that Meng Meng once mentioned the old grudge between Ren Yi and the Magic City Research Institute, which was a private matter. He did not ask more questions, but changed the topic and asked: "Sister Meng, this time Wu
Why did the dean ask me to come here? I followed the department to explore the projection, so I didn't rush over immediately. I only learned the news after I returned to the college."
Senior Sister Meng held the moon cake in her hand, blinked when she heard the words, and said: "This... you will know later. I can only say that I hope to use your weapon refining skills."
really……
Cheng Lin was not too surprised. Many of the institute's projects involved secrets, so he didn't hesitate to ask more questions. After thinking about it, he said, "By the way, last time I came here to collect data, Dean Wu said that he wanted to try to simulate the art of refining weapons.
I wonder what the result will be?”
"There has indeed been some progress. Thanks to the data you provided, we have simulated an instrument for refining weapons. It has been used within a certain range internally. However, in terms of efficiency, it is still not as good as the real weapon refining technique.
, the things that need to be repaired this time are very critical, so I transferred you all the way here." Senior Sister Meng explained.
Is it a very critical item...
Cheng Lin chewed on this information and began to guess aimlessly. At this time, Senior Sister Meng had already led him to a certain downstairs in the courtyard, entered the first floor, and walked along the corridor to a metal door.
Judging from the size of the door and the position of the windows that are very high above the ground on the snow-white wall, it can be judged that the inside is not an ordinary room, but an open space similar to a gymnasium.
This made Cheng Lin even more imaginative. What could need to be placed in such a large venue? Ordinary magical instruments would not be able to do so. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there is a large instrument array inside, so a large enough space is needed.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll call the teacher over."
Senior Sister Meng said and quickly walked away. Cheng Lin watched her leave. Unable to stop his curiosity, he secretly activated "Synesthesia", condensed his mental power into a thin bundle, and tried to look through the wall and into the room.
.
However, when his mental power tentatively invaded the wall, he encountered a strong resistance.