Although his hair is gray, his gait is steady, his breath is smooth, and he feels more energetic than many young people.
After meeting Chu Yanran, Wang Yi stepped forward to shake hands enthusiastically and said: "Hello, Ms. Chu."
Chu Yanran was a little surprised, because looking at Wang Yi's posture, he seemed to have known that he was coming, but in fact, Chu Yanran's meeting with Wang Yi was completely unexpected and sudden, and Wang Yi was not involved in Chu Yanran's actions beforehand.
In planning.
"Hello……"
Wang Yi glanced at Zhang Fengyu who was next to Chu Yanran, and then said softly: "It's not convenient to talk here. Please follow me to the study room."
Chu Yanran was even more surprised, but inexplicably felt that she had found the right person. She looked at Zhang Fengyu beside her. Zhang Fengyu remained silent and completely lost the enthusiasm she had many years ago.
Follow Wang Yi through a small courtyard and arrive at the study room by the lake.
As soon as Chu Yanran entered the house, she was attracted by something.
It is a painting placed on the desk in the middle. The person in the painting is standing in the blank space, but the silhouette is floating and seems to be in an illusory sea of fog. This artistic conception fully reveals the artist's skill.
When she got closer, Chu Yanran suddenly felt that the person in the painting was somewhat familiar. When she looked carefully, wasn't it You Gege?
After noticing where Chu Yanran's gaze was, Wang Yidao said: "This painting is by Xiaorou's hand."
"Xiaorou?"
"Well, Liu Panyang's daughter, Liu Yinrou."
Chu Yanran was startled, and then a set of information appeared in front of her eyes. This Liu Yinrou is fifty-two years old and is a very famous traditional Chinese painting master at the moment.
No wonder after just one glance at Chu Yanran, she felt that this painting was extraordinary.
But, why did Liu Yinrou draw You Gege’s back? Does she know the whereabouts of You Gege? As soon as the strange idea appeared, Wang Yi explained: "The person in this painting was what Xiaorou saw in her dream.
, I looked very familiar, and the charm of the game grid was shamelessly asked for."
Saw it in a dream?
Chu Yanran was even more surprised, but seeing that Wang Yi pointed out the word "like", it was hard for Chu Yanran to say that the person in the painting was You Gege. After all... this was just a back view.
After looking at the paintings on the table, the three of them sat down at the small table near the window. A waiter had already prepared tea and was waiting for them.
The quiet aroma of the hot tea calmed Chu Yanran's restless mood a little.
After sitting for a while, without waiting for Chu Yanran to explain the specific purpose of her visit, Wang Yi spoke first: "Ms. Chu, you came to my place to find out the whereabouts of Princess, right?"
Chu Yanran was startled for a moment, then put down the cup and said, "Well, I really want to meet her."
Wang Yi nodded, then smiled bitterly and said: "Then... I may disappoint you. We have been looking for her for decades, but she left too resolutely. No one was notified, and there were no clues.
Leave."
After hearing this, Chu Yanran realized that there was something wrong in these words, so she asked: "Too determined? What does it mean...?"
Wang Yi asked, "What's your impression of Princess?"
Chu Yanran thought about the days she spent with You Gege, and then said: "She... is actually quite nice, not as withdrawn as I thought, but... I always feel that she has many secrets, and no matter how close she is, she
, there is always an insurmountable distance between me and her, plus... her thoughts are slightly extreme, so I can't get too close..."
After hearing this, Wang Yi was silent for a while, and then said: "Then... why do you want to see her now?"
Chu Yanran was startled, then
He was stunned.
Yes...why after returning from Gaia, what I thought about was neither Grandpa nor Yilin, but Yougege?
What is the charm of this woman who seems to always live in her own world that makes me unconsciously hope to get closer to her and ask her to give me answers?
What is the answer I'm looking for?
Is it about the meaning of destruction? Or the future of mankind? Or... I just want to ask her, what secrets did she get from her contact with the Forerunners that are not known to others?
After all the confusion was condensed, Chu Yanran suddenly realized that what she was looking for was not Yougege, but the meaning behind all these exchanges.
Spiritual leap, reality peeling off, what happened between Gaia and the earth?
Seeing Chu Yanran's silence, Wang Yi seemed to understand something. He looked at Zhang Fengyu and said, "It's safer if you go out with Ms. Chu, but it seems... you still have a lot of things you haven't told her?"
Zhang Fengyu still looked indifferent after hearing this, but Chu Yanran looked at him in surprise.
Yes, after Chu Yanran was found by them, Chu Yanran met the so-called spiritual carrier of Li Shaoan, M Li, Fu Yihan who was modified by the eternal gene, and Zhang Fengyu who was silent.
But until now, Chu Yilin and others have not been seen.
Although Chu Yanran has been avoiding this question, it does not mean that she does not want to know whether Chu Yilin is still alive.
Zhang Fengyu saw that Chu Yanran was staring at him, and after a while he whispered softly: "Yilin joined AOA and disappeared with You Gege."
Chu Yanran's heart trembled when she heard this. She never expected that the answer to the question she avoided would be this.
"How is it possible? How could Brother Yilin join AOA?!" Chu Yanran grabbed Zhang Fengyu's hand and asked eagerly.
After Zhang Fengyu was silent for a while, he said lightly: "Because he believes... only AOA has the ability to bring you back to him."
Chu Yanran's expression froze.
Wang Yi sighed softly and signaled the waiter to fill the cup with new tea.
After a long time, Chu Yanran came to her senses... But it seemed that everything was directly related to the first impact and the secret behind this spiritual exchange between Gaia and the Earth.
It's even... directly related to what she doesn't know yet, the future destiny of mankind.
And it seems that as long as she agrees to sign the "final agreement", all the truth will come out.
But... Chu Yanran was not eager to sign the "final agreement" because she had her own plans.
After staying in Wang Yina for half a day, Chu Yanran, who had basically learned nothing, took a copy of the painting and got on the plane to Guilin. She was going to find Liu Yinrou and talk to her about the world she saw in her dreams.
…
Chu Yanran didn't say another word to Zhang Fengyu on the way to Guilin, but she was not angry, but began to be afraid, afraid that the Zhang Fengyu sitting next to her was not the person she was familiar with at all.
He might just be a stranger who owns Zhang Fengyu's skin and is monitoring her every move.
…
After arriving at Guilin Airport, Chu Yanran and Zhang Fengyu saw someone waving to them as soon as they came out of the exit.
Zhang Fengyu took one look and walked straight towards the man. Chu Yanran was a little confused, but she had no choice but to follow him.
When she got closer, Chu Yanran realized that the person wearing the mask was a very beautiful girl.
She is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but
…
"Hello, Aunt Chu, I'm Xiaorou. Uncle Wang Yi asked me to pick you up."
Chu Yanran was stunned: "Eh?...Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
…
Another person who looks like the Tianshan Tonglao appears.
Liu Yinrou, who was clearly marked as fifty-two years old in her file information, looked like she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she showed no sign of maturity. She looked like a stereotyped girl.
And Zhang Fengyu seems to have known Liu Yinrou's specialness for a long time, but he didn't say it.
This made Chu Yanran's impression of Zhang Fengyu even worse. The Zhang Fengyu she knew before was a warm-hearted big brother who took good care of her, but now this... no matter how you look at it, it makes people uncomfortable!
After taking Liu Yinrou's private car to a farmhouse on the outskirts of Guilin, Chu Yanran met Liu Panyang's sister Liu Yaning, who was already full of silver hair.
Compared with Wang Yi, the seventy-one-year-old Liu Yaning looks much older, but years of self-cultivation have made her look pretty good. However, when compared with Liu Yinrou, Chu Yanran sighed even more.
After entering the courtyard, Liu Yinrou left beforehand, and Liu Yaning took the two guests to her room to sit for a while.
In that simple hut, Chu Yanran saw a gray-white photo of a young man placed behind a screen in front of Liu Yaning's window. There was incense and fruits placed in front of the photo, which seemed to be a memorial.
Chu Yanran roughly guessed the identity of this young man after just one glance...
He should be the proud disciple that You Gege mentioned - Yan Haowen.
I just didn’t expect that Liu Yaning was still paying homage to him after so many years.
What was even more unexpected was that after Zhang Fengyu entered the room, he first went to pay homage to Yan Haowen's photo.
This made Chu Yanran a little confused. Fortunately, Liu Yaning smiled and said: "Today is Haowen's birthday. I thought about it and made a small altar in the house. Please forgive me."
Chu Yanran's smile was a little stiff: "It doesn't matter, the dead are the worst."
Then a few people sat down in the room and chatted briefly about some daily topics. It wasn't until Liu Yinrou came back that they talked about the main point.
…
"Sorry, Aunt Chu, we don't know where Aunt You went... Many people have come here over the years, but... I'm really sorry." Liu Yinrou heard the purpose of Chu Yanran's visit.
In the end I could only say sorry.
Chu Yanran was a little disappointed, but her trip had more than one destination.
"That's it... Then, do you remember this painting?" Chu Yanran took out the copy she brought in her bag and showed it to Liu Yinrou.
Liu Yinrou nodded: "Yes, I remember, but... I painted this about five years ago. How did Aunt Chu know about this painting?"
Chu Yanran briefly explained the whole story and asked, "I also heard from your uncle Wang Yi that this painting was based on the world you saw in your dream, right?"
Liu Yinju said: "Well, yes."
"Then...did you have this dream by chance, or...do you dream about these things often?" Chu Yanran asked.
Liu Yinrou was a little hesitant after hearing this, and she subconsciously looked at Liu Yaning.
Liu Yaning squinted at the sun outside the house. After noticing Liu Yinrou's gaze, she said softly: "Xiaorou, please answer truthfully."
"Oh..." Liu Yinrou then replied: "It's not a coincidence, but I enter the same dream almost every night."