"Big Brother, look! Look!" San San raised the tri-colored dandelion in her hand and waved it in front of Tang Ling excitedly.
It was early autumn, so the morning breeze was a little chilly and strong. The waving caused the tri-colored dandelion to turn into clusters of colorful umbrellas and float away.
"Hahaha!" Tang Ling laughed.
San San puffed her cheeks and her big eyes were filled with tears. She had gone through so much trouble to find the cute little furballs. Why did they scatter and run away?
"Bad Big Brother!" San San stomped her feet and her tears were about to fall.
Tang Ling gently picked her up and put her on his shoulder.
"Let's go. I'll bring you to find them again." Actually, it was not that difficult to coax her. She would always forget the sadness a moment ago because of some other happy things.
"Really? Really? "San San happily played with Tang Ling's hair.
"Of course. Actually, three-colored furballs are common, but four-colored ones are hard to find. "Tang Ling simply made up a story. He had never seen a four-colored dandelion before.
A real dandelion only had three colors: white, purple, and green.
"Huh? Four-colored ones? What will happen if you find them? "San San hugged Tang Ling's head.
"Hmm, I heard that the children who find them will be happy for a week." Tang Ling was still lying. He just wanted to do something interesting with San San.
After breakfast, he would go to the forest. This time, he might be gone for a few days because he heard from the hunters in the settlement that a herd of Kehua White-tailed Short-legged Goats had appeared in the forest and they would be great prey.
"Happy for a week? Can we eat meat every day of the week? "
"Yes, that's right."
"Big Brother, hurry up and bring me to find them."
"Okay, but you have to promise me that you can't be sad when they turn into umbrellas and fly away."
"Why?"
"Because every umbrella is a child. They need the wind's help to find their home. After they find it, they'll take root and become new furballs. It's the meaning of their existence. "
San San tilted her head. She did not understand, but when she heard that they wanted to find their home, she should help them.
"Okay, I got it. If there's no wind, I'll blow as hard as I can, huff, huff … "
"Haha." Tang Ling chuckled again. What else, whether it was a person or a thing, could be cuter than his little sister? No!
After twenty minutes, they only found three tri-colored dandelions, but none of them had four colors.
San San tried her best to blow away the third tri-colored dandelion. She looked at Tang Ling with anticipation. "Big Brother, can we find a four-colored dandelion today?"
At this point, she pretended to be mature and sensible, but she couldn't hide her disappointment and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't find it. Maybe it's hiding and wants me to find it next time. "
Tang Ling stroked San San's hair as he quietly pinched a few red sage seeds in his hand. He said seriously, "I'll find it today. I'll find it. It's just that it's very shy. It wants us to close our eyes before it appears quietly. "
"How about we give it a try?"
"Ah?" San San quickly closed her eyes.
Tang Ling quickened his steps, crushed the seeds in his hand, and dripped them on the tri-colored dandelion that he had found earlier.
He was very careful throughout the process. He only dared to drip a little bit of juice on the tri-colored dandelion because he was afraid that the weight of the juice would make the dandelion fall apart.
Fortunately, it did not. Instead, the powerful dyeing ability of the seeds added a little red on the dandelion's fur.
"Wow, Shanshan, come and see. It's a four-colored dandelion! "Tang Ling purposely shouted in excitement.
San San, on the other hand, smiled happily and ran to Tang Ling's side.
"Come, let's count how many colors there are."
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
"Four."
"Ahhh! There are really four colors! Big Brother, I want to help it find a home! "
Huff, huff, huff. San San blew hard at the four-colored dandelion that Tang Ling had made. Her eyes were filled with joy.
When the dandelion slowly floated up to the sky, San San leaned on Tang Ling's arm.
"Big Brother, how far do you think they can fly?"
"Hmm, very far. They travel with the wind. "
"No, Big Brother, you're lying to me." San San suddenly turned around. Her little face turned pale and sad. She stood up and backed away step by step.
It was at that moment that Tang Ling's heart was filled with anxiety. He wanted to pull San San back, but he realized he could not move.
"They can't fly far. They're too weak, just like me. I can't leave this place for the rest of my life. I can only stay in the settlement forever. "San San suddenly smiled. Her sad smile stabbed Tang Ling's heart like a knife.
He wanted to say something, but he saw San San float up like the little umbrella of the tri-colored dandelion. She flew higher and further away.
Unfortunately, the wind stopped at that moment. San San looked at Tang Ling as she landed on the ground.
"Big … Big Brother …" She cried out in the end. Her gaze was similar to the night when she cried out the word when she was surrounded by zombies.
There was an endless yearning for himself and a big empty numbness.
"No!" Tang Ling's heart was about to explode. He finally screamed at that moment.
"No, don't." Tang Ling flipped over and sat up. It was almost dawn. The wind was still as gentle as ever, but the galaxy was no longer as dazzling.
His heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. The pain would not be forgotten even after a hundred or a thousand years.
Tang Ling covered his chest with his hand. He was drenched in cold sweat and panting heavily.
The galloping of horses came from afar. Even though the fire had been extinguished, with the blurry purple light, Tang Ling could vaguely see a big wagon speeding towards the north.
Tang Ling wiped his sweat away and quickly calmed himself down.
In just a split second, the wagon pulled by the eight red-maned iron-scaled horses was a little closer.
The faint sense of danger in Tang Ling's heart exploded at that moment, but he did not do anything.
But he didn't take any action. In the next moment, he directly lay down and fell asleep again. Soon, he fell into a deep sleep. Even the slowing down of his breathing and the cooling of his body temperature were so realistic.
He could not act it out, so the only way was to empty his mind and really fall asleep.
In order to do that under the strong sense of danger, he would need a strong heart, and Tang Ling's heart had always been strong after going through so much.
Tang Long sat in the wagon with furrowed brows. He could not even cultivate as his heart rumbled with an unusual feeling.
What was this unusual feeling? There was almost nothing that could affect Tang Long's cultivation. Maybe only Higan had the ability to do so.
However, the funny thing was that Tang Long did not even know what the unusual feeling was.
Was he really related to the Ark Searcher Project? Did he have to solve the secret hidden in the grasslands?
The moment the thought popped up, Tang Long felt a little relieved. He was even more certain that his feeling was right.
Since he was not in the mood to cultivate, he might as well take a look at the backward grasslands. After all, one had to experience a lot of different things in life to forge the calm state of mind of a powerhouse.
Tang Long stretched out his hand and lifted the curtains of the carriage. With his outstanding eyesight, he saw a bonfire that had been burnt out. It was slowly emitting green smoke under the starry sky, and there seemed to be a person sleeping soundly beside the bonfire.
Tang Long coldly turned his eyes away. He did not care about such a thing.
However, at that moment, the wagon stopped. Li Wu walked to the door and said softly, "Young Master Long, there seems to be a Drifter up ahead. Should we ask him?"
As a matter of fact, Li Wu did not really care about the Drifter. He just wanted to bring Tang Long to the base as soon as possible.
Interacting with such an extreme genius, yet completely unfathomable, and somewhat aloof young expert, one would inexplicably feel an immense pressure.
Li Wu dared not miss any details, but he was afraid that if he reported any of them, it would incur Tang Long's disgust.
He stood in front of the carriage door anxiously and came up with an excuse. If Young Master Long showed any signs of impatience, he would say that a person who slept in the wild on the night of the wolves must be worth investigating.
However, to his surprise, Young Master Long did not object. All he did was reply with a faint grunt.
Li Wu took the order and brought the two of them to the bonfire.
As a matter of fact, Tang Long still did not care about the Drifter in the wild. He just needed something else to calm his mind down.
Even though Tang Long figured out the source of his unusual mood, he did not want it to affect him, so he needed something else to divert his attention.
One had to admit that it was similar to how Tang Ling interrupted a certain mood to continue.
**
Li Wu moved closer to the bonfire.
The Drifter who was sleeping beside the bonfire did not seem to notice anything.
He slept soundly. Perhaps it was because he was too tired, but he wasn't completely unresponsive. When he heard the approaching footsteps, he turned over uneasily. However, he was too sleepy, so he didn't open his eyes.
"Get up." With Li Wu's signal, a Level 3 Bronze Star Warrior from the Stardust Council strode over and kicked Tang Ling in the leg with his leather boots.
Anyone who was rudely interrupted in their sleep would be furious, so Tang Ling was not surprised. He bolted up, frowned, and bellowed, "Who the f * ck is it?!"
He was speaking Sili, which was the common language of a safety sector on the west side of the grasslands. Even though it was different from the common language of Safety Sector No. 17, it was a product of the same culture.
It was just that there would be a unique accent and occasional tongue flicking.
He had to admit that Tang Ling was very accurate. After Kun's enlightenment, his ability to speak suddenly appeared as natural as eating.
"Cough." Li Wu cleared his throat. The Bronze Star Warrior kicked Tang Ling again and shouted, "Come with us!"
Instinctively, Tang Ling showed resistance on his face, but in the next second, he seemed to have sobered up a little. When he saw the people and the uniforms on them, he was instantly terrified.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something. However, he only made a few weird sounds in his throat before he stood up silently.
He lowered his head, cowered, and followed the warrior without a word. He did not even have the time to grab his coat and luggage.
Of course, Li Wu did not care.
Then, Tang Ling was brought to the front of the wagon.
Even though he tried his best to suppress it, the sense of danger in Tang Ling's heart exploded. Accompanying the sense of danger was an indescribable strange emotion that kept stirring the lake in his heart.
The complicated feeling made Tang Ling have the urge to open the door and see who was inside the wagon. Why did it make him feel this way?
"Tell me, why are you here?" Since Tang Long did not show any reaction, Li Wu was in charge of the interrogation.
Even if a Drifter like Tang Ling had his own little secret, it was not a big deal. They were here to prepare a big plan, so the interrogation was a little strange.
Tang Ling was nervous when he heard Li Wu's question. He stuttered and his tone sounded a little messy. "I'm here to get some salt and iron to trade for some ores and meat. I'm not that capable, so it's safe here. "
Indeed, other than the Grassland Greedy Wolves, there was not much danger in the grassland as long as one did not cross the taboo. However, what kind of taboo could a Drifter cross?
"First time here?" Li Wu asked casually. As an officer in the intelligence department of the Stardust Council, he knew what the key questions were, and he also knew when and how to ask them.
Although he was not interested, he had to show his responsibility and ability as an intelligence officer in front of Young Master Long.
"First time, no, no, no, it's one and a half times. I went to Jijihar Village with Cousin Leo last time. It's not far from here, and my cousin is doing business there, but I don't think I can get anything out of it, so I … "Tang Ling rambled endlessly, but his voice got softer because he saw the impatient look on Li Wu's face.
"Why are you here?" Li Wu interrupted Tang Ling.
"Wolf howls. My hearing is good, so I heard wolves howling from afar. I think it's a pack of wolves. I don't dare to leave at night. "Tang Ling shrunk his neck and showed an appropriate amount of fear.
Li Wu stopped talking. Instead, he took out a cigarette and lit it up. Everything he said was very reasonable. There was no flaw in it at all.
Besides, the direction where he was sleeping was the only way to reach Jijihar Village.
Fortunately, when he heard the wolf howls, he did not move forward and sought shelter in the village. After all, this area was the only safe place in the Raqir Grassland that would not be affected by the wolves.
During the night of the wolves' attack, the wolves would attack the village in a frenzy and would not come out to hunt in a large area.
It would be strange if a person who could run a business in the wild did not have any survival skills.
"You can go." Li Wu took a few puffs from his cigarette and watched Tang Ling's expression carefully before he decided to let him go.
Interrogating a penniless wanderer wasn't interesting at all.
Tang Ling was pleasantly surprised as he asked, "A-Are you leaving now?"
"What else?" Li Wu looked askance at Tang Ling.
Tang Ling quickly took a few steps back before he turned around. He seemed a little flustered and anxious as he walked forward. He even tripped a little.
However, at that moment, the carriage door opened and Tang Long came out. He looked at Tang Ling's back and shouted, "Stop!"
His voice was not loud, but it had a natural sense of dignity and tremendous pressure.
The emotions in Tang Ling's heart dispersed at that moment. It softly spread to his limbs and bones before it scattered into the night breeze. What replaced it was a numbing sadness.
He resisted the voice, but he still slowly turned around.
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