mousepad-d2 Chapter 403 We Are the Same Kind
Chapter 403 We Are the Same Kind
Tashan eventually went.
He walked alone along the route the convoy had taken, heading towards the flower market.
Xu Si didn't stop him, and neither did Fu Xiaojian.
Some roads you have to walk alone; some answers you have to find yourself.
It took a long time to walk to Tashan.
The blood-red sun moved from the east to its zenith, compressing his shadow into a dark mass at his feet.
He actually had no reason to do this, and there was no need for him to do it.
But this stubborn man from Shandong felt he owed himself an explanation.
He did it anyway.
He stopped about a kilometer from the edge of the flower market.
It's not that I don't want to move forward, it's that I can't move anymore.
The overwhelming flowers formed an invisible wall in front of him.
There were no vines to entwine it, no roots to spread it; it simply and quietly refused his approach.
Tashan stood there, watching the colorful sea of flowers sway gently in the wind.
As the petals open and close, it's as if countless mouths are silently saying something.
He can't hear, but he can feel.
"Wanwan," he said.
No one responded.
A breeze blew from the depths of the flower market, its fragrance brushing against his cheek like a gentle hand caressing him, or like a sigh being sung.
Tashan stood there for a long time.
So long that he almost turned into a stone, so long that the blood-red sun slid from the top of his head toward the west.
He finally turned around and walked back to the camp step by step.
His silhouette cast a long shadow across the wasteland, like a broken sword.
In the camp, the others looked at him with concern as he dragged his tired body back.
Tashan walked into the camp, didn't look at anyone, and went straight to the ground to sleep.
The number "one, two, three, four, five, six" kept coming from his mouth.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is something wrong or nothing wrong?
Fu Xiaojian couldn't understand it either, and Xu Si shook his head. Although he had been watching Ta Shan's every move, he still couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
He didn't go into the flower market because he was afraid.
Perhaps it's out of respect!
Or perhaps it's about maintaining appearances!
"Let him sleep." That was all Fu Xiaojian said in the end.
He turned to arrange the night watch, but after taking two steps, he stopped and looked back at Xu Si.
"Old Xu."
"Um?"
Are you confident you can find her whereabouts?
Xu Si remained silent.
"If she becomes a monster..." Fu Xiaojian's eyes were cold and sharp, the meaning of which was self-evident.
That was the end of the conversation. Fu Xiaojian didn't ask any further questions and turned to disappear into the shadows of the camp.
"Sigh," Xu Si sighed.
He still has to do the dirty and tiring work.
Xu Si glanced at the sleeping Tashan, then his gaze fell on the flower market.
He was actually quite curious about Fan Wanwan's current situation.
into the night.
The blood-red sun sank below the horizon, and the stars took over the sky.
The wind in the valley had stopped, and the camp was shrouded in a heavy silence. Even the night watchmen lowered their breathing, as if afraid of disturbing something.
Xu Si floated up again and headed towards the flower market.
Fu Xiaojian glanced at it once and then paid no further attention.
Xu Si descended directly into the sky above the center of Hua City, his spatial cloak perfectly concealing his figure.
The star veins spread silently, enveloping the area within several kilometers of the flower market.
He looked down at the city that was being swallowed up by flowers.
In the darkness of night, the flowers that had been so flamboyant during the day all withdrew their petals, their vines curled up, and the whole city resembled a sleeping giant, breathing slowly and deeply.
The star veins spread silently, penetrating the sea of flowers, the buildings, and the layers of vines, extending into the deepest part of the city.
Then he saw it.
The heart of the flower market is neither atop a skyscraper nor beneath the ground, but within a half-collapsed church.
It was a Gothic building, its spire broken and most of its stained glass windows shattered, but the main structure still stood stubbornly.
Vines sprouted from every crack, enveloping the entire church like a giant cocoon.
Inside the church—
Xu Si's starry pupils narrowed slightly.
There was none of the immense and bizarre place he had imagined, or rather, the bizarre form far exceeded his expectations.
In the center of the church, where the prayer hall should have been, a huge flower was now growing.
Its roots penetrate the floor and extend deep underground;
Its branches and leaves stretched to the dome, filling the gap in the collapse;
Its flowers are half-open and half-closed, and the petals have a color between transparent and milky white, glowing faintly in the dark.
And in the center of that flower, lay a person.
Fan Wanwan.
Her eyes were closed, her posture peaceful, as if she were asleep.
Her body was enveloped by fine roots that extended from inside the petals, connecting with the small flower in her palm and with every inch of skin on her arms, neck, and ankles.
She is breathing.
That enormous flower was also breathing.
The rhythms of the two are perfectly synchronized, like two hearts resonating in the darkness.
Xu Si hovered above the church, his brows slightly furrowed.
The system did not provide any notification.
There are only two possibilities: either this isn't strange, or the level of strangeness has exceeded the limit indicated by the system.
Xu Si and Yi Yi seemed to sense this special energy at the same time.
This is symbiosis.
Fan Wanwan was not swallowed by the flower; she is becoming a part of it.
And that flower is becoming a part of her.
So, this guy was weird before.
But why does it want to coexist with Fan Wanwan?
He could sense that Fan Wanwan's sequence energy was growing at an incredible rate.
In just one day, she actually jumped from Sequence 1 to Sequence 4, covering a distance that others would take months or even years to complete.
Moreover, the growth continues.
Xu Si watched this scene in silence.
Perhaps ending everything at this point would be the best option, but he chose not to make a move.
At this moment, Fan Wanwan opened her eyes and looked at Xu Si in mid-air.
Xu Si felt that those eyes were so unfamiliar.
He also knew that he had been discovered.
"Why aren't you making a move?"
Xu Si was certain that the person in front of him was not the Fan Wanwan he knew.
"You didn't lay a hand on me either!"
Xu Si was saying that the guy in front of Fan Wanwan hadn't done anything to him before, so he felt there was nothing wrong with returning the favor.
Moreover, he wanted to know if there was any possibility of saving Fan Wanwan.
"You're very clever, or rather, wise!"
Xu Si is now certain that this guy was definitely acting strangely in a high position before, but his current state is somewhat unusual.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so fearless.
Moreover, his speech is clear, logical, and coherent, making him virtually indistinguishable from a human.
"You want to save her?" Seeing that Xu Si didn't speak, Fan Wanwan continued.
"if you can!"
"I didn't force her; she voluntarily chose to coexist with me! Besides, we are the same kind!"
This is also why she didn't attack Xu Si.
Finding someone like you is incredibly rare.