Alien Dust

Chapter 21 Thugs in the Building
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Amidst a patch of dark green flowers, a man and a woman were walking slowly forward.

The clusters of ink-colored flowers under their feet were very magical. Every time their feet landed, they would move away by themselves. They didn't look like flowers, but more like a group of small fish resting in a pond...

"It's such a beautiful scenery, it would be nice if my aunt was here." Wu Hen had a serious withdrawal reaction.

In the end, he still walked alone in this strange dimension, even though he found the direction of the Nuwa sacred tree.

Behind him, the dirty girl was carrying a thick package, which contained supplies and information she had collected from her former team members.

Following behind Wu Hen, Yang Qin became more and more like a maid who followed her young master to Beijing for an imperial examination, hardworking, diligent and well-behaved.

But along the way, I was treated as air most of the time.

"He is very strong. I will follow him, even if he makes excessive demands..." Yang Qin has now made up her mind to work like a slave for the man in front of her, as long as she can return to her home!
After climbing over a high slope, a small flower valley appeared in front of them. Wu Hen began to listen carefully to the movements in the valley from a long distance. After confirming that there was no danger, Wu Hen strode into the valley.

"Is that the soul-resting tree in the flower valley?" Yang Qin asked excitedly.

"It should be." Wu Hen nodded.

"That's great, that's great!" Yang Qin was immediately fascinated and quickened her pace.

Yang Qin was also very diligent in learning the knowledge about the Alien Desert along the way.

The Soul-Dwelling Tree is not only an important guide for Nuwa's human subjects, but it also has a very important ability. It can allow people to return home temporarily and cleanse their souls.

Wu Hen naturally knew this, and he was eager to go back, but he remained vigilant at all times. Everything being peaceful did not mean there would be peace.

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Entering the Flower Valley, there are more colorful flowers. Most of the time, they sway gently in the wind. If the wind suddenly becomes strong, they will hide behind the rocks in groups.

To be honest, such scenery is indeed fascinating. If it really appeared in your own world, it would be a little paradise on earth, and then it would be cordoned off and admission fee would be charged.

The flower valley is not big, and there is a very special tree in the center.

It was probably the size of a thousand-year-old tree, but there was not a single leaf on it.

Its branches are very clean, but among the branches there are many extremely brilliant soul flowers blooming!

Some of the soul flowers are blooming, some are in bud form, some are withered, and some are growing.

Yang Qin immediately took out the notebook and carefully compared the patterns on it. She found that both the appearance of the Soul-dwelling Tree and the soul flower on it were exactly the same as recorded in the notebook!
"It's the Soul Resting Tree, there's no mistake about it, we can go back!" Yang Qin said excitedly.

"It's just a short trip back." Wu Hen said.

"That's enough. I'm really so tired." Yang Qin said.

There was a stream nearby. In order to prevent her classmates from seeing her dirty appearance when she returned, Yang Qin scooped up some water and washed her cheeks clean.

The stream was as clear as glass. Yang Qin even looked at herself in the mirror and smoothed her hair until she could see her face clearly. Only then did she stand up with satisfaction.

"I'm probably a little lost." Wu Hen said.

"What's the matter?" Yang Qin asked.

"I actually think you're becoming more and more handsome. I must be really hungry. Oh, I must be really crazy. I didn't expect that Huang Chen's mental infection would be so terrible." Wu Hen said.

Yang Qin: “???”

How did I offend him?

Yang Qin was speechless, so she had to look up at the gorgeous soul flowers on the soul-resting tree.

But out of the corner of her eye, Yang Qin discovered that Wu Hen was still staring at her, still staring at her face. This made Yang Qin panic at first, and then she felt an inexplicable joy!

Just say it, I'm not that bad!!
How could it be possible for a normal man to not even bother to look at me!
"You...what are you doing?" Yang Qin asked cautiously.

Wu Hen's expression was very serious at this time. He stared at Yang Qin's face and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Have you noticed the changes in your appearance?"

"Your appearance has changed?" Yang Qin was very confused. She ran to the stream and took a photo of herself. "No, I look like this. But you look familiar. You look like a classmate of mine."

When Yang Qin was dirty before, Wu Hen hadn't noticed it. But after she washed her cheeks, Wu Hen found that her appearance had changed... She was getting closer and closer to Yang Qin's original appearance!

You know, when they woke up, they realized that this habitat had its own appearance.

Moreover, Wu Hen also clearly remembered that the body that Yang Qin woke up from did not look like this at first.

The habitat seemed to be slowly taking shape, constantly evolving towards the soul within the body!

After discovering this.

Wu Hen also walked to the stream and rubbed his cheeks clean with clean water.

Sure enough, the appearance of the inhabitant is already 60% similar to his original appearance. The eyebrows, facial features, and charm... all seem to be developing towards himself!

How bizarre!
What kind of rules does this alien wasteland follow?
"It says that as long as we fall asleep in the soul flower, we can return to our home world." Yang Qin took out the notebook and looked like he was studying very seriously.

"I know. You go offline first. I'll observe the surroundings." Wu Hen waved his hand.

Yang Qin thought about it and realized that if this man wanted to harm her, there was no need for him to go around in circles. She really wanted to go home, even if it was just to take a comfortable hot bath and talk to her family.

Yang Qin climbed up the soul tree and stepped barefoot into the blooming soul flower garden.

He lay down slowly and curled up a little. Soon the soul flower seemed to sense something, and its blooming petals began to slowly close.

The gathered petals completely wrapped Yang Qin's body, and the soft flower skin also changed, turning into a very peculiar flower sac, protecting Yang Qin who was sleeping inside tightly like a pistil.

At the same time, the entire trunk of the Soul Dwelling Tree produced a beautiful color like the aurora, which was transmitted from the location of the Soul Flower where Yang Qin lived to the trunk and roots of the Soul Dwelling Tree like a stream of starlight...

Wu Hen tried calling a few times.

Yang Qin didn't respond...

Wu Hen also climbed onto the closed soul flower and knocked on it with his hand. He found that the sac of the soul flower was extremely hard, comparable to a small life capsule.

Even if the consciousness leaves this habitat, I believe this soul flower cabin can perfectly protect the person sleeping inside.

"Very reasonable, very reasonable."

Wu Hen has a basic understanding of the working principle of the Soul Resting Tree.

Su Li also told Wu Hen that the Soul-Dwelling Tree would wither, and it could only allow people walking in the wilderness to return to the Nuwa Divine Paradise for a short period of time.

But for those who are about to be lost, being able to return to the embrace of the goddess Nuwa is a kind of spiritual cleansing.

"I don't know how my parents and Yu Yu are doing. I'll go back and tell them I'm safe so they won't worry." Wu Hen also climbed onto a branch and walked towards a blooming soul flower.

Lying in the soft heart of the flower, the familiar and intimate feeling made Wu Hen feel as peaceful and at ease as if he was lying in the soft arms of his young aunt.

Soon, a strong and peaceful sleepiness came over him, and Wu Hen closed his eyes.

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Licheng.

In a dim room in a dilapidated old building, Wu Yingting was leaning against the door, holding an old-fashioned pistol.

The corridor outside the house was filled with messy footsteps. A group of people were gathering nearby. Each of them was holding a weapon and most of them were wearing black clothes.

"Honey, who are those people outside? What exactly are they going to do?" Yu Yi asked nervously in a low voice.

"The Black Shirts Organization was originally composed of a group of unarmed people in the alien wasteland. They shared information and helped each other to increase the survival rate of everyone walking in the wasteland..." Wu Yingting said in a low voice.

"Isn't that great? Someone in our building has fallen into that alien dimension. They must be helpless there. If one day we are forced to go in there and follow this black organization, it would be better than figuring it out on our own." Yu Yi said.

Wu Yingting shook his head seriously and said, "You can't judge things by appearances. As far as I know, they often submit to some powerful species in the wasteland and reach a certain belief, using the sacrifice of a small number of people to ensure the safety of the majority, just like the sacrifice of boys and girls in ancient feudal society."

"Oh, so that's it..." Yu Yi didn't know what to say for a moment.

"In any case, don't trust them easily. How is Xiaohen doing?" Wu Yingting asked.

Sister Yu Yu walked out of the room, pointed at Wu Hen, and then made a crying motion under her eyes: "Brother seems very sad."

"The fact that he's sad means he's in good condition." Wu Yingting nodded.

Wu Hen is now in a state of deep sleep. If he keeps a blank expression on his face, he might get further and further lost.

The emotion on his cheeks proved that he was still okay.

Wu Yingting also believed that his son would return safely!
"Knock, knock, knock!!!" Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door.

Wu Yingting immediately signaled his wife and daughter to retreat to a corner and quickly became alert.

"Open the door!" A rude voice came from outside the house.

"What's the matter?" Wu Yingting naturally wouldn't open the door.

"Old Wu, it's me, He Zhichou. I followed you to do that business before, and you owe me one hundred thousand. Can you give it to me now? I want to join the Black Shirts Organization, and they require a membership fee of one hundred thousand." said the man outside.

When Wu Yingting heard this, his face darkened.

He didn't expect the other party to come and ask for money at this time.

Moreover, the money was clearly invested by them together. If the investment failed, legally it does not have to be repaid.

"I don't have any money now." Wu Yingting said.

"Stop pretending. I don't believe you didn't keep anything." He Zhichou said in a bad tone.

"Fifth brother, I really have no choice. Look at my conditions. If I had money, I would have taken the children to live in Yinpan Building a long time ago." Wu Yingting said patiently.

At this moment, a series of messy footsteps were heard, and it seemed that there were several more people outside the door all of a sudden.

"Why waste your time talking to them? Throw some fire in there and the cockroaches will crawl out!" A man with a smoke-like voice said disdainfully outside the house.

"Old Wu, I'm telling you straight, you didn't even open the door for me, so don't blame me. In today's world, it depends on who is more ruthless!" He Zhichou's tone also turned cold.

(End of this chapter)