From the end of the world

Chapter 231: Winter Car
"Senior Fufeng."

Dong Che came to us and first greeted Fu Feng, the top manager of the base, with a very polite attitude. Considering his childish appearance, perhaps it should be said that he was well-behaved.

Although I didn't know what exactly Ma Zao was on guard against, I first looked at him carefully.

Fu Feng did not directly tell me whether Gua Tianshi, Dong Che's master, was the Great Impermanence behind the magic gun, but after careful consideration, I think this possibility is relatively low. In the past, the forces behind Lu Youxun and other forces had been entangled in divination around the specific location of Ma Zao. Since Gua Tianshi is the Great Impermanence who specializes in divination, it is hard to imagine that he would fall into such a stalemate.

But this does not mean that I let my guard down. Since the character Dongche appeared here so coincidentally, I had to regard it as "some kind of signal". I don't know if it was driven by this mentality, but this boy gradually became mysterious in my eyes, and seemed to exude an unusual and suspicious smell.

At the same time, after greeting Fufeng, Dong Che also observed me and Ma Zao.

"These two are..."

"They are my guests." Fu Feng said in a distant manner, "Compared to this, Dong Che, I heard that you captured a researcher from the Humanitarian Department and brought him to us?"

Dong Che answered obediently, "Yes, because we happened to be very close to here when we captured the target."

"Just in time?" Fu Feng wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. "You just happened to come to our base to deal with an incident related to the Humanitarian Department? I have never heard of such a thing."

Dong Che obviously heard Fu Feng's suspicion and quickly explained, "It's just the right time, but I didn't come here specifically to capture the Humanitarian Department members. I had a mission and wanted to go to a place called Hujia Village to investigate strange events. Then I happened to catch that person on the train, so I got off the train halfway and escorted him to the nearest branch base."

"Really? Thank you for your hard work. You can return to your original task." Fu Feng said coldly.

"Well, there are still some suspicious points about the captured researcher..."

Under the pressure of the adults' words, Dong Che's childish face showed a look of helplessness, and his voice became weaker and weaker.

I can't blame Fufeng for being so rude. Now is a special period, and he must provide cover for me and Ma Zao. Dong Che's position is so suspicious. Fufeng didn't mention one thing before, but I can associate it. The hexagram master who can predict the future said that he is willing to welcome Dong Che back to his school at any time. Thinking from the perspective of the hegemonist, it is like predicting that Dong Che will definitely betray hegemonism at some point.

Dong Che looked around pitifully as if seeking help, and his eyes met mine again.

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something, and his eyes were fixed on me, and then his eyes gradually widened. Fufeng's face changed slightly, and he seemed to reflexively block in front of me and Mazao. It was too late at this time. Dongche showed an expression of surprise and surprise, and poked his head out from Fufeng's side to look at my face.

"Are you the Zhuang Cheng mentioned in the rumors? And the person next to you is Ma Zao?" he asked excitedly.

"...Fufeng?" I turned to look at Fufeng, "Didn't they say that as long as we are not at the Great Mastery level, or are particularly good at mental spells, we won't be recognized?"

Fu Feng showed his embarrassment, and then explained: "Dong Che is Gua Tianshi's disciple after all. He has a soul perception, or inspiration, perception, and awareness that is far superior to that of ordinary demon hunters... The mental misleading effect provided by the nameless pendant will easily fail in front of him."

"Um...are you hiding your identities?" Dong Che seemed to realize that he was wrong.

"That's what happened. Now you understand why you were on guard. And, sorry, since you discovered my true identity, I have to do something to you."

As I spoke, I grabbed Dong Che's wrist.

I would not destroy this target whose position is unclear. It is not in my nature to kill it in advance just because it may become an enemy. Even after experiencing the incident of Lu Youxun, I still did not change my mind.

Having said that, it is impossible to let him do whatever he wants. I decided to set my own thermal energy mark on him and monitor him for a while. If he wants to pass on our message, I will stop him immediately and kill him as an enemy depending on the situation.

Children of this age usually attach great importance to their privacy and may struggle. I understand that thought, but now I have to put my own and Ma Zao's safety as the top priority. If he doesn't want to, I will force it.

However, what happened next was not what I had imagined.

The moment I put my heat mark on him, I felt a strange feeling. Maybe it was because I attached my spirit directly to the target's body surface, my perception had a deeper grasp of his existence. I felt an indescribable suspicious smell on him from a while ago. At first I thought it was my own suspicion, but now I realized that it was not the case.

This Dong Che... He actually looks a bit like Yin Yue. To put it bluntly, he doesn't look like a human.

If you ask me what exactly makes him look different from a human, I can't tell you. I had this feeling for no reason. It's like there's an image that looks like a real person, and there's a note below that says "this is an AI image." I can only use this as a premise to look for details that make him look different from a human, but I can't find them after searching for a long time. I even wonder if I'm perceiving it wrongly.

Unlike Gin Yue, whose beauty is so beautiful that it scares the viewer, Dong Che can be said to be a beautiful boy, but he is definitely not beyond human. Just like a puppet that is so well made that it is indistinguishable from a real person, it does not form the so-called "uncanny valley effect", and there is no flaw in his words and deeds that would make people suspect that he is a monster. However, compared with my unremarkable wisdom and vision, I still trust my extraordinary intuition more.

Even though he was treated so rudely, he did not show any resentment. Instead, his eyes became bright.

"It's just as the rumors say, it's really swift and decisive!"

He actually took my outstretched hand with both of his own hands, and said happily as if he was meeting a fan of his idol: "You really destroyed the Divine Spear, and also destroyed Chen Long of the Humanity Department, and repelled the great demon Yin Yue, right?

"That tyrannical God Spear... I have always thought that when I reach the Great Perfection level one day, I will definitely defeat him personally on behalf of the Governing World. But even I didn't expect that I could defeat him so badly. You did a great job! You finally vented the anger of our Governing World!
"Oh, by the way, I also heard that you are qualified to be the Great Impermanence, and you can ward off all evil spirits and even control the laws of heaven and earth. Is this true?

"Why were you not well-known in the past? Was it because you were feared by evil spirits? You already possessed the characteristics that were feared by evil spirits before you even had the chance to debut? From the information I've come across before, even most of the Great Impermanence didn't have such high talent. I think you can definitely become..."

His enthusiasm simply turned into flames, burning a fire elemental being like me into retreating in a hurry.

"Um... can you let go of my hand now?... Why are you still touching me?"

His touch made my scalp tingle. What was wrong with him? Was it really okay to leave the heat mark of my spirit in his body? I was already thinking about withdrawing.

"Oh, sorry, sorry!"

He reluctantly let go of my hand and continued to explain: "I heard that your body is likely to be camouflaged by fire, so I want to know how the elemental body feels different from ordinary flesh... Um, can we talk in private later? There are still many things I want to know, please tell me..."

Suddenly, Ma Zao squeezed in between us with an expressionless face, then held my arm and took a step back.

"Zhuang Cheng will be with me next time, please go back." She said very seriously.

I don’t know if Ma had already seen through my predicament or realized that something was wrong with Dong Che, but I was relieved that she was able to help me out.

Fu Feng looked at Dong Che strangely, then looked at Ma Zao, and suddenly a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

"...What are you laughing at?" I asked curiously.

"Nothing, nothing... Hahaha, I feel like I look twenty years younger." He actually laughed a somewhat impolite laugh.

It wouldn't make much difference if you were twenty years younger, since you are at least several hundred years old.

Then, Fu Feng put away his smile and said to Dong Che: "Well, since you have figured out Mr. Zhuang Cheng's true identity, I can't let you leave this base for the time being. Your mission will be suspended for the time being, or you can just give up. Before they leave, you have to live in this base, and I will choose a room for you next."

"OK, all right……"

Dong Che nodded absentmindedly, his eyes still on my face. Then he looked at Ma Zao again, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Fufeng took the three of us to the living area of ​​the base and arranged a room for Dongche. During this time, Dongche's eyes kept following me and looked at Mazao from time to time. After separating from Dongche, Fufeng took Mazao and me to move on, as if he wanted to arrange us in a room far away from Dongche.

Ma Zao turned his head to look in the direction of Dong Che's room, and then whispered, "Zhuang Cheng, there is something wrong with that person."

(End of this chapter)