After Bai Feifei blurted those words out, she froze as well.
She had originally wanted to explain the misunderstanding between herself and Ye Yu, trying to convey the secret she had never shared with anyone in the most subtle way possible.
But the moment the words left her mouth, the entire room fell dead silent.
Xu Mo: “Holy shit, amazing!”
Ye Yu, who had been frantically waving her hands to make up for her slip of the tongue, was instantly dumbfounded when she heard Bai Feifei's response.
Her frantically waving hand froze midair, making her wonder if she had misheard.
What did she just say?
What did that mean? Was she saying that liking someone's spirit was wrong, and that she should like her body instead?!
Ye Yu's cheeks flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye, her thoughts spiraling into a bizarre, endless loop.
Once Bai Feifei realized what she had said, she also went completely numb.
What the hell am I saying?!
“Lord Evil God, do you want to take control of me right now?” Bai Feifei asked in her mind, her voice practically twitching.
Since Xu Mo was thoroughly enjoying the show, there was no way he would take control now. He chose to hold in his laughter, keeping completely silent and pretending he didn't exist.
Inside the room, everyone else was also in a state of extreme tension. Not knowing how to react, they all stared at the floor, pretending to be dead.
The cousins Xie Xuan and Xie Jin stood near the door, having witnessed the entire explosive conversation.
The two looked at each other, instantly understanding what was in the other's eyes.
Is this the Masked Hermit Society...
Even their romantic entanglements are this intense?
After a long silence, the two let out a few dry chuckles, trying to gloss over the ambiguous part of the conversation. However, the more they explained, the more awkward it became, only digging a deeper hole.
In the end, Xie Xuan was the one with the quick wits. He pushed up his glasses and cleared his throat. “Everyone, it's about time. The aircraft is ready, so we'll be heading out first.”
“We're taking Teacher Bai with us because there are some matters within Turing that need to be resolved. If there's an opportunity in the future, Miss Ye is also welcome to visit.”
These words smoothly brushed aside the highly bizarre topic, bringing the farewell to a definitive close.
By the time Bai Feifei left the room, she had completely forgotten how to walk normally.
...
On the landing pad outside the city, a completely silver aircraft was parked on the open ground.
Its streamlined appearance was completely out of place amidst the surrounding ruins, looking like a sci-fi product that had directly intruded into the wasteland.
This was Turing City's aircraft, the ultimate crystallization of technology remaining in this world.
Following Xie Xuan, Xie Jin, and some Turing City staff, Bai Feifei boarded the aircraft and found a seat by the window.
The farce that had just occurred left her mind feeling numb. Once on board, she leaned back against her seat, staring blankly out the window.
The aircraft slowly ascended. But just then, looking through the window, Bai Feifei saw a crowd gathering below.
Even though there had been no announcement and the Yan family's media hadn't mobilized, a massive crowd quickly gathered.
They tilted their heads back, watching the departing aircraft, waving their arms and shouting something.
Bai Feifei couldn't hear their voices, but looking at their expressions, many were in tears and clearly filled with intense emotion.
As the aircraft climbed higher, the shouting crowd grew smaller and smaller, eventually turning into a dense cluster of tiny dots on the ground.
The scene left Bai Feifei somewhat dazed, but Xu Mo found it hard to describe. It felt like a scene he had witnessed somewhere before.
It's like they're sending off the sun...
Thus, Xu Mo spoke in Bai Feifei's mind:
“They're quite enthusiastic, tsk tsk...”
“Looking at this, it seems these people are endlessly relying on you, treating you like the next savior, just like Liang Shuguang.”
“Heh... It's actually a good thing you're leaving now. It works out perfectly by accident.”
Bai Feifei didn't reply, but she nodded slightly, understanding the Old-Timer's point.
Dawn City could not repeat its past path. She, as their savior, had completed her mission. Leaving for now was the only way to give Dawn City a chance at a fresh start.
“By the way, did you see that just now? When that pink-haired girl confessed to you, Wan Qianhong's face next to her turned completely green.” After recovering from his shock, Xu Mo immediately started gossiping.
Bai Feifei: ...
“Can we please stop talking about that?”
The aircraft flew further and further from the ground, and the grand farewell scene finally shrank into a tiny dot before gradually disappearing from sight.
Bai Feifei withdrew her gaze, calmed her emotions, and changed the subject.
“Old-Timer,” she asked in her mind, “what exactly is the thing we need to get from Turing City to solve my body's issue?”
Xu Mo replied casually:
“The Life Modifier.”
“That thing is man-made, but its power is truly comparable to a top-tier Containment Object.”
Bai Feifei's expression turned serious. It was actually hard for her to imagine how a man-made object could compare to a Containment Object.
“However, that thing won't be easy to get your hands on right now,” Xu Mo continued.
“Turing City has completely banned life sciences. The Life Modifier is the peak product of life sciences research, making it an absolute taboo now. In Turing City, that thing is guarded even more heavily than an S-rank Containment Object.”
“Then how are we going to get it?”
“We might have to take an indirect route when the time comes. Don't worry, I'll assess the situation once we get there.”
Bai Feifei nodded slightly. Hearing about these things for the first time left her feeling a bit lost.
She couldn't help but ask again, “Is Turing City the most top-tier city?”
“Why did they research life sciences in the first place, only to ban them later?”
Xu Mo's tone began to carry a bit more of the Old-Timer's gravitas:
“It's hard to say if it's the absolute best, but its scientific research capability is definitely number one, and its combat power is decent. At the very least, it's impossible for a single Prophet to be the strongest in the entire city.”
“As for why they banned life sciences... that's a long story.”
“Although there might not be as many schemes behind it as Liang Shuguang's, the complexity is likely no less than Dawn City's. The waters in Turing City run incredibly deep.”
“The Zhulong group were actually members of Turing City's life sciences faction back then. After being exiled, they turned around and cooperated with Liang Shuguang.”
Bai Feifei's pupils contracted slightly as she recalled the life-and-death battle against Zhulong in the red soil of the North District.
“Just a fraction of the traitors who escaped from there caused such immense damage to Dawn City...”
“You can't entirely put it that way. Most of the schemes here were still Liang Shuguang's doing,” Xu Mo said.
“In short, Turing City doesn't have people living in misery like those in Dawn City's Outer City. Their living conditions are actually quite good.”
“However, that place is a meat grinder wrapped in civilization!”
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