Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"It's a new element. I only discovered it because you reminded me of it. Why don't you name it?"

She turned her head and looked at Li Shen with sparkling eyes.

Li Shen couldn't help but curl his lips and spoke softly at her cute look.

"You are the one who discovered it. I just provided some inspiration. You should do it."

"Come here, come here." Xia Jiumeng pulled his sleeve and said coquettishly.

Li Shen couldn't stand her being like this and could only helplessly say, "Okay, but I'm not very good at naming."

"It's okay~"

Li Shen carefully observed the element's appearance, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's call it SX-1."

Xia Jiumeng thought: What a standard name~

But that's okay.

"Then call it this." Xia Jiumeng's fingers jumped nimbly and quickly stored the element information.

"Let me try this first to see if it works."

"me and you togather."

The two began to carefully study the characteristics and uses of the new element, and their minds became extremely clear at this moment.

Several hours passed by unknowingly.

When Xia Jiumeng felt her neck aching and looked up, she found that Ling Chen had actually come.

"Li Shen, it's one o'clock. Do you have work tomorrow?"

Li Shen looked up, took off his glasses, rubbed the back of his neck and looked at his phone.

"There are two more surgeries and a consultation tomorrow."

"Then you go and rest first."

"Now that I have a clue, I can just take my time with the rest. It's just that there are so few elements like this."

They took more than a dozen cores before they got a few.

"Very few indeed."

"Since the core may exist, there may also be such a thing in the body of the wandering body." Xia Jiumeng hypothesized.

Li Shen instantly guessed what she was going to do and refused, "No, it's too dangerous."

"Li Shen, I know you're worried about me, but you also want the potion research to succeed, right?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at Li Shen seriously, and when she saw a hint of hesitation in his yellow-green eyes, she continued.

"I'm also a psychic now, much stronger than Evol. Plus, I'm a hunter so I often come into contact with stray bodies."

"I'm just taking a small sample. I won't put myself in danger, okay?"

Li Shen looked at her silently without saying anything negative.

Because he knew that although it was dangerous, no one could stop her from doing what she had made up her mind.

"If you must go I'll go with you."

Xia Jiumeng hesitated for a moment and did not refuse.

"Okay, if that's okay, then we can go together. But if there's a suitable mission and you don't have time, then I can go on my own, okay?"

Seeing that she had given in, Li Shen naturally nodded and said, "Okay."

But my intention was to follow her no matter what.

"Okay, let's do this for now. Let's go get some rest. It's getting late."

"Li Shen, if you don't mind, you can stay at my house for the day. If you drive back now, you'll have to work until at least 2 o'clock before you can rest."

"No, sorry for bothering me."

When the two came out of the workshop, there was no one at home and the masters had already left. Looking at the ground returning to normal, Xia Jiumeng couldn't help but admire Li Shen's reliability.

The decoration company we found was very efficient.

After closing the door and walking to the bedroom, Xia Jiumeng said good night to Li Shen and went to bed. She felt very tired and just wanted to lie down and have a good rest.

I didn’t feel anything when I was studying, but once I stopped, the feeling of fatigue was like a flood that broke through the dam, sweeping over me.

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In the next two days, Xia Jiumeng was either tinkering with inhibitors or writing and drawing because she had new inspiration.

The decorator also restored her house to its original state. Xia Jiumeng asked Xiaoqi to check that there was nothing unnecessary and then she felt relieved.

Li Shen would come to her house after get off work these two days to study with her, and would stay with her when it got late.

At this time, Li Shen was sitting on the balcony reading a book with Xia Jiumeng and taking a break.

They couldn't carry out high-intensity research every day, as their bodies couldn't handle it, so they decided to take a day off today.

Li Shen was currently looking at the book on medical research and introductory principles of medicine making that Xia Jiumeng had specially asked Xiao Qi to print out.

This book is based on a selection of references from Kester's introductory books on junior high school medicine.

But even the introduction to medicine in junior high school is still a bit profound for the medical level of this world.

However, Li Shen is worthy of being a super academic. He can actually understand it. Although his reading speed is not fast, it still surprised Xia Jiumeng and Xiaoqi.

A top student is a top student.

It's just different from ordinary people.

Shen Xing woke up quite quickly this time, waking up on the second night after the genetic drug injection. After knowing that it was Li Shen who helped him at that time, his expression towards Li Shen improved a little.

Just a few.

"Knock, knock." There was a knock on the door.

"It should be Shen Xing who is back." Xia Jiumeng put down the book and stood up to open the door.

They were discussing what to eat just now, and she felt lazy and didn't want to move. Li Shen originally said that he would go buy vegetables to cook, but Shen Xinghui suddenly volunteered to do it.

He should have bought it and returned by now.

"Shen Xinghui, let me help you carry it." Xia Jiumeng was a little surprised when she saw Shen Xinghui with his hands full of things.

After coming to his senses, he immediately reached out to help him get it.

"No, I can carry it." Shen Xinghui stepped back and hid for a moment.

"Well, why did you buy so much?"

"Well, there was a big sale at the supermarket downstairs, so I bought some extra."

"is it?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at Shen Xinghui like a moving shopping cart and thought: The promotion at the supermarket downstairs must be great, otherwise why would Shen Xinghui buy so much.

After Shen Xing returned and unloaded all the things, Xia Jiumeng went over to help tidy up.

Shen Xinghui bought a lot of snacks, meat, and hot pot base.

“No vegetables?”

"Yes." Shen Xinghui rummaged through a pile of shopping bags for a long time and took out some cabbage and potatoes.

Xia Jiumeng:........

That’s all???

"Excessive intake of meat will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines." Li Shen put down the book and walked over without knowing when.

Shen Xing replied “…” It makes you look professional.

"Partner, do you want to eat hotpot today?" Shen Xing ignored Li Shen's words and turned to look at Xia Jiumeng and asked.

"Sure." What else could Xia Jiumeng say when she saw the bag of spicy hot pot base.

"By the way, Li Shen, can you handle spicy food?"

Li Shen obviously also saw the bag of base material. "Not very good."

Shen Xinghui wanted to eat spicy food, but Li Shen didn't want to, but they had to eat together and couldn't make double portions.

"Why not eat the shabu-shabu hotpot?" Xia Jiumeng had an idea and gave herself a thumbs up.

Seeing that she wanted to eat, Li Shen did not refuse and nodded.

"it is good."

"It's a bit messy here, let me do it." He reached out and gently touched her head.

"Just read a book."

"Partner, I'll be fine here."

Seeing that both men didn't want her help, Xia Jiumeng could only nod.

"Okay, but... Shen Xinghui, you are not allowed to touch fire, understand?"

Xia Jiumeng has not forgotten that Shen Xinghui is a kitchen killer.

When Li Shen heard this, he gave Shen Xing an ambiguous look and replied, "Well, I'll keep an eye on him."

"Okay, then do your best."

Who wouldn’t be happy to wait for food without help?

Half an hour later, Shen Xinghui and Li Shen brought out the prepared ingredients and hot pot. The smell of the spicy and delicious food made their mouths water.

After everyone was seated and the food was served, she couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks and reach for the steaming hot pot.

"Wait, partner, we're not familiar with each other yet." Shen Xinghui stopped her with a smile.

"Okay." Xia Jiumeng withdrew her hand and waited eagerly.

Until she heard the words "It's time to eat." She immediately picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

"Ah, it's so hot!" Xia Jiumeng burned her tongue. She stuck out her tongue and fanned herself with her hands.

"Don't be impatient. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Li Shen handed her a glass of water, his eyes full of pampering.

The three of them sat around the table, eating hot pot and chatting in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

Suddenly, a beeping alarm sounded on Xia Jiumeng and Shen Xinghui's wrists.

"This is......"

"Let me take a look first." Shen Xinghui reacted very quickly and looked at the communicator on his wrist.

Xia Jiumeng also reacted and opened the communicator to look over.

She almost forgot about this thing after not using it for a long time.

It had been turned off before.

After turning on the computer, I saw an emergency rescue mission.

Even old hunters are required to take newcomers with them. This task is related to the hunter quarterly level assessment.

[Urgent notice: Dear members of the association, this is an S-level mission, a support mission for Luoxia City.

Luoxia City is about to be attacked by a wave of low-level FE-level wandering bodies. Old and new hunters who have free tasks are welcome to participate.

Note: This mission is an urgent one. We hope that all idle hunters will not refuse it. After completing the mission, you will receive a large amount of mission points and bonuses, as well as bonus points for the quarterly hunter assessment.

Xia Jiumeng looked at the notice and fell into deep thought.

The highest level is an E-level wandering body, which is easy for her to deal with. The duration of this mission will not affect her return to school.

It just so happened that she was short of stray body samples, so this was a good opportunity.

There's no danger, the pay is high, and you can even get extra points on your hunter rating.

No matter how you look at it, it's a great thing.

After thinking about it, she nodded to accept.

Shen Xinghui looked at the message on his watch and looked up at her. "Have you accepted the support mission?"

"Well, the stray bodies in Luoxia City are all low-level stray bodies. I can beat a hundred of them alone."

Li Shen keenly heard 'Luoxia City', 'support', and 'mission'.

Did she accept the hunter mission?

Wandering body tides are dangerous.

The two men thought of the same thing and spoke in unison for the first time.

Shen Xing replied: "I want to go with you."

Li Shen: "I'll go with you."

Xia Jiumeng: "Uh..."

He was a little stunned when he saw the two people standing together so closely together.

After Shen Xing woke up that day, he didn't know what Li Shen had said to him, but the tense atmosphere between the two of them disappeared in an instant.

Although they still dislike each other, they seem to have become more harmonious for some reason.

Just like now.

"Li Shen, you're a doctor, you shouldn't be able to leave, right?"

"Shen Xinghui, don't you have other tasks?"

Xia Jiu just saw on the communicator that Shen Xinghui had accepted at least 7 tasks. Does he have time to go to Luoxia City with him?

Shen Xing replied: "These tasks are very simple. I can finish them in one day."

Li Shen: "I can arrange work leave in advance."

Xia Jiumeng: "...."

Okay, okay, I’m a bit powerless to refute.

Xia Jiumeng tried to persuade them to let her go alone.

............After an hour of earnest persuasion...................

"So, now you're all going?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at the two men sitting in front of her with a helpless look on her face.

"We are partners, so of course we are together." Shen Xinghui raised his watch, which showed that the mission had been accepted.

"Look, the mission you took is synchronized with mine."

Xia Jiumeng looked at his watch and pondered for a moment. She remembered that they didn’t seem to synchronize tasks just because they were partners before?

When was it changed?

Li Shen watched the interaction between the two of them thoughtfully and pulled his tie.

"I'm on the list of doctors supporting Luoxia City. Since we're all going, let's go together."

Xia Jiumeng withdrew her gaze from Shen Xinghui's watch and looked at Li Shen. "But don't you still have a few operations to perform?"

"If we work overtime, we can finish it within two days."

Li Shen turned the laptop towards Xia Jiumeng and motioned her to look at the latest surgical schedule that had just been revised.

Xia Jiumeng: “…”

No, she just went to Luoxia City to simply support the F-level wandering body uprising. There was no danger at all. Why did they have to go?

Shen Xing looked back at Li Shen's movements and said with a forced smile, "Doctor Li, the operation was so intense, you should probably rest, right?"

Li Shen said calmly, "It's my profession, I won't get tired."

"Really? Although the level of the rioting strays is very low, we shouldn't need to borrow a doctor yet."

Shen Xing replied with a look of concern, as if he was really worried that Li Shen was tired.

Li Shen elegantly picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, his slender knuckles tapping on the keyboard.

"No, I'm not going to the hospital to provide support. I'm just doing a final checkup for a previous patient."

"is it?"

"Ah."

The normal conversation between the two was full of tension.

"But my partner and I will set off a day earlier than Dr. Li finishes his work, right?"

"is it?"

The two men's eyes instantly focused on Xia Jiumeng, and she shuddered.

[Oh, Master, you are done.]

Xiao Qi's voice sounded gloating.

Ever since Li Shen woke up and saw Shen Xinghui in the workshop and the two of them had a fight, the two who had always been rather reserved towards her seemed to have taken some wrong medicine. Not only did their attitudes become more proactive, but they even became much more shameless.

The two of them had successfully managed to have their own guest room in her house, and would even come to "stay" there from time to time due to unexpected events and meet by chance.

This allowed the two guys, who had always disliked each other, to meet frequently, and they would compare their language skills with each other from time to time.

One is an elegant and noble crown prince, the other is a genius academic doctor. When they fight, everything is quite calm. If you didn't know that they don't get along, you would think they are good brothers.

Xia Jiumeng held her forehead with her hand, feeling a little headache. What should she say?

It’s wrong to wait or not.

After asking Xiaoqi to quietly help modify the mission departure time, she pretended to pick up her watch to check the mission.

"I don't think I've noticed the mission's departure time yet. Let me check."

Today, on the 17th, Xia Jiumeng looked at the departure time displayed on the 19th and pretended to have just realized it and said, "We are leaving on the 19th, which should be just right, right?"

Li Shen glanced at the computer and nodded. "The surgery this morning will be completed by 9 o'clock. If I go with you, I can rest a little before leaving."

Shen Xinghui opened the task and saw that the time displayed on it was the 19th. A dark light flashed in his deer eyes and he glanced at Li Shen in the distance.