【Zhou Ye】The Foot of Time

Ye Xiu's skills in driving the TARDIS were still poor, and Zhou Zekai even felt that he was almost thrown from the ceiling.And the people in Glory were obviously more experienced than Zhou Zekai, they each found a place to fix themselves as soon as they entered the door, using various methods to make their own seat belts.But Zhou Zekai wanted to help feed Lord Grim candy, so naturally he couldn't take care of his own comfort.

This time Lord Grim turned into a rusty locker. When everyone came out, they found that they were parked in the utility room of the Tarim Underground Sea Research Base. They had to go through mops, brooms, dustpans, etc. It was only then that he pushed the door hard and went out.

A soldier in the corridor was taken aback when he saw such a group of people coming out of the small utility room, but after he was taken aback, he reacted instantly, gave a military salute, and said hello to the group of officers, obviously to Tadi Si's mobility has long been heard.He didn't say much, but simply led them to the meeting room, where Tian Sen and Yang Cong were waiting.

"People from the bottom of the sea..." Tian Sen is a burly northern man, almost occupying two seats by himself, "Since you know them, do you know their weaknesses?"

"In terms of weaknesses... I feel like they are invincible when they are in the water." Ye Xiu recalled, "When they are on land, they can be regarded as the five scumbags of war, right? I really don't know the specifics After all, people under the sea have always been quite mysterious, and there is not much information that has been circulated. Xiao Zhou, you should know more than me?"

Zhou Zekai thought about it carefully, shook his head first, then suddenly remembered something, then nodded and said, "Don't mention eating."

"Don't mention food in front of them?" Ye Xiu blinked, as if he felt that his interpretation might be wrong.

"Yeah." Zhou Zekai affirmed Ye Xiu's thoughts, "I'll be angry, very angry."

"Consultant Zhou has used the word 'very', which seems to be a big deal." Li Xuan nodded solemnly, and asked again, "But why can't you mention food? Will there be creatures who don't like it?"

"Maybe they all lose weight?" Fang Rui's thinking is always a little different.

Tang Rou put forward her own opinion: "I guess it's cultural differences, just taboo words."

"Then there's a reason, right?" Ye Xiu also joined the discussion, "Maybe it's some historical issues?"

"Maybe it's just because eating is a very private and difficult thing for them, so they became angry?" Wu Yuce twitched his mouth, "There is no need to discuss this kind of thing? Since we don't know the other party's weakness at the moment and the attack method, then we can only respond randomly and determine the specifics of this negotiation?"

Zhang Xinjie seconded: "That's right, we don't need to know these things at the moment. The content of the negotiation should be based on the template of being close to unknown dangerous creatures. If the situation is wrong, evacuate immediately. There is only one thing to note at present-don't mention the word 'eat', is there any problem? ?”

Everyone shook their heads, expressing that they would definitely not mention "eating", please rest assured.It's a pity that when they really saw those "Xizhilang" submarine people half an hour later, they were beaten up as soon as they greeted them.

"I really didn't say 'eat'! I just said hello! You heard me too!" Fang Rui's face was filled with anger, and he firmly grasped the railing.Although Jun Moxiao couldn't cause substantial damage to the people inside because of the protective cover, and the water couldn't get in, it was still possible to shake it violently.

"Are they going crazy for other reasons?" Zhang Xinjie's glasses fell off the bridge of his nose.

"...I think maybe Xiaoxiao automatically translated 'Hi Hao' into 'Have you eaten'?" Ye Xiu also looked like he was about to cry, the cultural difference is really scary, after all, it is an alien vehicle , I can’t appreciate the profoundness of Chinese—or is it too much?So he looked at Zhou Zekai with great resentment, and strongly condemned, "What about the alien black technology that was agreed to allow barrier-free communication in the whole universe?"

Zhou Zekai could only cough twice silently—in fact, he felt that this was probably Lord Grim's bad taste, since the personality of this TARDIS was too distinct.

Those translucent jelly-like creatures look soft, but the impact force is really not small. Everyone has also seen their ferocious attack power in the video.However, Lord Grim's protection was still indestructible, and the other party gradually realized this, and suddenly moved away a few meters, staring at them with longan-sized eyes that were still glowing with cold blue light in the deep waters .

"It stopped?" Han Wenqing frowned, as if he felt that things were not that simple.Zhou Zekai, who had been baptized by the flames of war all year round, also had such a warning, but he didn't have many thoughts for a while.

What was overlooked?

Zhou Zekai thought about the legends about the people in the sea—that is, the mermaids and the mermaids. Both legends have their own embellishments, such as weeping into tears, or they have no soul.But there are also things in common, and these unchanging characteristics are likely to be true...

singing?

Zhou Zekai instantly realized the danger, and before he could speak, he heard someone shout——

"Cover your ears!"

Everyone present was well-trained, and under such a reminder, no one asked why, so they all covered their ears.Almost at the same time, a sharp and piercing voice pierced into everyone's minds like a needle, and their faces twisted instantly.

But Zhou Zekai knew that this was just an appetizer. If they only had such a little ability, the people on the bottom of the sea would not have multiplied to this day and became the overlord of the ocean.

- Infrasound.

This is the most terrifying attack on living beings, a sharp knife that kills people invisible, and the TARDIS shield cannot resist the sound wave!

must leave!

Zhou Zekai made a quick judgment and staggered towards the bridge.Everyone present had teleportation bracelets, except for Ye Xiu, he couldn't leave the other party here and leave alone.

However, at this moment, Zhou Zekai suddenly felt a burst of relief, the visceral resonance caused by infrasound waves disappeared, and at the same time, a gentle singing envelops him like soft water waves.

It was Wu Yuce.

He stood in front of the door of TARDIS, closing his eyelids lightly, those wonderful syllables flowed from his slightly parted lips, completely blocking the voice of the sea people.

Zhou Zekai's brows were completely relaxed, and his heart was full of understanding.

——Sure enough.When signing at the Hangzhou branch of Glory, Zhou Zekai smelled the fishy smell of the sea on Wu Yuce's body, and saw some white salt grains in his hair.Combined with Li Xuan's remarks about Wu Yuce returning to his hometown and rushing back, the answer is obvious.What's more, it was him who asked them to cover their ears.

"It really is this time." Ye Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, "Most of the information I have about the sea people was told to me by Xiao Wu himself. As for him in the future, I have witnessed the attack methods of the sea people. I won’t waste my time saying it again.”

"Eh? He's a man from the bottom of the sea?" Yang Cong straightened up after recovering, "Ah, there is another non-human being in Glory."

Fang Rui slapped his thigh: "Hurry up and sign the contract, it must be the kind that prostitutes itself, like Old Han's."

Han Wenqing's eyes were full of lethality, but it was a pity that Fang Rui had a thick skin and didn't react at all.

The onlookers all put on a calm face, as if they had gotten used to it, and the alien Zhou Zekai looked up at the ceiling.

The chanting sound gradually became weaker and finally disappeared, and Wu Yuce's face also showed a little fatigue - dealing with the attacks of more than a dozen sea people on his own is naturally quite exhausting.He took a deep breath and opened his mouth again. Although it was Chinese to everyone's ears, they understood that it was translated by Lord Grim, and what he spoke must be the language of the people in the sea.

"Being exiled here, still don't know how to repent?"

"Why...help the aliens?" The group of sea people obviously hadn't communicated with outsiders for a long time, and their voices were very stagnant.

"The times have changed, we must coexist with the people on the ground." Wu Yuce sighed, "This time when I return to the market, the royal family has agreed to interact and cooperate with the people on the ground. I don't know about those in the West, but at least the East has reached a consensus. So I hurried back and didn't want this matter to affect the relationship between the two clans." Half of these words were said to these sea people, and the other half was naturally explained to the glory audience.

"How is it possible...coexist..."

Wu Yuce shook his head: "Nothing is impossible. Even aliens can work and live on this land, let alone creatures from the same planet? The territories of the two sides don't have much overlap."

"The ocean...is polluted..."

"So we need to negotiate with the people on the ground." Wu Yuce took out a gleaming silver tulle made of unknown material from the inside pocket of his jacket.He shook it off and showed it to those people in the sea, "According to your judgment back then, you were not allowed to see the sun, eat, or reproduce in the place of exile. The time limit is 200 years. Now half of the time has passed, and you have violated it. Therefore, the sentence will be increased by a hundred years."

"You can't...do this..."

Wu Yuce smiled slightly: "Of course I can, I am the younger brother of the current Neptune."

After that, he threw the piece of tulle out of Lord Grim's shield.The gauze melted the moment it entered the water, turned into silver particles, and flowed into the body of the underwater man.This seems to be some kind of prohibition, an unchangeable bondage, and those people on the bottom of the sea did not even dodge, so they accepted their fate.After the sentence was executed, Wu Yuce turned around and smiled apologetically at the colleagues who were staring at him: "They have already received the punishment they deserved, and with their life spans, adding a hundred years of punishment is definitely death. I am here, and life is better than death. I am very sorry for the deaths of those divers. On behalf of Aquaman, I will provide compensation to the families of the victims. I am sorry to have kept it from you for so long. After all, I have a special status and a heavy responsibility. Dare to reveal your identity from the very beginning. Until—” He looked at Han Wenqing, then at Zhou Zekai, “I’m sure that aliens can be accepted behind your back. Before, I could only warn against the development of this underground sea through anonymous emails. , unfortunately it didn't work."

"So, so...you are still the royal family of the sea people?" Li Xuan stammered, and he was the most shocked among all the people present.

"Yes." Wu Yuce's expression was full of unquestionable pride.

"So... I fell in love with a little mermaid?" Li Xuan rubbed his chin, "Do you feel like you made money?"

"The little mermaid is a girl, you said it wrong, it should be a mermaid." Fang Rui interjected.

Zhou Zekai shook his head: "Sexless."

Ye Xiu once again took over the job of supplementary explanation: "Well, let's popularize science, people on the bottom of the sea have no gender distinction, they reproduce with single cells."

Everyone present bowed their heads in unison...

"Where are you looking!" Wu Yuce was speechless, "The human form on the ground is still divided into genders!"

"I can prove it." Li Xuan coughed twice.

"Oh—" Everyone understood.

Tang Rou boldly stepped forward and patted Wu Yuce on the shoulder: "When the child is born, remember to serve wine."

Everyone couldn't help giving Li Xuan another subtle look—one-cell reproduction, so does this child count as his?

"It's a pity, if Xiao Wu chooses to be Ms. Wu when he goes ashore, I think the child will be able to play soy sauce." Fang Rui sighed.

Ye Xiu shrugged: "It's not too late, let's talk about it. Anyway, I'm so open-minded now. You see, my parents didn't say anything when I fell in love with an alien. How normal is it for an earthling to fall in love with an earthling?" about it. Isn’t it, Xiao Zhou?”

Zhou Zekai who was stabbed by the elbow quickly nodded: "Yes."

"Ahem, anyway, I came back this time, and on behalf of Neptune, I brought an agreement." Wu Yuce, who couldn't stand the flashback even if he wasn't single, brought the topic back to business, "It just so happens that the middle of the year is starting this time. The meeting, the two sides can discuss specific terms."

"That's fine, I'll contact other people to participate in the meeting." Zhang Xinjie nodded bluntly, "Since this is your prison, the research on the Tarim Underground Sea will be suspended." After a pause, he asked again, "Can you fully represent the seabed?" Man's will?"

"I fully represent the Eastern Neptune."

"Ok."

Ye Xiu yawned: "Then can I send you back?"

"What do you mean send us off? Don't even think about running away if you have a meeting." Fang Rui grabbed Ye Xiu's arm, fearing that he would be gone.

"It's fine to have a regular meeting. It's the most troublesome thing to make a contract. I still hope to finish it early and make an appointment with Xiao Zhou to watch the stars or something."

"At least you have to attend the regular meeting." Zhang Xinjie didn't expect Ye Xiu to be willing to intervene in the agreement with the sea people.

"That's it." Ye Xiu became energetic all at once, and asked Zhou Zekai while tapping the coordinates, "We'll go to Xiaoshan Gymnasium to pick up your wife after we're done, and then we'll fly away lingeringly."

Zhou Zekai just lowered his head, and grabbed a large handful of sugar from the sugar bowl.

There was another violent vibration, and Lord Grim once again had a good time rampaging through time and space before stopping with a groan.Tang Rou, who was closest to the exit, opened the door, and smiled instantly: "Didn't you come here after the work is over?"

Everyone looked at it—yes, if it’s not the Xiaoshan Gymnasium, where is it?

"It can't be helped, you know, Xiaoxiao can be mischievous." Ye Xiu had an expression of "you should be used to it by now", "You have kept it in the small black room for so long, and you still don't allow it to throw a temper tantrum?"

Zhang Xinjie smiled lightly: "That's because you don't have a driving license, and the government has the right to detain vehicles that are on the road illegally."

"It's not polite to use it, my heart is really dark."

"Each each other."

"Then stop again?" Fang Rui obviously didn't want to fight back from here.

Ye Xiu shook his head: "It's already very upset. At least the time is right now, but the location is a bit off, and it's not too far away. I'll let it fly again in a short time, and I'll get tangled up if I get the time wrong."

As soon as everyone thought it was such a reason, they all came out of Lord Grim.Lord Grim didn't have much creativity this time, it was still a vending machine, it was very inconspicuous on the street outside the gymnasium.When Zhou Zekai saw it, he remembered the last time we met, touched its shell, and ran to the front to see that there was no Wanglaoji in the rows of drinks.

"Huh? What's the matter? What do you want to drink?"

"No." Zhou Zekai laughed, "The last time we met, I ordered Wanglaoji."

"Haha, did you insert coins?" Ye Xiu also laughed, "It won't give you back the money."

"Keys...are more valuable than money." Zhou Zekai was a little embarrassed and didn't look at him, but he didn't get a reply after waiting for several seconds, so he turned his face.

Ye Xiu stood in front of him, without any expression on his face, just looking at him, as if he could look at him like this for a lifetime.

"Ye Xiu?" Zhou Zekai tilted his head slightly in confusion.

"...Xiao Zhou," Ye Xiu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, Zhou Zekai was already familiar with that casual smile, "You..."

He finally did not go on.

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Stabbed myself...

So everyone knows why Lao Ye gave Xiao Zhou the key directly when they met last time, and is he unhappy?The timeline of the two is reversed. He knew that he was the key given to Xiao Zhou Jun Moxiao last time, which means that their time is probably running out.

And the last time we met, Ye Xiu also said that they were separated for less than 5 minutes...so Ye Xiu was still immersed in this sad mood...so when Zhou Zekai ordered a table of his favorite dishes during the meal, he would reunite. Be happy, because things like taste definitely need a period of time to get to know, Ye Xiu thinks they still have time.

It feels like there's a big hole in my heart...