gray manor

Xin didn't describe to Gray what Pin was doing, and Gray didn't ask more. He just replied "I will pay attention to it" to end the topic.But Xin Xi knew that what he said didn't mean perfunctory, but his true trust in her.

In order to respect his trust, Xin Xi keenly skipped the previous topic and did not extend it any further.

"Then, there are comings and goings, now it's my turn to answer your questions." She leaned sideways on the sofa and raised her chin to signal Gray to ask questions, who had been leading the conversation.

"What do those two children have to do with ARIA? Will they bring danger?" Gray said after thinking for a while.

Xin Xi heard his tone, as if he didn't know any information, and looked very confused and tentative.She rolled her eyes quickly, and she understood: "The Raven didn't tell you any useful information, did it?"

Gray paused briefly in rubbing his fingers, then nodded.

"Sure enough." Xin Xi brushed back the obstructing hair from his forehead a little irritably, propped his other hand on the side of his face, looked at Gray, and said, "Please don't ask about the Raven's request to you." Clearly, it is really big hearted to dare to agree directly. Mr. Gray, are you not afraid that he will stab you in the back?"

Before Gray could reply, Xin waved his hand and continued: "Forget it, don't worry about this, lest Raven blame me for stirring up the relationship between the two of you in the future. Let me answer your question first. Xueming, Qiujiao and ARIA have no substantive relationship. ARIA lures/abducts them for another purpose. Although we don't know the specific purpose yet, we will always find out.

"As for these two children, they both have some negative energy left in their bodies. Once it explodes, the consequences will be unimaginable, so we can't put them back on the normal life track for the time being. We have to observe them closely for a while. The crowd is the best way. But don't worry, with me and the sirens, they will not pose a threat. Well... Of course, if you mean those external dangers, I can't tell. I return to Gray Manor again, Returning to this piece of your territory, in the eyes of those outsiders who are eyeing you, this place has become a tempting target."

Gray took a deep breath: "Will Pin be exposed?"

Xin Xi said firmly: "No, he promised me not to participate in the field work. As long as he keeps his promise, there is room for everything."

Gray was preoccupied: "What about you?"

Xin Xi was stunned for a second, then smiled softly: "You should be more worried about our opponents. But if you want to ask about my safety, you can rest assured. The Siren will not allow danger to happen to anyone other than him. He is best at turning danger into safety. So... I trust him, trust me."

Sirens again.

"Can I tell the truth?" Gray lowered his eyes to avoid Xin Xi's gaze, his voice could not detect any emotion.

Xiao Xin tilted his head: "Of course, you say."

"I don't think the siren is capable of solving the problems you are about to face. ARIA's strength is unfathomable. If you only put your confidence in the siren, you will underestimate the enemy..." Gray's Adam's apple moved up and down, he He was hesitating whether to say the next thing or not.

"What else, you continue to talk." Xin Xi saw that he was hesitant to speak, and raised his chin for him to continue.

"I guess you have reached some kind of agreement with Raven. It should not be a simple official business, maybe... it is something deeper that cannot be easily told to others, and the handling of the two children's accident is your best way to hide your eyes ... Xin, if my guess is correct, then please don’t continue this plan. The development of ARIA to its current scale cannot be shaken by a few of you, it’s too risky.”

While Gray was speaking, his brows became tighter and tighter. He looked at Xin Xi with an inquiring expression, intending to find an expression on her face that could confirm his guess.But the other party seemed to have no fear, not even a trace of suspicious information leaked from his eyelashes.

"I don't understand what you're talking about. I think you know that making a private agreement is not recognized in RL, and all our actions must be recorded. So, the kind of thankless work you imagined I won’t do anything.” Xin propped his head with one hand, and continued: “Also, as members of the Blu-ray A-level team, Siren and I never make unsure plans. You have a lot of guesses and worries. Remain."

"Really..." Gray pondered for a moment, turned his face away from Department Xin, and continued: "After you came out of Professor Heath's research institute yesterday, he quickly dismissed the members of his current main research project, and put They were assigned to other projects. And he himself stayed behind closed doors until Operator Jonathan arrived, and the two left the laboratory together 10 minutes later."

Gray didn't continue to speak, but his implication had already reached Xin Xi's mind.

"Mr. Gray, you must pay attention to substantive evidence. You can't take it for granted. Jonathan and Heath can't have a good relationship in private. Do you want to have a party after work? How can a colleague drink together as evidence of a conspiracy? What? You can’t draw conclusions so hastily. Besides, I’m not as familiar with them as you think, and it doesn’t matter to me what they do.”

Xin Xi insisted that Gray was all guesswork and had no real proof, so he refused to let go.

Gray has no doubts about his own ideas, or in other words, he has enough understanding of the behavior of Xin's gang.He knew that his conjecture was completely correct, but he couldn't force her to admit the self-evident facts.

Gray sighed resignedly, and turned his face to look at Xin Xi again. This woman looks immature on the outside, and the big innocent eyes on her doll's face flicker and flicker obediently like a doll's eyes, which always make people ignore her. The young people who have been in the world for more than 20 years and almost 30 years, what she knows and the way she presupposes to deal with problems is very different from those young people who have just entered the dye vat.

It is too difficult for her to change her behavior easily.

Gray surrendered and no longer insisted on persuading Xin Xi to confess. He compromised in a helpless tone: "I hope you know what you are doing and protect yourself. And, the help I promised is always effective, in case you forget, I will Just to remind you."

"Of course we can't forget this. We have always maintained a good cooperative relationship." Xin Xi happily ended the conversation with a smile on his face.She was sure that Gray would not make it difficult for her, so it was always right to use denial to deal with all his problems, and it was always right to respond to all changes with the same.

There was actually no need to hide Raven's plan from Gray, but she still chose to proceed with caution. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.Not everyone has to live like walking on the tip of a knife, she must at least ensure the safety of those around her.

After the conversation with Gray was over, she had to show Zhao Zhao the plane ticket to send her back. Her vacation was over, and Zhao Zhao could no longer stay by her side. If any accident happened, she couldn't bear the risk of losing her friend.

"I've been chasing ARIA for a while, if you need help, any help, please let me know." Gray still couldn't feel completely relieved, and reminded him aloud.

Xiao Xin laughed dumbfounded, nodded, then seemed to think of something, paused, then leaned forward and hugged him, she said: "You also want to be safe, okay?"

Gray deeply reflected her in his eyes, and said with respect, "Okay."

The time spent in Gray Manor has almost stopped. Since they moved back here, RL people have not contacted them again, but there are always news from Gray, reporting the situation of ARIA in detail, which is very reassuring. .

Apart from daily physical training, cooking, and playing with children, Xin has no major emotional turmoil.

Oh, no, she had an argument with Zhao Zhao.

... Or maybe Zhao Zhao unilaterally said harsh words to her.

After chatting with Gray that day, Xin Xi discussed with Zhaoxi about sending her back when she returned home, but she didn't know which sentence hit her against the scales, Zhaoxi exploded, and she firmly rejected her. , that gnashing of teeth almost wanted to swallow Xin Xi alive.

"You hide too many things from me, Xin Xi, as your best friend, I don't mind if you don't tell me something, I don't lack that little trust. But now you want me to leave, I tell you, it's impossible You brought me here first with the excuse of keeping me safe, and now you want to send me away with the same reason? Don't you feel contradictory? I can't leave you now, please dispel your thoughts, I From now on, I will be inseparable from you, I have no shortage of adventurous spirit and this life."

It really is burning between the lines.

Xin Xiaotian is a coward when it comes to her friends. Under the gaze of Zhao Zhao's red eyes, she had no choice but to give up her plan to send her back.

And from then on, no matter where Xin Xi went, Zhao Xi followed her unconditionally.

The morning exercise with the Siren turned into three people, and Xin Xiaotian was alone with two stinky faces, which put her under a lot of pressure. They came to pay off the debt.

But the feeling of raising children is not bad. The two children, Xueming and Qiujie, are very well-behaved. Some of their unreliable adults have bloody scenes. When the game is rated 15 banned, the siblings will automatically avoid it.

This saved Xin Xi a lot of worry.

Because of the two energetic children, their activity area is getting bigger and bigger, and they are no longer confined to the second floor as game geeks.Gray Manor is located in a remote area, surrounded by forests, and there is a lake that can't be seen at a glance. This place is very suitable for vacation or... retirement.

Xin Xi's daily joy now is to make a cup of tea, serve a plate of biscuits, sit with the children on the picnic table under the big tree by the lake, and wait for the breeze to blow.

This is really closing your eyes and feeling like you have entered retirement life in advance.

Qiujie's body recovered faster than her sister. On the second day at the manor, she pestered Siren to teach him deeper ability control. Siren was annoyed by him to the point of two big heads. Now she hides from children every day. At least ten meters away from them.

So when Xin Xizhaoxi takes the children to feel the nature by themselves, the siren usually sits on the big tree behind them and dozes off hidden among the luxuriant foliage.

Qiu Jie raised his head to look at the tree several times, then lowered his head in frustration, he seemed to be hated unknowingly... Sure enough, he acted too eagerly, which made people feel burdened.

Seeing his brother's loss, Xue Ming didn't say anything, but patted his head gently.

Qiu Jie has been trying to follow the footsteps of Qingniao to practice the stability and control of his ability for so many years. He is very talented and quick to learn, but Xue Ming's grades are not ideal, hovering at the passing line every time.The day they lost control at the observatory, her younger brother tried desperately to help her, she knew it all, but... the awakened ability was really beyond her control, especially after the runaway.

Qiu mustard wants to become stronger, she wants to be strong enough to protect her sister, she knows it all.

This kid works hard and her little brother is the best little brother in the world.

The sound of the wind blowing the leaves is rustling, and the white clouds in the blue sky are constantly rolling, leaving a bright and dark rhythm on the grass.

Xin Xi, who was enjoying the comfort of the wind, opened his eyes and found that everyone around him was frowning. He turned his head with a "huh?" and asked, "What's the matter? Is it growing pains?"

Xue Ming smiled and shook her head, and said in a calm and gentle tone, "Xin, may I ask, when can my brother and I go home?"

"I don't know either." Xin Xi shrugged, "Are you homesick?"

Xueming was stunned for a moment, as if she was thinking about the meaning of the word "home", then she glanced at Qiujie, and said back to Acacia: "Our adoptive parents are very kind to us, I will not be used to leaving them, so we should It’s kind of homesick.”

"Can you still count like this?" Xin Xi muttered in a low voice, not letting the children hear.

She cleared her throat and said loudly: "It's normal for children to be homesick, and we adults will also be homesick, so it's completely okay to say it out loud! I miss my home very much sometimes! Home is a very good place." The place will make you brave and strong, and will make children full of love and grow up strong."

"Can I be as strong as you guys when I grow up?" Qiu Jia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, her immature voice, which hadn't changed, was full of anticipation that couldn't be dispelled.

Xin Xi and him looked at each other firmly, nodded and said, "Of course. With the abilities of Qiujie and Xueming, it's more than enough to work in RL!"

After hearing this, the sorrow written on Qiujiao's face was wiped away, and she summoned up the courage to continue to ask: "What about the Blu-ray Project? Can I become a member of the Blu-ray Project that is as powerful as the Siren?"

"Aki-kun can become a person as powerful as myself, and you don't need to use the siren as a reference." Although Xin Xi was smiling, her tone was rarely serious, but in the blink of an eye, she smiled again. , "The Blu-ray Project needs members like you very much. If you confirm your goal, then please work hard with it! Let me tell you quietly, in fact, I am very optimistic about you. Used together, they are very powerful!"

The siren nestled in the tree heard all this conversation. He glanced down and said with disgust, "Xin! Stop your greedy saliva, it's about to drip on the table!"

"Huh!" Xin Xi made a face at him, and then fooled the child, "People with bad personalities like Siren, this is enough for the Blu-ray Project! As for me, I just hope that it is best to recruit more people like you in the future , well-behaved and cute, so as to save some people from having to fight with the client or task object if they disagree."

"I...I will work hard!" Qiu Gu did not resist Xin Xi's enthusiastic recruitment at all, he pumped his fists in his heart, and looked forward to the day when he would enter the Blu-ray project.

He's going to study hard, learn everything, and become very, very strong.Regardless of whether his sister is in a riot or in a normal state, he must use his own ability to protect her sister. Qiu Gu doesn't want to see her in pain and she is powerless. Qiu must become stronger little by little.

His gaze slowly moved to the tree again...

The siren clicked his tongue and quickly jumped down from the tree. He took the plate where they ate nothing but broken biscuits, and said impatiently, "I'll go get some more biscuits."

The book in Zhaoxi's hand just turned to the last page. Seeing that Siren was about to leave, she got up with him without thinking, and said, "I'll go back and change the book."

The relationship between these two people has become very good recently, and Xiaoxin suspects that two of them have unanimously made bad faces at her, which led to their alliance.

Xin Xi watched them go away, and said to the two children treacherously: "Mr. Aki, if you pester him for a few more days, don't be afraid of his stinky face! I guarantee that within half a month, he will I will definitely agree to you. Siren is the person who is most afraid of trouble and is not afraid of trouble. If you stalk him, he will definitely compromise. Trust me!"

I, Xin Xi, am very experienced in dealing with Sirens!

……

I didn't hear a vigorous answer.

She turned her head, Xue Ming and Qiu Jie had all passed out on the table, a woman with black hair and red lips was standing behind them, showing a weird smile at Xin Xi.

how come!

How come at this time!

"Sirens!"

Xin Xi got up quickly, but wanted to leave but was hindered by the two children in her hands, so she couldn't leave, so she had to call Siren's name.

……

The siren who should have rushed to her in an instant did not appear.

Xin Xi distractedly turned his head to look sideways, and it turned out that the Siren had been fighting with another person inseparably.

She checked again worriedly, and when she saw Zhaoxi running towards the manor non-stop, her hanging heart was slightly relieved.

Seeing her expression like this, the black-haired woman couldn't help laughing, and her voice rose at the end, which sounded very happy: "You and your friend have a really good relationship."

"It has nothing to do with you." Xin Xi turned her gaze back, her eyes were sharp, and she said indifferently, "It took a lot of trouble, what's the matter?"

"Shouldn't you get to know each other first? You're a little rude." The woman's smile was like a poisonous snake, and she said with a snake letter: "Hello, I'm Ellenna. I've admired your name for a long time, Xin Xi."

"You know my name so well, I don't need to introduce myself." Xin Xi raised his eyebrows, "The purpose, report it."

"You should be very clear about it." Ellena crossed half of the two children who had fallen on the table, and supported their bodies with her hands, which seemed to be a blessing but actually a threat. Her hoarse voice was full of temptation: " Come with me, and you will know naturally."

Xin Xi imitated her appearance, and put his hands on the table to confront her, not at all afraid of this femme fatale whose origin is unknown, and she is not a good person at first sight.

When the foreheads of the two were about to touch each other, Xin Xi chuckled and said, "See clearly whose home is this, don't be too arrogant."

Almost in the blink of an eye, Xin Xi's right hand had already touched Ellenna's neck, that hand was filled with the familiar power of a siren, and knocked the black-haired woman caught off guard to the ground.

There was no expression on Xin Xi's face, her expression was indifferent, and her eyes even revealed a bit of ferocity that could not have existed before. She didn't say anything, and kicked her feet hard on Elena's ribs like rushing food, and her hands Her strength tightened and tightened without mercy, Xin was waiting for her to suffocate.

The person in front of him tried to struggle, but Xin Xi refused to budge.

Seeing that Ellena's face was gradually turning red and purple, Xin Xi sneered and said, "I detected it. You are S-class [Tunkong], right? How pitiful, how could you underestimate me like this? Really Do you think that the Blu-ray project is just like the group of people in the red light, just for fame? Our boss, Lightness, will be the first to disagree."

Ellenna wanted to speak, but she couldn't make any syllables. When she was about to lose consciousness, a crisp finger snapping rang beside her ears.

fraudulent?

Xin Xi's complexion changed, and her predictive instinct came online, she immediately jumped away from her body, and ran wildly with the two unconscious children in her arms.

"pungent!"

The siren had already dealt with the intruder and ran towards her. His expression was as vicious as a Rakshasa. The two met but had no time to tease. Xin threw the two children at him to him and said quickly, "Bring them into the house." , It will take time for Pin to activate the defense of the manor, we don’t know how many of them there are, fast in and fast out, cover him.”

The weight of Xin Xi's shoulders lightened, and the siren took the child and ran away, so fast that even the shadow couldn't keep up, leaving only incomplete gray lines.

While he was galloping into the manor, Xin Xi quickly used his perception ability to explore the surrounding situation.

She's downright terrifying now.

Why are there intruders?Why is no one aware of their intrusion?Who are these people?

She has no time to think deeply, the only thing she has to do now is to ensure the safety of other people in the manor.

The lake is about one kilometer away from the main body of the manor. It takes 20 seconds for the siren to go back and forth, plus 30 seconds for sending the child in to fill in a few instructions.

She wants to make sure that nothing happens within these 30 seconds, that she will not be taken away or die here.

Xin's ability to control superpowers is at its peak. While using her perception, she delicately filled both hands with the world's strongest combat superpower, "Siren Power".

The captain of Team Blu-ray A is not a person full of fighting spirit and fighting spirit, but once she wants to fight, no one can get cheap from her. That Ellena is a living example.

Between Thunder and Thunder, three phantom-like figures rushed out from three directions at the same time. They attacked Xin Xi's back of the head, waist and knees respectively. Their hand movements were used as grappling techniques, and they didn't feel the killing intent for the time being.

Holding his breath, Xin Xi predicted their intentions, easily moved away from the original position, first dodged the one who attacked her, and was about to finish off the others, when Ellena, who was pressed and rubbed by her on the ground just now, rushed towards her. come over.

As for?Why don't they send them to her one by one?Do you have no idea whether you can beat the power of the Sirens?

Did you make a mistake, what are you doing for such a big battle?

It doesn't matter if the arrester doesn't want his life, but she Xin Xi cherishes her life like gold!

The two people with the same shadow were quickly smashed to the ground by Xin Xi. Ellenna didn't have any empathy for her companions. She didn't even look at her eyes, and jumped up without hesitation, intending to go straight to her face.

Xin Xi was not timid and was about to go up to her, but found that her feet were sinking—the two people were holding her back with their last consciousness before fainting!

Damn it, why didn't she kill these two right away!

Oh, because she's from RL. RL, the Holy Mother organization that talks about public welfare and human rights, is not happy to kill people!Not even enemies!

Now she can finally empathize with the discomfort that the Sirens have to be ordered to be imprisoned every time they go on a mission!

The actual combat experience of the Xin family is still limited, and the sudden situation made her flustered. She kicked away the two shadow-like figures emotionally, and looked up again—Ellena was only one meter away from her!

After the woman jumped up, she activated her ability quickly, sucking out all the air around Xin Xi, and even cut off half of the one she just sucked in!

Xin Xi was disgusted by this immoral ability, and thought, this feeling is quite similar to being choked on drinking water.

She simply held her breath and blocked Elena's fist with her hand, but once the two started to fight close to each other, Xin Xi felt as if the oxygen in her body was being sucked out of her body bit by bit...

Her vital capacity has always been good, and she can maintain a steady one-and-a-half minutes of snorkeling underwater without any equipment, but now the situation where the oxygen is directly lost from the body is somewhat embarrassing!

Fighting with the ability of S vs. S, it really depends on the first strike. Her "practical brash faction" thinks everything is too simple!

Xin Xi tried to use higher-level abilities to suppress her swallowing while dismantling Elena's moves.

and many more!

By doing this, is she forcing her to fully use her abilities? !

Xiao Xin's consonance flashed, his eyes widened, and he withdrew the ability he wanted to release after enduring the pain of lack of oxygen.

No no no!She has to think of another way!You can't casually fight so hard to show your trump card!

But the oxygen seems to be getting less and less...

Just when a hypoxic black dot was about to appear on the retina, a familiar force rushed from behind her—the siren finally came back!

good siren!Divine soldiers descend from heaven!

Xin Xi immediately withdrew his strength tacitly, and made way for the siren with his short body. He rolled aside and used his healing power to draw oxygen from the air to replenish his body step by step.

The situation of the battle changed suddenly because of the addition of the Siren. The aura of the authentic "Underworld Guider" is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even a transcendent person like Xin Xi who has been with him for a long time and has a strong imitation ability cannot learn from his own. The kind of self-respecting killing and hostility brought about by him is an aura that can swallow the world. The only "unowned chaos" in the world is the strongest form of the Siren, and it is also a nightmare that has plagued him for many years.

Although Xin Xi breathed a sigh of relief, her nervousness was even stronger than when she was dealing with the enemy alone. First, she had to be careful of the surrounding situation, and second, she had to keep an eye on the sirens.

The Siren and his abilities cannot be perfectly integrated, let alone reconcile or give in. He has been fighting against "Masterless Chaos", so for many years, as the captain, Xin has other things besides maintaining the integrity and safety of the mission. One of the main missions is to keep watch over the siren, shining on him like a beacon, reminding him to be vigilant at all times, and to be at the critical point of balancing himself and "unowned chaos".

Every time the Blu-ray A team went out on a mission before, if the siren had any intention of getting lost, the Xin family would go up and replace him without saying a word, and this time is no exception.

Xin Xi's eyes are like the most delicate microscope, she wants to explore and grasp all possible lesions.

Ellena's fighting skills were no match for the siren, she retreated while fighting, her legs couldn't help trembling because of the death aura emitted by the siren.

But just as she was about to shrink back, she glanced sideways at Xin Xi, who was watching the battle cautiously, and her spirit, dazzled by hatred and fear, finally returned to her place. Since the teacher entrusted this matter to her, she cannot At this time, it fell short!

The black-haired woman bit the tip of her tongue lightly, the pain reached her brain, Ellenna pulled herself together, intending to repeat the same trick, sucking the air around the siren.

"Stop, return to defense! She is an S-level swallow, don't let her touch your body, she is afraid of scanning with a strong magnetic field, and dare not evacuate air in a large area!"

The Xin Department sensed Ellenna's intentions, and immediately sounded a reminder. The siren heard the order and jumped away from the enemy without thinking. Ellenna took half of the air and found that the person had run away... and ended up feeling lonely. .

The aura of Sombra's ability appeared around again, and Xin Xi and Siren pressed against their backs, and she instructed concisely: "There is still an S-rank waiting for an opportunity, I suspect it is [Shi Ying], I will keep an eye on him. You Concentrate on dealing with Tun Kong, remember to keep calm, she can't beat you."

The siren's chill was worn away a little after hearing the words, and he said, "It will take another minute for Pin."

"Understood." Xin Xi nodded, and before leaving to deal with the black shadow, he reminded him just in case: "Don't pay attention to me, and don't pay too much attention to the enemy. You have to look inside yourself and face yourself."

Before anyone could answer, Xin Xi jumped out first. The puppets wrapped in Shi Ying were not strong in battle. She had already experienced it when she fought with them just now, and they didn't seem to have any intention of killing her. It is a very good advantage for the Xin family.

Delay for another minute.

In another minute, the self-defense mode set by Pin in Gray Manor will be turned on. Except for him and the people he allowed to move here, they will all fall into the disorder of the magnetic field, the body will be deactivated, and the combat effectiveness will be invalid.

1 more minutes...

Xin Xi kicked the knees and feet of a black shadow who was trying to catch her, kicking him to the ground, and was about to turn around to care about the situation of the siren, when she heard the sound of her attack on Elena just now. that snap of fingers.

"Snapped--!"

Crisp and distant.

Xin Xi wanted to remind the siren to be careful of the weird snapping of fingers, but before she could speak, her sight suddenly disappeared and she fell into the darkness.Xin Xi felt someone wrap her arms around her, and she seemed to fall into someone's arms.

She tried to struggle, but found that she was imprisoned, and she had no strength at all at this moment!

The last sense that Xiao Xin woke up before losing consciousness was hearing. She heard the person holding her whisper to a person not far away: "The magnetic field here is about to change, let's go."

Then the world was spinning, and she felt empty, and the peace and belonging that Gray Manor had brought her seemed to disappear.