Chapter 15 Secret

Jiang Xiaoqian had no idea what was going on in the dark. She walked into the storeroom, excited and nervous.

All the lights in the room were turned on automatically, and there were a variety of collections. The light covered some smooth objects with a layer of rosy glow. The exhibition stand was arranged in a "door" shape. The deeper they went, the higher the value of these items they could see.

In the corner, she found a pile of source stones.

She recalled that her teacher, Wu Li, was so ecstatic to see a source stone.

But now, the source stones were piled up in the corner of the exhibition hall.

Sure enough, the platform decided the view. It was better to lean against a tree to enjoy the cool.

She didn't forget her main task and sped up to the end of the exhibition stand.

The security measures of the storage room were not so tight. On the one hand, not an ordinary person could arrive here quietly.

On the other hand, if the security measures are too tight, someone would destroy the lab for the sake of treasure hunting.

However, the most fundamental reason was that the real important treasures in the lab would not be stored in the storage room. Only a few people knew where they were stored.

In other words, all the things here were second rate or something with uncertain value in the First Research Institute.

Jiang Xiaoqian found the debris Jiang Xiaobai wanted on an exhibition stand beside the storage room. It lay on the tray alone, not conspicuous at all.

In the secret office of the basement, two figures stared at the back of Jiang Xiaoqian.

"Teacher, don't you stop her? She is going to run away with something. Now she can be caught with the thing she has stolen."

Most of the elders were simple-minded and had high moral standards. They couldn't tolerate such bad behavior of students. Wu Gangyi stood beside Professor Zhao and urged him to take action as soon as possible to prevent the theft.

"What do you want to do after we catch her?"

Professor Zhao lit a cigarette, but Wu Gangyi ignored it and pretended not to see it.

"But we can't let her steal things and pretend that nothing has happened, right? According to me, if we go to catch her, at least we have to fire her."

Wu Gangyi had made up his mind to fire this bad student.

"We can't act rashly. The play has just begun, and it's not the time to go on stage yet." Professor Zhao refused without hesitation.

"Besides, do you know what she has just taken away? Do you know what the meaning of what she has taken away is? As a member of us, why doesn't she study it aboveboard but steal it? And does she do this for herself or other people? Have you ever thought about it?"

Wu Gangyi was rendered speechless confronted with a series of questions from Professor Zhao.

"The most important thing for us now is to wait. When the person behind her appears voluntarily, maybe they can share the information of that fragment with us, and even study it with us. If you alert the enemy too early, you will push them out of the door. If we can get a good partner through an inconspicuous fragment, why not?"

Professor Zhao took the opportunity to enlighten his students, hoping that he could be less bookish and have a long-term consideration.

"Yes, but I just feel a little uncomfortable."

Wu Gangyi was still a little indignant.

Professor Zhao smiled. "You will understand as you go through more in the future."

"My task is completed. Is it awesome?"

"Of course it is." Jiang Xiaobai thought to himself, "You can't even pass the first test without my technical support."

"So, should you tell me your identity? What does it have to do with the mysterious person?"

Jiang Xiaoqian was lying on the sofa in a mess, her limbs weak. What was consumed today was not strength, but spirit.

Jiang Xiaobai frowned and was still thinking about today's action.

"Do you think today's action is too smooth?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked abruptly.

"Well, it seems a little smooth. It feels like walking on flat ground. Except for being a little nervous, I didn't encounter any difficulties. Now when I recall our action, I'm a little unconfident." Jiang Xiaoqian also realized that it went so smoothly that she felt unreal.

Jiang Xiaobai squeezed out all the unnecessary thoughts in his mind. Anyway, he had got the fragment. This move was not a loss.

Looking at the fragment on the table, Jiang Xiaobai's eyes became hot. What had happened back then? What secrets did my master want to tell me?

He couldn't wait to communicate through the fragment, but Jiang Xiaoqian was still here.

"Xiaoqian, can you go out and buy some delicious food? Let's reward ourselves tonight."

"If you want, you can go. I'm very tired."

Jiang Xiaoqian rolled her eyes, showing no intention of leaving.

"Do you still want to know the news about the mysterious person? I have to study it at home, hoping to get the result as soon as possible." Jiang Xiaobai stared at Jiang Xiaoqian with a snicker. Jiang Xiaoqian glared at him and left home with the grievance.

After confirming that Jiang Xiaoqian couldn't come back home, for the time being, Jiang Xiaobai excitedly ran back to the bedroom and closed the door.

Jiang Xiaobai took out the mask fragment and rubbed it with her fingers for a while. He imagined his master wearing this mask back then. In a flash, things had changed.

After Jiang Xiaobai tried to transfer a great force into the mask, the mask emitted a white light.

"Xiaobai, you are still alive!" a familiar voice sounded again.

"Yes, master. I'm still alive," Jiang Xiaobai replied excitedly and was happy to make a repeat. "If you're still alive, I'm willing to be a repeater every day." He thought to himself.

It seemed that there were not many connections between the fragments, and his teacher's consciousness was extremely unstable and could dissipate at any time.

"Teacher, what happened in the last battle? Who hurt you like this?"

Jiang Xiaobai was eager to find the answer and the way to revive the teacher.

"In the final battle, we have an advantage. How could we suddenly be defeated? Even you, who dominated the world, ended up like this?"

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't figure out how the good situation ended.

"Xiaobai, listen to me. Don't act rashly."

"Don't worry, master. I'll keep it in mind."

"The reason why we were defeated at that time was not that our enemies were strong, but because a third party suddenly appeared on the battlefield. They attacked us all of a sudden, and their cultivation and attack methods were all unheard of. They took us by surprise. I suspect that they are from the outer region."

"From the outer region?" Jiang Xiaobai's eyes flickered. The outer region itself was extremely mysterious and unpredictable. The opponent could be a world.

"What's more, they came with a large number of people and their fighting strength was not weak. They knew each of us very well. They had hidden in our world for a long time. But at that time, our whole world was in chaos and a lot of people were killed. In the face of the enemies, we could not spare the energy to monitor every territory."