Genius Club.

Chapter 234 Ping An and Pinky

Li Ningning's words left Big Face Cat speechless.

He looked at Li Ningning at this moment...as if he saw Li Cheng, the man who had gone against the flow and boarded a hot air balloon alone to die many years ago, leaving everyone behind.

He wanted to take good care of Li Ningning and raise her into an ordinary, happy girl.

But I didn't expect it.

The women of the Li family are always like this and will always be like this.

Back then, Li Cheng knew that this was a road that would lead to his death, but he still resolutely boarded the hot air balloon, just for what Li Ningning had just said -

"If I don't go, why should I let others go?"

This also includes the last words of Li Ningning’s mother:
"After a man dies, women always have to keep up. If Li Cheng's woman doesn't do it... why should other women do it?"

The big-faced cat's face turned pale.

He didn't know what to do at this time.

……

Lin Xian, who was standing behind the big-faced cat and witnessing all the quarrels, sighed inwardly.

Li Ningning.

This girl is always so stubborn, so unwilling to admit defeat, so unconvinced by fate, and so fearless of death.

In the second dream, at such a young age, she dared to go to the garbage dump to steal books, risking being shot in the head by a drone.

In the third dream.

She still had no hesitation and wanted to stand in front of everyone like her parents.

Lin Xian doesn't hate girls like this.

On the contrary, I appreciate it.

Every era needs such selfless people to turn the tide and save history and the world.

He chuckled and stepped forward.

He came between Big Face Cat and Li Ningning, stroked Li Ningning's smooth head with his right palm, and looked at her raised eyes:

"Ningning, you are still young, don't go for this kind of thing."

"But..." Li Ningning stood on tiptoe.

"You will have a chance to go to Rhine Sky City, but not now." Lin Xian interrupted her and smiled at Li Ningning who looked puzzled:

"Don't worry, I will pull the city down and give it to you. When the time comes... you can step on it however you want. There is no need for such a dangerous parachute jump. You can just walk up."

"Pull...pull it down?"

Li Ningning's eyebrows twitched, and she had no idea what the young man was talking about.

"So, just wait on the ground."

Lin Xian squatted down and hooked Li Ningning's little finger with his right hand:
"Let's make a promise. This time, I will definitely keep my word. So... just listen to me this time and stay here and look at the sky."

Li Ningning stared at the two people's little fingers that were tightly clasped together.

Is this... really possible?

This must be deceiving yourself!
but……

Li Ningning blinked and looked at the sincerity and affirmation in Lin Xian's eyes.

why.

This is obviously such an outrageous thing.

But do you feel that he is serious?
If you think about it carefully, he was the one who was going to risk his life to jump into the Rhine Sky City, and he also miraculously knew the gap in the air defense net that only his mother had miraculously jumped into...

Could it be that he is also a miracle?
Can he really do it?
Li Ningning pursed her lips and finally... nodded heavily.

She turned her thumb up, pressed down Lin Xian's thumb, and stamped it.

Make a pinky promise, or hang yourself, and don’t change it for a hundred years.

In this way, it will take effect.

"Don't lie to me." Li Ningning stared at Lin Xian:

"I am waiting for you."

Lin Xian nodded and was about to stand up.

But Li Ningning grabbed his arm.

She took out a patched small purse from her inner pocket. It was a bit tattered and had many threads untied.

The purse was slightly deformed due to repeated sewing, but it was still roughly visible that on the front of the square purse... two words were embroidered evenly with red silk thread:

【Safety】.

This is……

Lin Xian looked at this strange yet familiar Ping An purse.

In the second dream, before he and CC crossed the garbage dump, Li Ningning would always stuff the safe purse into his palm.

She said that this was embroidered for her by her mother and it was very effective, allowing her to be safe every time she went to the garbage dump to steal things and never get into trouble.

At that time, Lin Xian would always promise her that he would blow up the walls of Xindonghai City and destroy this city that she didn't like for her.

only……

In the end, he broke his promise.

It wasn't that he intended to go back on his word, but the change in time and space came so suddenly that he was not prepared at all. The second dream disappeared and he came to the third dream.

The purses I used so many times before were all very new.

After all, in the second dream, Li Ningning's mother was still alive and could help her mend her clothes or even replace them with new ones.

And now in my dream...

Li Ningning became an orphan when she was young and she may not even remember what her parents look like.

This small purse should have been left behind by her mother before she died. The crude marks of sewing on it... must have been made by Li Ningning.

The calluses on her hands were caused by skydiving and sports, so it looks like she is not very good at needlework.

But to be able to mend it into this state...she must have put a lot of effort into it.

"My mother put this safety purse in my pocket when she was flying in a hot air balloon."

Li Ningning looked at the purse in her hand and whispered:
"I didn't understand anything at the time. It wasn't until several days later that I realized my mother would never come back. It turned out that I had seen my mother for the last time without realizing it."

"Since then, I have been carrying this purse. Although it is in tatters, I feel it is really effective. I have been safe and sound for so many years. I have never been sick or had any accidents. It is like my mother is really protecting me."

"So... I'll give it to you!"

Li Ningning put the tattered purse into Lin Xian's hand, held his hand tightly, and smiled at this miraculous man:

"Lin Xian, I wish you peace."

……

Lin Xian clenched his right fist, feeling the purse filled with body temperature.

He didn't say anything more, just took it and put it in his pocket:

"This time, I won't say polite words."

Lin Xian stood up and looked at Li Ningning, who was a head shorter than him:
"I will return it to you personally... along with a gift for you." He waved his hand and turned around.

Lin Xian waved goodbye to Li Ningning and came to the inflated helium balloon.

Pat the helmet of Big Face Cat and pat A Zhuang on the shoulder:

"lets go."

……

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
At an altitude of 20,000 meters, even though we are in the stratosphere, the wind is still biting.

The wind direction in the stratosphere is just relatively horizontal, it is not a windless layer. Lin Xian gestured to A Zhuang and Big Face Cat to get ready and follow him according to the deployment before takeoff.

The location of the gap in the air defense net was 10,000 meters above the statue of Zhao Yingjun. There was no visual reference at this distance, so Lin Xian had no way to accurately tell the two of them where to fly.

But Lin Xianfei has done this so many times, he has his own unique positioning method.

This method cannot be expressed in words. It is an experience gained through a combination of vision and feeling. Therefore... you must jump first, and then find the right position so that Big Face Cat, A Zhuang and you are on the same vertical line, so that they can jump into the gap in the air defense net together with you.

"set off!"

Lin Xian shouted loudly in his space helmet, but he didn't know if the two people next to him could hear him.

He jumped off the helium balloon, stretched his body in the familiar wind direction, reduced his falling acceleration, and waited for Big Face Cat and A Zhuang to catch up.

Soon, Big Face Cat and A Zhuang also parachuted one after another, adjusted their posture and direction at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, and followed behind Lin Xian.

Their skydiving and paragliding skills are all very good, even better than Lin Xian's.

after all……

Skydiving and hang gliding are just a hobby in Lin Xian’s dreams, but for A Zhuang and Big Face Cat, it is the most important skill that concerns their lives.

After all, a hobby cannot compare to other people's life-threatening skills.

So, soon, Big Face Cat and A Zhuang flew up and down directly above Lin Xian, fine-tuning the direction with him.

Lin Xian compared his previous flight trajectory with all the visible reference objects on the ground by feel, and made continuous fine adjustments... He felt that this position was about right, and if he fell straight down, he should reach the statue of Zhao Yingjun in the square.

That’s it!

Take a gamble!

After locking the position, Lin Xian adjusted his gliding posture again, with his head down and feet up, which increased his speed while ensuring that the descent direction was straight and reducing the impact of wind.

Big Face Cat and A Zhuang also changed their postures to keep pace with Lin Xian.

Three people, in a straight line, were like three bird droppings falling from the sky with an indestructible force!

Whirring whirring!

Whirring whirring!

The sound of the wind in their ears became more and more chaotic and whistling, which meant that the three of them had fallen from the stratosphere to the troposphere!

It’s very close to an altitude of 10,000 meters!

The final success or failure depends on this one move!
finally--

As the ground of Rhine Sky City below got closer and closer, and the terrain became clearer and clearer... they successfully crossed the invisible gap in the air defense network! They successfully broke into the interior of Sky City!

Big Face Cat and A Zhuang excitedly spun twice in the air, and for a moment they were in tears.

at last……

Finally got in!
This is a tragic and heroic act that cost so many lives!

The three of them tacitly distanced themselves from each other, stretched their bodies to increase air resistance and slow down, and finally opened black parachutes one after another in the air more than 1000 meters above the ground, and landed one after another on the platform where the statue of Zhao Yingjun was located.

thump...

thump...

thump...

Lin Xian landed right in front of the statue of Zhao Yingjun.

Big Face Cat and A Zhuang landed in the corner of the platform. They were untying their parachute straps and taking off their space suits to meet Lin Xian.

Lin Xian raised his head and looked at the white jade statue in front of him which remained the same as always.

Only then did he understand why flying was prohibited in this memorial square.

This seems to be done for solemnity and respect.

But in fact, it shows how meticulous Zhao Yingjun is... She really wanted to jump into the Sky City safely, and she took every detail into consideration.

The purpose is to avoid being discovered while parachuting.

Apart from this square, every place in this sky city is like a school of fish, with numerous vehicles mixed together, filling up the area from close to the ground to hundreds of meters in the sky, day and night.

If flying was not prohibited in this square, the three people's skydiving would definitely be noticed immediately... and even treated as a circus performance by the crowd. Then what possibility would there be of sneaking in?
Not only that.

This memorial square also prohibits traffic and honking, and there are no other entertainment facilities except this statue. This means that there will not be large crowds of people in the square. At most, there will be a group of people who like quietness and take a walk here.

"You think so carefully..."

Lin Xian smiled as he looked at the land facing the darkness, and gazed at Zhao Yingjun in the direction of the East China Sea 600 years ago:

"It's just that your puzzle seems a little too detailed. It's really hard for me to find it."

At this time.

Big Face Cat and A Zhuang also took off their heavy space suits, traveled lightly, and walked to Lin Xian carrying only a parachute bag on their backs.

The two followed Lin Xian's gaze and looked at the white jade statue that was dozens of meters tall in front of them.

"Oh! Such a tall statue! I never thought... the gap in the air defense net would be so coincidental, right above the statue!"

"This shouldn't just be a coincidence, right? It feels like it was designed this way on purpose." The big-faced cat turned his head and looked at Lin Xian:

"Lin Xian, what is the origin of this statue? Who is this woman?"

"Probably……"

Lin Xian paused, then said with a smile:

"Maybe the goddess of victory, you can call her that."

"Goddess of Victory, that's a good sign." Upon hearing this, Big Face Cat instantly became respectful. He clasped his hands together and bowed to the statue with A Zhuang, muttering something like a prayer.

"Okay, let's go. We still have a lot of things to do." Lin Xian urged.

Big Face Cat and A Zhuang nodded:
"set off!"

Click!

suddenly……

A familiar, blood-raising sound of collision came from under my feet.

Lin Xian lowered his head.

I saw a rusty iron clamp tightly fastened around my ankle!
He couldn't help but sigh.

Turn your head.

really……

Behind him, two mechanical eyes glowing green were staring at Lin Xian, and a clumsy mechanical voice rang out from the speaker:

"Garbage! Garbage! Found garbage!"

(End of this chapter)