The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Chapter 157 Body Language

When Li Zhen appeared alone near Gotham City at dusk, Dick Grayson also appeared in front of her on a motorcycle.

As soon as the two met, Dick started by complaining about Lee Jung's taste in clothing. However, he didn't dwell on the topic for long because Lee Jung was, strictly speaking, there on official business.

So Dick then invited Lee Jung to ride on his motorcycle.

Li Zhen rolled her eyes as she watched Dick patting the back seat of her motorcycle.

"You don't want Brude Haven anymore? How come I always see you in Gotham City?"

Broodhaven is the main city where Dick operates after he leaves Robin and becomes Nightwing. It is said that whaling was popular in the last century, but it has since transformed into a gambling city due to market decline.

Relying solely on gambling, betting, and related businesses to drive the city's economy is a serious example of a city harboring serious problems.

"Ah, that's explainable."

Dick withdrew his hand from the motorcycle.

"Last week, when Aquaman and Black Adam were fighting their way through Despair, only one city was affected. Guess what that city was called?"

Dick waved one hand horizontally in the air, mimicking ocean waves, while making a flipping motion with the other hand.

"The Sea King's attempt to imprison the Despair Demon by manipulating tens of millions of tons of seawater has caused the massive waves to collapse a large portion of the buildings in Brudhaven. The city is now being rebuilt, and the rats, their fur soaked by the water, have become much more well-behaved."

Li Zhen watched as Dick struggled to explain for a long time, and the latter finally gave in under Li Zhen's suspicious gaze.

He frankly explained the real reason.

"Gotham City has been quite lively lately."

Speak like a human.

"What are you doing? I'm just telling the truth. There have been quite a few more people coming to the Bat Cave these past few days, including my ex-girlfriend."

Li Zhen recalled for a moment.

Nightwing's ex-girlfriend.

Besides being famous for his shapely buttocks, this guy is also known for being a womanizer.

He sleeps wherever he goes, and the word "ex-girlfriend" alone doesn't evoke any meaningful association.

Which one?

Dick complained with great dissatisfaction.

"Hey! Don't act like you know everything about my private life. What do you mean by 'which one'?"

In the end, Li Zhen still got on Dick's motorcycle. He deliberately chose to come at night because it was impossible to find anyone in the bat cave during the day.

Moreover, Li Zhen didn't know which bat cave these baby bats were mainly using.

The motorcycle weaved through the streets and alleys, finally stopping beside a large bridge over the city's river.

Sure enough, it was another completely unfamiliar new location.

Following Dick through the underpass, they entered a hidden entrance and meandered through the passageway until they finally arrived at a rather damp cave space.

Water was dripping from many places on the top of the cave, making it look like a place no living person would choose to live in.

Inside the cave, several new faces turned around, their gazes all focusing on Li Zhen's face behind Nightwing.

Ok?

Li Zhen glanced to the side and realized that Dick Grayson had somehow put on Nightwing's mask while they were passing through the dark tunnel.

He took off his leather jacket and threw it aside, his superhero outfit blending in perfectly with the others in the cave.

Lee Jung's outfit, on the other hand, was much more revealing.

Rachel had bought him a new white bunny pajama set, and he was wearing a pair of fluffy slippers.

Fortunately, Li Zhen's force field could keep some dirt and sewage out, otherwise he would never have followed Nightwing through the bridge hole.

Similarly, while the others in the bat cave were shocked by Li Zhen's attire, Li Zhen was also secretly trying to identify the others by their clothing.

There are three new faces in the cave. One is a boy in his teens wearing Robin's uniform. You can skip him; even a dog could guess that this kid is Tim.

He wore a tight-fitting uniform with a purple main color and black and white lines, and a hood. His forearms, calves, and outer thighs were covered with a number of short arrows.

Li Zhen couldn't recognize this person, but their build suggested they were around the same age as Nightwing, which didn't quite fit the Teen Titans' age range.

The last one was dressed in all black, with a build similar to Rachel's, short black hair, and a distinctly Asian mixed-race face.

She must be the person Lee Jung visited today at the Gotham Batcave.

Li Zhen glanced at Ye Yi, who was standing stiffly beside her, and nudged him with her hand.

"What are you doing? Aren't you going to introduce me to them?"

The Oracle pushed his wheelchair out from deeper into the Bat Cave, his tone noticeably cold and sarcastic.

Let me introduce it.

"This is Robin Tim, this is Cassandra, and this is Helena, who is also someone's ex-girlfriend."

The beautiful woman in the purple outfit nodded at Li Zhen, her expression perfectly matching the Bat family's characteristics: cold, hard, and taciturn.

However, she still slightly corrected the oracle's jealous remarks.

"Call me the Huntress."

"oh oh."

Li Zhen responded with two blank replies.

It's no wonder he didn't react quickly enough, because he finally remembered who Helena was, but in the comic book version he remembered, Helena's full name should have Wayne after it, and she was supposed to be the daughter of Batman and Catwoman.

But since the other party is able to appear here, and it seems that they even had a relationship with Nightwing, then it's probably not the person that Li Zhen remembers based on her limited comic reading experience.

Who cares? I didn't come here for the huntress anyway.

Li Zhen looked at the other two little ones whose appearance matched her age.

Tim Drake greeted him politely. As the third Robin, Tim wasn't as unruly as Dick, nor as rebellious and troublesome as Jason the Second or Damian the Fifth.

This is very likely to be the member that Lee Jung trusts the most among the designated second-generation associates of Teen Titans.

Therefore, Lee Jung's attention was mainly focused on Cassandra.

The Oracle quietly slid the wheelchair next to Li Zhen, and then pressed down on Nightwing's big toe, before whispering instructions to Li Zhen.

"Her past is rather complicated and not really suitable to be included in the file. I'll tell you about it when I have time—in short, Cassandra isn't very talkative, but she can read body language."

The Oracle's reason for recommending Cassandra was quite straightforward: if this mute girl stayed in Gotham all day, spending her time with Batman and the Batcave, her situation would hardly improve.

However, if placed in Teen Titans, spending time with a group of peers might help things improve.

The Oracle watched Li Zhen nervously. The latter was now the Justice League's designated future instructor and creator of the Teen Titans, and her visit to the Batcave was clearly to examine the recommended list.

Whether Cassandra can join the Teen Titans depends entirely on Li Zhen's judgment.

"Can it read body language? To what extent?"

Li Zhen had long been aware of Cassandra's ability. It was said that her assassin father had deliberately shielded the language function in her brain during her training from a young age, instead strengthening the neural regions associated with combat.

After that, Cassandra gradually became able to "read minds" of her opponents during battles based on their fighting styles.

Furthermore, this ability became increasingly abnormal as Cassandra grew up, to the point that she could know a person's inner emotions even with just physical contact.

Li Zhen pondered for a while, then used her mind and force field to slowly suppress her superpowers. After that, she stretched her shoulders and walked towards Cassandra.

"I have balanced all my physical abilities to the same level as you ordinary people, Cassandra, let's put our hands together."

Li Zhen lowered her body slightly, revealing a confident smile, and stretched out an arm towards the silent girl.

"Let's have a friendly spar and see if you can—Holy crap!"

After a sudden, dizzying spin, Li Zhen, lying on the ground, blinked in bewilderment. After a long while, she turned her head to look at Shenyu and the others with a look of astonishment.

"What just happened?"

Nightwing was caught between the Oracle and the Huntress, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, clearly not daring to utter a sound.

Only Tim shrugged and responded to Li Zhen's question.

"You got thrown over her shoulder, boss."