K424 of the Collapse World

She tiptoed down the table, which was her "bed" for the night. Since Elena's room only had that broken wooden bed, Lan Feng didn't want to squeeze on it. She just lay on the table to sleep. Anyway... since they were both made of wood, they must be equally uncomfortable.

Before, she and Elena didn't chat for long. After all, it was too late, and she had spent a lot of energy and was quite tired. So she urged the girl to go to bed. Elena also saw Lan Feng's sleepiness, so she temporarily suppressed her doubts and lay down next to her brother.

However... I can't seem to spend this night peacefully...

Lan Feng walked quickly to the front and suddenly opened the door——

North stood at the door with an embarrassed look on his face. He raised one hand and seemed to be about to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself...

"Uh... Miss Lan Feng..."

"What's your business?"

Lan Feng looked at the middle-aged man in front of her expressionlessly. This guy had already seen through her disguise, so there was no need to pretend anymore. However, she felt a little strange. The other party's attitude was not as aggressive as she expected, but rather a little...weak?

"Actually... I came here this time to apologize to you, Miss Lan Feng..."

"Eh……?"

Lan Feng had been prepared to face the other party's criticism, but he didn't expect this to happen. But Lan Feng realized that when the middle-aged man said this, he was obviously serious...

032 Night Talk

"After I went back... I thought about it for a long time..."

"I'm sorry for doubting you before."

"After all... the scheming and intelligence you have shown are completely beyond my understanding. It really... makes me uneasy. By the way, Miss Lan Feng, now... please tell me, is Kerry's illness...?"

North whispered and looked at Lan Feng——

The bright moonlight poured down on the open space in front of the wooden house, making the night no longer so dark. Lan Feng stood quietly in the open space, her silver hair swaying slowly in the breeze, shining like the Milky Way under the moonlight. North saw it and was stunned.

(Really... so beautiful...)

Although the girl in front of him looked completely underage, her peerless beauty at the moment was something North had never seen before...

After hearing these words, Lan Feng pondered for a moment and then gave his answer.

"That's right... Judging from your performance, I should have guessed it. He was indeed infected by the Honkai, and I prevented the Honkai from eroding him."

The dazed North was awakened by Lan Feng's sudden answer. After hearing the girl's personal admission, he truly confirmed his guess, but he still couldn't help being shocked!

"Is that really the case?! Lan Feng, what on earth are you...?! Ah... I'm sorry, I guess you don't want to answer that either."

Halfway through the question, North suddenly

He changed his words, his tone revealing helplessness.

"But...it doesn't matter. I've figured it out. No matter who you are or what you are...at least, you haven't hurt anyone here."

North did figure it out, why did he have to know Lan Feng's past? Although Lan Feng's background was mysterious and her purpose was unknown, she not only did not harm the people here, but also saved the lives of her group when they encountered the Honkai beast on the road; in the village, when Kerry was eroded by Honkai and was about to become a dead soldier, she also saved the tragedy.

"I don't know why you want to show weakness to deceive us, nor do I know what your purpose is. But... I believe you are not a bad person."

Lan Feng was somewhat surprised by North's words. She really didn't expect that under such circumstances, this middle-aged man would not regard her as a potential safety hazard, but would believe in her instead?

"why?"

Lan Feng couldn't help but ask. She stared into North's eyes, as if trying to see through his thoughts through his eyes.

"Since you are willing to save little Keri who was corrupted by Honkai, I believe you must be kind in nature. I can also see that you must have put a lot of effort into saving Keri, right?"

Having said that, North looked at Lan Feng with a hint of gratitude in his eyes, but the next moment, he changed his tone and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"But let me make it clear in advance... If you dare to hurt the people here, I will not let you go even if I risk my life... Even though you are strong, don't think that we are easy to bully!"

(Thank you first, then threaten me? Good idea. But I never intended anything from you...)

"I would never do such a thing!"

Lan Feng pouted and said that since the other party was willing to believe in her, she should also make corresponding expressions.

"Haha... Anyway, that's it. I believe you won't do that. Just forget what I just said."

North's expression returned to calm, he laughed and relaxed, as if he had resolved something that had puzzled him for a long time.

Lan Feng rolled her eyes at him, feeling helpless about this middle-aged man's pretending to be thick-skinned. However, there was one thing she didn't quite understand...

"Why do you think... I'm strong?"

Lan Feng asked doubtfully. She should not have exposed her strength openly. The only time she did so was when she used a wrench to block the bombardment on the jeep. But that didn’t prove anything, right…?

Seeing Lan Feng's puzzled expression, North put away his smile and looked into the girl's eyes.

"Don't you know? The look in your eyes..."

"Eye?"

Lan Feng frowned. What was wrong with his eyes?

Seeing Lan Feng's confused look, North sighed and said softly:

"Remember when I patted your shoulder in the evening after little Kerry was rescued?"

"Um……"

Lan Feng was a little confused. Nothing happened at that time. It was just that his disguise was exposed by North.

"After I tapped your shoulder, when you turned around and looked at me... that look in your eyes was like... to describe it in a certain way, it was like the look a human gives to an ant."

"What……?!"

Lan Feng was stunned. She didn't know when she had ever shown that kind of look in the eyes.

"Don't look at me like this. Actually, when I was young, I was a mercenary, so I can detect these hidden things. It's obvious... you are very strong, so strong that you can regard ordinary people like us as ants... I have seen such people before, so I am sure. Moreover, the sense of crisis I felt at that time, how can I say it can't be fake, right?"

"I……"

"You know what? Even now, there's still a little bit of that feeling in your eyes..."

"..."

Lan Feng lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. She basically understood what was going on.

That’s right…when his disguise was exposed, this thought indeed arose in Lan Feng’s mind for a moment.

(So ​​what if it’s exposed? These weaklings won’t pose any threat to me, so why should I worry?)

It was with this thought in mind that Lan Feng remained confident and calm from beginning to end. Because there was nothing here that would threaten her, and even acting was just a hobby...

Lan Feng felt a little scared. When did he come up with the idea of ​​"weak human beings"?

(The erosion of my will by the Honkai? No... No, it's because I don't have the state of mind that matches this power...)

Lan Feng lowered his head and clenched his fists.

(If I continue like this... what will I become...? Will I become someone like Yulhwana?)

(But fortunately... I woke up early enough. As long as I understand this, I will not make the same mistake again.)

032 Night Talk>>

No matter how powerful you are, you are still a human being, and this will not change.

As certain changes occurred in his heart, Lan Feng felt as if he had been reborn... as his true self.

"I'm sorry... Uncle North, this is me

's fault. "

Raising his head again, Lan Feng looked into North's eyes and spoke softly.

"you……?!"

North was surprised to find that the faint sense of oppression and contempt in Lan Feng's eyes had completely disappeared. The sapphire-like clear and lively eyes looked at him with tenderness, pure and dignified...

If North was just surprised by Lan Feng's appearance before, now he really felt that a string in his heart was plucked...

(Cute...thinking...damn! What was I thinking?!)

North shook his head vigorously to dispel these inexplicable thoughts...

Lan Feng suddenly felt a chill, and the source of the chill was North in front of him...

"North? What's wrong with you?"

"Huh...? Nothing."

The old man was suddenly awakened and he quickly turned his head to hide his embarrassment.

(Damn it... North, oh North, how could you even think of such a thing?)

North suddenly felt ashamed of his thoughts just now... That child looked less than ten years old! How evil must he be to have such a horrible thought...

Lan Feng frowned at North's expression. She was sure that this man had a strange thought about her, not murderous, nor malicious, but very close to malicious... Lan Feng was not an ignorant little girl, and it was self-evident what this guy was thinking.

(This bastard... looks like a decent guy, but I didn't expect him to be an old gentleman.)

After making a rough guess about what North might be thinking, Lan Feng was filled with hatred, but she could do nothing about it. After all, people are free to think, and even if North did anything to her in his fantasy, she couldn't do anything about it.

"Ms. Lan Feng..."

"what?!"

North found that Lan Feng's attitude towards him suddenly became bad. But because of his previous thoughts, North always felt that he seemed to owe Lan Feng... So, he was too embarrassed to say anything and had to admit defeat.

"Please allow me to ask, what is your purpose?"

In the end, North couldn't suppress his curiosity. He didn't understand why someone like Lan Feng would stay in this poor little settlement?

"Please rest assured. I have no ill intentions towards your village. I just want to take a short break during the long journey. My purpose is just to know some things."

Lan Feng naturally wouldn't stay here for too long. She had too many things to do... Noni, who had saved her, was still alive or dead; she didn't know if Kiana's other clones had self-awareness; she had also promised Tesla that she would join Anti-Entropy; and most importantly... she had to fulfill her promise to Ji Xuanyuan.

These are the favors that I need to repay and the promises I have made.

In his previous life, Lan Feng was not a man who valued his promises, but...

(These are all things I want to do.)

If you want to do it, then just do it. No one forced you to do it, and it wasn't a task that had to be completed. It was just something that Lan Feng wanted to do...

"What do you want to know?"

North's puzzled voice brought Lan Feng back to his senses.

"It's nothing important. I just want to know some information about this world."

"……What's the meaning?"

"Literally. Anyway...did you call me out in the middle of the night just to tell me these things?"

Changing the subject unnoticeably, Lan Feng put his hands on his waist, wanting to end the conversation. He was quite tired now, and if he had nothing else to say, Lan Feng didn't want to force himself to talk to him anymore.

"Yeah...what's wrong?"

"No, nothing. So...goodnight."

"???"

North looked at the girl who turned around and pushed the door open, feeling a little confused. He felt that he could not keep up with Lan Feng's train of thought.

I have told her everything I wanted to say, so there seems to be no need to keep her here any longer.

North shook his head and turned away. There was still work to do tomorrow, so he shouldn't waste any more energy.

(But, I still care about you... Lan Feng, who are you?)

A Chinese name, a European appearance, and superhuman abilities...

(never mind……)

Thinking of the gentle look in Lan Feng's eyes at that moment, North smiled and didn't think about it anymore.

That expression was not an act, but a true expression of her emotions. As long as she had no ill will towards us, why should we care about her background?

Anyway...the only purpose of people staying in this place is to survive.

The village in the middle of the night was not completely shrouded in silence as it appeared on the surface.

Although almost everyone except the sentinel had fallen asleep, in a certain room...

"Huh...Huh...it's true

...So beautiful! "

The woman widened her eyes and looked at the purple crystal in her hand, her eyes full of excitement and joy.