"No." Gu Xiaorou opened her beautiful eyes, seemingly recalling something, and said, "Flying is a difficult high-level supernatural ability to master. Most supernatural beings don't know it, and flying consumes a lot of supernatural energy. Resisting the low temperatures at high altitudes and breaking through air barriers also requires a strong mental field as a backing. However, I did see someone fly when I was a child. Of course, it was only for a short time. To fly continuously for several hours like an airplane and maintain such a high speed is almost impossible."
"You sounded so convincing, I thought you could do it too. Turns out it's all just wishful thinking," Ling Yun teased her in a low voice. "If we could fly, we wouldn't need to take a plane; we could just fly directly from Beijing to Hong Kong."
"Pah, so what if I daydream? At least I've done it, while you've never even done it." Gu Xiaorou reached out and pinched Ling Yun's waist. Ling Yun's skin was as hard as iron, and ordinary people couldn't pinch it at all. Fortunately, Gu Xiaorou was no ordinary person either, and she immediately pinched Ling Yun's armpit. The two of them burst into quiet laughter.
A dozen disapproving glances swept over, clearly some of them blaming the young couple for flirting without regard for the occasion and disturbing others' rest. However, upon seeing Gu Xiaorou's stunning face, many men's eyes lit up instantly, filled with greedy expressions. Clearly, the girl's unparalleled beauty was irresistibly alluring and tempting.
Looking at Ling Yun again, her appearance was ordinary, her clothes were plain, and there was nothing about her that made her stand out. The greedy gazes were filled with disdain and contempt. Many men had already begun to think about how to seduce this unbelievably beautiful girl. As for her boyfriend, no one cared. So what if they were a couple? In the face of money and successful men, this kind of awkward and unremarkable boy had no appeal. The two were simply not a good match and would break up sooner or later.
Those who can afford to fly first class are naturally prominent figures, or at the very least, nouveau riche. With plenty of money, they are prone to being arrogant and domineering, substituting their own thinking for that of others, and assuming that as long as they have money, they can do whatever they want. Little do they know that such people are often the most pathetic.
Before setting off, Ling Yun had actually tried to persuade Gu Xiaorou to wear a thin film mask, since her face, more stunning than any celebrity's, was too eye-catching. The two were going there on business, not for a high-profile honeymoon. However, Gu Xiaorou disagreed and insisted on traveling with Ling Yun in her true form. Ling Yun didn't know what she was thinking, and after several unsuccessful attempts to persuade her, he had no choice but to let her be.
In reality, the girl had her own little thoughts. Although Ling Yun wasn't particularly handsome, he was incredibly attractive to the opposite sex. Xia Zhen, Yu Qi, Lin Naimei, Su Bingyan, and Chen Jiaxuan were all stunning beauties. Even though Ling Yun only admitted to being her one and only girlfriend and confessed that he loved only her, this didn't dispel Xiao Rou's worries. Seeing so many beautiful women surrounding Ling Yun made the girl feel insecure.
In terms of gentleness, she is not as good as Yang Yuqi; in terms of allure, she is not as good as Lin Naimei; in terms of generosity, she is not as good as Chen Jiaxuan; and in terms of acquaintance, she is not as good as Xia Zhen. Xiao Rou thought about it and felt more and more that she was at a disadvantage. Although Ling Yun has not changed his mind now, what about in the future? If a beautiful woman continues to treat him well, it is hard to guarantee that the man will not be tempted, and then her position will be in jeopardy.
Especially Yang Yuqi, who again wanted Ling Yun to pretend to be her boyfriend to help her resist family pressure. Even though she knew it was fake, Gu Xiaorou was very unhappy and even became jealous of Ling Yun. Ling Yun had to use all his charm to explain, coax, promise, and sweet talk. After all that, he finally managed to coax Xiaorou into agreeing with some doubt. Ling Yun was exhausted, feeling both happy and troubled. Falling in love was more tiring than entering the fifth stage of a simulation.
Thinking of this, Xiaorou insisted on not wearing the thin film mask. Although going out would attract a lot of trouble and attention, the girl had long been accustomed to those undisguised greedy, enthusiastic, or surprised gazes directed at her. She didn't care about that at all; what mattered most was letting Yang Yuqi see her charm as Ling Yun's girlfriend. Ideally, the girl would realize her own limitations and then withdraw in disappointment—that would be the wisest choice.
Ling Yun had no idea that so many complicated thoughts were swirling in her little mind. He didn't understand matters of the heart, and he was completely clueless about girls' feelings. He only knew that since he had already acknowledged Gu Xiaorou as his girlfriend, he should treat her wholeheartedly. Little did he know that doing so would only make the girl fall even more deeply in love with him and unable to extricate herself.
Gently embracing Xiao Rou's soft, slender waist, Ling Yun half-held her in his arms. Through the transparent porthole, he continued to gaze at the distant sea of clouds, his mind already calculating the arrangements after arriving at the port. First, he needed to contact Yang Yuqi; she had arrived more than a week earlier than him and should have a lot of details. He could then use these details to plan his next move. He also needed to find a place to stay and then slowly search for the bar that Xiao Rou's mother had hinted at in her last words…
Suddenly, the white clouds in the distance outside the porthole began to surge, layer upon layer, forming a strange shape that could never be seen in nature. The originally irregular clouds suddenly turned into perfectly round spheres!
Ling Yun's eyes narrowed instantly, and his body stiffened. Xiao Rou sensed his unusual behavior and had just whispered, "What's wrong?" when she saw the enormous, round, white cloud outside the plane and couldn't help but cover her mouth in astonishment.
Ling Yun silently gazed at the spherical white clouds on the horizon, a faint emerald light flashing in his eyes. To ordinary people, the white clouds had simply turned into spherical shapes, but to Ling Yun, the spherical white clouds had become a pitch-black mass under the azure sky, like a black hole connecting to hell, reflecting a hopeless, deathly gray.
Several faint, snake-like, deathly gray trails extended from the black hole, transforming into a vast gray net that instantly enveloped the MD11. These deathly gray trails seemed unhindered by matter, gradually seeping from the fuselage into the cabin, then suddenly transforming into specks of bright gray light that drifted onto each person, like dust motes dancing in the sunlight, disappearing in a flash.
Apart from Ling Yun and Gu Xiaorou, it seemed that no one noticed the strange phenomenon outside the porthole. Although there were guests in front of and behind Ling Yun staring wide-eyed out, no one could see this phenomenon that had gone beyond nature.
A strange feeling suddenly welled up in Ling Yun's heart. This feeling was both familiar and bizarre, as if it were sticky and difficult to get rid of. Behind the sticky, paste-like feeling were a mixture of extreme negative emotions: sadness, pain, weakness, madness... It was as if the end of a war had just ended, and everywhere was filled with the smell of rotting corpses and a horrific atmosphere. The wailing of ghosts was faintly transmitted through the sticky feeling.
Ling Yun stretched out his palm, and a small ball of unusually bright red blood appeared in his fair and lustrous palm. The blood seemed to be gathering from the void, spreading larger and larger until it finally formed a sea of blood. Suddenly, a pale white flame ignited on the surface of the sea, and the core of the flame formed a terrifying azure skull, filled with the resentment of countless evil spirits and vengeful souls, uttering syllables one by one from the skull's mouth full of sharp teeth.
Ling Yun blinked, and the sea of blood vanished instantly, his palm returning to its normal skin color. A thought struck him, and he couldn't help but look up at the window again, his expression once more frozen in shock.
The azure sky and snow-white clouds had vanished, the entire sky turning a blood-red hue, like a sea of blood, as if the end of the world had arrived. At the horizon lay a deathly gray expanse, where no life or movement could be felt; everything was dead. A sun composed entirely of billions of black skulls was emitting countless black, burning flames that dripped like rain into the crimson sea of blood. Countless resentful spirits and ghosts drifted and swirled in the ashen space.
The end of the world!
The terrifying and horrifying word flashed through Ling Yun's mind for a moment, but in the blink of an eye, the apocalyptic scene vanished. The azure sky remained clear and bright, with fluffy white clouds brimming with vibrant life. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion. In fact, even most people with supernatural abilities would have thought it was an illusion after witnessing it.
But Ling Yun is different. He possesses the Eye of Illusion and extraordinary perception, even able to perceive the essential spatial connections at the spiritual level. What illusory scene could deceive him? After its evolution, the Eye of Illusion has seen almost everything and the essence of its changes. The scenes seen in this way cannot be illusory. If they are not illusory, then it means that everything is real!
Clearly, the peaceful and warm world we live in now is also real. How could there be such a huge difference between two equally real worlds? Ling Yun fell into deep thought. He could only vaguely guess at one possibility: this apocalyptic scene was a projection of the future in his mental world!
Lingyun had been able to vaguely sense the future's direction, though he didn't know when it started. This wasn't a prophecy or the exclusive domain of gods, but rather an essential guess after mastering the laws governing the operation of all things. Like mathematics, our lives seem full of chance encounters and the unknown, but in reality, like irrational numbers, every event has an origin and a cause-and-effect relationship. This relationship is actually governed by the underlying essential laws.
This law is the law of heaven and earth, the foundation of the existence of all things in the universe, all living beings, and all non-living things. Whoever can master this law is a god.
"Lingyun, what's wrong? What did you see again?" Seeing her boyfriend staring motionless out the porthole, Xiaorou felt a strong sense of unease. Although she didn't have Lingyun's special abilities, after the Duanlie simulation, her strength and perception had reached a higher level. Compared to ordinary ability users, her perception had undoubtedly become much sharper.
"Nothing much? Just a strange feeling. Maybe my mental field is too sensitive." Ling Yun turned around and took his girlfriend's warm and soft hand. He didn't know how to tell Xiao Rou about this inexplicable phenomenon. In a sense, he was just a discoverer. In the face of such a celestial phenomenon, the power of any individual was as insignificant as an ant. It was better not to mention it to save her from worrying.
"Mmm..." Xiao Rou responded obediently, snuggling into his arms like a kitten. She loved Ling Yun's scent; it was a unique and alluring fragrance. Moreover, she felt a strange sense of security in Ling Yun's arms. Xiao Rou even forgot about the strange spherical white cloud she had just seen.
"Sir, Madam, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm quite lonely on my journey and very bored. Would you like to chat for a bit?" A plump middle-aged man walked up to the two of them and asked politely and gentlemanly. He was dressed in an expensive suit and had an extraordinary air about him. It was clear at a glance that he was a successful person from high society.
Gu Xiaorou glanced at the fat man expressionlessly, thinking to herself that this man was so clueless. He knew she was hanging out with her boyfriend, yet he still came over to chat. She frowned, about to refuse.
Ling Yun suddenly said, "Please sit down, sir." As he spoke, he pulled Gu Xiaorou closer to him, making room for the fat man. The seats near the porthole were usually for three people per row, but most of the time one or two people sat there, and it was rare for all three to be seated. Although the seats were spacious and comfortable, there was plenty of room for everyone, Ling Yun saw that the fat man was very large, so he pulled Gu Xiaorou a little further inside.
Xiao Rou glanced at Ling Yun. She was very clever and knew that her boyfriend must have a reason for speaking like that. She just didn't know what the fat man was up to. Most likely, he was like those greedy eyes, wanting to take advantage of her. Xiao Rou had been dealing with this kind of person since she was fourteen. She was quite experienced in dealing with this kind of person. She watched the fat man sit down without making a sound, and a polite smile appeared on her face.
Several equally stout male passengers looked at the fat man with a mixture of jealousy and envy, secretly cursing him for his shamelessness in openly flirting with a pretty young woman in front of everyone.
Although everyone was thick-skinned enough, the girl's boyfriend was still there. If they went over rashly, they would be lucky not to be kicked out. Those who could sit in first class were people of status and naturally did not want to lose face here. Everyone racked their brains to think of how to use the short disembarkation process after the plane arrived to strike up a conversation with the girl, or find a suitable excuse. Once they got to know each other and exchanged contact information, things would be much easier in the future. As either business owners or wealthy people, they naturally had their own unique experience in winning over people. Although this girl seemed very capable, she was, after all, just a young person.
Even more extreme, some have already tried to contact the airline to retrieve the passenger list for this flight, which would naturally contain the girl's information and contact details, thus resolving the issue once and for all. Although airline information is confidential to the public, for certain powerful figures within the airline, it's nothing more than a phone call.
Therefore, when they saw the fat man use the most direct and risky method to strike up a conversation, the girl hadn't even said anything before the boy readily agreed. Everyone was stunned, completely baffled as to what the girl's boyfriend was thinking. Didn't he know that the fat man had ulterior motives and wanted to steal his girl? Or was the boy simply an idiot, unable to see through the fat man's lecherous intentions? Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of hatred for the fat man, and they couldn't help but regret that if they had known this would happen, they would have gone up to him directly and gotten there first.
The fat man seemed completely oblivious to the strange looks he was receiving. He casually sat down next to Gu Xiaorou, loosened his oversized suit jacket which covered his round belly, but didn't unbutton it. Even as his small, squinting eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light as he stared unabashedly at Gu Xiaorou's stunningly beautiful face, he smiled slightly, revealing a set of pearly white teeth: "Sir, your girlfriend is very young and beautiful. I envy you!"
"Thank you," Ling Yun said with a faint smile.
Gu Xiaorou remained silent. She decided that if the fat man said anything wrong, she would kick him out immediately.
"Beautiful lady, esteemed gentleman, have you heard of the Book of Revelation?" Instead of striking up a conversation with Gu Xiaorou, the fat man turned his gaze to Ling Yun and suddenly uttered a nonsensical sentence.
Chapter 213 General
"The Book of Revelation?" Ling Yun and Gu Xiaorou were both very surprised. Judging from the fat man's tone, he didn't seem to be there to chat, but rather to preach.
"Indeed, the Book of Revelation is a divine book inherited from the supreme god, Lokita. Because the sins and filth in the world have reached a certain level, the god decided to use his supreme divine power to cleanse the souls of the people of this world of impurities. This is recorded in the Book of Revelation, which foretells the coming of the end times. The god Lokita has chosen many representatives among the people to save the lost sheep of the world." The fat man spoke these words solemnly and seriously, almost in a loud and solemn voice like reciting an epic masterpiece, drawing the attention of many.
Ling Yun and Gu Xiaorou stared intently at the fat man, their expressions freezing on their faces in an instant. In their eyes, the fat man was no longer a fat man, but a divine representative draped in a shimmering golden holy robe and holding a divine scepter. His plump body radiated a sacred and majestic light, and countless small golden angels with tiny wings circled around his head. A golden star shone brightly on his broad forehead, exuding an aura of solemnity that was inviolable.
The expressions on the faces of the others were no less intense than those of Ling Yun and Gu Xiaorou. Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaping at the fat man, as if two spiky cacti had suddenly sprouted from his chubby face.
With a snap, a glass bottle of Coca-Cola slipped from the hands of a stunned flight attendant and shattered on the smooth floor, gushing out the foamy black liquid. Only then did the flight attendant react, frantically rushing to the cabin crew compartment to grab a mop.
The fat man looked around, and a satisfied expression immediately appeared on his shiny, greasy face. He seemed very pleased that his words had had such a great impact on the crowd. So he simply stood up, walked to the empty seats in the middle row, and with a light step, nimbly jumped onto the seat.