An Xiaotong casually waved her hand, and the Pure Silver Cross Sword dissolved into specks of silver light, vanishing into the air.
She sat beside Bai Ye, picked up the Pangu USB Drive, and examined it.
"I just felt that you'd been acting a little strange since you came back, like you were feeling down, so I teased you.
Did something happen while you were out this time?"
Those light-brown eyes stared unblinkingly at Bai Ye, making his scalp prickle.
Nothing much happened. It was just that another version of you kissed me several times—but could he say that?
"Ah." Bai Ye let out a deep sigh. "Huo Zheng... died."
An Xiaotong froze. She knew Ironhead Huo Zheng. Though she didn't agree with Huo Zheng's rigid sense of justice, she greatly admired his persistence in upholding it.
Huo Zheng had been a good man.
"How did he die?"
"He was killed by Qin Songting, but Huo Zheng didn't completely die. He's become a robot now..."
Bai Ye recounted Huo Zheng's experiences.
An Xiaotong fell silent for a moment. "So you were upset over Huo Zheng. I thought you didn't like people like him. You were always talking about him before..."
Bai Ye said unhappily, "What kind of thing is that to say? Huo Zheng might be stubborn, but he was still my colleague. Isn't it normal for me to be a little sad that he died?"
"Then where did Huo Zheng go?"
"Where else could he go? For an Ironhead like him, I could figure it out with my toes. That kid definitely went back to Dawn City. The war between Apocalypse and the Zoo isn't over yet. He won't run away by himself."
"But if he goes back looking like he does now, won't they mistake him for someone