Just as Ye Yun had said, Bai Hai Alley was in extremely bad condition. In some places, it was difficult for even a bicycle to turn, let alone an electric scooter.
Only at the end of the alley is there a small open space specifically for vehicles to turn.
Yes, Bai Hai Alley is a dead end; you can only enter and exit from either side.
If two cars were to get into a standoff, they would completely block the road.
Fortunately, only the No. 22 courtyard in Bai Hai Alley remains, which is now the address of the new 822 Rental House.
When Tang Xiao Qing and the others arrived, Boss Ling was already waiting for them in the courtyard, drinking tea.
" Boss Ling, why did you have to hide here? If you don't like the noise in the back alley of Wujiu Mall, I can have someone remove it." Zhao Yue was the first to speak.
"I'm not annoyed, I'm just lazy," Ling Yi shook his head.
He then gestured to the group and said, "Sit down and have some tea!"
Everyone took their seats around the stone table.
With a wave of his hand, Ling Yi created a teacup in front of each person, which was automatically filled with tea.
Instantly, a delicate fragrance filled the air, and everyone's eyes lit up.
Liu Lili, in particular, exclaimed, "This is the taste! I've been craving this taste for so long!"
Liu Lili's initial curiosity about 822 stemmed from the peculiar, refreshing fragrance it emitted.
At the time, Liu Lili thought it was some kind of delicious food she had never seen before, but now it turns out it was the aroma of tea.
I couldn't wait to pick up the teacup and take a sip. Instantly, an indescribable fragrance spread in my mouth, then turned into a warm current that flowed throughout my body.
At that moment, Liu Lili felt as if her entire soul had been elevated.
My mind involuntarily drifted back to all the little things I'd experienced since childhood.
Family, relatives, friends, colleagues!
In the rural courtyard of my hometown, my grandparents' smiles, and the fried cakes made by my maternal grandparents were the most delicious.
Her mother's nagging, her father's earnest teachings, and Song Hao's unwavering love for her...
It seemed as if all the wonderful experiences I had ever had were replaying in my mind, and they were incredibly clear, as if I were experiencing them all again.
When Liu Lili came to her senses, her eyes were already filled with tears.
Beautiful things are what we cherish most, but they also touch the softest part of our hearts the most.
"How much time has passed?" Liu Lili wiped away her tears and glanced at the group.
Song Hao held up three fingers!
Three hours?
"What three hours? It's three seconds!" Song Hao said, then added with some concern, "Why are you crying?"
"Only 3 seconds? This tea is truly amazing." Although Liu Lili said this, everyone could see that she was somewhat downcast.
Because all those beautiful memories are gone now, and some things can never be found again.
"Try another sip!" Ling Yi said to Liu Lili.
Liu Lili hesitated; the clearer those beautiful memories were, the more painful it became once she came to her senses.
But after thinking about it, he listened to Boss Ling's words, picked up his teacup, and took another sip.
It still smells so fresh, so exquisitely fresh.
This time, however, Liu Lili did not dwell on her memories. Instead, she felt much more relaxed, both physically and mentally.
This time it was even shorter, less than two seconds, before Liu Lili came to her senses.
He raised his teacup to Ling Yi and said, "Thank you, Boss Ling."
"Try them all!" Ling Yi said with a smile.
The others also picked up their teacups and tried it.
After everyone had taken a sip of tea, Ling Yi slowly spoke, "This tea is called Spirit Tea. 'Spirit' refers to the spirit of the Mind Stone!"
It has the effect of cleansing the Mind Stone and Purification negative emotions.
"Thank you, Boss Ling!" everyone said again.
Only after experiencing the Spirit Tea Spirit Tea will you know just how magical it truly is.
In life, we often have regrets Obsession, but there is no medicine for regret. Sometimes, Obsession can plunge us into an Abyss.
Tang Xiao Qing and the other five people had all experienced despair and faced life-or-death situations.
A darkness always lurks within my heart.
This cup of Spirit Tea is just what can soothe this darkness.
It's about soothing, not clearing away.
The darkness in people's hearts is not always a bad thing.
" Boss Ling, can you tell me about that meteorite?" Tang Xiao Qing asked.
"That meteorite contains a virus that cannot be destroyed by high temperatures or killed in a vacuum. Once it crashes into Blue Star, all living beings on Blue Star will be infected by this virus," Ling Yi said slowly.
" Resident Evil?" Liu Lili asked.
"Almost!" Ling Yi nodded.
"Once infected by this virus, one will lose their mind and become a monster that only knows how to kill. Furthermore, this virus causes the organism to continuously evolve."
"Only by evolving to the Second Tier can Wisdom be born again, but by then, it will no longer be the original species, but a completely new race."
"What is the evolutionary process?" Song Hao asked.
"Eat other species, complete your genes, and evolve!"
Everyone involuntarily began to imagine the scene.
"So, Boss Ling, you've saved the world!" Ye Yun clapped her hands.
"I just didn't want any trouble later, so I stopped the disaster at its source. I'm lazy!" Ling Yi shrugged.
"I don't want the world to become a mess, after all, I still have to live in this world."
"Isn't Boss Ling from this world?" Tang Xiao Qing asked.
"It's too late, everyone should go home!" Boss Ling clearly didn't want to answer the question.
Or rather, they are avoiding the issue.
Boss Ling had already started asking them to leave, Tang Xiao Qing and her group naturally couldn't stay any longer, so they said goodbye and left.
After everyone had made their way through Bai Hai Alley, Liu Lili finally spoke up, "Tang, I think what you guessed earlier—that our world might actually be a fictional world!"
"But now I feel differently!" Tang Xiao Qing shook her head.
"Why?"
"If our world were a novel, then Boss Ling would be the Protagonist, and we would be the supporting characters!"
"But, is there really such a lazy and irresponsible Protagonist?"
"They're operating behind the scenes!" Ye Yun said.
"Even in a behind-the-scenes story, the Protagonist still need to interact with the supporting characters. Without interaction, there's no plot. But Boss Ling and we have far too little interaction."
"That's true!" everyone nodded.
Boss Ling had very little interaction with them, except when it came to the Rental System; after that, he rarely interacted with them.
If this is truly an online novel, and if Boss Ling is indeed the Protagonist, then without interaction, how can the plot develop?
Everyone agreed that Tang Xiao Qing's words made a lot of sense.
"Why are you all so fixated on whether it's a fictional world or not? What's the point for us?" Qin Hai countered.
"Of course it's meaningful. This is how we determine our future direction," Tang Xiao Qing said earnestly.
Qin Hai shook his head again. "We should actually learn from Boss Ling and just lie down."
"With Boss Ling's abilities, he will surely nip all dangers in the bud, and we won't need to do anything at all."
"Someone like Boss Ling probably doesn't need our help at all!"
"We were just Luck to run into 822 and Boss Ling. We survived Qiusheng Extremis and defied fate. It was just a stroke of luck for us!"
This was the first time Qin Hai had ever spoken so much.
In the past, Qin Hai was always silent, whether in the 822 Group or in offline meetings.
By this time, everyone had already left Bai Hai Alley.
"Go back to your respective places. If anything comes up, we can discuss it in the group chat!" Song Hao said before getting into his little Leopard sports car.