King of Assassins Chapter 784: Start Destiny
Gao Xuan's tone had a bit of resentment, like a man accusing a scumbag who changed his mind.
Indeed, Yun Qingshang only saw Gao Xuan before. She doesn't care about anything else.
Whenever, Yun Qingshang will never put other things or people in front of Gao Xuan.
Gao Xuan never doubted this, he never thought that one day Yun Qingshang would refuse his invitation because of other things.
He sighed to himself: "Sure enough, women can change."
Yun Qingshang was a little helpless, "Gao Xuan, don't do this, I know you are powerful enough. You will definitely be able to save the human race."
Not waiting for Gao Xuan to speak, Yun Qingshang said seriously: "I beg you."
Gao Xuan can't say anything else this time. Yun Qingshang has always worked tirelessly to help him deal with all problems, never complaining or asking for anything.
Since the two of them met, this was the first time Yun Qingshang had begged him.
"Good."
Gao Xuan is also happy, Yun Qingshang begged him, he would not talk nonsense.
Yun Qingshang said: "My body is sealed by monsters. Only by killing monsters can I regain my body."
"It's not difficult to kill monsters."
Gao Xuan pondered and said: "It's just that the huge field established by the monsters will collapse in an instant, and everyone will die.
"Also, there is a more powerful demon behind the monster. It should be from the abyss."
Gao Xuan couldn't help but sigh. He didn't have much confidence in solving the Kizang King. The demon **** hiding in the depths of the abyss is likely to corrode even the upper three realms.
In the past few hundred thousand years, the upper levels of the heavenly court have remained silent. Including the Western Buddhist kingdoms and the three Taoist sects, they all lost their voices.
It's just that hundreds of thousands of years are too short, and to angels, it's like a few years for mortals.
Daluo Jinxian has immeasurable magical powers, and not many people will care about them disappearing for hundreds of thousands of hours.
However, Heavenly Court, Western Buddhism, and Taoism are all huge organizations.
The Golden Immortals will disappear, but not together. Leave at least one person in charge of the organization.
Judging from the news Gao Xuan got, all the Golden Immortals had disappeared. Therefore, Gao Xuan speculates that there is also a big problem above the Nine Heavens.
This group of big Luo Jinxian is not dead, but also has a big trouble to escape.
Daluo Jinxian has already stood at the top of the heavens and the world, no matter what form of life force, it will not be stronger than them.
The trouble that the Golden Immortals can't solve, what level should it be?
The only thing Gao Xuan can think of is the abyss. This trash can of the heavens and the world has accumulated too much negative energy for hundreds of millions of years.
Actually, this problem is not complicated. Just do a simple calculation.
For billions of years, the heavens and the world have been in constant circulation. However, part of the irrecyclable negative energy was introduced into the abyss.
For such a long time, there have always been a few strong men standing at the top of the heavens and the world.
However, countless lives are born in the heavens and the world, and countless lives are lost. In this process, more and more negative energy is accumulated.
Gao Xuan used to be wary of the abyss and felt that this place was dangerous. However, his attention was attracted by King Kizang.
Passing through the abyss this time, Gao Xuan discovered that Ksitigarbha King had gone crazy, but he didn't realize it.
This is more terrifying than Kizang-go going completely insane!
Gao Xuan can be sure that the power of the abyss has been infiltrated irresistibly.
As the garbage dump of the heavens and the world, the abyss is now going to swallow the heavens and the world.
Of course, Gao Xuan didn't think so clearly at first.
Just seeing the situation in the galaxy universe, Gao Xuan understood that these huge monsters came from the abyss.
Behind these monsters, there is a more powerful demon.
Gao Xuan wasn't sure how strong the Demon God was, and he felt that he was probably not the Demon God's opponent.
Gao Xuan didn't want to save mankind, but also because he felt that he would not be able to take advantage of the great devil behind the scenes.
It's just that Yun Qingshang insists on saving mankind, so what else can he say.
Yun Qingshang got Gao Xuan's promise, and she was in a good mood. She said to Gao Xuan, "You are very skilled at saving human beings, which is your strength."
"Haha, I'm just tired of doing it."
Gao Xuan smiled and sat beside Yun Qingshang, he hugged Yun Qingshang, "Hey, your body is pretty good, tender, smooth, big, thin, round and long..."
"I haven't seen you for thousands of years, but you haven't changed."
Yun Qingshang recovered her memory, so she wouldn't resist getting in touch with Gao Xuan.
It's just that the two of them are wearing the other body, and it feels a little bit funny, like using a trumpet to **** together on Skynet.
However, such a tossing has wiped out the unfamiliarity that has not been seen in thousands of years.
Yun Qingshang said: "Let's talk about business. What do you think?"
"The body is someone else's, the soul is ours, and the pleasure is real..."
Gao Xuan regretted and let go of his hand, "I have no idea. These monsters cover the galaxy and form a huge spiritual realm. When the monsters are killed by violent means, the spiritual realm collapses. Everyone will die."
He added, "Of course you'll be fine. This level of mental shock is too low."
Yun Qingshang frowned, the situation was much more complicated than she thought.
Gao Xuan added: "Moreover, not only one galaxy is like this, but also other galaxy. These monsters cannot be regarded as individuals, but are complex symbiotic structures. When something happens to one monster, other monsters will also have induction. "
Gao Xuan's body is just outside the Xianyang Star Territory, how powerful is his innate Hunyuan Dao body. It is easy to see the nature of the monster.
The monster that is so huge that it covers the galaxy is not a consciousness itself, but is composed of thousands of conscious individuals.
These conscious individuals are different from human beings. Human beings are pure individual lives and are essentially completely isolated from other lives.
No matter how efficient the communication is, human beings are always a living individual and cannot coexist with other beings completely without barriers.
Simply put, the complex individual consciousness of human beings cannot follow only one consciousness and one idea.
The huge monsters are like Zerg, although they are divided into different individuals and have their own consciousness. However, all of their consciousness is subordinate to the highest consciousness, and all individuals are part of a common life.
Thousands of monsters all over the universe are part of this common life.
Killing a monster will quickly alert other monsters. The resulting chain reaction is difficult to control.
Although Gao Xuan is strong, it is difficult to say that his clone will destroy all monsters in an instant.
What's more worrying is the demon **** hidden behind these monsters. How to get the devil out?
In the Galaxy Universe, everyone has an upper limit to their power. To be honest, Gao Xuan is not afraid of anyone coming because of his congenital Hunyuan Dao body.
However, the creatures of this universe may not be able to withstand such a level of battle. At least not the human race.
Gao Xuan analyzed the situation to Yun Qingshang, and Yun Qingshang was also silent.
Yun Qingshang's power level is not as high as Xuan Xuan, but she is also a peerless powerhouse across the galaxy. There have also been many battles with huge monsters.
In the beginning, Yun Qingshang was a big winner.
It's just that as time goes by, more and more people are infected by monsters. Yun Qingshang was helpless about this.
This process is irreversible, and she can only watch the humans being swallowed up bit by bit.
At the end, Yun Qingshang was trapped by thousands of monsters. In the end, only the spirit escaped with the help of the gun of freedom.
Her soul was also polluted, and she had no choice but to use the method of reincarnation and rebirth that Gao Xuan had used.
Her spirit is neither tyrannical nor pure. After being reincarnated many times, the spirit has lost itself.
If Gao Xuan hadn't used his magical powers to inspire her soul source, she was afraid that she would sink forever.
The current situation is a thousand times more difficult than she expected.
Yun Qingshang asked Gao Xuan: "Is there really no way?"
"Breaking is always easy."
Gao Xuan said: "The enemy came to your home with explosives tied to his body. It may not be difficult for you to kill the enemy. But if you want to keep your home, it is very difficult."
Yun Qingshang finally regained her composure, she said indifferently: "It sounds like human beings are dead."
"Neither. There are always opportunities."
Gao Xuan said: "For example, killing the big devil behind with one sword. If these monsters are not under the control of a unified consciousness, it will be easy to deal with. Other than that, there is no other good way."
Gao Xuan thought for a while and pointed to Yuan Linger: "This girl has the key to save all mankind."
Yun Qingshang is absolutely her own person, and Gao Xuan doesn't have to hide it from her.
"She?"
Although Yun Qingshang was unconscious just now, it did not affect her acceptance of the information around her.
She said with some doubts: "She can really predict fate?"
"Really." Gao Xuan was certain of this.
"Can the predicted fate be changed?" Yun Qingshang asked.
Gao Xuan also nodded affirmatively: "It can be changed."
Yun Qingshang asked again: "What is the meaning of foreknowledge of fate that can be changed?"
This sentence is very important. If the foreknowledge can be changed, it means that the foreknowledge is invalid.
Foreknowledge that cannot be changed is meaningless.
Gao Xuan shook his head: "You can't say that. You can think of prediction as a weather forecast. You know in advance that it will rain, you can't change the weather, but you can go out with an umbrella."
"This type of foreknowledge?"
Yun Qingshang shook her head: "That's a prediction, it's not the same as a prediction."
"Mainly because she is too weak."
Gao Xuan said deeply: "I'm thinking about how to stimulate her potential."
"Open her soul source?"
Yun Qingshang is very familiar with this. After all, she has controlled the sanctuary and trained countless powerhouses. Very good at how to unlock personal potential.
“Don’t be quick to get instant success.”
Gao Xuan said: "My current idea is that you follow her and protect her. On the other hand, teach her to cultivate knowledge and let her spiritual strength grow naturally."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
Gao Xuan said: "Trust me, as long as this little girl can grow up naturally, we have a chance to save everything."
"Good."
Yun Qingshang has unconditional trust in Gao Xuan, and this matter is not difficult. Although it sounds like it has nothing to do with saving humanity.
Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang have reached an agreement, and the rest will be easy.
Huo Tiejun is responsible for the outside world, while Yun Qingshang teaches Yuan Linger internally. Gao Xuan is responsible for solving the trouble.
In this group, Huo Tiejun actually has the lowest status. However, Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang did not ask about Huo Tiejun.
Huo Tiejun has a very high degree of freedom, and he does not feel that his status is low. On the contrary, when there is trouble, Gao Xuan will handle it. This gave him a strong backer.
Huo Tiejun is actually a very smart person. He has seen the power of Gao Xuan, and he knows how strong Gao Xuan is in battle.
There are many ten-level powerhouses in this world, but no one can compare to Gao Xuan.
With such help, Huo Tiejun will kill the opponent directly when he encounters a difficult opponent.
After more than ten years of development, Huo Tiejun has returned to the Xianyang Star Corporation and has become a big man with power.
Tianluo Company is the largest company in Xianyang Star, Huo Tiejun is just a small person in the Huo family branch of Tianluo Company, but now he has returned to the head office to hold the power. Compared with more than ten years ago, this status is also very different. difference.
Of course, Huo Tiejun's sudden rise to a high position naturally blocked many people's way. It has also become a thorn in the eyes of many people.
I don't know how many times Huo Tiejun has been assassinated over the years.
Actually, it was dangerous a few times. Gao Xuan was not Huo Tiejun's bodyguard and would not follow him.
Huo Tiejun survived because Yuan Linger reminded him in advance.
In the past ten years, Yuan Linger's ability to predict has become stronger and stronger, and the predicted fate has become more and more directional.
Huo Tiejun has the card Yuan Linger, so he can naturally turn bad luck into good luck. If he really wants to fight, he still has Gao Xuan.
Therefore, Huo Tiejun is also getting more and more inflated. He was just somewhat dissatisfied with Gao Xuan, thinking that Gao Xuan was not cooperating with him enough. This greatly delayed his progress.
At the company's board meeting today, as an independent director, he was scolded by Chairman Huo Zhengqi in public.
Huo Zhengqi is not only the chairman, but also the boss of the Huo family. He is 130 years old this year. He has undergone genetic modification and biochemical modification, but he is still very strong, and his swearing voice is particularly high.
Huo Tiejun was also trained to be red-faced. He had a very shallow foundation in the Huo family, and he was killed all by means of iron and blood. Huo Zhengqi was very unpopular.
Facing this Huo family boss, Huo Tiejun could only endure silently no matter how upset he was.
Out of the conference room, many people looked at Huo Tiejun with sneer. Behind Huo Tiejun, there are people who are openly ridiculed.
"Also look in the mirror, I don't know what kind of virtue."
"This is the headquarters. It's the dog's turn to bark?"
"You know what to kill..."
"I get carried away, I don't know how much I weigh!"
Huo Tiejun quickly stepped into the elevator with a blue face, ignoring the ridicule behind him.
Back to his villa from the headquarters, Huo Tiejun came to the swimming pool behind the villa, where Yuan Linger was swimming.
Yuan Linger, who is 21 years old this year, has grown into a big girl. The body is bumpy, and the facial features are also very beautiful.
If Yun Qingshang hadn't been staring too closely, Huo Tiejun would have found an opportunity to eat Yuan Linger.
Now, Huo Tiejun can only look at the beautiful body of the other party and sigh in his heart.
On the other side of the pool, Yun Qingshang was sitting there wearing an off-white suit, with a long sword beside her.
Whenever she sees Yuan Linger, Yun Qingshang must be by her side. Moreover, Yun Qingshang always looks so serious.
Huo Tiejun also thinks it's a little strange, since that day more than ten years ago, this purple has changed its name to Yun Qingshang. Moreover, she has also completely changed, becoming the shadow of Yuan Ling'er.
Huo Tiejun could not see through Gao Xuan at all, nor could he see through Yun Qingshang. Both of these people are very abnormal. They don't seem interested in everything.
Power, money, fame, beauty and food, they don't need them. Even more frightening is that they do not have their own hobbies.
They are like two robots, just executing their own programs. Other than that, there is no emotion for everything.
Huo Tiejun has always thought that Gao Xuan is very slutty and should like beautiful food. Gao Xuan did not resist these, and even enjoyed it. However, he never cared about it.
Huo Tiejun really has no idea about such a person. Because he doesn't understand what the other party wants.
Huo Tiejun tried Yun Qingshang privately once, and he ended badly that time. So much so that it left a huge shadow in his heart. Every time he saw Yun Qingshang, his heart trembled.
If it wasn't for being too angry this time, Huo Tiejun wouldn't have gone to the backyard at all.
Yuan Linger is very good to Huo Tiejun, after all, she followed this man when she was very young.
Seeing Huo Tiejun running in angrily, she greeted with a smile: "What's the matter, Brother Huo, so angry?"
"Huo Zhengqi yelled at me on the board of directors. I lost face in public."
Huo Tiejun said: "I suspect that the old man is trying to drive me out, so he made a foreshadowing in advance."
Yuan Linger closed her eyes for a while and said, "Indeed, the situation is not good for you now. They decided to send you out."
"What the hell, I know."
Huo Tiejun's political sense is still very keen, he knew that Huo Zhengqi's anger must have a purpose today.
He said to Yun Qingshang: "Sister Yun, you can help me with this matter."
Huo Tiejun was afraid that Yun Qingshang would not understand the benefits, he explained: "If I leave the center, no matter how I dominate in a remote place, I will only be one of the princes. Only by staying in the center will I have the opportunity to control Tianluo Company."
As if Yun Qingshang didn't hear it, she didn't look at Huo Tiejun at all. Awakening her memory, she also completely returned to her original appearance.
Always so cool and cold, not caring about everything.
Yuan Linger is very familiar with Yun Qingshang's cold temperament. She said to Huo Tiejun, "I will tell him when Big Brother Gao comes back. Don't worry."
Huo Tiejun was a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say anything, he could only smile at Yuan Linger, and nodded to Yun Qingshang as a greeting, and then turned to leave.
Yuan Linger came up from the swimming pool, her body was surrounded by water vapor, and the water on her body dried up almost instantly.
She smiled and sat next to Yun Qingshang: "Sister Yun, Brother Huo is not bad to us, you are good to him."
"He doesn't matter."
Yun Qingshang disdainfully commented on Huo Tiejun, but he was a man of fame and fortune. Ten years ago, it might have been a little ideal, but now my mind is full of power struggles, which is unbearable.
The key is that they don't have much ability, and they don't have such high intelligence.
Being able to reach the current level is all thanks to Gao Xuan's support. This idiot didn't realize it.
Yun Qingshang didn't want to discuss Huo Tiejun, she asked Yuan Linger: "How are you?"
"I'm stable."
Yuan Ling'er said: "I can always feel invisible forces binding my mind and body now. It doesn't feel good."
"It's just the realm of monsters."
Yun Qingshang reminded: "Don't look directly at the monster, its power is too strong, it will corrode your soul."
Yuan Linger sighed: "That's all we can do? Then how can we save mankind."
At this point, Yuan Linger has a deep understanding of how powerful monsters are. The huge spiritual realm of monsters shrouded everyone in the entire star field.
She has reached the tenth level of spiritual power, and can already directly sense the spiritual realm of monsters. The spiritual power of the monster is like the ocean, and she is just a bucket of water in the ocean. that is it.
The stronger Yuan Ling'er's strength and wisdom are, the more desperate she is.
The future she sees is always chaotic. Can't see any specific information anymore. This made her even more at a loss.
Fortunately, Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang were with her. She couldn't see the fate line of the two, but she could sense the powerful strength of the two.
For this world, the power of the two is too strong. With their presence, Yuan Linger felt that there was at least a glimmer of hope for mankind.
Yun Qingshang took a deep look at Yuan Linger: "Hope is on you, don't be discouraged."
"Sister Yun, I always feel incompetent."
Yuan Linger sighed: "I feel like nothing can be changed."
"Always change."
Yun Qingshang didn't say too specific, but her tone was very firm.
Yuan Linger looked at Yun Qingshang with some envy, Sister Yun was always so cool and calm, always so confident and strong, like a fairy in the sky.
The same goes for Gao Xuan. The two rarely said anything seriously, but they were full of power.
Faced with the monsters covering the galaxy, they are silent efforts. Never discouraged, never frustrated, never even confused.
This kind of powerful spiritual power makes Yuan Linger extremely envious and admire.
Huo Tiejun is already considered to be a top-notch figure, ambitious and ruthless. Already called a hero.
Compared with Gao Xuanyun and Qingshang, Huo Tiejun's toughness and ruthlessness are extremely frivolous and not worth mentioning.
Yuan Linger sometimes wonders why such two powerful people would follow her.
Because she can predict?
Yuan Linger feels that her ability to predict is useless. Although she can proactively and directionally predict the future, her limitations are still very large.
Also, she doesn't see any potential for improvement. If their opponent is a certain group of people, they can always win with the advantage of foreknowledge.
However, their opponents are monsters that cover the star field. In the face of such a huge existence, her predictions are almost meaningless.
Yuan Linger thought of this, and a scene suddenly appeared in her mind. A dark golden compass was suspended in the depths of the endless void. The compass had two pointers running in reverse.
The compass is full of characters, and the outermost circle has a big character that stands out the most. One character is Yuan, and the other is the end.
Two big characters inside the circle, writing cause, effect, fate, fate. Take another round of inward testing, and write the source, birth, death, destruction, extinction, and emptiness.
More internal testing, and densely written a lot of words.
Seeing this, Yuan Linger felt that her brain was about to explode, and the remaining handwriting could not be read clearly.
Just as the picture dissipated, she faintly saw a person appear next to the dark gold compass, and he seemed to be reaching for the dark gold compass.
Yuan Linger couldn't see the man's face at all, but he could feel that the man's demeanor was unparalleled, and there was a sense of perfection in his demeanor.
She never imagined that a person could present such a perfect charm with just one small gesture. Simply addicting.
Yuan Linger desperately wanted to see the person's appearance, but she couldn't hold it any longer, her spirit suddenly shook and all the pictures shattered instantly, and her consciousness sank into the deep darkness.
When Yuan Linger slowly regained consciousness, she felt a splitting headache and unbearable pain.
She slowly opened her eyes and wanted to ask Yun Qingshang for help. In her eyes, Yun Qingshang had a triple shadow, and it was almost blurred. She moved her mouth but couldn't open it, couldn't say a word.
Yuan Linger was a little panicked, she felt like she was going to die.
Opposite Yun Qingshang said: "Don't worry, it's just too much mental energy. You can recover after a short rest."
Yun Qingshang's voice sounded illusory and ethereal, as if it were far away. But with Yun Qingshang around, Yuan Ling'er's heart naturally calmed down.
"You are too tired, take a rest first."
Yun Qingshang saw that Yuan Linger's eyes were slack, and the situation was very bad. She lightly tapped Yuan Linger's eyebrows, making her consciousness return to a state of drowsiness.
She frowned slightly and said, "She's in a bad situation. Is she all right?"
Gao Xuan, who was sitting on the other side of Yuan Linger, said indifferently: "She is not in a good condition. Her strength is too weak, but she looks directly at fate. This is thousands of times more serious than the consequences of ordinary people looking directly at the sun."
"Is the time ripe?" Yun Qingshang asked.
She knew that Gao Xuan was waiting for an opportunity by guarding Yuan Linger. Judging from Yuan Linger's state, it should be that he suddenly established a deeper connection with that artifact. This is exactly what Gao Xuan wanted.
"A little bit."
Gao Xuan gently touched Yuan Linger's forehead, "Poor little guy, she has a heavy fate on her shoulders."
"What's more?" Yun Qingshang asked.
"There's still time for the monsters to be delivered to the door automatically."
Gao Xuan said: "Although the monsters are slow to respond, they should have noticed that they were wrong. They must be the first to move Huo Tiejun."
"Huo Tiejun?"
Yun Qingshang said: "Will the monsters be so stupid?"
Huo Tiejun made it clear that he has no ability. If the monsters really want to attack, of course, they must be locked down.
"The monster is not a human being, and it doesn't understand human thoughts. It's like people can eat ants, but they don't pay attention to what each ant is thinking."
Gao Xuan said: "The monster's spiritual power is very strong, and it will feel wrong. But it will not destroy the balance and shoot directly. Just like no one will do damage in their own home. The monster will only drive human beings to do it. Anyway, it is a believer. A lot."
How powerful is the spiritual power of monsters, its spiritual pollution is even more terrifying. For thousands of years, the power hierarchy of mankind has been completely polluted at the spiritual level. In other words, the human power class has become a race of fallen beings.
Leave the spiritual pollution of monsters, they will die instead. The spiritual pollution of monsters is a big supplement to them. Therefore, the power classes in this world have great power. relative to the poor.
Great power naturally leads to worship. What's more, monsters originally feed on human spiritual power, and almost all the power classes believe in this monster.
Monsters who want to intervene in the world do so through their followers.
Gao Xuan has not been idle for more than ten years. He has traveled around and even used his body to jump to other galaxies to check the situation.
It is certain that within the range of the galaxy that can be explored, all intelligent life races are controlled by monsters. Of course all humans are included here.
A huge monster covering the galaxy is connected with each other through powerful spiritual power, forming a huge life group covering many galaxies.
This huge group of life has even affected the physical rules of the galaxy universe.
Gao Xuan was also surprised by this, he left for seven thousand years. For such a vast space as the Galaxy Universe, this time is too short.
The change of a planet in the galaxy universe is calculated in billions of years. The change of a life group also requires millions of years of evolution.
Many huge monsters have ruled many galaxies for thousands of years.
As far as Gao Xuan can see, monsters have spread all over the universe. The speed of this spread is terrifying.
Gao Xuan thinks this is very abnormal. In such a vast space, these monsters don't know how long it will take to fly over. How can it occupy so many galaxies so quickly and efficiently.
Behind this, there must be a stronger force to push this matter.
A physical universe, although rich in resources, is not worth the effort.
Send many monsters to every corner of the universe and control all intelligent life. What a huge magical power this is, what a powerful force.
How can someone with such power care about a small universe of matter?
There are so many such material universes in the heavens and the world.
When Gao Xuan discovered the state of monsters in this universe, he had a kind of guess that the great master wanted to find something in this universe so urgently.
If he didn't come back, these monsters, though stupid, could always find Yuan Linger's anomaly. She and Huo Tiejun would inevitably fall into each other's hands.
Of course, grasping Yuan Ling'er may not necessarily lead to the divine weapon.
These artifacts also speak of chance. But not whoever has the most power can get it. In that case, Yuan Ling'er wouldn't be able to turn.
No matter what the opponent has arranged, in front of this artifact, the opponent is a big step slower than him.
Now, Yuan Linger has established a deeper connection with the artifact. This kind of subtle change should also stimulate monsters.
What's more, Huo Tiejun suffered frequent setbacks during this time. It has been explained that the other party has noticed Huo Tiejun. It won't be long before they start.
Next, just be patient.
As for the success or not, in fact, it mainly depends on luck. After all, no one can control such artifacts. No one knows what changes will happen.
Huo Tiejun didn't know this, but he also sensed bad signs. It's just that Yuan Linger's ability to predict, he doesn't think things will get out of control.
If there is a problem, Yuan Linger will always remind him.
Huo Tiejun came to the meeting as usual this day. As soon as he entered the conference room, he realized that something was wrong, because there was a team of fully armed soldiers standing in the room.
Besides, no one else.
Huo Tiejun was stunned, and he turned very angry: "What do you want to do?"
The leading soldier said in a low voice: "Huo Tiejun colluded with outsiders, murdered his own family, and embezzled a huge amount of company property. Now the chairman has ordered you to be arrested."
Huo Tiejun looked at the soldier in awe: "I am an independent director, who would dare to touch me. I want to speak to the chairman."
The LCD screen hung above the conference room came down, and Huo Zhengqi's old face appeared on the screen.
"Huo Tiejun, this is the decision of the board of directors. You have to cooperate."
Huo Zhengqi warned again: "If you dare to resist, we will never be polite."
Huo Tiejun glanced at the soldiers on the opposite side. These people were all wearing dragon scale combat uniforms, and their energy fluctuations were very strong. On the chests of these people is a badge of a black-winged angel, who is the most elite black angel in the family.
The Black Angel team has a minimum of level 7 modders, and there are several level 10 modders leading the team. Arguably the most powerful small team on the planet.
Although Huo Tiejun has reached level 10, he has no chance of victory when facing many masters of the same level in such a closed place.
On the other hand, Yuan Linger didn't remind him beforehand. This made him even more angry.
With Yuan Ling'er's ability, he would definitely be able to predict this. In the past ten years, Yuan Linger and Gao Xuanyun Qingshang have gotten closer and closer. This time, he directly abandoned him. Huo Tiejun felt that Yuan Linger and the others betrayed him.
Although Huo Tiejun has an ideal of saving mankind, this ideal cannot go against his personal interests.
Now that Yuan Linger has betrayed him, there is no need for him to persist.
Huo Tiejun naturally knows that the upper echelons of the family are corrupt and degenerate, and many of them are loyal followers of monsters.
Therefore, Huo Tiejun has always looked down on the top of the family psychologically. His idea is to kill all the high-level, he will be the master of the house.
Now, Huo Zhengqi and the others will do it first. Huo Tiejun had no courage to resist. He hesitated, spread out his hands and said to Huo Zhengqi, "Chairman, we are all a family, and everything can be discussed."
Seeing that Huo Tiejun was softened, Huo Zhengqi nodded: "Very good. As long as you cooperate, we will not embarrass you."
A soldier came over to put electromagnetic handcuffs on Huo Tiejun and put an electromagnetic bomb collar on his neck.
No matter what kind of external force, as long as the handcuffs and collar are strongly stimulated, the electromagnetic force will explode. Especially the directional explosive power in the collar, the tenth-level reformer will also be smashed to pieces.
Huo Tiejun also accepted his fate. He was taken to the underground interrogation room by a group of soldiers with his head down in frustration.
In this closed underground space, the tenth-level powerhouse cannot escape even if there is no restriction.
Facing the interrogation, Huo Tiejun also gave up all ideas of resistance, and he honestly told everything that Yuan Linger could predict the future.
Including Yun Qingshang and Gao Xuan, he explained everything he knew in detail.
Now Huo Tiejun doesn't hate Huo Zhengqi anymore, he hates Yuan Linger, Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang.
Yuan Linger clearly has the ability to predict, but reminds him of danger, in order to make him die.
Gao Xuan and Yun Qingshang are very capable, but they don't do their best to assist him. Completely on its own. If they were obedient, he would have taken the Huo family long ago. Where would it fall into this situation.
Huo Tiejun really gets angrier the more he thinks about it, he now hopes Yuan Linger, Gao Xuan, and Yun Qingshang will be unlucky. It is best that all three of them die in front of his eyes.
However, Yuan Linger can predict the future. It's hard to catch them.
To this end, Huo Tiejun also provided an action plan, immediately blockade Xianyang City, and used all armed forces to search for the other party's whereabouts.
When Huo Tiejun is idle, he will also consider how to deal with Gao Xuanyun and Qingshang.
Both of them are top experts, especially Gao Xuan, whose extraordinary strength is even more terrifying.
However, no matter how strong these two are, they are still level ten. As long as you use the number to pile up, you can always pile these two guys to death.
Huo Zhengqi and other leaders of the Huo family were shocked when they heard Huo Tiejun's confession.
Huo Tiejun acted arrogantly and domineeringly, but he always acted like a god, doing what he did. It turns out that there is a master who predicts the future behind it.
As for Gao Xuanyun Qingshang, everyone didn't care. A tenth-level powerhouse can be as strong as he is.
Yuan Linger must be caught!
Huo Zhengqi immediately ordered that the security team of Tianluo Company was mobilized and directly attacked Huo Tiejun's villa.
Huo Tiejun has a high status. The villa he lives in covers an area of more than ten acres and is a fully enclosed super mansion.
In this age of wild mutated animals, such villas are expensive. This facilitates the operation of Tianluo Company.
Several helicopters brought the Black Angel team to the location quickly, and other action teams also quickly gathered to Huo Tiejun's mansion by car.
The huge momentum has also caused a lot of people's anxiety. This is a super-rich area, where big people live.
No one dared to say anything just seeing the big sign of the helicopter going to Tianluo Company.
Gao Xuan, who was playing games in the mansion, heard the helicopter sound far away.
Gao Xuan knew right away that something was wrong. This place is a super-rich area, and helicopters will not be allowed to enter.
Although the distance is far, Gao Xuan can feel the murderous aura when he hears the sound.
Without the ninth-turn **** cicada, Gao Xuan's keen intuition for fighting aura is still there. It just doesn't have the transcendent spirituality of Jiuzhuan Shenchan.
Gao Xuan glanced at Yuan Linger, who was still in a drowsiness. He muttered, "It's a little too fast."
Yun Qingshang said: "I will take Linger back first. You block them."
Gao Xuan nodded, this is the most reasonable division of labor.
Yun Qingshang and Gao Xuan are too familiar, so they will not be polite to him. She immediately picked up Yuan Linger and entered the underground passage that had been arranged for a long time.
Huo Tiejun sent someone to dig this passage, but Gao Xuan wiped out this memory of Huo Tiejun. Therefore, no one knew that they had set up a retreat here.
Don't say that the technological power is backward, even with the technology of the Galaxy era, it is not easy to track a person who goes deep into the ground.
This passage leads directly to the underground river, through which one can enter a complex and huge underground world.
Not to mention the few people in Tianluo Company, even if everyone from the entire planet runs in together, it is nothing to the huge underground world.
It's just that Yuan Ling'er is too fragile now to take any damage. It would be safest to let Yun Qingshang take Yuan Linger first.
Gao Xuan came to the backyard swimming pool with his Bai Fengjian in hand. He saw several helicopters hovering in the four directions from a distance. All kinds of missiles and on-board heavy machine guns were already activated.
On the Banyan Mountain Road below, vehicles full of fighters can be seen speeding up.
Through these fighters, Gao Xuan's eyes penetrated the sky, and he saw the huge monsters wriggling in the depths of the starry sky.
A strange eyeball is watching him from a distance.
At this moment, Gao Xuan's mental power and the monster's gaze crossed.
The psychic power of monsters is stronger, but slower. Gao Xuanneng has limited spiritual power to control, and his level is much stronger than that of monsters.
Gao Xuan's congenital Hunyuan Dao body is perfect, and it is not bad compared to Tianxian. The realm of his spirit and soul is sublime, and in some respects he is even far superior to the gods.
The turbid life of a monster, no matter how strong its spiritual power is, its level is still very low. If you can barely compare, it is probably equivalent to the level of spirits. But in terms of spirituality, it is far less than Lingxian.
The corrupting power of monsters is far greater than that of spirits. This is incomparable to Lingxian.
Gao Xuan doesn't have a good monster's spiritual power to fight head-on, so there is absolutely no need for this. He just made sure of the monster's state.
It can be seen that the monster has indeed woken up, and it is intervening in the world through powerful spiritual power.
The monster is like a huge transmitter, otherwise it will send out a signal of corruption. Everyone in the galaxy can receive the message of Tao on a spiritual level.
The difference is that loyal monster believers can receive clearer information and gain power and even pleasure from it.
For ordinary people, the influence of this kind of spiritual information is very subtle and complex. Their mental state can be affected unknowingly.
This is like radiation, which is not directly detectable by humans. Radiation can cause great harm.
This is the case with monsters, but the radiation of monsters is on the spiritual level. The energy generated by intelligent life stimulated by spiritual radiation is the favorite food of monsters.
Gao Xuan has stayed in this world for more than ten years, and he has long figured out the subtle connections between monsters and humans.
It's just that the spiritual power of the monster is coming directly, so that these subtle and obscure connections are fully presented.
Through the huge spiritual radiation, although it cannot control each individual subtly, it can exert a strong influence on group thinking.
The monsters now turn their attention to Yuan Linger. Other people will naturally pay attention to Yuan Linger in the depths of their minds and be hostile to Yuan Linger.
If Yuan Linger stayed in the human world, she would encounter countless malice and would be unable to move an inch.
This kind of mental radiation is relatively hidden, but it is extremely powerful.
For ordinary people, this kind of mental radiation is actually very harmful. Especially the spiritual radiation that monsters actively trigger.
This mental radiation storm will at least shorten the life of every ordinary person by five to ten years.
Gao Xuan has experienced too much. At this moment, he can observe the interaction between monsters and humans in a very objective state.
Just like his initial observations, the connection between monsters and humans is very deep. If the monster dies, just the fragmentation of the spiritual realm is enough to kill everyone.
What's even scarier is that all monsters can make spiritual connections across space. Although monsters are all over the universe, they can be regarded as a whole.
They're a lot like Zerg in that respect. The difference is that the Zerg is a particularly aggressive and exclusive race of life. They destroy other life in order to obtain food, to obtain energy.
In this regard, the Zerg is a normal life race. Monsters can't be regarded as normal life at all. The meaning of monsters' existence is destruction.
In the end, they corrupt themselves into dark energy.
Of course, this state is not enough to activate all monsters. Even the monsters that enveloped the Xianyang galaxy, only one in a billion wakes up.
The appearance of Gao Xuan holding his sword and looking up at the sky was also transmitted back to Tianluo Building by the camera.
At this time, there will be a few more senior members of the Huo family by Huo Tiejun's side. Huo Zhengqi also sat opposite Huo Tiejun.
The senior members of the Huo family are obviously very confident and are not afraid of Huo Tiejun's chaos.
"This is Gao Xuan?"
Huo Zhengqi looked at the man on the screen. Although he was old, he also saw that this man had a very unusual demeanor.
For some reason, Huo Zhengqi always felt that this person was like an immortal from the Nine Heavens. Although he was standing there, he was not stained with a single dust or a thing. That kind of indescribable detachment and free and easy, has an indescribable charm.
Huo Tiejun looked at Gao Xuan on the screen, and he was also stunned. Although the previous Gao Xuan was free and easy, he did not have such an outstanding temperament.
However, thinking of Gao Xuan and the others abandoning him, Huo Tiejun had a strong hatred in his heart.
He nodded vigorously to Huo Zhengqi: "It's Gao Xuan. This man is very powerful. He can release powerful currents, and his swordsmanship is also high. He seems to be able to half energy and break through some physical limitations."
He had already told Huo Zhengqi about this information, and this meeting was just a repetition.
Huo Zhengqi nodded. He used the communicator to directly shout to Gao Xuan in front of him: "Gao Xuan, I am Huo Zhengqi. Chairman of Tianluo Company."
If Huo Tiejun didn't brag, a strong man of this level is qualified to talk to him directly.
Furthermore, Huo Zhengqi's real goal is Yuan Ling'er, and he doesn't want to act rashly without knowing about Yuan Ling'er.
Huo Zhengqi doesn't care about Gao Xuan, but Yuan Linger can predict the future. This is the person designated by the Lord of God. And it wants to be alive.
He will find Yuan Linger first at any cost.
Gao Xuan heard the old voice in the loudspeaker, he smiled, Huo Zhengqi, this name is very famous in Xianyang Xingdao. But in his eyes, Huo Zhengqi is just a high-level fallen human race eroded by monsters.
So much so that his name is meaningless. Huo Zhengqi can no longer be regarded as a real person since he succumbed to the monster.
Most of the Black Angels have cameras on their heads, the helicopters also have high-definition cameras, and there are even two satellites scanning the place from above.
Gao Xuan smiled lightly, clearly showing it in front of Huo Zhengqi and other high-level officials from various angles.
Although Gao Xuan did not speak, the senior members of the Huo family felt the contempt from Gao Xuan.
Strictly speaking, it is not contempt, but an indifferent disregard.
The senior members of the Huo family were a little annoyed. They were surrounded by heavy troops. How dare Gao Xuan be so arrogant?
Besides, who on this planet dares to underestimate the Huo family?
Huo Zhengqi frowned. He felt that Gao Xuan's reaction was wrong. He asked Huo Tiejun: "Gao Xuan is always so arrogant?"
"That's right, he always does."
Huo Tiejun said bitterly: "He always talks and laughs, but he is so arrogant in his bones that no one looks down on him."
Actually, Huo Tiejun never felt so obvious before. Looking back now, I suddenly realized how contemptuous Gao Xuan was to him.
Huo Zhengqi found that Huo Tiejun was emotional, and obviously what he said was not very rational. He couldn't help being a little disappointed. This sidekick, who was still clinging to his own negative emotions at a critical moment, was also an idiot.
Huo Zhengqi said to Gao Xuan again: "I know Mr. Gao's strength is extraordinary, but his personal strength cannot compete with the company, let alone against the whole world."
Seeing that Gao Xuan still didn't speak, Huo Zhengqi said again: "Mr. Gao, once you do it, not only will you die, but Yun Qingshang and Yuan Linger will also die. For their consideration, you should also cooperate with us."
Gao Xuan asked casually, "What do you want?"
Huo Zhengqi smiled proudly when he saw that the threat was effective. He didn't directly say that he wanted Yuan Ling'er, it's not smart to reveal his true purpose.
He said: "Mr. Gao, Tie Jun's methods of doing things are a bit fierce, but he is always a member of the Huo family. You are Tie Jun's good friend, and we will not do anything to you. As long as you cooperate with us. I can use My life guarantees that you will all be treated the best..."
Gao Xuan said indifferently: "With all due respect, your life is not worth a penny."
"Mr. Gao, I respect you, but you insult me at will. It's rude."
Huo Zhengqi was not angry, he just increased his tone to express his anger.
Huo Tiejun shouted from the side: "See, he is so arrogant and rude. You don't have to be polite with him, just do it directly."
"Shut up."
Huo Zhengqi was a little annoyed when he was called by Huo Tiejun. This idiot doesn't know how he got to this point.
At this point, it's not clear what he wants. When things are sorted out, this waste will be solved. save trouble.
Huo Zhengqi was disappointed with Huo Tiejun's performance, but it was not the time to deal with him.
He said to Gao Xuan, "Mr. Gao, I am very sincere to talk to you. I hope you can understand my goodwill."
Huo Zhengqi suddenly felt bad when he said that. Could it be that Gao Xuan was trying to delay time.
He hurriedly and sharply warned: "Yun Qingshang and Yuan Linger must appear immediately, or I will use force."
Gao Xuan smiled: "You're not stupid, you finally figured it out. It's just a bit late."
He said slowly: "They have long gone."
Huo Zhengqi was really annoyed this time. He was the all-powerful star in Xianyang. He was always the only one who calculated others, and no one dared to calculate him.
Today he was actually bewildered by the opponent's small delaying tactics. What a shame.
Huo Zhengqi immediately gave an order: "Kill Gao Xuan. Find Yuan Ling'er and catch the survivor at all costs."
Of course, Gao Xuan would not hear this order, but all the Black Angel members heard it clearly.
The members of the Black Angels are ready to go. They all felt that Huo Zhengqi's dialogue was beyond doubt. Grabbing Gao Xuan directly would save a lot of time.
The blood angel's eyes blazed with blood, and two pairs of blood-colored wings appeared behind his body.
He was specially genetically adjusted to awaken extraordinary powers. After technological transformation, the tenth-level extraordinary power and the tenth-level transformation have given him an almost invincible power.
Especially the two pairs of blood angel wings, it is a divine technique bestowed by the Lord of God.
I don't know how many missions the blood angel has performed, and no one has ever been able to go through three moves under him.
With his ability, he should have entered the decision-making level long ago. It's just that he likes blood and violence and hates boring office work. This has been the captain of the Black Angels action team.
Blood Angel has a grin on his face behind the translucent visor, his red eyes flashing with blood-colored flames.
With the blessing of two pairs of blood-colored light wings, he can even briefly enter a half-energy state.
Huo Tiejun said that Gao Xuanneng was half-energy, and the blood angel didn't care. This is not the basic operation. Nothing special.
"Ignorant man, you know nothing about the power of God."
The blood angel made a prayer gesture and shouted loudly. The two pairs of blood-colored light wings behind him suddenly stretched and vibrated, and the blood light suddenly flourished.
The energy change of the blood angel has even exceeded the tenth-level limit in an instant. This is also the blessing of monster energy he obtained as a monster believer.
The blood-colored flames of fire seem to burn everything to ashes.
At the same time, in fact, several black angel powerhouses also provoked black wings of light.
They are a little weaker than the Blood Angels, but only a little less. Under the blessing of the power of the Demon Lord, they have a formidable strength far beyond this world.
A pair of black light wings made them enter a semi-energy state. This state is almost immune to all material damage. Even with pure energy, it's hard to hurt them directly.
In this state, the flow of time will slow down dozens of times.
In the eyes of several powerhouses, Gao Xuan is constantly zooming in, and all the details of his movements are clearly presented.
In their eyes, the ups and downs of Gao Xuan's hair are so clear.
However, Gao Xuan's skin was as smooth as jade, and he couldn't see a single hair.
At this level, Gao Xuan's body showed a relaxed and natural state. Including the eyes, facial muscle changes, are so coordinated.
Several experts could even see the blood-colored flames reflected in Gao Xuan's dark blue eyes. The blood-colored flame was almost covering the beautiful dark blue.
At this point, I didn't see any sign that Gao Xuan was about to trigger the power of lightning.
This also puzzled several experts. They all learned from Huo Tiejun that Gao Xuan's lightning ability was very powerful.
That's why several people urged that it was Angel Wings, just wanting to use powerful energy to talk to the power of lightning.
No matter how strong the ordinary superhuman's control power is, there is also an upper limit. This is God's rule.
Only they, the faithful believers of God, can obtain the blessings of God and gain powerful power beyond the rules.
A few of them worked together to activate Angel Wings, and no matter how strong Gao Xuan's lightning ability was, they could join forces to press him to death.
Now it seems that Gao Xuan can't even handle the blood angel. Their preparations are a bit redundant.
In the eyes of outsiders, pairs of angel wings vibrate and shine, and the sacred and powerful aura is overwhelming.
Gao Xuan, who was surrounded by it, had no sense of existence at this moment.
Huo Tiejun opened his mouth wide, this is the real strength of the company! He was frightened and scared. He used to think that Gao Xuan was already the invincible powerhouse in this world, but now it seems that he is thinking too much!
No wonder Huo Zhengqi didn't pay much attention to Gao Xuan, so it was. I see.
Huo Tiejun suddenly felt that he was a little ridiculous. Just based on Yuan Linger's words, he felt that Gao Xuan was a strong man who could change the fate of the human race.
As a result, there are several such strong companies. This is still a shot. I don't know how many are hiding in the dark.
Huo Tiejun's mood will be very complicated, and his face will change.
It's just that Huo Zhengqi and other senior officials of the Huo family have no time to pay attention to Huo Tiejun. They all looked at the screen, and they were also curious about what Gao Xuan was capable of.
After the blood angel released a powerful momentum, Gao Xuan did not respond accordingly, which made him somewhat disappointed.
Blood Angel wants his opponent to be strong enough to at least deal with him. Seeing Gao Xuan's appearance, he seemed to give up his resistance and let him be slaughtered. He felt like he was being tricked.
Huo Tiejun also said that Gao Xuan is a peerless master, which is simply a joke!
The blood angel said with disdain: "It turns out to be just a coward. You are not worthy of my opponent. Die."
The blood angel said that he vibrated his wings and rushed towards Gao Xuan. No matter whether Gao Xuan resisted or not, he would tear Gao Xuan to pieces. Only in this way can the anger in my heart come out.
The blood angels with two pairs of blood-colored wings stretched out and enveloped Gao Xuan in an instant. Under the strong blood-colored flame, Gao Xuan seemed to have turned into a mass of flames.
Huo Tiejun, who was watching the battle in front of the screen, showed a ruthless look on his face. He was ruthless in his heart: "Let you abandon me, this is what you should end up with!"
Huo Zhengqi and other senior officials of the Huo family can also see many details of the battle through high-definition video.
They were a little puzzled. Gao Xuan was still holding his sword at this time. Could it be that he was waiting to die?
If Gao Xuan wants to draw his sword, his skeletal muscles must move first. If he wants to trigger the power of lightning, at least there will be ripples of energy under the shroud of blood-colored flames.
As a result, there was nothing, and Gao Xuan seemed to be really holding his hands.
The blood angel swooped so fast that in an instant, no one else could have imagined too much. They were just surprised that Gao Xuan did not respond.
The blood angel also felt very strange. Gao Xuan was motionless and unresponsive, but his eyes were calm and distant, without any cowardice or fear. It doesn't even mean to die.
Just as the two pairs of blood-colored wings were wrapping around Gao Xuan, the blood angel suddenly heard a "zheng" in his ears.
The sound is like someone plucking the strings of a violin. There is a sharpness that transcends everything in the ethereal.
The blood angel was stunned for a moment. For some reason, he felt that something deep in his heart had been cut off.
Without waiting for the blood angel to understand, the energy of the four wings of blood flames he triggered was completely out of control.
The surrounding two-winged black angels also exploded into a black flame at the same time.
A large number of black-clothed operatives with guns and live ammunition surrounding Gao Xuan rushed to the ground at the same time.
Including the many operatives in the surrounding chariots, after hearing that long sword cry, they instantly lost all consciousness.
The aura of life in everyone's eyes quickly dissipated.
The helicopters that swirled overhead, from the pilot to the fighters, also lost all breath of life.
Lost the piloted helicopter and began to sway through the air.
In order to capture Yuan Linger this time, Huo Zhengqi not only sent the most elite black angels, but also other action teams. At least three thousand people were dispatched.
In such a short period of time, 3,000 fully-armed fighters have been mobilized, and it can be seen how strong Tianluo Company is.
Now, the three thousand combatants who surrounded the mansion lost their lives to the sound of swords at the same time.
Huo Tiejun, who was far away in Tianluo Building, immediately noticed the abnormality on the screen.
In fact, even though he was separated by dozens of miles, he also heard that long sword cry.
Huo Tiejun did not hear the sound through the live radio, but the sound of the sword sounded directly in his mind.
Huo Tiejun also felt that something was cut off, but he didn't know what was wrong for a while.
He couldn't help but look at Huo Zhengqi, but found that turbid black and red blood tears flowed from Huo Zhengqi's eyes.
Huo Zhengqi's old eyes slowly turned and landed on Huo Tiejun's face, with a very strange look on his face: "What kind of power is this..."
Before finishing a sentence, Huo Zhengqi suddenly fell down on the table and was silent.
Huo Tiejun was taken aback. He looked at the other senior members of the Huo family, and found that black blood and tears flowed from their eyes, and their breath had long since been cut off.
"This..."
Huo Tiejun was very frightened. Could it be that these people were killed by a sword sound?
How is this possible?
Huo Tiejun couldn't believe what he saw, but he had to believe it.
"You didn't do well in the past, and you have problems with your character, but at least you have a goal."
The screen's Gao Xuan said slowly: "Now you have given up on your goal and betrayed us."
Huo Tiejun suddenly understood that Gao Xuan was speaking to him, and he hurriedly begged: "Mr. Gao, I was wrong, give me a chance."
He's not stupid, he knows it's no use begging for mercy at this time. He hurriedly said: "Now that the senior management of the Huo family are all dead, I can control Tianluo Company~IndoMTL.com~ I can make a great contribution to the liberation of the human race..."
"Too late."
Gao Xuan said softly, "Rest in peace."
Huo Tiejun still wanted to speak, but his eyes suddenly darkened, and his consciousness fell into endless darkness.
Gao Xuan ignored Huo Tiejun and looked up at the sky.
In the depths of the starry sky, thousands of huge eyeballs of huge monsters suddenly shattered into clouds of red and black mist.
The monsters larger than the galaxy were stimulated, and the huge tentacles began to slowly wriggle.
Hundreds of millions of huge eyeballs also turned their directions at the same time, looking towards Gao Xuan together.
Gao Xuan smiled, and his smiling face appeared on the huge eyeballs of hundreds of millions of different colors at the same time.
The smiling faces of Gao Xuan on each eyeball are slightly different. Gao Xuan, who was in the eyes of hundreds of millions, showed a smile at the same time, and the countless smiling faces were extremely strange.