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Chapter 9 The Third Kind of Contact

"But this thing could be dangerous."

No matter what kind of alien creatures Ji Chunzao encountered before, she would try her best to avoid their trajectory.She only dared to hide, and even pretended to be invisible like everyone else.

She has always been able to think about such things as actively contacting extraterrestrial life, but she has never really summoned up the courage once.

"Of course I have to do it. After all, I saw it."

The boy in front of him agreed without hesitation.He also comforted her in turn:
"Don't worry, I don't think anything will happen."

"...Forget it."

Ji Chunzao looked into his eyes and suddenly changed his mind.

"Ah? What do you mean forget it?"

Yan Jingxing was stunned for a moment.

"That is to say, there is no need to be so anxious. It's better to calm down and think again. At least, we have to wait until we are mentally prepared..."

The little girl turned her head to mutter, her voice became softer and softer.

At least until I'm ready, she thought.

The partner she found with great difficulty has only been acquainted for a few days. If she encounters an accident because of her rash actions, she will definitely regret and die of grief, and will never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Therefore, it is better not to be too reckless.

"Are we friends now?"

She heard the boy say this.

"Of course!"

Ji Chunzao hurriedly nodded and answered, then he suddenly moved his face closer and stared at her seriously.

"You can't hide it from me. My current thought is the same as yours. I really want to find 'astronaut'. I will definitely see 'him' again. Although I don't understand the reason, but now I really want to I have this premonition.”

"I, I know..."

The faces are too close together!

"...I'll tell you the truth! It's true to be prepared."

She put her hand to her mouth, giving an affected expression of thoughtfulness.

"I have to think about what to do first. Let's make an appointment and meet again. By the way, are you free this weekend?"

"Weekend? All right." The boy didn't think about it, and agreed very simply.

"Then see you on the weekend." Ji Chunzao waved to him.

"Well, see you this weekend."

It wasn't until she turned and left that Yan Jingxing suddenly realized what he had promised.

Going out with girls on weekends?This is definitely a bold act that I could never have imagined in the past...

However, everything is for scientific exploration.

How exciting it is to be in contact with aliens and extraterrestrial life!Is there any child who has watched "E·T" and hasn't fantasized about it?

He clenched his fist and left the rooftop with anticipation behind her.

*
Time always passes the fastest when people don't realize it.

Fast forward half a month, Yan Jingxing has gotten used to the life in this seaside town and the new school.

On the appointed Sunday, the sky was clear and there were occasional soft clouds like cotton wool drifting overhead. It was a good day to go out.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Jingxing was sitting by the door tying his shoes, and Yan Yongzhi, who was brushing his teeth and rinsing his mouth with a cup, came out of the main room. Seeing him ready to go out, he asked a little strangely:

"Are you going out?"

"Ah."

"Go to the street to buy breakfast? You don't need to bring it to me."

"No. I made an appointment with my classmates."

"Really, I have friends so soon." Yan Yongzhi smiled gratifiedly, "That's right, think about what I said at the time? When you go to a new place, you can meet new classmates and friends."

"Okay, you're right."

"By the way, I heard from my colleagues that there is a private free library in the town. It may be smaller than the city library you used to go to, but the environment is still quite good. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"...Okay, I will go when I have time."

He enjoys reading, especially science fiction.But he can't wait to see the real supernatural beings more than fictional stories.

Yan Jingxing fastened his sneakers, straightened up, and prepared to push the door out without looking back.

"Hey wait," the uncle seemed to suddenly remember something, and stopped him from behind, "Jing Xing, who is that friend you mentioned, can you tell me about it? It's from your class, right?" Maybe I don't know."

Yan Yongzhi is a math teacher, but he didn't teach their class.He just came here, so he was arranged to teach from the first day of junior high school.Of course, the teachers are all in the same office, and they often communicate with each other. In addition, students are often called over, so it is not surprising to know anyone.

Uncle had a natural attitude and asked questions casually; but when Yan Jingxing heard the question, his body froze.

The reason why he tried to tell his uncle lightly that he was going out with his friends was because he didn't want the other party to ask too much detail.

……no solution anymore.

Although it is not impossible to perfunctory the past, since Yan Jingxing became sensible, he rarely lied to his guardian.

On the one hand, he felt that his uncle had to work and take care of him, which was already very hard, and he didn't want to make adults angry;

Could it be that the two of them went out together this time, so they wouldn't deal with Ji Chunzao in the future?It must be impossible, why not explain clearly to uncle in advance to avoid misunderstanding.

Yan Jingxing answered bravely.

"...Her name is Ji Chunzao. You may know her."

"Ji Chunzao? Chunzao... Well, I seem to have heard someone mention it before, it sounds familiar..."

Uncle frowned and recalled where he heard it, and only after a while did he recall it.

"Wait, is this a girl's name?!"

"……Yes."

Yan Yongzhi was grading the test papers all night yesterday, and was so sleepy that he wanted to go back to his room to sleep, but when he heard this answer, he became sober.

"You go out with guys and girls on weekends? Just the two of you?"

Yan Yongzhi was not angry, but he found it incredible.

No one knows the temperament of the little nephew better than him.You've only been in town for a few days, and you've learned how to hook up with girls?He doesn't believe it.

"Just the two of us."

Yan Jingxing sighed.

"But don't get me wrong. We're just hanging out, not doing anything bad. Really."

"...If you really want to convince me, don't use the word 'play', just say you can't study together."

The uncle touched his nose with a helpless expression.

"Because it's really not studying. But, I think this matter is very important..."

It's one thing not to lie, but quite another to honestly say you're looking for aliens.Yan Jingxing knew that if he chose the latter, his uncle might take him to a mental hospital.

"okay."

Yan Yongzhi unceremoniously rubbed his nephew's head twice.

"Children's family, why are you pretending to be deep. Is there something important that you can't tell the adults yet?"

"Anyway, I can't say it. This is between me and her." Yan Jingxing insisted, "Can I go?"

"...You can go if you want." After thinking about it for a while, the uncle let go, "Find out what you are doing, and consider the outcome before making a decision. Just these two points, as long as you can guarantee it."

Yan Jingxing smoothed his tousled hair and heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his guardian has always been open-minded and can listen to his own words.

Trust is mutual, he does not lie to adults, uncle is willing to believe him.This kind of tacit understanding makes the uncle and nephew get along more like a pair of friends, rather than the relationship between elders and younger generations.

"Oh, by the way, remember to come back early."

Before Yan Jing walked out, Yan Yongzhi, who had already put on his glasses and was about to continue working, poked his head out from the living room and reminded him.

"Good~"

The boy closed the door of the house with a bang.

……

Yan Jingxing came to the town soon.

The area of ​​Baiyue Town is not small, but the only place that can be regarded as lively and prosperous is the center of the town after excluding the inaccessible seaside ports, roads and forests; cinemas, department stores, markets, and commercial streets are all concentrated here, and several nearby If people in a village want to go shopping or buy things, there is actually no other place to choose.

The place where we agreed to meet Ji Chunzao this time was next to the station in front of the movie theater that night.

Yan Jingxing soon saw the figure of the girl not far away.

He had arrived half an hour earlier, but he didn't expect her to arrive earlier than him.

Surprisingly, unlike a boy like me who always wears two sets of school uniforms, the girl seems careless, but she still changes her school uniform on the day off.

Sitting in the shade of the station, Ji Chunzao was wearing a water-blue spun yarn half-sleeved long skirt, with only a section of snow-white arms exposed, and the skirt that covered her ankles bloomed like a water lily, adding a touch of beauty to her. Demure and graceful temperament.

Apart from the mermaid-like first meeting on the road by the sea, Yan Jingxing clearly felt for the second time that his new friend was a young girl in her prime.

Ji Chunzao put his hands on his knees and was obediently sitting on the bench.She occasionally looked up at the vast summer sky; occasionally lowered her head, as if staring at the ground in a daze.

Anyone can see that she is waiting for someone.When the summer breeze lifted the girl's long wavy hair and messed up her bangs, she stretched out her hand to smooth them, revealing a fair face that was no longer covered by the drooping hair, with clear and charming eyes.

If she kept silent and motionless like now, she would obviously look like a lady of every family.

only……

Season spring algae is still that season spring algae.

He was a little stunned, and it took him a while to remember to say hello to her.

As a result, at this moment, the girl suddenly got up, as if she had discovered something, and looked quite nervous; after looking around for a while, she quickly walked to a lamppost and squatted down, like a guilty fool , secretly looking at the door of a certain building.

...What's wrong with this?
Ji Chunzao may not realize how conspicuous her appearance is in the eyes of others, and her current posture looks like a bad stalker in a movie, so that the curious eyes of people passing by are all attracted.

Although he didn't understand why she did this, Yan Jingxing couldn't help but want to cover his face.

I always feel that with Chunzao, it is difficult to avoid the risk of embarrassment...

After hesitating for a while, he still had to walk up to her and whispered to remind her of his arrival:
"Hey, what are you doing here?"

Ji Chunzao shrank his shoulders, almost being startled again.Fortunately, she was already familiar with Yan Jingxing's voice, and soon realized who it was.

"Shh."

The long-haired girl raised her small face and made a silent gesture to him.

"Don't make too much noise, people will hear you."

"...I know you're peeping. The question is, who are you looking at?"

"Here."

She pointed to an unremarkable gray three-story building not far away, sandwiched between restaurants and newsstands.

"What happened to that place?"

"That's where some people in the school take tutoring lessons."

"...I see." Yan Jingxing nodded.

These days, extracurricular tutoring is not as popular as it is in later generations, but it is not too rare. Advertisements can be seen on the streets and alleys, especially in big cities with developed economies and rich educational resources.

I didn't expect there to be a cram school in a small town like Baiyue Town.

"I heard that Teacher Gao opened it together with several other teachers in the school." Ji Chunzao continued.

"Teacher Gao? Our head teacher?"

He was really surprised this time.

"Wait a minute, you're not following the teacher, are you? If Teacher Gao finds out that the two of us go out together on weekends..."

"No! That person is a student."

Ji Chunzao shook his head.

"It's because I'm worried about being seen by people I know that I have to hide."

"Oh~"

Yan Jingxing nodded.

"who is it?"

The girl turned her head in embarrassment, patted the dust on the hem of the water-colored skirt, and stood up on the spot.

"Is this important? More important than finding astronauts?"

He deliberately protracted his tone and continued to ask.

"You, don't say that..." Ji Chunzao grabbed her bangs and twisted her hair with her fingers. This is what she would do subconsciously when she felt embarrassed or embarrassed, "It's my roommate."

When Yan Jingxing heard this, he suddenly remembered something.

Of course he remembered, that night he and Chunzao sneaked out of the dormitory building before the lights-out time, and bumped into the grade captain.

Although the other party did not understand their actions, they still said that they would not make small reports.

The fact that they were not called to the office afterwards proved that she was not lying.

"Is it Xie Yuzhi?"

"Ah."

"So, what are you doing squatting here to peek at her?"

"Actually, it wasn't peeking, it was just that I bumped into her entering the door. Because I didn't want to be seen by her, I subconsciously hid."

"In other words, you are afraid of her."

Yan Jingxing stroked his chin.

"Why, I remember it's your roommate? Is she usually bullying you?"

Ji Chunzao shook his head vigorously.

"Of course not! Yuzhi took good care of me. This is actually my problem. How should I put it..."

She seemed to find it difficult to speak, her eyes wandered back and forth, her cheeks were slightly powdered.

"Sometimes when I do something, people around me laugh at me. Although she doesn't laugh at me like others, she always looks at me with a look of 'hating iron but not steel'. I feel like she is like a strict mother, so I don’t dare to meet her outside.”

"Oh~"

Now, Yan Jingxing fully understood.

He even developed subtle empathy for that classmate Xie Yuzhi.

"You, why are you acting like 'I understand, I understand'? You can clearly see aliens like me, so you should understand me and stand by me!"

"Some things have nothing to do with being able to see aliens." Yan Jingxing shook his head and sighed, "You have to know, just looking at your sneaky look, I must have the courage to approach."

It was only at this time that Ji Chunzao noticed the strange eyes of passers-by looking at him, his little face turned red with a "shua", and he took the initiative to grab Yan Jingxing's wrist, and pulled him away from the place quickly.

"Why didn't you remind me earlier..." she complained in a low voice.

"I'm afraid of disturbing your business."

"what?"

"I thought summoning aliens might be achieved through some strange rituals, like embarrassing in front of many people..."

"How is that possible!"

(End of this chapter)