Chapter 1 Liu Feng Lowers His Head

The lovely young girl with clear eyes reached into the small refrigerator, repeatedly grasping with her hand, trying to seize the space-time particles, but to no avail.

"Having fun, little girl?"

Yan Qiaoqiao seemed to have met her match, trying intently to grasp the intangible space-time particles.

Liu Feng kept the refrigerator door open and looked up at Lin Xian: "I haven't had a chance to ask yet, who exactly is this little girl? Where did she come from?"

"She's a relative of my former boss, Zhao Yingjun; her name is Yan Qiaoqiao."

Lin Xian explained, "You haven't even met Zhao Yingjun yet. If you ever get the chance, you'll definitely be amazed at how much Qiaoqiao and Yingjun look alike, just like sisters."

He suddenly felt that the meeting and encounter of space-time was a very interesting thing.

Huang Que knew Gao Yang a long time ago, and clearly remembered the first time she met Gao Yang, with her legs clamped together, almost bursting with the urge to relieve herself.

So... when she first heard him say Gao Yang's name at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, she had that complex and knowing smile.

Isn't this also a closed loop?

Although with the changes in space-time, the first meeting between Huang Que and Gao Yang might not be as filled with the pungent smell of excrement and urine as last night, judging by Gao Yang's persona... it's probably not far off in terms of nature and hilarity. Looking back at Liu Feng's side.

Huang Que obviously also knew the relationship between him and Liu Feng, and never concealed any information from Liu Feng. This was a bit interesting.

Lin Xian couldn't help but look forward to when Liu Feng and Zhao Yingjun would first meet in the future? What kind of story would happen?

He felt that before this period.

He and Zhao Yingjun were indeed very familiar, but this familiarity was not with Zhao Yingjun herself, but was brought closer through Huang Que, through the Zhao Yingjun who waited bitterly for 600 years in the third dream. In other words, it had little to do with Zhao Yingjun of the real world in 2024.

But now it was different.

He could feel the relationship with Zhao Yingjun continuing to draw closer. He met Zhao Yingjun's parents, had a meal together, and now he was helping Zhao Yingjun take care of her child and dog. These were all contacts that didn't exist before.

From Zhao Yingjun's perspective, it was the same. She and Lin Xian had always been ordinary colleagues. The two seemed very close, but they were always separated by a membrane that prevented them from entering each other's worlds.

She had never met any of Lin Xian's friends and knew nothing about things outside of Lin Xian's work. Now it was different.

She had already met her childhood friend Gao Yang, and maybe the next step would be to have the opportunity to meet her own intellectual, Liu Feng. So... what's next?

Would she understand him more deeply? Understand his secrets, understand his purpose, understand his predicament, understand the dangers he had experienced, and the enemies he faced? Lin Xian was not sure.

He still had a kind of worry, fearing that Zhao Yingjun's ending would be the same as Huang Que's, so heartbreaking and distressing.

His efforts during this time, his desperate desire to join the Genius Club, were to reverse the fate of many people and reverse the failed history.

If his existence only added one more failed link to the countless times of cyclical failures, what was the point?

In fact, it wasn't just Zhao Yingjun that he had this worry about. He hadn't told his secrets to Liu Feng, Gao Yang, or Chu Anqing, who were all so trustworthy.

But he would have to be honest one day, right?

After he joined the Genius Club and possessed the power to compete with the enemy!

"Zhao Yingjun."

Liu Feng murmured the name.

Then he put down the small refrigerator, picked up the chalk, and wrote several names on the blackboard behind him in sequence: Yan Qiaoqiao, Chu Anqing, Su Su, Huang Que.

After arranging the ages of the four, he shook his head seriously: "But... there's no place for Zhao Yingjun in the arithmetic sequence?"

Lin Xian sighed helplessly: "You're really enough. Can you please stop mentioning this rotten arithmetic sequence joke? It's complete, finished, and there won't be any new members joining."

"But my life and battles will continue, I'll definitely meet more friends, more partners, and even... more enemies. If there are men, there will naturally be women."

"I can't live under the control of the arithmetic sequence for the rest of my life, right? Erase the blackboard, let's get down to serious business."

After instructing Liu Feng, Lin Xian looked at Yan Qiaoqiao, who was still fighting wits with the space-time particles, walked over and rubbed her head: "Give up, this thing can't be caught, it has no substance."

Yan Qiaoqiao straightened up, stepped back, and nodded.

She could only accept this fact.

This was also something that Lin Xian and Liu Feng had confirmed many times... Normal humans touching space-time particles, no matter whether it has energy or not, would not have any good or bad things happen, in short, nothing would happen.

Lin Xian and Liu Feng had touched this energy-less space-time particle many times.

A few days ago, when it still had energy, Jasker also stirred it directly with his palm, and everyone was safe and sound. Yan Qiaoqiao would naturally not have any problems grabbing it, so the two of them had been letting her play with it as a toy, without stopping her.

"Alright, Qiaoqiao, you and VV go play over there for a while, I have something to talk about with Liu Feng."

Yan Qiaoqiao stretched out her judging index finger, pointing at Liu Feng in front of the blackboard: "Brother Liu Feng."

She remembered the name.

Then she obediently picked up VV and went to play in the open space behind the laboratory.

"This little girl is quite obedient."

Liu Feng praised: "She will definitely be a great beauty when she grows up. Look how tall her waist is. So, if you say that Yan Qiaoqiao looks a lot like Zhao Yingjun, then Zhao Yingjun must be very beautiful too."

"Come here, Lin Xian, let me tell you about my guess."

He led Lin Xian to a lab table full of data charts, pointed to the complex data and band diagrams, and explained to Lin Xian: "Although you can't understand these charts, I can tell you clearly that the activity of space-time particles is indeed lost and will never be restored."

"Just like the one we captured and the one that Jasker gave us, their activity will always be like this, and they will no longer fly around randomly, disobey the laws of physics, and flash and jump around."

"In other words, the kinetic activity of space-time particles is a one-time thing. But the space-time energy contained within is different! Do you know how I discovered it? I have a data archive of the one you took away, compared to the one Fiske gave you... Although both of them can be considered energy depleted, there is actually a significant difference in the degree of depletion!"

"It's like a battery. Are the last traces of electricity remaining in two dry batteries that are equally out of power and unusable the same?"

"Obviously not! Whether the power can be completely exhausted depends on the use of the battery. If it's just installed in a child's toy remote control car and the power is exhausted, there will actually be a lot of power left in the battery. It's just not enough to drive the toy car, but if you put the seemingly dead battery in an air conditioner remote control, I guarantee you can still use it for a long time."

"What does this mean? This means that the energy mechanism of space-time particles is very similar to the energy storage mechanism of batteries. Since most batteries can react in reverse, be recharged, and reused... then perhaps space-time particles are the same! There must be a way to recharge the energy-depleted space-time particles and make them reusable!"

Lin Xian nodded as he listened to Liu Feng's theory.

Although the principle was unknown.

But the conclusion was clear and convincing.

"I understand."

Lin Xian said, "But this is still an unverifiable conjecture, and you have only discovered the energy storage phenomenon of space-time particles, but you don't know how to restore its energy."

"Do you have any general ideas? If we can really restore the energy of this entangled space-time particle... and then combine it with a time machine, it would be a great weapon for traveling through space-time, the past, and history."

"Moreover, time travel using entangled space-time particles can not only ensure that we return to the present time point, without getting lost and staying in the past time; at the same time, it can also ignore the laws of space-time to a certain extent. Although I don't know if we can do whatever we want, at least if I use entangled space-time particles to travel back to the past, people in the past era have no way to harm me. This is an absolutely safe space-time journey."

Liu Feng nodded thoughtfully: "You mentioned this before, saying that you want to build a new laboratory and recruit more trustworthy talents? I think these things can be done simultaneously."

"Regarding the question of how to recharge space-time particles, I don't have any clues right now, but I have a hunch... it should be related to space-time curvature, changes in the world line, and even... it may also be related to the cosmological constant."

"It's just that we don't have data, we don't have regularity, and many conjectures and theories can't be further explored. Probably... we'll have to wait for the next numerical change on the space-time clock dial before we can continue to study."

Speaking of this, the two of them looked up again, looking at the ordinary-looking space-time clock in the middle of the laboratory.

The reading on it still showed 0.0000042.

This meant that they were still on the 0.0000042 world line and there had been no shift or jump. Lin Xian had a trump card that could greatly change the world line, but... it wasn't time to take it out yet. "Alright."

Lin Xian didn't urge Liu Feng's progress. He knew that urging was useless: "Then let's wait and see, and wait for the next change in the value of the space-time clock. We can just have a big harvest at that time, and even the information on the space-time coordinates can be deduced."

"I came here to find you today mainly for two things."

He first told Liu Feng about the progress of the new laboratory. Although the problem of trustworthy personnel hadn't been resolved yet, let's solve the problem of venue and equipment first. After all, these things take a long time to build.

The problem of the observatory, the FAST telescope in Guizhou, can't be rented for a long time. So, if you want to scan near-Earth space-time particles 24 hours a day, you must have your own observatory and your own radio telescope. Fortunately, Liu Feng's research on space-time particles is now very deep. Even a micro-detector can monitor space-time particles within 2,000 kilometers. This is the progress of Liu Feng's technology and theory.

Nowadays.

Liu Feng only needs a small observatory and a small radio telescope to lock the solar system space within Jupiter's orbit... Once a space-time particle flies in, it will send out an alarm in the first time. This is enough.

In short, from today onwards, the preparation of the time machine and the observation and capture of the next space-time particle must be done with both hands, and both hands must be strong!

"Then, there's the second thing."

Lin Xian touched his nose.

He said, "Aren't you always calling yourself an emotions master? I want to ask you, what is a woman in love like?"

"Heh heh heh."

Liu Feng heard this long-awaited question and showed a gratified and proud smile like a kind old father: "You've finally figured it out, Lin Xian. I've been waiting for this question for a long time! Are you finally going to start dating?"

"No, no, no."

Lin Xian waved his hand: "I have so many things piled up on my plate right now, how can I have the mind to date? It's just that I'm encountering some trouble now, and if I want to solve it, I must get a woman with no dating experience to perfectly play the state of a couple in love, and the requirements are enough to be faked and deceive the eyes of others."

"Got it? The key is acting! Acting skills! You must have a lot of experience, right? Although you've only had one relationship... but this one is truly unforgettable, and you and Qi Qi started dating in college, it must be very sweet and passionate."

Liu Feng nodded: "That's right."

He pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes full of tenderness: "Don't worry, I'm very familiar with emotional matters, and I still remember the good times I had with Qi Qi. What's so difficult about playing a woman in love?"

"Come, come, come, you come over here, come in front of me, and I'll teach you hand in hand."

Liu Feng beckoned to Lin Xian.

Signaling him to come closer.

It seemed like he was going to start teaching.

"No, no, no, it's not me who's acting, what's the point of you demonstrating to me?"

Lin Xian waved his hand: "Just tell me verbally, tell me how to act more like it."

Liu Feng still insisted on Lin Xian coming over: "How can that work! If you want to act like it, the state, expression, and eyes are more important than the movements and the process."

"Why are real couples and fake couples seen through at a glance? Do you think it's a matter of intimate actions and how they call each other? No, it's completely the state and eyes that betray you! The eyes of someone who really has feelings are affectionate and full of love."

"If you can't act out this feeling, it's useless no matter how tightly you hug. Come on! Let me show you!"

Lin Xian was helpless and walked over.

Liu Feng learned to look like Li Qiqi in the past, with that affectionate gaze, a heartfelt smile, looking at Lin Xian's eyes, and then... gently took his hand.

Hiss - Lin Xian had to admire Liu Feng's acting skills, which really made his whole body stand on end!

An Oscar winner, so terrifying.

"Lin Xian, look into my eyes."

Liu Feng glared at Lin Xian's eyes with eyes like autumn water: "Hold my waist."

"Huh?"

Lin Xian was stunned: "Do you have to act so engaged?"

"Hurry up."

Liu Feng urged: "This is how real couples are. Everything is natural, from the inside out, the emotion rises from the heart, overflows from the eyes, and falls on the waist."

Okay.

Since he was on a thief ship, he could only seek medical treatment in desperation. Lin Xian was worth cooperating with Liu Feng, holding his waist, and couldn't help but sigh that if he had a tenth of Liu Feng's acting skills, he could definitely perfectly and unscathed pass that avenue of lovers.

Because Liu Feng's eyes were really amazing!

If Liu Feng wasn't a man, Lin Xian would have suspected that he was in love with himself!

Suddenly.

The two felt a strange gaze, and they both turned their heads to look at the other side of the laboratory.

At this time, Yan Qiaoqiao was holding the Pomeranian VV in her arms.

One person and one dog looked at the two men sticking together in a daze.

"What are you playing?"

Yan Qiaoqiao asked curiously: "I want to play too."

"Hahaha, you're too young."

Liu Feng shook his head and smiled: "We're simulating a relationship."

"Oh."

Yan Qiaoqiao nodded and wrote down this unsuitable keyword for children.

To be fair.

Lin Xian felt that young people like Liu Feng had a better understanding of love and romance than Wei Shengjin and Er Zhuzi. The guidance of Grandpa Wei Shengjin was obviously too old; Er Zhuzi was completely modeled on his sister-in-law, too strong!

The Qi Qi template taught by Liu Feng seemed more suitable because Qi Qi herself was knowledgeable, gentle, elegant, quiet but lively, strong and not afraid of loneliness.

This is what a young girl should be like.

Including her attitude towards love, the affectionate look in her eyes during love, is also more suitable for imitation.

"Okay, I'll believe your theory for now."

Lin Xian carefully wrote down Liu Feng's hand-to-hand performance, preparing to retell it to the dream, and break through Queenstown again!

But right now, he should leave Donghai University.

After all, he promised Zhao Yingjun to take good care of the child, and he couldn't let Yan Qiaoqiao watch two men's spicy eye performances in a dark laboratory all day, right?

Leaving the Rhein Laboratory, going downstairs, getting into the Alpha commercial vehicle, and parking steadily in the underground parking lot of the most lively shopping mall in Donghai City.

Yan Qiaoqiao reached out and tried to pull the car door!

Didn't open.

Try harder!

The car door still didn't open.

She turned her head to look at Lin Xian: "The car door can't be opened."

Lin Xian smiled slightly: "This is an electric door, you can't force it open by hand, just press this button."

The Pomeranian VV obviously doesn't go out for exercise often, and soon it was panting, so it had to lie in Lin Xian's arms to hitch a ride. Its four little short legs were unwilling to move forward no matter what. Lin Xian took Yan Qiaoqiao to many places, and also took her to watch a famous animated film "Howl's Moving Castle" that was re-released during the May Day Golden Week. Yan Qiaoqiao also watched it very carefully, immersed in Hayao Miyazaki's beautiful and soft hand-painted style, feeling this exotic magical style.

Lin Xian had watched this movie when he was a child, but most of the content had been forgotten.

Come to think of it, he hadn't watched a movie so leisurely in a long time.

Although he was with Yan Qiaoqiao, such a not-so-familiar girl, Lin Xian inexplicably had a warm feeling.

It felt very comfortable and relaxed.

Coming out of the movie, it happened to be a money-pit project that every large shopping mall must have, a coin-operated game hall. Some places also inexplicably called it xx Animation City, but the equipment inside was the same, claw machines, basketball, racing, whack-a-mole, push coins... In short, they were all money pits.

However.

Yan Qiaoqiao accurately stretched out her judging right index finger, pointing to the flashy game hall with loud music in front: "Want to catch dolls."

"Hehe, okay, let's go."

All day long, Lin Xian had never refused Yan Qiaoqiao anything. He accompanied her to do whatever she wanted, without feeling tired or bored at all.

VV couldn't hold on anymore, with "I want to go home." "I want to sleep." "I can't walk anymore." written all over its face.

So Lin Xian bought a large handbag from Jumei Youpin and put VV directly in it: "VV, you can just stay in here, sleep if you want to."

"This is your VV's moving castle."

Pfft - It was extremely rare.

Yan Qiaoqiao actually laughed!

For a moment, the pear blossoms bloomed, stunning the entire spring.