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Chapter 256: Chapter 256 We Go Home
Han Jiaojiao looked at the bright red blood diffusing slowly into the fabric; she had stabbed him, truly and deeply stabbed him. She had warned him not to use his Ability to impersonate her brother and toy with her emotions anymore, yet the man before her remained unmoved, still holding her tightly, even as her dagger wounded him, the arm around her not loosening in the slightest.
His gaze was filled with tenderness and affection, as if he loved her to the core of his being. Han Jiaojiao stared at him dumbfounded, finding the man before her simultaneously familiar and strange. Her grip loosened, and the cloth bag she had been holding fell to the ground, revealing a head wrapped in transparent tape rolling out—
Yan Xiao had just arrived when he saw a head roll to his feet, startling him so much that he almost jumped!
And when Han Jiaojiao saw Yan Xiao rushing toward her, she was also stricken with immense fright, stumbling backward several steps!
She recognized Yan Xiao; she knew he was her brother’s friend... But wasn’t Yan Xiao dead? Could it be... could it be that the person before her was really her brother? That her brother wasn’t dead? Not dead?...
Yan Xiao, having recognized the head as Qin Nanyi, patted his chest with lingering fear and said, "Little missy, if you wanted to kill her, did you really need to do it yourself? Just give us the word, and we would have done it for you, clean and tidy..."
Han Jiaojiao inadvertently frowned. Was Yan Xiao talking to her? And with such a familiar tone...
Wasn’t he... always the one who hated her the most? Because she was always willful with her brother, his friends also disapproved of her.
What was going on... Could it be that this Yan Xiao was also a Transformation System Superpower User? Were they going to such lengths to impersonate her brother and Yan Xiao, and for what purpose?
The doctor carefully extracted the dagger from Han Yi; the wound stopped bleeding, but the doctor’s face turned even paler. Han Jiaojiao watched, her heart filled with both shock and suspicion...
This doctor, he had a Healing Ability... There was actually a Superpower User with a healing ability among these people.
Yan Xiao had already rushed over to inspect Han Yi’s wound, "Han Bro, are you alright? Is it serious?"
Han Yi’s eyes were still fixed on Han Jiaojiao, "...I’m fine."
After Yan Xiao asked, he turned to look at Han Jiaojiao and questioned, "Jiaojiao, why are you standing so far away? Come here, we’re going back."
It was truly strange; even if Han Yi got a papercut from turning a page, Han Jiaojiao would be distressed for a long time. What happened now? She had stabbed Han Yi and wasn’t moved at all?
Han Jiaojiao eyed them warily, not moving an inch.
Seeing her like this, Yan Xiao felt a chill in his heart and couldn’t help but say to Han Yi, "Han Bro, there’s something off about Jiaojiao! Doesn’t she... recognize us anymore?"
Yan Xiao had noticed it, so how could Han Yi not know?
He had always been able to perceive every thought in Han Jiaojiao’s heart. Seeing her like this, the pain inside him was beyond words.
"It’s my fault, I should have found you sooner..." He took two steps toward Han Jiaojiao and extended a hand, "Come on, baby, let’s go home with big brother."
Han Jiaojiao didn’t know whether to believe her memory or to believe him.
"You didn’t die?..." she muttered softly.
Han Yi knew what Han Jiaojiao was referring to. He closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing the bitterness and pain swirling in his heart, before reopening them and softly saying, "Yeah, big brother didn’t die, Qin Wenhao couldn’t kill us. We left Beicheng Base, created our own base, got married, and now... you are carrying our child, baby... big brother has been searching for you."
The sincerity in his eyes didn’t seem to be feigned, leaving Han Jiaojiao in turmoil, wanting to get closer but fearful that all of this might just be a deceitful scheme!
At that very moment, that familiar feeling of nausea surged up; Han Jiaojiao immediately turned to the side and doubled over in retching!
Han Yi rushed to her in a few steps and supported her, continuously patting her back, while Yan Xiao hurriedly unscrewed the thermos, poured out a cup of hot water, and handed it over.
Once Han Jiaojiao had somewhat recovered, Han Yi tried to give her water to drink only to be gently pushed away.
Half-leaning in Han Yi’s embrace, Han Jiaojiao hesitated and questioned, "...Are you really my brother?"
Han Yi watched her for a while and then slowly said, "On your finger, there’s our wedding ring. And... the bracelet on your wrist can open the Space-Time Gate to the base."
Ring? ...Bracelet?
Han Jiaojiao looked down and although she had wondered about the jewelry that had appeared on her body, she had never considered that they might be wedding rings ...
Could these prove that he was her brother?
Han Yi gave Yan Xiao a meaningful look and said, "Let the Space-Time Beast out."
Yan Xiao gave Han Yi a weird glance, thinking: Is this reliable? The lady clearly has amnesia. What if letting those creatures out scares her?
He hesitated, then ran back to the convoy, shouting a few times. Immediately, soldiers opened the door to the extended cargo compartment of the military transport truck—
Two dark green Space-Time Beasts burst out excitedly!
"Xiaogua, Xiaodou?!"
Han Jiaojiao was both surprised and delighted to see them! Xiaogua and Xiaodou were just as joyful, wrapping Han Jiaojiao up with their vines, cooing nonstop.
The back door of another military truck also opened, and the large Cotton Candy slowly crawled out. Upon seeing Han Jiaojiao, it seemed very happy and its movements became brisker.
But, Han Jiaojiao looked at it with eyes full of confusion.
She did not recognize Cotton Candy.
Cotton Candy, oblivious to the fact that it had been forgotten by its mistress, joyfully lifted Han Jiaojiao up, placing her on its anemone-like head, shaking merrily to and fro as usual.
Han Jiaojiao was initially a bit scared, but soon calmed down, knowing it was just playing with her. She smiled and stroked its head, praising, "Good child."
Han Yi asked Cotton Candy to slow down because Han Jiaojiao was experiencing symptoms of pregnancy, and he didn’t want her to feel uncomfortable.
Half-propped up on top, Han Jiaojiao smiled back: "I’m fine."
As their eyes met, Han Jiaojiao felt Han Yi’s gaze burn intensely. She awkwardly looked away and heard Han Yi say from below, "Pepper is at the base; you’ll see it when we get back."
Han Jiaojiao pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
She saw Yan Xiao raise his wrist, wearing a bracelet just like the one on her own wrist. Yan Xiao activated the bracelet and performed a simple operation. Suddenly, in front of them, an extraordinary sight appeared—like a piece of canvas being twisted and wrung, when it snapped open again, a circular entrance nearly ten meters in diameter was revealed.
From Han Jiaojiao’s angle, she could clearly see that the scenery at the other end of the entrance was completely different from this side. Crimson Pillars, glazed tiles, a picturesque ancient palace.
—Is this the Space-Time Gate?
Xiaogua and Xiaodou joyfully shot through the gate and disappeared from sight.
Yan Xiao directed the convoy, one vehicle after another passing through the Space-Time Gate.
Han Jiaojiao found everything in front of her too incredible. She stared dumbfounded at the scenery on the other side of the Space-Time Gate, murmuring, "What place is that ... over there?"
Han Yi softly said, "Home. Darling, we are going home."
Upon hearing this, Han Jiaojiao looked even more bewildered, "Home? ... I have a home now? ..."
A dull pain clutched Han Yi’s heart, "Yes, it’s our home. ... From now on, no one will ever hurt you again."
From this moment, we will always, always be together, never apart again.
