Chapter 9 The Secret of Time Travel 2
"Ah..." I screamed in fear, "It's going to hit me!"
"Don't be afraid, we are just traveling through time and space at high speed." Mi Lin comforted me, "Those lights are not real lights, but fragments of time. It doesn't matter even if we collide with them."
Traveling through time? Fragments of time? I was surprised and curious as the light passed by me, and I inserted my fingers a few times. Blurred images flashed on my fingers, like old photos.
"Mi Rin, where are we going now? What do you want to ask Ishi Mao to do?" After playing the light-catching game several times, I finally remembered the important matter.
Why is it that whenever I see Mi Rin, my brain turns into mush and functions slowly and dully?
"Let's go back 10 years now. Your superpowers probably originated at that time. When we travel through time and space, we may accidentally change the future. Do you know the butterfly effect?" Mi Lin asked.
How could this question stump me?
"A butterfly flapping its wings in South America may, through a variety of factors, cause a typhoon in Asia. This is the original definition of the butterfly effect. It is used to illustrate that an extremely small and seemingly insignificant thing may lead to major consequences." I answered confidently.
"That's right. When we go back to the past, we may accidentally do something that changes the future, which in turn leads to the creation of a parallel world. If we change the future, we can't go back to the original world unless we have accurate positioning coordinates." Mi Lin said patiently, "Didn't you ask me where I went a few days ago and why I was injured?"
I thought about it and said in surprise: "You went back to the past?"
"Yes. I went back to the past, but accidentally triggered the butterfly effect. I almost got lost in the gap of time. If you hadn't been calling me in my heart, I wouldn't have been able to come back."
Although Mi Rin only described it lightly, my heart was lifted: "Why do you want to go back to the past? Ah, is it that what you asked Ishi Mao to do is to let him keep calling you in his heart as a location coordinate ?"
"You're not calling me, you're calling us." Mi Lin took me and suddenly turned a corner, changed the direction and continued flying.
I was a little depressed: "Then you can let me call you, why do you have to tell Ishi Mao? And when are you going back to the past, why do you want to take me with you?" Is it because Mi Lin took me back to the past because he wanted me to participate in his actions and understand him better?
"You think too much." Mi Lin poured cold water on me as usual, "The past I want to go back to is related to you. Didn't I say that something strange happened when I was checking Elon's memory, and my precognitive ability suggested that this matter was related to me? So I went to trace the cause, but someone set up obstacles and I was ejected. But I got another hint, that is, it is also related to you, and if I take you with me, it will be very smooth."
"Strange things? Is it related to me?" I thought about it, and suddenly a thought flashed through my mind, "Could it be the reason for the change in my appearance?"
"Maybe. Because the you in kindergarten and the you in elementary school in his memory are completely two different people. What do you think?"
“I haven’t had plastic surgery.” I said angrily, “It’s a pity that my family accidentally lost all the photos when they moved, otherwise everything would have been revealed long ago.”
“So we are now going straight to the past to see it for ourselves.”
Mi Lin took me around several turns, making me dizzy. In order to stop myself from getting dizzy, I simply started asking for answers that I didn't get last night.
"Mi Rin, what is the principle of Ishi Mao's magic transformation paper? Also, your glasses broke the first two times and your true appearance was exposed. Why didn't your glasses reveal your true appearance when they broke during the sports meet?"
"That piece of paper is just an ordinary piece of paper." I was very surprised by Mi Rin's answer, but before I could ask, Mi Rin continued, "I just gave Ishi Mao a kind of thought wave ability that can change the way the human brain processes eye information. In other words, Ishi Mao actually has superpowers, but they are very weak, and she must rely on me to replenish her energy frequently."
I remembered what Ishi Mao said about the malfunction of the transformation paper, and understood: "That is to say, Ishi Mao is equivalent to a flashlight that uses batteries, and you are the energy that can charge the batteries. When you traveled through time and space a few days ago, Ishi Mao's battery ran out of power and could not be replenished in time, so it malfunctioned, right?"
"No points for correct answers." Mi Rin actually said humorously, "As for why my true appearance sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't, it has nothing to do with the glasses. It's up to me. The first time I was too scared of cockroaches and accidentally cancelled my transformation. The second time..."
He suddenly interrupted, which made me, who was listening with great interest, very dissatisfied: "Why don't you continue? Come on."
Mi Lin looked at me, half smiling, "The second time it was because of your insulating ability and the problem with your glasses that you forcibly saw through my transformation."
"Ah, no way?" I widened my eyes, totally unable to believe it.
"Of course it's true. Your abilities far exceed your own imagination. What's even more strange is that they seem to restrain my abilities more." Mi Lin said angrily, "Why else do you think I sometimes pay attention to you? Because when your abilities are used on me, they have an extra bonus power compared to when used on others."
My lips lifted higher and higher as Mi Lin spoke, and when Mi Lin finished speaking depressingly, I was almost ecstatic.
"Haha, does this mean that you have to listen to me from now on?"
"You're dreaming." Mi Lin rolled her eyes at me.
But I was in a very good mood. I wasn't as sad as before when Mi Lin rolled his eyes at me. Instead, I thought he was so cute.
"Pay attention, we are almost there. Remember, we are purely bystanders and cannot take any action no matter what happens, do you understand?" Mi Lin warned.
I answered loudly: "Don't worry, I can definitely do it."
"I hope so."
Mi Lin's answer made me so angry that I stared at him. Humph, you don't trust me at all, how abominable! I won't do anything stupid.
Suddenly, there was a bright light in front of my eyes. It was so dazzling that I couldn't help but close my eyes . At this moment, my body trembled violently, and my feet stepped on the solid ground. Mi Lin whispered in my ear: "We're here."
I opened my eyes and found myself standing on a busy street.
The streets were bustling with people, and the sounds of various songs coming from the roadside shops were intertwined. There were also several big dolls handing out balloons along the road, looking very cute.
"Wow, aren't those QQ Cat and Beibei Dog? I remember they were the protagonists of the cartoon 10 years ago." I looked around excitedly, "The department store in front still has an iron fence gate. They should have been demolished 7 years ago. Oh my god, this song "Crackle, Crackle, I Love You" is an old song that I haven't heard for many years. Milin, you are so great. You actually took me through time and space."
As I was walking forward looking around, suddenly two kids ran past me, fighting and chasing each other. One of the kids fell down in front of me with a "bang".
I was about to help him up, but Mi Rin grabbed me: "Have you forgotten what I said? You can't help him, because it is very likely to change history."
I was dumbfounded: "I was just helping a child..."
"We don't know where the butterfly effect will occur. For our safety, we can't do anything unnecessary." Mi Lin said sternly.
I said awkwardly, "Okay, okay, I get it." Seeing that he had a sullen face, I began to desperately try to find topics to liven up the atmosphere.
"Oh, look! It's the advertising company's airship."
"Wow, the discontinued Pop Rocks. I loved eating these when I was a kid."
"Balloon popping is fun, Milin, have you ever played it?"
"Oh my god, today is the premiere day of the super classic blockbuster "Titanic". I like this movie the most, does Milin like it?"
But no matter what I said, Mi Lin ignored me. Knowing I was in the wrong, I had to follow his footsteps silently.
At this time, I heard a child on the side of the road say in a baby voice: "Mom, why can you always find me when we play hide-and-seek?"
Something I had forgotten suddenly came to mind, and I immediately said to Mi Lin: "Mi Lin, did you ask Chen Haiyun how she found out that I have superpowers?"
Mi Lin said calmly: "I didn't ask."
"oh."
I felt a little disappointed when he said that. I didn’t expect him to continue, “Just read his memory directly. Why ask?”
"Huh?" My eyes suddenly lit up.
"Your glasses were copied at a university research institute, right? Chen Haiyun sometimes goes to that university for academic exchanges with several professors. He also went to the university that day, carrying a newly developed micro-instrument that can search for brain wave intensity, and you just happened to run into him."
My memory revived with Mi Lin's words. Alas, it is really priceless to know earlier. If I had the ability to predict, I would have predicted so many horrible things that would happen. I would never dare to break those glasses.
"Come to think of it, I should thank you." Mi Lin suddenly stopped and said seriously.
I was stunned: "What do you want to thank me for?"
Mi Lin felt a little uncomfortable with my gaze, and turned her head away awkwardly and said, "Now I can see the internal organs and bones of the human body without seeing the face of the person."
"Mi Rin, it turns out that you live in a Resident Evil horror movie every day. How pitiful." The words I once said to Mi Rin suddenly came to my mind.
I burst out laughing: "Congratulations, you 've finally turned from a horror movie into an everyday movie. But what does this have to do with me?"
Strange, why did I have the illusion that Mi Lin's mouth was twitching?
