Chapter 145 - Oracle

Chapter 145 - Oracle

Ning Fei's words were extremely disrespectful, but when the Baron heard them, he realized that the two knew each other and had a close relationship.

He glanced at Earl Andrew behind him and was about to give the two of them some space to talk, when he saw Ning Fei put out the half-smoked cigarette: "Excuse me."

"Wait a moment." The Earl stretched out his hand and blocked Ning Fei's way. "Let's talk?"

Ning Fei glanced at him and said with a half-smile: "The two nobles have important matters to discuss, so I will not get involved."

He didn't know why Duan Yunhong was here, and he didn't want to ask. Even though the positioning marks were destroyed, Duan Yunhong still appeared in front of him, just like in the previous two worlds. Ning Fei subconsciously felt that Duan Yunhong was cheating again.

He didn't want to hear a word.

Duan Yunhong seemed to have guessed Ning Fei's thoughts and whispered, "It's not what you think."

Ning Fei sneered: "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

"Anyway, it's definitely a guess that's unfavorable to me." Duan Yunhong's eyes dropped to Ning Fei's brooch, "There's no need to run away from me like a mouse seeing a cat. You can listen to my explanation first, and then decide whether to leave or not. It's not too late."

His eyes were so obvious, as if saying "You're already wearing the things I gave you, why are you still being stubborn?" Ning Fei wanted to take off the brooch and throw it away right away after seeing the look in his eyes, but this behavior was too childish, so Ning Fei pinched her fingers and held back.

Duan Yunhong struck while the iron was hot and said, "Then you go in and take your time, and don't leave the party. I'll come find you later."

"..." Ning Fei stared at him for several seconds with a tense face, then suddenly turned around to pick up the dessert that she had forgotten on the armrest, and held it together with the plate in front of Duan Yunhong's face.

Duan Yunhong looked at the dessert with a missing piece of food, then looked at Ning Fei: "Did you eat it?"

Ning Fei said in a bad tone, "It's what others left over."

After he said this, Duan Yunhong no longer hesitated. The man grabbed Ning Fei's wrist and ate the remaining dessert on the plate in two or three bites.

After eating, he still commented: "It's not very good, no wonder you don't like it."

Ning Fei sneered, stuffed the plate into the man's hand, lifted the curtain and went in.

The Baron was stunned by the whole process. He had heard that Earl Andrew was moody and Dr. Ning was unyielding. He didn't expect that the two had such a close relationship. Dr. Ning is just a commoner, and his attitude towards the Earl can be described as lawless!

The baron observed Duan Yunhong's expression and guessed that he should be in a good mood, so he half-jokingly confirmed: "I didn't expect that Doctor Ning is your lover? I thought he came to the capital alone..."

Duan Yunhong had just put the plate back on the armrest and was taking out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth when he heard this and said coldly, "Don't touch him."

***

Duan Yunhong and the Baron chatted for less than ten minutes before parting.

He returned to the noisy party venue, walked around, and finally found Ning Fei in the corner. Ning Fei was talking to someone, or to be more precise, listening to someone else. With his drooping eyebrows and cold expression, Duan Yunhong knew at a glance that he was not in a good mood. When Duan Yunhong walked over, Ning Fei clearly caught a glimpse of him, but he didn't move at all, and his expression didn't change at all, as if he didn't see him.

As Duan Yunhong approached, he heard the man with his back to him saying, "...Becoming a friend of the church is such an honor for a commoner. You even have the opportunity to become a doctor for the church. Under the protection of the church, not only do you not have to worry about your personal safety, your income is also guaranteed..."

church? Duan Yunhong stopped, did not interrupt the person who was speaking, nor did he walk away to listen, he just stood there silently.

Ning Fei ignored Duan Yunhong and replied sarcastically, "'Friend of the church'? I can't afford this title. But speaking of income, it seems that the church still owes me some medical expenses."

The man said, "The medical fee was prepared to be paid to you at that time. Didn't you give it up yourself?"

"Heh." Ning Fei sneered and didn't ask him any further questions. Instead, he said quietly, "By the way, I heard that you guys also took the prescriptions I wrote out and used them without permission?"

Before the other party could refute, Ning Fei said again: "It doesn't matter, this will really be considered as my donation. After all, many people among your nobles need this, right, Earl Andrew?"

Ning Fei said the last sentence while looking clearly at Duan Yunhong, and the person who was talking to him turned around quickly.

"You are... Count Andrew?" The man from the church looked a little embarrassed, but he still tried to raise a professional smile and said, "I am a priest of the church. We have heard that you have moved back to the capital from other provinces. You are always welcome to come to the church in the capital to participate in activities."

The priest was wearing ordinary clothes, but he looked very serious when he acted like one. However, Duan Yunhong didn't buy it. He glanced at the priest, then walked past him and went straight to Ning Fei: "What prescription? It can't be the legendary prescription for curing disease X, right?"

"Isn't it very clear to the Earl?"

"So it's your masterpiece... But I don't need that thing." Duan Yunhong glanced at the priest meaningfully and said, "After all, I don't really like to participate in 'church activities'."

The priest's face turned pale when he heard this. He wanted to get angry but didn't dare to offend Duan Yunhong directly. Just as he was racking his brains to think of a response, Duan Yunhong looked at Ning Fei again: "Let's go."

Ning Fei didn't waste any more words this time and followed him.

The priest watched the two of them leave the party hall together, and thought of Ning Fei's previous cold and disgusted look, and smiled contemptuously: "Humph, a pretentious b*tch..."

***

Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong did not leave the Baron's manor and stood in the garden on the first floor.

After all, the Baron's financial resources are not as good as the church's, so he would not light lights outdoors at night. Only some dim lights would be vaguely visible near the windows. This was perfect for Ning Fei and the others. No one would be idle enough to come to a dark place and blow the cold wind, so they didn't need to be too cautious about their conversation.

"Okay, if you have any bullshit to say, just say it."

As soon as he stood still, Ning Fei urged: "The sooner you finish talking, the sooner you can go."

Duan Yunhong: “…”

It sounds so familiar. When he talked to Yu Zhou in the last world, Yu Zhou said something similar. It seems that Yu Zhou's influence on Ning Fei is really profound, and permeates every aspect.

Duan Yunhong had a lot to say, but his reasoning made him say the most important thing first: "I didn't come here to chase you. I just happened to be here. I didn't know you were here to do the mission."

"'Coincidence'? Do you believe that?" Ning Fei did not explain that he was not here to complete a mission, but asked, "Among countless worlds, how come you happened to come to the world I am in at the same time I am here?"

"The coordinates of this world were indeed given to me by Yu Zhou. But I didn't know you would be here, and Yu Zhou didn't tell me. I was also surprised to see you here just now. At that moment, I even thought it might be someone who looked like you." Duan Yunhong said, "I no longer have your location mark, how can I track you?"

"Who knows? You lucky bandits might have the ability to copy other people's marks." Ning Fei sneered back, "And I don't believe it was Yu Zhou who gave you the coordinates. How could he give them to you?"

If it were in the past, Duan Yunhong would definitely have said, “Why wouldn’t he give it? He just gave it.” But after coming to this world, Duan Yunhong somewhat realized where Ning Fei's feelings for Yu Zhou came from, so he patiently explained: "After you left in the last world, I talked to him. I wanted to know more about you, and he was annoyed by me, so he gave me this coordinate. But he didn't explain anything, so I'm still trying to figure it out."

Ning Fei thought about it and thought it was something Yu Zhou would do.

"Tsk, you are meddling in other people's business..." He cursed in a low voice, and then said, "Okay, I'll just believe your words. Is that all? I'm leaving..."

"Is this where you were born?" Duan Yunhong suddenly asked, "Did Yu Zhou take you away here?"

"Why should I answer you?" Ning Fei snorted and laughed, with a sarcastic tone in his voice, "Since you never thought of seeing me, then just pretend I'm not here and experience it yourself. Or do you think I would welcome someone to dissect my past without permission?"

"I don't mean to offend you." Duan Yunhong realized that Ning Fei might be more like a hedgehog in this world, so he decisively changed the subject, "Why don't you tell me about your mission? I didn't sense any fluctuations in luck after I came in, so I can't guess the purpose of your mission. If I move freely and interfere with your mission, will you think I did it on purpose?"

"You are a bandit, so I think it is only natural that you would disrupt the debt collector's mission, isn't it?" Ning Fei replied, "Also, since you can't guess it, why should I tell you and make the mission more difficult for myself?"

"...Can you please stop suspecting that I am here to ruin your plans and that I will betray you in every sentence you say?" Duan Yunhong finally couldn't help it. It was rare for him to give in like this, running here like a dog trying to understand others better. As a result, he ran into the real culprit. Before Duan Yunhong had time to be surprised, he was directly convicted of "guilty". He felt that he was really wronged.

"I just want to respect you and confirm what your taboos are, so as not to accidentally upset you in the future. Go ask Yu Zhou, I told him this, so he threw this coordinate to me!" Duan Yunhong gritted his teeth, "You always think that I ask you things you need to pay attention to just to deliberately step on landmines to anger you in the future. Then let me ask you, have I done this kind of thing in the previous worlds? Did I fail to help you complete the task, or did I fail to give you luck and destroy your mark as agreed? You have met bad people before, so you put all those negative impressions on me?"

Duan Yunhong rarely spoke at length and with emotion, and he directed all of his words at Ning Fei, leaving the eloquent Ning Fei speechless.

Ning Fei's mind was full of mixed thoughts. On one hand, he subconsciously wanted to believe Duan Yunhong's words, because what Duan Yunhong said was indeed correct; on the other hand, he instinctively sounded the alarm, telling him to stay sober and refuse to get close. As long as he didn't believe it, he wouldn't be disappointed.

In a trance, Ning Fei recalled the conversation between him and Yu Zhou.

——By the way, I want to stay away from him and get rid of the feeling of having him around me...

——Don't be influenced by him anymore.

Ning Fei clenched his fingers and finally replied: "What if... I tell you my mission, will you help?"

"...Help?" Duan Yunhong was a little confused. He felt that this was not what Ning Fei really wanted to say. He frowned slightly and said, "I just promise not to deliberately hinder you, but whether I will help or not depends on what the matter is."

Ning Fei asked again: "What about your setting? When you came to this world, what identity did you set?"

"As you can see, I am a count. If you want, you can come to my house. I just came to the capital from the provinces."

"What about the others?" Ning Fei stared at him, his sight fixed even in the dim light. "Are you a normal human? Do you have any abnormal settings?"

"I'm just a human being, there's nothing unusual about it." Duan Yunhong thought Ning Fei was about to give in, so he explained himself first, "I didn't plan to come to this world to seize any luck, I just came to take a look, so I didn't make any other settings that would waste luck. The magic settings in this world are already very weak, there's no need..."

"good."

Ning Fei suddenly raised his hand, palm facing Duan Yunhong's face. Before Duan Yunhong could react, a strong light suddenly burst out!

Buzz——! ! !

Duan Yunhong's ears were buzzing and his heart suddenly felt relieved.

All the complex, intertwined, and tangled emotions, all the ambiguity, intimacy, and desire, are all swept away. Although standing in the darkness, Ning Fei in his eyes seemed to be edged with a layer of light, revealing a certain "divinity".

In ancient texts, this light magic is called "Oracle".

"Then go help the Saint Candidate - Miyal."

Miyal was the patient whose medical fee Ning Fei had previously received in vain. Ning Fei could actually see through his ambitions at first sight, and thought it was stupid at the time, but now he can make use of them.

"If you fulfill his greatest wish and help him escape, you will have completed your redemption.

"Then come to me again.

“Then I will listen to you.”