Chapter 25: A Short Separation Makes You Happy
While Xiao Ping was feeling down, Bei Chen took the opportunity to continue checking the computer in the lobby (?), but he didn't find any special information in the staff records section - most of them were diary-like things, recording in a bleak tone the increasingly difficult survival under the attacks of the "Moon Beast" and the hope brought to them by the gradual evolution of the "Transformation Weapon".
The column for the Red Moon Priestess was password protected. Beichen didn't know the password, so he had no choice but to give up.
Beichen had almost finished his investigation, and Xiaoying had almost come out of his memories. He walked to the door and started investigating.
"Did you finish reading it?"
Beichen nodded and walked to the tightly closed alloy door. He touched and knocked here and there, but there was no movement when he put his hand on it.
"What should I do? It seems I really can't get out."
Xiao Ping thought for a while and took out a few spirit crystals "Explosive Flame" from the storage space.
"Xiao Ping...are you trying to force a breakthrough?"
"The amount may not be enough. Let's wait until your possessed Moon Envoy bodyguard returns and see what happens."
As he spoke, he walked back to the wall and sat down. Then he suddenly smiled at Beichen and waved like calling a puppy:
"Come sit down and tell me what's going on here."
Beichen was stunned for a few seconds. Although he was a little hesitant to tell everything to someone he had only known for a short time, when he thought that he had already decided to trust him, he ran over and sat down next to him.
Seeing a determined look flash across Beichen's eyes, Xiaoying pursed her lips and took out a small plate from the storage space and handed it to her - on it was a soft gel-like food that looked like pudding, covered with a thick layer of sauce and dotted with purple transparent fruits. It looked delicious.
"Eh?! ...Give me something to eat?"
"I bought it because I thought it looked interesting, but I can't guarantee the taste. After all, I don't eat human food."
"Thanks."
Although she had not finished eating the deer that Atlas had hunted not long ago, she had consumed a lot of physical strength due to moon poisoning and fighting. Seeing such a tempting snack, she still took it with joy, picked up the small spoon beside the plate, scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth - it melted in her mouth, sweet but not greasy, fragrant and soft, so delicious!
“Ohh ...
"—I think it's called 'Prutz' or something. I don't quite understand. It turns out female humans all like to eat this. My previous owner also liked it."
“…”
Beichen, holding the spoon in her mouth, suddenly realized: This food must have been bought when its previous owner was still alive. But before she could say anything, Xiaoying had already changed the subject.
"But you really ate it so carelessly, aren't you afraid that I might poison it?"
"Didn't I tell you that I've decided to believe you? You're such a fuss."
"……Um?"
"…Uh no, I didn't say anything."
Then, while Beichen was enjoying eating the magical food called 'Pruz', he briefly recounted everything that had happened to her since she was thrown to Senagade by Xiaxue.
After listening, Xiao Ping fell into silent thought, and at this moment, a strange loud noise suddenly came from the wall next to the gate!
Boom boom boom
Amidst the fierce hammering, explosions, and roars, the wall finally couldn't withstand the attack, and a big hole appeared with a bang. Before Beichen could recover from the loud noise, several figures had already rushed in front of Beichen and pounced on him in a mess!
"Owner!"
The first person to hug Beichen tightly was Xiang Ying.
"Great, you're okay... How's the moon poison?! Do you need more blood?! Are you hurt?! Didn't the whip do anything to you?!"
"It's okay, don't worry, everything is fine! Xiangying──" Beichen also responded to Xiangying's hug happily, and rubbed his cheek against Xiangying's chest like a spoiled child.
Seeing Beichen's intimate gesture, Xiang Ying's cheeks flushed and she smiled happily, and the strength in her hands increased a little bit - but in a few seconds, she raised her head from Xiang Ying's arms.
"What about Black Disaster and Su Jie?"
"Hmph, you still remember us." Black Disaster groaned sourly as he stood beside Xiang Ying and pulled her out of her arms. "Xiang Ying is the first thing you mention. Xiang Ying, you're so biased!"
"That's right, what a heartless master! He actually forgot his old love for his new love. Alas, brother, we are so miserable──"
Su Jie was also making weird complaints beside him, but the expression on his face revealed his joy.
"I say, if we talk about the order of acquaintance, the new love should be you two, right? No! What's the point of being new love or not?"
Beichen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, so he walked forward and gave the twins a tight bear hug.
"Great, you're finally back..."
A huge stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, and she turned to look at Atlas:
"Thank you, Atlas, for reuniting us so soon—but aren't these ruins forbidden to anyone other than the miko? How did you manage to break through the barrier?"
"There are the master's things in Xiangying's space, just take them."
"I see."
Beichen nodded, then suddenly clapped his hands vigorously:
"Contract! Contract, contract! Sign it back quickly!! It feels so uncomfortable without the mark of the contract!"
Xiang Ying and Gemini were both stunned, then smiled at each other, as if they had communicated something through their eyes. Then, with a happy expression on their faces, they cut open their palms and renewed the contract with Beichen one after another. It was not until the marks appeared on their foreheads and shoulders again that she breathed a sigh of relief as if she had felt safe.
"Yeah... That's reassuring."
Xiang Ying smiled bitterly:
"Master, you don't have to be so nervous. Even without the contract, I won't abandon you."
"That's right, Little Loach, Yaye, Longyun, Naraka, they don't have a contract with you either, but you still get along well with them."
"...Uh," Beichen took a step back with his eyes evasive, "After all...after all, you are different from them."
The three warriors' eyes lit up again, and Black Disaster smiled evilly, taking a step forward to chase after them:
"Why is it different?"
"Uh... Anyway..."
"What is it?"
"I-I can't really explain it! It's just the difference between a stove and a cushion!"
"What's the difference!!!"
"Alright, alright, brother, don't chase me too closely. We don't need to rush now, right?" Su Jie grabbed Hei Huo, who was about to go crazy, and then threw a somewhat complacent and suggestive look at him and Xiang Ying.
Beichen inexplicably felt a chill down his spine, and instinctively took a step back with his mouth twitching.
"Okay, enough flashbangs, huh?"
Xiao Ping couldn't bear to watch it anymore and stood up.
"Is it time to tell them about the decision you just made when you sat down?"
"Ah...Okay."
Beichen nodded to Xiaoying, then turned to his own weapons and Atlas and roughly told them his decision: to accept Xiaoying as a combat force.
In response to this, Xiang Ying had an expression of "what the master said is the truth" and accepted it unconditionally, but Hei Huo and Su Jie showed a slightly dissatisfied look. Xiao Ying was not surprised by this, but called the three of them to a small corner of the hall and chatted for about ten minutes. When they came back, the dissatisfaction on the twins' faces had mostly disappeared.
Beichen was a little curious:
"Xiaoping, what did you say to them?"
"That's a business secret of the negotiators."
Xiao Peng winked at Bei Chen mysteriously. Because her smile was so alluring, it gave Bei Chen goose bumps for no apparent reason.
"Enchantress."
Atlas spoke again in a cold voice, earning him a fierce glare from Xiaoying.
"Enchantress!? Hahahaha!! Little Tail, well done! This nickname is truly delightful!"
Heihuo had long been a little unhappy with the fact that Xiaoping could easily make Beichen blush, so he felt particularly relieved when he heard this name.
"Yes, yes, what a wonderful and cool name. How about I call you Enchantress from now on... Hahahahaha!"
Before he could finish, Su Jie started laughing to himself - Xiao Ping's face became even darker.
"Brother Gemini, don't be like that. Although Lord Xiaoyan does look feminine and charming, he is a man. We shouldn't judge people by their appearance! Even if he has a woman's face, his heart is a man's! A woman with a man's heart is not a woman—but... Eh... Female-male? Male-female?"
“…”
"I say, stupid Ying, don't you think your advice is the most hurtful?"
Bang!
Beichen seemed to hear the sound of the veins on Xiaoying's head bursting.
"you……"
The stunning beauty spoke through gritted teeth.
"If you dare to comment on my appearance and gender again, I'll make your lovely little master pay for it! Beep, beep, beep, and beep, I have many tricks up my sleeve!"
"Hey, you're so mean! If you have anything to say, just come at us!"
"Humph, isn't it common practice in the military to attack someone's weaknesses? She's your weakness, so of course I'm going after her!"
"Wait, Xiaoping, I'm innocent!?"
"By the way, Xiaopeng, what terrible things did you say? The whole content has been mosaiced."
“What Xiaopeng said was, [beep──────────────────────────────────────────], and [beep──────────────────────────────────] and [beep beep beep beep beep────].”
"...Uh, that, Little Tail, your translation...is even more confusing."
"Okay, okay, okay, okay!"
Beichen came out in a cold sweat to smooth things over:
"Stop making trouble. We've been out for a while now, and we've almost finished investigating the ruins. It's time to go back to Lake City. Ling Shuang might be waiting anxiously."
After reaching a consensus, Beichen asked Atlas to transform into the appearance of Gu Yinyue (Beichen felt a sense of longing when he saw the figure he hadn't seen for a long time), and then the group set off in a mighty manner. Under the guidance of Atlas, they successfully crossed mountains and rivers. In the evening of the same day, they finally returned to the hotel where they were temporarily staying in Lake City.
"Ling Shuang, I'm back—huh?"
When I opened the door of Lingshuang's hotel, I found that Lingshuang's bed was empty. The bed was a little messy, and there were some books beside it. It seemed that she had not gone far. Maybe her injury had healed well and she got out of bed and went out for a walk.
"Why are you running around while injured—"
"Alright, he's not a human child. He's a grown-up weapon. He knows how to handle things. Don't worry about it. Let's go back to our room and have a good chat—"
As Heihuo spoke, he put his arm around Beichen's neck with a bit of force and walked towards the door. Beichen couldn't persuade him, so he had to smile bitterly and use the key to open the door of his room.
But the scene after she opened the door almost made her heart jump out of her mouth!
“Yes!! Is there…someone!?”
As it was already night, the room was dimly lit. Beichen could only see a tall figure sitting on the sofa facing the door. He couldn't see the figure's face clearly, but a pair of emerald green pupils stared at Beichen like a ghost!
“Ghost, ghost ghost ghost ghost!?”
"Who is the ghost?"
The other party quickly responded, then stood up from the sofa and walked to Beichen.
Xiang Ying and Shuangzi stood in front of Beichen cautiously at first, but after seeing the face of the person coming, they breathed a sigh of relief and took a few steps away. Xiao Ping, who was standing behind Beichen, raised his eyebrows with interest.
"...Eh? Mr. Glenshe? Why...are you in my room?"
“…”
Glenn She was silent for a long time, then smacked his lips in annoyance:
"No money."
"...So you want to borrow my room? ...That's no problem, but you...aren't you the next clan leader?"
"You're so long-winded!"
Kuanghu's voice suddenly turned eight degrees colder, but perhaps because he had taken Beichen's hand, he still explained reluctantly.
"It's all gone."
“Eh—!?”
"Shut up. Are you going to help me or not?"
"...Yeah, of course. I don't need the money anyway! After all, you're my 'brother' now...hahahaha."
"Okay, follow me."
Mad Dog nodded with satisfaction, grabbed Beichen's wrist and walked out.
"Wait?! What's going on?" Xiang Ying stopped him. "Where are you taking the master? Aren't you going to borrow the room?"
Rabid Dog answered the question irrelevantly:
"Warrior, don't follow me. Go."
"Wait, wait!" Mad Dog's wrist strength was too great. Even if Beichen didn't want to move, he was pulled forward by him. "At least tell me what's going on!?"
"This is the stronghold of the heretical Jafa Divine Order. Come with me and destroy it. —Since you are from the Tuling tribe."
"The Jafa Divine Group!? Have you discovered their whereabouts?! Of course I have no problem helping you with that, but why don't you let me bring my weapons?"
"You'll find out when you get there."
"But this is too dangerous!"
"Yeah, I don't agree with you going, little loach!"
Hei Huo and Su Jie also stood in front of Kuang Dog with a look of disapproval on their faces, and even emitted a little murderous aura.
"So annoying."
Rabid Dog frowned.
"Two of us are enough. She'll be fine. I swear on Tu Ling's name, alright."
Seeing how confident he was, the three warriors couldn't think of any reason to stop him.
"Let them go," Xiao Peng waved his hand with a confident look, "This is a good opportunity for us to discuss our next move. I have a detailed plan I want to share with you."
“…”
“Hmm…”
“…Oh, alright.”
Beichen turned around and looked at the man who was holding her wrist. If the person who invited her to join the battle was someone else, she would not be so brave, but he was a rabid dog, the one who didn't use any weapons and could beat a giant beast to death with one punch.
Beichen had deep-seated admiration, recognition, and a strong desire for challenge for him. She felt that she must never do anything that would make him look down on her, otherwise how could he be considered her old enemy (a unilateral recognition of hers)!
So, although she felt a little uneasy, she nodded seriously to the mad dog.
Mad Dog glanced at her and hummed with satisfaction.
"Let's go, furball."
"...That's your puppy's name, right?!"
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