Chapter 6: Separation for Reunion
"Xiang Ying! Black Disaster! Su Jie! Rui! ...Great!!"
At the entrance of the Third Prince's residence, when Beichen saw those familiar figures, he could no longer hold back and rushed over with cheers, then gave each of them a bear hug. Longyun, who was following behind, sighed with envy.
"Eh... we really are so in tune with each other. At first, she said they were waiting for her at the Third Prince's residence, but I didn't believe her."
Naraka twisted his mouth in disapproval.
"It has nothing to do with telepathy or anything like that. If we use the process of elimination, it's easy to come up with this idea. After all, she doesn't know many people in this world."
Gu Yinyue didn't say anything, but just glanced at Ling Shuang who was biting her lip and staring at Beichen's back beside him.
"Then I have successfully delivered the person."
Xifeng interrupted Beichen and his own weapon's reminiscence in a very unpleasant way.
"Your Highness Rui, Your Highness Redis asked me to pass on a message that the issue of the solution to the Moon Poison Disease must be resolved before he returns. I hope you can do your best."
“…”
Rui was so depressed that he couldn't speak: Although he would try his best to find a solution to the moon poison disease, why did it become so annoying after hearing it from Redis' mouth?
"His Highness Redis also said that if you are short of funds, he can lend you some, but you have to pay interest."
"No!"
Rui's mouth twitched, and he managed to restrain himself from getting angry with great difficulty.
"Well, I'll take my leave then."
Xifeng nodded to Rui, then turned and prepared to leave.
“West Wind!!”
Beichen chased after him.
"What else?"
He turned his head and glanced expressionlessly at Beichen's face, which was filled with obvious joy.
"Uh...thank you and Redis for taking care of me these days!"
As she spoke, she nodded vigorously to Xifeng and smiled gently as if to express her gratitude.
"I accept your thanks, but I don't think it's necessary." Xifeng remained calm, only raising his eyebrows slightly. "I'm just carrying out the mission assigned by Redis. But I will definitely convey your words to him."
"Well, anyway...will you go to the Latia Martial Arts Tournament?"
"If I receive such a mission, I will go, or...if I happen to be on vacation with no missions, I can also go and take a look."
"Is that so..." Beichen scratched his head awkwardly, "Anyway, I hope we'll have the chance to meet again in the future."
"Um."
After giving a brief response, Xifeng strode away without looking back.
"Wow, it's been so long since I last saw this guy, how come he's still so cocky?"
Heihuo came up, rested his elbow on Beichen's shoulder and grinned at Xifeng's back. On the other side, Sujie put his big hand directly on Beichen's head.
"Hey, little loach, stop looking at that stinky sniper rifle. After not seeing you for so long, shouldn't you take a closer look at your own handsome, gentle, considerate, and adorable weapon?!"
"...Uh, handsome, indeed...gentle and considerate...Are you sure you're talking about yourself, Su Jie?"
Xiang Ying walked up to Beichen, stretched out a hand, and touched her face attentively.
Beichen blushed instantly: "Xiang...Xiang Ying?!"
"Hmm... That's great. I didn't lose weight. I feel relieved now."
He said this in a low voice with a smile, and Beichen was stunned for a moment before immediately responding with a big smile.
"Xiang Ying and Hei Huo Su Jie, too. They look pretty good. I was worried you were hungry. ...Hey, why hasn't Atlas come out yet? Doesn't he know we're here?"
"We'll report back to you about him later. Master, are you tired? Do you need a rest?"
Beichen was about to answer but was interrupted.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you only know how to care about others. Who said we looked good? I've lost a lot of weight because of you, right, brother? If you don't believe me, just feel it and try it!"
Hei Huo was yelling in dissatisfaction, pulling Bei Chen's hand and trying to touch himself, frightening Bei Chen so much that his hair stood on end and he backed away desperately:
"No, no, no, no, no, I know you've lost weight! Help! I don't want to be touched—"
Beichen was struggling with a green face, while Sujie was fanning the flames.
"Oh! You're touching my brother! How does it feel? But it's so unfair that you only touch him and not me! I miss you too! I miss you so much that Rui is constipated."
Rui and Beichen spat out at the same time.
"What do you think that I have to do with Rui being constipated?! And don't actually unbutton your windbreaker!"
"Didn't I tell you two bastards not to talk nonsense about this?"
Wait, Rui, are you really constipated? Don't tell me you swallowed those white crystals and can't poop them out—Beichen frowned as he stole a glance at Rui's exasperated face.
Xiang Ying smiled bitterly and helped Beichen pull his hand out of Heihuo's hand.
"Well, Brother Black Fate, there are plenty of opportunities to catch up. When we're back on the road, you can ask the Master for any touch you want. But for now, let's get down to business."
"Ahem. Xiang Ying is right."
Rui cleared his throat and waved to Gu Yinyue and his group who were watching Beichen and his group from a distance.
"Come inside quickly. Mr. Gu Yinyue and the warriors here, please come with us. I've prepared a welcome dinner for you. Let's talk over the table."
"By the way, on the way here, I heard some news that a new religious group has appeared in the neighboring country..."
After taking a sip of juice, Beichen put away his happy expression and said this to everyone at the table.
"Rui, have my warriors told you about the solution to the Moon Poison Syndrome?"
"Well, we already know the details of the incident. Regarding public opinion, the spread of the solution to the Moon Poison Syndrome... and the crackdown on the cult, we will communicate directly with the leaders of the Latia Kingdom from a national perspective. Beichen, don't worry."
"Hmm... As expected of Rui." Beichen smiled and nodded. "But I still want to go to the Kingdom of Latia. I want to avenge Pinhua personally. Also, there's a martial arts tournament coming up there, right? If I remember correctly, the winner of the tournament will be Xiaxue's contract right. I'm always worried about something going wrong... For example, what if that cult also participates in the tournament and wins? That would be disastrous."
"I think we're on the same page."
Rui smiled and glanced at Beichen's three weapons.
"We still have two months left. If we can't deal with the remnants of Darim and the Jafa Divine Group within two months, the Heyang Nation will have to intervene in the martial arts tournament. Beichen, don't worry. When the competition starts, my people will take care of you."
"I'll also take care of Rui's subordinates." Beichen smiled earnestly at Rui, "But please don't let them win on the field, okay?"
Rui was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"So when are you planning to leave?"
Beichen exchanged glances with his own weapons.
"Tomorrow, the sooner the better. We can't let that kind of cult continue."
"Alright, you." Rui waved his hand with a hint of amusement. "How can you possibly be a match for the cult if you fight against them alone? We'll find a way to work together with the Latia royal family to deal with the cult. Don't worry about it."
"but……"
"I promise you, I will seal off the enemy's general...that mayor of Welvis, Holt. I will leave him to you to deal with. How about that?"
Beichen lowered his head and thought for a moment: Indeed... With my own strength, it would be difficult for me to go against the entire cult. They are Darim's minions, and they have high-level weapons at hand—not to mention the killers who must have been unleashed! Those two staffs are enough to make them difficult.
So she smiled at Rui in gratitude.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Rui. ...Thank you. But I still want to leave early. My current strength is too weak, so I must seize every opportunity to train."
"Me too."
Gu Yinyue spoke suddenly.
"Beichen, we may have to separate for a while. I want to go to Black Swamp."
"Black Swamp!!" Rui gasped. "That place is known as the adventurer's graveyard! Are you really going there?!"
Gu Yinyue looked at Rui Yi with a bit of surprise.
"I know. I've been in there three times before. This time I just wanted to challenge myself to stay longer."
“…”
Rui twitched his lips and stopped talking.
Beichen immediately understood Gu Yinyue's idea: he had promised that he would become someone who could defeat the Red Moon Priestess, so he planned to go for special training.
A subtle warmth gathered in her heart. She smiled and raised the wine glass in her hand to Gu Yinyue - even though it was filled with juice.
Gu Yinyue didn't say anything either, but just raised his glass and gently touched it against the wall of her glass, making a crisp "ding" sound.
A tacit look of understanding is worth a thousand words.
"See you at the competition venue in two months, Mr. Gu Yinyue."
"Um."
"Think about us!" Longyun's playful laughter interrupted the faint sadness. "Maybe in two months, I will become even more handsome and brave! So before going to bed every day, recite my name silently, remember my appearance, and kiss my profile picture, Xiaochen!"
"...Uh, this is too perverted... So it was you who put the photo sticker on my travel water bottle, Longyun!"
"No matter how beautiful you look, it can't change the fact that your heart is full of rust, dull iron, and slag. Be careful, after you advance, you may become more beautiful, but your IQ will drop to the point where your brain is so thin that it's flowing out of your ears. Besides, the weapons that woman has are no worse than yours."
Naraka continued to complain as usual, but Longyun didn't care. He just laughed and patted him on the back.
As a result, the welcoming banquet became lively amid the noise of Longyun, Heihuo and Sujie. Although there were only three humans, Beichen, Gu Yinyue and Lu Yi, who formally dined there, the atmosphere was extremely lively.
After chatting with Heihuo Sujie for a while, Beichen blushed as he swallowed the steak cut into small equal pieces while Xiangying served him attentively. He finally put down his knife and fork and shifted his gaze to the corner of the room.
Ling Shuang stood there, neither participating in the conversation nor leaving, just looking at her quietly. No matter how hard she tried to ignore it, the pressure brought by that gaze was still too great.
Beichen winked at his own weapon and walked towards Lingshuang.
"Uh, ... Lingshuang, what are your plans next?"
“──”
Ling Shuang didn't say anything, but just gave her a look, as if to say, "Don't tell me you still can't see it."
Beichen gave a wry smile. ―As expected, dealing with him was incredibly stressful. Was it because I already knew what he was thinking?
"We're leaving tomorrow, that..."
"I didn't ask you to sign a contract with me. I just hope you can use me for hunting a few times before I starve to death. Pinhua is my fellow villager after all. You won't refuse me to help avenge her, right?"
"Um……"
Ling Shuang cleverly brought up Pinhua, and sure enough, as soon as she was mentioned, Beichen's expression changed.
"Indeed, to defeat that enemy, the more combat power the better. So, if you don't mind, let's go together tomorrow, Ling Shuang."
"Um."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Ling Shuang walked straight to the door of the restaurant.
Before leaving, he glanced at Xiang Ying and Gemini Hook Claws who were sitting at the dining table, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he left with satisfaction - he had been hungry for more than 20 days, and he had to find someone to help him hunt to fill his stomach immediately.
That's right, don't be too anxious - he reminded himself.
Take it slow, resolve it bit by bit, and one day, I will be able to stand by her side──
“…”
Beichen didn't see Ling Shuang's eyes when she left. She ran to Rui's table and started chatting with him, while Xiang Ying frowned with a complicated expression at the door where Ling Shuang left.
"Oh, stupid Ying, you saw it too? That look that kid gave before he left?"
Black Disaster chuckled softly with a slightly murderous voice.
"That kid is quite ambitious. We have to be on our guard. Although Little Loach is quite perceptive, he can still be soft-hearted sometimes."
Su Jie lowered his voice, revealed a malicious smile, and slowly cut the uneaten steak on the side into pieces.
"...Huh..." Xiang Ying sighed, "No wonder Master once said that being nice to him is being cruel to us. Master, you're also on guard subconsciously."
“…”
The three warriors fell into silence, while Longyun was patting Beichen's head and laughing.
The next day, at the gate of the capital.
After a night of greetings, almost everything that needed to be said was said, so Beichen and Gu Yinyue didn't say much. They just said a few words of goodbye to each other, and then left in opposite directions with the weapons beside them, as Rui watched them leave.
Beichen was heading towards the Dirunak Forest, the "Illusionary Sea of Trees" located at the junction of Latia and Heyang.
The direction Gu Yinyue was heading towards was the Black Swamp, the "Adventurer's Cemetery" located in the western plains of the capital of Heyang Kingdom.
The elite troops organized by Rui are also preparing to go to Latia to talk with the royal family and join forces to strangle the Jafa Group.
None of the three roads is safe and dangerous.
But they still stepped forward without looking back or hesitation.
Because the beliefs in their hearts are the same.
The separation at this moment is to stand in front of each other with a better posture in the future.
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