Chapter 18 Doubt
After a conversation, the two no longer wanted to stay in the tavern.
"Would you like to see Chris again before you go?—The bunny man."
"No, I won't. Let the image of the bunny-eared girl remain in my mind forever." Shimona shook her head.
"Okay."
After this incident, Lu Yi lost the desire to spy on the information and simply went home with Shimona.
"Let's jump down from here! It's only the second floor, we won't fall!" Shimona suggested.
Lu Yi felt that Ximona was going crazy, but he was not very sober at the moment.
"Let's go!" Lu Yi said.
They both fell over the railing.
Lu Yi landed steadily, but Shimona next to him fell flat on his face and cried out in pain.
After landing, Lu Yi looked around habitually.
His heightened sensitivity enabled him to immediately detect three people in the distance who were deliberately hiding their presence.
Lu Yi held Shimona and hid behind the lush grass.
"Shut up." He mouthed.
Fortunately, this time Shimona instantly understood what he meant and covered her mouth tightly.
Three people wearing brown cloaks appeared in Lu Yi's field of vision.
Just then a gust of wind blew, causing the cloak to flutter and a corner of the wide hat brim to be lifted up.
The golden hair of one of them slightly showed out from the brim of his hat, but was soon noticed by his owner, who carefully put it back into the brim.
Sia adjusted the brim of her hat and tied her cloak tighter around her.
This sudden gust of wind not only lifted up his cloak, but also rustled the grass not far away.
The grass leaves kept swaying, and it seemed that something was quietly rising and falling behind the low grass.
Xia stopped and his eyes fell on the endless grass.
This height is enough to hide a curled up person.
Xia's falling behind caused the two people in front to stop as well. One of the taller men with shaggy hair turned around and asked in confusion, "Xia?"
Xia gestured for him to look at the grass that had become still.
"It seems like someone is following us."
The short man took off the brim of his hat, revealing the drooping rabbit ears underneath.
Chris's expression was cold, and he said, "Xia, Saul, you wait here for a moment. I'll go take a look first."
He didn't pinch his throat, and his clean boyish voice made it impossible to mistake his gender.
Chris stood on tiptoe, and his animal-skin shoes made no sound when he stepped on the ground.
With his rabbit ears erected, Chris quickly approached the bushes and shouted, "Who's there? Come out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the grass moved.
A calico cat suddenly jumped out from the grass, meowing as if to condemn Chris for disturbing its sleep.
Chris looked back in surprise: "...It's just an ordinary cat, not an orc."
Xia frowned slightly, bit her lip and said, "Sorry, maybe I'm too suspicious."
The cloaked man patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, Xia. It's a good thing to be sensitive."
Chris put his hood back on.
"Let's go,"
The three of them walked quietly towards the deeper part.
The camera turns.
At an inconspicuous corner, Lu Yi and Shimona clung to the wall.
[Ding Dong! The player has successfully redeemed the D-level item [It's just an ordinary cute cat that can't be controlled]! Points deducted: 2]
After waiting for a long time, until Lu Yi's maximum sensitivity and perception decreased a lot, he slowly pulled Ximona out.
Shimona didn't see the appearance of the three people clearly, but he had a vague feeling that there must be something fishy about the way they were dressed.
"Who are they?"
"I don't know." Lu Yi shook his head.
He only saw a few strands of curly golden hair. Although he was sure that one of them was Xia, Lu Yi did not intend to tell Shimona about this discovery.
There's no need to drag someone into trouble before they leave.
"Shimona, you go first."
Shimona turned her head to look at him, "Are you ready to follow?"
Lu Yi blinked and said, "...Are you going to stop me?"
Ximona instantly lost his temper and shook his head, "How is that possible? I am the younger brother and you are the boss! How can a younger brother stop a boss!... Then can you take me with you?"
Shimona said this subconsciously, but he quickly overturned his statement.
"Forget it, Lu Yi, you'd better not take me with you. I can't help you at all. I can only hold you back."
Shimona thought about how they were kidnapped together before. If he hadn't taken the initiative to suggest going to the Orc Tavern, they wouldn't have been kidnapped.
As a younger brother, he only holds us back, which is really bad!
Shimona thought so with a sad look on his face.
Lu Yi knew at a glance that he must be imagining something strange, but he was in a hurry to catch up with Xia and had no time to waste.
He held Shimona's shoulders, his beautiful blue eyes full of trust.
“Shimona, if I don’t call you before midnight tonight, ask Astor to come to the Orc Tavern to rescue me.
"I believe you can do what I ask you to do, right? I can only trust you now!"
Lu Yi's tone was gentle, like a siren coaxing a sailor.
The deceived Shimona was completely unaware of it, and even felt infinite power surging in his heart.
He was dazzled by Lu Yi's beautiful eyes and nodded vigorously.
Lu Yi gestured to leave and quickly chased in the direction where the three people disappeared.
[“857, help me find a prop that can hide my body shape and aura… well, I also need one that can pass through walls.”]
[You can use the D-level item [Wall-penetration] to pass through walls, and you can use it once with just two points. There are many items that meet the requirements for the former, but the [Invisibility Cloak] is more recommended. The C-level item [Invisibility Cloak] only needs five points and can last for three hours. There is also a more advanced B-level item [Invisibility Cloak], which can be used permanently, but requires 400 points. ]
857 introduced the points of the props in a serious manner.
As Lu Yi listened, he became more and more aware of his own poverty.
He only has less than 500 points, and if he exchanges them for a permanent invisibility cloak, he won't have many points left.
If there is an emergency later——
[“First, a wall-penetrating skill and a C-class invisibility cloak will be enough.”]
In the end, reason overcame impulse, and Lu Yi obediently changed into a limited-time invisibility cloak.
When he has enough points in the future, he will definitely pay in full for a Class B invisibility cloak!
Lu Yi put on the invisibility cloak and thought so.
The cloaked trio wasn't particularly fast, and Lu Yi caught up with them after just a few minutes of jogging.
——Fortunately, this wooden corridor has no forks.
At the end of the wooden corridor is a deserted garden.
Lu Yi watched the actions of the three people and discovered that there was actually a small door hidden in the small corner of this abandoned garden.
This small door blends perfectly into the garden scenery, as if it has some hidden camouflage magic.
If it weren't for the demonstration of those three people, Lu Yi would probably have to spend a lot of effort to discover the clues.
Lu Yi used props and successfully entered the secret passage leading to the bottom.
The three cloaked men took off their hoods after entering the secret passage.
From the back, Lu Yi could only see Xiya's woolly curly blond hair, and the tall man standing next to him was unknown.
However, the rabbit-eared orc next to the tall man looked somewhat familiar.
[“Chris…”] Lu Yi thought to himself.
When did Sia start dating Chris?
Who is the tall man in the middle?
Lu Yi intuitively felt that he was also an orc, and his status in the orc tribe was probably not low.
You should know that most of the orcs are low-level orcs with certain animal-like appearance features. Only less than 10% of the high-level orcs will not have any characteristics remaining after transforming into human form.
But this brings us back to the question of how Xia is connected with such beasts?
Lu Yi moved his gaze back to Chris.
What role does this male rabbit-eared orc play?
Spy?
There were too few clues, and Lu Yi could not be sure of anything. He could only follow the three people quietly.
The secret passage twisted and turned, and in just a short while, they came to at least three or four forks in the road.
Finally, the three of them opened an iron door.
——In order to pass through this iron door, Lu Yi exchanged for a [Wall Passage (Enhanced Version)], which consumed four points.
After passing through the iron gate, the scene inside the secret room opened up to him.
Lu Yi widened his eyes slightly.
Countless gold coins and gems piled together formed a golden hill.
Rather than the basement of an orc tavern, this place is more like the cave of a dragon who likes gold coins.
The three men were obviously accustomed to the treasure in front of them, and walked straight to the few open areas in the room where they could stand.
The tall man said to Xia, "Xia, is your brother still bullying you?"
Lu Yi pricked up his ears.
He watched Xia's expression naturally change to one of grievance, and he lowered his head and answered.
"Thor, are you talking about Brother Lu Yi?" Xia hesitated, "Brother Lu Yi is very good to me, he didn't bully me."
The tall orc named Thor became a little irritable. "Xia, stop sugarcoating the situation for him! I've heard those people talking about him on the street several times! Does he just turn his back on you and treat you like nothing?"
Relying on the invisibility cloak, Lu Yi stood not far in front of the three people.
He even nodded as if it was a matter of fact when he heard Thor's accusation.
——Although the three people present could not see him.
Xia pursed her lips, looking a little embarrassed, but still tried to excuse Lu Yi: "No, Saul, those are just rumors. Brother Lu Yi just doesn't like to get close to people."
Xia's repeated denials were regarded as compromise.
The young and energetic beastman prince saw his grievances and clenched his fists and said, "Xia, don't worry, one day your father and brother, as well as those foolish humans who have been deceived, will recognize the true face of that playboy!"
"Kind people will eventually shine!" Thor said firmly.
Thor's words were so powerful that Lu Yi almost clapped his hands as he listened to them.
Of course, Lu Yi would be more willing to do so if they were not denouncing him personally.
"Thor..." Xia was indeed moved.
Chris was watching from the side, his expression showing no emotion.
He raised the corner of his mouth, and just when Lu Yi thought he was going to join in the "condemnation of the playboys", Chris slowly spoke.
"Although I really don't want to refute you, but judging from the one time I met him, I don't think he is as brainless as the rumors say."
Xia's expression was unnatural for a moment, but he soon followed Chris's words and said, "Chris is right. Brother Lu Yi was kidnapped last time, but he killed dozens of mercenaries alone! And he got full marks in the final exam this time!"
Thor curled his lips and said disdainfully, "They are just some useless mercenaries. I can fight one against a hundred! And who knows if he has any magical equipment or powerful tools. After all, the Klein family is well known for its wealth... As for the final exam? Tsk, they are just nerds who only know how to study!
"If you ask me, our Xia is much more powerful than that Lu Yi. He awakened a very strong talent for light very early on. Even the Pope favors him! Didn't Duke Klein regret abandoning Xia in the past and brought him back with great fanfare?!"
Chris shook his head, seemingly disagreeing with Thor's point of view.
"Luyi Klein is definitely not simple."
As a rabbit beastman, Chris inherited the sharp intuition of rabbit-like animals.
He has a keen sense of danger and powerful predators.
And he felt this threat from Lu Yi.
Although the predator is still young, the "not to be trifled with" aura it exudes cannot be underestimated.
Anyone who dares to underestimate him because of his young age will surely suffer a great loss.
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