Chapter 80
It turned out that Pei Zhao was not really angry with him because of what happened last time.
Pei Zhao's eyes were filled with tears, and suddenly he heard a crisp "pop" sound, but he did not feel any pain. He quickly wiped away his tears and saw a bright red handprint on Zhou Yuli's cheek.
"What are you doing!" Pei Zhao exclaimed.
"It was my fault last time. I should have taken you away instead of leaving you there... so hopeless."
Pei Zhao shook his head, "...You risked your life to leave me a glimmer of hope."
"I should accompany you." Zhou Yuli said, reflecting on every word, "I even punished you for this. Pei Zhao, you should punish me back."
Pei Zhao was simply speechless.
Zhou Yuli's stubbornness... was simply the most extreme he had ever seen.
He hugged Zhou Yuli tightly.
"Let's move on, okay? As long as you remember to protect yourself in the future, we can keep going forward, and I won't be mad at you anymore, okay?"
Pei Zhao almost pleaded.
Zhou Yuli's heart melted into a puddle of water and he nodded: "Okay, I promise you."
But in my heart, I silently added one more thing to the list of things I wanted to improve: to go further with Pei Zhao.
He will work harder and become stronger to make the act of loving someone less strenuous, but he will not take it lightly either. He can spare more energy and do better to make Pei Zhao more comfortable.
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By the time the two of them had finished dressing as lovers, the clock had already turned a circle, and at the same time, there was a knock on the fourth door.
"Is anyone there..." This time, a very soft female voice came from outside the door.
Zhou Yuli took Pei Zhao by the hand, and the two went to see it together.
Outside the door was a dignified-looking female student - still wearing her school uniform.
It seemed like he had encountered something and his face was dirty.
No matter how you look at it, they are just ordinary people.
Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli looked at each other, and Zhou Yuli nodded.
Pei Zhao pressed the communication button.
"Hello?"
The girl seemed frightened and said quickly: "Hello... Can I come in?"
"Of course, but I need to ask, are you human?"
The girl nodded. "Yes, I am human! I don't know how I got here. It's so scary."
"Then I have another question."
"Uh-huh."
"What's the next sentence of 'Odd changes, even remains the same'?"
“? …I, I don’t know.”
"Sorry, we can't let you in."
Pei Zhao turned off the communication equipment coldly and ruthlessly, and Zhou Yuli was shocked.
Zhou Yuli: "Is this confirmed?"
Pei Zhao nodded as a matter of course: "Of course!"
Zhou Yuli: "What if her world doesn't have this password?"
Pei Zhao said, "You see, she's dressed like a student, which means she's at least in class, and she speaks Chinese, and she looks like a yellow person. If she was like Bai Zhou and Lan Ji, who are obviously not from the same worldview, or if she was like Miu Yi, I could accept it, but it's just that a student from another world doesn't know the formula, the probability is too low." Seeing that Zhou Yuli was still frowning, Pei Zhao couldn't help asking, "Think about yourself, do you know what the next sentence is?"
"Look at the quadrant by the symbol." Zhou Yuli blurted out.
Pei Zhao spread his hands, "Look, you are also a student from another world, but you know. So..."
Before Pei Zhao finished speaking, Zhou Yuli saw a group of zombies pounce on the girl. Just when he thought he was going to see a bloody scene, he saw the girl's mouth suddenly open - from the corner of her mouth to behind her ears, it was completely split open, and the entire upper part of her head flipped back, biting off the heads of the zombies in one bite.
Zhou Yuli: ...
Pei Zhao snorted, "Look, it's not a human." He turned around and touched the kittens' heads, saying, "We still have a lot of kittens here. What if some dangerous people get in and hurt these kittens?"
Zhou Yuli nodded, but didn't dare to say another word.
They sat there until about seven or eight o'clock, when the fifth guest finally arrived.
He had chestnut brown hair, a baseball cap that made it hard to see his face, a pair of huge black-framed glasses, and spoke with a slight stutter.
"I...I, please let me in."
There was nothing wrong with the appearance. Pei Zhao opened the communication and leaned against the door. "Introduce yourself."
"I come from the City of Hall..."
"What?!" Pei Zhao interrupted, "You are from Hall City?!"
"Yes, yes... our city was destroyed. Before that, I was exiled and saved my life."
"Which prince of Hall City are you a subordinate of?"
"Fifth… Prince, Bai Zhou's… old… subordinate."
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The young man sat at the table, holding the juice cup in both hands and sipping it.
The white long-haired cat jumped onto the table and rubbed against him. The young man used his free hand to touch it gently.
Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli stood side by side at the kitchen door with complicated expressions.
"...The lucky man from Hall City, from Bai Zhou? Do you remember seeing him the last time you went there?"
Zhou Yuli thought about it and shook his head: "I haven't seen it."
"That's really strange..."
He also didn't remember the last time he saw such a person around Bai Zhou.
"Forget it. After all, he can call out Bai Zhou's name, and he doesn't look dangerous... Anyway, let's keep an eye on him. If anything unexpected happens, tie him up first!"
Zhou Yuli nodded: "Yeah. Don't worry." He had already laid vines under the hall.
"Come to think of it, Rui hasn't told me what the mission is this time."
"Not to tame puppets?"
"…That's the rule, but sometimes there are designated tasks to capture the enemy. Otherwise, if the target is wrong, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
"That's true." Zhou Yuli understood.
Pei Zhao tried to continue calling Xiao Rui but there was no response. He thought to himself that if there was really no other way, he could only try to subdue the young man first and see if he could return to the real world.
Thinking of this, Pei Zhao sat opposite the young man and asked straight to the point: "What's your name?"
"Ah, Jiu."
"Okay, Jiu, do you want to go see your Majesty again?"
There was a flash of surprise in Ajiu's eyes, and he stood up hurriedly. The chair made a sharp sound on the ground, scaring away several kittens.
"Can I, can I?" Ah Jiu became more and more anxious, and spoke more and more intermittently, "The Fifth Prince, is missing. His Highness Lan Ji, is also missing."
Pei Zhao nodded: "I know where they are. I can take you there, but I have one condition."
"W-what?"
"Become my puppet." Pei Zhao looked at him steadily.
Ajiu was stunned for a moment.
Pei Zhao thought he was going to refuse, but soon, he saw Ajiu nodded heavily: "Okay! I, promise, you!"
Pei Zhao felt relieved, but then he heard: "But I... have something I want you to help me with!"
Pei Zhao frowned.
how? Are these people automatically refreshed NPCs? Why do they all come with missions?
But Pei Zhao still patiently asked: "What's the matter?"
Ah Jiu said: "The model of Hall's City is outside. I will take it with me."
Pei Zhao was confused: "What model?"
Zhou Yuli came over at this time, stuffed a glass of juice into Pei Zhao's hand and said, "The model of Hall City." Zhou Yuli looked at Ajiu, "The destruction of Hall City means that only the galaxy has disappeared, right? Will the city also become an element?"
Ah Jiu nodded frantically, Pei Zhao took a breath and sat down on the chair.
“…This is ridiculous.”
The City of Hall did not disappear, but became a "model". Ajiu brought him such an answer.
"……good."
After a long while, Pei Zhao asked, "When are we going to find the model?"
"At night!" Ajiu said, "When it gets dark, the monsters will rest. We have to be quiet."
Pei Zhao nodded wearily.
"Okay, I understand."
It was still some time before evening, so Ajiu was left in the store to rest. Pei Zhao pulled Zhou Yuli back to the room where they woke up this morning.
"Do you think it's reliable? Operating at night is a cliché in horror movies. Don't monsters only appear at night?"
Zhou Yuli's expression was not very good either. "Theoretically, it seems reasonable."
Their abilities were all awakened in the City of Hall, and the existence of that city seemed to be different from other places.
"I won't be surprised no matter what happens now." Pei Zhao said, "Even cities can be resurrected. What is the truth of this world?"
Zhou Yuli said: "...I don't know."
Pei Zhao didn't want to get an answer from Zhou Yuli. He sighed, "Maybe Sudi knows."
After returning from the main world, Pei Zhao always felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. He is not a person who likes novelty. Most of the time, the unchanging status quo makes him feel more at ease.
So the current anxiety made him feel tired and uncomfortable.
"Zhou Yuli..." he called softly.
Zhou Yuli was hooked by Pei Zhao's neck, with one hand holding his waist. He lowered his head slightly when he heard the words, "Yes, I'm here. What's wrong?"
Pei Zhao sighed and sprinkled all of his liquid on Zhou Yuli's neck, making him itchy.
"Zhou Yuli," Pei Zhao said, "promise me that you will never leave me."
Zhou Yuli turned his head and kissed Pei Zhao gently according to his movements. Then he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist. His face turned pale instantly and he tapped Pei Zhao's chest.
"This is for you."
Pei Zhao lowered his head in confusion and slowly opened Zhou Yuli's hand.
On the hand is an olive green gem, crystal clear. The shape of two leaves is reflected on the folded corner of the top layer. Two silver chains were attached to the ends.
Pei Zhao was stunned: "This is..."
Zhou Yuli put Pei Zhao on the bed, picked up the necklace with both hands and hung it around Pei Zhao's neck.
"It looks good." Zhou Yuli curled his lips.
"What is this?" Pei Zhao pulled the corner of his clothes.
Zhou Yuli had a pale face, but his words were extremely gentle.
"This is... it's me."
It is the source of his life and the proof of his eternal existence.
God knows how long it took him to refine it from a small green bud into what it is now, luxurious and beautiful, and can truly be used as an ornament to be hung around Pei Zhao's neck.
Pei Zhao's body temperature was transmitted to him through the gem.
Pei Zhao's eyes immediately turned red. He finally understood why Zhou Yuli turned pale for no apparent reason: "You are crazy..." and was about to take off the necklace.
"No." Zhou Yuli grabbed his arm and pressed him against his chest. "This distance is not far from me. I feel at ease when you wear it."
Pei Zhao felt Zhou Yuli's strong heartbeat in his chest, and gradually his heartbeat became in sync with his.
"Is it really okay?"
"Um."
Pei Zhao then gave up.
"I will always be by your side to make it as painless as possible for you."
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