Chapter 150 Formal Meeting: Borrowing, Rejection, Facing
"Lay" picked up the ribs from the bowl in a very strange way.
Neil, holding his chopsticks, secretly watched him, not understanding what was going on.
"Brother, is your hand cramping? I'll get you a fork."
Neil put down his chopsticks and quickly found a fork, handing it to Ray. Ray silently accepted it, without thanking him or praising Neil's thoughtfulness as usual.
What's wrong with my brother? Is he in a bad mood?
Neil was puzzled, somewhat uneasy, and also a little sad.
Did I do something wrong? My brother has never ignored me like this before.
"Lai" forked a rib and took a bite. It had a sweet and sour taste, and the ribs were well-prepared by being deep-fried, which locked in their moisture. Although they had been stewed for a while, the rib meat was still very tender and fragrant.
It has a rich flavor and a good texture.
"Lai" was very satisfied with the ribs and ate three pieces in a row. After feeling a bit greasy, he ate a small piece of steamed bun to cleanse his palate. The bun was soft and fluffy, and had a slightly sweet taste when chewed carefully.
That's strange, something feels off.
Neil felt uneasy, unable to pinpoint why, but he just sensed that his brother was acting strangely.
He frowned as he watched "Lay" taste each of the side dishes again. He seemed quite satisfied with their flavor.
"elder brother?"
Lai, sitting opposite, didn't react at all, continuing to eat with his head down.
"Brother? Ray?"
Neil asked again, tentatively. He still didn't respond.
"Ray Victor!"
"······"
He was met with a long silence, and Neil's expression began to show signs of panic.
He remembered that in the stories of the older generation, one of the eight races, the undead, had a particularly wicked and evil branch that would burrow into a human's body when they were weak and then take their place.
The person who was replaced simply vanished from this world without anyone noticing. They all say that in such cases, only the holy water of the church can drive away the spirit that is trying to possess a human body.
My brother's situation...
Neil dared not think too deeply, fearing that things might be as bad as he imagined.
Unease, tension, fear.
Despite the sweltering heat around them, Neil felt as if he were in an ice cellar, shivering uncontrollably.
"Who are you! Who exactly are you?!"
Neil mustered his courage and questioned him.
He thought he must be crazy to talk to his brother like that. What if it was his brother himself? Maybe his brother just didn't want to talk to him?
Neil fell into self-doubt.
Just as Neil was struggling internally, "Ray" stopped what he was doing, and with a clang, the fork and bowl made a crisp sound.
Neil was startled and looked up at the person opposite him. He noticed that his brother's pupils had turned a hazy, light color, and strange lines, starting from the scar on his forehead, extended down his cheeks to his neck and then disappeared below his collar.
He's not the older brother, he's definitely not the older brother!
Neil had never felt so desperate. What had happened while he was resting that made Ray the way he was now?
"Ray" looked at him with a cold, emotionless gaze. Neil was afraid that this spirit possessing his brother's body would take him somewhere he couldn't find, and then he wouldn't be able to find his brother anymore. So Neil stared intently at Ray.
An eerie silence filled the air; no one spoke again.
Tata stood on the chair next to Neil, and the more she looked at the pattern on Lei's face, the more she felt that she had seen it somewhere before, but she just couldn't remember where.
Where exactly have I seen this before?
Tata was so anxious she was practically itching to ask.
Neil was still staring at "Ray," but the person opposite seemed to have given up. The pattern on his face began to fade and eventually disappeared. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, Ray's pupils had returned to their original color.
Ray shook his head, feeling as if he had fallen into a short, deep sleep, without any other discomfort.
"elder brother?"
"What's wrong?"
"Waaaaah, brother, I... I thought you'd never come back, waaaah..."
When Neil saw that Ray had finally returned to normal, he could no longer hold back his tears and burst into sobs. He clung to Ray's arm, unwilling to let go, afraid that Ray would leave him.
"What's wrong, Neil? What's wrong?"
Lai was completely bewildered and looked at Tata, who had a blank expression on her face.
The little monster's eyes were wide open, as if it had seen something incredible.
Why are they all like this? What happened during the brief period when he was unconscious?
Now was not a good time to ask questions. After comforting the sobbing Neil, Lai cleaned up the table.
In this situation, it's definitely impossible to eat.
He hadn't eaten anything yet, but he didn't feel hungry, which was really strange.
Neil was terrified and followed him all night, even clinging to his arm while sleeping.
Ray couldn't bear to see Neil like this either; that anxious look in his eyes was exactly the same as when he had just woken up.
He needed to find out what had happened at dinner; Tata had been in the living room the whole time, and he was sure Tata knew.
Ray carefully pulled his arm out; Neil was sleeping restlessly, as if he was about to wake up.
He placed his palm close to Neil's forehead and used a small spell, and Neil finally slept peacefully.
Lei got up and left the room.
Neil's room on the second floor faces a locked room where Victor and his wife left their belongings. For over a year, Ray hadn't touched them. One wonders what Neil, who sees this door every time he goes out, thinks.
Lei paused briefly at the door before turning and going downstairs.
The wooden stairs were not carpeted, and every time you stepped on them, you could hear the wood thumping.
Tata wasn't in the living room; he had hidden himself in a corner of the bedroom. Ray searched the house before finally finding him in the wooden crate room.
"Tata, what happened at the dinner table?"
"Ray."
Tata looked around, and after not seeing the small figure, she nuzzled Lai's arm with her head—to make it easier to communicate, Lai was squatting in front of the box, and Tata's height was just enough to reach his arm.
"That bastard named Ryan, I don't know what kind of magic he used."
As they were preparing to eat, the beast saw His body vanish in an instant. Then, a pattern appeared on His face. Then, Li Er became angry, and He returned to His original form; the creature reappeared.
Tata's body trembled slightly as she spoke.
"Ah! The beast remembers! The pattern on its face is the same as the ones on its body!"
Tata reacted as if he had discovered a new continent.
"So, it was Rian who controlled my body?"
Based on Tata's fragmented words, Lei deduced and directly stated his guess.
"The beast is unsure, and it doesn't know why it's like this."
Tata looked listless.
Previously, Lai could barely accept this kind of coexistence by just watching from the sidelines, but now that Lian has done this, he has completely broken this balance.
Uncontrollability is the root cause of fear.
What's even more terrifying is that, due to the vast difference in strength, as the manipulated party, Lai has no room for resistance.
"Ray, what do we do?"
The little monster looked pitiful, as if it was about to cry.
“It’s alright, don’t be afraid of Tata. I’ll go talk to Him.”
Lai stroked Tata's round head, comforting the frightened little monster.
"Ray, don't go! He'll kill you!"
Most beast and fantasy races are hindering all other races, not to mention that Ryan once said he would help Tata kill Ray so that he could regain his freedom.
Tata wouldn't let Lai pass, and bit his sleeve with her teeth.
"Tata, running away won't solve anything."
"Awooo, awooo!"
Tata whimpered threateningly, her eyes brimming with tears.
He was wrong, he was wrong. He should have fought desperately to drive that bad guy away.
"Let go, it's okay, be good."
Ray's voice was still so gentle. Tata's mind was filled with the image of Ray cooking meat for him, and she was even more reluctant to let him go.
"Tata, be good."
Tata became stubborn, pressed his ears down, and pulled Lai toward him.
"Fine, I'll take you with me, but you can only hide and peek, and you mustn't get caught."
"No, nobody wants to go!"
"As long as He is still here, we will have to face this problem sooner or later. Solving it sooner can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Oh, Tata, I'm so sad.
You're already a mature little monster, how can you be so disobedient?
Other people's little monsters can already be on their own at this age, why are you so clingy to adults?
Other people's pets can hunt on their own, why are you still lying at home all day?
You should start exercising more today, running five kilometers every day to improve your speed and endurance. You should also learn how to hunt and evade even more ferocious monsters.
That way, when you come to this great forest of Eton, you'll have a place to stand and be able to live well, so I won't have to worry about your safety at home."
Lei said in a parental tone, "I'm doing this for your own good," leaving the little monster completely bewildered.
Clingy? Hunting? Someone else's pet monster?
Born in a semi-primitive society, the little monster had never experienced such sharp "for your own good" remarks. Lai's words were like a stick hitting him right on the head, and Tata fell into self-doubt.
Are other people's pets this powerful? But, but there aren't any other pets around here! And their pets can usually catch some prey (some field mice and small rodents)!
"Tata, are you confident that you can grow into an outstanding great monster!"
The little monster stood frozen.
"Hmm? Do you have confidence?"
Yes.
"The voice is too soft, speak louder!"
"have!"
Tata had Lai's sleeve dangling from her mouth, speaking indistinctly, but she tried to raise her voice.
"I can't hear you, speak louder!"
"have!!!"
With her sleeve freed, Lai opened the door and left, leaving Tata completely bewildered.
No, no, something seems off!
Tata stared blankly at the door panels that were slowly closing together on their own, and without thinking, ran after them.
It wasn't completely dark yet; the sky was still a grayish-blue color, reflecting the afterglow of sunset. Visibility was possible, but the light was weak.
As the harvest festival approaches, the moon, due to its regular cycle, gradually approaches the continental plates, appearing large and bright. They haven't fully aligned yet, making it seem as if one is swallowing the other.
Insects chirped incessantly in the grass, and Little Black was still munching on the bone out of boredom. Although it was only the size of a palm now, he was still gnawing on it with great enthusiasm.
The mule was still crunching away at the fresh hay that Lai had cut for him. It was a size bigger than when it first arrived; it was now an adult and could pull much more cargo than before.
Some of the red-billed ravens in the enclosure were sleeping in a hut, some had taken over an entire grass nest to lay their eggs, and others were scratching their heads on the ground looking for food.
The entire courtyard looked quiet and peaceful.
It was only a few steps away, and Lei had already reached the sapling.
Tata ultimately failed to stop them; he hid himself among the clutter. If a conflict broke out and magic became unusable, he would simply charge in and bite.
He refused to believe that his sharp teeth couldn't bite through the bad guy's neck!
Tata has already made plans.
The transplanted tree has grown very tall. The leaves at the lower part of the canopy are large, about the size of two adult hands put together, while the leaves at the top of the canopy are very small, only one-fifth the size of the other leaves.
It neither flowered nor bore fruit this year, but miraculously, there wasn't a single insect on it. The woody elements around it were always very strong, which brought many positive effects to the plants growing nearby.
Lai stood quietly in front of the sapling and asked the question that had been bothering him.
“I know you’re here. Why did you do this today?”
The air was quiet, save for the rustling of leaves in the wind. This made Lai seem like a self-directed, self-indulgent psychopath having a fit. Luckily, their house was in a relatively remote area.
“The other person at the table today is my brother. I apologize for his offense today and beg you not to play such pranks again. The children are already frightened.”
I know it's rather presumptuous of me to say this, but if you need anything, please don't hesitate to share. Within my capabilities, I will do my best to help you. I just hope this kind of thing never happens again.
Lian looked down at the human standing at his feet.
He said a lot of nonsensical things, but He didn't feel anything in reality.
Humans are so weak, so weak that they can be crushed with a single finger. In many ways, He looks down on humans and other races.
On the continent of Casa, all the beings He encountered either regarded Him as a god, feared His power, or deliberately approached Him with greedy hearts. All their thoughts had nowhere to hide.
But this human...
Lian felt he couldn't understand him. This human was very strange; he possessed an unfamiliar aura, as if he didn't belong here at all, yet he had countless connections to the continent.
What makes you think you can bargain with me?
Ray heard this sentence in his mind.
A luminous figure suddenly appeared directly above him, arrogant and indifferent. When it looked at you, it seemed to pity you, or as if there was nothing there at all.
There was a divine radiance about Him, at least that's what Ray thought at that moment.
Is He the Ryan that Tata mentioned?
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