Chapter 11 Where is the cub's home?
"Why?" Tang Beiju was puzzled.
Shangguan Jieshu was about to explain his doubts when he was interrupted by someone.
"You two, if you have anything to say, why don't you say it after you get off the stage?"
The person in charge of announcing the result of the duel looked up at the two people talking on the stage and shouted.
"Sorry, I'm leaving immediately."
Shangguan Jieshu quickly apologized, and seeing that Tang Beiju was motionless, he casually said to Tang Beiju:
"Looking at the weather, it's almost noon. We can wait until the next show is over and then go to Zui Gui Lou for dinner and chat while we eat! It's my treat!"
Zuiguilou is the most famous restaurant in the imperial capital of Jiucai Kingdom. Its famous dishes are often made with the freshest ingredients, which are transported by a group of martial arts masters with excellent light skills, and then paired with domestic chefs of outstanding level to produce one exquisite dish after another.
How can we prove that these martial arts masters are transporting the freshest materials?
The owner of Zuiguilou was very wealthy. He chose a piece of land nearby and bought a mountain directly from the imperial court. He then spent a lot of money to hire a group of excellent breeding experts, half of whom were responsible for growing their fruits and vegetables, and the other half were responsible for taking care of their poultry and livestock.
"Wait until I finish my shower."
Tang Beiju and Shangguan Jieshu stepped down side by side and responded.
Shangguan Jieshu was stunned. He didn't expect the topic to jump so quickly, but then he thought, they were now covered in sweat and their clothes were soaked. It would be a bit indecent to go directly to Zuiguilou.
"Indeed, it won't be too late to go after we all finish showering." Shangguan Jieshu laughed and agreed.
However, Tang Beiju just shook his head silently: "You watch first, I'm leaving first."
After he finished speaking, Tang Beiju used a light skill and immediately disappeared from Shangguan Jieshu's sight.
Shangguan Jieshu: ???
Shangguan Jieshu, who was still confused, suddenly heard a light cough, and saw a young man in blue clothes with a gentle temperament like jade standing in front of him.
The man in blue gestured with his eyes to follow him and led him into the contestant area. In front of them was a lively girl in red and a little white dog that looked mature and steady.
Mo Youli and Tang Qiuyue briefly introduced themselves and explained the relationship between them and Tang Beiju.
When it was Xu Ren'er's turn to speak, Shangguan Jieshu was so surprised that he almost jumped up.
"Dogs can actually talk?!"
"There are so many creatures in this world that can speak. Why are you so surprised?"
A loud voice came from my ears. When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw a chicken with feathers dyed in light pink and milky green.
This chicken stood diagonally behind the five-colored python, with an upright posture and sharp eyes. It was a subordinate specially brought by the five-colored python on this trip.
"Chickens can talk?!" Shangguan Jieshu and Xu Ren'er said in unison, shocked.
"Ren'er, I don't think you should be that surprised."
Tang Qiuyue, who was standing by, couldn't help but complain after hearing this.
"Young man, have you ever heard of the country of Pala?"
The golden vertical pupils moved slowly and met Shangguan Jieshu's gaze. It was somewhat creepy to look into such cold and strange pupils without any obstacles.
Shangguan Jieshu got goosebumps all over his body. The strong man's power made him sweat coldly. Fortunately, he had just fought a fight and was sweating, so no one noticed.
“No.”
Mo Youli, who was listening, felt a slight movement in his mind. He also wanted to know what kind of existence the Polo Kingdom was.
Such a magical country, he had never read about it in the pile of books he had read.
"The people of our Polo nation are naturally good at language communication and have excellent hands-on skills. Moreover, the martial arts roots that you humans value are all possessed by our people.
Because our appearance is completely different from yours, we were not only rejected by humans hundreds of years ago, but we were also treated as poultry and livestock to be raised at will, and we were used as food.
Of course, our country of Pala is not a vegetarian country. It is not a place where humans can do whatever they want.
But the long years of war have really exhausted us, so we have chosen to live in seclusion across the country and not worry about worldly affairs.
So it’s normal that you don’t know about the existence of our country.”
After Shangguan Jieshu finished speaking, the pink-green chicken immediately gave a brief account of the origins of their country.
"Since you have chosen to live in seclusion, why do you want to participate in this competition?" Xu Ren'er was puzzled.
As soon as these words were spoken, the five-colored python and the pink-green chicken both looked sad.
"A few years ago, a major event happened in our Polo country. We don't actually have many people, and our cubs are even rarer.
But one day, half of the cubs in our country suddenly disappeared. In order to find these cubs, we ran around and found that they were all lost in human areas.
Some we successfully brought back, some…"
At this point, the pink-green chicken choked up, a few tears dripped from the corners of its eyes, and it was unable to speak.
Seeing this, the multicolored python sighed deeply and added, "Over the past few hundred years, humans have long forgotten our existence. Moreover, in order to live in peace, our people deliberately burned all records related to their country before going into seclusion.
The people of the Pala Kingdom are special, and their existence is incomprehensible to you humans.
The lost cubs of our country were extremely talented and awakened early. Their awakening was immediately mistaken for evildoers by ignorant humans, who either burned them alive or beat them to death with clubs.
After saying this, the multicolored python turned its head towards Xu Ren'er and continued, "It's the first time we've seen someone like you, with such great talent, yet still able to live happily."
The pink-green chicken wiped away its tears with its wings, and after calming down, it answered the question Xu Ren'er had just raised:
"We must let all of humanity know of the existence of the Polo Nation, so that our lost cubs will know where their home is. We must also make those who do not understand the cubs and intend to harm them consider the price they will pay."
The atmosphere gradually became serious and sad. After a long time, Mo Youli broke the silence and asked a question that he didn't want to ask but had to ask.
"After this game, are you going to take Ren'er away?"
Looking at the five-colored python's attitude towards Xu Ren'er, and the various strange things about Xu Ren'er, Mo Youli knew that the other party's purpose was probably to take Xu Ren'er away.
When Mo Youli thought about parting with Ren'er, he felt as if his heart was being pulled apart, and he felt reluctant and sad.
Mo Youli's words reminded Tang Qiuyue. Her first reaction was to stop Xu Ren'er from leaving, but then she thought, that was Ren'er's real home, what right did she have to stop him?
As the person involved, Xu Ren'er knew very well that the cub that the colorful python and the pink-green chicken were really looking for had already starved to death in an ordinary alley eight years ago. She was just a lonely soul assigned a task by the King of Hell, temporarily living in this flesh/body.
She wanted to refuse directly, but when she thought about how the other party had been searching for the cub for many years, she couldn't speak directly.
The air became a little tense. As a complete outsider, Shangguan Jieshu was very embarrassed and even wanted to laugh.
"Um, Mr. Mo, Miss Tang, and Mr. Xu...Mr. Xu, may I ask why you brought me here?"
Shangguan Jieshu had no idea how to address Xu Ren'er. He couldn't just call her Xu Gou, as that would sound like an insult.
Xu Ren'er's voice is neutral and masculine. After thinking about it, Shangguan Jieshu decided to call her Master Xu.
Seeing that no one around him spoke, he simply expressed his doubts directly.
I was having a good conversation with Tang Beiju, but he suddenly disappeared from my sight. Then these people and dogs brought him here. Before I could say a few words, these snakes and chickens started interrupting, and the topic quickly turned serious...
Shangguan Jieshu really felt like his head was about to explode...
The sudden sound brought everyone back to their senses. The colorful python looked at Xu Ren'er deeply, then turned and left with the pink and green chicken without saying a word.
Xu Ren'er calmed herself down, looked up at Shangguan Jieshu with a smile, and said, "Although my voice is more masculine, I am actually a woman. Also, you don't have to worry about what to call me, just call me Ren'er."
"Mr. Shangguan, we invited you here to explain to you what your brother meant just now." Tang Qiuyue shook her head, put aside the worry about whether to stay with Ren'er, and explained their behavior.
"Beiju is a rather awkward person. If there are many strangers around, he doesn't like to talk. Even if he wants to speak, he'll be as brief as possible. Therefore, others always think he's aloof."
Mo Youli bluntly exposed Tang Beiju's shortcomings, and then translated for Tang Beiju: "Qiuyue, Ren'er and I heard your conversation from the audience.
Beiju's last words to you meant that you should take your time to watch the fourth match. Afterwards, you can return home to shower and wash up, and then go directly to Zuiguilou. He will meet you there. Of course, you may have to wait a little longer there.
Shangguan Jieshu was completely bewildered upon hearing this. He was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.
"I've done so much, I don't know how many hours it will take, how come I'm the one waiting for him? And not him waiting for me?"
"Beiju!" Xu Ren'er sighed and told the truth, "It takes him a long time to wash up. Really, it's an unusually long time."
Tang Qiuyue replied, "It's very long."
Mo Youli added: "It's so long that you wonder if he had an accident."
Shangguan Jieshu: “…”
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On the fighting stage, the people in the fourth round were fighting each other fiercely, and it seemed that Zhu Du was out of place.
They all tacitly avoided contacting Zhui Du and seemed to have completely forgotten Zhui Du's existence.
Zhui Du did not take the initiative to challenge anyone. He lifted up his black clothes, sat in the center of the arena with his legs crossed, supported his chin with one hand, a smile on his lips, and just watched the fight on the stage.
The other hand was not idle either. His pale arm was full of blue veins, and his fingers tapped the stone and mud ground in a very rhythmic manner, as if the ground was an instrument, allowing him to release his musical cells with all his heart and soul.
Ai Wanle was on the high platform, his expression not ugly, his cold gaze fixed on Zhui Du, but Zhui Du was completely unaware and continued to do his own thing.
Suddenly, he stopped playing and stood up.
The moment he stood up, everyone on the arena gave up the fight at the same time. Then, they put their weapons to their necks and slashed them hard. Blood splattered everywhere. They committed suicide.
Including Xu Ren'er and his group who were chatting and watching the scene on the arena, everyone who witnessed it was shocked and speechless.
"They're all dead, so I should be the winner of the fourth game."
Zhui Du looked at the person in charge of reading the paper and asked in a hoarse and gloomy voice.
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