Chapter 91 Mermaid on the Shore 13 This guy can actually endure until now...
091 Mermaid on the Shore 13
After they left, the banquet room became very empty.
Most of the male nobles had disappeared, and even Count Beren, the organizer of the banquet, lay down.
Apart from the women, there were only a few people who had been standing by and watching from the beginning, including A Yue's partner, who had escaped the disaster and were still able to stand there intact, maintaining a calm attitude and chatting for a few words.
But we just chatted for a few minutes and then said goodbye and left in a hurry.
…
There were fewer and fewer people, and some orcs also left. The remaining ones were those whose "masters" were still recuperating in this mansion.
They squatted around the orc who was given the ruby, and talked about what had just happened with envy and excitement. The name "Lu Jiu" appeared frequently in their conversations.
Suddenly, a pair of legs appeared in their sight.
They turned around and saw Ran Ye said coldly: "Do you really want to take this gem? Are you sure you can hold it?"
They were stunned.
"What do you mean, Ran Ye..."
"Lu Jiu has been given to Ah Huai..."
The orc named Ah Huai was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "I, I can't take it...?"
"How naive and cute," Ran Ye sneered, "Do you think Count Beren was willing to give up this gem? After Lu Jiu won the gem, why didn't he take it himself, but had to give it to you? He clearly gave you a hot potato, but you are still grateful to him!"
After these words were spoken, many orcs looked stunned, obviously they had never thought of this aspect before.
"What a bunch of simple-minded guys," Ran Ye sneered and raised his chin, "Listen to me, return this gem to Count Beren immediately!"
As the orc with the highest status and the oldest age in the circle, he has always been respected by these orcs.
They treated him as their brother and teacher and took his words very seriously, especially when he was in a bad mood, these guys would always listen to him.
According to the usual development, Ah Huai should stand up and go find the servants in the mansion.
Unexpectedly, the skinny orc only clenched the ruby in his hand, and said in a low voice with a bruised face: "...But this is what Lu Jiu won with great difficulty."
Ran Ye froze for a moment, and raised his voice, "Are you really going to do it?! Is this all you want?!"
Ah Huai and the orcs trembled.
Someone carefully tugged at Ah Huai's sleeve, advising him not to quarrel at this time, but Ah Huai pursed his lips, revealing a rare stubbornness.
"...I'm not greedy for money. This is what Lu Jiu spent a lot of effort to win...He gave it to me, but I went to return it to Count Beren. Then what does he do for us today count as?...Am I not slapping him in the face?"
"And there's no need for Lu Jiu to throw the 'hot potato' to me. He dared to beat up Count Beren, so can't he pick up this gem? ... He doesn't need this gem. He just needs to make those nobles bleed and make them pay the price!"
The hand that was pulling at his sleeve in a persuasive manner loosened.
Everyone's expressions began to relax and hesitate again.
Ran Ye scolded: "That's because he has the Duke's support behind him. Do you have the Duke's support? Count Beren didn't dare to do anything to him, so he wouldn't dare to do anything to you either?!"
"Then I'll wait until Count Beren comes to me. I'll wait until my lord, Lord Lin Yi, lets me return it!"
"Mr. Lin Yi" was the nobleman he served.
"Will you be okay when they find you?!"
"So am I okay now?!"
Ah Huai let out a hoarse and sharp shout, making the space silent.
His left eye was badly swollen, but he still kept it wide open. There was a thin layer of tears in his eyes, which trembled with his rapid breathing. It was so beautiful that it was frightening.
"I, when have we ever had a good life? Ran Ye, you are smart, you think long-term, you consider all the pros and cons clearly, so before things happen you tell us to do this, to do that. To give in, to give them all your things, to endure, to sacrifice - but, but why?"
"You said that we should win the favor of those nobles. Only when they look down on us will they lower their guard against us. But don't they look down on us enough? To what extent do we have to humble ourselves? Why, why do we have to go up? Why...you never go up yourself?"
When this question came out, the other orcs immediately lowered their heads, and Ran Ye froze.
"What did you say?"
"I say, why don't you go up yourself?" Ah Huai gradually gathered up his courage and spoke faster, "Why do you have to make us kill each other? It hurts, Ran Ye, do you know how painful it is to be beaten? His Majesty has beaten you before, but has he ever beaten you like this?"
He pointed to his face.
"You always stand there and watch us charge into battle. Have you ever forgotten that every time at a banquet like this, one of our companions dies? Or is it because you are not the one who gets hurt or dies, so you never care?"
"It's been so many times, but today was the only day no one died! Why? Because today Lu Jiu was punished, because he was the one who caused everything!"
"He chose to target those humans, but even if he did, you still wanted us to deal with him! You, you did manage the relationship between us and the nobles 'well', but what about us among each other?!"
Isn't it ridiculous that they would kill each other to win the favor of the nobles?
Ran Ye looked at him in disbelief.
Ah Huai's tears fell, but he actually smiled.
This smile was a little cold, and goose bumps appeared on Ran Ye's arms.
"You can't believe... that I would stand up to you, can you?"
Ran Ye's face turned pale: "I didn't--"
Ah Huai interrupted.
"Ran Ye, are you really thinking about me? Or do you not like Lu Jiu... think he is too outstanding, too different from us and you, so you can't stand him?"
"I forgot too. Maybe you forgot too... You are not my leader. There is no relationship between us. You have never... been qualified to order me to do anything."
Ran Ye froze like a stone.
He was unable to move and dared not reply.
Ah Huai got up from the ground, and his movements seemed a little laborious.
A friend nearby came to his senses and reached out to help him.
They turned and left, and someone could vaguely be heard sighing, "Why did we think this was heaven..."
…
Ran Ye clenched his fists, his whole body trembling with fear and anger.
"Ran Ye, you are indeed a little strange today."
A word from the person beside him made him turn his head sharply.
This was said by the big orc who had always stood by him and had a good relationship with him.
This person was the one who, at his instruction, tried to interrupt Lu Jiu's challenge to Wei Nanlou.
"No matter what, Lu Jiu is fighting against those nobles. He didn't force us to stand on the same front with him. So why not let him do it? Why are you targeting him so much?"
The man looked at Ran Ye inquiringly: "Do you have a grudge against him?"
Ran Ye clenched his teeth so hard that a bloody smell filled his mouth.
...He does have a grudge against Lu Jiu.
To be precise, he has grudges against Lu Jiu and Wei Nanlou.
These two people killed him three times.
*
It's already late at night.
Horse-drawn carriages rumbled along the empty streets of the capital.
In the carriage, Lu Jiu was still sorting out his thoughts.
The quick-pass system was blown up, and something was wrong with 111.
Wei Nan Lou no longer dreamed about the past like in the previous two worlds, but the escaped player recovered his memory...
Are these series of events related to each other?
By the way, 111 has mentioned before that the four functional props in the collector's treasure chest are "Brand New", "Rock Solid", "Resurrection" and "Yesterday and Today".
In the second world, the escaping player used "Solid as a Rock".
In the previous world, it was "resurrection from the dead".
If these four functional props are not reusable for the escaping player, then the only options left for that guy are "Brand New" and "Yesterday and Today".
...Did Lu Quning use this treasure chest in the first world?
He did not witness the guy's death that time, so he had no idea of the details.
But no matter what, if the escaping player used "Yesterday and Today" in this world, then the fact that he has memories can be reasonably explained.
Because this function is the memory recall function, it allows players to recall the memories of all the mission worlds they have experienced in the past, and all the details will be clearly presented in their minds.
That guy will know his identity and know that he and Wei Nanlou had killed him.
It is only normal to be extremely hostile and wary of them.
——This is also the reason why Lu Jiu didn’t say anything more and left directly with Wei Nanlou.
In that situation, he was afraid that he would not be able to get anything out of the other person.
Lu Jiu let out a breath slowly.
I have to think carefully about how to ask the question.
……Um?
Why is it so quiet?
He suddenly came to his senses, turned his head, and in the moonlight shining in through the car window, saw Wei Nanlou with one arm bent, his elbow resting on the other side of the car window, his face supported by the back of his hand, looking at him thoughtfully.
"…What are you doing? Observing me?"
"Um."
This guy actually responded with interest.
Lu Jiu raised his eyebrows: "What did you observe?"
A smile appeared on the man's lips. He seemed happy to participate in this little game of guessing the thoughts between lovers.
"Ran Ye is the person you are looking for?"
"Yes." Lu Jiu readily admitted.
"You found it, but you just said one sentence and left?"
"Now is not the right time. It's not a good time."
Wei Nanlou looked at him quietly.
Then when is the right time? What secrets are there between you and him? ... Lu Jiu thought this guy should ask these.
However, the man's next words were -
"Are you going to kill him?"
It was an extremely calm tone, without even a hint of joking.
Lu Jiu was stunned.
Then it became a little bit laughable.
"How did you skip so many questions and ask this directly?"
The man reached out his hand, and his warm fingertips gently brushed across the side of his face.
"He is hostile to you."
"…It's the same for you, can't you feel it?"
"I can feel it," Wei Nanlou stated calmly, "but he doesn't dare to do it to me."
Lu Jiu paused.
Yeah...that's right.
That escaping player...is ultimately a bully who only picks on the weak and fears the strong.
That guy only dared to show his malice towards him, but in front of Wei Nanlou, he seemed not to dare to even fart.
But as he thought about it, he became happy again.
"You said it well, 'Tianliang Wangpo'. Why are you so overbearing, my Lord Duke?"
The Duke obviously didn't know what "Tianliang Wangpo" was.
But this did not prevent him from realizing that Lu Jiu was making fun of him. He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if smiling.
"No, really. You don't have to worry about this. He can still be of use to me. He can't die so soon. I'll go find him when I think it through."
After saying this, Lu Jiu propped up the cushion with both hands, and quickly came to Wei Nanlou, raised his lips, and asked, "What about you, have you remembered?"
He felt it.
When he was competing with others, this man was watching him from behind.
When he issued a silent challenge and the man accepted it.
——This guy has feelings.
In view of the uncertainty on the fast-travel side, Lu Jiu still doesn't dare to easily tell the truth.
However, if this man remembered it himself, then this should be allowed by the rules, right?
This guy, did you remember?
Their past.
Lu Jiu had a faint sense of anticipation in his heart, and his heartbeat quietly became faster.
This expectation also clearly appeared in his eyes.
These eyes were filled with the moonlight coming in from the window, and the silver light was dancing, making his eyes as bright as gems.
Wei Nanlou looked at these eyes and said:
"What do you mean?"
*
The carriage kept shaking, and the young man in front of him seemed to be stunned for a moment.
“…”
"...Well, I mean, do you recall any memories that might be a little strange to you, but are related to us...? Do any familiar images flash through your mind?"
The young man pondered under the moonlight, racking his brains to try to come up with a more specific hint.
"Why do I have this memory?"
The dancing silver moonlight froze.
Wei Nanlou watched all this.
After the young man was silent for a moment, he raised the corners of his lips, revealing a somewhat lost smile, and looked away, as if he wanted to change the subject. He slowly asked: "--Are they also in those memories?"
Lu Jiu was suddenly stunned: "Who?"
"Bai Yun, Chen Yu, He Lin."
These three names were clearly pronounced from Wei Nanlou's lips, and Lu Jiu's face gradually showed shock.
…………How did this guy know??!
"Wish I could remember?"
The hand that gently touched him stroked his cheek with a gentle but strong force, sliding all the way down to his ear and rubbing his earlobe.
"Remembering their past with you?"
Lu Jiu stared at this guy motionlessly, stunned, his brain completely frozen.
Wei Nanlou's narrow dark grey eyes remained calm, but the more Lu Jiu looked at them, the louder the alarm sounded in his mind.
"Jiujiu," the man chuckled. Just this smile gave Lu Jiu goosebumps. "Do you miss them a lot?"
“——Wait wait wait, wait!” Lu Jiuhua lowered his head and raised his hands with his palms held up.
Wei Nanlou paused.
"Let me think about it, don't talk yet."
Lu Jiu closed his eyes and brainstormed in this position for five seconds. Wei Nanlou also waited quietly for him for five seconds.
Five seconds later, Lu Jiu suddenly raised his head and asked loudly: "How do you know those three names?! Didn't you remember them?!"
"You said it yourself," Wei Nanlou reminded calmly, "in Mermaid Town, the night you passed out."
Lu Jiu opened his mouth wide.
At this moment, a blurry picture flashed by.
In the picture, he hugged the man and not only said the three names, but also seemed to call him senior...
Lu Jiu was stunned.
How could this guy endure until now?
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