Zhao Liu'er held the Yajiao gun in her hand, pointing it forward with a cold gleam: "Is he behind you? Ai Yu, don't move, I'm going to shoot him to death!"
At this moment, Raphael suddenly appeared behind Ai Yu. She glared at Qian Cheng and Ai Yu fiercely and said in a stern voice, "Behave yourself! If anyone dares to move, I'll strangle Ai Yu's neck!"
Ai Yu slowly raised her head. Although she could only see Raphael's chin, her tone was flat: "Then you might as well strangle me to death."
"Ai Yu, stop messing around!" Qian Cheng immediately stood up upon seeing this, fully alert and ready to rescue at any time, but he still tried to negotiate with Raphael, "Did you make a mistake? Xila has a clear ban on cheating. Neither you nor Lanling can ask Ai Yu for help. This is the rule, do you think you can break it?"
However, Raphael's nails dug deep into Ai Yu's flesh, and bright red blood immediately flowed from her black neck. She leaned over and whispered something into Ai Yu's ear. After hearing it, Ai Yu blinked, seemingly unable to believe what she heard.
"You're hurting me," Ai Yu protested. But Raphael's grip tightened again, and he said in a cold tone, "Stop talking nonsense. Are you going to help me or not?"
Ai Yu suddenly smiled and said, "Your idea is very good, but why should I help you?"
"I can definitely kill you, and I won't be punished by the rules." Raphael's other hand, the index fingertip brushed across Ai Yu's face. "Once you die, you won't have the chance to do what you want, kid."
Ai Yu found it hilarious: "Why do you think I let you attack me? Just because I gave you a little face, you forgot how I suppressed you before?"
“I am the only one who reigns supreme in heaven and on earth. Now my chance of rebirth is over.[1]”
Raphael's eyes widened and he looked back. Lan Ling had regained his true form and walked into this place through the torn space. In Lan Ling's hand was a small stone that was flashing with light.
Xila's mocking voice could be heard by everyone: "Oh my, Raphael, you are so funny, hahahahahahahaha."
Raphael felt his scalp tingling and cold sweat broke out.
Lan Ling came over and took Raphael's hand off Ai Yu. He then healed Ai Yu's wound. Then he raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "Collect."
After the domain was unlocked, Ai Yu stretched out his arms and looked at the two people in front of him with a smile: "Looks like it's over. It took fifteen minutes, not bad."
Lan Ling said modestly, "I also have to thank Eyva for her help."
"Oh~ I didn't help you, it's just that someone was too eager for quick success." Ai Yu bent down to pick up the cards he had dropped and rearranged them. "You guys chat, I need to finish this hand first. Liu'er, you just played a 4, right..."
"It suddenly occurred to me that our playing order might be messed up," Zhao Liuer said, picking up a stack of bad cards that were lying face down on the table. "Sometimes it's clockwise, sometimes counterclockwise."
"It doesn't matter. Just be happy." Qian Cheng urged Ai Yu, "Hurry up and play. Do you have to think for so long to play a 4?"
Ai Yu looked at the cards in his hand, then at the ones already played on the table: "No."
Behind Ai Yu, Lan Ling and Raphael stared at each other for a long moment, a silence that seemed to freeze in time. Finally, Xila broke the silence: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing? Now that we've decided who will go with me next, this matter should be over. Raphael, you should just go back to where you belong."
Hearing Xila's words, Raphael gritted his teeth, gnashed them, and responded angrily: "Xila, you are clearly trying to annoy me on purpose!"
However, Xila said in a tone full of doubt: "Ah? How could I deliberately annoy you? It's obviously you who are not motivated enough, okay?"
Just as the two were arguing like three-year-old children, the scene in front of them was even more hilarious - the three little ones were still playing poker, as if the other three did not exist.
Suddenly, Zhao Liuer shouted, "Ai Yu, can I take back the card I just played? I think I made a mistake."
Qian Cheng expressed his incomprehension and interrupted, "Ai Yu, you can't spoil her."
Raphael and Qian Cheng spoke almost at the same time: "Lanling, you can't spoil her. Xila was spoiled by you guys!"
The same two sentences were spoken by different people. Qian Cheng and Raphael looked at each other, and then continued to do their own things as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Liuer laughed so hard that her hands trembled: "No, where did you two get the tacit understanding from?"
Qian Cheng glared at Zhao Liuer and said, "Still laughing! You're going to lose! Hurry up and block Ai Yu's cards."
"It's okay. If you lose, you can just sit there and play cards..." Zhao Liuer looked at the cards on the table, then looked at how many cards Ai Yu had in his hand, "Look, I'm going to blow you up."
The arguing behind them grew louder, and Xila's shameless tone was infuriating to others: "Then hit me, then hit me~ Yo yo yo, you don't dare, ha ha ha ha, look at you, such a coward."
After the game was over, Ai Yu cleverly counted the cards and killed the two of them. He spread his hands and said, "You two, get into horse stance."
While shuffling the cards, Ai Yu turned back to look at the two guys arguing: "Haven't you guys finished talking yet? Raphael, I admit defeat."
Raphael was put under double pressure from Ai Yu and Lan Ling, and finally had no choice but to leave in anger.
Lan Ling put the stone away and looked at Ai Yu: "Eyva, it's time to end things between you and me."
Ai Yu slowed down her shuffling, arranged the cards on the table, and smiled at the two people in horse stance: "You guys play, I have something to do."
"Ai..." Zhao Liu'er started to speak but Qian Cheng stopped her. The two of them watched as the two beasts that had been in the room just now disappeared. Zhao Liu'er felt a little panicked. "Qian Cheng, will Ai Yu be okay?"
"I believe in Ai Yu."
Contrary to what Ai Yu expected, Lan Ling simply brought her to the Star Beast headquarters. He placed the small stone in a box and locked it, then asked Ai Yu, "Can my captains be released now?"
Ai Yu looked at this place he had never been to before: "Where is this place?"
"bedroom."
Ai Yu:?
"Why did you bring me to your bedroom?"
"Don't overthink it. I just keep this thing in my bedroom."
"Alright." Ai Yu raised her wings and covered her eyes. "When are you ready to fight me to the death?"
"No. If you help me once, I'll pretend I never saw you. That's all... From now on, it's a matter between you and Lan Xing, and it has nothing to do with us."
Ai Yu:?
"Are you leaving?"
"Um."
"Bon Voyage."
…
[1] From the Dunhuang Bianwen Collection: The Prince’s Enlightenment Sutra
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