Chapter 78 Black Stone City Xie Lu seized the opportunity to pull Nan Ke into his arms, lowering his head...
A giant bat carried a birdcage in its mouth. The bats inside the birdcage were so shaken by the several accelerations and dives that they were seeing stars.
After an unknown amount of time, and after Jiang Yang finally got used to it, they finally arrived at DisKi's destination, the second district of Blackrock City.
DisKi landed in a secluded alley and returned to his original form, holding the birdcage in his hand. He whispered, "Don't say anything after we go inside."
His tone was slightly reserved, then he forced himself to remain calm and started walking towards a certain place.
With a black cloth covering the cage, Jiang Yang couldn't see where they were or where they were going. He could only see DisKi straightening his clothes through the carefully lifted gap, and the unconscious waving of his hand under his sleeve betrayed his nervousness.
DisKi stepped onto the stairs, followed by a blinding golden light. He instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes, becoming even more reserved.
He could feel the faint gazes falling on him, perhaps even carrying a hint of contempt and mockery. He seemed to hear someone saying, "How come only the lowest of the low can come here?"
This was the most difficult part of his journey, a chasm from which he could never cross from the fourth district into the second.
He walked to the front desk and, adopting the mannerisms and tone of gentlemen, casually asked, "Is Mr. V here?"
Jiang Yang keenly grasped the name, moved the bat's body again, and looked through the gaps at what seemed to be a hotel. This immediately reminded him of the recruitment advertisement for the Bat Hotel that he had seen on the bulletin board.
The woman being questioned by DisKi spoke in a businesslike manner, saying, "Please wait a moment, I'll check for you," without any emotion in her voice. However, the other person next to her scoffed.
Soon, the woman said, "Mr. V went out at 10 a.m. He told anyone who came looking for him to wait for him in the third-floor reception room. He will be back at 4 p.m.
The fact that both times coincided with Jiang Yang's work hours made him subconsciously feel that it was too much of a coincidence.
DisKi thanked him and then turned around and awkwardly walked towards the elevator again. The other person behind him couldn't help but say in a sarcastic tone, "Now anyone can really fool Mr. V." The words made DisKi's back stiffen, and his fingertips sank hard into his slowly transparent palm.
There was no one in the living room. DisKi carried the cage into the private bathroom. Just as he was about to take off his clothes, Jiang Yang lowered the First Finger that was hanging on the curtain. Outside the black cloth, DisKi took off his outer robe and shirt. Immediately afterwards, the sound of flesh tearing was accompanied by his painful and suppressed panting, which made Jiang Yang frown.
Before long, Jiang Yang felt a warm embrace from his original human body. As DisKi said, he did return the skin to Jiang Yang, but Jiang Yang also understood that there must be more to it than just this.
Once the skin was removed, the transparent body was immediately unprotected. The flesh and blood touched the air, causing the deep-seated blood vessels to throb wildly. But DisKi wasn't in a hurry to put on clothes. Instead, she asked Jiang Yang, "Isn't it ugly?"
Jiang Yang, who hadn't seen it, naturally couldn't give an answer. Moreover, he disliked such subjective answers. His rational thinking prevented him from comforting the other person or expressing his own feelings, since it was none of his business.
Fortunately, DisKi didn't insist on getting an answer from him.
Before 4 p.m., more people arrived in the reception room. Most of them seemed to be acquaintances chatting together, while only a very few, like DisKi, looked like they had just arrived.
At exactly four o'clock, as the door to the reception room was opened, everyone around rushed forward after seeing who it was. They all shouted in unison, "Mr. V, Mr. V, take a look at mine first," or "Mr. V, I guarantee this time it's a genuine A-grade product."
Seeing this, DisKi also rushed forward, holding the birdcage in front of him. His thin body burst forth with intense energy, and finally, he squeezed his way to Mr. V.
Mr. V smiled and said politely, "I have never met this gentleman before. Since you are in such a hurry, then I will start with you this time."
Despite their disappointment, everyone dispersed, leaving a small empty space in the middle. Then, someone pushed a huge iron cage into the center of the crowd. DisKi, who was called out by Mr. V first, nervously swallowed and then walked to the iron cage.
The black cloth was removed, and Jiang Yang's figure appeared in the iron cage. Instantly, the entire reception room fell silent.
"Good, good, good," Mr. V, standing in the middle of the crowd, took two steps forward, almost touching the edge of the cage. His usually aloof eyes were now filled with unrestrained joy. He rarely lost his composure like this, but he couldn't care less about anything else.
Inside the iron cage, after the young man's eyes adjusted to the sudden light, his gaze met that of Mr. V outside the cage. To his surprise, Mr. V was actually human.
Mr. V asked, "What's your name?"
Jiang Yang's voice was still a little hoarse, and he honestly said, "Jiang Yang."
“Yangyang Fanlingxing, a good name,” Jiang Yang was speechless for a moment, unaware that his name had so many meanings. What Mr. V said next was even more beyond his comprehension.
Mr. V said, "Make arrangements so that Jiang Yang can participate in tomorrow night's Blood Servant Auction. I want him to be a top-tier Blood Servant for our Bat Hotel."
Jiang Yang was puzzled until another cage was pushed over, and Mr. V said with a flattering tone: "Baby, your blood can't be mixed with that of the lower classes."
The devil tore through his disguise. Jiang Yang watched helplessly as two people who were struggling desperately were bled to death on the spot. The blood was given to the others by Mr. V, while he stood aside wiping his hands with a handkerchief and admiring this beastly behavior.
Jiang Yang saw their reddened pupils. Even DisKi was trying his best to control his desire for blood. He instantly understood that apart from the blood slaves and servants who were classified by quality and Mr. V, the others could no longer be called human. Fortunately, his obedient nature prevented him from being made too difficult.
DisKi received the reward he had never imagined. When no one was looking, he quietly apologized to Jiang Yang, "I'm sorry, please don't blame me."
Jiang Yang shook her head, as if she had expected it. "It's okay, I know you're not a bad kid."
DisKi glanced at Jiang Yang one last time before leaving the reception room without looking back.
Standing at the public phone in the alley, he dialed a number. When the call connected, he said, "Lord Kirby, the person has been delivered to the blood broker. What do you think..."
"Give me an address, and I'll send someone to give you the payment."
"Thank you, sir." After hanging up the phone, DisKi breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to collect enough black stones to buy a robe that would allow him to go out. With the robe, he could go find his younger brother.
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Having completed their promotions, Ji Yang and his two companions embarked on a journey to find the Bat Hotel.
The Bat Hotel wasn't hard to find. After walking along the main road for a short while, they found a map by the roadside. It looked like it would take about two hours to walk there. But just then, Ji Yang asked a question, "When will it get dark?"
Xie Lu looked up and uttered a precise number, "Four o'clock."
At this point, there was less than an hour left until four o'clock.
Xie Lu and Ji Yang exchanged glances. Xie Lu winked at Ji Yang, his talent card subtly activating in his palm. Then, he grabbed Nan Ke and dashed towards their destination. Only after they were far away did he remember to call out, "Boss, see you at the hotel!"
[Black Rock City Observatory - Ji Yang's Perspective]
"Only when our world, where Ji Yang was injured, was it achieved."
"I've discovered that whenever Ji Yang and Nan Ke Xie Lu are together, nothing good ever comes of it."
"Hahahaha, all alone and helpless, hahahahahahaha."
"Idiot."
Ji Yang walked up to a car parked on the side of the road.
Ten minutes later, the car overtook the speeding Xie Lu at 180 km/h, and the car drifted and spun steadily before coming to a stop in front of the two of them. Ji Yang rolled down the window, took off his sunglasses, and said sarcastically, "Don't you know what modern technology is?"
A wave of laughter erupted simultaneously in the observation room of the three people.
At 4:00 sharp, the three arrived at the Bat Hotel on time.
The sky was instantly covered by darkness, and even the hotel was pitch black.
The key point is that it seems there are only the three of them.
Nan Ke tentatively asked, "Is anyone home?" The echo in the empty hotel room sent chills down everyone's spine.
Xie Lu closed his eyes and sensed the danger. "There is no danger."
Ji Yang was naturally aware that their location was neither the real Black Rock City nor the real Bat Hotel, but he had seen it when he came here. The layout here was different from Stone Man Alley and Stone Object Alley, and they could not pass through the archway.
Since there is no danger, and if the check-in status shows that the mission is completed, we can take this opportunity to rest and recuperate.
The hotel had no electricity, and Xie Lu became even more alert in the darkness. First, he found the floor plan and determined that the hotel's accommodation area was on the sixth floor and above. Then, he found the stairwell and went up in the dark with a few people. Finally, they selected two relatively clean rooms on the seventh floor.
703 and 706.
Nan Ke was afraid of the dark, so there was no need to mention that Xie Lu naturally included him in the same room.
The question is, why is it a double room?!
Xie Lu touched his nose. "Should I go look for a twin room again?"
"Forget it," Nan Ke said angrily, lifting a corner of the blanket and lying down on one side. He had already exhausted too much energy fighting Xiong Bingxin, and he really didn't want to move anymore.
He comforted himself with this thought and slowly closed his eyes.
Xie Lu smiled gently, his palm stroking the boy's curly hair. "Go to sleep."
Nan Ke also had a dream in which he remembered Xiong Bingxin deliberately letting him win that afternoon. He couldn't help but wave his arms and shout through gritted teeth, "Do you need to go easy on me?!"
After calling out, he gradually calmed down, turned over and changed his position to continue sleeping soundly, while Xie Lu, who had been sleeping next to him, had quietly left at some point.
The door was open, and Xie Lu reappeared at the door an hour after he left.
Before he could return to his room, the door to room 706, where Ji Yang was, opened from the inside. Xie Lu took two steps toward Ji Yang, who said, "You're back."
Ji Yang woke up as soon as he heard the door open when Xie Lu left. It was as if he had waited there specifically to say something to Xie Lu. If it weren't for the midnight hour and the pitch-black hotel, it would have been just an ordinary sentence.
Xie Lu said, "Long time no see."
"Okay, let's go back."
Xie Lu returned to 703, and the two of them closed the door behind them.
Xie Lu lifted the other side of the blanket and lay down. Nan Ke followed his scent and pressed himself against him. After touching something cold, the boy unconsciously hissed and muttered, "Where did you go? Why is it so cold?"
Even so, he didn't remove himself from Xie Lu's body, as if he was trying to warm him up in his own way.
Taking the opportunity, Xie Lu pulled Nan Ke into his arms. He looked down and felt the boy's warm breath on his face. Reason made him stop a certain impulse, but he buried his head in the other's neck and whispered again and again, "I missed you so much."
The boy tilted his head back and nuzzled his chin with the tip of his nose, his lips brushing against the corner of Nan Ke's lips. Nan Ke said, "Go to sleep, I'm so sleepy."
Xie Lu lowered his head and quickly gave it a light peck, followed by a flash of red in his pupils.
He only scratched the surface, never going too far, but it was enough for him to savor for a long time.
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Author's note: The phrase "漾漾泛菱荇" comes from Wang Wei's poem "青溪"!
The story of Blackrock City is slowly reaching its core plot! I'm not going to say anymore! I feel like I'm about to spoil it! Bye~
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