Chapter 71 My business...has nothing to do with you...
The wrist being held was surprisingly slender, and the skin as delicate as snow was faintly warm, as if one could feel the temperature of blood beneath the thin skin.
Ren did not retreat. He held Lu Qi's hand firmly, preventing her from looking at the tattered sword.
The craftsmanship that once made him proud, now can't even repair a broken sword, just like he was once broken into many pieces and difficult to put back together.
The fragmented memories and the foggy past have now transformed into the face of the girl in front of him.
Ren Meng had seen Lu Qi many times.
In those cold nightmares, even her face was stained with blood.
The happy laughter, the tender little face, the curved eyebrows are like the bright sun, and like a fluffy kitten, raising its chin enthusiastically and lying on the table.
The man with indigo hair reached out and casually ruffled her overly messy hair.
To resemble Jing Yuan's image, Lu Qi's bangs were pulled back in a mess, covering one eye. Ren gently tucked the hair behind her ear.
The humanoid fan ears trembled slightly under his touch.
"If you don't want to show it to me, then don't show it to me... stingy guy," Lu Qi pulled her hand back and complained softly. She rubbed her itchy ears and sat up straight again. "Now you all have your own little secrets."
Jing Yuan was the same, he acted like a seasoned veteran, and most of the time she had no idea what he was thinking or what he wanted to do.
The boy has matured and become a careful adult, but she is the only one who still maintains her childish appearance.
The same is true for blades.
After falling into the demonic body, the individual named Yingxing lost most of his memories. He naturally didn't remember much about the past, but familiar things would stimulate his state, causing him to fall into the nightmare of the demonic body.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have been in contact with Lu Qi for too long.
After all, even Sister Jingliu only exchanged a few words with her before turning and leaving.
"It's my fault," he said in a low voice, his red eyes still lifeless, "but... you can't look."
"I know, I know," Lu Qi waved his hand without even looking at Zhili Sword. "Are you feeling better now? Do you want me to treat you?"
The girl with white hair and golden eyes looked eager to try, and her bright eyes reflected his expression at the moment.
Blade looked away.
"It's okay to leave it alone," he said. "It will heal on its own."
"Speaking of which, you have so many scars on your body..." Lu Qi frowned, "Did you have so many before?"
"Perhaps."
Ren didn't remember the past very clearly, but he knew that the wounds on his body were most likely left by that woman.
He had been killed so many times that he was numb to it. He was used to pain and injury, and even the current predicament was just something he was used to.
But there is no need to let her know all this.
Blade's condition has calmed down, but the situation outside cannot be underestimated.
Qiong had finished talking with Kafka. The gray-haired young man had a thoughtful look on his face. The moment he saw Lu Qi, he smiled again.
"Has Blade's condition stabilized?"
"Well," Lu Qi said with a lack of interest, "I didn't do anything...it just got better all of a sudden. Could it be a trick you guys played to lure me here?"
"How could that be!" Qiong raised her hands in exaggerated surrender. "I promise, I won't lie to you!"
"You are lying to me with this sentence, right?" Lu Qi complained.
But she quickly cheered up and asked Qiong if there was any sudden incident.
The gray-haired young man said that there was a Cloud Cavalry soldier approaching outside, and it was Yan Qing.
Yan Qing's strength was limited by his age, and he had virtually no rivals in the Immortal Boat. Furthermore, facing him would be very troublesome, so Lu Qi, a member of the Immortal Boat, had to intervene and force him to leave.
"Hey, you can't beat Yan Qing either?"
"I'm just a newborn baby," Qiong said confidently, "How can you expect me to defeat the strongest swordsman in Xianzhou?"
There was no shame in those amber eyes, as if it was natural.
Lu Qi just felt that he was talking nonsense.
"Okay, but you'll have to do me a little favor later," Lu Qi said. Seeing Qiong agree without hesitation, he stood up, his eyes level with Ren's as he sat. "You're not going to wait for me to finish my work and come back to see you, and then suddenly run away, are you?"
"I won't leave without saying goodbye."
Who would believe it? Lu Qi directly picked up Qiong and asked him to help take a look. Qiong nodded vigorously and obeyed him obediently.
She opened the door curtain and went out to see Kafka standing by the window. The woman with long purple-red hair was looking up at the sky, calmly gazing at the night sky of Taipusi.
The vermilion wall cast the elongated shadows of the two people under the dim light.
"Let's chat later?"
Kafka nodded, her smile still lingering.
"With great pleasure."
After a brief exchange, Kafka pointed out the direction Yanqing was coming from. She smelled a familiar scent, waved her hand, and walked out through the gate.
I happened to meet Yan Qing who turned around to check the situation.
"Hey, Sister Xiaoqi," Yan Qing called out the familiar name without any respect for age, "What are you doing?"
"Don't call me sister, you're being disrespectful," Lu Qi said angrily. "Why don't you learn from the good and instead learn from the bad? If you keep yelling nonsense like Jing Yuan, I'll confiscate your sword."
"Ahhh, stop!" Yan Qing jumped up and down, like a little tiger whose lifeblood was strangled. "I was wrong, I was wrong. Sister Xiaoqi, please be kind and don't attack my sword..."
Compared with Jingyuan, Yanqing seems to be easier to bully and can bend and stretch.
Although it seems easier to guess than Jing Yuan, after all, he is still young...
Lu Qi didn't feel like bullying a child at all, but instead reached out and patted Yan Qing on the head.
The child is young and hasn't grown up yet. His current height is about the same as hers, so it's convenient for him to touch his head.
"I'm just kidding, don't be afraid. How could I do such a wicked thing?" Lu Qi said righteously. "By the way, you should patrol somewhere else. It's not very convenient over there."
Yan Qing was stunned.
"Why?"
"Oh, the Star Core Hunter is in there."
"……ah?"
"Jing Yuan let them go before, you should know that," Lu Qi said, "but he didn't expel them immediately, so they haven't left yet... Well, for my sake, just pretend you haven't seen them today."
Yanqing's face became conflicted.
"Don't feel burdened. With me here, they won't be able to cause any trouble... When this is over, how about I give you a famous sword?"
Yan Qing said righteously, "I did this for Sister Xiaoqi's sake. It's definitely not because I was bribed by Mingjian."
"Yeah, it's all your sister Xiaoqi's fault for being so willful," Lu Qi patted the blond boy's head again and rubbed it. "Okay, you can continue your patrol."
It is easy to coax a child. Lu Qi made Yan Qing turn around and leave in no time.
The little guy's back looked a little happy as he left.
That's right, the Star Core Hunter doesn't have to be caught. His biggest thought after seeing the wanted criminals is to practice sword skills with them and face the challenge head-on.
Now that Lu Qi is in charge and he can get what he likes for free, he will just turn a blind eye for now!
If he meets the Star Core Hunter again in the future, he will not pretend not to see it.
Lu Qi returned to the house she had just been in. Kafka was still standing in the same place where she had left, with almost no change.
Looking in through the open window, I could see Qiong and Ren sitting face to face. They didn't seem to be in the mood for conversation, their lips barely moving as they silently sipped their steaming tea.
The aroma of tea floating in the air was very familiar. Lu Qi no longer paid attention to the two people inside, but took out his mobile phone first and asked Kafka to add him as a friend.
"You know, there's no point in adding me as a friend," Kafka said sincerely, "You may not be able to find me."
"But you can tell me what happened to Ren," Lu Qi glanced at her, "His situation is very difficult, right? Maybe you will need my help."
This was just a friendly statement. Lu Qi really wanted to add friends so that he could catch someone in the future.
Putting aside the Immortal Boat, the amount of money on the wanted order for the Star Core Hunter issued by the Interstellar Peace Company is frighteningly high and tempting.
If she sold the blade and rescued him—
It feels a bit unethical, but she is so moved!
Lu Qi was ready to make a move.
Kafka knew what Lu Qi was thinking, so she agreed to add him as a friend. After adding him as a friend, Lu Qi put away his phone and got down to the topic of the conversation.
Her voice was neither loud nor soft, and she didn't seem to care whether the people in the room could hear her.
"How did you convince Blade to join the Star Core Hunters?" Lu Qi asked. "His current state is no different from that of a living dead... Wu Yu Wu Qiu, what kind of deal did he make with you?"
Kafka raised her eyes to look at the man in the window. The man keenly heard Lu Qi's pointed question and his breathing became noticeably heavier. "I don't know. Maybe you should ask A Ren."
"Qiong, don't let Blade out," Lu Qi said calmly without even looking at the people in the room. "Kafka, you can't be unaware. Right now, you're the shackles that prevent him from turning into a monster. Simple word magic can't control him."
Inside the room, the gray-haired young man worked tirelessly for Lu Qi, as if he already knew what she was going to do.
He took out a baseball bat and blocked the entrance, also preventing the blade from breaking through the window.
"You have to charge me for helping you with the work. If you don't have 10,000 credit points, I'll make a fuss." Qiong said jokingly.
"Of course, I won't let you work for nothing."
They were really good friends with tacit understanding. When he heard her ask him to watch the blade, he was ready.
Lu Qi decided that after all these troubles were resolved, he must go to the Starry Sky Train for fun.
However, the person in the room was calling Lu Qi's name in a low voice.
"Lu Qi."
"I'm listening. Do you have anything else to say?"
“…My business has nothing to do with you.”
"That sentence can't touch my heart," Lu Qi raised his chin proudly, "If you don't tell me, I'll go ask Sister Jingliu, she will tell me."
“…It has nothing to do with her.”
"Well, it's okay, huh? What's the point of hiding the Fragmented Sword from me?"
The man stopped and looked at Lu Qi through a window.
The girl with white hair and golden eyes did not back down. She stretched out her hand towards him.
"Since you don't want me to know the content of your deal with the slave of fate, then lift the cloth from your sword and let me see."
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