Chapter 067 Chapter 67
Xia Meng's pupils shrank slightly.
She narrowed her eyes imperceptibly.
What did Hermann mean by this?
She didn't simply think that Hermann was referring to the identity card in her hand, the Queen of Hearts.
So what exactly does he mean?
She looked straight at him, trying to dig out the information she wanted from his face, eyes, and expression.
Her right hand hung down quietly.
In his palm, he held a dagger that he had taken from the gatekeeper.
As long as she thrust the dagger forward, she could get out of this place at any time.
But at this moment, she suddenly hesitated.
She suddenly wanted to know...
This Hermann, and that Luo Xunfei, what exactly is wrong with these two people?
It's very mysterious and confusing from the start.
Xia Meng's patience ran out.
She raised her eyes, suddenly curled the corners of her mouth, and said with a cold smile, "Erotomania? Mr. Dreiser, this is a disease that needs treatment."
Hermann smiled.
He wasn't the least bit angry at Xia Meng's unusually cold attitude. He looked at her quietly, "Do you think the relationship between you and me is just a figment of my imagination?"
Xia Meng shrugged: "Otherwise, I can't think of any other reasonable explanation."
Herman lowered his eyes, gently grasped her left wrist, and lifted it up.
The Queen of Hearts in her left hand appeared between the two of them.
He blinked: "Isn't this card the best proof?"
Xia Meng held the card between her index and middle fingers.
Hearing this, she threw the playing cards aside.
The playing cards spun in the air and landed lightly on the table.
Xia Meng looked at him calmly and said, "It's just a random identity in my mental picture. Today I can be the Queen of Hearts, and next time I can be your nominal father."
Herman: “…”
He seemed a little surprised by her rudeness.
A hint of surprise flashed across her beautiful face, and then a hint of interest appeared.
He laughed and said, "So this is your true character?"
Xia Meng rolled her eyes.
Deliberately pretending to be impatient.
She wanted to get some information out of Hermann.
So, she continued to provoke him with words: "You don't even know this, and you have the audacity to say that we are in a relationship?"
"I'm not being pretentious," Herman said, looking at her. "I'm just stating the facts."
Xia Meng: "What facts?"
Hermann did not answer immediately.
Instead, he asked, "Are you sure you want to know?"
Xia Meng is talking nonsense.
Herman smiled and said slowly, "Then don't regret it."
Xia Meng paused.
Before he could retort, Hermann suddenly raised his hand.
He raised his hands to his neck and began to untie his scarf.
Xia Meng was stunned and stared at him hesitantly: "What are you doing?"
Hermann was unbuttoning his collar.
The slender white fingers moved slowly and methodically.
He took off his scarf, and the fine silk scarf fell from his hands and onto the floor.
He didn't lower his head at all, his eyes still fixed on Xia Meng's, and then he slowly began to unbutton the first button on his collar.
Xia Meng: “…………”
She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
What does this person want to do?
Why did you start taking off your clothes just because you didn't agree with me?
She resisted the urge to take a few steps back and glared at him righteously.
He tried to use his righteousness to stop Herman's strange behavior.
Unfortunately, her righteous gaze didn't do anything.
Herman undid the first button, then moved his hands down and began to unbutton the second.
Xia Meng frowned: "...Is that enough? Are you sexually harassing me?"
Herman chuckled when he heard this, without stopping his hands, and said with a curled lip: "I thought this picture was quite pleasing to the eye."
...It's really pleasing to the eyes.
After all, he is a handsome British man with top-notch looks. Even if he sits there and does nothing, he naturally looks like a beautiful painting.
Even in the entertainment industry where there are so many beauties, there are only a few who can match this level of beauty.
There was an innate air of nobility about Hermann.
At this moment, he looked at her, unbuttoning her clothes one by one, which was indescribably tempting.
At this moment, anyone with normal aesthetic sense would find this scene really pleasing to the eyes.
Xia Meng remained silent.
If she interrupted him at this time, it would only make her look guilty.
cut.
What are you afraid of?
Didn’t she brag to Li Zhou before?
She! Battle-hardened!
When she was in medical school, she had seen so many men's bodies. Why should she be shy? Why should she be embarrassed?
Just treat him as a cadaver teacher!
but--
This Hermann is really ridiculous, she thought.
Do you think there is any use in doing this?
Do you think she will be seduced by sex?
Where does he get the confidence to think he can seduce her better than Li Zhou?
If she really had to compare, she sincerely felt that Li Zhou was more in line with her aesthetic taste.
Li Zhou combines the profoundness and refinement of Westerners with the mysterious warmth of Orientals.
Each takes its own strengths and blends perfectly.
Not a penny more, not a penny less.
It just happened to grow in her heart.
Unlike Hermann, she gave off a dangerous aura of being out of her league from beginning to end.
Xia Meng did not deny that she was a lover who saw beauty in everything.
Of course, her boyfriend must be the most handsome one in her eyes.
Humph, Hermann, just a little goblin who throws himself into my arms.
She is like Tang Monk, and she can definitely remain calm in the face of temptation.
So, Xia Meng calmed down instead.
She just calmly watched Herman unbutton his shirt one by one.
Start from the top one and continue unbuttoning all the way down to the chest and abdomen.
The collar was untied, revealing the cold white chest muscles underneath.
Xia Meng glanced at it calmly, then raised her head disapprovingly.
Tsk tsk.
This muscle is far inferior to her Li Zhou's.
She had seen Li Zhou shirtless before, and his muscles were very beautiful.
When Xia Meng lived in the university dormitory, she had a roommate who loved collecting posters of various nude male models.
Of course, it’s purely appreciation.
Xia Meng had no interest in this before, but under the guidance of her roommate, she also learned some appreciation of male beauty.
Compared with Li Zhou's muscular body that exudes a sunny atmosphere, Herman inevitably looks a little thin.
That delicate skin and tender flesh look like they haven't seen the light of day for a long time.
She showed a look and expression of disgust.
Trying to get Herman to back down.
As a result, Herman seemed to be completely unaware of her expression. He slowly pinched the left collar and pulled it to the side.
He exposed his left chest.
Xia Meng was about to sneer, but before she could make any expression, her gaze froze the next second.
Her gaze fell on the left side of Herman's chest.
I saw a gold and silver totem clearly printed on the skin of his chest.
Sun, moon, and stars.
Her totem.
Xia Meng was stunned again.
If Herman had previously said that she had a close relationship with him, she completely disagreed.
So at this moment, she had to be serious.
There is no more direct proof than the totem on his chest.
This is her totem.
A mark that is unique to her.
Why does he have her mark on him!?
Moreover, this position looked exactly the same as the position on the chest of the man she saw in her dream, without any difference.
Could it be that the man in her dream was not Li Zhou, but Hermann?
Then why did Li Zhou also dream of that scene?
For a moment, Xia Meng was confused.
A storm surged in her heart.
An uncontrollable tremor arose in her heart.
She realized belatedly that she seemed to be trapped in a huge fog.
I don’t know where I come from or where I’m going, and I even start to doubt who I am.
But even so, her face still did not reveal any emotion.
She glanced at it pretending to know nothing, then raised her head and said naturally, "The tattoo looks good."
She seemed to recognize nothing.
This gave Hermann pause for a moment.
Then he laughed.
Herman: "You don't recognize it?"
Xia Meng: "Should I know it?"
Hermann released his hand from pulling open his collar and let it turn up again, the tattoo faintly visible under the cover of his shirt.
He looked at her intently, as if trying to find the slightest trace of a lie on her face.
After a while, he finally confirmed it.
She really had no impression.
He lowered his eyes, hiding the emotion in his eyes that he didn't know whether it was disappointment, regret or something else.
He whispered, "I forgot, and you don't remember it now."
After a long pause, he slowly raised his eyes and looked at her again: "Do you want to know what this is?"
Xia Meng deliberately showed a contemptuous expression: "Honestly, I don't really want to know. As a foreigner, you probably don't understand that Chinese people believe that one's body and hair are inherited from one's parents, and tattoos are not encouraged."
Hermann choked on her.
Obviously, I didn't expect that she would come up with such a reason for rejection.
He said silently: "...This is not a tattoo."
Xia Meng interrupted him: "Who cares what it is? What does it have to do with me? Mr. Dreiser, have you misunderstood something? I'm not here to reminisce with you, let alone chat with you. Have you forgotten why you came to the Peking Tower?"
It is to solve the strange phenomenon caused by patient zero.
The purpose was to bring out the hundreds of people who were dragged into Cui Yang's mental picture.
Yes, this is the mission objective of the special operations team.
Not his.
His only goal has always been her.
Every word Xia Meng said was full of thorns.
It seemed as if every sentence was meant to provoke him, with ulterior motives.
Hermann was not annoyed.
He was extremely patient at the moment.
He chuckled and said, "This is an engraved totem."
Xia Meng pursed her lips and didn't respond.
She didn't want to listen anymore.
She could guess what was about to come out of Hermann's mouth.
She definitely doesn't like to hear it.
But if she continued what he said at this moment, she would probably not like it even more.
So she deliberately changed the subject, raising an eyebrow in a nagging manner: "What's the matter? Are you showing off to me that you have an engraved guide? Mr. Dresser, are you really okay? I'm just an ordinary little guide. You're showing off to me like this? Is it necessary?"
Hermann choked again.
When it comes to the ability to make jokes, he can never compare to her.
What's more, he was not speaking his native language at the time, so his reaction was naturally much slower than hers.
Herman: “…”
At this time, Xia Meng suddenly raised her hand, pressed her fingertips against half of his shoulder, and exerted a little strength in her hand, trying to push him back.
She said, "Also, I was just about to say this. You're leaning so close to me, which doesn't quite conform to Chinese social etiquette. Strictly speaking, we're just strangers who just met. This distance is too close."
Hermann was tall and strong, so she couldn't push him away easily.
Fortunately, she had no intention of being stubborn with him.
After pushing him but failing to move him away, she turned around and moved away from him.
The dagger she had brought with her had been put away.
Her thoughts were too confused at this moment.
She needs to sort it out.
Xia Meng sighed inwardly, thinking that she had been careless.
I shouldn't have headed here immediately after leaving the Mushroom Forest.
She should wait until she has figured out Luo Xunfei's background before coming here.
Now one fog added to another fog made her feel overwhelmed.
She walked over to the dining table and pulled out a chair on the other side of the long table.
There was a meal at each end of the long table.
It was as if Hermann had known she would come and had someone prepare an extra meal.
She sat down in her seat, reached out to pick up the cutlery, and looked up at Herman: "I've been running hard all day, and I'm a little hungry. Do you mind if I eat something first?"
Herman was startled: "Of course."
He sat down across the table.
Seeing that she really started to cut the meat skillfully, he opened his mouth to continue the previous topic: "Then I-"
Xia Meng thrust her fork hard, looked up and said, "Mr. Dreiser, there's an old Chinese saying, 'Don't talk while eating.' Please don't talk while eating. Observe Chinese table manners. Thank you."
Herman: “…………”
After these words came out, he couldn't say anything even if he wanted to.
He has always been polite, and this is the first time someone has pointed at his nose and accused him of being impolite.
Hermann sat down opposite her in silence.
The collar of his shirt was still untied.
His calm gaze fell silently on her face.
You only told him not to talk, but didn't tell him not to look at her, right?
On the plate, a piece of grilled steak was cut beyond recognition by Xia Meng.
She picked up a piece with a fork and put it into her mouth with an expressionless face.
It was a delicious meal, but unfortunately she had no taste for it and it was like chewing wax.
Xia Meng put Herman aside for the time being.
At this moment, she was completely focused on what Luo Xunfei had said before.
He said that he saw the future through Cui Yang's predictive ability.
In this future, she will kill someone between Li Zhou and Hermann.
That's ridiculous.
Do I need to guess the answer?
Hermann and Li Zhou, who she will kill, isn't it obvious?
However, Luo Xunfei said that the person she would kill was the King of Spades.
Li Zhou is the King of Spades.
And Hermann is the King of Hearts.
The most difficult thing is that she is now the Queen of Hearts.
Became the person standing next to Hermann.
He even became the person standing against Li Zhou.
This also seems to be part of the prophecy.
Oh.
This prophecy is really ridiculous.
If this is really the content of the prophecy, then she and Luo Xunfei really made the right bet.
She stuffed another piece of beef into her mouth expressionlessly.
Precognition.
Precognition.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered the three paintings Cui Yang had left behind.
In the first picture, there's a rabbit wearing a hat, a cat with a head bigger than its body, a mouse holding a sword, and a giant caterpillar with butterfly wings...
There are two in this painting.
In the second painting, there were purple vines like octopus tentacles, black roses that seemed to be able to swallow everything, and colorful dahlias that looked like windmills...
She had never seen any of these.
The third painting shows the sun, moon and stars intertwined with light and shadow.
When all things come back to life, millions of corpses are also buried.
Life and death are painted abstractly on paper.
If these are all prophecies, then what do the rest represent?
There are so many mysteries.
There are too few valuable clues.
We can only sort out the useful information temporarily.
She recalled all the temptations she had just put on Luo Xunfei.
At this moment, she was basically certain that Luo Xunfei did not lie to her.
There is indeed only one way to open the door.
That is to kill one of the red and black kings.
She subconsciously looked at the dinner knife in her hand.
As long as she kills the man opposite, she can open the door and win the bet at the same time.
...Is it really that simple?
Xia Meng hesitated.
There is so much information in Cui Yang's prophetic painting.
At present, she has only touched less than half of them.
The sandbox was bigger than she had imagined.
And so far, she has only walked less than half of the map.
With half left, is there any need to continue exploring?
...Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore!
Go with your intuition!
Most of the time, Xia Meng acts on her intuition.
At this moment, she chose to trust her heart and intuition without hesitation.
She raised her eyes and looked at Hermann again.
All right.
Stop letting your imagination run wild.
It is better to cut the Gordian knot and resolve the issue quickly.
Get rid of Herman first.
However, killing him in this way is a difficult problem.
S-level sentinels are not so easy to kill.
Thanks to her current status, she can get close to him.
But that's all.
Once he noticed her murderous intention, Herman would definitely react faster than her.
She couldn't afford to miss on Herman.
So, she needs to lower his guard first.
On the other side, Hermann watched her take a few bites and then slowly put down her knife and fork.
He asked gently, "Are you full?"
Xia Meng said "hmm".
She took the napkin and wiped her mouth with a normal expression.
Then, she took the initiative to bring up the topic that she had just interrupted.
She raised her eyes and asked, "You just said that I should have been your queen. What did that mean?"
Hermann was slightly surprised.
He thought she didn't want to mention it.
But I didn't expect that she would actually mention it on her own initiative.
For a moment, a hint of joy flashed through his heart.
He didn't even bother to think about the reason for her sudden change of attitude.
He couldn't help but stand up, walk around the long table and walk towards her.
He walked over quickly.
Walk up to her.
Xia Meng raised her head, her dark pupils looking at him quietly.
After Hermann stood still, he seemed to feel that looking down at her from such a high position was not appropriate, so he changed his posture. He half squatted down so that his line of sight was slightly lower than hers.
Hermann half-knelt and looked up at Xia Meng.
His expression was filled with irrepressible excitement and anticipation.
He whispered, "You may have forgotten. But... you are my Sigil Guide, and I am your Sigil Sentinel. Have you forgotten?"
Xia Meng: “…”
Xia Meng looked down at him calmly.
It's like looking at a madman.
Well, another S-class sentinel has gone crazy.
Let’s not mention Li Zhou.
I have been looking for his engraving guide for more than ten years.
Now Hermann is also like this.
She was such a chatterbox that she dared to say that she was his engraving guide.
How is that possible?
When she lost her memory?
But her memory is complete, from childhood to adulthood, without any missing.
And how long has it been since she awakened?
No matter how hard they try to hurry up, they shouldn't give her an Engraved Sentinel so soon, right?
But seeing how sincere he was, she couldn't help but feel doubtful.
What's going on?
She actually thought...what he said was true.
Her intuition told her that he was not lying.
Xia Meng narrowed her eyes hesitantly: "You——"
She was about to say something when suddenly there was a loud noise outside the window, like the collapse of heaven and earth.
The whole room began to shake.
The knives, forks, plates and dishes on the table also fell to the ground with a "crackling" sound.
The ground was in a mess.
Xia Meng subconsciously reached out to hold on to the table and looked up in surprise: "What happened? An earthquake?"
Hermann frowned.
He turned his head and looked out the window.
At this time, the door of the restaurant was hurriedly opened from the outside.
A guard pushed the door open breathlessly.
He shouted in panic, "Your Majesty! The Spade King is attacking!"
Xia Meng turned her head in surprise.
What?
Li Zhou called?
etc……
Are these two red and black kings really fighting?
Isn't this the story setting?
She glanced to the side and saw Herman standing up with a gloomy face. He asked slowly, "Did he say why?"
The guard glanced at Xia Meng and replied weakly, "Of course it's for the Queen."
Two kings competed for the only queen.
Isn't this something everyone knows?
However, this was the first time Hermann knew about it.
After he came in, he was in this castle.
He thought this was the core of Cui Yang's spiritual picture.
So he looked for a few maids and stewards who seemed to know more and found out more.
He only knew that he was the king of this castle of hearts.
He also has a queen.
The steward beside him told him that his queen was called Xia Meng.
At first he thought he had misheard or that it was someone with the same name.
Until he saw her portrait in the castle.
The person in the painting is indeed her.
In the painting, she is wearing a gorgeous white dress.
He wore an extremely luxurious crown on his head and a black and red cloak on his shoulders.
She is incredibly beautiful in the painting.
She was as majestic as the goddess he had dreamed of thousands of times.
Found her.
Finally found her.
And now, she has become his queen.
"Where is my queen now?"
He asked at the time.
The steward replied, "The queen has gone to the forest. She said she will be back soon."
So he waited patiently.
Waiting for his queen to return to him.
And just as he expected, his queen rode back and came before him.
He was standing in front of the window of the room at that time, watching her walk towards him step by step.
At this time, a loud noise came again.
The earth trembled.
Li Zhou, the call is coming.
Hermann suppressed the smile on his face.
His face darkened little by little.
This mental picture actually understood his thoughts.
They knew that he wanted to fight Li Zhou, but it was not convenient for them to do so in reality.
Once two S-level Sentinels fight each other, destroying a city is a piece of cake.
So choosing this time and this place gives them the chance to finally fight?
Okay, that’s great!
Just what he wanted!
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