freeallnovels Chapter 3932 Listen up, this one will be very expensive!
Chapter 3932 Listen up, this one will be very expensive!
Chapter 3932 Listen up, this one will be very expensive!
"...Miss Ren, please rest assured, the minister has already made arrangements, and we will personally escort Long'er to the Zhongnan Mountain Academy!"
Two agents from the Bureau of Investigation arrived, carrying all the necessary credentials; they were senior agents at that.
As Long'er's only legal guardian, Ziling's mother held Long'er's little hand with reluctance... She had given Long'er instructions all the way, but she still felt it wasn't enough.
"Godmother, if we don't leave now, I'll miss my flight..." Ah Xiruo felt her palms were about to sweat.
"Little one, does the Zhongnan Mountain Academy have summer vacation?"
Ah Xiruo paused, stunned... She didn't know before, but now she was sure—no!
"Remember to call me whenever you have time!" Ziling's mother said, wiping away her tears. "I'll come to Zhongnan Mountain to find you when I have time!"
—No way!
—This woman is too dangerous. She should stay in Qilin City and enjoy her retirement!
Ah Xi Ruo frantically gave the two senior detectives meaningful glances… Helpless, the senior detective could only bite the bullet and say, “Miss Ren, once you get there, our people will take care of Long’er, you really can rest assured! With such an outstanding talent as Long’er, once she’s handed over to the country, how could we not nurture her properly!”
"Okay then." Ziling's mother nodded, and then stuffed a large suitcase into Long'er's hands.
Finally, Ziling's mother waved her handkerchief and watched Long'er get into the car and leave.
"Sister, don't be sad, three years isn't a long time!" Pear comforted her, "Think about it this way, [Heavenly Spiritual Root]! Maybe in the future, [Long'er] will be someone like [Little Sword Immortal] An Ran!"
Ziling's mother shook her head. "After what happened in the United States, I truly experienced the terror of supernatural power... Sometimes, perhaps it would be happier to be an ordinary person living in a normal society?"
The pear remained silent.
Ziling's mother sighed and muttered to herself, "This world is becoming more and more unfamiliar to me."
Pear remained silent.
Ziling's mother was clearly not the type to let herself become depressed, so she said directly, "Let's skip work today! I'm going to get a spa treatment and have a big meal... Come on, let's go to the hotel!"
Pear felt she couldn't stay silent any longer—she was just waiting for an opportunity, a chance to get something for free!
“Roar!!”
……
"...Advisor Long, how was our performance just now?"
The car sped along the highway, the driving skills of the Jigong Mountain racing god were both fast and steady... Ah Xi Ruo, still looking like Little [Long Er], said irritably, "You only need to recite a few lines, if you can't even do that well, you should go back and retake the exam!"
...You shouldn't have said anything to ease the awkward atmosphere!
The detective who was speaking almost wanted to slap himself twice.
"So...where do we go next?"
Ah Xiruo casually said, "After you leave the city, just do whatever you want. You don't need to come to me if you need anything in the future. Just contact Mo Xiaofei directly. He has already completed his apprenticeship, so you can use him as needed... But if I find out that you are using the guise of righteousness to cheat my disciple, you know the consequences."
"How dare we!"
The two senior agents quickly shook their heads... After the battle in the United States, the value of the Divine Dragon of China has increased exponentially. According to incomplete speculation, the Divine Dragon at full power might really be able to explode a star, and could easily overturn all the extraordinary forces in the world by itself—all of them!
It's said that the True Dragon is going into seclusion to improve his cultivation... Heaven knows how powerful he will be when he comes out of seclusion?
However, for Shenzhou, the stronger the True Dragon of Shenzhou is, the more secure Shenzhou will be. Therefore, from top to bottom, there is a unified opinion of approval for Ah Xiruo's seclusion, and even unconditional cooperation.
Of course, the news of the True Dragon's seclusion will be kept secret, known only to high-ranking officials and a small number of related individuals.
"Has the academy made arrangements?"
"Don't worry, we've arranged for someone to write to Miss Ren every so often to ease her longing!" the senior agent quickly said. "The reason is that the academy prohibits all technological creations, so we can only communicate by letter!"
...Is it basically the same old rule where schools don't allow students to bring their own cell phones?
"Hmm." Ah Xiruo nodded, then a thought struck her, and she asked, "After the battle in the United States, have the academy's team returned?"
She hadn't really been paying much attention to things at the Zhongnan Mountain Academy lately... but that little sword immortal had left a deep impression on her, so she asked about it now that she remembered.
"The academy team has returned to recuperate," the senior detective said solemnly. "Especially the Little Sword Immortal, who was seriously injured after the battle. I heard that Daoist Baijie personally took him away to heal him. By the way, speaking of the academy, I recently heard that some cultivation techniques were stolen from within the academy. It is currently under investigation, and it is suspected that an internal student committed the crime."
"Stealing cultivation techniques?" Ah Xiruo was taken aback upon hearing this. "What era are we living in? The academy allows you to choose any cultivation technique you want. Why would you need to steal one?"
"Actually, there are still academic credit requirements..." the senior agent quickly said, "Of course, it's not difficult for students to look up cultivation techniques, but if... the stolen cultivation techniques are intended to be leaked out, then the situation is not so certain."
Ah Xi Ruo frowned slightly, instinctively wanting to intervene in the matter—but then she thought that she was about to go into seclusion, so it was better to leave this matter to the academy and the young geniuses of the management bureau to investigate.
"Wait! Stop the car!"
"What's wrong, Advisor Long?" Jigongshan's racing god asked hurriedly.
Then [Long'er] pushed open the door and got out of the car, saying, "Take the suitcases back with me. We're not leaving the city. You can go now!"
The people in the car looked at each other in bewilderment. The talkative senior agent could only wave to the Jigongshan racing god, signaling him to drive away—according to the Bureau's rules, just do what Advisor Long tells you to do, don't ask too many questions or inquire too much!
After the car drove away, Ah Xi Ruo quickly walked into the crowd, then skillfully walked through an alley, and arrived at a commercial pedestrian street. Before long, she arrived at an old pine door in an alley of the pedestrian street!
"They really opened the shop today!" Ah Xiruo narrowed her eyes. "That damn man!"
She just had a sudden urge, as if she could instinctively sense the other person's presence—and, even more miraculously, Ah Xi Ruo had a gut feeling that the black-hearted maid wasn't inside at the moment!
She didn't know where this intuition came from, but it was quickly confirmed—upon pushing open the door, she found that there was indeed only Boss Luo in the lobby of the shop.
He was standing next to the antique record player, selecting a new vinyl record to replace it with.
When Boss Luo saw that it was Ah Xi Ruo, who looked like Little Dragon, who came in, he blinked subconsciously... but soon seemed to remember something and smiled slightly, saying, "Welcome, Miss Dragon."
Ah Xi Ruo sneered, "You dog of a man, don't you dare have any improper thoughts about me! I am [Long'er] now! You don't want to be a pervert, do you?!"
"?"
……
It was a special blend, made by Boss Luo himself... Since we were already quite familiar with each other, I didn't ask what business Ah Xi Ruo had with me.
Looking at the colorful cocktails in front of her, Ah Xi Ruo looked suspicious—the key point was that this damn man had even stuck a small oil-paper umbrella in the glass... as if it were a children's drink.
"You deliberately?"
"It doesn't contain any alcohol," Boss Luo said with a smile. "Minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol."
"You did this on purpose, didn't you!" Ah Xiruo rolled her eyes, but still drank it. "...The taste is alright, I guess!"
Ah Xi Ruo deliberately avoided looking into Boss Luo's eyes—if [Bing Lun] were online right now, she would probably say something about being rotated out of the meta.
Whether the environment is declining or not has nothing to do with her, Xi Ruo. She is who she is!
The silence was so profound that it seemed one could hear each other's heartbeats. After a long silence, Ah Xi Ruo pondered, "What is this tune? Why does it sound so sad?"
“Lotus,” Luo Qiu glanced casually at the hands of the record player.
Ah Xiruo shook her head and said, "It's too lonely, too desolate... It's so dark and gloomy, I feel like a dead person."
Luo Qiu smiled slightly and said, "At dusk, you sit alone in the shadow of the city wall. People come and go on the road, going home or leaving. They can't see you, and you don't want them to see you either. You should live, you should die... You are always alone."
She finally looked into his eyes, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed his cold lips.
Luo Qiu's expression remained natural.
Ah Xi Ruo wiped her lips and said earnestly, "Little friend, listen to my advice, how about we skip this artsy stuff? How about another song, 'Good Days'? It's so festive!"
Luo Qiu smiled and casually snapped her fingers—although the style of "Good Days" was completely out of place with the overall atmosphere of the "shop," the singer's loud and clear voice quickly filled every corner.
"...Oh, the flower of life is our smile~ Ah~ Today is a good day!"
Ah Xi Ruo shook her head and swayed her body, clapping her hands on the table in a rhythmic voice as she performed.
Boss Luo looked completely bewildered.
Ah Xi Ruo chuckled and said, "How about it? Now, whether you're under the city wall or in a ditch, you can be seen, right... Don't you like it?"
Seeing that Boss Luo looked somewhat lost in thought, Ah Xi Ruo asked cautiously, "Did I... sing terribly? I rarely sing..."
Boss Luo shook his head slightly, staring at her. He slowly extended his hand, but just before touching her, he immediately withdrew it—only to have it caught by Ah Xiruo in an instant.
She murmured to herself, "I must be crazy to think that even if you really want to take it away... I'm willing, right now."
The [Holy Mark] on her back was now emitting a faint, intense light, like the sun, searing her soul... as if it were a silent warning.
Luo Qiu gently released his grip on her hand, leaving it pressed against her cheek... Ah, Xi Ruo naturally closed her eyes.
"I can control it now."
"!"
Ah Xiruo suddenly opened her eyes, her expression filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Luo Qiu said softly, "I recently made a very good deal... so, that temporarily satisfied the [shop's] appetite. There shouldn't be any problems in the short term."
Ah Xi Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Have you... ever thought about breaking free from it?"
Boss Luo shook his head and said softly, "If I have what I want... then I can't leave."
"What do you want?" Ah Xi Ruo asked subconsciously.
After a long silence, until the song "Good Days" ended and no new song was sung, Boss Luo slowly said, "Perhaps... a world where everyone can remember me."
"What are you talking about..." Ah Xiruo frowned immediately. "Wanting people to remember you is easy. You just need to make your presence known, right?"
Boss Luo just smiled casually, neither confirming nor denying... The song was still changed, continuing the style of "Good Days"—this time it was changed to "Good Luck".
Ah Xiruo clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, "Fine, don't tell me then! Go find your green tea maid! I'm not playing along today!"
Luo Qiu suddenly said, "She never asked me these questions, so... I never told her either."
One sentence was enough to make Ah Xiruo, who had turned around angrily to leave, sit back down... Only Ah Xiruo herself knew what she was thinking.
However, what Boss Luo didn't say was that even though the maid hadn't asked, she actually knew all this...
"Well, um..." Ah Xi Ruo seemed a little restless, "that guy, do you think there might be a way?"
"That guy?" Boss Luo blinked curiously.
Ah Xiruo's face flushed slightly, but not red. "It's that...that guy who gave me a...a gold and a silver card! You know him!"
"Oh, you mean Angie." Boss Luo chuckled.
Ah Xiruo pouted and said, "[Binglun] said that she is the eldest princess of the empire, one of the wielders of destiny, and possesses the strongest royal bloodline... She should be able to help, right?"
Boss Luo thought for a moment and said, "If it's An Qi, maybe there really is a way... After all, she's just as mysterious to me."
"Then let's go find her!" Ah Xiruo said directly.
Boss Luo shook his head. "If I meet her, things will probably get very bad."
"why?"
Boss Luo said, "Fate... doesn't need two wielders. Between me and Anqi, perhaps only one can survive."
“How could this be…” Ah Xi Ruo was lost in thought for a long time, “But… but she and you aren’t…”
—Could it be that Angelie gave him that card with the intention of dealing with…?
Ah Xiruo suddenly dared not think about it.
Luo Qiu shook his head and said, "In fact, I have no memory of the Empire. My understanding of the Empire comes mainly from a diary."
"Can I take a look?" Ah Xiruo asked, her eyes immediately lighting up.
"It's not convenient at the moment." Boss Luo refused directly, "It... would be quite dangerous for you right now."
Ah Xiruo couldn't help but feel a sense of dejection. Don't be fooled by how useful the [+1] Stigmata was, making it seem like a piece of cake when fighting against the God King [Odin]... But when facing [the Shop], or even just a black-hearted maid, she truly felt powerless.
To outsiders, the seemingly supreme Divine Dragon of China is actually incredibly weak; only she herself knows the truth.
“Then…” Ah Xi Ruo gritted her teeth, with a strange sense of desperation, “How about… we try [Bing Lun]’s request? Perhaps there are some… clues or something on the [Ship of Theseus]?”
Boss Luo remained silent at this moment.
Ah Xiruo's toes were practically digging through the floorboards as she clutched her clothes and said unhappily, "Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it!"
"Not really," Boss Luo shook his head, "it's just... a bit expensive."
Ah Xiruo suddenly broke down, slamming her hand on the table and standing up angrily, she shouted, "Are you fucking messing with me?! Doing...doing that kind of thing, I give you my time, my body, I suffer and toil, and you want me to pay for it?! Have some decency!!"
Boss Luo's gaze was gentle as he said softly, "Look."
"What are you looking at...?!"
Ah Xiruo's eyes narrowed instantly as she saw Luo Qiu slowly open his arms... Behind him was a [portal] she had seen before.
The portal opened slightly, and a pair of pale, bloodless hands reached out from it, gently embracing his neck.
A chaotic gaze is now peering in from within the portal.
In an instant, the [Holy Mark] on Ah Xiruo's body vibrated wildly. The burning sensation in her soul was so intense that even with her powerful willpower as a true dragon, she couldn't withstand it and fell off the chair, almost screaming in agony!
At this moment, Boss Luo waved his hand... and the scene behind him, which seemed like an illusion, shattered and disappeared.
"See?" He looked at Long Xiruo and said, "Everything I own doesn't belong to me, so whatever [Binglun] wants... can only be purchased from the [Shop]."
Ah Xi Ruo struggled to climb out from under the table, gritting her teeth as she said, "Young Master Duo?!"
“Probably…” Boss Luo said softly, “It would be about right if we emptied out everything from the four sides of the void.”
"...Why don't you just take my soul?" Ah Xi Ruo's vision went black. "I choose to join!"
……
When——!
The bell on the old pine door suddenly rang, and a haggard figure cautiously crept in—Huang Xiaoyun.
When she saw Mr. Luo actually open the door today, a look of surprise flashed in her dull eyes.
But she soon discovered that besides Mr. Luo, there was a little girl she had never seen before, which made her hesitate again.
Mr. Luo and the little girl didn't seem to be talking, and their expressions both seemed somewhat...complex?
"Miss Huang, welcome."
Just then, Boss Luo smiled slightly.