thefictionvixens Chapter 142 Lu Ren in Duo Queue
Chapter 142 Lu Ren in Duo Queue
Chapter 142 Lu Ren in Duo Queue
It was past nine o'clock at night, at the Shen clan's ancestral land.
Shen Yaoxing went to see Shen Zhaozhao, whose injuries were also very serious. Shen Zhaozhao and Mao Su, who came from the Ye family and were from Xingye Prefecture, had directly encountered the Mountain-Eating Beast after Xuehou committed suicide.
One half of their body was gone, and the other half was turned into ice shards—it was treatable, and both of them were in relatively good spirits. Shen Zhaozhao kept cursing, while Mao Su always spoke cowardly words with an intimidating air.
These two are about the same age and both come from Yanzhou. They were classmates in high school and have a long-standing friendship.
"Let's go, Youhe, back to the West Courtyard. Let's go back and rest too."
Yanzhou is one of the four major branches of the Shen clan. The territory here is also very large, with the clan land divided into four courtyards in the east, west, south and north, covering an area comparable to some university campuses.
The East Campus houses Shen's Tianxing Medical Clinic, boasting the best medical standards in China and among the world's top levels. It is a university hospital. Yes, Shen's family also founded a university, Tianxing Academy, a top-tier private research university with an independent board of directors and a respectable international ranking. Its main campus is located in Linjiang. Even in the world of ordinary people, unrelated to professionals, Shen's reputation is that of a global hegemon.
The North Campus is the headquarters of the Tianxing Guild, as well as many training facilities.
Only the South Courtyard and the West Courtyard can truly be considered the Shen clan's territory. The South Courtyard is the front courtyard for entertaining guests, a garden, and also has guest rooms prepared for guests of the Shen clan. The West Courtyard is the inner residence, where clan members or relatives live, which is where Shen Yaoxing and his group are currently staying temporarily.
Just as she was about to leave, a somewhat anxious female voice called out to her, "Yaoxing, Yaoxing!"
Shen Yaoxing turned around and saw Yu Zaomian and Bai Lu. Bai Lu still looked cool, with her hands in her pockets. She didn't seem to be hurt much.
Yu Zaomian caught up and asked, "How's Xiaolu? Is he alright?"
Shen Yaoxing's former team is also receiving treatment at the East Hospital, with Long You being the most seriously injured among them.
He was ultimately only at the Fire Refinement Realm. After the danger passed, the flame that had burned all night would have been completely burned out. His body was covered in injuries, large and small, like a rising tide. He had just fainted on the Immortal Boat and would not be able to get out of bed for three to five days.
She said, "Lu Ren was also injured, but his life is not in danger for the time being."
"That's good. Ah You felt really guilty just now—"
Shen Yaoxing was speechless and said, "That's just how he is. He always likes to take everything on himself. He's been like this since he was a child."
Yu Zaomian seemed hesitant to speak, so Shen Yaoxing asked directly, "Zaomian, is there something else?"
"It's not that there's anything wrong, it's just that I feel like it's been a long time since I chatted with Haruka since I got together with Ayu."
Shen Yaoxing looked at her. This woman always spoke in a bitch-like tone, but this cow really didn't have any ulterior motives. On the contrary, she seemed like the kind of vicious female supporting character in a third-rate online novel.
Sometimes Shen Yaoxing really wished that this guy had impure intentions, because then she would have had a hundred ways to kill this little bitch.
She looked at Yu Zaomian with some unease, sighed, and then told Lu Youhe to go back first.
Lu Youhe asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright?"
After all, the young lady had been forcibly turned on for a long time tonight, and she was afraid that the young lady would turn from a little hamster into a dead hamster.
"It's alright, Youhe, go back to your cultivation first."
Thinking that these were the young lady's former teammates, Lu Youhe nodded, greeted the older sisters, and returned to the west courtyard.
"By the way, Yaoxing, it's so late—" Yu Zaomian said, somewhat puzzled, "How come you seem unaffected by the price of your talent now?"
The three of them took a stroll in the east courtyard, chatting casually. Shen Yaoxing and Yu Zaomian were the main conversationalists, while Bai Lu had one hand in her pocket and the other holding her phone, sending messages to someone rapidly.
"After reaching the Flame of Life Realm, it seems I can withstand it."
This is a lie. If anyone noticed someone's eyes, they would see that Shen Yaoxing's pupils had already dilated slightly. The person standing here now is nothing more than a walking corpse, a hamster!
"That's great! But it's a bit of a shame we won't see Haruka, who looks like a little hamster!"
"It's not a pity at all, and don't say anything strange."
"Little Deer, you must think it's a pity too, right? Little Deer, who are you chatting with?"
Bai Lu typed rapidly: "Netizens from Yanzhou asked me if I wanted to meet up in person."
"Meeting someone I met online? What if they're a bad person?"
Bai Lu rolled her eyes at her: "There aren't that many bad people. Are you in elementary school?"
Yu Zaomian chuckled. She really liked this feeling. Although Bai Lu was always impatient and Yao Xing always acted like a little adult, she just loved this atmosphere.
"After you left, Yaoxing, that idiot Longyou has been causing trouble all the time, and no one can control him."
"Even if I were there, I couldn't stop them."
"
"He'll still listen to you. He's afraid of you when you're angry, but when I'm angry he's really mean, saying things like, 'Early to bed is so cute,' how awful!"
What does "————" mean? Is it showing off their affection?
"Unbeknownst to us, it's been almost three months since Yaoxing left our team."
"Is it been three months?"
"Yahoshi, do you remember the first time we met?"
"Huh? What?"
Shen Yaoxing forced back her babbling, a glint of wisdom flashing in her eyes. A bunch of hamsters were running around in her mind, screaming, "What to do? What to do? Where is Lu Ren? Help! Help! Quickly go to the Western Paradise to invite Ancestor Lu Ren!"
"I mean, when we first met—"
"You were starving to death on the street, and I found you—?"
"No, not these things! Don't dwell on them!"
"What is that?"
"Before I met Yaoxing, I was a fisherwoman in a small fishing village in Zhoushan. No one in my family had ever worked as a professional."
Yu Zaomian reminisced, talking to herself: "But, I never expected that I would inexplicably awaken a career or something when I was 17. At that time, all my relatives said that I would become a professional master and live a life of luxury. They all said that I would become super powerful after that. I was praised by my family and became dizzy. I took a small boat and went to Linjiang to make a living."
Despite knowing nothing about professions, the Void Realm, or Void Beasts, she genuinely believed she would become an extraordinary person. However, upon arriving in the Void Realm, she discovered that even the weakest Mud Eater was beyond her capabilities.
Finally, they ate all their money, were so hungry they were dizzy, and were almost tricked into signing a contract to sell themselves into servitude.
During the darkest time of her life, a girl appeared in her life like a hero, driving away all the bad guys, and then said to her, "My intuition tells me that you will be a very powerful mage. Why don't you join my team and climb to the throne of the strongest professional mage team with me!"
The sparkling girl reached out her hand; that girl was none other than Shen Yaoxing.
Shen Yaoxing pointed at herself, "Huh? Me? Did I say something like that?"
Yu Zaomian pouted angrily: "Honestly, Yaoxing, don't just forget this scene that I'll remember for the rest of my life!"
Shen Yaoxing started to feel dizzy and disoriented. She put her arm around Bai Lu's shoulder and said, "Hey? Bai Lu, I've seen Lu Ren and Xiao Ying play this game all the time!"
"Really? I'll add them as friends when I have the chance."
Bai Lu glanced at her and said helplessly, "It's getting late, I'll take Yaoxing back to rest."
However, at that moment, Yu Zaomian suddenly said, "Hey, Yaoxing, a typical professional team should have four to six people, right?"
Bai Lu raised an eyebrow. She vaguely guessed what the other person was going to say, but no matter what, it was impossible. The young lady already had her own new team and new partners.
However, the next line after "fish sleeps early" caught Bai Lu completely off guard.
Yu Zaomian's voice trembled as she looked at Shen Yaoxing and said, "I, I, I want to leave 'Listen to the Dragon's Roar,' I want to join Yaoxing's team—"
"————?"
Fifteen minutes later, in the west courtyard of the clan's territory.
Yu Zaomian's declaration of joining the team was dismissed by Shen Yaoxing with the last vestiges of her rationality. Bai Lu carried the dizzy Shen Yaoxing on her back and took her back to rest.
"Young Miss, although Zaomian is a bit of a fool, she actually cares about you a lot."
"I'm so dizzy, so dizzy~"
"So she might really be determined to join your team. I think you should have a good talk with her—"
"Lu Ren? Where is Lu Ren?"
Bai Lu felt exhausted and said, "It seems you really like Mr. Lu now?"
"Pfft—" The girl on his back chuckled mischievously, "How could that be? How could I possibly like Lu Ren?"
"Who does the young lady like?"
Shen Yaoxing casually replied, "Don't I like Ayou? Xiaobai, you already knew that?"
"That's so funny!" She pressed on, asking, "Why did you say I like Lu Ren? I don't like Lu Ren! Xiao Bai, do you like Lu Ren? You clearly like him but you insist on saying someone else does—"
Bai Lu: "————" Very well, she was ready to watch this loser young lady lose another round.
At this time, Jiang Yueying, who had already gone back to rest, was still not asleep.
The commotion in Yanzhou tonight was so great, even more serious than the North Mountain Void Realm rift a while ago, that it was being reported across the country and even the world within a few hours.
She wanted to let her relatives and friends know she was safe.
Although they were called relatives and friends, there were really only his parents, his sister Jiang He, and the rest were Lin Huanghu and An Yourong—there were very few people he knew.
Unsurprisingly, her phone had been ringing off the hook. An Yourong had been calling her every five minutes since 7:30, and the messages kept coming in.
Lord of Demon Flames: A glorious resurrection!
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Lord of Demon Flames: [Emoji]
The next moment, An Yourong replied instantly in the three-person group chat.
An Yourong: Xiaoying!
An Yourong: I'm so glad you're alright, you scared us to death!
An Yourong: o(T)o
An Yourong: Quickly send a photo, I want to see if you're injured!
Lin Huanghu: It's good that you're alright. You Rong and I were both startled. Jiang Yueying, who was curled up in the blankets, looked at the concern between the two people on the screen with the light from her phone shining on her face. She couldn't help but smile.
Although she has very few friends, she has some who care deeply about her and are good friends worth keeping for a lifetime.
Even though we are thousands of kilometers apart, I really appreciate that someone cares about my feelings.
Lord of Demon Flames: [Photo]
Lord of Demon Flame: It's really alright. An Yourong: Is this the clothing of Yanzhou? It looks so gorgeous.
An Yourong: You're still on Dongtian Mountain? Really? I heard the source of this is Dongtian Mountain. An Yourong: I heard that the Burning Sun Realm also made a move, and there are videos of it online. An Yourong: That's too exaggerated, they're practically like gods!
An Yourong: By the way, are your companions all doing well? What about Lu Ren?
Jiang Yueying suddenly stopped, her finger hovering over the screen, unsure of what to say.
Lord of Demon Flames: Lu Ren suffered severe injuries and is currently receiving treatment.
An Yourong: [Panic]
An Yourong: Are you alright?
Lin Huanghu: Is Xiaolu seriously injured?
Lin Huanghu: Yueying, don't worry. The Shen family's healing ability is unparalleled. The Yanzhou branch is one of the three major guilds of the Shen family. It is said that there are also Frost Moon Realm professionals there. Everything will be fine.
As Jiang Yueying looked at the screen, she suddenly remembered what Shen Yaoxing had told them that night.
If they were stronger, Lu Ren might not have had to work so hard.
She knew she was a loner, so she didn't have many friends. If she really wanted to be close to anyone, she probably wouldn't even consider Ali, Youhe, or the young lady; only Huanghu and Yourong would count.
Of course, Lu Ren doesn't count either. Lu Ren could never just be an ordinary friend, but he also couldn't suddenly become a lifelong confidant for her. Lu Ren is just Lu Ren.
However, not wanting something like this to happen again, Jiang Yueying suddenly felt that there were things she could accomplish herself.
She wanted to protect Lu Ren the next time the team faced a crisis!
"————" Or rather, not letting Lu Ren protect him from beginning to end.
"————" At least he needs to grow to the point where Lu Ren only needs to protect himself a little.
"————" Or, to put it another way, Lu Ren wouldn't suffer too serious injuries while protecting himself.
Jiang Yueying shook her head and shook away those thoughts of retreat, returning to her original idea: she wanted to protect Lu Ren and make him say that he was lucky to have Xiaoying!
Wow! Suddenly I feel so motivated!
In the other room, a blonde girl lay sprawled out, breathing heavily from exhaustion, but her sleep quality was superb.
She rolled over, and a notebook fell to the ground; it was her diary.
Yes, although he looks stupid, Ji Liguang is the only one in the team who keeps a diary.
The notebook contained a training plan with still-wet ink, along with words like "You should look at Lu Ren with new eyes."
"Hoo-ha hoo-ha————"
Meanwhile, unlike her friends who were all thinking different things, Lu Youhe looked at the moonlight, a worried expression on her face, and sighed, "It's so late, I wonder if the Shen family's cafeteria still has anything to eat—"
Her brother was injured, and she was very sad? She was faking it.
Unlike the young lady and the others, when Lu Youhe arrived at Shen Wangshu's courtyard, a telepathic message entered her mind.
"Your brother is perfectly fine, don't worry about him."
In just 0.0001 seconds, Lu Youhe realized who the voice transmission came from: his idiot brother's elusive master, who was suspected to be at the Burning Sun Realm.
Although she didn't know why her elder brother or master was there, nor why she would send her a private message, and although she couldn't understand it, Lu Youhe chose what she considered the most appropriate method: to play dumb!
After all, if all the sorcerers of the Burning Sun Realm were present, Lu Youhe believed that even if his brother really died, he could probably be resurrected before his body even started to smell. Although he would feel sorry for his brother's injury, he would not worry about his safety at all.
Lu Youhe was puzzled as to why only she was told this, and not the other girls. Why was the young lady's great-aunt squatting at the gate of the courtyard, and why wouldn't she let them in even though her brother was fine?
Just then, the phone rang. She answered the call and walked towards the canteen in the village while chatting with the person on the other end.
"Hey? Xiao Kui, aren't you asleep yet? Yeah, did you see the news too? A lot happened in Yanzhou today. I'm going to grab some late-night snacks now. My brother? He's fine too, I'm telling you—"