Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 126: Thunder and the Watcher (36)

Dragon Raja 5

She suddenly recalled her first meeting with Lu Mingfei. It was in the women’s restroom of that hotel. The boy, dressed in his school uniform and sportswear, crouched in a corner, silently shedding tears. The reason was simply that his parents, who hadn’t been home to see him for a long time, had sent someone a letter saying, “Mom and Dad love you.” For Western parents, this would be as mundane as “Did you have breakfast?” For Chinese parents, it would even be overly sentimental, yet this guy was moved to tears. She thought, at the time, how loveless he was. Did it really matter whether someone loved him or not, or who loved him? In the end, we all live and die alone.

Of course she looked down on this kind of boy, but for some reason she couldn’t forget that scene, so she picked up this silly monkey and took it with her to upgrade and fight monsters along the way. She beat tigers in the South Mountain to make a tiger skin skirt for it, and beat the Dragon King in the North Sea to get the Sea God Needle for it. After she armed it with all kinds of weapons, it became a decent guy.

But now, the silly monkey suddenly said goodbye to his master under a towering tree. He said seriously, “I’m leaving. I won’t go with you to get the scriptures. You know, I actually have a father and a mother, and I’m going to find them now.” Then he turned around, carrying his short iron stick, and walked away alone under the blue sky.

Don’t be so fucking stupid! You’re a monster that popped out of a crack in the rock, okay? You don’t deserve a mom or a dad, okay? Just because someone pops up and says he’s your dad, you believe him? This inexplicable call looks like a trap! Lancelot would set a trap for you without anyone telling him! Lure you to a deserted place like Siberia, throw the weapon of damnation down, and you’ll be reduced to dust!

But why? Why did this idiot believe it?

Maybe he was sad? Because in that little glass attic, Master told him, “You’re not the only monkey I’ve ever raised. I just like to pick up monkeys from the street, raise them for a few days, and then say goodbye when our bond is over.”

Because he no longer felt warmth here, the silly monkey silently decided to leave. His parents were just some kind of obsession for him. He had to convince himself that there was a warm place in this world that was reserved for him, and only for him.

“Senior sister, I…” Lu Mingfei wanted to make some excuses for himself, but he didn’t know where to start.

Not long ago, he was boating on the sea, full of heroic spirit, and wanted to sing a song to make the sea laugh; but when he returned to Nuonuo, he became tongue-tied, and his emotional intelligence and even IQ regressed by several years.

He hadn’t really thought much about it when he wrote the letter; he was mainly trying to shape his image. But Lu Mingfei’s writing skills had never been good, so it was inevitable that his words wouldn’t express his feelings clearly. He said, “I’m going to see my parents, but I didn’t want to tell Nuonuo that I was going to Black Swan Harbor, lest Nuonuo find out and follow me.” So he just randomly picked an uncertain destination for himself.

He had no idea how much psychological trauma this sentence would cause to Nuonuo.

He didn’t take Nuonuo’s words that night in the glass attic to heart. He wasn’t a broad-minded person, and he wouldn’t just smile and say, “Haha, that’s fine. From now on, we’ll be brother and sister.” He was a little sad, but he was a person who easily accepted his fate.

“Shut up!” Nuonuo interrupted directly.

Lu Mingfei nodded immediately. A discerning guy like Chu Zihang would not say anything at this time. The cabin was quiet, with only the monotonous sound of dripping water.

“There are a few things I hope you remember. First, I’m not just helping you to repay a favor. There are many inexplicable things here, and I want to find the answers.” Finally, it was Nono who broke the silence. “Second, I don’t need you to be responsible. When I decided to join, I knew the dangers involved, and I’m responsible for myself. Third, it doesn’t mean that I will withdraw and honestly return to a safe place if you leave. I will continue to investigate even if you leave. Fourth, if you still want to leave, tell me face to face. I don’t want to see that kind of letter again…”

At this point, Nuonuo paused, because she suddenly realized that she was actually explaining herself. But what exactly was she explaining? Why was she repeating these words she had said so many times? Suddenly, she felt so exhausted that she couldn’t breathe.

There was another awkward silence. Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered something, took out his mobile phone, turned on the screen, and typed, “Think of a solution!” Nuonuo looked unfriendly, and he didn’t dare to speak.

Although Lu Mingfei always used “Finger” as a navigation device and chatbot, its functions were certainly much more than that. It shared the same basic database and core algorithms as EVA, differing only in its limited computing power and lacking global networking support. In other words, it knew nearly all of the secrets of the Secret Party, and its logic was also incredibly rigorous.

“Even with so many immortals, it’s useless even if the principal comes in person.” This time, Finger was quite understanding. He didn’t say anything, but replied in text.

“Immortal?” Lu Mingfei typed.

Finger opened a document, and hundreds of images streamed across the screen, including complex chemical formulas, alchemical text and symbolic symbols, and X-ray scans of mutated human bodies. It was in the format of the Cassel Academy’s secret archives, with every page marked “Top Secret.”

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