Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 42: Old Friend (11)

Dragon Raja 5

“Is this a shrine?” Lu Mingfei asked.

“The Shiraha Tengu Shrine,” said the crow, “is actually the burial site of the eight heads of the Snake Family. There’s a shrine built outside, and some priests are employed there.”

“Why do we live in a shrine?” Nono asked.

“If you don’t want to live in the shrine, you want to live in my house?” Crow opened the closet, took out a quilt and threw it on the tatami.

“We live in the shrine of the Sheqi Eight Clan, and we are surrounded by priests of the Sheqi Eight Clan. How could the Sheqi Eight Clan not know about this?” Lu Mingfei asked.

“The family business and the shrine are two completely different systems. The priests serve ghosts and gods, and even the head of the family cannot command them. The previous head of the family had a good relationship with the chief priests, so they would help me instead.”

“Is it safe here?” Nuonuo checked the windows and every corner of the room.

“There’s no absolutely safe place, but it’s safer than other places,” said the crow. “There’s no cell phone signal here, and the only way to communicate with the outside world is through a landline. When the previous patriarch was alive, he’d stay here for when he felt down. Not even the family could find him during his stay here.”

Lu Mingfei nodded. It turned out to be the mud pit where the giant tortoise was hiding. It must be very secluded. When he didn’t want to pay attention to the world, the world would definitely not disturb him.

“You’re not going to tell me that you only prepared one room for us for our safety?” Nono looked at Crow.

“How could someone as discerning as me do such a foolish thing?” The crow smirked. “Their rooms are next to each other, and there’s a door connecting them. Of course, it can only be opened from your side.”

Nuonuo finished her inspection and stopped in the middle of the room, looking at Lu Mingfei. “So what are you waiting for?”

“Okay, okay, let’s go. We’ll go now. Senior sister, you should get some rest early.” Lu Mingfei pulled Chu Zihang and left.

“Chu Zihang will lives with me, and you live next door.” Nuonuo said in a tone that left no room for argument.

“He… is a man like me.” Lu Mingfei pointed at Chu Zihang and then at himself.

“First of all, he’s not a man, he’s a boy. His mental age is only fifteen,” Nuonuo hooked her finger at Chu Zihang. “Secondly, his mental state is still very unstable. It would be better if I could watch him.”

Before Lu Mingfei could say anything, Chu Zihang had already teleported to Nuonuo’s side. He peeked at Lu Mingfei from behind Nuonuo, and was obviously still a little scared of him.

When he just woke up, Lu Mingfei was in a demonic state. This scene must be deeply engraved in Chu Zihang’s mind.

Crow went up and patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder, then left the room with the helpless man.

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It was raining late at night.

The shrine’s building was quite old and the sound insulation was not very good. If you speak loudly, the neighbors could hear you.

“The shampoo and shower gel are in the tub next to it.”

“I left your change of clothes at the door.”

“Are you an otter? Why are you staying in the bathroom for so long?”

“Dry your hair before going to bed. Didn’t your mother teach you that you’ll catch a cold if you don’t dry your hair after a shower?”

Half an hour ago, he could still hear Nuonuo and Chu Zihang arguing, but now it is completely quiet. he guess Chu Zihang and Nuonuo have gone to bed.

Chu Zihang and Nuonuo have already gone to bed… Why does this sound so strange? Lu Mingfei muttered to himself.

Accompanied by the sound of drizzling rain, Lu Mingfei sat down at the small table in front of the window, tore open a bag of potato chips, and drank beer with them.

Outside the window was a small garden. Only black dead branches were left of the withered chrysanthemums, like clusters of ghost claws raised in the rain.

Suddenly, as if blown by a gust of wind, the candle flame flickered and then lit up again. There was another person beside Lu Mingfei, eating potato chips with him.

“Your appearance feels like a ghost.” Lu Mingfei said.

“The ghost is also a clever ghost who is loyal to you, brother.” Lu Mingze smiled slyly.

“Why didn’t I die? Did you show mercy and let me go?” Lu Mingfei asked.

“The final deal wasn’t completed. I did save your sister, but I couldn’t kill Odin.” Lu Mingze sighed. “For us businessmen, the most important thing is to keep our word. How can I ask the client for payment if the job hasn’t been done?”

“He’s next door right now. Why don’t you just go and kill him?”

“But he’s not Odin, just Odin’s substitute.” The little devil shrugged. “Didn’t you guess that too?”

“Who is the real Odin?”

“One of the most noble Dragon Kings. Odin is his name in human mythology. Dragon Kings can have many names and many forms, as I think you have guessed.”

“Then what are you? Another Dragon King? If dragons are the source of all mysterious powers in the world, then the only one who can kill a Dragon King is another Dragon King, right?”

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