Chapter 171: The Man on the Edge
It's him!?
As soon as he saw the hooded figure that fell to the ground, Jiang Yao immediately recognized this person as the guy who stole the invitation in the first place. It's just that he soon found that the other party's head seemed to be covered with blood, and it was obvious that the wine bottle in the bald man's hand just now had smashed on this person's head.
"Bah!Rubb!!"
The rude shout followed by a heavy kick on the thin figure, and the bald man with half a wine bottle was angry, and spat at the hooded figure on the ground.
"If Lao Tzu hadn't given you food, would you still be able to survive this bastard, who is neither male nor female?
This is...... What's the situation??
Jiang Yao was shocked, and hurriedly got up and was about to step forward, but he was suddenly stopped by someone, and when he turned his head, he found that it was no one else who grabbed him, it was the waiter brother from before.
"Ouch, I mean, this guest, you're here for the first time, right? β
The waiter's brother whispered while gesturing the surroundings with his eyes, and after being reminded by the little brother, Jiang Yao realized that the guests around him not only had no intention of stopping it at all, but also looked around the two people with a smile, and seemed to be completely surprised by the scene that happened in front of him.
"It's all beaten like this, how can you ignore it?" Jiang Yao frowned, even if the hooded guy stole his "Ghost City Invitation", but in the face of such a scene, he still couldn't ignore it.
"Alas, how can you just take care of the affairs of the underground rivers and lakes? If you meddle casually, be careful to set yourself on fire......" The waiter's brother pursed his lips, looking like he couldn't laugh or cry.
"'Underground rivers and lakes'?!Is this the ......" Jiang Yao was stunned, it was not the first time he had heard of this term, but it was the first time he had come into contact with it.
"Hehe, I said guest, since you can come to this bar through the barrier, it also means that you are an anomaly, and you don't even know where our 'Shadow Bar' is, right?" said the waiter with a helpless face.
"This bar is the 'trading base' of the underground rivers and lakes in this area, and all the information and items traded at each stall will come here. In the underground rivers and lakes, our bar is very famous!"
The "trading base" of the underground rivers and lakes? In other words, this place is full of supernatural people??
The surprised Jiang Yao glanced at the people around him again, he came in a hurry before, so he didn't observe carefully, but now it seems that the aura of these people is different, and they are obviously not ordinary people.
"That bald head, I originally made an appointment to 'deliver' here, but it seems that the goods haven't been completed yet, so the deal is blown, no, I'm getting angry now. The waiter pointed to the angry bald man in front of him and said carefully.
"But, if he continues to fight like this, he will die!" Jiang Yao looked at the thin figure on the ground and couldn't help but clench his fists.
"Don't worry, you can't die. The waiter shook his head. "Because the one on the ground is not an 'ordinary person'. β
As soon as the words fell, I saw that the thin figure who was still prostrate on the ground suddenly moved, and then staggered up from the ground slowly. The crumpled black hood slowly slipped from the other person's head, revealing a short gray ear-length hair hidden in it, and an expressionless childish face.
It was a delicate face that looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, and two blood streaks dripping from its forehead spread down its cheeks, like two scarlet vipers, flowing wantonly on the almost transparent white skin. The clear and beautiful facial features looked particularly cold and delicate on the thin pale face, like a beautiful rag doll, but in the depths of those sapphire-like eyes, there was a pair of demonic vertical pupils that did not belong to humans.
"She's ...... Girl?" Seeing the face of the hooded figure, Jiang Yao couldn't help but be surprised. "She's like that, what the hell is ......"
"Hmm...... Well, he's not a 'girl', or he's not human at all. The waiter sighed softly and said.
"He's a 'half-demon'. β
"Half-demon?" Jiang Yao said in surprise.
"Yes, it's a hybrid of humans and demons. The waiter replied. "Humans and demons belong to different races, and although there are occasional cases of intermarriage and giving birth to heirs, generally speaking, 'half-demons' are born with physical defects, have no gender, and are unable to have children, which is an existence that is unacceptable to both humans and the demon world. β
"Half-demon...... No wonder I felt the aura on his body a little special before......
Jiang Yao thought, looked up at the thin figure in front of him, and asked again: "Then why is he here......
"The child's name is 'nothing,' which is the 'nothing,' which is 'nothing, nothing'. β
The waiter's brother said, and there seemed to be a hint of pity between his eyebrows.
"I heard that his mother was human, and I don't know where she got pregnant and gave birth to him, and I don't know who his biological father was. But the identity of the "half-demon" is still taboo after all, he can't integrate into the society of humans or demons, and can only send people to live under the fence in the 'underground rivers and lakes'. See that bald man? He is the guy who 'adopted' "Wu", and on the surface he is the adoptive father of "Wu", but in fact he just treats him as a "house slave", and just lets him do some shady things, and beatings and scolding like this are already commonplace. β
"But this kind of abuse, won't the police ......" As soon as the words came out, Jiang Yao realized that his thoughts were really too naΓ―ve. For a "half-demon" who has no "human identity" at all, it is impossible to borrow the order of human society to protect it.
"That'...... What about his mother, his family?" After a long silence, Jiang Yao finally spoke again.
"Alas...... You must know that even if it is a "half-demon", there is still a big difference in lifespan from a human being. The waiter sighed, raised his eyes to "None", who was expressionlessly scolding the bald man, and said slowly. "His mother died half a century ago, and his relatives abandoned him, and he was all the same. β
Always...... It's all one person......
"......" Jiang Yao was silent, he looked at the thin figure who was pushed and scolded by the bald man, and suddenly felt that a long-dormant scar in his heart seemed to be touched for a moment, and the scene in front of him seemed to be like a thorn, constantly stimulating the pain in his heart, and the hesitation in Jiang Yao's eyes also turned into a decision at this moment.
ββ¦β¦ Is that computer next to the bar connected to the Internet?"
Jiang Yao pointed to a laptop not far away, and asked softly to the waiter next to him.
"It's connected, but the computer controls the music in the bar, and you're going to ...... it."
"Just connect to the Internet. Jiang Yao said, broke free from the waiter's little brother's hand, turned around and got into the crowd watching the excitement.
"Alas, you wait......"
"Smack!"
Before the waiter could catch up, a crisp slap came from the front of the bar again, and under the wave of the bald man's palm, the thin figure of "Wu" shook and fell to the ground again. Red blood slowly trickled out from the corners of "Wu's" mouth, but under such scarring, his blue eyes were still as calm as a pool of stagnant water, and there was no expression on his pale face, like an empty shell to be slaughtered.
"Neither male nor female dog mongrel, where did you mix before! Talk! Dumb!?"
The bald man snorted with a mouthful of wine, and the horizontal flesh on his face trembled under the rage.
"Okay, don't say it, right? Don't say that Lao Tzu pricked your mouth, see if you still say it!!" said the bald man, grabbed "Wu" by the collar and carried it in front of him, raised the half of the glass wine bottle with his right hand, and aimed the sharp broken bottle at "Wu"'s beautiful face.
"Yo, if you look closely, your eyes are pretty good-looking...... Belch...... I wonder how much the eyes of the 'half-demon' can buy?"
The bald man burped, and his vicious eyes showed a greedy light, but "Wu" was still calm, and there was not the slightest wave on his face.
"Hehehe...... For the sake of Lao Tzu who has raised you for so long, I will accept your eyeballs as compensation today!hahahaha......!"
"Hey, hey, this guest, are you drunk......" The waiter's brother saw that something was wrong, and he immediately didn't care about the taboos here, and hurriedly ran forward with a smiling face to dissuade him, but at this moment, there was a sudden change in the bar.
"Zlaββ!!
At the same time that the bar lobby fell into darkness, a sharp and piercing high-decibel noise suddenly roared from all directions of the bar, which made everyone present have an unbearable headache for a while, and they all lowered their heads and covered their ears.
"Ahh......h Hurry on, the speakers are off!!'
"You...... What are you talking about? I can't hear clearly!'
"My head hurts! Get out of here!!"
In the panic and noise, everyone in the bar hall began to rush towards the door of the bar in the dark, and in the chaos, the bald man who had not yet reacted was kicked by someone, and fell to the ground with a "whoosh".
"Don't crowd it, everyone, be careful......"
The waiter's shouts were quickly drowned out in the noise, and everyone didn't realize it at all, and they all rushed in the direction of the door like headless flies. Half an hour later, the standby lighting in the bar was restored, and the cacophony stopped, and the frightened crowd was just breathing a sigh of relief, when they heard a burst of exclamation of annoyance.
"......Bastard! That bastard ran away!!"
The bald man's hysterical roar echoed over the bar lobby, and everyone realized that "Wu", who was still beside the bald man before, had completely disappeared at this time.