Chapter 211: Allies
Hai Ling'er had already heard about what was happening in the Green Tiger Tribe, and although she didn't know the specific details, it was certain that not long ago, a bloody battle broke out here, and four beast masters from the Roaring Kingdom died here.
This bad news made her heartstrings tense and secretly blamed herself.
"I should have been back here sooner!"
She was ashamed of her sluggishness. If she had returned to the Blue Tiger Department earlier, she might have been able to help? Unfortunately, she had been immersed in her own misfortunes and had been too depressed recently. This depression, which came from the deepest part of her heart, made her dull and even stupid.
At this moment, she saw the familiar figure of a young man approaching from the darkness in the distance. She looked intently, shocked. The young man's high-spirited feeling was gone, replaced by an unconcealable anxiety and resentment that had been suppressed by force, as if he had just suffered some unbearable setback.
"Zhou Fan, you ...... Are you alright?"
Hai Ling'er looked at Zhou Ming in surprise and asked worriedly. Although Zhou Ming's aura was a little disordered, he was obviously not injured. However, judging from the pale face, it was obvious that the young man in front of him was in a very bad state.
Zhou Ming didn't answer her, but asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?"
Hai Ling'er came back this time, which was a good intention, but unexpectedly, Zhou Mingwan looked unappreciative and unwelcoming.
She knew immediately that the misunderstanding between them had not gone away at all, even though she had explained it to him sincerely.
"I ......"
Hai Ling'er couldn't help but feel a little angry and aggrieved in her heart, but she finally suppressed it, took a deep breath and said, "I want to come back and remind you that Xiao Chen has gone crazy." There's a good chance he's not good for you and the people around you!"
"Really?"
Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "You're late!"
"What?"
Hai Ling'er's face changed suddenly, her heart sank instantly, and she asked nervously, "What happened?"
She knew that she couldn't get out of this matter. After all, she was the one who made the decision to come to the Green Tiger Department in the first place. If you get to the bottom of it, the person who brought the disaster to the Blue Tiger Department is her at all.
"Can I trust you?"
Zhou Ming didn't answer directly, just raised his eyes and looked directly into Hai Ling'er's eyes.
Hai Ling'er replied without thinking: "If I can prove it, I will definitely prove it to you." I have never had ill will towards you. ”
"I know your secret!"
Zhou Ming's answer was noncommittal, and he walked straight towards the Green Tiger Palace: "Let's talk there!"
Hai Ling'er frowned slightly, looked at Zhou Ming's back suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly followed.
In the huge Green Tiger Palace, there were only two of them.
The food and drinks are even steaming.
"Half-demon, Jade Emperor Python, Hai Ling'er!"
Zhou Ming stared into Hai Ling'er's eyes, and it wasn't until Hai Ling'er couldn't help but want to avoid that he finally broke the silence and said in an unusually calm tone.
“......”
Hai Ling'er's momentum rose suddenly, and she entered a combat state almost instantly, as if she had been suddenly touched against the scales.
"My name is Zhou Ming. ”
Zhou Ming ignored her, and just said calmly: "This is where I grew up, so I must guard here." It was you who brought the waters of disaster to this peaceful place. Do you know what I paid for it?"
Hai Ling'er froze. Then, too many doubts in my heart suddenly became clear. No wonder she will lose the battle with the young man in front of her, no wonder the young man in front of her will be obsessed with protecting this small tribe, no wonder she will encounter Zhou Ming's wild illusion in the depths of the heart of the alien fierce wolf, no wonder Zhou Ming can know her most secret identity...... It's no wonder that the young man in front of him would kill a grassland butcher in such a short period of time with the cultivation of a mere beast tamer.
It turned out that he was Zhou Ming, Zhou Ming, the body of a demigod.
Zhou Ming knew her secret, and now, she also got Zhou Ming's most secret secret. Does this mean that they have a foundation of trust between them?
"Xiao Chen is dead, at the hands of the four Roaring Kingdom Beast Masters. He was indeed insane, and before he died, he betrayed important information about me. Before I could rush back to the tribe, the four beast masters who had come to hunt the butchers of the steppe came to the tribe first. Although their ruse failed, the woman I loved the most, as well as a friend of mine, were murdered. First Qu Mufeng assassinated me, and then Xiao Chen's crazy revenge...... Their relationship with you seems to me so close, do you think I have any reason to trust you?"
Although Zhou Ming's eyes were calm, they revealed a murderous coldness, and said word by word: "Why haven't I killed you yet?"
“......”
Hai Ling'er opened her mouth half-open, and she couldn't say a word of shock. The scenes before and after Qu Mufeng's madness resurfaced in her heart. The sense of shame in her heart was even stronger. Wasn't it because of her that Xiao Chen knew that the grassland butcher was Zhou Fan's?
She never thought that her inadvertent words would cause such a terrible disaster by chance.
Suddenly, she felt her neck tighten, and Zhou Ming had been bullied in front of her.
Zhou Ming roughly choked Hai Ling'er's snow-white slender neck, glared at her eyes and said, "Hai Ling'er, is your innocent and beautiful appearance really just your false disguise?"
"No, no, Zhou Fan, I never wanted to hurt you. Even if you win me again and again, I don't have those immoral thoughts. I just want to win it back on my own......"
Hai Ling'er's eyes were filled with tears of shame, and she didn't resist, but explained in a panic.
"I only hate that I'm not ruthless enough, otherwise I would have killed you and Xiao Chen a long time ago. In that case, how could all this have happened?"
A trace of blood appeared in Zhou Ming's eyes, and the killing intent was emerging uncontrollably.
“...... Zhou Ming, I'm really sorry......"
......
Half an hour later, Zhou Ming and Hai Ling'er began to discuss the specific matters of entering Tianmu Mountain in the Green Tiger Palace.
Zhou Ming was not carried away by hatred and anger after all, although he was almost out of control at one point, but his reason prevailed at the critical moment.
The guilt in Hai Linger's heart finally contributed to the most perfect ending.
In order to prove her innocence, she opened her heart to Zhou Ming. Zhou Ming confirmed her kindness and innocence by peeking into her heart.
Between them, they were finally reconciled.
Hai Ling'er was forgiven by Zhou Ming.
And Zhou Ming got the assistant he desperately needed.
In return, Hai Ling'er inevitably learned more of Zhou Ming's secrets. After all, it is about Tianmu Mountain, about the so-called evil god's lair, and there are some hidden things that Zhou Ming can't hide at all.
He knows that honesty in a certain sense is the foundation on which trust is built.
He had to build a strong relationship of trust with Hai Ling'er. After all, when it came time to carry out the operation, he had to entrust Chen Ting and Shan Liuying to this new ally.
After learning about some of Hai Linger's abilities, Zhou Ming was pleasantly surprised to find that this helper was even better than he expected.
With Hai Ling'er joining, his plan was finally completed.
This made his hanging heart finally have a trace of peace.