24. You are my faith
Shang Ke's gaze followed Ti Luo until he disappeared. This man is the "culprit" who made the original owner Osari taste defeat again and again, and finally threw himself into the devil's camp.
According to the original development, after Osaari became a royal apostle, he still did not dare to fight Tiluo head-on, so he secretly induced his friends to be killed by his ill-intentioned friend in the second mission to seal the Devil's Tree.
If it weren't for that, with Tiluo's strength and will, one of the few warriors who finally sealed the Devil's Tree would be him.
Shang Ke can't arbitrarily assume that this man is Ravel because of a mole. But if he really is, then his additional tasks are most likely related to this man. Of course, the premise is that he can survive the main quest.
Shang Ke retracted his gaze, and was not in a hurry to have a long-lost reunion with this "old friend", anyway, as long as he followed Cassie, the other characters would pop up like bubbles. His role is to poke out the black heart and leave it to the sky.
"Okay, I've been waiting for a long time." Cassius walked out of the school building refreshed and beckoned Shang Ke to go home with him.
Shang Ke braided the flower rope in his hand and put it on his fluttering wrist before standing up.
As soon as the three of them reached the school gate, they found a bunch of people around there, and it seemed that two students were fighting. This kind of thing is common in the martial arts academy, it happens almost every few days, and as long as people are not maimed to death, the school will just turn a blind eye.
Who knew that the fight between these two students accidentally affected others, and then the heads-up quickly turned into a group fight. Provoked, black-handed, aggressive, and fun-loving...... It's all in a mess.
Shang Ke couldn't help but sigh secretly: What a passionate youth.
As soon as he finished sighing, this "passion" was projected onto him, and he didn't know whose long sword suddenly came out of his hand and flew straight towards his face.
Shang Ke subconsciously protected the flutter, Ka Xiu's long arm stretched out, accurately grasped the hilt of the sword, the blade cut through Shang Ke's hood, and then heard the sound of the cloth being cut.
A few wisps of green silk flew up lightly with the sword qi, the hood slipped off, and Shang Ke's true face was completely revealed.
His appearance didn't attract much attention, and everyone was paying attention to the students' scuffle. Only a few people took a few more glances at Shang Ke, and one of them was Tiluo, who had just come out of the corridor.
"Shang Ke, are you alright?" Ka Xiu threw the sword in his hand on the ground and said unhappily: "This group of guys is becoming more and more disagreeable, and they are not afraid of hurting innocent people when they actually use force at the school gate." ”
"I'm fine." Shang Ke smiled nonchalantly.
"Then let's go." Cassiu put his hand on Shang Ke's shoulder, smiling.
Tiluo looked at the backs of the two of them in the distance, her eyes slightly dark.
That's Osari? After five years, he's back? It seems like a lot has changed, and it's ...... Tiluo frowned, just now he couldn't even dodge a sword that flew out casually?
Forget it, none of this has anything to do with him, and Tilo doesn't take it to heart. Although Osari was as famous as him back then, he did not have a good impression of this person, he was talented, he thought highly of himself, and he was too obsessed with winning and losing. What Tilly values is never a person's strength, but his character.
"Here we are." Cassiu pushed open the far door and made a "please" gesture.
It's a separate yard with overgrown weeds that apparently no one has cleaned up for a long time.
As the protagonist of this world, Cassiu did have a bit of a humble life in the early stage. However, he later married Tiluo's sister, the little princess of the Shengya Empire.
"You guys just stay in this room." Cassiu takes Shang Ke and Plop to the guest room next to the master bedroom, which is fairly well furnished, but dust is piling up and cobwebs are accumulating.
Shang Ke looked around and said, "I think, I need a few rags and a bucket of water." ”
Cassiu touched his nose, finally feeling a little embarrassed. deliberately invited others to live in his own house, but it turned out to be such a dilapidated house.
Shang Ke put a cloth over his mouth and nose, and then the father and daughter began to clean the room.
Shang Ke is responsible for wiping dust over a large area, and Puff is responsible for sweeping the cobwebs in the corners with small wooden sticks.
"Pounce, call me if you see a spider scared." You can still advise.
Plop nodded, then waved his small wooden stick and began to look around for "enemies" hidden in various corners.
It took three hours for the father and daughter to work together to turn the abandoned house into a clean nest.
Shang Ke crossed his waist with a sense of accomplishment, and fluttered his waist with a sense of accomplishment.
"Let's go, wash our hands and go." Shang Ke picked up and pounced, turned around and rushed towards the bathroom.
"Hahaha." Plop laughed with joy.
Cassiu came back from buying a lot of ingredients from outside, and when he heard the laughter of the father and daughter, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and his eyes overflowed with tenderness.
After freshening up, it was still visible that Cassiu was busy in the kitchen, so he took the initiative to help.
Seeing Shang Ke's skillful handling of ingredients, Cassiu casually asked, "Do you know how to cook?" ”
"Well, yes, it's better for me to make dinner today, and it can be regarded as repaying you for taking care of us during this time."
"Okay, I can't ask for it." Cassius is like Montach.
Then, after tasting the craftsmanship of the fair, Cassiu never cooked by himself......
During the three days of the holiday, Cassius took Shang Ke and Pounce around the royal city, during which Vidora, You Yi, Fred, and Amy all came to visit the door, and then the visit turned into a meal, and the meal became an order. inadvertently provided Shang Ke with a channel to earn living expenses - selling boxed lunches.
Shang Ke's masterful cooking skills quickly conquered a group of teachers and students, and in just a few months, he won the nickname of "Prince of Lunch Boxes".
Shang Ke could only say that he was speechless about this.
"What's that?" Tiluo saw a circle of people around the forest road, and a familiar figure stood in the circle.
Quincy looked over there and smiled, "You don't know? Recently, there is a delicious bento that has become very popular, and the person who sells it is called the 'Prince of Lunch Box', and it is probably the person on the other side. ”
"'The Prince of Lunch Boxes'? He? A look of surprise flashed in Tiluo's eyes. Turning his head to look over there again, he made sure he didn't recognize the wrong person.
Osari, a former genius and one of the college's double stars, is actually selling boxed lunches? Tilo couldn't believe her eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Quincy glanced at Tillo strangely, and said casually, "Speaking of which, does that 'Lunch Prince' look a little familiar, as if you have seen it somewhere?" ”
Fall: "......"
The previous classes of students had already graduated, and the only ones who could still recognize Osaari today were alumni who had been in the same period as him, except for some senior teachers.
Returning to the imperial capital after five years, what are Osari's plans? It's not just about buying a boxed lunch, is it?
Although Tiluo didn't like this person very much, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry when he saw that the former genius had fallen so far.
Shang Ke finished selling the boxed lunch, packed his things, and prepared to go home. He only cooks 100 boxed lunches a day, and the price is quite high, so that he is not too tired and can make a small profit.
"Osari."
Suddenly hearing someone shouting this name, Shang Ke was slightly stunned, turned his head to look, and saw a curly-haired young man appear behind him, looking at him with a surprised face.
After searching the memories of the original owner, Shang Ke didn't have much impression of this person.
"I didn't expect it to be?" With an exaggerated expression of disbelief on his face, the curly-haired young man pointed to his trailer and asked, "When did you come back?" How can you buy a boxed lunch here? ”
With Osari's strength, he is enough to enter the Hall of Brave and become an imperial ** official with a title and a fixed income. No matter how bad it is, it is more than enough to be a nobleman's guard or mercenary, and it is better than selling a boxed lunch anyway.
Shang Ke glanced at him: What's wrong with selling boxed lunches? Do you know how nutritious your little man's boxed lunch is, how gorgeous the shape is, and how delicious it tastes? When the master is strong in the future, everyone who has eaten a boxed lunch will be proud of it, okay? Is it even possible that the name of the prince of lunch boxes will be famous for centuries?
Seeing that Shang Ke didn't say a word, the curly-haired young man was even more energetic: "I guess you don't remember me either." My name is 'Max', and I used to be your defeated soldier, and now I'm the captain of the Royal Guard. ”
Max? It sounds familiar.
Slow, Max? Wasn't Max one of the Seven Warriors involved in sealing the Devil's Tree? Although he didn't come back alive in the end, such a person was actually able to break through the demonic qi barrier? Doesn't it mean that only warriors with strong will, pure character, and strong faith can break through?
Where does this peacock look like a warrior in front of him? It's just broken, okay?
The curly-haired young man noticed that Shang Ke's expression seemed to have changed slightly, and suddenly felt a sense of arrogance, and said with a smile: "For the sake of our acquaintance, do you need me to introduce you to a decent job?" ”
"No thanks." Shang Ke replied lightly. Since he was one of the Seven Warriors, he endured it.
"You're welcome." Max took a few steps closer and looked Shang Ke up and down, "You look more handsome than before, but your strength is ......"
Shang Ke's steps were vain, his whole body was flawed, and he couldn't even feel the power of faith.
"Tsk, after you were defeated by His Highness Tiro, did you completely lose your faith?" If a person has no faith, or if the power of faith is weak, he can only be reduced to mediocrity. Some people are born mediocre, while others are devastated because they can't withstand the blow.
Osari's strength was extraordinary, and he could be said to be the strongest student in that class, and he was invincible except for Tiluo. Now, he doesn't even have a trace of faith in him, which is not just a collapse, but a complete abandonment of his own faith.
"No, I haven't lost my faith." Shang Ke looked at Max quietly.
"Really?" Max pulled out the short knife at his waist and raised his eyebrows, "So how about we have a game?" I would love to know what kind of strength the genius who defeated me back then has. ”