CHAPTER XXXII

I gasped in fright, looked intently, and reconfirmed the person in front of me. He turned out to be the person who had just been "killed" by Ali, the lazy guard.

"You're not dead, are you?"

"Hehe, you come with me. ”

"Where are I going with you?"

"Aunt Xue wants to see you. ”

"Aunt Xue, where is she now, is she safe?"

"Yes. Just come with me. ”

I followed the guard, turned several corners, and finally came to a house. This house is not Aunt Xue's home, and it is different from the last time. As soon as my body passed through the courtyard door, all the nanosuits on my body automatically retracted into the device on my chest, which startled me.

He opened the door for me and gentlemanly invited me in. At this time, Aunt Xue was sitting elegantly on the sofa in the living room, looking out the window with anxious eyes. As soon as I entered, her eyes lit up like light, and she stood up and came to the door to greet me.

"Xiao Joan~"

"Hello Aunt Xue. ”

Aunt Xue hasn't changed at all, she is still so elegant and dignified, she took my hand and asked me to sit down on the sofa. When I sat down, she pulled the leg of her skirt and leaned over to sit down gently.

"Aunt Xue, where is this?" I asked weakly.

"Xiao Qiong, don't be afraid. It's my private house, it's safe. ”

"Aunt Xue, how is your health? lazy him...... I didn't embarrass you!"

"Haha, how dare he embarrass me if he's lazy. ”

My brow furrowed, my heart full of worry. On the one hand, I am really worried about Aunt Xue, now that the situation outside is tense, she should not still stay in the town, on the other hand, I am worried about the three people who are still fighting outside, Fu Yuan, Mo Qingyan and Lao Xu.

"Aunt Xue, it's nice to see you again, but my friends are still outside, and I can't leave them behind. May I take the liberty of asking, what is the reason why you called me?"

When Aunt Xue heard the words "my friend", she smiled bitterly at me, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and there seemed to be some tears in her eyes. She soon discovered her gaffe and covered her face with a handkerchief. She took a deep breath and adjusted herself before putting down her handkerchief and speaking to me.

"Xiao Qiong, don't worry, I know you're worried about your friend. I ...... today," Aunt Xue still couldn't speak, then she closed her eyes and pursed her lips, and after a long while, she continued, "I'll just say it directly...... I'm here to be a lobbyist, so let's put it this way, and if you're willing to stay, I'm sure you'll be lazy and won't hurt your friends in the slightest. ”

Aunt Xue's face stiffened, and I don't know if these words came from her sincerity.

"Aunt Xue......" I looked into her eyes and shook my head.

"Joan, your answer?"

"Aunt Xue, you...... How could you?" I looked at her suspiciously, she was on our side some time ago, why is she on the lazy side now.

"Those who know the times are junjie, as long as you are willing to stay......"

"No, Aunt Xue, you know my answer!"

"What's your answer?"

"I won't betray my friends!"

"Look at the outside...... You have to live!

Aunt Xue looked at me in panic, and wanted to reach out and hold me, but she reached halfway and retracted. She was so anxious that her hands began to tremble, and her expression became panicked, I had never seen Aunt Xue like this.

"Aunt Xue, I always thought you were a reasonable person...... You have helped Fleur and Lao Xu so much, they trust you so much, how can you do this!"

"Little Joan, the situation is different now! I'm helping you!"

"No matter what conditions you say, I won't agree! I won't betray my friends! I'll go first!"

I was really resentful in my heart, and in my heart Aunt Xue was like a mirror, she made me look at myself from time to time. But now she wants me to betray my friend, and I will never agree to that. So I jumped up in anger and went straight to the door, but the guard stood in the doorway, looking fierce, and it was evident that he would not let me go.

"Little Joan...... Don't you realize it? It's not a betrayal......."

Aunt Xue lowered her head in disbelief and said this sentence reluctantly. Hearing her words, my heart chuckled, what did she mean by that. I turned my head and looked at Aunt Xue in confusion, unable to speak for a while. And Aunt Xue slowly raised her head, looked at me with tears in her eyes, and sighed before she said to me.

"It's not a betrayal...... It's about exchanging your sacrifice for the lives of several of them. ”

“......”

My eyebrows jumped a few times unconsciously, my jaw trembled uncontrollably, and in order not to show my panic, I quickly gritted my teeth and tightened my brows.

"Little Joan...... I'm not commanding you, I'm ...... I ask you. Please, stay!"

"I ......"

"Stay!"

Aunt Xue said to me affectionately, which made my heart suddenly shake a little, and at this moment, I really wanted to agree to her. But just as I was about to speak, Fu Hui, Mo Qingyan and Lao Xu suddenly flashed in my mind, and the three of them surrounded me, swearing to me to protect me to the death.

My mind suddenly became clear that I couldn't promise her if I stayed in Lazy Town and was locked up by Lazy Him. Then a few of them will never give up, they will only keep and never stop saving me. They are people who value love and righteousness, and I am convinced of that.

"How's it going? Xiao Qiong...... Promise Aunt Xue, okay?"

"Aunt Xue...... I won't promise you. I won't stay!"

"Why?" Aunt Xue was so anxious that her whole body trembled, and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye.

"Aunt Xue...... You are like a light in my heart, guiding me to do the right thing...... But what you did today disappointed me...... You think, I'm staying here...... Fleur, are they going to leave?"

"They ......"

"They won't leave...... You know them better than I do, don't you?"

"This ......"

"I don't know what Lazy has said to you, to make you think that as long as I stay, Fleur and they will leave. I took a deep breath and continued, "Laziness anticipated this and asked you to come and persuade me. ”

"Little Joan...... I didn't expect that......"

"Aunt Xue, I know you can't be blamed for this...... But sorry, I really can't stay, I'm going to be with my friends. ”

"Joan, the one who should say sorry...... It's me. ”

I didn't understand what Aunt Xue meant, and looked at her suspiciously. At this time, her expression became more and more depressed, she shook her head, looked me in the eye, and said to me.

"It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, now that you are in this house, you will never be able to get out. ”

I swallowed, I already knew this, and the lazy guard had been standing in the doorway, apparently trying to trap me here.

"Joan, I'm sorry. ”

Aunt Xue's voice had become trembling, and her hand was shaking as she picked up the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. I could feel her pain, her inner torment, I could really feel it.

I walked to the window with heavy steps, staring blankly at the scene of the rain of bullets outside the window, and my heart was in the same torment, the same pain.

To stay or not to stay? I asked myself.

Thinking about it, I suddenly felt ridiculous, in fact, this question seems to be less important anymore. Because I chose not to stay, it wasn't that I couldn't get out of this house, and in the end, I was forced to stay.

Now the question has changed to one of life or death. Who lives and who dies?

My friends must live, they must live out of the town of laziness, as long as ...... As long as they leave Lazy Town, it doesn't matter if I stay or not, whether I live or die. I turned around, clenched my fists, adjusted my emotions, and said to Aunt Xue.

"Aunt Snow......"

"Joan, have you thought about it?" she looked at me expectantly, and I didn't like her look.

"Well, I figured it out. But I have one condition. ”

"Conditions?"

Aunt Xue blinked and glanced at the guard standing at the door, as if she was making eye contact with something. Then, she slowly walked up to my side and took my arm. I wanted to break free of her grasp, because she wasn't the Aunt Xue I knew anymore. But even though I thought so, my body couldn't break free.

"On what terms?"

"My condition is very simple. I'm going to make sure my friends are alive and they have to get out of Lazy Town alive. If...... If they die here today, then my bones will remain here too!"

"Little Qiong......" Aunt Xue held my arm tightly.

"If you can't say yes to such a simple request, then I have nothing to say. ”

“......”

Aunt Xue was silent beside me, looking only at me with her gentle eyes. When I saw that she didn't say a word, I was a little angry in my heart, why didn't I agree to such a simple request. So, I walked straight to the door, and the pestle was in front of the guard.

"Get out of the way! Even if I die today, I'm going to get out of this door!"

"......" He straightened his back and said nothing, his eyes looking at me viciously.

"Get out of the way! believe me or not!"

I swung my fist at his muscular body, and was about to punch him. Of course, I knew that I couldn't have beaten him at all, and I wouldn't have hit this punch at all, I just wanted to force Aunt Xue to agree to me in this way.

As long as she promised me, there would be a way for her to keep laziness from hurting them, and for some reason, I was always convinced of that.

"Xiao Luo!"

"Xiao Luo?" my fist suddenly loosened, unable to comprehend the situation in front of me.

Aunt Xue softly called the name of the guard, and he immediately put down his fierce shelf and softened. He stretched out his right hand, his left hand still behind his back, and made a "please" gesture motioning for me to sit back.

I turned around and found Aunt Xue looking at me with a happy look in her eyes. Seeing her like this, the Aunt Xue in my heart came back, and in an instant, the resentment in my heart disappeared.

I slowly walked over to the couch and sat down in confusion.

"Xiao Qiong, I really didn't misread you. ”

"Aunt Xue...... This...... What's the situation?"

Aunt Xue was happy like a child, her eyes bent into crescents, and two deep dimples imprinted on her face. She sat down next to me, took my hand, and smiled as she stroked it.

"Xiao Luo, bring that thing. Little Joan, you're awesome. ”

"It turns out that his name is Xiao Luo. ”

"Please call me Guard Luo. He said to me solemnly, and headed for a room.

"That's right, he's my personal bodyguard. ”

"Ah, no wonder he intercepted me halfway that day and sent me back, in fact, he was protecting me!"

"Xiao Qiong, I really didn't misunderstand you, you are so smart. Come, let me see, are you hurt. ”

Aunt Xue carefully examined me and made sure that I was not injured before she was relieved.

After a while, Guard Luo came out of the room, holding a jewelry box that looked very valuable, and carefully handed it to Aunt Xue with both hands.

I thought to myself, Aunt Xue wouldn't be giving me any jewelry, but at this time.

Aunt Xue gracefully took the jewelry box, showed it to me, and slowly opened it. The jewelry box didn't contain any jewelry, there was only a golden string inside, and it didn't seem to be anything valuable.

"Aunt Xue, what is this?"

"This ...... Here's a piece of code. ”

"Code? This little rope is code?"

When I was at the base, I bumped into Mo Qingyan and Lao Xu a few times when they were changing the code, and there were a bunch of numbers on the screen, which I really couldn't understand at all. But I couldn't understand it now, and I couldn't make any associations between the pile of numbers and the little rope in front of me.

"It's a code that controls the inert machine. ”

"The code that controls lazy machinery?

"Yes, that's right. ”

I looked at the thin rope in disbelief, and then at Aunt Xue's determined eyes. How can a rope control a lazy and huge machine?