went up to the second floor, and as soon as he entered the door, Duan Zilian saw Luo Xinyan and Luo Lingling sitting on the sofa.

At this time, Luo Xinyan was looking down at her phone, while Luo Lingling was listening to the sound of the TV program idly.

Noticing Duan Zilian, Luo Xinyan just glanced at it coldly, and there was no other reaction.

However, when she saw Duan Zilian return to the room and change her work clothes, she couldn't help but wonder.

"You're done with your work?"

"Sort of, my head hurts now and I'm not feeling well, so Aunt Qiao asked me to come up and rest." To act in a full set, in order to avoid loopholes, Duan Zilian could only deceive Luo Xinyan and Luo Lingling together.

"Is your head hurting, is it uncomfortable?" Luo Lingling asked.

Duan Zilian nodded lightly: "It's very uncomfortable, in fact, I've had a bit of a headache since this morning, but I didn't care about it, but I didn't expect it to get worse and worse, and now the headache is like an explosion." ”

"Oh." glanced at Duan Zilian, but Luo Xinyan still didn't react.

Rubbing his head, Duan Zilian said to Luo Xinyan: "I'm sorry, Xinyan, today's dinner can only be handed over to you." ”

"Got it." responded casually, seeing that it was not early, Luo Xinyan immediately stood up and went out to buy vegetables.

Luo Xinyan went out, and for a while, there were only two people in the living room, Duan Zilian and Luo Lingling.

Sitting on the sofa, feeling the pain coming from all over his body, Duan Zi couldn't help frowning, revealing a slightly uncomfortable and painful expression.

Anyway, Luo Lingling couldn't see it, so he behaved casually.

The atmosphere in the living room was very quiet, only the sound of the TV, Duan Zilian felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't know what to say to Luo Lingling, so he simply continued to remain silent.

After a while, Luo Lingling was the first to break the silence.

"Don't you have a terrible headache, don't you need to take medicine?"

"I've already bought some headache medicine and come back, let's wait until dinner is over, it doesn't seem good to take medicine on an empty stomach." Duan Zilian smiled awkwardly and perfunctory the matter.

After all, he was just pretending to be sick, and he didn't really have a headache, and he was just buying medicine for show, not really taking medicine.

After saying a few words, the two fell silent again.

Then, Xu Ying came up to take a look at Duan Zilian's situation, so that Duan Zilian could only continue to pretend to be sick and moan without illness.

Although he couldn't help it, he had no choice but to continue pretending.

……

At night, in a house.

Zheng Yulong sat on the sofa and looked at the TV in front of him, but his attention was not on the TV program at all, and his face was gloomy, as if he had been covered with a layer of gloom.

"In the end, it was a tie, and he still grew faster than I expected......"

Recalling the battle with Nexus in the evening, Zheng Yulong couldn't help but clench his fists with a worried expression on his face.

After all, without expanding the Meita realm, Duan Zilian has been able to tie with him now, and next time, maybe he will surpass him.

If he can't defeat Duan Zilian, Zheng Yulong won't be able to take away Duan Zilian's power and can't complete his task.

And once he doesn't complete the task, he can't get a new life, let alone return to the normal trajectory of life

。

Even, he may lose his value, be ruthlessly abandoned, and die.

As soon as he thought of this, Zheng Yulong was flustered, and panic and uneasiness occupied his heart, making him unable to calm down at all.

Even the TV show in front of him can't distract him.

Even, in the midst of panic, Zheng Yulong was not only restless, but anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and the expression on his face was a little distorted, looking a little hideous.

"I'm going to die? Are you kidding. This kind of thing...... It must not be allowed to happen. I can't sit still, since it's hard to defeat him head-on, I have to find a way, and the next time I fight, I must take away his power! ”

Clenched his fists unwillingly, Zheng Yulong forced himself to calm down, thinking about ways to defeat Duan Zilian.

While Zheng Yulong was pondering, a figure suddenly pushed open the door and walked out of the house.

"In this evening's battle, strictly speaking, you failed, so I came over to take a look at your situation, but I didn't expect to see your expression as soon as I came in, it seems that you are very distressed, are you worried about something?"

"Nothing." Looking at the middle-aged man who walked in the door by himself, Zheng Yulong hid his emotions and shook his head expressionlessly.

"Don't you want to tell me? But even if you don't, I probably know what you're worried about. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man walked over and sat on the single sofa next to him, looking at Zheng Yulong with a smile on his face.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're worried about that joke, right?"

"......" Zheng Yulong did not reply.

After all, he has nothing to say about being said by a middle-aged man.

"If you don't speak, I'll take you as a default."

Seeing that Zheng Yulong didn't speak, the middle-aged man continued to talk to himself, as if he understood Zheng Yulong very well.

"It's no wonder that in today's battle, even if that Duan Zilian doesn't expand the Meta Realm realm, he can already tie with you, maybe by the next time he fights, he will surpass you, and you will no longer be his opponent."

"If you can't beat him, it will be difficult to take away his strength and not be able to complete the task, in that case, I will not be able to fulfill the promise I made to you, so it is normal for you to be so worried."

Looking at the middle-aged man's appearance that seemed to empathize, Zheng Yulong slowly clenched his fists and said with some gritted teeth: "His growth rate is indeed beyond my expectations, but next time, I will definitely take away his power!" Don't forget the promise you made with me either! ”

The middle-aged man nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't have any outstanding advantages, the only thing I can take out is to keep my word." As long as you can complete your mission, I will definitely give you a new life and return you to the normal trajectory of life, never bothering you again. ”

After a pause, he asked curiously, "Anyway, you said that you would definitely take away his power next time, so you should have figured out a way to deal with him by now, right?" Can you tell me what that is? ”

"You don't have to worry about it." Zheng Yulong said coldly.

"If you don't want to say it, then forget it."

Regarding Zheng Yulong's-for-tat, the middle-aged man didn't care, and smiled indifferently.

"Since you said that you will definitely be able to take away his power next time, then I will give you another chance, but this is also your last chance, if you don't seize the opportunity and can't complete the task, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Hearing this, Zheng Yulong was stunned for a moment, and after understanding what the middle-aged man meant, his face suddenly sank: "Ah...... I know! ”

As he spoke, he clenched his fists tightly.

For him, the middle-aged man's words are tantamount to an ultimatum, if he fails, the middle-aged man will withdraw the dark power in his body, and once the dark power is not maintained, he will die on the spot.

Therefore, the next battle will be his last chance.

"I want to live, the next battle, no matter what, no matter what method is used, I must not lose!"

Thinking that the next battle would be his last chance, Zheng Yulong muttered to himself, and an unparalleled sense of urgency suddenly appeared in his heart, and his expression became extremely solemn and very determined.

Seeing the change in Zheng Yulong's expression, the middle-aged man laughed: "Heh, the expression is good." To be honest, I admire you, and I hope you'll be able to complete your mission the next time you fight. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man's voice changed: "By the way, the next battle will be the final battle between you and him, do you want to relax before the decisive battle?" ”

"Huh?" didn't expect the middle-aged man to suddenly say this, Zheng Yulong was stunned for a moment, and looked at the middle-aged man in surprise.

For Zheng Yulong's gaze, Zheng Yulong smiled kindly: "Don't look at me like this, I think my heart is still very good." Before the decisive battle, if you always tense your nerves, it is easy for you to have a nervous breakdown, which will affect the play of strength, so you should take the time to relax. ”

"Let it go...... Just relax? ”

The middle-aged man said it very clearly, but it was precisely because of this that Zheng Yulong felt even more surprised.

Although he didn't have much contact, Zheng Yulong still probably knew what a middle-aged man was.

Therefore, he can be sure that the middle-aged man must have some ulterior motive for letting himself find an opportunity to go out and relax.

And seeing the seemingly kind smile of the middle-aged man, he was even more firm in his idea.

So, he became vigilant.

Ignoring Zheng Yulong's vigilant gaze, the middle-aged man continued to himself: "There is still a week, it's May Day, you can go out and relax on May Day, it happens that there are many people at that time, and it should be quite lively." ”

"Also, when you go out to relax on May Day, by the way, call your fiancée out too, you haven't seen each other for so long, so you can meet her before the decisive battle."

"No!!"

Hearing that the middle-aged man was going to call Ling Lanjing out on May Day, Zheng Yulong suddenly became anxious, sat up hard, and looked at the middle-aged man angrily.

He didn't know what the middle-aged man's purpose was in calling Ling Lanjing out, but he was sure that it was definitely not a good thing!

Thinking about the worst-case scenario, he estimated that the middle-aged man called Ling Lanjing out, maybe he wanted to use Ling Lanjing to threaten himself and force himself to complete the task.

No matter what, he didn't want to let Ling Lanjing encounter danger, let alone involve Ling Lanjing.

That's why his emotions suddenly became so excited.