119 Walking

"Ruixin, do you want to go out and walk around?"

Just as I was lying on the bed reading a picture book, Uncle Luo walked in from outside the house.

"Go out for a walk?" I was a little surprised by Uncle Luo's question, after all, he rarely took the initiative to chat with me, let alone took the initiative to invite me out for a walk! After all, such things are usually done by Sister Lilith and Hawke.

"Okay~" I got excited, and although I felt a little strange about the sudden invitation, it didn't hinder my interest in going out.

"But where are we going?" I jumped out of bed excitedly, my previous injuries had basically recovered to the point where I could move around at will, and to be honest, I was tired of being at home for so many days.

"Get dressed, we'll be waiting for you at the door." Uncle Luo didn't answer my question, then turned around and walked towards the living room.

……

Dressed for the clothes I needed to go out, I hurried to the living room.

Hawke and Uncle Luo were already waiting there, both wearing high-necked trench coats and big black hats on their heads, covering their faces tightly.

"Do you have a cold?"

"There's... Hawke was stunned for a moment, glanced at Uncle Luo, and then stumbled in reply.

"Let's go~"

……

The vehicle we took was still a flying fish, I rode with Hawke, and Uncle Luo drove one by himself.

"Hold on." Hawke turned his head from his high collar and said to me.

"Don't worry!" I cracked my mouth and grinned, wrapping my arms around his waist.

"By the way, where are we going?"

"District 1."

"District 1!?" I was a little surprised, after all, it was the first time I had traveled that far.

"Actually, it's not far, the first area is separated from us by a forest, and if you drive the flying fish, you can reach it in ten minutes."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but think back to the woman named 'Kaisha' I met when I was painting at the entrance to the forest.

"By the way, I always feel like Sister Ariel has been avoiding me lately? She hasn't spoken to me since that time..."I looked at Uncle Luo and whispered in Hawke's ear.

Hawke was silent when asked, I thought he knew something, but he didn't seem to know anything.

"You're overthinking. She's been working hard out there lately, probably because she's too tired, right? Uncle Luo turned around and replied lightly.

"It's... That's it~" I breathed a sigh of relief, after all, if it was because of me that Sister Ariel was distressed, then I had to go to her and apologize quickly!

'Boom! Suddenly, a loud bang came from the other end of the forest ahead.

With billowing smoke, the sky was black, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

"Wow! Thunderstorms? I was surprised, but once again I thought about being kidnapped in the rain that day, and I couldn't help but push harder around Hawke's arm.

I felt the flying fish under my feet increase its speed, and my whole body began to feel like it was floating backwards.

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After about ten minutes, we finally crossed the forest.

After going through immigration formalities, we officially stepped into the boundaries of District 1.

However, the scene here was somewhat unexpected to me.

Empty neighborhoods, unpopulated streets, and a sight of 'it was open yesterday, but all of a sudden it closed today'!

"Have you all gone home to hide from the rain!?" I was amazed and began to subconsciously search my satchel for defensive equipment.

'Boom! Suddenly, there was another loud bang, accompanied by a violent earthquake.

"It can't be Sister Ariel driving an excavator again, right?" It dawned on me and excitedly looked up in the direction where the explosion was coming from.

"What are you talking about?" Uncle Luo looked at me with question marks on his face.

"It's not impossible! Let's go over and have a look, maybe we'll run into her! Hawke looked at Uncle Luo, and the two seemed to make eye contact at that moment.

"Okay, move fast." Uncle Luo took the lead and drove the flying fish forward.

"Let's go~" Hawke picked up the fish head in response and followed Uncle Luo's pace.

……

As we got closer to the area of lightning and thunder, the sound of the explosion became clearer.

"Hey!" At this time, the shouts of passers-by were heard.

"Fangs are fighting with the Sea Demon Mound, it's dangerous over there, don't go over there!"

However, his kind reminder did not get a response from Uncle Luo and Hawke, and they still drove the flying fish without the slightest intention of stopping.

"Fangs? Sea Devils? What is that!? I was amazed and craned my neck to look forward.

"Two dogs are fighting." Uncle Luo replied in a low voice.

"Dog... You have to be careful..."

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The streets of the 1st arrondissement are very different from those of the 3rd arrondissement, and although the two places are not far apart, there are great differences in the construction of the houses, the way the pedestrians dress, and even the means of transportation.

The buildings in the first district are mostly high-rise buildings with dozens of floors, while the buildings in the third district are mostly low-rise buildings with about three floors.

The square-shaped 'jet cars' with round jets underneath completely caught my eye.

However, both the few pedestrians and the box cars were coming in the opposite direction of us, and they looked rather hurried.

"Hawke." Uncle Luo glanced at Hawke, who nodded, put me off the flying fish, and handed me into Uncle Luo's hands.

"Ruixin, I'm going to do something next, and Uncle Luo will take you to play~" He said, quickly turning around and flying towards the other end of the street.

Following Uncle Luo, we walked around the streets and alleys of the city, and almost all the things we saw in front of us were completely unseen before.

It's just that when I stay with Uncle Luo, I always have some weird feelings in my heart.

It's not sad, but it's not happiness.

Ever since I was rescued by Uncle Luo in that dark alley, he has become the person who has the least contact with me in [Coral Three].

I could feel the respect of everyone in my family for this man, and I could feel the invisible charm that emanated from him, but there was always an indescribable emotion that popped up in my heart every time I met him.

"What? Have you learned to be in a daze at a young age? Uncle Luo looked down at me, and it was a rather sophisticated and calm face, exactly the same as the expression on his face when he easily knocked over the stubble man with his right hand when we first met. In other words, he has always had this expression, and it has not changed from beginning to end.

"Ahh This!!! "Suddenly, there was a strange cry of surprise from a passerby, obviously shouting at us.

I turned my head and saw a man on crutches with a bandage all over his body looking at me in horror.

"Why, why is it here!!!" He screamed and turned to run, cursing and not knowing what to say.