Chapter 17: A Letter Almost Leads to a Bloody Case
"This lord, I don't know what is the matter with Lord Lilith looking for the little one?" Looking at the unknown creature shrouded in the black full-body armor in front of him, Lu Youbo asked with a smile.
"You'll know when you go." A muffled sound like a frosted iron paper came from the black helmet that was beyond the reach of the light, accompanied by a somewhat oozing cold chill.
In an instant, an unwarranted sense of fear came to his heart, the hairs on his body stood up slightly, and his two calves trembled involuntarily, Lu Youbo understood that this was the armored creature that launched a skill similar to mental shock to express a small dissatisfaction with his question.
Ignoring the fine cold sweat that gradually appeared on his forehead, Lu Youbo hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes!" The little ones are going right away! Go now! ”
The unknown creature in front of him is said to have A+-level strength and has no humanity at all, Lu Youbo witnessed a B+-level adventurer being brutally killed by him and then instantly drained his essence, the reason is simply because the B+-level adventurer used 'Miss' instead of 'Adult' when addressing his master, that is, the S-class adventurer.
God knows that Lu Youbo also wanted to use the title of 'Miss', but he was preempted by that unlucky B+-level adventurer......
After receiving the reply, the armored creature instantly turned into a cloud of black mist and flew away.
Obviously, the armored creatures are not human.
And Lu Youbo has some understanding or speculation about the true identity of the armored creature, this speculation comes from a very popular magic movie in the world where Lu Fan originally lived, in which there is an evil spirit creature called 'Ring Spirit', whose existence form is very similar to that of the armored creature.
"In other words, the ring spirit in that movie seems to be controlled by a prop called the One Ring...... In this way, that Lilith should have something similar in her hand......" Thinking so in his heart, Lu Youbo didn't dare to delay, turned around and walked out of the camp gate and hurried towards the residence of the S-class adventurer named Lilith.
Half an hour later, Lu Youbo walked out of a noble mansion where Lilith lived 'with happiness written on his face'......
After Lu Youbo left, in the conference room used to meet Lu Youbo, Lilith sat quietly at one end of the luxurious bench, her hands folded on her abdomen, her left hand unconsciously stroked a golden ring on her right index finger, and her eyes stared at the two cups of cold black tea on the long table in front of her without focus, as if she was thinking about something.
Half-loud, a thick black mist suddenly swept from the closed luxurious vertical window of the conference room, and in the blink of an eye, it condensed into a half-kneeling armored black shadow in front of Lilith, and at the same time, the low voice of iron fingers like frosted reverberated in the otherwise silent conference room.
"Master, he went."
Lilith remained in a state of distraction and nodded slightly: "Well, it seems that he is a smart person." ”
Then, the room fell silent again.
Half-loud, the low voice like the frosted iron fingers swayed again: "Master, why don't you find someone stronger, there should be many people besides him who have not left." ”
There was no answer to the question, and it was half a ring, and the sparkle in Lily's unfocused eyes gradually condensed.
After glancing at the loyal servant below, Lilith chuckled, "Huh! If my guess is correct, in front of such an existence, there is no difference between me and that Lu Youbo, let alone someone else. ”
It seemed to be a little unbelieving and shocked, and after a long while, the black shadow asked again, "Could it be that this man is even more powerful than the Demon Lord Sauron?" ”
Lilith was stunned for a moment, and then as if she had heard some extremely funny joke, she clutched her stomach and laughed: "Hahaha! Ange, Ange, haven't you understood after staying with me for so long? Sauron? Don't say it's just Sauron! Even Sauron's master, Mirko, cannot compare to that kind of existence in terms of strength alone! You, understand? ”
This time, the black shadow seemed to be really shocked, so that the dense black mist swirling around his body was a little chaotic, and it took a long time before it slowly calmed down.
Then, the black shadow asked again in a slightly hesitant tone, "Then, why did the master take the initiative to contact such a terrifying being?" ”
The Shadow's inquiry seemed to stir up some sort of thought in Lilith's mind, and she silently got up and walked over to the ornate mullion, raising her hand to push it open.
While the sun was shining brightly, Lilith said faintly, "Because, I also want to go to the top of all beings, to see if the scenery there is as beautiful and moving as the legend......"
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At the same time as he noticed that seemingly absent gaze was leaving, Lu Youbo's original face was 'full of happiness' instantly gloomy.
Say 'help me send a letter, after the matter is completed, I guarantee your safety in this plane', but after knowing the location of the letter, Lu Youbo refused without thinking about it.
However, when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them alive.
Can he refuse!? Would he dare to refuse!?
No! Can't! Because if he refused, he would be a dead man by now.
"If I can survive this time, I, Lu Youbo, swear! I will never let anyone else dominate my life again! ”
While secretly swearing in his heart, the luxurious mansion in the distance was already in sight, and after glancing at the bronzing rimmed red lacquer door that was already faintly visible, Lu Youbo gritted his teeth and walked over step by step.
The tragedy of yesterday morning was later investigated, and the extent of the damage was increased in a circle, and the aristocratic mansion that Lu Youbo was going to now was located in the hardest-hit area in the center of this circular area.
Originally, this was nothing, after all, the scope of the tragedy yesterday morning was too large, even the hardest-hit area in the center had a diameter of three or four kilometers, not to mention the residences of civilians in such a large area, there were no less than twenty noble mansions alone, and the place that Lu Youbo was going to was only one of the inconspicuous ones.
However, combined with the fact that the S-class adventurer who obviously knew what the inside story was suddenly asking himself to deliver the letter, Lu Youbo instantly concluded that this mansion must have something to do with the tragedy of yesterday morning!
As for how it is related, Lu Youbo said that he doesn't want to know at all, and he just wants to get as far away from this dangerous thing as possible.
However, he couldn't help himself in the rivers and lakes, and he was unfortunately picked by that S-class adventurer, as long as he didn't want to die early, he could only bite the bullet and try to see if he would die later.
Early death and late death is not an exaggeration, Lu Youbo feels that he is really a bit of a catastrophe this time, because the S-class will let him deliver a letter and promise benefits, which means that there must be a danger hidden in this mansion that even the S-class adventurer can't control, so he has to find a substitute ghost to explore the way.
"Made! Sure enough, it is the most poisonous woman's heart! Under the extreme tension in his heart, Lu Youbo had vaguely felt that several eyes had locked on him from that mansion.
Although those glances did not show obvious killing intent, Lu Youbo understood that he was not close enough at the moment, or that he had not shown any threat.
"What to do? What to do? Do you want to go over now? What if I get attacked in the past? But if you don't get the letter in the past, you won't be able to send it, and you will be killed if you go back! What to do? What to do? ……”
Extremely nervous, not knowing whether it was an illusion or reality, Lu Youbo only felt that those eyes were getting sharper and sharper, as if warning him that if he took one step further, he would be attacked like thunder.
The raised foot froze in mid-air, because he didn't know whether to go forward or backward at all, it was obviously a crisp autumn weather, but the sweat was like rain, and what was even more sad was that Lu Youbo didn't even dare to wipe it, because he was afraid that his reckless actions would touch the other party's sensitive nerves.
Just when Lu Youbo was living like a year, there was a sudden noise of footsteps behind him, accompanied by nervous shouts.
"Hurry, hurry! It's the front! It's the front! ”
"Child, dad, you have to hold on!"
"Daddy! Father! ”
"Head! Open the door! There's a serious injury here! It's almost gone! ”
"A melon baby! Can't talk!? ”
"Phew! Look at my stinky mouth! Don't worry, don't worry! When you get to us, the dead can save you! ”
"You! Don't you talk, okay!? ”
"Ahem, ahem! Ok, good, good! I won't say it, I won't say it. ”
"Miss Hill, let's carry people in first, you can take care of those family members in the back, can you?"
"Well, I thank you for them."
"Don't dare, don't dare! It's all Your Majesty...... Ahem, ahem, this is all the master's order. ”
"Thank you again."
……
At the same time that Lu Youbo subconsciously turned around, a group of strong men carrying a stretcher roared past him, and the wind brought up knocked him to the ground who was still maintaining the independent posture of the golden rooster, and then a plainly dressed woman pulled several children who were also dressed quickly in front of him.
"What's the situation?"
Lu Youbo maintained a sitting posture, and watched in a daze as the group of people ran into the door of the mansion that had been opened at some point.
Then, Lu Youbo's ears sounded a voice that he would never forget in the long years to come.
"Are you alright?"
Turning his head, he saw a pair of pure purple eyes like glass, overflowing with concern that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
"She's caring about me?" Lu Youbo suddenly had such a thought in his heart that he didn't really believe.
Since he can remember, because of the special family environment, even from the eyes of his parents, Lu Youbo has never seen such a look, and after entering the space, he only has selfishness and calculation, even if it is Ji Qingya, who was killed by his own hands, he can also see the hidden nature of the inflammatory and attached to the admiration.
But now, he saw in the eyes of an unmasked stranger a genuine concern that he had never experienced before.
People will always deny what they desire most in their hearts, because they don't believe that they will get it so easily, such as Lu Youbo at this time.
"Fake! It's definitely fake! How could anyone care about a stranger!? Idiot!? What good can it be to care about a stranger!? Fake! It's definitely fake! ”
Although he tried his best to deny it in his heart, in the face of the slender jade hand stretched out, Lu Youbo subconsciously raised his hand and shook it, as if he was welcoming something called 'redemption'.
However, in the next second, the cruelty of reality seems to announce that some people cannot be redeemed......
The force from the back of the neck quickly narrowed the distance between the hands, Lu Youbo's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously accelerated the speed of reaching out, however, as if it was specifically to prevent Lu Youbo from touching the slender jade hand, the force on the back of the neck suddenly increased.
Eventually, hands staggered half a foot apart.
Looking at the jade hand that was slowly withdrawn, Lu Youbo, who inexplicably felt that he might never have a chance to hold it again, suddenly felt a deep resentment in his heart, and suddenly turned his head to look around.
The purpose is a smiling face, a man's face, to be precise, the face of a bald man.
"Yo~! Nice expression, boy! Who are you scaring in this tiger skin!? Yes!? ”
The moment the cheers fell, the bald man's face in Lu Youbo's eyes suddenly enlarged, followed by a sharp pain on his forehead, obviously, the bald man gave him a head hammer.
The pain that should have been suppressed by the inexplicable stubbornness, although he was already dizzy, and even his forehead began to bleed slightly, but Lu Youbo followed the inexplicable stubbornness that surged in his heart and did not show weakness to look at the bald man whose physical fitness was obviously much stronger than him.
"Yo~!? It's tough~!? I like it! ”
In the vision that was a little blurred by the dizziness in his brain, the face with a playful expression began to pull away slightly, as if to indicate that the next attack was coming, and the appearance of charging strength also indicated that the next attack would definitely be stronger than the previous one, and the previous attack had already made Lu Youbo feel that his skull was about to crack.
Willing to resist.
But the dizziness in his brain made Lu Youbo unable to hit his spirit to mobilize the already small internal force in his body.
Unable to resist.
"Am I going to be hit headfirst by this guy!?"
Just as the playful faces in the field of vision were getting bigger and bigger, a soft voice like a natural sound came again.
"Mr. Tugang, please don't do this, okay?"
The rapidly enlarged face instantly froze, and the strong wind even blew through the slightly erosive flesh and blood on Lu Youbo's forehead, and the blood flowed down and stained the field of vision.
Then, Lu Youbo felt that his neck was strangled fiercely, and his powerful arm mercilessly squeezed the living space of the trachea, causing less and less oxygen to be ingested, and the dizziness in his brain continued to increase, and even his consciousness began to be a little blurred.
"Miss Hill, you don't know, none of these guys are good! In the past few days, I don't care if so many people have died, and I don't care if I have injured so many people, but I have forced a lot of people to die in the name of some investigation. ”
"I know, however, not all people are bad people."
"This ...... Alas~! Well, you have the final say, you have the final say. ”
In his increasingly blurred consciousness, Lu Youbo only felt that there was an indescribable bitterness spreading.
Unexpectedly, one day, he would save his life because he was not considered a bad person.
"Well, Miss Hill, why don't you go in first? It's a mess out there and it's not safe. ”
"It's okay, I'm ......"
"Oops~! Then when I come out! Just those family members! Those who cry to death and live! Several of them almost wiped their necks! ”
It was so exaggerated that Lu Youbo didn't have to think about it, and he knew that it was a lie, but he was unexpectedly believed by the owner of the soft voice, and even panicked.
"Huh!? Really, really!? Then, I'm going to take care of them! ”
"Oops! There you go! There you go! I'm afraid I'm going to die if I'm going to go late! ”
Then came a series of hurried footsteps that gradually moved away, just when Lu Youbo thought that this unexpected encounter was about to come to a complete end along with his own life.
The soft voice came faintly again.
"Mr. Tugang, please don't embarrass him, even if he has done bad things, but, but, in short, please don't hurt him."
"Okay, okay! I promise not to hurt him! ”
"Well, thank you."
The double shortage of oxygen and blood supply had darkened Lu Youbo's vision for a while, but he still tried his best to keep the soft and glutinous voice in his ears.
"Huh! Idiot!? Why say thank you!? Why say thank you for an irrelevant stranger!? ”
The evil fire surging in his heart for some reason made Lu Youbo's spirit that was about to collapse suddenly undergo some strange changes, and the internal force cultivation that had been stagnant due to the bottleneck was broken through with the change in his mental condition.
In a sense, the internal force represents the vitality of the martial artist, and the increased internal force is simply a long drought and nectar for Lu Youbo's body, which is weak due to lack of oxygen and injury, and even his consciousness has been restored.
Although he didn't understand why, Lu Youbo still seized this rare respite and mobilized his internal force to run his body, and then the increase in internal force on his physical ability instantly broke free from the grip of the bald man's arm.
The sudden change also seemed to slightly startle the bald man, but soon, the bald man's face once again appeared with the same playful smile as before, and he walked towards Lu Youbo, who had retreated a foot away, while twisting his neck.
"Hey, hey! Not bad~! Although I promised Miss Hill to spare you a dog's life, it is not a breach of contract to remove your two dog's legs or something, right?! ”
Knowing that even if he broke through inexplicably, he would not be the opponent of the bald man, Lu Youbo definitely glanced at the gate of the mansion where the purple figure had disappeared, and then turned around and ran into the distance without hesitation.
"Run!? Did you run!? Well!? What is it!? ”
Seeing that Lu Youbo was about to run, the bald man was naturally unwilling to do so, but just after chasing two steps, he suddenly saw a white thing shooting head-on, Tu Gang subconsciously stopped and raised his hand to catch it, and looked at it fixedly.
"Envelopes?"
The object was a white envelope printed with gold patterns, and then Tu Gang looked in the direction of Lu Youbo's escape, but half of the figure was gone.
"It's fast!"
Muttered a little dissatisfied, and Tu Gang could only take the envelope and turn around towards the mansion.