Chapter 457: A rash bet
Now that you've set your goal, it's time to get ready to go.
The Holy Son Peak is located in the northwest corner of the mainland. There is no official name there, because all races in the Shilu Realm regard it as a holy place and name it according to their own legends, such as the Luman Empire generally calls it the Thunderland Plateau, the Mingyu Kingdom calls it the Infinite God Domain, and the Zonghao Kingdom generally calls it the Top of the Heavens. In short, it is the highest average altitude of the ice field in the world, and it is said that if a person spits there, it will freeze into a small piece of ice crystal before it hits the ground. However, the low temperature does not pose any threat to a master like Qi Lang, as long as he wears a thick leather coat, covers his body tightly, and tries to get rid of the bad habit of spitting, it can be dealt with.
Even more worrying are the thunderstorms there. The Luhmann Empire bordered the snowy field, so their naming of that area is obviously more referential. The snowfield has always been full of thunder and lightning, and it does not stop for a moment, as if it is a forbidden area of life set by the gods, and it is a posture of refusing to visit, preventing any living beings from entering. It is said that a long time ago, a group of pilgrims who were not rich or wealthy hired dozens of dragon monsters to make a pilgrimage there, but none of them returned, not even the bones of those powerful dragon monsters.
It can be said that climbing the Holy Son Peak is indeed a suicide adventure, and I am afraid that even Mr. Luo Wu, who is closest to the god in strength, has already encountered an accident in his attempt. But Qi Lang was confident that he could handle it, for he had climbed the Temple of Heaven, even though it looked more like he had climbed in the illusory realm of the world, on which he had climbed for an unknown number of years. And in the vision of Homo sapiens. He was supposed to be on some kind of flying machine. The danger and difficulty can be imagined.
What really bothered Qi Lang was the two female stars.
Both Mirong and Joanna detected the danger of this mountain trip, and although they didn't say anything, judging from the performance of staring at Qi Lang like a tail every day, they regarded this adventure as more serious than the big battle with Rebens. They wanted to join this team, but no one refused to back down, and even Qi Lang secretly sent Mr. Zhu Lai, Gulf, Jira and Dong Hong to fight the front station, and Joanna quarreled for several days. They insisted that this was a journey from which they would never return. And since that's the case, they strongly demand...... Die together.
Qi Lang definitely didn't want them to die, he would rather fight his own pieces than have any accidents with Mi Rong and Joanna, otherwise even if he saved the whole world, what was the point?
Calculate the time, it's time to hit the road, and before hitting the road, the most important thing Qi Lang should do is to appease these two good girls who are determined to help each other with death. At the same time, this is really likely to be the last opportunity - the opportunity to confide in your heart.
That was also a big headache for Qi Lang. Because it's about choice, telling them who is the ultimate winner of that competition. It seems like a simple choice, but to be honest, it seems to be much more difficult than solving the previous six puzzles, not to mention that Qi Lang has not made up his mind until now.
The time for the interview was set for the evening of the day before the road, and the venue was in the back garden of the royal palace of Dongyang City. It was cleared in advance, and even Little Jira was forced by Aunt Dong to study in the study, only Mi Rong and Joanna sat quietly on the edge of the pond, waiting for the critical moment to finally come.
Walking slowly along the winding road, Qi Lang's steps were heavy, and he walked slower and slower. He began to think that it was not a very good arrangementβa goodbye could be said, but if such a decision were announced, it would definitely not be a very good arrangement. He had little experience in this area, and the hapless Mr. Zhulai and the self-styled Gulf had left early, and he could not find any support now.
It was probably the most difficult battle he had ever faced, and his opponent was definitely not the two girls, but the self who had been wavering.
Under the phoenix tree with red flowers and green leaves, Qi Lang saw them, holding hands, like conjoined twin sisters, except that one had black hair and the other had blonde hair. They sat side by side on the bluestone steps, staring at a few lotus leaves in the pond, without saying a word, all of them looking preoccupied.
It's just too hard!
Qi Lang suddenly retreated in the bottom of his heart - this is really a ridiculous date!
Qi Lang didn't feel like he had really made a choice, because he couldn't make a choice at all. He could list 10,000 reasons to lean toward Miron, and he could also list 10,000 reasons to lean toward Joanna. He really felt weird, it was simply unimaginable, how could the two of them be so perfect at this moment? They were two goddesses, equally breathtakingly beautiful, equally inseparable.
The reflection of those two faces in the pond became clearer and clearer, but Qi Lang's mind became more and more confused, as if in an instant, he had made a million more choices, and those million choices also made his heart cut a million times at the same time.
No, you can't!
Qi Lang took a step back abruptly;
"Click. β
The dead branch under the leg broke, waking up the quiet pond and the two sleeping girls. They turned their faces together, looked at Qi Lang together, and opened their mouths together, but none of them were the first to say a word.
"I'm sorry......" Qi Lang scratched his head and waved his hand at the two girls, "I'm late." β
Joanna snorted and twisted her face back in anger. Mi Rong smiled faintly: "There are still twenty minutes before the agreed time, you are not late, we are two hours early." β
Qi Lang secretly stuck out his tongue, walked up with his head drooped, and stood in front of the two. "That's right," he opened his mouth with some hesitation, "I asked you to come mainly to ...... I'll tell you what's going on here. β
"Is it to explain the aftermath?" Joanna replied angrily, "I'm not that interested in those things, you just need to answer me now, will you take us with you?"
"Uh...... This ......" Qi Lang said tentatively with a bitter face, "If I give a negative answer, you won't make a big fuss, right?"
"Of course!" Joanna almost jumped up, but Mi Rong gently pressed her down from the side.
"She won't. Mi Rong smiled and said, "Just nearly two hours ago, Qiao Qiao has already discussed it with me. We've changed our mind and won't insist that you take us with you, because the stakes are too high for you to be distracted, so we've decided to stay here and pray for you wholeheartedly. β
Qi Lang let out a sigh: "That's great...... Well, I mean, that's also a very important task, and if you pray, I think the gods will be gracious and give us a way to live. He would never refuse a beautiful girl like you. β
Mi Rong's face turned slightly red, and she closed her mouth with a smile and didn't say a word. She let her guard down a little, and Joanna stood up uncontrollably again. "I agree," she said, glaring at her round eyes, "but don't think I'm going to let you go so easily, now, considering it's likely that this will be the last time you'll confess your thoughts to us, you must give us a serious answer!"
"What is the reply?" Qi Lang expected that the question would finally be unavoidable, and shrank a little weakly.
"Don't push him, Jojo. Mi Rong pulled Joanna's finger next to her, motioning for her to sit down and talk as calmly as possible, "And we should firmly believe that he will definitely come back, and our world will be saved, because he is that person, and there will be no mistake." β
"Yes, I'll be back. Qi Lang tried his best to divert the topic, "You must believe me, nothing in this world can stump the formidable King of Zonghao...... Uh, do you have anything else to say, Jojo?"
Qi Lang's attempt was only halfway through, but he found that Joanna's eyes were getting rounder and rounder, so he quickly stopped his mouth and turned his eyes to Mi Rong for help. However, Mi Rong couldn't save him, because Joanna seemed determined to get that answer.
"The two of us, who are you going to choose?"
Qi Lang had already piled it up weakly, and sat on the cobblestone, as if he had lost even the courage to reply.
Time passed silently, and the two girls were equally silent, apparently expecting the answer.
Finally, the caring Mi Rong also slowly stood up, and suggested in her voice that was so low that she could barely lower it anymore: "It may be extremely difficult to say this kind of thing in person, why don't we all go back to our respective rooms and wait for you to talk about it alone." β
She turned slowly, wanting to leave. Joanna tacitly took the same gesture. They must have discussed it a long time ago.
"Wait!" Qi Lang rushed forward with an arrow step, pulling them back one by one.
"Can I say that I can't choose?" Qi Lang said with some slush, "I'd love to give you a clear answer right now, but...... I've tried, and I really can't pick it. β
Mirong and Joanna stood there without sympathy, expressionless and silent.
"I think it's better to be like this. Qi Lang plucked up his courage, "You all know the truth, our soldiers' favorite thing to do is to make a bet, why don't we make a bet and leave that choice completely to the gods." You stay here and wait for me to come back - of course if I don't come back, then I don't have to choose, none of us have to worry about it - but if I do come back, then I will choose whoever I see first. Look, is that good?"
This time, Mi Rong's eyes narrowed like Joanna: "You're such a bastard guy!" (To be continued......)