Chapter 41: Coming Again?

I turned around.

A man stood behind me, his left eye covered by an eyepatch, staring at me with his remaining right eye. The dark muzzle of his gun was pointed straight at my head. Our shadows were reflected on the wall, facing off against each other.

“Who are you?”

I tilted my head, somewhat puzzled.

Why was this guy suddenly aiming a gun at me?

But the other party didn’t answer; he just kept the gun leveled at me.

What a strange guy.

I planned to ignore him; I had more important things to do.

I turned around, wondering whether to go to the bathroom on the left or the one on the right.

“Second warning. Do not move.”

Is there something wrong with this guy?

I felt a bit angry.

“You won’t answer my question, yet you won’t let me move. Who are you? You don’t look like a good person to me.”

According to Lu Xiu, this guy was just looking for trouble.

But the man just rested his finger on the trigger.

“Deliberately taunting an Agent—”

Click—

A hand suddenly grabbed his gun.

“Hey, I say, what do you think you’re doing, treating my partner like this?”

Lu Xiu had appeared behind him at some unknown point. He placed his other hand on the man’s shoulder and pressed lightly on a certain spot. The man’s movements immediately became unsteady, and Lu Xiu took the opportunity to snatch the gun away.

“Lu Xiu!”

I waved at him happily.

“I need to go to the bathroom!”

His mouth twitched. “The first thing in your head when someone points a gun at you is going to the bathroom?”

“I can’t hold it anymore.”

“…The one on the right, across from you.”

I nodded at him hurriedly. “You’re a good person.”

Then I rushed into the bathroom.

Flush—

The sound of flushing echoed.

I pulled up my pants, reached out to wash my hands at the faucet, wiped them haphazardly on my clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.

Outside in the hallway, only Lu Xiu remained, leaning against the wall.

“Lu Xiu, who was he?”

“An Agent.”

I walked over to him and leaned against the wall, imitating his posture.

“Then why did he point a gun at me?”

“Who knows…… By the way, tell me in advance next time you want to do something. Don’t go running off on your own.”

“Oh.”

He nodded. “Let’s go. Time to go home.”

“But the bad guy…”

“Someone else will keep an eye on things for us.”

I followed behind him, heading out of the Yingdui Si.

***

After returning home, I discovered that the door that had been hacked to pieces had been replaced with a new one, and it even had an electronic lock.

“What are you dazed for? Come over and record your fingerprint.”

“Fingerprint?”

“Put your finger on it and hold down that button.”

I reached out and pressed my thumb into the circular depression.

“Right, then press it a few more times.”

“How troublesome…”

“Can’t be helped.”

I pursed my lips, pressing it over and over until a ding sounded. Only then did Lu Xiu say I could let go.

“Lu Xiu, I want to eat.”

“I’ll make something in a bit.”

“How long is ‘in a bit’?”

“Don’t know. Depends on my mood.” He changed into slippers and walked into the house.

“So how is your mood right now?” I took my octopus slippers out of the shoe cabinet, kicked off my leather shoes, stepped into the slippers, and pitter-pattered into the room.

“Average. Also, close the door.”

“Oh, okay.”

I turned around again and closed the entrance door properly.

“Then what will make your mood better?”

“Hmm…” He sat on the sofa and thought for a moment. “A promotion and a raise, winning the lottery… and you not causing trouble for me.”

“I’m not causing trouble now, so can you cook?”

“No, because that’s a duration of time, not a single point in time.”

“I don’t understand.”

He grunted, opened his phone, and started looking at the news.

I, on the other hand, grabbed the remote and watched TV.

“The center of Linjiang City has collapsed! Rescue Personnel have actually discovered an ancient tomb beneath the ground. Experts claim it should be three thousand years old!”

“What to bring for travel? Baobao Travel is always ready with itinerary planning for you. You don’t need to bring anything!”

“You hate me, I hate you, Kuyan Fire Village is so spicy….”

I rubbed my stomach. “Lu Xiu, what about the Kuyan Fire Village you mentioned? I want to drink Kuyan Fire Village now.”

“Forgot.”

“Eh!” I furrowed my brows. “But I want to drink it. If I don’t, I’ll die.”

“I know, I know.”

He said it, but his body remained lying on the sofa, motionless.

Seeing this, I simply ran to his side, grabbed his leg, and shook it. “Then get up quickly and buy Kuyan Fire Village for me!”

“Stop shaking. I ordered takeout.”

“Takeout?”

What was this, another word I’d never heard before?

“It’s a service where they deliver food to your doorstep.”

“Oh… that’s so good?”

In that case, wouldn’t I be able to stay home all the time and wait for delicious food to arrive?

Since Lu Xiu had ordered takeout, I didn’t need to keep bothering him.

If he got angry and I ended up with nothing to eat, that would be bad.

I waited and waited. I waited and waited.

Until the doorbell rang.

“Sui, go open the door and get the takeout.”

“Oh, okay!”

I stepped in my octopus slippers and ran toward the door.

Takeout, takeout.

Yummy food, yummy food!

Click—

I opened the door.

“Where is the Kuyan Fire Village?!”

Just as I finished speaking, my voice came to an abrupt halt.

Then, I licked the corner of my mouth.

Lu Xiu was startled by a sharp wail.

And the wailing seemed to come from outside the door.

Instantly, his heart tightened. He tossed his phone aside and hurriedly ran toward the door.

Pushing open the ajar door, he saw the girl sitting in a pool of blood, licking her palm.

Hearing Lu Xiu’s voice, I looked up, held up a large clump of bright red, and smiled at him. “Lu Xiu, Lu Xiu! Look!”

“What is this?”

“Takeout, and a free dessert.”

Lu Xiu frowned, reached out with a finger, smeared some from the floor, and put it to his nose.

“Ketchup?”

“Uh-huh!”

“Where did it come from?”

I looked at my stomach guiltily.

“I already said it was a free gift.”

Looking at this scene that resembled a murder site, and at me covered in ketchup, Lu Xiu closed his eyes.

Lu Xiu’s mood: -100.

“The Ketchup Demon?”

“Uh-huh.”

I nodded, having already changed into a set of clean Xiaoxiong Pajamas.

“Is the Yingdui Si just for show?”

“It’s mud……” I thought for a moment and held out my hand. My fingertips began to melt and drip. “The Ketchup Demon can turn into mud.”

Lu Xiu scratched his head. “But even so, the Yingdui Si should be able to lock onto the target’s location…… If it’s this easy to crack the Yingdui Si’s protocols, then haven’t we been infiltrated until we’re like a sieve?”

“That, I wouldn’t know.”

“And the Ketchup Demon?”

“In my stomach.”

“Can it be resurrected?”

“Hmm…… probably not. I already recited its Sutra……”

Lu Xiu leaned against the back of the chair, looking up blankly at the ceiling.

“Don’t eat the next Fried Chicken Demon yet.”

“Oh, okay.”

Only after Lu Xiu received my promise did his expression soften slightly. He picked up his phone and began calling the Yingdui Si.

“Yawn—”

I’m full; now it’s time to sleep.

I smacked my lips and curled up in the soft sofa to start sleeping.