Byron's Blade

The large army was drifting away, leaving Mu Li, Lin Zhao and Xia Jie alone.The order they received was to wait here for another 24 hours. After 24 hours, no matter whether they found the enemy or not, they had to get up immediately and set off to chase the large troops.And there is only one off-road vehicle for three people to rest.In order to hide, the road-clearing mecha cleared a small open space on the side of the road in advance, so that off-road vehicles can drive in.Then nail the ground nails on the ground around the off-road vehicle, pull up the army green camouflage waterproof tarpaulin as a cover to cover the entire body, and then take some vines and thorns scattered around the tarpaulin to cover it, so that it can be completely hidden. Three people can hide under the tarp from the thorns.

The location here is very close to the entrance of the thorny area, which is considered a relatively good ambush location. If the enemy chases here, they can easily observe it.Moreover, there are optically invisible drones patrolling and monitoring high above the head. As long as the enemy enters within a range of three kilometers, they will definitely be noticed.It's just that drones also have disadvantages, and that is the problem of energy endurance.With the current monitoring status, the engraved energy crystals in it can last at most two hours, and then the engraved energy crystals need to be replaced.Although they have two drones that can be used in rotation, the movement of the drones when they descend can easily reveal the fact that there is an ambush here.

However, the advantages of drones still outweigh the disadvantages, so Muli decided to use drones.

The pulled up tarpaulin was stretched tightly, and a small triangular space was drawn obliquely from the roof to the ground.The three of them spread a thick plastic sheet on the wet ground next to the tires and sat directly on top of the plastic sheet.Mu Li is in charge of remote-control drones for surveillance. She sits cross-legged, with an instrument similar to a laptop computer on her lap, but the keyboard part of this instrument is an operating panel such as a joystick, and the screen is also a monitoring screen.

Xia Jie was lying on his stomach facing the east, with an instrument covering his helmet to protect his eyes.He is in charge of using the thermal telescope to see through and penetrate the cover of these icy thorns. This telescope can observe the activities of warm-blooded life.

Lin Zhao was on standby. Because Mu Li and Xia Jie had to observe for a long time and it was difficult to move, Lin Zhao was responsible for some trivial things, such as delivering water and food, and warning whether there were dangerous animals intruding nearby.

The monitoring process was extremely boring, Xia Jie finally couldn't hold it back, and started nagging again, this time his main topic of conversation became Lin Zhao for some reason.But instead of talking directly to Lin Zhao, he opened a private communication channel to talk to Mu Li.

"Shepherd, I'm curious about a question. Why is Miss Xiaolin so indifferent? Did she have any shadows in her childhood that caused social barriers?"

A speechless expression appeared on Mu Li's face under the helmet, he rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: You also have a problem, called social overdependence, and you have no right to talk about Lin Zhao.

"Well, that's right. Her childhood experience was quite tragic, and it's understandable for her to become her current personality," Mu Li said.

"Oh? That... we are not the kind of pervert who likes to expose scars, but since Miss Xiaolin had a bad experience when she was a child, I don't want to accidentally poke her sore spots in the process of getting along. Can you Is it convenient to tell me, so I can pay attention to it in the future.”

Gossip is gossip, what high-sounding excuses are you looking for.

"It doesn't matter if you want me to talk about it. It's not a secret at all. Most people in Assassin know it." In Mu Li's view, the three of them were assigned to a team, and they often had to break away from the main force to perform tasks. So they entrusted their lives to each other, and getting to know each other's backgrounds is also the first step in getting acquainted.

"Do you know the Japanese Samurai Group?"

Xia Jie was taken aback when he heard the words, then paused, he sneered and said, "I don't know, my father was killed by them."

"Eh?" Mu Li was surprised.

"Our Xia family used to be considered a member of the noble city, but we offended a certain nobleman unintentionally. My father was stubborn and refused to apologize. As a result, the other party hired an assassin from the He clan warrior group to kill my father. Our family's property was also taken away by the great nobles. My mother had no choice but to take me out of the city of nobles and settle in the city of adventurers... Hey, it happened 20 years ago, and now I have Even a small officer, he has no ability to avenge my father." He smiled coyly, but Mu Li could hear the sadness and resentment in his tone.

Mu Li was silent for a while, did not comment on Xia Jie's life experience, but continued to narrate on the previous topic:

"Lin Zhao used to be a member of the He clan samurai group. The village where her family lived was controlled by the ninja organization Night Party under the He clan samurai group. Most of the children in the village were forced to join the night party, and she was no exception. Her parents had no choice but to send her to the night party for training. Later, the night party locked the children of the same age in a dark room and asked them to kill each other. The only child who survived could come out. Lin Zhao killed her own son with her own hands. The playmates I used to be, have become what I am now."

"...Alas, this is the way of the world. It seems that I will try not to mention things about my childhood in the future, so as not to expose other people's scars." Xia Jie sighed, but did not listen to his nagging anymore.

Mu Li continued to concentrate on observing the screen of the drone, and ignored Xia Jie.But it didn't take long before she saw a hand wearing a tactical glove holding a bottle of water dangling in front of her eyes.Mu Li took the water and knew it was Lin Zhao without looking up.After receiving the water, she threw a message over:

"Thanks, Xiao Zhao."

As he said that, he unscrewed the water bottle, poured water into a small bag on his chest, and then drank it with the helmet's built-in straw, so that he didn't have to take off the helmet.

"Chief Pastor, I have something to tell you." Lin Zhao's cold voice rang in her ears.

Mu Li was taken aback for a moment, swallowed the water, and said:

"You said."

"Although I shouldn't talk about this when I'm on duty, the opportunity is rare, and I think it's necessary for me to grasp it." The first sentence of her opening statement was to reduce the chance of being scolded. Mu Li smiled, feeling that although Lin Zhao was cold That's right, she's a really cute girl.

"Chief Pastor, with all due respect, I hope you can take the initiative to disassociate yourself from Ms. Mo, and don't tie her down anymore."

Mu Li, who just took a sip of water, almost sprayed all the water into the oxygen mask of his helmet.It was hard to swallow it, and it made her cough.

"Cough cough cough... what did you say?" Mu Li was stunned.

"I said, I hope you can make it clear to Ms. Mo directly, and officially end her fantasies about you." Lin Zhao repeated in her flat and cold voice, like a robot.

Mu Li's face under the helmet turned red, and he said anxiously:

"What nonsense are you talking about? What wishful thinking... Also, when did I tie her up?"

"Chief Pastor, didn't you notice it?" Lin Zhao asked.

Mu Li was silent for a moment, pursed his lips and put down the monitor in his hand, and said:

"Of course I have noticed. I mean your words are a bit too much. Ms. Mo may have had a crush on me before, but she is very clear about my relationship with Lanny. I don't think she is the kind who will destroy others." A person with feelings. Also, I have always been polite to her, never crossed the line, and never made any frivolous and seductive words and actions, so where did I say that I tied her?"

"She also likes you very much now..." Lin Zhao said indifferently, Mu Li was at a loss for words for a while, and she said quietly, "Sorry, I admit that the word 'tied' is a bit too much. But she is a very important person. People with feelings are obsessed with you. If you don't make it clear to her, she probably won't give up. "

"Alas..." Mu Li just sighed, not afraid of getting dirty, leaned directly on the wheel, straightened his right knee, put his right arm on his knee, looked up at the roof, and said:

"Why don't I know that she has an obsession with me in her heart. But I'm not good at dealing with this kind of thing, I don't know what to do, there is no other way than to keep it in the refrigerator. She and I are childhood sweethearts after all, little one I didn’t have a playmate at the time, so she treated me better. Although it was only for a few days, we were good friends. I didn’t expect that she would be so attached to me because of that incident. It hasn’t changed in 17 years How do I know that if I draw a clear line with her, she will really let go? Although I don't love her, I like her very much, and I don't want to hurt her feelings."

"What is that thing?" Lin Zhao asked strangely, this was what she cared about.

"Ah, you don't know. It's about seventeen or eighteen years ago, what happened in the general's mansion..." Mu Li told Lin Zhao in detail what happened in the well that year, and what happened afterwards, including She didn't talk about her own life experience, it was too complicated, and she wasn't in the mood to talk about it.

Lin Zhao just nodded silently after listening.

The corner of Mu Li's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, I've finally said so many things, why don't you express anything?She bit the straw and took a few more sips of water to quench her thirst.

"But having said that, this feeling is really like an obsession. I have probably become some kind of building material for her spiritual building. What she likes is probably not the real me, but just the me in her fiction." Mu Li analyzed, and then said, "Xiao Zhao, you suddenly brought up this topic with me today, I'm afraid you have been holding back for a long time. Tell me honestly, do you like Miss Mo?"

"If this feeling of itching and soreness is what people call liking, then I really like her." Lin Zhao answered simply, without blushing or beating heart.

Mu Li was taken aback after hearing this, and then laughed loudly:

"Hahaha! Xiao Zhao, you are really... really... so cute!"

Xia Jie, who was wearing a thermal telescope at the side, vaguely heard the movement here, turned his head and saw Mu Li and Lin Zhao sitting side by side, as if having a happy conversation.He snorted sadly, and said in his heart: You don't even take me with you when you chat. Could it be that I've been excluded?

"Actually, she really deserves a good person to love her. I think you are very good, Xiaozhao. But you are too introverted. You have to learn to express yourself when chasing girls, otherwise she won't even know that you treat her Hey, it’s embarrassing to say it, I’m also the one being chased when I’m in love, so I don’t seem to have the qualifications to teach you.”

"No, no, I've been taught." Lin Zhao was serious, with a deep thirst for knowledge in his tone, "You are a person with love experience, please give me your advice."

At this moment, Mu Li really wanted to pull off the helmet on Lin Zhao's head to see what kind of strange expression she had.She would actually talk about love with Lin Zhao in this wilderness?It felt unbelievable.

"Speaking of which, why did you fall in love with Miss Mo? The number of times you two interact alone seems to be rare...the only time, I remember it was the elevator incident." Mu Li asked.

"Yeah." Lin Zhao thought for a moment, "I don't know why I fell in love with her. Probably...From birth to now, I don't know how many times I have been near death, and I have lived and died with many comrades-in-arms, but only she will When I am dying, ask me who I am, ask me what I have been through, and write down my name carefully. And... I think she looks very gentle and beautiful, just like my mother.. .”

Mu Li was stunned, Lin Zhao's view on choosing a mate is a bit weird, how should she complain?

"Miss He is also very gentle and beautiful, why don't you like her?" Mu Li asked with a smile.

"The two of them are not of the same type. Miss He has no heart. She is innocent and has a bit of a temper. Miss Mo has a heart. She has her own pursuit and can persevere in her efforts. Even if she encounters difficulties and obstacles, she can endure them Gritting her teeth and getting through it, she is a person who can endure hardships. That's why people can't stand it and want to protect her." Lin Zhao said.

oh?The analysis seems to make sense, Mu Li thinks about it carefully, it is indeed so.

"Xiao Zhao, I can't see that you are usually silent, but you are really observing others carefully." Mu Li smiled.

"Yes." Lin Zhao nodded bluntly.

"Hey, what do you think of me?" Mu Li asked half-jokingly.

"Captain Pastor... is a very inexplicable person." Lin Zhao said.

"Huh?" Mu Li was dumbfounded again.

"With all due respect, Chief Shepherd, in my opinion, he is a fickle person. To say that he is influenced by the general environment does not seem to be entirely the case. When I first met you, you had no interest in life, and then slowly got better. But there is always something suppressed in my heart. I usually look very kind, but in fact I am a little cold-blooded in my bones. I am a little quiet, but in fact I am active in thinking, and I can chat and laugh with people close to me. I don’t seem to be good at strategy, but I have a heart Hell. I heard that you were not what you are now. Before you were imprisoned, you seemed to be a more pure, kind, and noble person. In short, it’s probably because my eyelids are shallow and I can’t see clearly.”

Mu Li was silent for a moment, smiled and shook his head, thinking that Lin Zhao's eyes were so accurate, she almost hit the mark.She speaks straight, and many of her words are like arrows directly piercing into Mu Li's heart, but Mu Li is not angry. For the first time, she realizes that she is such an image in the eyes of others.

The mechanical siren of "Dididi..." suddenly came to mind, interrupting Mu Li's thoughts. It was the drone that discovered the enemy's situation.

Mu Li hastily turned her gaze to the monitor screen, and then her eyes widened in surprise.

"What is this?!"

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