[Zhongyingmei] She is such a sand sculpture netizen

When Steve saw that Joanna's expression was not right, he couldn't help holding Joanna's hand.Instead of being vulnerable or scared like they were alone, Joanna just looked up and gave Steve a forced smile.

Natasha glanced at the two of them, and consciously took on the task of communication again: "Is there no way at all? Even temporarily suppress it?"

Lucifer pursed his mouth: "As long as it is a human being, there is no way. Maybe those guys in the sky can do it. After all, they are all inhuman things."

The words that were clearly praising the people of the kingdom of heaven were full of malice when they came out of Lucifer's mouth.But thinking about Lucifer's experience a little bit, I feel that his little malice is nothing at all.

"Then at least..." Natasha showed a rare retreat because of Lucifer's words, "Is there any omen? I mean, an omen that can make Joanna realize that the 'Tongue of Lies' is at work."

"This kind of thing has never happened before. Although the 'Tongue of Lies' has appeared in the human world, it has never happened. It is parasitic on human beings. I feel very strange that she didn't explode on the spot right now."

Joanna rolled her eyes angrily: "This is not funny at all."

Metz, who was standing aside, looked up at Joanna. After meeting her warning eyes, Joanna immediately shrank her neck and stopped talking.

Natasha looked at Steve.She felt that it was not for her to decide.It stands to reason that it would be best for Joanna to make this decision by herself, but Natasha doesn't know Joanna as well as Steve does, and she's not sure if Joanna can make her own decision temporarily under such circumstances. Personal preferences and safety are placed in a secondary position.

However, Steve did not receive Natasha's signal, he just looked at Joanna worriedly.On the contrary, it was Joanna who could clearly see Natasha's hesitant face.

Before coming, Steve had already made their meaning very clear.At this moment, he and Natasha will come to Lucifer's territory together, and more, out of consideration for Joanna's safety, Joanna will not be so stupid as to think that they will change their minds at this juncture.Moreover, Lucifer did not bring any updated news, and Joanna's own situation did not get worse because of coming to Lucifer's territory.The only difference is that now, Joanna and the others are more aware of their situation.

Joanna sighed and said, "Then you...you know that 'Tongue of Lies' better than us, right?"

As soon as Metz heard that Joanna spoke again, she immediately stood up straight, with a posture of "If you speak again, I will beat you".Joanna naturally received Metz's warning, and she raised her hand to signal everyone to wait.Then he took out his phone, opened Notepad, and typed quickly.

—I mean, after all, you have more contact with the "Tongue of Lies" and should know it better than we do.

Lucifer read what Joanna typed, then nodded: "You understand quite well now, at least you know that shutting up is one of the effective methods."

Joanna pointed to Metz at the side, indicating that she didn't really think that her words would trigger the ability of the tongue of lies, she did so only because of the situation.

"To put it simply. Although the 'Tongue of Lies' has not been completely suppressed, and it cannot be pulled out without any injuries, but, yes, there are conditions for triggering it. This condition may occur in everyone. Produce different effects. Therefore, even I have not yet made a judgment, which sentence or what condition will trigger it." Lucifer shrugged, "It depends on groping."

Joanna blinked, thought for a moment, and then typed again.

—So, can I stay here for a while?

"It's all for Chloe's sake." Lucifer snorted proudly, "I'm not a shelter here. You have to work here."

Natasha felt that Lucifer was looking for trouble when he said this in front of Steve. She took out her mobile phone and asked, "How much can we pay for her?"

"What do you think of me? Stupid human! The currency of your world is not worth mentioning in my eyes. If you want me to make a move, you have to work for me! This is the rule."

Steve's face was very ugly: "Then what do you want her for?"

Lucifer thought for a while and asked, "What are you good at?"

"She's good at swearing." Steve and Natasha said in unison.

Lucifer: ...

Joanna shrugged innocently.

"In short," Lucifer cleared his throat, "you have to work if you live here. Don't worry, I believe we can find a job that suits you."

Although at the beginning, Metz's performance made both Natasha and Steve worry about Joanna's safety in Los Angeles.But when they met Lucifer again, they realized more and more how necessary it was to temporarily place Joanna with Lucifer, even though... their trust in Lucifer was not deep.

Lucifer's living room is not a suitable place to say goodbye.After reaching an agreement with Lucifer, Joanna sent Steve and Natasha downstairs alone.Metz showed them a way to avoid the crowd, and the three returned to the small door in the back alley in a detour.

The wind in the alley whipped the ends of Joanna's hair and tickled her cheeks.She had to pin the bits of hair behind her ears to reveal her baby-fat face.Natasha said goodbye to Joanna winkingly, and then left with the excuse of going to the main street to check the situation.

Steve took Joanna's hand and stood in the dark alley.The bright moon in the clouds and a few ignorant lamps are all the light sources in the world of the two of them.

"Joanna... You should pay more attention to safety here. We will calm down the troubles in Congress as soon as possible."

Joanna nodded, rubbed the back of Steve's hand with her fingers, and remained silent.

"Here," Steve pulled a prepaid phone out of his bag, "use this to call me in case anything happens."

Joanna took the phone and held it in her hand.She thought for a while before raising her head and said, "I will try to figure out how to use that 'tongue of lies'."

Steve raised his hand to caress Joanna's cheek, looked at her lovingly, and didn't speak.

Joanna didn't know what kind of big demon Congress was going to do, and she didn't know when she would see Steve again.Maybe a day or two, maybe a week or two, but what if?If she is so unlucky, and the gang in Congress has been biting her, maybe it's not impossible that she won't be able to see Steve again for a year or two.

Thinking of this, the sadness and pain caused by the separate lock suddenly became a little unacceptable.

Joanna was heartbroken, tipped her toes, leaned her neck up and kissed Steve's lips.

It was different from the kiss in the car last time.This time, there was no temptation, it was a real, straightforward kiss.Steve put his arm around Joanna's waist and responded to her.

"I've finished what I wanted to say just now." Joanna said at the end of the parting kiss.

Steve smiled, opened the door, and signaled to Joanna that he was going to watch her go back upstairs before he left.

Joanna obediently entered the door, then turned around and grabbed the door handle, looking at Steve outside the door.The waves of music and the cheers of the crowd were right behind Joanna, and the noise seemed to swallow Joanna by the waist.Joanna slowly closed the door reluctantly, and when the door was about to close, she whispered "goodbye".

When Joanna returned upstairs, Lucifer was no longer there.Only Maze sat on the couch drinking bourbon.Joanna was a little terrified of this female devil of unknown origin, after all, when she first met her neck, she was solid and unambiguous.She looked around, but she really couldn't see Lucifer, so she could only walk to the place farthest from Metz and sit down with some embarrassment.

Metz raised his head: "Are all your friends gone?"

Joanna nodded.

"That's the one, right? The mortal who beat Lucifer." Metz leaned forward curiously, looking at Joanna, expecting her to give her an answer.

Joanna nodded again, and then began to search for Lucifer again.

Metz showed an unhappy face: "Why don't you speak? Are you dumb?"

Joanna pursed her lips nervously, hesitated for a while before saying, "Didn't you...not let me talk?"

Metz rolled his eyes: "I didn't let you talk at first because your friend and Lucifer are here. Now it's just the two of us, so you can talk."

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand." Joanna frowned, "Why can't I talk when they are here?"

"Because of the 'Tongue of Lies,' ah, Miss Dumb."

"Are you worried that my ability to unintentionally trigger the 'Tongue of Lies' will affect their judgment?"

Metz took a sip of his wine with a relaxed face: "You finally came to your senses."

"I can understand Steve and Natasha, but why can't Lucifer?"

Metz showed an unhappy expression.She didn't want to explain to this strange woman that she recently discovered that once Lucifer got close to Chloe, she would lose the ability of the Lord of Hell. She didn't want people to know that Lucifer is not invincible now.

"Because I know that even without a 'tongue of lies', you are still a person who is good at disrupting people's thinking. Listen, here, although Lucifer promised to protect you temporarily, you have to listen to me. Do you understand?" Mei Zi showed a pretended fierce expression, "And I don't want Lucifer to hear any nonsense from you."

"For example...do you attack me as soon as you see me?"

Metz glared at Joanna.

"Just kidding. I just want to know what not to say."

"You don't need to know. You just need to be your mute." Metz relaxed his posture and leaned against the back of the sofa, "Anyway, sooner or later you have to get used to the days when you can't speak. After all, no one can escape the tongue of lies curse."