Journey to the Rose

The crash ended up unharmed.

Ruan Xi lay in Lu Zhenghe's arms, clutching the fabric of his combat uniform, and remained silent for a while.Li Shen wanted to ask about his condition, but was blocked by Lu Zhenghe's eyes.

After getting along along the way, they also developed feelings. Wen Kai saw that something was wrong with Ruan Xi, and whispered: "What's wrong with Ruan Xi?"

"Maybe it's uncomfortable?" Li Shen guessed.

"Hush," Lu Zhenghe gestured, "Be quiet."

As Lu Zhenghe followed her, Ruan Xi hugged Lu Zhenghe even tighter.He buried his face deeply in the opponent's arms, but still didn't say a word.

After several minutes, Ruan Xi suppressed back the tears that she wanted to cry.

He felt this critical moment, and he couldn't cry for it.Maybe it's because I couldn't support my emotions at once, and I wanted to have some space to vent.

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The city of gems in the morning is a little different from the past.

At first, the sky was cloudy, but it was raining heavily, and the raindrops, which were bigger than usual, hit the ground, and the steel-cast roads in the city were splashed with dull sounds; after a few minutes, the iron chains hanging on the outer wall of the arena went crazy. Shaking, an extremely deafening sound was made on the huge city gate.

"Yang palm, sugar palm—"

The iron chains and the sound of the rain intertwined into a net, like a hood covering the entire city.Then, the warning lights in the city of gems turned on, one after another, as if the sound of rain touched some mysterious device in the city, and the whole city woke up with a pull.

Wen Kai said that he had seen this place in a book, and generally speaking, its population is not large.But people here have a habit of wearing some dazzling jewelry to show their identity.Li Shen calculated the military expenses in his hand, and said that otherwise, we would go buy a set of jewelry and wear them alone, fish in troubled waters, and not attract too much attention.

Wen Kai also said, we don’t have horses, and Li Shen said that horses are hard to deal with, and there is nothing we can do if we don’t have them, so let’s pretend to be fallen soldiers who escaped with horses.

Ruan Xi looked at the jewelry on the necks of passers-by silently, thinking of Wei Hong that night.

He doesn't think it's beautiful, he just thinks it's heavy, and he doesn't believe that wearing this thing can run or fight.

What about trouble?

"Stop making trouble." Luckily, Lu Zhenghe was still rational, and he interrupted his subordinate's irresponsible YY in time, and said calmly, "Our first priority now is to buy a car."

"It's hard to buy a car, young master." Wen Kai frowned.

Lu Zhenghe said, "Which city should we go to buy a car?"

Wen Kai pulled out the roll-shaped map with a "swish", studied one or two, and replied loudly: "If each city maintains its proper situation, we should go to, to, at least to... to the last Only the tenth city can buy a vehicle."

Ruan Xi frowned.

He realized the seriousness of the problem from Wen Kai's stammering four "to" and five "last ten" words.

Lu Zhenghe turned a deaf ear and didn't show much reaction.He pondered for a while, as if thinking, and then said: "Can't you buy the next city?"

"Yes, but look, after passing the next two cities, we will go to the dungeon..." Wen Kai took out a pen from nowhere, drew a circle on the map, and tapped heavily. "There is no way to take the road in the underground city, we can only cross it on foot."

Lu Zhenghe didn't listen to his redundant explanation, and said, "I'll buy it in the next city."

Wen Kai's eyes widened: "Then what should we do when we get to the dungeon?"

Lu Zhenghe: "Just throw away the car when the time comes."

Wen Kai: "Huh?"

Li Shen whispered from the side: "Look, this is the rich second generation."

Ruan Xi listened silently at the side, thinking that the cars she had parked in the Ruan's parking lot must have been smashed into scrap iron by boulders and mud in the bottomless underground.He felt a pain in the flesh.

"Guess what I found?" Li Shen suddenly noticed the poster on the wall of a building beside the road, "The space-time mirror! It was found!"

The "gem" on the poster is sketched very sloppily.

If the words "space-time mirror" are not marked next to it, Li Shen must think that it is just an ordinary stone.This is an advertisement, inviting people passing by on land to become warriors and seize the qualification to buy this gem.

Song Shumian's legs are getting better, at least he doesn't need to be carried on his back anymore.

He was hopping on one foot, limping, and his curiosity drove him to look at it too.He said, "Isn't it in the eternal sea?"

"Yeah, maybe it's because the coastline is receding, so..." Li Shen rubbed his palms.

"Do you have an idea?" Wen Kai glanced at him, pointed to the small print at the bottom of the poster and said, "Look, it's written clearly, saying that if you have an idea, everything will follow the traditional rules of Jewel City."

"Traditional rules?"

"Fight."

"Sure enough, the farther north you go, the tougher the people are." Li Shen smiled with a row of big white teeth, and took a peek at the young master from Zenith City from the corner of his eye.

Someone caught by the cue said indifferently: "What are you looking at me for?"

Li Shen: "..."

Wen Kai quickly diverted Li Shen's attention: "Have you heard of this gem, young master?"

Lu Zhenghe nodded slowly.

Swinging around with arms folded, Li Shen looked at the bloody background on the poster, remembered the pungent smell of blood in the arena, and didn't understand the behavior of the city people.He murmured: "This city can't stay longer, it's too perverted. What time is it? Still fighting!"

Lu Zhenghe was silent at the side, and did not express his opinion on this gem.He suddenly said, "I want it."

"what?"

"I want this."

Wen Kai pointed one point in parallel, and the tip of his finger happened to point to the three words "Space-Time Mirror" on the poster, dumbfounded: "Young master, do you want this?"

"Yes," Lu Zhenghe said, "I want to take it back."

Ruan Xi closed her eyes, wondering if this person is a masochist... Why do you want to see the most painful memory?Blinking, Ruan Xi remembered that she also had this ridiculous plan at the beginning.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.Obviously, Jewel City experienced a catastrophe last night, and everyone's lives were hanging by a thread. Now there should be no major problems in a short time.

Although the remaining half of Jewel City is indeed relatively safe, it is indeed a risky choice to stay here to participate in any competitive competition.

However, for Lu Zhenghe now, finding some lost memories is more important than moving forward.

He turned his head and looked at Ruan Xi who was standing beside him, he had to think that knowing the past was as important as being alive.

What's next is unknown.

But he instinctively... this is an opportunity.

"Or else I'll go get this gem," Lu Zhenghe suggested, "Go to the next city as soon as possible, and I'll meet you later."

After finishing speaking, the eyelids of the rest of the people obviously drooped, and their whole expressions became a state of calm and despair, almost saying "I'm going to die" all over their faces.Li Shen twitched the corner of his mouth, and said seriously: "Do you think we will agree?"

"Young master, don't leave us behind." Wen Kai counter-protested.

Lu Zhenghe said: "What are the rules in Jewel City?"

"Scramble and fight on the arena, if you lose, you die," Wen Kai didn't understand where this treasure touched the young master's g-spot, "Do you really want to try?"

"If you don't try, you have no chance." Lu Zhenghe said.

Wen Kai is a typical "lady type" subordinate, all kinds of bad thoughts popped up in his mind suddenly, his face was clouded, and he didn't know how to stop him.

Lu Zhenghe couldn't help but said: "Don't worry about me too much."

Wen Kai shook his head and said, "But young master, there are people beyond people, beyond the sky there is the sky, beyond the sky there are..."

"There is still a god," Lu Zhenghe looked around, and the streets were full of displaced fugitives, "but it is obvious that God has not appeared now. God has not saved anyone."

"But..." Wen Kai didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent.

At this time, the stubborn character in Ruan Xi's bones showed its beginning.He lightly touched Lu Zhenghe's with his elbow, and their eyes met.

Ruan Xi said: "Then let me try it?"

Lu Zhenghe knew that he was powerful, but he spoke as easily as if he was talking about the weather.

"What I want, I can fight for it myself," Lu Zhenghe refused him, "You just wait for me."

"Okay." Wen Kai raised his hands in surrender.

He knew well that he and Li Shen couldn't beat Lu Zhenghe in many things.As long as the other party makes a decision, ten trucks will not be able to pull it back.

So that means, we have to split up later.

Ruan Xi said that he wanted to be with Lu Zhenghe, but Lu Zhenghe disagreed, and the two couldn't argue.Lu Zhenghe remained silent, and gave Li Shen a look, and the latter understood: This is for me to take this person away forcibly.

But I also have to have that ability!

Lu Zhenghe could see his hesitation, and continued to wink: You can figure it out yourself.

Li Shen looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, shaking his head in a very small arc: It's too embarrassing!

Lu Zhenghe blinked: I hope you can successfully complete the task.

Then Li Shen could only cover his face with one hand, expressing his difficulty.

"What's wrong?" Ruan Xi noticed that something was wrong with the two of them.

"Do you still remember the alpha that Wen Kai liked?" Li Shen could only change the subject.With a mysterious tone, he lightly bumped Ruan Xi with his shoulder, and continued: "That's someone who likes to play with rocks."

"The alpha of Dawn City?"

"Yes, as I said, his night vision ability is very good. Every time we enter the mountain to watch, he picks up and walks along the way. Last time he took a round stone and asked me if it looked like the moon, and I said it was the same The sun is also quite similar. Guess what happened to him, he even gave me the butt of the gun, and it hurt me to death."

"Aren't the sun and the moon both round?"

"exactly."

"Then he still has a weird temper."

Ruan Xi stood next to Li Shen, following his example, the two leaned side by side, touching their chins with deep expressions.

This scene made Ruan Xi laugh.

He had to think of those days when he stood at the back door in school and secretly listened to his classmates talking bad things about others. He could always hear some gossip that was spread in bits and pieces. I remember such trivial things as the cat biting the dog, the uncle cheating on me, and the sister beating up the wretched man.

Wen Kai was speechless, he really didn't understand what Li Shen was gossip about about himself, so he pointed at Li Shen's pain points and said, "Are you jealous?"

Sure enough, Li Shen jumped up instantly: "Fuck you! Who the hell will be jealous of you."

Ruan Xi: "..."

How could these two people feel uncomfortable all day without arguing.

"I won't talk to you, I'll talk to Ruan Xi." Wen Kai stopped talking to Li Shen, turned his head and smiled at Ruan Xi, "Jewel City once dug out a conjoined body of ruby ​​and sapphire, called Yuanyang Gem," thinking Here, he praised again and again, and couldn't help clasping his hands together, "I was lucky enough to witness it once, and it is really one of the most beautiful gems, comparable to the Mirror of Tianchi from the north."

Although Ruan Xi couldn't quite understand why gemstones like to be named "xx mirror" to express the purity of color, but when Wen Kai said this, he remembered that when Wei Hong came to see him that night, he had such a mirror hanging around his neck. A string of conspicuous things, as if he wanted to announce his noble status to everyone.

Ruan Xi moved towards Lu Zhenghe, and whispered, "The day your brother came to see me, he wore the Tianchi Mirror that Wen Kai mentioned."

Hearing this, Lu Zhenghe frowned and said, "Do you know that string of jewels?"

Ruan Xi nodded frantically: "Well, I saw it in a book."

Lu Zhenghe: "That's actually mine."

He was a little upset, and reached out to touch Ruan Xi's neck, and he felt better, and said, "If you like it, I'll see you off when I get back."

"Ah?" Ruan Xi turned her head in a panic, "Is it yours?"

"Well," Lu Zhenghe smiled indifferently, "it might be taken away by him."

"Is your brother a pervert? He's going to grab you for everything..." Ruan Xi felt that the relationship between the two brothers was strange, and she was speechless. Is it too heavy? It turned out to be for showing off to me."

"Why isn't your brother's sapphire very blue?"

"Not all sapphires are blue," Lu Zhenghe said, "except red, all other precious gems are called sapphires. For example, the one you got."

"Okay," Ruan Xi said, "I kind of like that shiny thing..."

Lu Zhenghe said: "Does the one on the poster look good?"

Ruan Xi nodded, shook her head again, and answered very cautiously: "But the meaning is not very good."

"It is rumored that if you get it, you can see the most painful memories of the past..." Lu Zhenghe raised his hand, his eyes fell on his bandaged palm, he slowly lowered his palm, and through the gap between his fingers, he saw the rare sight in the south On a sunny day, there was a smile on the corner of his lips, "What's wrong?"

Ruan Xi couldn't tell why, and murmured: "It's just not good."

No one would look for someone to abuse, even if this big idiot is the Lu Zhenghe he wants to abuse, that won't work.She usually said that she wanted to beat him and take revenge on him, but Ruan Xi always wanted to stand in front of Lu Zhenghe in various hurtful situations.

Although he knew that his alpha didn't need his protection yet.

The other party is no longer the boy he was back then.

"Do you have the most painful memory?" Lu Zhenghe said in a soft tone, the palms covering his eyelids did not let go, "About who?"

Ruan Xi also admitted generously: "It's about you."

Lu Zhenghe nodded and said, "Is it the day I left you?"

"no……"

Ruan Xi felt her heart ache again, the pain was not indirect, but a dull, continuous pain.Like a big hand falling from the sky, once again tightly grasping his most vulnerable place.

Ruan Xi felt that she was hypocritical, so she adjusted her emotions for a while, and said after a few seconds: "It was the day I drove to find you after I found out that you were missing."

"Because you didn't find me?" Lu Zhenghe asked.

"Well," Ruan Xi lowered her head, her eyes stopped looking at anyone, and she stared blankly at her own toes, "and found that I might never find it again."

Jewel·53 Stubborn Xiao Lu!