Mark continued: "I have known you for six or seven years now. To be honest, I am a person who is not good at expressing myself. I can't make you happy, I can only love you silently. Now I know what is Real love, and I am very convinced that you are the only love in my life. In the college, I would be very satisfied just watching your familiar back secretly. Saying something that is not a reproach is my greatest happiness. I always thought that one day you would understand me, fall into my arms, and become my bride. Later, Fengliang appeared, and my dream gradually shattered. I know that my chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. You don’t care about me anymore, and my heart is hurt by you again and again.”
Muzi and I were deeply moved by the affection expressed in Mark’s tearful description, and Muzi’s tears had already wetted my shoulders.
"I have completely woken up from my dream now. Your words let me know that I will never have a chance again. Haha (his laughter actually made me more uncomfortable than crying), wake up, completely wake up, Haiyue , Don’t worry, my piece of rice cake is no longer sticky, and you will never worry about my obsession in the future. I want to tell you, Boss Changgong didn’t make up the story just now to lie to you, everything he said was true. It's true. The leader of the Japanese clan, Sifeng Rizheng, showed his evil nature after being defeated by him. Don't believe it, let me tell you that the strength of the leader Longgong had already reached the level of a magician. I am also present. Do you still remember the last move Feng Liang used when the boss competed with Feng Liang? Can't all these signs make you wake up? Although I have no chance, I still hope you can find it? A good destination, and finally, I wish you happiness forever." After saying that, Mark turned around and ran away.
Just as I was about to chase after him, Mark's voice came over: "Boss, leave me alone for a while. I will be back tomorrow morning."
I sighed heavily, Haiyue sat there motionless like a piece of wood.
Siwa's voice came over, "I can also prove what Mark said just now. My teacher was also present at the time, and he even praised the magic power of the long bow. If Haiyue you still don't believe it, you can go back and ask your grandfather." He came over carrying two unknown game animals.
Haiyue suddenly screamed: "Stop talking, stop talking, all of you." She turned around and ran away. One is like this, and two are still like this. Muzi said: "She just can't accept this reality for a while. I'll go over and have a look. You guys can prepare food first."
Who is in the mood to eat after this? Siwa threw the game aside and sat down. He said to me: "I just came back and heard Mark's words. I didn't expect him to have such an affectionate side."
I said, "Don't tell me it's you. I didn't know he loved Haiyue so deeply. He was hurt too much this time. Tell me, how can we compete? There are two people with mental disorders." . By the way, I haven’t asked you yet how it was when you participated last time.”
Siwa said with lingering fear: "To be honest, I really don't want to go this time. Although my current strength has improved compared to last time, I can't resist my opponent who is helping a lunatic."
"madman?"
"Yes, they are just madmen. You don't know that in order to defeat our college, the other seven colleges have sent out the strongest lineups in the entire college. Moreover, they fight very hard. Although they are not very strong, you can't stand it for victory. They can do anything. Do you know why three of us were seriously injured last time?"
I asked: "Why?"
Siwa seemed to be scared and said: "Those three seriously injured seniors were all beaten with life magic by the opponent."
I was shocked and said, "What? Life magic, are they so desperate?"
Siwa nodded and said: "I remember that the water mage Senior Nanxi was severely injured by a great magician using life magic last time. Although Senior Nanxi won, his legs were..."
It seems that I have to re-understand this game, and it is much scarier than I expected. It doesn't matter to me, what I'm most afraid of is that Muzi and everyone else will get hurt.
Siwa continued: "So, once there is a match, we must use our full strength from the beginning, and we must not give our opponents a chance to counterattack. Otherwise, they will use life magic to fight us, and we will be exhausted."
I nodded, now, that's all.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Brother Longgong, what should we do with these two wild animals?"
I sighed and said: "Who is still in the mood to eat now that they are like this? Let them go. I have dry food here. Eat some together and rest early."
After a long time, Muzi came back with Haiyue. Haiyue looked very lonely. When she came back, she lay down in her own place and fell asleep. Before going to sleep, she glanced at Mark's empty bed.
I wanted to ask Muzi, but she looked very tired. She took the food I handed her and fell asleep after eating. They all went to bed, so I kept watch. Mark didn't come back for the whole night. It was dawn, and just when I was worried about him, he came back. Mark's appearance shocked me. His originally fiery red hair turned dull overnight and turned into a gray-red color.
I ran up and grabbed his arm. He looked at me blankly and said, "Boss, it's almost time to leave."
I asked: "How did you do this?"
Mark smiled lightly and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
I frowned and said, "How can I rest assured when you do this?" I took out food and water from the space bag and forced him to eat it. Only then did everyone wake up and go on their way together.
Muzi was stunned when she saw Mark's look. I pulled her and waved my hand at her.
Everyone got up, and Haiyue also saw Mark's appearance. She trembled all over, said nothing, and quietly ate the dry food.
The second day on the road was worse than the first day, and now even Mark didn't speak. After walking for a long time, we arrived at a small town. I discussed with Muzi and Siwa that we should find a hotel and have a good rest before walking. How can we participate in the competition if the internal conflicts are so severe.
Mark and Haiyue both turned into wooden figures. They followed us without saying a word and did whatever we asked them to do, like puppets. I tried to persuade Mark, but I found that his heart seemed to be dead. Now I can only hope that time will dilute everything. It seems that letting Haiyue come with the team this time was really a wrong decision.