Chen Rui never expected that he would be brought to Youye Wetland by a noble lady!
According to common sense, it is impossible to reach Youye Wetland in three days. It should be that the lady has used some special means.
"The Wetlands of the Night are very large, and we've only reached the edge."
Chen Rui pondered for a while, and asked, "Have you not gotten rid of the pursuers?"
The lady gave him a deep look: "Li Cha, you are really smart. To be honest, I still don't fully believe in your teacher, even though you have already taken out the black potion and the Nine Heavens Profound Spirit Fruit. However, Even without these, based on your personal ability, you are still quite an outstanding talent. I am willing to recommend you to His Majesty Catherine, and I can guarantee that you will get more than you imagined."
Chen Rui was a little surprised, and smiled slightly: "What more can I get? Including a mysterious beauty?"
"In the Demon Realm, as long as you are worth enough, there is nothing you can't get." The lady's answer was very ingenious, neither acknowledging nor refusing.
Chen Rui remembered that Xi Ya had said something similar, and for some reason, he suddenly missed a certain Yujie boss.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what I can get, but what I can be sure of is that if I promise you, I will lose more than I imagined."
Originally, the Shadow Empire was a good choice, but Athena would not leave Dark Moon, Shia and Alice also had a certain place in his heart, and friends like Ardas... all the fetters combined together made him unable to give up Dark Moon. moon. Of course, the most important thing is that Pagliu has not unlocked the lock of light and darkness, and cannot leave Lanbo Lake. As the object of the symbiotic contract, even if Chen Rui takes Athena to the Shadow Empire, his life will have to die. to guarantee.
"Your choice makes me feel regretful," the lady sighed softly, "but I appreciate your frankness, I hope you can survive today, and I hope... we won't become enemies too early in the future."
Chen Rui murmured to himself: Honestly, the key is that you, a woman, are too smart, otherwise you would have used trickery to trick a beautiful man, but it's a pity that it's a problem to even do it now.
Your lady led Chen Rui deeper into the Wetlands of the Night, and saw all kinds of monsters along the way. If creatures such as crocodiles and giant pythons were placed on the earth, they would already be powerful predators dominating one side, but here, they are just It's just the lower species in the lower middle of the food chain. Chen Rui saw with his own eyes a strong four-legged monitor lizard easily tearing apart a crocodile twice the size of the earth, and he also saw a giant carnivorous tortoise with strong defenses being instantly sucked into a giant by several terrifying dragon flies. empty shell.
The lady didn't provoke these creatures. She usually avoided them. Occasionally, when a powerful monster approached, she was deterred by the power aura emanating from her, so she turned around and ran away.
Gradually, it got dark.
The swamp is very cold at night, and the low cries of beasts can be heard from a distance from time to time.
Chen Rui didn't see the magic house on the carriage, because the characteristic of this kind of prop is that the controller can control the inside of the space, but the outside defense is not enough, and someone must guard it, so it is not suitable for use in this kind of place.
The noble lady is using a tent, which is actually some kind of magic space prop. It looks like a small size from the outside, but the inside is roughly equivalent to a separate space of ten square meters. And other items, everything is available, the biggest function is that you can observe the scene outside the tent at any time inside.
These kinds of magic props are very valuable, and ordinary people seldom see them. Unexpectedly, this rich and mysterious noble lady is different. She is worthy of being a royal noble of the Shadow Empire.
The two of them rested in the tent. Every two hours or so, the lady ate a spiritual fruit, then sat cross-legged with her eyes closed to digest. The faint breath of strength on her body made Chen Rui dare not act rashly.
Chen Rui's previous feeling was indeed correct, the power of the noble lady is indeed slowly weakening, and every time she eats a spiritual fruit, it weakens by a point. But in the eyes of analysis, it is still displayed as "unable to judge".
In contrast, Chen Rui seemed much boring. During the few days in Leia Town, he had already transformed all the remaining waste ores in the storage warehouse, and now the total amount of spiritual energy reached 1.1 million. Unfortunately, There is no use for it.
"What were you humming just now?" The lady asked while sitting cross-legged on the ground after absorbing the spiritual fruit.
"A song, hum it when you're bored." Chen Rui chuckled: "I haven't heard it before, but I created it myself."
In this world, this is indeed the first time that this famous song on earth has appeared, and Chen Rui unceremoniously took the copyright as his own.
"It's true that I haven't heard it, but I can tell that it should be a melodious tone, but you hum it nondescriptly. It's hard to imagine that you are the creator."
Chen Rui blushed in a rare way, and just about to say that your appreciation level is not good, when the noble lady took out something from the interspatial ring, put it into the veil, and blew it gently. The song he hummed just now.
Not only is it accurate, but even some of the key changes have been corrected, and it has a bit of the melodious and profound charm of the original key, as if she is the original creator of this piece.
Chen Rui was dumbfounded for a while, any tricks were nothing in the face of such absolute strength, but fortunately he didn't quibble just now, otherwise he could only make a fool of himself.
The lady stopped playing: "I'm sorry, I used to like music very much, but now I hear a new song, I can't help but make a fool of myself, are there any other songs?"
This is still ugly? Chen Rui felt ashamed, and hummed the most familiar nocturne again, this time he was much more careful.
After the lady heard it, she didn't play it immediately, but played it silently for a while, and then she started to play. In the mist of the wetland, the tune echoed faintly, like a fairy walking alone in the night, enjoying the lonely embrace of darkness.
As the music gradually died down, Chen Rui felt a sense of emptiness in his heart, and had to praise: Genius, this is genius! Just listen to it once, you can grasp the charm of the music.
"I like this piece very much, what's it called?" Your lady suddenly asked.
"The solo dance under the moonlight. It seems to be composed by a human bard." In front of experts, Chen Rui certainly didn't dare to pretend to be original, and asked tentatively: "Don't you think this song is very lonely?" ?”
"Are you trying to 'by the way' ask me if I'm lonely? I've seen too much of this method of striking up a conversation. Maybe you really have a little affection for me, but if you want to get closer and escape, it will make you I lost the little bit of 'honesty' I had for you."
Seeing Chen Rui's expression froze, a smile flashed across the eyes of the lady, "Anyway, thank you for the song, I might play it when I'm lonely. In fact... I'm too busy, I don't even have time to be lonely. It may be played for the first and last time."
Too busy to even have time for loneliness? Chen Rui suddenly remembered what Xi Ya said, "I don't remember when I laughed last time", and somehow felt that the two sentences revealed the same emotion, and then shook his head, stopping this strange association.
"I'm cold and hungry now, Miss, can I get some food, can I get those two songs for nothing?"
"These two pieces of music are worth a little food? From the perspective of music lovers, they are priceless treasures." The lady shook her head, "Fortunately, these two pieces of music are mine now."
Chen Rui also shook his head: "I wanted to say that for the sake of the two songs, let me go. But thinking about it, I am much more valuable than these two songs, so I just held back and didn't say it."
The noble lady couldn't help but smiled softly: "You are really a very special person. Even I can't help but be infected by your emotions. Being with you is a rare relief. To be honest, I appreciate your wisdom and optimism, and I do have some good feelings for you, if... there are not too many impossibilities, maybe I will really be moved by you."
"I don't dare to have too many extravagant expectations. For now, I still have this uncoordinated thing." Chen Rui held up the golden crystal magic lock, "Without it, I think we already feel a little like friends .”
"Friend?" Your lady looked at him indifferently, "As long as you are willing to join the Shadow Empire, there will be such a day."
"The plan is far from keeping up with the changes, and it's too early to say these things now," Chen Rui didn't want to block the road for the time being, so he said vaguely, "Miss, it's best to get some prey, we can barbecue it, maybe the smell is still good." Can you attract some giant dragons and peerless powerhouses, and rescue me from your clutches."
"..."
The night passed, and it was still about every two hours. The lady took the spiritual fruit once. Since Chen Rui had "sleeped" for three days before, Chen Rui didn't feel tired. The lady had already taken seven of them, and her strength was obviously reduced by one big. Realm, I don't know if it's an illusion, and the height is a little shorter, but in the display of the analytical eye, the strength is still "unable to judge". Chen Rui was secretly startled, and also thankful that he did not act rashly. There was still a little bit of the poisonous dragon's poison left, but with Banneker's lesson, he did not dare to act recklessly. This lady's wisdom is a hundred times stronger than Banneker's. Never self-defeating.
In the early morning, the two chatted a few words and ate something. The noble lady stood up suddenly, and with a wave of her hand, the fire was instantly extinguished. Chen Rui knew something was wrong, and immediately closed his mouth. The noble lady grabbed him and ran at full speed, until she stopped in a mahogany forest, put him behind a tree, and then disappeared after a few ups and downs.
Chen Rui secretly calculated that the reason why your lady came to Youye Wetland was to get rid of her pursuers and find a safe place to absorb the power of the "Nine Heavens Profound Spirit Fruit". Unexpectedly, the pursuers were so powerful and followed her all the way here.
The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. The idea is good, but with his current strength, even if he unlocks the golden crystal magic lock, he still can't become an oriole. Although the noble lady has been very polite all the way, and so far, the atmosphere between the two is quite harmonious and friendly. However, people's hearts are unpredictable, Chen Rui's status is still a prisoner, even if the two have a little affection for each other, that's all, who knows how this "friendly" lady will treat him after his use value is over.
The most important thing now is that the "Will of Darkness" is not in his hands. With his strength, the possibility of escaping from this completely unfamiliar wetland in the dark night is basically zero.
About half an hour passed, and the lady still hadn't come back. Just when Chen Rui couldn't help but want to transform the Golden Crystal Demon Lock, a prompt appeared in the Analytic Eye, and a person appeared in front of him.
To Chen Rui's surprise, it was not your daughter who was prompted by the Analytical Eye.
Race: Jealous of the royal family.
Comprehensive Strength Evaluation: Unable to judge!