I said calmly, "Xiao Baitang, please join us."
Xiao Baitang bit her lip and said, "Brother Wu Zhao, I really can do it!"
Lu Xiaoying turned to look at me and said, "Wu Zhao, they want to continue to weaken our strength. Don't you understand? You have also seen how Xiao Baitang's status is in Hell's Gate. Do you really believe that Hell's Gate will abandon her?"
My face darkened slightly: "I believe that Hell Gate will abandon Xiao Baitang. She must be in our group."
Although I don't know what position Xiao Baitang holds in Hell Gate, I can see the heroic nature of King Yan Luo of Hell Gate. In the eyes of a tyrant, anyone can be sacrificed except himself. Besides, Xiao Baitang is not an indispensable figure in Hell Gate, so why can't he give up
What I didn't expect was that Lu Xiaoying said coldly: "Since Xiao Baitang has joined, I will withdraw."
When I looked at Lu Xiaoying in astonishment, Xiao Baitang also panicked: "Sister Xiaoying, don't leave... I..."
Lu Xiaoying didn't even look at Xiao Baitang, and turned to leave the camp. I wanted to call Lu Xiaoying, but the words stopped at my lips. I tried to stay calm and said to Lin Jingyuan and Duan Yunfei: "The personnel have been decided, we can continue."
Duan Yunfei smiled and said, "Brother Wu must have known the content of this mission. This time we went deep into the ghost domain to bring back the situation of the ghost domain. Whoever brings back more information will get higher points. In the end, the victory or defeat will be determined by the points. Of course, if we can't get out, the points will be equivalent to a piece of waste paper."
Duan Yunfei smiled and pointed to the distance: "If we walk in that direction for a day, we will see a dangerous peak. The entrance to the ghost realm is at the top of the peak. Since everyone has no problems, we can set off now to the entrance to the ghost realm. Of course, if Brother Wu feels tired, we can also rest for a day before leaving."
"No need!" I waved my hand and turned to get in the car without saying a word.
Ye Jin hesitated for a long time before saying, "Zhao Zi, aren't you being too much towards Xiao Ying?"
I said angrily, "Why can't Lu Xiaoying understand? We have to add a referee anyway. Even if the referee is not Xiao Baitang, someone else has to come in. Instead of adding someone who gets in the way, it's better to add Xiao Baitang!"
"But..." Ye Jin hesitated to speak.
I know what he wants to say. What he wants to say is that Xiao Baitang's own combat power is not strong. If she is added, we will have to allocate another person to protect Xiao Baitang. In this way, our combat power has been suppressed to the lowest level before the game even starts.
Dou Ma said, "Zhao Zi, Xiao Ying is actually doing this for your own good."
I said calmly, "I know."
Theoretically, Lu Xiaoying did make the best choice. She was betting that Hell Gate would not be so cruel as to abandon Xiao Baitang. If I had persisted like Lu Xiaoying, there might have been a different result. But I couldn't be so cruel.
If I had any other thoughts about Xiao Baitang at that time, I would indeed feel wronged.
Although I am not very old, I am much older than Xiao Baitang.
In my eyes at that time, Xiao Baitang was a little girl who needed protection, just like the little girl next door who chased me for candy when I was a child. Her childish cuteness required someone to stand up and protect her from the wind and rain, and I happened to be the person who was willing to stand in front of her.
I don't know who I heard say this before, but every man who is standing hopes he has a younger sister, because they will not retreat even a step when they stand in front of their younger sister; every man who has sat down hopes he has an older sister, because they are tired and need someone to comfort them.
At that time, I felt the same way in front of Xiao Baitang.
Dou Ma sighed and said, "Zhao Zi, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You can understand Nangong Ling, but why can't you understand Lu Xiaoying? In fact, Lu Xiaoying has paid a lot for you, but she has never said it."
"She?" I looked at Dou Ma in confusion.
Dou Ma shook her head helplessly and said, "Do you think Lu Xiaoying can really get out of Guoan just because she casually said she had a long vacation? You are wrong, she is threatening to resign. The higher-ups won't let her go, and they said they will also bring you into Guoan."
"Lu Xiaoying knows that you don't like being constrained by others, so she never mentioned anything about the National Security in front of you, but she herself is under a lot of pressure. After all, there are many comrades over there who have fought through life and death with her."
"The covenant between gods and ghosts requires you to support each other, but think about it, can Lu Xiaoying also use the covenant between gods and ghosts to force you to go with her, instead of giving up everything there and following you?"
"Lu Xiaoying's status in the National Security Bureau is not low. In Miaojiang, she could have called on official forces to help you, but she automatically cut off contact with the National Security Bureau. Why did she do this? Because she didn't want to label you as a bureaucrat."
Once a man of the underworld is associated with the word "official", he is no longer a man of the underworld.
Although the Six Gates Constables were also people in the Jianghu in ancient times, their status in the Jianghu was very delicate, because they had the word "official" in their bodies, and everyone would be wary of them. That was not the result I wanted.
Dou Ma continued, "In Miaojiang, Lu Xiaoying almost broke her fingers while calculating your life force. In Shenmu Temple, in order to pick you up, Lu Xiaoying forcibly broke through the blockade of Xuanjing Division and was seriously injured. Her injuries worsened because she calculated your life force in the cave. She took longer to recuperate than you did, and she didn't tell you any of this."
I looked at Ye Jin in shock: "Xiaoying is injured?"
Ye Jin nodded and said, "She survived two sword strikes and one palm strike from the warlock of Xuanjing Division, which cost the lives of two first-class warlocks, and she finally managed to break out of the encirclement. After that, she simply bandaged herself and broke into Shenmu Temple. You saw her holding the hilt of the sword with one hand while she was calculating, but she didn't want you to see that her arm was still bleeding."
Xiaoying was hurt! My heart couldn't help but ache.
Ye Jin said, "Zhaozi, you've known Xiaoying for so long, but you don't know her? She's the type who won't talk about anything. If it were a monk, he would have asked you to pay for the loss a long time ago, but Xiaoying has been quietly recovering from her injuries for a month."
Dou Ma said: "Even if Xiaoying's behavior is inappropriate, you can talk to her slowly."
Xiao Baitang's eyes also turned red at this time: "Brother Wu Zhao, let's go back to find Sister Xiao Ying!"
I was silent for a moment. "Let's go to the ghost realm! If we go to look for Xiaoying now, she won't come back. Besides, the personnel have already been decided. It would be a waste of time to look for her later. When we enter the ghost realm, can Dou Ma go and help look for Xiaoying?"
Dou Ma snorted: "I owed you in my last life."
Dou Ma and Ye Jin's words made me feel very uncomfortable. At that time, I couldn't explain how I felt, but I just felt uncomfortable.
Lu Xiaoying is not as weak as ordinary girls, and sometimes she can even be very aggressive.
When I met Lu Xiaoying for the first time and revealed Li Jingwen's true identity, I thought she would be sad and frustrated, or at least cry bitterly, but she followed me all the way out of the mountain temple.
After that, Lu Xiaoying might have cried, but I never saw it.
However, precisely because I had never seen a weak Lu Xiaoying, I treated her as a partner and a comrade-in-arms. I habitually drew my sword and fought with her on the battlefield, but I never considered that Lu Xiaoying was a girl.
This time, Lu Xiaoying left in anger. I knew I felt bad, but I didn’t know why. Was it because I didn’t control the situation
Just as I was daydreaming, Dou Ma said, "Zhaozi, now you know how powerful Lin Jingyuan is, right? Anyone and anything can become her chess piece. The fact that she angered Lu Xiaoying with just one sentence is the best proof of this."
I suddenly asked, "What do you mean?"
Dou Ma said, "Lin Jingyuan must have studied each of your personalities. She deduced various possibilities based on your personalities before dragging Xiao Baitang into this dead end."
Ye Jin was surprised and asked, "Isn't Xiao Baitang from the Hell Sect?"
Dou Ma asked back, "Then have you ever thought about why Hell Gate sent Xiao Baitang here? Duan Yunfei likes to kill people with borrowed knives, but he couldn't calculate Lu Xiaoying's character, and he wouldn't plan in that direction. The one who really made the move was Lin Jingyuan."
"Lin Jingyuan dragged Xiao Baitang in here just to break up your divine and ghost dual veins. If Zhaozi and Xiaoying work together, the chances of calculating survival will be greatly increased, but if Wu Zhao is alone, I'm afraid his ghost eye money will be useless."
When I heard this, I couldn't help but be shocked: "Turn around and look for Lu Xiaoying!"
I'm not afraid of being plotted against by Lin Jingyuan, but I'm afraid that she will kill Lu Xiaoying halfway.
Dou Ma shook her head and said, "Since Lin Jingyuan has made a move, he will not let you find the way, Xiaoying. But you don't have to worry, we have experts from Jiuchong Pavilion nearby to support us. Lin Jingyuan dare not do anything too much, at most he will just make Xiaoying lost. Don't worry, our people will be able to pick up Xiaoying soon."
"That's good!" I felt relieved - Dou Ma has always treated Lu Xiaoying as her own daughter, and she is calm and composed, so Lu Xiaoying will definitely be fine.
After I got back on the car seat, I asked, "Is Lin Jingyuan so sure that Lu Xiaoying will turn against him?"
Dou Ma gnashed her teeth and said, "I really should crack your head open to see if there's shit inside! You're usually quite smart, how come shit is coming out of your head at this moment?"
I was so confused by Dou Ma's scolding that I turned around and looked at her for a long time without saying anything. Dou Ma stretched out her finger and poked me hard on the head before sitting back down.
I was so scared that I didn't dare to talk. Ye Jin was also driving silently. I couldn't talk to Xiao Baitang, so I just looked out of the car all the way until we arrived at our destination. When I got out of the car, I saw a high mountain. (To be continued)