Mu Le confirmed Wei Xingchen's location on the computer.
Wei Xingchen initially asked if he needed to pick her up, but Mu Le told him directly: [Someone has taken me there.]
Gu Mingyuan set the car to automatic driving.
Mu Le has always been curious about why, even though fully autonomous driving has been achieved in this era, there is still a driver's seat, and even the structure inside is not much different from the cars she knows.
What is the use of that steering wheel
Before, I didn’t learn the language well enough, so I didn’t have the chance to ask many questions. In recent days, I have been studying hard, and living in this language environment, my communication level has improved a lot.
She leaned over and touched the steering wheel in front of Gu Mingyuan, and asked curiously: "Yuanyuan, what is this used for?"
“… In case of emergency,” Gu Mingyuan answered her, “you can drive the vehicle yourself.”
Mu Le didn't quite understand: "But, wouldn't autonomous driving be faster?"
Gu Mingyuan: "Autonomous driving has a maximum speed limit, but there is no limit on the acceleration of active driving."
This conversation was so unusual that Mu Le thought for a while before he understood it. He nodded as if he understood, then leaned back in his seat to rest.
The place where Wei Xingchen made an appointment with her was a famous natural park in the capital.
I don’t know if it’s because orcs still have some animal characteristics left in them, but they have a natural love and affinity for the natural environment.
Even with the development of technology to this extent, there will be more and more green plants in the city.
I heard that there are artificial parks, forests, and even small artificial wetlands and plains in the capital.
There are also some indoor venues such as glaciers.
Animals that originally lived in the polar regions can go there and soak in the ice springs... probably similar to how humans soak in hot springs.
Mu Le leaned on the car window and looked outside, feeling the mystery and greatness of nature.
After driving for ten minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of Capital Park.
This is the largest park in the capital. It has many different areas, each of which is independent and has its own unique environment and atmosphere.
Wei Xingchen was waiting for her under the statue at the entrance of the park.
After the car stopped, Mu Le watched Gu Mingyuan press the switch to unlock the seat belt and was about to say goodbye to him.
Then I saw Gu Mingyuan also unbuckled his seat belt.
He locked the car on the optical computer and took out a small backpack from the storage cabinet inside the car with one hand, and asked at the same time: "When will you be back?"
"Ah..." Mu Le thought for a moment, "I don't know. Maybe... one or two hours?"
It will be dark if it's any later.
Gu Mingyuan might be worried.
Just assume he's worried!
Gu Mingyuan nodded, took the small backpack in his hand, glanced at the bewildered Mu Le, and added: "I'll take you there."
Mu Le: “Oh oh!”
Gu Mingyuan got out of the car and carried Mu Le down from the other side.
Mu Le blushed a little and whispered, "I can do it myself."
The car was indeed a bit high for her, but she had grown a lot taller in recent days, and her growth rate seemed like a rocket.
She felt that she looked about eleven or twelve years old.
Jumping out of the car is definitely not a problem.
Gu Mingyuan said nothing.
He was dressed very decently, and he looked very decent. He had a strong aura, and his profile was so good-looking that it was dazzling.
…but he happened to be carrying a pure white, fluffy backpack with rabbit ears.
Mu Le followed him and wanted to cover his face.
It's really too shy.
They were still some distance away from the statue, and they saw Wei Xingchen standing in front of the statue from afar.
The boy was wearing a black sweatshirt and ripped jeans. The laces of his sneakers were tied crookedly, his hands were in his pockets, and he had an earphone in one ear.
He saw Mu Le coming over and raised his hand and waved at her lazily.
…Gu Mingyuan suddenly felt like he had personally handed the child over to the bad boy.
As they approached, Wei Xingchen gradually felt the pressure from adults, or perhaps just from dragons.
His big furry tail was hanging down and his ears were flattened a little.
But he tilted his head back and greeted her with a nonchalant smile: "Little friend. Did your parents send you here?"
Mu Le really wanted to refute him: She is my lover.
Unfortunately, she didn't have the courage.
After all, Gu Mingyuan himself didn't know his new identity.
Her feelings for Gu Mingyuan are still mostly admiration.
It’s a bit like the feelings you have for an idol. You’ll be attracted by their looks and be moved by many moments.
And for the time being, I will be content with secretly being attracted to you, but it has not yet reached the point where anything must develop.
"Are there only two of you?" Gu Mingyuan glanced at Wei Xingchen with a cold tone.
Mu Le looked at Wei Xingchen, as if asking: Are there only two of us
Wei Xingchen's ears had completely turned into airplane ears. He said, "Yes."
Gu Mingyuan nodded, put the small backpack on Mu Le's back, leaned over and whispered in Mu Le's ear: "I'll wait for you at the car."
Mu Le was stunned, and when he looked up at him, he had already turned and left.
She looked at Gu Mingyuan's back, feeling a little strange.
At first, she thought the dragon was going to do something after changing his clothes, but he just dropped her off and waited for her in the car...
Did you move the meeting place here with others just for her
Mu Le heard someone calling her from behind: "Don't look, they've all gone far away."
She touched her nose and turned back to look at Wei Xingchen: "You said you would take me to see the hero, is it here?"
Wei Xingchen shook his ears and looked down at the dwarf beside him: "Yeah... Are you looking forward to other humans?"
Mu Le: “Isn’t it?”
"Is that so?" Wei Xingchen said, "But it may not be what you think."
He pointed in a direction: "It's not in the park, but it's not far away. Can you walk there?"
Mu Le nodded.
Anyway, the climate is comfortable, the clothes are comfortable, and I don’t know why the shoes are much more comfortable than those on Earth.
Overall, walking was much easier than she remembered.
Mu Le followed behind Wei Xingchen, watching his big tail swaying leisurely.
Wei Xingchen's tail suddenly paused, and he turned to Mu Le and said, "Kid, didn't anyone tell you that you can't keep staring at a carnivore?"
Mu Le shook her head. She only saw the fur and didn't remember to think about whether it was carnivorous or herbivorous.
Wei Xingchen shook his paw at her: "Be careful not to get eaten."
Mu Le's eyes widened in surprise: "Your hand—what happened!"
"It's really a human." Wei Xingchen muttered softly. He stopped and held his hand out to her, "Here. Haven't you seen it?"
What was placed in front of Mu Le was clearly a thick paw with plump pads and fluffy fur.
Mu Le's heart was moved: "... Can I touch it?"
Wei Xingchen raised his chin and uttered a lazy "Hmm" as if giving alms.
Mu Le didn't care about his attitude, and excitedly stretched out his magic hand towards the claw -
Just as she was about to touch the wolf's claws, the other party's palm suddenly changed back to the shape of human fingers and grasped her hand in its palm.
Mu Le:!
Wei Xingchen pulled her closer, leaned close to her ear, and said with a smile in his frivolous voice: "...Are all humans so defenseless?"
Mu Le pulled his hand but couldn't pull it out.
I didn't touch the paw either.
She looked at Wei Xingchen a little annoyed and didn't want to talk much.
Wei Xingchen didn't bully her too much. He just laughed, let go of her hand, turned around and continued walking forward.
Mu Le followed behind him, no longer staring at his tail, but touched his little hand that was pinched red, secretly feeling angry.
She followed Wei Xingchen and walked in silence for nearly ten minutes.
A place that looked very much like a manor gradually appeared before my eyes.
This "manor" looked very vast, and it was only when Mu Le was about to reach the door that he realized that they had been walking around its fence.
Wei Xingchen didn't know what ID he had pointed out, but he scanned his computer on the machine at the entrance.
The door opened before him.
"Let's go." Wei Xingchen said to Mu Le behind him.
A big-tailed wolf, leading a little girl with dragon horns, walked towards the depths of the "manor".
After walking in, Mu Le saw that there were no tall buildings here, but a quiet garden with a fountain in the middle. With birds singing and flowers blooming, it was like a paradise in the bustling city.
A guess gradually formed in her mind.
This speculation gradually had an answer after seeing the stone slabs placed on the ground.
Wei Xingchen took her to a stone slab and motioned for her to look at the words on it.
No name, no date, just one line of text.
—There is a brave warrior who loves quietness sleeping here. Please be careful with your steps and don’t disturb her dreams.
Mu Le turned to look at Wei Xingchen.
His nonchalant expression softened, and he whispered to Mu Le, "It happened ten years ago."
He also squatted down, his fingers gently brushed over the words on the stone tablet, and whispered: "Ten years ago, when I was away from home... when I was out playing."
Mu Le: “…”
She heard it.
This child ran away from home at the age of five. He is indeed very rebellious.
He began to tell the story.
Ten years ago, a five-year-old wolf cub met a human in the park.
The human was already old, with gray hair, thin and dry. But there was always a gentle smile on her face, like the lingering spring breeze in the empire all year round.
The old woman's finger was bitten by the wolf cub, but she did not get angry. Instead, she took the wolf cub back to her home.
She told the young wolf that she came from a very far away place and she had no companions here, so she lived alone.
But she learned a lot and experienced life in a way she had never imagined before.
The little wolf saw many strange things in the old man's house, which he had never seen before. Although the old woman lived alone, she lived a good life. There were many things she knitted, plants and vegetables she planted, and warm soup she cooked by herself.
Her craftsmanship is not as good as that of a goblin, her strength is not as good as that of an orc, and her body is as weak as a candle in the wind.
But she still seemed full of wisdom, and as powerful as any orc or goblin.
She told the little wolf cub many stories, including the one about a brave man and a dragon.
"If you feel scared, think about the brave man." The old man said to him with a smile, "When you are alone, courage will accompany you."
The young wolf cub was originally very desperate.
He felt like he had nothing, that this world had nothing to do with him, and that he shouldn't exist.
Later, it was this old man who gave him a treasure called courage.
... or maybe, warmth and love.
"Human." Wei Xingchen lowered his eyes and raised his hand to touch his ear. "It's interesting, isn't it?"
Mu Le looked at him: "So that's how it is..."
No wonder Wei Xingchen recognized her as a human at once.
No wonder every time Wei Xingchen saw her, he seemed to be worried and deep in thought, as if he was about to pounce on her at any time.
It was because this person's attitude was too casual that she never thought about the matter in a serious way.
Wei Xingchen curled his lips at her: "Why don't you want to be friends with me?"
Mu Le touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed to speak in front of his ancestors' tombstone.
She is not good at facing serious occasions and is always afraid that she will say something inappropriate.
"Don't worry about her." Wei Xingchen pointed his finger at the stone tablet. "She told me that if I have the chance to meet a human again in the future, I should bring him to her for her to see."
Mu Le hugged his knees and whispered, "That's right, I'm a little scared of you."
"Oh, that's nothing." Wei Xingchen stretched out his hand to her and gently lifted her bangs. "You are not a hero, it's normal to be afraid."
Mu Le squatted on the ground, unable to hide, and could only feel his fingers touching her hair.
Wei Xingchen withdrew his hand and stood up, smoothed his clothes and pants, and stretched out his hand to Mu Le again: "Let's go, little princess."
Mu Le also stood up.
But she didn't make any response to Wei Xingchen's address.
Even motionless.
Wei Xingchen:
Mu Le: “…”
She took two slow steps, then held onto Wei Xingchen's arm, her face flushed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "... My legs are numb."
Wei Xingchen: “…”
Mu Le: ...Woo.
I'm still embarrassed in a place like this, wuwuwu.
Wei Xingchen waited for her patiently for a while, and then the two of them slowly walked back along the way they came.
After Mu Le's foot recovered, his mind finally became free and he could think about what Wei Xingchen had just said.
According to what he said... the last time humans came to this planet was about sixty or seventy years ago.
The old man was also a young man when he first came.
It didn't become smaller, nor was it caught, but lived alone in this world.
He fell asleep peacefully in his old age.
The author has something to say: The first update is here!
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This chapter also has 100 small red envelopes dropped (- 3 - )