From the day Lou Yi met Jia, he felt that Jia was not a child who habitually played by the rules. Through Jia, he always encountered new and unfamiliar experiences. Before this, he thought Jia would only act according to his own ideas, never going with the flow or blindly following trends.
Unexpectedly, all his "understandings" of Jia vanished after Jia's words.
Looking at Jia, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise, and it was very obvious. "You said you wanted to make a bet with me." He already disliked betting with others, and he resisted Jia's words from the bottom of his heart.
Jia smiled and raised an eyebrow.
Lou Yi showed a look of disdain, but dared not refuse too obviously, saying, "Can you speak?"
"Actually, I quite like silver," Jia said lightly.
Lou Yi swallowed, and immediately understood Jia's meaning, "You mean, we bet, and whoever wins gives the other silver."
"Not exactly," Jia shook his head.
At this moment, Lou Yi was completely confused, "Then what do you mean?"
"Give that monster to me, don't fight me for it," Jia said suddenly.
"Give which monster to me? No," Lou Yi's mind suddenly couldn't keep up. "Didn't you say you wanted to bet with me? Why are monsters involved now? Jia, you've really confused me." After speaking, he inexplicably felt much lighter.
Jia smiled, "Are you scared by me?"
"What do you mean?" Lou Yi asked, clearly knowing in his heart that he had been played by Jia. However, compared to betting, he still preferred being played.
"I can see that you really dislike betting, so I wanted to scare you a little. But speaking of which," Jia said, leaning on the windowsill, looking out through the gaps in the wood, and continued, "that female monster is indeed quite attractive to me."
"Attract you? You fancy her? Or she resembles your mother?" Lou Yi took advantage of Jia's words and began to overthink.
Jia's expression stiffened, and he quickly turned his head, glaring directly at Lou Yi's face, "..." He was too lazy to say more, and just stared at Lou Yi.
Lou Yi felt intimidated by Jia's stare, then forced a dry laugh with a forced smile, saying, "Sorry, I misspoke."
"She doesn't resemble my mother. Also, I am a watchful yin cha, and she," Jia straightened his back, deliberately displaying his mature side to Lou Yi, "is not my type."
"Is that so." Lou Yi was suddenly choked by Jia's reply.
"Yes," Jia replied calmly, continuing to put on a "grown-up" demeanor, pointing towards the window, and said, "The female monster has committed many evils. If I capture her, I might be able to earn merit."
Lou Yi: "You want me to assist you?" He heard this implication from Jia's words.
"If you don't want to, it doesn't matter, because," Jia said, pausing, and continued, "because I won't give you any benefits. This mission is mine."
"It's yours." Lou Yi thought he could get some benefit from it, but hearing Jia say this, he felt disheartened.
Similarly, Jia saw through Lou Yi's intentions at a glance, so he thought for a moment and said, "Many professions are about accumulating experience. In other words, during the process of accumulating experience, there are usually no rewards. But as long as experience is accumulated, in the later stages," he still wanted Lou Yi's help, and smiled, "your future will be boundless." xxs1
"Really?" Lou Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately squatted down.
He knew better than anyone how much exaggeration was in Jia's words. He also knew that with his small physique, it would not be easy to take Yatou down. Not to mention anything else, just Yatou's current fate was enough to prove her ruthlessness. He didn't want to die in this mission (although he was no longer a living person), but he still "cherished his life."
And by following Lou Yi, his "life" would have an extra layer of security. This way, the risk factor would be minimized. Why not?
Thinking this, he grinned and continued to brainwash Lou Yi, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?" After saying that, he apologized to Lou Yi in his heart.
Lou Yi had always wanted a "stimulating" training opportunity, and now hearing Jia say this, he was completely moved, "Okay, I'll help you."
"It's a deal." Jia was excited and extended his pinky finger.
Immediately, Lou Yi gave Jia two silly smiles, and as he extended his pinky finger, he asked doubtfully, "What are you doing?" He hadn't pinky-sworn, and was a little dazed.
Seeing this, Jia smiled, "Pinky promise, as a guarantee." Then he hooked Lou Yi's pinky finger.
Outside.
The dirty-faced man, taking advantage of the moment Yatou and Mu Anxiao made eye contact, quickly stepped forward and hid behind Mu Anxiao. Mu Anxiao didn't want to admit she knew the dirty-faced man, but his hiding did "expose" their lie.
"You know each other," Yatou exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing Yatou's words, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. Then she turned to look at the dirty-faced man behind her. Just as she was about to speak, the dirty-faced man spoke before her, "Yes, we know each other. She is my..." He bowed, glanced at Yatou's face, then looked at Yatou, and stated firmly, "She is my master."
"Master?" Yatou repeated, glancing at the suddenly emboldened dirty-faced man, then looking at Mu Anxiao, "Didn't you say you didn't know each other?"
"We didn't know each other originally, but... but," Mu Anxiao said with a helpless expression, lowering her head and looking at her arm, which the dirty-faced man was tightly holding, and continued, "you scared him, so he got to know me again."
"You colluded to trick me," Yatou said, clenching her fists.
"I..."
"Yes, we colluded to trick you," the dirty-faced man, to save his life, interrupted Mu Anxiao and glared at Yatou, who was ready to take his life at any moment.
Yatou was already angry, and upon hearing the dirty-faced man's shout, she instantly burst into hysterical laughter.
Seeing Yatou laughing wildly, Mu Anxiao gained a new understanding of the dirty-faced man's degree of cherishing his life. She swallowed, closed her eyes for a moment, and said helplessly, "Can't you say one less word?" She glared at the dirty-faced man.
"If I don't say it, she'll kill me," the dirty-faced man looked back at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao, while Yatou was laughing, lowered her head and met the dirty-faced man's eyes, "You don't trust me that much."
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just... I'm protecting myself," the dirty-faced man said in a low voice.
This time, Mu Anxiao was speechless.
Not far away, Ouyang Ye leaned against a tree, watching the dirty-faced man hiding behind Mu Anxiao. He squinted his eyes, "A cowardly fellow, and he still wants Mu Anxiao to protect him. How ridiculous." He then pointed two fingers at the dirty-faced man.