"I know it's a little late to say this, but I still want to remind you that I'm still underage."

She had said that she was here to meet someone.

However, as soon as she got out of the car, Huaguo looked at the menacing red in front of her and went silent.

She stood there for a long time before she managed to squeeze out a sentence.

She couldn't be blamed.

Anyone who had just finished school and was still wearing their school uniform would find it hard to believe that they were dragged to a bar.

She watched as Zongxiang Lisi walked up to her and opened the door of the bar.

He even gestured for her to enter the bar with interest.

This was crazy.

To think that she had previously thought that he was a mature and reliable person who could be relied on.

She gritted her teeth inwardly. In the end, she still entered the bar with her current fourteen-year-old appearance.

Clang!

It was the sound of the door slamming into the door frame.

On the signboard of the bar, which occupied a rather large area, the name 'Bark Wulo' was particularly eye-catching.

Huaguo was a little curious the moment she stepped into the bar.

After all, she had only heard of such a place before, but she had never seen it before.

However, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she entered.

The bar was well-decorated.

Even though Huaguo couldn't tell the purpose of the facilities inside, she could tell that the staff cared for them just by looking at how shiny they were.

However, it was surprisingly quiet inside.

A man in a leather jacket was sitting on the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth. He seemed to be catching up on sleep.

At the bar not far away, the bartender was busy with a row of glasses in front of him.

There was also a skateboarding teenager who was about to clamor when he saw the statue in front of him. After bumping into him, he hid under the table with a blushing face at a speed visible to the naked eye …

What a strange bar.

Huaguo thought to herself. She watched as Zongxiang walked toward the man lying on the sofa without looking back. She walked straight to the bartender at the bar.

"I'd like an apple martini, please."

She hadn't drunk in a long time. Since she came to the bar today, she might as well try it.

The bartender, who was wiping the glass, paused and looked up at her.

"Minors can't drink. What about your family?"

Huaguo waved his hand indifferently and pointed at Zongxiang Lisi who was not far away. "My family agreed."

Grass?

He glanced at the person not far away. "Oh?

It turns out that the Fourth King is such a person. What a surprise. "

Although he said that, his hand didn't stop wiping the glass. It didn't look like he was preparing to mix a drink.

"Who allowed you to drink?" Zongxiang Lisi glanced at Huaguo.

"You've already brought me to a bar in broad daylight. Why can't I drink?"

"Since you're a brat, you can only drink brat's drinks. Although this is a bar, we still provide tomato juice and milk."

Tsk.

Tomato flavored milk.

It was the first time she tried this flavor of milk. It looked like strawberry milk, but the taste was —

It was a long story.

"I told you not to mix them together, but you insisted."

Their voices woke up the man who had been sleeping quietly on the sofa. His red eyes opened slightly, and when he saw the Ancestral Statue Rites Division not far away, he opened his eyes and looked down.

"Tsk."

An unclear sigh sounded.

Huaguo looked at Zongxiang Lisi, who had always been calm and composed, with blue veins popping out on his forehead.

"Zhou — Fang — Zun —"

He couldn't believe that the sound came from Zongxiang Lisi. It was as if he was grinding his teeth.

In the next moment, the conversation between the two really opened Huaguo's eyes.

"If it wasn't for the Golden King's request, I wouldn't want to step into your Veeravala at all."

"Same to you."

"Ha —"

"Tsk —"

Was this really the King of this world?

He was even more childish than a child.

She didn't know how a few casual words could make Zongxiang so angry.

Zongxiang, on the other hand, was completely different from how he was when she first met him.

This unexpected scene made her subconsciously want to look around her to find approval.

However, the few people in the room, except for her, seemed to be used to it.

The young man who was hiding under the table moved, as if he wanted to stand out and scold Zongxiang. However, when he met her gaze, he shrank back with a whoosh.

"Am I that scary when I look at you?"

The first time was fine, but two times in a row. Huaguo was a little unconfident and looked up.

Seeing that the childish quarrel between the two was going to continue, there was a slight movement on the originally quiet second floor.

A little girl who looked about 11 or 12 years old, wearing a dark red Gothic costume, appeared at the top of the stairs with a doll in her arms while rubbing her eyes.

"It's so noisy."

Her voice was so soft that it sounded as if she had never spoken.

However, the two people, who were still annoyed with each other, suddenly stopped what they were doing.

In other words, the seemingly lazy but unexpectedly arrogant person had unilaterally stopped provoking Zongxiang.

"The third King, Zhou Fangzun."

The red-haired man got up from the sofa. In fact, he just changed his posture and leaned against the cushion lazily. He nodded at Huaguo as a greeting.

"You should know your own situation. I don't know how long the Damocles Sword can last." Zongxiang Lisi patted Huaguo's shoulder and pushed him half a step forward. "This is the newly selected volunteer for the mission."

"Volunteer?"

Huaguo didn't drink a mouthful of tomato milk and almost choked. She coughed so hard that even her clothes were splashed with a lot of milk flowers.

"Are you okay?"

He was shocked and subconsciously handed over a handkerchief.

"I'm fine. Thank you." Huaguo took the handkerchief. When he coughed just now, some milk had splashed on his clothes.

It was all Zongxiang Lisi's fault. Why did he have to say that he was a volunteer?

Now, his clothes were dirty.

Just as he was about to return the handkerchief, a delicate little face suddenly appeared on the bar seat beside him.

Her face, which still had some baby fat on it, was squished into a soft ball on the bar counter.

Looking at it, he felt that it was very easy to pinch.

"Tomato juice?"

Cute girls always made people feel happy.

Although Huaguo did not know why such a young girl was here, he still handed over the cup in front of him and deliberately changed the straw in front of him. "It's tomato milk. Do you want to drink it?"

Seeing Anna come out, the grumpy Hakata immediately rushed out from under the table.

"What are you doing to Anna?!

Damn it!

Are you here to provoke me?! "

Actually, it was just a spur of the moment. Huaguo himself did not know why he did it.

However, when he really took a sip and even commented seriously that it was delicious, he froze on the spot.

"Really?"

But when she drank it just now, she clearly felt that it was disgusting.

Anna was still holding the glass bead in her hand, but when she saw Huaguo, she closed her eyes.

Then, when she opened her eyes, her originally calm eyes were slightly shaken. "Sister, you have a very comfortable smell on you."

Smell?

Hearing this, Huaguo subconsciously sniffed. However, other than the fragrance of laundry detergent on her clothes, he did not feel anything else.

"Why don't I feel it?"

"Anna smells it." The little girl sniffed a few times. She was small and delicate like a soft hamster. "It makes me feel — like a mother."

"It's very reassuring."

Mother.

Because she was born from a tree, her natural wood-based aura not only made it easy to gain the favor of others, but also made it difficult for others to develop feelings of hatred towards her.

However, this was the first time Huaguo heard of such a saying.

Ignoring the strange looks from the surrounding people, Huaguo could not help but feel a lot better.

"You're Anna?"

"Yes."

"I have something for you."

Huaguo looked at the little girl in front of him and suddenly thought of something. It seemed to be very suitable for her. Subconsciously, he wanted to take it out of the Void Warehouse.

However, when he saw the bracelet on his hand, his originally smooth movements could not help but stop.

"Where did this fox come from?"

The Void Warehouse, which no one could see, silently opened in midair. Ivan, who had been hiding inside, almost immediately jumped out of his hiding place.

It came out.

In the eyes of others, it was as if a fox had appeared out of thin air.

Originally, both of them were holding wine glasses and did not care about what was happening outside.

Subconsciously, they wanted to protect Anna behind them.

"This is my Ibu."

Reflexively, she hugged the furry fox in her arms. She did not have time to care about the milk in the cup that was knocked over and immediately spilled on herself.

Originally, she was worried about Zongxiang Lisi and the others, but the fact that they saw the warehouse was not discovered.

Huaguo could not help but sigh in relief.

"This is also your ability?" Zongxiang Lisi's expression was serious. "The bracelet does not work on you?"

"It works." Recalling how weak he was today, Huaguo's expression did not look good. Subconsciously, he raised his eyes and unceremoniously stared back. "But whether I'm an outsider or not, I'm sure Guo Changlu has told you a few words, right?"

The scene was in a stalemate.

But very quickly, the originally tightly shut door was forcefully opened from the outside.

"Fuck?

Brother, we're back! "

.....

"Yo."

She had just changed out of her milk-soaked uniform and was about to pick up a clean set of clothes when she met the person who had suddenly appeared at the door. Their eyes met.

If not for his calm appearance, perhaps Huaguo would be as calm as Zhou Fangzun, who was holding his Ibu at the door.

The hand that was holding the clothes stopped in mid-air, and the person did not seem to have any intention of retreating.

Huaguo was originally anxious, but when he saw the person's calm and unperturbed appearance, he faintly felt a little angry and laughed.

"Yo my ass, how long do you want to watch?"

"He asked you to go down."

"Why are you the one calling for people?"

He opened his palm and showed the empty cigarette box in his hand. "I'm calling for people while I'm at it."

He knew that the person on the second floor of Veeravala lived there. Seeing that the person had no intention of avoiding him, he thought that since he had already seen everything, it would not make much of a difference.

Fortunately, Huaguo closed his eyes. Out of sight, out of mind.

He muttered in his heart as he put on the clean clothes.

However, his expression couldn't help but become worse.

When Zongxiang Lisi saw the girl coming down from the second floor, she silently followed behind the tall Zhou Fangzun. Only her furrowed brows showed her state of mind.

"Are you still not feeling well?"

Zongxiang Lisi did not know what happened upstairs. He thought that Huaguo's actions were affected by the bracelet. His expression was not very good either.

"I don't know what's wrong with your bracelet, but I can't open it for now." His expression was serious. "This is my problem, I will find a way to solve it for you as soon as possible."

Zhou Fangzun was constantly being eroded by the flame energy in his body, and the Damocles Chris sword on his body was already in tatters.

Although it was not a big problem for now, no one knew how long he could hold on.

His shaky appearance, as if he would drop the sword if he was not careful, even those who did not know the reason would feel that it was dangerous.

Not to mention, they were also royalty.

Huaguo, on the other hand, was the best and most suitable candidate to come up with a plan to solve this problem.

Recalling the failures of the previous plans, he adjusted his glasses and hid his anxiety behind a calm facade.

The girl in front of him was only wearing a black spaghetti strap nightgown. She was as lazy as a blooming flower.

Her knee-length hair hung down loosely. Even though it looked a little messy, it was unexpectedly languid and beautiful.

She was just a girl.

But now, she was the only person they could rely on.

Anna did not know the ins and outs of the situation, but she could sense the emotions of the people present.

She gripped the ruby brooch Huaguo had given her tightly and grabbed the corner of his shirt uneasily.

"It's okay."

Zhou Fangzun had a cigarette in his mouth as he watched the conversation between the two of them with an indifferent expression. The old black singlet Huaguo was wearing was his.

It was the same piece of clothing, but when worn by the girl, it looked like a new fashion item.

As the owner of the singlet, Zhou Fangzun looked down and could not help but make eye contact with the small collarbone exposed under the loose singlet. At the same time, he could not help but recall the scene he had seen before.

She was still a child.

He closed his eyes and sleepily buried himself in the sofa behind him.

He was holding the Ibu that had been unusually close to Zhou Fangzun since they came out. It was resting with its eyes closed.

No matter how its owner called out, it did not get up.

Seeing that Fox wasn't coming back, Huaguo twirled the bracelet on her hand. She didn't comment on the Ancestral Rite Division's guarantee. She just turned around and glanced at the two teams of green and red who had appeared downstairs at some point. "You want to fight?"

She could not be blamed for thinking so.

The atmosphere of confrontation was too obvious, and the expressions on both sides were not good.

"We're just visiting each other."

Compared to the hostility between the two groups of people, the two leaders of the royalty were still unhurried.

"We already know about the Golden King's plan, and we've done what he needed us to do."

Toshiro Toshiro looked at Huaguo with a smile. "Miss' volunteer ', how should I address you?"

Huaguo was tying up his hair. When he heard that, he looked up and said, "Zongxiang Huaguo."

"Aye —"

The originally noisy room suddenly quieted down. The two groups of people who didn't like each other stared at each other, seemingly a little surprised.

After all, only a few people knew about the adoption of Zongxiang's family.

Even among the Qingzhi Clan who brought the girl back that day, only Riyo Awashima and Fushimi Sarutobi knew about it.

"She's a registered outsider and also a member of the Golden King's clan. Now, she's considered my sister."

"Is there anything else?"

"The early stage of the plan went smoothly, and the passage was successfully opened."

Riyo Awashima looked around and focused on Huaguo. "But the three experiment subjects who entered the passage the day before yesterday did not survive."

"Survived?" Hatami Hatami?

D raised his eyebrows and asked loudly with a confused expression, "What do you mean?!"

"The terminal fell off, and the instrument on them showed that their vital signs had disappeared.

In other words, within fifteen hours of entering the world through the passage — "Fushimi Sarutobi took the lead to explain. She was completely different from the lazy and unmotivated look Huaguo had seen before. Facing Hatami, who asked the question, the interest in her eyes was almost tangible.

"They all died one after another — mi ~ sa ~ ki ~"

"You bastard!

Damn it!

Don't call me that! "

"Why?"

Fushimi Sarutobi's mischievous expression became even more intense. "How cute ~ mi ~ sa ~ ki ~"

"Because from the beginning, we determined that it was a high-risk world. Not to mention the excellence of the experiment subjects, we also prepared a lot of protection to ensure their safety."

Riyo Awashima ignored the undercurrent between the two and continued to explain. "But even so, they didn't succeed in surviving for more than twenty-four hours in that world."

She looked at Huaguo with worry written all over her face.

"I think it's necessary to carry out the original plan after a more detailed plan."

Zongxiang didn't speak, and Zhou Fang just looked at the air in front of him quietly.

When it came to the plan, there were still details to be discussed.

.....

When they came out of Veeravala, the sky outside had already turned dark.

Zongxiang Lisi still had some things to deal with. After telling the driver to send Huaguo home safely, he got into the S4 car.

The driver respectfully sent the car off, and then he noticed Huaguo, who had been absent-minded. "Miss?"

When he came out of the bar, Huaguo suddenly heard the sound of the Night Fight. He had been staring at a place not far away. When he was suddenly called back, he vaguely pointed at a corner not far away.

"Over there, what is that place?"

He clearly heard the sound of the Night Fight.