Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 372 The so-called love between dragon gods is nothing more than a matter of looks, isn't it?
This guy really knows how to talk...

Standing beside the barbed wire fence, Tomizawa Chikage secretly pursed her lips and mouthed "scumbag" to Lin Xiuyi, making an exaggerated mouth shape.

"This"

Just moments ago, Liuli was beaming with happiness, but now, looking at the love locks hanging on the wire mesh, her expression was incredibly complicated.

"Haha, Shuichi, you're amazing! I didn't expect this..."

Kogoro Mouri laughed and patted his good friend on the shoulder.

However, before his laughter could finish, he was interrupted by Liuli's tearful question.

"Kogoro, what are you so smug about!"

Liuli turned around abruptly, her eyes reddening and her voice trembling.

Are you happy to know that our relationship can only last for six months?

"Liuli, I'm not."

Kogoro Mouri panicked and waved his hands helplessly.

He wanted to go over and comfort his girlfriend, but he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only scratch his hair in frustration, making his originally neat hairstyle a mess.

After a long while, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly said, "Even if that love lock doesn't work, there's still the Dragon Love Bell, isn't there?"

Kogoro Mouri pointed to the bronze bell in the middle of the barbed wire fence, his voice rising slightly with excitement.
"According to legend, couples who ring the Dragon Love Bell will receive the Dragon God's blessing, and we can still be together forever!"

“Yes, and the Dragon's Bell!” Liuli’s eyes regained their sparkle.

"Onii-chan!" Reiko gently tugged at Hayashi Shuichi's sleeve, her big eyes filled with anticipation.

"Shuichi!" Eri Kisaki crossed her arms, her sharp gaze shining through her glasses.

"Let's see what you have to say now!" Yukiko raised her chin, her red lips slightly pouting, like a defiant little girl.

All eyes were fixed on Lin Xiuyi like spotlights, waiting to see who he would choose to ring the Dragon Love Bell with.

I'm sorry, Kogoro, Ruri.

Faced with the aggressive gazes of Eri and her two friends, Lin Xiuyi first apologized to his two friends in his heart before speaking, "What's so great about ringing that bell?"

He sighed, his face full of disdain.

"Isn't Lingzi's story very clear? The dragon fell in love with the celestial maiden because she was beautiful."

Lin Xiu spread her hands, making a helpless gesture.
"Isn't the so-called love between dragon gods just about looks?"

At this point, he looked at Eri Kisaki, Yukiko, and Reiko with a serious expression.
"Do you also hope that I, like that dragon, only fell in love with you because you are beautiful?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads. After thinking about it carefully, they deduced logically that it seemed to be true.

Eri pushed up her glasses speechlessly, Yukiko bit her lower lip in annoyance, and Reiko lowered her head unwillingly.

The three girls weren't stupid; they naturally knew that this was just an excuse Lin Xiuyi had come up with.

But that's just how myths and legends are!

"Woo."

Liuli's tears finally burst forth. She covered her mouth, turned around, and ran away.

"Liu Li!"

Kogoro Mouri glared at his best friend in annoyance.
"Shuichi, you've really ruined my life today!"

After complaining, he quickly caught up with them.

"Look what you've done!" Eri Kisaki shook her head, rubbing her forehead, and glared helplessly at Hideaki Lin. "Ruri is going to be heartbroken now." Isn't this all because you guys forced her into this?

Lin Xiu blinked and swallowed the words that were about to come out.

"The Dragon's Bell, the Love Lock." Reiko sighed dejectedly, "A beautiful love story, ruined entirely by Onii-chan!"

"Alright, let's leave our business as it is," Yukiko said, hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Hayashi Shuichi. "But we can't drag others into this. You have to help Kogoro and appease Ruri!"

"Understood!" What else could Lin Xiuyi say but nod?

After his outburst, the others lost interest in staying any longer.

Before leaving, Lin Xiuyi went to the administrator, spent a little more money, and got the key to the love lock between Mouri Kogoro and Ruri. After that, he removed the love lock from the wire mesh.

When the group returned to the bus, the carriage was empty except for the driver, who was idly flipping through a magazine.

Lin Xiu asked the driver and learned that Kogoro Mouri and Ruri had not returned.

"This is all your doing! Go find someone!" Eri Kisaki gave her childhood friend a disdainful shove.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Lin Xiu nodded and got out of the car to look for Kogoro Mouri and Ruri.

"I'll go help my master!"

Rei Furuya volunteered to give chase.

"Master, are Kogoro and Ruri really going to break up like this?"

"How would I know?" Lin Xiuyi glanced at his apprentice with annoyance. "Normally, it shouldn't be like that."

"Master, you're amazing!" Furuya Rei gave a thumbs up, his face showing admiration. "I thought you would be killed by Eri and the others."

"Stop talking nonsense," Lin Xiuyi waved his hand dejectedly, "Let's find Kogoro and the others first."

To say that I'm not in a hurry would be a lie.

If what he just said really caused Kogoro Mouri and Ruri to break up, Hayashi Shuichi would definitely regret it.

As the two were searching along the stone path, they ran into Suzuki Shiro, who was returning to the bus.

"Mouri?" Shiro Suzuki pointed to a quiet path. "When I came from over there just now, I saw him chasing one of your girls towards the Iwaya Cave."

After thanking him, Lin Xiu quickly led Furuya Rei to chase after them.

Inside the rock cave, dim light slanted in from the entrance, casting dappled shadows on the stone walls.

The damp air was filled with the faint scent of moss, and occasionally the crisp echo of water droplets falling in the distance could be heard.

Kogoro Mouri has finally caught up with his girlfriend and is now standing awkwardly in front of her.

Liuli stared at him with a dark face and no expression, clearly still angry.

“Shuichi had no choice,” Kogoro Mouri chuckled dryly, carefully defending his good friend. “If it weren’t for Eri and the others, Shuichi wouldn’t have said that.”

"Hmph, you're even defending him!" Liuli's shoulders trembled slightly, her almond-shaped eyes widening. "You wouldn't happen to want to be a womanizer like him, would you?"

"How could that be?" Kogoro Mori hurriedly waved his hand, his movement so forceful that he almost hit the stone wall next to him.

He took a deep breath, looked at the girl in front of him, and solemnly promised, "I only need you."

Liuli stared at him blankly, tears glistening in her eyes under the dim yellow chandelier hanging in the cave, like two pearls about to fall.

Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but held back...

(End of this chapter)