Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 187 Xia Mi: Did you call me?
Lu Mingfei, a guilty man.

Lu Mingfei, a man who covets other people's girlfriends.

Lu Mingfei—I beg you, my 'predecessor,' stop fantasizing about women.

Cutting off his memories, Mr. Lu focused his attention, and seeing this, Chu Zihang continued speaking.

"Caesar Gattuso had exceptional talent in this area."

"But he won't believe me, will he?" Lu Mingfei shrugged. He felt that Caesar wasn't the kind of person who would doubt the existence of the world without hesitation, like Chu Zihang. He was more focused on logic.

"Well, so there's no need to tell him everything."

Chu Zihang pointed to his phone, and after a short while, the alarm stopped and the call was successfully connected.

【drop】

[Chu Zihang? What's your time? I don't recall us being so close that we could talk on the phone late at night.]

The tone on the other end of the phone was very impolite, which was different from the interpersonal relationships Lu Mingfei remembered, and he felt slightly awkward.

Chu Zihang spoke expressionlessly.

"I have a question for you."

[Leaving aside why I would answer your question in the middle of the night, are you just betting I'll take it as a provocation and that's why you'll answer? Okay—tell me.]

"This is my friend's business."

I see. So this is your problem.

"No, it belongs to my friend."

【uh-huh. 】

Caesar answered in a low, casual voice.

Then, Chu Zihang began to repeat what Lu Mingfei had said—unsurprisingly, Caesar complained, but after arguing for a while, he still gave advice.

"Since you are [yourself from the future with rich combat experience], we can draw two conclusions from this condition. First, since you have [rich combat experience], it can be seen that the future world has an environment that 'requires you to become combat experienced'."

"Oh oh oh."

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang both sighed and nodded in agreement.

This is the truth.

[Given this, your falling into this world that doesn't belong to you is an extremely dangerous act.]

Caesar continued speaking on the other end of the phone.

[It's highly likely they didn't enter voluntarily, and it carries a certain degree of danger. Perhaps there's even a time limit for leaving this world.]

Time limit?

Lu Mingfei's expression changed.

Indeed, he only noticed the problem of the 'amnesia buff', but he didn't think that the world itself also has a countdown.

Although I don't know what the future world will be like, I can't possibly keep my consciousness 'out of my body' for so long, right?
Then, the second point: [From the future]

The intellectual Caesar continued his explanation.

Since you're from the future and there's a sense of 'incongruity,' the first step is naturally to confirm whether 'this world exists—something that only your future self feels you recognize, but your present memories don't recognize at all.'

[If there are conditions for passing the level, then this should be the key to escaping this place. And the terms recorded in the diary are probably the clues you wrote down for yourself before you completely lost your memory.]

For example, a mirror.

"Mirror?"

A mirror is a place to reflect oneself.

Since you react to different impressions, are there no other abnormalities about your own body besides whether it's 'muscular' or not' that are worth noting?

Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei looked at each other in bewilderment.

The two immediately went to the bathroom, and Lu Mingfei, without any embarrassment, took off his clothes.

Then he looked in the mirror to check if there were any changes on his body, but after turning around several times, he did not find any similar traces. Just then, Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the strange action he had taken in front of the computer.

He touched the side of his neck.

He carefully stroked the mirror with his fingertips, while simultaneously getting himself as close to the mirror as possible.

Then, he discovered it.

On one side of his neck, there was a small patch of 'color difference' that was almost impossible to notice without careful observation. There, Lu Mingfei's now sensitive nerves could clearly feel the difference in skin texture.

Tap with your fingernail.

The sensation of pain is also different.

That is
Lu Mingfei picked up the scissors and gripped them quite skillfully from behind.

"Lu Mingfei!"

With a snap, Lu Mingfei's wrist was grabbed, and Chu Zihang couldn't help but frown at the sight.

"Just a little bit is enough to prove my conjecture."

Lu Mingfei stubbornly turned his head, and after a moment of stalemate, Chu Zihang finally let go.

Then the tip of the knife pierced through the flesh.

The sharp angle of the metal cut through the skin, and beads of blood seeped out.

But
There is a 'gap'.

Lu Mingfei was certain.

He knew that what he was doing was very unhealthy, and might even be like a mental illness, which was why he asked Chu Zihang to keep an eye on him, lest he really be mentally ill and stab himself through the neck.

But if, if I really am not mentally ill.

If all of this is truly a dream that doesn't belong to me.
[click]

With a thickness of less than one centimeter, the tip of the knife seemed to have hit something hard and stopped advancing. Moreover, the pain was not as obvious as expected. Lu Mingfei swallowed.

His fingers precisely sliced ​​open a small piece of flesh.

What's exposed is a rectangle beneath a layer of skin and flesh.
Mechanical interface

"!!!"

The two exchanged surprised glances, and just as Lu Mingfei was about to say something—

【Dong Dong Dong】

There was a knock on the door for no apparent reason.

Lu Mingfei shuddered. He exchanged a glance with Chu Zihang. Lu Mingfei went to find the first-aid kit, while Chu Zihang put the scissors away and slowed his pace to the door of the room.

squeak
The door was opened, and for some reason, the narrow entrance hallway now looked rather eerie.

The figure that appeared outside the door was ——————

Did they call me?

A red figure poked its head out.

A beautiful face, a slender figure, and a playful smile that never fades.

Lu Mingfei knew the other person's identity. [Xia Mi]

Senior Brother Chu Zihang's girlfriend is a lively and optimistic person. Although her figure is a little unfortunate, she is generally very well-proportioned. She also has a good relationship with Lu Mingfei.

Very well, although Xia Mi also fits the definition of 'sister-in-law', Lu Mingfei doesn't seem to be interested in her.

But why would it appear here?
"Xia Mi, you—"

"Haha, I heard from Auntie that you guys secretly went out to book rooms, so I came to find you."

Xia Mi stood with her hands behind her back, smiling brightly.

However, the dialogue seems a bit off.

"Oh dear~ I never thought that all my precautions would be in vain against a sudden attack, hahaha."

Xia Mi's smile widened even more.

"Senior Brother Mingfei, shouldn't you go through the motions and say something like, 'Honey, say something!'"

"."

How terrifying is that child's laughter!

Lu Mingfei dared not reply, but Chu Zihang was not afraid at all and calmly answered.

"Xia Mi, we're just working."

Hahaha! Of course I know!

An exaggerated smile. Hopefully, she really 'knows'.

"I'm not the kind of otaku girl who likes to play otome games, so of course I wouldn't imagine two prominent figures from Shilan High School having an inappropriate deal in a hotel in the middle of the night." Xia Mi waved her hand.

"Then what are you here for?"

Chu Zihang asked casually.

Hey, senior brother, that's too cruel! If I were Xia Mi, I would cry.

Lu Mingfei instinctively wanted to complain, but the next moment—his voice got stuck in his throat.

"Why."

Because of Xia Mi's face.

Suddenly, it was as if all life had ceased to exist.

Her expressive features and radiant smile suddenly faded away.

Like a puppet that has lost its acting skills, all the light in its eyes has disappeared, and its body has become stiff.

"Xia Mi, you—"

"Speaking of which, Senior Brother Mingfei, why do you have a band-aid on your neck?"

The questioning was interrupted, and in its place, Xia Mi asked a question without any reason.

Her emotionless face stared straight into Lu Mingfei's eyes, her lips curved into a flat smile, as if painted on.

Seeing that horrified expression, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but twitch his eyes and instinctively covered his neck.

That was the wound he had just inflicted.

This also exposes the nature of brain-computer interfaces.

Of course, I couldn't tell Xia Mi about that.

Rather, the question is why Xia Mi cares about this.

[It's highly likely they didn't enter voluntarily, and it carries a certain degree of danger. Perhaps there's even a time limit for leaving this world.]

Caesar's words flashed through my mind at that moment.

It seems to be more than just a time limit.
Are there even hostile NPC types?

Just as Lu Mingfei was at a loss for words, and even prepared for a full-scale attack—

"strawberry."

"Hey?"

"Hey?"

Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi both expressed their doubts at almost the same time. Xia Mi, in particular, had her puppet-like expression instantly collapse as she looked at Chu Zihang with a puzzled expression.

But the latter just said expressionlessly, "It's a hickey, or to put it simply, a lip print. Lu Mingfei was given one by Chen Wenwen today, and it seems to have been forced."

"Lu Mingfei wasn't used to this rapidly progressing relationship, so he came to me for help."

Is that right?

Chu Zihang's expressionless face was so deceptive that for a moment, Lu Mingfei even believed his story.

He snapped out of his daze, quickly opened his phone, and showed the chat window to Xia Mi.

"Ah, right, right! That's it. Look at her, sending so many repeated 'I'm sorry, I love you' messages. I was terrified she'd do something wrong, so I'm asking my senior for advice." Lu Mingfei quickly put on his comical, pathetic smile. "After all, you and your senior are practically the golden couple of Shilan Middle School, absolute beauties, but you're too embarrassed to let me know, so you're deliberately coming out to discuss this~"

"Is that so?"

The shrimp's previously blank face gradually regained its color.

It seemed as if, after the 'logic' was completed, the NPC began to act normally, raising its nose.

"Whoosh! That's right!"

"Please worship!"

Xia Mi put her hands on her hips, her face showing an undisguised pride.

Finally, they've calmed her down.

Lu Mingfei thought with lingering fear.

Xia Mi's state just now didn't seem right no matter how I thought about it. It couldn't possibly be some kind of yandere or anything like that. It was more like something above this dream had discovered me and was looking at me with the eyes of someone who wanted to erase me.

hostile NPCs
Is it similar to an antivirus system?
Lu Mingfei sighed.

It seems we'll have to find another way to get out, and we must be careful not to violate the 'underlying logic' of this world.
Lu Mingfei was lost in thought. Just then, Xia Mi, who had been comforted by Chu Zihang, hugged her man and casually pointed at Lu Mingfei.

"Oh right, senior, your girlfriend didn't send any of those messages you mentioned."

"?"

Lu Mingfei looked down.

【293】

Lu Mingfei remembered.

He turned on Do Not Disturb.

Looking at the increasingly heavy, even dark, message, Lu Mingfei gasped.

If violating the underlying logic will trigger a text message from the hostile NPC Chen Wenwen, then you'd better reply to it.
【294】

It was still quite scary.

(End of this chapter)