You're my wife, don't doubt it!

Chapter 321 The Last Supper

2023-09-07

Yesterday's update contained numerous changes; I recommend reviewing it again.

Xiao Yao looked at the two bald men with a heavy expression. They carried the unconscious Zhao Xiaomei on either side and put her into the black luxury car that Yu Te had chosen to pick him up for dinner.

"Wait a minute," Xiao Yao said, stopping the car door from closing. "You won't hurt her, will you?"

Shen Jie and Yu Luying exchanged a glance, both showing slight displeasure.

“I guarantee she’ll get the best medical care.” Sitting in the back seat, Yu Bo replied ambiguously, “Go ahead, have fun, and get some rest.”

Xiao Yao hesitated before letting go, watching the car door slam shut, and then watched the black sedan drive away.

"You're reluctant to part with it, aren't you?" Shen Jie reached out her small hand and hooked Xiao Yao's finger.

"We've known each other for years...we're from the same school, classmates we all know," Xiao Yao said wistfully.

“She caused such a huge mess, she almost killed us all!” Yu Luying reminded Xiao Yao, “We would all end up in a vegetative state.”

"Now that things are like this, will she become a vegetable?" Xiao Yao muttered to himself, "I killed her."

The boy looked down at his palms, which were clean and white, without a trace of blood.

“This person’s blood has nothing to do with you.” Lucia stepped forward and said, “I killed her—alright, I’m starving, I’m going to have a big meal.”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Yao gave a slightly exaggerated bow.

"You can just call me a fierce old woman." Lucia rolled her eyes and turned to leave.

Despite her unremarkable appearance at first glance, Xiao Yao now finds her rather adorable.

At dinner, Xiao Yao, Shen Jie, Yu Luying, Lu Jiya, and Yan Xiao sat at the same table.

“That’s not right,” Xiao Yao said. “You’re not a member of our summer camp, so why are you eating at our buffet?”

"None of your business, neigh." Yan laughed and said, "How would anyone know if you didn't tell me?"

Xiao Yao: "I'm going to report you—where's your boyfriend?"

Before Yan Xiao could speak, Zhou Qi sneakily approached.

As soon as she sat down, she asked, "What happened?"

"What is it?" Xiao Yao asked.

“Just now,” Zhou Qi said, “when I was in my room, it suddenly felt like I was pulled into a mirror, and my roommate stopped moving too.”

The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

“I heard the shadows calling outside, as well as cannon fire and all sorts of other sounds,” Zhou Qi described vividly.

"Keep your voice down!" Yu Luying glanced around and prompted.

Zhou Qi lowered his voice: "It scared me to death. Later, I hid in the bathroom, locked the door, smashed the mirror, and squatted there for a long, long time. Then I suddenly returned to normal. What exactly happened?"

"It's nothing," Xiao Yao said vaguely, "we've taken care of it."

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying both grimaced as Shen Jie stepped on their insteps.

"I knew it was you guys!" Zhou Qi exclaimed excitedly. "Hey, can I join you guys too?"

“I can’t make that decision,” Xiao Yao said. “Go ask Father Yu.”

Xiao Yao felt pain in his other foot; this time, it was from Yu Luying stepping on it.

Zhou Qi sat on the side for a few minutes, and seeing that no one was chatting with her, she left awkwardly.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you spreading this kind of thing around!"

"What does it matter?" Xiao Yao said dismissively. "Zhou Qi probably knows more than you do! She's Father Yu's woman, and I think she's trustworthy."

"You! You!!"

“Hey, did you guys know? Zhou Qi is trying to revive Teacher Yao…” Xiao Yao said.

"Teacher Yao?" Yan laughed. "Is he your teacher? He's dead? You people really have the ability to bring the dead back to life?"

"Tsk..." Now Xiao Yao started to worry that he had said too much.

Everyone chimed in, and the atmosphere became lively and engaging.

“Hey, you guys tell me—” Shen Jie said while peeling crab legs, “Those two bald bodyguards that Xiao Yao mentioned were frozen in place. Weren’t they scared to death when they suddenly discovered that Grandpa Yu and Uncle Yu had vanished into thin air?”

“It seems the Yu family are all part of that organization,” Xiao Yao said, sitting there without eating. “So the bodyguards must know something about it, right?”

“Then why don’t they hire bodyguards from people with fortified positions?” Lucia asked. “Hiring ordinary people is the same as not having any bodyguards at all, isn’t it?”

“Is it possible,” Xiao Yao said, “that there aren’t actually that many people with fortresses?”

Yu Luying said, "Really? I feel like I've already had quite a lot."

“It’s just that there are more of them around us,” Xiao Yao said, “that gives you the illusion that there are many Fortress Messengers—Fortress Messengers are attracted to each other, uh, I’m just making this up, just guessing.”

"Xiao Yao, stop talking and eat something too."

“I’m not hungry,” Xiao Yao said, spreading his hands. “I don’t know why, but I feel as full as if I just ate a meal.”

Yu Luying and Shen Jie exclaimed in unison, "Did you just eat roast suckling pig?!" "Your mouth is dripping with oil from eating it!"

“Oh right,” Xiao Yao said, “I had forgotten about it, but I used up a lot of energy just now.”

“I haven’t even asked you yet, but the old man from the Yu family already told you—” Shen Jie asked, “Never mind, I’ll tell you separately later.”

What's wrong with this girl? She actually said that in public, Xiao Yao thought.

"Ah, ah ah ah! Um, um, what is it?" Xiao Yao quickly said, "Speaking of this Fortress Envoy, why is Brother Bo a Japanese soldier? I feel like something's off about that."

“What kind of devils are you?” Lucia said discontentedly. “If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense. Don’t condemn people based on their nationality and ethnicity. The Catholic Church is universal and universal.”

"Yes, yes, yes," Xiao Yao nodded repeatedly with a grin, "Then, Holy Maiden, please give me some pointers."

“Don’t keep calling her a saint,” Lucia rolled her eyes again, looking rather cute. “Father Yu’s stronghold is Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who can also be considered a martyr saint of the church.”

"Oh?"

"He was the leader of the Shimabara Uprising in Kyushu during the Edo period," Lucia introduced with relish. "I heard he was exceptionally handsome and was known as a pretty man."

"How on earth did you manage to get through Salome's barrier like that?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but complain.

“Everyone has a love for beauty, so what? As long as it’s legitimate, it’s fine,” Lucia said. “Amakusa Shiro’s real name is Masuda Tokisada. He is the son of Konishi Yukinaga’s retainer. He is very enthusiastic and devout. I heard that he can perform miracles of healing since he was a child.”

“Wow,” Shen Jie couldn’t help but interject, “No wonder he’s dressed like a samurai and can heal himself—Father Yu healed my injuries.”

“Right, right!” Lucia said smugly, like a schoolboy: “Not a samurai, but a ronin. Later, the Tokugawa Ieyasu shogunate, which persecuted Catholics, joined forces with the Dutch to besiege Shimabara Castle. In the end, the castle fell, and it seems that everyone in the castle was killed.”

As Lucia finished speaking, his expression darkened slightly.

"Damn Tokugawa Ieyasu, those Japanese are really scum," Xiao Yao slammed his hand on the table. "The Dutch are also purebred, fuck the Dutch."

"Don't get too excited in public," Shen Jie said.

“Speaking of Lucia, you seem to be pretty good at history,” Xiao Yao leaned forward towards Lucia, “Why didn’t you sign up for our Group D?”

"Your explanations are too superficial. I already understand them. What's the point of signing up?" Lucia said dismissively.

"Fish~~~~~~" The crowd let out a good-natured chorus of boos.

“I’m thinking about something,” Xiao Yao said, lowering his head in thought. “Why didn’t God help the people of Shimabara Castle? Why was He silent when the castle fell?”

Upon hearing this, Lucia fell silent, and everyone at the table fell silent as well.

"Look at you, still bringing up the most awkward topics," Shen Jie scolded softly.

“No, daughter,” Lucia said, “Xiao Yao actually asked a very good question. Japanese writer Shusaku Endo wrote a novel called ‘Silence’ about the difficulties of Edo, and it was even made into a movie.”

“Zhou Zuoren?” Xiao Yao said.

"It's nothing, don't overthink it," Yu Luying said.

“Actually, we were originally going to show ‘Silence’ for our summer camp movie night,” Lucia said. “Yu Luying, your uncle said it was too boring and depressing, and young people don’t like to watch it, so we changed it to ‘Greater Glory’ and ‘Modern Exorcist’.”

“Like this…” Yu Luying said.

“Yes,” Xiao Yao agreed, “It’s depressing to hear. Speaking of which, I suddenly realized that we are all losers.”

"How to say?"

“Look at me, Don Quixote, in Cervantes’s writing, he’s a madman; Shen Jie, Queen Mary, right? She reigned for 5 years and then died—that thing, she passed away peacefully in the Lord’s arms, without leaving any children, and then her crony sister restored the throne, and all her efforts were destroyed; Father Yu, right? I just mentioned him, and who else is there? Yu Luying, Cinderella, hey, you’re the only one with a happy ending.”

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true," Yu Luying said with a smile.

“Success in God’s eyes may be different from what people define as success,” Lucia said softly.

"Who else? Ouch—who else?" Xiao Yao tapped his temple with his index finger. "Right, ribbonfish! Ribbonfish's boat, and that half-naked man, what kind of fortress is that?"

“It looks a bit like Scandinavian style to me,” Lucia said.

“Nordic…” Xiao Yao said, “Oh right, damn it, where’s the ribbonfish?”

The group looked at each other in bewilderment, only then realizing that one person was missing.

"Damn it, you beasts!" As soon as he was mentioned, the guy barged into the buffet restaurant, wearing only trousers and shirtless, looking like a character from Contra: "He won't even answer the phone!"

"Eek!" Yan Xiao stood up abruptly: "You, how uncivilized! Why did you come dressed like that?"

"I'm uncivilized?" the ribbonfish said angrily. "Wearing shorts at the beach is civilized, but wearing trousers in a restaurant is uncivilized?"