Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Sekiro

"I'm...I'm sorry! I was being presumptuous!" He took a step back, pivoted on his left foot, pushed off with his right foot, and turned around with the momentum of a perfect starting motion, running towards the exit.

Zero stood still, her golden, almost transparent hair dancing wildly in the wind.

...

Lu Mingfei and the tall woman arrived at the innermost exit of the room, where an open door led to a dark corridor. At the end of the corridor, they could see bright lights and the host standing there.

Surprisingly, he was quite lucky and actually drew a beautiful woman.

He remembered that when he was picking up food, many men were drooling over this beautiful woman, and several men went up to invite her to dance, but she refused. Is this what they call "planting flowers with intention but they don't bloom, while planting willows without intention but they thrive"?

So this is what it feels like to be a lucky person! You get an SSR in one pull, and sure enough, when you picked the pink mask, you knew you'd have good luck with women tonight!

Just looking at her figure and the exposed lower part of her face makes one eager to see her true face after she takes off the mask.

It's strange, though. He thought he would be nervous chatting with such a supermodel-level beauty, but he was actually quite calm. Was he trained to be calm?

Lu Mingfei thought he should get to know the lady first, and was preparing his words in his mind. Just as he opened his mouth, a man suddenly rushed out of the back door, seemingly calling out "Mom".

"Oh dear!" The woman seemed to be startled by the man. Her high heels went astray, and she lost her balance and fell towards Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei instinctively dodged, and it wasn't until the woman fell to the ground that he realized what he had just done.

Holy crap! Lu Mingfei, what are you doing, you big idiot? You missed such a great opportunity to throw yourself into my arms!

He secretly regretted it. This was a conditioned reflex he had developed in Ashina. Whenever he sensed something rushing towards him, no matter what it was, he would dodge immediately.

After all, in that era, there wouldn't be any beautiful girls falling from the sky into your arms and rushing towards you without hesitation. Only enemies and cannons, such as the 500-pound fat brother and the red demon of unknown weight, all loved to hug you and wanted to hold you in their arms and cherish you.

"It hurts so much..." The woman sat on the marble floor, looking up pitifully, rubbing her ankle. "I think I twisted my ankle. Can you help me?"

"Oh, right away!" Lu Mingfei quickly squatted down to lend the woman a hand.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he felt a pair of slender, jade-like hands wandering over his shoulders, tickling him.

After helping the woman sit up, he reached down to her shoulder blades and scratched them a few times, which made her feel much better immediately.

The woman leaned against the wall, looking at him with a strange expression.

Lu Mingfei felt a little embarrassed by the stare, scratched his head and said, "Um, is your foot alright? Or should I have a staff member take you to the school hospital to get it checked out?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." The woman chuckled, her red lips slightly parted, and waved her hand, saying, "For a mixed-race person, this little injury is nothing. Let's continue playing the game."

"Are you really alright? Should I call someone for you?"

"I'm really fine." The woman lifted her skirt and twirled around, her long, silky black hair spreading out.

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Why would I help him if there's nothing wrong? Is he just showing off?"

The "carry the balloon" game involves a lot of walking, so if you sprain your ankle, you should rest.

Many injuries are not taken seriously at first, and only when they start to hurt do we realize how serious they have become. For example, when Lu Mingfei was a child, he sprained his ankle but did not tell the PE teacher. He thought that since it was just a little pain, he could just bear it. However, after running two laps with the team, it suddenly became serious. A mild ankle sprain was later damaged in terms of ligaments. Because of his stubbornness, he made a big mistake. What could have been solved with some medicine had to be covered with wide adhesive tape.

"I'd better have someone take a look at you," Lu Mingfei said. "You can't take injuries lightly."

He felt like he was a total sweetheart. Don't you often see lines like, "I care about you more than the outcome of the game," in shoujo manga?

Usually, once this line is spoken, the female and male leads will gaze deeply into each other's eyes, followed by a long monologue from the female lead. Then, Cupid shoots a heart-shaped arrow through her heart, instantly making her blush and fall in love.

In shoujo manga, the male protagonist usually carries the female protagonist to the infirmary in a princess carry, but he and the lady in front of him have only just met. Isn't doing this a lewd act?

Why not ask a staff member? That would not only show his concern but also demonstrate his gentlemanly manners—killing two birds with one stone! The more he thought about it, the more he felt like a genius in love. How come he hadn't managed to win Chen Wenwen's heart back then?

No sooner said than done, once he made up his mind, he immediately ran to the door to talk to the host.

At that moment, Zero also entered the corridor from the exit, came to the woman's side, and heard a long sigh.

"Three no's, do you think I'm mentally ill?"

"Your last medical check-up report showed everything was normal."

"I feel a bit tired. Luckily, the boss gave us the day off, otherwise I would definitely be distracted at work. Right now, I just want to lie in bed and do nothing, and sleep until noon tomorrow."

"Then I'll go back first."

"Forget it, I suddenly don't want to sleep anymore. Let's go to the rooftop for a drink."

"it is good."

...

When Lu Mingfei led the host to the corridor, they found that the woman who had sprained her ankle was nowhere to be seen; only a blue and a green silk scarf were present.

Unfortunately, it seems his gaming partner ran away. He remembered that Zero and that lady were together, and the green scarf belonged to her. At the time, in order not to reveal his identity, he did not greet Zero. She must have sent her away.

Indeed, escaping Africa and joining Europe is unrealistic.

All the SSRs he was about to get have vanished, but every cloud has a silver lining. Now that this has happened, he has a legitimate reason to continue eating pig's trotters.

Ultimately, women are still less important than food.

You can live well without a woman, but without food, you won't last more than 7 days.

Pig's trotters are a necessity for human life!

Lu Mingfei arrived at the rest area and "regretfully" told Nuonuo and the others about this sad thing. "That's how it is. I'd better fill my stomach first."

"You really do seem to run into all sorts of things," Ye Sheng shook his head.

"Shall we still play?" Aki asked.

"Play, why not play?" Nono's eyes darted around, then her gaze fell on a certain spot. "Wait a minute, I'll go get some people."

She stood up from her chair and walked slowly toward the dance floor.

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, sat in a chair, picked up his knife and fork, and happily ate his rice.

He brought the food tray with him when we moved to a different location; it was still warm.

Many people passed by, one couple after another. The music changed, the piano piece ended, and a small band came on stage. The conductor, who was in charge, bowed and waved his baton to begin playing a faster-paced piece.

Lu Mingfei sat in his chair, engrossed in eating meat, as if everything outside of him was irrelevant.

“I always feel like he’s so lonely…” Aki whispered in Ye Sheng’s ear.

"Maybe I've just gotten used to being alone," Ye Sheng said quietly. "Before I met you, I was also all alone."

"All you do is talk a good game." Aki pinched Ye Sheng's thigh.

“I’ve only ever said these things to you.” Ye Sheng put his arm around Aki’s shoulder and glanced down at his watch.

It's 8:10, 20 minutes to go.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and used every part of his body to feel the girl beside him, etching her warmth onto his skin and her scent into his very bones.

No one in the world understands Shudeya better than him, and he firmly believes that he can win first place!

...

At the "Carry the Balloon" game venue, three pairs of teams are ready to go.

"During the transport, you can only touch the balloon with your back. The balloons we use are quite thin, and they can easily burst if you're not careful. The time limit is one minute. The person who transports the most balloons within the time limit wins. Does anyone have any questions about the rules? If not, then let's get ready to begin."

The host was wearing white gloves and holding a gold-plated stopwatch.

"No problem." Nono grabbed Caesar's hand and encouraged him, "Go for it, we're the best!"

"We're ready too." Ye Sheng and Aki gave each other an OK sign.

“No problem,” Chu Zihang replied.

There are three tracks in total. Nono and Caesar are on the far right, Ye Sheng and Ya Ji are on the far left, and Chu Zihang and Su Xi are in the center.

"Now please get ready, everyone. In 30 seconds, we will announce the start of the game." The host smiled, giving each group time to communicate.

“Since we are facing away from each other, our left and right feet are in opposite positions. So when we count to one, I step with my left foot and you step with your right foot, and when we count to two, it’s the other way around,” Chu Zihang explained seriously. “This game tests the cooperation between two people and their ability to control the distance.”

"Each balloon is about 35 centimeters in diameter, and our heels are about 30 centimeters apart. Since we haven't rehearsed, we'll use a trick: use the strength of our shoulder blades to hold the balloons in place. As long as we keep our steps in sync, we should be able to win."

Susie listened quietly as Chu Zihang gave his orders.

She was forcibly dragged here by Nuonuo. Before that, she and Chu Zihang sat in the seats closest to the main stage, enjoying the music and sipping red wine. During that time, they danced a five-minute ballroom dance, the kind where you sway with your arms around each other's shoulders.

She invited Chu Zihang to the ball. Since enrolling in school, the two had attended many balls together. Every time Caesar invited her, she would be Chu Zihang's dance partner. Dancing was a very common thing for them, probably as common as greeting each other on the street.

She hadn't played those games before, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. She thought she would just sit and listen to music until the end of the dance party, as usual, but Nono actually came over.

She remembered that when she left, Nono was wearing pink pajamas and her hair was all messy from sleeping.

Nuonuo helped her with makeup and picked out clothes. After she finished, she crawled into bed and said she didn't want to move today and wanted to get her beauty sleep early. But then she secretly did her makeup and combed her hair, appearing in front of her looking beautiful.

Susie doesn't know what Nono is thinking. After being roommates for a year, she still can't guess what Nono will do next. Nono is too free, does whatever she wants, and is never bound by rules.

But Susie is different. She is used to living under rules. Just like now, Chu Zihang has set rules for her, so she will abide by them.

Nono wouldn't do that. If Caesar dared to talk to her like that, she might turn around and leave, or she might smile and say okay, and then cause trouble when the game starts, popping the balloons while saying sorry.

Chapter 133 Of course we have to take a picture to commemorate it!

Lu Mingfei licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and sat aside to watch the show. It was perfect to be able to watch the drama after eating and drinking his fill.

He felt that Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji would definitely be the winners. In terms of teamwork, these two were absolutely the strongest in the three groups, and the championship was a sure thing. He couldn't imagine how Caesar and Chu Zihang's team could win.

Others have been partners who lived together for half a year, slept together, and trained together. They have great chemistry. Have Caesar and Nono ever lived together? Have Chu Zihang and Susie ever slept together?

The answer is obviously no, so they are no match for Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji, but the important thing in this game is not winning or losing.

Lu Mingfei took the drink from the waiter. The glass contained bubbly cola, with a spherical ice cube at the bottom and tiny bubbles clinging to the ice's surface.

"Thank you," Lu Mingfei said.

The waiter didn't bow slightly, but placed the empty plate on the tray and turned to leave.

Lu Mingfei took a sip of cola through the straw, watching Chu Zihang's retreating figure.

Recalling his middle school days, he could see the shadow of this cool and handsome guy everywhere. Shilan Middle School not only has a high school, but also a junior high school. They had been in the same school since junior high, but he didn't remember how good his relationship with Chu Zihang was.

Why did Chu Zihang rush towards him without hesitation from that hilltop?

Norton's fireball easily engulfed Junyan's domain. If it weren't for the ice wall created by the bullets fired from the Maklov pistol, both of them would have been reduced to charcoal.

Norton... no... Old Tang probably wanted to give him a good beating back then, after all, he watched with his own eyes as that bullet carved from the Philosopher's Stone was fired, and what were his feelings when the bullet pierced Constantine's third eye?

Perhaps at the time, Old Tang really wanted to kill himself, but later changed his mind and chose to commit suicide.

The Maklov pistol was fully loaded again. Just as Lu Mingze said, every 24 hours, an extra bullet would appear in the magazine out of thin air.