Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

So he listened quietly as the girl hushed herself as she recounted her somewhat peculiar family. She said she actually had many brothers and sisters, but she often told others that she was an orphan, and even her younger brother was often described as "dead" in her stories.

"Then just keep going on with what you're saying, and don't tell the truth in front of people you don't know well!" Xia Mi protested.

"It's okay, you're all familiar with each other, so there won't be any leaks, right?" She winked at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei nodded quietly, looking as if he were in a daze, and stopped talking.

"But even if I leaked some information, it's okay, since I only scratched the surface." The girl suddenly stood up, seemingly quite satisfied with their long conversation. She said to Lu Mingfei, "If you're still curious, we can talk again another time~"

“Hmm…” Lu Mingfei responded slowly.

"Hehe, bye-bye~" The girl waved and left, just as she had come and gone without a trace.

Lu Mingfei remained sitting there, seemingly lost in thought.

"They've already left! Why are you still staring at their departing backs?" Xia Mi pushed his head away in exasperation, feeling a kind of inexplicable anxiety.

This guy clearly likes that girl! He can even look at her from behind with a dazed expression, it's infuriating!

Lu Mingfei turned around at this moment. His expression had changed, and he was no longer the blank look he used to have. But Xia Mi saw that he now seemed to have some anger, or rather, some kind of long-standing hatred, as well as a few traces of pity, as if he were sympathizing with someone.

Chapter 98 If you like someone, say it out loud!

As the plane taxied and took off, Lu Mingfei pulled up the sunshade and sighed softly.

"Don't sigh, don't sigh," the girl sitting next to him said with a magazine and a cold laugh. "I know, I know, it's definitely unpleasant not being able to go with the girl you like, but don't sigh. After all, there's nothing we can do. We're bound together, that's fate. You have to accept it."

"Stop being sarcastic. You've been acting strange lately." Lu Mingfei leaned back in his seat; this was his first time flying first class.

Kassel has never been stingy with money, especially for its mission members. The academy originally planned to charter a plane, but due to the complicated approval process and the need to avoid attracting attention from the authorities, they opted to send the missions in batches.

Zero needs to fly to Russia first and then transfer, Mans, Chen Motong and her brother will take a ship across the sea, Ye Sheng will transfer in Tokyo, and the remaining Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi will take the most convenient direct route.

Therefore, they were among the first to arrive, a full day earlier than the other earliest arrivals.

"I'm not being sarcastic, I'm perfectly normal~" The girl turned her gaze away, a forced smile on her face, the kind that clearly showed she was angry. She said, "Anyway, I'm not making things up. Don't you want to be with Chen Motong?"

"I don't want to," Lu Mingfei said sincerely.

"You're lying." The girl stretched her neck like she was pecking at rice. "Saying one thing and meaning another is a sign of liking someone. You'd better admit it sooner rather than later, otherwise if you keep being so conflicted, you might never have a chance."

However, she was noticeably calmer, even the corners of her mouth that had been turned up were much more relaxed.

"You didn't read those posts Fingel wrote in the discussion forum, did you?" Lu Mingfei felt he had probably found the reason. "My God! You believe everything he says? Your IQ needs a recharge!"

"Do I need to read any more posts?" Xia Mi retorted. "You're having such a great time chatting with them, and you're even concerned about their younger brother and family situation. What more posts do you need to read? I'm tempted to write my own post about it."

"No, no, no!" Lu Mingfei pleaded hurriedly. "Please don't do such a thing! Fingel's big mouth is already a headache enough. If another one comes along, I'll kill myself! And how can you believe such a thing? There are at least ten posts in the discussion forum saying that you're a jealous person. Is that really true?"

The girl suddenly blushed and smoothly turned her face away.

"Well, that's true, it's definitely nonsense..." she hummed softly, "But why are you so concerned about her? It's a fact that you kept asking her about her family and other personal matters, isn't it?"

"Aren't you curious?" Lu Mingfei asked in return.

"Why would I be curious about her family?" Xia Mi rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not like some people who clearly like someone but don't even dare to say it directly, and can only try to find out indirectly through these kinds of means."

"Aren't you really not interested in the 'key' that's supposed to open all doors?" Lu Mingfei asked in a low voice.

“Uh…” The girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded. She put away her sour tone and became serious. “There is some truth to it, but I’ve only heard about it and have never actually seen it. If it can really open all ‘doors,’ then it is indeed somewhat useful.”

It's not just "somewhat useful." If a human could easily open all the "doors," including the Nibelungs, then the goal she worked so hard to achieve would become a joke!

"That's right, that's the key point. Don't focus on weird things all the time," Lu Mingfei began to lecture.

"So that's all you care about?" the girl asked, raising an eyebrow.

"if not?"

"Hmph," the girl snorted, "it's definitely only one aspect. Didn't you tell me from the beginning that you liked her face?"

"Stop, stop! Don't twist my words like that! I said I wanted to find a girl who looks just like her. What's with all the embellishment?" Lu Mingfei protested.

"What's the difference? Then tell me, what's your reason for seeking out this girl?"

"Uh……"

Lu Mingfei suddenly fell silent. It wasn't that he was embarrassed, but if he directly said the words "finding a wife," it would only cause greater misunderstanding.

But silence will have the same effect.

"See, see, you're too shy to say it now, aren't you? If you like someone, just say it out loud! What's the point of always being so coy and keeping it all inside?" She spread her hands and said, "I honestly think your excuse is really stupid. Saying you want to find a girl who looks just like you, who would believe that? Do you think she's a clone?"

"Hard to say."

This remark reminded Lu Mingfei of something. He had been pondering Chen Motong's origins, and this thought only intensified after hearing her recount her family affairs. Although she had only mentioned it briefly, she had indeed mentioned that her family had many children—she emphasized that it was many…

The fact that she has so many children is strange enough, but if it's accompanied by cloning or assisted reproductive technology, it's hard to say what her family is up to... It's like what happened a long time ago, where someone wanted to seize the throne by "copying" something...

"You'd even tell such a lie to cover up your true feelings? I despise you~" the girl said quietly from the side, then put the fashion magazine back up to cover her face.

"Just wait, when I find him, I'll definitely bring him to see you," Lu Mingfei said defiantly.

"Okay, you must take me to see her." The girl lay down and stretched her back. "Oh, and don't forget to take Miss Ling to see her too. She really believes you can find that girl, and she even told me..."

As she spoke, she suddenly recalled Zero's incisive and soul-searching question from back then, and her face, hidden under the magazine, flushed even more. She shut her mouth and said nothing more, leaving only soft humming sounds.

"What did you say?" Lu Mingfei had never mentioned this to Zero before, but he didn't expect a big mouth to leak his words. He was curious about Zero's reaction.

"She said you were definitely looking for that girl sincerely, as if she had seen her before," the girl said wistfully. "She's such a silly girl, being manipulated by a bad guy like you. How pitiful!"

She sounded so indignant that it was as if she were seeking justice for herself.

"And another thing, I think Chen Motong is getting wicked ideas too. Why don't you just go for it and use a hoe? Maybe you can easily undermine him." She tossed and turned the magazine, feeling annoyed, and couldn't help but peek out from under the magazine to ask.

Lu Mingfei sighed silently.

"I borrowed Finger's camera. Want to go on a day trip to Baidi City?" He changed the subject. "I'll be your photographer for free, and I guarantee you'll get good photos."

“Hmm…” the girl hesitated, then moved her head back to the fashion magazine with the supermodel cover.

After a long while, a sound like a mouse squeaking "Go" suddenly rang out. Lu Mingfei turned his head to look, and the girl still hid her face under the magazine, but compared to before, her body swayed much more lightly.

Chapter 99 Beauty is only fit for the strong.

"Yeah~"

Xia Mi made a peace sign and poked it into her cheek, her fingers creating a shallow indentation. Her figure was graceful, and her eyes were smiling as she stared at the camera.

Lu Mingfei made an "OK" gesture.

"Let me see, let me see!" She rushed over, squeezing her face next to Lu Mingfei's, craning her neck excitedly to see what her photo looked like.

"That's great." Lu Mingfei nodded in approval. "She could be a promotional model for the scenic area."

"Hmph~" The girl raised her eyebrows smugly. "Of course, do you think I was the anime club's publicity ambassador for years in high school for nothing?"

Lu Mingfei laughed silently.

"But your photography skills are pretty good too. I didn't know you had this skill." She returned the compliment.

"Because I was the only designated photographer for the literary society, Chen Wenwen would always ask me to take the stage whenever there was an event," Lu Mingfei said nostalgically.

Now, with so many complicated thoughts flooding his mind, Lu Mingfei sometimes started to think... actually, being a loser like before wouldn't be so bad. At least he wouldn't have to worry about others possibly hunting him down, or about who copied his wife and what their motives were...

"How despicable Lu Mingfei is..." he couldn't help but think of himself.

"Chen Wenwen, humph, you call her that so affectionately. If you're going to find a disguise, at least find a better one. Having a crush on that kind of girl and making it known to everyone, what if someone actually investigates further? Won't you be completely exposed?" Xia Mi asked, pouting.

"Why did it get exposed? Didn't you believe me when I said I genuinely liked her back then?" Lu Mingfei, lacking any emotional intelligence, failed to notice the girl's feelings.

"Unless I'm an idiot, I might believe you if you said you liked that... uh, that mixed-race girl," the girl said sourly.

Lu Mingfei dared not continue on this topic. He found it difficult to face such a situation, difficult to face the girl's feelings for him, or difficult to return to the peaceful life he could not.

"Alright, let's go to the next place. Didn't we say we were going to take a picture of the back of the ten-yuan note?" Lu Mingfei gently nudged the girl's shoulder.

"Hehe, let's go~"

The girl quickly changed her mood and dragged him along.

……

A day flies by.

“Baidi City, Baidi…” Lu Mingfei leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. Suddenly, he was inspired to write a poem. He thought of Li Bai and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. He was filled with emotion. But then he realized that he had only learned how to do odd jobs in the literary society for three years. In this situation, he couldn’t even recite a poem.

He sighed heavily.

But somehow, he infected the girl next to him.

"Sigh!" Xia Mi sighed heavily, leaning on the railing with both hands, looking towards the White Emperor Temple in the distance, her voice mournful, "Two unlucky fellows actually lost to pure-blooded humans, what a disgrace."

Although it sounds like she's scolding a good-for-nothing, she is undoubtedly sad.

"Who?"

Lu Mingfei was bewildered. Two unlucky guys... Could they be Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei? This can't be considered unlucky, can it? And Xia, you're not even human, yet you have this kind of empathy?

Xia Mi also looked away blankly and glanced at Lu Mingfei, who looked like an idiot. She nodded in realization and gave him a "my fault" look.

"Norton and Constantine, those two idiots supported Gongsun Shu as their spokesperson, and in the end, Liu Xiu wiped them out in one fell swoop! Can you believe it? Not only was Gongsun Shu defeated, but the two of them were also wiped out by Liu Xiu!" The girl's tone was exaggerated. "They couldn't even escape; they could only regenerate from their cocoons. I'm truly impressed!"

She was as frantic as a gambler who had lost everything after placing a bet.

"Liu Xiu." Lu Mingfei murmured the name to himself in a daze.

He felt a certain empathy for the little fairy who had listened to his "nonsense"—those names written in books being mentioned like this, and then somehow connected to you...it felt a bit like magical realism...

"That's right, Liu Xiu! I wasn't here back then, otherwise I would have tested just how powerful he really was!" Xia Mi angrily clenched her fist.

“Then be careful, Liu Xiu can summon meteorites,” Lu Mingfei’s mouth twitched, “and he can also summon torrential rain. He might not even be human.”

"Hiss—" Xia Mi gasped, "It really is true. Thinking about it, maybe Odin is the one behind him... It's very possible, but also very unlikely."

She fell into thought, her left and right hemispheres battling each other, which gave Lu Mingfei room to think.

Looking at the White Emperor Temple in the distance, Lu Mingfei felt a little unfamiliar with this world for the first time. In fact, he felt that this was nothing special. Just like Su Xiaoqiang had teased him, if someone like him could be a god-king, what else couldn't happen?

But he always felt that the name "Lu Mingfei" carried a significant weight in his heart... He was always a little stubborn, feeling that he should be a human being, and not something else...

“No! It shouldn’t have anything to do with Odin.” Xia Mi finally came to a conclusion from her internal struggle. She said confidently, “I think Liu Xiu is just a human being. Humans are actually quite terrifying. I never underestimate humans.”

"That means you're smart," Lu Mingfei praised.

"Of course!" Xia Mi was an easily satisfied girl, at least that's how she seemed right now. She proudly raised her face and happily accepted the praise.

"So we're going to steal Norton and Constantine's house?" Lu Mingfei turned around and leaned against the railing to ask.

"Don't put it so harshly! How can you call our business 'stealing'? It's taking! Treasures are like beautiful women; they're only meant for the strong!" the girl said, leaning against the railing with boundless pride.

Lu Mingfei kept chuckling to himself.

“Also, we’re going into the water tomorrow, so Constantine is probably out of the question… But if Norton does wake up and we end up facing each other, you have to be on my side. I’ve already treated you to dinner!” The girl tugged at his sleeve and emphasized.

“I’ve treated you to meals seventy-six times! Two and a half months, and that time at home.” Lu Mingfei remembered it very clearly.

"Then you'd better be on my side even more, or you'll never be able to repay your favor." Xia Mi blushed slightly, muttering, "Why remember such things so clearly..."

Lu Mingfei looked up at the sky and thought of Old Tang, who was "tomb raiding" in the United States. He believed that he had not made a mistake.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," he said to the girl beside him. "You won't face that situation, I promise."

But he didn't hear any response from beside him.

Lu Mingfei pulled his gaze back and turned to look at his side. He saw that the girl had turned half of her body away, deliberately looking into the distance.

"I understand!" her voice was weak. "I believe your promise... I believe..."

Lu Mingfei felt that she might have misunderstood something.

Chapter 100 Are they jealous?

“One last check, we’re about to begin.” Mans said solemnly.

“Yes, Captain,” Lu Mingfei replied, raising his hand.

Mans is now the captain, with the second and third mates standing behind him, along with others disguised as crew members. Ye Sheng is on the ship's side, making final adjustments to his equipment. He has an iron chain hanging from his back for securing himself, and he will go into the water first to scout out the general situation and prepare for the others who are about to go into the water.

In fact, Lu Mingfei felt that there was no need to go to so much trouble. Just by standing here, he could feel something calling to him, from his blood and soul. But he couldn't open his mouth to say such things here. Most people's eyes were filled with hatred and the fury of war, heading towards the legendary "Dragon King." Of course, he couldn't utter a single word.

He glanced at the girls beside him. Xia Mi seemed unresponsive, perhaps because she was hiding her inner thoughts, or perhaps because she couldn't feel the call. Ling sat alone at the stern, staring blankly at the water. She had been inexplicably distracted lately.