Translator:
Atlas Studios
Editor:
Atlas Studios
Watching the divine water increasing in size, Lu Shu enjoyed the process, it reminded him of his childhood days of saving loose change in the orphanage.
Back then, sometimes the caregivers would give them some money. It was not a lot though, only small-value coins of one dollar or fifty cents. Most kids would spend it right away on candies or ice cream, only Lu Shu could hold in this urge and secretly safekept them in his tiny iron box. He simply liked to watch as coins accumulated in the box, regardless of the total amount.
From time to time, he would shake the box when other kids went to play in the yard. Its weight and the ting of coins inside offered Lu Shu a sense of security for the first time.
However, living under other people’s roofs could never provide true psychological security. In the orphanage, they would be punished for dirtying the wall or failing to clean the bowls. You would not even know what was right or wrong. Thus, meticulousness was the general tone.
But it taught Lu Shu a lesson, that only things in his hands truly belonged to him.
Then, another kid discovered Lu Shu’s iron box and tried to steal his money, but ended up being beat up hard. After that, no one dared to lay a finger on his money though as a result of the fight, Lu Shu had a swollen face and a bloodied neck for half a month.
Just when everyone thought Lu Shu was a miser who would never spend his money, he secretly bought a new pair of white shoes for Lu Xiaoyu during Chinese New Year…
Even Lu Shu could not explain why he did it. Maybe they were fated to depend on each other.
Lu Shu was pondering, it would be excellent if those people could hold the gargoyles back for a day. This way, he could consume each and every one of them…
But just after he was done with the third one, Evan’s team had already claimed victory. After all, many of the fighters were well experienced in combat.
Everyone was exhausted at the end of the fight. Thus, Lu Shu immediately put on a tired face, pretending to look just as normal. Evan turned to Lu Shu,
You killed the three gargoyles? Very good. But I killed four.
Lu Shu raised his eyebrows in pity, I could have gotten four more gargoyles!
When Evan was boasting about his accomplishments, he was totally unaware that Lu Shu’s first reaction was absolutely not one of admiration. Instead, it was grievance.
He even wanted Evan to return the gargoyles to him…
But it was only a fleeting thought. There was no shortage of gargoyles in the remain anyway. Moreover, at the current moment, any Practitioner inside could be battling with gargoyles and only the few pros could completely ignore those Class D monsters.
Someone suddenly asked,
How did you wake up so many gargoyles at once? Can’t you just deal with them one by one? Yes, it’d be slow, but it’s much safer.
A middle-aged man in the fleeing team replied, looking miserable,
Last night, we noticed that gargoyles are slow at night. They won’t be triggered even if you walk past black rocks, unless you make direct contact with them. Therefore, we decided to quickly march forward in the darkness and rest during the day, so that our efficiency of resources collection could be maximized.
Lu Shu was impressed by the delicacy of the idea. But how did they get themselves into trouble?
The man sighed and continued,
It was a good plan. We found four broken magical weapons and a functioning one last night. Actually, they were worth some cultivation resources. It wasn’t an easy feat. But after sunrise, all the gargoyles regained their alertness and we almost forgot about it!
Oh… The reason was pretty clear now. It was like having fun in a minefield when all the bombs were deactivated, but then…
At this moment, Meng Jingchan was walking towards Lu Shu. Since she already knew his abilities and was determined to convince him to join her ambition, she certainly needed to make some effort.
But before she could get close, that pretty girl earlier had already dashed to Lu Shu’s side. She said in English,
Thank you. Thank you very much. I couldn’t imagine what might have happened had you not made your first move just now. My name is Coral.
Lu Shu would very much be willing to have a chit-chat with this cute young lady, but Evan’s presence reminded him that he was not supposed to understand English at the moment…
Thus, he shook his head politely, showing that he could not understand English. Coral was disappointed, as the language barrier made it almost impossible to communicate with Lu Shu. Besides, there were no offline translation softwares on her phone either.
At the same time, Evan was holding a grudge. Although he had wanted to help before Lu Shu took action and everyone had played a part earlier, Lu Shu was the only person in the group that had caught Coral’s attention.
Thus, Lu Shu became the hero, who led others in the man-saving mission.
Consequently, he was the only person that Coral was grateful towards.
Evan eyed Coral, who was dressed in a fitted training suit with intentional adjustment at her waist. She looked slender, but definitely not weak. Her suit was partially unbuttoned, revealing her sports bra from Lu Shu’s angle…
Since he had already pretended to be an English noob, he should go with it.
Disappointed, Coral whispered in English,
I wanted to return your kindness. I can give you money if you want after we go out…
Lu Shu replied in fluent English,
I can tell you my account number. You may want to note it down…
Evan,
???
Coral,
???
From Evan Walsh’s distress, +666!
From Coral Johnson’s distress, +666!
From Meng Jingchan…
Everyone present had thought that Lu Shu could not understand English. But it turned out that it was only because they did not mention money!
Sensing the uneasy stares, Lu Shu tried to justify himself,
Actually, I can be able to speak English…
Evan almost choked. You either can speak or cannot, what do you mean by can be able to?!
From Evan Walsh’s distress, +666!
To Lu Shu, attractive faces and seductive bodies were never as alluring as money…
In fact, the latter part of Coral’s sentence was, she was willing to give it a try with Lu Shu, if she was what he wanted. The girl was deeply moved by Lu Shu’s heroic actions earlier, and she thought it was something like love at first sight.
However, the sentence was clogged up in her throat…
