my pokemon player.

Why did things become like this?
He was obviously Lady Karina's favorite male lover, but at this moment he didn't even have the qualifications to stand beside her.

Cliff's figure was hidden in the shadows, staring at the two people standing side by side not far away, his eyes were extremely complicated.

There is jealousy and resentment, mixed with deep confusion.

He didn't understand why that pretty boy who had nothing good except his face could get the favor of Lady Karina!

When did Lady Karina become as superficial as those noble ladies? Didn't she prefer strong men before?
What puzzled Cliff the most was that even Karina's special habit disappeared.

He thought that within two days, that pretty boy would be killed by Karina, but who would have thought that Karina suddenly changed her temper.

Not only did she no longer take pleasure in abusing men, she also changed her former coquettish and flirtatious manner, her words and actions became gentle and dignified, and she even stopped wearing revealing clothes.

This. This isn't right!

Karina is the Flame Queen Lizard who can manipulate men at will!
Why does she look more like a girl in love now?
Cliff was puzzled and could only blame all the problems on Li Xiang.

In his opinion, as long as the pretty boy Li Xiang died, he would be able to regain the favor of Lady Karina.

So Cliff began to think about how to get rid of Li Xiang, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.

At the same time, Monroe, who was leaning against the mast, was quietly watching the two people who were talking happily.

Unlike the confused Cliff, after two days of observation, he was able to guess the reason for Karina's transformation.

"Xianyu is really lucky. He is actually treated as a lover by the High Priest."

"Although he is most likely just a substitute, his status in the High Priest's heart is not low."

"Based on this alone, as long as he doesn't do anything stupid, he will be able to thrive in the church."

Monroe couldn't help but let out a sigh, and his heart finally settled down.

Before Li Xiang's death, he would not be targeted by Cliff, and Priest Kalina would not let Li Xiang die easily.

If that fool Cliff was blinded by jealousy and secretly attacked Li Xiang, then Cliff would definitely be subjected to crazy revenge by Priest Kalina.

In other words, whether Li Xiang died or not, he was safe.

The only thing to worry about is what to do if Li Xiang insists on seeking death.

However, from the increasingly close atmosphere between Li Xiang and Priest Kalina in the past two days, it is not difficult to see that this guy is not stupid, but has some talent.

Therefore, Monroe was still very confident in Li Xiang, especially after seeing the tenderness that Priest Kalina showed from time to time, the corners of his mouth rose even more.

At this time, Li Xiang didn't know that his every move was being watched. He now devoted his whole body and soul to the conversation with Karina and did not dare to slack off at all.

Although he has flexibly applied the knowledge he learned from substitute literature and White Lotus Quotations in the past two days, it has greatly improved Karina's favorability.

But he still walked on thin ice during the conversation. After all, according to experts' analysis, Karina had psychological trauma, and if she was overly stimulated, it would likely backfire.

Therefore, Li Xiang had to be 200% focused and play the role of Karina's white moonlight well, and deal with various topics she raised.

For example, Karina has been a little worried these days. She always feels that she has done a lot of evil things and is no longer the same person she used to be. She is not worthy of getting along with Li Xiang.

This topic sounds like Karina is blaming herself, and has nothing to do with Li Xiang. However, if Li Xiang responds inappropriately, Karina will kick him out of the Shadow Church at best, or sink him into the sea to feed the fish at worst.

There was no way, after all he was just a substitute. Before he established real feelings with Karina, he was in danger every moment.

Karina mentioned this topic again today. Li Xiang sighed in his heart, quickly sorted out the words, and said in a gentle voice:
"Have you seen the long-winged gull on the mast? It may have broken its wings in the storm, and is now bandaging its wound with seaweed. Do you think it is covering up the pain or waiting for a new life?"

Karina's eyelashes trembled slightly. She naturally understood what Li Xiang wanted to express.

Li Xiang continued, "I once said that I have never seen you before, or after you joined the Shadow Church."

"You always say that you are full of sins, but these past two days I have only seen your kindness and regret."

He turned his head and looked directly into Karina's eyes, and softened his voice:
"A truly evil person will not feel sorry for doing something wrong, nor will he want to change."

"There's an old saying in my hometown, 'It's the greatest virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them.' Maybe your past was filled with darkness, but as long as you are willing, I can accompany you to welcome the dawn."

Looking at Li Xiang's sincere eyes, Karina was deeply touched. She wanted to say "I do", but she couldn't say it when the words came to her lips.

She knew that she was already in the abyss and could not pollute her white moonlight anymore, even if the other party was just a substitute.

So Karina suppressed her inner throbbing and said with a chuckle:

"You are not qualified to accompany me. With your small body, you can hardly pass the Blood Prison Trial. I'm afraid you will die early on the Blood Prison Island."

"But I'm in a good mood today, so I can give you a chance to survive. You just stay on the ship and don't participate in the Blood Prison Trial."

"When the trial is over, I will throw you onto an inhabited island. You can go wherever you want. It's up to you to take care of yourself in the future."

Looking at Karina who was pretending to be free and easy, Li Xiang couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.

Damn it! This bad woman actually wanted to stop him from completing the challenge!
For this mission, he ate tree fruits for five whole days and read more than a dozen trashy novels!
They are about to land on Blood Prison Island, and now you want to throw him off the boat?

no way! !
Of course, Li Xiang only dared to complain about these things in his heart, but he still showed a concerned expression on his face and said softly:

"This Blood Prison Trial must be very important, otherwise you wouldn't have easily changed your course just to capture me to fill the gap in numbers."

"If I don't participate in the Blood Prison Trial and it results in insufficient numbers of participants, you might be punished, right?"

Hearing this, Karina raised her chin and said arrogantly, "I am a priest in the church. Who dares to punish me?"

"Besides, Scourge monsters are hard to find, but two-legged humans are everywhere. I can just catch one more."

Li Xiang shook his head: "Have you forgotten that the helmsman reported the situation to you this morning? The ship will soon arrive at Blood Prison Island. Where are you going to catch people?"

Karina said without hesitation: "Then I'll just find a subordinate to take over. Anyway, as long as we get enough people, you don't need to worry about it!"

Li Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "Do you really want me to say it directly? I don't want to get off the ship. I want to participate in the Blood Prison Trial."

"Why? Aren't you afraid of death?" Karina asked puzzled.

"On the one hand, I lost my memory of the past and had nowhere to go after getting off the boat."

"On the other hand," Li Xiang's mouth revealed a sunny smile that he had practiced countless times in the real world.

"You saved my life. How could I leave you alone in the abyss before I accompany you to see the light of day?"

Without waiting for Karina to respond, Li Xiang continued, "Let's make a deal."

"If I can make it out of Blood Prison Island alive, we'll go see it together across thousands of mountains and rivers!" Karina stared blankly at the familiar smile on Li Xiang's face, and suddenly the man's voice echoed in her ears.

"Karina, if we can get out alive, will you accompany me to see the whole world?"

In a trance, she seemed to see Ike's figure overlapping with the man in front of her, and the tips of her ears gradually turned red.

Just when she couldn't help but agree to Li Xiang, a voice came at an inopportune time.

"Master Priest Ka, I have important information to report to you!"

Karina's face darkened instantly. She turned her head to look at Cliff who was approaching her, and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth:
"You better have something urgent to say!"

Cliff shuddered when he heard this, and a few drops of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead.

He glanced at Li Xiang standing beside him, and his inner cowardice was immediately overwhelmed by jealousy. He then gritted his teeth and said:

"Reporting to the High Priest, I want to report Xianyu for hiding food and secretly sending it to the kids in the cargo hold. It's clear that he wants to encourage them to sabotage the trial!"

As Cliff spoke, he looked towards Li Xiang, wanting to see his panicked look.

But Li Xiang's expression remained calm, which gave Cliff a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when Karina heard his report, she not only did not blame Li Xiang, but instead said in a cold tone:

"You're just bothering me for such a small matter?"

"A little thing?" Cliff stammered.

"Didn't you strictly order those people not to be fed enough, so as to prevent them from having any inappropriate thoughts?"

When Karina heard this, she subconsciously glanced at Li Xiang, fearing that he would feel disgusted because of this matter.

Li Xiang noticed Karina's gaze, lowered his eyes and said:
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you had issued such an order. I just felt sorry for them and wanted to let them have a full meal before they take part in the trial."

"Since I disobeyed your order, I am willing to accept your punishment!"

When Karina heard Li Xiang take all the blame on herself, a touch of emotion flashed in her eyes.

In fact, Li Xiang had obtained her consent before sending food into the cargo hold, and she also wanted to change her image.

Li Xiang could have used her as a shield, but in order to maintain her prestige, this idiot chose to take all the blame, just like that goody-goody Ike!
When Cliff heard Li Xiang's confession, he was overjoyed. He said to Karina excitedly:

"Priest, did you hear that? This guy has already admitted it. Please hand him over to me for disposal. I will definitely..."

"shut up!"

Before Cliff could finish his words, he was stopped by Karina.

"I asked him to deliver the food." She looked at Cliff in front of her with disgust in her eyes: "Do you have any objection?"

In the past, Karina thought Cliff was pretty good-looking and had a strong body, making him a suitable male concubine.

Now she gets annoyed when she sees Cliff. She was really hungry before and could eat anything!
Compared to the handsome and warm Li Xiang, Cliff is like a big fool, with only some physical advantages.

But since she met Li Xiang, she no longer had the desire to abuse and vent her anger, so Cliff was of no use to her.

If Cliff's strength hadn't been good enough and his surplus value hadn't been completely squeezed out, she would have thrown him into the sea to feed the fish long ago, so that Cliff wouldn't be hanging around in front of her all day and reminding her of his dirty past!
When Cliff heard Karina say this, the smile on his face gradually froze.

"I have no objection. I just want to know why. Don't you hate changing your mind the most?"

Karina pulled out the whip and hit Cliff hard.

"How dare you ask? Those dead cubs died while fighting for food!"

"We are about to reach Blood Prison Island. If a few more of them die because of food shortage, who will fill the gap? Will you do it?"

"I asked you to watch those brats, and this is how you watched them? You just followed my orders rigidly without any flexibility!"

"Even Xiao Yu'er, a newcomer who hasn't joined the Shadow Church yet, can help me solve my problems. Look at you, calling you a waste is a compliment to you!"

Cliff stumbled and fell to the deck. He saw Karina turned her head to look at the pretty boy and said in a soft tone he had never heard before:

"Next time, don't hide it. Just go to the storage room and get it. I don't see who dares to stop you. Do you hear me?"

You have never said such gentle words to me!
Clive felt waves of burning pain throughout his body, but what really made him feel suffocated was the heartache that felt like a knife stabbing his chest.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Li Xiang nodded with a smile, his eyes full of admiration, as if to say, I know that you are kind by nature.

Looking at the familiar smile on Li Xiang's lips, Karina turned around in panic like a girl in love for the first time, and dragged Li Xiang towards the captain's room.

"Let's go back to the captain's room where no one will bother us."

"Wait!" Cliff roared and climbed up. Just as he was about to say something, the whip came towards him with a sound of breaking through the air, and he was hit back on the deck again.

"Cliff, do you think I'm easy to talk to?" Karina looked down at Cliff with murderous intent in her eyes.

Cliff wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, bit his back teeth and shouted: "I just don't want to see you being deceived by villains!"

"Then just close your eyes forever!" Karina raised her right hand and was about to swing it down when Li Xiang grabbed it firmly.

"Don't be angry, Lord Cliff is just worried about you, and he is still loyal to you."

Li Xiang said this sincerely, but in his heart he was thinking that such a useful tool man must not die. Without the villain Cliff, how could his strengths be highlighted.

"Humph, he's about to harm you, and you're still speaking up for him. You're too soft-hearted!"

Karina said with disgust, but her hands honestly took back the whip.

No, you are very easy to talk to, aren't you?!
Looking at the departing figures of Li Xiang and Karina, Cliff could no longer control his inner grief and anger, and raised his head and howled:

"Do not!!"

Li Xiang listened to the shouting coming from behind him, and suddenly the melody of "Yi Jian Mei" rang in his mind.

"It's a pity that the sun is shining today and it's not snowing, otherwise it would be even more suitable for the scene."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, let's go~" (End of this chapter)