Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 499 I listen to you
"Are you going to tell Sister Aki and the others that we are lost?" Lu Mingfei looked at Ling beside him.

"No." Ling shook her head slightly, and a few strands of golden hair slipped out from the bun on the back of her head and stuck to her fair and slender neck.

"So what are you going to do?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"I'll go explore the way by myself." Zero replied.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment: "Are you alone?"

Zero nodded calmly, as if he was talking about something very normal: "Yes. You just stay here and wait for me. I will find an excuse to enter the dead end by myself later. If I can reach the end of this road, I will come back to find you. If I don't come back, then you and them will go back to the entrance along the original route and see if you can find a way to leave from there."

As soon as Ling Qing's voice, as cold as ice, fell to the ground, she immediately heard a stern voice of disapproval coming from beside her. The boy had already stood up excitedly, waving his arms horizontally and said, "No!"

Ling was startled and looked up, his eyes just sinking into the boy's gaze.

The expression on Lu Mingfei's face was very serious and resolute, as if Ling had not just said that she was going to explore the way, but that she wanted to break up with him and go her separate ways from then on...even though the two of them did not have that kind of relationship.

However, Lu Mingfei's reaction seemed a little too intense, because the lively conversation next to him suddenly cooled down because of Lu Mingfei's firm words. The surroundings became quiet. Combined with the dark environment, it was like a horror movie with the sound turned off.

Feeling everyone's gazes directed in their direction, Lu Mingfei realized that his reaction just now seemed too intense.

Logically speaking, he is no longer the young man he was a long time ago.

In addition to love, to put it bluntly, he still kept his original intention. When facing other things, whether it was the time when he and Liu Miaomiao accidentally entered Nibelungen, or the time when he faced the dragon-like priest alone in Portugal, he could always keep a calm mind in desperate situations.

He has been through a lot and is probably considered a man now.

But when he heard Ling say that she was going to take the risk alone and left him where he was, he didn't know why, but he felt a sudden mess in his heart, as if a very upset and scared feeling surged up from the bottom of his heart again, and there seemed to be a pain somewhere in his heart.

"What happened?" Shude Aki asked with concern, tilting his head.

He did not respond to Aki Jude's words. Because Lu Mingfei knew that the reason why Ling did not tell Aki Jude and the others about getting lost right away was probably because she had her own considerations.

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips tightly... No matter what, he couldn't let Ling take the risk alone.

Although according to the established history, he and Zero will meet again at Kassel Academy, so Zero may be fine this time. But who can guarantee it?
After all, since he returned to the first year of high school, many things have been changing quietly and silently. Most of the changes are of course for the good, but who knows if this time it will develop in a bad direction?

Being a deserter or something like that is enough just once.

Damn it, why doesn’t Lu Mingze show up at this time?

"No matter what, I can't let you take risks alone."

Lu Mingfei looked at Ling and shook his head, then said in a calm voice: "Either we go back the same way... or we go that way together and have a look."

Ling looked at Lu Mingfei, and stood up from the ground, still speaking softly: "But it's meaningless to take risks with one more person."

"It's meaningless to let you take risks alone." Lu Mingfei said, "Aren't you a student of Kassel College?"

Ling was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Lu Mingfei suddenly brought up this matter. Was he trying to say that we were all classmates and a team, and it would be meaningless if one person left?

"Yes...but does this have anything to do with this matter?"

"What is the first article on page one of the "Rules and Regulations of the Kassel Academy Executive Department Regarding Underwater Operations"? Please answer, three, two, one."

Lu Mingfei's countdown caught Ling off guard, and his cold tone subconsciously became a little flustered: "... No, executive specialists who are diving partners are not allowed to fall in love?"

"..."

Why this one?
And this one is a bit unreasonable. Why can't diving partners fall in love? If I were the principal, I would be the first to change this rule.

Lu Mingfei paused. He knew that Ling would not remember it wrongly... so he must have remembered the rules wrongly. After recalling the small booklet of "Rules and Regulations" that he had read out of boredom on the ship yesterday, he continued, "I asked the wrong question... It's the first item on the second page."

Ling was stunned for a moment, then realized what Lu Mingfei wanted to say. He pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Seeing that Ling said nothing, Lu Mingfei turned to look at Jiude Aki beside him: "Senior Sister, what is it?"

When his name was suddenly called, Aki Sakutoku let out a dazed "Ah", but he reacted immediately and said slowly, "It's the one that says 'The team that performs underwater tasks must have two or more members, and a single person is not allowed to perform underwater operations', right?"

After all, not long ago, when Jiude Aki applied to sneak into the "Eye of Kuimen" to search for Lu Mingfei with Selma Yesheng, Professor Mans rejected her request based on this rule. Therefore, she still had a deep impression of this rule.

However, when listening to Lu Mingfei saying "right" and giving him a thumbs-up with a smile on his face, Jiude Aki suddenly felt like he was in kindergarten...

The teacher will ask random questions, and if you answer correctly, you will be rewarded with a big red flower sticker in the center of your forehead.

"Senior Sister has already said that when carrying out underwater missions, the number of team members cannot be less than two people."

Lu Mingfei spread his hands, his tone somewhat silly, "Although the environment in the Silver Tomb is quite dry... we are still underwater, so we are still performing underwater tasks. As a student of Kassel Academy, we must abide by the rules and regulations of the academy!"

Lu Mingfei certainly didn’t intend to use school rules to suppress Zero or anything like that… school rules couldn’t possibly suppress Zero.

Zero has never been the kind of girl who listens to others obediently. She has always done things in a unique and unconventional way. She dared to challenge Herzog, who had become the White King, while driving a second-generation and a half "Shinshin" fighter jet that was still under development.

Beneath that student-like appearance, there is actually a very rebellious heart.

He was just conveying his attitude to Zero.

He would not let her take risks alone... Even if she had to go, he would definitely follow her regardless of whether she agreed or not. Lu Mingfei originally thought that Ling might remain silent for a long time, and might even insist on doing things his own way as before. However, this time, Ling just stared into his eyes for a while and then nodded.

"I understand." Ling said calmly, "I'll listen to you."

"So..." Jiude Aki stood up from the ground, abruptly interrupted the conversation, and said angrily with his hands on his waist: "What are you talking about? Can you respect us who are right next to you? After all, we are all your brothers and sisters, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Mingfei turned his head and glanced at Ling beside him, who nodded slightly.

However, before Lu Mingfei could say anything, Zhou Li beside him said, "...Are we lost? If I remember correctly, we should have come to this fork in the road before."

Zhou Li's words immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. Jiude Aki, Selma and Ye Sheng all looked at her, and even Lu Mingfei paused. Only Ling's expression remained calm as always.

"Is what Doctor Zhou said true? Are we really lost?" Jiude Aki turned to look at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei nodded: "Yes."

"No wonder..." Selma next to him muttered, "I always felt like we had walked this road before. I thought it was just my illusion."

Jiude Aki smiled helplessly: "Is it that Selma is only busy gossiping about Junior Brother Lu? Obviously, you are the 'brain' of our team."

Lu Mingfei also knew why Jude Aki looked a little helpless. After all, they knew nothing about this mausoleum, and getting lost in such a maze-like underwater ruins was not good news... No, it should be said that it was bad news that couldn't get any worse.

Especially now they have almost no supplies, only one bottle of water per person.

Lu Mingfei looked at himself and saw that he only had less than one fifth of the bottle of purified water left... Damn, if he had known earlier, he would have drank less.

Lu Mingfei roughly repeated to Shude Aki and the others what Ling had said to him before, and told them what kind of situation they were currently facing.

When Ye Sheng heard Ling say that they had gone around the same intersection three times and had walked through two roads but found that they were both blocked, he frowned.

"That is to say, the only dead end we have left is this one?" Ye Sheng asked.

"Yes." Lu Mingfei nodded. "I just discussed it with Ling. The two of us are going to explore that road together. But just like what Ling said, you brothers and sisters can actually wait for us here. There is no need for so many people to take this risk together."

Lu Mingfei said this sincerely, because no one knew what kind of danger was hidden in that dead end. He dared to go in because he had a secret to protect him, and he knew that if he really encountered a dangerous incident that he couldn't solve, Lu Mingfei would definitely jump out, so he was counting on these things to deduct his life.

In fact, if possible, he didn't even want Ling to follow him. Even though he knew Ling's skills, she was a girl who could fly a fighter jet and fight a few moves with the Dragon King. In terms of combat experience, she might be better than Chu Zihang, the president of the Lionheart Club, and Caesar, the president of the Student Union.

But just like he wouldn't let Zero take risks alone, Zero certainly wouldn't let him take risks alone.

But Aki and the others...there is really no need for them to follow him and take this risk.

But just as he finished speaking, he saw the unhappy expression on Shude Aki's face.

"Junior brother, what you said is quite 'others are so polite'." Shutoku Aki said, "We are your senior brothers and sisters. It is too inappropriate to let junior brothers and sisters walk in front."

"That's right." Selma added, crossing her arms, "You treat us like outsiders."

"We received an order to bring you back from under the water," Ye Sheng said with a smile. "We finally found you, Brother Lu. If you disappear again, we will have a headache. Professor Mans might get angry and not let us graduate."

Behind them, Zhou Li tilted her head and smiled, her long hair falling down: "The minority obeys the majority."

Lu Mingfei looked at the scene in front of him... Well, this result was actually similar to what he thought. He also felt that Senior Sister Aki and the others would definitely not be willing to let him and Ling take this risk, and the final result would most likely be a group going in.

But it's not a bad thing for everyone to stick together. According to Lu Mingfei's experience of watching more than 700 episodes of Conan and hundreds of horror and suspense movies, when this happens, it might be better for everyone to stick together. If someone is left alone, then it is highly likely that nothing good will happen to that person.

Before entering the 'dead end', the group rearranged their positions in the team.

What remains unchanged is that Lu Mingfei still stands at the end of the team. This was Lu Mingfei's own initiative. When walking in a dark corridor, the most difficult thing to guard against is a sneak attack from behind. Therefore, Lu Mingfei suggested that he, who has relatively rich combat experience, stand at the end of the team.

Because Jiude Aki, Selma and Ye Sheng had all seen Lu Mingfei's skills in Portugal, and knew that Lu Mingfei's physical strength was so strong that he could even fight in close combat with Father Bernardo who had transformed into a dragon, so they agreed to Lu Mingfei's proposal.

Ling volunteered to follow Lu Mingfei.

The people walking in front of the team changed. Ye Sheng and Selma walked at the front of the team.

This was the result of everyone's discussion, because Ye Sheng's word spirit was a "snake", a word spirit that was almost born to explore the complex environment of this mausoleum.

After releasing the Word Spirit, countless "snakes" formed by bioelectricity will be generated with the releaser as the center. These "snakes" can bring back various information for the owner from afar, so that those who know the information can make corresponding preparations in advance.

In ancient China, those who had such words were often the official generals who helped the emperor rob tombs or the folk tomb-robbing gods, also known as "Mojin Xiaowei". Silver happens to have excellent electrical conductivity.

The reason why Ye Sheng did not use the "Word Spirit·Snake" to explore the way just now was because when he was searching for Lu Mingfei underwater, Ye Sheng had already used this Word Spirit for a long time, and it consumed a lot of physical and mental energy.

In addition, with Ling leading the way, Ye Sheng did not use "snake".

But now it's different. They will face unknown dangers. Therefore, although Ye Sheng's physical strength has not fully recovered, he still takes the initiative to let him walk in the front to explore the way. Selma, the "brain (love brain?)" of the team, comes to assist him.

Dr. Zhou, who had no fighting ability, and Shude Aki, whose words were inconvenient to show in front of others, stood in the middle of the team.

After all the discussions were completed, everyone maintained their formation according to the agreed positions and moved towards the "dead end".

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(End of this chapter)