Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 348 Lies
In the living room, an awkward atmosphere permeated the entire space.

With a slightly red face, Xio sat on the sofa wrapped in a blanket, with his neck retracted like a quail and his head buried in it, leaving only a pair of bright eyes.

Luke, who was only wearing a pair of shorts, looked calm and took the initiative. He poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to the female companion who had just finished growing up, speaking in a gentle and caring tone.

"Are you tired? Have a glass of water to replenish your water. I'll give you a massage to relax you later."

"Thank you."

Xio nodded obediently, drank it in small sips, stole a glance at his friend opposite him who had a not very good look on his face, and lowered his head even more guiltily.

So embarrassing!

With an "apprentice" bestie who can pass through all kinds of doors and walls, privacy cannot be guaranteed at all!
In the past, Fors often barged in when she was taking a shower or going to the toilet. She was so nervous that she forgot to be on guard, and her friends saw her being thrown up and down like a toy doll, and she had that expression...

This life is over!
Hugh Dilcha felt that he could no longer look his friend in the face.

Fors looked at Xio, whose cheeks were flushed and eyes were full of spring, and whose expression was obviously complicated. She didn't expect that just because she couldn't find any inspiration for writing and went out to drink two glasses of wine, the cabbage at home would be taken away.

This was too sudden and too hard to accept.

Fors sighed inwardly. Xio had always dressed like a boy, dealing with people in the gray area at the bottom of society all day long, and was a somewhat famous "arbitrator". As a result, she had not paid special attention to the fact that Xio was also a girl in her prime, with normal physical development and a desire for the opposite sex and love.

That's right, all he sees every day are low-class gangsters or idle vagrants, and it's really impossible to find a gentleman who is outstanding enough to attract Xio.

Fors looked Luke up and down. The young man with black hair and brown eyes did have a handsome face that was intimidating enough. He had an excellent figure, with broad shoulders and narrow hips, a tight and strong waist, and smooth muscle lines.

“The food is quite good…”

Recalling the stunning scene she had just glimpsed, Fors muttered inaudibly, then raised her voice with a stern face.

"Sir, I have a few questions for you."

Luke chuckled and hugged Xiou beside him, "Xiou's friends are my friends. Just ask me and I will tell you the truth."

Fors stared at Luke's hand on Xio's side, and her tone turned cold.

"Name?"

"Luke."

"age?"

"Nine days."

"What's your occupation?"

"A reserve emperor, or a savior or something like that."

“Where is your hometown?”

Luke scratched his cheek with his index finger and pointed diagonally out the window, toward one of the stars scattered across the sky.

"About that place."

He had already moved to another planet before being chased by "Primal Hunger", so his hometown in this life was still there, but there was nothing in that world worth Lu Ke's nostalgia. It was just an ordinary planet that was similar to the former Earth and had no special features.

The opportunity for Lu Ke to awaken his golden finger and enter the shared space was also very ordinary. In the environment of internal circulation, he couldn't find a job after graduating from university. In the day-to-day interviews and rejections, his anxiety was pushed to the peak, and then it broke out because of some inadvertent little things in life.

Compared to a predecessor in his memory who took more than two hundred years to awaken, his awakening process was quite smooth... Well, it may also be due to the elves' indifferent emotions?

Fors, a beautiful and lazy girl with slightly curly brown hair, was so angry at Luke's answer that veins popped out on her forehead. She turned and glared at Xio.

"Xiu, are you sure you want to be with a man who's full of lies?"

Xio poked Luke's waist with his index finger and said, "Answer seriously, Fors is my best friend."

It’s so hard to be a human being these days. No one believes the truth when you tell it, so you can only lie.

Luke nodded helplessly and gave Fors an apologetic smile.

"Excuse me, ma'am. I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere. Can you ask again?"

"Name?"

"Genoa Tav Alexander."

"age?"

"twenty."

The two women in the room looked at each other with their eyes wandering in the air, and their expressions became subtle at the same time.

Hugh had turned twenty-one earlier this year.

Fors's voice lowered a little when she asked, "Well, Mr. Jenova, what is your occupation?"

“My main job is a doctor, and I work as a writer in my spare time.”

They sound like well-paying and respectable jobs, but I don’t know if they’re true or not, and...a writer?
Fors frowned and thought, "Where is your hometown?"

Luke readily endorsed the idea and took the initiative to answer some questions that Fors had not yet had time to ask:
"Tingen City, Ahowa County, Loen Kingdom. The specific address is 1 Narcissus Street. There is no one else in the family except a regular long-term servant. This time I came to Backlund for tourism."

"Oh." Fors was stunned by this response. "Then can you please tell me how you met and how this relationship developed?"

I want to see how much the 1.5-meter-tall little cutie can eat... Luke swallowed the answer that would make his favorability score negative if he said it out loud, and answered carefully:

"Not long ago, I first came to Backlund. I wasn't very familiar with the road conditions here, so I was robbed by a few thugs. Xio saved me when he passed by."

Then one step forward was exchanged for another step forward.

Luke stroked Xio’s hair and praised: “She is such a brave, fearless and kind girl.

As Fors listened, her eyes lit up. A beauty saving the hero in an unconventional way?

It seems to be a good routine. Under the propaganda of the Church of the Lord of Storms, men who show cowardice will inevitably be discriminated against, but men also have the psychological need to be protected and cared for. Similarly, women also have the moment when they hope to become guardians...

Suddenly, she discovered a problem.

Not long ago?
She didn't remember any of Xio behaving like a girl in love recently. She didn't wear makeup or go on dates, her whereabouts were clearly traceable, and even the clothes she wore were the neutral trainee knight uniform.

Could it be that he has been hiding it from her?
"Excuse me, when did you say not long ago?"

Lu Ke glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall and coughed lightly, "Well, about nine hours ago."

Fors: “…”

She held her forehead with her hand and groaned in pain, as if she was about to faint. After a moment, she forced out a smile.

"Can you please show me your identification information and medical license?"

"Fors, these questions are beyond the line. Are you a police officer who is interrogating a prisoner? There is nothing wrong with Jenova. Please get along well with each other."

Xio, who had been listening, became less happy as she listened. She also felt that things were developing too fast, but she did not particularly reject this feeling. Apart from the shame that had no practical significance, the pleasure just now made her intoxicated.

She thought her eye for picking men was good, although strictly speaking she was the one being picked.

Fors pursed her lips, helplessly stopped asking, took a step back under Xio's majestic gaze, and apologized reluctantly.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Xenovia. I just said something out of turn. Please understand my good intentions in worrying about my friend being deceived by a liar."

"Forsi!"

Hugh raised his voice. "Just ignore me."

Fors leaned back and relaxed, yawning lazily, and began to order them to leave.

"It's getting late. Xio and I need to rest well and stay energetic for tomorrow's work. Mr. Xenovia, you don't want to stay here, do you?"

Luke showed a somewhat embarrassed look, nodded slightly, and walked towards Xio's room, "...Of course, I'll leave after I get dressed."

"and many more!"

Xio stopped him and looked at his friend with an especially sincere tone, "Fors, Xenova just arrived in Backlund at noon and hasn't had time to rent a house yet. It's already late, and it's not safe to go out at night. Let him stay for one night."

She stretched her right hand out from under the blanket and assured, "He'll sleep in my room. I promise he won't disturb you."

Fors had finally experienced what it meant to be obsessed and what it meant to be blinded by lust. She took a deep breath, stood up silently, and returned to her room.

After she left, Xio took Luke back to the room and explained apologetically:

"Fors just cares too much about me. Don't be angry with her."

"No, I like your friend very much and I am happy to get along with her."

Luke carried Xiou to the bed, pulled the quilt over her belly as Xiou looked panicked yet slightly expectant, and rubbed the tense and sore muscles in her legs and back with his hands.

"It's normal for her to ask more questions out of concern. She also reminded me that I need to know more about you. I remember when we first met, those gangsters called you 'Arbitrator'?"

Wherever his palms passed, a clear warm current flowed into his body, making him feel warm and comfortable. His fatigue disappeared in an instant. When Xio was marveling at such a magical massage technique, he suddenly heard Lu Ke's question. He hesitated for a moment whether he should explain his situation and what he should say.

Her identity is rather special. She was originally the eldest daughter of the royal noble family, Dill. Her ancestors had the title of Earl of the Palace, and her father Mason Dill had always served as the commander of the royal guard and the chief of the palace guard. This is why she could take the path that only the royal family and some ancient nobles had - the "arbitrator" who made the rules.

Several years ago, her father was involved in a royal conspiracy, falsely accused of treason and sentenced to death by hanging. The family title and fiefdom were taken away, and Hugh could only change his name and hide from the hunt.

She was unwilling to see her father's reputation insulted, nor did she want her family to fall into decline, so she came to Backlund alone to find an opportunity to become stronger, hoping to find the truth of the year, redress her father's injustice, and restore the family's glory.

"Arbitrator is... that's my title. My job is to redress injustices, to help the weak get their due compensation according to a fair and just system, or to resolve disputes as a mediator."

Hugh hesitated and omitted some of the content.

Luke kept working, with a thoughtful expression on his face. "Is that so? Seeing how majestic you look, I thought you were a Sequence 9 Arbitrator Beyonder."

"you know!?"

Hugh was startled at once, and his smooth white calf trembled uncontrollably in Lu Ke's hand. It took him a while to react.

She looked strange: "You are also a Beyonder, which path?"

"Yes, I am currently a magician of Sequence 7 of the Fortune Teller Path."

Sequence 7, a mid-sequence Beyonder!
In a small city, he was already the captain of the Orthodox Church's Extraordinary Team.

Xio was stunned for a few seconds, then frowned, "So you didn't need my help at all?"

"That's right."

Luke patted her thigh and said, "Turn over, I'll give you a shoulder massage."

Xio didn't move, his eyes were full of accusations and a hint of grievance.

Luke explained with a smile, "The point is not whether I am a Beyonder or not, or whether I need your help or not, but that you will lend a helping hand to the weak. This is what impresses me the most."

Well, that was actually the second thing that impressed him. The most impressive thing was the contrast between her petite and adorable figure of only 1.5 meters and yet possessing full majesty because of her role as an "arbitrator".

Xio was barely persuaded and turned over obediently. The next second, he felt the burning hands wandering on his shoulders and back. The indescribable warmth dispelled his fatigue and stiffness.

She sighed contentedly, but turned her head away deliberately: "Maybe what Fors said is right, you are such a liar."

Luke shrugged. His Sequence 8 Beyonder characteristic was indeed “Swindler”:
"I always answer questions, but you and Fors just didn't ask. Besides, didn't I tell you this on my own initiative?"

Xio choked and shut up angrily.

Time passed slowly, and after the massage was almost over, Lu Ke asked casually:
"So do you like liars?"

After a few seconds of silence, Xio hummed like a mosquito:
"it's OK."

Lu Ke grinned, and after massaging the back, his big hands moved down again. The body under his hands trembled slightly. After rubbing for a while, his big hands stopped and patted lightly.

With a blush on her face and watery eyes, Xio didn't understand what was going on and looked at Lu Ke in confusion.

"Put it up."

Having almost recovered, Xiushao slowly raised his body with a red face. A satisfied laugh came from behind him. His shorts fell under the bed, and then his hot and strong body pressed against him again.

The long smoke of war has ignited, and a new round of growth has begun.

……

The next morning.

After a sleepless night, Fors, with bloodshot eyes, just walked out of the room and smelled the aroma of food coming from the kitchen. She was startled for a moment and found that the wild man brought back by her friend yesterday had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast.

"Are you up so early?"

Fors, who originally didn't want to pay attention to Luke, was attracted by the food and couldn't help but say something.

"Well, Quinn had a hard time yesterday."

It was indeed tiring to grow up all night, and it also caused her to not sleep well. Fors snorted in annoyance, and her disgust was evident in her words.

Lu Ke wasn't angry either. "I made an extra portion. Would you mind sharing some?"

Fors shook her head. “No need. As a writer with an inverted schedule, I have no habit of eating breakfast.”

……

ten minutes later.

Xio stared in amazement at his friend who licked the last bit of grease off the plate with satisfaction, feeling as surprised as if he had discovered a new world.

"I'm going out to collect folk songs and will be back in the evening."

The salted writer who refused to wash the dishes coughed twice without changing his expression, hummed a cheerful tune, went out, and quickly fled the scene.

Xio smiled helplessly, and after finishing her own breakfast, she took the initiative to undertake the cleaning work. After washing the dishes, she returned to the room. She hesitated for a moment between the elegant long skirt and the unattractive trainee knight uniform in the closet, and finally chose the latter. It was better to wear more convenient clothes while working.

"I have to go out for work, do you have any plans for today?"

Luke lowered his head slightly, "Well, do you know of any secret gatherings of Backlund Beyonders?"

"Yes, there is one." Xio nodded thoughtfully. She and Fors had participated in a secret gathering organized by an extraordinary person named "Mr. A".

"But that one is held regularly, and the latest one is in two days."

"Okay, got it. Take me with you next time. I'll go somewhere else today."

Luke smiled and looked towards the center of Backlund, Queens.

That was where the most powerful people in the entire Kingdom of Loen lived, including top figures from all walks of life, nobles with hereditary titles, and even members of the royal family.

(End of this chapter)