The most shameless alchemist in history

"Du Lei, why do people all look unhappy? There's so much delicious food, why don't they look happy at all?" Sakura asked curiously.

"So what kind of life do you think constitutes happiness?" Du Lei asked in return.

"What kind of life? Of course, it's having delicious food every day and being able to sleep soundly. That's a happy life!" Sakura said with a smile.

"You're so easily satisfied," Dure remarked.

"Because when I was little, my mother told me that contentment brings happiness, and as long as you don't pursue too many unattainable things, you can live a very happy life," Sakura said earnestly.

“If everyone could think like you, there wouldn’t be so much conflict in the world. But people have different standards for happiness. Some people, like you, are happy as long as they are well-fed and clothed. But some people have ambition. They deliberately create turmoil and seek opportunities for advancement in the midst of turmoil. This is what is meant by turmoil being a ladder,” Du Lei said softly.

"Du Lei, what you're saying is so complicated, I don't understand it at all." Yingyue wasn't good at thinking about complicated things, so she tilted her head and looked at Du Lei, saying in confusion.

"If you don't understand, don't worry about it. Just focus on yourself," Du Lei said softly.

"That looks delicious, can I have it?" Yingyue quickly spotted a food stall nearby with steaming hot food and a rich aroma that made her mouth water. She immediately asked.

"of course can."

"That Du Lei looks delicious, can I eat that?"

"OK."

"And this, Durex, I want to eat this!"

"Wow, there are such cute things here? They must taste delicious! Durei, I want to eat this too!"

Sakura followed behind him, going from restaurant to restaurant, eating almost every kind of delicious food in the entire Shining City.

Finally, she couldn't eat anymore, patted her belly, and looked very happy.

"I'm so full! I wish I could eat so much delicious food every day. This is so wonderful!" Sakura said contentedly.

"So what are your plans next?" Du Lei asked.

"Intend?"

"So what are you planning to do next? You joined the Purgatory Organization after leaving your hometown, and you've been growing up in the Purgatory Organization all these years, right? Now that you've failed your mission, you'll be hunted down by them. So, are you going to return to the Purgatory Organization or go back to your hometown?" Du Lei asked.

"This... I hadn't thought about it," Sakura said, somewhat dejected.

"Will you return to the Purgatory Organization?"

"No, I'm not going back. There won't be as much good food back there, and they'll kill me. I don't want to die yet. I haven't even tasted all the delicious food in the world." Sakura quickly shook her head and said.

"Will you go back to your hometown?" Dure asked again.

"Hometown? Speaking of hometown, I do miss it a little, but I can't go back now, can I?" Sakura said dejectedly.

Why can't we go back?

"Because going back would take a very long time by ship, and my hometown is separated from the Western Continent by a strait. That strait has strong storms and is impossible to cross. There is a period of calm every 20 years called the calm zone, and it hasn't appeared yet, so I can't go back to my hometown," Sakura said, shaking her head.

"Since you're not going back to the Purgatory Organization or your hometown, where are you going?" Du Lei asked.

“I… why don’t I just go with Du Lei!” Yingyue suddenly stepped forward and took Du Lei’s arm.

"Follow me? Why?"

"Because, if I follow you, Du Lei, I'll definitely have delicious food every day!" Yingyue blinked and said with a bright smile.

Although Sakura is a member of the Purgatory Organization and was imprisoned for failing to assassinate Red Flash.

However, she was not imprisoned. With Dure's special permission, she was even able to go out with Dure to enjoy all kinds of delicious food.

When Renault received the news from his adjutant, he was also startled, wondering what Dure was up to.

Because he was worried about Dure's safety, he went over and secretly kept an eye on him, fearing that the guy named Sakura would harm Dure.

However, he saw Sakura walking around the street arm in arm with Dure the whole time, frequently eating all sorts of delicious food.

Moreover, the occasional bursts of laughter and chatter made Renault feel as if he had been fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), which inexplicably ignited his anger, causing him to storm off in a huff.

"Sir, why are you leaving? Commander Renault, what about Mr. Dure? Should we continue to keep an eye on him? Hey, Commander Renault..." The adjutant was getting anxious as he watched Renault's departing figure, unsure of what to do.

At the same time, Dure turned around and looked in the direction Renault had left.

He knew, of course, that Renault had been watching from the outside, but Renault had also figured out that Dure was not in any danger at all, which was why he left.

Du Lei could finally breathe a sigh of relief, since being stared at while walking down the street is never a pleasant feeling.

"Du Lei, where are we going next? Are you going to send me back to prison?" After patting her belly contentedly, Yingyue turned to Du Lei and asked.

"Don't pat your stomach after eating, or you'll gain weight," Du Lei reminded him.

"Huh? Is that really the case? Then I'll never pat my stomach again." Sakura was a little flustered when she heard this.

"What? Are you afraid of gaining weight too?" Du Lei asked with a smile.

"Of course I'm scared. No girl is not afraid of gaining weight. Once you gain weight, you become very awkward, your clothes don't look good, and you're not cute at all," Sakura said seriously.

"By the way, what did you just say? Are you going back to prison?" Du Lei asked again.

“Yes, didn’t that fierce uncle say he was going to execute me? Now that I’ve eaten something delicious, I should go back and accept my execution. In my hometown, this is called a last meal before someone’s death,” Sakura said earnestly.

“Under normal circumstances, you would indeed be executed in your situation. But then again, since you know you’re going to be executed, why are you afraid of gaining weight?” Du Lei asked again.

"Even if I'm going to be executed, I should die in a cute way. I don't want to be executed as a big fat person, it's like slaughtering a pig, I don't want that!" Sakura quickly waved her hand and said.

"Don't worry, that won't happen," Du Lei said with a smile.

"Huh, Du Lei, what do you mean by 'it won't happen'?" Yingyue tilted her head and looked at him curiously, not quite understanding what Du Lei meant by those words.

“What I mean by ‘it won’t happen’ is that you won’t be executed or become a big fat man,” Dure explained.

"But didn't that fierce-looking uncle say he was going to execute me? Was he joking with me?" Sakura asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Didn't you already decide to leave the Purgatory Organization? So you have nothing to do with Purgatory anymore. Whatever you did before, it's all wiped clean."

"Leave the Purgatory Organization?" Sakura was even more puzzled.

"Didn't you say you weren't planning to go back?" Dure asked again.

"No, I don't want to go back. They'll kill me if I go back," Sakura said hastily, waving her hands.

“That’s right. Since you’ll never go back, that means you’ve left the Purgatory Organization. By the way, I have a question for you,” Du Lei said seriously.

"Huh? Du Lei, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly so serious? I'm getting a little nervous," Yingyue said in a flustered manner.

"If one day you were to fight against your former comrades, the members of the Purgatory Organization, would you be willing to draw your sword?" Dure asked earnestly.

"Huh? Du Lei, why are you asking this all of a sudden...?" Sakura was somewhat surprised.

"Is this a difficult question for you?"

"That's not it, it's just that your question, Du Lei, is really strange," Sakura said, shaking her head.

"Strange? What's strange about it?" Du Lei asked in surprise.

“Because until now, I’ve always been on the opposite side from those people,” Sakura said seriously.

"What? Aren't they your companions?" This time it was Durree's turn to be confused.

“There are no companions in Purgatory, everyone is an opponent, and during training, everyone is fighting for their lives on the side of life and death,” Sakura said with a smile.

"How could this be..." Although Du Lei knew something about the situation in Purgatory, he did not expect it to be so cruel.

“That’s how our teachers taught us. They told us that it’s better to be killed during training than to fail in a mission and be executed. The reason I’m standing here talking to you, Du Lei, is because I’ve defeated and killed many people.” Sakura said with a smile.

“It was really tough back then,” Du Lei suddenly said softly, stroking Ying Yue’s hair.

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“Whether it’s easy or not, we all got through it this way. So, Du Lei, are you really not going to execute me?” Sakura asked, tilting her head.

Have you forgotten what you just said?

"Huh? What did I just say? I think I said quite a lot, but I don't know which sentence you're referring to, Du Lei." Sakura was even more curious.

"Didn't you say you'd follow me from now on so you could eat good food every day?" Du Lei reminded him.

"Oh! That? I did say that. So, is it really okay?" A look of longing appeared in Sakura's eyes.

“Before that, you have to come with me to a place. I have something to take care of,” Du Lei said seriously.

"Okay, okay, then I'll follow you wherever you go, okay?" Sakura clapped her hands excitedly and said.

"Ah."

Du Lei led Ying Yue away.

As the sun set, it was a rare, peaceful day for Shaanxi Engineering Group, free of thunder.

The sunset painted the sky with a magnificent glow, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast long, long shadows of the two people.

Du Lei led Yingyue to the royal palace. Because Yingyue was a member of the Purgatory Organization, she was not allowed to go inside the palace and could only wait outside.

Upon learning of this, Renault immediately led a large number of guards to surround Sakura, as this was the royal palace and it would be too dangerous if she had any ulterior motives.

"What's wrong with that guy, Dure? Taking this woman out on a date, eating all sorts of delicious food is one thing, but he even brought her to the palace? He's a smart man, what is he thinking? How could he do something so stupid?" Renault said angrily.

However, Dure was already inside the palace and naturally couldn't hear Renault's voice. Outside the palace, Sakura looked at Renault with a puzzled expression.

“I said, uncle…” she tried to greet Renault.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing? I'm warning you, this is a royal territory, you can't act recklessly here. If you dare to make a move, I'll take you down!" Renault became tense as soon as he saw the woman approaching, because he knew that this woman was a member of Purgatory, and her swordsmanship was superb and amazing.

"Huh? You're Dure's friend, right? I just wanted to say hello, I meant no harm, and you've even told me to wait here obediently, I won't go anywhere, I definitely won't wander off." Seeing Renault's strong reaction, Sakura could only retract the step she hadn't yet taken.

"It's quite surprising that a member of Purgatory like you would obediently listen to Durei," Renault said suspiciously.

"Of course! Du Lei said I'm very obedient. He said he'll take me to many places to eat delicious food in the future. How about it, Uncle, aren't you envious?" Sakura said proudly.

"What kind of spell did you cast on that guy, Dure? It's really strange that he would believe what you say." Renault was full of suspicion.

"Hehe, it must be because I'm too cute, Uncle. Can you stop always having such a serious face? Girls won't like you that. You should learn from Du Lei and be gentler with girls. That's how you win their hearts, you know?" Sakura blinked and said.

"How many times do I have to tell you before you understand? I'm only in my twenties, not some old man. I'm not that much older than you!" Renault said indignantly.

“Huh, you’re only in your early twenties? But why do you look like you’re in your thirties or forties? I mean, uncle…” Sakura wanted to say something more.

But upon seeing Renault's gloomy expression, she immediately changed her mind.

"No, no, no, you're not an uncle, you're a big brother, okay? So, big brother, could you change your clothes a bit, and could you change that tuft of yellow hair? It really doesn't look good at all," Sakura kindly offered her suggestions.