Dragon Gate Swordsman

However, no one except Chongxiao would have thought that she would wake up a day later than Arturo...

"What!?"

Texas was shocked himself, "I slept for that long!?"

Jiu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, nodded innocently.

In fact, it was Xingxiong who originally stayed here to look after Texas, but it was impossible for her to stay here for several days in a row, so Jiu volunteered to "take over".

The hospital's tests on Texas showed nothing abnormal. It could even be said that she was too healthy now...her physiological problems also showed a strange state, as if she had entered a state of time stagnation.

Otherwise, if you sleep for four days in a row without drinking water or going to the toilet, anyone would die!

"Where's the criminal Huijie and I dealt with?"

"He's been arrested. I heard he'll be sent back to Rutland for trial in the next two days... And you beat him up pretty badly."

Seeing that Texas was a little confused, Jiu described Arturo's situation with exaggeration.

Considering the relationship between Arturo and Lateran, Xie Ming actually issued a gag order to the special investigation team, but Xingxiong, who witnessed the situation on the scene with his own eyes, is not a person who follows the rules, so Ajiu also knows a lot of things.

She even...she sneaked into the ward before Arturo woke up, wanting to see how terrifying this dangerous wanted criminal from Laterano was.

As a result, the other party's miserable situation made Jiu further "understand" the horror of Texas.

"By the way, how did you do that?"

"…How did you do that?"

"It's to summon that particularly powerful phantom!"

Ah Jiu waved his hands and made a rough human shape. "I specifically asked Xiao Jie about it. She said that you seemed to have used a special move. You looked completely different!"

"I...I don't know either. I just saw..."

He stopped talking midway.

Because what Texas wanted to say was: I only saw that I...had lost Chongxiao.

Wait, is it because of this point that the Yama Sword grants me that kind of power?

Arturo's Originium skills were indeed terrifying. Not only Texas himself, but also Chen Huijie who was standing next to him was obviously affected.

It seemed to be a kind of Originium skill that could directly strike the soul, causing himself and Chen Huijie's emotions to passively fall into an extremely serious negative state. Sadness, doubt, despair, and decadence all attacked the consciousness, completely erasing the will to fight.

Chongxiao once judged that the Black Steel Trio became crazy people who only cared about money because of Arturo's "instigation", so what she used against herself and Chen Huijie should be the counter-effect of this ability.

But...why am I more afraid of losing Chongxiao than losing the meaning of living?

"Texas?"

Ajiu stared at her friend in a daze... For some reason, she suddenly lowered her head and covered her face.

If Arturo's Originium skills can only be "temporary", then it is not that dangerous, but what if the impact it causes is "permanent"?

For example, Marshall mentioned by Chongxiao... As the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Colombia, he should have been the executor of modern rule of law, but in the years after he met Arturo, he regarded himself as an emperor and became a joke among the Colombian people.

So, will the "fear" that was awakened in Texas because of her continue to torment her?

Just like the Texas family of the past...

"Texas... Nina, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell or..."

"I...I'm fine."

Jiu opened her eyes wide in shock, because she actually heard a hint of crying in Texas's tone.

How could Texas cry?

Having known her for so many years, Jiu has never seen her cry, so he didn't know whether he should continue to speak.

Time passed by minute by minute, and except for the rustling sound of the early autumn breeze blowing across the window sill, no other movement could be heard... until Texas' body stopped trembling slightly.

"Sister Jiu."

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Where is Chongxiao?"

Texas suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiu with burning eyes.

There was a kind of fiery flame flickering in her eyes, like the determination after making a life choice.

Ajiu was frightened by the look and thought to himself, Dexus, you are not going to kill him, are you?

"Uh... Chongxiao, Chongxiao should...should be leaving soon?"

"Departure!? Where to?"

"To Rutland."

Jiu blinked, "Huh? Didn't I just say that he was the one responsible for sending Arturo back to Lateran?"

……

Due to the special relationship between Arturo and Lateran, this escort mission will be kept low-key as much as possible, so most people in the Guard Bureau don’t know that Chongxiao is going on a business trip again.

There is still an hour left before the scheduled gathering time. After saying goodbye to the mother and daughter of the Huai family, Fiametta has already arrived at the scheduled location in advance: a transportation station that is usually not open, from which one can drive directly down a straight passage to leave Longmen.

The vehicle arranged by the Guard Bureau was parked here. When the three drivers saw Fiammetta, they asked her to sign the authorization letter and then drove away in another ordinary car.

Mostima and Theresa will be responsible for bringing Arturo from the hospital... This was originally Chongxiao's task, but he found that Theresa, who he hit it off and had a good chat with, was fully capable of "killing" Arturo in seconds, so he confidently handed the job over to them.

By the way, Mostima was the cooperation proposed by Xie Ming to Penguin Logistics in the name of the Guard Bureau, so the Emperor was not so opposed.

Seeing that no one else had arrived yet, the conscientious and responsible Fiammetta began to check the condition of the vehicles and supplies.

There is more than enough fuel and Originium energy crystals. The compressed foods and frozen produce prove that the Guard Bureau's logistics supply department is still very concerned. One of the modified long-distance off-road vehicles is equipped with a movable confinement room with a special suspension, which can effectively avoid the impact of bumps on the road.

This was prepared for Arturo. Although Chongxiao and Theresa did not take her seriously, and she had lost the staff that allowed her to perform Originium skills, she was still a wanted criminal after all, so she had to be on guard against it.

According to the agreement of the previous meeting, Chongxiao and Fiametta were driving the car.

Ten minutes later, a classic Qiling Weiguang appeared outside the traffic station... This is the most economical and affordable small transport vehicle in Longmen and even in the entire Dayan, and its sales volume has always been among the top three in this land.

What is even more surprising is that Qiling Weiguang is not only cheap and durable, with a very long service life and simple maintenance procedures, but also compatible with a variety of professional racing parts on the market. With a simple "refit", it can compete with first-line supercars such as Kota Seg, Hobo Boghini, Fagara, and Bradley Vigan. It is really a must-have for home travel...

"How much money did they pay you to brag like that?"

"No... I just got a 40% discount when I bought this car."

"That's because the boss decided to write a pop song for them for promotion. Do you really think that's a favor to you?"

After ruthlessly revealing the truth that petrified Remuel, Mostima and Theresa got out of the car... Then, Arturo, who looked extremely haggard, was also brought down.

This feeling of exhaustion does not refer to a physiological state. Although Taixu Susheng cannot work on diseases or toxins, it is basically BUG-level in treating external injuries, because it is basically a conceptual-level replenishment of vitality, which can naturally make her skin elastic and her complexion rosy.

However, even if the body has recovered, the psychological blow is not so easy to recover from.

Before this, Arturo always believed that her actions were to help people shed their hypocritical cloaks and show their true hearts, but Chongxiao's words, "Your biggest mistake is that you always think you are not wrong," directly shattered her belief.

In fact, for Arturo now, it doesn’t matter even if the people in charge of escorting are newbies like Wuyou and Grani... She is already like a walking corpse.

So, without wasting any time, she entered the confinement room and closed the door.

Out of humanitarianism, in addition to the bell for notifying other people, there were also some entertainment magazines, snacks and sodas that Zhongxiao picked up, as well as a Nintendo Switch Lite handheld game console with spare batteries... Lei Mule was stunned by what he saw.

“When can I sit in there?”

"What are you thinking? Entertainment magazines will only mislead your aesthetics, snacks and soda will only affect your health, and handheld game consoles will only corrupt your spirit."

Mostima patted Remule's shoulder and said righteously: "Aneng, you are a good child. You must stay away from those things."

"Tsk...I'll ask Brother Chongxiao to buy it for me later."

"HOHOHO, how could such a stingy person like him..."

"Lucifer was given to me by Brother Chongxiao."

Mastema's smile froze on her face.

Indeed, the Infinite Sword Lucifer is a first-class treasure to anyone. Both its power and firing rate are no worse than Lateran's proud revolver. However, Remule, who uses it, has never encountered a situation where she really needs to fight for her life.

She was once considered an elite member of the Lateran Guards, so she still had a keen eye and could see this...

In fact, when Remuel first learned that several people were going to escort Arturo back to Lateran, he also considered whether to go back with them, but finally gave up the idea.

Who knows if my parents and sister will let me out after I go back...

Of course, at this time, she didn't know that Arturo had been chopped into severe disability by Texas before, and it was Chongxiao who cured him with his miraculous hands, otherwise she would definitely make a big fuss and go back together.

Don't forget that Lemiaoan is still in a wheelchair!

As for the person who knew about this, he also hid his thoughts...

Not long after, Chongxiao arrived in a taxi.

"Huh? Am I the last one?"

"Brother Chongxiao!"

Lei Mule, who was peeking through the window of the confinement room, ran over and hugged Chongxiao as soon as she saw him. "That game console inside...if you don't need it, how about selling it to me at half price?"

"That NS? Uh... since you want it, I'll give it to you, provided I can remember to bring it back."

"Great!"

Looking at Remule's joyful expression, Mostima shook his head secretly.

Lemiaoan, why do I feel like someone is going to snatch you away...

After seeing off Remule, who jumped into the driver's seat and drove away with the Qiling Weiguang, the few of them carried out a final check.

Mostima and Theresa were responsible for driving the first car and leading the way. The former had traveled between Longmen and Lateran as many times as Fiammetta. After a quick test drive, she signaled Chongxiao that it was time to set off.

However, at this moment, Chongxiao suddenly froze.

He sensed a strange fluctuation not far away from the few people!

"Wait a moment!"

"what happened?"

Chongxiao did not answer, but frowned and looked to the side.

This kind of fluctuation is neither sound nor light beam, and it is completely different from spiritual consciousness, but it seems to be more dangerous than them.

Then the only possibility is...

Just when the puzzled Fiammetta was about to ask a question, an extremely surprising and shocking scene appeared!

Suddenly, a burst of azure energy erupted in the air a few meters away, surging like waves on the sea.

At the same time, the energy quickly split to both sides, revealing completely different scenes, and...

Texas holding the Yama Sword.

Chongxiao, whose pupils were shaking, finally understood what the fluctuations he sensed were: they were the manifestation of space being cut open!

You...you...you will never learn to do a double jump in your life!

The next moment, Texas decisively jumped out of the space crack and rushed towards Chongxiao at full speed... She was so determined that she didn't even care about the Yama Sword disappearing in her hand and the space crack behind her closing directly.

"Texas you..."

Before Chongxiao could finish, she opened her arms and jumped up.

In other words, she threw herself into Chongxiao's arms.

So, before Fiameta and the other three could react, Texas had already hugged someone tightly, and his red eyes were staring straight at him.

Time seemed to stop at this moment, and the traffic station, which was already deserted, became even quieter.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Tell me, Chongxiao, you won't disappear, right?"

"…Is it Arturo's Originium Technique?"

Chongxiao reacted instantly.

You know, before Chen Huijie joined the special inspection team, Texas was undoubtedly the one with the most "stable" mentality, and the one who was least likely to express his true emotions.

This has something to do with her past which she cannot bear to look back on, but Chongxiao, who can guess some of it, never asks about these things.

Then, the only thing that could possibly break Texas' defense is definitely Arturo's Originium skill... Tsk, should I let her be disabled for a little longer?

"Listen, Texas, whatever that woman showed you, it was fake, don't take it to heart."