About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

In front of the luxurious villa, top student Lin Yuxia looked at Orson with great doubt in her small eyes, while Orson greeted her with a smile as usual.

"Well, since you all know each other, then it will be much easier."

Mastema was still smiling, but her eyes showed anticipation for the fun to come.

44. Teacher in the North, Lin Yuxia's bodyguard (6K5)

"My father said there would be a blue-haired Sakota woman. Uh, is that you...?"

In an SUV on Longmen Street, the Rat King's daughter, top student Lin Yuxia, sitting in the back seat, was still a little confused about the situation.

Two hours ago, Lin Yuxia was in her bedroom, larger than most people's living rooms, sipping tea and reading documents on the development and evolution of the Terran Mobile City. But then her father, the "Rat King," suddenly approached her and, somewhat abruptly, asked the little mouse a question:

"Yuxia, do you want to take over my mantle, inherit the management rights of this city's slums, and keep Longmen running for the next hundred years?"

This was not the first time the Rat King asked this question, nor was it the first time Lin Yuxia responded.

Lin Yuxia locked the screen of the tablet in her hand. She looked at the "Gray Lin" in front of her who could inspire awe in both the black and white worlds, and once again expressed her response.

"My identity as the Rat King's daughter has completely changed my life. Now I have no choice but to continue on this path. Father—all my studies on campus, my reading during my downtime, and my interactions with nobles and politicians are efforts to take over your identity."

Lin Yuxia's expression when she said this was not serious, but she did not act in a perfunctory manner either.

"Everyone has the right to choose, Yuxia. You, me, even that guy—but if you're determined, then go out today with the 'teacher' I asked you to. She will teach you what you need to master to become 'Gray Forest.'"

"teacher……?"

Lin Yuxia was a little confused. The Rat King had asked her similar questions before, but he did not take any further action. But today he suddenly helped her find a so-called "teacher".

Although Lin Yuxia didn't know what the other party wanted to do, if this was what had to be done in order for her to take over the mantle, then she would gladly accept it.

...After all, 'Daughter of the Rat King' is the only identity she has left.

Then Lin Yuxia bumped into Orson, the only one who did not regard herself as the 'daughter of the Rat King'. He seemed to be very powerful but his brain was a little slow.

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"Haha, just call me Mostima. Mr. Lin once invited me to give a 'field lecture' to her daughter. And today you're in luck. Both I and this city have prepared such a stage. Miss Lin Yuxia, please get ready."

Mostima, sitting in the driver's seat, had her usual businesslike smile on her face. She responded to the little mouse's questions in an ambiguous tone while steering the SUV left and right on the streets of Longmen.

"The 'stage' you mentioned, does that include him too?..."

Lin Yuxia glanced at Orson, who was also sitting in the back seat, and asked with a happy but somewhat awkward tone.

Lin Yuxia and Orson first met when Penguin Logistics was transporting "cargo"—actually, as Lin Yuxia's bodyguards, a group of people staged a real-life Fast and Furious show on the streets. It was Orson's help that allowed everyone to wait for the support of Angel and others.

The second time they met was because of the genius operation of his uncle Wei Yanwu. The other party mistakenly thought that Orson was also a member of the "toad who wanted to eat swan meat" targeting Chen Huijie, so he introduced him to Lin Yuxia, hoping that this "top student" who had almost no weaknesses and shortcomings in the eyes of others could tear apart the hidden face of Orson.

The ending is also obvious. Because of this incident, the Rat King almost fought with the Dragon King ().

"Ahahaha... I'm actually completely confused too, Ms. Lin."

Orson responded with a smile. In essence, both he and Lin Yuxia were dragged here by Mostima without knowing it.

"Well... forget it."

Lin Yuxia looked at Orson and wanted to ask what his relationship was with the smiling fallen angel in the driver's seat, but she forced herself to hold the words back.

Not only that, Lin Yuxia suddenly realized that she was wearing the "special noise-reducing earrings" that Orson had tuned for her on her round ears. Thinking of this, the little mouse sitting in the car suddenly became extremely anxious as if she had seen a mousetrap with cheese.

"Um—Orson, there seems to be something strange outside the window to your right."

Lin Yuxia quickly found an excuse to divert Orson's attention, and while he was looking out the window, she immediately reached out and took off the pendant from her ear.

"Something strange? Let me investigate."

Orson lowered the car window to observe the scenery outside. At the same time, Lin Yuxia quickly put the pendant she had taken off into her pocket.

"Only the popcorn ones—"

collapse! ! !

"squeak!"

The Yan State's characteristic anti-city weapon/food amplifier made a loud noise, and Lin Yuxia in the car also screamed and jumped up at the same time.

"Ouch, sorry! I'll close the window right now—"

Seeing Lin Yuxia's furious face, Orson quickly climbed up the window, while Lin Yuxia hurriedly put her earrings back on.

"Hmm? Miss Lin, are you wearing the pendant I gave you last time? How is it working? If it doesn't work, please let me know. It has a lifetime warranty!"

“…quite useful.”

Lin Yuxia turned her head away, leaned against the window, covered her face and responded in a low voice.

——So this idiot didn't notice it at first? Then what I did was just digging a hole for myself!

Lin Yuxia wanted to go to Jerry's house and shut herself up, but she glanced at Orson and saw that he still had the same expression. He didn't show a meaningful smile, nor did he make further ridicule. He only had an emotion like "the doctor found that the medicine he prescribed was effective." This made Lin Yuxia relax a little.

"You two have a really good relationship. You must be close friends, right?"

"No, no!" "Ms. Lin and I are acquaintances."

Mostima in the cab smiled and said "exclamation", while Lin Yuxia and Orson gave completely different responses.

——What an interesting relationship, Miss Mouse.

Mostima, who loved to watch the fun, smiled and then drove the armored vehicle to an apartment building near the Lungmen slums.

"We've arrived at our stop. Please get off, Miss Lin."

Mostima parked the armored vehicle in a secluded alley, turned off the engine, and then put the weapon bag containing the black and white keys on his back, which was placed on the passenger seat.

"here it is……"

The first thing Lin Yuxia noticed after getting off the car was the wall next to her that was used to isolate the slums, as well as the desolate and messy buildings around her that were completely different from the center of Longmen City.

"Don't you even fully understand your own city? This is the junction of the slums and Longmen City-State, and it's also one of the 'gaps' for many illegal immigrants to reach Longmen from the Outer Ring."

9五零⒈八０九0㈨

Mostima introduced the area under everyone's feet to Lin Yuxia, and at the same time led Lin Yuxia and Orson towards the apartment that looked a bit dilapidated and unremarkable.

"It's not that I don't understand, I just... I don't think it's necessary to understand the areas around the Dragon Gate, or even the areas isolated outside the Dragon Gate."

Lin Yuxia said in a low voice, and Orson frowned when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

"At least tell me what my mission is now, Miss Mostima."

Orson explored the entire building. Although there were signs of many people's activities inside the building, the distribution did not look like that of an ordinary residential apartment.

"Protect Miss Lin Yuxia. This is your mission, Orsen."

"I understand. Please rest assured, Miss Lin."

Orson nodded, his tone lacking any confidence or exaggeration, only the calmness of a straightforward recounting of a fact.

"And you? What exactly does my father ask you to do?"

Lin Yuxia asked Mostima who was in the front. The blue-haired fallen angel stopped in front of the apartment. She turned her head to look at Lin Yuxia with a smile still on her cheek, but Orson noticed that the smile of the mysterious Miss Sakota this time was colder and more dangerous than any previous time.

"Our mission is [bodyguard and teacher]. Orson will be your bodyguard, so my responsibility is naturally to be a 'teacher', Ms. Lin."

"Teacher...what are you going to teach me in a place like this?"

Lin Yuxia continued to ask, but Mostima had already turned around and walked back towards the apartment door, knocking directly on it.

"Who is it? This is a private residence. If you're from the Royal Guards, get out of here, or give me the search warrant—uh!?"

A Liberian man opened the door and yelled at Mastema with a fierce and disdainful tone, but before he could finish his words, the Originium staff in Mastema's hand accurately pierced into the man's mouth.

"I will teach you how to rule, integrate, and curb the darkness of this city as the Rat King."

“Wuwuwuwu!?!”

puff--! !

A faint blue light emanated from the front of the Originium staff, followed by a sound like a pumpkin cracking. The man in front of the door, above the neck, instantly turned into fragments and scattered in all directions.

“Ah…Ahh—you, what are you—doing!?”

It was hard to tell whether it was blood, brain matter, or fragments of cartilage that splashed on Lin Yuxia's face. This top student, who had never even killed an animal (an animal in the Terra world) with her own hands, had her pupils filled with fear in an instant, and her stomach convulsed because of what she saw.

"Ms. Mastema! What are you doing?"

Orson hugged Lin Yuxia, who was about to vomit, and questioned Mostima loudly, but the messenger, the fallen angel, still smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off his cheek.

"Doing things that the glamorous Superintendents of the Imperial Guard wouldn't touch, doing things that this young lady will eventually be involved in in the future - so what are you going to do, Orson? Start a war with me here to protect our lovely Mouse Princess and the innocent civilians in the apartment; or are you going to laugh at my cruel killing methods and let me continue the massacre?"

Mastema questioned Orson calmly. She was always so at ease.

"...I can't make a judgment based solely on the information I have now. I trust you, Ms. Mostima. Your actions can't be without reason, and I also believe that you wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately—but I can't gamble with Lin Yuxia and these 'unknown criminals'."

Orson looked at Mostima and responded, while wiping off the corpse debris on Lin Yuxia's face.

"Haha, it sounds like nice words, but there's absolutely no real solution, right?"

"Yes, my choice is to take over your position as 'teacher'. Whether it's bodyguard or teacher, I will be responsible for everything."

"—"

Orson's choice made Mostima raise an eyebrow. She smiled and pulled out the black key from behind her and aimed at Orson.

"I've analyzed the Black Key Time Lock's mechanism. Time stop doesn't work on me, Ms. Mastema. Leave the rest to me."

Faced with the Originium staff that could freeze time, Orson had no intention of retreating. He gently hugged Lin Yuxia and walked past Mostima into the apartment door. At the same time, he summoned a dark pause to block all the crossbow attacks from upstairs.

"...Salary is still split 55-, right?"

Finally, Mostima smiled and put away the black key. She put her hands in her pockets and followed Orson into the apartment.

Orson believed Mostima that the people living in the apartment might be guilty, but he didn't know what their crimes were, nor did he think that smashing someone's head in front of Lin Yuxia was a good thing.

Therefore, Orson's choice was to break in on his own terms.

"Don't be afraid, Miss Lin. As we agreed, I will protect you. All you need to do is force yourself to open your eyes, observe and consider why you are here, and then try to understand what exactly this 'darkness' Miss Mostima is talking about."

"I, I... well, I understand—"

Although the violent impact of the head exploding in front of her made the girl still unable to suppress the fear and trembling of her body, the warmth from the boy beside her and his calm but extremely reassuring voice still made Lin Yuxia barely muster the courage to open her eyes.

"There's an enemy!" "What kind of guy is that?!" "I don't know—it looks like an angel, a mouse, and a dwarf!"

With Mostima's Originium attack just now, the entire apartment was set on fire in an instant, which made Orson convinced that there was something wrong inside the apartment.

Orson picked up the crossbow bolts and arrows next to the headless body, checking the structural integrity as he moved forward.

"Found it! You bastard—Pfft!"

Before the first person who arrived could finish his words, the crossbow in Orson's hand had already pierced through the other person's knee.

"Click——"

The enemies on the upper level of the stairs threw a Molotov cocktail at Orson, but before the burning Molotov cocktail could shatter on impact, it was shattered in mid-air by the extended pause.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh! My eyes—damn it, where’s the w-water!?”

The commotion on the upper floor temporarily stopped the enemy, and Orson led Lin Yuxia into the first room.

Orson summoned a pause that turned into a shield-like shape to block Lin Yuxia. He reached out and touched the door handle, heated it to a white temperature, then used the crossbow handle to knock it down directly and kicked the door open.

"Pfft!"

The man hiding behind the table in the room hadn't even pulled the trigger when a crossbow arrow pierced his shoulder and nailed him to the wall.

"This is……!"

Lin Yuxia, who was beside Orson, suddenly saw some packaged, bright red blocks in the room.

If she was not mistaken, it was some tissue from the human body.

"In this house!" "Stop him—Puff!"

The people who arrived were about to block Orson in the room, but before they could even form a formation, Orson threw explosives at them and blew them all away, crashing into the wall.

"..."

Mostima on the side did not take any action as Orson requested. She just watched Orson control the pause with a smile on her face. At the same time, she used crossbows, machetes, throwing objects and other weapons she picked up. With this fighting method, she prevented Lin Yuxia beside her from suffering any harm, and used non-lethal means to clear the area from the first floor to the top floor of the apartment, the sixth floor.

The last room -

"boom!"