bookbashuk Chapter 1010 The Current Situation of Xumi
Chapter 1010 The Current Situation of Xumi
When Shen He, who was holding Xi in his arms, heard the word "eat", his stomach subconsciously made two soft "gurgling" sounds.
Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head a little embarrassedly and said, "Well... I'm a little hungry too."
Ying just released the hand that was pinching Paimeng's face and turned to look at her.
"Is Shen He hungry?"
Shen He nodded honestly and added seriously, "A little bit."
Dixia put her hands on her hips and said in a cheerful voice
"What are we waiting for? Let's!"
"Ah, no, let me think...should we go to the Lambad's Tavern to eat, or go to the Grand Bazaar and have some snacks while shopping?"
Paimon rubbed his stomach and suggested, "Little Paimon Radar thinks we should go to both places! First, we'll go to the Grand Bazaar to fill our stomachs, and then go to the Lambad Tavern for the main course. Perfect!"
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Just as Paimeng and Dixia were excitedly discussing the dinner route, Shao Yun quietly approached Ying and said in a low voice:
"Then I won't go to eat for now. I'm not hungry anyway. I'll go find Kawei first. You take Shen He and have a good stroll around Xumi City."
As he spoke, he nodded in the direction of Shen He.
"Look at her, she's like a curious baby, her eyes are not enough, she's looking around everywhere. This is a good opportunity to let her see more."
Ying followed his gaze and saw Shen He, indeed, tilting his head slightly upwards, observing Xumi City. He didn't even notice Xi waving her hands in his arms. He was truly captivated by this new sight.
Ying nodded and said, "Then please be careful. If you have any news, please contact Catherine from the Adventurer's Association."
"Don't worry." Shao Yun patted her shoulder and looked at Kong again, "Brother-in-law, please help me take good care of them."
Sora nodded and agreed, "No problem."
Shao Yun took a last look at the daughter in Shen He's arms, waved his hand, and walked ahead towards the Educational Institute.
"Why did Shao Yun leave?" Paimeng came back to his senses from the food plan and asked curiously.
"He's off to do some serious work." Ying spread her hands and said, "Forget about him. Let's go to the Grand Bazaar. I remember they also sell food there, so it's a good opportunity for us to let Shen He have a look around!"
Shen He's eyes lit up and he said softly, "Okay."
Seeing that the place to eat was confirmed, Dixia clapped her hands.
"Let's go! I'm familiar with the Grand Bazaar. I promise you'll eat so much you won't be able to walk!"
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Afterwards, everyone split into two groups.
Ying and his group went to the Grand Bazaar to kill time, while Shao Yun went to find Kavi.
However, in reality, Shao Yun did not go directly to find Kavi, but first walked towards the Jingshan Palace on the top of the towering tree.
Since Nashida said she wanted a face-to-face meeting, I have to meet her first.
Going up the spiral stone steps, the platform at the entrance of the Church gradually appeared in front of us.
The light of the setting sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, making the figure on the platform look taller.
As soon as Shao Yun walked onto the platform, he saw Elhaisen standing there, facing an officer holding a file, and the two were whispering about something.
Elhaisen's eyes accidentally swept over Shao Yun, and his heart suddenly tightened for a moment.
How come this guy who always brings all kinds of surprises and makes people feel complicated suddenly comes to Xumi?
However, there was no time to think about it. Elhaisen collected his thoughts and waved to the commander in front of him.
"We'll talk about the rest tomorrow. You can go back first."
The orator responded respectfully and turned to leave.
Elhaisen then turned around and walked step by step to Shao Yun, with his hands folded in front of his chest, his face still expressionless.
"Hello, Mr. Shao Yun." His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and there was not much emotion in it.
Shao Yun nodded at him and said casually, "Hello, long time no see, Elhaisen."
Elhaisen still had that expressionless look on his face, not even a frown on his face. He asked directly, "What are you doing here?"
Shao Yun raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Jingshan Palace, deliberately changing the subject.
"I've come to see the Grass God. By the way, are you still holding the position of Acting Great Sage?"
When Elhaisen heard Shao Yun asking about the acting great sage, he subconsciously raised his hand to cover his forehead, and his usually calm face showed a rare look of anxiety.
"Yes, Lord Grass God also mentioned the matter of becoming a regular employee to me..."
He put his hand down and said helplessly, "But I know very well that I am not a suitable leader."
"So I already made an agreement with Lord Grass God that once the situation in the Ordinance House is completely stabilized, I will resign and return to my job as a clerk."
"It's just..." He paused, his eyes sweeping across the gate of the Ordination House behind him.
"I'm afraid this process will take an eternity. At least, it will take five or six years."
After hearing this, Shao Yun was stunned for a moment and blurted out a slightly stupid question.
"It's been a year and a half, and you haven't recovered yet?"
Elhaisen glanced up at him and said something with a hint of "You said that too lightly" in his tone.
"The losses suffered by scholars cannot be made up overnight. If studying were easy, there wouldn't be so many students at the Faculty of Letters who worry about failing their graduation theses every year."
"Besides, just investigating and dealing with those followers left behind by Azar took up a lot of time. And rectifying their thoughts is even more troublesome. You should understand that."
Shao Yun nodded silently.
He had some understanding of the difficulty of learning. At the beginning, Mona asked him, Ying, and Paimon to pretend to be her apprentices and explained a bunch of astrological terms to the star map.
Things like "the law of the deflection angle of star tracks" and "the relationship between constellation phases" made his mind go blank and he didn't remember a single word.
"That's right..." Shao Yun muttered softly, agreeing with Elhaisen's statement.
Elhaisen coughed lightly, glanced at the stairs leading to Jingshan Palace, and decided not to waste any more time.
"Lord Grass God is in the Jingshan Palace, you can just go up there."
"Okay." Shao Yun responded and started to walk up, but then he seemed to remember something and turned back to say, "By the way, thank you for your hard work, Acting Great Sage."
Elhaisen raised his eyebrows, didn't respond, just waved at him, signaling him to leave quickly.
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Shao Yun and Elhaisen were just nodding acquaintances, and they parted ways without saying a word.
When Shao Yun pushed open the door of Jingshan Palace, a slight creaking sound broke the silence in the hall.
Everything is still the same layout
The meditation device that originally imprisoned Nashida is still displayed in the center of the hall.
At this moment, Nashida was standing in front of the meditation device.
The terrifying aura she sensed through the earth veins two weeks ago was still lingering in her mind. The chill that penetrated her bones and the fear that made her lose control and incontinence surged up again with the approaching footsteps behind her.
She took a deep breath, forced herself to straighten her back, suppressed the tightness in her throat, and tried to speak as steadily as possible.
"You're here."
Shao Yun stopped three meters away from her, a distance that allowed him to react quickly if anything unexpected happened.
His left hand subconsciously clenched the four prepared parchments of the Blood Covenant: Apocalypse; his right hand rested lightly on the cowboy revolver (Goat's Blessing) at his waist.
He was too aware of the rift between them that had never truly been resolved, so he had to be on guard.
"Is there a problem?"
Nashida turned slowly, her face expressionless.
She looked at Shao Yun's tense posture, the weapon in his hand, and asked softly, "How do you think we became so incompatible?"
When Shao Yun heard this question, his eyebrows twitched... This question seemed so familiar.
He twitched his lips and said self-deprecatingly, "Zhongli asked me the same question. But I really don't know, and I don't want to know."
Once some things are looked into in depth, what is involved may not only be past grudges, but also more unspeakable heaviness.
Now he just wanted to find Kavi to discuss the construction of the ranch. As for the complicated entanglement between him and Nashida, he didn't want to touch it for the time being.
Nashida's eyes fell on the meditation device that had imprisoned her, and she recalled the past.
"A year and a half ago, you celebrated my birthday, brought Ying and the others into the Order House, and took me out of this cage..."
"You said you would listen to my plan, and I am also calculating the way to save myself step by step."
"But in the end, in order to fight the disaster, the Lannaros turned into seeds, waiting to sprout... When I cried to those seeds, I always wondered why it turned out like this?"
"Is my dissatisfaction with you really just due to the instigation of that 'devil'?"
Shao Yun did not want to recall his conversation with the devil, so when he was dying, he "sacrificed" a quarter of the Xumi people in order to obtain the godslaying sling.
He turned his head away, his Adam's apple rolled twice, and said, "I don't want to talk about this."
"You have your opinion, and I have mine. Don't force me."
"Position?" Nashida raised her head suddenly, her voice filled with uncontrollable grief and indignation.
"Raining down sulfur fire and reducing a quarter of the Xumi people to ashes, is this what you call 'idea'? Is this the price of victory you speak of?"
"What else?" Shao Yun suddenly turned his head to look at her, his right hand gripping the holster even tighter.
"Would you die at Azar's hands? Let Ying and the others be used as experimental subjects by that madman called 'Doctor'?"
Shao Yun then recounted his situation at the time, saying, "I was already seriously ill at the time!"
"I can't gamble. I can't afford to bet that you can 'save the day'. Ying is my wife, I swore! That's my responsibility as a husband!"
Having said that, Shao Yun raised the four blood alliances in his left hand, and the aura on his body suddenly became cold.
"I don't expect you to understand. This world is never like the fairy tales you read, where there's no bloodless victory and no perfect ending."
"But if you really can't swallow that breath and want to kill me to vent your anger, then come."
Although his right hand did not draw the gun, he was fully prepared.
"The God of Wind and the God of Thunder both died at my hands anyway, so having you as the God of Grass won't make any difference."