Chapter 33: Priceless Covenant
Su Yuanning looked at the man who claimed to be Zhou Mingrui before him, and nodded cautiously.
Although his eyes told him that the person in front of him was a Chinese compatriot, with a kind and amiable face, just like the senior in the same group who greeted him when he first joined the job.
However, Su Yuanning knew that this was his own delusion.
After reciting the honorable name of the gods, no matter how good-looking they are, they will not be just "seniors".
The Big Boss is about the same.
Zhou Mingrui looked at Su Yuanning and was not surprised by Su Yuanning's restraint. He smiled and asked, "How did you come here?"
"I..." Su Yuanning's neck froze, he took a deep breath, and then replied in a low voice, "...recited Mr. Fool's honorable name in Chinese."
Su Yuanning didn't dare to look at Zhou Mingrui's face, his eyes only stayed on his hand on the armrest.
I saw that pair of gloved hands, bent the index finger of the right hand, and knocked on the armrest.
Then, Su Yuanning heard Zhou Mingrui say, "Oh, so it is."
His tone was a little playful: "Then you will come here, which is beyond his expectations."
"Gah?" Su Yuanning raised his head in astonishment.
What do you mean?
This is not the answer he expected.
This is obviously just a conversation between two people, why does it involve "He"?
When did he appear? There are only two people and one dog here, where did he come from?
So, the person in front of you is not "He"?
Looking at the splendid expressions on Su Yuanning's face, the peaceful smile on Zhou Mingrui's face remained unchanged.
He laughed as if he knew what Su Yuanning was thinking. But instead of answering Su Yuanning's doubts, he asked:
"So, can you tell me, how did you come up with the idea of reciting the Fool's honorable name in Chinese?"
"Uh...this..." Su Yuanning hesitated.
It has been almost a month since he crossed over. Except for most of the first week, when he was locked in the Church of the Night, he spent the rest of the time looking for clues to return home.
Although it is said that only the last chanting of the Fool's honorable name has a direct "effect", the process of derivation and verification is relatively simple.
However, after all, it is an assumption based on otaku knowledge. In the end, although it was successful, the verification process was not very rigorous.
Su Yuanning was very embarrassed. It was a bit hard to explain the knowledge of such a house.
"If you're willing to talk, I'd love to hear it."
Zhou Mingrui said that although there was inexorable tiredness in his eyes, he could vaguely see some interest.
"Also, I'm not someone who just listens to stories and doesn't give anything in return." He smiled, hooked his hand, and reached out to scratch the chin of the dog lying on the chair behind him.
"If you're willing to share a story with me, I'll... answer a question for you." Zhou Mingrui said with a smile.
"I know a lot of things." He said with a smile.
"No, no, I'm just embarrassed to say it!" Su Yuanning suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and quickly said, "It's not something of value, you don't have to answer my question, I can talk to you. I'm just afraid of me. Your nonsense is wasting your time..."
"Then why don't you talk about it?" Zhou Mingrui seemed to be amused by Su Yuanning's flustered appearance, and the smile on his lips deepened, "I'm very interested."
With that said, Zhou Mingrui snapped his fingers, a chair appeared behind Su Yuanning, and the wind "pushed" him onto the chair.
A cup of hot tea suddenly appeared beside Su Yuanning's hand.
"..." Su Yuanning looked at what was happening in front of him and didn't know how to react.
However, for the sake of the big boss's words, Su Yuanning didn't "sorry" anymore.
"Uh, actually, the process of conjecture and verification is very simple..."
Su Yuanning explained his thoughts in a few words.
From the name of Gehrman Sparrow in "The Tarot's Trial" to the collection of information by the Church of the Fool.
Igna didn't want to hide Zhou Mingrui, who was sitting opposite him.
He wasn't bold enough to talk to the gods and lie.
He was afraid of Zhou Mingrui's anger at his reckless guess, so he kept watching him secretly.
However, he did not expect that he would see Zhou Mingrui smiling.
This is not to say that this senior didn't smile before, but this time, Zhou Mingrui's smile finally reached his eyes.
Although, before this senior has always been a kind, peaceful, approachable attitude, and has always been smiling.
However, Su Yuanning always felt a sense of alienation.
As if his smile was just a form.
Emotions are there, but they are very weak, so weak that one has to experience them carefully to be sure of their existence.
This is also why Su Yuanning did not regard the person in front of him as an ordinary countryman.
Therefore, when Zhou Mingrui heard his reasoning, and there was a bit of unexpected surprise and smile in his eyes, Su Yuanning himself couldn't hide his surprise.
The person in front of him suddenly had a strong sense of humanity at this moment.
"You're quite interesting, I can think of it like this." After Su Yuanning finished speaking, he heard Zhou Mingrui say this.
"Ha...haha." Su Yuanning laughed dryly. Going to take this as a compliment.
"So, do you have any questions you want to ask me?" Zhou Mingrui asked while flicking a gold coin with his fingers.
"...Huh?" Su Yuanning was confused.
"I am a person who keeps my word, and I like to exchange for equal value." Zhou Mingrui sang a song, and the gold coin disappeared.
"You have already shared this story with me, so of course I have a question for you to answer," he said.
"What do you want to know?"
Zhou Mingrui looked at Su Yuanning and asked.
He asked while combing the fur of the puppy in his palm.
The puppy that was lying on the back of the chair just jumped down while Su Yuanning was telling a story, and lay down on Zhou Mingrui's lap very obediently.
At this moment, it has a very comfortable expression.
"..." Su Yuanning opened his mouth.
In fact, there is no need to think about it at all, the problem has already been on Su Yuanning's lips.
It is a question that only the person in front of him can answer for him.
However, when Su Yuanning wanted to ask, he suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his head, and he suddenly began to feel empty.
He was very restrained and did not show a grin in front of others.
"Headache?" Su Yuanning heard Zhou Mingrui say.
"Well..." Su Yuanning smiled awkwardly, "It's okay."
"It should be that your spirituality is not enough to support you to stay with me Zhou Mingrui said.
"Anything you want to ask, go back and rest after you're done."
"Okay." Su Yuanning wanted to smile, but the twitching of his head still made his expression ugly.
It was very strange. It was fine if it didn't hurt for a while, but now that Su Yuanning felt the pain in his head became more and more obvious. The feeling of emptiness is getting worse.
However, even so, Su Yuanning did his best to make his expression look serious.
This question, he thought, should only be answered by the person in front of him.
"I want to ask you, you know, do we still have any hope of going home?"
After coming here and seeing this senior, on the one hand, Su Yuanning was afraid of his power, on the other hand, a piece of his heart sank.
The ability of the person in front of him can already be seen to be almost on par with gods, but even so, he still remains in this world.
Will he still have a chance to go home?
Su Yuanning looked at Zhou Mingrui and saw that the glasses behind Zhou Mingrui's glasses seemed to freeze for a moment.
"There is hope to return to Earth." After a while, Zhou Mingrui replied.
"Is there?" Su Yuanning asked subconsciously.
He was a little disbelieving.
"Yes." Zhou Mingrui nodded, this time in a positive tone.
He leaned on the back of the chair, crossed his hands on his chest, and his expression returned to the kindness and peace that Su Yuanning had when he first saw him.
But his answer was unconvincing.
"When you become stronger, to at least become an angel of this pathway, and master the secrets of this world, you will be able to know where the hope of returning to Earth is." He said.