newbobooks Chapter 272 Which Side Do You Want to Stand On?
Chapter 272 Which Side Do You Want to Stand On?
This opportunity to have a proper chat is not easy to find.
—Ribsi never stayed in one place for long, but the gloomy duchess, whether out of boredom or fear of death, spent all her time either tormenting them or with Ribsi.
Finally, the opportunity came when he was granted permission to go out silently during a gloomy occasion.
Halfway there, having never intended to actually do anything, and now completely free from the control of the sinister duchess and the surveillance of the dark aura, Kenny quickly made a plea:
"Wuyan, please go to the infirmary first. I have things to do and will be back as soon as possible."
Having heard some skincare potion recipes from Little Foudie, the gloomy duchess, being a woman of action when it comes to skincare, immediately sent Wuyan to the infirmary to gather the ingredients.
Silently claimed that one person couldn't carry it all, and Little Butterfly chimed in, saying that there were indeed many things, which led to the addition of a Gini.
“I know,” she readily agreed, then hesitated, “but if you’re trying to persuade Ruibusi, I think you can give up on this plan.”
"why?"
“She’s not quite like…the gloomy duchess,” he said, carefully choosing his words to avoid offending his conversation partner. “I sense that she has a very clear goal.”
"Target?" Kenny didn't have that feeling, and couldn't even recall any related details. "What is it?"
When asked about his expectations, Wu Yan could only shake his head regretfully: "I don't know, it's just a feeling."
A dark aura wafted through the campus, and the two immediately pretended to be busy.
The dark aura dissipated, and Wu Yan hesitated for a moment, not revealing that because she had exchanged souls with the Dark Emperor, she could hear the Dark Emperor's conversations with others.
Ultimately, I didn't hear any particularly useful information.
Unaware of his inner thoughts, Genny was contemplating the conversation that was about to take place: "Whatever it is, she is my friend, and I can't abandon my friend."
In other words, he will still try his best to persuade them.
"But she is, after all, an avatar of the Dark Emperor. If she insists on siding with the Dark Emperor..."
"Then we'll defeat the Dark Emperor!" Unlike his companions, the optimistic and positive Flame Star was not conflicted. "If the Dark Emperor is completely defeated and the Dark Clan surrenders, then she will have no choice but to stand on our side."
It seemed as if they were already certain of defeating the Dark Emperor.
Wu Yan, of course, wouldn't say anything discouraging at this moment. After a moment of silence, as Genny was saying goodbye and leaving, he finally made up his mind to call him back:
"The gloomy duchess did not fully obey the Dark Emperor."
Having already taken a step, Ginny stopped and turned back. Silently looking at him, she clenched her fist and continued:
"If you can't persuade the desolate one, you can try starting with the gloomy duchess."
His heart pounded faster, and Genny nodded knowingly and left, leaving him alone, once again caught in a dilemma.
Did I just speak too definitively?
What if the Dark Emperor knew that he was one of the Sinister Duchess's slaves, and deliberately staged this charade with the Sinister Duchess, just in time for him to pass on the wrong information to someone else...
One thought after another popped into her mind, her face full of worry, yet she kept walking toward the infirmary.
He needed to hurry and find everything the gloomy duchess wanted.
Otherwise, if they returned too late, the sinister Duchess would not let him and Genny off easily.
and many more!
His rapid steps came to a halt, and Wu Yan was suddenly startled, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The gloomy duchess was unaware that he had made a deal with the Dark Emperor, and the Dark Emperor was unaware that he was now the gloomy duchess's slave.
But there's still one person...
Rui Bu Si sneezed twice in a row.
"Oh, besides you, Genny, there are other people talking about me now."
"Thank you, I'm not cold... Okay, if you insist."
Xu Xingchun handed her the clothes while she was speaking, and by the time she refused, the clothes were already on her.
"Please continue." Noticing that the person who had come specifically to talk to her seemed to be in a daze, Rui Bu Si put on her clothes and kindly reminded her.
"Knowing what kind of person the Dark Emperor is, do you still remain loyal to him?"
"Yes."
As always, she gave a crisp and decisive answer.
"Between us..."
"Oh, why make such a fuss?" she sincerely suggested. "We're just not on the same side, but we can still be friends."
"friend?"
“Hmm.” Relieved that he was still rational enough to listen to her, Rui Bu Si nodded.
"Did you cause Miya Star to fall into a coma?"
"Hmm?" Unexpectedly, the topic suddenly jumped to this matter, and Rui Bu Si let out a puzzled sound.
Genny sneered, "Does doing something like this count as being a friend?"
“Rabsi,” he stood up, “if one day the Dark Emperor ordered you to kill me and the others, what would you do?”
“Your Majesty…you can choose a way to die,” he said, his expression unchanged, as if their conversation was merely discussing what roles to play in a play. “Don’t make that face, I have work to do too.”
"Well, although doing this will complicate my work, I'm happy to sacrifice my rest time so you can take your time choosing after knowing you all for so long."
"Are you so confident that the Dark Emperor will definitely win?"
She didn't care about who won or lost, and when the other person in the conversation brought it up, she naturally made another assumption:
"Then let me choose how I die, for the sake of our friendship."
“Oh,” he carefully completed the sentence, “if I had a choice.”
"You—" The composure he had repeatedly reminded himself of before coming had now completely vanished. "Stubborn to the end!"
Lieyan Jianni left in anger.
"He's not quite what I imagined."
Hmm... there was neither the incessant chatter of the phone booth, nor the angry shouting and slamming of the table after a few words.
"They seem to be the calmest Flame Stars I've ever seen," he observed, analyzed briefly, and concluded, "The Flame Stars of the past should all have a Reflection Bean."
"Why aren't you saying anything?" She pinched Xu Xingchun's cheek; her thoughtful subordinate's mood was visibly terrible.
"what happened?"
When she's unhappy, Xu Xingchun doesn't want to talk at all.
But what if the one asking the question is the Demon Lord...?
"He didn't drink the magic drink."
"Really?" Not having noticed this, she looked at the untouched magic drink and suddenly realized, "You added something to it."
“Hmm,” she said, feeling guilty after being exposed for her presumptuousness, struggling to defend herself, “He talks too much.”
Admitting his mistake: "I'm sorry, sir, I know I was wrong."
Rui Bu Si failed to see that she knew she was wrong.
"You're forbidden from seeing me today."
Admitting his mistake did not earn him forgiveness.
"for……"
"Not even tomorrow."
Xu Xingchun fell silent.
After a long while, he gave a muffled "hmm".
The grove was cool and comfortable. She watched the sunlight streaming down from the sky as usual. Sitting in the pavilion, when she came to her senses, Xu Xingchun's slow figure had not yet completely disappeared from her sight.
"Wen Ci, everyone is curious about my stance." He opened the lid of the magic drink and smelled it; he couldn't detect any strange odor.
Which side do you want to be on?
"Think?" Rui Bu Si stopped closing the lid and laughed. "I never think about these things."
She got up and moved from the shadows into the sunlight, and then from the sunlight back into the shadows.
The pavilion is not far from the pond, and there is no wind now, yet the pond water continues its perpetual swaying.
Ripples on the water's surface, one circle after another.
"Wen Ci, I have a question."
The finger was waved in mid-air above the water's surface, and the sound between the water was amplified by the action of the swirling motion.
【Um. 】
"Do you think that mysterious river of time allows the past to flow into the future?"
Having waited a long time without receiving a reply, she had had enough of this game that children love, withdrew her waving fingers, and the pool water gradually calmed down.
"A long time has passed, is it difficult to answer this question?"
There was still no response.
A smile played on her lips: "I think I know the answer. Thank you for your explanation."