boy and bone

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After leaving angrily, the ferret picked up a nameplate around the carpet in the guest room, with the logo of the Kiranji clan stamped on it.

The ferret knew that this was the passport for the clan's children to enter the Dolam Palace. Without this nameplate, Man would probably be arrested by the guards at the palace gate as suspicious.

Taking advantage of the fact that Man hadn't left for too long, and the ferret would not go too far if he wanted to, he decided to chase him out and return the precious thing.

Holding the nameplate, he told another restless child in the room: "I'll go out for a while, please be honest."

Gray, who had already been lying on the bed, waved his hands without even turning around.

Gray is big-hearted, he doesn't care about arguing with others like drinking water and eating, and can fall asleep peacefully when he turns around.

The ferret turned around and closed the door helplessly, then took the nameplate and went out to search for the usual route.

When passing through a fork in the road, the ferret lingered for a while. He usually only saw all the people coming along this alley from the window, and he couldn't remember it when it extended further.

Just as he was standing at the fork and hesitating which way to go, he shook dust off the wall of the dark alley beside him.

The ferret felt that something was going on, and put his hand on the apprentice knight's sword that never left his body.

In a long and narrow alley, a man was caught in the middle of two fast-moving flashes, hit back and forth with no way out

The ferret dashed into the siege, and raised its sword to intercept a water-colored fierce blade that was about to fall on the man.

The ferret looked around the situation. He knew the identity of the person opposite when he saw the long dark blue hair. She must be the sister who was full of hatred and gritted her teeth, the future little duchess of the Guilanzhi clan— ——Yuexi Guilanzhi.

However, maybe the ferret had an illusion. He knew she was a woman, but when he really faced her face to face, he felt a little bit dazed about the person in front of him.

The ferret felt that Yuexi's plain face had a bit of heroism and handsomeness of a man that seemed to be absent.

It was too late to ask about the situation, so Man Man said behind him: "Ferret, you deal with her. I and Yuexi have the same magic power, and my attack will not work on her."

"Your nameplate." The ferret held the saber tightly and did not let go of his vigilance towards the front. He raised his hand and threw the nameplate behind him.

Man immediately caught it and looked at it carefully: "It's mine, thank you."

Yuexi stared at the man standing in front of his selfish younger brother. He had the same youthful appearance, he seemed to be the same age as Man, and his sword-holding style was very orthodox. It seemed that he had undergone professional knight training:

The backflowing water blade returned to the caster's fingertips, Yuexi withdrew her hand, stared at the appearance of the ferret, and looked at it: "A real knight, are you a classmate who is full of knights?"

Ferrets don't talk, and all knights learn one basic thing in training, that is, don't talk nonsense when fighting.

Yuexi laughed: "I didn't know he would make friends. Is his interpersonal relationship handled well?"

As she said that, Yue Xi came towards the knight as quickly as possible, and the aqua-colored sharp blade cut off a strand of hair from the ferret's forehead.

"You can stand his weird temper and stupidity?" For a quiet lady who has lived in the boudoir for a long time, Yuexi seemed too comfortable with brutal fighting.

At the same time, Man Man pushed Yuexi to his knight who fell from the sky to deal with it, and then concentrated on dealing with the pile of restless metal scraps behind him.

"Are you getting along well?" Yuexi was like every gossiping parent, if her attack, barking like a hound, could be ignored.

The ferret was struggling a little bit, he didn't know where this frail noble lady learned this crazy style of play.

"Don't be fooled by him, he is a selfish villain." Yuexi breathed steadily, and she said: "The bad roots are hard to change. He has been like this since he was a child, and he can't change it."

"Man's thoughts and thoughts are all to satisfy his own wishes. He knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. In order to obtain his interests, he will not hesitate to sacrifice anyone."

"One second he treated you as a friend, and his good sister called out, and the next second, he will blame you for all his evil deeds."

The ferret was unmoved, and focused on observing the flaws in Yuexi's moves.

"You really can hold your breath." Yuexi slowly showed impatience. An apprentice knight who has not graduated from the academy can consume him such a long time: "You have no reaction at all when you say so much."

"You were completely manipulated by him? Are you a puppet?" Yuexi sarcastically said, but she dared not take it lightly.

Judging from his age, he should not be very old. If he is Man's classmate, as an unfinished knight, this person's swordsmanship is very mature, and there are things in his every move that cannot be learned in the academy. Continuous running-in, continuous realization of the sense of proficiency and know-how.

Yue Xi, who was thinking about it, was attracted by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

At the same time, Man sneered and said, "You should still care about your own puppet."

"Luo Ge!" Yue Xi widened her eyes,

The exposed shaft joints of the mechanical maid were covered with a layer of frost, and the mechanical maid's posture became stiff, but sparks from friction of its twisting gears still supported it tenaciously, stretching out its arms and grabbing towards Man's feet.

Man lowered his head for a glance, and pulled off the metal arm of the mechanical maid.

"Man! Ghost Ranji!!! Stop it!" Yuexi yelled, ignoring the ferret still standing in front of her, and ran straight to her maid.

The ferret sensed that the opponent had no intention of dealing with him, so he immediately turned back the point of the sword he aimed at Yuexi's side.

Yuexi's angry eyes were more filled with sadness, he picked up the scattered parts on the ground, he squatted on the ground, trying to put them all together one by one.

Standing aside, he changed into the victor's position and said coolly: "Ah, sorry sister, I broke your toy. I will pay for one."

"She is Luo Ge, the only Luo Ge in the world, not a toy, you can't afford it!" Yuexi's lips were trembling, and there were traces of red lines in her moist eyes.

Squatting in front of Yue Xi with a proud attitude, he looked at her at the same level and said, "Over the years, you have replaced many parts for it, one by one, and you have replaced all the original parts. It's not your Luo Ge."

Yuexi's chest rose and fell slightly, she resisted it, and just when she was about to express some emotions, a silver-gray sharp blade belonging to a knight lay across her neck.

Man was very happy to see the action of the ferret protecting him. In the alley, he raised his smiling face to the defeated man guarding a pile of broken parts and swore that he was the winner of this battle: "We keep secrets from each other, Okay, Yuexi."

"Don't bother me. I don't think about you anymore."

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In a small hotel, there is a knock on the flimsy boards on the door.

Gray was woken up, and he got out of bed whimpering uncomfortably.

Gray dragged his sleepy steps towards the door, Bones following at his feet.

Gray was too lazy to turn his thinking nerves, he opened the door without thinking, subconsciously thinking that the ferret had returned.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, a dense fog filled the air instantly. Before Gray could arouse his alert consciousness, he had already thumped and fainted on the carpet.

Gray's arm was picked up by a pair of hands, and he was dragged out of the room on the ground.

Bones stood up suddenly, but the other party seemed to be prepared, and the black soft screen covered Bones, which was condensing the curse, like a fishing net.

A tall and slender figure with a white handkerchief covering his face, he dragged Grai's body with one hand, fastened the black soft silver cloth cover like a sack with the other hand, and then skillfully threw the soft silver cloth cover wrapped in demon bones into the In a special suitcase.

The demon bone was rampaging in the suitcase, and the outer skin of the box trembled a few times. Unfortunately, slowly, the things in the box seemed to lose their strength and gradually became quiet.

In the hotel room, it suddenly became deserted, and there was no movement at all.

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During the clan reception, the members of the Mechanic Alliance did not live in Doram Palace.Every time the Mechanical Alliance is invited to the clan reception, it is bound to bring their proudest technology, those mecha fighters, and the placement of these mecha fighters will occupy the area of ​​a palace.Therefore, the clans of the Western Continent opened up a separate residence in the old royal capital for him, which can be regarded as showing sincerity and respect for the friendship between the two continents in the southeast.

In the middle of the night, Yuexi drove a carriage alone, carrying a long box, and visited the mechanical alliance's palace.

Inside and outside the palace, both the guards and the tea serving maids are mecha men. Yue Xi, dressed in black, walks around the corridor courtyard and enters the depths of the palace. There is no living person in sight along the way.

"Your Highness Kiranji." Al was already waiting in front of the palace gate.

"Earl Al." Yue Xi slightly nodded and saluted. "Your Highness" is a very honorable title, and the sons of ordinary clans generally don't use it. Only clans like Tiqi and Kiranji who were formerly royal families or descendants of the six heroes of the Rao period can be honored by others.Yuexi only thought that his relationship with the earl from the southern continent was getting better, and didn't think much about it.However, he ignored the slight probing hidden under the address. Although 'Your Highness' is a title for both men and women, it was mostly used for men in ancient times.

"Your palace is a little deserted." Yuexi greeted casually.

Al lowered his eyes and said with a low smile, "Maybe you won't believe it, but I'm actually a reserved and inarticulate person. I like to be quiet."

"Aren't you lonely?" Yuexi asked.

Al invited people into the palace, and carefully took off Yuexi's robe, and casually aimed at Yuexi's chest: "Is it possible? There are [-] mechmen here."

Yuexi didn't pay attention, he still said: "But no one is talking with you, isn't it?"

"Why do you talk? Words can't show your sincerity." Al sat opposite Yuexi, and picked up a black octahedron on the armrest. The edges of the pyramid-shaped cubes flowed red orange like magma flames. of light.

When Al's ten fingers touched the two ends of the upper body, a circle of strange runes suddenly appeared where he touched. A moment later, a mechanical maid came in with two cups of tea.

"Why did you visit late at night?" Al controlled the mechanical maid while talking with Yuexi.

Yuexi got straight to the point. He put the long box on the carpet between him and Al. He bent down and opened the side box buckle. Inside was a broken robot with scattered parts.

"I came here to ask for your help. You are a master in this area. Please fix her." Yuexi begged.

"She suffered a lot of attacks?" Al could easily fall into a focused situation when facing the mecha: "Most of the exoskeleton has been damaged, and the internal source wall gear is also missing, huh? Her energy core model is ten years old. The previous one is still operating as usual after ten years... Someone must love you very much..." In the last sentence, Al seems to be able to communicate with the mecha, and it can be seen that he is not interested in robots in general.

Yue Xi was slightly taken aback, he was a little surprised, he was surprised that this prodigal son had such a serious side.

"Can she fix it?" Yuexi asked, withdrawing her emotions.

"Of course." Al closed the long box and was about to leave with it. Before he left, he did not forget to ask: "You wait here for a while, if you need to control the Rubik's Cube to summon these mechanical maids, I will Think you can use a Rubik's Cube?"

Yuexi himself has a mechanical maid, of course he knows how to manipulate it, he nodded.Al closed the palace door with confidence.

The production of the Rubik's Cube requires a raw material, which is the Red Heart Demon Mine.Yue Xi suddenly realized that his father had actually intended to get involved in the field of mechs. He had helped his father take down the veins of the Red Heart Demon Mine before, and it was already doomed for him to marry someone from the Mechanical Alliance. No matter who this person is, he His father had already booked the rest of his life.

Yue Xi had been chilled for a long time, since he was born, he was just a tool to help his father realize the interests of the family.It seems that there is an invisible line pulling him forward step by step. It seems to be his own efforts to fight for it, but in the end it is all performed according to other people's scripts.

Thinking about it this way, he is not much better than these mechanical dolls.

About one night passed, Yuexi sat on the soft leather sofa chair, his head was dizzy but he dared not fall asleep, and there were people outside who were staying up all night repairing his 'Luoge', it would be too impolite for him to just sleep like this.

When there was a little light at the window, Al walked in pushing a mechanical maid.

Hearing the movement, Yuexi immediately cheered up, and he went to meet him. A beautiful woman with a brand-new mechanical skeleton was standing in front of him with a beautiful metallic color all over her body. Yuexi called out happily: "Luoge?"

When the mechanical maid heard the order, the gears on her neck creaked quietly. 'She' raised her head and bowed to her master.

Seeing this, Yuexi couldn't help thanking: "Thank you, Earl Al. How did you do it? You are really a genius."

Al, who had been repaired all night, was also very satisfied when he heard the compliment: "I replaced all her external bones with new materials with the highest agility, and roughly refurbished the internal materials, and I also replaced her energy core with one with a higher capacity. Big groove."

Unexpectedly, when Yuexi heard this, her enthusiasm decreased a little: "You changed her energy core?"

Al was puzzled: "Yes, what's the matter? You don't seem satisfied."

"It's okay, thank you." Yuexi said.

Al, who was no longer working, suddenly returned to normal, and his tone became frivolous again: "I have helped you so much, what reward does His Highness Kiranji need to pay?"

Yuexi smiled wearily: "Our marriage is up to you."

Aldau: "I think we should get to know each other better beforehand."

Yuexi said goodbye: "If there is still time, I will get to know you seriously."

After sending Yuexi away, Al took out a new Rubik's Cube and embedded it in a well-shaped groove on his desk. Suddenly, a phantom was projected in midair: a blue shadow like a deep sea walked in front ...

Yuexi didn't know that someone had tampered with his maid's body, and his every move was watched by the mechanical maid behind him, and it was transmitted in real time to those who watched from afar...

In the early morning, Yuexi returned to the palace where Doram had not yet awakened. There were still a few hours before the meeting, so he could take this opportunity to take a rest.

After Yuexi returned to her room, she fell to the bed curtain in a discouraged manner, and the maid who had been with her since she was a child followed closely behind her, and she did not leave a single step without making a sound.

Yuexi was so tired, he threw himself into the mattress without taking off his dress, his long dark sea-colored hair flowed down the edge of the bed.Yue Xi leaned on her arm, turned her face to look at the maid who was guarding his bed, An Xin's eyes were full of undisguised dependence.

However, when his eyes fell on the maid's chest, his expression changed slightly.Yuexi remembered that Al had replaced Luoge's energy core with a new one.For so many years, Yuexi has replaced countless parts and organs for his robot, but never dared to replace her energy core. He also knew how much the latest energy core would improve the mechaman's ability, but he dared not.

The significance of the energy core to mech warriors is just like that of the heart to human beings. To human beings, the heart is the lair where the soul resides, and it is a unique and irreplaceable symbol of each person.

Yue Xi would rather his Luo Ge be more stupid and slower than replace her 'soul'.

Man's voice suddenly echoed in his mind, "Is it not the original her long ago?" '

Was she still the one who had been by his side through countless crying nights in the past?

Yuexi was sad for a moment, and then she evoked a self-deprecating smile. The energy core is not a real heart, and the robot is not a real person. Her 'soul' is just a fabrication imposed by a person with a soul.

He is still too irrational.

Yuexi took the temperatureless palm of the mechanical maid and put her palm into her arms, as if hoping to warm it up to a human temperature.

"Are you still the original you?" Yuexi uttered a dreamlike whisper from her lips, and gradually closed her eyes.

'咚咚咚' the stormy knock on the door woke up the person who had just fallen asleep.

Yuexi suppressed the annoyance in her heart, quickly arranged her appearance, and opened the door when she saw that there was nothing wrong with her appearance in the mirror.

Outside the door, before Yuexi could ask, the hurried man asked first, "Where's Grai?"

Yuexi frowned puzzled.

Mandao: "You met him once, and then he disappeared."

Yuexi asked back: "Is there any relationship between the two?"

Mandao: "You know better than me."

Yuexi said calmly: "I don't know. You guys broke my Luo Ge, and I have been trying to fix her. I don't have the energy and time to do those useless things."

"Father has always wanted to know who has the ability to remove the curse. For father's request, no matter whether it is right or wrong, you have always fulfilled it by any means."

"I'm like a puppet in your eyes, am I?" Yuexi said.

Man chuckled, but it was more ironic than any affirmative words.

Yuexi's face turned completely cold, without even thinking about it, he raised his hand and slapped his face sideways, his voice seemed to have been coldly drawn: "We are a compatriot from the same mother, I am your sibling, and the only thing my mother left me is you , anyone can laugh at me, slander me, only you can't. I've never done a thing sorry to you!"

Yuexi closed the door and paced up and down the room in agitation.

Any bad things can be pinned on his head, the more Yuexi thought about it, the more annoyed he became, he sat down on the sofa chair, and the toes of his shoes began to tap impatiently.

At this moment, a flute sounded from the earpiece on the thread instrument. Yuexi just carried the microphone a little farther away from the star chart disk, and the long sound would stop. After listening to the receiver for about a while, Yuexi slowly put down the receiver.

He pondered, looking at himself in the mirror unconsciously, and then he seemed to confirm something, and without any hesitation, he took his mechanical maid and left this place that did not belong to him.

Someone slapped his face hard, but Man didn't feel anything, at most he only felt that Yue Xi was baffled.

Man left the palace with a normal complexion, and met the man who had been waiting anxiously outside the palace gate for a long time.

As soon as the ferret saw Man coming out slowly, as if taking a walk, he hurried up to meet him.Before he could speak, the other party said in advance with understanding: "It's okay, Grai is not in the hands of those people in my family."

"Are you sure?" the ferret asked worriedly.

Man said: "Yuexi is my father's confidant, and any secret plan of my father will be carried out by her. In a sense, Yuexi represents the ulterior part of my father's consciousness. If she doesn't Any action, then it shows that the matter of Gray is not the priority for them for the time being, and it can be further understood that they and Gray are at peace for the time being."

"How do you know that your sister didn't do anything?" The ferret asked in surprise, "Since it's something behind the scenes, they shouldn't reveal it to you easily."

"Of course it's not easy. I tried it out in a more roundabout way."

Ferret doesn't understand.

Pulling the arm of the dull man who was still listening to the explanation, he stepped forward and said: "Go back to the post and wait, the little devil is not in danger, I guess he just spent a day and a night outside, maybe he is gone now." Go back to bed."