Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"You still say yes!" Lu Mingfei was completely angry and shouted loudly, "Then who, Yaksha Crow, come and help me poke his eyeballs and pull out this guy's tongue!"

Chu Zihang, who was far away, saw Lu Mingfei's red and warm appearance. He hesitated for a moment, but still restrained the idea of ​​stepping forward to ask about Lu Mingfei's situation last night... But he was really curious.

"Mr. Chu, regarding the sword you asked me to investigate for you, it is the Murasame." Yuan Zhisheng handed a Japanese sword back to Chu Zihang, "I looked through the ancient books related to the family, and the records are indeed There are records of the introduction of the demon sword Muramasa and Murasame. It is a sword that appeared in the Warring States Period. The forger is unknown. According to legend, after the demon sword Muramasa kills a thousand people, it will absorb the resentment of the deceased and turn it into " Murasame', after Murasame kills people, water droplets will form on the blade and wash away the blood on its own. However, according to strict historical records, during the Warring States Period, no one had ever killed a thousand people with the Muramasa sword. record, so it shouldn’t turn into ‘Murasame’.”

"The real Muramasa is kept by Herzog in his sword museum," Yuan Zhisheng said to Chu Zihang, who liked him. "Herzog has always had the habit of collecting ancient swords. Although his Muramasa and your Murasame are very similar in style, I am sure they were not forged by the same person. Herzog's Muramasa is a unique piece."

"Yuanjun, do you mean that this Murasame is a replica?" Chu Zihang looked at the knife in his hand.

"No, I can only say that it was probably cast outside Japan. The casting process of this knife is no worse than that of the real 'Muramasa'." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head, "It has quite complicated carvings inside. The alchemy matrix, regardless of the materials used, is only higher than the real "Muramasa"."

"During a mission two years ago, Murasame's blade was affected by an explosion that could kill the next generation. Afterwards, it was handed over to people from the equipment department to help add alchemy technology." Chu Zihang said.

"People from our Yanliu Research Institute can see this. What I mean is that this knife was added with some kind of alchemical matrix at the beginning of its birth." Yuan Zhisheng said, "Mr. Chu, didn't you mean that this knife Is it the same as the rumored "Murasame"? Will water droplets automatically seep out to clean the blade? This is the effect of the alchemy matrix, but it is only a part of it. This alchemy matrix is ​​incomplete. This is also the priest of the family. As you can see, this process is very ancient and the structure of the matrix is ​​very complex.”

"I understand." Chu Zihang put Murasame away and bowed slightly to Yuan Zhisheng, "Thank you, Yuanjun."

"Is this knife very important to you?" Yuan Zhisheng saw Chu Zihang's expression, and his heart moved, "otherwise, in the past few days before I leave Japan, I will go to the family shrine to look through more ancient books, and maybe I can find it. A clue?"

"Don't bother Mr. Yuan, you have a lot to do." Chu Zihang finally said in a voice that only he could hear, "This time, maybe I have a chance to figure it out myself."

"My friends, we meet again in the mountains and rivers. See you in the world!" Lu Mingfei waved to everyone.

"Don't say such unlucky words. Take the young lady to France when you have time." Crow waved to everyone, "If the young master wants to get married, I will inform you in advance. Let me tell you, the young master usually looks boring. , he shows his true nature after drinking too much, let’s get him drunk together the night before!”

Everyone boarded the helicopter one by one. At the end of their sight, Minamoto was scolding the crow with a straight face. The acting director of the Executive Bureau, Mr. Saeki Ryuuji, nodded and bowed like a son.

Helicopters took people from Kassel College into the sky one after another. Tokyo, a city that was almost on the verge of destruction, has regained its former prosperity. Skyscrapers that are taller than before are rising from the ground. Posters of Heiji Kogagata and several popular actresses were scrolling on the huge neon screen. The tram drove along the straight track to the edge of the city. The Mount Fuji in the distance was hidden in the sea of ​​clouds. The trains carried steel and Lumber trucks rushed there one after another.

The surrounding towns destroyed by the eruption of Mount Fuji are also undergoing rapid reconstruction. Those who have lost their hometowns are also looking forward to having a homeland to return to.

Some people are looking forward to returning to their homeland, while others are leaving their homeland.

Eriki lay on the window glass of the helicopter and looked at the city where she had lived for more than 20 years. Her eyes were very quiet, and she didn't know what she was feeling when she left.

The Hekihachi family's helicopter sent the group to the port of Yokohama City, where there was an abandoned airstrip on the seaside.

"It's unimaginable. It's only been more than two months since I came to Japan, and I feel like I've lived here for more than ten years." Caesar looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar airstrip and sighed, "I feel like I'm about to be assimilated into half of Japan. "

"I don't feel that way." Chu Zihang expressed his opinion.

"Because you look like a Japanese." Caesar smiled, "You know, when I first saw you at school, I thought you were an autistic patient from Japan. Then when I saw your name, I thought I specifically checked to see if there are any families with the surname 'Chu' in Japan."

"Japan doesn't even have this surname. Boss, you really lack common sense. It's as outrageous as if you Italians have anyone with the surname 'Aisin Giorro'." Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes.

The shadow of the Gulfstream passenger plane appeared on the horizon. The pilot piloted the "Sleipnis" and landed very smoothly on the runway that was mostly submerged in sea water, splashing towering waves.

"Hey, it's so easy for you to damage my engine. I just did maintenance on this aircraft a month ago." When boarding the plane, Angers complained to the pilot with some dissatisfaction.

"The landing distance is not enough, otherwise I will have to run over your heads and plunge on the beach." The pilot shrugged, indicating that he was not responsible for non-technical factors.

"Hey, I said you have prepared a bar on the plane?" As soon as the vice-principal got on the plane, he went to Angers' personal refrigerator and took out a bottle of 80-year-old "Latour" to his surprise.

"Hey, don't touch my wine cabinet, that's where I entertain the senators!" Angers complained dissatisfied.

"To hell with them, the guys who come in and out of the White House, every good thing!" The vice-principal nonchalantly used his thumb to pry open the cork of the bottle, his movements were extremely familiar, then he raised his head and ruthlessly poured the sky-high price of red wine into the bottle. Pour it into your stomach.

"Where's Coke? Is there Coke in the refrigerator?" The lunatics in the equipment department were also preparing to hunt for treasure in Angers' refrigerator.

"Can you bastards calm down? There are elderly people here. Have you ever considered that they will get airsick?" Angers scolded everyone and put on noise-canceling headphones. "In public places, the sound of eating and chatting is low." "Please, don't spill food or water on my leather seats."

"Sleipnis" accelerated on the flooded runway. When the sea water was about to flood the engine, the landing gear was retracted, the nose of the aircraft suddenly raised, and it plunged into the clouds within a few minutes.

Lu Mingfei gave up the seat by the window to Eri Yi. In the past two years, most of his missions have been by plane. He would feel sick when flying. The scenery outside the window is not that attractive to him. But it was different for Eriki. She could stare at the scenery below her for the whole day.

"Flying so high." Eriki's tone was full of surprise, and there was no hint of sadness at leaving home.

"Because it is a long-distance trip, the flight altitude will be more than 10,000 meters." Lu Mingfei said.

Chapter 904 Died on that rainy night

"Ten thousand meters." Eryi repeated the number. Ten thousand was really a big number. Considering the height, she was a little scared.

Looking at the ground from this angle, no one can be seen anymore. Even the tallest skyscraper in Tokyo is no longer than a finger. Eriki stretched out a slender finger and gestured to the sky that was getting smaller and smaller in her sight. Shu seemed to find it very interesting. She had climbed that high tower. At that time, Eriki felt that the top of the tower seemed to be the top of the world, but she did not expect that for the entire world, the "highest" place she thought was so small.

Sakura is right as she said in the anime, this world is really big, so big that no matter how you crane your neck to see, you can't even see the edge.

The land quickly moved away behind her, and next came the endless ocean, which was blue. The weather was very good today, and the clouds were gathering in lumps in the sky. Eriyi's eyesight was very good, but she tried her best to look, but she still saw Until the end of the sky, it seems that there is no such place as a boundary or an end in this world. You will never be able to reach every corner in your lifetime.

Eriki is looking forward to this world, but she doesn't like this feeling. This world is unconsciously wonderful and beautiful, but it is too big and too empty. A person seems too small compared to this world, just like throwing a small drop of water into it. Entering the sea, she could not be found in the blink of an eye... She was very afraid that she would not be found.

Thinking of this, Eryi turned her head and saw Lu Mingfei next to her. Lu Mingfei was leaning on her shoulder with his eyes closed, wondering if he was asleep.

Immediately, Eliyi felt a lot more at ease. For a girl who had just come into contact with this world, there were many unknown things in this world that made her feel intimidated or even panicked. But as long as Lu Mingfei was by her side, everything seemed to be okay. Terrible.

Maybe this world is scary, but with Sakura beside me, it's not scary.

Eriki suddenly smiled, and the sunshine outside the window came in. This girl seemed to have never smiled so brightly.

As if he had a telepathic connection, the tip of Lu Mingfei's nose suddenly twitched twice, and then he slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and saw the face very close to him.

"Eliyi?" Lu Mingfei may be too tired, and his head is still a little dazed, "Why is this expression? Is there something on my face?"

Eryi shook her head, quickly approached Lu Mingfei, kissed him gently on the face, and then turned her head to look at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window.

Lu Mingfei scratched the back of his head, a little confused, but it was quite novel to be kissed by a beautiful girl as soon as he woke up. The air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of love... Lu Mingfei stretched out enjoying it. He took a nap and looked at the time.

They had been flying for six hours and had about four hours before they would land in Chicago.

Lu Mingfei turned around and looked at the situation in the cabin. Principal Ange was still sleeping with noise-canceling headphones on. He didn't know whether it was because he had consumed too much energy in Japan these days or was really a little airsick. The vice-principal and Fingel came together. Together, we drank and browsed the Night Watch forum. Some of the lunatics in the equipment department were writing programming, some were doing modeling, and some were too bored to pass the time playing games, sitting alone in the corner. Reading a book in Russian, Xia Mi is making a photo album, which contains photos she recorded in Japan. Caesar seems to be editing emails, his brows are slightly wrinkled, as if something is troubling him.

Just when Lu Mingfei felt that something was missing, a hand gently patted his back. Lu Mingfei turned around and saw a glass of iced Americano being handed to him. Chu Zihang was standing in front of him. behind.

"Add ice and 50% sugar. I remember you don't like it too bitter." Chu Zihang said.

"Thank you, senior brother." Lu Mingfei took the coffee from Chu Zihang's hand and drank it with an unceremonious "gu dong gu dong". The caffeine and ice sensation made his consciousness quickly become more active. There are too many things going on these days. , he and Eri had just finished traveling and were about to get married, so he didn't sleep for almost two nights.

The same goes for Eriki, but her constitution is different from Lu Mingfei's. She obviously has too much energy. Maybe it's because she was so excited when she left Japan for the first time. She barely slept for dozens of hours and was still in high spirits. .

"Ha... I'm alive!" Lu Mingfei finally felt refreshed after finishing a whole glass of iced Americano.

"Ming Fei." Chu Zihang suddenly asked, "Do you still remember what you said at the wedding yesterday?"

"At the wedding yesterday?" Lu Mingfei knocked his head, "I drank too much wine yesterday and I was dizzy. Did you and I say anything? Was it to make fun of you and Xia Mi? Or was it to complain about you, senior brother? Too boring? Senior brother, don’t take it seriously. You also know my temper. I feel uncomfortable if I don’t say a few nonsense words on any occasion..."

"You asked me not to rush home alone, and said we would go back together when we were free. You also said there was something dangerous, and..." After Chu Zihang stared at Lu Mingfei's eyes for a while, he suddenly He leaned close to Lu Mingfei's ear and whispered, "What do you mean by missing people...?"

Lu Mingfei first showed a puzzled expression, then looked like he was thinking hard, and finally his eyes widened as if he had thought of something.

Lu Mingfei made a silent gesture to Chu Zihang. He turned to Hui Liyi and said, "Hui Liyi, please stay by yourself for a while. Senior brother asked me to accompany him to the bathroom."

Eliyi nodded. With her hearing, she could still hear Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang even if their voices were lowered, but she didn't expose them or ask any more questions. She just nodded obediently.

Lu Mingfei stood up, looked around at everyone in the cabin, and then calmly pulled Chu Zihang to the bathroom of the passenger plane. He closed the bathroom tightly and locked the door.

This bathroom is not small, but with two big men crammed into it, it seems a bit cramped. In the limited space, Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang can even hear each other's breathing. If it were the other two people, like this The move was a bit ambiguous, but Chu Zihang knew that Lu Mingfei wanted to find a secret environment where it was convenient to talk.

"Brother, have you booked a flight home?" Lu Mingfei asked Chu Zihang while opening the exhaust pipe of the bathroom.

The sound of exhaust gas filled the entire space, almost covering up Lu Mingfei's voice. At this time, even if someone put their face against the door and eavesdropped, they could only hear the harsh sound of wind.

"Yes." Chu Zihang nodded and admitted. He looked at Lu Mingfei, "I didn't tell Caesar or my mother about this. How do you know?"

"Norma told me." Lu Mingfei admitted it directly. "If you think I'm spying on you, you can understand it that way."

Chu Zihang didn't look angry. He just asked Lu Mingfei, "Are you monitoring me just to prevent me from going back alone?"

"Yes, senior brother, that thing is too dangerous." Lu Mingfei nodded, "I can't let you face it alone."

"How much do you know about that thing?" Chu Zihang's tone showed no emotion.

"Brother, you didn't know why I could do so many things before, as if I could predict the future. What you should know now is because of the dream I had." Lu Mingfei explained, "That dream told me I revealed some things about the future, which will end until the end of our trip to Japan, but the story of the dream tells not only the future, but also the past.”

"Your past?" Chu Zihang said.

"No, it's your past, senior brother." Lu Mingfei came close to Chu Zihang's ear and read a few words in a very low voice, "Rainy night, viaduct, Maybach."

Chu Zihang's eyes jumped a few times, and there was no expression on his face, but Lu Mingfei could hear that Chu Zihang's heartbeat was getting faster, masked by the sound of the exhaust fan.

These words were like some kind of magic spell, awakening certain memories of Chu Zihang and mobilizing some of the deepest emotions in this robot-like man's heart.

"There are... missing people." After a moment of silence, Chu Zihang said slowly.

"Yes, I know that a person disappeared on the viaduct in that city seven years ago. He was a man who was very important to you. I know what happened to you, senior brother." Lu Mingfei looked into Chu Zihang's eyes and said, Then he suddenly sighed, "But that's all. To be honest, I don't know what that thing is. I just know your past, senior brother, in the form of words. And senior brother, you are the one who has experienced it. I really want to know it." To provide you with some useful information, but I’m sorry, I don’t know any more than you do.”

"No need to apologize." Chu Zihang shook his head. He lowered his eyelids and couldn't see his eyes when he said this. "I originally thought that no other person in this world would remember him. You know This has already helped me.”

No one understands Chu Zihang's mood when he said these words. He deliberately recalled this incident every night before falling asleep, just so that he would not forget it. Seven years was too long. It was so long that he had to remind himself repeatedly. Always remember that this is your real memory, not a fictional fantasy. That man also really existed, at least he is still living in your brain, and his traces have not been completely erased from this world.

So Lu Mingfei also remembered this incident, and there was one more trace of that man's existence. Although the dream story was too illusory, for Chu Zihang, this was enough.

"So I can't leave you alone, senior brother..." Lu Ming wanted to say something, but was rarely interrupted by Chu Zihang.

"So this is enough, you have done enough." Chu Zihang said softly to Lu Mingfei, "This is my business, there is no need to involve you."

"Senior brother, what you say is a bit too unkind, right?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow, "What's the relationship between us? There's no need to set up a cold persona in front of me, right? What's your business is my business?" , it seems like you can’t speak if you don’t say such cool lines.”

"It's not about reading the lines, I'm very serious." Chu Zihang shook his head, "You just 'read', and I 'see' and feel. I understand the fear of facing that thing better than you do, and I won't let it. The same thing happened a second time.”

Everyone has something that must be redeemed in life. For Chu Zihang, the man who disappeared in the rainy night on the viaduct seven years ago is what he wants to redeem. This is his destined "catastrophe", and he should not also Lu Mingfei is not allowed to be involved. Lu Mingfei has nothing to do with this matter.

"Senior brother, according to what you said, Herzog is also an enemy that I must face, but I involved you and the boss, even though I knew it was dangerous, because I knew that I could solve it with my own strength. I can't do this, so I trust you." Lu Mingfei frowned slightly, "I need help, and so do you. Not everything in this world can be done alone."

"These are two different things. I trust you and Caesar enough, but this is not the reason why I have to ask you for help." Chu Zihang shook his head, "Everyone has his own choice and his own way. You need my help. I can help you, but I think there are some things that I can only face."

"Senior brother, do you have to be so brave?" Lu Mingfei's frown deepened, and his tone was even a bit reproachful, "You know better than me what that thing is. You have faced it before, and it is not human power at all. To put it bluntly, isn't that man a living example? If a mortal confronts a 'god'... he will die!"

"Even if you die, I will admit it." Chu Zihang seemed to be touched, and he said this without thinking.

Silence, the rest of the bathroom was deathly silent, with only the whirring of the exhaust fan and the sound of two gradually heavier breathing.

"Senior brother..." After a long silence, Lu Mingfei suddenly asked in a low voice, "Are you... just begging for death?"

Chu Zihang just remained silent and changed the topic: "After returning to the academy, do you want to take Eri Yi to the Lion Heart Club to see it?"

"No need, senior brother, your skills in changing the subject are really blunt." Lu Mingfei stared into Chu Zihang's eyes and asked reluctantly, "Senior brother, answer me, do you want to die on that elevated road? right?"

Lu Mingfei's answer this time was still silent, and Chu Zihang didn't even change the topic.

"What about your mother? Want another one with your stepfather? Then she won't be sad. Can she forget you like she forgot that man?" Lu Mingfei's voice was a little angry, "Brother, you know this is Impossible, the dead bring only sadness to the living. Lancelot and Susie will be sad, Caesar and I will be sad, and Xia Mi, senior brother, have you ever thought about how Xia Mi would feel? What's the point of being with her and leaving her alone? Do you think death is the solution? Are you so irresponsible?"

"Even if I die on that rainy night, it's okay, because this is the debt I owe... This is what I originally thought." Chu Zihang finally spoke, and he said slowly, "Now I don't think so, I will try my best to survive.”

Chapter 905 Senior Brothers’ Promise

"Try your best? What do you mean by trying your best? How sure are you, senior brother?" Lu Mingfei smiled sarcastically, "10%? Or 20%? What if you try your best and still die? Then you will be free and stay. A bunch of us burst into tears at your funeral? Are you satisfied with just being remembered as 'Brave Lionheart President died young'?"

Although he talks a lot of nonsense and has a lot of sarcastic skills, Lu Mingfei rarely shows this side to Chu Zihang. However, at this moment, his words to Chu Zihang were extremely harsh. As if to irritate the other party.

However, Chu Zihang was not irritated. His mood was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. In seven years, he was no longer the irritable and irritable child he used to be, and he looked coldly at anything he didn't like. Chu Zihang You know, there are many people in this world who greet you with a smile, that’s because you have interests worthy of being fawned over. Some people talk nonsense all the time, but they really care about you.

Lu Mingfei and that man obviously belong to the latter group.

"I don't believe in fatalism, but everyone has things they must face. I tried to escape, but later I regretted it." Chu Zihang said slowly, "In Caesar's view, maybe people like me will survive. It's very tiring, but I believe you understand me. Just like you changed because of the story of your dream, it also took you five years to get to where you are today. I waited for seven years and finally let myself learn to face my fear. , learned how not to run away.”

"So you're lying to me even if you say you'll try your best to survive?" Lu Mingfei started to sneer angrily.

"Yes, I lied to you. Faced with that kind of thing, I will not leave myself a way out." Chu Zihang nodded, "My mother and Xia Mi can live a good life without me. I am no different. Seven years ago, I thought I made a selfish decision and regret it to this day. Seven years later, I also want to be selfish again. Once some 'causes' are buried, the 'results' can only be seen when the road goes dark... …even if it’s a dead end.”

"Are you talking about the theory of cause and effect?" Lu Mingfei said angrily, "How come I don't know, senior brother, when did you start to believe in Buddhism?"

"I don't believe in Buddhism, I don't believe in Taoism, and I don't believe in 'gods.'" Chu Zihang said in an unnecessarily serious tone, "I know how you evaluate me in private, saying that I am rigid, stubborn, and ignorant Flexible, I don’t deny that your assessment is correct. I have to bring back something from that night seven years ago. If I can’t do it, I have to return the things that should have been left on that rainy night.”

"But is your life something that should be left behind?" Lu Mingfei sighed, "It's just because the people important to you are left behind and you feel lonely. After all, we are all people who are afraid of being alone."

"Yes, Lu Mingfei, you see me most accurately. You say I am a maverick, but I am just afraid of loneliness." Chu Zihang nodded, "I am afraid of dying alone, and I am also afraid of the people who are important to me. Dead loneliness."

"Senior brother, what's your plan?" Lu Mingfei knew that he couldn't persuade such a stubborn person, so he asked in a compromised manner, "Assuming that the scene from seven years ago can be recreated, what are you going to do?"

"There is no plan." Chu Zihang shook his head, "The only plan is not to look back. If there is a car, step on the accelerator. If there is a knife, hold the handle of the knife. If there is nothing, at least I still have Yan Ling and Bing Xue. '."

"Then if there is a mountain in front of you, cut it down, if it is a sea, cut off the sea, if it is the south wall, hit your head and bleed, even if it is a god, you will slash it with a knife as if you don't care about your life, right? Senior brother, you treat it as your own passionate novel manga Male protagonist? You are quite suitable to join the Japanese underworld, because in some respects, you are better than that guy Noda Shou." After vomiting a lot of words in one breath, Lu Mingfei sighed slowly. "Brother, aren't you looking for death?"

Chu Zihang was silent and noncommittal.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a long time, during which he just sighed one after another. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind: "Okay, okay, then don't make a big fuss. This time, we, senior brothers, will go to meet that so-called "God"

"Lu Mingfei, I said, this matter is just me..." Chu Zihang frowned slightly and wanted to say something but was interrupted by Lu Mingfei raising his hand.

"It's not all because of you, senior brother, you don't have to be so narcissistic." Lu Mingfei shook his head and said, "In addition to supporting you, there are other reasons. I have to go back to that city to see it."

"What's the reason?" Chu Zihang's eyes were filled with confusion.

"During the storm in that city some time ago, an elevated entrance collapsed. You should be paying attention to this matter, right?" Lu Mingfei glanced at Chu Zihang.