At this time, the two were only three meters apart and could see each other clearly. Unlike the last encounter, the female fencer was not wearing a helmet today and was carrying a plastic bag with the logo of a fast food restaurant in her hand. In the deathly silence, only Zhang Mumu hummed and asked happily: "Is it the fried chicken I ordered?"
The female swordsman was still staring at Zhou Yu, seemingly in a daze. After a long time, she mechanically raised the bag and said, "Your takeaway."
Perhaps he was so shocked by this scene that his thinking stopped, Zhou Yu instinctively replied: "You have timed out."
"...The road is blocked."
"At this point in time?"
While the two were talking, Zhang Mumugu took the plastic bag from the female swordsman, took out the drink inside and drank it. As she drank, she looked left and right at the two people confronting each other.
Zhou Yu stared at the other party. Because this scene was so ridiculous, he even suspected that the delivery boy in front of him was not the female swordsman at all, but just another stranger who was highly similar to Zhou Yu.
However, it seemed that the other party had similar thoughts and stared at him with the same suspicious eyes. Both sides couldn't believe it, and no one was willing to take the lead in breaking the deadlock.
At this time, Zhang Mumu handed a piece of fried chicken to the female swordsman: "Do you want to eat it?"
"...Classmate Zhang, although we look similar, at least our clothes are different, right? Do you even want to admit that I was wrong?"
"That's right." Zhang Mumu replied, "I want to see aliens eating! Classmate Zhou, do you want to see it too?"
Until then, the female swordsman opposite seemed to finally notice Zhang Mumu's presence. Probably to confirm Zhou Yu's identity, she immediately frowned and asked, "Why are you back?"
"This is where I live. What are you doing now?"
The female swordsman frowned even more, but she said in a matter-of-fact tone: "This is my job."
"……are you joking?"
"What do you mean? This is a formal and legal job for me."
After hearing the female swordsman's words, Zhou Yu felt dizzy. It was more than just being overtired, but being stimulated by the other party's attitude. He even felt that Zhang Mumu's words were indeed possible. The female swordsman in front of him who transcended common sense might really be an alien.
"...This is not the place to talk. Go to my place." Finally, he put down the hand rubbing his temples and said.
The female swordsman nodded curtly and said, "That's right, I also have something to ask you."
After getting the other party's permission, Zhou Yu took the lead and took her home. Although the reason was unclear, the female swordsman seemed to have undergone a huge change in temperament after the reunion. When the two met this time, Zhou Yu no longer felt like a natural enemy.
But this may also be because the other party just delivered Zhang Mumu's takeaway.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Yu went straight to the bedroom, opened the door and said, "Classmate Zhang, it's time for you to go to bed."
"Eh? I haven't finished eating yet."
"Come in and eat. You can use the notebook on the table as you like, and you can watch horror movies as you like."
Zhang Mumu was a little reluctant to leave, but under Zhou Yu's gaze, he obediently placed two pieces of fried chicken on the table, and then walked into the bedroom holding the bucket.
Once the unpredictable factors were eliminated, Zhou Yu quickly locked the door, and then said to the female swordsman beside the door: "Please sit down. I am afraid that the relationship between us cannot be resolved in a few words."
The female swordsman sat down as instructed, still looking around the room: "Are you the only one living here with that little girl?"
"No, I'm the only one who lives here for the time being. Classmate Zhang is here temporarily to spend the night and will leave tomorrow." Zhou Yu paused and then said, "I don't know her very well."
The female swordsman didn't look very convinced. She lowered her head and looked at the two pieces of fried chicken on the table. After a moment of hesitation, she picked up one of the pieces and took a small bite with the wrapping paper as a pad.
Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised by her unscrupulous behavior. He watched the other person eat slowly for a while, and finally asked: "Are you hungry?"
"No, this is polite." The female swordsman said naturally, "A gift from a righteous person is not inappropriate."
"……whatever."
Watching the other party finish the fried chicken, Zhou Yu also took the opportunity to sort out his thoughts. After the swordswoman wiped her hands clean, he asked, "What's your name?"
This was originally a very simple question, but the other party showed a troubled expression. He frowned and thought for a few seconds before solemnly nodding and saying: "Just call Hongye."
Needless to say, this must be a pseudonym.
Zhou Yu had no intention of arguing with the other party about this. He also nodded and said: "My name is Zhou Yu, the rain of rain."
After listening to his introduction, the female swordsman who called herself Hongye suddenly asked: "Is this your name, or the name of the owner of this body?"
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Mine."
"Really? Your name is related to the city lord here...but this is not enough."
Hongye murmured a few words, and before Zhou Yu asked questions, she sighed again as if she was extremely distressed.
"I'm sorry, I'm in a predicament now, and I can't explain it to you clearly... Zhou Yu, I think there is a misunderstanding between us. I was reckless when I attacked you last time. However, for you, That's definitely a harmless thing, because you don't belong here."
Zhou Yu looked at her blankly.
"You don't have any special relationship with the real owner of this body... Well, no, there should be a relationship, otherwise she wouldn't accept you. But you are not spiritually related, you are independent of each other. For To this city, you are just a foreign ghost, but when you cross the 'water boundary', you should have forgotten all these situations."
Seeing Zhou Yu's expression, Hongye also twisted her hair around her fingers in annoyance.
"...Yes, just understand it this way. Zhou Yu, you are a soul from another world, temporarily placed in this girl's body. The first time I thought you came here with malicious intentions, Later I realized that I was wrong. However, I did not kill you at that time, but sent you back to your original world. This was the best for you. However, now that you appear here again, I We can no longer act rashly.”
"What's the meaning?"
"You can't enter here for the third time." Hongye frowned and said, "This is a place that a person can only come to once in a lifetime. I don't know who sent you here again, but that person must be very extraordinary, maybe... I forced you to come in. If I send you back again, when you come in for the third time, you will never be able to go back."
Different from the cold look when they first met, although Hongye sitting at the table now is serious, her words also feel sincere. Although Zhou Yu found the content unbelievable, he could not simply attribute it to lying.
He thought quietly for a while and said, "What's wrong with staying here?"
Hearing his words, Hongye showed complicated eyes. She hesitated and said, "This is not a beautiful place."
"In that case, why are you staying here?"
"I am different. It is my duty to guard this city. And if I want, I can come in and out of here freely at any time."
At this point, Hongye's tone became slightly softer. Her eyes looked through Zhou Yu, fixedly at a certain position behind him.
After realizing this, Zhou Yu also turned around, followed Hong Ye's gaze, and saw the small bookshelf next to the TV cabinet. The copy of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" that Zhou Yu bought last year is still on top.
Hongye seemed to be staring at the book, with a faint, nostalgic smile on his face.
"This city is the king's dream." She suddenly said softly.
