"I'll say it again. I don't know."
Its gaze flickered across Lin Sanjiu's face. Then, it lowered its head and slammed the chopping board twice. "If I knew, I would have killed him a long time ago!"
After it became a duoluozhong, it had lost all positive human emotions. Its hatred for Timo, its childhood friend, was only because Timo did not become a duoluozhong like itself.
"If you continue to pester me, I will call the patrolmen!" The duoluozhong's face mask puffed up from its heavy breathing. Its eyes beneath its bangs were faintly bloodshot.
Lin Sanjiu looked at it for a few more times before she finally turned away without saying a word.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt as if the heavy gaze of the naga was pressing down on her back. She only heard the sound of the chopper when it cut into pieces when she was about to turn the corner.
Now that the man was dead, she thought she could get some information about the owner of the house from Timo, the real estate agent. Since the man had a way to get his hands on a starship, he might have some clues about other starships. In the worst-case scenario, he must have a lot of money.
Lin Sanjiu had enough money to buy a house, but she probably couldn't afford a spaceship.
"Forget it," Lin Sanjiu sighed. When she got off the bus, she said to Mrs. Manas, "I'm just giving it a try. I don't have much hope anyway. Let's find another way about the spaceship … "
Mrs. Manas ignored her. Lin Sanjiu had no idea what Mrs. Manas was busy with.
Mid Mountsburg seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of snow. Out of the skeletons of the old houses, the Posthumans had built one strange edifice after another, of unknown origin. Now they were dark with the snow, and they looked cold and clean against the snow.
Lin Sanjiu touched the new mask on her face. She did not walk towards the colorful showplace in the center of the town. Instead, she turned and walked into a small tavern situated on a slope. At least, she felt that this was a small tavern. However, she could not understand any of the words on the signboard.
Looking out from the window of the tavern, the light from Bliss' display panel was constantly changing, and the snow outside was alternating between blue and red.
There were not many empty tables by the window. The table next to hers was occupied by four bald men who looked exactly the same. Their bodies were too big for the pub, and their elbows reached her table. Those people did not say a word. They just stared at each other solemnly and silently. From time to time, they would roll their eyes. Just when Lin Sanjiu stole another glance at them, a gentle voice rang out beside her, "They are the Brothers of Common Heart. I've never seen you before. Is this your first time here? "
When people describe a sound, they probably don't think of what color it is. However, there was indeed a purple sound in their ears. While Lin Sanjiu was puzzled by her own feelings, she shot a glance at the person who had just arrived.
The person who greeted her was wrapped in a white apron, a smile that had no edges on his soft, dough-like face. As soon as she turned her eyes away, she would probably forget his face immediately. The only thing she could remember was the purple, soft, and deep voice, "This is our menu. What would you like to order? "
Lin Sanjiu did not understand the menu, and her goal was not to eat or drink. She simply pointed at a row of words that looked like cat poop. All the words looked the same.
"Coming right up," the deep purple voice said. Like a ghost, the tavern owner passed through the crowd of customers and disappeared into the back of the tavern.
There were too many strange people in the Twelve Worlds. Perhaps, some of them could not even be called humans. Even though Lin Sanjiu had been in the Heaven Underworld for a few months, she still couldn't help looking around the tavern a few more times. One of the customers looked more like a bumblebee than a human.
From a certain perspective, Silvan was one of the "strange-looking" people.
When the tavern owner appeared next to Lin Sanjiu's table without a sound, she almost jumped out of her skin. She collected her thoughts and smiled at the tavern owner. "Are you familiar with Bliss?"
He placed the cutlery on the table and nodded. "Of course. It is the biggest tourist spot in Mid Mountsburg. We rely on it for our business. Do you want to go to Bliss? "
"Erm," Lin Sanjiu coughed and lowered her voice, "Do you know a person called Jezebel?"
An "I understand" smile gradually appeared on his dough-like face. "So, you are also a fan of Miss Jezebel," the tavern owner said politely. "She has been to my tavern a few times. She is a very beautiful woman."
"Yes, I … Ahem, I like her a lot. I have also … met her once." Lin Sanjiu could feel her face blushing under the mask. "I hope I can see her again …"
The tavern owner nodded with a smile. His voice was thick with purple, "Who wouldn't? That black hair is so beautiful."
"It's good that you understand me." Lin Sanjiu tried her best to sound like a crazy stalker. "Miss Jezebel … When does she usually come out from Bliss?" she asked nervously.
Her eyes wandered over the landlord's face, and scarcely had she perceived the deep furrow between his eyebrows, when she swept her fist across the table, and a handful of glittering red crystals appeared between her thumb and forefinger, which she thrust into the pocket of the landlord's apron.
The man's puffy face immediately relaxed. When he spoke again, the purple hue in his voice had lightened, "You are too kind. Thank you for the tip, but I don't know about Miss Jezebel's schedule. "
"It's okay. Let's talk," Lin Sanjiu smiled. "When did you see her before?"
Perhaps it was because of the red crystals, the tavern owner did not leave. He took out a white towel and started wiping the table. "Sometimes in the morning and sometimes at night … Miss Jezebel does not have a fixed schedule. No one knows when she will come to Bliss."
"Doesn't she come here every day?"
"Oh, no." The tavern owner smiled matter-of-factly. "But you will know when she comes."
"What do you mean?"
"Because she is so popular," the purple voice said slowly. "Every time she comes to Bliss, hundreds of people will gather outside the tavern just to catch a glimpse of her. Look at the snow outside. It is so clean, and there are barely any footprints. You will know that she did not come today. "
While Lin Sanjiu was still in a daze, the tavern owner disappeared again like a ghost. Lin Sanjiu looked at the strange-shaped utensils on the table. One of them was shaped like a horn, and the other was shaped like the neck of a broken wine bottle. It was hard to tell how one should eat with them. Then, she looked out of the window and fell into deep thought.
When the tavern owner returned with her food and drinks, Lin Sanjiu handed him another handful of red crystals. This time, she asked about Jezebel's personality, rumors, and personality in detail, hoping that she could fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle as much as possible.
However, to her disappointment, even though the tavern owner talked a lot about Jezebel, she was not interested in anything. Just like what the peacock head had told her, Jezebel was a woman who had a legendary life, but she had nothing to do with it.
The tavern owner poured a thick, mud-like liquid into a small tree stump, and a spicy steam rose from it. Lin Sanjiu mimicked the others and dipped a piece of yellow, spongy food into the mud-like liquid. As soon as she took a bite, her five senses exploded at the same time. Tears, snot, and hot sweat gushed out at the same time. Blood rushed to her head. She "cried" for five to six minutes, unable to move, before she gradually recovered her senses from the taste.
Even though the smell made her back break out in cold sweat, she still wiped her tears and nodded at the tavern owner when he walked past her. She forced a smile and said, "The taste is too good. Keep this table for me. Burp. I will come here every day."
Perhaps it was because her acting skills were superb, but for the next four to five days, when she came to the tavern, there would be a piece of mud-like liquid on the table. She sat there from morning to night, surrounded by the stench that threatened to overwhelm her mind. However, she did not see Jezebel at all.
On the seventh day, Lin Sanjiu could no longer sit still.
"Since I can't wait for Miss Jezebel, I might as well try something else." Lin Sanjiu took a bite, but her voice was already hoarse. "Maybe I can enter the Bliss Tavern and become their —"
Before she could finish her sentence, a sudden, wave-like clamor from below the tavern caught her attention. Lin Sanjiu paused in surprise. The tavern owner smiled at her. "Miss Jezebel is here."
When Lin Sanjiu rushed to the window, a sea of people had already gathered on the street. The skateboard-shaped aircraft with the logo of "Nocturnal Wanderer" slowly landed on the snowy ground amidst the rumbling sound of its engine. The air it puffed out rolled up the accumulated snow on the ground, and the white specks fluttered in the air as if it was snowing again. The people retreated to the roadside, so much so that they could not even open the doors of the tavern. Curious, anxious, and confused gazes were all focused on the aircraft.
A figure wearing a long red robe slowly walked down from the aircraft. There were a few posthumans following behind her. She was indeed worthy of such fame and admiration. Everything about her was exquisite and beautiful. The red figure walking on the snowy ground with her black hair scattered under the blue sky looked like a painting. As she walked, Jezebel waved at the people on the street. The outline of her delicate body could be vaguely seen through her red robe.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the red figure until Jezebel turned around and smiled at the people below the tavern. Even though they were quite a distance away, Lin Sanjiu could still see the glistening water in her black eyes.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
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