Reader: Smile.
Du Ze felt like he was on a boat. The swaying made him dizzy. He felt his head getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly, a big wave hit him and his head fell off his neck.
The silly, cute person was instantly awakened. The first thing that came back was his sense of smell. His nose was filled with the fragrance of grass. Then it was his sense of touch. His face seemed to be pressed against a piece of cold, smooth silk. Then it was his sight. He saw a white cloth with a beautiful pattern sewn with a blue needle and thread. Finally it was his hearing. He heard Xiu's voice very close to his ear: "You're awake?"
Du Ze raised his head, as heavy as he was in his dream. He was horrified to find that he was being carried by Xiu. They were still surrounded by white snow, but this time they were no longer on the snowy peak where the ice crystal grass grew. Xiu was carrying him and Eddie was walking on one side. It looked like they were … going down the mountain?
The last thing he remembered was that he picked up Edie's wine and drank it. Du Ze frowned uncomfortably. His head was throbbing with pain. When he thought about something, the pain intensified. He even had the illusion that his mouth and face were swollen and painful.
This hangover is really killing me …
"We're going down the mountain?"
"Yes." Xiu responded lightly: "The task is complete."
In other words, while he was drunk, the ice crystal grass was picked and the three-headed hellhound was subdued? Such a big movement didn't wake him up. How drunk was he? The silly, cute person thought slowly. He pressed his throbbing temples and stared blankly at the snowy slope. From just now, Du Ze felt that he had forgotten something very important.
What was it?
It wasn't until he saw the approaching avalanche that the silly, cute person suddenly realized: It's you, Avalanche Lord.
… Eh?
Under the astonished gazes of the three people, the thick snow was like a white snow dragon rushing towards them. Xiu's first reaction was to protect Du Ze in his arms. Xiu's silver hair was blown back by the avalanche. He stared at the approaching avalanche and quickly chanted a spell.
At the moment when the snow was about to touch them, a purple-red flower grew under Xiu and Du Ze's feet. It stuck to the snow and swallowed the two people. This was actually a type of plant-type offensive spell, and it was perfect for dodging the impact of the avalanche.
"Rumble!"
After an unknown period of time, the snow mountain regained its former tranquility. Suddenly, an enchanting flower broke through the snow and opened its petals, revealing Xiu and Du Ze. All he could see was a vast expanse of whiteness. He didn't know where Eddie had been swept to.
The grey light of the contract flashed, and a five-meter long giant dog appeared on the snowy ground. Its whole body was covered with shiny black fur, and it had three heads, each of which could release magic of a different element. From left to right, the eyes were cyan, black, and red respectively, representing the wind, dark, and fire elements. When the majestic Cerberus's leftmost head – let's call it Little Green – saw Du Ze, it stiffened, and then suddenly pulled the middle head, Little Black. Little Black impatiently turned its head to look at Du Ze, and then stared at him. The rightmost head, Little Red, kept looking up and down, trying to see Du Ze, who was blocked by the other two heads: What happened? What happened?
Yet another Magical Beast that had fallen head over heels for her adorableness.
Under Xiu's reassurance, Cerberus finally stopped shivering on the ground with its tail between its legs. It stuck its ears to its back and let one head carry out Xiu's order to find people. The other two heads stared at Du Ze. Du Ze thought it was great that he was drunk and didn't participate in the quest. If he had gone down, Cerberus would have been scared out of her wits the moment she appeared. Then Xiu's adorable pet group would have lost a cat and a dog.
Under Cerberus's lead, they came to an ice cliff. Du Ze's brain finally sobered up a bit when the cold wind blew up from the deep ravine. He saw Eddie hanging from a branch and Xiu walking to the edge of the cliff.
"Give me a hand –"
Du Ze pressed his temples, feeling his head hurt more and more: Should he stop Xiu or let Xiu make his own choice?
Just as Du Ze was hesitating, there was the sound of ice breaking, then the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Eddie's relieved voice came: "Thank you."
Du Ze looked up in shock. On the edge of the ice cliff, Eddie sat on the ground and wiped his cold sweat. Xiu stood indifferently to one side.
– Why did Xiu save Eddie?
When they returned to the ice town, Du Ze was still confused. Eddie almost couldn't wait to take the ice crystal grass to save Xiu. Du Ze saw Rose for the first time. The girl, who was Xiu's childhood sweetheart, was lying on the bed. Her skin looked like it had been burned, covered with blisters, and the bottom was red and white. Under the effect of the ice crystal grass, the festering burns gradually improved and the girl's original beautiful appearance could be seen.
In the original story, after the scum Xiu killed Eddie, he went back to save Rose. Under his care, Rose gradually recovered. With the elf form, Rose naturally fell in love with the elf Xiu and then decisively killed him. Xiu said to Rose: Wait for me here, I'll go back to the Elf Forest and take care of everything, then I'll pick you up. Rose happily agreed, and then she never saw the elf who said he wanted to be with her again.
A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, the original story of Xiu's incisiveness.
But now … Du Ze looked at Eddie, who was guarding Rose. With Eddie there, the matter of taking care of Rose would not have fallen to the "stranger" Xiu. Then the plot would not have unfolded. Now, not only did Xiu not kill Eddie, but he also let Rose go?
"… Thank you very much!"
In the mercenary guild in the ice town, Eddie was both excited and uneasy as he asked: "Do you really not need to pay?"
Xiu put away his D-level mercenary card and shook his head indifferently. He pulled Du Ze and began to walk outside.
"If you need anything, please don't hesitate to come to me!"
Eddie ran to the door and shouted at the two figures who were walking away. The snow obscured his vision and soon he could no longer see the elf and the human.
The Little Phoenix poked its head out of the hood, and then its little head was directly covered with white snow. It shook its head, looked up at the falling snow, and let out a cheerful cry. Du Ze looked at Xiu and finally couldn't help but ask: "Don't you hate them?"
Xiu shook his head – these people were no longer worthy of his attention. However, even if he doesn't hate them, he won't let them go easily. That person will guard the treasure he wants the most. He can only look at it but not touch it. He will keep looking for it and will never be forgiven.
Du Ze felt that his life was worth living: Moe Lord, you are really cute. This young man can actually see the day when you let go of your hatred!
"I'm very happy."
Xiu stopped and stared intently at the person beside him: "Then smile."
Du Ze stared blankly at Xiu. He brushed the snow off his hat and whispered: "You've never smiled before."
– Ah Ze is an idiot, he always likes to giggle.
But … the person in front of him is Xiu.
Du Ze slowly raised the corners of his lips. He really hasn't made this expression for a long time. Even without a mirror, he knows that his expression is stiff and awkward. It doesn't look like he's smiling, but like he's facing an enemy.
Moe Lord, don't have nightmares! If you want, this young man, this young man can walk the path of a smile in the future!
In the swirling snowflakes, the silver-haired elf reached out and hugged the stiff-faced black-haired youth.
"That's good."
One day, this person will lose all pretense in front of him and will only look at him and smile at him.
Xiu stared at the falling snow. The heavy snow was like a barrier that isolated everything. The feeling of being the only two people left in the world … was very good.
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After resting for a night, Du Ze and Xiu set out for the Star Empire.
In the seventh era, the humans drove away the beasts and established three great empires: the Radiant Empire, the Moonlight Empire, and the Star Empire. The Radiant Empire was the strongest and had a medium-sized territory. The whole country, including the Emperor, believed in the God of Light and the Temple of Light could be seen everywhere. The power of the Temple of Light was very centralized. The Moonlight Empire was the smallest and the weakest. It was almost a vassal of the Radiant Empire. It was located on the east side of the continent, bordering the wilderness, and was often invaded by the beasts. The Star Empire was vast, but it was well known that the Star Empire's authorities were divided into several factions. The one with the highest power was not the Emperor, but the Prime Minister.
It took a day for Xiu and Du Ze to arrive at the Imperial Capital of the Star Empire. Along the way, some silly, cute person was struggling with how to send the Moe Lord away to find the mercenary squad. If he went to see the mercenary squad with Xiu, he wouldn't be able to get the doujinshi back in front of Xiu. Du Ze felt that if Xiu saw the mercenary squad, he would kill them in a fit of anger.
Du Ze began to recall the original text of "Mixed Blood," trying to find an opportunity to meet the mercenary squad. In the novel, the plot of the Star Empire was mainly divided into three stages. The first stage was the King of Thieves' mission: Jack the King of Thieves had assigned his only apprentice, Enoch, with a mission to steal "time" from a female alchemist named Vieruodis. After inquiring, Enoch learned that the target had a pocket watch, which should be the "time" that the Thief King requested. But Vieruodis stayed in her magic tower and never came out – all magicians know their magic towers like the back of their hands. Even a fly flying in can be found.
Fortunately, Enoch's intelligence source told him that Vieruodis liked the play "Cecil" very much. As long as the play started, she would definitely be there. The most famous troupe in the Chaos Continent, Starlight, stopped in the Imperial Capital of the Star Empire. Enoch happened to know the leader of the troupe, so he went to ask the leader for help. The leader was helpless because "Cecil" is a notoriously difficult play. The requirements for the actors' appearance are so high that it makes one's hair stand on end. There have been troupes that have performed in this play before, but they were all ridiculed by the audience and never recovered. For the sake of the Starlight Troupe's reputation, the leader didn't dare to try, but he promised that as soon as he found the right actor, he would immediately start preparing for the performance.
Therefore, when the blue-faced elf Xiu met up with the mercenary squad, Enoch almost flew over and hugged the Moe Lord's thigh: Savior, you're here!
"Elf brother, wait a minute!"
Du Ze nodded. Why is it that every time he thinks of a plot, the plot comes?
A thief jumped in front of them. It was Enoch from the mercenary squad. When he saw Xiu's cold and handsome face, he froze for a moment as if he was petrified by magic. Then he excitedly said.
"Can you act?"
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There was once a very beautiful man. His name was Cecil. His beauty even shocked the world.
In order to appreciate Cecil's beauty, God froze his time so that Cecil would always be at his most beautiful moment.
The whole world fell in love with Cecil and was jealous of his lover.
As time passed, everyone felt that the lover was no longer worthy of Cecil, so the world hid Cecil.
The lover kept looking for Cecil, but the lake, the forest, the birds, the beasts, everything prevented them from seeing each other.
The lark said to the lover: You are so old, how can you be worthy of Cecil?
The rose said to the lover: You are so ugly, how can you be worthy of Cecil?
The lover began to think: If I become so beautiful, will I be able to be with Cecil?
So the lover used forbidden magic.
Finally, the lover became more beautiful.
God and the world marveled at the lover's beauty.
So God returned Cecil's time to Cecil and froze the lover's time.
– "Mixed Blood: Cecil"
The author has something to say: Author: Today I want to be the third sword (smile).
Reader: Today I want to be the author (smile).
Protagonist: Today I want to be the reader (smile).
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Thank you for the inspiration for the script. The rotten author is crazy and wants to see the Moe Lord in women's clothes.
Thank you: Gu Xijiang, Yan Zhaowu, Qing Yue, sssss, Mud, Sailingon, Vicky _ C, Purple Night → Scarlet Scar, Liu Xiaoqi, Shallow Moon Tide, YoYi0 (2), Little Rotten, Jingge4301, Far in the Future, My Wife Ultraman, Anyi, Taketori, One Flower One World, 12864821, White Sugar One, BLX (2), Nethery, Liar, Stupid, Cute, True Love, Yu Fei Ling, Qing Shui Shui (3), Film, Flying Goose South, Bi An, BUG, Yi and Fengxing, … Mine ~
Thank you: Voodoo Doll, Doll's Grenade ~
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