"So, that's it?"
When the light disappeared, Fangzheng found that he had left the space and was standing in a girl's boudoir. Without asking, he knew that this was Bai Yeba's room. At this moment, Bai Yeba was still lying quietly on the floor. She seemed to have fallen into a coma at the last moment because Fledgling had overexerted her power.
But after a brief examination, Fangzheng found that she was only a little weak, as if she was suffering from a serious illness. As long as she took a good rest, she should be fine.
But Fangzheng also noticed that the ring on Bai Yeba's left ring finger had disappeared. This made Fangzheng secretly heave a sigh of relief. After all, the ring could not be taken off once it was put on. Fortunately, it was a holiday now. Otherwise, if someone with sharp eyes saw him and Baiyeba wearing the same ring on the ring finger of his left hand..... then he would be in big trouble.
Fangzheng looked at Fledgling again and found that the ring on her finger had disappeared.
"What's going to happen to her next?"
Fangzheng looked at Zhen Hong and asked curiously. When he first read "Rosette Maiden", Fangzheng was just a child. The internet was not very developed at that time, unlike now, where everything could be searched on the internet. So, he only knew the plot and setting of "Rosette Maiden", but he did not know the details.
For example, what was the "Rosette Maiden"? The final winner of the Alice Game would become Alice. Did she become a human?
These were all questions in Fangzheng's mind, and now he could obviously find the person who could answer them.
In fact, after they were defeated, Fledgling had offered to give her Rosette Madonna to Masahiro. However, Masahiro refused and said that since Fledgling had lost to her, she could decide when to take her Rosette Madonna away. In short, Masahiro didn't take Fledgling's Rosette Madonna away. Instead, she kept her by her side as her servant.
Of course, that was what Zhen Hong said.
But whether Fangzheng believed her or not was another matter.
Now he was more curious about how Fledgling could move without the ring. After all, if he remembered correctly, the Rose Maiden needed to form a contract and then draw power from the medium. Just like how the Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War needed the Master's magic to maintain their existence, Rosette Maiden also followed this rule.
But now that Cypress Leaf and Fledgling's contract had been terminated, what would happen to Fledgling?
"I will give her some of the power I absorbed from you. That way, she will be fine."
Seeing that Hibiscus was bidding farewell to Bai Yeba, Zhen Hong replied in a low voice. Fangzheng stretched out his hand and patted her head.
"I didn't expect your sister to be so compassionate."
"What are you talking about?!"
Hearing until here, Zhen Hong immediately waved her little hand and slapped away Fangzheng's hand that was caressing her head.
"Don't get me wrong. I only did this because I needed a servant. You didn't want to be my servant, so I could only choose her."
"Okay, let's just pretend that's the case."
Hearing Zhen Hong's answer, Fangzheng chuckled and shrugged his shoulders. Choosing a little girl with a mental age of about six years old as his servant? It was up to Zhen Hong whether she believed it or not.
At that moment, Hibiscus had finished saying goodbye to Bai Yeba. She stood up pitifully and walked to Fangzheng and Zhen Hong with her suitcase. Bai Yeba raised her head and looked at Fangzheng.
"Jiecheng …."
"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help. I know you may have a lot of questions, but your body isn't in good condition right now. Take a good rest first. We'll talk again later."
"Ah …. Okay …."
A shadow flashed across Bai Yeba's face when she heard Fangzheng's words. She nodded. Then, Fangzheng followed Zhen Hong and Hibiscus into the mirror and returned to his room.
Just like that, Fangzheng had another puppet girl by his side, and his house became more lively because of this.
Originally, Fangzheng was worried that Hibiscus would be unhappy or depressed after leaving her master, but he did not expect the puppet to be so carefree. The next day, she was already running around his house energetically. She even got along well with Mei Gan and Eve.
Compared with the relatively stable and mature Zhen Hong, Hibiscus was more like a little sister, so Mei Gan was also very fond of her. In fact, on the surface, Hibiscus was indeed an innocent and cute little girl.
But Fangzheng knew that the truth was not that simple. Zhen Hong told him that the reason Hibiscus pulled Bai Yeba into her Realm was that she wanted to be with Bai Yeba forever and never be separated. But as a human, Bai Yeba certainly could not do nothing all day like a puppet like Hibiscus. Even during the holidays, she still had to go to cram school and help with the housework. In short, this aroused Hibiscus' dissatisfaction, so she forcibly pulled her into her Realm and wanted to imprison her completely.
That was why pink was always black when it was cut open.
Fangzheng shook his head helplessly as he looked at Hibiscus, who was happily drawing on her sketchbook with a crayon. After that, he contacted Bai Yeba. Fortunately, although he was almost killed by his own doll, Bai Yeba did not have any fear of Fledgling at all. Instead, she blamed herself for not having enough time to accompany Fledgling all day long …. I say, there's a limit to how much you can be a saint, you know.
But since she was not afraid of Hibiscus, Fangzheng invited her to visit Hibiscus when she had time. Hibiscus had lost the ability to contract with her anyway, which meant that if she did not stay by Zhen Hong's side, she would not even have the strength to maintain her activities. Besides, Hibiscus liked Bai Yeba very much, so there was no harm in the two of them meeting.
Bai Yeba hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Fangzheng's invitation.
Gojima Jun and the others also came to visit Hibiscus. The two of them hit it off immediately and had a great time. Should it be because they were of similar mental ages?
Compared to the mature True Red, Fledgling's mental age was indeed younger.
But …..
With this thought in mind, Fangzheng shifted his gaze to the figure sitting on the sofa, watching the TV with relish.
A mature puppet who is fascinated by puppet detective dramas?
Haha.
Ding ding ding ….
While Fangzheng was cursing in his heart, his phone rang. He took out his phone, glanced at it, then walked out of the living room and answered the call.
"What's the matter? Miss Cephelia? "
"We've found Kuride's hiding place."
Cephelia's calm voice came from the phone, but it sounded a little urgent.
"We need your help, Mr. Jiecheng."
"Looks like you're quite fast."
Fangzheng whistled when he heard Cephelia's words.
"We've been tracking it, and now we've finally found Kuride's hiding place …. But the problem is, we can't act at will, so we need someone to help us."
"Just say we'll help you lure those idiots into the trap. There's no need to make it sound so elegant."
Fangzheng yawned, interrupting Cephelia's words. The latter remained silent for a moment, then continued.
"We're recruiting a group of powerful bounty hunters to launch a surprise attack on Kuride's base …."
"Then you'll take the opportunity to sneak in and carry out an assassination. What a perfect plan."
"…. That's it."
Since Fangzheng had already guessed it, Cephelia did not explain further. Fangzheng just chuckled. What a joke. How could he not have guessed it? Although the terrorist attack failed, Kuride and his Apostle of the Stars still slapped the Time Guardians in the face. If they could settle down and do nothing, they might as well disband as soon as possible.
"Of course, our bounty is still in effect."
Fangzheng did not say anything. Cephelia understood what he meant. If he was only acting as bait, then Fangzheng was obviously not interested in taking action.
"If you can eliminate Kuride before the Time Guardians arrive, then the 3 billion bounty …. is not a penny less."
"Dead or alive?"
"Dead or alive."
Zephyrya lowered her voice and repeated her words.
"Besides, I believe Kuride won't die so easily."
"Haha, let's wait and see. Where's Kuride hiding?"
"You have to go to a place first. When you get there, our people will tell you where Kuride is."
Cephelia told Sheyan the location as she spoke.
"So, you're not going to tell me the location directly?"
"If you're willing to join the Time Guardians …."
"I don't like puzzles, but there's no harm in playing occasionally."
Fangzheng gave a decisive answer.
"Then, the gathering time is three days later …. That's all."
After receiving Fangzheng's answer again, Cephelia did not say anything else and quickly hung up.
Three days later ….
Fangzheng held the phone and thought for a moment.
It seems it's time to talk to Zhen Hong.
After the puppet show ended, Fangzheng brought Zhen Hong back to his room and told her about the matter.
"Work?"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Zhen Hong looked at him in puzzlement.
"Aren't you a student?"
"Yes, I'm working. It's a very profitable job. If this job goes well, I can get 3 billion."
Fangzheng did not hide his desire for 3 billion.
"So let me ask, if I'm gone for too long, will you have any problems?"
"Of course."
Zhen Hong nodded.
"If the distance between us and the medium is too far, the energy transmission will be interrupted. After that, we can only rely on the energy in our bodies to move around. So … the best way is to let us go with you. "
"Are you sure?"
Hearing Zhen Hong's answer, Fangzheng took out the 'Persuader' from his pocket and shook it in front of her.
"You should have guessed it by now. This isn't as simple as being a laborer. It's a very dangerous job."
"That's why I want to go with you."
Zhen Hong stared at Fangzheng.
"You're my medium. If anything happens to you, it won't be good for me either. Also … Megan and Eve are very dependent on you. I don't want them to be sad because of you. Although our abilities aren't very strong, I believe we can still help you a little. "
"… Fine."
Hearing Zhen Hong's suggestion, Fangzheng did not know what to say for a while. After thinking about it carefully, he did not have any memory of Zhen Hong fighting in the real world. Although Fledgling had shown great combat power before, that was only because they were in Fledgling's Domain. To put it bluntly, it was a bit like the inherent boundary of the puppets, so it was not an exaggeration to say that the puppets inside were extremely powerful.
But this was the real world, which meant that Zhen Hong and Fledgling could not exert the same level of power as they did in the Domain.
But it did not matter. After all, in Fangzheng's plan, he did not intend to fight that idiot face-to-face.
In fact, Fangzheng had already heard from Cephelia that the guy named Kuride was not only not dead, but had become even more troublesome. Otherwise, a mere cripple would not have caused the Time Guardians to make such a big fuss about it. They even needed the bounty hunters to lure the tiger away from the mountain to change the target.
But Fangzheng had his own way.
"Then, get ready. We're leaving."
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