A complete reversal!
Everyone thought Giles, having broken free from his restraints, would transform back into a free-roaming lion. But to their surprise, after taking only two steps, he became weak-kneed and collapsed with a thud.
Giles, kneeling on the ground, showed no trace of anger.
His face was a picture of solicitous apology.
His already swollen face was forced into a smile, narrowing his eyes to mere slits.
Chen Yu, with his back to him, didn't even glance his way.
He held the Bee Girl, who had lunged at him, with one arm.
"Are you alright?"
Chen Yu's soft whisper escaped his lips.
The Bee Girl, held in his embrace, felt her heart pounding like a startled deer. Hearing Chen Yu's gentle whisper, her face burned with a feverish blush.
"I... I'm fine. I'll go help Kuka collect the watches."
Whoosh!
Without waiting for Chen Yu's response, the Bee Girl scurried over to Kuka, busying herself with collecting the watches, her gaze occasionally stealing glances at Chen Yu.
Her heart continued to pound, her hands clasped to her chest.
"So cool!"
Chen Yu watched the Bee Girl's retreating figure with a smile, then subconsciously glanced at his left hand.
It felt a little damp.
"Did I sweat that much?" Chen Yu muttered to himself, but upon closer reflection, the place he had embraced seemed to be the Bee Girl's shapely posterior?
Or perhaps, even further in?
"Pfft,渣男 (scumbag)!"
A clear voice, like that of a little devil, reached his ears.
Chen Yu turned his head to the side, catching sight of the little devil hugging her arms and looking at him with an expression of disdain.
"Hey, you little runt, you dare to speak?" Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. "Don't forget our bet. When night falls, resume your original form and lie in my bed. Don't make me come find you myself, alright?"
"You!!! You pervert!"
The little devil's pretty face flushed, her teeth clenched tightly.
"Dream on. I'll never resume my original form again in this lifetime."
"It matters not." To Chen Yu's surprise, he seemed completely unbothered, reaching out with two fingers to lift her skirt. "Being miniature has its advantages."
Screech!
The little devil's hair stood on end in an instant.
She glanced sideways at Chen Yu.
It was as if she were looking at a devil, her eyes reddened, her long tongue lolling out, occasionally dripping saliva.
She, like a helpless maiden.
Bound by countless tentacles—
"Ah!!!! I can't think about it anymore, the imagery is too vivid!!!" The little devil shrieked, clutching her head with both hands, forcefully pulling down her skirt and with a whoosh, disappearing back into the watch.
Leaving Chen Yu looking utterly bewildered.
"What is she yelling about?"
Although he didn't understand the little devil's mad ramblings, Chen Yu's intention was simply to tease her.
With a slight smile.
Chen Yu then turned back to face Giles, a smile gracing his lips.
"Hey..."
"Hey—" Giles grinned at Chen Yu, but before his smile had fully formed, a slap landed on his face.
Slap!
Struck in the mouth, Giles still grinned, not daring to move.
"Giles!" Tony, standing nearby, shouted with wide eyes. "What are you doing? Hurry up and kill him! Aren't you Golden Realm?"
"You still dare to yell?"
Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tony, then called out to the side.
"Er Gou, bring him over!"
"Yes, sir!"
Er Gou, his muscles bulging, grabbed Tony by the collar of his shirt and, like a chicken, tossed him to the ground with a thud. The spot where he landed was perfect, right next to Giles.
"You, what are you going to do now?"
Tony whispered nervously, noticing Chen Yu's gaze.
"Don't be afraid, we are good people." Chen Yu said with a full smile.
However—
Anyone seeing that smile would feel as though they were sitting on pins and needles.
How could anyone be like this?
While speaking, "We are good people," their eyes seemed to swallow people whole.
"Young Master Tony, you'd best not pin your hopes on him." Chen Yu whispered. "I've told you, Golden Realm is nothing. Why don't you ask him?"
"You flatter me, sir. The Golden Realm is nothing before you!" Giles said with a fawning smile.
"See? Did you hear that?"
Chen Yu tilted his head and smiled slightly.
"You, as a scion of a prominent family, how can you entrust your life to someone in the Golden Realm? That's so dangerous."
"Giles!"
"Young Master Tony, please stop shouting!"
Giles reprimanded him.
He was truly going mad.
Still shouting?
Was this Tony an idiot? Couldn't he see the sword pointed at his neck?
Couldn't he see the colorful sword held in his hand?
What he said earlier was the absolute truth.
The Golden Realm was nothing before that sword!
A Rainbow Sword!
Even a master of the Obsidian Realm would be dispatched with a single strike!
"You..." Seeing the fear in Giles's eyes, and his reprimand, Tony understood instantly.
Giles couldn't save him!
Despair!
A thick fog instantly enveloped his heart.
He sat on the ground, dejected, his gaze vacant, yet a firm, unwavering thought solidified in his mind.
He, did not want to die!
"Let, let me go." Tony tremblingly looked up, his eyes filled with the desire to live. "Please, let me go. Whatever you want, I'll agree to it. You want money, right? I have money... How much money do you want? When I return to my clan, I'll make sure they give it to you."
"Are you kidding me?"
Chen Yu chuckled and said.
"Return to your clan? And have your clan members give me money? Do you really think everyone is like you, with a shrunken cerebellum?"
"I, I don't have any money anymore." Tony said mournfully. "My money was all robbed by your accomplice. They didn't leave me a single coin."
"Hold on, I don't have any accomplices!"
Chen Yu raised his hand to stop Tony.
"I don't know what happened before, perhaps you were just taken care of by someone before me. But those people are not with me, so telling me this is useless."
"I, I really don't have any money." Tony insisted.
"King, King, King..." Suddenly, the optimistic beastman mercenary ran over. "I have an idea."
Seeing that it was the beastman mercenary who had arrived, Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.
"You haven't left yet?"
"Heh, didn't you tell me to wait for you here?" The beastman mercenary grinned and said, "King, let's not talk about that, I think I have a way in this situation."
"Oh?"
"Since they don't have money, you can lend them money."
"Ah?"
"You lend them money, and then take that money back as their ransom." The beastman mercenary whispered. "This way, they will owe you a debt acknowledgment. Then, you can use that acknowledgment to go to their clan and collect the money!"
"Huh?"
Chen Yu looked at him sideways for a long moment.
"Why go through so much trouble?"
"The nature of it is different." The beastman mercenary shrugged. "Robbery versus lending, from a moral standpoint, lending is certainly more justifiable."
"Well, you've successfully persuaded me."
Chen Yu patted the beastman mercenary's shoulder with his hand, then turned back to face Tony and Giles.
"It's fine if you don't have money. I can lend it to you. Do you accept?"
"I accept!"
Tony shouted without a second thought.
"Alright, then I'll also tell you about our lending terms." Chen Yu lowered his gaze and whispered. "Our lending here is not a full amount transaction."
"Then it's..."
"Seven out, thirteen back. Borrow?"
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Author's Say:
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!