si-mexico Chapter 592 Old Friends Reunite After Many Years
Chapter 592 Old Friends Reunite After Many Years
Despite the dim light in the river below, Xu Ning could still see everyone's faces clearly.
The fierce battle took place between Jeberlele and his daughter Jade, and between two Fools of Winter.
Belial was also there, standing on a tree root, dressed in flowing white robes... watching the battle.
Xu Ning floated down beside Belial with an air of nonchalance, took a sip of his drink, and asked, "What's going on?"
Belial glanced back at the direction Xu Ning had come from, seemingly surprised by where Xu Ning had appeared.
There, two crocodile-headed statues stood precisely on either side of the room where Xu Ning had appeared.
"It seems that as soon as we stepped into that room, some kind of teleportation array was activated, which brought us here."
Belial pointed to the sandy shore on the other side, "Perhaps because Jade was holding my arm the whole time, I woke up to find Jade beside me. I hadn't gone far when I met Jeberlele. I was wondering where to look for you when I ran into those two Fools here."
"You really do run into them everywhere. The Fatui should choose a mint color for their symbol."
Xu Ning looked at the two Fools and discovered that the guy holding the Thunder Hammer was the same Thunder Hammer Captain they had met when they first entered the Crimson King's Tomb.
I remember this guy recognized me and immediately led his team to evacuate.
"Clap clap clap..."
Xu Ning clapped her hands lightly, "Alright, alright, let's stop fighting."
Neither side was fighting to the death, and both understood that with Xu Ning present, there was no need to continue the fight.
Almost simultaneously, they turned and stood on opposite sides of the river.
Xu Ning took two steps forward, pointed at the Thunder Hammer Captain, and gestured with his hand, "You guys dug this hole?"
Captain Lei Chui had heard rumors about Xu Ning back in winter.
Legend has it that he single-handedly wiped out Winter's influence in Liyue, repeatedly disrupted the Fatui's operations, and almost prevented the Enforcer "Childe" from returning to Winter alive, ranking first on the Fatui's debt list.
Now that there are neither those foolish, gilded troupes left to serve as cannon fodder nor the Hidden Mirror Lady to leave quickly, they are at his mercy.
“We are warriors of the Fools, not rats that like to dig holes.”
Captain Thunder Hammer slammed his hammer heavily on the ground and answered coldly.
Xu Ning took a sip of her drink and nodded. "Oh, it wasn't you guys then. Never mind, you can go now!"
Captain Thunder Hammer, who thought they were doomed, was stunned. "You're just letting us go like that?"
Xu Ning asked with amusement, "Otherwise what? Okay, then tell me what you're doing here? Why are you hanging out with the Gilded Troupe? Does your plan include anything that might overlap with ours?"
Captain Thunderhammer pursed his lips. "It's a classified matter, I can't tell you!"
"This is outrageous! They won't say a word. Am I supposed to keep you here and annoy me? Get out, get out..."
Captain Thunderhammer and his heavy guard with ice guns exchanged a glance, then immediately turned to leave. However, after taking only two steps, Captain Thunderhammer suddenly pulled the fat guard down and squatted down on the spot.
Xu Ning leaned over and peeked, then angrily said, "Why did you pull out some rations? Are you that hungry? Go back to camp and eat!"
Captain Hammer said expressionlessly, "I'm starving, I really can't walk anymore."
Xu Ning's abacus beads shattered on the ground. Turning his head, he saw the fat guard staring curiously at the wine gourd in his hand, which made him even more furious.
"What? You want me to toast you?"
The fat guard was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.
“You were thinking of taking this route just now, weren’t you, Belial, Jade? Let’s go this way.”
Xu Ning ignored the two guys and took the lead, walking forward along the river.
After walking several hundred steps along the cave, Jade suddenly clapped her hands and shouted, "Xu Ning, why didn't you kill them just now? Did you want them to lead the way for us to their camp?"
Xu Ning looked at Zheberlele's silly daughter, "You even thought of that, you're quite clever!"
Jade smiled shyly at the praise, "Well, not really. I still have a question I don't understand. If they don't leave, they're useless, right? So why didn't we kill them when we left?"
Xu Ning was speechless, not knowing how to explain, and could only turn his head and glare at Zheberler.
How does this guy raise his daughter? Her values are completely warped!
"But shouldn't we go find Benben first? He must be all alone, tired and scared..."
Hearing Jade's concerns, Xu Ning reassured her, "We haven't forgotten Benben. We're going to find it now."
"Do you remember when we first entered the Crimson King's Tomb? When Benben ran in, neither the Fools nor the Gilded Brigade stopped him in the slightest. Based on this, we can infer that they probably all know Benben's value in this tomb, so there is a high chance that Benben will be captured by them."
Jade nodded vigorously, "Then let's find them quickly..."
In her haste, Jade quickened her pace and overtook Xu Ning to lead the way for everyone.
"Slow down, they won't do anything to Benben..."
Before he could even try to dissuade the impulsive girl, Jade suddenly slumped down.
Xu Ning and Zheberle suddenly reached out, each grabbing one of Jade's arms and pulling her out of the quicksand pit.
"Wow, how did the passage suddenly collapse?"
Jeberlele let his daughter walk behind him, then leaped over the pit at the corner.
Xu Ning patted Jade on the shoulder, "Don't panic. The fact that we've encountered a trap means we're on the right track."
This statement is undoubtedly correct.
Before long, the group saw a large pit ahead with several tents sitting in it.
In front of the tent, several members of the gilded brigade were chatting with the soldiers of the Fools.
"Let's go down and rescue Benben!"
The thought of Benben possibly being harmed made Jade want to jump right now, but there were others around her who were faster than her.
Xu Ning jumped down and headed straight for the largest tent inside.
Everyone quickly followed.
"Ha! I was just wondering when you would come? My dear Je...Ber...Le...Le!"
A tall, slender man with a black-faced mask walked out laughing.
Although it sounded like laughter, the chill in the words was as sharp and hurtful as an ice spike protruding from the eaves.
"...I didn't even need to invite you; you followed the guidance of fate and came here. Ah, speaking of which, how long has it been since we last spoke face to face?"
I never expected that someone as big as me standing here would be ignored.
Xu Ning noticed that the person who appeared to be the leader of the gilded troupe seemed to have all his attention focused on Zeberlele behind him, so he simply took a few steps to the side to make room for the two people who seemed to be old acquaintances.
Upon closer inspection, I discovered quite a few remarkable things!
From the first time Xu Ning met Zheberler, he noticed that Zheberler always seemed to stand like a javelin, straight and firm.
Now, seeing the man with the black veil standing face to face with Jeberlele, Xu Ning realized that these two people, who looked and had completely different builds, actually stood as if they were carved from the same mold.
The same upright posture, the same crossed arms, and the same seemingly perpetual expression on their faces.
“Samel…”
Xu Ning, who was standing next to him, misheard it as "silly girl" and almost choked on his drink.
However, judging from the resentful look this "silly girl" seems to have towards Zeberlele, there might actually be something between them.
“...I’ve long since let bygones be bygones. You know me, ‘Samel’s word is law.’ Thutmose still has a place for you. If you’re willing to come back, everything can be just like before. Not only that, but we can also collect what Babel owes us in the past.”
Xu Ning was still considering whether to finish the melon when a voice suddenly interrupted Samel from inside the gourd.
"I told you long ago you're no good, Jeberlele! You colluded with these guys, plotting against us... mmm..."
"Alright, alright, we agreed to keep quiet while we're watching, you're disturbing everyone. Come on, let's have a drink..." Wendy's voice suddenly rang out, silencing Tirzad's accusations.