Ch61 - [Xier Street] He started pondering about the possibility of jumping out of the car while the speed was relatively slow.

Alida felt like Nalun had been hoodwinked by Sirius while he was away. Nalun, on the other hand, felt Alida became much more indecisive after going through a romantic relationship. He sat in the comfortable seat, about to engage in a more thorough conversation with Alida, when he felt a tug.

“What’s the matter?”

With a heavy face, Alida said: “Come in my car.”

“……”

Are you a grade schooler?

Nalun refused to move.

Alida: “When I think about how I’m sitting in Sirius’s car, I feel like I can barely breathe. You’re not feeling awkward and uncomfortable?”

Nalun said coldly: “I’m pretty good.”

Alida: “…… You changed.”

Nalun: “Sirius was driving the car personally. What’s there to be dissatisfied about?”

As he spoke, Nalun leaned back against the soft seat. He patted the cushion and gestured for Alida to relax a bit: “The Limited Edition R rank sports car. It’s extremely comfortable.”

Most importantly, Sirius was willing to take him on a roller coaster ride.

Alida lamented bitterly: “Is the car the issue here?!”

Nalun stopped talking. At this moment, he didn’t want to switch to Alida’s car. However, Alida had already experienced some emotional damage. Right now, the other was in a sensitive emotional state. Perhaps he should be a bit more tolerant.

After a long time, Nalun finally said hesitatingly: “Alright, if you insist.”

Alida, however, still couldn’t feel happy about it: “You don’t like my Little Green anymore?”

His expression looked extremely like an angry abandoned woman.

Little Green?

Nalun’s expression stiffened. That verdant green car……

Alida’s eyes were filled with hurt: “Back then, it was you who recommended Little Green to me enthusiastically.” You even said only that kind of vivid green color can match my flashy, wild personality!

If Nalun didn’t speak so extravagantly, he wouldn’t have chosen such an eccentric colored car either!

Grayish green eyes blinking innocently, Nalun swiftly realized this was another deep hole– Out of a certain inexplicable mentality, he had instigated Alida to buy a rather unique and unconventional car. This was indeed a mistake of his youthful years.

In the end, he discovered however: As good friends, carpooling was unavoidable. To a certain degree, he also lowered his own taste and aesthetics……

Nalun could only sigh and go against his conscience to say: “Little Green is very nice.”

At this time, the car trembled briefly. Sirius started the car.

Alida looked over nervously, asking: “Where’s he taking us? Why do we have to sit in his car?” This big guy has become exceptionally sensitive nowadays: “Nalun! What’s he trying to do!”

Nalun said soothingly: “Nothing. Calm down a bit.”

Alida smacked his hand against the partition screen, indicating that he wanted to speak with Sirius.

Nalun: “He can’t hear. The limited edition R ranked sports car, the soundproof system of its partition screen is very good.”

Alida: “…… I know this is a limited edition R ranked sports car. But does driving an expensive car mean he can do whatever he wants?”

Nalun paused briefly, then said sincerely: “You should secure your seatbelt.”

Alida: “……”

He started pondering about the possibility of jumping out of the car while the speed was relatively slow.

Yet the only companion he had in this car was already leisurely nesting in the seat, entire person releasing a relaxed, content, and comfortable aura?!

Perhaps due to Alida’s overly grieved expression, Nalun had no choice but to show some restraint.

He asked: “Just what’s going on between you and Lan Jia?”

Alida: “……” The big guy, who suddenly returned to being the topic of the conversation, abruptly held his breath, stammering so hard, he couldn’t speak.

Nalun said tentatively: “Could it be, you guys……”

“No!” Alida, without any hesitation: “He is a complete liar!”

Alida then said: “Nalun, I no longer have any relationship with him. After he disregarded my feelings and harmed you, those feeble false feelings of camaraderie have already vanished.”

Grayish green eyes flashing briefly, Nalun said: “He escaped from the Asha prison and did his utmost to besmirch me online. The trial this time was also part of his hard work. In addition, he got close to you for the sake of the Scepter.”

Mentioning a few words to show the bug’s true colors, Nalun hoped Alida could gain a comprehensive knowledge of Lan Jia, disengage from his disillusioned fixation for ‘the little underclassman’, and objectively examine him once again.

Alida took a long time before saying: “I should have known this already. Why would someone in this world like a certain person without any rhyme or reason? Unless there’s other intentions.”

“A certain person” looked rather upset.

At this time, the car made a sharp right turn.

Nalun grabbed the seatbelt and said with dissatisfaction: “Sirius!”

The partition screen was lowered, Sirius turned his head: “Lan Jia appeared.”

Nalun said decisively: “Then increase the speed! Wait, I want to sit in the front.”

Alida panicked: “Lan Jia? No, what increase the speed?”

Sirius pressed a button. The front passenger seat swiftly changed shape and folded into the floor of the car. At the same time, Nalun’s seat started to shift forward.

Alida watched wide-eyed as his friend abandoned him and left.

Nalun asked: “Where’s he?”

Sirius gave the location.

Nalun furrowed his brows: “Xier Street?”

The black street of the Imperial Capital, where vagabonds and the unemployed wandered. Sometimes, it really was a good place to conceal criminals and villains.

Sirius waited for Nalun to be seated properly again before promptly adjusting to the fastest speed.

“Bang-” A muffled slam came from behind them; Alida held a hand to his forehead, face bloodless: “Slow, slow down!”

Nalun pointed out: “I already reminded you to put on your seatbelt.”

Alida cried tearlessly: “This is not the issue! I don’t actually want to go!” He hasn’t made preparations to face Lan Jia yet. Even more so, he didn’t want to experience the extreme speed mode.

However, the sound of his feeble resistance didn’t actually convince the two other people in the car. When the car arrived at Xier Street, Alida had already experienced a whirlwind journey and looked completely gobsmack.

Xier Street had already been evacuated. Sirius and Nalun got out of the car.

After surveying around, Nalun asked: “He’s still inside?”

Sirius said: “Andrew has him blocked in. However, the Mist Bug’s bug form is small. Finding him is difficult.”

Holding onto the seat belt tightly, Alida slid out of the car weakly.

“This place is so familiar.”

The scenery of Xier Street was bleak and desolate. Currently, it was right in the middle of the National Hunting Festival Holiday. However, there wasn’t much of a festive mood to be seen here. The passing pedestrians looked hurried and completely uninterested in the group of soldiers that appeared suddenly. The more they walked inside, the more they felt like this street seemed completely different from the rest of the Imperial Capital.

Alida abruptly grabbed Nalun.

“I think I came here before.”

Nalun, doubtfully: “When?”

Alida turned sideways, blocking Sirius with his back: “There was a pretty boy here.”

Nalun: “You……”

Alida gestured with his eyes, indicating to Sirius behind him.

After a few rounds of hidden gestures, Nalun understood.

“Xi Jin?”

Alida froze briefly, then nodded his head.

In the past, he had been encouraged to find a pretty boy to impersonate Sirius’s one night stand. After pondering for a long time, he decided to go to the black street. This was where he met Xi Jin. Before that, the amnesiac Xi Jin had been living here the entire time. If he was really the criminal who stole the Scepter. Then this place……

Nalun said swiftly: “Quick, take us over there.”

Alida hesitated for a moment, grinded his teeth, and brought the two people to the entrance of a restaurant: “I met him here. The owner of the restaurant was his landlord.”

The landlord was a somewhat ferocious looking man. After hearing the reason for the three people’s arrival, he expressed: “Oh Xi Jin, that boy’s pretty good. Normally, he’d stand at the restaurant’s entrance and attract customers for me. Here, this is the room where he lived for free.”

He brought them to a storage room in the corner. The storage room was very small and cramped. It didn’t even have a window. As soon as they entered, they could smell a strange odor.

Nalun couldn’t help but cover his nose.

“Are there any lights?”

The landlord laughed dryly: “Ah, the light. It’s been broken for a long time. I haven’t had the time to fix it.”

Sirius opened his personal comp and pulled out the flashlight. Instantly, this small room that wasn’t even 5 square meters in size, could be seen clearly. The inside was stuffed to the brim. A pile of junk was placed on top of a small bed. There was a small empty space in the middle of the bed, enough to allow someone to lay down curled up.

The landlord said: “It’s a bit rudimentary haha.”

Nalun shot him a cold look.

The landlord: “……”

Although this place was below average, to a memoryless, penniless, Insectoid of unknown origins, it was pretty good already. No wonder Xi Jin was willing to invest so much for Alida’s ‘huge sum of money’…….

Nalun started to search around. He remembered Xi Jin once told him. After he woke up, he only had an engraved tablet and a gem next to him. For the sake of their friendship, he had gifted the gem to Nalun.

The true value of the National Treasure originates from the jadeite gem on the top of the Scepter. Its age was even older than the Asha Empire itself. It’s said that presently, it’s the sturdiest material in existence. Nalun has seen Luye holding the Scepter before. Under the reflection of the sunlight, the jadeite green gem glistened brilliantly, as if light was flowing within it. Countless emperors constructed handles to hold this gem. In this dynasty, the creator of the handle was Luye’s great-grandfather.

The quality of the handle was pure metal…… That seemed to be the Metal Devouring Bug’s favorite taste.

Nalun: “……” At a time like this, he could only wish for the best and hope that the Asha Scepter was still safe and sound.

The little storage room only had a bed inside. Nalun could only crouch down on the bed and attempt to find something from the pile of junk.

Sirius looked away and sent Alida off to conduct a deeper exchange with the landlord. He himself blocked the doorway, and waited quietly and calmly.

Nalun: “What’s this?”

He touched a certain hard object, reached through layers of clothes, and pulled the thing out.

Sirius moved closer. After seeing the thing in Nalun’s hand, he sank into silence.

He saw a few rows of crooked looking words carved onto a crude rock.

“It’s Insectoid words.” The erudite and educated Honored Prince took out his personal comp and engaged in real-time translation. A few seconds later, words appeared on the screen: “Strawberry taste.”

Nalun’s expression stiffened.

After that, he continued to find this kind of stone from under the bed and the pillow. He discovered that there were all sorts of flavors noted on them.

Metal Devouring Bugs didn’t eat rocks.

He could practically imagine the pitiful image of Xi Jin hugging the rocks in starvation and fantasizing about little metal cookies.

That handle……

Sirius suddenly handed something over.

Nalun accepted it with curiosity and discovered that it was Sirius’s personal comp. The screen displayed that it was in the middle of a call. The person on the call: Luye Derlin.