Chapitre 68: Chapter 68: Self-Indulgence
TL/N: Update!! Longsky City is now Changkong City. Longsky City is actually a mistranslation in my part and as much as i'd like to change the earlier chapters, i'd rather not as the number of chapters that i'm gonna change is gonna be too much.
Chapter 68: Self-Indulgence
"Watching a movie... Ah, I really want to watch a movie too."
Glancing at Second Senior Sister Lin Zhaoyu, who was wearing home clothes, Su Mei muttered as she began to grumble.
"Second Senior Sister, can you support me? I don't want to work anymore!"
As she spoke, Su Mei tossed her shoulder bag onto the table, then she leaned toward Lin Zhaoyu with her whole body.
Mm, Lin Zhaoyu smelled nice, because she often worked in the kitchen now, there was always a scent of freshly baked pastries on her.
"Forget about it. You were the one who said not to work at home in the first place."
Looking at Su Mei clinging to her, Lin Zhaoyu directly raised her hand and gave Su Mei a light knock on the head.
"Who knew that working would be so tiring now? That darn boss is making us do a 9-9-6, and now he's even talking about 0-0-7 these days. Who can handle that?
Senior Sister, we're sisters who have been through thick and thin for thousands of years. Can you bear to see your junior sister being exploited by those wretched capitalists every day?"
Listening to Su Mei's words, Lin Zhaoyu became infuriated. It was she herself who had thought that the pastry shop wasn't making much money at first, and now that she was tired of working, she wanted to open a new one. How could things be so simple?
"Stop making a scene. Back when the shop opened, you complained that 'Yearning' wasn't making much profit. You insisted on doing something bigger on your own. Now Fourth Junior Sister and Fifth Junior Sister have finally settled down, and there's no place for you in the shop anymore."
In the current "Yearning," Lin Zhaoyu was in charge, Jiang Wanxi and Jiang Wanru, the two sisters, were responsible for the kitchen and the front desk respectively. The three senior sisters were managing the shop quite well, and there really was no place for Su Mei anymore.
"Ah... Working is so exhausting!"
Seeing her plan to have Lin Zhaoyu support her fail, Su Mei could only sigh and then went upstairs to rest.
The second floor of "Yearning" was not a commercial space. It was completely different from the first floor. As soon as you went upstairs, there was a huge living room with exquisite sofas and other furniture.
From left to right on the second floor, there were a total of five rooms. The first one belonged to Lin Zhaoyu, the second to Su Mei, the third and fourth to Jiang Wanru and Jiang Wanxi respectively. Each of the four rooms was decorated according to the owner's temperament. However, the fifth room was different. Upon entering the fifth room, there was only a simple wooden bed and a wardrobe, and nothing else.
Su Mei glanced downstairs and saw that Second Senior Sister Lin Zhaoyu was busy attending to customers and wouldn't be able to come up for a while. With a cunning smile, Su Mei secretly made her way to the doorway of the fifth room. After confirming that there was no one around, she quickly entered the room and closed the door.
"Senior Brother..."
Closing the door, Su Mei directly collapsed onto the wooden bed. The bed was simple, with an old-looking mattress that had clearly seen many years. Judging from its color and fabric, the mattress had aged over time.
Su Mei buried her head in the mattress as she took a deep breath.
"Mm, it's Senior Brother's scent."
Feeling the familiar fragrance on the mattress, a blissful expression appeared on Su Mei's exquisite face.
Fortunately, she and Lin Zhaoyu were clever. They had used their celestial powers to wrap up the items Senior Brother had once used, preserving some of the furniture he had used.
Lying on the bed, Su Mei turned her head to look at the ceiling. Her thoughts were complicated.
On that day in the main hall of Taixu Mountain, she and Second Senior Sister Lin Zhaoyu had led the seven disciples under Phoenix to join forces and assassinate him. However, at the last moment, Senior Brother Lu Yu suddenly appeared and stopped them.
When Su Mei saw the moment her sword pierced into Senior Brother Lu Yu's heart, she felt her world shatter.
Of course, at that time, there were not only her and Lin Zhaoyu in the hall, but also Jiang Wanxi, Jiang Wanru, and Ma Yanqing. They all experienced the same collapse.
Senior Brother had died, truly died. He was dead, killed by her and Lin Zhaoyu's hands. In that moment, Su Mei felt like the world was collapsing.
Afterward, things became simple.
Under Senior Brother's plea before he died, Su Mei and Lin Zhaoyu ultimately couldn't bring themselves to kill Phoenix. However, the relationships among the seven disciples shattered as a result.
In Lu Yu's final words before his death, everyone on Taixu Mountain seemed to find the path they should follow next.
Qin Suyi and Cheng Lingshuang left Tai Xu Mountain together. It was said that later, Qin Suyi and Li Shen, the owner of the [Memory Sword Villa] in Chuangzhong, had a child named Li Sushang. Unfortunately, Li Shen had ill intentions and attempted to obtain the Taixu Sword Art from Qin Suyi.
To obtain the Tai Xu Sword Art from Qin Suyi, Li Shen used many despicable methods. In the end, Cheng Lingshuang couldn't bear to see her junior sister being bullied and single-handedly wiped out the entire Memory Sword Villa before taking Qin Suyi and Li Sushang away.
Unfortunately, neither Qin Suyi nor Cheng Lingfrost had learned the Divine Thunder Sword Art from Lu Yu. In the end, these two women also passed away with time.
Ma Yanqing picked up Lu Yu's sword. Before his death, Lu Yu entrusted Ma Yanqing with the responsibility of safeguarding Shenzhou. Ma Yanqing had always regarded Senior Brother Lu Yu as his idol. He took over Lu Yu's sword and became the new guardian of Shenzhou. Among the few people who learned the Divine Thunder Sword Art from Lu Yu, Ma Yanqing was the best practitioner.
In the decades that followed, Ma Yanqing lived in Shenzhou, wandering the rivers and lakes like he and Senior Brother Lu Yu had done. Whenever he encountered injustice and villains, Ma Yanqing would step in to resolve it. However, after guarding Shenzhou for a hundred years, Ma Yanqing might have grown tired or perhaps enlightened.
The five senior and junior siblings had set foot on the path to immortality and longevity thanks to Senior Brother's legacy, but Ma Yanqing didn't pursue the so-called immortality. On that night of their reunion, a drunken Ma Yanqing dissipated his cultivation, and he eventually turned into dust while holding Senior Brother Lu Yu's sword.
Thus, only four out of the eight disciples of the Tai Xu Sword Sect remained: Lin Zhaoyu, Su Mei, Jiang Wanru, and Jiang Wanxi.
These four were the women that Senior Brother Lu Yu had feelings for, and they were all unwilling to die.
They experienced uncertainty, loneliness, but fortunately, they supported each other and managed to live day by day. Over time, they reached the modern era.
During these days, the four of them started a pastry shop selling traditional Shenzhou snacks. They ran the shop for hundreds of years, and when they looked back, the surrounding shops had all turned into hotels and bars. Those other shops they had run together with had long disappeared.
With a lifespan of a thousand years, the four of them had considered ending their lives. In fact, on the day when Ma Yanqing dissipated his cultivation and died, they had also considered ending their own lives.
However, the lingering regrets in their hearts prevented them from wanting to die. They were like wandering ghosts in the world. Senior Brother's final words echoed in their ears, and they firmly believed that one day, the person they deeply loved would appear again...
Before he died, Senior Brother had told them he would return, even if it took a long time. But he would come back.
"Mm, Senior Brother..."
Thinking of Lu Yu, Su Mei's body reacted involuntarily. She tightly squeezed the sheets beneath her, her face suddenly flushing. Centuries of waiting inevitably brought a hint of loneliness. The action Su Mei was currently engaged in was one way she alleviated that loneliness.
"Su Mei!!!"
Just as Su Mei lay on the bed, lost in her own world, Lin Zhaoyu burst into the room, fuming with anger.
Lin Zhaoyu had closed the shop downstairs after settling the customers and had come to the second floor. She had initially intended to discuss something with Su Mei, but upon opening the door, she found Su Mei missing from her room.
Where else could Su Mei be if not in her own room? Lin Zhaoyu was well aware. Apart from the room that she had preserved for Senior Brother Lu Yu, where else could Su Mei go?
"Third Junior Sister, you've done it again!"
Seeing the expression on Su Mei's face, Lin Zhaoyu exploded with anger. She directly lifted Su Mei from the bed and scolded her loudly, "It's happened several times this month already! I've told you not to mess around on Senior Brother's bed unless there's a reason! Now you've started something, and Fourth Junior Sister and Fifth Junior Sister have followed your lead!"
Thinking of the other day when she saw Jiang Wanru and Jiang Wanxi sneaking into Senior Brother Lu Yu's room, Lin Zhaoyu's anger surged. She had preserved this room for the day when Senior Brother Lu Yu returned, not for these women to address their physiological needs!
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[The system has detected faint signals of Honkai Energy. Based on calculations, a minor Honkai disturbance will soon occur in a certain location. Host, please be cautious.]
[The system has detected faint signals of Honkai Energy. Based on calculations, a minor Honkai disturbance will soon occur in a certain location. Host, please be cautious.]
[The system has detected faint signals of Honkai Energy. Based on calculations, a minor Honkai disturbance will soon occur in a certain location. Host, please be cautious.]
Early the next morning, the system's three consecutive reminders snapped an utterly bewildered Lu Yu out of his thoughts.
"Wait, what the hell, you talking dog system? Where exactly is this 'certain location'?"
[Unclear, current information is insufficient for accurate judgment.]
"Is it Saint Freya Academy?"
[No, if it were, a Honkai disturbance would occur nearby, and the system would notify the host immediately.]
"Then what's the use of your chattering? Forget it, I'm going back to sleep. Goodbye."
As long as it wasn't about Saint Freya Academy, Lu Yu didn't really care. Was the Valkyries only there to babysit? Lu Yu considered himself an ordinary person. He had infiltrated Saint Freya Academy just to laze around and spend his days. He truly had no intention of getting involved in saving the world.
Half an hour later, as Lu Yu was about to return to his office, a certain person took crab-like steps and approached him.
Ah, it was another beautiful day, and Honkai disturbance? Honkai beasts? Herrschers? How were they related to Lu Yu? He was determined to carry on as usual!
"Lu Yu, good morning."
As Lu Yu leisurely walked into his office, the system's voice rang out again.
"Ah? Lu Yu suggests that we strengthen the defenses in Changkong City?"
"Indeed, that's what he said."
"Tell me exactly what he said."
Narrowing his eyes, Otto pondered for a moment. He truly couldn't comprehend Lu Yu's intent.
"This morning, Lu Yu told me that as a person from Changkong City, he woke up and suddenly felt that his fellow citizens were living too miserably. He said that maintaining world peace was the task of the Schicksal Organization. In order to prevent tragedy from recurring and for the bright future of Changkong City, he suggested that we strengthen the defenses in Changkong City."
Otto: "??????"
What the actual hell is this Changkong guy doing?!
Otto had no words to express his frustration. What kind of connection did this guy from Changkong City have to do with this? There were tens of thousands of people in Changkong City with the name "Lu Yu," but the three Lu Yu's in the system's database had all died several years ago. Just where did this so-called "Long Kong native" suddenly come from? Did he think he could bully Schicksal just because they were weaker?
"Miss Kafka, I have received your report."
"Great Archbishop, regarding Lu Yu's report, how should we respond?"
Respond? Did they even need to respond? Otto had already grasped Lu Yu's identity fully. Since he had the intelligence, Otto wasn't afraid of any tricks Lu Yu might play.
"It's simple. If he wants it reinforced, then let's reinforce it. Miss Kafka, I will take care of this matter."
Cutting off the conversation with Kafka, Otto contemplated for a while before opening a new communication window.
Lu Yu was a celestial being from Shenzhou, and he definitely wouldn't be acting randomly. If that were the case, Otto wanted to know what Lu Yu was hiding.
...
Upon receiving Otto's orders, Theresa immediately notified Kafka, "Kafka, inform the several Valkyrie squads in reserve class to be ready for deployment in Changkong City."
Several squads in reserve class immediately sprang into action, including Raiden Mei and Kiana Kaslana's squads.
Simultaneously, upon learning that Raiden Mei was heading to Changkong City, a certain woman from Anti-Entropy made her preparations as well. This time, she was determined to capture Raiden Mei.
"Bronya, I've already arranged an ambush in Changkong City."
Upon hearing the voice of Matushka Cocolia over the phone, Bronya clenched the picture frame in her hand. She gazed at the girl with blue hair and a smile in the frame. A slight tremor ran through Bronya's heart.
This time, she would finally be able to rescue Seele from the Sea of Quanta!
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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