Spare Me, Great Lord!

As the end of the year approached, Lu Shu had no intention of fetching Hai Gongzi from the Chaos Abyss. Hai Gongzi was suffering. It was not because he had been trapped in the Chaos Abyss, it did not affect him much. It was because he had no container to store the green beans! After all, he was just a soul.

At first, he had wanted to use his white robe to hold the green beans. But as he packed the green beans into the robe, he realized that he had underestimated Lu Shu. 50 kilograms of green beans were not heavy to him, but it was a significant volume. His clothes could not hold so many green beans!

It was as if Ming Yueye was watching a movie. In any case, he was trapped here. It was very interesting just having someone pick up green beans in front of him…

But Ming Yueye soon stopped smiling. He suddenly realised that Hai Gongzi occasionally looked at his pants. “My pants have holes in them. Even if you use them to store the green beans, the green beans will spill!”

Hai Gongzi nodded in agreement. “It is rare to see someone as downtrodden as you are.”

“Can you phrase your words in a better way?” Ming Yueye was somewhat unhappy. He could only helplessly look at the rotting roast chicken, but could not eat in. And here Hai Gongzi was, humiliating him? He said calmly, “You’re not much better off yourself. How did you get taken into custody here? Back then, it took a lot of effort for those people to lock me up here. How about you? Getting trapped here with just a few kilograms of green beans? You can’t get out of here even if you wanted to.”

Hai Gongzi glanced at Ming Yueye. “It’s not a few kilograms. It’s 50 kilograms.”

“… is there a difference?”

“I like whole numbers.”

“… can’t a normal person come here?”

“From Ming Yueye’s distress, +666!”

Lu Shu put on a mask and sunglasses to buy some New Year goods. He then took a stroll along the streets. The traffic was heavy. Red New Year goods were on full display on the streets of Luo City by the vendors.

It felt like the New Year when New Year goods were displayed along the streets. You would come across reports of people conveying greetings to the farmers, workers, and even those waiting for the train home. Occasionally, there were also reports of children throwing firecrackers into manhole covers…

When Lu Shu came across news like this, he would rejoice. When he was younger, he would also bring Lu Xiaoyu to throw firecrackers into the inspection shafts. There was once a very fierce child in the orphanage. Their teacher would give everyone five dollars each to buy firecrackers. In the end, that child would buy one big box and intentionally find inspection shafts. He enjoyed shoving firecrackers into the two holes in the manhole cover.

Halfway through, he found a manhole without a cover! This would not do. The child would not accept this! Even if there was no cover, he threw a firecracker down!

Immediately after, a repairman underground started cursing. “Which bloody child threw a firecracker down without seeing if anyone was underground?!”

As Lu Shu recalled his childhood memories, he came to a villa. He knocked on the door. A middle-aged lady with an apron opened the door. “You are…?”

“I am Liu Li’s classmate,” Lu Shu laughed. “Liu Li is probably at military training. I am here to pay a New Year visit and deliver some New Year goods.”

The lady was shocked. She turned around and shouted. “Master, Liu Li’s classmate is here! Come and say hello to him.”

When Liu Jianguo came over and saw Lu Shu, he became uncomfortable. How could he not recognize Lu Shu? He did not think that Lu Shu would come to visit them!

“What are you here for?” Liu Jianguo said in astonishment. He definitely did not carry good intentions.

But Lu Shu said very earnestly, “Hello, Uncle. I am Liu Xiu’s comrade. Liu Xiu’s sacrificial deed has affected me very strongly. I have told Liu Li that I would become his elder cousin. In the future, if you encounter any problems, please contact me. My number is 158…”

“From Liu Jianguo’s distress, +199…”

Lu Shu’s words made Liu Jianguo shocked. It was like Lu Shu had become a member of his family… but Liu Li had never talked about this.

That night, Liu Jianguo called Liu Li. During the military period, the students could make and receive calls between 8pm and 9pm. The military camp was not completely shut off from the rest of civilization.

Liu Jianguo asked, “Son, are you tired from your training?”

Liu Li said calmly, “Nope. It is very fulfilling. I feel that this military training has allowed me to become stronger and to correct my mindset.”

“Ha ha, that’s good.” What Liu Jianguo wanted most was to see his son quickly grow up. It seems like the Heavenly Network’s military training was not bad. He asked, “Lu Shu said that he had become your elder cousin. He had even come over to pay a New Year visit and deliver New Year goods. Do you know about this?”

Liu Li was speechless.

“From Liu Li’s distress, +666!”

After Lu Shu settled this affair, he started to pack his belongings. He did not buy any New Year goods for his own house. He stuffed two sets of clothes in the Seal of Lands and headed out.

Liuhai Lane Courtyard House, the Capital.

Shi Xuejin was in the kitchen frying beef meatballs. Nie Ting sat in the courtyard, looking through documents. In front of him was a plate of fried beef meatballs. They were very crispy and fragrant while hot.

“The students at the military training this time can’t go home. Do you want to convey our greetings to them?” Shi Xuejin shouted from the kitchen.

Nie Ting coldly said, “What for? There’s no need to do so. The warriors overseas have no way to even celebrate the New Year. No one wishes them Happy New Year. They are the ones whom we should convey our greetings to.”

“That’s different…” Shi Xuejin stopped talking…

The door of the courtyard was suddenly kicked opened. The wind blew dust into the courtyard. Lu Shu appeared at the door, badly battered.

Lu Shu did not care about the astonished expression. He strut over to Nie Ting and sat in front of him. He took the plate of fried beef meatballs and started to eat with gusto.

“From Nie Ting’s distress, +666!”

“From Shi Xuejin’s distress, +666!”

“I want a bowl of millet gruel. My throat feels dry,” Lu Shu beckoned to Shi Xuejin.

“… sure.”

Nie Ting coldly looked at Lu Shu. “You really don’t see yourself as an outsider, do you?”

“Where do I stay? Where I had recovered last time?” Lu Shu asked, “I’ll tell you something. That Hai Gongzi can’t fulfill his role for now. As for me, I’ll spend the New Year with you two. I’ll leave once the wounds on my face have healed.”

Nie Ting was silent.

Nie Ting and Shi Xuejin had realized that Lu Shu intended to leech on them for food over the New Year!

Lu Shu had quickly finished eating the plate of beef meatballs. He used one of Nie Ting’s documents to wipe his oily hands. “Where is my millet gruel? Why is it taking so long?”

“From Shi Xuejin’s distress, +666!”

“From Nie Ting’s distress, +666!”