
Rui and I glared at the greedy young man. Already given the chance to stay alive, still expecting immortality.
"Dee, Neo. If you want to be immortal, you don't have to go home. Lived here for thousands of years. After all if you go home, all that eternity will only be in vain, the citizens of the earth will consider you a creature if it does not die before a hundred years." Rui interrupted, she looked really upset that Neo had Rui teach her the Portal Opening Magic.
"Not like that, Rui," Neo immediately refuted, "I'm just asking. Not really want to learn it. Besides I promised, I'll only be with you. Go home and live a normal life. Being immortal is useless if living alone."
Rui looked at me, we were both speechless, whereas Zhu immediately reprimanded us for entering the portal immediately before closing back.
It only took a few seconds, we appeared at the outer border of the Dixia Academy, in front of that gloomy large fence again.
Rui looked up as she turned to the side, she elbowed me, "The cannon has not fired its bullet anymore," she whispered as she stared in horror upwards.
I nodded at him, "That means they are living comfortably these days, Rui," I replied in a whisper.
"Zhu, how do we get in? This gate doesn't even have a crack." Neo checked in all directions.
When we first arrived, we did not know that this main gate was no different from a giant iron wall. Just then, we crossed the lake in the middle of the cannon bang, as soon as landing was immediately greeted by the deadly attack of the Door Guards. There was no time for us to pay attention to this door.
"I have a way. Zhi, get the firecrackers out."
Zhi nodded, he raised his hand, a tool appeared. But it looks more like a lighters from ancient times than a firecracker.
Zhi floated five meters away, then released the trigger on the bottom of the five-centimeter-long bamboo.
As soon as it was pulled, there was a spark from inside the bamboo, then the bamboo jumped into space, just think so. Then it exploded like a firecracker.
"Zhu, you guys should be able to create those ramshackle firecrackers more coolly if you use tofu magic!" Neo grumbling.
The way to send this message is very old. On earth there is no such thing anymore. Although there were no mobile phones here, at least their magic was more modern than those stone-age firecrackers.
Zhi laughed at Neo's grunts, he even patted Zhu on the shoulder and invited him to laugh together.
"Eh? What are you laughing at?" Neo looked at the two not understanding.
"It's nothing, Neo. But if we were to use magic as a sign of our presence, fearing that the Door Guards would not know it. It was a special signal sign that should only be given to fellow Door Guards. Not just anyone's use." Zhu gave an explanation, "Since I've already released that special signal, at least Win has heard his voice, he will come to greet us soon."
Neo scratched his nape, not speaking anymore.
Waiting for a while, the sturdy gate finally opened. His voice creaked creepily, it took him a minute more to open up the whole thing.
Who says we wait for the gate to open perfectly and enter, of course we go straight in once the gate is open, one by one, patiently, without waiting too long.
"Win!" Neo immediately exclaimed to see a dashing male figure standing up to welcome us inside the gate.
"How are you, Neo?" Win receives Neo's hug.
"We've come to return your heirloom, Win," Neo smiled as he finished his longing.
Zhu and Zhi smiled in Neo's greeting, "We came to represent the Cursed Village to thank you, Win. These great boys, managed to get the key in just a few months" Zhu continued.
"You guys really got that key?" Win looked at Neo full of amazement.
Neo nodded so vigorously, "Our journey from Dixia Academy is really risking lives, Win. We almost died many times, thank God our luck is still good, being met with good-natured fairies like them." Neo even smiled so widely.
Rui immediately nudged my arm, "His mood is being so good, Jian. Will you help me make trouble with him?"
I shook my head slowly, "That's enough, Rui. Stop bothering him for a day, because his mood is good, it's better if we take advantage of this to take advantage of him." I raised my eyebrows, made a bad deal with Rui.
"What do you whisper?" Neo was suddenly already standing in front of us, making me and Rui surprised.
Luckily, we still have the ability to hide that shit, "It's nothing, Neo. Just complimenting you from behind." I shut my mouth, trying not to laugh.
It turned out that the elders were watching us quarrel since earlier, giggling indistinctly while watching us.
I immediately walked away from those two ungodly friends. The other one is pail-mouthed, the other one likes to provoke anger. Somehow I can stand being friends with people like this.
"I really missed that little quarrel, half a month they stayed in our academy, after leaving, so it felt very lonely." Win spoke to Zhu and Zhi.
"What quarrel? It's just because Neo always makes me and Rui upset. Otherwise, I too was lazy to talk to him," I folded my arms in front of my chest.
Zhu and Zhi laughed crisply, "This friend of yours, is very important in the future, Jian. Although there will be no need to risk each other's lives again, never let go of this fabric of your relationship."
I sighed, Zhi was right. All this time we never get along too make the relationship between the three of us closer. Do not just because one will go home, so ignore it because each will live again.
Rui ran after me, "Jian, she really wasn't angry even though I said it like that."
I looked at him in surprise, "What kind of lotus?"
Rui gestured to me, putting her mouth close to my ear, "Your bad plan is."
I immediately pinched his arm, "That's not true, Rui. I was just kidding. Even though he is in a good mood, we can't use him to be our errand boy. Neo is our friend."
Rui fell silent in astonishment at my remark, "This you, are really just kidding?"
I don't mind it anymore. We will arrive at the Great Hall, inside there, there are many ghosts that welcome us. Including the Yets and Bim.
They held a special banquet for our arrival. Win said this was a different banquet than the one we saw when we first came. This dinner was held especially to welcome us. Uh, maybe to welcome the return of their heirloom?
"Neo, can you tell us about your journey? It seems so exciting." Win is interested in our travel story.
Neo shook his head, "If told, it would be very long, Win. Even if you tell it during the night, it won't be enough."
"Why don't you just open your journal, Neo? Didn't you say, we're going to record all our travels?" i'm hoisting.
"Can't!" Neo immediately called out not to accept. It even hides its little pouch under the armpits. So childish.
I don't intend to take that shabby little book anyway. He's too confident.
"Anyway, the most important thing is that I killed Rux twice. The first when just arrived at the Cursed Village. We enter into a giant labyrinth, then obtain the Candle of Eternity. After that we fought with Rux again, then I forced Jian to take the key alone. And I killed Rux again," Neo grinned wide, "I'm great right, Win? Can he be your successor?"
Buk up!
I hit him in the head, "Why are you so much bullshit, Neo? I forgive you when you joke about learning teleportation magic. Now you are proposing to be the successor of the Door Guards. You think that's funny?"
"I was just kidding, Jian. No need to take it seriously," Neo rubbed his painful head.
"But there's no harm either if he volunteered to continue Win's duties, Jian. Doesn't that mean our burden is reduced by one? We don't need to bring this plague back to our world. It can only be a hassle." Rui casually ridiculed Neo with her heart-piercing sentence while chugging the wine.
Neo glared in disbelief, "Are you this rich, Rui?"
"No need to act, I know your trick," Rui waved her hand unconcernedly.
It's really fun to tease Neo like this. Is he the only one who can tempt us?
A few minutes ahead, we were still eating while throwing jokes at each other. This time, our arrival could really rest as much as possible.
Win said, we can satisfy ourselves in Pubu City for a few days, then they will take us to Hudie Academy to open the heirloom crystal box.
Although some days we can't wait to go home soon, but we also have to spend a few days to say goodbye to our friends here.