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But after time and space were rewritten, the two of them helped him a great deal.
He couldn't very well blame them.
He stood up and looked at Zero and Natsumi who were walking towards him.
He beckoned, "Xia Mi, come here!"
Upon hearing Lu Mingfei's greeting, Xia Mi immediately stepped forward and moved closer to him.
Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at the lively, cute, and outgoing girl:
"Xia Mi, do you speak Japanese?"
Xia Mi smiled and nodded: "Of course! And I'm really good at it!"
“Then this trip to Japan,” Lu Mingfei said, “will you come with me!”
Xia Mi looked somewhat surprised: "But didn't you say before that it would be dangerous for me to go?"
"Oh, I see!" she exclaimed, suddenly realizing. "Now that you've broken through, you can protect me, right?"
Lu Mingfei smiled: "That is indeed one reason, but I have another important task for you!"
Xia Mi tilted her head in confusion: "An important mission?"
Lu Mingfei stated his purpose clearly: "I need your help to teach Erii... everything about common sense for girls!"
"As you know, she's like a blank sheet of paper right now."
"They had no concept of the outside world or many things, including knowledge that only girls could understand."
“As a man, it’s really inconvenient for me to teach these things,” he paused slightly, his gaze serious, “So would you like to come with me?”
Xia Mi nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"
Lu Mingfei had given serious consideration to the candidates.
As ordinary people, Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao are not suitable to come into contact with Erii, and they might be accidentally hurt by that girl who lacks common sense.
As for Jiu De Mai and Su En Xi, Lu Mingfei broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about having them teach.
And Zero and Natsumi.
Zero is not talkative and has little interest in anyone other than herself. Moreover, she has already appeared at the "Fairy Descent" event, so she is not suitable for traveling.
Xia Mi's personality is undoubtedly the most suitable for teaching Erii.
She has a natural affinity for people; she's lively and cheerful, making people want to get closer to her.
And as a powerful dragon king, she is fully capable of protecting herself in the face of danger!
These factors combined are the reasons why Lu Mingfei ultimately chose her.
"Boss~" Mai Shude's aggrieved voice rang out at the right time, pouting in dissatisfaction, "Why did you choose her and not me! I'm a local player!"
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Lu Mingfei glanced at her sideways. As a Japanese, Mai Shude did indeed have an advantage in this match.
But... should Mai teach Erii?
Lu Mingfei's mind flashed back to images of Mai Shude whispering things like "Thirty-six stratagems for seducing men" to Erii.
He glared at Jiu Demai:
"You still dare to ask?"
"Think about it yourself. If I really let you teach her, what kind of Erii would you send back to me?"
"Hmm..." Jiude Mashi tapped his chin with his index finger, looking sincere, "Of course... it's Erii, the boss's favorite!"
"Stop!" Lu Mingfei ended the conversation abruptly. "It's settled then!"
He swept his gaze warningly over Mai and Su Enxi:
"Also, mind your own business and stay away from Xiaoqiang and Miaomiao!"
These two shouldn't try to pollute purity with their messy "insights".
Mai Shude and Su Enxi exchanged a glance.
The boss's words were loaded with meaning...!
Considering his unfathomable cultivation level, he probably already heard every single word of their private whispers.
The two of them suddenly felt a little guilty.
“Enxi,” Lu Mingfei turned to Su Enxi and said seriously, “There is one more thing I need to ask of you.”
"What are your orders, boss?"
Lu Mingfei's expression turned serious:
"Before the timeline was rewritten, the 'me' in the parallel universe destroyed the Huayuefu residential area in the south of the city."
"Help me find out who lives in Huayue Manor, or what they're hiding there that's worth him taking action against."
Su Enxi seemed to have been prepared and immediately replied:
"Boss, actually I had already checked before you came back."
"In the Moon Pavilion of the Flower Moon Mansion, there lives someone you are 'familiar' with."
"An acquaintance?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow.
Su Enxi nodded in confirmation: "You shouldn't have forgotten that three years ago, in junior high school, you got into a fight with a classmate, and as a result, your aunt forced you to apologize and even made you do the cleaning duty for the other person for a week."
Lu Mingfei's eyes narrowed: "You mean... the 'me' in the parallel universe was after him, this 'old acquaintance'?"
"Highly likely!" Su Enxi quickly analyzed, "Based on the movements of the four at the time: one went straight to Shilan Middle School to find Chen Wenwen, one came for you, another wandered around for a while before going to Shilan, and the last one is the most crucial..."
She emphasized, "His goal from the beginning was very clear: Huayue Mansion! And judging from his physique and age, he is very likely 'you' from junior high school!"
Lu Mingfei understood.
During his junior high school years, his hatred for that guy who bullied him and made him apologize in humiliation was at its peak, second only to his aunt who forced him to bow down.
It turned out to be the case.
Everything seemed to be a predetermined cycle.
The causes of the past will eventually bear fruit today.
"Boss!" A cold glint flashed in Mai's eyes, and a murderous aura instantly spread. "Do you want me to deal with his entire family?" Her voice was icy and chilling.
Lu Mingfei immediately raised his hand to stop him: "There's no need. I may dislike him, but it's not enough to implicate his whole family."
He then changed the subject: "However... it would be good to teach him a lesson he'd never forget!"
Mai Shude's murderous aura remained undiminished as she precisely listed the options:
"Break his limbs? Or cause permanent brain damage, leaving him bedridden for life?"
"That's going too far!" Lu Mingfei interrupted, frowning.
Xia Mi, who had been listening in, suddenly brightened up and interjected:
"Lu Mingfei, I have an idea. Let that guy experience firsthand how you were 'treated' back then?"
Her voice carried a hint of mischievous cruelty:
"If he can truly repent, then let him go. If he shows no remorse... then let him spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair reflecting on his actions! How about that?"
Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement:
"This method works. Mai, Enxi, I'll leave this matter to you two!"
"Understood!" Su Enxi and Jiu Demai responded simultaneously, one calm and the other filled with murderous intent.
Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples, a hint of worry flashing across his face.
Given Mai Shude's style of doing things, she might actually "deal with" that "old classmate" directly.
He turned to Zero: "Zero, are you free?"
Zero nodded calmly: "Mm!"
As Lu Mingfei spoke, he walked to the study table next to him and sat down: "Tell me about our past!"
Actually, he had wanted to ask this for a long time, during those three months of training on the isolated island.
But he felt that Zero hadn't regained her memory yet, and asking her about it might arouse her suspicion.
Because the other "him" probably remembers what happened in the past.
Zero calmly walked to the seat next to him and sat down: "Okay!"
Su Enxi, Jiu Demai, and Xia Mi immediately became interested.
Su Enxi and Jiu Demai knew that Zero and the boss had met in a laboratory in Russia, but they had no idea what exactly happened.
Xia Mi sat down on the other side of Lu Mingfei, while Su Enxi and Jiu Demai sat opposite her.
A hint of reminiscence appeared in Zero's eyes as she whispered:
"That was 18 years ago, in the early winter of 1991!"
"At that time, I lived with a group of children in a place called Black Swan Port in Siberia, Russia."
“There, the nurses and guards wield considerable power, but the one who truly controls Black Swan Harbor is a doctor named Herzog!”
"What?" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Zero turned his head to look at him.
Lu Mingfei suppressed his doubts and said, "Go on, and I'll explain after you're done!"
He never expected to hear the name Herzog from Zero's mouth.
According to the information he received from his teacher.
Herzog is the "artificial dragon king" experiment controlled by the three major hybrid families, and Herzog and another version of himself plotted against him and Erii.
Ultimately, this led to Erii dying in front of him.
Unexpectedly, Herzog turned out to be the person in charge of controlling Black Swan Harbor when he was still Zero.