Before the battle started in the small manor in the western suburbs, earlier——

"How dare those ignorant idiots..." Chi Xiaoli raised his foot and kicked a stone away, rubbing his butt with both hands, with the word "unhappy" carved all over his face.

After several prayerful hours of "careful" consideration, combined with the information about energy stones obtained from various places, and a hint of inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, Chi Xiaoli made a "difficult" decision——

Attend the banquet at the old Marchioness's estate.

It would be best if everything was calm at the banquet, but if anything goes wrong, with me in charge, even if some divine messenger comes, I'm afraid it won't be able to stir up trouble.

In order to avoid being late and missing the banquet, Chi Xiaoli specifically asked Yiyi to wake him up early. He happily set out on the road, crossing nearly half of Ludenburg. At about ten o'clock, he arrived at the small manor mentioned by the residents, but was guarded by the gatekeeper.

The guard stopped them unceremoniously. After learning that they were tourists from out of town, his attitude changed 180 degrees. He immediately turned from politeness to fierceness and drove the two away with a straight face.

After asking the past banquet guests, Chi Xiaoli learned that seats for the banquet were indeed on a first-come, first-served basis, but only permanent residents of Ludenburg City were allowed due to the huge flow of people. This restriction was to prevent unknown people.

Mixed into it.

After hearing this, Chi Xiaoli felt a little angry in his heart, and he had a whim - no, it was Lu Jianping who wanted to protect your young lady secretly, but you are so ignorant that you turned away such a protector like me. Do you know what would happen if this happened?

There are really experts. This kind of precaution is useless. There are ten thousand ways to enter and exit the manor at will. An upright expert like me naturally disdains to use such tricks, so you should invite me as soon as possible before I change my mind.

Enter the manor, otherwise if something strange happens, it will be too late to beg me again...

Chi Xiaoli, who still refused to give up, returned to the manor and made such a long speech to the guard. His tone was quite celestial and noble. While showing his generosity, he also showed his broad mind, which made the guard nod frequently.

, seemed to be deeply inspired, and quickly called a few people to throw this insane guy out of the street.

Chi Xiaoli grinned in pain as his butt came into close contact with the ground. He turned around and cursed at the few people who had not yet left. When he saw the other person turning around to draw his sword, he quickly stood up from the ground with his head turned.

He ran outside without looking back.

Regarding this series of embarrassing performances, the girl Yiyi was not involved in it from the beginning. When Chi Xiaoli ran far enough away from the hearing of several guards, she heard the young man next to her yelling at him again and couldn't help but look at him with pity.

One glance, quietly widening the already wide distance.

"Forget it, I don't remember the faults of villains, they will regret it sometimes." Chi Xiaoli cursed a few more times, and then he felt much better.

Yiyi, who was a few meters behind, glanced at him and muttered in a low voice: "Hypocrisy."

"What?" I don't know how I heard it. Chi Xiaoli turned around with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to eat someone: "It's just that you are ungrateful to the benefactor who paid for all your living expenses, but you still

Wouldn’t your conscience hurt for making such an untrue evaluation?”

"The mechanical race does not have an organ called a 'heart'. From this, it can be inferred that there is no such thing as a 'conscience' in this body - Yiyi made a solemn correction."

"You actually said it so righteously!"

"You obviously want to go to someone's house to have a meal, but you say it's just and righteous, euphemistically calling it 'secret protection'. What a terrible man."

"Well - why are you so slanderous about someone's innocence..."

The young man whose careful thoughts were instantly exposed covered his chest. He didn't know how to refute this knowing blow. He could only blush and defend: "Eating is just a surface to hide the truth. It is a means to confuse the other party. It is extremely superficial.

Thing... How can this kind of eating be called 'Cheng'? It's just an illusion. It's a brave act of justice. Can it be regarded as 'Cheng'..."

Then there were words that Yiyi couldn't understand, such as "the dignity of the Great Magister", "human nature", "the essence of being kind to others", etc., which made the girl giggle, and the street was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

After laughing, the girl frowned slightly as if she had thought of a question, then sped up a few steps to catch up and came to Chi Xiaoli's side: "Ask a question——"

"No answer." Chi Xiaoli rolled his eyes without saying anything.

The girl thought to herself and said: "Since you want to eat, why not get in in another way?"

"I told you it's not for food! I'm really worried about the little girl who makes the energy stone..."

"Based on the consequential theory, if you are trying to protect the other party, you will not leave so easily, so you conclude that you just want to make a living."

"Obviously he has a rough head, but he is always delicate in places like this..." Chi Xiaoli muttered, but still explained: "There are already other people doing this."

The girl tilted her head: "Others?"

Chi Xiaoli scratched his head as if it was troublesome: "The first time I was in front of the gate, about a few hundred meters away, someone was eyeing me. I don't know who it was, but he was very strong...

In a place like that, paying attention to the actions of the guests at the gate of the manor is probably not an assassin, but a protector hiding in the dark. There is also a swordsman in the manor who can barely see. Together, the two of them can probably handle most situations.

, I don’t have to lick my face and spend my time there.”

The girl opened her mouth slightly. Out of her knowledge of Chi Xiaoli, she completely believed what he said. Only then did she realize that some incidents had happened in places that she had no knowledge of.

But because of this, the girl's doubts only deepened.

"Since there are legitimate reasons and the need to eat, why should we give up with such two clear goals? Even being chased and beaten by a few weak guards - Yiyi cannot understand."

Chi Xiaoli hesitated, turned around, and stared at the girl's face strangely. He did not answer directly, but asked: "Then if it were you, what would you do in this situation today?"

Without any hesitation, the girl immediately replied: "Change into disguise and sneak in."

"What if you are still discovered by the guards? If you are driven away, will you fight back?"

"affim--"

"This is wrong." Before the girl could finish speaking, Chi Xiaoli waved his hand and interrupted her: "From my point of view, your idea is completely wrong."

Chi Xiaoli simply stopped, took the girl to the shade under the eaves, and pondered the next words in his heart.

He still clearly remembered the emotion or confusion in the girl's eyes when she first asked to travel with him -

who I am.

As a product of the innovation of the machine race, the girl is standing at a fork in the road of evolution. Although she has been implanted with emotions, the essence of her thinking is still that of a machine race. She will always seek the best solution when doing things. For those who cannot be seen or touched,

Delicate emotions, incomprehensible.

This was her question about her previous behavior.

Chi Xiaoli sighed and smiled bitterly in his heart.
Chapter completed!