Lin Ran looked at Mary and read the unquestionable taste in her eyes.
He didn't say any more, but stretched out his hand and said:
"welcome."
Mary looked at Lin Ran, then gently held his hand, lowered her eyes slightly, and said, "I will definitely not hold you back."
"I believe it." Lin Ran said, "However, you and I may have to stay together for a while longer. I hope you can adapt to such a life."
"I don't need to adapt." Mary was very determined.
In fact, in the past, her feelings towards the God of Death and the Temple of Death were relatively complicated. Although she refused to join them, she still wanted to help the temple at this critical moment. No matter what this girl said, she would be the first to accept the reward.
This is the best proof.
But now, after being stimulated by the old priest, he has undoubtedly gone to another extreme.
"You always have to adapt to living with a man." Lin Ran said, "What's more, there is only one bed here."
The bed is actually two meters wide, more than enough for two people to sleep on.
"I'll sleep on the sofa," Mary said.
"If you can't straighten your legs on the sofa, you can sleep on the floor." Lin Ran had no intention of giving up the bed.
Looking at the floor, Mary's pretty face was expressionless and she said softly: "Yeah."
Lin Ran said: "What you need now is to recover from your injuries and try to find the insights you gained from fighting the old priest."
"Well, okay, I will try to recover as soon as possible...I'm going to brush my teeth first." Mary responded and then entered the bathroom.
While brushing her teeth, Mary faced the mirror and was silent for a long time.
She used this period of time to confirm her feelings.
"I'm sure I won't regret it." Mary spoke softly, in a voice that only she could hear.
This girl's idea is very simple - she should be kind to whoever is kind to herself.
What's more, this was a life-saving grace for Lin Ran.
For some reason, Mary couldn't help but think of those steaming meals tonight.
She, who was accustomed to cold meals, suddenly understood the so-called fireworks in the world.
However, when she came out, she found that a quilt had been spread on the floor, and Lin Ran was already lying on it.
"Shouldn't I sleep on the floor?" Mary said.
"This place belongs to me. You have to sleep on the bed until you recover from your injury." Lin Ran said, "This is an order."
"Order?"
"Yes, strictly speaking, you are my subordinate now. You must recover from your injuries as soon as possible. You cannot hold me back when the battle comes."
Light Standing on her feet by the bed, Mary looked at Lin Ran, hesitated to speak, then got on the bed and covered herself with a quilt, but it only occupied a small half.
After turning off the lights, the room was plunged into darkness, but Mary did not close her eyes immediately.
Under the night, her eyes were as bright as crystal. Looking at the ceiling, Mary opened her red lips and said softly: "Thank you."
Lin Ran didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear anything at all, and had fallen into a deep sleep.
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The next morning, Mary woke up leisurely and felt that the pain in her body had been relieved by most of it, and the injury was expected to be fully recovered in the next few days.
This recovery speed is possible, on the one hand, because the old priest did not kill him, and on the other hand, because Mary's bloodline talent is extremely powerful, and her recovery speed is much faster than that of warriors of the same level. She once suffered a serious injury while accepting a bounty mission.
If placed on other warriors, the injuries would definitely be fatal. However, after Mary lay in bed for half a month, her combat effectiveness had already recovered to a minimum.
Mary's sleep quality was not usually high, but at this moment, she was sure that she had a peaceful sleep that she had never had before.
I don't know if it was because Lin Ran gave up the bed, or because she made a choice that made her feel at ease.
Mary looked at the floor. Lin Ran's quilt had been folded neatly, with sharp edges and corners, like tofu cubes.
She had never seen a quilt folded in this way before, and she couldn't help but find it a bit novel.
Turning her head, Mary saw Lin Ran working in the kitchen.
"Maybe you haven't eaten these before. We call them steamed buns over there." Lin Ran saw Mary waking up, pointed to the steamer, and said, "Those stuffed with pork."
Then, he opened the steamer, and fragrant hot steam poured out directly.
Smelling this aroma that she had never smelled before, Mary, who had never been very interested in food, suddenly moved her index finger.
Lin Ran smiled and poked the surface of the bun and said, "It's white, soft, and fleshy. It's pretty cute, isn't it?"
"I'm going to brush my teeth." After saying that, she lifted the quilt and stood up.
However, since the hem of her nightgown had been rolled up to her waist when she was sleeping, Lin Ran could see pure white shorts.
Mary had washed this dress yesterday when she took a shower, steamed the water directly with Yuanli, and then continued to wear it.
This pure white without any pattern or lace formed a very sharp contrast with the black clothes she wore outside.
The fabric was not light-transmitting, so Lin Ran didn't actually see anything, but because the shorts were tight, he could at most see some curves and outlines related to girls.
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Then, he withdrew his gaze.
Mary also stood up and silently pulled back the hem of her nightgown.
Only then did she understand the meaning of Lin Ran's words yesterday - to adapt to living together with a man.
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"Is it delicious?" Lin Ran looked at Mary who stuffed the fourth bun into her mouth and asked with a smile. .??.
The latter's cheeks were bulging and he was holding the fifth bun in his hand.
Noticing Lin Ran's gaze, Mary chewed a little hesitantly, as if she was embarrassed.
"It's okay, let's eat." Lin Ran said.
"Oh." Mary nodded, puffed out her cheeks, and said incomprehensibly: "You are right, you only know that you are alive after you have eaten enough."
Lin Ran smiled, took a small mirror, and placed it in front of Mary's eyes: "Do you know that you are really cute like this?"
Looking at herself in the mirror, Mary's chewing movements were a little stiff: "..."
Lin Ran couldn't stop laughing, and Mary was at a loss. She didn't know whether she was embarrassed or panicked.
Then, he put down the mirror and tore a bun in half. The heat coming out of the meat filling reflected in his eyes, making them seem to become misty.
Seeing this, Mary couldn't help but chew less.
She felt that Lin Ran was homesick.
But he didn’t even have a home anymore.
With a slight sigh, Lin Ran said: "I came to the new world not to play house. Our peaceful life will not last long."
"Yes." Mary nodded, "You will go back soon."
"I don't know, you can comfort others, haha." Lin Ran smiled, subconsciously reached out his hand and rubbed Mary's curly hair.
Mary didn't hide, but her body became stiff.
Lin Ran was also stunned for a moment, and then smiled to himself: "Sorry, there used to be a little girl who was always by my side, and I was used to rubbing her."
"Oh." Mary looked at the table and said, "It doesn't matter."
If Evelin were here, she would probably be extremely surprised. After all, in the past, if someone dared to touch Mary's head like this, their arm would have been broken by now!
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After finishing the meal, Lin Ran said: "How about going down for a walk? Feel the scenery of Yoliston City."
"I've seen them before. They are all high-rise buildings. They are very similar to Adrian City. There is nothing special about them." Mary hesitated and then added: "I even lived here before I was thirteen years old."
No wonder she was so familiar with the road after getting off the plane. "Are there your memories of being a girl here?" Lin Ran smiled and said, "That's great. You can show me the place where you once lived and walk the path you took before."
After hesitating for a moment, Mary said: "You don't need to spend so much effort to understand me. You can simply treat me as a knife in your hand."
"You are a human being and you also have emotions." Lin Ran reached out and patted Mary on the shoulder: "Promise me not to close your heart anymore, okay?"
When Mary heard this, her eyes flashed slightly.
Lin Ran regarded her as a human being, but the God of Death, who was related to her by blood, wanted to turn her into a dead person.
The two of them went downstairs and left the apartment building, which had more than half of the rooms empty.
"I don't know why there are so few tenants in this building. Even though this is a suburb of the city, it seems that this should not happen in the city of Yoliston where land is at a premium." Lin Ran shook his head and said.
After hearing this, Mary opened her watch, checked the relevant information, and then said: "There were five consecutive disappearances here last year, and there is still no investigation result."
Lin Ran immediately looked at the information on the light screen, squinted his eyes, and said: "In the five cases, all the missing persons disappeared after entering the building. All the surveillance equipment did not take photos of them coming out.
...Since then, the tenants here have moved out one after another.”
This case is so strange that it will naturally be linked to many weird and suspenseful speculations, which will inevitably cause panic among many people.
"It's human nature for tenants to be afraid and move away." Lin Ran said: "It's true that this ideal sect actually set up a safe house in such a hellish place."
The local Supervision Department later investigated for a long time, interrogating everyone in the building and checking every room in detail. No problems were found. In the end, the unsolved case had no choice but to be closed.
Of.
Mary looked through some more information related to this building, and then said: "These five cases are separated by two months each time, with an error of two or three days at most, which is very average... And today, the distance from the last disappearance
The case has been going on for exactly two months."
Lin Ran's eyes instantly flashed with a gleam of light.
He has no interest in helping the supervision team here to investigate the truth of the case, and it has always been a taboo to meddle in other people's business in an unfamiliar environment. But if the sixth disappearance happens again, will the matter fall on him?
Seeing Lin Ran's expression, Mary asked: "Do you want to participate in the investigation of this matter?"
Lin Ran pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible."
Then, he seemed to remember something and asked: "By the way, what is the name of this building?"
Mary said: "Tomorrow Building."
Lin Ran suddenly frowned when he heard this: "What? Tomorrow Building?"