Chapter 72 'I miss you, Matthew.' (Please subscribe!)
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"What do you need me to do?"
Lumiere asked immediately.
The little flying squirrel acted very coldly. It did not rush to tell Lumière the content of the mission, but gently raised its slender paws, with a certain amount of elegance and domineeringness in its movements:
"First come and receive the power of the ritual. You have proven yourself to the rainforest, and you deserve all of this."
During the conversation.
Green lights lit up on the altar below the throne.
Lumiere walked over excitedly.
Groups of green light poured into the top of his head, the back of his neck, his heart, his lower abdomen, and his limbs.
He only felt that his already very strong muscles became tighter, and at the same time, one new ability after another poured into his mind.
The pleasure of being filled with energy and information flow cannot be described in words.
Lumiere couldn't help but raise his head and roar.
A full ten minutes later.
He finally came to his senses and said to himself in a hoarse voice:
"That's it, that's it!
My path to legend has finally begun——
It’s both inside and outside the rainforest!”
At this time, Lumiere looked excited, but his eyes were a little confused, obviously still digesting the huge information brought by the legendary way.
"Now, leave the rain forest and go to the Gold Coast in the south, to Cordo City, and find a man named Matthew."
The cold voice of Little Flying Squirrel sounded at this time:
"No matter what means you use, bring him to the rainforest and let him stay in the rainforest for as long as possible!"
Lumiere was stunned for a moment.
Of course he remembered the name Matthew. Although the fight with the Dino Rex a few days ago was unforgettable, he had not forgotten the man who brought him good luck.
He originally wanted to ask Rainforest Soul what the meaning of this mission was.
But the little flying squirrel waved its paw impatiently:
"Remember, you only need to do what you should do, and don't ask about other things!"
Lumiere frowned slightly.
He thought for a while.
Finally, he nodded slightly:
"I see."
A bright light hit Lumiere, and the latter's figure slowly disappeared into the black banyan dreamland.
After a while.
Su Ya appeared next to the throne with an expressionless face.
Seeing the appearance of the Rainforest Soul, Little Flying Squirrel did not get down from the throne. He just looked at Su Ya excitedly:
"Lord Su Ya, how similar is the way I imitated you just now?"
Su Ya rarely praised:
"This little flying squirrel of yours is a bit interesting, your imitation is passable!
But if I hadn't been too lazy to see this guy who wasted me for almost ten days, I wouldn't have allowed you to sit here.
Hey, have I seen you before——
Are you that little flying squirrel who likes to brag no matter what happens?"
There were tears in the little flying squirrel’s eyes:
"You finally remember me!"
Then he proposed very boldly:
"Why don't you go and have a rest? Just leave this place to me. I think I'm very talented at imitating the Soul of the Rainforest!"
Su Ya smiled coldly when she heard this.
Seeing this familiar smile, before Su Ya could lift her feet, the little flying squirrel climbed down from the throne neatly and stuck out her butt:
"Take it easy this time..."
The words have not yet fallen.
The little flying squirrel has been kicked to the edge of the sky!
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Good jollywood casino.
In Yu Kama's office.
Matthew's eyes quickly passed over the data column. After pondering for a few seconds, he chose "No"!
"Mediation" is only one element of the realm of equilibrium.
Although a sufficient number of single elements were unexpectedly accumulated in this way, Matthew was not prepared to "mediate" into equilibrium.
There are at least two disadvantages in entering the field with a single element:
First, the abilities acquired after first entering are highly related to a single element.
Taking Matthew this time as an example, most of the domain abilities he can acquire are related to resolving conflicts and adjusting the atmosphere. The best case scenario is to acquire the ability to improve eloquence.
This is not what Matthew wants.
Second, doing so will leave Matthew with the imprint of "mediation" in the field of "balance" prematurely, which will affect his subsequent development in the field of balance.
As we all know.
The first entry is very important.
Only make a good impression on the field the first time you go in.
It will be more convenient and smooth the next time you go in.
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"Mr. Yu Lian, I didn't think carefully about this matter. I will go back and verify the situation with Lily. If there is really a misunderstanding, I will apologize to you and I will compensate you for the money for the door."
Bobo came to the desk with his backpack on his back and whispered.
Yu Lian's desk was very high, and Matthew probably could only see Bobo's helmet from his angle.
For some reason, he wanted to laugh when he thought of this scene.
Yu Lian looks very serious:
"There is no need to compensate, Miss Artificer, as long as you promise to immediately defuse the bomb installed in the casino, this matter between you and me will be wiped out."
Bobo tried to stand on tiptoes, trying to look at Yu Yan who was sitting on the chair. Matthew thoughtfully handed over a chair from the side. She thanked her in a low voice and stood up.
This time, her momentum improved a lot.
"I will compensate for what should be compensated. If you are worried about those fictitious bombs, please don't worry. I only brought one bomb today, which is in my backpack. What I just said was to scare you. How can I
Might innocent people be harmed?”
Bobo said seriously.
"real?"
Yu Lian looked unbelieving.
"Is there really an artificer who always brings a bomb with him when he goes out?"
Bobo crossed his arms and said condescendingly:
"I know that people know too little about Artificers, which will always lead to misunderstandings of one kind or another. Do you think we are just a group of guys who only make explosions?"
Yu Lian spread his hands and lit another cigar for himself.
Bobo looked at Matthew again.
Matthew shrugged:
"I have little experience and know very little about the Artifact Masters, but I have the impression that you are indeed highly related to various bombings."
Matthew actually said it quite euphemistically. In the literature and books he read, artificers were usually described as walking bomb depots.
"Artificers cannot guarantee that their armor or weapons will not explode."
This is the most frequently quoted high-level summary of the impression of artificers.
"Prejudices, those are all prejudices!"
Bobo tried to explain:
"We often do good things. A few years ago, the cloud elves and the sky giants fought over a ruin on the clouds. A tug-of-war soon developed, with both sides suffering numerous casualties.
Because these two races are our neighbors - whether it is Yunduan City where the cloud elves live, or Tianzhiyu where the sky giants live, they are both located in the same sky as the "Cyber Dragon", the headquarters of the Artifact Master.
, but the height is different. Well, "Cyber Dragon" is a great floating city. If you haven't heard of it, you should go and learn some geography knowledge.
In short, the war between the two neighbors made the artificers on Cybertron very worried, and we began to think about whether we could prevent this war in our own way.
We did do this later.
We found an opportunity to blow up the cause of the dispute between the two parties - the Yunshang ruins said to be left over from the early days of the Enlightenment. It was completely blown up, completely wiped out, leaving no dust behind.
After this incident, the cloud elves and sky giants never fought each other again.
Look, we artificers can still do some good things."
Behind the desk, Yu Lian smoked a cigar silently, his hands shaking badly.
Matthew also rubbed his temples:
"What about the relationship between Cyber Dragon, Yunduan City and Tianzhiyu?"
Bobo looked at him as he should:
"Of course it got really bad!
We have no choice but to make self-sacrifice in order to take the overall situation into consideration.
Fortunately, it doesn't matter if they don't like us. Even if the cloud elves and sky giants join forces, they can't defeat the cyber dragon.
After all, we only do good things occasionally, and our real specialty is making bombs!"
Even Matthew was silent now.
Bobo, as if he had just issued a declaration of victory, jumped down from the chair happily like a proud rooster:
"I'm leaving now to find Lily and ask questions!"
"etc!"
Yu Lian stopped her.
"Leave later and join him. I will arrange for you to leave through the back door."
As he spoke, he motioned to the boy outside the door to temporarily cover the door with a shield, then took the letter from the table, opened it and read it.
Bobo didn't object this time, he moved a small bench from the side and sat down obediently.
Two minutes later.
Yu Yan looked at Matthew with raised eyebrows:
"So you're here to find a way to balance?"
Matthew nodded, his eyes firm.
But he actually didn't have high expectations in his heart. After leaving Junliu Island, Matthew regarded Cordo City as the last stop on his way south.
If he couldn't find the inheritance of the Way of Balance here, he planned to find a few strange undead people to have a "Night of the Dead" without getting drunk.
Unexpectedly, Yu Lian said easily:
"I do know where the inheritance of the Way of Balance is. This information originally required a fee, but you did me a favor today, so I will tell you for free - to be honest, you are really lucky.
, when I sold this news to a tomb robber, I received a full 1,000 gold coins!"
"Grave robber?"
Matthew asked doubtfully.
"Yes, the final inheritance of the Way of Balance is in the undersea tomb of King Mingtan. The tomb robber gangs on the Gold Coast have long been ready to take action. They tried to rob King Mingtan's tomb several times but failed. Then I don't know what happened.
Yes, they actually found me, and I told them a road leading to the undersea tomb."
Yu Yan flicked his cigar, as if describing a very successful big deal.
Matthew's heart sank.
Sure enough, someone opened the tomb of King Mingtan first, otherwise I would not have found the tombstone on the beach of Junliu Island.
"Your Excellency is also from the Sioux tribe. The Sioux tribe has always attached great importance to funeral tombs, right? Isn't King Mingtan your ancestor?"
He looked at Yu Lian with some confusion.
Hearing this, Yu Lian couldn't help but laugh out loud:
"Ancestors? I don't care. I did hear that they accumulated a lot of wealth, but they didn't leave anything for me.
I came out to work when I was less than 13 years old, and I owe everything to myself to where I am today.
My grandfather may have taught me some self-defense techniques, but I couldn't understand his method of balance at all.
In short, I am self-made and have no other relationship with the Sioux people other than blood, and I don’t agree with them either.”
Yu Lian said so.
Matthew naturally stopped talking and just asked about the location of the undersea tomb and how to enter it.
Yu Lian said:
"The undersea tomb of King Mingtan is very majestic and huge. It is located in a demi-plane with only two entrances and exits, divided into one for life and one for death.
What I pointed out to the tomb robber was actually a dead end. As for you, you have the brand of the Sioux people on your body. I believe you have been to Junliu Island and spent the Lantern Festival on it. The fact that you are still alive and kicking shows that you are indeed
Has the potential to become a messenger of balance.
The path I am pointing out to you is a way out. Remember it. After leaving Cordo City, head northeast and enter the rainforest. Follow a small river with light blue gravels all over the bottom. Walk upstream along the river bank for about two days.
Just a few steps away, you will find a lake.
That lake is called Dalong Lake.
At the center of the lake, 1,400 meters down from the lake, you can find the path leading to the tomb of King Mingtan.
Of course, I must also remind you that that lake is not simple. There are many monsters living nearby. Even the beasts in the rain forest are very afraid. It is said that there is a thunder dragon in the middle of the lake. Anyway, I have never been there and I don’t know.
You can only rely on yourself."
Dalong Lake.
Matthew's mind immediately recalled the scene when Lumiere was hunting a plesiosaur by the lake.
At that time, he felt that the lake was somewhat mysterious.
"So Dalong Lake is related to the tomb of King Mingtan. No wonder the ecology there is unique. Even the soul of the rainforest seems to be unable to do anything to it."
Matthew's mind suddenly became enlightened.
"If you want to explore the undersea tomb, you'd better go early. It's been a troubled time recently, and even Cordo City is a little uneasy."
Yu Lian reminded.
"A troubled time?"
Matthew used his eyes to indicate to the other party to speak in more detail.
Yu Lian was also happy:
"The Golden Holy Lord intends to unify the south coast. Many merchants and city lords from small city-states have come to the north to take refuge. A large part of them have come to Cordo City. The more people take refuge, the more people will fish in troubled waters. Who knows what will happen next?
What kind of chaos will the public security in Cordo City become in a few months?
In fact, the North Shore is not peaceful either. The Wind Sand Bandits are fighting within themselves and carrying out assassinations outside the city every day. The worst thing is that these idiot thieves often get the wrong assassination targets. Several of my customers have died in their hands.
There is also a group of cultists who, under the banner of the Calamity Cult, are spreading some Ukrus faith in the city. They seem to be the most peaceful, and they will share bread with people who have taken refuge when preaching. But according to my experience
Judging, this group of people is the most difficult to deal with. I even suspected that the tomb robber who asked me to buy information before was working for the Calamity Cult.
If you encounter them in the wild, be careful.
Of course, none of the above is the highlight. The most important thing is, listen to my advice and don’t go to sea recently! Don’t even get close to the coastline!”
Matthew was surprised by Yu Lian's willingness to share this information.
But he was quickly attracted by the other person's last words:
"Why?"
Yu Lian cursed a curse word, and then said calmly: "There was a poet who didn't know where he came from. He was kidnapped by a group of Nagas. When he met the Naga Queen, he was attracted by the Queen, so he stayed here.
We arrived at the ruins of Aru, which is the most prosperous city of the Naga tribe, and the palace of the Naga Queen is also there.
As a result, within a few days of entering the palace, this man caused a huge incident. The news I heard was that not only did he sleep with Queen Naga, he also slept with her three daughters, a mother, and the palace guard.
The Naga generals all fell asleep.
Although those cold-blooded snake people are extremely perverted, they regard the loyalty of their partners as extremely important.
There are rumors that Queen Naga even wanted to make him a prince.
Now, mother and daughter turned against each other, monarch and ministers fought against each other, and the Naga tribe fell into civil war.
Moreover, they fought from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the sea. Whether it was Queen Naga, the general who led the troops to split, or several other princesses, their tempers were not good, and they were eaten by their own people.
If you suffer a loss, you naturally have to find someone else to vent your anger on first.
The atmosphere in Arunaihai has been very tense these two days, and this is the root cause.
The most outrageous thing about this matter is that the poet with the rotten crotch collected stamps from the Naga Palace and then disappeared, and no one heard that he fell into the hands of anyone. Do you think it is strange or not?"
Listening to Yu Lian's complaints, Matthew's expression gradually became subtle.
Does Naga Palace collect stamps?
Why does this style sound so familiar?
"It's really outrageous."
Matthew did not reveal that he knew Luo Lan, but thanked Yu Lian many times for the reminder after listening.
The two chatted for a while, and after confirming some details about the undersea tomb, Matthew said goodbye.
Bobo on the bench also stood up immediately.
Yu Lian called a younger brother to take them out through the secret door behind the office.
after awhile.
The body of the three-headed dog lying in the aisle slowly changed.
She transformed from a terrifying monster into a tall, cute girl with dark red skin and a slender tail growing from her back.
The girl is wearing a leather jacket, sexy and hot.
If Matthew had been present, it would have been immediately obvious that this was a tiefling.
"Why don't you deal with them, Yu Lian? This is not in line with your character."
The girl took off the collar around her neck and wrapped it around Yu Lian's body obediently.
The latter, however, did not dare to move, and looked straight as if he were a gentleman:
"I run a casino, not an assassin. Besides, those two people are not easy to mess with. Let alone the weapon master who can explode at every turn. The necromancer is a practitioner of the law of balance. You don't understand.
It doesn’t matter what it means, but you need to remember that people who can trigger the Way of Balance are perverts!”
Yu Lian looked a little tired.
"Is this why you respectfully sent away the troublemakers and shared information with them for free?"
The girl gently licked Yu Lian's earlobe:
"I almost don't recognize you anymore."
Yu Yan forced a smile:
"Sometimes we have to endure some losses. If this information can quickly send away these two plague gods, I will be willing to say more."
"I'll just grab a dwarf from the slaves, kill him and throw him out, so no one will question Haohuanhao's strength."
"Hey, Dolores, don't touch there... ugh!"
The tiefling girl chuckled and said:
"Don't be so defensive about me. I'm just here to remind you to remember your current identity. What you just said was so impassioned that I almost believed that you started from scratch."
Yu Lian immediately showed a flattering look on his face:
"That's just an excuse to fool them. I know very well that I'm just a dog in purgatory."
"Hmm? Purgatory?"
Dolores raised her eyebrows.
"No, I am just the dog of "The True Mother of All Dharma" Sivana!"
Yu Lian hurriedly made amends.
"It's good to know."
Dolores smiled and used her small hands to brush over every inch of the skin on the sickle:
"I really don't have any ill intentions, I'm just afraid that after you meet that necromancer, you'll think of something you shouldn't think of again."
Yu Lian looked at the huge sea chart hanging on the side of the office with a complicated expression, and sighed deeply:
"What, a Sioux?"
"Don't worry, Dolores, I'm no longer that."
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In the small alley outside the secret passage.
Matthew slowly withdrew his gaze and didn't relax until he successfully walked out of the alley.
"Is this your first time dealing with artificers? They don't dare to attack."
Bobo is quite confident about this:
"They always think that we will explode if we touch them, but in fact we won't at all!"
Seeing Matthew's expression of disbelief.
She couldn't help but stop and look up and said:
“If you don’t believe me, touch my helmet!?”
Matthew hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his left hand to touch——
Stab!
Immediately, a blue-white electric current rushed up, causing Matthew's white left hand to tremble with electricity. Burnt black spots appeared on the tips of the index finger and middle finger that were first exposed to the electric current.
"hiss!"
Matthew withdrew his hand as fast as lightning and looked at Bobo in shock.
"Huh?"
The latter raised his helmet with both hands strangely:
"Is there a current leak somewhere? Why don't I feel it? Oh, here!"
As she spoke, she gently adjusted the angle of her helmet, and then said to Matthew:
"Once it's done, you can touch it again. Don't worry, you won't get an electric shock this time!"
But it could explode, right?
Matthew silently complained in his mind.
Bobo's eyes were very earnest, so he had to change the topic:
"So you are going to find that Lily now? Do you need my help?"
Bobo was indeed attracted:
"No, I can go alone!
I still owe you a favor this time!
Next time...forget it, just this time, I just heard the conversation between you two, are you going to rob tombs under the sea next?"
Matthew immediately shook his head and said:
"No, I don't rob tombs, I'm just chasing a kind of knowledge."
Bobo showed a smiley expression:
"There is no need to be secretive. I understand that it is very common for necromancers to rob tombs."
Matthew tried his best to deny it:
"Although I am a necromancer, I really don't rob tombs. This time I am just looking for an opportunity to advance."
Bobo nodded:
"It doesn't matter, I will accompany you for a trip. From now on, you and I will owe nothing to each other."
"Don't refuse in a hurry. Artificers are very powerful. You know, even the cloud elves and sky giants combined can't defeat the cyber dragon!"
Matthew thought for a while and then agreed.
He was mainly interested in Bobo's equipment. He wanted to know what these things looked like after being removed.
As for the magic weapon master's own ability, he was a little afraid.
At that moment he said solemnly:
"You must promise me that you won't blow up the tomb."
Bobo sneered and stamped his feet:
"I know you still can't trust me, but I promise you that I will never blow up the tomb. Are you satisfied now?"
After hearing this, Matthew reached out and touched Bobo's helmet with satisfaction.
It does not have the cold and hard touch of ordinary helmets, but has a soft and silky feel.
When the helmet was stroked, Bobo seemed to have turned into a robot whose power was turned off, and suddenly stood there without speaking.
"Let's go."
After a long time, Matthew took back his left hand and said.
"where to?"
Bobo asked in a muffled voice:
"Go find Lily. Don't worry, I won't interfere with you. At most, you can watch the show outside."
Matthew said.
Forty minutes later.
In the civilian area of Cordo City, the entrance of a small building with a courtyard.
Bobo walked out of it with a backpack on his back.
"How about it?"
Matthew asked.
"I pressed Lily according to your explanation. She cried and told everything. Yu Lian did not lie. The injuries on her body were left by the former security captain Olkin. After Olkin lost his job, he drank heavily every day and became drunk.
He beat someone, and Lily was beaten very badly. Later, Olkin learned that Lily was a peripheral member of our Huo Sisters, and he made up his mind. I happened to be passing by this city, and Lily was in Oljin.
They deceived me under the instigation of others, and they planned to use me to get rid of Yu Lian... That's probably what happened."
Bobo calmly recounted what happened in the house.
"So what are you going to do with them?"
Matthew and her walked side by side, with their backs to the small building, and they walked in the direction of leaving the civilian area.
"How I originally planned to deal with Yu Lian, I will deal with them now. The Huo Sisters cannot allow such bad people to exist!"
Bobo raised his chin slightly and said coolly.
boom!
At this time, a loud noise came from behind the two of them.
Matthew looked back and saw a bright fire dragon jumping out of the small building just now.
In an instant, the small building turned into ruins!
Countless passers-by came and pointed.
Matthew turned around, only to find that Bobo didn't look back at all, and had already jumped far away:
"Walk faster, mage!"
"I'm sleepy and hungry now. I need to go back and rest. The food at Eagle Point Inn is excellent and I won't let you down. And I'm treating you today!"
Matthew smiled and followed quickly.
Forty minutes later.
In a room on the third floor of the Eagle Point Hotel.
Bobo sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Matthew expressionlessly:
"I'd like to state in advance that I don't take off my armor when I sleep. It's hard everywhere!"
"So you'd better not have bad thoughts!"
Matthew was also a little helpless.
Today was his first day in Cordo City, so he went to find Yu Lian before he had time to book a hotel.
I walked around the civilian area and when I came back, I was told that the Eagle Point Hotel was fully booked.
Not only that, Matthew visited six nearby hotels and found that they were all full.
This shows that the information Yu Lian mentioned about many merchants coming to Cordo City to take refuge on the south bank is true.
Seeing that Matthew had nowhere to stay, Bobo said on the spot that he could squeeze in her room.
However, after entering the house, the pleasant atmosphere between the two of them during the meal suddenly turned awkward.
Matthew didn't explain much either.
Take out the Warding Psalm and open "Mordenkainen's Private Chamber" in the corner of the room.
The duration of this spell is 12 hours, so it can be used not only for protection, but also for accommodation.
The only limitation is to open the singularity in a safe place.
If it is driven in the wild or in an alley, a wild dog passing by can destroy it, which makes the experience very unsatisfactory.
"Get some rest. I'll buy underwater breathing potions tomorrow morning, and then set off towards the rainforest."
Matthew said and stepped into the secret room.
The artificer beside the bed hummed softly and began to gently wipe his armor.
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late at night.
A figure is approaching Cordo City quickly.
When approaching the city wall, the man jumped directly over the nearly ten-meter-high city wall!
After landing.
The man sniffed the air and rushed towards the city without stopping.
Not long after.
He arrived outside the Eagle Point Inn.
"I found it. The last smell is left here, in that room on the third floor!"
Lumiere looked excitedly at the dark windows on the third floor.
next moment.
Without thinking, he jumped directly to the third floor of the hotel. He was very dexterous and moved among the window sills and bricks. After a while, he came to the window he wanted.
Lumière decisively opened the window and entered.
However, as soon as his feet touched the floor of the room, a fierce punch came from the side——
Thanks to Lumiere's amazing perception and agility, he immediately rolled over and dodged the electric punch!
Snapped!
The fire lit up.
He saw a little man in heavy armor glaring at him.
The glove on the opponent's right hand was flashing blue lightning at the moment, as if he was about to punch him hard at any time.
"Wait! I'm not a bad person!"
Lumiere quickly explained.
Bobo cursed fiercely:
"Clicking someone else's window in the middle of the night, you say you're not a bad person?"
As she said that, she was about to punch.
Lumiere immediately shouted:
"Matthew! I smell Matthew, I'm here to find him!"
Sizzle!
The electric light that was about to explode suddenly stopped.
Bobo looked at Lumiere with suspicion:
"smell?"
Just at this moment.
Matthew, who was awakened by the alarm spell, finally walked out of the private room.
"What happened?"
When he saw the uninvited guest's face clearly, he couldn't help but be a little surprised:
"Why is it you, Lumiere?"
Lumiere looked at Matthew with joy. He wanted to say something, but suddenly he felt a little dull——
Because he found that he didn't know what to say!
After receiving the mission from Little Flying Squirrel, Lumiere ran all the way south without daring to stop for a moment.
Until here.
For the first time, he stopped and had a chance to think about how to express his intention to Matthew.
Lumiere was very confused.
He grew up in the rainforest. He doesn't understand the rules of the outside world and is not very good at lying.
He can't say that the Soul of the Rainforest must ask me to invite you back, right?
This would not only hurt Rainforest Soul's face, but Lumiere himself would be embarrassed.
So he fell into hard thinking.
"Have you advanced? This is really something worth celebrating."
Here Matthew noticed the changes in Lumiere and congratulated:
"But you came to me so late. Did something happen to you?"
Facing Matthew's inquiry, Lumiere seemed a little hesitant.
Sweat began to form on his forehead, and he felt as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Seeing this scene, Bobo's gloves began to glow blue again:
"Do you know him? I don't think he is a good person. You can see that he doesn't even dare to reply to your words!"
Matthew was also a little confused:
"Lumière?"
Lumiere was dizzy.
He looked at Matthew stupidly and suddenly said out of nowhere:
"I missed you, Matthew."
in the room.
The blue light of the glove reflected Matthew's shocked face.
Bobo also looked dumbfounded.
Then he looked back and forth between the two of them with strange eyes.
