The figures of Uesugoshi and Kazama Ruri in the ramen stall suddenly stopped. The ramen soup pot that originally swirled into a vortex also stopped in a state of ripples. The curtain blown by the strong wind seemed to be painted
The hard wax has changed from swaying to a wrinkled posture.
Lu Mingfei slowly turned his head, and the whole city of Tokyo was still covered in heavy rain.
But the strange thing is that the fine raindrops remain still in the mid-air like falling needles, the howling wind has stopped, the falling thunder and lightning split into branch-like shapes hanging in the distant sky, and the whirling tree shadows are reflected on the ground as if they are frozen.
Ghosts... The world went from extremely noisy to extremely quiet in an instant.
In Lu Mingfei's understanding, there is only one person in the world who has the ability to press the pause button for the entire world.
A figure wearing a kimono came from the street in the distance. In his hand, he held a huge black umbrella that did not match his body shape... Actually, the man did not need to hold an umbrella because all the rain was now frozen in the air.
The raindrops would automatically move out of the way when they approached that figure, just like the untouchables scrambling to move away from the horse path reserved for the nobles.
Lu Mingze stood outside the curtain of the ramen stall. He was wearing a long sleeve with white flowers and pink cherry blossoms. He put away the big black umbrella that did not match his body shape, placed it outside the ramen stall, and opened the curtain.
He just sat on his own between Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli.
Originally, Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli were sitting next to each other, and there was no seat between them. But the moment Lu Mingze sat down, the distance between Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli was invisibly widened by one person.
Therefore, a seat appeared out of thin air under Lu Mingze's butt... It's just that his seat was more luxurious than the wooden square chair at Master Yue's ramen stall. Lu Mingze's seat was made of genuine leather.
"Where did you go to get such a sexy kimono to wear?" Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Mingze. He was no longer surprised by his younger brother who appeared "out of thin air" from time to time. He was stunned.
"When you are in Japan, do as the Romans do. When you come to Japan, you always have to try the things here, right?" Lu Mingze smiled, "This dress is called Seromesode. It is very popular among contemporary Japanese young people. The little white flowers on the dress are mine.
My favorite flower blooms in mountain streams and grows in weeds. It has tenacious vitality. The pink cherry blossom represents my brother. It’s great. I asked the oldest tailor in Japan to make this kimono for me.”
"It suits you very well." Lu Mingfei was not stingy with his praise. "Wearing it on you, you look like a little prince who sneaked out of the Japanese Imperial Palace in the middle of the night."
"Long time no see, brother." Lu Mingze looked at Lu Mingfei and said.
"Long time no see." Lu Mingfei also responded to Lu Mingze, "I haven't seen you for such a long time. Why did you suddenly appear here today?"
"It's not because you insist on having a blood transfusion, brother, that I have to come out and remind you that I was sunbathing on the beach in Okinawa with a local indigenous beauty in my arms. For my brother, I came all the way and even stripped the beauty for me.
I didn’t even have time to eat the good king crab.” Lu Mingze suddenly stood up, poked his head into Uesugoshi’s soup pot, and then sat back down full of resentment, “It’s really annoying, why haven’t the noodles been cooked yet?
The old man didn't even bother cooking noodles, so how did he become a ramen chef? Who did he want to starve to death?"
"That ramen was not cooked for you in the first place." Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes at Lu Mingze, "If you are trying to persuade me not to do a blood transfusion, then I advise you not to do so. I have already come this far.
, the decision has been made, you know I am a stubborn person and even ten cows can't pull me back."
"I know, of course I know, brother, I know you better than anyone else. You seem to be the most talkative, but when it comes to issues of principle, you are always the most stubborn." Lu Mingze sighed and said to Lu
Mingfei said, "So I'm not here to persuade you to give up blood transfusion. Brother, I did want to persuade you originally, but I know you won't listen, so there's no need to do such a thankless thing."
"Then you just came to chat with me?" Lu Mingfei picked up the soju in front of Master Yue and poured himself a glass.
"Brother, you were actually very nervous when you had the conflict with the Sheqiba family tonight, right?" Lu Mingze suddenly said, "Brother, you don't have to deny it. In fact, you are also afraid that Fuma Kotaro or Sakurai Nanami will suddenly tear you apart.
Broken face, you have been clenching your hands hidden in your sleeves so hard that your fingernails are pinching your palms to make them bleed."
"You are afraid that the Sheqiba family will suddenly attack you. You didn't need to be afraid before." Lu Mingze jumped down from his seat and walked behind Lu Mingfei, "Even if there are thousands of people on the other side,
Even if the opponent has heavy weapons, but if you put aside the ordinary people in Gaotianhara, you have Caesar, Chu Zihang and Uesugi Erika, you are all top masters, they can't do anything to you...Brother, why are you nervous?
?”
Lu Mingze's questions in Lu Mingfei's ears were really like the whispers of the devil.
But in the face of Lu Mingze's question, Lu Mingfei remained silent. Lu Mingze stared at Lu Mingfei's side face for a long time. Lu Mingfei's face was expressionless. He slowly picked up the soju he poured for himself.
, drink it all in one gulp.
"You can actually feel that your body is already very weak." Lu Mingze sighed slowly, "After the previous two blood transfusions, your original strength has been taken away from the body by the passing blood, even if Uesugi Yue
No matter how strong your bloodline is, it is still the blood of the White King. You are not a descendant of the White King. You cannot adapt to the blood of the White King. Even the blood that Uesugi Yue inputs into your body has caused a rejection reaction with your body. You have been in the past few days.
You haven't slept much, right? Are you nervous about the upcoming battle? Or is the restlessness in your blood vessels making it so painful that you can't sleep?"
Lu Mingfei glanced at Lu Mingze and stopped him with his eyes, but Lu Mingze seemed to not see the meaning in Lu Mingfei's eyes and continued to talk to himself.
"Brother, how much strength do you have left in your heyday?" Lu Mingze kept chattering, "Is it one-fifth? Or one-tenth? Now you will meet the 'Golden General' among the fierce ghosts again.
I'm afraid you are no match for someone like the 'Gin Sho', right? Of course, brother, you can't be fast enough to dodge bullets, right? Not to mention Fuma Kotaro's flying knife and Sakurai Nanami's dagger.
"
"That's enough." Lu Mingfei stopped Lu Mingze coldly. He looked at Lu Mingze, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"Don't be so cruel, brother. I'm just telling you this. Once all the blood in your body is replaced by Uesugi's, although you won't die, you will also enter an unprecedented period of weakness." Lu Mingze said.
He put on his joking face and said to Lu Mingfei with an extremely serious expression, "This kind of weakness is not an illness or an injury, but a deep feeling of powerlessness. The strength you have, brother, you have worked so hard for."
The swordsmanship, reflexes and the feeling of having everything in hand will be temporarily lost for many years, and you will become like the person you were five years ago who had nothing... Brother, can you accept this feeling?"
"You also said that whether it is weakness or powerlessness, all this is only temporary, and my power will not be deprived forever." Lu Mingfei said to Lu Mingze, "As long as my plan goes well, I will wait until Hel
Zog will drain Master Yue's blood from my body, and after my hematopoietic system works again, my strength will also be restored."
"But the premise of all this is that your plan goes smoothly, brother. This is the most ideal situation. No one knows what that guy Herzog will do to you when you lose your power." Lu Mingze
Crying his fingers for an example, "Maybe he killed you, my brother, with a single knife in order to avenge you for blinding his eyes? Maybe he would imprison you as an important experimental material and turn around to look for Eri.
"
"This is not my most ideal situation." Lu Mingfei corrected Lu Mingze, "This is the most ideal situation I created for Herzog."
"But no matter what, once brother you lose your power and fall into the hands of Herzog, you will become his flesh and blood, and he will be a butcher with a knife. The human heart is the most difficult thing to predict." Lu Mingze said.
, "What Herzog wants to do to you then will be beyond your control, brother."
"So I must remind you, brother, have you really thought about it?" Lu Mingze looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes, "You are betting against Herzog, and the bet you are betting is your own life.
… It’s a big gamble.”
"In which battle over the years have I not gambled with my life?" Lu Mingfei said lightly, "This is the price that must be paid to master power. I am not only gambling on my own life, but also on the future of my friends.
This is a last-ditch battle, so I won’t allow myself to fail no matter what.”
"Back to the water?" Lu Mingze smiled, "I didn't expect you, brother, to use such an ancient word."
"I learned this term from the head of the Feng Mo family. There is water behind me. I have made myself unable to retreat." Lu Mingfei whispered, "If I don't even have the determination to risk my life, I will
What are you going to do to fight a guy like Herzog? And what are you going to do to save Eri and senior brother?"
"I can't help you, brother." Lu Mingze sighed, "I understand. Since your determination has reached this point, I will no longer persuade you."
"Then I won't give it away?" Lu Mingfei returned Uesugoshi's soju.
"There is one last reminder, I must tell you." Lu Mingze sat in his position, still not moving, "There is a flaw hidden in your plan... It is a huge calculation error, which may lead to irreparable consequences.
The consequences of "Staying"
"A huge flaw?" Lu Mingfei frowned deeply, "Which step in the plan did this calculation error occur?"
"If Herzog drains all the blood from your body, no matter how powerful your hematopoietic system is, your strength will not be restored instantly. At this time, Herzog, who has the power of 'god', will
It can already destroy most of Japan." Lu Mingze said, "The Sheqiba family cannot stop him, and Japan's military power will be destroyed by him in an instant."
"And even if your power is restored, brother, you can't stop Herzog who has taken the power of a 'god' from his body." Lu Mingze said to Lu Mingfei, "Brother, if you want to have the power to stop the 'god'
The power of Herzog, do you know what you have to pay?”
Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment and asked slowly: "In exchange for you, I will give you a quarter of my life... I am mentally prepared for this."
"No, brother, you are still too naive." Lu Mingze said to Lu Mingfei in a serious tone, "If Herzog had used the blood of Eri Uesugi, maybe a quarter of his life would have been lost.
Coupled with your preparation and planning, brother, as well as the power of Minamoto Shojo, Minamoto Shojo and Uesugi Koshi, it may be enough to snipe him. If you add Tang and Xia Mi, it is basically possible to take down Herzog in that state.
It won’t be a problem... But this time is different, this time you are going to use Uesugoshi’s blood to filter out the poison of the ‘Holy Remains’.”
"Is this what you said was a miscalculation in my plan?" Lu Mingfei's eyes twitched, "If it is filtered with Master Yue's blood, will Herzog's power be enhanced?"
"Of course, Eri Uesugi is a mixed race with unstable blood. To put it bluntly, she is just a incomplete 'container'. As a transfer station for power, she is not perfect." Lu Mingze nodded,
He slowly said to Lu Mingfei, "But Uesugoshi's bloodline is stable and complete. Just like what you said, brother, Uesugoshi himself is the most perfect 'container', and you who have been replaced by Uesugoshi's blood are also
Will be the perfect 'container'."
"Are the powers obtained by using a defective 'container' and the power obtained by using a perfect 'container' comparable?" Lu Mingze asked Lu Mingfei, "Then Herzog will also
It has stronger and more complete power than you expected, brother."
"How strong was Herzog at that time?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"I don't know, but I can help you estimate it, brother." Lu Mingze said, "Uesugi Yue is the last 'emperor' with complete bloodline of the Eight Snakes and Eight Families, and he is also the strongest member of the Eight Eight Snakes and Families in the past hundred years.
With the power introduced by his blood... Herzog's power is probably half that of the old 'god'!"
"Are you talking about the white emperor?" Lu Mingfei's expression slowly became heavy, "Is the white emperor's power...half?"
"That is also a powerful force that can destroy the world. With half the power of the white emperor, maybe he has surpassed the four kings?" Lu Mingze smiled mysteriously.
"Isn't it enough to trade a quarter of my life?" Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, "Then one-half... I trade half of my life, is that enough?"
Lu Mingze did not answer Lu Mingfei immediately. He shook his head and counted his fingers, as if he was calculating half of Lu Mingfei's life in exchange for being able to snipe Herzog, who had half the power of the white emperor.
Is the price a good deal? Stay
"Hey, brother, I see you are already so worried. I can't rip you off any more." Lu Mingze sighed in a compromising tone.