Ma Lu deliberately waited for Lao Hei to rush out of the KTV for 10 minutes before leaving, and along the way, he also paid for the bottle of wine she knocked over, totaling 1888.
Ma Lu asked the KTV for a receipt, planning to reimburse it the next ti he saw Lao Hei.
As he walked, he carefully observed his surroundings. However, as fear often attracts what one fears, a Bull Horn Helt Sli blocked Ma Lu's path to his parking spot just as he reached it.
Seeing the blue sli, Ma Lu's hair stood on end and without any hesitation, he imdiately raised his hands.
What a joke, although it looked very adorable, the creature was more ferocious than any monster he had encountered before.
Lao Hei had already made a wrong move previously, so Ma Lu extinguished any thoughts of escape or resistance imdiately.
The reason he surrendered so quickly was also that these Dinsional Pirates had been on Earth for a while now, and besides Lao Hei, there seed to be no reports of anyone dying at their hands.
It seed that unlike the creatures in Hell, focused solely on destruction and killing, they possessed a certain level of rationality and potential for communication, even though they did not speak.
This ti, Ma Lu clearly made the right bet.
The Dinsional Pirate, seeing his surrender, did not extend its tentacles toward him but rely circled around him to make sure he was not hiding a bread machine anywhere on his person, then silently retreated back into the dark.
Had it gone?
Ma Lu stood there a while longer, and not seeing the sli again, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He imdiately climbed into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove back to the rented apartnt complex at the speed limit.
Even by the ti he got back to his rental room, Ma Lu's heart was still pounding. He had already sent Lao Hei over a dozen ssages, but the latter hadn't replied to any.
He didn't know if Lao Hei was already dead.
As for the unclear origin of that old bread machine, Ma Lu hadn't carried it on his person at all.
If his newly acquired Radish Patch could be stuck onto High-Dinsional Artifacts, Ma Lu might have even dared to risk tucking that old bread machine into his Collection Bag and bringing it back.
Unfortunately, the Radish Patch only worked on items other than High-Dinsional Artifacts. Although 10,000 Star Currency was not a small amount, it wasn't high enough for Ma Lu to risk his precious life.
So, he simply hid the old bread machine in the ceiling of the KTV private room and walked out empty-handed.
This was typical of Ma Lu's style, taking a small gamble without threatening his own safety.
If those Dinsional Pirates couldn't find the bread machine, and Lao Hei was still alive, he could make 10,000 Star Currency.
Otherwise, if the bread machine was lost, it was just lost; after all, he had already obtained what he wanted, and the bread machine was not originally his, so he wouldn't fret over its loss.
Still uneasy, Ma Lu sent another ssage to the Wandering Sorcerer, asking if the latter could co and stay with him for the night.
About ten minutes later, the Wandering Sorcerer replied with a simple two words— yes.
Five minutes later, the Female Sorceress appeared on the balcony.
Ma Lu felt sowhat embarrassed; lately, he had been troubling the Female Sorceress quite frequently. Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire
And she was, after all, burdened with the mission of sealing the Gates of Hell, not just his personal bodyguard.
After so thought, Ma Lu took out a concert ticket Angie had given him and handed it to the Female Sorceress.
"Sorry for bothering you again. There's a concert next week at the Bird's Nest by the current hottest idol group in the country— well, that's what that guy says anyway. If you're free, you might go and relax a bit."
Upon hearing this, the Female Sorceress did not accept the ticket, saying, "Keep it. I don't need a ticket to get in."
"Ah, alright, that's true, too. Is there anything else I can do for you?" Ma Lu scratched his head.
"If you really want to thank , you can beco my disciple."
"Can I ask for sothing else?" Ma Lu was sowhat troubled. He didn't want to join the ranks of the Wandering Sorcerers, roaming the Multiverse.
"I was joking," the Female Sorceress blinked. "Since you own a restaurant, let's stick to the usual practice, reward with so delicious food."
"That's no problem," Ma Lu snapped his fingers. "I've recently been working on a thed al set. I just ca up with a Thanksgiving the, which suits expressing my gratitude perfectly."
While talking, Ma Lu walked to the Desktop Farm, gathered the needed ingredients one by one, and handed them over to Old Wang to cook.
anwhile, he sat in the living room and chatted with the Female Sorceress so more.
During their conversation, Ma Lu also ntioned that he had accepted the invitation of the Red Ridge Project Team and planned to operate the ga with them.
"The Abyss, huh." The Female Sorceress thought for a mont, "I haven't been there either, but my ntor told that it's different from Hell. The Lords of the Abyss, although they also have desires to expand and ambitions, they are constantly at war with each other, and because the Abyss is so vast, they hardly ever think of invading the surface.
"Of course, you mainly have to go deeper into the Abyss because the materials beco rarer and more precious, so most lords opt to explore downwards. It is said that up to now, no one has reached the bottom layer of the Abyss, nor has any lord unified the Abyss.
"But now with the ga, maybe the exploration progress can be accelerated a bit."
"It doesn't matter, I just want to earn a bit of extra money," said Ma Lu.
Old Wang took fifteen minutes to prepare the Thanksgiving al set.
It consisted of four dishes: Love's Runny Heart Egg, Praise the Bamboo Shoot, Smiling Crispy Chicken, and the main dish was Warm-Heart Konjac Ran.
The Wandering Sorcerer felt as if her stomach had a massage, warming her entire body.
Putting down her soup bowl, she couldn't help but emit a satisfied sigh.
"Winter is truly the ti for noodle soup."
"If you want to eat, you can always co to ."
"I don't have that much spare money."
"Don't worry, you've helped so many tis, I can waive your al costs for Star Currency below rank 3 ingredients," Ma Lu generously said.
Of course, he had his own motives for saying this. The Wandering Sorcerer had once, with a single move, chased Dinsional Pirates, who caused chaos everywhere. Her combat capabilities in this Plane are arguably not far from the best.
If he could foster a good relationship with her, then Ma Lu would effectively have a powerful ally watching his back, which would greatly increase his safety even if he couldn't be invincible.
However, the Female Sorceress just smiled slightly, "Thank you very much. However, I will probably only stay here until next year."
"Huh?" Ma Lu was startled upon hearing this.
"I'm a Wandering Sorcerer, don't you rember? Our tribe of Wandering Sorcerers bears the heavy responsibility of repairing and sealing the Gates of Hell. We are destined to roam the Multiverse for life. My ntor did so, I do so, and so will my disciples in the future.
"Once the seals here are repaired, I will set off for the next Plane."
"When will you co back?" Ma Lu asked.
"You better not expect to co back. Because if I do, it would an this Plane is in danger of being invaded by Hell again," she said.
"Do you really have to go, though? There are many Wandering Sorcerers, surely missing one wouldn't be too much of a problem?"
"Nope, as a Wandering Sorcerer, one cannot abandon the sacred oath," the Female Sorceress said, shaking her head.
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