There are too many teammates who are complete losers.

Chapter 38 Suicide Truck

Yu Zaowei saw Bai Lu from afar and rushed over with a look of surprise and delight: "It's Bai Lu! What are you doing here? We only got the news this morning, and you arrived even faster than us!"

Satomi Ishihara gave her a disdainful look, exuding a captivating charm.

Yu Zaowei's eyes crinkled with amusement: "You say you don't want to go see Yaoxing, but you clearly care about her a lot yourself!"

Bai Lu, with her dead fish eyes, couldn't be bothered with this naturally clueless mage.

"Go visit her as soon as possible. We have our own tasks to complete, and we've already been delayed for a month."

"Have you seen Yaoxing? Is she alright? Is she hurt?"

Long You, standing to the side, looked at Bai Lu with some hesitation on his face. He wanted to ask something, but Bai Lu said again:

"Speaking of which, I've found a pretty good cultivator recently, and I feel like I can recruit a team from him."

Yu Zaowei was slightly displeased: "No, why must we recruit new divine cultivators? Can't Yaoxing really return...?"

"What do you take the team for? Someone you can just leave and come back to whenever you want?"

"Yaohisa must have her own reasons..."

"That's her business, it has nothing to do with us."

The burly man, somewhat exasperated, continued to act as peacemaker, saying, "Alright, alright, stop arguing, let's go check on Yaoxing first."

"That's right! Now is not the time to talk about this. Longyou, let's go check on Yaoxing."

The naturally clueless magician finally realized what was happening, grabbed Longyou's arm, and squeezed her chest out of shape.

Lu Ren twitched the corners of his mouth, hoping that the young lady had already emerged from the shadow of heartbreak and wouldn't lose her temper after seeing those two being so affectionate.

As the driver drove away, he also looked away.

Just as the car left the Shen residence, Lu Ren saw several familiar figures at the entrance.

He quickly called out, "Driver, please wait a moment."

He rolled down the car window and called out towards the roadside near the entrance, "Lin, An?"

He saw Jiang Yueying and the other two; they heard the sound and looked in his direction.

"Hey? It's Brother Lu!"

Lu Ren apologized to the driver and got out of the car to find them.

"I thought I was seeing things. What are you all doing here?"

Lin looked at him in a daze, smiled and said, "You were so badly injured yesterday saving Yueying. Yueying was worried all night and said she wanted to come and visit you today to express her gratitude. Of course, we are also very grateful to you."

It wasn't just Shen Yaoxing who had people who cared about her; she herself was also being worried about.

It feels so good to be cared for; it warms my heart. Lu Ren looked at the little one with a loving mother's smile.

Staring at her like that, Jiang Yueying felt a little embarrassed. "What, what kind of look is that?"

Lu Ren chuckled and said something cryptic: "You wouldn't understand, but well done, Xiao Ying."

That's the relief and emotion of a single working professional who is sick in bed with no one to take care of them and finds their cat or dog looking anxious.

"Who, who is Xiaoying?"

That's a term of endearment for you.

"I... I don't remember being that close to you!"

It was just arrogance; Lu Ren had already seen through it.

An Yourong exclaimed in surprise, "The Shen family's medical skills are truly superb! Brother Lu, you were so badly injured yesterday, yet you're already jumping around like a madman today!"

"It's probably related to Brother Lu's constitution. We're relieved to see you're alright. But where are you headed, Brother Lu?"

"Oh, this is how it is..."

Now that the young lady has returned to her clan, Lu Ren has no need to hide it from her, and the other party should have already guessed most of it.

He briefly explained that he and Shen Yaoxing were caught in a robbery crisis together, and then escorted her back to her residence.

"So now that the young lady has returned to her clan, my work is done."

Of course, Lu Ren kept some details that didn't need to be disclosed confidential.

An Yourong was somewhat surprised: "So Brother Lu isn't from the Shen family? I thought Brother Lu was Miss Shen's bodyguard."

"I think I was a temporary bodyguard before, but that's over now."

"Kuku..."

Jiang Yueying, standing to the side, let out a slightly sinister laugh, her eyes filled with a hint of shared misery, and said, "So, it turns out you got dumped..."

An Yourong felt indignant for him: "Brother Lu saved Miss Shen, and they just kicked you out like this?"

"It wasn't a rush. The Shen family treated me with utmost courtesy, like an honored guest. They even gave me a large sum of money. And it was agreed from the beginning that I would only take care of Miss Shen's daily needs for a period of time. As for me saving Miss Shen..."

Lu Ren thought back and realized that he was actually saved by Shen Yaoxing.

He was just a bodyguard for a month, and he earned all his money by serving as the young lady's lackey.

Moreover, if it weren't for Shen Yaoxing, would he have already starved to death because of his talent 'Gluttony'?

The young lady's kindness can never be repaid.

Now that I've advanced, I feel hungry even faster. I need to eat at least 10 Black Iron-level spirit bones or one Bronze-level spirit bone a day.

To afford enough to eat, he was spending several thousand yuan a day, and Lu Ren suddenly felt that his future was bleak.

No, that's not right. With his current strength, dealing with the Mud Eater would be a piece of cake.

Let alone the mud monster, he can also handle the yellow mud monster and the sludge monster. If he's a bit more Spartan, he might even be able to deal with the swamp mud monster.

After all, the most troublesome thing about the Swamp Mud Monster is Swamp Mist, but Swamp Mist is no longer very effective against it.

The Candle Illumination Realm is the backbone of professionals. Now that I have broken through to the Candle Illumination Realm, I am also a minor expert among professionals.

Who would believe that? He had only been a professional for a month, yet he had already reached the intermediate level of a professional.

I might actually be a genius.

"Brother Lu, you're so capable, how come the Shen family didn't try to recruit you?"

That's right, if I really were a genius, the Shen family should have recruited me.

He suddenly felt a sense of defeat again. Compared to these centuries-old aristocratic families, his talents were indeed insignificant.

Just like how over 90% of people graduate from top-tier universities (985 universities), but when they go for interviews at Fortune 500 companies, they find that resumes from those who don't have a master's or doctoral degree from Tsinghua or Peking University are all thrown in the trash.

Lin, with his quick wit, said, "In that case, Brother Lu, would you like to join our Lin Clan? Although our Lin Clan's 'Mud Swamp Guild' is far inferior to the 'Sky Star Guild,' it is still a top-ranked professional guild in Linjiang and even Qianhu Province."

"Would you like to join your guild? I'll consider it, but I've been busy outside for almost a month now, and I'd like to go home and rest for a while."

Yesterday's battle cost him a lot of spirit bones, but with the promised salary from the young lady, he now has about 200,000 and about 20 spirit bones.

In just one month, Lu Ren saved 20 yuan, and he felt like he was in a dream.

Even if I don't go out to work, I can survive for ten days to half a month.

Lin Huanghu sighed and said, "You professionals who adventure in the Void Realm really have it tough. You spend all year in the perilous Void Realm. You really need to take a good rest."

"Let's not talk about that now! Now that Brother Lu has recovered, let's go out for a big meal to celebrate! Besides, Yueying should really thank Brother Lu properly!"

As she spoke, she slapped Jiang Yueying on the shoulder, startling the little one who cried out, "Waaah... Me!"

Lu Ren waved his hand: "No need for thanks or anything. I was just trying to save myself at the time. But, well, it's a big meal..."

Although he had just eaten his fill at the Shen residence... no, for him, the concept of being full didn't exist!

"Yeah, yeah! I know a private kitchen that's incredibly delicious, and it's members-only. We've wanted to go but can't; we have to beg Ah Huang for ages before she'll take us!"

Lin looked somewhat helpless, but still looked at Lu Ren with a sincere expression, "Brother Lu seems to be very particular about food. Would you do me the honor of joining me?"

Lu Ren doesn't care about such things. When he's really hungry, he can eat dirt as food and he'll eat it in one go.

"If a rich guy is inviting me to dinner, I'll definitely go! How about you guys set a time?"

"No need to set a date, let's do it today. And let's celebrate Yueying breaking through to the Candle Illumination Realm. Oh, and Brother Lu also broke through to the Candle Illumination Realm, what a coincidence!"

Lu Ren thought for a moment and said, "Um, can I bring my sister? It's my sister's birthday today, and I promised to take her out for a big meal on her birthday."

"What a coincidence! I'll go order a cake!"

"Haha, I can order the cake myself."

Just then, Lu Ren felt his clothes being tugged. He looked down and saw it was a little guy.

Seeing him looking at her, the girl awkwardly scratched her hair in front of her and then took something out of her small bag.

"Yes, there is something..."

Jiang Yueying looked back and saw An Yourong and the others' smirking faces, making her even more embarrassed.

She finally took it out and handed it to Lu Ren: "This is for you..."

"What is this...?"

Lu Ren was a little confused, but his eyes lit up when he saw the packaging. "Is this your handheld game console?"

"No, not my model. This, this is the latest model released this month, and..."

She looked uncomfortable and whispered, "&#@%."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Don't get too cocky."

"What? I really didn't hear anything, I only saw your mouth moving."

Jiang Yueying looked embarrassed and repeated herself very quietly. This time, Lu Ren heard her and realized she was saying thank you.

"You're being so mysterious, I thought you were going to confess your feelings to me."

"Whoa—what are you saying, you idiot!"

"Oh, right."

Just then, Lin Huanghu, who was standing nearby, seemed to remember something and said, "Didn't Yueying say that after we return from our training, she would tell us who the boy she likes is? I've already told everyone, so it's Yueying's turn to say it, right?"

However, as soon as these words were spoken, an eerie silence fell over the room.

The same thought flashed through the minds of all three of them—is this guy an idiot?

Lin Huanghu was completely oblivious to the situation, looking at the three people around him with a bewildered expression, wondering why they had all fallen silent. What had happened?

"W-what's wrong?"

Lin was completely bewildered, and An Yourong, who always loved to liven up the atmosphere, was stunned for a moment before saying:

"Right, right, who's the boy Yueying likes again?"

It wasn't that she wanted to persecute Yueying, but she couldn't let Yueying know that she had known all along that she liked Lin Huanghu... Forgive me, Yueying, this is the last time.

Only Jiang Yueying stood there, repeatedly saying "I wo wo wo," unable to utter a single complete sentence.

Lu Ren glanced at the guy with a look of pity.

This love, which ended before it even began, should have died in the womb, becoming a seed in this little girl's heart that can never sprout. After decaying, it will become nutrients in the field of her heart, nourishing her to continue to grow strong. Perhaps in a few years, or even a decade or more, she can say with a look of emotion, "You know what? I used to like you too."

But that's many years from now, definitely not now.

This name absolutely cannot be revealed now, otherwise the balance between the three will be broken, which is a situation that no one wants to see.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes..."

Seeing the girl trembling and not daring to utter a sound, looking at him with panic and pleading in her eyes, Lu Ren sighed inwardly.

For the sake of this latest handheld game console, I'll save you one more time.

"Lin, An."

Attracting their attention, Lu Ren, with a resolute expression, said:

"Actually, that person... was me!"