Days and nights of pursuit of Dottore

Chapter 136 Colleagues

While Cheng Yan was concentrating on improving Wendy's favorability, Zandik had already brought Xiaojiu to the border of Liyue. The population began to become sparse, but various animals and plants appeared more and more frequently.

Xiao Jiu started to become silent when he realized that Zandik was taking him further and further away from Cheng Yan. He was no longer enthusiastic when he received the order to hunt. He easily caught a flying bird, but did not give it to Zandik as if it were a treasure as usual.

Zandik looked at Xiaojiu poking at the bird with a sullen face, "I told you, your master doesn't want you anymore."

Xiaojiu turned a deaf ear to him and plucked many feathers of the poor little bird.

Leng Bingbing...you're lying. The master would not abandon Xiaojiu, nor would he dislike Leng Bingbing.

The stubborn look of the little robot in front of him made Zandik inappropriately recall the times he had spent with Cheng Yan. His patience exhausted, he took a step forward and tried to shut Xiaojiu down again using the same old trick.

If the material used to make Xiaojiu was not so strong and dense that it would take a lot of effort to hold him, Zandik would not have wanted to waste so much time on the road.

But the sober Xiaojiu got angry and didn't let Zandik touch her at all. The two of them, big and small, touched each other and hid from each other, as if they were playing some game.

Zandik lost his patience and was about to say something reprimanding when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura.

His whole body suddenly became alert, but he had no time to react, as his neck was strangled fiercely the next moment.

A hoarse male voice sounded from behind, "I'm really tired after watching you playing house all this time."

Zandik's breathing was choked, veins bulged on his forehead, and he raised his hands to pinch the hand on his neck that was like an iron clamp, trying to break free but unable to move the other party at all.

"Who are you."

Zandik could only make a sound by gritting his teeth. He felt his vision go dark and was about to lose consciousness.

Piero loosened his grip slightly, "You don't have to confirm who I am. Instead, think about yourself first. Do you know who you are?"

With regret in his tone, Piero thought he had found a good candidate. The young man's attitude of disregarding life and death for his obsession and pursuit attracted him. However, with further observation, he found that the person he liked was becoming more and more indecisive.

This feeling was like seeing a fine work of art that was about to be created suddenly stained before it came out. He felt regretful and couldn't help but feel angry at the same time.

Xiaojiu had already noticed something unusual and was now watching the man holding Zandik hostage, ready to strike.

Piero pointed at Xiaojiu nonchalantly, "If you make a move, I'll strangle him to death."

The anger in Xiaojiu's heart was almost transformed into reality. His body changed uncontrollably and in an instant it turned into a huge monster that blocked out the sky and the sun.

Looking at the robot that seemed like it would crush him to death in the next second, Piero didn't even blink. The mask on his right cheek glowed coldly. He pinched Zandik's neck and faced Xiaojiu.

"Let's see who is faster, you or he who dies faster."

Xiaojiu was so angry that his huge body was shaking slightly. Seeing Zandik's face flushed red due to suffocation, he tried hard to control his desire to attack.

Piero smiled with satisfaction, raised his hand and waved, and an unconscious girl appeared on the ground.

He tilted his head and said to Xiao Jiu, "You can only choose one between this girl and the man I have. If you don't want him to die, kill the girl."

Xiaojiu's huge eyes trembled noticeably, and he couldn't help but step back.

Can’t…hurt anyone.

Xiaojiu still remembered the order that Cheng Yan had given him when he created him, which he must not disobey. His head kept switching between Zandik and the dying girl, and he looked obviously confused and at a loss.

Zandik closed his eyes. "He won't kill anyone."

Piero sneered, "Same as you, huh?"

The person he sets his eyes on must be ruthless.

Zandik didn't respond, his red eyes staring at Xiaojiu's arms that had nowhere to go.

"It's different. He and I are different."

Xiaojiu's indecision is influenced by Cheng Yan, but she is not.

I have nothing to do with Cheng Yan anymore, right?

"If you kill her, will you let me go?"

Zandik's voice was hoarse.

Piero was at ease, and looked at Zandik with an expression as if he had seen something interesting.

"I keep my word."

"...Put me down."

Zandik's eyes were cold as he looked at the innocent girl on the ground, as if he was looking at a stone.

Taking the dagger handed to him by Piero, Zandik squatted down and stabbed the girl in the chest without hesitation.

The imagined scene of blood splattering did not appear.

Piero raised his hands and clapped, with a smile on his lips, "Not bad, not hopeless."

Zandik turned to face him, "What is your purpose in seeking me out?"

Piero smiled even more, bowed like a gentleman and saluted.

"I came here to invite you to participate in a great cause. I thought the plan would fail, but unexpectedly, you did not disappoint me."

Zandik stood quietly. "You choose your colleagues based on whether they will kill people."

Piero shook his head gently. "No, no, no, we are not vicious people. Besides, I didn't force you to kill anyone."

Zandik looked in the direction of his gaze and saw that the girl who had been lying unconscious on the ground had turned into spots of light and disappeared.

Is it an illusion...Zandik frowned, feeling unhappy at being played a trick on him.

"Why did you come to me?"

Piero raised his hand and patted Zandik's shoulder heavily. "If you want to understand clearly, follow me. I promise that you will know everything you want to know, and you will also... get everything you want."