Don't follow the rules

Chapter 490: Haojiu Home City (Sixty-six)
After getting Ning Yao's affirmative answer, Number One's heart, which had been hanging in the air all the way, finally settled down.

He patted his chest and said, "Luckily, I have you. Fortunately, at least you will remember. If even you said that there is no such person as Chunyu in the world, I am afraid I would really doubt whether I have hysteria."

Ning Yao saw the rebellious little brat showing such a rare expression of lingering fear, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Oh, you are in the first grade now, and look at the arrogant words you said~'Lucky to have you'? I am so honored, I didn't know that you valued me so much in your heart? Why? Is it because I am your dear father?"

Well, people who ask for a beating are often like this, typical "climbing the pole", with their big heads never understanding the meaning of "quit while you're ahead".

Number One returned to his usual expressionless face, rolled his eyelids, and rolled his eyes at him: "Don't be so self-indulgent, it's just because you are not a fuel-efficient person."

Ning Yao pouted angrily.

Number One was so disgusted that he stood up with goosebumps. He took out something and threw it at Ning Yao: "Get out of here, ugly thing, don't kill me!"

Ning Yao dodged coolly by turning his head. The thing flew past his cheek and made a huge explosion behind him.

In an instant, the sky changed color, the earth shook, and a huge spark accompanied by a blue lightning exploded behind Ning Yao's head, carrying with it overwhelming smoke and dust, causing the entire space to tremble violently. Gao Yang, who quietly lay back on the ground, could even feel the concrete floor under his palm being blown into soft waves. After a long while, the entire space stopped shaking.

!!!

Ning Yao was almost knocked over by the shock wave of the explosion. He looked back in shock, and then looked at No. 1 in shock: "You threw a Big Ivan?"

Number One was also a little surprised: "I stole two grenades from the commander's office... I didn't know that your grenades are so powerful."

He raised his chubby little hand and made a circle the size of a pancake: "I thought it was just this level, a little more serious than throwing firecrackers."

"Puh!" Ning Yao spat out two mouthfuls of ash that choked his mouth. "Ordinary military weapons will not have such great power, but this gadget you just used is obviously specially made by the commander. It is probably infused with the spiritual power of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, and mixed with the explosives inside. It can be considered a disposable magic weapon at best."

Number One patted his pockets proudly and said, "I caught two, so I have one left."

Ning Yao: "...You are very brave. Rao Ying is too pampering to you."

"She doesn't know, I stole it." Number One said confidently, even a little complacent.

"Ah!" Ning Yao covered his mouth and screamed, "Is this how An Han educated you? Didn't he tell you the story of how you stole needles when you were a child and grew up to steal gold!" He stepped forward, grabbed No. 1 and pulled him in front of him, held him across his legs, and slapped him hard on the butt twice.

"How old are you? You little brat, you've even learned to steal from adults!"

It would have been fine if he had just been spanked, but the problem was that there was a human idiot watching, which made Kid No. 1 feel really embarrassed.

“Stop! Stop!” The little zombie’s bloodless face flushed with anger. “I…I didn’t count this as stealing. I told her when I took it, but she was so busy panicking that I don’t know if she heard it or not.”

Ning Yao stopped and said, "You little bastard, you have to follow the Basic Law when you lie."

"I'm not lying!"

Ning Yao put the man down and said, "Then I want to hear what could have made Commander Rao Ying panic?"

Number One rubbed his butt in shame and glared at Gao Yang next to him. Gao Yang knew what was going on and immediately pretended to be dead.

The kid was not convinced. He pouted and recalled, "I went there to have fun, not to get intelligence. How could I get all the information? I just listened. I seemed to hear her say something in a panic, 'The horoscope was lost. Horoscope, that should be the word.'"

Natal chart?

Ning Yao's pupils shrank. "It turns out that Chunyu's horoscope is in her hands... I said, there is no such unreasonable superpower as predicting the future, it turns out it's just..." He murmured in a low voice.

Number One tilted his head: "What are you talking about?"

Ning Yao came back to his senses and forced a smile: "Little kid, don't ask so many adult questions, let's find someone first, finding someone is the most important thing."

Seeing that there were outsiders present and this was not a very private place, Number One did not ask further: "Okay, how do we find the person? Do you have a plan?"

"I have an idea, but the specific implementation plan still needs to be polished." Ning Yao's eyes wandered elsewhere and he laughed casually.

Seeing this perfunctory attitude of avoiding the question, No. 1 couldn't help but become alert again: "What's the idea? Tell me about it."

"First," Ning Yao forced out a sincere look, "I have to send you away from this world."

"Fuck you." Number One spat directly into his face.

Ning Yao said without any disdain: "Be good, just listen to me."

Number One cursed: "Get lost! Do you still want me to be nice and listen to you about how I die?"

Seeing that No. 1 was so uncooperative, Ning Yao also felt a little headache.

"How can I bear to let you die? You are my own son, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Don't you trust me, your father?"

Number One snorted coldly, "I am your copy, not your treasure. To put it bluntly, I am just a digital life. I have no blood relationship with you. Moreover, my age cannot be calculated according to human calculations. I am not a child. You are taking advantage of me."

Ning Yao rubbed his temples: "Well, it seems that I can no longer treat you as a real child - then let's discuss the terms according to the rules of adults."

He sat cross-legged opposite Number One, his elbows resting on his knees, his hands clasped together, his fingers interlaced and resting against the tip of his nose to cover the movement of his lips when he spoke, and his eyes stared straight at the other person, his eyes calm and composed, making it impossible to glean any information from his micro-expressions.

Number One sensed the sincerity of the negotiation and hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to sit cross-legged opposite Ning Yao.

The two of them just faced each other in silence, until number one finally lost his patience and spoke first to break the deadlock.

"From what you just said, I can probably tell that this mission is definitely a life-or-death mission, right?" Number One asked. "This is not something that can be bought off with a few pancakes."

Ning Yao said sincerely: "You are the only one who will carry out this mission. I cannot hide this from you. Yes, this mission is indeed dangerous. It is even possible to get lost in the cracks of the world."

Number One: “Can I refuse?”

Ning Yao nodded: "You can refuse, it's your freedom, but I want to remind you that the result of refusal will not be better than getting lost. It's better to fight with your back to the wall. At least we have tried our best. Even if we fail in the end, you and I will not have any regrets before we close our eyes."

"If, I mean if, we let Chunyu disappear...how serious will the consequences be?" Number One bit his lip lightly, struggling with his conscience.

Ning Yao put down his hands in front of him and smiled: "How serious is it~"

"It's like all the pancake stalls in this world will be forced to be buried with Chunyu."

Number One: !!!

Absolutely not!