Strange Cards

Chapter 149 Coming-of-Age Gift

Shi Yu watched Xiao Bo gradually disappear and realized that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop him.

Shi Yu could only manage a smile, telling Xiao Bo not to worry about her after he left.

Shi Yu looked at Xiao Bo, who had already floated up into the sky, and suddenly shouted loudly.

"I promise you!"

"I will live! I will live well!"

Xiao Bo may or may not have heard Shi Yu's words clearly in the end, but he still managed a smile before disappearing completely.

A rusty, bloodstained dagger fell from the sky and landed in front of Shigure.

Shi Yu knew very well that it was a ghost weapon, and a ghost weapon at the early stage of Purgatory.

Shi Yu picked it up, and looking at the Xiao character engraved on the hilt, she seemed to hear the old man's laughter again.

But Shigure did nothing; he simply wrapped the dagger in cloth and placed it on his person.

Shigure turned around and was about to walk towards the cave when she suddenly felt herself kick something and quickly lowered her head.

It was a jet-black pistol, and Shi Yu recognized it at a glance as the same pistol that Xiao Bo had used when he covered the retreat back then.

Shigure ejected the pistol magazine and, seeing that there was only one brass bullet left, he roughly understood why the ghost weapon was the rusty dagger stained with blood, rather than this gun.

Shiyu put away the gun and slowly walked into the cave.

The moment Shigure deactivated the Remnant Fire Mech, it returned to everyone's hands. However, the group did not let their guard down and stood guard around Shigure.

Shi Yu entered the cave. The stench, dampness, and darkness of the cave made Shi Yu cover her nose. She then raised her left hand and summoned a ball of flame for illumination.

The flames quickly illuminated the entire cave, and Shiyu walked to the depths of the cave, where she saw a very tall stone platform.

On the stone platform lay a pitch-black cloak, and Shi Yu understood what Xiao Bo meant by the coming-of-age gift.

When Shiyu was four years old, Uncle Xiao wore this black cloak all day long, and Shiyu kept pestering him to have it.

Uncle Xiao just smiled and patted Xiao Shiyu's head.

"When the young master grows up, this old servant will give you this cloak as a coming-of-age gift."

Xiao Bo had naturally worn that cloak twelve years ago. It was because Shi Yu said that Xiao Bo looked very handsome in that cloak that he had always worn it as his everyday clothes.

The cloak, being on such a high stone platform, was naturally protected from the damp environment. However, having remained untouched for twelve years, the cloak was now covered in a thick layer of dust.

Shigure carefully removed the dust from the cloak using her supernatural powers, and then put the cloak on.

The edges of the cloak were tattered, clearly torn accidentally during a battle years ago.

The promise made back then has been fulfilled, but the person who made that promise is no longer here.

Shi Yu walked out of the cave, but Liu An's voice came through her earphones.

"Xiaoyu, two skeletons have been found here."

"One of them... is human."

After Shi Yu left the cave, she jumped several times and arrived beside Liu An, where she saw the skeleton that Liu An had mentioned.

One of the large skeletons was clearly that of a bear, while the human skeleton was buried underneath.

However, the human skeleton's hand still retained a stabbing motion, and there were also marks of being scratched by sharp objects near the bear's ribs close to the human skeleton.

Guan Yun, also wearing Yan Yun's glasses, scanned the area for a while before speaking.

"The human skeleton's head was clearly attacked by the bear; a fracture of that magnitude would be fatal."

"But the owner of this human skeleton had stabbed the bear in the heart with a dagger-like object before he died, forcibly exchanging himself for the bear."

"Shigure, based on all the clues we have so far..."

"That human skeleton is most likely Xiao Bo."

Wearing a cloak, Shigure carefully disassembled the bear skeleton without damaging the human remains and kicked it aside.

Shi Yu casually conjured a huge black coffin, solemnly placed the skeleton inside, and then carried it on his back.

"He saved my life, so I have to pick a good burial plot for him."

"I hope he'll be reborn into a better family in his next life."

After placing the coffin on the rabbit, Shiyu followed everyone back to the Hunter's Den, and the next day arrived quickly.

Early in the morning, Shi Yu put on a black cloak and went to choose an auspicious burial site for Xiao Bo without even having breakfast. Then, she respectfully kowtowed three times and lit three incense sticks.

Bai Yu also squatted down to the side burning paper, but her ears and tail were all hidden in her clothes, and her hair was tied into a ponytail to avoid being burned by the fire.

"You've been saying the young mistress has arrived, how's it going?"

"I knew you would like it, because you said a long time ago that your tastes are similar to mine."

"I don't know when I'll see you again, so I'll say everything I wanted to say this time."

"May you be reborn into a better family in your next life, and never have anything to do with the Shi family again."

"I will definitely fulfill my promise to you, so please don't worry."

"thank you."

After Bai Yu finished burning the yellow paper, she followed Shi Yu's example and respectfully kowtowed three times. Then Shi Yu took Bai Yu away.

Shi Yu returned to the base, and her overall energy and spirits were noticeably better.

After finishing breakfast, Luo Yushang greeted everyone and returned to the Eastern Base. When Shi Yu returned to her room, Guan Yun's holographic projection appeared on the balcony of Shi Yu's room.

"Look, this is what you asked me to do."

Guan Yun handed over a portrait, which depicted Xiao Bo.

"How is it? Does it look like it?"

"Exactly the same."

Shi Yu walked to a corner of the balcony, hung the portrait on the wall, and then moved a small table with a small incense burner on it.

After Shi Yu lit three incense sticks, he bowed respectfully. Guan Yun looked at the dagger wrapped in cloth that Shi Yu had placed behind the incense burner and said...

"You should be careful with that thing; after all, it's a hellish-level artifact."

"If you can't handle it, come to us. Don't try to tough it out."

"Alright, after you get some rest this morning, come to my place this afternoon to do your research."

Don't be late.

After he finished speaking, Guan Yun's holographic projection disappeared. Shi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and the pent-up frustration in her heart almost disappeared.

Shiyu brewed herself a cup of tea, lay on a deck chair, basked in the sun, and looked at the sea in the distance. Suddenly, she felt a sense of peace.

Just then, Shiyu's door suddenly opened, and the three little ones rushed in almost at the same time, hugging Shiyu one after another.

"Brother Shiyu is gone! Aunt Liu said she's taking us to the beach today!"

Shi Yu turned her head and saw Liu An smiling and leaning against the door with the car keys in his hand. After finishing her tea, Shi Yu followed the others to the beach.

Just as Shiyu was walking barefoot on the sand, a black butterfly landed on her shoulder and flew away a moment later.