Chapter 143: Money Losing Deal (1/2)

Chapter 143: Money Losing Deal

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Shi Xueman was surprised to see Ai Hui.

It seemed as if she came across this guy every time she came to the noodle house.

Instead of saying anything, however, she just found a seat casually and Sang Zhijun sat beside her.

Sang Zhijun had never been to such a small restaurant and so was very curious. The boys sitting not far away from them were making a lot of noise and the smell in the air made her very hungry.

The table in front of them was cluttered with tall stacks of empty bowls. Sang Zhijun felt speechless seeing how much the two boys had eaten. She had never before seen anyone eat like them; all men she knew were restrained, elegant, and gentle while eating.

This was a new experience for her.

What surprised her the most, however, was Shi Xueman. In her eyes, a goddess would never come to this kind of restaurant. In fact, not only boys, but a lot of girls also regarded Shi Xueman as a goddess.

Shi Xueman noticed that Sang Zhijun was looking at her and could roughly guess what she was thinking. She simply smiled and didn’t explain further.

The two boys who were busy eating didn’t notice the presence of other people at all.

Fatty finally returned to reality and said, “This is great! This is what life should be! Ai Hui, how did you find this restaurant? It’s amazing! I have made up my mind!”

Fatty’s sudden, loud voice gave Shi Xueman and Sang Zhijun a good scare.

Ai Hui didn’t have any expression at all. He continued to eat his noodles and said without raising his head, “Made up your mind to pay your debt?”

Fatty replied, “No, of course not. I’ve decided to stay with you. I have looked into it, and in the second year in the Induction Ground, I can apply for a branch transfer provided the branch college is willing to accept me. You see, I am working so hard these days and I’m sure your branch college will be more than willing to accept me.”

“Pay your debt first.” Ai Hui sounded emotionless and focused on his noodles, as if all his passion had been exhausted in his effort to distract Fatty just now.

Fatty glared at him in fury. “Why are you so realistic now?”

“So you are saying that you won’t pay your debt?” Ai Hui ignored his question.

“I am going to pay…” Fatty didn’t dare to admit otherwise and decided to convert the topic of their conversation. “Ai Hui, when do you think the blood catastrophe will come to an end?”

The first thing that came to Shi Xueman’s mind when she saw Ai Hui was not his debt or whether he had found the person she was looking for, but was the message tree. The tree was so old that she could not even trace its origin.

It was impossible for such an old message tree to not be registered, and she had seen for herself that the tree was healthy with no diseases or infections.

After the outbreak of the blood poison, all these thoughts were left behind. She only remembered the message tree after seeing Ai Hui.

To learn more about the tree, she had even asked her family to help investigate the Vanguard Training Hall. They had searched the entrustment in the Mission Hall of Central Pine City and learned that the owner of the training hall was called Heng Bingfeng; it was a name no one knew anything about.

This was all the information she could get. Apart from this name, no information could be found, not about the message tree or Vanguard Training Hall.

She had also asked her grandfather, but he hadn’t known anything about this name either.

When she saw Ai Hui, she couldn’t help thinking about this investigation.

Then the boys’ conversation about the blood catastrophe caught her attention. Sang Zhijun showed a look of disapproval; she had seen so many boys who loved to talk big.

The noodles were served just at that time. Shi Xueman began to eat her noodles, but she also continued paying attention to the boys because she wanted to hear what Ai Hui would say. In her eyes, although Ai Hui was not impressive, he was bold,cautious, and had his own opinions.

“End?” Ai Hui paused for a while. “It will not end soon.”

At first, Fatty had just wanted to change the topic; he hadn’t expected to hear such an answer from Ai Hui. He thought for a second, then asked, “Why? It’s only blood poison. I think the Induction Ground is powerful enough to find a solution soon.”

Fatty had confidence in the Induction Ground, just like almost everyone else. The Induction Ground was an enclosed area without complicated conflicts between factions. It possessed strength and the people here were united as one.

Its most significant feature was its strength. Since the Induction Ground was cut off from the outside world, the environment here was relatively pure. As a result, many masters and well-known people liked to live in seclusion here.

Besides, there were researchers who studied weird things, countless schools, various new theories, and learned teachers.

How could the blood poison get the better of the Induction Ground that had such strength?

At first, Fatty didn’t quite believe Ai Hui. If it were another person who had said this, Fatty would have given a snort of contempt, but since it was Ai Hui, although Fatty was still muttering something, he began to believe it in his heart.

“I don’t know.” Ai Hui didn’t raise his head and continued to eat the noodles, then said unclearly, “I just have this kind of feeling. What is coming is not good, and it’s coming with menace.”

“What is coming is not good. It’s coming with menace,” murmured Fatty, then felt an overwhelming sense of danger.

What is coming is not good. It’s coming with menace.

Shi Xueman was also thinking about what Ai Hui had said.

Since Sang Zhijun had regarded them as two bombastic guys from the very beginning, now that she heard this completely unreasonable reason, she further believed that her initial judgment had been correct.

As a girl, she had been a bit scared of the blood poison all along.

She didn’t want to hear them talk about this topic any more, but was too shy to ask them to stop. After thinking for a while, she said, “Thank you, Xueman. If it were not for you, I would have been unable to buy the arrows.”

Shi Xueman recovered from her contemplation and smiled. “It’s not a big issue. Don’t mention it.”