Vol 2 Chapter 49 (1/2)

Chapter 49     Hu Wei Biao Ju

Note: Biao ju is a store that helps deliver people’s valuables safe for a price. People will come redeem their items after.

After dealing with everything, Xuan Luo didn’t return to Qian Deng Zhen. One of the things he despised most was saying goodbye. Most of all, he didn’t want Guan Shan Jue to witness his tearful face.

As one gets older, he/she will feel more lonely. During these past two years, Xuan Luo knows how painful it is to miss someone. Although he really wanted to be by his stepfather’s side, currently, that wasn’t an option.

When he left home with Bai Tian, he could only imagine Guan Shan Jue’s emotions. His stepfather took care of him for five years, and definitely invested a lot in him. Likewise, he also loved Guan Shan Jue very much.

Nowadays, his nightmares are happening less and less. However, they were getting clearer and clearer. Xuan Luo knows that his dream has something to do with his past. Each time he has that dream, he would feel very frightened and he would be drenched in cold sweats. From time to time, he would wake up scared.

His dream has been slowly unfolding in his eyes. However, there were still a lot of blank moments. He only knows there was definitely a fire involved. Everything else, he wasn’t sure.

Xuan Luo didn’t know what happened in between. He wonders when the dream will totally reveal itself.

Before arriving at Du Cheng, Xuan Luo went back to Xia Luo village to check up on Hu Zi. Hu Zi looked a lot better compared to before; however, when Xuan Luo asked him about his plans for the future, Hu Zi didn’t say anything. Xuan Luo feels hopeless because he knows Hu Zi’s mother’s death was very traumatic to him.

After dropping by the village, Xuan Luo headed to Du Cheng on his own to meet up with Tang Chen and Xuan Yuan Duan Ai. They had decided to meet at Hu Wei biao ju. It has been days since then. Xuan Luo wasn’t sure if the issue has already been dealt with. Or perhaps, they haven’t even began.

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Du Cheng looked extravagant as usual. The soldiers in the city gate were roaming about like always. People came and left. As Xuan Luo watched, he couldn’t help but think back to the incident with Shen Tui Men. Jiang Hu is honestly a very difficult place to live/mingle. Oftentimes, a lot of unpleasant things can happen. For instance, Qian Deng Zhen is pretty much away from everything, yet there were still people like Shen Tui Men who appeared and tried to take over. A big city like Du Cheng would certainly have many more conflicts and issues.

Xuan Luo sighed. He knows Shen Tui Men was merely a corner of the frozen mountain (metaphor).

In the past, when Xuan Luo first arrived at Du Cheng, he had heard about Hu Wei biao ju. However, he wasn’t aware of the exact location of it. Fortunately, as long as there are people around, the path wouldn’t be difficult to find. Thus, the moment he arrived at Du Cheng, he started to seek out people to ask for directions.

“Excuse me, Miss. Could you tell me how to get to Hu Wei biao ju?” Xuan Luo released his suns.h.i.+ne smile at the lady in front of him.

The lady was in her teens, and had an egg liked round face. Her eyes looked like black pearls and her cheeks were blushed. She wore a pink outfit and had a rather attractive body*. That’s the reason why Xuan Luo specifically chose to ask her.

After all, pretty women can cause the heart to crack. As one is getting directions, he could also nourish his eyes and get closer. Of course, that’s what Bai Tian would think. Xuan Luo is actually quite honest**.

The girl looked at Xuan Luo and didn’t say a word. She immediately dropped her item and ran off.