Chapter 163: You Are Alive, That Is Good (1/2)

GOR Chapter 163: You Are Alive, That Is Good

Qiao Yifeng no longer had anything to say to Chen Xiaolian.

As for Chen Xiaolian, he was able to make a rough estimate regarding what was going on in Qiao Yifeng’s mind. For one, this was about giving an explanation for the unexpected event that occurred earlier. Qiao Yifeng expressed his thanks and at the same time, inquired some important matters from Chen Xiaolian.

After all, there was a huge difference between his daughter having a relationship with an ordinary brat and having a relationship with an Awakened who might die at any moment.

Qiao Yifeng no longer said anything regarding the relationship between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao – he no longer expressed any words of objection. However, from what Chen Xiaolian could observe, Qiao Yifeng’s expression and tone of words indicated that things were not so optimistic.

It was possible that Qiao Yifeng’s objection toward their relationship would intensify. That was very likely.

Sure enough, Qiao Yifeng entered a state of silence, seemingly having nothing left to say. Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and said that he would leave first if there were nothing else at hand.

“That may be for the best,” Qiao Yifeng pondered about it and straightened himself as well. Then, he personally escorted Chen Xiaolian out of the cabin.

The night wind blew across the surface of the pier. Wearing the trench coat, Qiao Yifeng stood before Chen Xiaolian.

“I have some other matters to attend to for today. However, I think that we will still need to meet up once more. There are some things that needed to be discussed thoroughly,” Qiao Yifeng spoke with a calm tone.

Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself and he asked. “You… you still want me to break up with Qiao Qiao?”

“If you are the only one with the identity of an Awakened while Qiao Qiao is an ordinary person, I would have you two break up even at the cost of my life,” Qiao Qiao said coolly. “No parent would want their child to be together with someone like you. It is too dangerous; there is no guarantee that nothing bad will happen.”

“So now…” Chen Xiaolian’s heart skipped a beat.

“I will have to reconsider the matter,” Qiao Yifeng shook his head. “Unfortunately… Qiao Qiao is also an Awakened. That factor is more important compared to your relationship with her.”

Chen Xiaolian was able to understand. For Qiao Yifeng, the most important matter that he had to consider was how to ensure his daughter’s safety – matters such as relationships could simply be tossed aside.

“About tonight’s incident, do not tell Qiao Qiao,” Qiao Yifeng thought about it. “I hope you can cooperate. This is something that requires a discussion between us father and daughter.”

“I understand,” Chen Xiaolian expressed his agreement.

“Then this is goodbye. In a few days’ time, we will meet again… after I have a discussion with Qiao Qiao,” Qiao Yifeng said. Then, he extended his right hand.

After the two of them shook hands, Chen Xiaolian walked out of the pier and onto the side of the road.

…

The ship slowly left the dock. Qiao Yifeng sat inside the cabin near the window.

Yu Jiajia woke up and saw Qiao Yifeng beside her and the man in black. Her eyes revealed confusion before becoming surprised. She exclaimed. “Ah, you… you are still alive…”

The man in black retrieved a pen like object from his chest and looked at the time before slowly rotating the scale on top two and a half times. Then, he moved to face Yu Jiajia. “Jiajia, please look over here.”

A flash of light erupted and Yu Jiajia’s pupil abruptly shrank before widening again. Then, she fainted.

In but half a minute, Yu Jiajia woke up again.

With a bleary-eyed expression, she rubbed her eyes and looked around at the cabin. Then, she revealed a look of surprise. Turning around, she looked at Qiao Yifeng, who was wearing a trench coat and smiled sheepishly. “I… did I fall asleep again?”

The man in black gave a faint smile. “Miss Jiajia is probably feeling tired. You fell asleep the moment you got on the car. I brought you in here.”

“Maybe you have had a tiring day?” Qiao Yifeng had a light smile on his face as he looked at Yu Jiajia.

“Is that so…” Yu Jiajia wore a dazed expression for a moment. Then, she mused. “In school today, I encountered a really weird fellow…”

…

Chen Xiaolian walked along the street for half an hour before stopping. Then, he waved down a cab.

After half an hour, Chen Xiaolian got off the cab. He was back at the residential complex that Han Bi lived in.

Easily vaulting over the walls of the residential complex, Chen Xiaolian then moved toward Han Bi’s residence.

Pressing the doorbell, he found that no one was answering.

He raised his head and peered up at the window of Han Bi’s room. It was dark, seemingly indicating that no one was living inside.

He did not give up.

He waited there patiently for a long time. When night arrived, Chen Xiaolian looked around and watched as the lights of the other residential buildings go off one after another. Then, he began climbing up the building’s outer walls.

Due to the many platform railing for air conditioning units available, Chen Xiaolian who possessed a [B+] Physique did not face much difficulty. What he needed to be careful of was to not let this act of his be caught by mobile phones of ordinary people. Then, he will unwittingly be mistaken as Spiderman and have the video uploaded onto the net.

Chen Xiaolian had been careful and he chose to wear a cap and a mouth muffle.

The window to Han Bi’s room was locked. Chen Xiaolian simply broke a small hole through the window and proceeded to open the window. Then, he slipped inside.

He entered a kitchen.

Chen Xiaolian landed lightly.

Amid the darkness, he saw that the kitchen was very clean. Not a trace of soot could be seen.

He then touched the sink and found that it was very dry. There were no watermarks at all – that meant that it had not seen any use for quite some time.

The furniture inside the living room were simplistic in nature. Most importantly, there was a light layer of dust upon them.

Due to them living in a big city, the air quality was not too good. For any normal household, some dust will build up if the house was not cleaned once every few days. Additionally, Han Bi’s residential building was located close to the main road and was more exposed toward the exhaust gas from automobiles.

As expected, the apartment was empty.

Two rooms, a master bedroom and a study.

The one thing that surprised Chen Xiaolian was that Han Bi lived alone and not with his parents.

Opening the closet, he found them to be partially empty. It was clear that many of the clothes there had been taken away.

In the study room, there was a desktop. However, there was no laptop… Chen Xiaolian recalled seeing Han Bi carrying a laptop with him when they met back in the train.

Some of the food in the fridge had already gone bad, indicating that the owner had been gone for a long time.

From what he could see, Chen Xiaolian concluded that Han Bi had left in a hurry.

Clothes were scattered over the surface of the sofa and the bed. Books were strewn all over the study room. A power bank could be seen left on the floor.

Two of the drawers were left open.

If not for the fact that the door and window was intact, it would have appeared as though a thief had broken into this apartment.

Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. Next, he switched on Han Bi’s desktop.

The browsing history for IE had not been deleted. The most recently date of access was two days after the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon concluded. It was the same day Chen Xiaolian left for Japan.

Through the IE browser’s history, Chen Xiaolian saw that a booking was made.

Unfortunately, he was unable to find out the destination…

Clearly, after the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon was over, he had returned home. However, he did not stay here for long. He had hastily packed up and moved out.

Chen Xiaolian thought about it, brought out a piece of paper, and wrote a sentence on it. Then, he placed the piece of paper on the living room’s table.

“I could not get in touch with you, I am feeling worried. Sorry to enter your house uninvited. If you still think of me as a fried, please be sure to contact me.”

Below the sentence was: A friend whom you had supported before. [1]

After doing that, Chen Xiaolian sighed and left Han Bi’s house.

After walking out of the residential complex, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a feeling of frustration.

This trip to Hangzhou had left him speechless.

He failed to find the person he was looking for. Instead, he met someone he did not wish to meet.

Qiao Qiao’s father, Qiao Yifeng was simply a huge source of trouble.

“After he has his discussion with Qiao Qiao, would he ask her to join the guild that he is part of?” Chen Xiaolian considered the possibility.

Such a possibility was highly likely.

The guild that Qiao Yifeng was part of was clearly a veteran guild; with a level of strength that exceeded his by a hundred times.

For the sake of Qiao Qiao’s safety, her father would certainly hope that she become part of a strong guild. By doing so, her chances of survival would be higher. Additionally, Qiao Yifeng would be able to care for her.

Chen Xiaolian felt vexed.

Walking along the main road, Chen Xiaolian looked at the time and saw that it was already midnight. He decided to wait for dawn to arrive before getting heading home on the earliest train.

There should be a few more hours before the earliest train set to depart after dawn.

How should I spend the next few hours?

Chen Xiaolian was not too familiar with the roads in Hangzhou. Thus, he randomly walked through the streets. Unconsciously, he ended up heading toward Han Bi’s school.

Within roughly half an hour, he ended up standing before the entrance to the school.