Chapter 48 – Long Hua’s Barbeque (1/2)

Ch 48 – Long Hua’s Barbeque

(T/N: BBQ places in China are not like Americans, they don’t do ribs or burgers, they use a variety cuts of sliced meat over an open flame or grill)

Waving to the rest of the people, Cui Ying Ying slowly drove off in her red convertible. Ai Er also got back inside the car.

“What were you two talking about eh?” Asked Lei Yu, pretending to be nonchalant.

Ai Er smiled mysteriously, “I’m not going to tell you, make you fret about it, hmph!”

“Ugh…”

Liu Hao and Nuo Hu sitting in the front laughed. Nuo Hu then thought of something and asked: “Little Yu, before the duel you were missing for half a month, where did you go? We looked all over for you but still couldn’t find you.”

“Yeah, even I went looking for you several times but could not even find a trace of your whereabouts.” Added Liu Hao.

“Oh. Big brother, do you remember they place we went to for our mission?”

“You mean the mission to deal with the Ink Beast?” Asked Nuo Hu.

“Right, that’s the one; I went to that place again. Originally, I wanted to cultivate at home but felt my improvement was too slow, so I went to that place. The fruit that I gave you two to eat before also came from that place. I wanted to rely on the special elements of those fruits to improve myself.”

“Ah! So that’s what happened.” Everyone then realized.

“Oh right!” Lei Yu then asked: “How’s Cai Zhong? I was only focusing on packing and leaving the hospital so I forgot to ask you guys. What was the result of the match? Did I lose?”

That day, Lei Yu’s body was taken over by the green energy, including his mind. In the case of his ferocious retaliation and the incessant screaming, he could not remember a thing.

“Cai Zhong is very pitiful now.” Nuo Hu then continued: “Both his hands have been crippled, and his head suffered some type of impact from his eyes, so he’s still in a coma. I think he might be at a permanent vegetative state.”

“How could this be? Was it…” Lei Yu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. He remembered that Cai Zhong losing his humanity was closely tied to the small knife, could it be that this power of death was originally intended for him?

“You don’t remember how horrible you were that day; your eyes had become freakishly green. Fortunately, Ai Er had already fainted because of the wound on your back so she did not see how horrible you looked. Cai Zhong cultivated in demonic energy, so with his ability, he once again created a thick black smoke. I could not see what was happening inside the thick smoke but once it dissipated, Cai Zhong’s hand already looked like they had been crippled. *Sigh* Little Yu, what on earth did you do?”

“I… I don’t know.” Lei Yu really did not know what happened. If one really had to ask, then it would be best to ask someone of the Fifth Order rank and above, or to ask Cai Zhong who was still in a coma.

Seven o’clock in the evening, everyone was gathered in Lei Yu’s house. But they were just the youngsters including Lei Yu himself, Ai Er, Nuo Hu, Liu Hao and the recently acquainted young nurse, little Ke.

“To celebrate brother Yu’s discharge from the hospital, we’ll eat dinner together!” Ai Er stated while laughing.

“Oh good, where should we go?” Once Lei Yu asked this question, everyone started pondering where they should eat.

“How about…” Little Ke then continued asking, “how about we try this barbeque place at the night market? It’s not bad, I frequently go there.”

“New type of cuisine sounds good.” Lei Yu nodded in agreement and saw the others without any further opinions, the decision was final.

“I’ll give Ying Ying a call; have her come out as well.” As these unprecedented words came out of Ai Er’s mouth, Nuo Hu and Lei Yu both stared at her with eyes of bafflement, making her feel a bit embarrassed.

“Good, good, good, I’ll call, let me make the call!” Liu Hao’s attitude looked like he was more excited than anyone else.

After setting up the time and location, the all left driving towards the night market. Cui Ying Ying also departed from the other side of the city.

South of the city, this place became extremely lively at night. During the day there weren’t too many people around, but once evening came, sidewalks were filled with lots of chairs and tables, and every table was filled with people.