Chapter 380: Leaving Soon… (1/2)
After Bai Xiaofei compromised, Qin Lingyan informed him that they would set out tomorrow and left. The whole process was so fast it caught Bai Xiaofei off guard. However, a promise was a promise, and it was absolutely impossible to go back on his word, so Bai Xiaofei started getting prepared.
His preparation was very simple, which was to say goodbye to the people he knew.
In order from easy to difficult, people like Feng Wuhen and the Savage Class friends were first. After confirming that they couldn’t tag along, they quickly accepted without much surprise. If Bai Xiaofei could actually honestly and quietly stay in Starnet, they’d be shocked.
After dealing with the ‘easy,’ Bai Xiaofei went to the Gods Amongst Men to see Lin Li. Among the girls, she was definitely the easiest to deal with. Despite this, however, her reddened eyes still pricked Bai Xiaofei’s heart for a long while. Only after he repeatedly promised he would return as soon as possible was it considered having passed the ‘Lin Li ordeal.’
After Lin Li, Bai Xiaofei spent an enormous effort to find Xue Ying. To convince her, he changed their appearances and spent the whole afternoon in the shopping area. It wasn’t for nothing. In the end, Xue Ying gave him a long ‘good luck’ kiss that nearly suffocated him to death…
Well, it hurt but it hurt good.
When Bai Xiaofei finally returned to the Demon of Illusions at dawn, he became the most honest he had ever been while facing his huge group of wives.
“How long until you come back?”
“Can’t we really come with?”
“Are you sure you won’t run away with other women?!”
The Leng sisters were the first to make his life difficult. One question from each threw Bai Xiaofei into disarray, especially the last one from Leng Liuying which set off everyone. It was what the girls were really worried about.
“She never appears so, but this Qin Lingyan is very calculating, isn’t she? Pinpointing your weakness like that. I knew that she wasn’t a lamb when I saw her last time, but I didn’t expect she’d make a move so soon!” As the oldest there, Chu Liuyun hit the key point. From how the girls viewed it, Qin Lingyan definitely came to Bai Xiaofei with ulterior motives!
Bai Xiaofei absolutely could not deny that and go against them, so he could only let them vent their irritation.
“Compared with who you are going with, I am more concerned about that thief group.” The first dissenting opinion appeared. It was none other than Hu Xian’er.
Whether Bai Xiaofei would be seduced away by others wasn’t something that could be solved by worrying. But if anything happened to Bai Xiaofei, they would really go crazy.
“Rest assured. No matter who the opponent is, I guarantee that I will come back in one piece!” Bai Xiaofei finally found a subject that he could answer. He thanked Hu Xian’er from head to toe in his heart. This feeling of being rescued was indescribable.
“What’s the use of your guarantee? What if, just what if, the opponent has something that can restrain you? Did you ask her the details? There are so many thief bands, which one is eyeing a small merchant group? Why is this small business being targeted?”
A series of questions rendered Bai Xiaofei speechless. Indeed, he didn’t ask any of this, he had been too excited back then…
“I didn’t ask…” His tone nervous, Bai Xiaofei had never felt so guilty.
“This is not how you normally do things. I know you have been bored in Starnet recently and I don’t mind if you go out for air, but I hope that you can be responsible for yourself and for us. You can’t let us worry about your safety every day while being stuck in the academy.”
Hu Xian’er’s words had Bai Xiaofei in complete silence.
“There is still time. Go to the Starnet Ranking and have a look. What others say is biased, only your own judgment can be the most accurate,” Hu Xian’er solemnly finished.