Chapter 504 - Trouble There Is (1/2)

"Ah Fei, I understand that there are different paths for you to follow. Even though we do not understand the world of superheroes, I want you to understand," said Jiang Fei's father as he reached out his hand and patted Jiang Fei on his shoulder. "We will always be by your side."

Jiang Fei mother sat just next to him. Tears start to roll down her cheeks as she mustered her strength to ask, "When will you be going?"

Jiang Fei could not move. He felt a pang of tremendous guilt when he saw his mother crying. A son's greatest sin was to make his mother cry. However, it would be a greater sin if he allowed his parents to get into trouble. For better or worse, he had to become stronger.

"I… Tomorrow," replied Jiang Fei as he immediately changed his mind on the spot. Initially, he wanted to leave right there and then but after seeing his mother, he had to stay for one more day to accompany his parents.

"Don't be like that. Our son has grown up. He understands the world better than us now. Besides, it's not like he's leaving us for good!" said Jiang Fei's father as he held his mother closer to him.

"That's right. I'm only leaving for a short while. It would take at least a week. Even at most, a month, tops!" said Jiang Fei.

"Is it dangerous?" asked his mother.

"I assure you that it is not. I'm only going to my master's place to seek for more guidance. Remember the times when I didn't come back for the day? That was where I went," said Jiang Fei. He understood better than anyone that searching for the ship's fragments would invite unknown danger. However, he could not tell his parents about the alien origin. Let them know about the Metahumans and leave the alien stuff out.

"Hm. As long as you understand how to behave," said the father. Jiang Fei's parents immediately recalled that Jiang Fei had always said something about competition. Only then, they realized that it was a lie. Knowing that, the mother calmed down.

"Alright son, since you're going off tomorrow. Let us buy some good stuff. I'll make us a luxurious dinner that no restaurant could ever cook!" cried the mother. She knew that if she dwelled on the topic any longer, she would end up crying even harder than before. Might as well just let it go and accept the fact that her son was all grown up and that it was time for him to leave the nest.

"Okay!" Jiang Fei nodded. Even so, it was only his mother that left the house to buy the cooking ingredients.

"I may not know much about kung fu or karate but I'll leave you with just one advice. If others think one step ahead, you think twelve steps ahead!" said the father.

"I understand. But twelve steps might be too much for me… Hahaha…" Jiang Fei laughed.

That night, Jiang Fei's mother had indeed prepared a variety of dishes that Jiang Fei loved.

"Here! Have some of these lobsters! You used to sulk whenever papa took the rest!"

"Haha! Here son, I'm sure you could finish this entire lobster by yourself. Do you remember how to remove the shell?"

…

Jiang Fei was happy during dinner time. He remembered everything his mother had just mentioned. When he was slightly younger, his mother rarely cooked lobster for dinner and when she did, it would only be one or two pieces. His father would finish them up before he could even finish peeling the shells of the claw!

Jiang Fei's mother had barely eaten any of the dishes she cooked. She was so busy bringing up past memories as well as putting pieces after pieces of food onto Jiang Fei's plate.

After dinner, Jiang Fei chatted with his parents until it was 11 pm. They were talking about how certain kung fu were real and others were fake. Naturally, Jiang Fei could only answer half of them since his knowledge about martial arts was not as broad as the other masters in the alliance.

"It's getting late. You best get some sleep. It's a big day for you tomorrow," said the father.

"Yeah. Well, technically it is only the norm for me. I'd be practicing some martial skills with my master. That's all," said Jiang Fei reassured his parents to lessen their worries.

After that, he took a quick bath and got to bed.

"0541, is there a target yet?"

"Negative. Currently, there are not targets found that are worthy to explore," 0541 reported. The energy power left in the ring was scarce. 0541 had to limit the search radius by a drastic amount. It would be possible for it to search the entire world but it would instantly empty the power cache of the ring. Jiang Fei would need to search far and wide and when a ship fragment was close by, 0541 could immediately detect it.