Chapter 908 - Old Friend (2/2)
Han Xiao frowned slightly as he closely looked at the woman. There were fine wrinkles around her eyes, and she seemed a little old, but she still had her womanly charms and had probably been extremely beautiful when she was young. She still maintained a good figure… but under the scrutiny of a Beyond Grade A, this sort of beauty did not have any attractive appeal.
With each advancement, it was a sublimation of life level. At the Beyond Grade A level, one could see the minutest of details, and most creatures were covered with dirt in a Beyond Grade A’s eyes. Only others who were at the Beyond Grade A level would appear uncontaminated by dirt and dust.
Han Xiao scanned through the faces in his memory and matched with one of them. He said in a surprised tone, “You’re… Li Yalin?”
The woman in front of him was actually his colleague back when he was working as an agent in Stardragon.
Seeing that Han Xiao recognized her, Li Yalin was overjoyed and nodded like a chicken pecking on millet.
“That’s right, that’s right. You really still remember me!”
“It’s harder for me to forget things than to remember now,” Han Xiao explained. “Turns out, you’re still alive. I thought you died in the Mutation Disaster. Since you were alive, why didn’t you go to the Black Star Army to find me?”
“I only survived out of luck, and later on, when the Six Nations were disbanded by you, I also lost my job and took the severance payment. I didn’t want to fight anymore, so I didn’t go to you. I bought a house here and opened this exhibition hall.”
She suddenly remembered all the nonsense around them and let out an awkward smile. “Oh… that, I got all those things from the flea market and marketed them as things you’ve used before. No choice, life is hard…”
“… Relax, I’m not going to make trouble for you.”
Seeing an old friend, Han Xiao’s mood was very good.
“Old friend?” Ames suddenly spoke out.
“Yeah, an old comrade more than twenty years ago.” Han Xiao nodded.
Because Li Yalin had focused all her attention on Han Xiao, she did not notice Ames. She snapped back and bowed. “To not notice Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”
Ames smiled as she nodded.
“Ai, we’re already old friends. There’s no need to be so polite.” Han Xiao waved his hands.
“How can I?” Li Yalin was a little embarrassed. “You’re such a famous character now.”
With more than twenty years, her friend had now reached a level that she would never obtain and was a great planetary character that appeared on the news. Li Yalin had to withstand the urge to hug him after thinking of the gap between them.
Han Xiao also noticed this point and could not help but sigh that one’s status truly differentiated people. After thinking for a while, he suddenly smiled.
“Now, come to think of it, I seem to owe you money.”
Li Yalin paused before waving her hands. “That was so long ago. You don’t need to be bothered about it…”
“Too late, already transferred.” Han Xiao cut her off.
Ding!
From within the room came the sound of a communicator pinging.
“Hey, I didn’t tell you my account number. How did you know…” Li Yalin was surprised, and she took out her communicator. After glancing, she froze in shock.
“Th—This…”
“One million Enas, enough to compensate for the interest accumulated for more than twenty years.”
Han Xiao smiled and felt that he was radiating the aura of a wealthy wastrel.
“It’s too much!” Li Yalin was helpless.
“This is not even a large sum for me, pocket money at most. You can rest easy and not worry about life in the future…” Han Xiao glanced around and dryly coughed. “So, find a time to close this shop.”
Ames could not help but start laughing.
“You look like those galactic pirates that paid me a protection fee in the past.”
“No one will think you’re mute if you don’t talk.” Han Xiao spat back.
Seeing Li Yalin still standing there with a dumbfounded expression, Han Xiao looked around and fished out a paper and pen from behind the counter, writing down his communicator number and passing it to her.
“Next time if you have problems, call me. You can come find me anytime.”
Li Yalin slowly regained her wits and solemnly folded up the paper before replying in a serious tone, “Thank you.”
“There’s no need. The money is a small matter.”
“It’s not about that.” Li Yalin took a deep breath before bowing. “I’m thanking you for whatever you did for the entire Planet Aquamarine, for all the people you’ve saved, including me. I did not have the chance to tell you that previously… you’ll always be the hero in my heart.”
Ames also smiled at that and joked, “What about me?”
“Ah, you’re also the heroine in my heart.” Li Yalin hurriedly bowed toward her as well.
At this moment, some other guests walked in, and seeing the scene, they felt a little surprised before suddenly exclaiming.
“Your Excellency Black Star‽”
“Goodness, it’s really him!”
Everyone rushed forward with excited expressions.
Among a hundred Aquamarians, probably only one would not know what Han Xiao looked like. A portion of them benefitted from the statue of him situated in Black Star City, while the other benefitted from the textbooks.
“I… Can I take a photo with you‽” One of them excitedly took out his communicator.
“Of course.” Han Xiao smiled. Anyways, he had nothing to do, so taking a bit of time did not matter.
As they took pictures with Han Xiao, their ruckus attracted more people, which started to form a queue in front of the stall. The tiny exhibition hall became crowded, and it was extremely rowdy, as though there was a fan meet within.
Han Xiao did not refuse anyone and took photos with all the happy citizens of Planet Aquamarine. The lights flashed continuously, and group photos were posted on Planet Aquamarine’s social network constantly.
The appearance of their ‘Savior’ spread quickly and attracted countless people to swarm to this location.
By the sides, Ames looked at Han Xiao and how he was welcomed by everyone, and the admiration in her eyes was apparent.