Chapter 333: The Estrangement Between Grandfather and Child! (1/2)
“Big Sis Lei, please don't tease me, okay? I’ve only tricked others a little, I always back away when it gets real.”
Bai Xiaofei's first thought was to refuse. It was never a good thing to know your boss’s secrets as it might even lead to death by association!
“Don't you want to know more about Bai Longfei? I’ve heard a lot about this person from Aunt Luo.”
Lei Min’s words had Bai Xiaofei wide-eyed.
“You do?!”
“How can I not know what he doesn’t know, especially when you got into my department? Don't worry, I didn't tell Aunt Luo.”
The ‘he’ Lei Min just mentioned must be Lei Shan1. From such an address for a close senior family member, one could somewhat guess Lei Min's attitude towards him.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaofei inwardly sighed. There were some things that if one person knew, there would be a second and third. It was Revelation who had told him to hide from others, yet now, the source of this news disclosure was actually also that same old man!
“Let's talk about your problem first. If I can help, I will try my best,” said Bai Xiaofei helplessly. He had no choice but to resign himself, who told him to want to know about his father?
And he couldn’t ask Luo Xi! Who knew how he would die if he did!?
“26 years ago, our academy encountered an ordeal. The magical beasts in the Infinite Mountain Range suddenly went berserk and launched an attack on Starnet. In order to stop them and maintain Starnet, all of our students and teachers put their lives on the line.”
As Lei Min began telling the story, her expression grew emotional.
“My parents were among them, but because I was a child at that time, I had to wait in a safe area. I don't know the specifics of that battle, I only know that it lasted for a very, very long time. Later, the beast tide was stopped. He resisted the joint attack of six Emperor Rank beasts all by himself, but in the end, he chose to negotiate with them because he didn't want to see Starnet continue to suffer!”
At this, the expression on Lei Min's face turned into anger.
“Only then did we know the intent of the beasts – they wanted my parents!”
“Your parents?! Why?!” Bai Xiaofei was shocked. It was a common thing for humans to be interested in magical beasts, but this was the first time he heard about magical beasts being interested in humans.
“My parents were born with the Illusion Demon Physique, which is rarer than any other physique. Besides being able to manifest illusions without relying on puppets, the blood of the bearer of this physique has a great auxiliary effect on magical beasts’ transformation!”
It was no wonder. For something that could help with transformation, even an Emperor Rank magical beast wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation.
“But since it’s that kind of special physique, most people will certainly try to hide it. How did the beasts know about it?” Bai Xiaofei asked gently and slowly for fear that he’d trigger Lei Min.
“Because of him! He once had my parents go to the Infinite Mountain Range to hunt down a traitor of the academy! That was when my parents’ physiques were revealed!” Lei Min's expression was near hysterical and her voice was heavy with fury.
“Sister Lei, calm down!” Bai Xiaofei hurriedly calmed her down, or else he really didn't know what would happen next. After a short pause, he asked softly, “May I ask you a few questions, Sister Lei?”
“Ask!” Although Lei Min had tried her best to suppress her emotions, some weren’t so easily controlled.
“Under normal circumstances, you should have left Starnet since you hate the old man so much, but why are you still guarding the Demon of Illusions? Also, knowing him, I'm sure he won’t importune others with his ideas, even if they were his own son and daughter-in-law. So, do you know what your parents were thinking at that time?”