Despite Wen Qimo's persistent requests, he eventually stayed, but instead of sharing a bed with Lin Qiye, he made a makeshift bed on the floor in the living room.
Looking at his bright, sunny smile, Lin Qiye silently rolled his eyes, beginning to doubt whether this guy genuinely wanted to stay and protect him...
"I'm going out for a walk," Lin Qiye said after quickly packing his luggage and glancing at the sky outside the window.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Hongying asked, looking up.
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, "No need, it's not convenient for girls to go where I'm going."
Wen Qimo was taken aback, then his eyes lit up. "Then... I'll go with you?"
"...I'm just going to the hotel to meet a friend. What are you thinking?"
"Oh, never mind then."
Lin Qiye planned to go to the hotel to check on Baili Pangpang. After all, as the host of Cangnan, it wouldn't be right to just leave him there. If he brought Hongying along, he was worried that she might accidentally see something offensive...
"These are extraordinary times. Won't it be safe for you to go alone?" Hongying asked hesitantly.
"It's getting dark soon, it'll be safer for me to go alone." Lin Qiye's lips curled up slightly. "Besides, didn't the vice captain say that we don't need to take care of me too much? Right now... I'm actually quite good at fighting."
"What's more, there are many Instructors ambushing in the city, and Leng Xuan is also secretly hiding somewhere, nothing will happen."
Hongying nodded, then, as if remembering something, took a black box out of the room and handed it to Lin Qiye.
"Take the sword with you."
"Um."
Lin Qiye went to his room to change out of his military uniform and into a casual suit. He then took out a black fedora from the closet and put it on to cover his face.
After hesitating for a moment, he took Zhao Kongcheng's sword and the sword he had brought from the training camp, along with two black boxes, and quietly left the villa.
He paused for a moment and glanced back toward Lin Xi Chen's balcony. "Should I ask her to come along?"
...
The Grand Hotel Kelana, the luxurious Presidential Suite.
"Goodbye, Mom, I'm setting sail tonight!"
"Don't worry about me~ I have the elixir of joy and wisdom~~"
A chubby guy, shirtless with a towel wrapped around his waist, walked out of the bathroom with a flamboyant air, casually tossing his wet hair behind his head, and holding a glass of red wine in his hand, gently swirling it.
He swayed his body nimbly to the rhythm of the music, like a plump dancer, and did a 360-degree turn in the hallway before gracefully walking into the living room…
Then the smile froze on his face.
In the living room, Cao Yuan was sitting on the sofa, holding a scabbard, looking at him with the eyes of someone who looked at a lunatic.
"What the hell... what are you doing here? Didn't I book you a single room at the little hotel next door?"
Baili Pangpang covered his chest with both hands and spoke in an annoyed tone.
"A single room isn't as comfortable as a presidential suite." Cao Yuan shrugged and casually put his feet up on the coffee table.
Baili Pangpang: (｀⌒´メ)
"Go away, go away, you're interfering with my enjoyment of life." Baili Pangpang waved his hand dismissively.
"It's okay, you keep dancing, I'll pretend I didn't see anything."
"..." Baili Pangpang's lips twitched slightly. "A grown man sitting in the living room with a sword, watching me dance? Do you think I could even keep up the dance?"
Cao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll put the sword down..."
"This isn't a problem with the sword," Baili Pangpang said helplessly, rubbing his forehead.
"Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me? You didn't happen to call someone...?"
"Bullshit! I've always been a man of integrity, how could I possibly call..." Baili Pangpang was so angry that his whole body trembled three times.
Cao Yuan tilted his head and thought for a moment, "What does KFC have to do with being morally upright?"
"..."
"I don't care, get out of here, get out of here right now!" Baili Pangpang glared at him.
"If I stay, I can help you catch mice."
"Nonsense, this is a five-star hotel, where would a rat come from?"
"Isn't that it?" Cao Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed to a little mouse huddled in the corner of the room.
Baili Pangpang's face paled, he took a half step back, and then stomped angrily towards the bedroom. "Damn it, what kind of rubbish hotel is this? I'm calling the front desk right now to come and check it out..."
Boom——!!!
A blinding flame suddenly burst out from outside the window, shattering a large section of the French windows. A deafening explosion erupted, and the rolling shockwave mixed with scorching flames sent Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan flying!
A thunderous explosion rang out, and pedestrians on the street looked up at the same time, exclaiming in surprise!
Under the black night sky, the top of this towering hotel that pierced the clouds was now ablaze, with shards of glass mixed with burning furniture falling rapidly from the sky.
Among the many falling objects, if someone were to look closely with night vision binoculars, they could spot two figures falling at breakneck speed.
"Aaaaaaaahh..."
Wrapped in a bath towel, Baili Pangpang screamed loudly. A gust of wind swept past his ears, and a strong sense of weightlessness overwhelmed his mind. His face turned deathly pale.
Beside him, Cao Yuan, clutching his sword, was also plummeting rapidly, but his expression remained calm.
He looked up at the burning top floor and muttered to himself, "There really are rats..."
"Damn Cao Yuan! Stupid Cao Yuan! Idiot Cao Yuan!"
"Damn it, everyone else avoided me like the plague after they got off the bus, why are you still shamelessly sticking your nose in here?!"
"Do you know how many people in this city want to kill me right now?!"
"Aren't you fucking afraid of dying?!"
As Baili Pangpang fell, he looked at Cao Yuan, who remained calm, and shouted angrily!
Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow. "I'm not afraid."
Baili Pangpang was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Cao Yuan to give this answer, and then said angrily:
"Madman, madman!! Luckily I was prepared, otherwise you'd be waiting to die with me!"
After saying that, Baili Pangpang reached into the bath towel and pulled out a necklace.
"Yaoguang!"
Baili Pangpang pointed, and a flash of golden light transformed into two soft clouds that floated behind the two, relieving them of their weight...
It landed steadily on the ground.
Cao Yuan glanced at Baili Pangpang, who was only wrapped in a bath towel, with a strange expression.
"Where did you hide [Free Space]?"
Baili Pangpang's face darkened. "None of your business!"
Cao Yuan looked up at the top floor of the hotel, where bursts of violent explosions could still be heard.
"The instructors have made their move; they must have engaged the assassins in a fight."
"Sigh... They won't even let me take a proper shower." Baili Pangpang pinched the fat on his belly and sighed.
"Is the young master of the Baili family always this exciting?"
"Hmph, I've survived countless assassination attempts since I was a kid, but I'm still alive and well." Baili Pangpang looked up at the night sky. "Tomorrow, my bodyguard team should arrive... Then, let's see who dares to lay a hand on me!"
Cao Yuan's gaze swept around, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I think you need to survive today first..."
Baili Pangpang turned his head in confusion.
Cao Yuan pointed to the empty, deserted street and slowly began to speak:
"Don't you think it's too quiet here?"