Chapter 392
Chapter 392: Advice!
“I don’t mind, but I want to know whether it’s you or the Third Prince who’s looking for me . ” Bai Xiaofei’s eyes grew sharp as he closely scrutinized the mysterious man .
“Is there a difference?” asked the man, his doubt clear in his voice .
“Of course there is,” asserted Bai Xiaofei as he smiled .
“What if I said it was me looking for you?” The man gave an ambiguous answer .
“Choose a place to talk . ” That answer was enough for Bai Xiaofei, who decided to put away his plan to hang around the city . If this played out as he expected, the opportunity he had waited for was here!
Following the lead of the mysterious man, the two arrived at a remote noodle restaurant with only three tables . The shop owner was an uncle with one arm, and the helper was a little girl who looked only seven or eight years old .
“Boss, two bowls of plain noodles . ” The mysterious man took off his hood, revealing an approachable uncle’s face, with sparse stubble that made him look a bit worn-out .
“I didn’t expect a handsome uncle, I thought there was something unsightly that needed to be hidden . ” Bai Xiaofei sighed with surprise before turning to the shop owner . “Add four more bowls please, two is not enough . ”
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Since we’re eating, we should at least have enough to feel something in my stomach, right? Not to mention there’s this uncle too…
“Oh? Is that the vibe I give people? No wonder I’m always unpopular with girls . Seems like I have to reduce wearing a hood in the future . I even thought it looked cool . ” The mysterious uncle laughed .
From an outsider’s point of view, they were like old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a long time .
“Uncle, I still don’t know your name yet, but you already know mine,” Bai Xiaofei asked a seemingly insignificant question, but the expectation in his eyes was far from the case .
“Names are just a label . You can just call me uncle . ” Uncle chose not to answer .
“Further communication between us is impossible then . Your treat will be in vain . ” His hands folding in front of his chest, Bai Xiaofei looked like he would not say another word .
“Your noodles!” Amidst the silence, the little girl and the shop owner came up with a tray . Six noodle bowls were set on the table one by one . “This is a side dish, please enjoy . ”
The amount of noodles was sufficient, the shop owner was particularly enthusiastic, and the little girl was well-behaved and lovely .
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“Thank you . ” Giving them his thanks, Bai Xiaofei gave two bowls to Huskie and Blackie, then picked up his chopsticks and started the performance .
While Uncle was still in a daze, Bai Xiaofei had already finished two bowls and was pulling the third towards himself .
No wonder you wanted more . You can eat ten bowls at this rate!
“He Tian, my name,” Uncle slowly said . Bai Xiaofei revealed a smile .
“Now that’s how you do it . Bai Xiaofei, nice to meet you . ” Swallowing the noodles in his mouth, Bai Xiaofei extended his right hand and looked at He Tian expectantly .
He Tian sighed . He extended his hand as well and gave a gentle shake .
“I remember last time you said that you came here for a mission on the Starnet Ranking . I guess the progress hasn’t gone very well?” After the foundation of communication was built, He Tian got straight to the point .
“It’s going okay . I made a mistake, but I’m still quite confident,” replied Bai Xiaofei with a smile, not trying to hide anything .
“Just stop here . This troubled water is not for you guys . I know that you have made a lot of noise in Starnet recently, but this is completely different from the academy . Some things are not as simple as you think . ”
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When He Tian finished, Bai Xiaofei didn’t show a surprised expression as he imagined, but slowly raised his head to look at him .
“I have no such plan . I’ve finally found muddied water to jump in, I can’t climb out just like that . What’s more, I can’t leave even if I want to at this point . Those who left today were all violently shoved back . I don’t want to be the next unlucky fellow,” Bai Xiaofei remarked . He Tian subconsciously frowned .
“I can ask the Third Prince to send people to protect you and ensure that you’ll leave Nabu City safely . ” He Tian was unusually solemn . He had already come up with a path of retreat for Bai Xiaofei .
“Can you tell me why? Why do you want us to leave, and why do you come here to say all this to a stranger?” Bai Xiaofei stared fixedly at He Tian, not wanting to miss the slightest change on his face .
“I want you to leave because I know how horrifying the Thunderstorm Bandits are . The reason why I want to help you is because I am a graduate of Starnet . Before I graduated, several of my good friends died on a mission because of my arrogance . I just don’t want you to make the same mistake as me . There are many missions on the Starnet Ranking, you don’t have to risk the safety of you and your companions on something impossible . ”
He Tian’s eyes never moved from Bai Xiaofei when he said this . There was not a single hint of guilt . At least, Bai Xiaofei didn’t see any .
“You’re my senior, then . This little one has been impolite . I won’t leave, though . However, you can rest assured that I’m not an arrogant person . I guarantee to bring everyone back to the academy safely!” Putting down his chopsticks, Bai Xiaofei drank the last bowl of noodle soup .
“You will really regret it,” stressed He Tian as his brows creased, but Bai Xiaofei remained unbudged .
“Maybe, but I will regret it even more if I just leave like this . ” With a smile, Bai Xiaofei made He Tian give up on persuading him any more .
“Alright, but if you change your mind, you can come to me at any time . As long as it’s not the last minute, I can get you out safely . But I’ll have no way if you get in too deep . ” In the end, He Tian still left Bai Xiaofei a chance .
“Senior, how much do you know about the Thunderstorm Bandits?” asked Bai Xiaofei suddenly . His eyes showed that he wouldn’t welcome a refusal to answer .
“A lot, but I’m sorry, I can’t tell you . Don’t ask me why, I won’t tell you either . ” He Tian gave Bai Xiaofei a glimmer of hope, then personally put it out .
“What is your relationship with the Thunderstorm Bandits?” Bai Xiaofei stared at He Tian, his expression unprecedentedly serious .
He Tian slowly inhaled a deep breath and then turned to the shop owner who was playing with his daughter .
“Do you think they are pitiful?”
This suddenly, seemingly irrelevant question startled Bai Xiaofei .
“There are many such people on the continent . They work at the bottom and live an even harder life than this, but not many people care about them . Their only hope is that miracles would be upon them one day . Isn’t that ridiculous?” He Tian chuckled wryly and placed a gold coin on the table . “There is only so much I can do, but some people can do more…”