It must be said, it's really comfortable being around her... Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself.
He felt like he was looking at a female version of himself, handsome, capable, and with a pleasant voice.
He pondered for a few seconds, then nodded slowly:
"Since it's just delivering a message, I can take you."
Although this girl is a bit of a stalker, they don't really know each other well enough, so her concerns are understandable. At least it shows that Xie Lingxi, despite her subtle manipulations, is someone who repays kindness.
"Thank you, Brother Yuanshi," Xie Lingxi smiled sweetly, then put away her smile and said seriously:
"I remember you were asked to find a person called 'No Trace' Master. Before coming to Songhai, I checked this person, but there's no relevant information."
Zhang Yuanqing said "Mmm": "There's nothing in the Five Elements Alliance's database either. But, if this 'No Trace' Master is an ordinary person, 'A Father Who Brings Shame' wouldn't avoid you, an 'official person'. I suspect No Trace Master is an evil profession."
Both of them had thought of this, so after going "offline," they used their own channels to investigate this person.
Xie Lingxi's eyes sparkled, with a joy of having her own guess confirmed. She said:
"I thought so too, but I think the other party and 'A Father Who Brings Shame' should belong to the same type of person."
"However, this still contains risks."
"Brother Yuanshi, the danger should be within controllable limits. If the risk were too great, 'A Father Who Brings Shame' wouldn't have asked you before he died. Since he did, he must have some confidence."
Xie Lingxi came to Songhai specifically because she realized that "No Trace Master" might belong to an evil profession, and was afraid that he would be turned into kpi by "Brother Wang Tai", just to repay 'A Father Who Brings Shame' for saving her life.
And Zhang Yuanqing agreed to her because he thought that the young miss of the Xie family probably had The Way of the Extraordinary protectors around her, and having her along could offset some of the risk.
"When will you be done with your business?"
"I'll visit that Palace Master tomorrow, and I'll be free the day after tomorrow."
Xie Lingxi held a small spoon, scooped out a piece of dessert, and while savoring the deliciousness, propped her cheek with her hand, gazing at the young man opposite her.
"Brother Yuanshi, you're amazing. You've cleared two S-level The Way of the Extraordinary instances in a row. I admire you so much."
Knowing that I'm a complete newbie, but never mentioning that I claimed to be an experienced walker in the instance, that's high EQ... Zhang Yuanqing also ate a bite of dessert.
Thinking about her flattery and pleasing words just now, he couldn't help but sigh that this little girl, at such a young age, had a high level of skill.
This kind of girl who praises you at this moment, and admires you, is actually the most difficult to deal with, because you can't refuse her. Ordinary men would definitely be completely in her grasp.
But Zhang Yuanqing is not an ordinary person, he's socially skilled.
"Little Lingxi, look, the moonlight tonight is beautiful. Since you admire me so much, why don't I stay and enjoy the moon with you tonight? What's your room number?"
"Brother Yuanshi, I, I'm still a child..." Xie Lingxi blushed.
"What a coincidence, I'm also a child."
... Xie Lingxi sighed in her heart. She likes to use the tactic of retreating to advance in order to control the dominant position. Who can refuse a girl who admires you and makes some reasonable requests?
First, make the man feel good about himself, then he'll be easy to manipulate.
Although she hasn't been in a relationship, she understands the way men and women interact. Her mother is an expert in this field, the kind of high-level master who can slap her husband and still coax him, and make him feel like he's the head of the family.
Xie Lingxi has learned seven or eight tenths of her mother's essence, and uses this technique to deal with elders and peers, and it's always effective.
But with Brother Yuanshi, it doesn't seem to work so well.
He will take advantage of your flattery to climb up, and turn the tables on you.
Of course, Xie Lingxi does admire this boy who is only a few years older than her.
"Let's exchange contact information. I'll come find you the day after tomorrow morning."
After Zhang Yuanqing exchanged phone numbers with her, he left the hotel.
........
After leaving the hotel, on the way home in a business car, Zhang Yuanqing dialed Li Dongze's phone.
"Squad Leader, I've left the hotel and am on my way home."
Li Dongze obviously breathed a sigh of relief, then teased with a smile:
"So, should I call you the Xie family's son-in-law? Guan Ya and I could both see that that young miss has a good impression of you."
Zhang Yuanqing said worriedly:
"Compared to the Xie family's son-in-law, I'd rather be the Guan family's son-in-law."
Li Dongze was stunned, then said in a normal tone:
"Then you have to work harder."
Li Dongze could hear that Yuanshi was testing Guan Ya's identity. How did he know that Guan Ya's identity was unusual? From the current perspective, Yuanshi only knew that Guan Ya's identity was extraordinary, but he didn't know her relationship with Centurion Fu.
Zhang Yuanqing laughed it off, and brushed past this topic, then said seriously:
"I'm going out to play with the Xie family's little girl the day after tomorrow, and I'll probably be back in a day."
"She specifically asked you to entertain her, so take good care of her." Li Dongze didn't object.
Zhang Yuanqing felt relieved. The Squad Leader didn't object, which meant that the Xie family's reputation was pretty good.
He then inquired about the second matter:
"Squad Leader, after clearing the Jinshui Amusement Park, I successfully advanced to Level 2 and was rewarded with a good item."
Advanced to Level 2... Li Dongze sighed:
"One level for each task, your promotion speed is really enviable. Well, it's just enviable the speed of promotion, your frequent matching with S-level instances is pitiful, so?"
"I want to join the operation to hunt down Black Impermanence, on the one hand, to contribute to the achievements of the Second Team, and on the other hand, to hone myself." Zhang Yuanqing said quickly.
Li Dongze didn't object, but hesitated:
"The combat power of a Level 2 Night Wanderer is stronger than other professions of the same level, you are indeed qualified to participate. But the person in charge of this matter is an Executive, I can't make the decision, I will report it to Centurion Fu tomorrow and see what he decides."
"Thank you, Squad Leader."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yuanqing glanced out the window and found that the driver was taking the wrong elevated road. He frowned and said:
"What's wrong?"
The driver in the front row replied:
"Taking a detour to prevent being followed."
Prevent being followed, well, my reputation is getting bigger and bigger now, and there are many people in the Second Team of Kangyang District who know me. In the future, when going back and forth between the unit and home, I really need to pay attention to being followed... Zhang Yuanqing kept this detail in his mind.
An hour later, the driver sent him back to the residential area. Zhang Yuanqing took the elevator back to his floor and was just about to flip back into his bedroom from the window in the corridor.
His ears twitched slightly, and he heard intense fighting sound effects coming from the bedroom.
Sigh... He sighed helplessly, chose to go through the front door, carefully opened the anti-theft door, and was relieved to see that his grandmother was not squatting in the living room waiting for him. He turned the doorknob to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Jiang Yuer sat cross-legged in front of the TV, holding the game controller and playing the game.
Hearing the sound of the door opening behind her, Jiang Yuer gritted her teeth and said:
"The Boss in the game is a boy who doesn't go home after school, and only knows how to mess around outside. I'm going to kill him..."
"I'll help you kill him." Zhang Yuanqing said shamelessly.
"Get out!"
Jiang Yuer twisted her small waist, keeping her upper body still, continuing to hold the game controller and play the game. Her two long legs moved to the back, kicking wildly, showing amazing waist strength.
Zhang Yuanqing held her cold little foot, and gently lifted it up, and she fell to the ground with an "Aiya" sound.
He sat down smoothly, picked up another game controller, and started the game again.
Jiang Yuer sat up straight, rubbed the beauty spot at the corner of her eye with her finger, and snorted:
"Where did you go messing around?"
The two sat side by side, staring at the TV, talking while playing the game:
"I had dinner with a female high school student today. When she heard that I was from Songhai University, she admired me very much and insisted on dragging me to the hotel to tutor her on her homework. She booked a five-star hotel. Heh, how could I have money to open a room."
"So you came back?"
"No, I made her pay for it."
"Go to hell..."
7:30 in the morning.
At the dining table, Jiang Yuer was chewing on a fried dough stick, listless, nodding her head little by little, like a little hen pecking at rice.
"Did you stay up late again? I told you not to stay up late on non-weekends. Are my words useless?"
Grandma scolded her daughter. At this time, her grandson walked out of the room yawning.
Grandma snorted coldly, still angry about yesterday, but it was not good to clean up the house in front of the family, so she entered the kitchen with a sullen face to bring her grandson a bowl of hot porridge, so that he could eat a bowl of farewell meal.
A few minutes later, Grandma looked at her daughter and grandson sitting side by side, nodding their heads together, and was furious:
"What did you do last night?!"
"Jiang Yuer insisted on coming to my room to play games."
"Zhang Yuanqing insisted on me going to his room to play games."
The two said in unison.
Then they had an infighting. Zhang Yuanqing grabbed his little aunt's hair, and Jiang Yuer scratched her nephew's face.
Grandpa and cousin were used to it and ate calmly.
.........
Two days later, at eight o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yuanqing, who had contacted her in advance via text message, took a taxi to the Huayu Hotel. Before long, Xie Lingxi walked out of the revolving door.
Today she was wearing black sweatpants, a white t-shirt, a white women's jacket, and white sneakers on her feet.
Light and comfortable sportswear.
Her long black hair was also tied into a ponytail, swaying as she jogged.
It's worth mentioning that she was also wearing a pair of white, delicate over-ear headphones on her head. Anyone who didn't know would think she was going out for a run.
"Brother Yuanshi, I asked the driver to get the car."
Xie Lingxi stopped in front of him, smiling sweetly.
"Did you see that Palace Master?" Zhang Yuanqing asked curiously.
Xie Lingxi shook her head slightly, and said disappointedly, "She didn't see me."
"Plastic family friends." Zhang Yuanqing sneered.
"Of course not," Xie Lingxi puffed out her cheeks and glared, "It's because the people from the Xiahou family along the coast came to Songhai to make trouble for her. She has to prepare for a strong enemy, so she didn't see me."
"The Xiahou family?" Zhang Yuanqing's mind turned, and he remembered what family this was.
Due to clearing the S-level instance, his permissions have increased, so he can read some more confidential information.
In the world of The Way of the Extraordinary, among the orderly professional camps, the most influential are the Five Elements Alliance and the Taiyi Sect, two major official organizations, followed by the Five Great Families, which are the "Scholar" profession: the Zhao, Liu, and Xiahou families.
The Musician profession: the Xie and Zhu families.
The family of the Palace Master of the Zhisheng Palace is not recorded in the information, probably because it was delisted many years ago.
"The direct son of the Xiahou family was beaten to a cripple by the Palace Master last month, so they came to seek revenge." Xie Lingxi said worriedly:
"The Xiahou family has been in business for many years, with many experts and a vast network of relationships. After all, the Zhisheng Palace is just a local organization in Songhai. If they really fight, the Five Elements Alliance will definitely stand on the side of the Xiahou family."
The strength of the Zhisheng Palace is much weaker than that of the Xiahou family. It seems that the Zhisheng Palace is in trouble... Zhang Yuanqing saw a luxury business car approaching and said:
"This is not something we need to consider, the car is here."
........
The destination of this trip is Jinshan City.
It is located in the north of Songhai, not far away. It only takes 25 minutes by high-speed rail, and about an hour by car.
They arrived at their destination at 9:30, which was a small hotel built in the suburbs. The signboard light embedded at the top of the gate read: No Trace Hotel.
After the business car parked, Zhang Yuanqing and Xie Lingxi got out of the car and stepped into the hotel lobby.
"What kind of room do you two need?"
The receptionist was a glamorous woman of 30-35 years old, with a professional smile on her face, round and charming eyes, and a high chest, quite charming.
"We're not staying, we're looking for someone." Zhang Yuanqing went straight to the point, lowering his voice: "Looking for No Trace Master."
The glamorous female receptionist still had a smile on her face, but her round and charming eyes narrowed, and her gaze seemed to become sharp as a knife.
"We don't have anyone named No Trace here." She said word by word.
The surrounding air seemed to solidify. Zhang Yuanqing and Xie Lingxi simultaneously felt a huge pressure. They had the illusion of being stared at by a hungry wolf.
This isn't the oppressive feeling that the Transcendent stage can have. Is the level of a receptionist so high? Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yuanqing said:
"A Father Who Brings Shame asked me to bring a message to No Trace Master."