Chapter 12

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“You’re Gao Xuan?”

Zhang Lifeng squinted his eyes as he studied the man opposite him. Even though the man was wearing a mask and sunglasses that nearly covered his entire face, just the outline of his face revealed that he was exceptionally handsome.

Gao Xuan nodded slightly. “I am. Have you done what I asked you to do?”

Zhang Lifeng took out a small box. Two metal chips the size of a fingernail were inside the box. “Numerical identity chips approved by the Pegasus Planet Allied Government,” he said.

Gao Xuan waved his hand. Yun Qingshang, who was standing off to the side, came forward and placed a leather case in front of Zhang Lifeng.

“This is 50 thousand grams of gold.”

Zhang Lifeng opened the case and looked inside. There were five gold bricks. He picked up a piece and weighed it in his hand, then scanned it with his smartwatch.

The smartwatch he was wearing was a specialized tool. It had a unique detection function that could detect the basic components of an object.

The results of the scan quickly appeared: 99.99% pure gold.

Zhang Lifeng immediately closed the leather case and put it by his feet. Gao Xuan was about to reach his hand out for the numerical identity chips when Zhang Lifeng abruptly locked the box.

He said with a dark expression on his face, “You can’t touch these yet.”

Zhang Lifeng was about fifty years old. He was balding and had a crass appearance. He had been a Security Officer for many years and looked exceptionally fierce when his expression turned dark.

Gao Xuan didn’t forcefully snatch the box from him. Instead, he slightly knitted his brows and asked, “What do you mean by this, Office Zhang?”

Zhang Lifeng said in a deep voice, “We’re making a transaction, yet you’re hiding your face. You’re not being sincere.”

“That’s easy.” Gao Xuan took off his mask and sunglasses. “I have an eye problem. I’m not deliberately trying to be mysterious.”

Zhang Lifeng looked at Gao Xuan’s face in a daze. He did not think about responding.

This was the first time he’d seen such a handsome man in his entire life. No, even the beautiful ladies he’d seen in his lifetime weren’t as good looking as Gao Xuan, who was a blind man no less!

Gao Xuan felt a little frustrated that he was being ogled at. They were both men. Was there really a need for him to observe him so closely?

“I’ve shown my sincerity,” he said. “Isn’t it about time you give me the items?”

Zhang Lifeng came to his senses, but he didn’t release his grip on the box. “To tell you the truth, the number chips have been registered, but they haven’t been activated on the allied government’s website.”

“What are your conditions?”

Gao Xuan had known that the other party wouldn’t be honest, so this wasn’t unexpected.

Yun Qingshang, who was standing beside Gao Xuan, looked coldly at Zhang Lifeng. She would punch the other party’s head open the moment he made her an inappropriate request.

Zhang Lifeng stared at Gao Xuan for a few seconds, then suddenly pointed at him and said, “I want you!”

Gao Xuan was shocked. D*mn it. This development was unexpected.

The stone-faced Yun Qingshang couldn’t help but burst out laughing. It turned out the lecher Zhang Lifeng had his eye on Gao Xuan!

Gao Xuan turned to look at Yun Qingshang, a little annoyed. “Find something funny?”

Yun Qingshang shook her head expressionlessly. “No.”

Zhang Lifeng, who was completely being ignored, was unhappy. “What do you mean?”

“Sorry to keep you waiting,” Gao Xuan said as the blood-colored blade of light in his hand shimmered. The God Slaying Sword pierced through the middle of Zhang Lifeng’s forehead.

Zhang Lifeng didn’t have time to react. He instantly burst into an orb of blood-colored light.

Gao Xuan murmured, “D*mn it, you’re so disgusting. Disappear quickly.”

He then told Yun Qingshang, “Transform into Zhang Lifeng and head to the security bureau, then access the optical network and activate the identity chips. We can then drink a little bit of alcohol before driving up the mountain…”

Blackwater City was surrounded by a primordial forest. There were many wild beasts in the area. It wasn’t completely out of the ordinary for Zhang Lifeng to just vanish in the middle of the woods.

“All right. But you killed him just like that. We don’t even know his password…” Yun Qingshang told Gao Xuan. She was a little upset, but she also felt like laughing.

“Aren’t you an assassin? Use your brain and come up with an idea.”

Gao Xuan felt as if he’d accidentally stepped in dog poo. He had a look of disdain on his face as he said, “You dared to eye my beauty. You truly deserved to die!”

…

During May, it was extremely cold in the White Dragon Mountain Range, with the average temperature being 17 degrees celsius.

Yun Qingshang was wearing a thick set of clothing made out of wolf fur. She stood in a giant cavern as she looked at the cluster of mountains far away.

Even though visibility was limited, she could see the white clouds high in the sky and the unending span of trees in the forest. Occasionally, she could see the peaks of the mountains piercing out of the woods, as well as a variety of beasts roaming between the trees. The area was pristine, as if it’d been untouched for many years.

However, the mountains nearby were dyed with large areas of charred black. Another mountain further away was spewing thick smoke.

Even though the mountain fire that had engulfed a thousand-mile area had been contained, it hadn’t been fully put out yet.

Dust and smoke lingered in the wilderness. It was a little suffocating.

Yun Qingshang had only been here for a few days, but she already liked it here.

The cavern was sinister and cold. There were no toilets here, nor was there much to eat. However, life in this wild and primordial area was very freeing. There were no restraints.

Even the fiery, suffocating smoke felt friendly.

Yun Qingshang had never felt so happy and relaxed in all her life.

Yun Qingshang wanted to stay here with Gao Xuan forever. However, she knew that Gao Xuan would never agree to that.

This eighteen-year-old man spewed nonsense every day, yet his thoughts were even deeper than that of an eighty-year-old’s.

After they obtained the allied government’s official identity chips, Gao Xuan had still wanted to bring her along and live in the White Dragon Mountain Range for some time so they could experience life here to better disguise themselves.

Yun Qingshang didn’t know what Gao Xuan wanted to do, but she could how large in scale Gao Xuan’s plans were and how far into the future he thought.

Yun Qingshang didn’t want to change Gao Xuan’s plans. She only hoped that this life could continue for a little while longer.

“Little Shangshang, come in quickly…”

Yun Qingshang rushed into the cavern when she heard Gao Xuan call for her.

The space in the cavern was large, about several hundred square meters. The interior was filled with a messy arrangement of giant rocks. A dozen rocks had been ground down until it was smooth and shiny. It was clear that this cavern had been regularly used by someone else.

Gao Xuan said that there had been a small tribe living here, but they had all died in the mountain fire. The two of them would pretend to be members of this tribe.

The news was playing on a giant lit-up screen in the cavern. These days, an exploration team from Mingjing University had arrived at Blackwater City and would enter the White Dragon Mountain Range soon to investigate the origins of the White Dragon Mountain Range…

The gentle and sweet female voice reverberated in the cavern, and the echo effect was quite wonderful.

Yun Qingshang looked at Gao Xuan, confused. She didn’t know what was worth noting about this piece of news.

Gao Xuan smiled. “Mingjing University is a prestigious university in the Eastern State. There are two professors in the exploration team this time. We would be able to legitimately study at Mingjing University if we got friendly with any one of the professors.”

“Oh.”

Yun Qingshang didn’t want to attend university, nor did she want to leave this place. However, if Gao Xuan wanted to go, she would follow him.

Thus, she didn’t ask Gao Xuan any questions for a reason. She didn’t need Gao Xuan to convince her.

Seeing how silent Yun Qingshang was, Gao Xuan asked, “What do you think about that?”

“I’ll follow you.” Yun Qingshang’s answer was simple and straightforward.

Gao Xuan couldn’t help but laugh. This child had no sense of danger and only wanted to follow him.

The two of them had been lifelong friends in his previous life. Gao Xuan wouldn’t reject Yun Qingshang as long as she was willing to follow him.

Even though the things he was doing were rather dangerous, a person would always be exposed to danger in life. Yun Qingshang’s personality made her ill fit for society. It was better for her to follow him.

Gao Xuan said, a little excited, “The exploration team will be going deep into the volcano. We can lead them in when the time comes. There are valuable items deep within the volcano…”