Chapter 258 – Cang Cheng
I returned to the broadcasting studio again with my arm wrapped with gauze and blood splattered on my shirt. I tightened my tie and sat down next to Wan Er, using her body to hide my injured side.
The interview carried on and Fei Er was an expert at re-adjusting the atmosphere. Although there had just been a series of fights outside the broadcasting room that had claimed the lives of a few people, she still kept her cool. In high spirits, she finished the interview successfully.
By noon, the interview was over.
Looking at the edited product, Wan Er stuck out her lips, “Li Xiao Yao’s shirt caught some blood, you can see it on here…”
Fei Er laughed, “Don’t worry, it’s a minor detail, we can say it came from paint…”
Wan Er nodded, “Alright then!”
As she spoke, she looked at me with fear as if I would slip down or something. Pulling my left arm gently as we walked out of the ZGTV building, she even took the initiative to drive the car herself. On the way back, we were followed by 2 black Passats, both of them hired by Lin Tian Nan. He probably had them protect us from the very beginning of our trip and would undoubtedly be more cautious after this event. After all, it wasn’t just some small time robbers that were after his precious daughter but rather the secret services of international nations.
“Ding dong…”
Wang Xin walked up to knock at the car window. I slowly rolled down the windows and laughed, “Wang Xin, what’s up?”
“It’s like this,….” Wang Xin furrowed his brows, “Li Xiao Yao, does your injury majorly affect your movements?”
“Why?”
“Come to the office at 6 tonight….” Said Wang Xin with a serious expression, “Tonight there will be an operation. If you don’t attend, we won’t be certain of success….”
“Ok, I’ve got it!”
“Thanks!”
……
As the car slowly started,Wan Er stared straight ahead, saying, “Isn’t Wang Xin the leader of the police? Why…why is he talking to you about some kind of duty?”
I quietly said, “Wan Er, I re-entered the Hang Zhou Police….”
“Ah….”
Wan Er suddenly braked the car and turned around to look at me, her beautiful eyes expressing shock. She bit her red lips and murmured, “Do you think you are still not in enough danger? You still want to attend a police operation; what if…what if something happens to you? What would me and Dong Cheng do then? Do you know how many people want to kill you?”
I lifted my head to lean against the chair and nodded, slowly replying, “Wan Er shouldn’t worry about me. I know what I’m doing and I also know how dangerous of a situation I’m in. But…but I don’t want to see innocent people die, I don’t want to see those sinning criminals hide in the darkness and continue smiling in glee…My life is a sword, I can’t…I can’t just give up my duty for your’s and Dong Cheng’s sake….”
Wan Er’s eyes reddened, tears pooling in her eyes, “If you die one day, I will hate you for eternity!”
I didn’t respond to her.
……
We returned to the academy and had lunch together with Dong Cheng. Although she had spent a long time questioning why my arm was injured, Wan Er and I kept our mouths shut. The less people there were that knew about this, the better; after all, the scene was also being cleaned up in secrecy by Lin Tian Nan and Wang Xin. It was announced to the public that someone in ZGTV had slipped and fallen in the restroom, resulting in an injury. Whether or not the public would believe it was not important.
After lunch, I got back online and found myself back on the outskirts of Fire Stone Valley. By continuing to grind and gather ingredients to level my alchemy, I finally reached Lv 8. I didn’t know if anyone else had reached that level yet but I didn’t get any additional charm from the goal, so someone must have. That couldn’t be helped though. For the sake of staying in the lead equipment and level wise, I had to give up on leveling my alchemy.
By 5 in the afternoon, a golden light surrounded the tiger as he leveled up to Lv 60. The stats he gained were amazing and I was feeling pretty fine at Lv 65 with 74% experience. However, I wouldn’t be able to keep my title as Ba Huang City’s leaderboard player at this rate. There were far too many thing going on in real life for me to concentrate on Destiny. I wouldn’t be able to compete with Jian Feng Han and Yan Zhao Warrior. Fortunately, my pet and sword were leagues ahead of theirs. At the very least, [Zhan Long] could compete with the other guilds without losing and people were slowly joining our numbers. We only wanted to recruit the elite players and not gather a mob of players like [Wrath of the Heroes] did; it was better to have nothing than something bad.
“Hou…”