492: Chapter 17 Late Summer Madness (2)_3 492: Chapter 17 Late Summer Madness (2)_3 The man in black glared and, raising a fist to his chest, said, “Admiration!” Having spoken, he leaned aside against the wall, clearing the way.
Another person came walking with his hands clasped behind his back.
This man had a handsome appearance, calm eyes, dressed in a black overcoat and army green trousers, and he was the leader of the Qin family who had arrived at the Sky City that morning.
“Nice to meet you, I’m Qin An, and this is my younger brother Qin Wen,” said Qin An with a clasped fist.
“The brothers at home are deeply concerned and acted rashly, which must have seemed like a joke to you.
I’m here to apologize on their behalf.”
“Hello, I’m Gongsun Ce,” Gongsun Ce said, feeling quite uncomfortable.
“You’re at least a whole cycle older than me, so there’s really no need to be so formal with your words…”
“Respect is first determined by conduct, then by strength, and lastly by age,” Qin An smiled.
“Brother Gongsun acted prudently, knowing that we were following without pointing it out, and even arranged for a friend to take care of Little Qian before coming to meet us, leaving us with ample dignity.
Furthermore, with your extraordinary abilities, even if you are younger than I am, how could you not deserve to be addressed with honor?
I should be the one thanking you for taking care of Little Qian.”
Gongsun Ce eyed the young talent with what could only be described as a peculiar gaze, completely unable to reconcile him with the Qin family he had imagined.
“What’s the technique called where you use one arm to strike at the neck and knock out an opponent in an instant?” Gongsun Ce asked abruptly.
Without hesitation, Qin An demonstrated, his right hand flashing like lightning, stopping at the side of Qin Wen’s neck.
“It’s a martial art from our family, called ‘Flash Serpent.'”
“And for the technique with twin blades, where the attacks cover a wide area and the positions change multiple times?”
“Butterfly Dance.”
“What is Qianbai particular about when it comes to eating?”
Qin An pondered and then said confidently, “The boy is picky.
He can tolerate poor cooking skills, but the ingredients must be fresh.”
“And what’s the animation that he likes to watch?”
Qin An exclaimed in astonishment, “When did she start liking cartoons?”
Gongsun Ce threw out several more questions and, seeing that the other party responded smoothly and with a natural demeanor, without showing any signs of compulsion, he let his guard down a little and said with a smile, “Sorry for troubling you.
I figured there were quite a few people looking for her, so I had to test the waters before talking.
Furthermore, although it’s clear at a glance that you practice martial arts, compared to her…”
It was truly difficult for him to imagine that these two seasoned veterans came from the same family as the inexperienced Qin Qianbai.
Qin An saw his behavior and silently praised the young man for his cautious actions.
And given his formidable strength, handsome appearance, reasonable behavior, and knowledge of etiquette, Qin An’s impression of him improved significantly.
With a wry smile, Qin An said, “I understand.
Little Qian’s situation is peculiar, it’s a long story…”
Before he could finish, Gongsun Ce turned his head to look towards the campus.
Half a second later, Qin An’s phone in his pocket also rang.
The two exchanged a glance and said nothing more, swiftly exiting the alley and running towards the noisy venue.
Both men were thinking the same thing: Some girl must have caused trouble again.
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Time rewound to a little earlier.
As soon as the grey-haired youth ran out of the coffee shop, the operatives who had been covertly monitoring started to discuss anxiously.
“He’s gone, do we go after him?”
“Let’s do it, Cao Hong’s team just instructed us to stick to the plan, it’s a good opportunity!
If we wait and the Red Lioness gets inside, with so many eyes, it’ll be hard to approach her naturally.”
“Don’t worry, we didn’t see the Daoist Master and the doctor today, the heroes are taking a break, and no one can stop the Red Lioness once she loses her temper.”
A dirty dreadlocked youth with a sly look was the first to emerge, leading a bunch of baggily dressed hip-hop styled cronies strutting through the city, loudly gossiping about Superpower Users.
As they passed by Kardesia, they “just happened” to mention a well-known Superpower User.
“…Do you know why the Red Lioness is still single up to now?” the dreadlocked youth leered, “Because she’s too ‘hot’—careless enough to burn any man who embraces her!”
“Ha ha ha!
A goddamn pun, freezing cold!”
The vile laughter of the hip-hop crowd was interrupted by a voice as sharp as ice.
“…What a funny joke.”
The dreadlocked youth turned his head, coming face-to-face with Kardesia’s furious glare.
He shivered all over, thinking to himself that their tactic had worked too damn well and it seemed that without another word the Red Lioness was about to go berserk.
With the bare minimum sense of responsibility and thinking of the extra fifty thousand Boss Cao would give upon success, the dreadlocked youth braced himself, pretended to be panicked, and screamed, “Oh shit, the Lioness…
Big sister!
Dear grandma!
Spare my life!!”
In Kardesia’s hand, a bright red Fireball ignited, and the hip-hop group, with two hundred percent genuine panic, sprinted away toward the dense crowd.
—Boss Cao, we’re really earning our pay with this life-risking stunt!
Whatever happens next isn’t our problem anymore, you’re covering our medical expenses no matter what!!
The dreadlocked leader screamed in his heart, but as he began to run, a white figure appeared in front of him.
This unfamiliar girl was holding a plastic fork and watched him expressionlessly, saying, “With foul words from your mouth and a fearful heart, you realize your wrong but show no repentance, instead shedding your facade in a cowardly flight.
Devoid of knowledge and strength of character, how do you have the face to stand between heaven and earth?”
Her words rang out powerfully, and even Kardesia forgot to throw her Fireball.
The dreadlocked youth, having spent so much time in Sky City, couldn’t understand such rhetoric and instinctively replied:
“—What the hell are you talking about?”
Before he could finish, Qianbai’s plastic fork turned into a streak of white light, hitting the short man’s abdomen directly.
The frail fork suddenly exhibited the force of a shell, and the dreadlocked youth’s mouth exaggeratedly opened wide, his body curling like a shrimp, along with four of his comrades flying behind him, crashing into each other in the open-air café!