Chapter 60 Part 1

What did she see?

The ravings of the Anomalous God carrying the aura of the Copper Splitter crazily burrowed into her mind.

In an instant, Yan Qian felt her thoughts go completely blank.

She could only passively open her mouth, wanting to recite along with it.

But just as she was about to speak, the special alert device from the Resurgence Management Office on her wrist suddenly rang.

The watch connected to headquarters blared wildly, turning Yan Qian’s face pale as she finally snapped back to her senses.

“Miss, are you okay?”

Bo Ting had just speechlessly deleted the text message when he looked up and saw the shop assistant who had just reminded him not to spill suddenly sweating on her forehead and swaying unsteadily. He couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

Was it low blood sugar?

Yan Qian pressed down on the incessantly alerting watch and came back to herself, forcing a smile.

“It’s nothing.”

“I probably didn’t eat breakfast this morning and suddenly felt unwell.”

Her professional instincts quickly came up with an excuse.

Bo Ting thought for a moment, rummaged in his pocket, and after searching for a while, finally found a piece of candy and handed it to the shop assistant across from him.

“Eating candy helps with low blood sugar.”

Yan Qian stiffly took it, thanked him, and just wanted to quickly send this person away.

Fortunately, after waiting so long, her colleagues in the back finally finished making the milk tea.

It was quickly passed to the front.

Yan Qian took a deep breath, packed the milk tea, and handed it to the eerie figure opposite her.

“Hello, your two cups of milk tea are ready.”

“Got it.”

Bo Ting smiled and took them. Before leaving, he looked at the shop assistant again and reminded her, “If you’re not feeling well, take the day off.”

“Work can wait.”

“Okay.”

Yan Qian immediately agreed.

Only after the other party left and his aura completely vanished near Taiping Luxury Garden did she breathe a sigh of relief, leaning back against the counter.

“What happened?”

Meng Xiaokun, disguised as a milk tea maker in the back, walked over.

Yan Qian swallowed.

“I accidentally glimpsed the message on that person’s phone just now.”

“What did you see?”

Meng Xiaokun’s expression turned serious.

Yan Qian was an experienced Ability User from the Fourth Esper Squad who had participated in multiple missions. Peeking into something eerie’s privacy wouldn’t be enough to make her lose composure like this.

The only possibility was—she had seen something she shouldn’t have.

Sure enough, the next second, Yan Qian nodded dazedly.

—”The Copper Splitter was reciting Its honorable name.”

The moment these words came out, the milk tea shop fell silent.

The members of the Fourth Esper Squad were somewhat bewildered.

Reciting an honorable name?

Wait, wasn’t that…?

It was well known that reciting an honorable name only occurred when a lower being beseeched a higher one.

And the Copper Splitter reciting Taiping Luxury Garden’s honorable name undoubtedly meant that Taiping Luxury Garden’s level was higher than the Copper Splitter’s.

Yan Qian snapped out of it and saw everyone looking at her. She spoke word by word, “And the honorable name it recited—wasn’t friendly.”

“It might be the same as our initial guess: Taiping Luxury Garden is probably a chaotic, performance-loving… existence.”

The honorable name representing the Copper Splitter’s hatred yet forced submission was written on paper. The moment it appeared, it caused everyone’s thoughts to jumble.

Fortunately, Meng Xiaokun quickly regained his senses. Looking at the words on the paper, his expression grew grave.

“We need to notify headquarters as soon as possible.”

…

Bo Ting had no idea that simply buying a cup of milk tea had led to such a misunderstanding.

At that moment, he held his freshly bought lemon tea, leisurely waiting for the bus.

Mm.

Drinking a milk tea first thing in the morning before going to see Mr. Xu was simply too pleasant.

The only downside was that hacker.

It seemed this person was really fixated on him—today they had switched to another number to harass him.

Trying to provoke his conscience with all that nonsense?

But… Bo Ting had no intention of repenting at all.

After all, the compensation was a huge expense. Compared to that, a bit of conscience pangs was fine.

He could make up for it with something sweet.

Just as he thought that, the bus arrived.

Bo Ting checked the route number, boarded, and was about to look for a seat when, unexpectedly, he spotted a figure he absolutely never expected to see on this bus?!

“Mr. Xu?”

Wait, why was Mr. Xu on this bus?

Bo Ting’s eyes widened in surprise.

Xu Qinglai turned to him as he boarded.

“It’s the weekend today, no need to go to the office, so I thought I’d try the bus.”

“It’s not bad.”

If it weren’t for Bo Ting, Xu Qinglai probably would never have tried this human mode of transport in his life.

But… perhaps thinking that Bo Ting was waiting for him after getting up in the morning, Xu Qinglai hadn’t even noticed time passing after boarding.

Unknowingly, they had arrived here.

The bus stopped at the station for a moment before continuing on.

Bo Ting walked over and sat next to Mr. Xu, still a bit dazed. After holding it in for a long time, he blurted out, “Is this what rich people do to experience life?”

Xu Qinglai was inexplicably amused.

“Probably not.”

He paused, hesitating before replying, “Do rich people not live normal lives?”

Oh, was that so?

Bo Ting scratched his plush doll, blushing slightly, but fortunately the hood was thick enough to hide his expression.

“By the way, Mr. Xu, I just bought milk tea. Here, for you.”

“Where are we going?”

Xu Qinglai thought for a moment.

“Where do you want to go?”

Bo Ting shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Shopping could wait; they had bought plenty bit by bit over the past few days.

The neighbors were understanding and not urging him.

Today could be considered a day off?

Bo Ting turned to Xu Qinglai, thinking he was a Mengjia City local. “Any suggestions from you, Mr. Xu?”

Xu Qinglai: “If there’s nowhere specific…”

“How about circling Mengjia City once?”

Eh?

That sounded pretty good!

And somehow a bit romantic.

Bo Ting nodded.

“Just this bus?”

“This loop line circles the entire Mengjia City.”

Xu Qinglai handed Bo Ting the map he had taken from the bus.

Bo Ting glanced at it. The route wound through streets big and small, looping around the city, passing most of the sights.

“That works.”

He relaxed back into his seat.

Bo Ting turned to watch the street scenes outside, but after gazing for a while, he suddenly turned back.

“Have you seen Mengjia City before, Mr. Xu?”

Xu Qinglai looked at him too.

“No.”

“I haven’t really looked at this city properly before.”

Cough, so Mr. Xu had only ridden the city loop bus with him?

Bo Ting’s eyes lit up, and the words slipped out subconsciously.

After saying it, he realized it sounded weird for two straight guys.

But no big deal—Mr. Xu probably didn’t mind?

Bo Ting reassured himself and happened to see Mr. Xu looking back at him with a smile.

“Yes.”

“Only with you.”

Xu Qinglai had already learned to filter out Bo Ting’s ambiguous wording by now.

After all, only a true straight guy would say things like that.

But when he saw Bo Ting turn too sharply, causing the shark hood to twist to the back in an instant, he raised an eyebrow.

“Wait a second.”

Hm?

Though puzzled, Bo Ting obediently stopped.

A few seconds later, he felt a pair of distinctly boned hands land on his head.

Mr. Xu carried a faint scent of pine grass.

Then, as Bo Ting’s mood eased, the shark eyes were easily turned back around.

“There.”

Bo Ting touched his head, realizing the hood had gone askew.

“I was in too much of a rush leaving today and forgot the glue.”

“Good thing Mr. Xu was here.”

Otherwise, wearing the hood backward would have been scary.

Even though there weren’t many people on the bus, Bo Ting still cared about his image.

The quiet city loop bus picked up more passengers along the way, but they got off at the next stop.

Behind them, it remained just Bo Ting and Xu Qinglai.

Bo Ting fidgeted, watched the scenery for a bit, then couldn’t help turning to look at Mr. Xu again.

He noticed… wow, Mr. Xu’s face looked really good up close.

His temperament was refined and noble, yet his features were strikingly sharp.

Bo Ting admired for a while, oblivious to how strange his gaze was.

From the back seat, a shark head stared straight at the man beside him, drawing even the bus driver’s extra glance.

Fortunately, Xu Qinglai didn’t feel uncomfortable at all being stared at.

After Bo Ting watched for a while, he simply turned back.

“Up ahead is Changling District.”

Changling District?

Yeah, he remembered seeing it on the map.

This area had many ancient buildings in Mengjia City, and quite a few artifacts had been unearthed there.

Bo Ting grew a bit interested and leaned forward. But he noticed that several outdoor attractions in Changling District had been cordoned off with tape.

“What’s going on?”

“Kid, you don’t know?”

“A few days ago, there was some geological activity in the suburbs. This area got damaged, so they sealed it off for protection.”

The driver up front finally found a chance to chime in, proudly explaining.

The city loop was also a tourist route, and the driver often doubled as a tour guide, explaining scenic spots along the way.