Feng Baobao sat down next to Xu Le, paused for a moment, then took out a piece of paper and read it aloud to Xu Le in a mysterious Sichuan accent:
"Wait a minute, I haven't even memorized my new identity yet. (cough cough) My name is Xu Baobao. I'm an exchange student from Taiwan. My dad recently started an adult product company in mainland China, specializing in manufacturing high-end resin products. My mom... my mom didn't write it down..."
"Could you please fix your accent first? Your fluent Sichuan dialect has already given you away, okay?"
Before Xu Le could speak, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but complain. What's with using a piece of paper to explain one's identity? It's so unprofessional. And speaking in Sichuan dialect while claiming to be Taiwanese, that's so fake.
Snap!
Feng Baobao slapped Zhang Chulan across the face, sending him flying to the ground. She said expressionlessly, "I haven't memorized it yet. If you have any objections, tell me and I'll explain."
"You, you, you..." Zhang Chulan's face stung with pain, and he was shocked. With his strength, he hadn't even seen clearly before being slapped away. This woman was definitely not an ordinary person.
"Alright, stop fooling around, baby. Is there something you need from me?" Xu Le interrupted the two of them and asked Feng Baobao beside him.
"It was Guawazi who sent me to find you; he wants to see you!" Feng Baobao maintained her ethereal and aloof personality, which was precisely her charm.
"Guawazi? Uh, is it Xu Xiang?" Xu Le recalled that Xu Xiang was the father of Xu San and Xu Si, and the person who had taken care of and hidden the baby's secret for so many years.
“A fool is a fool!” Feng Baobao seemed to emphasize again, as she, who was ignorant of social etiquette, always lived by her own principles.
"Okay, when are we going?" Xu Le knew Feng Baobao's personality, so he didn't argue with her and asked about the time.
“I forgot…” Feng Baobao tilted her head, as if trying to recall what time it was.
Suddenly, Feng Baobao stood up and said to Xu Le beside her, "Now's the time, let's go!"
"This guy must have forgotten!"
Looking at Feng Baobao's adorable, doll-like appearance, Xu Le was certain that she had completely forgotten.
Zhang Chulan, who was standing to the side, covered his cheek where Feng Baobao had left a handprint and said indignantly, "You suddenly hit me and haven't even apologized to me yet."
"Apologize?" Feng Baobao scratched her head, then suddenly slapped her forehead, exclaiming in realization, "I get it!"
"Good that you understand!" Zhang Chulan rubbed his face and said magnanimously. After all, he was a man, and a man shouldn't argue with a woman.
Bang!
She punched Zhang Chulan in the face, and before Zhang Chulan could even react, he was beaten up again by Feng Baobao.
Xu Le watched the show from the sidelines, thinking to himself: Under Xu Si's tutelage, Feng Baobao believed in "using her hands instead of her mouth" and her way of persuading people and expressing her feelings was basically to beat them to death.
Zhang Chulan was unlucky; he didn't know Feng Baobao's personality. In Feng Baobao's eyes, his demand for an apology was just asking for a beating, and a severe one at that.
After a while, Feng Baobao stood up, pulled Xu Le out, leaving Zhang Chulan lying on the ground, his face bruised and swollen.
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Chapter 72: Doing Whatever You Want
Xu Le followed Feng Baobao into the elevator, arriving at a special care ward. Feng Baobao opened the door and went in first, while Xu Le followed slowly behind.
In the ward, Xu San and a shady-looking man stood by the bedside, their eyes filled with worry as they looked at the patient.
Xu Le also saw one of the most touching characters in the comic—Xu Xiang. His aged body was covered with numerous tubes, his face was covered with age spots, his skin was loose due to rapid aging, his pale hair exuded a deathly aura, and his hands were as dry as tree branches. His eyes were tightly closed, and he was breathing with difficulty through an oxygen tube, seemingly still asleep.
Normally, a superhuman who cultivates Qi wouldn't fall ill so early, especially since Xu Xiang is no ordinary superhuman. His strength is among the top in the entire superhuman world. But in the comics, such a superhuman's ending is that he dies from exhaustion. How ridiculous is that?
After Xu Le entered, Xu Xiang, who was lying on the hospital bed, moved his eyes and then opened them. He saw Feng Baobao lying on the bed, and a smile appeared on his lips. He said, "A Wu, you're here."
Feng Baobao patted Xu Xiang's head after hearing this, and Xu Xiang smiled even more happily. No matter how much time had passed, in Feng Baobao's eyes he was still that mischievous child.
Feng Baobao is just like that. Her personality has always been so ethereal. She has no emotions and feels neither sadness nor joy. It is precisely because of this that Xu Xiang can rest assured that Baobao will not be sad because of his departure, which is a good thing.
"You little rascal, I brought Xu Le with me." Feng Baobao still spoke in that enigmatic Sichuan dialect. Looking at Xu Xiang on the hospital bed, her eyes were calm as still water. It seemed that in her mind, Xu Xiang would be alright and would stay by her side as before.
"Is that so?" Xu Xiang turned his head with difficulty and saw the boy standing at the door. In a daze, he seemed to see a being as deep as a black hole in his eyes. When he looked again, Xu Le was standing quietly, without any abnormality.
"Do you regret it? With your abilities, you could have lived a healthy life to over a hundred years old, but you collapsed in a hospital bed because of exhaustion. Don't you feel it's a pity?" Before Xu Xiang could speak, Xu Le spoke first. Xu Le had this question in mind when he was reading the comics and really wanted to ask this man in person.
Xu Xiang smiled, his throat itching, and he began to cough incessantly. After a while, Xu Xiang weakly replied, "What's there to regret? I wanted to use the All-Encompassing Device to help more people with supernatural abilities to live better lives. Now, it has done just as I hoped, helping a large number of people with supernatural abilities to live safely and enjoy the lives of ordinary people. What's more..."
At this point, Xu Xiang glanced at Feng Baobao, who was lying on the hospital bed in a daze, and said with relief, "Chairman Zhao helped me find Baobao and get her out of the hands of human traffickers. I will remember this for the rest of my life. I will never forget the wounds on Baobao's body at that time. They were densely packed, and I felt the pain of every single scar. So I asked Chairman Zhao to deal with those two guys and let them experience Baobao's pain."
“I don’t know your purpose in coming to All Directions, but since the temporary worker positions have been allocated, I won’t say anything more. I only hope for one thing: don’t hurt the baby. This is my last wish.” Xu Xiang pleaded with Xu Le, his cloudy eyes showing strong emotion for the first time.
Xu San pushed up his glasses, not wanting his father to see his cowardice. Xu Si, standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and stood up, saying sternly to Xu Le, "Dad, don't worry, if he has any wicked intentions, I'll teach him a lesson..."
Before Xu Si could finish speaking, a majestic and awe-inspiring aura pressed down on him relentlessly. No matter how hard he tried to resist, it was to no avail, and his body continued to bend under this powerful pressure.
Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and dripped to the ground. His muscles were tense, desperately resisting the force. He circulated his Qi throughout his body, forming an aura that radiated outwards, but it was still a drop in the ocean against the pressure.
Seeing Xu Si's reaction, Xu San glanced at Xu Le, whose eyes were gleaming with golden light, and immediately understood that Xu Le was punishing Xu Si for his nonsense and offense.
Looking at Xu Si on the ground, his veins were bulging and clearly visible on his skin. His face was covered with dense beads of sweat, and a small puddle of sweat had appeared on the ground.
If this continues, Xu Si will really get hurt!
Seeing that Xu Si was almost at his limit, Xu San was anxious and couldn't help but plead with Xu Le: "Xu Le, please let Xu Si go. He's just outspoken and doesn't think before he speaks. He doesn't mean any harm."
The golden light in Xu Le's eyes faded, and the invisible pressure on Xu Si also disappeared, leaving Xu Si lying on the ground panting.
This time, Xu Si dared to speak rudely to him, which was both a lesson and a warning to these guys not to doubt his strength.
Xu Si wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was quite clever. Since he spoke like that, they must have conspired behind the scenes to test his strength limits. In that case, Xu Le decided to play along. "You want to see my strength? Here you go, and I'll show you despair."
Xu San immediately helped Xu Si up from the ground and used his own Qi to sense the situation. His pupils contracted, and he realized that the mere pressure of his aura had consumed nearly half of Xu Si's Qi. If they were to actually fight, how terrifying it would be.
Xu Si stood up, chuckled twice, and wasn't angry. He understood that Xu Le had figured out they wanted to test their strength further, so he smiled awkwardly. However, because his meridians were running at high intensity, the smile made his whole body ache, and he could only obediently be helped to the sofa by Xu San, not daring to move.