AGTCTCC Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Are you happy, you little bastard?

Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Are you happy, you little bastard?

Xiang Li returned to Chu Qi’s home, facing the familiar furnishings, while Chu Qi behind him scrutinized him.

“Officer Chu doesn’t seem to welcome me.” Xiang Li didn’t turn his head, his tone was flat, but with a hint of displeasure.

“If you’re unhappy, have Shen Gui find you another place to live outside.”

“Officer Chu would rather bleed than fall into the beautiful dream I’ve woven, isn’t that a little too disheartening for me?”

Xiang Li looked at Chu Qi walking in front of him, dressed in his uniform. His eyes fell on the repeatedly cut wound under the uniform’s sleeve. He reached out and grabbed it.

Xiang Li’s palm was large, his fingers slender and long, effortlessly encircling Chu Qi’s wrist. A section of his pale white wrist bone was exposed, the veins on the back of his hand protruding, full of power.

His fingertips exerted force, but Chu Qi didn’t even flinch. He looked at Xiang Li as if he were looking at a piece of rotten meat.

“You Dislike me?” Xiang Li exerted more force, his eyes were grim, his jaw tense, a thin layer of skin wrapped around sharp edges, coated with a layer of cold light.

Chu Qi: “…”

“Officer, have you missed Xiang Li this past month?”

Xiang Li loosened his grip a little, his tone seemed to soften, as if teasing. His fingertips caressed the tightly bandaged area on the other’s wrist.

Chu Qi didn’t speak, wanting to pull his hand away, but his body froze.

“Don’t waste your energy, Officer.” Xiang Li leaned in, slowly unwrapping the bandage on Chu Qi’s wrist, bringing his other hand to his mouth and biting a cut in the same spot.

The bright red blood was dazzling. He pressed it against the other person’s wrist, the liquid smeared on and was quickly absorbed. When he lifted his hand again, the wounds on both their wrists had disappeared.

The wrists, once scarred, were now white and tender. Xiang Li rubbed them hard with his thumb, the newly grown skin couldn’t withstand it and soon turned a rosy red.

Xiang Li’s tone was teasing.

“Bleeding to dilute my Spiritual Power in your body, a very good solution. I just wonder how much blood you’ve lost, Officer.”

Chu Qi’s eyes were cold, his other hand, hanging by his side, clenched tightly into a fist, his fingertips were white, trembling slightly from the force. His back was straight as a board.

“What do you want?” His tone was cold and stiff, clearly unwilling to continue talking with Xiang Li.

Xiang Li: “I really want to know when you realized something was wrong.”

“I clearly deleted your memory of that trip to Planet C079, yet you were able to make small moves while I was linked to your spirit.”

“Pretending to be controlled by me, secretly having others investigate Planet C079. Chu Qi, now you know everything about me, are you happy?”

Xiang Li spat out a series of words, his tone growing colder and colder.

Chu Qi: “…”

The atmosphere between the two instantly became strange. Eventually, Xiang Li was the first to curve his eyes, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender.

“Right now, I just want to catch the two who defected from Planet C079. I apologize for any offense I caused you in the past.”

He patted the non-existent dust off Chu Qi’s shoulder. The latter only felt his body, which had been unable to move just now, suddenly relax.

Chu Qi slapped Xiang Li’s hand away with an unpleasant expression, took two deep breaths, his jawline tense, the bones on the side of his face moving slightly. He stared at Xiang Li, his words filled with anger.

Chu Qi: “If I ever find out you’re manipulating me again, Xiang Li, even if your regenerative abilities are amazing, I’ll kill you with the second shot!”

Xiang Li stared at the other man’s cold retreating back, his tongue pressed against his back molars, the emotions brewing in his deep, inky eyes like a storm about to break.

“Little bastard,” he said.

The next morning.

After confronting Chu Qi, Xiang Li completely dropped the pretense. After yesterday’s events, neither of them had a good look on their faces when they met.

Chu Qi opened the door, Shen Gui standing outside, holding a metal ring in his hand, eyes peering inside.

“Where’s Xiang Li?”

Xiang Li was on the sofa, not moving at all, his eyes closed, his head resting lightly on the back of the sofa. Hearing this, he “hmm”ed, his voice not loud, but particularly clear in the silent atmosphere.

Shen Gui: “I’ve checked the data of people on the Main Star. If you’re sure that Ning Li An and Qi Xiao are on the Main Star, then the two of them probably can hide their names and tracks.”

“We compared Yan Zhou Ping’s photos with residents on the Main Star. Could it be that the two of them changed their appearance?”

Xiang Li listened quietly, and only after Shen Gui finished speaking did he ask.

“Can I see the data of everyone on the Main Star?”

“No.”

“That’s personal privacy.”

Hearing this, Xiang Li rolled his eyes imperceptibly.

He got up, his long legs took him to the two men in three strides.

Xiang Li: “Thank you, Team Leader Shen. I’ll be back a little later tonight, remember to leave the door open for me, although I don’t mind climbing through the window.”

The last sentence was clearly directed at Chu Qi, his tone slow and leisurely.

Shen Gui handed him the metal ring.

“You’re not part of the management, so it’s unlikely your information is registered. Here’s mine and Chu Qi’s information, you take this.”

“Mm.” Xiang Li responded faintly.

The ring in his hand was cold, absorbing the warmth in his palm, as if it could never be warmed up.

Xiang Li disliked how cold it was and stuffed it into his pocket. The surrounding skyscrapers and the changes of the past six hundred years couldn’t compare to the fleeting prosperity of Planet C079.

Occasionally, a few people walked by. Xiang Li wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that some people were looking at him and whispering something to the people next to them.

Suddenly, he felt someone grab his arm. Xiang Li stopped walking, his dark gaze swept over. When he clearly saw the person, the corners of his mouth were the first to react.

“Officer?”

Chu Qi was dressed in casual clothes, something Xiang Li had never seen before. Underneath the deep gray wool coat was a thick, high-necked light gray knit sweater. His chin was slightly buried in the collar, his eyes still cold as he stared at Xiang Li.

Xiang Li gently released Chu Qi’s hand, leaned in close to the other man, ignoring the displeasure in his eyes.

“Is there something else you need to Instructions me?” He emphasized the word “Instructions” (zhǔfù – instruct), somewhat sarcastically.

Chu Qi frowned and took two steps back. The hand that had originally been grabbing Xiang Li’s arm was now being held by the other man, who had turned the tables. He hadn’t successfully retreated, and when he looked up, he saw the other man’s triumphant smile.

Chu Qi’s face was expressionless, but his words had a cool indifference.

“Let go.”

Xiang Li obeyed and released his hand, turning to leave, but then his arm was grabbed again by Chu Qi. He wasn’t annoyed, turning to look at Chu Qi quietly, his eyes asking “What is it?”.

Chu Qi took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and took out a photo from his pocket.

Xiang Li recognized at a glance that this was the “breakup gift” he had given Chu Qi at the time. He roughly guessed what Chu Qi wanted to ask.

Sure enough.

“This photo?” Chu Qi asked.

Xiang Li thought for two seconds, then laughed in the face of Chu Qi’s scrutinizing gaze.

“Isn’t it a little late to ask now, Chu Qi?” Xiang Li put on an impatient expression, raising his voice.

“Colonel Chu, isn’t it a little inappropriate to be pulling and tugging with me in broad daylight?” After saying that, he deliberately winked at Chu Qi, signaling him.

Let go, or I’ll start spreading rumors.

“No, no, you guys continue.” A voice suddenly chimed in from the side.

Xiang Li and Chu Qi were both startled, their gazes turned simultaneously.

The girl who had spoken was covering her mouth, looking a little embarrassed. Her friend next to her was also pretending to look left and right.

“?” Xiang Li was puzzled.

“Sorry, we disturbed you. You guys continue.” The two girls spoke very quickly, and after saying that, they pulled each other away, running as if something were chasing them from behind.

Although Xiang Li was puzzled, he recalled the topic they had been discussing earlier. There was nothing important, so he turned and waved at Chu Qi.

“Officer Chu, don’t delay my business. I’m very busy.” He paused for two seconds, then seemed to remember something.

“As for the photo, if you want to know, Officer, you’ll have to offer some sincerity and make a deal with me. After all, I don’t like being at a disadvantage.”

Chu Qi stared at Xiang Li’s departing figure, the outline becoming increasingly blurred.

In a corner where he couldn’t see, Xiang Li, who had supposedly already left, was leaning against a wall, the black Spiritual Power on his fingertips coiling tightly like a small snake, winding all the way up to his palm.

He frowned, staring at the snake coiled around his wrist, somewhat surprised.

Last night, his and Chu Qi’s Spiritual Forms were still linked. Today, he had come to his side, yet he hadn’t even noticed.

He could feel that his and Chu Qi’s spiritual link, although weak, wasn’t so weak that he wouldn’t be able to sense Chu Qi’s presence around him.

Before he could figure it out, his communicator received a message from Yan Zhou Ping.

[There are unusual Spiritual Power fluctuations at the Military Academy Base, go take a look.]

[Understood.] Xiang Li replied.

Xiang Li wasn’t unfamiliar with the Military Academy Base. After all, Chu Qi had put effort into getting him in, even though he hadn’t stayed for more than a few months.

Military Academy Base.

A month had passed, and the patch of land that Xue Hu Su had blasted bald last time now had a lot of green growth, but it was still a little shorter than the surrounding area.

Xiang Li didn’t go through the main gate, sneaking in by climbing over the wall, even though he had the “ticket” that Shen Gui had given him in his pocket, even though he was still a student at the Military Academy on the surface.

Xiang Li was squatting on a rooftop, occupying a high vantage point, his Spiritual Power spreading around, sensing the movements of all living beings in the Military Academy.

The perspective was all-encompassing, the entire Military Academy seemingly projected in Xiang Li’s mind.

Perhaps because of their previous interactions, after Xiang Li failed to detect Ning Li An and Qi Xiao’s Spiritual Power, he saw Ke Shi Zhuo’s Spiritual Power and subconsciously poked it twice.

At this moment, Ke Shi Zhuo:?

He suddenly stood up, looked around, the strange touch he had just experienced seemingly startled him.

Xiang Li sensed the entire campus and didn’t find any Spiritual Power fluctuations from Ke Man. Although he was puzzled, he didn’t take it to heart and reported to Yan Zhou Ping.

[I didn’t find any traces of Ning Li An and Qi Xiao at the Military Academy Base. They probably ran away. Do you need me to stay here?]

A few seconds later, Yan Zhou Ping finally replied.

[Be careful, your relapse date is coming up.]

Xiang Li’s fingertips trembled as he looked at this message. For a moment, he was dazed, finally remembering that the antidote was useless for them.

He couldn’t say he was disappointed, but he felt a wave of helplessness.

And Yan Zhou Ping had finally returned to Planet C079, after three hundred and fifty-four years.

At this time, Yan Zhou Ping, far away on Planet C079, received Xiang Li’s message.

[Worry about yourself.]

“Old Yan, what did Xiang Li say?”

Ning Le stood to the side, noticing Yan Zhou Ping’s reaction, knowing it was Xiang Li’s message, and asked.

Yan Zhou Ping handed the message to Ning Le.

“No traces were found at the Military Academy.”

Ning Le’s eight-year-old face frowned deeply, her chubby hand reaching to touch the barrier outside the Main Star from across a star system.

But at the same time, her face was turning whiter and whiter.

Yan Zhou Ping quickly reached out and stopped her, his large hand pressing down on Ning Le’s small hand.

“Ning Le, none of us are good at searching for auras in the first place, otherwise we wouldn’t have let the two of them stay outside for so many years. The date is approaching, and you should use your abilities less.”

Ning Le lowered her eyes, not answering.

On the other side, the metal bracelet on Chu Qi’s wrist also flashed.

[Chu Qi, several students at the Military Academy have mysteriously disappeared. We don’t have enough manpower, go help investigate.]

The commander had sent it. Chu Qi stared at the words, his expression unwavering, exhaling to suppress the strangeness in his chest.

[Send me the information of the missing students.]