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Chapter Twenty-Four: Freedom
Inside Feng Chengfu's manor in Nevada.

Ai Liang, who has grown to 1.4 meters tall, is tidying up her personal belongings in her bedroom.

During that year, Feng Chengfu took him to many places, allowing him to experience the local customs and culture of various parts of Asia Union.

Unlike other wealthy people who chauffeured Ai Liang to luxury hotels and provided her with services costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, this grandfather did not do so.

Instead, they took him to a guesthouse and explored the streets to sample various local snacks.

Despite having a VIP card issued by the travel association, the bodyguard still joined a regular tour group to visit famous historical sites, obediently queuing at the ticket gate just like everyone else.

That night, Feng Chengfu seemed to see through Ai Liang's doubts and explained earnestly: "I know what you want to ask, but do you remember the day Grandpa Sa came and asked you about your plans for the future?"
You said at the time that you lacked a systematic and complete understanding of the world and hoped to travel more to broaden your horizons and find a path that suits you.

The reason I don't take you to those high-end places isn't because I'm afraid you'll develop a spoiled and extravagant personality. It's because you're already in a wealthy environment and your personality matures very early.

The reason I'm doing this is to give you a more comprehensive understanding of the Asian Union political system and the world.

If we're just taking you out for fun, your butler grandpa will naturally arrange everything for us. We can go out to sea on a yacht or overlook the mountains from a glider.

Even in the harsh conditions of polar snow-capped mountains, you can have someone set up a campsite in advance and airlift food, but this is just to give you a glimpse into your future life and a small part of this world.

We shouldn't judge a world solely by its wealthy background; that's just a deceptive, glamorous facade.

What truly reflects the essence of society are the factory workers, the hospital patients, the customers in the snack shops near the bus station, and the parents picking up and dropping off their children at school—just as the turbulent currents of a river are only revealed when they are hidden beneath the surface.

Feng Chengfu's calm and composed words not only shattered Ai Liang's impression of middle-aged and elderly wealthy people, but also gave him a new understanding of his grandfather.

Indeed, one cannot judge a person or a group solely based on stereotypes.

"But aren't the social welfare systems in these Asian Union cities a bit too good?"
Even in the dead of winter, with its icy landscape, there are at least 140 days of vacation a year, and the various subsidies and bonuses are ridiculously generous. It's only those agricultural cities that suffer a bit more...

People elsewhere say Nevada is a place of both chaos and opportunity, and they don't know just how developed its economy is that those who are ungrateful for it say such things.

Ai Liang held her breath and used her mind to slowly put her frequently used tablet into her backpack.

During that year, Ai Liang wasn't just being taken around the world by Feng Chengfu; he would also secretly hone his skills when he was living alone in a single room.

Now, in addition to being proficient in controlling his physical body, Ai Liang has also become much more familiar with mental power. He has even discovered telekinesis, a power that even An Liang could not control.

Anliang was even more bewildered than him about the newly emerged power.

Let alone using it, without Ai Liang deliberately grafting perception onto Him, An Liang couldn't even sense the existence of telekinesis, which was completely the opposite of mental ability.

Anliang has always been able to use her mental abilities freely, while Ailiang has struggled to use them.

Now that an ability has appeared that she can use but the other party cannot, Ai Liang is overjoyed.

With the initial mastery of mental abilities and the emergence of telekinesis, Ai Liang began to have the idea of ​​learning about Nevada City.

Based on the rumors I've gathered along the way, Nevada is the city with the highest degree of autonomy, the least constrained by the Asian Union, and enjoys the most unique treatment.

Of all the cities, even the one in the dead of winter where guns are not prohibited is not as dangerous as Nevada, as if this city were a lawless place within a country, independent of the Asian Union.

Feng Chengfu took him to many cities, but he skipped his hometown of Nevada, even with more bodyguards.

Ai Liang knew this was for his own safety, but he could now ignore most of the dangers in human society.

With the physical ability to lift boulders weighing tens of tons, even under heavy gunfire, Ai Liang could easily walk up to his opponent and give him a good whack. Safety wasn't a concern; the only remaining issue was convincing his grandfather.

However, even if Feng Chengfu refused, Ai Liang had her own ways to circumvent his restrictions.

The first step of the plan is to leave the manor.

Simply saying they want to move out of the manor is out of the question.

However, if Ai Liang proposes to move in with her parents, Feng Chengfu will have to give it serious consideration.

A child's growth is inseparable from the company of their parents. Even without considering Ai Liang's perspective, the terrible relationship between Feng Yue and Ai Zhe could be improved slightly if they had a child.

As for Ai Liang's hidden thoughts, Feng Chengfu had some guesses.

He specially arranged for a nanny to move in with Ai Liang to take care of her daily life, to prevent the grandson from sneaking out alone when his parents weren't paying attention, and a tutor would still come to the house every weekend to teach her.

All of this was within Ai Liang's expectations.

Hypnotizing a single nanny is much simpler than hypnotizing everyone on the estate.

In addition, the large single-level apartment where Ai Zhe and Feng Yue live is not like the manor with a lot of surveillance cameras, making it much easier for them to sneak out.

After packing up the remaining items, Ai Liang slung her backpack over her shoulder and went downstairs, where Ai Zhe and Feng Yue had been waiting for some time.

"You're all ready already?" Ai Zhe smiled as he stepped forward and reached out to pat Ai Liang's head.

Ai Liang subtly avoided the hand: "It's just a few odds and ends that I'm still using. Haven't I already moved my personal belongings over?"

"That being said..."

“Aizhe, you can say what you have to say in the car. My dad isn’t here today, so there’s no need for you to be blocking the door.”

Ai Zhe's display of fatherly love was interrupted by Feng Yue's blunt words, which left him no room for embarrassment.

Aizhe simply smiled at this.

"Okay, we'll listen to your mother and get in the car first."

Ai Liang sighed inwardly and slowly walked towards the car.

The two have been at odds for a long time; since Ai Liang was born, the number of times they've met without exchanging barbs can be counted on one hand.

He strongly suspected that if it weren't for Feng Chengfu keeping them in check, the couple would have broken up long ago.

However, these became the starting point for Ai Liang to leave the manor.

As for the couple's relationship problems, Ai Liang will try to repair them. If things can be resolved, she will not force it, since everyone is an independent adult.

Ai Liang turned her head away, withdrawing her gaze from the manor gate that was gradually shrinking.

His independent life will officially begin today.

(End of this chapter)