Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 302 Neither Wind Nor Rain, Neither Sunshine

Old Tang was a very easygoing person, so thick-skinned that he naturally couldn't be as perceptive as Ryoma Kaoru in noticing the fleeting sadness in Fingel's eyes.

Of course, it's also possible that it was because he was sitting in the back of Fingel's seat, and all he could see was the guy's messy back of his head.

The two teased each other as they made their way to Shilan Middle School.

The plan changed. They had originally agreed to meet at the Regent Hotel, but the incredibly beautiful junior from the preparatory class of Peking University High School suddenly barged in, forcibly expanding the stable triangular structure there into a quadrilateral, so they had to change their route.

There are two main routes to Sze Lan Secondary School, one of which is more convenient and only requires taking the viaduct, saving a quarter of the time.

But Fingel was notoriously cowardly, so how could he knowingly venture into dangerous territory? Naturally, he chose to take a safer, longer route.

Unfortunately, there was a traffic police checkpoint on the main road, and that's when he realized he didn't have a Chinese driver's license at all.

If even he doesn't have it, then there's no point in expecting the two people in the back row.

Faced with this dilemma, he did not hesitate to pull over.

Are you kidding me? Taking a detour back onto the elevated highway could mean death, while driving without a license could get you arrested on the spot and stuffed into a police car, or you could end up on the elevated highway. Either way, you could die.

When faced with a dilemma, others might choose to fight their way out, but Fingel would remain still and wait for rescue.

The strongest are already in the ranks. Only an idiot would run around recklessly into the enemy's trap and then yell for help, putting his teammates in danger.

Fingel never burdens others in areas other than money, life, games, and entertainment.

"What's wrong? You want to eat fish?" Old Tang saw Fingel park his car in front of a restaurant called Lao Mo Sauerkraut Fish and assumed he was hungry and was going to eat there.

Fingel lowered the car window and looked at the clouds gradually gathering in the sky, which were beginning to obscure the midday sun. The nonchalant look on his face faded slightly.

"Something's not right, it's 90% not right."

"What's wrong?" Old Tang asked, puzzled. He looked up at the sky as well, but couldn't sense any danger.

“I don’t know what’s wrong, something just isn’t right.” Fingel turned on the car radio and quickly found some useful information.

The checkpoint wasn't just set up at this location; it was also set up at many key intersections nearby. It turns out that a mobile criminal gang had just come to this city and committed crimes last night while teenagers were indulging in revelry. The police are now making every effort to track them down.

"That's it?" It's not that Old Tang looks down on this so-called criminal gang, but even if these petty thieves were all mixed-race, they wouldn't last a single round against the three of them.

"Better safe than sorry." Fingel chose to play it safe. Acting rashly before ascertaining the truth could easily lead to great losses, a lesson learned the hard way.

"I'm a little hungry anyway, let's eat first."

Old Tang and Longma Xun had no objection to this.

Just as they entered the restaurant and began ordering, the clouds in the sky, which had grown increasingly dark as if a rainstorm could descend at any moment, began to move again, and the sky, which had inexplicably become gloomy, inexplicably began to clear up.

Clearly, Fingel's caution helped them avoid a dangerous situation.

On the other side, Lu Mingfei also learned about the little incident that Fingel and his group had encountered on the road. He immediately told them to stay put and that he would arrange for someone else to drive them.

This was indeed a small oversight on his part. As expected, the less noticeable the details, the easier it is to cause a mishap. Just like the corners in a game of chess, which are often the most easily overlooked, they often hide deadly moves.

If Fingel hadn't been cowardly enough to decisively choose to stay put, he might be rushing off to rescue people right now.

However, now that the person behind the scenes has made their move, he can't just sit idly by. According to the original plan, after they finished finding the information at Shilan Middle School, they were supposed to retrace Chu Zihang's route and take a trip on the elevated road to see if they could get in touch with Nibelungen. Now, it's just that they've moved up the pace.

Xia Mi still didn't know what Lu Mingfei was planning to do next, and still wanted to stick by their side like a naive junior.

Lu Mingfei did not make it clear.

If Xia Mi were truly just a simple mixed-race junior schoolmate, Lu Mingfei certainly wouldn't have dragged her into this; he would have simply found some excuse to send her away.

However, in his perception, Xia Mi's strength was almost on par with Erii, and not far from that of Old Tang.

Erii is a descendant of the White King who has embarked on the path of evolution, and Old Tang's true identity is unknown, but he is suspected to be a pure-blooded dragon. If Xia Mi can be compared to the two of them, then Xia Mi's identity is a big question mark.

This suspicious junior schoolgirl skipped and hopped ahead like a cheerful little deer, not at all worried that running and jumping after a meal would cause her stomach to sag, which was in stark contrast to Erii, who was quietly holding Lu Mingfei's hand behind her.

"Wow! A Maybach!" Xia Mi suddenly rushed to the window, pressing her face against the glass. "I've never ridden in such a nice car before!"

Lu Mingfei followed her gaze and saw a black Maybach parked quietly on the tree-lined path of the campus. Its body lines were sharp as knives, like a lurking black beast.

Sunlight streamed across the painted surface, refracting a cold light.

"If you like, you can have the passenger seat."

Lu Mingfei opened the back door and let Erii get in. Then, just as Xia Mi stepped forward to say "Thank you, senior brother," he slipped into the car, closed the door, and winked at her through the window.

Xia Mi was a step too slow and failed to grab the safest and easiest position to counterattack, but she didn't feel that the other party was targeting her. She just felt that Lu Mingfei had been suppressing his feelings for a long time and was now taking every opportunity to get close to the girl.

She turned to look at Chu Zihang and found that this clueless blockhead had already opened the car door and gotten in, fastening his seatbelt while looking at her with eyes that seemed to say, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get in the car!"

"Hehe, senior, am I the first girl to sit in your passenger seat?" She feigned surprise and delight. "If the senior girls who like you knew, they would be so envious."

It's a pity your passenger seat can't be auctioned off, otherwise there would definitely be plenty of girls willing to bid high prices.

Chu Zihang didn't know how to answer, so he pretended not to hear and started the car.

The engine emitted a deep roar, and Chu Zihang gripped the steering wheel engraved with the car's logo again. But this was not the Maybach that only three people in the world could start, the one that carried him out of the Nibelungen.

That car was already beyond repair and beyond saving.

"I didn't realize you were cut out to be a shrewd businessman," Lu Mingfei joked from behind.

Although this Xia Mi may have changed species, her personality is still exactly the same as in her previous life, like a replica of herself.

In her past life, she often talked about selling Chu Zihang's autographed photos, but it was just talk; she never actually did it.

It can only be said that it is true love; even if life is difficult, they would not want such readily available wealth.

"Hmph, my dream is to be a millionaire." Xia Mi fastened her seatbelt, crossed her arms, forcing a noticeable curve in her skin, and looked smug.
"If Kassel College hadn't approached me, I would have become a top student at Peking University's School of Economics the year after next, embarking on a journey to challenge Buffett and trample the Rothschild family."

Sunlight streamed through the car window, illuminating her profile, making her look like a smiling, beckoning cat. "You mean physical punches and kicks?" Lu Mingfei bluntly poured cold water on her enthusiasm.

Although Xia Mi did indeed join the Chu Group with Chu Zihang after completing her studies in her previous life and did a great job, everyone outside praised Chu Tianjiao for having a good son and a good daughter-in-law, and said that the future of the Chu Group was very bright.

But judging from the current situation, Xia Mi's focus will definitely no longer be on these material possessions.

After all, her clothes were quite simple, and her words subtly revealed a sense of poverty.

Damn, I look more like my former self now.

Xia Mi pretended not to hear Lu Mingfei's teasing and steered the conversation toward Japan: "By the way, senior brother, what exactly did you go to Japan for? It wasn't just to show off and say some cheesy things at that person's concert, was it?"

Now that both parties have revealed their identities, there's no need to hide anything anymore, so they can ask more detailed questions.

“You just finished spouting nonsense, and then there was the eruption of Mount Fuji and the massive earthquake in Japan. The news reports said there were no warning signs at all, it was a sudden disaster, but this shouldn’t be just a natural disaster, right?” Xia Mi stroked her chin, her eyes sparkling with wisdom.

"Clap clap clap clap—" Lu Mingfei clapped his hands. "Keep going, let's see if you can guess the truth."

Seeing his expression, Xia Mi skipped over a long guess and went straight to the conclusion: "I guess you went there to slay a dragon."

"Congratulations, you got it right, but unfortunately there's no reward." Lu Mingfei didn't deny it.

If he wasn't sure what Xia Mi's purpose was in being here before, it now seems that she must have come for matters concerning Japan.

Or rather, they came for the remains of the White King.

Xia Mi was able to erase all traces of herself at Shilan Middle School, so she must have found a way to obtain information from Japan.

Putting everything else aside, even using the most basic method—directly going to the secret Chinese branch of Kassel College to gather intelligence—we could find out that the White King had fallen in Japan, and that Lu Mingfei, the Dragon Slayer, was the one in question.

She had previously erased Chu Zihang's memory and removed herself from his life, but now she suddenly reappeared, took the initiative to talk to him, and even fabricated another false identity.

What else could this be but ulterior motives?
Perhaps because of the filter of his past life, Lu Mingfei suspected that Xia Mi was lusting after Chu Zihang's body, but reality told him that it was unlikely. This girl was very shrewd. She had her own pursuits and was unlikely to be infatuated with male beauty.

Of course, this is just his guess, and he dares not make any definitive statements.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Xia Mi launched into a series of follow-up questions, but Lu Mingfei always dodged the question, making excuses and saying that he had an agreement with Kassel College and could not disclose it.

Xia Mi didn't believe it at all. Lu Mingfei clearly didn't take Kassel College and the Secret Party seriously, so how could he possibly care about the agreement with them?

If a written agreement can be torn up, what about a verbal agreement?

But since Chu Zihang was there to give false testimony, she gave up the idea of ​​asking further questions.

A simple question can be explained as a girl's innocent curiosity. Being too eager could arouse suspicion, so there's no need to rush.

Let's get to know him slowly first, and then find an opportunity when Chu Zihang is alone to try and get him to talk.

Chu Zihang didn't participate much in the interaction between the two. Ever since he left school and drove his Maybach towards home, the chill emanating from him had become more intense.

The weather today is not as bad as the typhoon nights a few years ago; it's just cloudy turning overcast.

There were fewer vehicles at noon than during rush hour, and the journey was completely unobstructed, except when we encountered a police checkpoint near the elevated road.

All four of them were excessively young, especially Xia Mi, who looked like a minor.

If Chu Zihang hadn't gotten his driver's license last year and kept it with him, he might have been suspected of being a student who dared to drive without a license after the college entrance examination, and his car and he might have been impounded.

Even so, the police checked several times before finally letting them go, and reminded them not to speed or drive on the highway.

Although Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei were racing like crazy in Japan, they behaved themselves and readily agreed after returning to China.

The fork in the road was still familiar, but Chu Zihang couldn't find the entrance from back then; Highway 0 simply didn't exist.

Fortunately, before setting off, he and Lu Mingfei had roughly determined the area of ​​Nibelungen, so there might not be only one entrance at the elevated road intersection.

Chu Zihang bears the mark of the Nibelungs, which is Odin's mark and also a key. As long as one is within the Nibelung territory, one can enter.

The black beast drove into the ramp and slowly climbed onto the elevated road. The atmosphere inside the car gradually became heavy, mainly because of Chu Zihang. Recalling the past, he unconsciously revealed a deep-seated desire for revenge. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he had just fought a series of battles with others two days ago, and his murderous aura could not be suppressed.

Women's intuition is always very sharp, especially since Xia Mi was sitting right next to him, so she naturally noticed his unusual behavior immediately.

She quickly realized it was an unlicensed taxi!
While admiring the scenery, an unpleasant scent entered her field of vision.

It is faint and difficult to detect, yet it truly exists!

Then memories of this area surfaced in her mind, and her expression suddenly froze.

This isn't the bus to kindergarten!
Lu Mingfei and that idiot in the driver's seat are actually planning to cause trouble for Odin!

I want to get off! Let me off now!

I'm just a junior in the preparatory class! I haven't received any professional training yet!
Xia Mi's heart was churning with emotions, but she remained outwardly calm, feigning curiosity as she asked, "Senior brother, where are we going?"

"You don't even know where you're going, yet you're following us?" Lu Mingfei asked with a smile, holding a golf bag in his hand.

"What's wrong with that? You're not going to sell me off, are you?" Xia Mi wrinkled her nose. "That's against the law, senior brother."

Lu Mingfei didn't know what to say, so he just smiled and looked away, whispering to Erii in encrypted Japanese.

Xia Mi was a little flustered, but remained relatively calm. If even she knew about Lu Mingfei's heroic deeds, then his brother must know them very well as well.

They shouldn't act rashly without fully understanding the situation.

After all, there was more than just an Avenger, a Godslayer, and an evolved being on the path to godhood inside the car; there was also a great queen.

With such a luxurious lineup, even if that guy himself came, he would have to consider whether he had enough manpower to bring.

As she muttered to herself, the Maybach sped along the elevated highway, the young man in the driver's seat scanning the road with wolf-like eyes, as if ready to charge toward the throne of God.

However, the clouds in the sky were rolling and stretching, with neither wind nor rain, neither sunshine nor gloom.

(End of this chapter)