Chapter 313 Disappointment

"You..." Huo Sijun said helplessly, "You look like you're about to cry, and it's totally inappropriate to say such harsh words."

Nan Chi flattened his face and put on an expression that was neither funny nor sad.

She gritted her teeth. "If that old guy had explained it clearly to me from the beginning, I wouldn't be so angry!"

"If that old man had explained it to you clearly from the beginning, I don't think you would have cooperated at all, right?"

Nan Chi fell silent.

Indeed, if she had known that the old man had been doing such dangerous things for her, she would definitely not cooperate and would most likely have put up some violent resistance.

"Look at your expression. It says it all. I've raised you so much, and I know your personality like the back of my hand. How could I not know your reaction?"

Huo Sijun sighed softly, and understood the old man's good intentions.

Nan Chi sighed softly, "It's my fault that I didn't notice this old guy's behavior. I didn't know he was doing such a dangerous thing..."

To put it bluntly, Nan Chi was blaming himself.

That old man worked so hard to raise her, but in the end, he might even lose his life...

Whenever Nan Chi thought of this, he felt sad.

"I've always believed that in this world, no one has to pay for another. After all, I owe that old man, it's always been..."

Nan Chi pressed his eyes, took another look at the room where the old Taoist priest used to live, and walked forward a few steps.

After hesitating for a few seconds at the door, he finally raised his hand and pushed it open...

The old Taoist priest's room was as simple as ever.

There is a simple desk. On the wall above the desk hangs a portrait of Huangdi, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. There are some scriptures on the desk.

Going into the inner room is the bedroom.

That old man doesn't build a study.

He likes his study to be connected to his bedroom. In his words, he can go to sleep immediately when he gets tired of reading.

Nan Chi glanced at the desk and found nothing suspicious.

Then he went to see the bedroom again.

"Did this old guy think that I would never come back to this planet in my lifetime, so he left nothing behind?"

Nan Chi couldn't help but curse.

Huo Sijun found it very amusing to see Nan Chi's face showing disappointment but cursing all the time.

"I suppose your relationship with that old man must be very joyful?"

"Who's happy? It's a good thing you didn't get mad to death." Nan Chi glared at him with red eyes.

For the first time, Huo Sijun discovered that this usually calm and self-possessed woman in front of him also had such an uncalm and lovely side.

"Sometimes leaving nothing behind might be the best thing. He wants to tell you that it doesn't matter whether you return to this place or not, because one day you will be reunited..."

Huo Sijun couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Nan Chi who was about to run away.

"Be good, stop looking. Think about it, if that old man is still alive and watching you somewhere, wouldn't he be disappointed by your behavior?"

Nan Chi suddenly stood still.

Huo Sijun sighed softly. Seeing her so pitiful, like an abandoned child, he couldn't help but hug her gently. "It's also possible that the old man wants to tell you the truth in person."

"...I'm always disappointing him."

After a long time, Nan Chi's voice, choked with sobs, came out muffled from the man's chest.

"No, you are so outstanding, the old man must be very proud, otherwise, why would he try so hard to keep you in the world?"

“…”

When Nan Chi came out of the village, he had calmed down, although his eyes were red.

"I noticed that you have been saying nice things to that old Taoist priest..."

"After all, he's my future father-in-law..." Huo Sijun justified his actions so confidently.

"You bastard..."

"Do you want to keep searching?" Huo Sijun looked back at the village which was still sealed.

"I won't look for him anymore. If that old guy is indeed hiding somewhere, I don't have the ability to dig him out."

Nan Chi's eyes dimmed.

If he really died in a corner here, and a hundred years have passed, then... there wouldn't even be any bones left, right?

It’s better to give yourself a thought and tell yourself that the old man is still alive and well in some corner of this world.

"Well, if there's nowhere else to go, it's getting late so we should go back."

At nine o'clock in the evening, the two walked to the brightly lit street. Huo Sijun frowned and looked at the men and women of all kinds walking on the street, saying with discomfort.

Nan Chi rolled his eyes and said, "I said you are as rigid as those old guys who are about to die. It's only nine o'clock in the evening. Is that too late?"

Even if Nan Chi doesn't like going out, he knows that the nightlife in big cities just begins at nine o'clock in the evening, right?

"You still want to go shopping?" Huo Sijun's eyes swept over a long-legged beauty who was passing by, wearing cool clothes, stockings, and high heels.

Nan Chi glanced at the pretty young lady, then at Huo Sijun.

His eyes rolled slightly, and he instantly thought of something. The corners of his mouth rose wildly and he smiled unkindly.

Huo Sijun has lived in a fixed circle since he was a child.

Everyone around him came from a prominent family, and they were very particular about their conversation and clothing.

Even the places we go to are some high-end places.

Later he entered the military academy and studied ancient studies. Because of his ridiculous talent, the only people he came into contact with, apart from the attendants around him, were probably his senior brother Zong Lie and others, right?

Even when he traveled around the world later, he only went to places like ancient schools to study.

Later, when he went to the battlefield, he faced either monsters or rough men. Sometimes, I guess the knight didn’t see a girl for a whole year?

Otherwise, how could there be such a saying as "After three and a half years of military service, a sow becomes as beautiful as Diao Chan"?

So, to put it bluntly, this guy is almost like a monk, right?

It’s a pity that he even plays the role of a disciple who teases female players in the game.

At this moment, Nan Chi really wanted to ask, "Your interactions with women in real life are limited, right? How come you're so bold as to molest me in this game?"

Huo Sijun looked over.

Nan Chi came back to his senses and realized that he had been too proud of himself and said what he was thinking.

"Don't you have an old saying on Telan Star? Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run away. Men always learn things by themselves when it comes to the opposite sex they like."

"But you learned all this on your own, so it doesn't seem to be of any use to me?"

Then, Nan Chi smiled again and raised her head, "How about I take you to see the prosperity of our Telan Star?"

Huo Sijun opened his mouth to refuse, but remembering that Nan Chi was in a bad mood that day, he nodded stiffly.

However, Huo Sijun soon discovered Nan Chi's problem.

"Are you sure you're a native of Telan? You were clearly lost at that fork in the road just now."

Huo Sijun took Nan Chi by the hand and walked along the busiest pedestrian street in City A. His tall figure carefully avoided the passing crowds for her.

"...Don't I seldom go out?" Nan Chi said vaguely with his eyes narrowed, holding the milk tea in one hand.

(End of this chapter)