章節 329: Worry
Heero could not help but look at Ryan White strangely. It was as if the position between them was reversed.
"Then I will choose my way to force it out of your mouth with my means!"
He had a confessional brew. For normal people, they would confess and tell him everything with just a small dose of it.
For someone with a bloodline like Ryan White, he had to increase the dose. It was that simple.
"Oi, wait a minute," Niadin stepped in at this point. He approached Heero and asked in a whisper, "What do you intend to do with my potential disciple?"
Heero gave old man Niadin a surprised look. He had noticed that Niadin was interested in Ryan White.
However, he had not expected that Old Man Niadin would consider taking Ryan White as a disciple.
"I'm going to use my confession potion if he doesn't tell me."
"What? How can you use that potion on him? He just recovered from the Abyss Parasite," Old Niadin was shocked to hear this.
Confession Potion, just like its name, was a potion for interrogation. It was a famous potion in Dramonia, famous for its side effect.
Especially for someone with a strong constitution like Ryan White. It required a high dose for the potion to work on him. A high dose also meant a greater side effect.
"I can't allow that!" Before Heero could answer, old man Niadin continued. He did not agree to use the Confession potion on Ryan White.
Ryan White looked at Heero and Old Man Niadin in silence. He did not know what they were arguing about, but he could tell they were arguing about him.
"I've been waiting a week. You should know, old man? I can't wait any longer or I won't even be able to track them!" Heero did not back down.
Old man Niadin was silenced by this rebuttal. The fact that Heero had waited and not used the confession potion earlier was something he could not refute. And that was also what Heero wanted to say.
Old Niadin looked at Ryan White for a moment. He could see a strong determination for revenge in the eyes.
Looking at that expression, Old Man Niadin could read that Ryan White was not going to back down either.
"You better tell him before you regret it," Old Man Niadin tried to convince Ryan White, "or you won't even be able to dream of revenge."
Ryan White could tell that the old man meant what he said. But he was at the point where he had nothing to lose. Even if he lost his life here, it only meant to end his suffering.
He did not answer the old man, indicating that he would not change his position.
Old Man Niadin failed to convince Ryan White, then he turned to Heero, "More time, I will help you get this information, tomorrow morning. Give me until tomorrow morning."
Heero shook his head, "Now or I will do it. I mean it!"
Old Niadin rubbed his forehead. He was running out of ideas. The only option was to convince one of them, but that was also the problem. Persuading these two was not as easy as it looked.
He secretly looked at Sun Zhou Yi and asked for his help. However, Sun Zhou Yi shook his head. There was no way he could face his master, no, he did not want to.
Old Niadin massaged his forehead and forced himself to think differently. The best way to solve this problem.
"How about this, I will help you find those bast*rds you are talking about. In return, you give me more time to convince this ungrateful brat!"
Heero shook his head and changed the deal in his favor, "No, I want to change the deal. I want you to not only help me find them, but also help me fight them! Take it or leave it!"
Old Niadin fell silent, he could not agree to that right away. He had decided to stay out of worldly affairs and lead a life of seclusion.
"Don't worry, I will not ask you to fight them, but I want you to protect my people when I am not here! The people live in Xing Town and so does my family," Heero explained.
"Deal?" Then he offered his hand for a handshake. If Old Man Niadin reached out his hand, it meant that he agreed to the terms.
After some thought and hesitation, Old Man Niadin reached out for Heero's hand.
As soon as his hand gripped Heero's, Niadin saw a change in Heero's expression.
Heero's solemn face instantly turned into a wide grin. The old man felt betrayed, as if Heero had been waiting for this.
"Shall we make an oath?" Old Niadin shook off these thoughts and asked.
"No need for an oath, I believe a dragon's word!"
Heero smiled and let go of the old man's hand, "In that case, I will give you more time to convince this brat!"
After that, he turned around and said goodbye to Sun Zhou Yi. He had achieved his goal with a bonus on top of it. He was quite happy.
"Wait!" Before he could get away, Ryan White shouted.
Heero turned and looked at Ryan White.
"Why? Why won't you accept it? Is it because of our conflict?" Ryan White asked. He wanted to know why Heero refused to accept him as an apprentice.
"You're right! It's because of our conflict! I am not stupid enough to train you or tell my secrets. Why should I teach my love rival to be strong?"
Heero grinned at Ryan White, "I am someone with a big heart, but sometimes I can be petty as well!"
With that, Heero left the camp. Leaving behind Ryan White who stared at his back in bewilderment.
"Fair enough," old man Niadin nodded at the exchange.
*** ***
The Abyss Parasite could affect someone's mind. However, it was more like summoning someone's deepest desire, which also affected someone's judgment.
The conflict between the two began with Bai Xin Yue. This meant that deep down, Ryan White still had feelings for his wife.
It would be stupid of him to accept Ryan White even after knowing that. Besides, this guy had tried to kill him a few days ago, and now he was suddenly acting so strangely.
"And why did I choose Sun Zhou Yi as my disciple?" He suddenly questioned himself. He tried to remember why he chose Sun Zhou Yi.
"Ah, because..."
Sun Zhou Yi tried to protect his Hong Yu back then, but he was beaten up by the Iron Fist Martial House.
Heero left the dungeon. At night, the academy was quiet and empty. The students and disciples of the Martial House either went out to play or stayed in their respective dormitories.
Heero walked through the empty and dimly lit corridor. Even outside the academy, it was quiet.
The atmosphere changed when he left the academy area. He entered the original district, which was still bustling with life.
It was midnight, but people were still loitering around the district. The nightlife of the original neighborhood was always full of life. People even called it the immortal district.
Even after Heero had expanded the district into a town, the original district was still bustling at midnight.
Looking at the stream of people here, he unconsciously smiled. He had never planned this at all, but it was amazingly built.
What he had in mind was to rebuild something he had lost in the past. A village where he was born and a district where he lived in Morabaka City.
It was never the same, of course, but he was happy with what he had built so far. Satisfaction filled him as he walked into the lively crowd.
As he took the fifth step, his smartwatch vibrated. He stopped and looked at his smartwatch. It was Bai Xin Yue.
"What a coincidence..."
He was just thinking about it, and now she sent him something.
He unlocked the smartwatch and found a report. It was today's work progress, and there was also a list of heroes who had registered for the reappraisal tests. The first thousand heroes were ready for the revaluation test.
"She's still working at this hour..." Heero muttered.
Then he sent messages to Han Ying, Hong Yu and Seo-Yeon that he wouldn't go back tonight. After that he turned around and went back to the academy. Since she was working at that hour, he knew where she was now.
She must be in the office on the fifth floor of the academy. Heero went there and sure enough, the light was on, indicating that Bai Xin Yue was still working inside.
He did not knock on the door, but opened it quietly, making sure not to make any noise to disturb his wife.
Heero successfully snuck into the office and saw Bai Xin Yue looking down at the table with only a desk lamp as a source of light.
She was more focused on her work, or maybe he was too sneaky for her to notice him.
He sneaked around to Bai Xin Yue's back. She still did not notice him even though he was right behind her. Heero shook his head and put his hand on her waist.
"Aaaaa!"
Heero snuck his hand onto her waist and she screamed loudly. She was startled by the hands.
"It's me! It's me..."
"Hah..." Bai Xin Yue let out a long breath. She was startled because she really did not notice Heero coming in.
"You scared me!" Bai Xin Yue could not help but complain. Even though she was complaining, she let Heero hug her and leaned back, smelling the familiar scent.
Heero also closed his eyes and smelled his wife's scent before he whispered in a soft voice, "You should take a break, don't overwork yourself."
"I'm almost done working..." She gave him a light kiss on the cheek as she replied.
'Oh, he's more clingy than usual...' she thought.
"What's wrong?"
Heero told her about Ryan White, everything.
She could hear in Heero's voice that he was worried about something. And from his story, she could tell what he was worried about.
"Are you worried about his feelings for me?" She asked with a smile. It was rare to see her husband so jealous.
"I-I mean... I mean, you are a childhood friend..." Heero stammered a little.
In fact, he was quite worried about this. He had investigated Ryan White and found out that he was Bai Xin Yue's childhood friend.
"If you hadn't appeared in my life, Ryan White might be my first choice, but now Ryan White is just my past," she finished her words with a kiss on the lips. It was her answer, she had chosen him.
They both spent the night in the office.
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