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Xiang Beifei was rumored to be able to kill a One-Armed Crab at the late stage of Meridian Opening with a single punch, and his presence here was definitely not for fun.
Ma Kainian steadied himself and cursed inwardly, reminding himself that he was an official of the alliance, after all. Even if this kid was famous, he was still just a civilian, without power or influence. If anyone should be afraid, it should be him!
"Oh, Xiang Beifei, quite the big shot," Ma Kainian said with a sarcastic tone.
Xiang Beifei didn't say a word, glanced indifferently, and then walked towards Kong Daming, asking, "I saw the phone message just now. What happened to my grandfather?"
"I don't know. He seemed a bit unwell just now, so I helped him upstairs to rest. He's up there now," replied Kong Daming.
"Got it, I'll go up and see him."
Without another word, Xiang Beifei headed for the stairs.
However, Ma Kainian couldn't hide his irritation at being ignored.
"Hmph! You don't even have the manners to greet someone..."
Xiang Beifei said bluntly.
Ma Kainian's mind went blank for a moment, and then, uncontrollably, he lay down and actually rolled away from the spot.
Kong Daming and Zhang Xiang both looked on in shock as Ma Kainian rolled away on the ground, completely frozen in disbelief.
Did Ma Kainian... actually just roll away like that?
The turn of events caught them both off guard.
"Why do we even have to patrol the archives? Who would bother stealing from the Archive Bureau for no reason? If you ask me, it probably wouldn't matter if we didn't show up for a year," Zhou Guan said lazily, hands behind his head, following Sun Zhong. He wasn't particularly interested in the job and kept grumbling along the way.
Sun Zhong patrolled past a row of rooms on the third floor.
[You patrolled the N-level Talent Review Department, patrol value +2]
[You patrolled the N-level Talent Dispatch Department, patrol value +2]
He took extra time to circle twice in the empty room and pressed a button on the wall, confirming the alarm was in order before leaving the room.
[You patrolled the main archive room entrance, patrol value +5]
Just then, Zheng Xing had a thought, quickly pulled out his phone to video call his son, and asked, "Son, you said you've met Xiang Beifei before, have a look, is this person Xiang Beifei?"
During the new student competition, although students from elite schools hadn't attended, the event was broadcast live, and anyone who wasn't blind could recognize him.
Zheng Xing's son, a student at Jizhou University, had also seen Xiang Beifei. Upon seeing Xiang Beifei, he immediately exclaimed excitedly, "It's him! It's really him! The genius who trampled an SSR from Qingzhou University under his feet! Dad, you actually saw him? Oh my god!"
That was the rumored genius!
"You really are that Xiang Beifei!" Zheng Xing was also stunned.
His son had just brought up the new student tournament before going back to school for the holidays, and he too had found Xiang Beifei remarkably impressive. He never imagined he would have such a coincidence to encounter such a great genius today!
A moment later, he quickly snapped out of it and excitedly said, "It's definitely him, Xiang Beifei, my son is at Jizhou University, and he saw him last time!"
Xiang Beifei temporarily put that matter aside and asked, "Right, Uncle Kong, are there any houses for rent near you? We want to move over."
"Houses? Yes, there are. You should have moved over a long time ago. The old master has always talked about saving money for you to do missions and such. Why the sudden change of heart?" Kong Daming asked.
"Xiaofei has grown up. The house is too shabby, he won't find a wife," Xiang Qingde said seriously.
Kong Daming laughed, "That's true."
But Lu Hong didn't agree, "That's not necessarily true! If you really like them, why would you care about the house?"
"Still, it's better to live in a nice place. The old house was a little too dark," Kong Daming commented, "Leave it to me. I remember a family on my floor who moved out. They lived just two door numbers away from mine, right across the street. Moving over would be good for looking after each other."
"So, when is your restaurant planning to reopen, Uncle Kong?" Xiang Beifei asked.
The origin of the desolate beast like One-Armed Crab had not yet been clarified, and Xiang Beifei currently had no leads on a person he suspected.
The counterfeit SR-level clerk who had disappeared somewhere right before the appearance of the desolate beast. He wanted to check if Xiao Sheng would return to work.
"The day after tomorrow, I guess! The staff has been asking about it too. Come to think of it, I need to get in touch with them; we've been closed for so long," Kong Daming said.
"Then I'll head to the wholesale market tomorrow. We've run out of supplies, and I'll need to work things out with them again," Xiang Qingde said.
Quick to respond, Kong Daming said, "No need, Uncle Xiang, you rest. I can do it."
"We've been idle for so long now. It's good to get out and about. I'm familiar with the place anyway. With the reopening, there's a lot to do in the restaurant. Many customers have already made reservations, waiting to on reopening day. You're going to be busy. I can go tomorrow," Xiang Qingde insisted, waving his hand.
Unable to persuade him, Kong Daming had to agree.
When Xiang Beifei got home, he made a point to have a conversation with his grandfather in front of the living room camera, explaining clearly why he wanted to move, stating that he now knew how to make money and it was fine to live somewhere else.
For a martial artist in the Meridian Opening phase, earning enough money to support oneself was too easy. The people monitoring their family, as long as they weren't foolish, would understand Xiang Beifei's current Cultivation Realm if they just inquired at the school; no one would doubt such an excuse.