Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 464: 313. Night Attack and the Murderous Intent at the End of the Corridor

Countdown to return 151:00:00.

The first evening after the time travel.

“Sir, the meal is ready,” Li Ke went to clean the stone table with a cloth diligently before placing the dishes on the table.

In front of Qing Chen, there were four dishes and a soup, while in front of Li Ke, there was only a Dragon Fish.

“Stop chewing on the fish bones, you really can’t break them down,” Qing Chen sighed. He thought to himself, why is this kid even more stubborn than I am?

Just the night before, Qing Chen had tried chewing on a fish bone again, taking advantage of his newfound transformation, but still couldn’t break it down.

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If he himself couldn’t do it, it was even less likely that Li Ke could.

Li Ke looked a bit despondent, and Qing Chen asked, “You know there are only 17 Dragon Fish left in the lake, so you’re worried that eating only eight wouldn’t be enough for you to transform, right?”

That’s why this 14-year-old boy had been relentlessly gnawing on the fish bones, trying to fill the void of that last fish.

Li Ke hesitated, “Sir, I’ve indeed thought so.”

“Give it up,” Qing Chen said, “When there’s a chance, I’ll take you to the No. 010 Taboo Land to make up for the last one.”

Li Ke’s eyes lit up, “Thank you, sir… Also, I’m sorry for leaking your secret. Grandfather said that it was only because he told me your secret that I had the opportunity to gain this fortune. Now, I must exchange one of your secrets with him; otherwise, he’s going to be mad at me.”

Qing Chen felt sentimental: “That old rascal.”

Li Ke continued, “But I’ve also told Grandfather that was the last time.”

“It’s okay,” Qing Chen said, “In the end, the Dragon Fish were his; to let him know the effect of their consumption isn’t much. You’re actually very clever, knowing what can be said and what can’t.”

Li Ke lowered his head.

“Did your grandfather ever tell you exactly what I do?” Qing Chen asked.

“No, sir,” Li Ke answered.

“It’s alright, you’ll find out sooner or later,” Qing Chen replied.

With his master’s promise, Li Ke stopped gnawing on the fish bones.

Qing Chen glanced at Li Ke’s hands, which were dry and cracked from the cold.

Being a Knight, he was naturally unfazed by the cold, but Li Ke was vulnerable—as an ordinary person who swept, mopped, cooked, and even washed Qing Chen’s clothes every day, how could his hands be fine?

Qing Chen instructed, “Use the washing machine to wash clothes from now on… hand washing really isn’t thorough.”

Li Ke blushed, “Yes, sir.”

After a while, Li Ke finished his Dragon Fish and began to tidy up the dishes: “By the way, sir, a few trees have died next to your Autumn Leaf Courtyard. I wanted to replace them for you. What kind would you like?”

Qing Chen waved his hand, “Anything is fine.”

After saying that, he lay down on the lounge chair with his eyes closed, maintaining the First Breathing Technique while entering the Mysterious World.

Watching his master begin his “cultivation,” Li Ke unconsciously quieted his movements while washing the dishes, even turning down the tap a bit.

After finishing the washing, he took out some winter peaches, cleaned them carefully, and gently placed them on the stone table next to Qing Chen.

At some point, both master and student seem to have grown accustomed to a certain way of interacting.

The small quadrangle of the Autumn Leaf Courtyard seemed particularly harmonious at the moment.

By now, Qing Chen had pushed the target distance for his sniping to 2550 meters, just 50 meters short of ‘graduation.’

However, his heart was not filled with joy; instead, he was thinking about what cultivation he would start after completing this one.

People always define life in stages, such as traveling and relaxing after being busy for a while, to adjust their life’s course.

Qing Chen had never relished such a life; he always seemed to be racing against time, constantly chasing something forward.

The ability of Empowerment allowed him to rapidly grow during the day, and it also indirectly motivated Qing Chen’s desire to enhance his Knight Vital Energy.

Night fell, and Li Ke left, seriously hanging a ‘No Visitors’ sign at the gate of the Autumn Leaf Courtyard before he departed.

Qing Chen turned to walk through the corridor, ready to scout the area near where Luo Wanya was trapped to observe the situation.

He checked his firearm once more before heading out.

But before he could leave, the door of the house suddenly clicked open.

Qing Chen stood silently in the darkness of the room.

Could it be Jiang Yichen who suspected him and secretly opened the door to check the situation inside his house?

No, that seemed unlikely—the other party probably wasn’t that brave. After all, this was the Upper Three Districts, and theft here was considered a serious crime.

90% of the thieves in Prison No. 18 were there for stealing goods from the Upper Three Districts.

Only here, the PCE Investigators of the Public Security Management Committee fully demonstrated their effectiveness; no matter where an alarm was raised, they could arrive in at most 5 minutes.

Qing Chen slowly retreated into the shadows with his gun at the ready.

He didn’t know who the other party was, how many had come, or what their level was.

In such a narrow terrain, with his level of rapid fire, as long as there were no experts above C-Class, everyone would die.

If it got to C-Class and Qing Chen didn’t hit a fatal spot with the first shot, they’d definitely have the ability to survive until they could kill him.

But here was the problem—if he did it, the gunshot would surely attract the neighbors’ attention.

Once the police were called and PCE Investigators arrived, they might discover that Qing Chen wasn’t the homeowner, which could lead to a very delicate situation.

If Qing Chen claimed he was there out of a sense of justice, the PCE Investigators would definitely not believe him…