Trafford's Trading Club

760: Chapter 4: Substitute Teacher and the City of God 760: Chapter 4: Substitute Teacher and the City of God Ever since Mo Xiaofei started training at the underground training ground of the pet hospital, Long Xiruo had given him a key for easy access to the hospital.

Just after Christmas, classes resumed the next day.

Because it was nearing final exams, the school started holding supplementary lessons in secret.

During this time, Mo Xiaofei had been heavily focused on his training.

Although he didn’t fall too far behind in his courses, he couldn’t afford to skip the additional classes.

The school would call his parents, and he would have a hard time explaining.

So he didn’t come one day.

Additionally, Mo Xiaofei was also concerned about the class president’s health.

He observed her for an entire day and night until her complexion gradually improved, which finally let him rest easy.

Today, after the usual supplementary lessons, he finally came to the pet hospital.

Including the day off for Christmas, it had been three days since he last trained here—of course, excluding the time in the Yan Wuyue World.

“Is anyone here?

Teacher?”

Entering through the back door of the hospital, Mo Xiaofei found the place completely dark, with no sound at all.

He couldn’t find Long Xiruo, nor did he see Zi Xing and the other two Greedy Wolf Clan Warriors, which made him inwardly puzzled.

Mo Xiaofei frowned slightly and directly opened the entrance to the underground training ground, thinking perhaps they all had something to do and left temporarily.

He didn’t think much of it.

But when he entered the training ground, he found someone who had arrived earlier than him—Zhuifeng!

At that moment, Zhuifeng was darting around the expansive training ground, his movements so fast that even with Mo Xiaofei’s enhanced vision, he could barely track Zhuifeng’s landing spots.

Zhuifeng was already drenched in sweat, indicating he had been there for some time—Mo Xiaofei had known from Long Xiruo on Christmas that Zhuifeng would also join the training, so he was merely surprised, not puzzled.

“Zhuifeng!” he shouted loudly ahead.

Zhuifeng stopped immediately upon hearing him, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and smiled when he saw Mo Xiaofei: “Hey big bro!

You’re here!

There was no one around when I came, so I came down by myself to do some warm-ups!”

Looking at Zhuifeng’s thoroughly soaked clothes, if this was just warm-up…

Mo Xiaofei chuckled, thinking Zhuifeng was really motivated, and he couldn’t afford to be lazy either.

“Zi Xing seems to be gone?” Mo Xiaofei suddenly asked out of curiosity.

An expression of gloom crossed Zhuifeng’s face but quickly vanished.

He nodded: “I know, she left me a note saying she had something urgent and had to leave.”

Mo Xiaofei feigned nonchalance and responded with an “oh,” silently sighing, realizing that Zhuifeng’s romance hadn’t even started and had likely ended—just one-sided infatuation, perhaps.

“Oh right, I found a letter here for you, big bro!” Zhuifeng quickly walked to the side.

He picked up a white envelope from a sofa—Long Xiruo’s usual seat, which now appeared somewhat lonely there alone.

Mo Xiaofei opened the envelope and quickly glanced through the letter, frowning.

It didn’t elaborate much, just a brief message from Long Xiruo.

She mentioned she had some matters to handle and would be away for a few months.

During this time, the hospital would be closed, and Mo Xiaofei should clean up whenever he had time.

She also advised that he and Zhuifeng should not neglect their training.

Moreover, she had found someone else to oversee their training.

Mo Xiaofei relayed the letter’s content to Zhuifeng.

“A few months, huh?

That’ll pass quickly.” Zhuifeng wasn’t too concerned—as he appeared to be only 14 or 15 years old, but his true age was several times that; a few months didn’t seem long to him.

“But I wonder who will be guiding us?

Hope it’s someone strong; if they’re too weak, hehe…”

Watching Zhuifeng clench his fists with a fierce look, Mo Xiaofei couldn’t help but smile, thinking this kid is quite competitive.

But at that moment, Mo Xiaofei’s every pore suddenly stood up, his extraordinary sixth sense warning him of a terrifying danger approaching.

He quickly looked up, seeing innumerable terrifying spheres of light appear densely above.

Each one was blazingly bright, about the size of two tennis balls.

These spheres suddenly began to rain down!

The dense light spheres shot toward Zhuifeng and Mo Xiaofei, startling Mo Xiaofei, who instantly crossed his arms in front of him, erecting a telekinetic barrier!

One of the light spheres first struck Mo Xiaofei’s telekinetic wall with a thunderous roar.

Mo Xiaofei felt as if he had been hit by a speeding car; just blocking one was tremendously exhausting.

But clearly, there were no less than a hundred spheres ahead!

Amid these light spheres, Mo Xiaofei vaguely saw a figure.

Zhuifeng also seemed to notice the figure and snorted coldly, activated Swift, used the terrain to dodge all the spheres, climbed the wall, and swiftly leapt toward the figure.

“Doesn’t matter who it is, dare to sneak attack the great Zhuifeng!”

“Ha.”

Bang—!

Mo Xiaofei couldn’t see what happened clearly.

He was preoccupied with defending against these powerful spheres, yet saw Zhuifeng get struck by the figure and crash to the ground, causing a massive crack on impact.

“Zhuifeng!!”

“I…

I’m okay…” Zhuifeng climbed out of the crater in a mess, though blood was clearly at the corner of his mouth.

With a serious expression, he gazed at the figure above, gravely stating: “Big bro, be careful, this guy is strong!”

That figure slowly descended.

Mo Xiaofei finally saw clearly, it was a guy wearing a coat and hat.

The brim of the hat was pressed so low it nearly obscured everything except the chin.

“Big bro, let’s take him together!” With that, Zhuifeng re-engaged Swift.

Mo Xiaofei noticed the guy’s slight jaw tilt and suddenly said, “Zhuifeng, stop!

This senior isn’t an enemy!”

“What?” Zhuifeng abruptly halted, creating a long skid mark on the ground due to his speed.

Mo Xiaofei took a deep breath and said, “Senior, are you the expert teacher invited to guide us?”

“Ha?

Expert?

Ha, ha!” The guy in the coat exclaimed with an odd tone, “Ha!

I like that title!

Indeed, I am an expert!

Ha!”

“May I ask who you are, Senior?” Mo Xiaofei asked cautiously…

He instinctively felt this strange guy was very strong and incredibly dangerous!

“Ha!

I don’t change my name wherever I sit, known in the world as Brother Xiaosheng, I am Sun Xiaosheng!”

The guy removed his hat to reveal a monkey face with strikingly long sideburns—none other than the owner of Elysium Pub: Sun Xiaosheng.

Sun Xiaosheng looked at Mo Xiaofei and said, “You’re not too bad, you managed to withstand my attack.”

Then he looked over at Zhuifeng, “Your speed is okay, but in my opinion, still too slow ha!”

“Sun Xiaosheng…” At this moment, Zhuifeng was shocked, his face full of awe, then he lowered his head, becoming somewhat reserved.

“Zhuifeng, greets Lord Sun!”

Among the demons, strength is respected.

Sun Xiaosheng, as a huge powerful monster, had his reputation spread long ago.

Zhuifeng didn’t know how much he had improved after receiving the inheritance, but it was clearly far from being a match for a huge powerful monster, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been easily knocked down by one strike.

It wasn’t that he feared Sun Xiaosheng, but rather a matter of respect for the strong among the demons.

Deep down, he felt a spark of fighting spirit burning and thought of the future…

he too could achieve the same.

“You’ve seen me before?” Sun Xiaosheng curiously glanced at Zhuifeng.

Zhuifeng nodded, then chuckled, “This lad sneaked into the pub a few times and quietly got to see you, my lord, on several occasions.”

“Haha, really?

Interesting, interesting!” Sun Xiaosheng blinked his eyes quickly, “I don’t usually host minors, yet you managed to sneak in?”

“This lad found opportunities when Ghost Baby wasn’t around by coincidence on several occasions,” Zhuifeng admitted without hiding.

Strictly speaking, Ghost Baby wasn’t exactly Sun Xiaosheng’s subordinate.

Ghost Baby only listened to Gui Qianyi’s orders and would usually be at the pub’s gate unless commanded otherwise, so Sun Xiaosheng wasn’t suspicious.

“Such a young age and already seeking merriment, huh?

Hahaha!

I like you!

From now on, when you come to my pub, you won’t have to follow the rules!

I’ll cover you!” Sun Xiaosheng said cheerfully, waving his hand grandly, “And drinks will be half-price…

no, free!!”

Sun Xiaosheng squinted his eyes, suddenly looking at Mo Xiaofei, “Human kid, the same goes for you!”

Mo Xiaofei…

Mo Xiaofei looked bewildered, was this guy here to guide their training or to recruit underlings?

Sun Xiaosheng chuckled internally, naturally having another plan.

Last night, he was having a blast holding a party at the pub when he was mysteriously snatched away.

As he was about to unleash his fury, he realized that the one who captured him was none other than Long Xiruo, the true dragon of China, making him instantly timid.

He certainly loved a good fight, but only if the levels were comparable.

Although rumors said he could face the true dragon head-on, only he knew that even five of him wouldn’t be a match for the true dragon of China.

Long Xiruo directly mentioned something that required her attention, so she had him come here to guide the two youngsters.

If he did well, she would consider creating an opportunity for him and Su Zijun to spend some time together in the future.

Brother Xiaosheng was so excited at the proposal that he naturally agreed!

Looking at Mo Xiaofei’s dumbfounded expression and Zhuifeng’s eager eyes, Sun Xiaosheng chuckled internally: Haha, that Granny Long actually sent me to train these two kids.

She seems to value them quite a bit.

This old lady loves saving face.

If I train these two well, she won’t refuse any request I make later.

Thinking about not only getting the chance to spend time with Su Zijun but potentially moving the relationship a step further, Brother Xiaosheng’s heart was filled with fiery excitement.

Mo Xiaofei caught Sun Xiaosheng’s gaze, suddenly shivering.

Why did he feel an odd sense of aggressiveness in that look?

Teacher, what kind of background does this substitute teacher you found on such short notice have?

…

In the Middle East, inside a cave in a mountainous region, Su Zijun slowly opened her eyes, only to suddenly shiver.

At her level of strength, shivering was indeed strange.

However, not being within China and having been successfully ambushed by members of the Maple Club a few days ago had made her pay more attention to the Transcendents outside of China.

“The poison has been suppressed, but it will take a few more days to clear it.

This place is not suitable for a long stay…”

She took the shiver as a potential threat approaching.

Since the poison in her body hadn’t been completely expelled, if anything were to happen, she wouldn’t be able to give it her all.

Getting up, taking advantage of the night, Su Zijun quickly left the place.

…

…

Brazil, Rio, in one of the over 700 favelas.

The area was so densely packed it looked as if it was built with blocks.

Between many buildings, the distance was no more than an arm’s length, with even denser areas existing.

The area was filled with power lines, resembling a spider’s web, visible in every direction.

They hung very low, seemingly within reach.

Luo Qiu wore a simple white T-shirt and long pants, paired with unbranded sneakers, casually wandering through this favela.

Though it had only been two days since Christmas, due to being in the Southern Hemisphere, the weather in Rio was still stiflingly hot.

According to the principle of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” Boss Luo should ideally be wearing large shorts and slippers.

However, due to the maid’s insistence, he ended up not wearing slippers.

The heat and cold naturally didn’t affect Luo Qiu, and he didn’t have any special requirements for his attire, so he went along with it.

He still deprived ordinary people of the ability to perceive him, making himself a person without any presence, as he and the maid leisurely walked through the streets of the favela.

It wasn’t as rumored, that even during the day, you could see shootings, murders, and crimes everywhere in such places.

But it was possibly because it was still daytime, and the city’s evil was still dormant.

Luo Qiu walked up a slope, gazing into the distance where there was a place known as Mount Christ.

God had His arms open wide, but no one knew if it was embracing the city, its people, or something else?

“Here will do.” Luo Qiu pointed to a nearby grocery store.

The maid looked over curiously.

In front of the grocery store, a dark-skinned old woman was dozing off at the entrance.

A few bare-footed children, wearing only shorts, stood there with bright eyes, gazing at the snacks on the store’s shelves.

The maid nodded, “There’s a market nearby, so it would be convenient to buy ingredients.”

Luo Qiu smiled.

He hadn’t really considered the logistics of buying ingredients; choosing this place was random but seemed to align with You Ye’s wishes.

Luo Qiu waved his hand, and the space in front of him quietly rippled.

A three-story quaint building appeared out of thin air, replacing the location of the grocery store.

This old building had a pine wood door, with the shop’s name: Trafford’s Trading Club.

Luo Qiu pushed open the pinewood door and walked in.

As the bell inside the door rang, the shop naturally started its business once again.