Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”Do you agree?” Song Chi insisted on an answer.

Huo Canghai: ”I can’t be bothered with your affairs.”

Not being bothered means he won’t interfere; the Huo Family’s words are always somewhat contrary.

Song Chi understood Huo Canghai’s meaning, which was tacit consent. He then lowered his head, saying to the two little kids on the carpet playing with toys, ”Big brother has important matters to attend to tonight, but tomorrow afternoon, I’ll take you two out to sea to chase dolphins.”

”Chase dolphins?” Junjun thought this was a very interesting ocean activity. He grabbed his sister’s arm and leaned in to whisper, ”Do you like chasing dolphins? If you like it, we’ll agree to this uncle.”

Children have simple thoughts.

Song Chi looked at them being around the same age as Huo Wen’an, and felt it was really difficult to have them call him big brother.

Xu Xingguang, with her keen hearing, heard Junjun calling Song Chi ’uncle’ behind his back and couldn’t help but shake her head with a low laugh.

Nian Nian nodded, ”I want to go play.”

Junjun straightened up like a little adult, looking all mature, ”Alright then, big brother, you go ahead with your work. Remember to take me and Nian Nian to see dolphins tomorrow.”

With that, Junjun pulled Nian Nian over to Andariel’s side, pestering Andariel to play with them.

The last time Andariel had been pestered by the children was before Song Chi and the others had been kidnapped.

This felt a bit fresh, so Andariel immediately put on a loving smile and took the two little ones to play.

What are they playing?

Huo Wen’an heard Andariel say, ”You’ve probably never played with guns before, so grandma will take you to play with guns.”

”Okay!”

Huo Wen’an raised an eyebrow and asked Huo Canghai, ”Aren’t you afraid something might happen?”

Huo Canghai shrugged it off, saying, ”They can’t even pull the trigger, what’s there to worry about?”

True enough.

Song Chi glanced at his watch and reminded Huo Wen’an and Xu Xingguang, ”It’s eight o’clock. Zheng Lie and the others set off for the Central Cave an hour early. Shouldn’t we get going as well?”

Huo Wen’an and Xu Xingguang stood up at the same time and said to Huo Canghai, ”We’ll head out first then, father. You all rest early.”

As Huo Wen’an was pulling Xu Xingguang to leave, Huo Canghai suddenly called out to them, ”You three, wait a moment.”

Huo Canghai maneuvered his wheelchair towards the depths of the palace corridor, ”Follow me.”

The three exchanged silent glances and followed behind Huo Canghai, heading for the basement.

The entire second basement level was Huo Canghai’s weapon room, also the Moon Palace’s armory. Upon entering the first basement level, a chilling steel coldness rushed over them.

Song Chi instinctively tensed up, flashes of familiar fragmented memories flickering through his mind.

In his memories, he was walking with a group of people dressed in black casual wear, silently passing through a long, dark, and chilling corridor.

All along the left side of the corridor were locked doors, one of which opened automatically. He adjusted his steps to enter and cooperatively took down a set of weapons, laying them out on a table.

Then he voluntarily opened his clothes and removed his pants, wearing only underwear, submitting to the staff’s inspection.

A young girl in gray and white work clothes, holding a detector, checked him all over, even the soles of his feet.

Such actions, the girl seemed to have done many times, facing a nearly naked male body without the slightest shyness.

However, when she looked up, her cheeks were still red.

After inspecting his body, the girl returned to the table to check the weapons, then took a small candy from his hidden compartment.

At that moment, the girl would sneak a glance at him, her eyes brimming with excitement and joy.

That was the youthful Bai Xi.

Noticing Song Chi’s pace slowed down, Xu Xingguang slowed her pace too, and asked him in a low voice, ”What are you thinking about?”

”I seem to have recalled some pieces of my life with Bai Xi in Rashomon.” A faint smile appeared on Song Chi’s lips as he said, ”Bai Xi is that girl.”

Confirming that he indeed hadn’t mistaken her, Song Chi felt more at ease inside.

Xu Xingguang bumped his shoulder with a smile, ”Congratulations.”

Huo Wen’an also suddenly slowed his pace, inserting himself between the two, separating Xu Xingguang and Song Chi.

Noticing Huo Wen’an’s little action, Song Chi rolled his eyes dramatically, while Xu Xingguang gave a silent smile.

”We’ve arrived.” Huo Canghai stopped at a door with a mechanism lock and said, ”I’ll say the password, and you open it.”

Song Chi silently stepped back half a pace, letting Huo Wen’an open that coded lock.

Huo Wen’an walked to the lock and heard Huo Canghai saying: 4.0.8.3.33.6.88.29.231... Huo Canghai rattled off more than forty numbers, and Huo Wen’an mechanically pressed the numbers, his expression gradually showing signs of impatience.