Chapter 113: The Chase
The surroundings were deathly silent. Everyone had come with a sense of amusement; even if it was a fight, as long as there was a show to watch, they didn’t care what it was about.
“Could the one getting beaten be the hotel owner?”
“No way. I heard the real owner has never shown his face.”
“This owner is quite mysterious. If he sees this kid, he’d probably be so angry he’d spit blood.”
With his keen hearing, Ye Fei immediately caught those words and felt a chill in his heart. The hotel owner never showing himself meant this guy was definitely hiding something, not wanting anyone to know he existed.
Without hesitation, Ye Fei gave chase.
The exit led to the highway toward the city. There were few cars in the suburbs, so there was no way to catch up quickly.
If only he had learned how to fly with a sword earlier, Ye Fei silently regretted, deciding to master sword flight tonight.
“Ah, it’s our Divine Doctor Ye. Doctor Ye, are you into this kind of thing?” Xie Yaxuan stared at the bar’s sign with a disdainful expression.
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Ye Fei smoothly replied, “Yes, I came to observe a bit, so that— I can offer you a better experience.”
Xie Yaxuan’s cheeks flushed instantly. With a coquettish tone, she said, “Shameless! You pervert, and here I was thinking to come help you...” Hearing that the girl had come to aid him, Ye Fei quickly slid into the passenger seat. “Hurry, let’s go!”
At this point, there was no other choice. Xie Yaxuan rolled her eyes and slammed the accelerator.
Ye Fei checked the location on his phone. The guy had gone from the north suburbs to the south suburbs, crossing the entire Hang City. He couldn’t understand why these people were running all over the place.
Mastering the killing aura not only erodes one’s self but gradually causes the body to be controlled by the aura, ultimately obeying it blindly.
That happens when the killing aura reaches level five or above.
However, at this stage, the aura doesn’t control the body, and one can’t even feel it inside. So what was this scoundrel hiding from?
Hmm—
Ye Fei turned his head and saw Xie Yaxuan’s chest bouncing slightly, his body instantly growing hot.
“What are you looking at, you pervert?” Xie Yaxuan shouted in exasperation, pouting like a doll.
Ye Fei raised his hands awkwardly. “What else can I look at? Right in front of me is your— well, I didn’t mean to stare.”
Xie Yaxuan blushed furiously, ignoring the road ahead as she turned to scold Ye Fei.
Suddenly, the car veered sharply.
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Ye Fei focused and saw the car had already swerved to the side. He unbuckled his seatbelt and pressed one hand on the steering wheel, pulling the car back to its lane.
“Don’t look at me, look at the road!”
Xie Yaxuan noticed Ye Fei’s hands pressed against her chest, only a few centimeters away.
He felt a soft, pliant thing beneath his palm and was tempted to squeeze it. Always one to act first, Ye Fei pinched it lightly with his left hand.
“Ah—”
He quickly sat up and released his grip, but Xie Yaxuan stomped on the brake.
The car stopped by the roadside.
Silence filled the vehicle.
Xie Yaxuan’s eyes widened. Ye Fei rose slowly and grinned cheekily. “Sorry, it’s my first time touching one, so I was curious…”
She stared incredulously at this little rascal, finding the excuse utterly ridiculous!
“No, I really mean it. It’s my first time, so I pinched it to test the feel,” Ye Fei shamelessly continued.
Xie Yaxuan gasped and glared, “If you tell anyone about this today, I swear I’ll kill you! Now, you drive.”
Ye Fei calmly said, “Okay,” and swapped seats with her.
The rest of the journey, Xie Yaxuan was silently sulking, not glancing at Ye Fei once.
The drive through the south suburbs took over three hours. Not a word was spoken until, upon getting out, she asked, “Was it really your first time?”
Ye Fei grinned slyly. Of course not. That was the best excuse—no one would bother arguing with a naïve, inexperienced fool.
He nodded dumbly. “Yeah, can I touch it again?”
Looking into Ye Fei’s innocent eyes, if Xie Yaxuan didn’t know his true nature, she might have believed him.
“Get lost! Go die wherever you want.”
Watching Xie Yaxuan drive off, Ye Fei smirked with satisfaction. The feel was truly unprecedentedly soft.
Suddenly, he remembered he hadn’t come to flirt with Xie Yaxuan but to find the bartender.
He shook his head silently at how foolish he’d been to be tricked by a mere bartender.
The south suburbs were a scenic area, full of all kinds of attractions, making it truly difficult to find one person.
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Ye Fei opened his phone and saw the target was in an abandoned scenic spot. He sneered, “As expected, someone who can’t face the light hides where no one can see.”
He made his way there, passing through a maple forest to the ticket office.
“Hello, I’d like to buy a ticket.”
“Sorry, the place is booked for a private event today.”
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Booked for a private event?
This was a public scenic area; Ye Fei had never heard of such a thing.
He stood there dumbfounded, unsure how to respond.
The ticket clerk, crunching sunflower seeds, chuckled, “You really don’t get out much, huh? Never heard of a scenic spot being booked out?”
“First time for me. Could you make an exception? I have to get in today. Don’t worry, I promise to come and go without a trace.”
The clerk snorted coldly, looking Ye Fei up and down. “You can book the place too, but I bet you can’t even pay the entrance fee.”
Ye Fei was speechless. These days, even ticket clerks looked down on people. “Who booked the place?”
Hearing the disdain in Ye Fei’s voice, the clerk burst out laughing until tears nearly came. “Ha! You’re the first I’ve seen like this—broke but still groveling to the rich. Scram! You’re the thirteenth person to come today.”
Ye Fei gasped and noticed a welcome sign on the desk: “Warmly Welcome President Bai.”
President Bai? Bai Yaoheng!
All the scenic spots in Hang City belonged to Bai Yaoheng’s empire. Real estate wasn’t his, justI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.