Chapter 572: Chapter 161: Reunion with the Girl _2
Ah Dai glanced at the middle-aged man and said, "I, I’m going to find someone."
That night, Ah Dai left a few diamond coins in the middle-aged man’s house, and quietly left this simple little village under the cover of night. Although he was grateful for the rescue of the middle-aged man, he knew that if he left too much money, it might interfere with the man’s regular life. It was better to let him live his normal peaceful days.
It was already October, and though Mica Province was located in the middle of the continent, there was already a bit of chill in the evenings. Ah Dai was floating in the air, he removed his defensive Qi, and let the night wind blow away his irritation. It’s been almost ten years since I last saw her, he pondered, wondering what she looked like now. Perhaps, she had forgotten about me a long time ago. He couldn’t help but express his grief, and let his mind wander towards the worst thoughts.
Surrounding scenery continuously flashed by, his traveling speed was not fast, while on the journey he was replenishing his True Qi internally. After achieving six inches of his Golden Body, there seemed to be qualitative changes happening, under Ah Dai’s influence, the abundant energy kept circulating around his body. Although not meditating, his previously consumed energy was quickly recovering.
The hundred-mile journey was, to Ah Dai, negligible. Even without rushing, half an hour later, he set his sights on the towering walls of Mica City.
Mica City was located in a perilous location, with mountains on both sides, encasing the city in a semi-circle, it looked like a sleeping lion laying at the foot of the mountain, so serene. The city’s 20-meter-wide moat had already lifted its drawbridge. This city, backed by mountains and facing water, boasted an extremely strong defensive power. Mica Province, adjacent to Duru Province, were both military fortresses of the Empire of Tian Jing. Beside the Provincial capital of Mica Province, there were stationed 30,000 garrison troops, these elite troops were directly under the Governor of Mica Province, they possessed formidable combat power.
Looking at the vast city in front of him, Ah Dai hesitated, stopped, and remembered the times when he was with her as children. Scenes flashed vividly in his mind as if he were back to Nino Small Town enduring the arduous days of hunger and cold. Uncle Li’s greed, the indifference of their friends, and her frailty were all clearly etched in his mind.
"Ah Dai, living is so painful," she once said.
"Here, eat and you’ll feel better," he responded.
"Ah Dai, why are you so good to me?"
"Did I do something good for you? Eat the steamed bun, with it, you won’t feel cold. I will go catch some fish later."
She looked at Ah Dai’s honest face and couldn’t help feeling charmed. With both hands, she divided the half-piece of steamed bun, and gave Ah Dai one piece.
Ah Dai swallowed, "I, I’m not hungry, you eat my share."
She stuffed the steamed bun into Ah Dai’s hand, "I have a small appetite, can’t eat so much. Let’s eat it together." Saying this, she bit heartily into her quarter piece of steamed bun.
Ah Dai let out a moan and wolfed down his quarter share of the steamed bun, choked from eating too quickly. "Ah, uh."
She watched as Ah Dai’s face turned red from choking, she laughed, patting his back and scooped up some snow left from the other day off the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ah Dai struggled to melt the snow into water, took a lot of effort to swallow the dry steamed bun stuck in his throat, took a deep breath, patted his own chest, and said, "Thank you!"
"Ah Dai, can I marry you when I grow up?"
"What does it mean to marry?"
"Marry, means I want to be your wife, and take care of you for a lifetime! I consider it as you agreed, no backing out! From now on, I, am your fiancée. You must treat me well from now on."
"Fiancée? Oh, alright, then I will give you a little bit more of the steamed bun every day."
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Fiancée, is she his fiancée? Does she still remember the promise back then? If she does, what should he do, if she doesn’t, what then? Arriving outside of Mica City, Ah Dai couldn’t help but feel a little apprehensive. He was afraid to face another blow after seeing her.
After a long pause, Ah Dai finally made up his mind to enter the city to just look at her, that’d be enough. If she lives well, he would not disturb her, if she lives a life of agony, then he would save her from her misery. Realizing this, Ah Dai felt relieved all at once, he soared, crossed the moat effortlessly, and arrived at the base of Mica City.
The defense of Mica City was incredibly tight, numerous groups of patrolling troops surrounded even the outer moat. Looking left and right, Ah Dai propelled himself upward like a cannonball, as soon as the patrolling troops approached. Although he had always used Qi to fly, he had never flown so high before. Seeing the ground gradually shrinking below him, the lofty walls of Mica City becoming a thin line, he couldn’t help but experience an unusual excitement. Even though he flew as much as 300 meters above the ground, he didn’t feel phased, Ah Dai effortlessly controlled his Qi and flew towards Mica City.
It was late into the night, most parts of Mica City were quiet. Ah Dai thought to himself, she should be in the Governor’s Mansion of Mica Province. Since it’s the Governor’s Mansion, it must be a vast area, he should start searching from the large-scale buildings. With his impressive vision, he quickly located a massive yard close to the mountains at the rear end of Mica City, this yard was backed by a mountain peak and covered tens of thousands of square meters. Ah Dai brought himself down to the ground, looked inside the yard, saw troops on patrol, their weapons glinting in the cold light. Although it was just night patrol, these soldiers appeared vigorous. They were obviously a well-trained army, which can only be present in the Governor’s Mansion. So, it appeared he had found the right place.
