Chapter 741: Chapter 721: Perception
"Huh?" Shi Bahao? Is Number Thirty-Eight here to crack jokes? "Then why not give him Number Eighteen? Wouldn’t that be even more fitting?"
"Number Eighteen already exists, so should we just change someone else’s number because of his name?" Bai Yixian’s face was calm. "What you can be sure of is, once you go to headquarters, you will also know all the information about internal staff within the authority, and your information won’t be casually leaked to outsiders."
No way? Is my uncle returning with Big Brother Bai to act as a mediator?" Luo Qianqian frowned unhappily, "But I just want to be a high-level freeloader, I don’t want to deal with so many annoying problems?"
"You can’t think like that." Bai Yixian touched Luo Qianqian’s head, about to say something, but then heard Luo Qianqian’s voice of dissatisfaction.
"Big Brother Bai touched Baozi and now you’re touching me with his dog hair?"
At that moment, he couldn’t help but feel both amused and bewildered. Are you still concerned about this at a time like this?
"My mistake." Bai Yixian immediately withdrew his hand and continued without changing his expression, "Don’t all you girls like ’Magical Girls’ or something?"
Luo Xiying’s eyes lit up, right, there’s that way!
"Our thing... it’s like superpowers, right? That’s also a kind of natural magic, isn’t it?" Bai Yixian continued to speak earnestly.
Luo Qianqian chuckled, curling her lips, "Does Big Brother Bai have to chant something like ’O free and lively spirit of the wind, heed my call, follow my lead, the tree ahead... go!’ before going anywhere?"
Luo Xiying couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud. The key was that Luo Qianqian’s serious demeanor paired with these words was somewhat embarrassing, okay?
"I..." Bai Yixian was about to say something but was thrown off by Luo Xiying’s laughter. He glared at her annoyedly, while Luo Xiying silently lowered her head, her shoulders shaking. He decided he’d note these words down when he got back. Indeed, his young niece was truly the joy of the family, without a doubt.
Luo Qianqian shrugged, "Isn’t that what ’Magical Girls’ are all about? Then whether it’s summoning or sealing, speaking of which, I haven’t seen the real-life version yet. Big Brother Bai, can you do one?"
Bai Yixian glared at Luo Xiying. Who knew Luo Qianqian could throw out such a comment? Another low chuckle made Bai Yixian angry.
"How great are superpowers? Look at the superheroes in the cartoons, flying through the skies and underground, with immense strength and invulnerability to fire and water—don’t you envy that?" Bai Yixian continued to entice her, his mind, however, was coming to a deeper understanding of the term ’brat.’ In the past, the brat Bai Yizhu could kidnap Luo Qianqian, and now Luo Qianqian could infuriate him—it wasn’t surprising, not surprising at all. He just wanted to know, when he was a kid, why did every child he met seem to be more brattish than the last?
"I envy the beautiful women who get saved by Superman more, they don’t have to do anything, just be pretty, and when they face any danger, just scream ’Superman, save me!’ and Superman will come and save her," Luo Qianqian replied earnestly, but looking at Bai Yixian’s expression, she also guessed something, "Big Brother Bai, may I ask a weak question?"
"Speak." Bain Yixian was practically exasperated. How cute was Luo Qianqian before? How had she become such a brat after just a few years away? Could it really be that she got corrupted at university? But that didn’t make sense either. The Luo Family had arranged a marriage for her; she wouldn’t have had a chance to go bad even if she wanted to.
"Are you guys divided into two different factions, like during ancient wars, where there were pro-war and peace factions?" Luo Qianqian’s voice held a hint of contemplation. "Even though I haven’t met the others, doesn’t the fact that my uncle rushed back as soon as he found out about this indicate some problems?"
"...You’re right," Bai Yixian sighed, "Actually, it’s also for your own good. We just hope you can live a happy and joyful life, that’s all."
Luo Qianqian nodded, "I know, I know that Uncle and Big Brother Bai, who have been with me since I was young, wouldn’t want to harm me. That’s why I want to find out what’s actually going on before I decide."
Luo Xiying exchanged glances with Bai Yixian before Bai Yixian’s struggle flashed through his eyes, "We advocate for freedom in love, marriage, and reproduction, while others obviously favor internal organization unions, which greatly increases the chances of producing outstanding offspring."
’Greatly increases’, ’possible’, ’will’, ’chances’, these words spun in Luo Qianqian’s mind, "So it’s not a definite probability, then why?" Luo Qianqian frowned tightly, "So those who advocate for internal organization unions aren’t all a bunch of uglies or strange old men, the kind who can’t find a partner in real life?"
"Well, more or less..." Bai Yixian touched his nose, not wishing to speak. After all, wasn’t it a kind of lie? To someone approaching their thirties, to the teenage Luo Qianqian, naturally, he would be like an uncle or an older man, hmm.
"I knew it... But even if I don’t join either group, Uncle and Big Brother Bai would still protect me, right?" Luo Qianqian tilted her head and smiled cutely, "I still don’t want to go. It’s quite nice to keep a bit of mystery, after all, I’m young."
After thinking for a bit, Luo Qianqian continued, "Actually, I feel like that androgynous person who can’t be told apart from man or woman must be a misunderstanding." Her face was full of earnestness.
"Hmm?" Bai Yixian was taken aback and quickly understood who Luo Qianqian was talking about. A faint smile crossed his face, that legendary beauty that even women would find embarrassing, came to be described like this by Luo Qianqian. He wondered what that person’s reaction would be if they heard this.
"Actually, the Gambling Stone isn’t something I felt by myself; it was the Warm Jade, the Jade Token Grandpa Kong gave me, that heated up and made me feel it," she paused.
Bai Yixian looked puzzled, "So, what about it?"
"So, it could be something special about the Jade Token? My Jade Token is the Warm Jade, and there might be a Jade Spirit living inside it." She nodded confidently.
Bai Yixian was a bit helpless, "The Jade Token is probably just a medium. If you let someone else touch it, they will find that there isn’t any change."
Luo Qianqian’s mouth fell open in shock; no way, you already knew? How could you be so amazing?
"Seems like I was right then?" Bai Yixian smiled at Luo Qianqian’s expression, "Alright, stop letting your imagination run wild. That person, while quite vain, is never wrong when detecting; he’s actually quite a nice vase. If you like, you could marry him and have a bit of fun."
"Don’t lead Qianqian astray," Luo Xiying said in a low voice.
Luo Qianqian chuckled, "Don’t worry, Uncle. My inner strength is solid and positive; I’m always sunny, impermeable to such things!" She looked proud, "Are you leaving tonight, Uncle, or staying here another night?"
"I’ll be leaving in a bit," Luo Xiying shrugged. "I just passed by to check on you. Did you really think I’d rush back, nearly getting hit by a car, just for you? Knowing you were alright, I wouldn’t worry needlessly."
Yet Luo Qianqian appeared concerned, "But Uncle, you said Number Thirty-Eight would be asleep, so what if something happened to me at night? Like an earthquake? Or if a volcano erupted..."
"Then you might as well sleep right under the volcano," Luo Xiying snorted, "Alright, let’s go. Hurry back and get some sleep!"
Her voice was a bit loud on that last sentence. Luo Qianqian seemed to sense something and turned her head towards where Bai Yixian had just left. There was nothing there; it was getting dark and she couldn’t see anything anymore.
