Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

“That’s true,” Su Xiaoqiang’s mother nodded, then asked, “Dad, how’s Elena’s situation going?”

The old man shook his head and sighed deeply: "I've already reported it and posted a bounty on the hunter's website. Hopefully... it will be of some use."

"Is this all we can do?"

“What else can we do? To ordinary people, we are prominent nobles in this city, but to the Solomon Temple, we are just a lowly mixed-race family,” the old man sighed. “By your generation, even igniting the golden eyes is a struggle, and your daughter Xiaoqiang is practically no different from an ordinary person…”

"The family has fallen to this state, what can we do now?"

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Chapter 58 Xia Mi

Beijing Capital International Airport.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang walked side by side in the airport terminal.

They didn't bring any luggage, not even a change of clothes. According to Su Xiaoqiang, her family would naturally prepare everything.

“My cousin will be the one picking me up at the airport,” Su Xiaoqiang said. “She is the youngest member in the history of the Portuguese National Ballet and I heard she will soon become a principal dancer. She used to teach me ballet, but unfortunately I didn’t learn it.”

"Are you and your cousin very close?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Of course, my cousin Elena was my idol when I was a child,” Su Xiaoqiang said.

Lu Mingfei wanted to say something, but he caught sight of two familiar figures out of the corner of his eye.

“It’s Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su,” Lu Mingfei waved to the two figures. “Let’s go, let’s go over there.”

As they were talking, Chu Zihang and Su Qian seemed to have spotted them and walked towards them.

"Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Su!" Su Xiaoqiang ran a few steps and walked to Su Qian's side, linking arms with her.

During the few days when Susie came to visit Chu Zihang, she and Lu Mingfei often hung out with the two of them, and as a result, her relationship with Susie quickly improved.

Su Xiaoqiang is the kind of straightforward and somewhat proud girl, while Su Qian gives off the feeling of a gentle older sister. In Lu Mingfei's opinion, it makes perfect sense that the two of them get along well.

Su Xiaoqiang linked arms with Su Qian. Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, then stood next to Senior Brother Chu instead of Su Xiaoqiang.

Thus, the four people became Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang, Su Qian, and Su Xiaoqiang in turn.

Chu Zihang and Su Xi were sandwiched between the four people.

Lu Mingfei felt that he was a really good wingman, never forgetting to create opportunities for Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su even at a time like this.

"Senior Sister Su, what kind of scientific research are you doing in Vianaburg?" Su Xiaoqiang asked curiously.

The excuse Lu Mingfei gave her before was that "Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su are going to Vienna Castle to do scientific research, and he will go on a trip with them."

But Su Xiaoqiang spends part of each year at her mother's hometown, and apart from the fact that Vianaburg is a sizable cod fishing ground, she doesn't see anything worthwhile for scientific research there.

“It’s related to the local church,” Susie had already prepared an excuse. “Chu Zihang and I both studied theology in college, and we’re going to a church in Vienna for academic exchanges and document collection.”

She wasn't entirely lying; her and Chu Zihang's mission was indeed related to a "church" in Vianaburg.

"Oh, I see!" Su Xiaoqiang exclaimed in realization.

It turns out it's related to theology, which makes sense. The architectural style of Viana Castle retains much of the splendor of the 16th century, and it has no shortage of various palaces, churches, and monasteries.

As they chatted, the four of them headed to the counter to check in.

Because Su Xiaoqiang generously booked first-class tickets for all four of them, they had access to a VIP check-in lane and didn't need to queue.

The VIP check-in lane was at the very end of that long line of counters, and Lu Mingfei and his three companions walked toward it.

Su Xiaoqiang and Su Qian talked almost exclusively about topics that girls discuss, such as clothes, bags, or skincare, and Lu Mingfei couldn't join in the conversation at all.

His senior brother Chu wasn't exactly a talkative person either, so while the two girls on Su Xiaoqiang's side were chatting animatedly, Lu Mingfei could only look around aimlessly.

Then he saw a girl who was so beautiful it seemed unreal.

At the very end of a check-in line stood a girl in a white dress, shading her eyes with her hand as she looked around.

"Holy crap! Senior Brother Chu, look!" Lu Mingfei nudged Chu Zihang with his elbow. "That girl is like she stepped right out of an anime! She's perfect!"

Lu Mingfei had seen countless beautiful women in Tony's world, but in front of that girl, they all seemed pale and powerless.

Chu Zihang followed Lu Mingfei's gaze and was also taken aback.

He had been slightly puzzled, but suddenly he understood why Lu Mingfei had said she was "a girl who stepped out of an anime."

The girl at the end of the line had fair and radiant skin, a slender and tall figure, and a beautiful face that looked around. Her face was radiant and gentle, with clear and bright eyes like a pretty ragdoll cat with long eyelashes. Her cheeks were still a little chubby, and cute little tiger teeth were showing between her slightly parted lips.

She was too perfect, as perfect as a goddess statue sculpted by the best sculptor with a lifetime of dedication; she had none of the flaws that humans might have.

Girls like this should only exist in the world of anime. Chu Zihang couldn't help but agree with what Lu Mingfei had just said.

He glanced at her once and looked away, but for some reason, he felt that the girl seemed vaguely familiar.

No, it must be an illusion. A girl this beautiful, once seen, would probably be unforgettable for at least a few years.

"Where are the pretty girls?" Su Xiaoqiang overheard Lu Mingfei's words to Chu Zihang and followed Lu Mingfei's gaze, looking in the same direction with a fierce expression.

Then, for the first time, the fierce little celestial maiden deflated.

Even someone as proud as her had to admit, upon seeing that girl, that she was the most beautiful and perfect girl she had ever seen. Her face was perfect, her figure was perfect, and even the radiance in her eyes was something she could never reach.

For the first time in her life, Xiaotiannv felt utterly defeated in something, and a wave of dejection suddenly washed over her.

"A pretty girl?" Lu Mingfei, at the other end of the line, suddenly looked at Su Xiaoqiang, pointed at her, and said calmly, "Over here!"

Su Xiaoqiang was taken aback for a moment, then snorted and raised her chin: "You have good taste!"

Susie, standing between the two, felt as if she had suddenly been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

She glanced at Chu Zihang subconsciously, then noticed that Chu Zihang had turned and was staring at the girl again.

No way? Even Chu Zihang couldn't resist that girl's charm?! Susie suddenly felt that the world had become absurd.

This is Chu Zihang!

This scene is just like Ximen Chuixue traveling to the set of Little Li Flying Dagger and staring at Lin Xian'er without blinking. Although she is an unparalleled beauty and all men may fall at her feet, she should absolutely not include you, the white-clad sword god!

In fact, Chu Zihang wasn't staring at the girl this time, but rather at the student ID hanging around her neck, which had a very rare surname printed on it—

Xia Mi.

After silently memorizing the name, Chu Zihang withdrew his gaze, and the four of them walked to the check-in counter.

While no one was paying attention, the girl named "Xia Mi" standing at the end of the line narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at Chu Zihang and Su Qian, who were standing side by side.

Chapter 59. The Meeting of Solomon's Temple

Porto, Portugal, Opado Airport.

Lu Mingfei and his group of four walked out of the airport.

"Little Fairy, have your family come to pick us up?" Lu Mingfei looked around.

"Let me look for it, it should have arrived by now..."

Su Xiaoqiang looked around, her gaze landing on something not far away, and suddenly her expression changed slightly.

Lu Mingfei followed her gaze and saw a young man with chestnut hair chatting and laughing with a tall, blonde woman wearing a bohemian dress.

"Is that your cousin?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Because of what Su Xiaoqiang had told him before, Lu Mingfei subconsciously assumed that the blonde woman was his cousin Elena, whom Su Xiaoqiang had mentioned.

“No, I don’t know that woman,” Su Xiaoqiang said, her expression not looking good. She pointed at the man with short chestnut hair. “The man who came to pick me up was my cousin.”

"Uh...you don't get along with your cousin?" Lu Mingfei noticed that something was wrong with her expression.

Su Xiaoqiang twitched the corner of her mouth: "Well, he's actually quite good in other aspects, but he has one huge flaw... Never mind, let's just pretend we didn't see him. I'll take you to my house by taxi."

As she spoke, Su Xiaoqiang took the lead and walked away from her cousin.

But she hadn't taken two steps when the chestnut-haired youth noticed them. He exchanged a few more words with the blonde woman, then strode towards them, waving and shouting as he ran, "Cousin! Cousin, you've finally arrived!"

Su Xiaoqiang's face showed an expression as if she might cover her face and run away at any moment.

Because the distance wasn't far, the chestnut-haired youth quickly ran up to Lu Mingfei and the others.

Lu Mingfei then had time to take a closer look at the other person.

He was wearing orange-red patterned beach shorts, and his short-sleeved floral shirt was open, revealing his muscular chest and slightly tanned skin.

Beneath a head of neat chestnut-brown short hair are strong and sculpted facial features, with a thumb-length scar on his left temple.

"It's been a long time, Cousin Xiaoqiang," the young man greeted Su Xiaoqiang warmly, then looked at Lu Mingfei and the other two, extending his hand, "You must be the friends Cousin Xiaoqiang mentioned? Hello, my name is Tulio Salvador, and I'm Su Xiaoqiang's cousin!"

Su Xiaoqiang gave her cousin a disdainful look.

"Hello, my name is Lu Mingfei, and I'm Su Xiaoqiang's classmate." Lu Mingfei shook hands with Tulio.

But at the same time, he was a little confused. According to his previous research, Portuguese names should be in the format of "first name + mother's surname + father's surname", which means there should be two surnames. Why did Su Xiaoqiang's cousin only have one surname when he introduced himself?

"Hello, hello," Tulio said in heavily accented Chinese this time, shaking Lu Mingfei's hand vigorously, showing considerable enthusiasm, "Welcome to Portugal!"

"Thank you," Lu Mingfei said.

Next, Tulio shook hands with Chu Zihang and Susie in turn, and said to each of them in very broken Chinese, "Welcome to Portugal."

In essence, this is similar to when Chinese people greet foreign visitors at the Olympics with "Welcome to Beijing".

Lu Mingfei was a little puzzled. Su Xiaoqiang's cousin seemed like a nice person, so why did Su Xiaoqiang seem reluctant to talk to him?

“Cousin Tulio, why are you the one who came to pick us up? Where is Cousin Elena?” Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Lu Mingfei wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that when Su Xiaoqiang asked that question, his cousin's expression seemed a little unnatural for a moment.

“She’s very busy with the ballet company and hasn’t had time to come home lately,” Tulio said.

"Alright then," Su Xiaoqiang asked, "Cousin, did you come alone?"

“Yes,” Tulio said, “Amber is still at school, so only I have time.”

“There are four of us here, and your car probably won’t be big enough for everyone, so we won’t bother you,” Su Xiaoqiang said. “We can just take a taxi home.”

How much do you dislike your cousin? Lu Mingfei thought to himself.