Back to the Future 1999: Raining at the Same Time

Chapter 22 The Secret Revealed

Ever since that night, Chen Xi has been hiding from Arcana in the Hand of Reshaping.

Meals are delivered to the dormitory, and even if I hear the sound of high heels from afar when I am outside, I will run away quickly without looking back.

……

This day was Chen Xi's routine practice of mystical arts.

From a common sense perspective, this period of time was when Chen Xi was most likely to be caught by Arcana. Therefore, he deliberately chose to come when she was holding a meeting with other cadres.

Although Chen Xi himself knew that unless he could escape from the hands of Reshaping now, he would have to face Arcana sooner or later.

But when he thought back to Arcana's face full of maternal radiance that night, and his own desperate crying.

Chen Xi's face was as red as a monkey's butt, as if it was about to bleed.

Chen Xi slapped his face twice with his hands, forcing himself to come back to his senses from the tenderness of that night.

He drew out his sword and pointed it at the target in front of him, then kept imagining it as Arcana...

"boom!"

A huge explosion echoed throughout the training room.

Chen Xi turned around, casually brushed his hair off his forehead, and put Dao Wu back to his waist. Then he let out a long breath, his heart as calm as water.

"Look at this Chen Xi, he's just lame."

"Just a knee pillow and you're already autistic~"

The mentality that had finally stabilized was broken by Dao Wu's words.

Chen Xi quickly drew out his sword again and stared at him with a look that said, "I think you're itching for trouble."

"Sword Dance~"

Dao Wu pronounced his name word by word, knowing that something really seemed to have happened this time.

"Remember the last physical examination was in the dormitory Daniel gave you?"

"It's been so long, why not do it now? Shall we have a good time tonight to exchange some thoughts?"

When Dao Wu recalled Chen Xi's six-fingered zither-playing skills moving all over his body, he felt as if he was about to melt.

"No, let me go! You pervert!"

Dao Wu struggled to break free from Chen Xi's hand and fly into the air.

The two of them were pulling and tugging in the air, neither of them could pull the other away.

At the waist, another cute baby stretched out his little hand and touched his body:

"The Master's touch..."

Anma suppressed her voice so low that only she could hear it, but whether it was because of shyness or anticipation was unknown.

In the small training room, the sound of fighting could be heard from time to time, making people want to see what kind of heartwarming scene this was.

And this place did indeed attract an uninvited guest who should not have appeared here...

"Haha~"

The sound did not come from any corner, but seemed to appear directly in Chen Xi's mind.

This voice, this tone, when it sounded the first syllable, Chen Xi's body froze in place, not daring to move rashly.

"A…Arcana?"

Chen Xi turned his head stiffly, hoping to find Arcana.

But there is no where...

Just as Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, Arcana's charming face suddenly appeared in front of him.

Before Chen Xi could scream in shock, a pair of slender fingers had already blocked Chen Xi's slightly opened lips.

Chen Xi looked at the person in front of him with cold sweat pouring down his face.

Only when the fingers were gradually removed from his lips did Chen Xi dare to breathe slowly.

He stared at Arcana's face, trying to read something from her expression. But her face showed only a smirk and a hint of doting, with no other emotions visible.

Chen Xi took a deep breath and was about to speak when Arcana's other hand once again pressed against Chen Xi's chin, causing the words he wanted to say to get lost in his throat again.

"My child, are you still shy about that night?"

Arcana's face kept getting closer, so close that he could even feel her breath.

From the first time he met this woman, Chen Xi couldn't tell what she thought of him.

Especially since she appeared at such a dangerous moment, Chen Xi felt not only shy but also more afraid.

"Haha~"

Just as Chen Xi closed his eyes and prepared to face whatever was coming, the sword dance in his hand had been taken away without his knowledge.

"Your weapon is truly special."

Arcana danced with the sword in his hand, his golden eyes flashing with unprecedented light.

"Sword Dance!"

Realizing that he was about to lose his biggest trump card at the moment, Chen Xi rushed forward desperately.

But Arcana just spun around nimbly and dodged his childish blow.

"Don't be nervous, my child."

"I just want to take another good look at him."

Arcana caressed every line on Daowu's body, his movements so gentle as if he was caressing someone's skin.

"Almost the same mystical fluctuations as yours, how wonderful."

The smile on Arcana's lips grew wider. He carefully stroked the sharp tip of Daowu's knife and slowly put it against his throat.

"What does it feel like?"

The tip of the knife lightly tapped, and Chen Xi looked in surprise at Arcana's blood dripping onto the ground drop by drop along the blade.

“It’s amazing~”

Arcana released his sword and gently waved his right hand over the wound that was oozing blood. Apart from the blood, there was no sign of injury at all.

"Thank you, mate."

Arcana said with a smile, loosening his grip on Daowu's hand.

An ordinary knife would have fallen to the ground, but this dagger slowly turned and flew back into Chen Xi's hand right in front of Arcana.

Chen Xi looked at the woman in front of him nervously, completely unable to guess what she would do next.

"Can I talk to him?"

This request made Chen Xi stunned, but at the same time, she seemed to have become the negotiator she was when they first met.

A sense of oppression suddenly descended upon this small training room, blurring one's vision.

"That... depends on whether he is willing or not."

Chen Xi raised his sword with difficulty and took a fighting stance.

After going through so many things, although Chen Xi has grown a lot, he knows that if a fight really breaks out, he will not be able to last more than two rounds at the hands of Arcana.

"At least, die with dignity."

Gritting his teeth, Chen Xi swung the weapon in his hand with all his might.

"Wind Blade!"

A huge amount of air continued to condense, and just when it was about to be exhaled, the pressure in the air was instantly lifted, and all of Chen Xi's defenses and attacks were also lifted.

"Calm down, my child."

"Isn't this your home?"

Arcana slowly walked forward and embraced Chen Xi in his arms, whispering in his ear:

"No one will hurt you here."

"No one will doubt you here."

Arcana looked into Chen Xi's eyes and finally asked:

"So, don't leave here."

"Okay?"

Chen Xi stared at Arcana's eyes, hoping to see some hypocritical light in her eyes, hoping to overlap her with the cold-blooded woman in the plot.

But no, the trembling emotion in his eyes undoubtedly conveyed a message to Chen Xi: stay.

Unable to bear such a gaze, Chen Xi silently turned his head to the side.

"I...I promise you."

Although it was still just an empty promise, joy still crept onto Arcana's face, and she hugged Chen Xi tighter in her arms.

Unable to bear Arcana's expression, Chen Xi quickly pushed him away and changed the subject:

"Aren't you in a meeting today?"

"How did you find time to come to my place?"

(I picked this spot on purpose, but I still encountered it)

"That's exactly why I came to see you."

Arcana said, and pulled out another document from somewhere: "Survey of Areas Immune to Heavy Rainfall"

"What is this?"

Chen Xi took the document and started looking through it.

I remember that the last time she handed me a book like this, nothing good happened!

"A simple investigation."

"There are still many places in the world that are immune to the passage of heavy rain."

"Investigating the causes of these places is also part of the daily work of the Reshaping Hand."

The files turned page by page, and place names passed by Chen Xi's eyes one after another:

The Sphinx, Cologne Cathedral, Drottningholm Palace...

Looking at the increasingly magical names above, Chen Xi had reason to wonder if his head had become twice as big.

Moreover, I didn't find even a little bit of personnel allocation from beginning to end in the entire book. You can't just let him complete such a big task alone, right?

"Considering the circumstances of the last mission, this is your solo mission."

It's confirmed...

Arcana looked at Chen Xi, who was shocked and speechless, and smiled as if he was quite satisfied with his decision.

"Huh? I'm going to all these places by myself?"

"Are you kidding?"

"Aren't you afraid that I might never come back?"

"And in the plot..."

Realizing that this sentence might break something serious, Chen Xi stopped talking in time.

"This is your home. Why would I doubt that my own child would run away from home?"

"and……"

Arcana's eyes suddenly became dangerous:

"If I really find you running away, I will catch you back."