Even hybrid monsters have their day

"..." Huangfu Aoxuan and Xu Ruwen were unaware that she was also a master of flattery, and were speechless at her skill.

Qiu Pi smiled and said, "It's my honor." He showed no sign of awkwardness or embarrassment whatsoever, as if it were only natural and expected that others would recognize him, and that it would be surprising if they didn't.

"This guy is still using an umbrella in this weather..." Xu Ruwen muttered in Geng Miaowan's mind. Huangfu Aoxuan also snorted, expressing his disdain for his rather arrogant behavior.

Geng Miaowan also found it strange; it was a cloudy day with no sun at all. It was unusual for a man to use an umbrella on a day without rain, let alone on a day when even women didn't need one.

Qiu Pi had no idea that they had already despised him a thousand times over in their minds. He glanced behind them and asked casually, "What are you looking at?"

“Oh, this…” Geng Miaowan said, turning her body to the side, which revealed the animal carcass lying on the ground.

"Oh, it was just a dead animal." Qiu Pi's tone wasn't very serious, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

She picked up the stick again and started poking at it. "But don't you find it strange? The animal's carcass seems to have no blood at all; it's all shriveled up."

"Is that so?" Qiu Pi said, staring at the corpse for a while, and said, "It's probably because the body was left to stand in the wild. You should know how harsh the weather is outside now."

Geng Miaowan looked around, about to say something, when Qiu Pi waved his hand, and a man standing behind her stepped forward. "Take this body and bury it," he said, then turned to Geng Miaowan. "The climate is getting worse and worse. I just received news that another hole in the aeolian layer appeared over our country today. By the way, where are you all headed?"

“We…” Geng Miaowan watched as the bodyguard turned around, took a bag from the car, put the body inside, carried it to a spot dozens of meters away from them, and started digging a hole. “We’re just tourists. We don’t have a specific destination.”

The bodyguard worked quickly and efficiently, digging a sizable hole in no time. It seems that to be his bodyguard, one not only needs all the standard bodyguard skills, but also the ability to dig holes…

"Travel?" Qiu Pi's handsome eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly, then immediately relaxed, and he smiled warmly. "You guys are quite special. These days, very few people travel on their own."

Hearing him say that, Geng Miaowan realized that her excuse was rather lame.

Because domestic trains now travel at speeds of up to 600 kilometers per hour, not to mention airplanes, the speeds are astonishing. Furthermore, national welfare has improved; things like train and plane travel are often free. In addition, with the Earth's ecological environment severely damaged, there's not much scenery to see along the way.

In recent years, cars on the road have occasionally been attacked by unidentified people, so few people choose to travel. Even if they have business in other provinces or cities, they will choose to take the train or plane, which is both fast and safe.

She was still looking at the bodyguard, once again marveling at his skillful movements. "The three of us were just bored."

Qiu Pi glanced subtly at the two people beside him who hadn't uttered a word the entire time. The three of them hadn't looked at him directly since he appeared, nor had they spoken a word, yet it seemed as if they all knew what the other was thinking.

Although they hadn't looked at him once, he had a vague feeling that they were watching him the whole time.

It was a strange feeling, but he never doubted his intuition.

These two people were exceptionally handsome and possessed outstanding charisma. The girl in front of them looked quite young, yet her eyes held a composure rarely seen at her age. These three people, by all accounts, did not appear to be ordinary. Especially the man in white; he seemed kind and gentle, yet inadvertently exuded a chilling aura.

Xu Ruwen: "Why is he staring at you? Has he realized you're not human?"

Huangfu Aoxuan: "You're not human."

Geng Miaowan: "..."

Geng Miaowan turned her gaze to the bodyguards who were slowly walking back, and heard Qiu Pi's voice ask in her ear, "Where are you planning to go?" She looked away and replied, "The city."

She had nothing to hide about this, because this road only led to the city, and even if she wanted to go to other cities, she could only go to the city first.

Qiu Pi laughed, "What a coincidence, I just happen to be going to the city on business. Why don't we go together? It'll be good to look after each other on the way."

Xu Ruwen: "Why is he being so kind?"

Huangfu Aoxuan: "I think it's like a weasel paying respects to a chicken; it's up to no good."

Xu Ruwen: "Miaowan, he said you're a prostitute."

Huangfu Aoxuan: "..."

Geng Miaowan: "..."

Unable to find a reason to refuse, the three were invited into Qiu Pi's extended luxury limousine, while their own cars automatically followed behind. He didn't speak a word the entire way, simply sitting quietly and looking at the documents in his hands.

Geng Miaowan thought to herself that perhaps he invited them into the car just out of politeness or courtesy.

As evening approached, they finally arrived in the city. As the center of political power, the city's size and prosperity were unmatched by any other city.

Qiu Pi was very hospitable. After they arrived in the city, since it was evening, he even booked rooms for them at his hotel. Geng Miaowan felt she couldn't refuse his hospitality, so she agreed to stay for a few days. She told him she would only stay for two days before leaving. He replied that if she encountered any difficulties during her stay, she could contact him anytime.

His attitude towards someone he'd only met on the street was strangely friendly. But media reports described him as a very kind person who enjoyed helping the disadvantaged. Thinking about it that way, Geng Miaowan figured that maybe that was just his nature. She couldn't see what she had that would make someone she'd just met want anything from her.

After dark, Geng Miaowan, Huangfu Aoxuan, and Xu Ruwen split into three groups and strolled around the city streets. (To be continued.)