"Huh? Is Xiao Bei’s dad staying here?"
Li Qianluo also curiously ran over and perceived the imprint within Chu Xi’s body. However, she didn’t seem familiar with the aura of Xiang Tianxing, so she simply asked Xiaohei, "Are you sure?"
"Definitely, this imprint can’t be wrong, and it should have been attached not long ago, just about a month ago." Xiaohei nodded and said.
Li Qianluo was surprised, "Doesn’t that mean Xiao Bei’s dad met with Chu Xi a month ago?"
She turned excitedly to look at Xiang Beifei, assuming he would be thrilled.
However, what she saw was Xiang Beifei’s face, still calm and peaceful.
"Xiao Bei, why do you seem not happy at all?" Li Qianluo asked confusedly.
"Why should I feel happy?" Xiang Beifei asked back.
"Aren’t you looking for..."
Li Qianluo paused then, hesitated, and didn’t finish her sentence.
She knew Xiang Beifei had come to the Edge Corner Airspace to search for his parents. But she was also present during the last conversation between Xiang Beifei and Luo Shanyou, where Xiang Beifei promised Luo Shanyou not to go to the Common Valley, putting the Human Race first. She wasn’t sure if she should continue.
"Forget it, I’ll ask first, hey, Chu Xi, wake up."
Li Qianluo decided to call Chu Xi up first to see.
Chu Xi was pretending to sleep all along. While Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo were talking, he sneakily opened a slit in his eyes to glance, eavesdropping on their conversation. Seeing Li Qianluo turn her head, he quickly closed his eyes tight again.
"I know you’re awake, you’ve been eavesdropping on our conversation for so long, aren’t you going to talk?" Li Qianluo wiggled her fingers at the tip of Chu Xi’s nose.
Chu Xi remained unmoved, still pretending to sleep.
Li Qianluo giggled and said, "You were already awake yesterday, pretending to sleep for a full day. Unlike us, you can’t go without food, you must be hungry, right?"
But Chu Xi still steadfastly refused to respond.
However, at this moment, "grumble-grumble," Chu Xi’s stomach suddenly growled.
Li Qianluo burst out laughing, "I have roast meat! I bought it on my way back just now."
She took out a shiny, roasted leg, waved it around, and the aroma wafted over.
Chu Xi’s stomach growled even louder.
But he looked very determined, refusing to open his eyes.
"Then let’s eat! Ignore him."
Li Qianluo divided the roasted leg into three parts and handed them to Xiaohei and Xiang Beifei, who didn’t hold back, enjoying it heartily.
"Wow, it tastes so good! Fatty yet not greasy, crispy and delicious, a delicacy of the world!"
As Li Qianluo savored the food, she deliberately expressed her thoughts right next to Chu Xi’s ear.
Chu Xi couldn’t resist anymore. He sneaked a glance with his eyes slightly open, looking at that roasted leg. He was indeed hungry. Even back in the Human Race, they didn’t have the means to eat such roasted legs. Their daily meals were poor, just being able to fill their stomachs was good enough.
Without turning her head, Li Qianluo shoved a piece of roast meat into Chu Xi’s mouth.
Chu Xi hesitated for a moment, but didn’t eat immediately, his small face still very cautious.
"We are humans. We know you ran away from home to find your parents and were captured by the Dao Palace. We came especially to rescue you. We know your parents and even your grandfather." Li Qianluo said patiently.
Chu Xi hesitated for a long time before saying, "My dad once said that if we were captured by the Dao Palace, humans wouldn’t come to rescue us. Whoever rescues us, definitely isn’t human."
"Oh, you know this, huh? Since you knew, why did you still run away?" Li Qianluo asked impatiently.
Chu Xi gritted his teeth, his small face turned pale, his eyes visibly dejected.
Remembering the reason Chu Xi ran away, Li Qianluo’s heart softened, she patted Chu Xi’s shoulder and said, "Alright, don’t cry anymore. We don’t like following rules either, we also snuck out to save you. Do you know this big brother? Oh, probably not, his name is—"
"Are you called Xiang Beifei?" Chu Xi asked.
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Xiang Beifei frowned.
Since yesterday, he hadn’t mentioned his name. Li Qianluo habitually called him Xiao Bei, and ever since Xiaohei turned human, he called him Feifei or Xiaofei. Chu Xi was even caught before Xiang Beifei went to the Human Race.
Chu Xi sized up Xiang Beifei, looking him up and down for a long while before saying, "The Human King mentioned you to me."
Xiang Beifei raised an eyebrow.
Li Qianluo was also very surprised. If Chu Xi said "Human King," it definitely meant Xiang Tianxing!
"When did he say that to you?" Xiang Beifei calmly asked.
Even he found it strange that he felt so composed when hearing news about Xiang Tianxing this time.
Chu Xi hesitated, as if considering whether to speak or not.
Impatiently, Li Qianluo, who was nosying around, couldn’t wait to ask, "When did he say it? This is very important. Xiao Bei is Xiang Beifei, the Human King’s son. He came specially to find you and has been wanting to know where his dad is!"
Chu Xi looked at Xiang Beifei again, hesitated, and said, "I can feel that you and the Human King are very alike. He said he left something inside me, I’m not very clear, but I vaguely sense that you are who the Human King mentioned, his son, Xiang Beifei."
Xiang Beifei nodded thoughtfully and asked, "How did you meet him?"
After a pause, Chu Xi hesitated and then stammered out the situation.
In the territory governed by Chu Jun in the Human Race, many contingencies were arranged by Xiang Tianxing. After Xiang Tianxing’s life spark extinguished, Chu Jun became completely disappointed with Xiang Tianxing and locked everything left by the Human King in a room, forbidding anyone from discussing the Human King’s affairs anymore.