novelraw #436 - Chapter 435: Unfinished Pot-Head
#436 - Chapter 435: Unfinished Pot-Head
Song Jiang: [Have some ambition, okay? Brother Yan, help me draw a few hundred too]
Yan Cheng: [Not bad, not bad, a promising child, knows who the boss is]
Yan Cheng: [Qi Jing can only be considered a researcher; to actually use it, you still need your Brother Yan]
Qi Jing: [Boss Yan, come and get it soon, offer expires!]
Yan Cheng: [Good brother, even expired, I'll still wait]
Song Jiang: [Tch]
Just as Qi Jing was about to close his phone, Miao Kui, who hadn't said anything, sent a message:
[Link. Interdimensional Express Latest Wanted List. Dwarf Association members discovered in Xiaoshui County, Bing City]
Xiaoshui County?
Isn't that my hometown?
Qi Jing's heart clenched, and he quickly clicked on the link.
The page redirected to Interdimensional Express's latest wanted list, which read:
Urgent: During the raid on Dwarf Association members in Bing City today, a list of Bing City members was discovered. Our side immediately launched a simultaneous encirclement operation, but due to their special abilities, three Dwarf Association members escaped. According to relevant personnel, these three fugitives have fled into Xiaoshui County. We now notify advanced ability users near Xiaoshui County to assist in the capture.
Below were the names and some information about the three fugitives.
Lauda, male, ability to change appearance and height, other abilities unknown, carrying high-powered non-steel firearms.
Brenda, female, 1.36 meters tall, ability unknown, good at disguising herself as a little girl to approach others.
Gulam, male, 1.67 meters tall, ability unknown.
Note: These three are highly skilled in combat. Please carry life-saving equipment during the encirclement.
Miao Kui: [I remember Qi Jing, your hometown is in Xiaoshui County, right?]
Yan Cheng: [Quickly call and ask. A county is so big; most likely, nothing will happen]
Song Jiang: [What are you talking about? Of course nothing will happen]
Yan Cheng: [呸呸呸, Right, nothing will happen]
With his heart in his throat, Qi Jing watched their discussion while immediately calling his grandfather, who was in his hometown.
Looking at the phone counting down the seconds, his breathing became heavy.
00:03, 00:04, 00:05, 00:06.
Grandpa, please answer!
Why isn't he answering yet?
Nothing will happen. Xiaoshui County is so big; how could those dwarves find Grandpa?
Nothing will happen, nothing will happen!
00:07, 00:08, 00:09, 00:10.
As the numbers slowly ticked, Qi Jing became increasingly worried, as if an invisible presence had seized his lungs, making it impossible for him to breathe smoothly.
The pounding of his heart in his chest, changing with the seconds, was constantly stimulating his taut nerves.
00:11, 00:12, 00:00!
Connected!
"Hello? Xiao Jing, why are you calling at this hour?"
Hearing his grandfather's kind voice from the phone, Qi Jing's tense heartbeat quickly calmed down.
I knew it; Grandpa is such a good person; how could anything happen to him?
He breathed a heavy sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"It's nothing, Grandpa. I just wanted to say I'm coming back for dinner today. Remember to save me some."
Although nothing had happened yet, the danger wouldn't be over until the Dwarf Association members were caught. Qi Jing planned to immediately return and protect his grandparents until the three dwarves were eliminated.
He walked out of the dormitory building while saying:
"Grandpa, today I want to eat..."
Just as Qi Jing was speaking, a girl's voice came from the phone:
"Grandpa, thank you for your hospitality. Who are you talking to?"
"My grandson. He's coming for dinner today." Grandpa's voice was full of joy.
He hadn't cooked for his grandson in a long time. Today, he would show off his skills and make Xiao Jing's favorite guokui.
The little girl's voice came again: "Your grandson is still in school, right?"
"Yes, he's a top student at the Ability Academy."
Strange, Grandpa only has one grandson, me. Where did another little girl come from?
The suspicious Qi Jing glanced at the information on the three dwarves on his phone. The phrase "good at disguising herself as a little girl to approach others" was particularly eye-catching to him at this moment.
Not good!
Grandpa!
"Grandpa, you!"
No, Grandpa must be on speakerphone now. Reminding him would only alert the enemy and put Grandpa in danger!
"What's wrong, Xiao Jing?"
"I just wanted to ask if you could make me two guokui today. I haven't had them in a long time, and I want to eat them."
"Sure, guokui, I guarantee it will be fragrant, fragrant..."
For some reason, Grandpa's voice from the phone became weaker and weaker, followed by the sound of something falling to the ground.
*Thump.*
"Grandpa! What's wrong! Grandpa!"
But no matter how Qi Jing shouted, no sound came from the other end of the phone.
*Thump.*
Just three seconds later, another sound of something falling came.
Grandma!
"Grandma! Say something! Grandpa! Say something!"
But the phone seemed to have become a cold brick, with no response except for the numbers ticking on the screen.
No, they were just knocked unconscious by the dwarves of the Dwarf Association; nothing will happen!
Nothing will happen! Nothing will happen! Nothing will happen!
Although Qi Jing kept chanting that nothing would happen, his pace became faster and faster, already leaving a blur in the campus.
Dwarves of the Dwarf Association!
Damn it!
He rushed directly into the teleportation gate that represented going home, using it to instantly return from the academy to his bedroom.
Then, without any hesitation, he jumped out of the window and ran wildly in the direction of his hometown.
Grandpa, Grandma, wait for me!
Even if something has happened now, with the items I have, I can definitely save you!
Even if my items can't save you, the healing ability users at the academy can definitely save you.
Thirty kilometers, my speed has already exceeded the speed of sound. Just one minute, I can be back in one minute!
They said that as long as the death time doesn't exceed one hour, as long as the body is still there, they can definitely be saved!
Even if they can't be saved, we can use the River-of-Souls Flower to resurrect you again!
Grandpa, Grandma!
Wait for me!
Qi Jing couldn't care about anything else at this moment. His mind was filled with memories of his grandparents from when he was a child.
They had a child in middle age and a grandson in old age, so they naturally doted on their eldest grandson.
If he wanted to eat chicken, they would kill the chickens raised at home. If he wanted to eat rabbit, the rabbits raised at home would occasionally turn into meat in his bowl.
It's just that he went to school in the city from a young age and couldn't return home more than a few times a year.
Every time he returned, his grandparents would take out everything they could offer, and when he left, they would fill his bags to the point where he couldn't carry them anymore.
He could still clearly remember their warm smiles when they handed him that bottle of expired milk.
Nothing will happen! I haven't eaten guokui yet!
As Qi Jing ran, he conjured the combat suit he had worn many times from his space. If he saw them, he would definitely kill those three dwarves at the first opportunity!
Looking at "Call in progress 01:13" on his phone, how much Qi Jing wished it would ring again, bringing the voices of his grandparents.
Almost there, almost there.
I can see the village entrance. Wait for me!