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Chapter 48 Tracking
Before putting away the panel, Jiang Feng's gaze lingered on the mysterious [Powers] section for a few more seconds.
"Those who defy fate..."
Aside from this stunt that occurs every time someone advances to the Martial Bone level, there seems to be nothing unusual about it.
But... Jiang Feng frowned.
What does it mean that the martial bone was shattered and then reforged?
How to enhance one's abilities?
He didn't feel that way. Although he only possessed it for a moment, the sensations he experienced from the ordinary spirit bone and the dark-blooded spirit bone were almost identical.
Like Zhang Ruanruan, did they receive the "Blessing" of martial bones?
It seems not.
"That's really strange, it's such a black box." Muttering to himself, Jiang Feng gave up when he realized that further investigation would be fruitless.
He spent nearly half an hour sensing the changes in his body, and after confirming that his meridians and martial bones were unharmed, he tidied up the training room, opened the door, and went out.
4:44 am.
With a creak, Ye Weiwei, who was lying on the table, saw Jiang Feng walk out of the training room.
"Did it work?" Still sleepy, she rubbed her drowsy eyes and asked lazily.
"Hmm." Jiang Feng looked at her slightly naive appearance and smiled gently, "It was a close call."
"That's good." Ye Weiwei got up and walked over, wiping the sweat from Jiang Feng's forehead. Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from her, Jiang Feng's tense nerves, which had been strained due to his breakthrough, relaxed considerably.
Ye Weiwei pointed in the direction of the bathroom.
"Go wash up and rest. It's not often that we get together. Come with me for a walk tonight."
Seeing Ye Weiwei's slightly tired expression, Jiang Feng's heart stirred. Come to think of it, he hadn't seen her for over a year, and this time he had been so focused on the exhibition in Suzhou that he had neglected her somewhat.
He nodded and said softly, "Okay."
.........
the other side.
Jiang Feng and Luo Feng were going into seclusion, leaving the remaining three with nothing to do.
Taking advantage of the rare free time, Sun Hao took Yuan Guannan and Fang Xiao to play around in Suzhou.
Of course, all expenses were reimbursed by the school.
As evening approached, Yuan Guannan, carrying large bags and small packages, looked at Fang Xiao, who hadn't said much the whole way, and joked, "It's a pity Lin Lu said she had some family matters to attend to, otherwise we would have had a much better time shopping together... Don't you think so, Fang Xiao?"
Fang Xiao snorted and turned his head away without saying a word.
"Haha." Yuan Guannan nudged him with his elbow, "You can't force these things, brother, take it easy."
Yuan Guannan had long been Lin Lu and Fang Xiao's high school classmates, and he knew Fang Xiao's feelings perfectly well.
Mind your own business.
Fang Xiao was already extremely frustrated because of Jiang Feng, and now that his sore spot had been touched, he ignored his good friend of seven or eight years and walked away without looking back.
Without the distinction between the upper and lower city areas, the routes in Suzhou are much more complicated than those in Lancheng. Even with navigation, Sun Hao and the others still ended up taking many detours.
As they passed an intersection connecting the commercial street and the old town, Fang Xiao, who was walking at the back, subconsciously glanced in a certain direction and suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Guannan turned around, noticing this.
As dusk settled, the last rays of the setting sun were obliquely sliced through the glass curtain walls of the CBD buildings, drawing a clear line of light and shadow on the ground.
Fang Xiao, standing in the shadows, swallowed hard. After a moment of silence, he said, "Teacher Sun, you and Guan Nan can go first. I just remembered I have something to do."
"What's up?" Sun Hao frowned. "It's so late, and we're in an unfamiliar place. What do you need?"
His only response was Fang Xiao's back, which had already turned away.
"I'll go back to you right away!" he said.
"Hey!" Sun Hao could only shout when he saw this, "This place isn't like Lan City. Be careful on the road and come back soon!"
"Okay!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xiao's figure quickly disappeared into the vast crowd.
.......
When Jiang Feng woke up, it was already past 5 p.m.
After getting up, I sent a message to Sun Hao before leisurely walking out of my room.
Seeing him come out, Ye Weiwei put down her pen, stretched leisurely, and her beautiful curves were faintly visible under her white loungewear.
"I've been waiting for you for so long." She beamed.
Jiang Feng grabbed an apple from the table, took a bite, and asked, "Where are you headed?"
"Go to the black market." Ye Weiwei's words made him pause.
"The black market...?" He raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What would someone like you, who isn't even a martial artist, be doing there?"
Ye Weiwei explained with a smile, "Professor Zhang told me that a batch of ancient documents have recently been unearthed there, one of which may be related to the topic I'm researching, so I'm going to try my luck."
"Academic literature...on the black market?"
Jiang Feng remembered that Ye Weiwei had told him that she was researching something like the ancient history and celestial phenomena of some planet.
"Is this kind of thing so secretive that even your Suzhou University doesn't have it, and you have to go to the black market to find it?"
"Let's go, let's go." Ye Weiwei grabbed Jiang Feng's arm. "I'll explain it to you slowly on the way. If we drag this out any longer, forget about the documents, even the food stalls inside will be closing down!"
........
Fang Xiao's side—
There's no mistake, that person in the distance is Lin Lu.
Earlier, he had inadvertently caught a glimpse of that familiar figure at the street corner. Just as he was wondering why he would see her here, Lin Lu's figure was already about to disappear around the street corner.
The thought that Jiang Feng's appearance had created a significant rift in their relationship made him feel uneasy.
And so, almost as if possessed, he followed.
Fang Xiao had intended to catch a glimpse of the other person from afar, hoping to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone. However, as he followed along, he began to feel that something was amiss.
Where is Lin Lu going?
That direction wasn't in the city center, nor was it where the exhibition was located, and it certainly wasn't the Lin family's residence.
After navigating through a series of alleyways from the bustling center of Suzhou, the two arrived at the entrance of an old-fashioned arcade.
"Is Lin Lu going to play games?"
Shaking his head, Fang Xiao quickly dismissed the idea; in his mind, Lin Lu was definitely not that kind of person.
That's strange, what is she doing here?
A strong sense of curiosity grew wildly in his heart like weeds. He knew that if his stalking was discovered, it would definitely cause extreme resentment in the other party, but his feet still moved forward uncontrollably.
When he came to his senses again, he had already followed Lin Lu into the depths of the arcade.
The sound of dripping water slid down the dilapidated wall surface. Perhaps because it hadn't been renovated for several years, the interior of the arcade was much more dilapidated than he had imagined.
Finally, from a great distance, he saw Lin Lu pass through a hidden iron gate.
He gritted his teeth and followed, and after a moment, the view suddenly opened up before him.
As if breaking through some kind of barrier, the originally quiet environment suddenly became noisy and bustling. Most of the people, whose faces were covered, moved about on the wide stone road in front of them. The sounds of hawking, shouting, and fighting echoed in every corner of the place.
Fang Xiao could also see that on this well-connected street, many men in black, full of vigor and covered in tattoos, were squatting in the corners, their eyes sweeping over every passerby with gloomy eyes.
"hiss."
He took a deep breath, suppressing the fear and confusion in his heart.
Even though he had never been to such a place before, he recognized it at a glance.
It is the underground black market in Suzhou.