Nothing but Lies?

Meanwhile, Shi Tiexin left the building and stepped onto the street.

The three people with hidden agendas had just sat together, their words a tangled mix of truth and falsehood that was impossible to distinguish, leaving him faintly weary. His car had been driven away by one of his underlings. Just as Shi Tiexin was about to summon him, a taxi pulled over, and a familiar voice came from inside. "Where to, young man? Need a ride?"

Old Jia?

Perfect!

As his combat power steadily rose, Shi Tiexin had gradually gained confidence. He badly wanted to find out who he really was, and Old Jia looked like someone in the know. Since they had run into each other, he might as well go all the way today and lay everything out with Old Jia.

But just as Shi Tiexin got into the car, someone suddenly cut in and, without another word, climbed into the taxi as well.

It was none other than Youyou.

Youyou blinked her almond-shaped eyes at him. "It's not very safe this late at night. Mind if I catch a ride?"

This...

Shi Tiexin looked at Old Jia in the front, then at Youyou beside him, and suddenly found the whole thing rather absurd.

It wasn't that he wouldn't let her ride along, but... why did this feel like a high school teacher-and-student reunion after graduation? If Fang Qingjue and Shen Sao Ye were here too, their second year of high school Class One dream team would be complete. Though having their homeroom teacher drive them was a little awkward.

The car started moving. Old Jia occasionally glanced back through the rearview mirror, chatting in fits and starts like an ordinary cab driver. Youyou answered him now and then, her voice returning to that mysterious, aloof register.