The Naming of the Night
Chapter 210

Taught by the Same Teacher

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Countdown 00:12:00.

There is only a little over an hour left before the return.

This journey, though only seven days long, seemed exceptionally long.

In a private room, Li Tongyun Nan Gengchen were leaning against the glass window, listening to the cheers and roars of the gamblers and spectators in the arena.

Li Yinuo sat listlessly on the red velvet sofa, scrolling through messages on her phone as she said, "I just brought you guys here to look around and let you experience the nightlife of City No. 18. How come you've suddenly become addicted?"

"Boxing matches seem more exciting," Nan Gengchen casually explained.

With such a big incident at Prison No. 18 tonight, Li Yinuo originally didn't plan to come to watch the boxing match, but Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun both insisted on coming.

Li Yinuo thought to herself, "Let's watch the boxing then. It's a hobby I started, so I have to grit my teeth and stick with it."

However, she felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

But Li Yinuo didn't have time to think about that anymore. She continued to nod and look at the messages on her phone: After Prison No. 18 was destroyed, the conglomerate seemed calm on the surface, but in reality, there was already a lot of turmoil inside.

In a struggle over Forbidden Item, the First Branch of the Li family transferred Du Hao, B-Class expert, to Prison No. 18. As a result, he was buried underground along with Chen Yu and Xie Yingeng from the third branch of the Chen family.

At this time, all the core second-generation members of the Li family in City No. 18 had gone to the Li family's old residence, watching the First Branch son being severely scolded by the reclusive old man.

Li Yinuo was somewhat gloating. Although she was the eldest daughter of the third generation, she was born to the Second Branch wife and had never gotten along well with the First Branch's side.

In recent years, the old man's health has deteriorated, and the eldest son 'First Branch has been acting arrogantly and domineeringly, as if the head of the family had already been chosen for them.

As a core member of the third generation of the conglomerate, Li Yinuo naturally knew that Li Shutong was not dead and had already reached a mysterious deal with the Qing family.

Now, some people must be wondering what exactly the deal between Li Shutong and the Qing family involved.

There is speculation within the Li family that Li Shutong helped Qing Xun find ACE-002 in exchange for Qing's help in rescuing Cheng Xiao.

This deal is perfectly reasonable.

But for some reason, Li Yinuo suddenly felt that the deal might not be so simple, because only a few people like her knew that the next generation of knight leader also had the surname Qing!

She felt that this was not a coincidence.

Li Yinuo kept Qing Chen's secret to herself, not even telling Nan Gengchen. She felt that since her Uncle Qi was willing to tell her this, she couldn't let Uncle Qi down.

The beautiful young woman looked at Nan Gengchen's retreating figure, a hint of apology in her eyes.

They had clearly said that if they loved each other, they shouldn't have any secrets, but she didn't keep them completely open.

Thinking of this, Li Yinuo wanted to make amends to Nan Gengchen. By the way, that hacker should arrive in City No. 18 in the next couple of days.

But she probably never imagined that her surroundings were now filled with Qing Chen's spies.

Even Qing Chen didn't expect this.

At this moment, Li Tongyun Nan Gengchen were each looking in their own direction, occasionally scanning the crowd, both quietly searching for something.

The next moment, the two of them found Qing Chen in the stands almost simultaneously.

Inside the stands, the boy was still wearing his white tracksuit.

In fact, Qing Chen, dressed in a white tracksuit, was quite conspicuous. In particular, while the other gamblers were cursing, he stood calmly and steadily, making him stand out in the crowd.

At this moment, Nan Gengchen suddenly noticed that Li Tongyun's gaze was also fixed on Qing Chen, and he felt that something was wrong.

Nan Gengchen asked casually, "Xiao Tongyun, do you know Qing Xiao Tu?"

Li Tongyun raised her little head and smiled sweetly, "I don't know her."

"Then why have you been looking at him?" Nan Gengchen asked in a low voice.

"You're a fan of celebrities, huh? Don't you think Xiao Tu is really handsome?" Li Tongyun said with a smile, "I'm a fan of his!"

Nan Gengchen thought to himself, "So she's just a little girl who's a fan of celebrities. People in the Outer World are quite familiar with this kind of thing!"

He originally thought Li Tongyun was also Time Walker, but it seems he was mistaken!

Then, Li Tongyun surprisingly turned the tables and asked, "I noticed you were staring at Brother Xiaotu too. Why is Brother Xiaonan staring at him?"

Nan Gengchen calmly replied, "I'm also his fan; I'm a fan of celebrities too."

"I see," the two smiled at each other.

Following Qing Chen's instructions, Nan Gengchen secretly observed Li Tongyun, trying to see if she was looking down at her arm.

It's about to return, and most Time Walker can't help but look down to take a look.

As a result, he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye for a long time but didn't notice that Li Tongyun showed any sign of lowering her head.

Could it be that I'm overthinking things? I've never heard of Time Walker this young before.

On the other side, Li Tongyun was also observing silently, and then she noticed that Nan Gengchen was not looking down at his arm either!

The same thought popped into both of their minds: Could it be that we guessed wrong?

When they turned their attention back to Qing Chen, they found that a number of female spectators had crowded around the young man in white, each holding a marker and asking Qing Chen to sign their names.

Inside the stands, a woman deliberately puffed out her chest and told Qing Chen that he could sign anywhere he wanted.

As he spoke, the other person deliberately brought his face closer, trying to kiss Qing Chen's face.

The next second, Qing Chen forcefully pinched the woman's cheeks, using his iron-like fingers to hold her face in place, and then signed the words "Little Earth" on her forehead.

Nan Gengchen gasped.

He looked at the woman's mouth, which had been pinched into a fish-like shape, and felt that Brother Chen had somehow managed to create a sense of execution...

Return countdown 00:00:00.

Reset to zero.

The world was plunged into darkness.

After watching the world regain its light, Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the boxing gym, he appeared casual, but his eyes were scanning the crowd, trying to figure out how many people were secretly observing him.

As a result, he, who was in charge of analyzing and distinguishing various forces, unexpectedly discovered that there were thousands of people secretly observing him!

Many spectators recognized him as Tigerweight boxer, and female fans flocked to him one after another for autographs.

This sudden turn of events caught Qing Chen somewhat off guard.

He went to the bathroom and washed his face with water, hoping the coolness would cool his brain down so he could sort out what had happened during this time travel.

However, at that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Qing Chen went to open the door and saw Yang Yang standing quietly outside, carrying a backpack.

"Are you leaving?" Qing Chen asked.

Yang Yang smiled and explained, "I have to go to the south for some urgent business. It seems I've been much busier than before since the time-travel incident."

"Yes," Qing Chen said, "I wish you all the best."

"Why didn't you try to stop me?" Yang Yang asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Our relationship isn't close enough for us to need to try and keep each other," Qing Chen said with a half-smile.

"By the way, Uncle wasn't surprised by my identity as the Spade. Did you figure that out?" Yang Yang asked.

"Um."

"When did you find out?" Yang Yang asked again.

"You guess?"

"Alright," Yang Yang said with a smile, "I'll be back soon if nothing unexpected happens. You wait for me at home."

"Don't say things like that on purpose anymore," Qing Chen said, both amused and exasperated.

At this moment, Yang Yang stuffed a key into Qing Chen's hand. "I'm leaving the key to my house with you. From now on, you're practically the owner of this house."

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow. "Hey, I've already told you not to say things like that on purpose anymore."

Yang Yang laughed happily, "What are you thinking? I meant you can go to my pillow and get the letter from the Demon Stamp holder!"

After saying that, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and walked outside, waving goodbye to Qing Chen as she went. "Although you're incredibly smart, you're exceptionally innocent. I know your weakness now!"

The next moment, Yang Yang's figure soared into the sky and flew into the night sky.

Looking at the empty doorway, Qing Chen suddenly realized that the other person probably wouldn't be back anytime soon. It wasn't that Yang Yang was deliberately lying to him, but rather that although she said she was going south, she flew north...

It's okay, the earth is round, and the girl will eventually reach the place she wants to go.

Qing Chen returned to the house and had just turned on the tap when there was another knock on the door.

He reluctantly walked over to open the door, only to find Li Tongyun standing obediently outside.

"Xiao Tongyun, what brings you here?" Qing Chen, somewhat surprised.

Xiao Tongyun Cute and Adorable raised her index finger. "Shh! Grandma and Grandpa are still at our house. I sneaked out while they were asleep."

As she spoke, the little girl squeezed through the door.

She was sitting on the leather sofa, swinging her legs. "Brother Qing Chen, I saw you at the Begonia Boxing Gym. Sister Yinuo and I were there the night of your ranking match, and I think she seems to know you."

"Yes," Qing Chen nodded, "I went with her when I went to Forbidden Zone No. 002 before."

Xiao Tongyun's eyes lit up. "Was the Forbidden Zone fun? Can you take me with you next time?"

"It's not fun, it's very dangerous," Qing Chen said. "You should stay in City No. 18 and not wander around."

The little girl said, "Okay, Sister Yinuo also said she would take me to cultivate, but I'm a little worried that I'll end up with her figure, so I haven't dared to agree yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than there was another knock on the door!

"That's strange," Qing Chen said, "Are they all rushing to have a meeting with me tonight?"

Nan Gengchen whispered from outside the door, "Brother Chen, open the door, it's me!"

In an instant, Li Tongyun's expression turned strange.

When Qing Chen opened the door, Nan Gengchen came in carrying large and small bags.

However, when he saw the little girl on the sofa, he suddenly stopped and seemed to turn around and run away.

Qing Chen looked at him suspiciously, then at the little girl on the sofa.

At this moment, Li Tongyun and Nan Gengchen remained silent, staring at each other in a daze.

Li Tongyun looked at Nan Gengchen and said, "Little Nan, didn't you say you didn't know Qing Chen? Are you just pretending to be his fan?"

Nan Gengchen rubbed his nose. "Don't talk about me. When I asked you, you also said you didn't know him, just that he was a fan!"

Qing Chen calmly asked, "So, you two came to my house in the middle of the night to hold a fan meeting for me?"

Li Tongyun: "..."

Nan Gengchen: "..."

At this moment, a thought popped into both of their minds: no wonder the other refrained from looking down at the countdown as the return date approached; it turned out that they had both been taught by the same teacher Qing Chen!

Qing Chen suddenly felt that the small group of Time Walker centered around him had been forced to take shape...

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