The Naming of the Night
Chapter 596

Are You a Time Walker Too?

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Los Angeles.

Early in the morning, Luo Wanyai set off on his bicycle.

Directly opposite the main gate of the Guobao Garden villa area is Los Angeles University of Technology.

He rode his bicycle and entered the campus with the students. Luo Wanyai glanced at the campus layout in his hand, then went to the library to borrow two books: one on modern Chinese history and the other on Biographies of Great People.

Then he used his auditor's pass to audit two classes at the School of Humanities.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Luo Wanyai's fierce aura was concealed, and he even had a touch of the demeanor of a Confucian businessman.

Among the young students in the room, who would have thought that this older student had just led a group to wipe out a large gang in the Inner World a few days ago, and had also executed the most heinous ringleaders of eight Dragon Mark Society?

Luo Wanyai found the class very difficult. He brought a recorder with him, planning to listen to it again when he got home that night...

It's a miracle in itself that a veteran of the Jianghu, nearing fifty, wants to pick up the habit of reading again.

In his younger days, when he was young, books were rolled up and used as weapons.

Once a person is over thirty, it becomes very difficult for them to be changed by external forces unless they develop new internal motivation.

The course I'm currently auditing is "International Relations." The female teacher is thirty-five years old, which is relatively young for a university professor. She is said to be a newly recruited talent from Los Angeles Institute of Technology, and the school even gave her a substantial settling-in allowance, a car, and a 140-square-meter apartment.

The female teacher came from Haicheng. She was intellectual and fashionable, and many students had a crush on her.

As soon as the female teacher entered the classroom, she noticed Luo Wanyai. From across the large lecture hall, she smiled and asked, "This student, I haven't seen you before."

Luo Wanyai stood up and said politely, "Excuse me, teacher, I just got my auditing pass and wanted to come and learn a bit. You don't need to worry about me."

The students looked at him curiously, but no one laughed at him. After all, every piece of clothing Luo Wanyai wore looked expensive, which was probably the whim of some local bigwig in Los Angeles.

Some students even speculated that the boss might be using various methods to woo the female teacher.

The female teacher nodded and said with a smile, "Welcome here, welcome to everyone who thirsts for knowledge. Okay, let's begin class."

After class, Luo Wanyai received a text message and hurriedly left, riding his bicycle to the gate.

At the entrance, members of the Parent's Association had already arrived in a Maybach to pick him up.

In order to save time, Luo Wanyai immediately switched to a Maybach parked outside the school and drove quickly into the Guobao Garden villa area.

He was in such a hurry that it didn't seem like someone his age should be acting like that.

Upon arriving at the villa, Luo Wanyai saw Jiang Xue, Liu Dezhu, and Nan Gengchen already waiting at the door. He asked, "Is the boss coming back soon?"

Liu Dezhu nodded blankly.

At this moment, Li Tongyun led Jingūji Maki out of the house.

Both little girls were like Porcelain Doll, a delight to behold.

Jingūji Maki also changed her clothes, all of which were carefully selected by Jiang Xue.

Xiao Zhenji came into the yard, bowed to Luo Wanyai, and said in broken Chinese, "Good afternoon, Uncle Wanya."

Luo Wanyai quickly waved his hand. "We don't need to be so polite, absolutely not."

He knew that this young girl was a genuine third-generation knight, and a rare job-changed knight at that.

As she spoke, Xiao Zhenji turned to Liu Dezhu and said, "Hello, Big Fool Brother."

Liu Dezhu: "?"

Xiao Zhenji then turned to Nan Gengchen: "Hello, Second Silly Brother."

Nan Gengchen raised an eyebrow. "Li Tongyun! You said you taught her Chinese, is this all you taught her?"

Xiao Zhenji seemed to sense that something was wrong, and stood there helplessly, not knowing what had happened.

To be honest, Li Tongyun didn't understand Japanese either, so all she did was point at Liu Dezhu and say, "Big Fool."

Then, pointing at Nan Gengchen, he said, "Second Idiot."

Xiao Zhenji wrote that down...

Li Tongyun said with a smile, "Look how sensible our Japanese are! They greeted you all one by one, and they learn so quickly. The New Year is just a few days away, so you all better prepare red envelopes for us."

Jiang Xue grabbed her ear. "I told you to teach Xiao Zhenji, so you'd better teach her properly, do you hear me?"

Upon hearing her speak, Jingūji Maki immediately realized that she hadn't greeted this aunt yet, so she quickly bowed and said stiffly, "Good afternoon, housekeeper."

"Li Tongyun!" Jiang Xue shouted sternly, "Are you trying to rebel? I noticed yesterday that you weren't doing your winter break homework properly, and now you're even teaching her Chinese haphazardly?!"

Li Tongyun's face changed drastically. "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

As they spoke, two Little Black appeared on the horizon. Everyone became excited, and even Jiang Xue involuntarily released her grip on Xiao Tongyun's ear.

Yang Yang and Qing Chen landed on the ground. Jingūji Maki was the most excited, immediately throwing herself into Qing Chen's arms. "Master, I've finally seen you again!"

Li Tongyun pouted to the side.

With the arrival of someone even more adept at flattery, her position in the household is in jeopardy.

However, she didn't say anything. This time, Li Tongyun spent a lot of money to help Jingūji Maki find a Crystal Fava Bean from the Forbidden Zone No. 007 on the black market. It is said that every time you eat one, you will become stronger.

Even if a child eats ten of them, they will have the same strength as an adult.

However, Crystal Fava Bean are very hard to find. It is said that only one or two are produced in the Forbidden Zone each year, and there are only two places in the Forbidden Zone that produce this stuff.

Li Tongyun knew that Jingūji Maki was still young, and only by eating more of this kind of thing could she embark on Qing Chen's path sooner, and also give her some ability to protect herself.

When Yang Yang brought Xiao Zhenji to Luocheng, Qing Chen called Li Tongyun and asked her to be Jingūji Maki's protector.

He didn't say exactly what a protector was supposed to do, so Li Tongyun could only guess. During this time, she even called Zhang Tianzhen to ask how to be a protector.

Although I'm not too happy to see Jingūji Maki acting so cute.

But at one point, Li Tongyun felt a sense of accomplishment watching Xiao Zhenji eat the treasure she had finally found.

Of course, all of this had to be kept from Jiang Xue.

Li Tongyun now also owns many businesses in the Inner World. She is a partner of the tycoon and works with him to do business on the Internet in Inner World.

In addition, the tycoon also dotes on her in the Inner World, giving her an extra lot of pocket money.

It's important to know that this tycoon has been operating in the Inner World for nearly a thousand years, holding countless aliases. The annual federal funding for just over ten prisons is an astronomical figure.

Therefore, Li Tongyun's reputation as Little Rich Girl is well-deserved.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu, standing to the side, said tremblingly, "Boss..."

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow. "Let's go inside and talk."

He planned to strike first; if he was thick-skinned enough, others would be the ones embarrassed.

Yang Yang chuckled and said, "I remember a boss saying in the group that Qing Chen is very trustworthy."

Qing Chen's imposing manner immediately weakened. "... Ahem, let's go inside and talk, let's go inside and talk."

The group entered the house and gathered around the gray dining table in the dining room, all remaining silent.

It was like a huge, awkward situation, and nobody knew what to say.

Liu Dezhu cautiously said, "Boss, all that gossip I was talking about back then... was just because I had nothing better to do."

Qing Chen: "Hmm..."

Liu Dezhu continued, "But we should be even now, right? You tricked me into going to No. 4 Xingshu Road, and you tricked me into running exercises with you early in the morning, and you even tricked me..."

"That's about enough," Qing Chen sighed. "Back then, we weren't familiar with each other yet, so it's normal for me to wear a disguise to protect myself."

Li Tongyun: "You're wearing way too much..."

However, at that moment, Jiang Xue suddenly paused, looking at Li Tongyun suspiciously. "Wait, you're not in our group, right? You're not Time Walker either, so how would you know what we're talking about?"

"Oh, this!" Li Tongyun said, "I... I was just joking around, right, Brother Qing Chen?"

Qing Chen smiled noncommittally. Before he could speak, Nan Gengchen interjected, "Brother Chen kept it a secret from me for so long. I kept telling him I'd treat him to something nice when I became successful. I thought nobody knew I was Time Walker... He just stood there silently watching me show off... Later, I got taken care of by Yi Nuo, thinking I'd finally made it big, only to find out Brother Chen was way more capable than me, quietly making a fortune all along. That kind of person is sly and cunning; he needs to be thoroughly criticized!"

Qing Chen's expression changed. He really had no way to deal with a player like Nan Gengchen, who could inflict eight hundred damages on the enemy while losing a thousand of his own.

He thought he had something on the other party and that the other party wouldn't dare to say anything, but it turned out that Nan Gengchen would reveal the truth himself!

While everyone was talking, Yang Yang was translating in Japanese for Jingūji Maki.

Xiao Zhenji snuggled up next to Yang Yang, feeling how warm and cozy this place was. So many people could gather together and chat. Although she couldn't understand what everyone was saying and had to rely on Yang Yang to translate, just the fact that everyone was together was enough to warm her heart.

Just then, a spy knocked on the door, peering in to catch a glimpse of Qing Chen's returning splendor, only to be scolded by Luo Wanyai: "What are you doing, sneaking around like that?!"

The informant said, "Old Luo, the people from Kunlun have suddenly arrived, and they're carrying quite a lot of things."

"Let them in," Qing Chen said.

The person who came was Lu Yuan, but he saw this pillar of Kunlun walking over with a smile. He looked at Qing Chen and said, "Welcome home. It's good that you're back."

Qing Chen asked curiously, "Is there something you need?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's like this. Our survey at Kunlun found that 60% of the Time Walker are students, and more than half of them are no longer attending school properly. Moreover, they are using things and abilities they obtained from the Inner World to cause a very negative impact on society. You're a top student, so you understand that knowledge may not necessarily change one's destiny, but it's difficult for someone who doesn't go to school to achieve anything, even if they become Time Walker. We don't want our students to stray too far from the right path, so we're here to give everyone admission notices. Um... don't refuse; all students are treated equally at Kunlun."

As he spoke, Lu Yuan read out the names: "Liu Dezhu, Nan Gengchen, Qing Chen, Chen Yang Yang, Li Tongyun..."

"Ahhhhh!" Li Tongyun turned and ran.

Jiang Xue, quick as a flash, grabbed her by the collar. "You're Time Walker too?!"

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