Shanghai, around two in the afternoon, Haohua Agricultural Market.
Wearing a loose T-shirt with a small grocery basket hooked over his right arm, Ren Ye was buying ingredients at the market.
He had only returned to Shanghai from Qinghai yesterday, after attending his dad's funeral on Kunlun Mountain. He planned to stay here for two or three days, then pack his things and head to the Capital.
On the way back, he and Qingning had a huge argument. They had gone nearly a whole day without speaking.
The argument had started because Qingning was leaving too. She was going to explore High-Rank Star Gates with an important figure from the Fraud Merchants' Association.
By now, Ren Ye had been forced to accept that both his dad and his sister were Players, and that they were currently far stronger than he was...
But he already had one "one-in-ten-million chance." He did not want a second.
However, his strenuous efforts to dissuade her had failed, and an argument had broken out. In the end, Qingning still insisted on leaving.
For all their arguing, Ren Ye actually knew that Qingning's sudden decision to explore High-Rank Star Gates must also have something to do with their father. As his daughter, she wanted to find a way to bring him back too, but that required her to reach greater heights herself.
Only by working hard to improve could she hope to glimpse that opportunity. Besides, that old man from the Fraud Merchants' Association had probably told Qingning some important information. That was another reason behind her decision.
Ren Ye might be three years older than Qingning, but he had been the one getting bullied since they were children. Whether they argued, fought, or whined in front of their dad, he was always at a disadvantage.