Chapter 51: What’s The Point Of Hiring A Child Laborer
After seeing off Li Xinze, Xuan Xia soon received a friend request.
The request content read: Introduced by Daoist Master Qin.
It seemed this was the person Daoist Master Qin had contacted for her.
She glanced at the other party’s personal information.
The other party’s profile picture was Pikachu at 100,000 volts, with the username: Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates.
This “four plates” of course did not refer to C drive, D drive, E drive, F drive, but to the Heavenly Plate, Earthly Plate, Human Plate, and Divine Plate in Qimen Dunjia.
Was Daoist Master Qin finding her a Qimen divination expert to assist?
Xuan Xia approved the other party’s friend request and first greeted, “Hello.”
The other party quickly replied.
『Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates: When are you arriving in Yanjing?』
Xuan Xia thought to herself, this person has some skills, actually knowing she was going to Yanjing today.
She replied: “1 PM.”
『Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates: Huh?』
『Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates: Oh.』
『Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates: Then I’ll pick you up at the airport.』
Xuan Xia felt it wasn’t necessary, but this Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates was very insistent, saying it was to fulfill the duties of a host.
Seeing how insistent the other party was, Xuan Xia didn’t mention that she could also be considered half a host, and accepted the other party’s kindness.
After providing her flight information, the two agreed to meet at the airport.
***
At 1 PM, the flight landed on time.
Before disembarking, Yang Wanxiu was still worried: “Really no need for me to send you?”
She knew Xuan Xia was going to see An Qi and thought it would be so convenient for the company to send a car, but Xuan Xia had actually refused.
Xuan Xia waved her hand: “Someone’s picking me up, you can go home with peace of mind.”
Yang Wanxiu thought to herself, that was hardly reassuring.
But since she wasn’t allowed to send her, Yang Wanxiu settled for the next best thing, accompanying Xuan Xia to meet the person picking her up before leaving.
Xuan Xia no longer refused her.
The two followed the signs to the arrivals area to look for the person, as Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates had said they would wait for Xuan Xia at the arrivals area.
Yang Wanxiu scanned the people around the arrivals area and didn’t see anyone who looked like they were picking up Xuan Xia.
“Xia Xia, what does the person picking you up look like?”
Xuan Xia was also looking: “T-shirt, jeans, wearing a hat.”
Honestly, there were at least eight people matching that outfit, if not ten.
Yang Wanxiu was about to ask if there were any other distinguishing features when suddenly someone straight ahead called out Xuan Xia’s name.
Xuan Xia and Yang Wanxiu looked over together, seeing a teenager wearing a T-shirt on top, jeans below, with a baseball cap pulled low over his forehead!
Seeing Xuan Xia look over, the other party even waved at her.
Yang Wanxiu asked: “Is that the person picking you up?”
Xuan Xia swallowed her “I don’t know” and called Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates, immediately seeing the teenager ahead take out his mobile phone.
“It’s me, come over quickly.” The voice on the phone matched the lip movements of the teenager straight ahead.
Xuan Xia hung up the phone, thinking to herself: Oh heavens, what was Daoist Master Qin thinking sending her a child laborer!
……
After sending off the puzzled and curious Yang Wanxiu, Xuan Xia looked again at this Too Lazy to Dial Four Plates teenager who had come to pick her up.
This teenager was probably around fifteen or sixteen, fair-skinned with red lips and white teeth, just not very tall, only a bit taller than her.
Of course, it might also be because he was wearing a hat.
Xuan Xia couldn’t help but ask: “Daoist Master Qin really sent you?”
The teenager adjusted the baseball cap on his head: “Yeah. My master said this kind of small matter doesn’t need him to come personally, I’m enough.”
That tone and attitude, as if it was just to accompany Xuan Xia sightseeing around Yanjing City’s famous landmarks.
After saying that, he tilted his head and looked at Xuan Xia carefully, then said: “I feel like you look kinda familiar.”
Xuan Xia “mm”-ed perfunctorily: “Yeah, I’ve got a very common face.”
The teenager choked, looking like this and calling herself common-faced, did she have any shame?
After choking, the teenager said: “Shall we go now? Let’s finish early, I still have homework to do at home.”
Now it was Xuan Xia’s turn to choke.
The feeling was truly hard to describe.
“You know what we’re going to do, right?” she asked uneasily.
The teenager had already turned to leave, but stopped upon hearing this, lifted his eyelids to look at her, and said flatly: “Yeah, I know. Daoist Master Qin already told me.”
Alright then.
So she said: “Let’s go. I also hope to finish early, I have an exam tomorrow.”
The teenager gave her a surprised glance: “You’re a student too?”
“Yes. I’m in second year university, you?”
Then she saw the teenager purse his lips: “Second year high school!”
What a coincidence, both in second year. (Not really.
Xuan Xia looked at the teenager in front of her, still feeling a bit unreliable, a second year high schooler following her, a second year university student, to handle this kind of matter. She was doing it voluntarily, while from what he said, he seemed to have been sent by his master to get some practice?
With just the two of them, could they really pull it off?
***
Xuan Xia had already contacted An Qi beforehand, and An Qi had sent her the address early.
She had originally thought the person Daoist Master Qin found would be an adult, and she could hitch a ride, but now the two of them could only take a taxi to An Qi’s home.
On the way, Xuan Xia remembered to ask the teenager: “What’s your name?”
He knew her name, but she still didn’t know his.
The teenager replied: “Qu Xingxuan.”
Xuan Xia nodded, a good name.
Then she asked: “So your master is?”
Mentioning his master, Qu Xingxuan couldn’t hide his pride: “Yuan Tian Shu.”
“Oh.” Noted, she’d inquire about him later.
He was expecting Xuan Xia’s reaction, but after waiting a while, she showed no particular response.
Qu Xingxuan: ?
No way, was she that impressive? Not even putting his master in her eyes?
Qu Xingxuan sized up Xuan Xia again, seeing she was only carrying a bag, hands otherwise empty, not looking like she had brought any tools.
Thus, his curiosity about her grew even stronger: just how capable was she?
The car soon arrived at the entrance of the residential community where An Qi lived.
Xuan Xia paid the fare and got out, An Qi walked out from nearby, approaching Xuan Xia like a thief making contact: “Xuan Xia, you and the master are here.”
While speaking, An Qi looked at the master Xuan Xia had brought, then fell speechless.
This was the master?!
Wasn’t he a bit too young?
Seeing An Qi’s expression of suspicion and shock, Xuan Xia felt even more awkward about telling An Qi that actually, she was the master today.
To avoid shocking An Qi even more, Xuan Xia decided to let Qu Xingxuan take the title of master for now.
“Um, let’s go to your home and take a look first.”
“Oh, okay.” An Qi’s line of sight was still fixed on Qu Xingxuan: “How should I address the master?”
Then she heard Qu Xingxuan say: “I feel like you look kinda familiar too.”
As a girl group member whose fans were mostly otakus, An Qi immediately stopped looking at Qu Xingxuan.
“This way.”
The apartment building where An Qi lived was 24 stories tall, she lived on the 18th floor.
Each floor had four households, An Qi lived in Room 3.
Even though it was the weekend, the floor seemed quiet and still, as if no one lived there.
With someone accompanying her, An Qi wasn’t as scared, she opened the door and led Xuan Xia and Qu Xingxuan inside.
As soon as the three entered, they all felt the indoor temperature was much lower than outside.
Xuan Xia and Qu Xingxuan exchanged a glance, confirming they felt the same.
An Qi had already instinctively hugged her arms.
