“I remember the sign outside saying, ‘Medical facility. No unauthorized entry.’”
“I’m not unauthorized.” Liu Feiyu’s smile was flawless. “I’m a classmate here to visit a patient. I should be welcome.”
He paused, then added, “Besides, you’re a hero. There’s nothing wrong with me coming to pay my respects, is there?”
Chen Guan twitched the corner of his mouth but didn’t accept the compliment. As the saying went, no one offered a favor without an ulterior motive.
He had already guessed why Liu Feiyu was here. It was obviously about that token.
Otherwise, he couldn’t imagine what else he had that Liu Feiyu might want.
“Ahem. Well, I also wanted to ask about the Azure Dragon Token.” Seeing that Chen Guan remained silent, Liu Feiyu coughed awkwardly before stating his purpose.
Chen Guan leaned back. Just as he expected.
“I thought we’d finished discussing this last time, in the logistics department and on the rooftop.”
The expression on Liu Feiyu’s face didn’t change, as though the person who had climbed through a window, picked a lock, and ultimately escaped in embarrassment using water magic hadn’t been him at all.
“Last time was last time. This time is this time.”
He dragged the folding stool a little closer to the bed, leaned forward, and lowered his voice.
“I wasn’t properly prepared last time. I made a fool of myself.”
“This time, I’ve come with sincerity.”
Chen Guan said nothing. He merely watched Liu Feiyu from the corner of his eye, waiting for him to continue.
Ignoring Chen Guan’s aloofness, Liu Feiyu began laying out his bargaining chips.
“I remember you asked me about two places before.”
The corners of Liu Feiyu’s mouth rose again. He had naturally come prepared.
“The unnamed island in the east, and the Endless Desert.”
Chen Guan’s expression remained unchanged. “Oh? With the Young Master Liu family fortune, are you planning to buy those two places and give them to me?”
“No.”
Liu Feiyu shook his head. A fire of determination burned in his eyes.
“I’m not planning to buy them.”
“They’re already under my name.”
[Fuck?!]
[What the hell?! He already got them?]
[An island and a desert, just handed over like that? This feels even better than dropping 648 yuan on a top-up!]
[Young Master, Venmo me fifty. I’m almost at KFC.]
Liu Feiyu took out a slim metal case, opened it, and pushed it across the bed toward Chen Guan.
Inside were two chips glowing with a faint blue light.
“These are the anonymous title deeds and digital ownership keys. They use the highest level of encryption and have already been registered with the Great Wall Archives Bureau.”
“As long as you agree, ownership can be transferred to you immediately—or to anyone you designate.”
Liu Feiyu radiated absolute confidence. “Now you can verify my sincerity.”
Chen Guan’s gaze settled on the chips. He was wary of any possible fine print.
“I remember the unnamed island belonged to your elder brother, Liu Chengjun. He was willing to give it to you?”
“My elder brother and I have divided the family assets. This was my share. Now, this is all I have.”
Liu Feiyu answered as casually as if billions in family wealth were worthless.
He had already thought it through. He wasn’t cut out for business. After all these years, his partners recognized only his brother; no one acknowledged him.
Since the wealth had never truly been his, he might as well let it go. He would take another path.
The path of transcendence.
And the ticket to that path was in Chen Guan’s hands.
Chen Guan’s gaze lingered on the two chips shining with a ghostly blue light. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t tempted.
Liu Feiyu’s words—“Now, this is all I have”—moved him somewhat.
He really was staking everything on this.
Watching Chen Guan’s reaction, Liu Feiyu maintained the same perfect smile, but the tension hidden deep in his eyes gave him away.
He was gambling. Gambling that Chen Guan would be tempted. Gambling that the Azure Dragon Token wasn’t as important to Chen Guan as an island and a desert.
They were both useless to the other party anyway. Why not trade?
“I agree.”
Chen Guan finally spoke. The simplicity of his answer caught even Liu Feiyu off guard.
All the arguments Liu Feiyu had prepared—things like the token being useless in Chen Guan’s hands and how having one more friend meant one more road—were cut off by those decisive words.
He froze for a moment before recovering, his tense shoulders relaxing slightly.
“A wise choice.”
Liu Feiyu reached out to push the two chips toward Chen Guan.
“Not so fast.”
Chen Guan raised a hand to stop him. Bracing one hand against the bed, he slipped the other into his storage ring.
“Before we make the trade, you should at least inspect the merchandise.”
Liu Feiyu’s hand stopped in midair.
The next moment, a token appeared in Chen Guan’s palm.
It was azure and ancient, but the winding dragon pattern on its surface had lost its luster. More fatal still, one corner of the token was visibly missing.
The tent’s warm yellow lamplight fell across it. Rather than adding to its mystery, the light only made the damage more glaring.
Chen Guan placed the Azure Dragon Token on the blanket beside the bed and pushed it toward Liu Feiyu.
“This is what it looks like. It was already missing a corner when I got it.”
Liu Feiyu asked the most crucial question. “It’s incomplete. How am I supposed to activate it? How do I make it acknowledge me?”
He had asked Southern Dipper the same question, but the other party hadn’t answered. Instead, he had told Liu Feiyu to find someone called White Tiger.
Damn it, where was he supposed to find that person? At a zoo?
Asking Chen Guan was much more efficient.
“How should I know?”
Chen Guan’s answer was perfectly self-righteous. Looking at Liu Feiyu, he suddenly smiled.
“Still, I can give you a reference.”
Liu Feiyu looked up at him.
“I have a friend whose token was initially in even worse shape than yours.”
Chen Guan recalled what his Black Tortoise Token had looked like at the beginning.
“It was only a fragment. It couldn’t even be considered a token.”
Liu Feiyu frowned. “What happened afterward?”
“Afterward, he passed the trial, and the token completed itself.”
Chen Guan spread his hands.
“So where the missing corner of this token is—or how to restore it—you’ll have to find out for yourself.”
He paused, then added, “Perhaps this is also a test. The Azure Dragon’s test.”
Liu Feiyu fell silent.
He lowered his head and stared at the azure token lying quietly on the blanket, his expression shifting unpredictably.
A test?
Had he not endured enough tests already? All those years spent pretending to be useless in the Liu family, surviving day after day amid hypocrisy, intrigue, and cold indifference—that had been a long trial with no end in sight.
Now, all that was changing was the examination hall.
“Fine.”
After a long while, Liu Feiyu finally forced out a single word.
His hand trembled slightly as he reached out and closed it around the incomplete Azure Dragon Token.
The token was cold in his palm. The damaged dragon pattern seemed to come alive, swimming lightly across his hand.
Liu Feiyu’s body shook violently, and an unprecedented radiance burst into his eyes.
“They’re yours now.”
He placed the two data chips where the Azure Dragon Token had been and rose to his feet.
“Chen Guan, I hope we’ll have the chance to meet again.”
With that, Liu Feiyu didn’t linger. He turned, lifted the tent flap, and quickly disappeared into the wind and snow of the northern frontier.
“I hope we meet again too.”
Behind him, Chen Guan shrugged. To him, a familiar face was always better than a stranger.
Even if they couldn’t exactly be called friends, at least Liu Feiyu was someone he could talk to.
The light inside the tent was dim and yellow. Chen Guan picked up the two cold, smooth data chips, but instead of examining them closely, he casually placed them on the bedside storage cabinet.
There was no way Liu Feiyu would try to deceive him with fakes, so there was no need to inspect them right away. Even if he did, he couldn’t exactly fly to the island.
With his current strength, he should keep his head down and avoid taking unnecessary risks. Unlocking Old Me came first.
Still, he ought to tell his nominal superior about Liu Feiyu’s matter beforehand.
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