Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 567 - 57: Agree to Trade

Chapter 567: Chapter 57: Agree to Trade

Jing Rui’s room was decorated in a light and elegant water blue complemented by light grey, and due to the high floor, ventilation and lighting were both excellent.

Gu Xiaoxi walked around her spacious room and saw that opposite the bed there was a half-wall wardrobe filled with clothes.

She chose a set of pajamas and a black skirt from inside.

Since it wasn’t yet time for the International Alliance to start recruiting, she could enjoy herself and play around here for a few days.

Gu Xiaoxi grabbed the clothes and was about to leave when she saw a photo on Jing Rui’s bedside table.

In the photo, she looked very young, still retaining a hint of childishness in her appearance. She was holding a baby in her arms, and there was a man standing beside her. However, only the man’s arm was showing, the rest of his half body was covered with a white paper.

Gu Xiaoxi picked up the photo, staring at the cute Little Baby Jing Rui was holding in her arms—it looked to be only a month old, with smooth, tender skin and a pair of big, watery eyes, somewhat resembling Quan Jinling when he was young.

She couldn’t help but be curious, wondering if Jing Rui had had a child and been married.

Gu Xiaoxi was very curious about what kind of man was worthy of her.

Holding the frame, she looked at it for a long while and felt it wasn’t right to invade someone else’s privacy.

So, she placed the photo album respectfully back on her bedside cabinet.

She took the pajamas and went to the adjacent room to take a bath.

By the time she came out, Jing Rui had already returned with lots of new clothes.

And they were all international fashion brands, selected according to her size, with plenty of outfits prepared for her.

It seemed that Jing Rui understood Gu Xiaoxi’s style well, purchasing shirts and trousers for her that were elegant and neat. Of course, there were also two pretty, pink party dresses.

"I have a feeling that you guys will definitely end up staying here," Jing Rui said with a smile as she looked at Gu Xiaoxi, "If you can stay, then later on you’ll have your own house to live in. I hope the two of you can live in the place opposite mine."

"Aunt, you’re planning too far ahead. What if you don’t like us here, it’d be so embarrassing," Jing Haoran, though also eyeing this place, knew that not everyone could come.

There were only ten recruitment slots per year, with all kinds of bizarre requirements that were truly eye-opening.

On the other hand, Gu Xiaoxi didn’t mind at all, "Aunt Jing, you better be prepared. I’m going to mooch meals off you."

She glanced at Mr. Hu, who was serving the food at the table—his cooking was excellent. Just one glance at the spread was enough to make anyone drool.

"Alright, let’s eat," Hu Shaohua said with a smile, looking at Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran with the same doting eyes he had for Jing Rui.

"Uncle Hu, are you really just my aunt’s assistant?" Jing Haoran asked, eyeing the table full of meticulously prepared dishes. The man cooked fast too, just in the time it took everyone to shower.

He had actually prepared a whole table of dishes.

"Of course, I’m an assistant; your aunt is too busy on her own. With no one to look after her, headquarters was worried she’d wear herself out. So, they sent me with my superb cooking skills to take care of her," Hu Shaohua explained.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded and smiled, "Right! Absolutely! Aunt Jing indeed needs a chef with superb cooking skills. From now on, we’ll be in Uncle Hu’s care."

"No problem at all! If there’s anything you don’t understand, just tell me. I will definitely serve you all," Hu Shaohua promised, thumping his chest.

At a glance, he seemed to be an optimistic, cheerful, and humorous good man.

Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran both had a good first impression of him.

After dinner, Jing Rui said she had to go out for a while.

Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran couldn’t sleep either and decided to walk around the upscale commercial street downstairs.

This place wasn’t like other densely populated urban areas, with pedestrians coming and going.

On the street, one would mostly see people dressed in suits or camouflage, carrying guns—law enforcement personnel.

Both cars and pedestrians were highly organized on the street.

Even the occasional burst of laughter seemed to come from a faraway place.

Since Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran were new and didn’t know much about the International Alliance Central City, Hu Shaohua appeared to willingly accompany them.

He also enthusiastically introduced to Gu Xiaoxi, "These are all people working for the International Alliance. We’re currently in the residential area, which outsiders can’t enter. Within the alert line, everything belongs to the International Alliance, and beyond the line is where we can receive distinguished guests. Anyone who comes to the International Alliance must have a clear identity."

"So, your management here isn’t very strict, huh! Technically, we shouldn’t be able to come to a residential area that’s off-limits to outsiders," Jing Haoran said, stroking his chin.

Hu Shaohua shook his head and said, "Captain Jin bringing the two of you over is not a problem. Because your profiles have long been stored in the computer of the International Alliance. Having once escorted Qing Lian and undertaken other missions, you have already been on the internal recruitment list of the International Alliance. It all depends on your performance from here on out. If you perform well, you’ll become one of our members in the future."

Gu Xiaoxi straightened her hair and laughed lightly, "So that’s how it is! It looks like I need to capture a few more bounties and earn some extra rewards. That way, I’ll have a more stable place in the International Alliance."

"Haoran, you and Uncle Hu go back first. I have some things to take care of and need to go out," Gu Xiaoxi said, glancing at the night. She had some matters to resolve.

Jing Haoran was filled with curiosity about this foreign place and had no desire to go back, "If you’re leaving, then leave. Uncle Hu and I will go have fun at the bar."

"A bar!" Gu Xiaoxi followed Jing Haoran’s pointed direction and looked.

There it was, a sign for a bar, so she left him to it.

She drove her car beyond the International Alliance’s security perimeter.

The man who had been looking for her today had been following her all along; she needed to consider negotiating with him.

Mi Xi had disappeared to an unknown location.

She never liked being indebted to anyone.

Gu Xiaoxi parked her car by the seaside location, got out of the car, and stood by the sea gazing at an unfamiliar city and an unfamiliar night sky.

Even if the stars were brighter than in Liuli Country, even if the wind was warmer than in Liuli Country, she still preferred the land of Liuli Country.

She preferred the flowers, plants, and trees, rather than the cold city and the heartless seawater.

"You have made up your mind," came a man’s voice from behind Gu Xiaoxi.

She turned around to see, wasn’t he the man who had sought her out on the ship?

"From Yaobi Mountain, what’s your name?" Gu Xiaoxi asked with her hands in her pockets and an expressionless face.

"Bai Tian. We from Yaobi Mountain have always lived overseas. We seldom walk in the world and do not concern ourselves with worldly matters," Bai Tian explained.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at him sideways, a bit puzzled, "Are you from a Cultivation Sect?"

Why hadn’t she sensed any aura from him at all?

"Correct!" Bai Tian answered frankly. "My master, the Saint of Emptiness, has lived for more than ten thousand years, and our Yaobi Mountain’s existence goes back over a hundred thousand years. We still preserve ancient texts from Ancient Times there."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi’s body shook, and her chest felt as if it had frozen instantaneously.

Her mind was filled with Ancient Times’ texts. Actually, she also wanted to know what exactly happened during Ancient Times.

Who was she? Who was Mi Xi? And what was the deal with the Fruit Tree of Immortality?

"You seem very excited!" Bai Tian, still dressed in white, had a calm demeanor that seemed to carry the air of a great master.

Gu Xiaoxi was silent for a long time before regaining her composure.

"Since your sect is an Immortal Sect, you naturally aren’t afraid of the side effects of the Fruit of Immortality. I can give you the Fruit of Immortality, but I need you to agree to two things," Gu Xiaoxi stated pointedly, her gaze firm.

"Let’s hear it!"

"First, help me find Mi Xi’s whereabouts. Second, I want to see the ancient texts of your Yaobi Mountain from a hundred thousand years ago," Gu Xiaoxi spoke coldly. As for Mi Xi, she owed him in this life, and she intended to repay that debt.

And the earliest life in which their entanglements began, she wanted to know, what exactly had happened.

"I can agree to the first. But the second, we are not able to fulfill," Bai Tian said solemnly. "You must know, the ancient texts from a hundred thousand years ago were left by the strongest immortals and gods. As the epochs have changed, mankind has deteriorated to an unimaginable extent. None of us are worthy of reading the ancient texts— we do not even have the ability to open them!"

Gu Xiaoxi frowned. Could the situation really be so severe?

Bai Tian’s expression did not seem to be lying.

His words also made sense.

With the constant transformation of the earth, the Spirit Root became increasingly rare. It made sense that the ancient texts could not be opened.

Even the Crystal she cultivated could only be unlocked step by step. Without reaching a certain level of cultivation, she couldn’t understand the secrets within.

"For now, I will believe you. But I must see these ancient texts. I won’t give up without trying," Gu Xiaoxi declared seriously.

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