Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 341: The Fun of Watching a Show

“They mentioned leaving City 18 to lay low, but I didn’t expect them to leave so soon,” Qing Chen frowned.

Moreover, the dozens of vehicles at the border crossing should all belong to the Masonic Lodge.

As the students waited for customs clearance, many of them got out of their cars with relaxed expressions and chatted, as if they were going on a field trip.

Qing Chen thought that there wasn’t really a problem. If there were experts providing protection, as long as they didn’t enter Forbidden Zone 002, it wouldn’t theoretically be particularly dangerous.

The students of Luo Yi High School are the elite among Luo City students, the most intelligent group.

These people gathered together would not make such low-level mistakes; they would surely be prepared.

Qing Chen roughly calculated.

Even if there were only two people in a car, it would almost catch up with the number of people in the Conglomerate Autumn Hunt. Perhaps all the elite students of Luo Yi High School were in the convoy.

Qing Chen looked at Hu Xiaoniu and asked, “I saw them chatting with you and Tianzhen the day before yesterday. Did they show any purpose?”

Ever since Wang Jiale revealed Qing Chen’s information to Qiduo and Zhang Lanjin, the two have been subtly contacting people around Qing Chen.

Qing Chen noticed this. Although he didn’t know what happened, he knew very well that they were approaching him.

But the problem was that these two were very cunning and didn’t give Qing Chen a chance to distance himself. It seemed that they planned to get along well with Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen first.

At this time, Hu Xiaoniu was sitting in the car, unsure of how to respond. He wasn’t sure what the identity of the old man and Li Ke in the car was, whether they knew they were Time Travelers, or whether they knew their identities.

Qing Chen glanced at Hu Xiaoniu: “These are our own people; you can say anything.”

The old man: “Yes, we’re all our own people. Tell us.”

Qing Chen: “……”

The old man was very curious about Qing Chen’s life in the Outer World. He realized that Hu Xiaoniu was Qing Chen’s companion in the Outer World, so he planned to dig something out.

Hu Xiaoniu confirmed that Qing Chen was serious and relaxed, saying, “I later chatted with Qiduo and Zhang Lanjin a few times, and I didn’t feel that they had any obvious ambitions. They just wanted to establish a Luo City middle school Time Traveler alliance. Of course, they didn’t accept everyone, but only the most excellent Time Travelers from each middle school. By the way, Jiang Yichen from our school also joined the Masonic Lodge and will go to the wilderness with them.”

Qing Chen was stunned, Jiang Yichen?

He had guessed that Jiang Yichen might be Lu Ya in He Xiaoxiao’s group. According to the timeline, Jiang Yichen’s arrival in Luo City and Lu Ya’s arrival in Luo City coincided.

Making this assumption, then Jiang Yichen wanting to leave City 18 with the Masonic Lodge convoy to avoid the limelight would be reasonable.

After all, ‘Lu Ya’ stole Qingzhong’s Forbidden Artifact and was facing pursuit by the Qing Family.

However, if Jiang Yichen was really Lu Ya, and really stole Qingzhong’s Forbidden Artifact, then these people going to the wilderness would probably not be safe.

Although the Shadow Master seemed indifferent, how could they really abandon a Forbidden Artifact?

The Forbidden Artifact would definitely be retrieved.

“Those vehicles in the adjacent lane, are they your classmates from your middle school in the Outer World?” The old man curiously patted Hu Xiaoniu’s shoulder and asked, “Young man, what kind of person is Qing Chen in the Outer World? Is he in a relationship? Does he have any enemies? What are his parents like?”

Hu Xiaoniu didn’t know how to answer for a while.

Qing Chen calmly said, “Old Master, if you want to extract information, at least do it without me around.”

The Old Master was unhappy: “Is it not okay to satisfy an old man’s curiosity? Besides, I also really want to know what the Outer World is like.”

At this moment, Qing Chen turned his head and saw Li Ke’s mouth agape.

The only person in the car who didn’t know Qing Chen was a Time Traveler was him.

Young Li Ke only felt that the shock he had experienced in the past two days was more than he had experienced in his previous fourteen years.

Enough to shock him for a whole year!

“Master, you are a Time Traveler?! And you’re still in middle school?” Li Ke curiously asked.

“Mm,” Qing Chen nodded.

It seemed that everyone in the Inner World who knew he was still in middle school would feel somewhat unbelievable.

Li Ke turned to the old man: “Grandpa, you’ve known all along?”

The old man also nodded.

Li Ke: “……”

It seemed that only he didn’t know!

Only he was kept in the dark!

The old man looked at his grandson and chuckled, “There are many things you don’t know.”

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, “Xiaoniu, drive faster. Arrive at the first campsite I marked on the map before sunset and follow my planned route. We should avoid contact with the Masonic Lodge as much as possible. I now suspect that there are Time Travelers affiliated with the Qing Family among them.”

“Okay,” Hu Xiaoniu nodded and stepped on the gas pedal.

Qing Chen looked at the old man: “By the way, what if we are really stopped by the border control bureau?”

“You really think I just put a Qing Family logo on the car?” The old man found it amusing: “The Conglomerate also needs to avoid impersonation, so those logos are all control paints, and under the paint are hidden electronic feedback signals for each Conglomerate. Before you even reach the checkpoint, the border control bureau will know that a Conglomerate vehicle has arrived.”

“I see,” Qing Chen nodded.

A wall more than three meters high was built around the edge of each city, with electric nets on top.

The border control bureau strictly managed smuggling and illegal immigration.

As they left.

Qiduo inside the checkpoint looked at the Off-road Vehicle that had just driven away and suddenly said to Zhang Lanjin, “Did you see that Off-road Vehicle just now? The Qing Family’s one.”

“I saw it, what’s wrong?” Zhang Lanjin smiled: “Envious that they can leave the city without inspection?”

“No,” Qiduo shook his head: “I seemed to see Hu Xiaoniu sitting in the driver’s seat, but through the window, I wasn’t sure if it was him.”

“Hu Xiaoniu?” Zhang Lanjin was stunned: “You mean Hu Xiaoniu, our classmate from Luo City Foreign Language School?”

“Mm,” Qiduo nodded: “It looked like the driver… No wonder he didn’t want to say what his identity was in the Inner World. He was actually from the Conglomerate.”

As the two were talking, a dark-skinned young man walked over: “What are you whispering about?”

This young man had a well-proportioned figure and seemed to have done a lot of outdoor activities.

“Senior Nangong, didn’t we transfer to Luo City Foreign Language School last week? We just saw a new classmate driving a Qing Family Off-road Vehicle out of the city,” Qiduo said: “It’s Hu Xiaoniu we mentioned in the group.”

Nangong Yuanyu seemed a little surprised: “Hu Xiaoniu? Are you sure it’s him?”

“I’m not too sure, but it’s probably him,” Qiduo said: “Our current plan is to befriend Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen first, and then slowly try to get Qing Chen into the Masonic Lodge.”

“Mm, that’s a good idea. Our Masonic Lodge needs someone like Qing Chen,” Nangong Yuanyu smiled: “Okay, get in the car. I saw them heading south, and our destination is also in the south. Maybe we’ll meet in the wilderness.”

“Wait, aren’t they also going to Forbidden Zone 002?” Qiduo curiously asked.

Nangong Yuanyu pondered: “Then even better.”

Although Qing Chen had agreed to join the Masonic Lodge, in fact, no one thought he really joined…

And now, the Masonic Lodge was very interested in Qing Chen.

Not for anything else, but because Qing Chen got a perfect score in the ac10 math competition. The Masonic Lodge needed this kind of high-IQ person.

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On the Off-road Vehicle, the old man took off the fake beard he had stuck on: “When will those people who make fake beards improve their technology a bit, so that this thing is more comfortable to wear? Hey, Qing Chen kid, why don’t you lend me your Forbidden Artifact ace-005? I’ll return it to you when I die.”

The old man talked about life and death as easily as drinking water.

This made Qing Chen suspicious: “Aren’t you going to live another hundred years, and specifically come to cheat me out of a Forbidden Artifact?”

“What do you take me for? What kind of identity do I have to cheat you out of a Forbidden Artifact?!” The old man glared.

“Don’t put on airs. When we left Autumn Leaf Manor, I noticed that someone had taken the unintentional copper bells on my eaves. I don’t know who was so stingy. I only used them for less than a month, and they wanted me to guard the secret passage leading into and out of Ban Shan Mountain Estate,” Qing Chen sneered.

The old man was stunned: “How did you discover it? I specifically told Li Yunjing to be careful.”

“Hehe,” Qing Chen sneered.

Hu Xiaoniu felt that these two seemed to be addicted to arguing. His gaze darted between the two.

However, at this moment, Hu Xiaoniu’s gaze inadvertently swept across the old man’s Face^[-], and he instantly recognized the other party’s identity!

Li Clan’s head of the family, Li Xiurui!

“Xiaoniu, concentrate on driving and don’t drive into the ditch,” Qing Chen reminded.

Hu Xiaoniu came back to his senses, with huge waves in his heart. He felt like there was a hand around his neck, making it difficult to breathe.

After all, these past two days, the media of the entire Federation has been reporting the news of the old man’s death, and his photos are everywhere.

Before, the other party had a full beard, so he couldn’t recognize him, but now that the beard was removed, Hu Xiaoniu was immediately shocked.

“You… you’re not…” Hu Xiaoniu couldn’t figure it out. Why would an old man who had already died be in this car? And why would the head of the Li Clan be so familiar with Qing Chen?

Looking at the way they joked with each other, their relationship was clearly very close!

Nowadays, which Time Traveler can be friends with the head of the Conglomerate? That’s too exaggerated!

‘The head of the Conglomerate faked his death and traveled with a Time Traveler to Forbidden Zone 002.’ Just thinking about it sounds absurd.

Hu Xiaoniu looked at Qing Chen in the rearview mirror and suddenly fell into contemplation.

He had been curious about how Qing Chen disguised himself before, but now that he knew the truth, he thought it was the effect of the Forbidden Artifact.

Nowadays, there are very few Time Travelers who possess Forbidden Artifacts. Among tens of thousands of people, there are probably only a dozen, or even fewer.

This kind of person, really willing to live a subordinate life?

If even the Daybreak members are so powerful, how powerful must the Daybreak Boss be?

In the evening, Qing Chen and his group finally arrived at the campsite marked on the map.

This was the place where Qing Chen first met the Qin family and Qin Yiyi.

However, this time he didn’t have any apples to eat, and Li Shutong wasn’t with him. Everything had changed.

I wonder how the girl who was willing to share her apples with him is doing now.

Qing Chen skillfully lit a bonfire, then sat beside the bonfire with the old man, waiting for Hu Xiaoniu and Li Ke to set up their tents.

The warmth emanating from the bonfire made the two feel warm all over, and their skin felt like it was being baked by the heat.

After a long time, the old man sitting on the small stool slowly closed his eyes and leaned to one side.

Fortunately, Qing Chen was quick-eyed and quick-handed, preventing him from falling to the ground.

Qing Chen felt his pulse, which was already very weak.

“Old Master? Old Master, wake up!” Qing Chen pinched the old man’s acupoint and shouted.

The old man slowly opened his eyes: “I’m fine, I’m just suddenly a little sleepy.”

Qing Chen knew that this was definitely not just about being sleepy.

This old man’s life had indeed come to an end, but it was only because of a belief that he could pretend to be dead and come out to see the sunrise and trees.

The next second, the old man weakly said: “Let go of my acupoint first. Your grip is too strong. You almost choked me to death.”

Qing Chen couldn’t help but laugh: “I’m not worried that you’ll die halfway?”

The old man sat up straight and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t die before I’ve fulfilled my wish.”

Qing Chen was silent. The old man at this moment was like the afterglow of the setting sun, the light and the sun, quickly falling below the horizon.

The old man suddenly asked, “Your master once took you through here, didn’t he? I see traces of a bonfire nearby. Although they’ve been blown away by the wind and rain, the grass hasn’t grown back yet.”

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, “My master and I camped here when we came out of Prison 18. We walked for three days and three nights at that time. This time we arrived in a day by car. According to the plan, we will arrive at the edge of Forbidden Zone 002 in six days.”

“I really envy you. If only I could become a Knight,” the old man smiled.

At this moment, the roar of an engine came from afar.

Qing Chen was stunned. He didn’t need to think to know who was coming.

There were actually three roads to Forbidden Zone 002 from City 18, but unexpectedly, the Masonic Lodge chose the same route as them.

Or, they were coming for them.

Qing Chen glanced at Hu Xiaoniu: “Unload the firearms from the car for me. If they stop, you’ll handle it. Old Master, put your beard back on. I’m afraid you’ll scare them.”

The convoy arrived quickly. They stopped beside Qing Chen’s campsite.

Qiduo and Zhang Lanjin jumped out of the car. They pretended not to know Hu Xiaoniu and greeted them warmly and politely: “Good evening, everyone. It’s getting late. This is the most suitable place to camp nearby. Can we camp next to you?”

Qing Chen pondered, why did these two pretend not to know Hu Xiaoniu?

Yes, they were not sure about the identities of their side, nor were they sure whether these ‘big shots from the Qing Family’ knew that Hu Xiaoniu was a Time Traveler, so they did not rashly recognize him, so as not to cause trouble for Hu Xiaoniu.

If that was really what they thought, then these people were actually kind to Hu Xiaoniu.

At this time, the old man chuckled, “Of course, feel free.”

Qing Chen looked at the old man in surprise and whispered, “What if there is danger?”

“Aren’t they just a bunch of middle school students? What danger could there be?” The old man whispered back: “Besides, I’ve always been curious about what Time Travelers are like. Li Yunyi used to be in charge, and I never personally dealt with those Time Travelers. Isn’t this a perfect opportunity now?”

Qing Chen had a revelation: “Actually, Li Yunjing is following us, right?”

“No,” the old man shook his head.

“I don’t believe it,” Qing Chen clearly sensed that the old man was full of confidence, as if he wasn’t worried about any danger.

While the Masonic Lodge was setting up camp, the old man even got up, walked behind his hands to their campsite to stroll around, acting completely familiar, chatting enthusiastically with a group of young female students.

Seeing the female students laughing heartily, the old man’s personal charm remained undiminished…

Qing Chen silently watched all this, momentarily unsure of how to react.

He considered whether he should change routes tomorrow and shake off these people?

Before long, the old man turned back and waved to Qing Chen, shouting, “Grandson, these kids are also going to Forbidden Zone 002 for a visit. We can travel together. More people make it more lively!”

Qing Chen: “……”

What the heck is this!

Even if there is a master like Li Yunjing hiding in the dark to protect them, you can’t be so reckless!

Qing Chen felt that the old man deliberately looked for opportunities to travel together after knowing that they were his classmates, and then watched his reaction when he got along with them.

Enjoying the fun of watching a show.

And, he always felt that the old man’s address was deliberately finding an opportunity to scold him!

Qing Chen walked towards the Masonic Lodge’s campsite and asked Zhang Lanjin and the others, “Are you going to Forbidden Zone 002 too?”

Zhang Lanjin nodded and said, “Yes, we want to visit the legendary towering tree, but we’ll only look from afar and won’t enter the Forbidden Zone. What about you? Why are you going there?”

Qing Chen said, “We are also going to visit.”

Qiduo looked at Hu Xiaoniu and Li Ke who were still setting up the tents and suddenly asked, “Are those two your servants?”

Qing Chen laughed. He was currently in the zard form, so they didn’t recognize him.

Now, these people thought he was a native of the Inner World, and they even wanted to find out Hu Xiaoniu’s identity in the Outer World through him!

He said, “Yes, they are our servants. What? Do you know them?”

“No, no,” Qiduo and Zhang Lanjin looked at each other and smiled: “We were just asking casually.”

Qing Chen suddenly became interested. Pretending to be a native of the Inner World in front of a group of Time Travelers seemed quite good…

But at this moment, he saw Jiang Yichen in the crowd, hiding in the crowd, his gaze somewhat evasive when he looked at him…

Qing Chen said, “Hey, isn’t this the neighbor?”

Jiang Yichen’s Face^[-] changed. To be honest, he really didn’t expect to meet the owner of the ‘haunted house’ next door in the wilderness!

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