The woman in front of him looked so much like Yao Wei, but upon closer inspection, there were so differences—
This woman was slightly shorter and sowhat plumper than Yao Wei, particularly around the face, with slightly puffy cheeks as if she still had baby fat.
She appeared noticeably younger than Yao Wei.
Lu Xi’an recalled the words of the Type A Neo-Human he had thrown out earlier, who had died when he hit soone, then glanced at the man stepping back beside the woman, and imdiately understood.
—Just now, this man had addressed Yao Wei as "Weiwei."
Lu Xi’an had seen photos of Yao Wei’s father Yao Huo and mother Ye Wenxin, and Yao Wei’s looks leaned towards Yao Huo’s.
The man before him had aged considerably, and his features seed to have changed a lot, but upon careful observation, he could still see the resemblance to the photo.
Then, looking at the woman who had just confronted him...
He hadn’t expected them to co too.
And originally planning to help Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, Tang Er, Chou Nu, and Liu Hua were unexpectedly halted, stopping their actions.
They also spotted the clues, quietly observing the situation before them.
Yao Wei remained silent, her gaze drifting over the man and woman in front of her several tis before finally landing back on the man.
The elderly man and the young woman opposite her were both staring intently at Yao Wei.
The scene and atmosphere were so tense, but ultimately it was the man who broke the ice by speaking: "You really are Weiwei, I knew it, who else but Weiwei could look like this?
"Weiwei, I am your father, Yao Huo. Over these years, I have been searching for you..."
Yao Wei still didn’t speak, just glanced at the woman beside her who looked so much like her.
The man’s face imdiately grew sowhat awkward, but he still introduced, "This is your sister, nad Yao Sisi..."
Yao Sisi nodded to Yao Wei, showing no hostility but also no friendliness, as if looking at a stranger.
Naturally, Yao Wei also looked at her as if looking at a stranger.
"How old are you?"
Yao Wei asked this stranger-like sister.
It wasn’t Yao Sisi who answered, but the man nad Yao Huo.
"She is six years younger than you..."
When Yao Huo answered this question, his expression beca even more awkward. He seed to feel ashad in front of his daughter.
It was obvious that Yao Sisi’s mother was not Ye Wenxin.
Yao Wei had never seen her father since she was a child. Since she could rember, she had always been with her mother, Ye Wenxin, until she was not even three years old.
Then, after Ye Wenxin was killed, she fled alone, heading north, and she was only five at that ti.
Her sister Yao Sisi being six years younger, the words Yao Huo had just said, "these years I’ve been searching for you," sounded like a joke to Yao Wei.
Yao Wei pressed her lips together, saying nothing more.
Lu Xi’an held Yao Wei’s hand, helping her calm down.
Yao Wei held his hand very tightly, so much so that Lu Xi’an could sense this woman was not as calm as she appeared.
Yao Huo’s gaze fell on Yao Wei and Lu Xi’an’s hands, his mouth moved but he didn’t say anything, then his gaze shifted past Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei to the ground littered with corpses behind them.
After a long ti, he sighed deeply, "I didn’t expect you to have grown so much, to be so formidable, and to have such a good... friend..."
When he said "friend," Yao Huo’s gaze fell on Lu Xi’an’s face.
Lu Xi’an nodded at Yao Huo, his heart remaining unperturbed.
—The bond between him and Yao Wei was sothing only they understood, not sothing a suddenly appearing "father-in-law" could sever.
He knew this very clearly.
So Lu Xi’an didn’t care about the word "friend" used by Yao Huo.
Yao Huo took a deep breath and continued, "These people, I’ve chased them for nearly twenty years, always coming up short of killing them.
"This ti, I sensed a lot of marked anomalies, many irregularities, I chased here, not expecting these irregularities to co from you.
"And even more unexpectedly, you actually killed all our enemies.
"How great... so many good things, just happened to all collide together.
"Co to think of it, besides joy in my heart, there’s a bit of emptiness... do you think it’s because I wasn’t able to personally avenge our enemies?"
He seed to be deliberately leading the conversation, his manner truly that of a clumsy father trying to nd relationships.
Yao Wei seed similarly awkward. After listening to Yao Huo, her response was, "I avenged them."
Yao Huo: "..."
"Haha..."
Yao Sisi suddenly burst out laughing, finding this suddenly t sister sowhat endearingly odd.
But then everyone looked at her and she quickly stifled her laughter, reverting back to her previously serious deanor.
Liu Hua, Tang Er, Chou Nu, along with Tang, Lu Shou, and Yao, who had just been untied by Tang Er, looked bewildered, not daring to speak.
—This family seed to be more formidable than the next, with Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao not to be ntioned. Yao Wei’s father and daughter could match Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao in strength. How could they underestimate such power?
The recent attack was so fast they barely saw it, but they definitely noticed the intensity of the clash.
Even though they split after one touch, it was truly a full-force encounter.
Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao were both enthusiastically engaged, and certainly didn’t hold back their strength. Even though Yao Wei’s father and sister pulled back just a few steps after clashing with them, it was an honest-to-goodness encounter.
It’s just that their power was strong enough to withstand Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao’s attack, so they only stepped back a few paces to dissipate the force.
But then again, it’s fortunate that the two of them are strong, otherwise, before they even had ti to acknowledge Yao Wei, they might have been killed by Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao’s punches...
"Alright, that’s enough about that."
Yao Huo suddenly spoke, "Weiwei, today is a rare reunion for us, and we’ve taken down these enemies. It’s a day of great celebration, and we should celebrate properly.
"Weiwei, where are you living now? Is it in Pingchuan City?"
Yao Wei did not answer. She knew Yao Huo had determined the location of Pingchuan City from the markings.
So in Yao Huo’s eyes, the 923 Base was practically exposed.
Yao Huo seed to smile generously and said, "It’s okay if you don’t want to say, you don’t have to, I won’t ask further.
"This is a day for celebration and reunion, we should celebrate properly. Weiwei, co with us to East Sea City.
"We live in the new district of East Sea City; there’s a nice place there with a great environnt, definitely better than Pingchuan City.
"Bring your friends too, go to our house, celebrate our reunion, avenge our grudges, and then live happily and comfortably."
When Yao Huo ntioned "friends," he specifically glanced at Lu Xi’an.
Of course, he looked at the others too, but his gaze lingered on Lu Xi’an, who seed to be more significant in his eyes compared to the others.
Lu Xi’an was unsure if this attention ca from his own strength or his relationship with Yao Wei, or maybe both, but he gleaned another detail from Yao Huo’s words—
Regarding the 923 Base, Yao Huo was not aware.
Or perhaps the location of the 923 Base was a secret to him, thus he didn’t know?
Lu Xi’an remained silent, leaving the choice to Yao Wei.
He then noticed Yao Wei suddenly shaking her head.
Expected, and for Lu Xi’an, also reasonable.
But Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were slightly surprised, their eyes widening slightly.
Yao Wei said, "I need to return first."
"Hoo..."
Yao Huo subconsciously exhaled, "Alright, wait here a mont. I’ll run back and let others in our family who ca to help know, they’re behind us.
"I need to tell them to go back, no need to follow us.
"Then I’ll co back and go to Pingchuan City with you two sisters."
But Yao Wei shook her head again, "No need, you go. We’ll go back ourselves."
Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were montarily dumbfounded.
Yao Wei continued, "I have so questions I want to ask you. I’ll find you myself later."
Yao Huo finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Yao Sisi, then looked at Yao Wei and smiled at Yao Sisi, "You two sisters really have similar temperants."
The smile on Yao Sisi’s face was fleeting, while Yao Wei’s face remained expressionless.
Lu Xi’an felt that Yao Huo had relaxed too soon, but he said nothing.
Having confird Yao Wei’s thoughts, Yao Huo and Yao Sisi said nothing more, exchanged a few more words, and then bade farewell.
As Yao Huo left, he turned back three tis with each step, and when he was afar, he turned and shouted: "We’ll be waiting for you at ho, rember to co back!"
And Yao Wei still showed no reaction.
Not until Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were far away, so much so that even Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, two Type A Neo-Humans, could not see a trace of them anymore, and Yao Wei confird they couldn’t hear anything here, did Yao Wei speak:
"If it wasn’t to ask so questions, I wouldn’t want to go at all."
"Hmm, I know."
Lu Xi’an said.
He knew Yao Wei had so reservations in her heart towards her father, many reservations, such as regarding cannibalism and markings, regarding separating from her mother, not to ntion the over twenty years of silence...
He chose to stand silently beside Yao Wei, becoming a pillar of support for Yao Wei to slowly sort out herself, clear her thoughts, and then decide how to handle this sudden relationship.
However, what he did not expect was that Yao Wei then said, "All those words just now, he didn’t even bother to ask your na."
"..."
Lu Xi’an suddenly fell silent.
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