230: Chapter 230 Meeting the Parents (Part 3)

Removing their gear, both sides took their seats.

Xing Yaoyan casually scanned her surroundings; this place looked like a private room specifically for tea drinking.

The food on the table was exquisite and petite, taking up little space.

Everyone present was a high-level Esper and didn't really need to consume food, so these dishes were just for tasting.

"You all may withdraw; just stand guard outside the door."

Yun Sheng waved his hand slightly at the people behind him.

"But... Mr. Yun..." The woman wearing a purple combat suit quickly stepped forward.

"That is an order." Yun Sheng's voice instantly dropped, cutting off everyone's words.

Seeing this, the woman clenched her fists in unwillingness, then cast another warning glare, fiercely sweeping it across the White-haired girl sitting next to Qian Mo.

However, Xing Yaoyan didn't even glance at her; all her attention was on the exquisitely crafted tea set before her.

Seeing this, the woman had no choice but to turn around, leave the room at the end of the line, and close the door behind her.

Now, only Qian Mo, Xing Yaoyan, and Yun Sheng remained in the room.

"Young Miss Xing Yan seems to like the tea set here," Yun Sheng said with a smile, noticing the girl's gaze.

"Mm..." Xing Yaoyan returned a polite smile. "I'm quite interested in human tea art..."

Come to think of it, she had been the champion of the provincial tea art competition in her past life. Besides graphics cards, which almost all boys liked, her favorite things were tea sets...

"How about I have a word with the owner later, and this tea set can be gifted to you, Young Miss Xing Yan?"

"This... that wouldn't be appropriate..."

"It's fine, it's just a tea set..."

At this point, Xing Yaoyan knew that continuing to refuse would be inappropriate, so she finally nodded with a smile and accepted.

To be able to make her owe him an invisible favor so silently in such a short time, through meticulous observation and airtight persuasive speech—he was truly not simple...

The way Xing Yaoyan looked at Yun Sheng now held a few more traces of vigilance and wariness.

Yun Sheng looked at her, his eyes narrowed into slits, also revealing an imperceptible scrutiny.

This silent confrontation seemed to have begun the moment they met.

Qian Mo, sitting next to Xing Yaoyan, also wore a smile. He was busy pouring tea for everyone and seemed completely unaware of the unusual atmosphere between the two.

But in reality, he had long discovered that something was off between them. Just now, when Uncle Yun had his arm around his shoulder while walking to the private room, he could constantly feel Xing Yaoyan's scrutinizing gaze from behind.

He knew this was the look Xing Yaoyan only wore when she was eyeing prey.

So, although he looked like the most normal person of the three, the spiritual power within his body was already slowly circulating, ready to burst forth at any moment to hold Xing Yaoyan back.

After all, this was his uncle, the closest family member of the original owner that he knew of, and he had taken care of him in the past. Reason and sentiment both dictated that he couldn't let anything happen to him...

"Little Mo, do you not hate me?" Yun Sheng asked.

"Hate you for what?" Qian Mo's smile faded quite a bit. He could feel this body subconsciously emitting powerful emotional fluctuations after hearing Yun Sheng's words.

"Hate me for choosing to leave you when I knew your parents had passed away and everyone was bullying you, leaving a child like you to endure the malice of others alone. Hate me for having power and influence, yet still turning a blind eye to your plight..."

Xing Yaoyan raised an eyebrow slightly. She turned her head and found Qian Mo looking at her with a smile, saying in a gentle tone, "It's okay... it's all in the past..."

"Alright, it seems I overthought it..."

Yun Sheng then added: "However... there is one thing I want to confirm... you shouldn't feel that there is anything unusual about your body, right..."

Hearing this, Xing Yaoyan's eyes sharpened.

Star Body! He must be asking about the Star Body.

She immediately tugged on Qian Mo's trousers in secret, signaling him to be careful—loose lips sink ships.

"No. I remember you took me for many check-ups in the past, didn't you? Didn't they say it was a normal human Physique..."

"Oh, oh... that's great then..." Yun Sheng nodded as if relieved. "Qian Mo, listen carefully. There is a secret I have kept in my heart for a long time. Now that you have achieved a Breakthrough to the fourth rank and can stand on your own, I think it's time you knew."

"I'll excuse myself." Xing Yaoyan was tactful enough to prepare to stand up and walk out.

However, she knew this was just a formality; the other party would definitely ask her to stay.

Sure enough...

"Young Miss Xing Yan, you don't need to excuse yourself; it's just some old history..." Yun Sheng reached out to signal her to sit down.

He picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sip, then wiped the smile from his face and slowly began: "Actually... the sky above our heads is fake..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xing Yaoyan felt as if something in her brain had suddenly been unlocked, but the information dissipated quickly, and she still couldn't grasp anything.

"When was the last time you saw the stars?"

Hearing this, Qian Mo was about to speak, but Yun Sheng didn't give him any chance to reply.

"High-level Espers and Great Demons aside, for other creatures, the night sky in their eyes is always black..."

As he spoke, he took another sip of tea.

"Before, we first saw people complaining online: why can't we see the stars in the sky? Later, as the number of people agreeing in the comments increased, the top brass of the Human Alliance began to take this issue seriously and gathered me, your father, and your mother to conduct research on it."

"In the end, we finalized the plan. We would design a precision instrument and send it into space. Because this thing required someone to operate it on-site when placing it in space, your parents volunteered to complete this mission."

"And this person, who is now the mayor of Youfeng City—Leng You, was the Esper sent to protect your parents back then..."

Yun Sheng took out a group photo and pointed to the man smiling and making a peace sign next to Qian Mo's parents. Although it was the same face, he looked completely different from his current effeminate temperament.

"The plan proceeded very smoothly, and they successfully reached space. Afterward, they were to stay up there for a week to use this instrument to measure various parameters related to space..."

Xing Yaoyan listened and nodded. She had long been curious why, with the current high level of human technology, there was absolutely no news online about aerospace or anything similar. It seemed the problem lay within this Starry Sky Exploration Project.

"Before this, we had launched many rockets, but almost all of them were swallowed by unknown turbulence in space. This time, we had made quite extensive safety plans, allowing the rocket to travel strictly according to the designated safe orbit. However... an accident still occurred..."