I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 80
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 80: Blockade Zone
She replaced her sister and became his fiancée?
Qi Yuan took the handkerchief he handed over and wiped away her tears. Her heart was conflicted. "Dad said that my sister and I had a good relationship. Why would I..."
"It’s precisely because of your good relationship that you replaced her." Chu Yuan touched the tip of his nose helplessly. "Originally, the candidates for the marriage between the Chu family and the Qi family were me and your sister, but your sister didn't want to marry me."
"Oh." Qi Yuan exclaimed softly, "Why?"
"Why?" Chu Yuan kept a straight face when he talked about the time when he was fooled by the two sisters. "She doesn’t fancy me. It’s as simple as that."
"Could it be that..." Qi Yuan covered her mouth and muttered softly, "My sister thought of you as unworthy?"
Chu Yuan smiled and said softly, "Qi Yuan, I didn't hear clearly what you said."
Qi Yuan hurriedly shook her head. I didn't say anything! What you heard just now was just your illusion! I definitely didn't mean to laugh at you!
"Chu Yuan." Recalling the little fragment of her memories, Qi Yuan became more curious about the past. "Can you tell me about our past?"
"Okay." Chu Yuan agreed, but moved her to the bed. Under her puzzled gaze, he tapped the dial of his watch with his fingers. "I’m running out of time –– I'll tell you when I get back from my mission."
Qi Yuan bit her lower lip and asked tentatively, "Where are you going for this mission?"
"Jiangning."
"Jiangning?" Jiangning was adjacent to Fengyang.
Qi Yuan raised her hand weakly. "Can I, can I go with you?"
Chu Yuan refused mercilessly, "It's too dangerous, no."
Qi Yuan grabbed his sleeve, shook it slightly, and begged, "Chu Yuan, please take me with you... please."
Chu Yuan said, "No."
She kissed him on the cheek. "Chu Yuan, take me with you. I want to go home to find something very important. Please."
Chu Yuan, "..."
……
When Qi Yuan arrived at the meeting point, dragging her small suitcase, she saw from afar two familiar faces standing next to the convoy that was ready to depart.
She opened her eyes wide in surprise. Weren’t they...
“Seventh Brother? Miss Ranran?” Chu Yuan was even more surprised than her. He called out to the two of them, “What... are you doing?”
Jiang Ran waved and greeted Qi Yuan first, then looked at Chu Yuan and replied, "Captain Chu, aren't you going to Jiangning? It just so happens that my house is in Jiangning."
Chu Yuan was surprised. "Your house? Was it Professor Jiang's hometown?"
"Yeah." Jiang Ran clenched the key in her pocket. Jiangning, Jiang Yize's hometown, was also where Jiang Ranran lived as a child.
The memories of Jiang Ranran in her mind were still incomplete, but she had a hunch that something very important was waiting for her in that place.
After getting Jiang Ran's answer, Chu Yuan looked at Si Xu. "Seventh Brother, you’re coming with us?"
Si Xu pursed his lips, looking depressed. "I have a special situation here, and I can only leave in three days –– please take care of Jiang Ran for the time being."
Chu Yuan was flattered after hearing his request. "Of course I ought to. Seventh Brother, you’re too polite."
Hearing the sigh in Si Xu's tone, Jiang Ran pulled him aside and kissed him on the cheek. "When you’re done, and if I’m not back yet, you can come find me."
Si Xu hummed softly, "I still have to wait until three days later."
"That can't be helped. Captain Chu's mission seems to be more urgent."
At the mention of the mission, Si Xu showed a thoughtful expression. "Jiang Ran, when you get to Jiangning, I’ll ask Chu Yuan to arrange for someone to take you to the Jiang family's house. You wait for me at the Jiang family's house. Don't go to the blockade zone –– it's very dangerous there."
It was rare to see him being so cautious. Jiang Ran was puzzled. "Is the blockade zone used to block something? Zombies?"
Si Xu was silent for a moment and replied, "It’s used to block a person."
A person? This... was never mentioned in the original novel. Jiang Ran tried to recall, and finally remembered some clues.
In the original novel, after Si Xu died, Jiang Ranran committed suicide. Shen Yang disappeared after burying his sister. Shen Lang was old, so he could only hand over the base to Xie Chengzhi.
At that time, Shen Lang seemed to have mentioned that Shen Yang went to the blockade zone to release something, and that Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui should be careful.
However, it was just mentioned casually in the original novel. Jiang Ran guessed that the author must have been preparing to write a sequel, but ended up abandoning it because the readership was too low.
Hence, did that mean the novel she read at that time wasn’t finished at all?
Si Xu said that the blockade zone was not to prevent zombies, but to block a person...
"Si Xu, is that person very powerful?"
"Yes, very powerful." Si Xu said solemnly, "He’s more powerful than many superhumans in this base." After a pause, he added, "Of course, he’s not as powerful as me."
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Ran and narrowed his eyes.
Having been familiar with his little expressions, Jiang Ran immediately responded to his words, "Yes, you’re the best."
Si Xu curled the corner of his mouth and touched the top of her head. "Although he’s not as powerful as me, he’s almost on par with Chu Yuan, so you have to be careful."
Chu Yuan was the captain of the first superhuman team in the base, and his current superpower level known to the public was lower than the sixth level.
The higher the level of superpowers, the harder it was to advance. From the information she had learned in the past two days, no superhumans had yet to advance to the sixth level in the four major bases, and even fourth-level superhumans were rare treasures.
That person's superpower level was similar to Chu Yuan's, which made him indeed very powerful. However...
"Do we need to set up a blockade zone to guard against a superhuman that hasn’t yet reached the sixth level?"
As far as she knew, Xiling Base had stationed all members of the fourth superhuman team at the blockade zone. Now that no news had been received, they immediately sent people from the first superhuman team over.
Why were they so cautious, just to guard against a fifth-level superhuman?
The girl was really smart and alert.
Si Xu was satisfied with her reaction and patiently explained, "That person's superpower is somewhat special. He escaped from the base and went to Jiangning. The base then established a blockade zone in Jiangning."
"What’s his superpower?"
Si Xu shook his head. "It's not confirmed yet –– I don't have any additional information."
The Shen family was responsible for hunting down that person, but the information they provided was very one-sided.
He now even had some suspicion that the Shen family deliberately kept that person outside.
"What can be confirmed now is that the superpower he awakened should be a psychic one."
"I see." Jiang Ran said, "I got it. I’ll be careful."
Si Xu felt that the girl's answer was a bit perfunctory, and tapped her forehead with his fingers. "Remember, wait for me to find you at the Jiang family's house."
"I know." Jiang Ran muttered, "Your serious expression now reminds me of a parent sending his naughty child to school."
Hearing this, Si Xu leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Baby, be good, okay?"
What did he call her? Did she hear wrongly? He...he flirted with her again!
The girl covered her blushing cheeks and staggered back to the convoy as if she was drunk. Only then did she react belatedly.
She said he was like a parent sending his naughty child to school, and he immediately called her baby... Si Xu wasn't flirting with her, but taking advantage of her. What a bastard!
Jiang Ran: "Si Xu, you’re like a parent sending your naughty child to school."
Si Xu: "Baby, call me daddy."
Jiang Ran: "..."
Author’s Note:
The captain of the first superhuman team in the base was Chu Yuan; the captain of the second team was Shen Yang, and the deputy captain was Shen Bai; the captain of the third team was Gu Yunqing, and the deputy captain was Song Rong; the fourth team was at the blockade zone; the captain of the fifth team used to be Pei Wan’er, but it was Su Qin now; the captain of the sixth team was Wei Yage.
At this point, all the six superhuman teams in the base had been revealed.