Chapter 544: 340, Li Ke, Ask the Heart 3
In the gloomy room, not knowing how much time had passed, Li Ke suddenly opened his eyes and said softly, âMaster.â
Qing Chen smiled, a very happy smile, âCongratulations.â
This meant that the Knight inheritance of the Inner World had not been severed!
The old man curiously asked, âDoes this count as passing the Trial of Conscience?â
âOf course,â Qing Chen nodded his head.
âWhat if one fails to pass?â the old man asked.
âIf you donât pass, you die,â Qing Chen said; he looked at Li Ke, âWhat did you experience in the Trial of Conscience? Why did it take you so long?â
Li Ke glanced at his watch, and it had already been 24 hours.
He looked at Qing Chen and asked, âMaster, can I keep it to myself?â
âYes,â Qing Chen rubbed his head, âThe Trial of Conscience is each Knightâs own secret. You can keep it to yourself.â
Just as Qing Chen never mentioned to Uncle Li Dong that actually, when he was very little, he had been abandoned by his mother once.
âLetâs go,â Qing Chen said with a smile, âWeâre setting off for Taboo Land #002.â
Having said that, he changed his appearance and walked outside.
Li Ke stared at the back of Qing Chen, lost in thought. He wondered, if when he was 90 years old, lying on the sickbed, that young man hadnât pushed the door and entered.
Would he truly have died?
Li Ke always felt that it wasnât he himself who had crossed the Trial of Conscience, but rather this exceptionally young master who had helped him across.
In that prolonged dream of the Trial of Conscience, when the other entered the sickroom, he seemed to be wrapped in a layer of light.
At this moment, Qing Chen turned back at the door and asked with a smile, âWhat are you dazing for? Letâs go.â
âOh,â Li Ke came back to his senses and ran towards the door.
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In the parking lot of the Microcosm Community.
Qing Chen looked at the huge off-road vehicle in front of him, opened the trunk to check: two spare tires, four barrels of diesel, and luggage tied to the roof that seemed to contain tents and emergency supplies for the wilderness.
âYouâve prepared quite thoroughly,â Qing Chen remarked appreciatively.
This was much more prepared than when Uncle Li Dong took him to Taboo Land #002.
However, Qing Chen suddenly spotted a ginkgo leaf emblem on the body of the off-road vehicle.
He said in confusion, âIsnât that the symbol of Qingâs Family?â
âThatâs right,â the old man said matter-of-factly.
Qing Chen puzzled, âWhy is there a Qingâs Family ginkgo leaf emblem on the car of a Master of the Li Family? Youâre so confident about it, which is clearly not normal! Itâs as if youâre not the one with the issue, but I am!â
The old man patiently explained, âHaving a consortiumâs emblem while traveling abroad makes things much easier, besides, any disgrace would fall on Qingâs Family, not us. Is there any issue with that?â
âArenât you afraid of being exposed?â Qing Chen asked, puzzled.
The old man chuckled, âWho would dare to inspect a consortiumâs vehicle? They donât even need to go through the visa checkpoint when entering or leaving a country.â
âYou really dare to push the envelope,â Qing Chen curled his lip, âIf the media exposed it saying âMaster of Li Family impersonates Qingâs Family emblem for misdeeds,â that would truly be big news across the Federation.â
âWhatâs there to fear? Just donât get caught!â the old man said.
âAlright then,â Qing Chen sighed.
But at this time, they suddenly faced a very mysterious question: Who would drive?
Qing Chen couldnât.
Li Ke was too young and hadnât learned either.
The master and disciple both turned their gaze to the old man.
Li Xiurui raised his eyebrows, âYou two little rascals, you arenât thinking of making me drive, are you? For an old man at the twilight of his life, I just wanted to have some peaceful and pleasant memories in the last moments of my life. Is this how you treat me?!â
Qing Chen spread his hands: âBut we really canât drive. How about this? You drive the car to the Fourth District, and weâll pick up someone there to be the driver.â
The old man thought for a moment: âThatâs more like it.â
The huge full-size off-road vehicle drove out of the Microcosm Community, speeding towards the Fourth District.
Hu Xiaoniu had packed his things early, and when the car stopped in front of him, he looked through the car window at the old man in the driverâs seat. He felt the face was familiar, perhaps seen in some news reportâŠ
But for a moment, he couldnât quite place it.
At that time, the old man had already skillfully glued on a mustache.
And who would have thought the old man who had just died was now so lively, driving a punk-style off-road vehicle blatantly?
Qing Chen waved at Hu Xiaoniu, âXiao Niu, get in. You drive.â
âAlright,â Hu Xiaoniu recognized Qing Chen.
Before this trip, Qing Chen had even shown him the disguise he would wear, still Zard.
The old man looked at Hu Xiaoniu and then asked Qing Chen, âIs this the driver you found? Is he reliable?â
Hu Xiaoniu thought to himself how he had become the driver, but he did not object.
Qing Chen replied, âRest assured. Heâs reliable.â
âWhere to, Brother Chen?â Hu Xiaoniu asked.
âLeave City #18 from the southern checkpoint and head to Taboo Land #002,â Qing Chen instructed.
Hu Xiaoniu was startled; Qing Chen had not told him before that they were heading to Taboo Land #002!
As the vehicle headed south, passing the checkpoint, Hu Xiaoniu suddenly noticed tens of off-road vehicles parked, waiting for the customs officers to verify their documents.
Hu Xiaoniu asked, âBrother Chen, where are our papers?â
Qing Chen: âWe donât have any.â
Hu Xiaoniu was stunned, âWhat?â
The old man said, âLetâs take the left lane and drive straight through. The car has Qingâs Family ginkgo leaf emblemâthough itâs fake, surely no one dares to check.â
Hu Xiaoniu was a bit nervous, thinking to himself how the old man so blatantly admitted the emblem was fake. Was there really no problem?
Looking at the immigration checkpoint with dozens of armed soldiers standing by, and drones surveilling from the sky, if someone discovered a problem with the emblem, wouldnât they be shot like a sieve?
Nevertheless, Hu Xiaoniu kept his composure, stepped on the gas without hesitation, and didnât slow down.
The checkpoint gate opened, and just like the old man had said, no one checked!
At that moment, Hu Xiaoniu glanced at another lane and then froze: âBrother Chen, I see Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin in that convoy.â
The two members of the Freemasonry from the Outer World.
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