Chapter 376, Meeting

Having said that, Zero's request was not so much an explanation as it was a request to tell everyone everything he knew before parting ways.

Her eyes were a little absent-minded, probably she was thinking, not as indifferent as usual. Hearing her ask in a slightly cold voice, "Shall I step aside for a while?", Zhuo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Ah... that, what I mean is that Chu Tianjiao has disappeared, or to be more precise, he should have met Odin, and only Chu Zihang escaped. How could he appear here? By the way, could the person who appeared here really be Chu Tianjiao?"

"Odin..."

Ling repeated the name as if talking to herself and frowned. She also seemed to have no clue, but at least the misunderstanding was resolved, which made Zhuo feel relieved.

Zhuo suddenly thought that Ling came to Tokyo two years ago, so the accident of the Maybach on the viaduct should have happened after that... In other words, leaving aside the past world, this time it was because Ling was transferred to Tokyo by himself that he had only a vague understanding of the subsequent developments there.

Zhuo didn't think there was anything wrong with this. For Lu Mingze, who was able to retain his memory after restarting the world, he knew the truth about the overpass from the beginning, so it didn't matter whether he investigated or not.

Thinking of this, Zhuo sighed softly and took out an envelope from the bag next to him.

The envelope was firmly sealed. After carefully opening it, Zhuo took out the paper inside and read the article written on it.

To put it briefly, the content was roughly about wanting to meet and chat, and contact information was attached.

(…Am I the only one?)
Didn't he already know the situation on his side? Zhuo didn't understand why he only mentioned himself, who had almost never set foot in the dragon world, in the letter, and didn't mention Ling.

"…It seems like he wants to see me."

"You won't let me follow you. Like this."

As Ling's brows became indifferent and his voice became colder, Zhuo subconsciously touched Ling's head, and Ling naturally came out of that look and squinted his eyes itchyly.

"No, Zhuo, I'm not angry. I just simply don't understand what this means. I don't understand why he would want to see you."

"...Generally speaking, no one would want to meet the last heir of the Romanov family."

"If it means seeking help, then it is. To me, it is just a code name, and the people who come to visit are usually those who covet the Romanov family inheritance, so I don't ask much."

"I can totally imagine... How do you think I should handle this?"

"I won't stop you from seeing him."

Ling seemed to really intend to hand it over to Zhuo, and she answered very indifferently.

"I'm not worried about what he will do to you. I can probably guess that man's bloodline and words are dangerous, but if he is going to do something to you, this is unnecessary. Although that man is not qualified as a father, he should be a common-sense person who will not threaten others... Having said that, I will follow secretly."

"……sense of security."

"I don't know what he plans to do, but he probably won't harm anyone because he also has people he cares about, so we can be completely assured of that. It's Zhuo's freedom to go or not."

If Zhuo understood correctly, it meant that if that person wanted to harm someone, Ling would retaliate in the same way. So if that person also had someone important to him, he would never do that.

After saying that, Ling leaned his whole body on Zhuo, and Zhuo replied softly, "Oh, I see," and started reading the letter again.

…The winter vacation is entering its last day.

If it were a normal day, Zhuo would stay at home and rest, and it would be even more so if Ling was with him, but Zhuo was different today.

He dressed himself so that he would not appear rude when meeting someone and walked to the agreed place.

(…I hope it won’t be too much trouble.)
This wasn't because Zhuo was nervous about communicating with a stranger, nor was it because Zhuo wanted to avoid trouble. It was just that the longer the conversation lasted, the more nervous Ling, who was secretly observing, would become.

Although Ling was very calm before Zhuo went out, Zhuo saw that she was wearing a long coat that looked like a windbreaker and mink. Because he had experienced it himself, Zhuo now understood why she chose to dress like this - maybe it was to hide a few Desert Eagles under the loose clothes!!!

So Ling's heart must not be as calm as she appears. She must also be worried about what will happen to Zhuo. I wonder what Zhuo is thinking.

Zhuo felt a little heavy-hearted, and therefore his steps were slow.

At the entrance of a park not far from home, Zhuo found the person he was looking for and straightened his back.

In front of Zhuo stood a man with thick black hair, a pair of charming eyes, fair skin and a calm temperament.

Although it may not be very polite to say this, this image does not match the Chu Tianjiao that Zhuo had imagined. Neither the general who fought his way through the crowd of suitors of Su Xiaoyan (Chu Zihang's mother) and won her heart, nor the decadent image that he used to disguise his mediocrity in the future, nor the tough and great father on the viaduct - none of them can be seen.

Zhuo had passed by him and had a brief chat with him once. Neither of them gave their names, but the other party already knew his name and gave his name in the letter.

"Mr. Chu Tianjiao."

After Zhuo started the conversation, he - Chu Tianjiao turned his gaze to Zhuo and smiled faintly.

This is a smile that Zhuo will never be able to produce in his entire life. No wonder he was able to successfully break through the siege and win the beauty.

"It's our first meeting... I'm not jealous. But this should be the first time we have a conversation when we know each other."

"…Yeah, that's right. I heard about it from Zero."

Zhuo blamed Ling for the situation he knew.

The fact that he called Zero by his name also indirectly confirmed his relationship with Zero. The other party did not show any sign of wavering, so perhaps this aspect has also been investigated clearly.

"The princess of the Romanov family?" Chu Tianjiao smiled faintly, almost bitterly, when he heard that.

The impression he left on people was not cowardly but gentle. At first glance, he was not like the driver in "Dragon Clan" who pretended to be cowardly and wretched. But you can't judge a person by appearance alone. What you see now is just the surface. Zhuo knew that this was a man who could draw his sword and leap towards the gods.

So...how did you escape from the realm of God?

"In that case, I can skip introducing myself. Can you spare me a moment?"

"Isn't this why we met?"

"Yes, thank you very much for accepting such a hasty request. Although it was me who proposed it, I didn't expect you to agree..."

(End of this chapter)