Chapter 26: Seeing Qu Yi Again

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Because the delay was somewhat lengthy, the high-speed train didn't arrive at Pujiang Station until the early hours of the next morning.

Ding Huan left the station and immediately took a taxi to Pu Hai Martial Arts Square.

Pu Hai Martial Arts Square was the location for the recruitment exam of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, and since Qu Yi was going to participate, he would definitely come here.

Pu Hai Martial Arts Square had been built less than ten years ago and was frequently used for various martial arts competitions, hence it was always bustling with activity.

Pu Hai was large, and knowing Qu Yi would be here, finding him was not going to be easy.

He was going to stay here for a few months, so he needed to find a place to stay first.

Ding Huan originally wanted to stay in a nicer hotel since he would be here for two or three months; at the very least, he needed to ensure it was quiet enough for his cultivation.

To his surprise, despite coming two months in advance, the hotels here were still very tight on availability.

It wasn't that there were no places to stay, but during the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges recruitment exam, hotels were fully booked.

Since Ding Huan needed to stay for several months, naturally, he couldn't book such rooms.

After checking out several places, he finally booked a room in a not-so-large hotel where he could stay until after the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam.

This room had just become available because someone had just cancelled their online reservation; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to book it.

As for whether students coming for the exam had rooms, that was not something Ding Huan needed to worry about.

He was sure that for those students' parents, the rooms were definitely booked in advance, so he didn't need to be concerned.

As for Geng Qianxing, if he truly had nowhere to stay, he could come over and sleep on the floor at his place.

After resting in the hotel for a day, Ding Huan went out the next day.

He had two things he needed to do; first, see if he could find any news about Qu Yi.

Since Qu Yi was participating in the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam, he must be near Pu Hai Martial Arts Square.

He looked around Pu Hai Martial Arts Square and might just find him.

Once he found Qu Yi, he would look for a gene laboratory and then rent it for three days.

When Ding Huan arrived at Pu Hai Martial Arts Square, he understood why Qu Yi had come here early.

Almost the entire perimeter of Pu Hai Martial Arts Square was lined with various vendors selling unverified genetic potions, with prices varying high and low.

Without having to ask, Ding Huan knew that most of these genetic potions were fake.

Besides these, there were accelerated martial arts classes, gene fusion enhancement short-term training, gene compatibility testing...

Anything you could think of that might be related to the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges recruitment exam could be found here.

There were also legitimate genetic institutions, like the building in front of Ding Huan, which had "Hua Xia Martial Arts Gene Testing" written in stylized script above the entrance.

People were continuously entering and exiting, and at the small square at the entrance, many were handing out flyers.

Ding Huan hadn't even reached the door when his hand was already filled with several flyers.

He then saw clearly that the testing services included genetic type tests, gene compatibility tests, and genetic growth potential tests.

The last two were precisely what were included in the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam; probably, a part of the students coming for the exam would get tested here beforehand, at least to have some peace of mind.

Ding Huan was certain, if he wasn't wrong about Qu Yi coming for the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam, then there was over an 80% chance Qu Yi would come here to test these two aspects.

Just as Ding Huan was hesitating about whether to go inside, he overheard someone nearby speaking in a low voice,

"...so what if a Coupled Gene Body was detected? Just a few days ago, a Genetic Affinity Body girl was found..."

"Is she staying at Jiuyue Hotel?"

"Yes, with so many people getting their genes tested these days, we should keep an eye out; maybe other types of genes will emerge..."

The two people's conversation faded as Ding Huan watched them enter the gene testing hall.

It was also because Ding Huan was now a level one gene cultivator that he could hear them clearly. However, their conversation made Ding Huan even more cautious.

Coupled Gene Body? Genetic Affinity Body?

Ding Huan stared at the direction where the two had disappeared, thinking about Qu Yi.

During the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges recruitment exam period, various types of gene bodies would appear here, and Genetic Affinity Bodies would not be rare.

In Qu Yi's previous life, she had probably been taken away after having attended the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam…

It was still uncertain; if Qu Yi in her previous life had come here to test her gene type and gene compatibility first, and her Genetic Affinity Body nature was revealed, would the Genetic Alliance take her away ahead of time?

Very likely, other organizations might not dare to take Qu Yi away before the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges exam, but the Genetic Alliance was different.

The Blue Star Ten Great Colleges were established by, among others, the Genetic Alliance.

Ding Huan did not immediately head to Jiuyue Hotel but stayed outside this official Martial Arts Gene Testing building.

He waited for over two hours until he saw the two discussing individuals come out.

The two talked as they walked towards a nearby hotel, and from afar, Ding Huan could see the hotel's name was Have a High-End Hotel.

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Truly a time saver, searching for special gene bodies right here, unwilling to even take an extra step, they simply found a hotel opposite the Martial Arts Gene Detection Building in Hua Xia.

Ding Huan followed them all the way and once the two entered the hotel, he caught up.

The two walked through the hotel lobby and pressed the elevator button.

Ding Huan didn't follow them inside; with his current eyesight, he could easily see which floor the elevator had reached from several meters away.

A few minutes later, the elevator stopped on the eleventh floor.

Only then did Ding Huan walk over to the elevator, press the button, and head to the ninth floor. After reaching the ninth floor, Ding Huan took the stairs to the eleventh floor.

The hotel's corridors between the rooms formed an L-shape, and Ding Huan slowly walked along the corridor on the eleventh floor.

When he reached room 1123, Ding Huan heard the voices of two people talking inside.

Although the room's soundproofing was decent, for Ding Huan, such soundproofing was useless.

Once he confirmed that the two were staying in room 1123, Ding Huan left.

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Leaving that upscale hotel, Ding Huan still went to the Jiuyue Hotel.

In his heart, Ding Huan was quite aware that Qu Yi might not trust him, yet he still hoped he could persuade her.

Ding Huan prepared to go into the lobby and directly ask the front desk which room Qu Yi was staying in, or to have the front desk call Qu Yi down.

However, he stopped about a hundred meters from the Jiuyue Hotel when he saw Qu Yi, with the same girl he had seen in Anhe County beside her.

Beside Qu Yi were a middle-aged man and woman.

Ding Huan knew at a glance that these two practiced martial arts, and their relationship with Qu Yi seemed rather good.

It appeared Qu Yi wasn't completely unprepared; she had protectors by her side.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Ding Huan quickly stepped forward and called out, "Qu Yi."

The group turned around, and when they saw it was Ding Huan, Qu Yi could hardly believe it.

Ding Huan had actually followed her from Anhe County to Pu Hai, and had even found this place—how had he found them?

The girl with Qu Yi instinctively covered her mouth upon seeing Ding Huan.

It took her a while to react, looking at Ding Huan incredulously, "You... you followed us all the way from Anhe County?"

Hearing the girl's words, the middle-aged man and woman eyed Ding Huan menacingly.

Ding Huan could only say to Qu Yi, "Qu Yi, I truly mean no harm, I just needed to talk to you about something very important."

"Wait... do we actually know each other?" Qu Yi asked uncertainly, looking at Ding Huan.

Ding Huan coming to Pu Hai from Anhe County seemed devoid of malice, which made her question if she had truly forgotten a friend.

Qu Fei said Ding Huan looked rather dangerous, but she didn't really think so. It was only because of Qu Fei's words that she had followed her from Anhe County early in the morning.

Ding Huan sincerely said,

"Qu Yi, maybe you don't know me, but I know you, and I recognize you. Can you give me ten minutes to talk in the lobby, okay?"

Hearing about talking in the hotel lobby, Qu Yi subconsciously nodded.

Before Qu Yi could speak, the middle-aged man interjected sternly,

"Who are you? Where are you from? Why are you following Qu Yi? What do you want to talk to Qu Yi about?"

Ding Huan guessed this middle-aged man was probably a relative of Qu Yi or someone very familiar with her. Hearing his questioning, Ding Huan could only bow slightly, then said,

"I know Qu Yi is probably here for the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges examination, and I have a way to help Qu Yi get into one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges…"

Ding Huan realized that the middle-aged man would definitely not let Qu Yi sit down alone with him for a chat without reason; he spoke out of a desperation.

"Hmph." The middle-aged man snorted coldly, his gaze on Ding Huan as if ready to kill:

"If you leave now, I'll pretend nothing happened. If you dare stay here, don't blame me for being rude."

"Uncle Jiu Yi, he probably doesn't have any bad intentions," Qu Yi interjected, sensing Ding Huan's lack of malice.

There was no reason; it was purely an intuition.

"You just don't understand anything, that's why I can't leave you be," the man known as Uncle Jiu Yi glared at Qu Yi.

Qu Yi quickly lowered her head, choosing not to continue the conversation.

Ding Huan could only say, "If there's ever something you can't solve in the future, you can find me.

I am a mentor for students at Yujiang University taking the examination to enter one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges."

"You're a mentor?" The girl with Qu Yi exclaimed in surprise.

Ding Huan smiled, "Yes, I really am a mentor. I just want to help Qu Yi, I truly mean no harm."

"Enough, leave now," the middle-aged man clearly didn't believe a word Ding Huan said.

(Today's update ends here, good night friends)