Chapter 7 Profound and Extensive (Additional update 34 for Golden Meng @ Top Ink Fan)_2

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Following the preset navigation.

Nie Guangyi drove from the suburbs into the bustling city, then from the hustle and bustle into the desolate.

Twice he wondered if Xuan Shi planned to sell the next greatest architect in human history into some deep, forgotten gully.

Only when there was no road ahead did he finally hear the navigation announce, "You have reached your destination, the navigation is now over."

"What kind of godforsaken place is this?"

Nie Guangyi didn't immediately spot the "knockoff" building from the photos.

The parking area wasn't large, but it was flat enough to confirm it wasn't deserted.

There was a paved stone path indicating the way forward.

Nie Guangyi got out of the car and took a few steps along the stone path on the ground.

A downward sloping mountain path entered his view.

The mountain path was narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass.

Countless stone steps led all the way down.

At the end of the stone steps, a small path faintly emerged above the water surface.

At the end of this path was the counterfeit building that had given Nie Guangyi sleepless nights.

Nie Guangyi checked the surroundings when Xuan Shi appeared behind him with luggage.

The suitcase was clearly meant to be rolled, but he insisted on carrying it like a carry-on bag.

Eager to go down and see for himself, Nie Guangyi took the lead on the stone steps.

Xuan Shi was even more anxious than him.

He was the one invited by Cheng Nuo to "stay."

Naturally, he wasn't like Nie Guangyi, who could only enjoy a cup of coffee.

Seeing the narrow mountain pass taken by Nie Guangyi, Xuan Shi lifted the suitcase over his head and forcefully moved ahead of Nie Guangyi.

It was like parkour, like knowing Chinese kung fu.

Treating the mountain path as flat ground, he rushed forward with a whoosh.

There was a path to follow.

Even if there was no path, he'd create one and still go.

Xuan Shi's aggressive overtaking triggered Nie Guangyi's competitive spirit.

"Do you think you're 'the girl with the basket of fruit on her head' or something?"

Nie Guangyi caught up quickly, chasing down the path to the entrance of the eponymous knockoff building.

He hadn't even had the chance to take a good look at the "Aurora Intent Studio" in its entirety,

when the comment about geese and doves came up next.

Perhaps because it was still early.

The studio was empty.

But the door was open.

Nie Guangyi, without any hesitation, was about to push the door open and enter when Xuan Shi pulled him back.

"Shouldn't we ask if we can enter first?" Xuan Shi suggested to Nie Guangyi.

Nie Guangyi looked around and asked, "Ask who?"

"Err..." Faced with this simple question, Xuan Shi lost his confidence and hesitantly said, "Cheng Nuo?"

"Is the coffin board here?" Nie Guangyi asked, "Didn't you claim you wanted to surprise him?"

Xuan Shi hadn't told Cheng Nuo that he could make it to Aurora's Intention with quotes today.

He always said, no matter how fast he traveled, he would definitely not catch up to the "trial opening" day.

He also said that after so long apart, he didn't care about an additional day or two.

In words, he asked Cheng Nuo to wait for him a few more days patiently.

In actions, he didn't want to wait even a second longer.

"Didn't you promise not to call Anuo 'coffin board'?" Xuan Shi protested.

"Right, that's why I added a diminutive to it," Nie Guangyi felt justified, "Doesn't 'coffin boardie' sound so much more lively?"

"Guangyi!"

"Brother's here," Nie Guangyi didn't care whether Xuan Shi was angry or not, he felt he was right and wouldn't care about the details.

Nie Guangyi confidently asked, "What do you think, did brother pronounce the diminutive perfectly?"

Xuan Shi wasn't very eloquent and almost never won verbal games against Nie Guangyi.

He and Nie Guangyi made for a very odd combination.

Nie Guangyi, tall and muscular, was skilled in delicate work.

Painting, sculpting, pottery, and running his mouth—if that counts as fine work too.

Xuan Shi, looking fragile, was the "hermit from beyond" with explosive Combat Power.

In most situations, Xuan Shi was at a disadvantage.

Yet the moment it came to physical confrontation, it was a completely different story.

Nie Guangyi couldn't understand.

He was over six feet tall.

Plus, he had a V-shaped torso and a six-pack.

A perfect body that looks slim in clothes and muscular without—the most handsome scene in the gym.

But he couldn't land a single move against the "frail" Xuan Shi.

Xuan Shi's skin was very fair, his body lean and toned.

No excess fat to be found on him at all.

Even stripped down, it didn't reveal much muscle,

Rather, his build seemed a bit slender.