Ace of the Dragon Division - Chapter 331

Chapter 331: Met But Cannot Acknowledge

– At the stream running through the waist of Kunlun Snow Mountain –

Xu Cheng walked along the river and found a set of buildings that looked like a rural paradise from the ancient times.

He knew he couldn’t barge in by force with his current capabilities, so the only thing he could do to get in was to go invisible.

He stripped himself naked. If someone were to see him, they would for sure be shocked to see how some naked guy was just standing in the snow but wasn’t afraid of the cold at all, besides being shocked by the fact that there was a naked guy to begin with.

That’s right, he was confused too. He was in a snowy environment and normal people wouldn’t be able to stand this climate, yet he didn’t feel even the slightest hint of coldness despite getting butt naked. Xu Cheng thought it might have something to do with the water bear genes.

It was indeed the organism with the most powerful adaptability on Earth.

Just then, he heard footsteps and two men in military winter coats ran over.

One of them said, a bit confused, “I felt the presence of someone here, but why is there no one?”

The other guy saw the clothes in the snow. “Someone was indeed here.”

They picked up the clothes and took them away. “Let’s go and report, we have an uninvited guest.”

When those two left, Xu Cheng followed them unhurriedly. He was invisible right now so those two couldn’t see him at all.

One of them suddenly stopped in his tracks. “Wait a second, do you feel that someone is following us?”

“Are you thinking too much? It’s broad daylight and I don’t see anyone even remotely close to us.”

“No, but I’m hearing footsteps that aren’t ours.”

Hearing this, Xu Cheng realized that these two were very attentive to details. His steps weren’t in sync with those two, and although invisible, he could still make sounds.

After being suspicious for a bit, the two finally continued towards the Ye Manor’s gate. This time, Xu Cheng walked at the same pace as the other two. After they got to the gate of the Ye Manor, he looked up at the plaque above it. Then, when the patrolling soldiers greeted the two guards at the gate, Xu Cheng quickly ran through the opening of the gate.

The gust of wind made the two guards feel that something seemed abnormal.

“Did you feel that something went in?”

Upon hearing this, Xu Cheng was a bit surprised. The Ye Family indeed had a lot of masters, they could even detect the subtle flow of air.

Xu Cheng didn’t slow down and quickly went in to find the place his mother was being imprisoned in. After searching for a while and beginning to feel that Lan Ting might be lying to him, he arrived at a waterfall behind the courtyard and accidently caught the underground cave entrance behind it by a glance. There was an iron fence gate blocking it.

After slowly approaching, he saw a lady sitting inside.

She had her hair down, and she was holding onto a buddha bead bracelet with one hand and knocking on a wooden fish with the other. She looked very thin and weak. Standing there and looking at the lady, Xu Cheng’s eyes became a bit lost.

Is this my mom? So that woman didn’t lie to me. This is the woman my dad loved for his whole life?

Just then, a Maybach drove in, and a 40-year-old-looking woman came off. That’s right, it was Lan Ting who had just met Xu Cheng yesterday.

Xu Cheng immediately went to the side, afraid of coming into contact with people and getting noticed. He stood from a place a bit far from the cave and watched.

The moment Lan Ting appeared, the madam inside immediately came closer and asked nervously, “How was it? How is my Cheng’er?”

Lan Ting nodded and smiled. “Madam, very good! Young Master’s all grown up now, and he’s just like Master.”

The madam exclaimed joyously and anxiously, “Hurry, let me see his picture!”

Lan Ting nodded and took out a document bag from her sleeve. It contained all the photos she could find on Xu Cheng, and most of them were screen-captures from the reality show Xu Cheng was on.

When the madam saw those pictures, she immediately began to tear up with joy as she sobbed and said, “It’s Cheng’er, it’s my Cheng’er! He looks very much like his father back in the old days!”

With tears rolling down her face, she asked, “Is he alright?”

Lan Ting: “Yeah, couldn’t be better! His temper is also like yours, Madam!”

Lan Ting told her about the conversation they had, and that madam listened intently, and from time to time she would unknowingly smile. “That child really has my temper. But, he’s more like his father. I don’t know if I can see him in this life…”

“You will, Madam! I will get Young Master to leave Huaxia to ensure his safety for sure, and I will get you out of here! You two will reunite!” Lan Ting gritted her teeth and said with determination.

The madam bitterly smiled. “Lan Ting, I know what you want to do, but don’t do it. Zhengxiong’s already dead, I don’t want you, the only one still close to me, to die for me too.”

Watching and listening to all of this from afar, for some reason, Xu Cheng’s eyes became a bit red. He subconsciously clenched his fist and scolded himself, “I really don’t deserve to be your son. My mother’s locked up here, yet I’m living well outside. I’m sorry, Dad!”

The madam asked Lan Ting again, “Oh right, is Cheng’er married? Is his wife pretty? Does he have any children? Do I have a grandson or granddaughter?”

Faced with the stream of questions, Lan Ting couldn’t help but chuckle.

The madam immediately continued, “Did you give him my savings? He was an orphan, and without any savings, he probably couldn’t get himself a wife. Give him the money, and let him just court whoever he likes. He must’ve lived a tougher childhood than most children, I just hope that he can live comfortably for the rest of his life.”

Xu Cheng slowly got closer. Seeing that lady inside the cave that would get excited whenever she talks about her son, he really wanted to call her “Mom”. But, he couldn’t!

Then, the madam took one photo from the pile and hid it in her clothes while hurriedly giving all of the others back to Lan Ting. She nervously said, “Burn them, we can’t let anyone know about Cheng’er, especially Ryong Xiao. He won’t let go of my son, he won’t!”

“Mom!” Seeing this made Xu Cheng’s heart wrench and for some unknown reason, he subconsciously called out.

The madam immediately became excited as she grabbed onto Lan Ting’s hand and asked, “Did you hear that? Did you hear that? I think I heard someone call me ‘Mom’!”

Lan Ting was already tearing up. “Madam, please calm down, you are hallucinating from missing Young Master too much!”

“No I did not!” The madam looked around. “I really heard it!”

Speaking of this, tears began slipping down again. “If I can hear my Cheng’er call me Mom in this life, I will be able to die without regrets!”

Xu Cheng looked at her from just half a meter away. The mother and son were so close at hand, and tears began rolling down unconsciously from Xu Cheng’s face.

“Mom!” Xu Cheng choked up on the inside and he thought, “Just wait, I will get you out of here! No one will be able to stop us from reuniting!”

After clenching his fist, he began walking away, looking back at the woman behind bars once for every 3 steps he took. Ultimately, he disappeared into the snow. In the near future, the subsequent battle here would make all the snow melt.