I am a former Flame Chasers

What on earth are those people from the Fire Moth Chaser doing?

Ryan sat on a recliner in the yard, and he didn't know how many times he had asked this question.

At first, he thought he was being used. Although he was inevitably a little unhappy, at least he repelled Marichi fought against the Fire Moth.

But then something got weird. Two full days had passed since they had defeated the Honkai Beast, and except for Hen's phone call saying that it had been done, everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

Marichi did not come to seek revenge, but remained on the seabed of the continental shelf. The Fire Moth did not take any further action, as if this battle had never existed at all.

The alert was not raised, and I was not asked to cooperate. They were just left aside. What kind of thing is this?

Ryan gradually realized that there was a problem, but he couldn't run to the door to question it. He was far from being able to do whatever he wanted.

"Brother, let's go."

Ryan was rocking on the recliner when he suddenly heard Hua voice. He turned his head subconsciously and his eyes lit up.

The girl had her long gray blue hair tied into a ponytail and wore a striped shirt with her collar unbuttoned to reveal her delicate collarbone, but what surprised Ryan the most was her lower body.

Hua was wearing a denim skirt that went past her knees, revealing a section of her fair calves. Adding on the white sneakers, she exuded a youthful vibe.

The girl is tall, and the heroic spirit brought by long-term martial arts training also conceals the flaws of her flat figure. Although she has nothing to do with being glamorous or charming, she is extremely showy.

Ryan admiring gaze made Hua smile slightly, revealing a few white teeth, but the smile soon froze again.

"Did you take the wrong medicine today?"

It's not Ryan fault for being foul-mouthed. He has known Hua for five years, and thanks to Hua sportswear and school uniform, he has never seen this girl in a skirt. She always wears sweatpants or at most a pair of jeans.

But as soon as he said it, he knew he had said it wrong, so he smiled awkwardly: "Don't mind it, I'm just surprised, how come you suddenly know how to dress up?"

In fact, the girl was not wearing any makeup, and the denim skirt was even very tacky, but for Hua, it was a groundbreaking step.

"When you first came in that day, you praised me for being able to wear nice clothes." Hua muttered, remembering the things he saw hanging on the clothes rack when Ryan first came.

"What are you mumbling about?"

"No, it's just that the last time I went shopping with Carol, she insisted on buying it for me. After what happened the other day, I suddenly realized that if I don't wear it now, I will never have the chance to wear it in the future."

"That's true. It will become a rare thing in our daily life in the future." Ryan nodded, accepting this statement.

On the surface, he was accompanying Hua to buy some local specialties to bring home today, but in fact, he was also trying to change the girl's mood. After all, what happened in the past two days was too exciting for ordinary people, and Hua was not as rough as Kevin.

Of course, he could also take this opportunity to relax. Thinking about how to deal with Honkai every day would be too much of a hassle.

"By the way, isn't Carol going with us?"

"she didn't go, and she scolded me on the phone. It was really inexplicable."

"Why did she scold you?"

"Uh, don't ask too many questions about topics between girls. Let's go." Hua face turned red when she thought about it, and she hurried ahead.

Ryan scratched his face, glanced at the slender figure and the swaying white legs, then lowered his head and followed.

Because the rental house was too remote, Ryan drove for half an hour to get into the city, and then was stuck on the overpass. Changkong is indeed the largest city in China, and there is a lot of traffic even on weekdays.

Hua originally thought Ryan would be impatient, but later he found out that this man was actually admiring the traffic jam. In his words, the more you see of this kind of prosperity, the less you will see of it.

We set out at ten in the morning and were stuck in traffic until noon before we arrived at Huaizhong Road. As one of the most prosperous business districts in Changkong, it is dotted with various shopping malls and high-end restaurants.

"So this is Huaizhong Road." Hua stood on the side of the road, looking at the towering buildings and the fashionable men and women hurrying by, feeling out of place.

"No way, you haven't been to Huaizhong Road in two years since you came to Changkong?" Ryan locked the car and put on a black windbreaker. He seemed accustomed to the bustling scene.

Over the years, he has played Bear Grylls in the deep mountains and forests, and has also stayed in the most expensive hotel in Manhattan.

"No, the things here are too expensive. Why would I come here?" Hua turned his head and said helplessly, "I just want to buy some ham for my father. Do I need to come to Huaizhong Road?"

"You buy yours and I buy mine. Don't forget, your father is also my master. Come on, let's go have lunch first." Ryan took the girl and left. Since he had already decided to spend some time with her, of course he had to leave no regrets.

The man is handsome and the girl is beautiful. They are walking around in a bustling shopping mall. Although they are dressed simply, there is no melodramatic plot.

There is no melodramatic plot, but there is also no scene in TV dramas where women have unlimited physical strength and men complain bitterly.

After walking from the first floor to the fifth floor and then back to the first floor, a full hour later, Ryan sat in a roadside noodle shop, watching Hua helplessly as he slurped up a huge bowl of beef noodles.

"You, you complain that this is too expensive and that is unnecessary. After all the trouble, you still end up with soy noodles." Ryan felt resentful when he thought of it. Kevin was the same. Why did he have a special liking for soy noodles?

Hua raised his head slightly, picked up a piece of beef and put it into Ryan bowl: "I'm not interested in Western food, and your money didn't fall from the sky. Every penny is precious."

"Do you know where my money comes from?"

"I guessed. After all, you never mentioned your family."

Ryan expression froze. He didn't expect that although Hua was stupid, she had a smart heart. That's right, although he looked like a rich second generation, in fact, every penny was earned by making the Fire Moth Black Gloves in the past few years.

As for the family...

"Brother, I know you've been very good to me, and that's why I'm trying to repay you." Hua interrupted Ryan thoughts and propped up his head, saying, "And I know why you took the time out to come out today. Of course, I have to treat you to lunch, so I can only treat you to noodles."

The girl still looked serious, but it made Ryan feel a little embarrassed. She was considerate, but sometimes she was so dull that it was a headache.

"When did you learn these crooked ideas?" Ryan poked the girl forehead, picked up the chopsticks, put the beef back first, and then picked up a ball of noodles and stuffed it into his mouth.

Hey, it tastes much better than eating noodles with Kevin!

Ryan suddenly felt that the saying "beauty is a feast to the eyes" was right, and he felt that he had been willing to do it all these years.

This has nothing to do with investing in The Thirteen Flame-Chasers or anything like that, nor is it about making any good connections. It's just because Hua is worth it for him to do so.

"Since you are not used to staying in Huaizhong Road, where are you going this afternoon?"

"Brother, you should have asked me earlier."

"Hey, I originally wanted to take you to be corrupt, but since you don't want to, I will just follow your wishes and see if you are living a good life in Changkong."

"Then I'll arrange it. Let's go now." Hua became interested and took Ryan arm and left.

Neither of them drove, and Ryan then noticed that Hua high school was not far from Huaizhong Road. Because the school was on holiday, he just walked around the gate, and then took a photo with the somewhat embarrassed Hua at the school gate.

The photo of the passerby was ugly, even Ryan eyes were squinted. He wanted to delete it, but he couldn't resist the insistence, so he had to send it to her.

How can you treat a tattered photo like a treasure? I bought you clothes just now but you refused them, but now you insist on snatching them away no matter what.

Ryan was a little confused about what Hua was thinking at this age. He just looked at the white neck and felt that this was not bad. She was like a piece of white cloth, retaining some things and also painted with a few colors by himself.

At least the color is correct. Even if she can't become as lively as Elysia, at least she won't become bitter and vengeful.

"Tell me, where are you going?"

"There are several things at the snack street next to Changkong University that I want you to try."

Didn't you just eat noodles?

Ryan glanced at the girl's flat body and let her drag him forward. They ran about two miles and came to a more lively alley.

The alley is very narrow, with mobile vendors on both sides. Most of the diners are young, basically students from the nearby Changkong University. In this June, there is no shortage of people wearing hot pants and long legs.

The air was filled with a rich aroma. Chicken wings were tumbling in the frying pan, squid was smoking on the iron plate, and sprinkled with spices and chilies, which made Ryan feel a little hungry.

"Brother, I'm going to buy two bowls of ice jelly."

"Well, I'll just find a place to sit." Ryan found a small stool and sat down. It was not in vain. she bought two servings of sweet tofu pudding, and then ate it with a plastic spoon while watching the crowds coming and going.

It had a strong flavor of the city, which was completely different from the battlefield or laboratory where he often stayed. For a moment, he even forgot about the third Honkai.

No wonder people prefer to live in seclusion in the mountains or in the city. Who says that noise cannot cleanse the soul?

Ryan had no interest in famous mountains and rivers, but he really liked the flavor of the city, observing the faces, some ordinary and some beautiful, and watching the men, women, young and old, and their joys and sorrows.

There are old couples supporting each other, young lovers bickering, sweaty vendors, women cleaning hard, and delivery guys coming and going in a hurry.

It was this feeling that made Ryan feel that he was truly living in this world, rather than being like a condescending time traveler, pointing fingers at the NPCs, with no room in his mind for anything else except the beauties in The Thirteen Flame-Chasers.

Even though he knew that everything before his eyes would soon vanish, Ryan was not depressed. Instead, he tried even harder to remember them in his heart.

"Brother, what are you looking at?"

Hua had sat down next to him without him noticing. she scooped a spoonful of tofu pudding and took a bite of ice jelly, with a satisfied expression on his face.

Ryan glanced at the plastic bowl on the table. Inside was something that looked a bit like jelly, with a layer of hawthorn, raisins and peanut crumbs on top.

He took a sip and the brown sugar tasted very sweet. Ryan smiled sweetly and pointed at the bustling crowd.

"Of course I'm looking at people."