A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 544 Worry

“Not ordinary,” Lily said with a wronged look, “we meditate and cultivate every day.”

“Yes, we cultivate every day!” the others chimed in, sounding equally aggrieved.

Chao Bufan smiled faintly, "I know you cultivate every day, but you can't go on like this! Baihe, Ruyu, you come from cultivation families, you should know how important cultivation level is to a cultivator. Although you are living carefree lives now, you all understand the principle that 'there are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people.' In the past two months, I have discovered that there are many people more powerful than me, and many of them have reached terrifying levels of cultivation that none of you can imagine. Therefore, I hope that when the day comes that I am no longer able to protect you, you will have the ability to protect yourselves."

Tianyue chimed in, "I agree with my brother. Judging from the cultivation levels of all of you here, while you may be able to command the wind and rain for ordinary people, for most of you, a single sneeze from them could turn you to ashes."

"Big brother," Lily asked curiously, "are you also a cultivator?"

Chao Bufan spoke first, saying, "Don't underestimate our eldest brother; his cultivation level is far above mine!"

Tianyue said with a smug look, "That's right."

Chao Bufan joked, "Brother, even though you're better than me, you still have to listen to me."

"Cut~"

Tian Yue rolled her eyes at Chao Bufan, clearly disdainful, then stood up and said, "Um... you guys chat, I'm going outside for some fresh air."

With that, he disappeared in a flash.

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, and Tang Qianqian finally asked the question that had been bothering her: "Bufan, how come you suddenly have an older brother?"

Chao Bufan understood Qianqian's meaning and laughed, "You guys really think he's my real brother?"

"Then who is he?" Lily asked.

Chao Bufan said, "Alright, none of you can imagine his background. It's better to know less about him. At least, I can't tell you for now."

It wasn't that he didn't want to tell them, but he felt it was better for them to know as little as possible.

"Why?" Tang Qianqian pressed, while the others looked at him with puzzled expressions, before turning to look at Yifei and Xiaomin.

Yifei said innocently, "Don't look at me like that, I don't even know where he came from."

Xiaomin replied, "I don't know either."

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Alright, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, so please stop asking."

It wasn't that he was unwilling to reveal Tian Yue's true identity, but rather that he worried that knowing it would affect their future cultivation. After all, in his view, the less they knew about certain things, the better.

Tang Qianqian said "Oh," and then said, "Since it's a secret, it's better if we don't know."

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "That's right. I will tell you what I can. Qianqian, Fangfang, call Dad and the others and ask if they are free tomorrow. If they are, ask them to come over tomorrow and tell them I need to see them."

The two responded in unison, and then went out to make a phone call.

A moment later, the two women walked in. Tang Qianqian said, "Bufan, Dad is on a mission and said he's busy!"

Fangfang said, "My dad also said he's busy; he's on some mission."

"On a mission?" Chao Bufan was slightly surprised and asked suspiciously, "That's not right. They've all retired. They shouldn't be on missions, right? Fangfang, did you ask him what kind of mission he was on?"

Fangfang replied, "I didn't ask about that."

Chao Bufan thought to himself that the task that required Old Tang and the old chief to personally take charge must not be a simple one. Thinking back to when he left HX for the magic academy two months ago, this area was not very peaceful. So he frowned and quickly got up and said, "I'll make a call and ask, and chat with Brother. Baihe, you guys go and rest first!"

Xiaomin asked, "Bufan, what about Tingting?"

Chao Bufan said, "You guys decide what to do! Ask her what her plans are tomorrow. If she wants to find a job, arrange for her to work at the Tang Group. If she doesn't want to find a job, then let her be."

Upon hearing this, Xiaomin responded with an "Oh".

Chao Bufan walked to the balcony in the living room, took out his phone, and called Tang Guoqiang.

"Hey, Lao Tang."

"Bufan, are you back?"

"Yes, you're back. Qianqian told me you and the old commander were on some kind of mission. Did something happen?"

"Wu Siling and his wife were murdered this morning, and we are looking for clues!"

"Wu Siling?" Chao Bufan was startled and quickly asked, "Which Wu Siling?"

"And then there's that Wu Siling, Wu Guangrong, the former deputy commander of a military district in B City. He was just transferred to a military district in G Province last week to serve as commander. Unexpectedly, he was found dead in his home last night, and his wife was also tragically murdered."

"It's him?" Chao Bufan exclaimed in horror.

"Who do you think this is, Wu Siling?!"

Although Chao Bufan had never met this Wu Siling, he had heard of Wu Siling's name when Falcon was alive. So he frowned and asked, "Have you found any clues?"

"Not yet, Bufan. I'm busy right now!"

"Okay, then be careful!"

"Yeah, I know."

Chao Bufan hung up the phone, frowned and pondered for a while, then turned around and went to the living room on the first floor. He saw Tian Yue sitting on the living room sofa with his eyes closed, so he went over and sat down next to him.

Tianyue opened one eye and glanced at Chao Bufan, saying indifferently, "Why did you come down? Aren't you going to chat with your female confidantes a little longer?"

“We can talk anytime.” Chao Bufan said as he took out a cigarette, put one in his mouth, and then handed the cigarette pack to Tian Yue, asking, “Want one?”

Tianyue accepted it without ceremony and took out one.

After they lit up, they started smoking. Amidst the swirling smoke, Chao Bufan saw Tian Yue smoking and thought he looked quite professional, so he joked, "Brother, I didn't expect you to look so handsome smoking."

"That's right, I'm naturally handsome, smoking a cigarette is no big deal," Tianyue said smugly.

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, then started smoking on his own.

This guy actually started thinking on his own, leaving Tianyue standing aside.

Tianyue glanced at Chao Bufan, knowing he was preoccupied. After taking a few puffs, she asked, "Little brother, is something on your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "What could I possibly have on my mind?"