Mister Zero, Her Story: Chapter 7 – Flower Street
“Lady… Hua Qingling!”
Even the most ignorant mercenary working in Yan City would have heard this name.
As one of Yan City’s guardians, Hua Qingling’s reputation was like thunder.
Although the petite woman before them showed no sign of a “Peril” level expert’s might…
An Zaipao’s respectful demeanor told them that this was likely… truly Lady Hua Qingling.
“I-I’m sorry…”
The burly man’s legs trembled as he realized who he had just shouted at, almost losing control of his bladder.
His underlings, seeing everyone’s attention focused on their leader, slipped out the door one by one.
“No need to apologize, ignorance is not a crime, and I’m not some important figure,” Hua Qingling said with a smile, then turned to An Zaipao. “Settle their wages, then dismiss them.”
An Zaipao nodded, counted the money, and handed it over.
The burly man breathed a sigh of relief. Just dismissed, not penalized, and with his wages paid. An acceptable outcome.
“Oh, I almost forgot, one more thing.” Hua Qingling smiled at the man, the corner of her lips curving upwards.
“Aren’t you Liu Qing’s ‘good brothers’? He was the breadwinner of his family. Now that he’s gone, his wife and children are left with no one to care for them. It’s quite pitiful.
“I have a small suggestion. Why don’t you take a portion of your wages and give it to that poor mother and child, to help them get by for a while… How about that?”
The man was speechless, his mouth opening and closing.
“Uh… well… this…”
“Or perhaps… you’re willing to take on the responsibility of supporting them?” Hua Qingling feigned surprise. “Really? Such ‘good brothers’? I’m almost moved to tears.”
“No, no…”
Sweat poured down the man’s face. He looked at the money in An Zaipao’s hand, then at the seemingly delicate Hua Qingling, and finally gritted his teeth.
“As you say, Lady Hua Qingling!”
Then, afraid of further complications, he rushed out of the office, almost stumbling, not even daring to take the remaining wages.
“Lady Hua Qingling, what about this…?”
An Zaipao, secretly delighted by the outcome, looked at the stack of money, unsure what to do.
“Add a portion to the compensation, and send the rest to his family,” Hua Qingling’s smile faded slightly. She asked in a low voice, “By the way, where’s Qiling? I haven’t seen her.”
Hua Qiling was eighteen years younger than Hua Qingling. Therefore, Hua Qingling was more like a mother figure to her than an older sister.
Their mother had died after giving birth to Hua Qiling, and their father had perished shortly after in a Yan City exploration mission. Hua Qingling had been the sole support of the Hua family ever since.
“Director Hua Qiling is… on a mission?”
An Zaipao coughed and said uncertainly.
“On a mission is on a mission. Why do you sound like that?” Hua Qingling frowned slightly.
She was always concerned about her younger sister.
Especially after hearing that Hua Qiling had entered the contaminated area where the “Peril” level disaster had occurred alone, she had immediately abandoned her own mission and rushed back.
But unfortunately, she hadn’t arrived in time for the battle.
“She… anyway, it’s a mission assigned by Director-General Li,” An Zaipao whispered. “It’s practically a vacation, just taking someone around the city, helping them get familiar with Yan City…”
“Old Li would call that a ‘mission’?”
Hua Qingling narrowed her eyes, looking intently at An Zaipao.
“Because, because that person… was found during the ‘Peril’ level disaster…”
An Zaipao looked away and mumbled.
“…Oh?” Hua Qingling’s expression turned serious, the atmosphere around her growing oppressive. “Where is Qiling? I’ll go find her.”
She was worried about her younger sister, but she didn’t say it outright.
“It seems… she’s on… Flower Street…”
An Zaipao’s face flushed red as he forced the words out.
Hua Qingling didn’t waste any more time. She turned and strode purposefully towards Flower Street.
…
Yan City, District One, Flower Street.
District One was the core area of Yan City, and also the most prosperous. Almost all of Yan City’s higher-ups resided here.
Those who could settle in District One were all influential figures.
Therefore, to cater to their entertainment needs, many entertainment venues had sprung up in District One, and Flower Street was one of them.
Don’t misunderstand, “entertainment venues” didn’t necessarily mean places of debauchery. At least Flower Street wasn’t. It was a shopping street.
The reason Hua Qiling had brought Luo Yan to Flower Street was to… buy clothes.
Luo Yan only had a few simple gray dresses that she wore repeatedly. She didn’t care much about appearances.
But Hua Qiling was dying to see what Miss Luo Yan would look like in beautiful clothes. This thought had occurred to her in the “Little Tini’s Banquet” dream.
Now that she had finally managed to… bring Miss Luo Yan back to Yan City, she wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
Hua Qiling held Luo Yan’s soft hand, strolling down Flower Street.
Luo Yan held a parasol in her other hand, but since she was shorter than Hua Qiling (1.6 meters versus nearly 1.8 meters), she held it higher.
Today, Luo Yan wasn’t wearing her veiled hat. Instead, she had a white cloth covering her eyes.
After a few days of observation, they had discovered that Luo Yan’s ability was primarily linked to her eyes.
Whether she looked at someone, or someone looked at her eyes, it would involuntarily trigger her ability.
The reason it had little effect on Hua Qiling before was because she usually used “Eagle Eye,” and as a “Ruin” level ability user, she had a certain resistance.
The solution was simple.
Luo Yan just had to cover her eyes, preventing her from seeing others, and preventing others from seeing her eyes.
This way, she was just an ordinary person, completely harmless.
However, if she covered her eyes, Luo Yan couldn’t see anything.
Fortunately, there was Hua Qiling. As long as they held hands, Luo Yan could share her “Eagle Eye” vision and “see” everything.
And so, a scene completely opposite to their first encounter in Ghost Town unfolded.
—The “blind” Miss Luo Yan, hand in hand with Hua Qiling, being carefully guided.
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