After he disembarked, he wandered around the harbor for half a day . Garen couldn't find a stall that sold food . Under such circ.u.mstances, he could only head deeper in and take a turn to the streets leading into the city .

There were food bars all around the street . The crowd that was coming and going was beyond ma.s.sive . Couples were holding hands while many young children were held by their family members walking in and out .

Garen picked one of them and headed in . He found a place to sit and ordered a few dishes . He waited for the dishes to be served .

The person in charge of greeting the customers in the shop was a seventeen to eighteen years old young girl . She was wearing a pair of pale blue skin-tight jeans, revealing her figure in all the right places . The little white bunnies under her yellow T-s.h.i.+rt that were doing the hoppity hop, in addition to her pretty face, attracted quite a fair amount of male customers into the shop .

Ring ring .

Garen's mobile phone rang . He took it out to have a look . It was a message from Double-tailed Scorpion . The position of Mind Reader had most probably been determined, and the regional location could be narrowed down to the range of neighborhood . Any more accurate than that couldn't be achieved .

“The neighborhood range is good enough,” Garen was quite satisfied as he deleted the message .

Just as he sat down, a few young girls dressed as university students entered the shop . One of the girls was puzzled as she swept a glance at Garen .

“What's wrong, Cammy?” Another girl patted her shoulder .

“Nothing, I think I saw someone I know . ” The girl, Cammy shook her head and smiled .

The three young girls sat at the table not far from Garen and ordered a few dishes .

Cammy turned her head and seemed to recall something . She turned her head to look at Garen once again .

“Kong Xiaofei?” She called in a soft voice .

“Mm?” Garen was momentarily stunned . He didn't think there was anyone here who would recognize him .

He followed the voice and looked over . He instantly recognized the girl .

“Cammy Ning?”

It was his cla.s.smate back in high school at Lily of the Valley . Who would have thought they would meet at such a place .

When he left the school, he announced that he was recommended another location for university and ended communication with the cla.s.smates at high school . He was, after all, not the real Kong Xiaofei .

“Why are you here?” Cammy Ning was overjoyed . She did not expect to meet an old acquaintance here .

“What about you, how did you end up here?” Garen politely exchanged the topic .

“I go to the university here . Where else, if not here?” Cammy Ning replied with a smile .

Her two besties immediately giggled as they moved closer .

“Who is he? Your old boyfriend?”

“No way! Do you think of anything else other than that kinda stuff?” Cammy Ning reb.u.t.ted with a laugh .

“Then he must be your current boyfriend, haha . It's no wonder you're giving the cold shoulder to the Filt brothers . It's because your man is here!” Another bestie chuckled .

“Nonsense . We're just normal cla.s.smates . ” Cammy Ning had a good impression of Garen . He was an honest lean boy, but now he had grown tough in such a short time .

The two tables were naturally combined together .

Garen sat by the three girls .

“What are you doing here? Holiday?”

“Yes, I heard that Ocean Capital is a world-renowned tourist spot, so came to check it out,” Garen smiled as he responded . “You're attending Ocean University of Lance Royal Family, right?”

“How do you know?” Cammy Ning was baffled .

“Isn't she wearing the school emblem?” Garen pointed at one of the girl's chest . There was a delicately-made, silvery white mermaid emblem pinned there .

“What about you? Where are you studying?”

“I'm no longer attending,” Garen casually replied .

“Not attending?” Cammy Ning was stupefied . It should be true, as it wasn't a semester break yet Kong Xiaofei had the time to travel . There must have been some issue .

Hearing these words, the other two girls were struck . Although they did not immediately put on the display, their faces became slightly dull .

Initially, when they heard that Garen was here to travel for leisure, he must be well off to be able to travel alone with ease . However, now that he was a dropout, their enthusiasm had dampened .

“Did you drop out?” One of them asked in a low voice .

Garen nodded . How could an old fart that lived a few hundred years not see the change in the att.i.tude of the two girls? He wasn't the least bit bothered . He was way past the stage of flaunting .

The dishes that they ordered were quickly served . They ate together . Garen kept his head down as he swiftly pigged out, clearing the dishes in a few gulps . The dishes' load was quite small, so he swept them clean without leaving any sc.r.a.p .

This made the two girls look down on him even more .

Cammy Ning was speechless . However, judging by Garen's large build, she could understand his huge appet.i.te .

“I have a bad feeling,” In a coffee shop not far away, a man dressed in a black windbreaker whispered to a lady beside him .

The woman was also dressed in the same black windbreaker . Wearing windbreakers on a hot day was definitely something eye-catching . The woman had purple hair while her purple iris and pale white skin set her apart from the crowd .

“Your ability of premonition can't be wrong . I suspect we are being watched,” The woman calmly mentioned, “it could be those dregs from Vulture . They didn't dare go after Slayer, yet they came to play the bully and look for us instead . ” She gave a scornful look .

“No… This time, the feeling is stronger than previous times,” Mind Reader spoke in a low voice . “I suspect it may be someone more troublesome on the go . ”

“It could be from Lighthouse . Only they can avoid your mind reading to get close to us!” The woman knew of Lighthouse and told Minder Reader frankly .

“Why would Lighthouse seek me out! Why won't you tell me in full?” Mind Reader frowned .

“You only need to know that there's a really really bad organization and they're after your Sacred Sigil,” The woman took a sip of coffee .

“Then what do you say we do?” Mind Reader asked in a low voice .

“Now, there are the three forces, Black Federation, Vulture and White Crab, which are after us . We will remain here for a few weeks to lure these three forces over . Now, as long as we play our cards right…”

“I know what you mean . ” Mind Reader nodded .

“Don't worry, everything will be alright . You can take your son to a place where n.o.body knows who you are and live . Relax . ” The woman patted Mind Reader on the shoulder .

“I hope so…” Mind Reader forced himself to nod . He was about to take a sip off the coffee in his hands before his face stiffened, “They're here!”

Pretending to act normal, he stood up and walked toward the washroom .

The woman took out her mobile phone to have a look . It was getting late . She placed some money on the table to settle the payment and got up to walk out with her handbag .

The two cooperated tacitly without attracting any attention and left through two exits respectively .

Those at the coffee shop did not find them out of the norm .

Not even a minute after they had departed, the door was swung open . A group of men and women wearing white hats walked in . Their sharp gaze swept around the scene . After an exchange of whispers, they found they were not around . The group scanned and checked from table to table .

Outside the streets by a lamp post, the two gathered and looked at the coffee shop from afar .

“It's White Crab,” the woman whispered . She took out a lighter to light herself a cigarette .

“Can you sense their thoughts?”

“They're here to capture me just as before . This time, they're doing a blanket search . I wouldn't know more details than that . They're preventing their minds from being read by me . ” The man was in a dilemma .

“Do you still have any premonition after avoiding them?” The woman casually asked .

“It's stronger now!”

“Direction . ”

“Behind us . ”

The woman turned back and looked but did not find anything . She only saw crowds going and coming on the streets .

“Let's go,” She led him to walk at the side, onward to a little alley .

The two halted once they entered the alley .

“Have you forgotten our dreams?” A young man stood in the alley with his back facing them . “Seasnake?”

The man s.h.i.+fted his head back; his dark brown eyes struck a dead stare at the woman .

A sharp white card appeared between his fingers .

“King of Hearts!” The woman's body tensed up .

Mind Reader could see the man's other distinct features .

“Black Federation…” His pupils shrunk and his body sunk backward . He couldn't detect the person's thoughts before . He was from the Lighthouse!

“Come with me, Seasnake and Mind Reader . Big brother has awaited you for a long time now,” King of Hearts smiled .

“If they were to follow, you then wouldn't that make us come for nothing?” A cold voice was heard coming from behind Mind Reader and Seasnake .

“Soul Energy Force?” Garen was having his after-meal tea when he suddenly felt a tremble . He sensed that there was a slight chaotic Soul Energy Force oscillating over not far away .

Cammy Ning and her friends were whispering about the interesting news here when they saw him on his mobile phone .

“What's wrong? Got something you need to do? Go take care of it if you do,” It was rare for Cammy Ning to b.u.mp into her cla.s.smate, so she was in quite a mood and opened up more .

“Just a small matter,” Garen smiled . “I have to go now . Continue with your meal,” He got up as he spoke and came to face a person standing by the shop's entrance .

That person was two meters tall and was wearing a white western suit . He was wearing a pair of sophisticated, golden metal spectacles . His blond hair reflected a soft bright glow under the sunlight . He was standing by the shop's entrance and smiled as he gazed at Garen .

“Sword Master Garen?” The man was brazen and calmly revealed Garen's ident.i.ty .

Garen's smile slowly wiped off . he threw a glance at Cammy Ning and her friends behind him .

“You plan to make a move here?”

“I have long wanted to meet the number one Kendo genius of Slann, named the strongest saber art in three thousand years . Now that I've encountered you by chance, wouldn't I be wasting off my good luck if I don't seek your advice?” The smile of the man's face deepened .

“They, are acting, right? Exchanging lines?” Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud, “What a show . ”

Cammy Ning and her two friends turned to look at the duo, feeling rather strange

Wham!

A troop of solider in black military wear kicked open the entrance of the shop . Over ten armed soldiers charged in, encircling Garen .

They unlocked the guns' safety with a click . All firearms were aimed at Garen .

“It's a show, right? There's no need to be… Bang,” One of the customer was about to open his mouth when a shot was fired on his chest . Blood drenched his back as he collapsed to the ground .

All customers in the shop fell silent .

The serving waitress dropped and broke a plate . Someone was covering their mouth tightly .

Ah!

A woman screamed out of fear and wanted to make a dash out .

Boom .

Another shot was fired .

She immediately crashed onto the ground next to Garen . Blood from her back oozed out . Her body slowly collided on the ground, trembling it a bit . She rumbled over and settled over Garen's foot .

Clang!

Garen's palms clapped and made an ear-piercing thunderous sound . He lurched forward with his bent lower body and his palms arching straight ahead .