Chapter 37: Tiger Tooth and the Widow

The night was pitch black. Standing by the window and looking at Star City under the moonlight, this noisy and prosperous city actually gave Wei Ziqing a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

If it were not for the Gentleman Sword on him, the long hair draped over his shoulders, and the ancient clothes he wore, Wei Ziqing might have felt that the three years in the Divine Condor World were nothing more than a dream.

“I didn’t expect that staying in the Divine Condor World for three years only took three days in this world!”

Looking at the corner of the wall where the Anywhere Door had once appeared, which was now empty, Wei Ziqing’s face showed a trace of emotion.

He silently opened the template. The data had not changed, but the Return Countdown had reached zero, and a Points column had appeared below, clearly marking a string of numbers: 100 Points!

“One hundred points?” Scratching his head, Wei Ziqing pushed away the longing for Little Dragon Maiden from his heart. At this moment, he only wanted to wait for the Anywhere Door to appear in one month so it could take him to the next world.

Because only in this way could he quickly get one thousand points to bring Little Dragon Maiden into this real world!

Gurgle, gurgle…

A stomach growl suddenly broke the silence. Wei Ziqing touched his belly and smiled awkwardly. It seemed some things had changed, but this stomach had stayed the same!

“Fine, I’m back. Let’s go get some midnight snacks!” There were no such modern delicacies in the Divine Condor World. Now that he was back, Wei Ziqing actually missed the tastes of the present.

Although they weren’t perfect, they were much better compared to the Divine Condor World!

After taking a shower and changing into casual clothes, he hung the Gentleman Sword by the head of the bed, took some money he had left at home, and got ready to go out.

Just as he opened the door, Wei Ziqing froze. Right next to his room was a woman about twenty-five years old. She wore a black OL professional suit and looked tired, but her fatigue could not hide her sexy charm.

The woman was clearly just finishing work and was about to enter her room. Because of Wei Ziqing’s sudden appearance, she looked up at him. Especially when she saw Wei Ziqing’s long hair, her face showed a look of astonishment.

Wei Ziqing knew this woman; her name was Su Lingya. He had seen her when he first moved into the building. He heard she was a widow; just a few days after she got engaged to her boyfriend, he died!

It was already almost one in the morning. He didn’t know what kind of shift Su Lingya worked that she only returned now.

However, they were neighbors after all, so Wei Ziqing gave Su Lingya a slight smile: “You’re back?”

“Yes, are you going out?” Su Lingya was slightly stunned. She also knew Wei Ziqing, but in her impression, this man was a very quiet and silent person. It was truly surprising that he would greet her now.

“Yes, I’ll be going now!”

Wei Ziqing nodded and stopped talking to her. Late at night, the more one spoke, the easier it was for people to think he had bad intentions, especially with a single, sexy widow like this. If he were misunderstood, he truly wouldn’t be able to defend himself.

Su Lingya watched Wei Ziqing’s departing back. Looking at the hair that was even longer than her own, her expression became a bit strange.

A week ago, she had seen Wei Ziqing. At that time, his neat hair made him look very clean and handsome.

In less than a week, it had grown so long? More importantly, she discovered that this man seemed to have aged by a few years?

“I heard people nowadays have a special hobby of wearing wigs. Actually, that’s not a big deal. As for the aging, a single young man, probably…”

Thinking of this, Su Lingya’s face turned slightly red. She scolded herself in her heart for not being proper and quickly entered her room.

Unfortunately, Wei Ziqing did not know what Su Lingya was thinking, otherwise he would have wished he could smash his head against the wall.

After leaving the building, he ordered a few items at a nearby barbecue stall, grabbed a few bottles of alcohol, and found a place to sit down.

Although it was cozy, Wei Ziqing felt a bit uncomfortable. Even though he sat quietly and didn’t speak, relying on his half-step Postnatal Realm cultivation, he could clearly sense countless eyes staring at him.

They even started pointing and whispering.

“Is there something wrong with me?” Wei Ziqing was puzzled. He listened carefully and then froze. Then, looking at his long hair over his shoulders, he smiled bitterly.

“Great, I remembered to change my clothes, but I forgot about this hair!” With a bitter smile, he stopped paying attention to the group of people. However, on his way home, he hurried to a nearby barbershop to get the hair cut.

Otherwise, one day was fine, but if he had to endure these looks for a whole month, even as a half-step Postnatal Realm expert, he couldn’t take it!

Returning home, he suddenly remembered that he had been gone for three days and hadn’t asked for leave from the company. He immediately pulled out the phone that had been placed by the bed.

He found that it had already run out of battery and shut down. After charging it and turning it on, the phone immediately rang non-stop. There were texts and about a dozen missed calls.

“Just as I thought!” Wei Ziqing smiled bitterly. However, seeing that the calls and texts were all from his company’s editor-in-chief, he felt quite touched.

He was an editor at the Yuewen literary company. Usually, he was responsible for tedious things like communicating with the website’s writers. Although it was troublesome, it was also peaceful.

As for the editor-in-chief, she was known as Yuewen’s number one beauty, Tiger Tooth. Not only was she young and beautiful, but she was also kind, and she took great care of him in particular.

Thinking of this, Wei Ziqing checked the time. According to Tiger Tooth’s night-owl personality, she must be awake now. Instead of replying to the text, he dialed her number directly.

“Sister Tiger Tooth…” Tiger Tooth’s real name was Liu Qingyin, but Wei Ziqing never called her by her name; he called her Sister Tiger Tooth. As soon as the call connected and Wei Ziqing was about to speak, an anxious voice suddenly came from the other end.

“Wei Ziqing, you brat, your phone finally connected! Where the hell have you been for these three days? Didn’t you know to make a phone call? You made me think something happened to you! Hurry up and explain yourself to me, otherwise, late at night, don’t blame me for not being ladylike!”

Uh!

A black line appeared on Wei Ziqing’s forehead. Tiger Tooth was indeed as fierce as ever. She was beautiful, but her personality…

Vaguely, Wei Ziqing seemed to see Tiger Tooth sitting on her bed in pajamas, munching on an apple and reading a novel, with a look as if she were grinding her teeth and wanting to eat him alive!

However, Wei Ziqing knew that Tiger Tooth was caring for him. Feeling touched, he hurried to explain to her. But he didn’t tell the truth; he only said that something had happened and his phone broke, so he forgot!

Hearing Wei Ziqing’s words, Liu Qingyin, also known as Tiger Tooth, stopped complaining. However, she told Wei Ziqing that she had already helped him ask for leave during the days he was gone, and since he wasn’t dead, he should hurry up and come to work tomorrow!

After chatting with Tiger Tooth for a few sentences, Wei Ziqing hung up the phone. Seeing that the night was deep, and combined with his longing for Little Dragon Maiden, his mood became a bit low, and he fell into a deep sleep.