Another thirty-day travel period. The next return will likely also be thirty days. Many Time Travelers equipped with Cybernetic Limbs will probably start to consider how to recharge.
Qing Chen returned alone to the 112th floor of Utopia Tower.
He knew Shadow was already inside when he opened the door.
The aroma of Jingshan Tea wafted out as soon as the door opened.
Rebel King said that Shadow was attending a family meeting at the Ginkgo Garden in City 5, facing rebukes from the Qing Family bigwigs.
If Rebel King wasn't lying, then the true terror of the Shadow Gate lies in its lack of distance limitations. As long as it's a place he's been before, he can reach it.
Qing Chen walked into the room, taking off his coat and hanging it on the rack as he went: "As far as I know, you should be in City 5 right now."
The room was deathly silent, without a sound.
However, Qing Chen couldn't hear any breathing, not even a heartbeat.
This made Qing Chen feel something was wrong.
Even if Shadow could hold their breath, why was there no heartbeat?
Qing Chen frowned. He didn't believe that Shadow would die so lonely in his own house.
Should he take this opportunity to remove the mask and see the other's Face[-]?
If the other person comes back to life, he might be silenced.
Qing Chen calmly moved a chair from the dining room and waited for Shadow to wake up.
After an unknown amount of time.
As if a drumstick had struck a drum, Shadow's heartbeat resumed.
Shadow sat up with a smile: "You're so heartless. Seeing me lying here without a heartbeat, you didn't even check if I was alright? I bet you hesitated, wondering whether or not to take a look at my Face[-]."
"You're too playful," Qing Chen sighed. "You come over in the middle of the night to drink tea and then pretend to be dead?"
"The meaning of life is to be happy," Shadow laughed.
Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "You directly used your ability to manipulate the flow of time on yourself, right? To the point where each heartbeat is several minutes apart."
But there's a problem.
The average human heartbeat is around 75 beats per minute, which means Shadow's ability to stretch the flow of time can stretch a second to several minutes.
In this absolute time, who could beat Shadow?
By the time you make a move, Shadow would have already scattered your ashes...
Shadow didn't answer Qing Chen's question.
Qing Chen looked at him, suddenly startled.
Just now, wasn't Shadow truly in some kind of near-death state? This made Qing Chen think of Shadow's frequent remarks about not having much time left.
Qing Chen asked doubtfully, "Do you really not have much life left?"
Shadow shook his head: "Don't worry, I still have a long life. At least two or three years."
Qing Chen instinctively felt something was wrong.
Would Shadow tell the truth? He didn't think so.
Then there are two possibilities: one, Shadow's time is far longer than two or three years, possibly living for two or three hundred years without any problems.
The other possibility is that Shadow's lifespan is less than two or three years.
But he can't let others know that he doesn't have much time left.
At one point, Qing Chen's answer leaned more towards the latter.
It's simply because Shadow always had a sense of urgency when arranging things for him.
He was in a hurry to hand over the hearts of the intelligence system to him, even going so far as to expose some things; in a hurry to get Qing Chen involved, even going so far as to repeatedly chat with Qing Chen and promise to give Qing Chen the Forbidden Artifact when he becomes Shadow.
According to Shadow's usual behavior, why would he need to be so urgent?
Qing Chen looked at Shadow: "How much time do you have left?"
Shadow smiled: "Didn't I tell you? At least two or three years."
Qing Chen didn't ask any more questions. He calmly asked, "I heard you were reprimanded at the family meeting?"
Shadow said with a smile, "Your information is quite well-informed. Who told you? Does Qing Family also have your inside man? Amazing!"
Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "A Time Traveler told us. He said that your Continue reading more chapters on NovelHub for the best experience."
Shadow shook his head: "Nothing happened. You don't need to consider this. Just bring Qing Mu home. Remember, the trade is scheduled for 20 days later, in Forbidden Zone 065. As for how to successfully bring Qing Mu home, that's something you need to consider."
"Wait," Qing Chen was stunned. "Aren't you sending experts? My group of investigators aren't experts. Without experts, how can I get Qing Mu back?"
Shadow thought for a moment: "Qing Ye and the others have left on missions. Figure it out yourself."
How am I supposed to figure it out!
Shadow said, "Rest assured, the Shendai Family won't send experts."
"Why?" Qing Chen asked suspiciously.
Shadow said calmly, "They're worried that the trade for Qing Mu is fake, and that I've set a trap to kill their experts."
Qing Chen understood.
Qing Mu has been in the North for more than ten years, and no one has ever mentioned bringing him home.
After more than ten years, Shadow suddenly said that he wanted to bring Qing Mu home, and the Shendai Family's first reaction was... a trap.
The Shendai Family just had a Shendai Yunshan killed by that Old Master from the Li Clan.
And now, they are even more worried that this Shadow from the Qing Family might also be trying to set a trap to eliminate their high-end individual combat power.
Therefore, they won't send A-Class experts.
"But even without A-Class, they'll send some B-Class Gene Soldiers," Qing Chen said seriously. "The highest level in my team is D-Class, and I'm only C-Class. How can I handle a bunch of Gene Soldiers?"
"B-Class Gene Soldiers aren't something that's readily available," Shadow chuckled. "The Shendai Family only sent eight people to assassinate the important figure Li Changqing, and many of them died. Don't worry, I believe in your abilities."
Qing Chen felt strange: "I feel like you might be hoping I'll get into some danger?"