Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 268 A Misunderstanding

With a tap of the fingertip, one is instantly transported to the wonderful world of Chapter 269, "A Misunderstanding".

"Stop!" A clear, anxious female voice suddenly rang out from inside the mountain.

The moment her voice rang out, all the willow branches froze in mid-air, one of them coming within a centimeter of Qin Xiaochuan's face.

Qin Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look. He saw Guo Shiyi leading Feifei into the mountain entrance.

"Shiyi, you're alright!" Qin Xiaochuan exclaimed with great joy, completely forgetting his current predicament.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?" Guo Shiyi asked, puzzled.

"But this man..." Qin Xiaochuan said, gesturing with his eyes to the man standing in the center of the mountain. He was surprised to find that the man was not wearing a mask today.

Guo Shiyi suddenly chuckled, clearly understanding what was going on, and said to the man, "Dad, let them go, they are all my friends."

Father? Qin Xiaochuan suddenly felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. The man in front of him was actually Guo Shiyi's father? Then wouldn't he be the future...?

The willow branches quickly retreated from his body, and the willow tree in the mountainside also suddenly disappeared. Guo Shiyi quickly ran to Qin Xiaochuan's side and asked with concern, "Are you alright? It's all my fault for going to the archaeological team's camp to prepare dinner just now, which caused the misunderstanding."

The pain in his chest didn't seem to have completely subsided, but Qin Xiaochuan didn't dare to complain. He shook his head and asked, "Is this person really your father?"

"Of course," Guo Shiyi smiled smugly. "Is there anyone who could mistake their own father?"

Looking at Guo Shiyi's expression, Qin Xiaochuan suddenly remembered what she had said on the rooftop of the inn. Perhaps the knot in her heart at that time had been completely untied by now. Back then, she didn't really hate her father. She just hoped that when she was most helpless, someone could stand by her side and be her strongest support.

"Let's go, let me introduce you two," Guo Shiyi said, extending her hand to Qin Xiaochuan.

Qin Xiaochuan pulled Guo Shiyi's hand and stood up from the ground. At this moment, he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it all happened so suddenly that he was not mentally prepared.

He recalled the scene of being badly beaten by that person on the back mountain of the Spiritual Studies Department. It wasn't really a big deal, since he considered himself thick-skinned and tough. However, he remembered that he seemed to have launched a frontal attack on the other party back then.

Looking back now, it was indeed because that person was afraid of hurting Shiyi that they left themselves a momentary opportunity.

Despite a multitude of thoughts running through his mind, Qin Xiaochuan still dragged his feet to the man, Guo Tianming.

"Dad, this is Qin Xiaochuan, you've met him before. We're both students at Mingde University," Guo Shiyi happily introduced to Guo Tianming.

Qin Xiaochuan looked at Guo Tianming with trepidation. He looked much younger than he had imagined, appearing to be only in his early thirties. His features were well-defined, exuding a mature handsomeness amidst his coldness. With his looks, he could even play the male lead in a modern fantasy drama. Only his deep brown, almost black eyes showed the marks of time, like ancient tea that had been aged for hundreds of years, calm yet containing profound meaning.

When Qin Xiaochuan met Guo Tianming's gaze, he seemed to see countless stars twinkling within them, both dazzling and deadly. He glanced at them once and then looked away, his already uneasy mood becoming even more tense.

"Hello, Uncle." Qin Xiaochuan greeted Guo Tianming respectfully, his whole demeanor as stiff as a pretty boy in a TV drama with no acting skills, utterly devoid of any soul.

"You've got potential, kid." Guo Tianming's words were very polite. Qin Xiaochuan could feel that the other party was watching him, and he was so nervous that he didn't know what to say. He could only smile awkwardly.

Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long, because Guo Shiyi introduced Han Kexin to Guo Tianming, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This girl looks familiar?" After Guo Shiyi introduced Han Kexin, Guo Tianming frowned as he stared at Han Kexin's face.

"Because we already know each other, Child of the Stars," Han Kexin said calmly, maintaining her aloof demeanor.

Guo Tianming's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he said, "The title of 'Child of the Stars' dates back more than thirty years, and not many people know about it now."

Han Kexin smiled mysteriously, but offered no explanation.

"Sister Kexin, do you really know my dad?" Guo Shiyi asked excitedly, holding Han Kexin's hand. "I don't even know anything about my dad's past."

"I guess you could say we know each other," Han Kexin replied vaguely.

"Really? How did you two meet? When did you meet?" Guo Shiyi hurriedly asked two questions. Apart from Guo Shiyi, everyone else looked at Han Kexin curiously, clearly surprised.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Guo Tianming again, but to his surprise, Guo Tianming looked confused and obviously did not recognize Han Kexin.

Under Guo Shiyi's persistent questioning, Han Kexin did not answer, but instead gestured to Qin Xiaochuan with her eyes and said, "This question is a secret for now. Qin Xiaochuan will tell you the answer later."

Guo Shiyi glanced at Qin Xiaochuan suspiciously upon hearing this, while the latter could only laugh and cry. Han Kexin's words clearly meant for him to quickly tell the truth. In response, Qin Xiaochuan could only quickly say, "Let's talk about this later. We have already found a way to help Aunt Jiang regain her memory. The most urgent thing right now should be to help Aunt Jiang regain her memory."

"Oh, really?" Guo Shiyi was unusually excited, and in the blink of an eye, she forgot about Han Kexin and quickly said, "Then let's hurry up, my mom and the others are in the tent area."

He then led everyone to the side of the archaeological team.

Qin Xiaochuan patted Kaiming on the shoulder and said, "Kaiming, as agreed, it's your turn now."

"Don't worry, I will definitely keep my word." Kaiming's deep voice was like muffled thunder, leaving Guo Shiyi, who was standing to the side, stunned.

As soon as Kaiming stepped forward, without making any move, Qin Xiaochuan felt a surge of mental energy. The archaeologists, who had been stunned, regained their senses and looked around, clearly confused about their current situation.

Jiang Qingxue was startled when she first saw Kaiming, but Guo Shiyi immediately rushed into her arms, crying excitedly, "Mom, you're finally awake."

Jiang Qingxue was surprised at first, then affectionately patted Guo Shiyi's head and said, "Baby, what's wrong? What happened? What are you doing here?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the others, and when she saw Guo Tianming, her expression suddenly became complicated. She asked hesitantly, "You...what brings you here?"

"Dad, he..." Guo Shiyi wanted to say a few words to explain for Guo Tianming, because she knew that the two did not have a good relationship.

But to her surprise, Guo Tianming walked up to Jiang Qingxue, squatted down, took her hand, and said slowly, "Qingxue, I'm sorry I'm late. Not only did I make you suffer so much, but I also made our daughter worry."