Chapter 228


    The environment and conditions for the growth of the Nine Leaf Ice Flower was also unique in its


    harshness.


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    This nt, which contained a frosty energy, had a peculiar characteristic. It required an environment


    that was scorching hot, so that it could grow gradually. This was the reason why Fade Chen could


    find the Nine Leaf Ice Flower in the cavern with the subterraneanva river.


    He took several deep breaths to calm himself down.


    Fade cautiously moved in the direction of the Nine Leaf Ice Flower. He generated some inner Qi


    and carefully extricated it along with the burning soil and pebbles at its bottom.


    Holding the tender shoot of this nt, Fade walked out of the cave in great satisfaction. He found


    some loose branches and twigs in the woods and created a simple wooden structure. He then


    ced the Nine Leaf Ice Flower gently in it.


    After that, Fade generated more inner Qi energy and directly struck the mountain with force. The


    rocks came tumbling down in a


    huge avnche, directly burying the passage into the cave. Traces of his entry and exit were


    erased as well.


    After he had dealt with the situation, he felt contented. He ced the small wooden structure into


    his backpack and then continued with his journey home.


    It took around half a day before he arrived at the suburbs of Bay City. Although he was still a few


    hours'' away from the center of town, he felt a sense of homing. After all, being in this area


    already felt close to home.


    He took a picture of himself, posted it on social media, and sent a text message, informing of his


    return.


    Not long after he sent the message, he received a shower ofpliments. He was asked on his


    whereabouts, relief and joy was expressed at his return, and jokes were cracked feigning


    forgetfulness in regards to Fade''s identity.


    As he read the message, his cell phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and saw that it


    was Xenia Xu. He took the call, saying, "Hello, Xenia."


    "Dr. Chen, are you are in Mountlong District?" Xenia''s clear voice rang out.


    "How did you know that?" Fade asked.


    "Dr. Chen, you just posted a selfie, which showed the location you are at!" Xenia said, "By the way,


    Dr. Chen, my home is at Mountlong district. Are you free now? I would like to invite you over for a


    meal."


    "Oh you live so close by!" Fade was surprised. "Well, alright then, where do you stay? I''ll be right


    there immediately."


    Xenia chuckled and said, "No worries, I cane over to pick you up."


    "Alright, I am currently at... beep..." Fade was going to give her his location in detail, but she had


    hung up the phone. Fade couldn''t help but shake his head. "When did Xenia be so impatient?"


    Just as Fade shook his head and sighed, a clear voice was heard from behind him, "Dr. Chen, here


    I am!"


    Fade turned around and realized that Xenia was standing behind him with a smile on her face.


    "Well, Xenia, I guessed you noticed me for some time now. Why didn''t youe up to greet me?"


    Fade said with a smile.


    Xenia pouted and said, "Dr. Chen, I''m just worried that it''s not convenient for you, so I called to ask


    you first." "How can it be inconvenient for me?" Fade patted Xenia on the head and said with a


    smile, "Well, let''s go then, I''m quite hungry actually. Where will you be treating me?"


    Xenia said, "Join me for a meal at my ce. Previously, when I returned home, I told my parents


    everything about you. They have been chatting all this while about you and they would like to have


    the opportunity to express their gratitude to you. What a coincidence that we bump into each other


    just now." Xenia said with a smile.


    Fade nodded and said, "Alright, let''s go to your ce then!"


    As he said the phrase "Let''s go to your ce", Xenia blushed and her cheeks turned red.


    With a red face, she brought Fade to a motorbike and handed the key to him. Then she smiled and


    said, "Dr. Chen, you can be the driver and I will be the passenger!"


    "Sure!" Fade took the key, started the motorbike, patted the back seat and said, "Xenia, take a seat


    then."


    Xenia sat on the back seat and stretched out her hands, as per usual habit, to sp Fade''s waist.


    But somehow a thought crossed her mind and she withdrew her hand.


    Seeing this, Fade grabbed Xenia''s delicate hands and put them around his waist. He smiled and


    said, "Xenia, make sure you hold on tight. Otherwise, like thest time, you kept bumping against


    my back and it became swollen!"


    When he brought up the topic of theirst ride together, Xenia couldn''t help but blush. She hit


    Fade''s back gently twice and snorted. "Dr. Chen, you had said that you were a bad person then,


    and that you deliberately took advantage of me."


    "When was that the case! Xenia, clearly it was you who bumped into me." Fade protested his


    innocence. As he spoke, he started the engine of the motorbike and slightly pressed the brakes.


    Xenia could not help but bump into him.


    Fade felt the familiar gentle touch grazing his back. "Look, you bumped into me again."


    "Dr. Chen, you are so wrong!" Xenia''s pretty face turned red as she said this coyly. Anyhow, she


    held Fade''s waist with her hands tightly and did not let it go.


    As for Fade, he stopped teasing her. He started driving and said, "Xenia,do show me the way."


    This time, Fade soon found out, he didn''t need to tease her on purpose. The uneven road in the


    vige seem to present this opportunity to him.


    The motorbike rose and fell, rumbling forward without stability. Xenia, who was sitting at the back,


    found herself bouncing up and down, and her soft body bumped against Fade''s, gently grazing


    against his back.


    "Xenia, I didn''t do it intentionally this time! Look, you''re the one who bumped into me!" Fade


    laughed.


    Hearing this, Xenia blushed and said in a delicate voice, "Dr. Chen, why do you still bring it up! Let''s


    not talk about it anymore!"


    "Alright, alright, I''ll stop. I will just focus on the road and enjoy the ride. " Fade smiled and said,


    "Hey, it seems like you have grown much morepared tost time! Am i imagining things, or is it


    because you put on moreyers of clothing?"


    "Grown?" Xenia was stunned at first. She didn''t understand what Fade was hinting at, but when she


    saw Fade''s furtive expression, she immediately understood. She blushed so hard that it seemed


    like her cheeks were burning. "Dr. Chen, you are teasing me again!" "Oh no, Xenia. I''m just telling


    the truth," Fade replied.


    "That''s not the truth." Xenia pouted and said, "I''m not wearing that many clothes!"


    "Oh,I see. So it''s not because of the clothes! You really did grow much more then." Fadeughed.


    "Dr. Chen, you''re being so rude. Hmm!" Xenia''s face was still red and she spoke in a delicate voice.


    Both of them traveled through the bumpy road and arrived with a jolt at the vige.


    As they approached the vige, there were more people around.Fade immediately restrained


    himself. Xenia also patted her cheeks slightly, lowering her head and brushing her hair slightly.


    "Xenia, which one is your house then?" Fade asked . He had spotted arge three-storey building


    on the side of the road.


    Xenia pointed to a slightly dpidated two-storey building, which was to the front of therge


    building, and said, "That''s my house."


    "Alright then, let''s go." Fade walked towards the small building.