World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 176 - 70: Old Pei 6’s Confusion

Chapter 176: Chapter 70: Old Pei 6’s Confusion

This was a Skill Light Ball; the description suggested some kind of passive effect, and since Zhang Xiaoman had played with one two years ago, he still had some impression of it.

"Whatever, I’ll absorb it first and figure it out later," he said as he reached out, crushed the small ball emitting a blue glow with his hand.

The light ball turned into specks of fluorescence that scattered, then surged into Zhang Xiaoman’s body all at once, enabling him to grasp a new ability instantly.

[Leap of Faith]

Passive

Grants you immunity to the damage from high falls.

Range: 30 meters

——Swoosh~~~~~~

"This ability is pretty awesome! Immune to fall damage, isn’t this like a Divine Skill for jumping off buildings?"

Zhang Xiaoman looked at the description provided by the Skill, a smile slowly forming on his face. He was more than happy to have as many life-saving abilities as possible.

"A height of 30 meters is roughly equivalent to about ten stories of a regular apartment building, granting me immunity to fall damage, and it can even be upgraded later. The System’s ability draws are just incredible, totally illogical... much more convenient than using Dark Energy Particles."

Zhang Xiaoman rubbed his hands excitedly, planning to find a place to test out the effects of this Skill when he got a chance. But not today—it was too late now, and running around jumping off buildings in the middle of the night might get him mistaken for a Ghost.

Yawning, he thought about his visit to Sixth Master’s House the next day and immediately activated Unlimited Teleportation to return to his room, where he flopped onto the bed in a heap and fell asleep.

...

The following day, at noon.

Zhang Xiaoman arrived at the doorstep of Sixth Master’s House, carrying two geese that had taken him half an hour to queue and buy, with the dog leash of Big Black in his other hand, who had accompanied him on the long stroll and was now so tired that he was panting heavily.

"Woof! Woof!"

("Home! Home!")

Big Black barked twice at the wooden door, then stood up and scraped the door handle a couple of times with its paws.

The door at Pei Laoliu’s house wasn’t normally locked; Big Black pushed it open and went in, and Zhang Xiaoman also promptly let go of the leash, allowing the dog to return to its den.

Master Liu, hearing the noise outside, came out from the back of the house.

Big Black immediately snuggled up affectionately, seeking a hug, its tail wagging so fast it created an afterimage.

By the time the two old pals had had their warm moment, Zhang Xiaoman had already walked into the house and sat down. He skillfully turned off the electric fan, turned on the air conditioning, switched on the TV—a series of smooth operations, showing no unfamiliarity.

"Hey, you’re quick on your feet, aren’t you? I haven’t even entered the house, and you’ve already got everything set up," Pei Laoliu entered from outside, starting with his usual complaints.

Without any pretense, Zhang Xiaoman sat down at the small table by the bed, commandeering Sixth Master’s usually reserved couch space and left him with a small stool.

He picked up the bottle of wine on the table, filled a cup for the other man, and poured himself a bowl of tea, then grabbed some chopsticks and ate a mouthful of the one-stroke sweep—a dish Sixth Master had made, a look of enjoyment on his face.

Pei Laoliu squatted down on the stool, picked up a piece of goose, stuffed it into his mouth, and also revealed a content expression.

"Ah, so satisfying, it’s been a long time since I’ve had such delicious old goose, not to brag, but nobody does it better than our Qionghua City. The couple of days I spent out of town almost killed me."

Zhang Xiaoman said with a smile, "How about that, Sixth Master, aren’t I good to you? Just look at Big Black, he’s put on so much weight staying at my house these past days."

On hearing this, Pei Laoliu glared at him and said annoyedly, "You being good to me? If it wasn’t for you, that kid, would I have had to go in twice yesterday?"

Zhang Xiaoman was taken aback, then he promptly started asking about the specifics, to which the other party demonstrated his storytelling skills, vividly recounting the events over some small wine and old goose.

"Uh... Maybe it was because the name ’Half-immortal Pei’ I used last time was too striking, that’s why the government was so keen on having a serious talk with you?"

Zhang Xiaoman was also unclear about this, but something Sixth Grandpa had mentioned earlier did catch his attention.

"Sixth Master, you said you had a sudden feeling of palpitations yesterday, what was that all about?"

Pei Laoliu himself was also confused about the situation. He had previously thought it might be some kind of mysterious sixth sense, but now it seemed it could have been just an illusion. He struggled to come up with a clear explanation.

However, Zhang Xiaoman was more vigilant about this, he had a feeling it was somehow related to his own Shadow Lord ability.

"Hold on! You little brat, how did it become you asking me questions? You still haven’t honestly explained what happened at the Cultivation Exchange Conference," Pei Laoliu interrupted.

Zhang Xiaoman knew this question was coming, but even then he felt a bit overwhelmed.

Actually, Sixth Master had already experienced the whole process. It wouldn’t be a problem to share some information with him, as Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t the type to hoard knowledge for himself alone.

After all, with such a huge crisis as the Alien Species hanging over their heads and the Great Fusion looming, it was impossible for him to face it all alone. Eventually, when the monsters came, everyone would find out what they needed to know, so telling Sixth Master a bit earlier didn’t really matter.

The reason Zhang Xiaoman hesitated to speak was because of another setting.

Mind Games.

Mind Games was still a rather mystical concept, at the end of the day it was a matter of probability. As he had explained before, the more people knew about the monsters and the truth, the more likely they were to encounter monsters, because the monsters could ’see’ them more clearly.

But even though he had talked about this many times, it hadn’t manifested itself often.

Like his mom, Xiao Shun, Brother Hero, they hadn’t really had any more monster encounters. It was only Mr. Ye who had an experience, and it was unclear whether it had anything to do with this.

Yet, since the Sect Establishment Order had already fulfilled all his previous settings, there was no reason to skip this one. That’s why Zhang Xiaoman didn’t want to take the risk. Sixth Master was his relative, and he was elderly, so Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t just carelessly drag him into trouble.

Seeing his hesitant and troubled expression, Pei Laoliu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t listen. To be honest, I’m content as long as I have my old goose to eat every day, no need to worry about so many things."

When Zhang Xiaoman heard him say this, he was touched, but Sixth Master’s last words also struck a chord with him, adding to his inner conflict.

Yeah, just having old goose to eat every day is enough, but can days like these really continue forever? And for how long?

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Xiaoman took a big gulp from the tea cup in front of him, then put on a serious expression and said to Sixth Grandpa:

"Sixth Master, you witnessed what happened back then. Due to certain reasons, I can’t reveal too much to you. But what I can tell you is that I have indeed encountered some mysterious experiences... much like those stories you used to tell me about. It’s just that these abilities aren’t the kind of Cultivation techniques you might imagine..."

He put the cup back on the table and continued, "If in the future you encounter something terrifying, just like those previous two times... then just give me a call, and I’ll come to help as soon as I can!"

Zhang Xiaoman spoke further without holding back, reaching into the large pocket on his pants and pulling out a palm-sized black card.

"After this, I’ll stick this card here at your place, and if you run into any strange or dangerous situation, just call me immediately, and I can get here at any time..."