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They had just finished their meal and were about to settle the bill when an old man walked in from outside. The old man was dressed somewhat messily, but he exuded a certain energy, and there was an unmistakable excitement on his face.
The shopkeeper looked surprised upon seeing the old man enter. "Butch, what brings you here for a meal today? How's your repair shop doing?"
Upon hearing the shopkeeper's words, Butch paused and looked around. "The shop is fine, but Kamanda, I'm not here to eat. I'm here to find someone."
"Oh? You, Butch, are looking for someone here? I'm curious to see who it is." Kamanda was intrigued; he knew that Butch usually stayed at his rundown repair shop, so this was a first.
"Are there any new faces around?" Butch asked just as he spotted Sima Chuan and his companions approaching.
Kamanda was about to speak when Butch hurried over to Sima Chuan, shaking his hand and examining him closely, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Uh, what's going on? Is Butch acting strange or something? That shouldn't be the case," Kamanda muttered to himself.
"Excuse me, I'd like to settle the bill," Kamanda finally snapped back to reality when someone requested to pay.
While Sima Chuan was puzzled, Butch exclaimed excitedly, "It's you! It's really you! Hahaha..." His words drew the attention of passersby.
"What?"
Without answering Sima Chuan, Butch grabbed him and rushed over to Kamanda. "Kamanda, put this on my tab. I'll pay you back tomorrow. Right now, I need this person."
"This..." As Kamanda tried to respond, Butch had already pulled Sima Chuan out of the shop.
Once inside Butch's repair shop, he led Sima Chuan into the main hall where a floating chair drifted over. Butch smiled at Sima Chuan and said, "Have a seat!"
"Sima Chuan," Luo Mengqi interjected. She turned to Butch and asked, "Old man, what exactly do you want?"
"Hehe!" Butch chuckled. "It's nothing serious; I just want him to sit down and take a good look."
Sima Chuan glanced at Butch and nodded at Luo Mengqi before sitting down.
"Butch, if you have something to say, just go ahead," Sima Chuan felt an inexplicable familiarity with Butch and didn't feel overly cautious around him.
"But you just arrived not long ago, right?" Butch asked.
"Yes, how did you know?" Sima Chuan was curious; did he know about him?
"Heh heh, you are new faces around here, so I figured you must have just arrived," Butch said proudly.
"I see," Sima Chuan didn't expect Butch to have such a good memory. "But you should take a good look at what I mean."
To Sima Chuan's question, Butch answered straightforwardly. "Because your body is too perfect."
"Perfect?" Luo Mengqi and the others were surprised, and Sima Chuan stood up from his chair.
Butch ignored their astonishment and continued, "The moment I saw you, I knew your body was different from ordinary people. Then I brought you here, and through the scan just now, all your bodily data reached a perfect state. However, the reason your body data is perfect is not because of you; it must be due to some evolution that led to this. So I'm very curious about what kind of evolution could make your body perfect to such an extent."
"Heh heh, Butch, if you're looking for a reason, I think it must have been an accident! But I don't really know the specifics," Sima Chuan replied with a smile.
"I see. What a pity," Butch said regretfully. He then asked, "By the way, have you found a place to stay yet?"
"Not yet; we don't like many of the places," Luo Mengqi complained.
"Well, if you don't mind, why not stay at my place for now?" Butch looked at Sima Chuan with eager eyes.
Sima Chuan glanced at Qiong, who nodded, while Luo Mengqi waited for Sima Chuan's answer.
"Alright then, we'll stay here for now. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not! Heh heh, just feel free to stay. In a few days, there will be a very lively event here, and besides, the Star Maiden Adela will be coming too."
"Is she the second daughter of Star Master Ektar?" Sima Chuan asked in confusion.
"Yes! And she often visits the restaurant run by Kamanda. Hehe, you could meet her; if you marry her, then..." Butch said with a mischievous grin as he stared at Sima Chuan.
"Uh, heh heh, I'm not really interested," Sima Chuan said dismissively. However, Luo Mengqi immediately pinched Sima Chuan's waist.
"But..." Butch sighed, "She had already been promised to someone else for a long time, and no one else had a chance. But later, it seemed that the man she was engaged to disappeared."
"Disappeared? How could that be?" Sima Chuan asked, feeling puzzled.
"That's right, he just vanished, and no one could find him." Butch sighed again, though no one noticed the faint hint of a smile on his face as he did so.
"Did they search for a long time without finding him?" The question came from Yiling, who seemed quite interested in the story.
"Yes, they searched for a long time but found nothing. And along with him, his grandfather also disappeared."
"What were their names?" Qiong felt an uneasy premonition in her heart.
"You might not know his name, but you definitely know his grandfather's name," Butch teased.
"Hurry up, tell us!" Yiling urged eagerly.
"Markett the Sage."
Upon hearing this name, Qiong's heart sank, and then she became extremely angry, a chill radiating from her body.
Butch nodded subtly.
"Qiong, calm down," Sima Chuan said as he patted her shoulder.
"Ha." Qiong exhaled deeply and said, "Don't worry, it's fine. However, it seems we need to adjust our plans."
"Yes, let's discuss it properly later," Sima Chuan replied without much concern. In his subconscious mind, he believed that Markett the Sage and his grandson Noel did not simply vanish nor was it Nai's scheme. Perhaps there was another possibility—one that seemed most likely.
"Alright, you all go upstairs and choose your rooms! Get some good rest. Later, I'll take you around here to explore."
Once Sima Chuan and the others went upstairs, Butch smiled happily. "After hiding for more than ten years, I can finally reappear. I will see Noel again. Nai, your ambitions will ultimately be crushed."
In Sima Chuan's room upstairs.
"Qiong, do you guys feel that this Butch is a bit strange?" Sima Chuan was the first to ask.
"What's strange about him? He's just an old man," Luo Mengqi replied, not sensing anything unusual about Butch.
"Oh come on, my big sister, don't you think this old man seems to be specifically targeting Sima Chuan? Plus, I feel like he knows Sima Chuan," Yiling shared her thoughts.
"Really? I don't feel anything at all," Luo Mengqi said as she glanced at Sima Chuan.
"Alright, let's not discuss this for now. We should focus on how to resolve the tasks we need to accomplish," Sima Chuan quickly interrupted Yiling and Luo Mengqi's discussion.
"Sima Chuan, if Butch is indeed genuine, and Markett and Noel have disappeared, then the first thing we need to do is understand Nai thoroughly, along with his hidden forces like the Mechanical Legion and Shadow Legion," Qiong suggested.
"You're right, Qiong. We need to know both ourselves and our enemy to win every battle. Once we familiarize ourselves with Nai's usual haunts, we can start probing into his background," Sima Chuan affirmed Qiong's approach.
"Yes, yes! For now, let's take a good rest!"
After Sima Chuan nodded in agreement, Luo Mengqi and the others returned to their respective rooms.
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