Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 369 I am your father

The woman in front of me looked so much like Yao Wei, but only upon closer inspection could one discern some differences—

This woman was a bit shorter and a bit fatter than Yao Wei, especially in her face, where she had slightly chubby cheeks, giving her a baby-like appearance.

She looks significantly younger than Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an recalled the words of the Type A new human she had thrown out and who had killed someone, and then glanced at the man retreating beside the woman, and immediately understood.

—The man just now called Yao Wei "Weiwei".

Lu Xi'an had seen photos of Yao Wei's father, Yao Huo, and mother, Ye Wenxin. Yao Wei's appearance was more like Yao Huo's.

The man in front of me looked much older and his appearance seemed to have changed a lot, but if you looked closely, you could still see that he had the same features as in the photo.

Looking at the woman who had just sparred with him...

I didn't expect them to come too.

Tang Er, Chou Nu, and Liu Hua, who originally intended to help Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, were all surprised and stopped what they were doing.

They noticed something amiss and quietly observed the situation.

Yao Wei remained silent, her gaze shifting between the man and woman in front of her several times before finally settling on the man.

The elderly man and the young woman opposite them were both staring intently at Yao Wei.

The scene and atmosphere were so frozen that it was finally the man who broke the ice and spoke: "You really are Weiwei. I knew it. Who else but Weiwei could look like this?"
“Weiwei, I am your father, Yao Huo. I have been looking for you for so many years…”

Yao Wei remained silent, only glancing at the woman beside her who looked very much like her.

The man's expression immediately turned somewhat awkward, but he still introduced her, "This is your sister, her name is Yao Sisi..."

Yao Sisi nodded to Yao Wei, seemingly without any hostility but also without any goodwill, as if she were looking at a stranger.

Of course, Yao Wei looked at her as if she were a stranger.

"How old are you?"

Yao Wei asked this sister, who seemed like a complete stranger, a question.

The one who answered wasn't Yao Sisi, but the man named Yao Huo.

"She's six years younger than you..."

As Yao Huo answered the question, his expression grew increasingly awkward. He seemed to feel ashamed in front of his daughter.

It is obvious that Yao Sisi's mother is not Ye Wenxin.

Yao Wei never met her father when she was a child. From the time she could remember, she had always been with her mother, Ye Wenxin, when she was not yet three years old.

Later, when Ye Wenxin was killed, she fled alone, heading north, and was only five years old.

Her younger sister, Yao Sisi, was six years younger than her, so Yao Wei found Yao Huo's words, "I've been looking for you all these years," to be a complete joke.

Yao Wei pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Lu Xi'an held Yao Wei's hand to calm her down.

Yao Wei gripped his hand tightly, so tightly that Lu Xi'an could tell that this woman was not as calm as she appeared.

Yao Huo's gaze fell on Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an's hands. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything. Then his gaze passed between Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei and landed on the corpses scattered on the ground behind them.

After a long silence, he sighed deeply: "I never imagined you'd grown up so much, become so capable, and have such a good... friend..."

When the word "friend" was mentioned, Yao Huo's gaze fell on Lu Xi'an's face.

Lu Xi'an nodded to Yao Huo, his heart as calm as a still well.

The bond between him and Yao Wei is something only they themselves understand; it cannot be severed by a suddenly appearing "father-in-law."

He knows this very well.

Therefore, Lu Xi'an paid no attention to Yao Huo's use of the word "friend".

Yao Huo took a deep breath and said, "I've been chasing these people for nearly twenty years. Every time I'm about to kill them, I'm always just one step away."

"This time I noticed that many of the marked individuals were acting strangely, and I sensed many abnormalities. I followed them here, but I never expected that these abnormalities would come from you."

"And what I didn't expect was that you actually killed all our enemies."

"How wonderful... So many good things have unexpectedly come together."

"To be honest, while I feel happy, I also feel a little empty... Do you think it's because I couldn't personally kill my enemy?"

He seemed to be deliberately guiding the conversation, and the way he acted truly made him appear like an awkward father trying to mend the relationship.

Yao Wei also seemed somewhat slow-witted. After hearing Yao Huo's words, her reply was: "I killed him with my own hands."

Yao Huo: "..."

"Pfft..."

Yao Sisi suddenly burst out laughing, finding this older sister she had just met rather strangely cute.

But everyone immediately looked at her, and she quickly stopped smiling and returned to her previous serious expression.

Liu Hua, Tang Er, Chou Nu, and Lao Tang, Lu Laoshu, and Lao Yao, who had just been untied by Tang Er, all looked bewildered and dared not speak. This family seemed incredibly powerful; Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao were a given, but Mr. Yao's father and daughter were capable of going toe-to-toe with them. How could they dare underestimate such strength?

The attack was so fast that they could hardly see it, but they still noticed the momentum generated during the exchange.

Although they separated after a brief exchange, it was a genuine all-out attack.

Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao were fighting fiercely and were not holding back at all. Although Mr. Yao's father and sister were separated from Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao after a brief encounter and only took a few steps back, it was definitely a head-on collision.

They were only able to withstand Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao's attacks by simply taking a few steps back, thus dissipating their power.

But then again, it's fortunate that these two are strong enough; otherwise, they probably wouldn't have even had a chance to acknowledge Mr. Yao as their relative before being punched to death by Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao...

"Alright, that's enough."

Yao Huo suddenly spoke up again, "Weiwei, we finally met today and killed these enemies. It's a joyous day, and we should celebrate properly."

"Weiwei, where are you living now? Is it in Pingchuan City in the north?"

Yao Wei did not answer. She knew that Yao Huo must have determined the location of Pingchuan City from the markers.

Therefore, in Yao Huo's eyes, the 923 Institute base had already been exposed.

Yao Huo smiled magnanimously and said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask anymore."

"This is a joyous day, a day of reunion, we should celebrate it properly. Weiwei, come with us to Donghai City."

“We live in the new district of Donghai City. It’s a great place with a fantastic environment, definitely better than the environment you have in Pingchuan City.”

"Call all your friends over to our house to celebrate our reunion, get revenge, and then live happily and comfortably."

When Yao Huo mentioned the word "friends," he glanced at Lu Xi'an again.

Of course, he looked at the others as well, but his gaze was focused on Lu Xi'an. Compared to the others, Lu Xi'an seemed more worthy of attention in his eyes.

Lu Xi'an didn't know if this attention stemmed from his own abilities, his relationship with Yao Wei, or both. However, he was certain of something else from Yao Huo's words—

Yao Huo was unaware of the situation regarding the 923 Institute base.

Or perhaps the location of the 923 base was a secret to him, and therefore he didn't know it?

Lu Xi'an remained silent, leaving the choice to Yao Wei.

Then he saw Yao Wei suddenly shake her head.

As expected, and also within reason for Lu Xi'an.

However, Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were taken aback and their eyes widened slightly.

Yao Wei said, "I need to go back first."

"call……"

Yao Huo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, wait here. I'll run back for a bit. There are other people at home who are coming to help. They're all behind me."

"I need to tell them to go back and not come along."

"Then I'll come back and go to Pingchuan City with you two sisters."

But Yao Wei shook her head again and said, "No need, you guys go, we'll go back by ourselves."

Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were stunned for a moment.

Yao Wei added, "I still have questions for you, and I'll come find you myself later."

Yao Huo breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Yao Sisi, then at Yao Wei, and then smiled at Yao Sisi, saying, "You two sisters have such similar personalities."

Yao Sisi's smile vanished almost instantly, while Yao Wei's face remained completely expressionless.

Lu Xi'an felt that Yao Huo had relaxed too soon, but he didn't say anything.

Having confirmed Yao Wei's thoughts, Yao Huo and Yao Sisi didn't say anything more. After exchanging a few more words, they took their leave.

As Yao Huo left, he looked back every few steps. Only when he was quite far away did he turn back and call out, "We'll be waiting for you at home. Remember to come back!"

Yao Wei has still not responded.

Only when Yao Huo and Yao Sisi had walked so far that even Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, the two Type A new humans, could no longer see them, and Yao Wei was also certain that they could no longer hear any sounds from here, did Yao Wei speak:

"If it weren't for wanting to ask some questions, I wouldn't want to go at all."

"Ok, I know."

Lu Xian said.

He knew that Yao Wei harbored resentment towards this father, resentment in many areas, such as the cannibalism and marking, the separation from her mother, and the more than twenty years of silence...

He chose to stand silently by Yao Wei's side, becoming her emotional support, allowing her to slowly sort out her thoughts and make a choice about how to handle this sudden relationship.

However, to his surprise, Yao Wei then said, "He said so much just now, but he didn't even want to ask what your name is."

"..."

Lu Xi'an fell silent immediately.

(End of this chapter)