I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 589: Old Friend

A few moments later, a few more people arrived at the restaurant.

Judging from the situation, most of them are probably people who came back from outside to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

With less than a week left until the Lunar New Year, most of the people who are supposed to come back are preparing to do so!

After the new guest arrived, the old man didn't say much more to Xia Yuan.

This small restaurant is usually not very popular, except during the Chinese New Year period when business is relatively good.

Even so, I estimate I can only earn two or three hundred yuan a day.

Given today's rapidly rising prices, this amount of money is really negligible.

"Sir, I've transferred the money to you!"

After finishing his meal, Xia Yuan said something to the old man who was busy in the kitchen, then got up and left the restaurant.

When the old man came out, the table was already empty.

He glanced at the money the other party had paid, and his eyes widened immediately.

"One thousand yuan!"

Although Xia Yuan ate a lot of food, it would only cost around four or five hundred yuan at most.

This is clearly too much.

The old man hurriedly chased after him outside, but Xia Yuan had already disappeared.

"It seems that young man from back then is doing quite well now!"

……

Xia Yuan chuckled softly.

Unlike before, he did not leave the old man with the source crystal.

For the old man, the source crystal actually had no value.

It could even lead to trouble.

Even students at Kyoto Extraordinary University can't keep a single Source Crystal, let alone an old man from the countryside.
The reason I gave Yuanjing last time was just on a whim.

Just as he was thinking, a questioning voice reached his ears.

"Are you Xia Yuan?"

Xia Yuan turned his head and saw a woman who looked to be about sixty years old standing not far away.

The other person, carrying a vegetable basket, stared at him with a look of surprise.

She seemed a little unsure whether the person in front of her was a classmate she used to know.

"Liu Yuqing?"

Xia Yuan was slightly taken aback, then recognized this classmate from junior high school.

However, the other person looked older than I had imagined.

The once glamorous young woman now has a few strands of gray hair and fine wrinkles etched at the corners of her eyes.

Keep in mind that Liu Yuqing is not even fifty-five years old yet.

People would believe she was over sixty.

"It's really you!"

"It's been so many years, I didn't expect you to have changed so much!"

Liu Yuqing walked quickly closer, her eyes slightly dazed.

She still remembers that Xia Yuan looked very young back then.

Now, however, he has also become a middle-aged man.

Xia Yuan looked at his old classmate and chuckled softly:

"Isn't this normal? After all, we're already over fifty years old!"

"Yes, we're all getting old!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuqing subconsciously touched the wrinkles at the corner of her eyes.

But soon, she asked with a smile:

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen you in town for years. Have you been away all this time?"

Xia Yuan nodded.

"I'm usually quite busy, but I've finally had some free time this year."

"Did you come back alone this time?"

"Ok!"

The two chatted casually, and the atmosphere was no longer as awkward as when they first met!

However, most of the time it was Liu Yuqing who asked the questions, and Xia Yuan did not take the initiative to ask about Liu Yuqing.

"You're still not married by now?"

"No, it's not easy for me to find a partner, and I'm used to living alone!"

"That's good. Getting married isn't always a good thing!"

At this point, Liu Yuqing's tone became noticeably bleak.

Xia Yuan did not answer.

He had noticed a clear ring mark on Liu Yuqing's right ring finger long ago, but the ring was no longer there. It seemed the two had already divorced.

Xia Yuan was not surprised by this result.

He knew from the beginning that Zheng Hao and Liu Yuqing were not on the same path.

Zheng Hao only wanted Liu Yuqing's money to help her become a superhuman.

Xia Yuan had reminded Liu Yuqing at that time.

But it seems that the other party did not listen.

Of course, Xia Yuan didn't want to know the specifics.

But just then, Liu Yuqing gave a bitter laugh and spoke up:
"Actually, I should have listened to your advice back then, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up in this situation now."

"Back then, in order to help Zheng Hao become a superhuman, I not only sold my house in Seoul, but also worked day and night, while he focused on cultivation!"

"Although he did not pass the Origin Academy's assessment, he later became a level four martial artist through training at the martial arts school."

"As a result, we spent all of our savings of several million in just five years."

"It was after he became a level four martial artist that Zheng Hao successfully joined a supernatural force."

"With the help of that extraordinary force, he became a level 5 martial artist in the eleventh year of the Extraordinary Era."

"He was very excited at the time because becoming a level 5 martial artist meant that he could obtain contribution points through that extraordinary force."

"Hard work pays off. After three years, Zheng Hao finally accumulated enough contribution points and even became a superhuman."

"A superhuman? That's something I never even dared to dream of before."

"To be honest, when I learned that Zheng Hao had become a superhuman, I even thought I was dreaming!"

Liu Yuqing's voice trembled, but her eyes became dull and lifeless.

"I thought the hard times were finally over, and I even felt that I might have a chance to become a superhuman in the future!"

Xia Yuan listened quietly, his gaze falling on her rough hands.

Her hands were covered in chilblains and calluses, making her look completely different from the beautiful girl I remembered.

"But who could have imagined?"

"The day after he became a superhuman, he asked me for a divorce."

Liu Yuqing suddenly let out a bitter laugh.

A cold wind blew from the street corner, ruffling the white hair at her temples.

She instinctively pulled her thin cotton coat tighter around herself:

He said that extraordinary people and ordinary people are from two different worlds!

The most ridiculous thing is...

Liu Yuqing's voice suddenly choked up.

"I only found out after the divorce that he had already had someone else outside."

"That woman was also an extraordinary being, just like him."

Xia Yuan listened in silence, without offering any opinion.

Liu Yuqing only needed an outlet for her emotions and did not expect Xia Yuan to be able to help her.

However, Xia Yuan was somewhat surprised that Zheng Hao could actually become a superhuman.

According to Liu Yuqing, this person became an extraordinary being in the fourteenth year of the Extraordinary Era.

It's quite unexpected that we've come this far.

Of course, this was mainly because he had completely drained Liu Yuqing's blood.

Otherwise, Zheng Hao, with no background, would never have been able to become a superhuman.

"I'm sorry to have made you hear so many jokes."

"I should go back now."

Liu Yuqing wiped her eyes and forced a smile.

"There are elderly people at home who need to be taken care of."

Watching Liu Yuqing's departing figure, Xia Yuan slowly shook his head.

He had no intention of offering any help to the other party.

It's not necessary.

Money, Origin Potions, or Origin Crystals are all meaningless to Liu Yuqing now.

Moreover, the two have had almost no communication since graduating from junior high school.

The so-called friendship between classmates has long since faded away with time.

Being able to offer a word of advice back then was already more than enough.

Some causes and effects are best left unmentioned.

As for Zheng Hao, he only became a transcendent at the age of over forty, and at most he will only reach the Body Tempering Realm in his lifetime.

It is almost impossible to become naturally gifted.

"It's time to go home!"

(End of this chapter)