Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 112 Going to See Dad
Hisakawa City, afternoon.

The streets were bustling with traffic, and pedestrians hurried along the sidewalks on both sides.

A figure emerged from the corner.

Bai Yuetian opened his arms and took a deep breath.

"Hisakawa! I'm back!!!"

A shout suddenly rang out, piercing through the noise of the street.

The volume was so loud that a man in a suit who was walking briskly with a cup of coffee nearby twitched his wrist, and a few drops of scalding coffee splashed onto the back of his hand.

Pedestrians stopped and stared in astonishment at the young man who had suddenly gone mad on the street.

Whispers spread softly.

"He looks like a handsome young man, how come..."

"Did he escape from some hospital... um?" an old woman whispered to her companion, her eyes filled with sympathy and wariness.

Bai Yuetian was completely oblivious to the surrounding discussions, or rather, she simply didn't care.

He had initially considered saving face, but now he just wanted to vent his excitement.

He was excitedly standing there, hands on his hips, like a country bumpkin visiting the city for the first time, turning his head left and right.

All of this made him feel nostalgic.

"Orange! Look over there! That arcade! When I was little... um?"

He turned around excitedly, wanting to share his excitement, only to find that there was no one around him.

His eyes searched frantically, and finally he found Yang Chen, who was facing away from him, studying the texture of the tree trunk under a roadside tree a dozen meters away.

Yang Chen stood ramrod straight, tilting his head slightly back, watching with utmost concentration.

"Orange!" Bai Yuetian shouted in dissatisfaction and rushed over in a few steps.

"Why are you standing so far away from me? Come and look! Over there! That's where Yuekui and I used to go when we were kids..."

His loud voice once again drew a new wave of attention.

Yang Chen felt a chill run down his spine as he felt the gaze focused on him from behind.

He turned around abruptly, grabbed Bai Yuetian's arm, and said in a low voice, almost through gritted teeth.

"Do you really have to be so attention-grabbing?"

"Huh? Oh..." Bai Yuetian belatedly looked around at the curious and scrutinizing gazes.
"I was just too excited..."

"You have no idea how outstanding I was back then. The number of people who pursued me could circle around Jiuchuan."

Bai Yuetian continued to talk incessantly, trying to recount his glorious past to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen, unable to bear it any longer, raised his hand to interrupt.

"Stop! I don't know how many times you've told me about your glorious past. Let's get down to business. Where do you want to go now?"

Bai Yuetian was taken aback, blinked, and was about to say, "Let's go on a shopping spree at the mall first."

A woman's voice suddenly rang in his mind without warning.

"Moonlit Sky".

Bai Yuetian was stunned, thinking he was hallucinating.

“I am ASH,” the voice continued.

"I know you are ASH. Now you can communicate with me directly without a medium?"

ASH's voice sounded again: "Yes, my consciousness has synchronized with the mobile device and connected to the main network of Jiuchuan City. Currently, Bai Jingyu is at the Wanhu Internet Exhibition Hall. And Theresa is in her personal laboratory at the Life Science Research Institute in the city center."

Bai Yuetian opened his mouth, took a moment to process the information, and subconsciously thought about it in his mind.

"So... you can do the same thing here as I did on the Swift?"

“That’s a fair interpretation. In fact, it’s even more convenient here, as the network infrastructure far surpasses that of Longgu Village,” ASH responded.

"Do you want to go see him?" Bai Yuetian's heart skipped a beat.

Go see Dad?

This temptation is too big.

His mind immediately raced with the question: "What is my dad doing there?"

“Bai Jingyu has recently been holding multiple rounds of consultations with representatives of the ‘Coastal Alliance,’ with the topic of the next phase of in-depth development and cooperation in Jiuchuan City,” ASH explained.

"Now he is in the exhibition hall explaining my preliminary plans for the future development of the city to people from all over the world."

"Can we go and take a look too?" Bai Yuetian asked anxiously in his mind.

"Just sneak a peek! That exhibition hall... doesn't it require ID verification or anything?"

“No need to worry.” Ash’s voice remained calm.

"To fully showcase the integration of technology and the sense of the future, the Wanhu Interconnect showroom is under my full automated control. Internal access control is practically non-existent for me. You can come directly, and I will make arrangements for you."

Bai Yuetian's eyes lit up instantly, and he slapped Yang Chen on the shoulder: "Chengzi! Come on, I'll take you to a great place!"

Yang Chen was taken aback by the pat on the shoulder: "Huh? Where are we going again? Weren't you going to buy a game?"

"You can buy the game anytime! Come with me!" Without waiting for a reply, Bai Yuetian grabbed Yang Chen and quickly walked in the direction ASH had indicated in his mind.

As they walked, ASH lowered her voice and quickly explained, “ASH said that Dad is in an exhibition hall called ‘Wanhu Interconnect’ giving a bunch of big shots a lecture… uh, it’s a demonstration of future urban development planning. ASH has complete control over the exhibition hall, and she said we can just sneak in and take a look.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen also became somewhat interested.

"Okay, let's go take a look." He nodded and quickened his pace.

But Yang Chen stopped after taking only a few steps and called out to Bai Yuetian: "Since it's an exhibition hall, those people should be wearing formal attire, right? Don't you think it's a bit strange for the two of us to go in dressed like this?"

"You're right, let's go change our clothes first."

The two then randomly found a clothing store and changed their clothes.

The expenses were naturally paid by Bai Jingyu.

Then, guided silently by Ash, the two wandered through the streets of Hisakawa City.

Soon we arrived at a futuristic, streamlined building.

The silver-gray metal exterior wall gleamed with a cold luster in the sunlight, and the holographic characters "Wanhu Internet Exhibition Hall" floated above the entrance, constantly changing and shifting.

There were no traditional security guards or turnstiles at the entrance, only a few elegantly designed robots with flashing blue indicator lights gliding silently.

The two had just stepped onto the smooth platform leading to the entrance.

The huge, seemingly seamless glass door of the exhibition hall slid silently open to both sides, revealing bright and technologically advanced light from inside.

They stepped inside.

The exhibition hall has an extremely spacious interior with an astonishingly high ceiling.

Soft, layered light diffused from the ceiling, illuminating the dazzling array of exhibits.

Intricate and complex city sand table models, interactive data streams suspended in the air, and numerous intelligent machines of various shapes and functions are operating or demonstrating autonomously.

Just as the two stood at the door, the light in front of them distorted slightly, and a clear holographic projection quickly condensed into shape.

This is precisely the image of women in ASH at this point in time.

The projected ASH bowed slightly to the two of them, making an elegant "please" gesture.

"Welcome to the Wanhu Internet Exhibition Hall," ASH's voice rang out.

"Mr. Bai Jingyu's explanation is about to enter a crucial part. Please follow my guidance."

The holographic projection disappeared, and a guiding robot came to the two of them and led the way.

Bai Yuetian and Yang Chen exchanged a glance and followed.

(End of this chapter)