Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 69 Sending Su Xiaoqiang

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. Su Xiaoqiang wanted him to see her off at the airport?

The little fairy is going to Hong Kong, and will most likely take the route through Dongpu International Airport. To be honest, Dongpu International Airport isn't very close to Uncle Lu Mingfei's house, so if someone else made this request, Lu Mingfei might not necessarily agree.

I guess he'll agree to the expressionless senior brother's request.

Oh, and Liu Miaomiao too.

However, the little fairy was willing to help him so much even though they weren't close yet, so her loyalty was unquestionable. Since she was so loyal, Lu Mingfei certainly couldn't be left behind.

“No problem,” Lu Mingfei replied.

“Okay, I’ll be departing from Dongpu International Airport tomorrow, on the 5:27 flight. Remember to be on time.”

"Ok."

……

The next day at noon, Lu Mingfei heated up the leftovers from the previous night, ate a quick meal, and went out.

Although Su Xiaoqiang's flight was at 5 p.m., you usually have to arrive at the airport two hours in advance to see someone off.

Given Lu Mingfei's current financial straits and his empty pockets, it's impossible for him to take a taxi to the airport to see Su Xiaoqiang off. He can only take the bus to the airport, a journey that will conservatively take two hours. Therefore, Lu Mingfei must leave early to make it in time.

This is also why Lu Mingfei is not very willing to see others off at the airport.

Of course, there aren't many people who would ask Lu Mingfei to see them off at the airport right now.

……

The time was about what Lu Mingfei had estimated. He left home around 12:10 PM and arrived at the airport around 2:30 PM. Lu Mingfei ran from the bus stop to the airport entrance, panting, and soon saw Su Xiaoqiang.

In fact, Lu Mingfei always felt that Su Xiaoqiang was the most well-dressed of the three school beauties of Shilan Middle School. No matter when, you could always see her vibrant side. This vibrancy was not the kind of gaudy and flashy, but rather the kind of enthusiasm and vitality that a teenage girl should have.

Take her outfit today, for example: a white short-sleeved T-shirt with green pants, a pink jacket with the sleeves tied around her waist, a fuchsia cloth bag on her back, white knee-high socks and red canvas shoes on her feet, sunglasses held high on her high nose bridge, and two braids hanging down on either side in front of her quite impressive chest.

Tyrande's tropical-inspired outfit, with its vibrant red and green hues, is something few could pull off, but it looks absolutely perfect on the young star.

The little fairy scanned him up and down from behind her sunglasses.

"Wearing this outfit to see a beautiful woman off at the airport?" Su Xiaoqiang scoffed.

Lu Mingfei glanced at his outfit: a classic oversized white T-shirt, black shorts with an elastic band that was a bit tight around his stomach, and a pair of Hongxing Erke running shoes that he couldn't tell were real or fake.

Standing next to the Little Fairy, this outfit does look rather shabby.

Lu Mingfei shrugged: "There's no other way. Since I can't play the prince, I can only go for the wild beast look."

"Pah, pah, pah, who said you're Beauty and the Beast?" Su Xiaoqiang stuck out her tongue.

This is also why Lu Mingfei always likes to talk to Su Xiaoqiang. Although Lu Mingfei regarded Chen Wenwen as his spiritual paradise in his previous life, he talked to Su Xiaoqiang the most. The reason is that he felt very comfortable talking to Su Xiaoqiang, and she could catch all of Lu Mingfei's jokes.

There aren't many girls who can fully grasp Lu Mingfei's jokes; besides Su Xiaoqiang, it's probably Xia Mi. But it's hard to call Xia Mi a person, since her true form is a little female dragon. So, all things considered, Su Xiaoqiang is the only girl who can truly understand and connect with Lu Mingfei on a deeper level.

"Go inside." Su Xiaoqiang handed the white briefcase in her hand to Lu Mingfei.

"Alright!" Lu Mingfei accepted it like a waiter.

Su Xiaoqiang smiled knowingly and walked ahead with her head held high, while Lu Mingfei pulled her suitcase from behind.

"Are you going to Hong Kong alone?" Lu Mingfei asked, looking around to make sure no one was traveling with Su Xiaoqiang.

"It's just me. My dad has something to do and won't be able to go for a few more days. I was originally planning to leave on the same day as him, but I left early because I wanted to buy you some lousy e-sports lottery tickets."

"I remember you're not even sixteen yet, are you?"

“So what? You can fly alone when you’re 12.” Su Xiaoqiang said without turning her head. “In fact, the first time I flew alone was when I was 10 years old. My dad got me an ‘unaccompanied minor’ pass, and I flew from Lisbon, Portugal to Guangzhou and back by myself.”

I never expected that a 10-year-old child could fly on an airplane independently; this was beyond Lu Mingfei's knowledge.

“Then your dad is quite confident in you,” Lu Mingfei said.

Su Xiaoqiang shrugged. "It's hard to say. Maybe she's just too lazy to care about me."

Lu Mingfei sensed there might be some story behind this, so he immediately fell silent.

In his previous life, Lu Mingfei didn't really understand. He only thought that people from privileged families were all happy. It wasn't until he actually met a few people that he realized that wasn't necessarily true.

Take, for example, the arrogant, expressionless senior brother. In everyone's eyes, he is an unattainable, perfect idol. Such a person should live a carefree life. However, after Lu Mingfei really delved into his heart, he discovered that he was actually living a very painful life.

His mother loved him, but she didn't know how to love someone; he had a kind adoptive father, but he was always living under someone else's roof and walking on thin ice; his beloved biological father died to save him, but he could only flee in panic, powerless to help.

On the surface, he is a perfect boy, but behind the scenes, he also has quite serious problems with his family of origin.

Therefore, although Su Xiaoqiang appears radiant on the outside, no one knows whether she also has flaws and gaps in her heart.

Of course, most people from privileged backgrounds live better lives than those from poorer families. For example, Liu Miaomiao would definitely be very happy if she hadn't met the wrong person. And then there's Zhao Menghua, who can easily amass a following wherever he goes by simply throwing money at it.

There wasn't much to do at the airport. Apart from helping Su Xiaoqiang drag her suitcase for a while, Su Xiaoqiang had to do most of the work herself. At most, Lu Mingfei could help Su Xiaoqiang weigh the suitcase.

Therefore, the act of seeing someone off at the airport is more of a ritual, just like in ancient times when friends would accompany someone on a long journey. It is mainly to express feelings.

Although summer vacation is usually a peak season for air travel, the airport was unusually quiet today, and Su Xiaoqiang completed all the pre-boarding procedures in no time.

People like Lu Mingfei, who are seeing their friends off at the airport, are not allowed to enter the main departure lounge; they can only escort them to the public waiting area. So, the two of them had to say their final goodbyes here.

"I'm leaving." Su Xiaoqiang waved casually. "Don't miss me too much."

"That won't do. I need to miss you more. If you don't come back soon, I won't even have lunch to eat while I'm online."

"Tch, you're treating me like a meal ticket, aren't you?" Su Xiaoqiang snorted lightly, but a smile remained on her lips, showing no sign of anger.

"Alright, alright, enough with the fuss. We all have to say goodbye eventually." Lu Mingfei waved his hand. "Have a safe journey."

"Row."

Su Xiaoqiang turned around gracefully, leaving Lu Mingfei with a beautiful silhouette that gradually faded into the distance.

After watching Su Xiaoqiang's figure disappear into the crowd in the waiting hall, Lu Mingfei put his hands in his pockets and prepared to leave.

The moment he turned around, he suddenly froze.

Chapter 70 Silent Dialogue

Tokyo Skytree, Meiji Shrine, Disneyland... the scenes he and Erii experienced flashed before Lu Mingfei's eyes like an old movie in slow motion.

And of course, there was that sentence she said:

"We are all little monsters, and one day we will be killed by the righteous Ultraman."

Lu Mingfei had imagined his encounter with Erii many times.

It could be on a street in Japan, or it could be somewhere else. He might react in several ways: he might be very excited, he might be very happy, or he might even rush up to Erii and hug her and cry.

But when he actually met Erii, he discovered that he was actually calm.

However, his composure did not mean that Lu Mingfei was without joy or sorrow. Rather, it was because the moment he saw Erii, a thousand thoughts rushed into his mind, too complex and chaotic, leaving him momentarily speechless.

The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he found that person in a dimly lit place.

Erii stood in front of the airport's VIP passage, a dozen meters away from him, the people between them like overlapping shadows. She was still wearing her signature shrine maiden outfit, looking around like a little girl on her first airplane ride, gazing at something unknown.

Beside her were Yaksha and Crow. If those two were there, Miss Sakura would probably be there too, but since I didn't see her, she must have gone to handle some formalities.

The first thought that came to Lu Mingfei's mind was: he really hadn't been mistaken that day; he really did see Erii in the park near the CBD.

But then a second thought popped into his head: Why would Erii be here?

He knew that Erii's health was very poor due to her high bloodline, and she needed to be injected with serum frequently.

In her previous life in Tokyo, Erii escaped from the Hebi-hachi family in no time, and the entire underworld and legitimate society in Japan were in a panic.

What made Erii travel all the way from Japan to China?

Suddenly, Erii stopped looking around and looked in Lu Mingfei's direction, as if she had noticed that Lu Mingfei was watching her.

She tilted her head, her long, deep red hair falling from her ears. Lu Mingfei also tilted his head. Sunlight streamed through the glass window and reflected in her eyes, momentarily making them sparkle like cat's-eye gemstones.

She blinked, as if asking Lu Mingfei why he was looking at her.

"You're very beautiful," Lu Mingfei said silently in Japanese.

Her eyes suddenly stopped blinking, as if she understood Lu Mingfei's lip movements. She held her head tilted for a moment, seemingly thinking about how to respond, but ultimately just nodded, as if to say thank you for the compliment.

"Are you going back to Japan?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Erii nodded.

What are you doing here?

Erii shook her head.

Has your brother arrived yet?

Erii looked around, then pointed in a certain direction. It wasn't surprising at all that Lu Mingfei knew she had an older brother.

Just then, Lu Mingfei saw Genjiro and Miss Sakura walk out of the crowd. The two of them were half-squatting in front of Erii, talking to each other with their backs to Lu Mingfei and Erii.

Erii is actually not short, but the two of them seem to treat her like a little child.

After speaking with Erii, Genjiro and Sakura each took Erii's hand, preparing to lead her into the VIP waiting area.

Erii took Sakura's hand with her left hand, but instead of immediately taking Genji's hand with her right, she gently waved to Lu Mingfei.

Goodbye. Erii said silently through her gestures.

Goodbye. Lu Mingfei smiled and waved, mouthing the words silently.

……

"Is Erii-san waving at someone?"

Seeing Erii wave to the crowd, Sakura Yabuki muttered to herself and glanced in the direction Erii was waving.

People came and went, but I didn't see anyone particularly special. The only one that stood out to me was the back view of that person, because their clothes were just so awful.

A white T-shirt with a slightly misshapen collar, worn over a wash, paired with baggy black shorts. This is a style rarely seen on unemployed people on the streets of Shibuya.

But what stood out in stark contrast to his attire was the person's back view.

He kept his head down, his back slightly hunched. It was as if he was holding back the weight of the whole world, but could barely support the weight of his own body.

She had only ever seen such a lonely figure on the young master.

"What are you looking at, Sakura?" Genji suddenly asked from the side.