Chapter 1538 - 773: The Beishi Mercenary Corps’ Tight Defense

Chapter 1538: Chapter 773: The Beishi Mercenary Corps’ Tight Defense

After all, when she was sleeping earlier, she could vaguely feel that she was carried into the car by someone familiar.

But there was one thing that she found unbelievably puzzling.

As soon as she woke up, she discovered Lin Beichen sitting next to her, even though the car was still moving.

Who was driving?

Could it be that Lin Beichen knew the Clone Technique?

Aixius instantly woke up and asked Lin Beichen in surprise, "Hey, why are you here?"

"Weren’t you driving?"

Clearly, Aixius had just woken up and her mind was still fuzzy; otherwise, she wouldn’t have said something so silly.

Lin Beichen laughed and said, "Why don’t you take a look yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Aixius looked toward the driver’s seat.

There she saw a silent, unfamiliar long-haired man driving the car.

"Hey, where did you find this driver?"

Aixius asked curiously.

Lin Beichen replied with a mysterious air, "You might recognize this person."

"Hmm? Have I seen him before?" Aixius was even more perplexed. She felt she had never met this man before.

Especially since he was so noticeable, surely she would remember if she had seen him.

Seeing Aixius deep in thought, Lin Beichen didn’t want her to agonize any longer and directly revealed the answer, "The one who fired the shot last night was him."

So it was that "good guy" from yesterday?

Aixius couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly—it was the same person who gave her the chance to embrace Lin Beichen?

Of course, Aixius wouldn’t voice this truth aloud.

"Oh, so it was him from last night." Aixius thought for a moment and then continued to ask, "Then why is he driving us out of Freedom City?"

Upon hearing Aixius’s question, the man driving up front spoke, somewhat embarrassed, "To make up for interrupting you two yesterday, I’m here today to be your driver."

"Ha." Aixius chuckled softly. She didn’t believe this guy was being so kind.

Given her understanding of Lin Beichen, he certainly must have coerced the man into driving for them.

With this thought in mind, Aixius openly expressed it, unafraid of hitting the driver’s sore spot.

"I bet you were forced into it," Aixius said, covering her mouth as she laughed.

Li Kui, seeing his little secret exposed, felt embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, "This lady is sharp. My name is Li Kui. How should I address you?"

Aixius instinctively glanced at Lin Beichen and saw he was unfazed and not displeased by her conversation with Li Kui.

So, she calmly replied, "Aixius."

After speaking, she ignored Li Kui and turned to look out the window, wanting to see where they were now.

"Aixius, can you check if we’re on the right track?" Although Lin Beichen trusted Li Kui wouldn’t dare deceive him, he still asked in front of him.

His intention was to show Li Kui that they had someone familiar with the route, so he better not try anything funny, or else there’d be consequences.

As soon as Lin Beichen finished talking, before Aixius could reply, Li Kui jumped in, "Brother Lin, rest assured, this road definitely leads to Wood Stone Town."

"After witnessing your skills, I wouldn’t dare play any tricks."

Aixius observed the scenery outside the car, then nodded and told Lin Beichen, "He’s right; this road indeed goes to Wood Stone Town."

"Good. How much longer until we get there?" Lin Beichen continued to ask.

He felt a bit anxious. Another day had passed, and if they didn’t reach Wood Stone Town by tonight, their plan would be delayed another day.

In hindsight, it was his negligence yesterday that led them the wrong way.

Today, nothing must go wrong.

Li Kui thought for a while and replied, "At my current speed, it’ll take another three to four hours."

Lin Beichen made some calculations internally—if they reached Wood Stone Town by afternoon, they’d have time to rest, have dinner, and proceed to the Beishi Mercenary Corps’ base.

Besides, although they could go faster, for safety’s sake it was best to maintain a steady pace to avoid any accidents.

Lin Beichen believed as long as they arrived according to plan, no further changes were necessary.

"Alright, keep driving at this speed," Lin Beichen ordered without concern for Li Kui’s possible displeasure.

Afterward, he turned to Aixius and asked, "We might not have time for lunch; do you want to nap for a bit to conserve energy?"

"No worries, if there’s no lunch, I’ll just eat more at dinner to make up for it," Aixius replied optimistically.

Then she shook her head saying, "Forget sleeping; I’ve slept too long already and too much sleep would make me dizzy."

"Hmm." Lin Beichen suddenly thought of a good way to pass the time. He took out a handgun from his jacket. But before he could explain its purpose, he startled Li Kui driving ahead.

The car swayed as Li Kui steadied himself and quickly said, "Brother Lin, what are you doing? I didn’t take the wrong road."

Seeing Lin Beichen pull out the gun, Li Kui thought he might be about to get shot, and his face turned pale with fear.