Chapter 55

Although he was still a bit skeptical at first, after Liu Yiding left, Ding Hao returned to the second floor and stood on the balcony to observe. He couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

Looking up, he saw a cluster of villas. The villa where Ding Hao was staying was in the best position. Behind the villa was a small river connected to the swimming pool inside, allowing the pool water to be directly discharged. Including the garden, the villa was at least a thousand square meters. It faced south and was surrounded by public lawns and trees, with a road a hundred meters away. The environment was excellent, and the view was even better.

The initial estimate of twenty million might have been an underestimation. This Old Liu was quite adorable. Yes, he said there was cash in the bedside table, which meant this guy was a big spender, casually placing tens of thousands of yuan in cash in the bedside table. Ding Hao opened the bedside table and, sure enough, found a pile of hundred-yuan bills.

Ha, by joining the Yanlong Organization, he could now use the gold bars he had and have a legitimate reason. With a villa and a car, he would be part of the car-owning, house-owning crowd. When he brought Xia Lin over after some time, his future college life would be so comfortable! Ding Hao lay on the wide bed, almost crying with joy.

Who cares? No matter how Old Liu monitored or used him, it would be foolish not to live in a free villa or spend the money. He had been looking for his relatives in Qianjiang for a long time, and now he had a job, with a year's salary paid in advance!

Another big windfall from the sky, Ding Hao had no reason to refuse. He decided to follow Liu Yiding diligently in martial arts training. After learning to drive, he would buy a car, and then he would be firmly established in Qianjiang.

Ding Hao wasn't worried about Zhou Fugquan. Now he had an identity, and just a slight use of his secret power would scare him to death. Of course, Ding Hao didn't think he needed to act himself. The police station chief, Yang Xinmin, was already the public security bureau chief. A word from him would scare Zhou Fugquan and Zhang Yongwei to death.

Right, he was now living in a villa and wouldn't be returning to Yungang for the time being. After Gu Wen finished the college entrance exam, he would return Yang Xinmin's house. During the day, Ding Hao planned to explore Qianjiang City based on his memory. If he still found no clues, he would look for Chen Tao.

Regarding the search for his relatives, Ding Hao preferred to have Chen Tao help him rather than alert Liu Yiding, as he had lied about his identity. However, before that, Ding Hao intended to rely on himself as much as possible.

Thus, most of the day, Ding Hao spent wandering around Qianjiang City. After 9 PM, Liu Yiding would appear in the villa as agreed, providing about three hours of guidance to Ding Hao.

Despite Ding Hao's excellent physical condition, the changes in Qianjiang were too significant. The neighborhood where Ding Hao used to live had been completely transformed, and he couldn't find his old house, let alone his former neighbors. After a week, he found nothing, which was very disappointing for Ding Hao!

However, Ding Hao's progress over the week thrilled Liu Yiding. Originally, Ding Hao's strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, and his speed and agility were also excellent. Combined with his extraordinary intelligence, his comprehension ability was exceptional.

Many techniques, Liu Yiding only needed to demonstrate twice, and Ding Hao could perform them accurately and precisely. In Liu Yiding's view, as long as Ding Hao persisted in daily training, he would catch up to Baihu and even Qinglong within three years. This was actually Liu Yiding's biggest miscalculation.

He only knew that Ding Hao's strength was formidable but didn't realize that Ding Hao had a magical space that could continuously upgrade. Even now, Ding Hao's physical condition was no less than Baihu's. What Ding Hao lacked was combat experience and the ruthlessness of life-and-death battles!

If Baihu were to face Ding Hao in a one-on-one fight now, Baihu would likely be at a disadvantage. Ding Hao's speed and agility were not something ordinary people could achieve through hard training. As long as Ding Hao persisted in ambushes, Baihu would not be a match for him.

As for Qinglong, who was also known for his speed, Ding Hao might not be able to defeat him, but with the enhancement from the magical space and Liu Yiding's guidance, it might take less than three years, perhaps even a year or half a year, to match Qinglong.

This was a future matter. Liu Yiding couldn't see it now, and Ding Hao couldn't measure his own strength either. Liu Yiding's guidance continued for two weeks, and while Liu Yiding was pleased, Ding Hao was very disappointed.

Because in these few days, he had visited several nearby neighborhoods and even the police station, asking over a thousand people, but no one knew about his parents' situation!

Thinking about it, his father had taken him out of the house under the cover of night, driven hundreds of miles to hand him over to a stranger, and then left in a hurry. Young Ding Hao knew something serious must have happened at home. Otherwise, his parents wouldn't have been so heartless and not taken him back afterward.

Two weeks later, Liu Yiding had to interrupt his guidance to Ding Hao due to other matters. Ding Hao finally had the chance to get a good night's sleep. This old man's guidance, which he called a "discussion," often involved harsh moves, leaving Ding Hao in a sorry state. After each training session, Ding Hao felt like his body was falling apart! Only Ding Hao could endure this; anyone else would have given up long ago!

The day after Liu Yiding left, Ding Hao woke up to a knock on the door. He reluctantly got up and opened it. Outside stood a slender man in white!

"Who are you?" Ding Hao found the man familiar but couldn't remember where he had seen him.

"Tian Miao, most people call me Baihu."

Ding Hao remembered; this was the man in white who had clung to Old Liu that day. Ding Hao's drowsiness vanished, and he asked with heightened alertness, "What do you want?"

"You saved me, thank you!" Baihu handed Ding Hao a check and paused, then continued, "Of course, my life is worth more than this. This is an advance payment. Whenever you need anything, I will risk my life to repay you!"

Advance payment? One, two... six zeros, the amount written in words was one million yuan! These people were really rich. Old Liu had given him a villa to live in for free. Now Baihu was giving him a one-million-yuan check? Of course, Ding Hao wasn't a poor kid anymore and could control his excitement.

"Whatever I need?"

"Yes, I owe you a life. No matter how dangerous it is, even if it means risking my life, I won't hesitate." Clearly, after two weeks of recovery, Baihu was in good shape and had learned from Liu Yiding about the details and outcome of that battle.

"What if it's to kill Qinglong?" Ding Hao felt that Baihu had a strong sense of chivalry and couldn't resist teasing him.

"I can't beat him!"

"Then let's team up. You hold him, and I'll deal with him." Ding Hao recalled the scene where Baihu had held Liu Yiding, and Qinglong had attacked.

"I'll do my best!" Baihu's face turned a bit red. Ding Hao was provoking him, as Baihu had used this tactic when attacking Liu Yiding. However, Baihu couldn't argue, as Ding Hao was young but highly regarded by Old Liu, with a bright future. Most importantly, Ding Hao had saved both Liu Yiding and him.

"Just kidding... I want to live a few more years. But Qinglong might come to kill us someday, so we should be prepared."

"Okay, here's my number. Goodbye!"

Baihu left quickly, leaving his number and turning to go, giving Ding Hao no chance to politely return the check!

One million, another one million! After being kicked by Qinglong and hit twice, his earnings so far were already in the millions. Qinglong, where are you? Kick me a few more times! Ding Hao couldn't contain his excitement, suddenly living in a villa and holding a one-million-yuan check!

This gave him another reason to keep the gold bars in his backpack. Even if Liu Yiding found out, he would have an excuse: you gave it to me, and Baihu gave it to me!

Without Liu Yiding's constant training, Ding Hao suddenly felt bored. Staying in the large villa during the day, he suddenly remembered that Xia Lin hadn't chatted with him on QQ for several days. He wondered what the little girl was up to and thought about bringing her to Qianjiang early.

Ding Hao dialed Xia Lin's number, but it was off! He tried several times, but it was the same. It didn't make sense; the girl had been clingy to him a few days ago.

Perhaps because she had been admitted to school, or because of Ding Hao's bold actions on the playground, she had become more direct and bold in their chats, even claiming to be his girlfriend and warning him not to cause trouble. Moreover, Xia Lin was very meticulous; how could she turn off her phone during the day?

Forget it, I'll wait until she turns it on. When she does, I'll give her a good scolding. I'm thinking about you day and night, how can you turn off your phone? Ding Hao even thought about scolding Xia Lin like in a TV drama to make her feel guilty, and the little girl would surely blush.

Since he couldn't reach Xia Lin, Ding Hao checked QQ and WeChat, finding that Zeng Ya had left him a message: "Ding Hao, how did the independent admission exam go? Have you received the admission results?"

Right, he had received the admission results and come to Qianjiang, but he had been busy and forgot to tell Zeng Ya. He quickly replied, "Teacher Zeng, the results are out. I'm enrolled in the Economics and Management Department, Class 1403 at Zhejiang University..."

"Congratulations! Are you still planning to take the college entrance exam to aim for the provincial top science student?" Zeng Ya had heard about Ding Hao's rapidly improving grades.

"I'm not sure, but I have some business in Qianjiang now."

"You're in Qianjiang too?"

Zeng Ya's words revealed her location. Ding Hao found it strange; wasn't Zeng Ya in Changsha? It was not yet the holiday, so why was she in Qianjiang? Was it a coincidence?

"Teacher Zeng, are you in Qianjiang too?"

"No, I'm not!"

"Then what do you mean by 'you're in Qianjiang too'?" Ding Hao wasn't stupid; Zeng Ya was definitely in Qianjiang.

"Alright, I've actually been in Qianjiang for a few months."

"Oh, then let's have dinner when you have time? I need your help with my English."

Ding Hao hadn't forgotten the lessons Zeng Ya had given him in Yunshan. This teacher was actually quite cute, especially when she acted coquettishly when she couldn't run anymore, much like Chen Fang.