Comprehension Ability: Creating the Five Thunders Technique in Reality-Chapter 1085 - 546: Li Congjing’s Younger Brother

Thinking this way, he turned to look at the usually reliable Old Dao and Flying Eagle.

However, at this moment, Old Dao was also stuffing his mouth full of meat, speaking haltingly, "Cap...Captain, this...this stuff is really tasty..."

Feeling helpless, Xia Luyao turned to Lin Beichen, only to find Lin Beichen seemed to have relaxed his guard too, walking over to the table, trying a piece of steak, and praising, "Captain, you should come and try it. This steak is definitely made by a top chef."

Xia Luyao suddenly began to doubt if there was something wrong with his outlook on life and values. Looking at these quirky teammates in front of him, a sense of helplessness surged in his heart.

At this time, Li Qiao, seeing how happy Lin Beichen was eating, showed a smile on his face, "People from Xia Country are indeed rare." Lin Beichen turned to listen to Li Qiao, whose pronunciation was standard but sounded a bit awkward, and couldn't help but ask, "Where did you learn your spoken language?"

Li Qiao's face showed a youthful pride, "I learned to speak by self-studying the articles of Mr. Lu Xun and others!" Lin Beichen fell silent upon hearing this, admiring Li Qiao's self-learning ability and dedication.

Actually, having a spoken language exam for practice would be better, your spoken language is a bit... formal. Lin Beichen considered his words, trying to find an appropriate description.

"Bookish." He finally chose this word.

Disappointment flashed across Li Qiao's face, "I always bragged about my self-study abilities to my sister and brother-in-law."

"Your sister?" Lin Beichen put down his chopsticks, keenly catching onto this crucial information, "Who is your sister?"

Xia Luyao felt a sense of relief; it seemed Wang Yu was just joking earlier, he was still quite reliable.

"My sister, her name is Li Congjing." Li Qiao dragged out his tone, somewhat reluctantly, "I've always wanted to give her a name, but she just doesn't agree."

Lin Beichen's mouth twitched, surprised that Li Congjing had a brother like this. If he had seen how Li Congjing behaved in front of Joseph, he might have thought Li Qiao was too gentle. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

But Xia Luyao's heart was already in turmoil, she still remembered that little girl who was utterly overpowering her.

"How old are you this year?" Lin Beichen asked with a smile, like he was inquiring a younger brother.

"I'm twenty-one today, I'll be twenty-two tomorrow after my birthday." Li Qiao eagerly replied, as if treating Lin Beichen like his own elder brother.

Looking at Li Qiao's affectionate gaze, Lin Beichen couldn't help but feel he was overly familiar. This kind of look was generally only shared among good friends.

Li Qiao cleared his throat, returning to his approachable gentlemanly demeanor. By now, it was already dusk, and they'd nearly spent a whole day without eating. Xia Luyao rubbed her belly, having to admit she was hungry too. They had been traveling since morning, with no time for meals.

Lin Beichen turned back to indicate Xia Luyao she could eat without worry, allowing Xia Luyao to finally relax. Li Qiao, on the other hand, watched this scene with great interest. When Lin Beichen turned back to face him, he still wore that peculiar smile, as if he were smiling at you in the bathroom.

"What are you looking at?" Lin Beichen asked, puzzled.

Li Qiao smiled apologetically, "For certain reasons, my sister doesn't really care for me. So I don't have anyone close. Seeing you guys communicate like this, I find it quite interesting."

Lin Beichen naturally understood the well-known reasons. Li Congjing was sold out back then to secure a high position for her brother in a superpower.

"The outside world has always thought you were dead." Lin Beichen said as he walked up to Li Qiao. Seeing Lin Beichen, who was a head taller than him, Li Qiao waved his hand, an officer immediately brought over a chair, "Sit down and talk. You must be tired too." He said.

Lin Beichen sat down without hesitation, Flying Eagle frantically signaling to him from the side, but he paid no attention, continuing to inquire like he was chatting with an old friend, "Why didn't Li Congjing kill you?" The question sounded awkward, but Li Qiao was not at all evasive.

"You all think my sister is crazy, but actually she's not." Li Qiao's words carried a slight sadness, "She just armed herself in torment, hates most things in the world, yet deeply loves her own life." At this point, he suddenly stopped, a different expression flashing in his eyes.

Lin Beichen saw he had an untold secret and didn't want to continue this topic.

As expected, Li Qiao swiftly changed the subject, "In any case, my sister still retains some humanity. She felt I, who could do nothing and knew nothing at that time, was not at fault, so she spared my life."

After hearing this, Lin Beichen fell into deep thought, in that sense, the "mad" Li Congjing was far more rational than most normal people, but why would she disguise herself as a lunatic? For Joseph?

Thinking about Joseph, who clumsily committed suicide in front of him, Lin Beichen shook his head, unable to understand, until now, he still didn't know who Joseph wanted revenge against, "Did Joseph have any enemies when he was alive?" He suddenly asked, when mentioning Joseph, Li Qiao was clearly less scrupulous, "After I got to know him, all his enemies were dead." Li Qiao said after taking a sip of tea, "As for before I knew him... frankly, I was merely a prisoner trying to survive."