Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 195 Exhibition Hall

"Saturday is such a nice day!" Si Chennan thought to himself.

The sun was shining brightly, and the air was crisp and refreshing—perfect for a date. Ever since Guo Shiyi agreed to go with him to the science and technology exhibition, his mood had been as bright and sunny as the weather today.

That day, he declared in class that if anyone could help him get Guo Shiyi to go out with him, he would give them all the skins for any hero. Immediately, many people offered him suggestions, and one of them was to invite Guo Shiyi to a science and technology exhibition. After successfully getting Guo Shiyi to go out with him, he gave the person who gave him the idea the full set of Sun Wukong skins as promised.

Si Chennan stood outside the school gate, smugly recalling the events of that day, when he saw Guo Shiyi appear at the school gate, and standing next to her was—Qin Xiaochuan.

"Oh dear, thank you for waiting so long! We are so grateful for your invitation to your company's technology exhibition. We are truly honored." Qin Xiaochuan rushed over as soon as he saw Si Chennan, his enthusiasm as if he were seeing a long-lost friend.

"When did I invite you?" Si Chennan muttered to himself, glancing past the obviously overly enthusiastic Qin Xiaochuan, and asking Guo Shiyi with a puzzled expression, "Shiyi, what's this?"

"Oh, Xiao Chuan is quite interested in the technology exhibition, so I came with him. I don't think you'll mind having one more person," Guo Shiyi said with a smile, giving Si Chennan no chance to refuse.

"Oh, of course I don't mind, as long as you can come." Si Chennan said, pretending to be magnanimous, but his expression was a little unpleasant. The other party had actually accepted his invitation because of another boy, which was completely unacceptable to him, who was always proud. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fist.

Just as the three were talking, a luxury private car pulled up in front of them.

Seeing this, Si Chennan quickly opened the passenger seat and gestured for Qin Xiaochuan to get in, saying, "It's rare to have the famous Qin Xiaochuan here, please get in the car."

Seeing the other party's posture, Qin Xiaochuan blinked and said, "Brother Chen Nan, you're too kind. I can't accept that. I think it's more appropriate for Shiyi and me to sit in the back seat. As for the passenger seat, you can keep it for yourself, Brother Chen Nan." He then reached for the back door.

Si Chennan grabbed Qin Xiaochuan's hand, and the two began to subtly compete as soon as they made contact. However, Si Chennan pretended to be relaxed and said, "I'm really sorry, but I've had a problem since I was a child that I get a headache whenever I sit in the passenger seat, so I can only give this passenger seat to Brother Xiaochuan."

Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback, muttered "shameless" under his breath, but said defiantly, "So, it seems I have this problem too."

"In that case, I'll just have to make do with taking a taxi yourself," Si Chennan said bluntly. "I didn't expect you to come today, so I only arranged this car." He then looked at Qin Xiaochuan with a cold smile.

"Damn, that was a miscalculation." Qin Xiaochuan muttered to himself. Just as he was racking his brains for a solution, he heard Guo Shiyi say somewhat angrily, "Since neither of you can sit in the front passenger seat, then I'll sit there, and you two can sit in the back. Do you have any objections now?"

Without waiting for the two to respond, she got into the car and slammed the door shut, leaving the two boys staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Hmph." The two snorted at each other and then got into the car from their respective doors.

The two walked arm in arm without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought.

As soon as the car arrived at its destination, Si Chennan almost immediately ran to the passenger door, opened it for Guo Shiyi, and led her into the exhibition hall while explaining things to her.

Although Qin Xiaochuan was inwardly complaining, he didn't say much. While listening to Si Chennan's explanation, he carefully examined the exhibition hall that represented the highest level of technology in XY City.

The exterior of the exhibition hall is designed like a science museum, with a lifelike mechanical behemoth next to it. From a distance, it looks like an alien creature from a science fiction movie that has come to Earth.

The exhibition hall is divided into two floors. The first floor mainly features smart machine equipment products, while the second floor features smart home products. The hall was already bustling with people. As soon as the three entered the exhibition hall, a robot with four wheels slid over to them.

An intellectual female voice said, "Welcome to the 'The Future Is Here' themed technology exhibition hosted by Yuheng Technology Group. Here is the exhibition brochure. Please feel free to ask me any questions." She then handed over several paper brochures.

Qin Xiaochuan picked up an instruction manual and compared it with the exhibits in the hall. Next to each exhibit was a screen displaying product information and answering visitors' questions.

The three were strolling casually through the exhibition hall when a picture of an intelligent robot suddenly caught his eye. The robot in the instruction manual was very similar to the one that had attacked him a couple of days ago. When he handed the instruction manual to Guo Shiyi, he noticed that another instruction manual was also being handed to her at the same time.

"Shiyi, this robot looks interesting. Shall we go take a look together?"

"Shiyi, this staff is a magical artifact I made from special lightning-struck wood. It has a strong amplifying effect on wood-type skills. Do you want to go take a look?" Si Chennan said to Guo Shiyi from the other side.

Qin Xiaochuan looked up at Si Chennan, and the other man also turned his gaze towards him, and for a moment the air seemed to be filled with tension.

"Both are great, let's go take a look," Guo Shiyi said with a smile.

"Let's go look at this first!" the two said at the same time.

"These two booths are in the same area, let's go see them together," Guo Shiyi said with a forced smile.

The display area for magical artifacts was located in the middle of the second floor, while the robot was located at the back of the second floor. The three of them first arrived at the area displaying magical artifacts, and the staff that Si Chennan mentioned was located in the most conspicuous position.

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at the staff. It was dark brown all over, with a blue crystal embedded at the top. The staff itself was engraved with some mysterious runes, and it certainly looked like a good thing.

"Actually, I'm not really good at making pure spiritual artifacts. I prefer making spiritual artifacts that combine with modern technology, like spiritual energy guns," Si Chennan explained, pointing to the staff in the display case. "But this lightning-struck wood is very rare, especially for wood-type skills. If you like it, I'll pack it up and give it to you after the exhibition."

"No need, I don't like this kind of magical artifact," Guo Shiyi quickly declined with a smile.

"Exactly, this thing is so big, it's so inconvenient to carry around, it's not practical at all," Qin Xiaochuan muttered under his breath.

"Then take a look at other spiritual artifacts and see if there's anything you like." Si Chennan was not discouraged.

This exhibition area does indeed display quite a few magical artifacts. In addition to the cane, there are also some magical pistols, hand cannons, lightsabers, prayer beads, and other equipment.

"I never imagined your company would research these things," Guo Shiyi exclaimed, also impressed by the exhibits.

"The main reason is that more and more people have started to pay attention to the research of spiritual power in recent years, and have achieved considerable results. As an advanced technology company in China, we naturally cannot fall behind," Si Chennan replied proudly.

"Are all the people in your family people with superpowers?" Guo Shiyi asked curiously.

"Pretty much. My dad and my second uncle are both, and my second uncle is also a demon hunter, which is why we pay more attention to the study of psionic mechanics," Si Chennan replied.

"I wonder which school of martial arts your family follows?" Guo Shiyi asked casually while looking intently at an exquisite air cannon.

Si Chennan shook his head and said, "I didn't follow any particular school of thought. My family's tradition is based on family lineage, and it was my second uncle who guided me to become a superhuman."

"So it's a hidden family. I really didn't expect that." Guo Shiyi was slightly surprised. She had heard her master say since she was a child that in the field of spiritual power, in addition to some ancient sects that were passing down their knowledge, there were also some hidden families. Moreover, these families usually possessed some secret techniques that others had never seen before, which is why she was surprised.

"I guess so, but my dad has also taken me to visit and learn from different ancient sects, so I have some knowledge of the Wudang sect's heritage. Let's discuss it together sometime in the future," Si Chennan said, seizing the opportunity.

"What a coincidence! I've studied Tai Chi in martial arts movies before, and I also have some knowledge of the Wudang school's heritage. Why don't we discuss it together?" Before Guo Shiyi could reply, Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but mock her. This flirting technique was really too clumsy. He rolled his eyes inwardly.

"Okay, then we should definitely have a good discussion when we have the chance," Si Chennan said provocatively without any politeness.

"I'm ready anytime," Qin Xiaochuan retorted, equally defiant.