Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 173 - 168: Opportunity

When winter break arrives, Pang Zhi will return to his home in Wu City, and from then on until he comes of age, he won’t come back to Qinghe City. Educational issues will be handled directly in Wu City. After all, it’s just a matter of transferring schools, which, given the financial resources of the Pang Family, is not a problem at all.

However, Pang Xiao was uneasy about letting Pang Zhi stay in Wu City. After Sun Yue’s years of management, that place was hardly a home anymore; calling it a death trap wouldn’t be an exaggeration! In his view, Pang Zhi was too naive and was no match for Sun Yue, whether in scheming or ruthlessness. Letting him stay in Wu City was like sending a lamb into the lion’s den—far too dangerous!

But those were the rules of the Pang Family, and with his current strength, he couldn’t possibly go against Pang De’s wishes, so he could only let Pang Zhi return. The only thing he could do was hire more bodyguards for Pang Zhi.

He didn’t trust ordinary superpower users, yet those with strong powers were beyond his hiring capability. Helplessly, he had to muster the courage to ask Tang Yiyi for help. Tang Yiyi understood his difficulties and felt that the two brothers had it tough, but there were plenty of people in the world who struggled, and compared to most people, Pang Xiao and Pang Zhi were already much better off!

Speaking of herself, wasn’t her situation worse than that of Pang Xiao and Pang Zhi?

She wasn’t a saint; even if she cared for Pang Zhi and treated him like a brother, she couldn’t abandon her own son to take a huge risk to protect Pang Zhi! Her little Tang Yuan wasn’t even one year old and had no ability to protect himself. What if something happened?

No matter how much Pang Xiao pleaded, until his mouth was dry, Tang Yiyi still didn’t relent. That is, until Pang Xiao threw out a bait, and Tang Yiyi wavered.

The bait Pang Xiao offered was too tempting for Tang Yiyi to remain unmoved.

She had been hesitating over the development of the Tang Family, unable to make up her mind. But this time, Pang Xiao told her that as long as she helped keep Pang Zhi alive, he would help her enter Hope City.

Hope City was regarded as a holy place for superpower users, and it was not easy for ordinary people to enter. Unless an admissions letter from the Hope City Superpower Academy was received, or an entry permit signed by one of the major families of Hope City was obtained, entering was impossible!

Even so, each family had a limited number of slots each year and could not issue entry permits at will. This resulted in many people possibly never entering Hope City their entire lives.

With Tang Yiyi’s S Level talent, as long as she was willing to reveal it, entering Hope City wouldn’t be difficult. In fact, superpower academies and even the powers of all Safe Cities in Hua Country would extend invitations to her. But in doing so, her identity would be exposed. Her strength was not yet adequate, and her past, along with the existence of Tang Yuan, could easily become excuses for others to blackmail her.

So even with an astounding talent, she had been cautiously hiding it, without any intention of going public. She sought freedom, not to become a tool in someone else’s hands!

But just now, Pang Xiao had told her that there was a way to help her get into Hope City!

Tang Yiyi was tempted, but she cautiously asked, "What’s your method?"

Pang Xiao was no fool; he immediately sensed a change in the situation, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his once-tense face. "I have a way to get you the entry permit. Of course, with your talent and ability, I believe even entering the Hope City Superpower Academy wouldn’t be a problem."

His expression looked relaxed, as if flattering Tang Yiyi, but only he knew how tense he really was inside! The entry permit to Hope City was extremely valuable to him; it was originally reserved for Pang Zhi. This way, even if Pang Zhi couldn’t awaken his superpower or had such poor talent that he wouldn’t be admitted to the Hope City Superpower Academy, he could still enter Hope City.

But now, in order to save Pang Zhi’s life, he had no choice but to give this precious entry permit to Tang Yiyi. Yet he felt truly reluctant, so just now, he couldn’t help saying those words that seemed like flattery, but were actually probing!

He was trying to probe into Tang Yiyi’s background!

Long ago, he had guessed that the identity of "Tang Xiao" was fake, but had never been able to find out Tang Yiyi’s true identity. He felt that Tang Yiyi’s background was not simple, and was always puzzled why she didn’t attend the Superpower Academy or go to Hope City, but instead stayed in the small Qinghe City.

He had pondered this for too long, so this time, he seized the opportunity to probe a little, to see if he could find out more about Tang Yiyi. This way, even if he lost that precious entry permit, at least he wouldn’t be empty-handed.

Unfortunately, Tang Yiyi wasn’t foolish; how could she not see through such a trick?

Tang Yiyi gave a mysterious smile, as if she didn’t notice his probing, only saying, "You are a clever person, and your terms are enticing enough. However, you should know better than I do how powerful your enemies are. Even if I agree to help, I can only promise to do my best. I can’t guarantee the final outcome."

Pang Xiao almost choked in exasperation upon hearing this. His hands clenched into fists, veins protruding from his arms, but he also knew that Tang Yiyi wasn’t wrong. Sun Yue’s cruelty and cunning were well-known to him; he had often suffered at her hands. Even he didn’t dare claim he could keep Pang Zhi safe and ensure his awakening powers, so how could he demand it of Tang Yiyi?

Regardless, she had saved Pang Zhi’s life and helped him recover physically, which was already more than enough. Asking for more would be too shameless!

Pang Xiao was fully aware of this, which further fueled his anger at his own powerlessness. After struggling to calm his feelings of resentment and anger, he said to Tang Yiyi, "I understand your point. As long as you agree, no matter the outcome, I won’t blame you."

Tang Yiyi agreed; the chance to enter Hope City was too rare to pass up!

Five days after she agreed to Pang Xiao, Pang Zhi officially took his vacation, and Pang Xiao personally drove to Qinghe City. He came to take Pang Zhi home, and also to use the opportunity to meet with Tang Yiyi.

Although Tang Yiyi had agreed to him, many things couldn’t be clearly communicated through personal terminals, so after arriving, he and Tang Yiyi had a private conversation for an hour. He not only detailed the situation of the Pang Family to her but also gave her a large anonymous Point Card and an entry card to Hope City.

The cards were exquisitely made and had special anti-theft measures, making them nearly impossible to counterfeit.

Tang Yiyi didn’t expect Pang Xiao to give her the cards so early and couldn’t help but ask, "I haven’t even helped you yet, aren’t you afraid I won’t keep my word by giving me the items so soon?"

At this moment, either Pang Xiao had thought things through or encountered a piece of good news because, unlike before, he was no longer on edge and instead chuckled, "I trust your character."

Tang Yiyi also gave a meaningful smile. Pang Xiao was clearly giving her the items early because he feared she wouldn’t agree! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)