Chapter 243 Tracking (Third Update)

The entrance to the Federal College.

After Qiao Mei came out, she thought it would take a while to find Xu Wenfeng, but to her surprise, almost as soon as she came out, she saw a group of people looking at a very rare hovercraft that had long been discontinued.

Standing next to the aircraft was Xu Wenfeng, who was leaning on a cane and being accompanied by his butler holding an umbrella.

He dressed up especially for today, even slicking back his gray hair. His red electronic right eye saw her approaching and waved, "Xiao Mei, Grandpa's here!!"

The conspicuous appearance of this bag made Qiao Mei feel a little helpless.

She wasn't someone who liked being stared at, but now, because of Xu Wenfeng, she felt an overwhelming sense of unease and discomfort under his gaze.

But she also understood that Xu Wenfeng was probably doing this to show that he valued her more, so after getting close to him, she quickly put away her unease and obediently stood in front of him, letting Xu Wenfeng pat her shoulder: "Come on, go upstairs with Grandpa, your favorite food is prepared inside."

Upon seeing that Xu Wenfeng and the others were Qiao Mei, some onlookers began to chatter amongst themselves.

"Who is this? She's so beautiful, but I don't recognize her at all?"

"You don't even recognize her? This is Qiao Mei, the former seventh princess of the royal family! Even if you don't care about the royal family, you should at least know that she is the only person in the entire interstellar space to possess a familiar beast of a Holy Fallen Beast, right? Didn't you see the little black dragon wrapped around her neck? That's an incarnation of the Dragon God Ao Cang."

"Oh, it's her. I was wondering why the Xu family patriarch was the one to pick her up. But didn't I hear that her mother had severed ties with the Xu family? It seems the rumors were wrong!"

"It's true that she severed ties. I heard from my mother that it caused quite a stir back then. But didn't Consort Xu do it so that she could be with the Crown Prince? Now that they're divorced, there's nothing wrong with her returning to the Xu family."

Qiao Yingying stood in the crowd of onlookers, watching the aircraft fly away, not even noticing the blood drawn from her right index fingernail.

The darkness in her grey eyes deepened, and she murmured to herself, "If it weren't for you, all of this should have been mine..."

The crowd was so loud that no one could hear her.

She let go of his hand, turned around and left the crowd, opened her smart bracelet, and looked at the messages on it.

Qiao Yingying: [She has already agreed to attend my birthday party.]

1: [Okay, I've started preparing. Good job. The things you requested are in the usual place. Remember not to let anyone find them.]

Seeing this reply that had just been sent, Qiao Yingying's jealousy and resentment were somewhat dispelled.

After replying "I understand," he put away his computer bracelet and headed straight for the aircraft field.

Unbeknownst to them, her smart bracelet had been set up for surveillance, and her every move was being monitored.

Upon discovering that she had gone to a small city with a sparse population and frequent seawater intrusion, the person monitoring her rubbed his chin and continued watching the surveillance footage.

......

"Master, the usual place."

The driver, who was parked in Haichun City, saw a familiar girl wearing a black mask and sunglasses, dressed in all black. He skillfully opened the car door and let her get in.

"The weather forecast says there will be a heavy rainstorm in half an hour. Little girl, remember not to play there for too long, or an accident could easily happen."

Qiao Yingying hummed in agreement, her gray eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

If she absorbs those things into her body again this time, she will be qualified to join the Federal Army.

By then, she and Xu Heyu will have more opportunities to spend time together!

If Xu Heyu could refocus his attention on her, she wouldn't have to struggle so much now, having to work so hard to get what she wants.

The driver was very fast; he brought Qiao Yingying to the destination in just twenty minutes.

In the past, Qiao Yingying would only travel on the way there, never on the way back.

The driver kindly reminded her that if she took his car back later, it would be difficult to hail a taxi again if it rained and the waves were very high.

But Qiao Yingying still refused, lying to the driver that someone would come to pick her up and thanking him for his kindness.

Since she had already said that, the driver didn't insist any further and dropped her off and left.

The sky was overcast, and the sea breeze was howling, making it difficult for people to stand still.

Qiao Yingying still had to use her superpowers to create a long iron chain that could fix her body in place, so that she could move closer to the coconut tree along the chain.

There were many coconuts growing on the coconut tree. After Qiao Yingying arrived at the place, she counted them to make sure it was the right coconut before using her metal-type superpower to knock it down. She picked it up, took out the coconut opener she had prepared beforehand, and chiseled a small hole in it.

The coconut water inside didn't look clear and transparent; instead, it was dark and murky, as if someone had poured ink into it.

Qiao Yingying picked up the prepared straw, inserted it, and gulped down the drink.

The more she drank, the thicker the black smoke in her gray eyes became.

Only after she had finished drinking and felt her body temperature drop significantly did she turn back, pale-faced, pulling on the chain.

At that moment, without any warning, a torrential downpour began.

The strong winds made it impossible for Qiao Yingying to stand up.

The coconut water she drank made her dizzy and weak all over. Before long, she was blown away and fell to the ground.

But soon, several tentacle-like things emerged from under her skirt, took root in the sand, and helped her walk towards the shore.

Once Qiao Yingying had recovered somewhat and regained consciousness, she saw several tentacles that had somehow emerged from beneath her, and she screamed in disgust, trying to hit them.

"Go inside! Who let you out?!"

The rain was too heavy, and there was also fog, so she couldn't see very clearly what was happening on her side.

When Yan Qing saw that Qiao Yingying had traveled such a long way just to drink a coconut water, he felt that there was more to it than met the eye.

After glancing at the coconut shell she had tossed into the bushes, Yan Qing stroked her chin and came over personally an hour after the rain stopped.

He was certain he hadn't seen Ning Rou eat the coconut meat, but when he picked it up, not only was there no coconut meat inside, but the entire coconut shell looked like it had been left out for a long time; it was extremely dry.

However, there was still a little black, unidentified liquid inside, which, by all accounts, was unlikely to be rainwater.

Yan Qing didn't dare to touch it rashly. Instead, she took out a bottle from her smart bracelet, poured the liquid into it, sealed it, and planned to have someone test it to find out what it was.

...

At the same time, Qiao Mei had already discussed the final stage of cooperation with the founder of Xingguai.

The other party probably saw that she was young and lowered the price considerably. After thinking for a moment, Qiao Mei sent a message to Xu Wenfeng, asking him to come in.

Yan Qing: Let me see what's going on.