When Xu Xianxian came out of the company, she did not immediately leave the city for Diaoyu Mountain. Instead, she asked the driver to turn the steering wheel and drive towards the Ye family compound.

After all, I still can't let go of the little princess.

Because it was the Zodiac Palace's special car with a special license plate, the girl did not let it drive into the Ye family compound, but stopped it on the street hundreds of meters away.

This is a small commercial street with numerous shops on both sides. Although they are small in scale, they offer a wide variety of products, providing convenience for residents living nearby.

Xu Xianxian found a dessert shop and prepared to buy some snacks that the Seventh Princess liked as a bribe.

Sun Yisen was right. She didn't know how long she would have to explore the ruins this time. If she delayed too long, the situation in Luogong City might change. Without a strong man at the level of the Netherworld, the Zodiac Palace that she created would probably be destroyed by many local forces.

"Boss, give me ten servings of papaya snow frog cream, ten servings of vanilla pudding, ten servings of apple pie, and ten servings of mango sago."

After entering the store, Xu Xianxian glanced at the middle-aged woman who was busy arranging the shelves and called out crisply.

There was an earthquake early this morning. Although it was hundreds of kilometers away from the epicenter, it still had a strength of two or three degrees here. Some goods on the shelves were shaken down and scattered on the ground in a mess. The female boss and the hired waiters spent the whole morning to clean it up thoroughly. They were now putting the baked cakes on the shelves.

Hearing Xu Xianxian's voice, the middle-aged woman turned around and looked at the other person who was so cute. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She nodded and asked the waiter next to her to pack up the dessert.

While the waiter was taking out the desserts, she asked curiously, "Little sister, the weather is getting hot now. It's not easy to store all the sweets you bought at once!"

Freshly made desserts do not contain preservatives. Even if they are kept in the refrigerator, their shelf life is only two or three days. Moreover, desserts only taste best on the first day. After one day, the flavor will be lost a lot.

"It's okay, I have a big family."

Xu Xianxian didn't say that her sister had a big appetite, and these snacks were just a few bites.

"...All right."

The woman smiled and handed over the packaged dessert.

"Here, here's the money."

Xu Xianxian gave the money, took the change, picked up the package and walked straight out, while the middle-aged woman watched her leave with a smile.

After Xu Xianxian left, the young waiter next to her brought out a new batch of desserts and placed them one by one on the dessert stand. Then he came to the middle-aged woman and said, "Director, Ye Linlang is still young and her aura is very weak. She is just an ordinary martial artist. She shouldn't be involved with the Zodiac Palace, right?"

"But the black SUV that just drove by was the Zodiac Palace's special car." The middle-aged woman's smile faded, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face. "I'm not doubting her. She's just a low-level martial artist and doesn't have much influence. I'm just wondering if the Ye family is secretly supporting the Zodiac Palace."

"It's not just the Ye family. Zodiac Palace has already taken over quite a few families and companies." The young waiter beside him whispered, "The people in the city are demoralized. It's not surprising that these small and medium-sized families support the rise of new forces."

Humans are social animals, and living in isolation is an act of the weak. In the current environment and situation, it is even more impossible to break away from family and power.

The network composed of these families and forces will naturally have alliances and hostilities.

"But if the Ye family is merely a subsidiary family that supports the family financially, how could the eldest daughter of the Ye family deserve to have a Void Realm Force user as her driver?"

The middle-aged woman thought of the driver she had seen before. Even though they were far away, she could still feel the strong radiation emanating from him.

The recent changes in the situation in the city have caused the higher-ups to keep an eye on the Zodiac Palace, including its fifteen subordinate companies, institutions, and families. As a member of the monitoring department, I did not act rashly, but instead collected all the intelligence I could.

"Director, are you saying something has happened to her parents?" The young waiter was a little unconvinced. "The head and wife of the Ye family are both working hard on the military project. Recently, after discovering some unrest within the Ye family, the military found an excuse and didn't let them go directly. Instead, they continued the project research."

After discovering the close relationship between Zodiac Palace and the Ye family, the military no longer allowed Ye's parents to return home, but instead allowed them to stay there and continue the project cooperation.

Under the guise of project collaboration, they were actually conducting round-the-clock surveillance. However, during this period, no changes were observed in the Ye family's patriarch and his wife. In fact, they were so absorbed in their work that they rarely contacted their family.

At most, he only had a video call with the two sisters of the Ye family. The entire process was under the surveillance of the military and nothing unusual was found.

"I have no idea."

The middle-aged woman adjusted the frame of her glasses and glanced at her subordinates. "That's why we have to closely monitor the actions of the two sisters of the Ye family."

The Zodiac Palace, which appeared out of nowhere, has an expansion speed far exceeding that of other forces, which has touched the red line of the ruling elite.

......

Ye Family Compound.

Greeted respectfully by servants on both sides, Xu Xianxian refused their help and carried the large package of desserts by herself, walked through the long bluestone corridor, and returned to the residential building.

Pushing open the bedroom door, Xu Xianxian placed the dessert bag on the table with a sweet smile on her face: "Princess, look, I brought you something delicious."

"oh!"

Ophelia was wearing a light blue floral dress and sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window reading a thick book. When she heard Xu Xianxian's voice, she just responded loudly.

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