The third continent, east of Liberty City, suburbs.
In a dilapidated wooden house, Zhao Li was circling around the table over and over again, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
His expression was sometimes panicked and sometimes dull, and his right hand, which was holding the mobile phone tightly, turned white due to prolonged exertion.
"Answer it...why don't you answer the phone..."
He kept repeating this sentence, but the only response he got was the mechanical voice of "unable to answer" from the other end of the phone.
“Boom boom boom!”
There was a sudden knock on the door from outside. Zhao Li was so scared that he almost jumped out of the window.
"Sir, it's me!"
Only after he heard the voice of the person coming did he feel somewhat relieved and pushed open the door with a nervous look on his face.
A middle-aged man in his fifties walked in. His temples were graying, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked tired. This man was his driver.
"Sir, the house is destroyed... Madam may have..."
The man's words made Zhao Li's heart sink to the bottom.
After escaping from the villa that night, he fled by car and finally got rid of the pursuers behind him and hid in this dilapidated house in the suburbs of Liberty City.
"Gone, all gone..."
Zhao Li muttered these words in a daze, and slumped down in the chair with a dejected look on his face.
He had always followed his mother's instructions, doing whatever Liu Yun said. Now that his mother was gone, he suddenly didn't know what to do.
"Sir, I'm not very good at speaking and can't say anything to comfort you, but since the person is already dead..."
The man slowly came to Zhao Li and stretched out his hand as if to pat his shoulder.
But suddenly a ferocious knife light flashed from the sleeve!
Looking at Zhao Li who lowered his head and said nothing, a cruel look appeared in the man's eyes. He gripped the dagger tightly and stabbed towards Zhao Li's neck.
However, just when the dagger was about to touch Zhao Li's body, the man found that he could not swing it. The dagger seemed to be fixed in the air, and he could not move it at all even if he used all his strength.
"...A mere mortal dares to covet an immortal!"
Zhao Li raised his head and saw the man's face full of shock.
He waved his hand, and the man vomited blood and fell to the ground. He stopped breathing soon after.
"Idiot." Zhao Li took a deep breath. His subordinates' defection made him sober up a lot.
This guy has been with me for a long time, so I guess he's not a spy for Maowei Company. It seems like he's just after money.
It's really like when a wall falls, everyone pushes it.
The sadness in his heart turned into a boundless fire of anger, burning more and more fiercely in his heart.
My mother died...it was all thanks to Chu Yao!
Elder Chu, you should never, ever let me go!
Just wait and see, I will make you pay a thousand times over!
Just as he made up his mind, the other phone in his pocket rang. He picked up the call:
"Xiao Zhao, I have something urgent here. Can you work overtime today?"
"No problem, Mr. Gao, I'll be there right away." Zhao Li changed his voice and answered as calmly as possible.
After hanging up the phone, he made a hand gesture, and after a flash of spiritual light, he transformed into another person, looking much more mature than before.
"Xiao Zhao" pushed open the door, identified the direction, and walked towards the station not far away.
But what he didn't know was that a figure had already followed him from a distance.
——
The third continent, Xindu Airport.
The special plane contracted by Maowei Company landed with a loud bang at the designated location.
The hatch opened, and Bai Yuejian and Lu Xiaoye walked down the stairs.
It was the little girl's first time on a plane, and she was overjoyed. After all, apart from her status as a monk, she was still only seventeen years old.
"Master, will I be able to fly in the sky like this in the future?"
"Of course. If you achieve the Golden Core, you can fly without any magical tools."
The two chatted as they walked towards the car parked not far away. Seeing the people who came to pick them up at the airport, Bai Yuejian couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
They were Gong Xiaoran and Xu Bing'er, both of whom were her acquaintances.
It is always a pleasure to meet old friends in a foreign land.
Bai Yuejian couldn't help but sigh that her junior sister was really capable, for being able to find so many people.
"Senior Bai, thank you for your hard work along the way." Gong Xiaoran bowed. "I will never forget your kindness in saving me."
"Fellow Daoist Gong, you're too polite. We're old acquaintances, and Junior Sister is your close friend. There's no need to be so formal. Just call me by my real name."
"Then I'm overstepping my bounds." Gong Xiaoran smiled faintly. "There's no time to lose. Why don't we get in the car and talk while we walk?"
"good."
Compared to Gong Xiaoran's composure, Xu Bing'er seemed a little nervous. After everyone got in the car and briefly said hello, they drove towards Princess Ye.
She dared to joke with Chu Yao, but was a little afraid when facing Bai Yuejian. This Lingxian Elder was a mysterious figure in the Tianyin Sect, and many people had heard of him but never seen him.
The sports car sped along the track surrounding the tall buildings. Lu Xiaoye kept looking at the prosperous scenery outside the car window, his eyes bright.
"Little sister, is this your first time riding a roller coaster?"
"Hmm! I've only seen it on TV before—why is there a building over there that looks like a hammer?"
"Uh, that's a branch of the Sky and Sea Business Alliance..."
Bing'er began to introduce Xiaoye. Seeing the two of them start talking, Gong Xiaoran and Bai Yuejian smiled at each other.
Bai Yuejian pondered for a moment and spoke softly:
"Sister Xiaoran, I wonder what happened to my junior sister?"
Gong Xiaoran smiled bitterly and told the story of the grudge between Chu Yao and Liu Yun.
"Liu Yun is a double-faced person with evil intentions. She ended up like this because of her greed." Bai Yue saw the topic change.
"You just said that Junior Sister was poisoned by her? What are the symptoms?"
"Well..." Gong Xiaoran seemed to be considering how to say it. "As soon as she came back, she asked us to lock her in a dark room and no one was allowed to approach. We don't know the specific circumstances."
"Nothing happening?"
"No, she's been here for three days now, and there's been no news... She hasn't replied to any messages, and everyone's very worried."
Bai Yuejian nodded seriously. No wonder Gong Xiaoran and the others were looking for her so eagerly.
The sports car soon arrived at Princess Ye's door.
Bai Yuejian saw more familiar faces. After greeting them one by one, he immediately arrived at the door of the dark room.
With his eyes slightly closed, his spiritual consciousness instantly penetrated the locked iron door and swept across the room, where he saw Chu Yao curled up on the floor.
Bai Yuejian's heart tightened. She really couldn't imagine what kind of pain her junior sister was enduring.
Don’t worry, senior sister is here to save you!
Without the need for a key, Bai Yuejian simply used a simple wall-walking technique and arrived at the center of the dark room.
As soon as she landed and stood firm, Chu Yao turned into a black shadow and pounced on her.
End of this chapter
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