Unlike Lan Jiaojiao, the Xu family members couldn't get a car. They rode their bicycles at breakneck speed towards the train station, their feet practically sparking with heat.
Lan Yao, who was following behind them, knew from the direction the Xu family was heading that they were going to the train station.
Lan Yao simply bypassed them and rushed straight ahead.
Damn it!
For some reason, Lan Yao felt a vague unease; she had a feeling that Lan Jiaojiao would be able to escape this time.
Deep down, Lan Yao didn't want Lan Jiaojiao to run away.
Lan Jiaojiao, as God's favorite daughter, has caused far too much harm to us.
Killing her would be harmful to Lan Yao herself, which would be a losing proposition.
Despite this, Lan Yao could still gain a lot of benefits through Lan Jiaojiao. Even if the process was difficult, what she got in return was real and tangible.
Before she had gotten enough of the benefits herself, Lan Yao certainly didn't want Lan Jiaojiao to run away like that.
Having recovered in the space, the jade Pixiu sensed its master's emotions and couldn't help but say, "Master, what is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force."
Lan Yao smiled and said, "My dear Pipi, are you trying to act all knowledgeable with me? I remember you were a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) kid."
Jade Pixiu: ...
So what if I'm a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)?
Jade Abacus said timidly, "Master, I wish you success. Abacus loves you, muah!"
Lan Yao raised an eyebrow, intrigued: "Are you Panpan?"
Pipi had said before that the abacus would awaken its consciousness and speak, and unexpectedly it actually did speak this time. So it wasn't a loss after all.
Jade Abacus: "Yes, sir, master."
Lan Yao: "Then, Panpan, your abilities..."
Yu Suanpan hid away, feeling extremely shy.
Upon seeing this, the jade Pixiu clicked its tongue and muttered irritably, "Pathetic."
It then said to Lan Yao, "Master, most of the things you hope for will not come true. But you can still give it a try."
Lan Yao: "Even if it's thanks to your luck, it won't work?"
Jade Pixiu: "Lan Jiaojiao has great fortune, and there's nothing I can do about it right now. But I'm sure I'll be able to surpass her in the future."
Lan Yao: ...
Haha! Young man, your wish is truly simple and unpretentious.
In the blink of an eye, Lan Yao arrived at the train station. She locked her car and strode into the station.
The train station was crowded with people, and the air was filled with unpleasant smells.
Without her previous good luck, Lan Yao found it difficult to find Lan Jiaojiao in the dense crowd this time.
At this moment, the train sounded its horn, indicating that a train had entered the station. The ticket inspector began to loudly announce that a train had arrived and tickets needed to be checked.
At each ticket checkpoint, Lan Yao spotted Lan Xingcheng.
There was no way to tell that among the crowd of people dressed in shabby or ordinary clothes, only Lan Xingcheng was dressed the best and looked the richest.
Lan Yao pushed through the crowd and strode over to Lan Xingcheng's side. Through her mental power, Lan Yao quickly learned the information she wanted.
Lan Yao was a little annoyed and muttered under her breath, "That old fox."
Old Man Lan had made proper arrangements, having already had his family members disguised and hidden among the crowd.
In such a densely populated area, it would be very difficult to catch them.
However, it's no one's fault but one's own for being too careless.
She thought her strength would make Lan Jiaojiao unconscious for several hours. By then, she would have already finished what she wanted to do, and based on her previous experience, she would report them and have them arrested.
But in fact... Lan Jiaojiao woke up not long after she left.
Lan Yao then temporarily emptied the homes of several families.
Jade Abacus soothed: "Pat your master's hair, master, good luck."
Jade Pixiu: "Master, Lan Jiaojiao is on this train. She has already boarded."
Lan Yao hummed in agreement, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Then I'll go up too."
Jade Pixiu: "Doesn't the master care about the other families in Shanghai? Besides, we still have a lot of things that haven't been taken away."
Lan Yao: "It's okay. Let's go and ambush Lan Jiaojiao first. Once we get one last bit of benefit from her, we can come back."
Jade Pixiu: "I see."
That works too.
Lan Jiaojiao is a woman of destiny, like an unkillable cockroach.
Given the current state of their owner, it's best not to confront them directly; they won't be able to withstand the attack and it could harm them.
Lan Yao followed Lan Xingcheng onto the train. Lan Xingcheng walked to the hard-seat carriage with a look of disgust and muttered under his breath, "That old man is really something. Why did he have to make us travel separately? Besides, isn't our family rich? Why didn't we buy soft sleeper tickets?"
Lan Yao looked at him like he was an idiot and whispered to the jade Pixiu, "How could someone as smart as Old Man Lan have given birth to such a fool?"
Jade Pixiu: "The dragon has nine sons, each different from the other. I am the most intelligent dragon in the dragon clan."
Lan Yao: ...
I really couldn't bear to shatter the jade Pixiu's pride.
Jade Abacus: "Brother Pipi, when did you become a dragon's offspring? How come I didn't know?"
Jade Pixiu: "I am Pixiu, the most proud child of the dragon clan."
Jade Abacus: "But aren't you just a pendant? How are you connected to dragons? Besides, Brother Pipi, dragons are things of human imagination, and so are you..."
"Shut up!" the jade Pixiu said, enraged.
Lan Yao was too lazy to pay attention to her little trinkets arguing. She waited around Lan Xingcheng's place for a few minutes, but after not seeing any other members of the Lan family join Lan Xingcheng, she stopped.
Lan Yao knew she had waited in vain, so she decisively asked the jade Pixiu to help her choose a direction and began searching one carriage at a time.
At this moment, Lan Jiaojiao, who had just sat down, felt a chill run down her spine. The hairs on her body stood on end, and her heart pounded wildly.
Damn it!
Lan Jiaojiao immediately stood up, and Xu Yingxue quickly asked, "Jiaojiao, what's wrong? Where are you going?"
Lan Jiaojiao forced a smile at her: "Mom, I need to go to the toilet. Wait for me here."
Without waiting for Xu Yingxue's reply, she pushed through the crowd and ran desperately towards the front carriage.
Damn it!
Wasn't she reborn? How come this life is so different from what she imagined?
Why was she in such a sorry state, only able to scurry around like a rat?
Clearly, she was the hunter who decided Lan Yao's life or death, so why does it feel like their roles have been reversed?
If she had known this would happen, she should have taken the Lan family's possessions and run away with Old Man Lan the moment she was reborn.
It's too late to say anything now... No... she can... Lan Jiaojiao touched her left index finger and found it empty.
"Lan Yao!"
"Are you calling me?" Lan Yao's voice came through the crowd.
Lan Jiaojiao's expression changed drastically, and she pushed through the crowd and ran forward as fast as she could.
"Hey! Dear older sister or younger sister, weren't you just calling my name so enthusiastically? Why did you run away as soon as you saw me? You're really making me very sad."
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