Chapter 85 Departure "Do you really think I'd abandon you a second time?"
Xie Heng's personal information was quickly projected onto the big screen. At this critical juncture, the principle of "personal privacy is sacred and inviolable" had to be temporarily set aside, and everyone began to watch his registered experiences.
His former name was Xie Chen. From a young age, he was a passionate enthusiast of paranormal biology and studied natural energy research in school. However, perhaps because he was too obsessed with paranormal biology, he failed to graduate. He later took the exam for the Supernatural Management Bureau several times, but naturally failed each time.
Soon after, he joined an archaeological team that went to the ancient Kunlun site.
Real-world experience truly hone one's skills. After returning, he seemed to have a sudden epiphany; he changed his name, devoted himself to studying for two years, and then, with an archaeological paper on the ancient Kunlun ruins, he earned his degree. In the following years, he published several more research papers and even used his professional abilities to resolve several cases of monsters injuring people, gradually gaining a reputation.
Ten years ago, at Director Yang's invitation, he joined the Supermarket Management Bureau as the chief specially appointed expert.
From then on, he worked diligently for the Super Bureau, from headquarters to branches, from human employees to monster employees. Almost no one spoke ill of him, and he has been a "model" ever since.
After reading the account of the troubled youth's extraordinary encounter and eventual triumph, Shu Qing fully understood the ins and outs of the matter—regardless of the cause or effect, the previous troubled youth "Xie Chen" had disappeared in the ancient Kunlun ruins, and the one who returned was now the Immortal Lord Zhiheng.
For an ancient immortal who once ruled Kunlun Immortal Capital, gaining a place in the Super Management Bureau would be incredibly easy. After all, even the fragments and incomplete texts left behind by ancient Kunlun are still treasured and revered by the people in the Super Management Bureau.
Jiu Su's face was pale, but she got up without saying a word. In a flash, she was already outside the conference room. It seemed that she wanted to find a private plane and fly to the ancient Kunlun ruins immediately.
The room was filled with shouts and screams, and Shu Qing didn't care about anything else for a moment. She chased after him and grabbed him, "Wait a minute!"
Zhiheng managed to trick them both so badly in his previous life. Although he now occupies the body of an ordinary person and his cultivation level is reduced, his methods have not diminished. He may not be much easier to deal with than in his previous life.
If Jiu Su were to charge in alone to fight, he might not gain any advantage. On the contrary, he was worried about Jin Wanli's safety, and he also harbored a grudge from a past life. Not to mention, he had not yet recovered from the exhaustion caused by the monsters going out of control in recent days, and his whole body was covered in debuffs.
Is it more disadvantageous to have to fight on someone else's home turf?
"Don't be impulsive," Shu Qing grabbed his wrist, using all her spiritual energy, but she almost lost her grip. She quickly said, "I know you treat Jin Wanli like a brother, but first you have to be able to rescue him! You don't understand Zhi Heng at all... If you're going, at least I'll go with you."
Jiu Su's chest heaved slightly as she turned to look at her.
"Then let's discuss personnel arrangements now." Seeing that they had both returned to the conference room, Director Yang continued chairing the meeting. "Since Miss Shu and Mr. Jiu Su are going, there's no need to select combat personnel from the Special Operations Department. Prioritize stealth and reconnaissance. The Deputy Minister will provide the roster. As for the others accompanying them—"
“No need,” Jiu Su interrupted, “This is between him and me, I can go by myself.”
His implication was that none of you are a match for the ancient immortals, and there's no point in you going to your deaths. This group of foolish and naive mortals is nowhere near the size of the ancient immortals; didn't they even bother to choose any help from among you, instead selecting a bunch of high-level monsters as expendable resources?
Shu Qing rubbed her temples, thinking to herself, "These elitist immortals, demons, and monsters are hopeless."
Why would someone ignore the support of the masses and insist on risking their own life? What kind of legacy of classical education is this?
Fortunately, she received a complete modern education throughout her life.
"Director Yang is arranging manpower, don't keep interrupting." For the first time, she adopted the posture of a regulator, meeting Jiu Su's death stare without fear, and said, "If you still consider yourself a member of the Super Management Bureau, then you have to listen to the arrangements; if you are just a partner who came here to borrow a private jet, then whoever the Super Management Bureau arranges to carry out the mission has nothing to do with you, just listen."
The return of Lord Xiashan was indeed extraordinary. Jiu Su was so angry by her few words that she fell silent and turned her head away resentfully.
Everyone present, except Hu You, cast grateful glances at Shu Qing. Hu You felt that he really couldn't let the little demon king go on an adventure alone, but at the same time, he felt that it was really despicable to dare to manipulate the little demon king like this, so his mood was particularly complicated.
Fortunately, everyone at the Super Management Bureau shared the same anxiety as Jiu Su and quickly finalized the travel arrangements. The chartered plane will take off in an hour.
With only an hour allotted to pack her belongings and say goodbye to her relatives and friends, Shu Qing did not go home. Instead, she met with Qi Yun and Tu Nan in the reception room of the Supermarket Management Bureau.
"...It's hard for me to explain the whole story clearly." With limited time, Shu Qing completely gave up on the task of "packing" - anyway, the Super Management Bureau provides standard luggage. The former Shu Qing might have been picky, but the Shu Qing with Xia Shan Jun's memories wouldn't be. She seized the time to confide in her two best friends.
She tried her best to explain the current situation in a way that was easy to understand, but even so, the amount of information was just too much. The two of them were stunned and felt that they had missed a lot.
Shu Qing continued, "Xiao Hong and I are going to face a very dangerous person. Um, you don't need to know who that person is... Anyway, if we don't come back, I'd like to ask you to take care of my parents, and..."
She hesitated for a moment, then finally pushed a small box that she had prepared ten minutes earlier in front of them. Opening the lid, she found two small pills inside, still warm from the furnace fire, faintly emitting a bitter smell.
"Try to get them to eat this," Shu Qing smiled. "That's all I can do, please."
Qi Yun and Tu Nan exchanged a glance. Although they didn't know what the pill was, the fact that Shu Qing entrusted it to them so solemnly meant it must be very important. So Tu Nan reached out and took the pill, promising, "Okay. If it really is... I will definitely find a way to get Uncle and Aunt to take it."
Qi Yun continued, "But we still hope to return it to you exactly as it was in a few days."
Jiu Su stood silently outside the reception room. From the moment Shu Qing lifted the lid of the box, he knew what it was: Xia Shan Jun was an expert in alchemy, and through his exposure, Jiu Su also understood some basic principles of alchemy and could recognize some basic pills.
With immortals and demons all silent in this era, spiritual plants and rare herbs have naturally died out completely, with no one paying attention. No matter how many tricks Shu Qing has up her sleeve, there are only so many she can use to make something out of nothing; what she can offer is a very basic pill.
The first benefit is "forgetting worries," which, needless to say, means that if she doesn't come back, it will make Shu Tong and his wife forget that they ever had this daughter and live a good life; the second benefit is more general, which is health and longevity.
It was her last resort, "just in case" something unexpected happened.
But this is clearly the life she wanted.
He listened silently as Shu Qing finished entrusting her family matters, then watched her walk out of the reception room and grabbed her sleeve. At this time, there were still about fifteen minutes before the special plane took off. They could go to the airport of the Super Management Bureau at a leisurely pace, and even have time to drink some water after boarding and taking their seats.
"Why do you have to go?" Jiu Su asked in a low voice. "You can still stay now. There's no need for you to take risks. You've finally achieved the life you want, why get involved in conflict again?"
Shu Qing sighed, took his hand, and continued walking toward the airport without slowing her pace: "After all, this is a mess left over from the past life. If we don't clean it up, who else can we rely on? You said it yourself, ordinary people and little monsters are on a completely different level from Zhi Heng. They can help us, but making them fight Zhi Heng head-on would only increase casualties, wouldn't it?"
"I told you, I can go alone. You don't trust me, or..." Jiu Su hesitated for a moment, ultimately not daring to presume to be sentimental, and swallowed the words "worried about me," instead saying something pointless, "or doubt me?"
"Nothing." Shu Qing squeezed his hand that was gripping her sleeve and smiled at him. "It's just that everyone has things to face when they're alive."
Jiu Su paused for a moment, then released her grip—that's right, in both her past and present lives, she's always been this way; if anyone provokes her, she must retaliate in kind. When her past life ended, she was simply powerless to do anything, but that didn't mean she would just let it go.
Zhiheng had deceived her, destroyed everything she believed in, and nearly ruined everything she had in this life. Now, two thousand years later, she was going to find him and settle all scores, old and new, face to face.
She's always been this kind of person, and he's never been able to stop her.
Shu Qing glanced at him sideways. Jiu Su stayed by her side, moving faster or slower as she went, following her pace all the way to the airport of the Super Management Bureau.
This is quite a unique experience; this time, they've actually managed to form a united front.
The two boarded the Super Management Bureau's private plane side by side, found seats, and Jiu Su handed her her standard travel bag. Shu Qing opened it and glanced at it casually, only to find her usual clothes and toiletries inside. Knowing that Jiu Su had taken advantage of the hour, she smiled at him with her eyes crinkling.
The time allotted by the Super High Speed Rail Authority was extremely tight, and most people hurriedly boarded the plane at this point, creating a bustling scene.
"Sigh...do I really have to say it out loud?" Amidst the chaos, Shu Qing hugged her soft suitcase and glanced at Jiu Su with a worried expression. He remained indifferent, having completed the necessary exchange with her, and then looked away from her, his eyes downcast, lost in thought.
Judging from his expression, I knew he was definitely wrong.
He remained silent, and Shu Qing, not wanting to be correct, simply turned her head away, her gaze fixed on the increasingly lower clouds outside the window.
"What are you thinking?" she muttered to herself. "Do you really think I would abandon you a second time?"
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