This matter is of great importance, and after much deliberation, Chen Ling had no choice but to return with her personal guards to explain.
After all, everything she has is given to her by her family, and she is not yet capable of completely breaking away from them.
After explaining the precautions to Ruan Xin, Chen Ling turned around and headed home without looking back.
Almost simultaneously, Dugu Xing also received a commission from a caravan leader to escort goods.
The other party indicated that they had accepted a very valuable escort vehicle and subtly suggested that they needed his help, with the price negotiable.
Since Meng Ziyi's surprise attack outside the city, and during the establishment of the camp, the other party had provided a lot of help. Dugu Xing could not refuse out of both emotion and reason, and said that he would select elites to complete the mission.
This is quite normal; it's a win-win situation when caravans sign contracts with local powers.
However, He Zhi vaguely sensed a conspiracy; during the same period, almost all of his allies were sidelined.
I may have noticed it, but it's just personal speculation.
If this is true, then the person who planned it did it flawlessly, and even if they knew about it, they wouldn't have a chance to do anything about it.
Others are unlikely to give up their own interests to confirm your suspicions.
After they left, Chen Shi seemed to be breaking with him, and although Ruan Xin tried to mediate, it had little effect.
After Chen Ling left, although Ruan Xin was the nominal agent, she did not have the surname Chen. Apart from the people Chen Ling left behind who were of one mind with her, many people gathered under Master Chen's command, and these people made up the majority.
In order to ensure Chen Ling's safe return to headquarters, those who left City A were all elites, while the remaining people were mostly clerical staff.
Most of them obeyed Chen Ling, but not Ruan Xin.
To make matters worse, Zhou Jin had been making underhanded moves at the recent security meetings in City A, almost causing him to lose face.
Adding to the mercenary groups that came to City A this time, He Zhi felt that the timing was too coincidental.
Thinking about the chaotic situation before him, he felt a dull ache in his head.
...
Unlike the tense atmosphere in City A, Liu Nian rushed back to the hotel before curfew.
There were no pedestrians on the streets, and all the doors and windows were closed.
If the night watchmen hadn't thought Liu Nian was someone to be trifled with, they wouldn't have opened the door.
They drove back to the hotel, where the landlady lived on the first floor. She opened the door with a lot of complaints, but when she saw Liu Nian, her expression changed instantly. She put on a smile and invited Liu Nian in.
After thanking her, Liu Nian went upstairs.
Thankfully, the girl is alright. She can afford to stay in a presidential suite, and no one is so tactless as to come here and cause trouble.
With hot water available, of course I should take a bath!
After washing up, Liu Nian was about to go back to her room to rest when a woman's voice suddenly came from inside.
"Where did you go all afternoon?" Sitting on the sofa, Lu Jiaqi, being a child at heart, couldn't suppress her curiosity.
"Don't meddle in adults' business!" Liu Nian had no desire to communicate. After a day of wits and battles, he desperately needed rest.
"I'm already twenty years old!" Lu Jiaqi pouted in dissatisfaction, having never been turned away before in her life.
"What?" Liu Nian looked at the little girl in front of her with a look of horror, as if she had suddenly seen a ghost.
The living room was far from the windows, and they had a kerosene lamp there, so Lu Jiaqi could see Liu Nian's expression.
"Why that expression?" Seeing Liu Nian's ghost-like look, Lu Jiaqi became even more dissatisfied.
"Princess Changping!" Liu Nian tried to pull her coat back, revealing her flat chest as a hint.
“You…” Lu Jiaqi was annoyed.
Damn it, this man always brings up the most sensitive topics!
Her figure is her eternal sore spot, and coupled with her baby face, no one treats her like an adult.
Don't be angry, Liu Nian thoughtfully conjured up a can of chilled juice.
Hmph, that's more like it!
Lu Jiaqi took the juice with a haughty expression and drank it all in one gulp.
A sly gleam of triumph appeared on Liu Nian's face: "You still say you're not a child."
Only children like to drink fruit juice; adults drink alcohol.
Liu Nian calmly pulled a bottle of ice-cold beer from his pocket.
Lu Jiaqi's face turned from green to red, and then from red to green again!
She slammed the glass on the table and said angrily, "I'm not talking to you anymore!"
You bastard!
"You're even more like a child now!" Liu Nian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
You're the kind of person who can easily kill a conversation, you know that?
Lu Jiaqi jogged up to Liu Nian and tried her best to straighten her chest.
"Wow!" Liu Nian exclaimed in surprise.
Hmph, you're smart to know what's good for you!
Unexpectedly, Liu Nian then said, "I still can't tell the front from the back!"
Before Lu Jiaqi could react, Liu Nian decisively closed the door.
Cherish life, stay away from young girls!
Sure enough, three seconds later, the little girl, realizing what had happened, pounded on the door with tremendous force.
"Come out here!"
"Tell me what it is now!"
"Come out here and I'll talk to you then!!"
"I'm busy."
"Come out here!!!"
"You've chosen the wrong person to act cute with. Okay, go to sleep early, we have to travel early tomorrow morning."
"Also, keep your voice down! If you attract the nocturnal monsters, the whole village will be doomed!"
Oh no, I can't say that!
Sure enough, there was silence outside the door, followed by the sound of the cubicle door closing a moment later.
Despite her regret, Liu Nian didn't sit idle.
He was taking out pots and pans from the space to prepare the recipe for shredded kelp.
With the materials and some free time, let's get this cooking recipe sorted out first.
He tiptoed into the kitchen and started a fire to cook.
There's plenty of firewood; as long as you're careful not to let the light spill out of the window, it shouldn't be a problem.
The seaweed materialized, and the meal was over in no time. Five servings of stir-fried seaweed with vinegar were neatly arranged in five food boxes.
Mission accomplished, I looked at the fruits of my labor with satisfaction.
Back in his room, the night was still long. Seeing that he still had more than half of his mana left, he chose to use the remaining mana to practice controlling spirits.
When its magic points were depleted, it habitually opened the panel and summoned the level 8 ghost.
Just as he was about to close the panel, he was surprised to find that there was a gift pack on the panel.
?
A big question mark rose in Liu Nian's mind: What's going on?
Never mind it, it's not a bad thing anyway.
Click on this gift pack to see its name.
【The Invincible Gift Pack of Benevolence】(Abbas's Gift)
Note: It's understandable if there's an empty slot occasionally!
Abbas? Is this the old man?
That sounds familiar!
?
That magic bottle looks like his!
Never mind all that, I'll open any gift packs I get!
Filled with gratitude, I reached for the gift bag, and as expected, the system's voice rang in my mind.
[Unpacking the gift package]
[Gain 100 World Reputation Points during the dismantling process.]
A bag of crowns was found during the dismantling process.
Two cards were found during the disassembly process.
A skill book was found during the disassembly process.
After disassembling, the gift pack disappeared, and Liu Nian found a bag of crowns and two cards in his hand, with a skill book under the crowns.
[Skill Book: Evil Song] (Tier 3 Dark Magic)
Evil Song: Reduces the melee and ranged defense of targets within range by 20%. (This skill is ineffective against mechanical and undead units.)
A mass version of the Disintegration Ray?
Unfortunately, there is no magic value available now, so it cannot be verified.
What surprises will the remaining two cards bring?
Liu Nian looked at the two cards that were shimmering with light.
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