Chapter 872

Chat group.

Lu Bu: "I originally planned to present the Qiaos to the Dao Lord, but when I went to Jiangdong, the Qiaos had already been taken away."

Su Xiao: "Who's so powerful they pulled off a heist like that?!"

Lu Bu: "It was Diaochan and the other two."

Su Xiao: "They went back?"

Lu Bu: "They came back to fetch their families and brought them to Earth Immortality. That's what they call it—one attains the Dao, the whole family ascends."

Hu Yifei: "I didn't expect they'd take Big Qiao and Little Qiao with them."

Nie Xiaoqian: "It's normal. They're competing for favor, right? Look at the Dao Lord's Grand Luo Heaven—he's got a snake demon duo, an anime duo. How many are in their Three Kingdoms duo? Can they compete with the others' appeal?"

They naturally had to plan carefully.

Su Xiao: "Scary. Is this what women's harem warfare looks like? But wasn't ancient palace intrigue always deadly? How come '320' still brings rivals back?"

Li Shimin: "No, even ancient palace intrigue involved alliances and divisions. When weak, you unite with others; when strong, you turn on them."

Su Xiao: "Scary, scary—even the harem needs alliances and divisions?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's normal. Luckily the Dao Lord has no throne to inherit, or women would fight even harder!"

Zhong Suqiu: "Just thinking about it is terrifying. I don't know any of this."

Su Xiao: "@Hu Yifei, Sister Yifei, see? If you enter Taixuan Brother's harem, can you handle palace intrigue?"

Hu Yifei: "? What nonsense are you talking about? When did I say I wanted to enter the Dao Lord's harem?"

Su Xiao: "You're Taixuan Brother's childhood friend—he won't let you go."

Hu Yifei: ".."

【Ding, Su Xiao has been muted for one minute.】

Zhang Taixuan: "Again you're slandering me, Su Xiao—you're too mischievous."

Xiao Mai: "Yay, Taixuan Brother's here to uphold justice."

Jia Baoli: "I don't care about that. I just want to know—does the Dao Lord want Sister Yifei in his Grand Luo Heaven? 【Evil grin】"

Zhang Taixuan: "Do I even need to answer that?"

Xiao Mai: "Scary—Sister Yifei's in danger."

Hu Yifei: "Not dangerous at all. The Dao Lord doesn't force anyone."

Su Xiao: "Ah! Finally I can speak again. By the way, what does Taixuan Brother think of Big Qiao and Little Qiao?"

Zhang Taixuan: "What's there to think? I look at them the same as always."

Su Xiao: "I'm asking if you like them."

Zhang Taixuan: "Isn't that obvious?"

Su Xiao: "Taixuan Brother, show a little restraint."

Ye Hei: "Are you serious? You're telling the Dao Lord to be restrained?"

Detective Conan world.

Mao Li watched the chat group messages and fell into doubt again.

"The Dao Lord really accepts everyone, doesn't he?"

To Xiao Lan, living in the modern world, this attitude was utterly unacceptable.

Though in modern society, the rich still kept concubines.

At least publicly, they still followed the rules.

"What about Shinichi?"

Xiao Lan worried, "Will he really never grow up for twenty more years? If so, that's beyond words."

As she thought this, a knock came at the door.

"Come in."

"Sister Xiao Lan, you wanted me?"

Gao Yuan Ai entered the room, her eyes curious as she gazed at Mao Li, wondering why this sister had called her.

"Xiao Ai—or should I call you Miyano Shiho?"

At this, Gao Yuan Ai froze in place.

"What are you talking about, Sister Xiao Lan?" Xiao Ai laughed. "Who's Miyano Shiho? Is she your friend?"

"Miyano Shiho, former scientist of the Black Organization, codename Shirayuki," Mao Li said solemnly. "Xiao Ai, I know everything about you."

After hearing Mao Li out, Gao Yuan Ai made no excuse. Her youthful face lost its smile, her expression turning mature.

"Then what does Sister Xiao Lan intend to do now that you've uncovered my identity?" Gao Yuan Ai asked.

As she spoke, she subtly edged closer to Mao Li.

As a scientist, Gao Yuan Ai was certainly not defenseless.

Suddenly, she felt a phantom wall appear before her, blocking her path—her expression turned horrified.

"I want the APTX4869 data," Mao Li said.

Gao Yuan Ai frowned: "What do you need this for? If you've already uncovered my identity, you must know both Shinichi and I shrank because of this drug."

"This drug isn't a good thing."

"No—a drug that reverses aging can't possibly be bad!" Mao Li shook her head. "Just give me the data. Don't worry—I won't produce it to harm anyone."

Gao Yuan Ai fell silent.

After escaping the Black Organization, she had thought she could live a quiet life.

Yet, barely had time passed before her identity was exposed.

The result was that not long after, her identity was exposed.

And the one who exposed her identity turned out to be Mao Li Lan, who usually seemed so brash and carefree.

She never could have imagined that Mao Li Lan, an ordinary Gao Zhongsheng, would have such a deep scheming mind.

Getting the APTX4869 data and then not using it—how could she possibly believe such nonsense.

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara wanted to retreat, her feet quietly shifting backward.

The next moment, she discovered the surrounding air seemed to have frozen solid, and she couldn't retreat even a fraction of an inch.

"Xiao Ai, I need the data for something useful." Mao Li Lan reached out a hand, and Ai Haibara flew up, landing beside her. "When the time comes, it might even bring back your dead sister."

"Superpowers?"

"Magic?"

"Save sister?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Ai Haibara's mind, and for a moment, she felt her brain wasn't enough to keep up.

"Can you really save my sister?" Ai Haibara asked.

Mao Li Lan shook her head: "I'm only saying there's a possibility. If the APTX4869 data is very precious, naturally I could ask someone to act once; if it's ordinary, then there's no hope."

"Ask someone to act?" Ai Haibara was surprised. "Who is so powerful that even the dead can be revived?"

"This person 4.0 you definitely wouldn't know." Mao Li Lan shook her head. "I also don't know whether this drug's data could make him act once—I'm just taking a gamble."