Chapter 742: Arrival! The Furious Sato Ken!

"Roar——"

"Howl——"

"......"

Asakawa City, suburbs.

Within a zone sealed off by high-voltage barbed wire, where adepts constantly patrolled back and forth.

Occasional low growls of ferocious beasts echoed.

This was the area where Sakura Rin chose to stockpile ferocious beasts.

Of course, she alone could never have amassed ten thousand such beasts—she had relied on the power of the Tenku Dojo.

As for the excuse, it was simple: she claimed she wanted to use these beasts for live combat training.

As a Holy Maiden, Sakura Rin required no more than fifth-rank ferocious beasts.

Thus, the Tenku Dojo's senior leadership swiftly approved the proposal and established this site.

And they concealed the news from the citizens of Asakawa City.

After all, anyone hearing that tens of thousands of ferocious beasts were stockpiled less than thirty kilometers from their city would panic.

Boom—boom—boom~~~

Amid low engine roars, a sleek black sports car approached from afar and halted before the restricted zone.

"Ferocious beast training ground? Why is Sakura Rin here? To conduct live training?"

In a car trailing far behind, Sato Ken watched this scene, his face filled with confusion.

As an A-rank, sixth-rank upper-tier mental adept, he possessed exceptional ability to mask his perception.

Thus, despite being less than four hundred meters away, Sakura Rin still failed to detect his presence.

"Could I have misunderstood? He's not meeting a man—he's here for training?"

Sato Ken frowned, then quickly hardened his expression:

"No, something's off. I'll observe further."

Sakura Rin wasn't wearing combat gear—her attire looked more like a date; if this were truly for live training, that would be absurd...

"S-rank, approaching the address Sakura Rin provided."

Inside the Chishao-class fighter jet, Eva's crisp voice rang out.

Xu Jingming, who had been practicing Body Refinement Art, opened his eyes—golden lightning flickered within his gaze:

"Did we bypass Sakura Country's alert system?"

"Relax, we bypassed it all."

Eva giggled, "Their alert system probably uses secondhand American tech.

It can only resist top-tier AI intrusion—it's child's play for me.

They can't detect us at all in their system."

"Good." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

After a moment's thought, he subtly altered his appearance.

The guards near the beast stockpile site certainly weren't just Sakura Rin alone.

If I used my original face, I might alarm the Tenku Dojo.

After harvesting the adept points here, I still need to locate cultural relics.

I don't want to draw attention.

Hiss—

The fighter jet landed at the designated spot; the hatch opened, and Xu Jingming leapt down.

Though he had seen him once in the virtual world, when Sakura Rin encountered Xu Jingming in reality, her heart still jolted.

Due to the reverse pact, even with his altered appearance, she recognized him instantly.

More crucially, she could sense without reservation the aura he had concealed.

To her perception, the composed Xu Jingming resembled a terrifying ferocious beast.

Powerful! Brutal!

"Is this the Master after reaching seventh rank? So strong!"

Though mentally prepared, Sakura Rin still trembled involuntarily upon sensing Xu Jingming's aura.

She took a deep breath, then stepped forward with her long legs encased in black tights.

As she drew nearer to Xu Jingming, an inexplicable surge of excitement welled within her.

By the time she reached his front, that excitement had reached its peak!

Without hesitation, she instinctively pressed her legs tightly together and prostrated herself before Xu Jingming:

"Master..."

"Huh?!!!!!!"

Hundreds of meters away, Sato Ken's pupils sharply contracted as he witnessed this scene.

What had he seen?

He saw the once aloof, haughty Holy Maiden Sakura Rin kneeling helplessly before a man!

Though distance prevented him from hearing her words, the shape of her lips clearly formed one word—Master!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Sato Ken's face twisted with fury, "So that's why you rejected my kindness—you already had a man!

And you're even playing roleplay games!"

With his rich experience, Sato Ken naturally understood such games.

Yet he did not know that this was not the kind of role-playing he was familiar with, but a true master-servant relationship.

Though furious inside, Sato Ken made no rash move.

He did not know who Xu Jingming was after his changed appearance, but he knew that the Chi Xiao-class fighter jet could not possibly be owned by an ordinary person.

This meant the other party was either from a powerful background or was a high-level psychic himself.

In either case, he could not afford to offend him.

More importantly, this was Sakura Rin's private life—even if Sakura Rin called him "Father," he had no right to interfere.

"Damn! I can't accept it! I won't accept it!" Sato Ken glared fiercely at Xu Jingming, planning to look up his records as soon as he returned.

As for now, since he'd come anyway, staying a little longer wouldn't hurt.

Perhaps he'd even see something even more explosive...

On the other side, watching Sakura Rin kneel before him, Xu Jingming's expression turned peculiar.

Although they had forged a reverse contract, he had never demanded Sakura Rin address him as "Master" or kneel upon meeting him.

Yet Sakura Rin, as if born with it, had arranged everything for herself without being told.

"S-rank. From Sakura Rin's subtle gestures and expressions, she doesn't seem ashamed—on the contrary, she seems immersed in it."

At that moment, Eva's mischievous laugh suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Really?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

He had originally intended to tell Sakura Rin she didn't need to do this anymore.

But since Sakura Rin herself enjoyed it, there was no need to mention it.

"Of course."

Eva giggled, "If you scolded her a few times, she might get even more excited."

Xu Jingming: "..."

Damn, so Sakura Rin had this hidden trait.

"It seems her long-term repression created this habit—Sakura Rin must be carrying a lot inside."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming had no intention of probing into Sakura Rin's inner secrets; he said directly:

"Stand up. Take me to the beast storage site."

"Yes."

Seeing that Xu Jingming remained as composed as ever, making no further move,

Sakura Rin couldn't help feeling disappointed, but she still rose respectfully and led the way ahead.