Chapter 303: The Eve (I)

"Patriarch, our people have discovered that someone else has come to Shanghai from Jinling."

The Han Family.

Han Bailing's trusted subordinate was reporting the latest news to him.

Ever since the matter with Lin Su arose, although Han Bailing said with his mouth that he would no longer concern himself with Gu Yuanzong, after all, the events of that year involved too much, and he had never truly been able to act as if nothing had happened.

"What kind of person?"

Han Bailing pondered for a moment and asked.

"It is that Cheng Kexin who has become famous within the Inspection Department. She previously went to Jinling for academic exchange, and now she has left Jinling, but she did not return to Shanghai; instead, she came directly to Beijing."

"Did Gu Yuanzong not seal the city? How did she get out?"

"Her status is already special, and she used the excuse of reporting important research results to Beijing. Moreover, she took the special channel of the Inspection Department, so I suppose the old one was negligent and failed to stop her."

Han Bailing let out a deep breath, feeling a headache: "According to this, this Cheng Kexin seems to have no connection with Chen Che, but her coming to Beijing at this time is not simple."

The subordinate requested instructions: "Then should we..."

The subordinate made a cold throat-slitting gesture.

Han Bailing thought for a moment: "Can it be done? She is not like Lin Su, and she took the special channel of the Inspection Department. It is very likely that when she got off the plane, people from the Beijing Inspection Department were already there to guard and welcome her."

The subordinate said cautiously: "Don't we also have people in the Inspection Department..."

Han Bailing's brows were tightly locked, and he pondered for a moment: "The Inspection Department is that woman's reverse scale; doing this is too risky, but things have come to this point and it must be done."

"It's just..."

Han Bailing raised his head, his eyes flashing with cunning light, "We have already made a move last time; this time we cannot come forward personally, and others should also contribute some effort."

"What do you mean?"

"Help me pass a word to the Zhou Family."

"Yes."

…………

The helicopter dedicated to the Inspection Department landed on the tarmac, and Cheng Kexin walked down.

Luo Lin had been waiting for a long time, went up to meet her, and shook her hand enthusiastically: "Professor Cheng, I have long admired your name."

"Commander Luo, there is no need for such formalities. The situation is special, which is why I used the special channel..."

Luo Lin interrupted Cheng Kexin's words and said: "To be honest, I have also been waiting for you. This is not a place to talk; come with me first."

"Okay."

Luo Lin beckoned, and the fully armed soldiers on both sides immediately swarmed up, formed a formation, and escorted the two toward the official vehicle.

"Get down!"

Suddenly, an angry shout came.

An Inspection Department soldier standing right next to Luo Lin fell to the side; a True Qi Bullet pierced his throat, and warm, sticky blood splashed onto the faces of Luo Lin and Cheng Kexin.

Luo Lin instinctively threw Cheng Kexin to the ground, and immediately after, dense gunfire rang out all around.

"Whoosh!"

A grenade was thrown from somewhere, rolling to the side of Luo Lin and Cheng Kexin.

Luo Lin recognized the type of grenade at a glance; it was the newly developed High-Explosive Grenade, with an explosion radius of twenty meters, and the True Qi Explosive compressed inside was enough to destroy the internal organs of a Grandmaster Martial Artist.

Both were shocked, but it was too late to dodge, so they had no choice but to release their True Qi Protective Shields at the same time.

"Boom!"

The blinding light of the explosion flashed before their eyes, and the sound of the explosion and the shockwave followed one after another.

Luo Lin and Cheng Kexin opened their eyes and discovered that the explosion had not occurred beside them.

"Who are you?"

Cheng Kexin stood up with Luo Lin's support and discovered that an incredibly beautiful woman had appeared before them at some point.

The woman was wearing a navy blue cheongsam and stood there elegantly; even the simplest turn of her head made one's heart skip a beat.

Xie Wanning smiled at Cheng Kexin: "Little Junior Sister, we have finally met."

"You are... Master Senior Sister!?"

Cheng Kexin was both surprised and happy, feeling an indescribable sense of closeness and joy in her heart.

Luo Lin rubbed her shoulder and looked at the several Inspection Department soldiers who had been subdued in front of her, as well as the corpse that had been blown up nearby: "Thank you, Special Commissioner. If it weren't for your secret protection, I'm afraid I would have really fallen today."

"I didn't expect their hands to reach so far. It seems it is time for the Inspection Department to be rectified." Luo Lin said in a deep voice: "Take them away!"

Xie Wanning did not reply. Everyone has their own duties; the internal affairs of the Inspection Department were not her concern. Her only task today was to protect Cheng Kexin.

"Little Junior Sister, let's go. With me here, no one can hurt you."

Xie Wanning's smile was gentle, and she took the initiative to hold Cheng Kexin's hand.

"Senior Sister, where are we going?"

Cheng Kexin asked.

"You will know when we get there. Our family is finally going to be complete."

The three got into the car and headed toward the Inner City of the Capital in Beijing.

………

Jinling, Fang Family.

"Not enough, still not enough! Again!"

Xuanwu threw away a dried corpse that had been drained of True Qi and grabbed another member of the Fang Family. Amidst heart-wrenching screams, that poor Fang Family member also turned into a dried corpse.

"Continue! Find more people for me!"

Xuanwu threw away the dried corpse and roared at Fang Shaoyi, who had walked in.

Fang Shaoyi looked around; there were dried corpses everywhere, and he felt a pang of heartache. Half of the Fang Family's top combat power had already been lost, but it seemed Xuanwu was still not satisfied:

"My lord, your severed arm cannot be restored by relying on absorbing True Qi and vitality; even if I were to offer the entire Fang Family to you, it would be useless."

"Less nonsense!"

Xuanwu gathered True Qi at the site of the severed hand, and a True Qi palm took shape, only to slowly dissipate.

Looking at that mangled arm, anger surged in Xuanwu's heart: "Did you not hear what I said? Do not forget, your life is still in my hands right now; if you don't want to die, then do as I say!"

Fang Shaoyi remained unmoved and said: "My lord, I can offer the entire Fang Family to you, and I would not even begrudge my own life, but I just want to know, where exactly is my granddaughter?"

"What qualification do you have to bargain with me!"

Xuanwu was furious, a wave of pressure erupted instantly, and the True Qi remaining inside Fang Shaoyi's body exploded; Fang Shaoyi stumbled and knelt to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"I said it, your life is in my hands right now! So what if you are the ancestor of the Fang Family? So what if you are a granddaughter? It is your honor to be able to sacrifice your lives for the Alliance Leader!"

Xuanwu stepped on Fang Shaoyi's head, "Come to think of it, isn't it because you yourselves were stupid, raising suspicions on the day of the cocktail party, that the lord ended up capturing Fang Yuying."

"The lord has already been magnanimous by sparing your life. I don't care whether or not you have any connection to Chen Che, but right now, at least until the lord eliminates Chen Che, you must be obedient! Otherwise, not only will you die, but your Fang Family will be wiped from this world, do you understand?!"

Xuanwu's face was ferocious, nearly insane, and as she exerted force with her foot, Fang Shaoyi's head crushed the ground directly, sinking into it.

"Stop!"

An urgent female voice came, and Xuanwu and Fang Shaoyi looked up at the same time, discovering that Fang Yuying had appeared at the doorway at some point.

"Yingying!"

Fang Shaoyi was overjoyed, and his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Grandfather..."

Fang Yuying called out, walked over, and looked at Xuanwu, "My lord, please take your foot off my grandfather."

Xuanwu vigilantly sized up Fang Yuying, then looked behind her, and only after finding nothing unusual did she laugh mockingly: "I didn't expect you to actually not be dead; since you've returned, then offer up your life."

Xuanwu kicked Fang Shaoyi to the side with one foot and reached out to grab Fang Yuying.

"Stop! You are not allowed to hurt her!"

Fang Shaoyi got up to counterattack, but because of the restriction of the True Qi Xuanwu had left in his body, he could not exert any strength at all.

Fang Yuying, however, was unhurried and said: "Don't you want to know how I survived, and how I came back?"

Xuanwu stopped and frowned: "What do you mean?"

"When you were on the phone with Chen Che, I was there too."

Fang Yuying spoke calmly, but it sounded like a thunderclap exploding in Xuanwu's ears.

"What did you say?!"

Xuanwu was terrified; the desire to repair her severed arm and restore her cultivation meant she hadn't thought too much for a moment, so much so that she never imagined Fang Yuying would actually be with Chen Che.

It seems that on that day at Moon Shadow Island, the person Chen Che wanted to save was not just Su Xiao, but also Fang Yuying.

And since Fang Yuying is here, then Chen Che must have come as well.

Back at Moon Shadow Island, Xuanwu was already no match for Chen Che; now, with her arm severed and her cultivation damaged, there was even less possibility of winning.

Xuanwu retreated several steps and searched all around, but she never managed to find any trace of Chen Che.

"Are you lying to me?"

Xuanwu held onto a glimmer of hope and looked at Fang Yuying, "Fang Shaoyi's life is still in my hands; you dare to collude with Chen Che, I don't believe it!"

"Is that so?"

A familiar and sinister voice entered her ears, and Xuanwu's body shook immediately, her eyes widening.