Chapter 190 - 189: Two Spirit Weapons, Visitors from the Liu family

This dinner was immensely enjoyable.

Chen Jing did not display haughtiness or superiority.

He had a deep connection with Liu Sisi owing to their mutual acquaintance, Jiang Jingxian.

Once they officially met at the dinner table, their conversation flowed freely.

Jiang Jingxian had a knack for setting an engaging tone.

Her candid and outspoken nature also brought laughter and merriment to the table.

However, as Chen Jing had stated in the kitchen earlier,

The happiness of one often comes at the expense of another.

During dinner, Jiang Jingxian shared numerous embarrassing anecdotes about Chen Jing’s past.

Most of the conversation revolved around how they came together and how Chen Jing pursued her.

Not only did Li Jing and Liu Sisi find the conversation fascinating, but Chen Yuran also thoroughly enjoyed it.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Jing was rather disgruntled.

But given who the perpetrator was, he dared not voice his discontent.

After the hearty meal, Li Jing helped Chen Jing clean up the kitchen before they headed upstairs to assemble the supercomputer.

Jiang Jingxian, Chen Yuran, and Liu Sisi stayed downstairs, continuing their lively chat.

...

Night fell.

With Chen Jing’s help, Li Jing assembled the supercomputer in under two hours and turned it over to Xiao Ai for setup.

The supercomputer was ready by eleven at night.

At Chen Jing’s prior request, Xiao Ai integrated an autonomous avatar into the supercomputer, based on her being, modeled after Chen Yuran, and equipped with a basic AI assistant program.

Chen Jing was thrilled with the result. His paternal affection was completely satisfied.

It’s worth mentioning that,

During Xiao Ai’s setup, Flying Sword Blue Edge had successfully upgraded to a Level Four Spirit Weapon.

As it got late, Li Jing and Liu Sisi decided to leave.

Chen Yuran stayed back.

Despite often feeling helpless against Jiang Jingxian, she shared a strong bond with her mother.

Chen Jing had decided to join the public service, leaving the family business to Jiang Jingxian.

The Chen family was a small local business family in Jianghai, with business dealings spanning generations.

When Chen Jing had chosen to join public service, someone had to take up the reins. Jiang Jingxian had taken on this responsibility since she married into the Chen family, often traveling for business duties away from Jianghai.

Given that Chen Yuran had moved out of the family home a while back, mother and daughter seldom got the chance to spend time together.

Considering Jiang Jingxian was at home during this rare visit, Chen Yuran decided to stay overnight to chat with her mother.

Li Jing and Liu Sisi returned home without inquiring about what Jiang Jingxian had told them.

One reason was it wasn’t necessary, and another was that Liu Sisi would surely share if she wanted to.

Upon returning home, after a bit of small talk, Liu Sisi made a swift retreat upstairs for her cultivation practice.

As of now, she was cultivating with the aid of four elixirs.

Having missed out on a significant portion of her evening practice, the elixir’s potency continued to diminish. Every passing second came at a cost.

In other aspects, Liu Sisi usually didn’t dwell on things.

However, when it came to being frugal and efficient, she was extremely sensitive.

...

Days passed, and Li Jing’s life returned to its usual frustrating stillness.

Without realizing it, twenty days had flown by.

Li Jing didn’t crave excitement.

However, missions from the Major Crime Unit had been far too infrequent.

In these twenty days, Major Crime Unit 6 had only been assigned two cases.

Cases that were solved on the same day they were received didn’t count—all the criminals were human.

This lack of action was causing Li Jing undue frustration.

In contrast, Liu Sisi led a fulfilling life.

She commuted between the Management Bureau and their villa, spending her days either working or cultivating.

Considering that Li Jing would be alone at home most of the time, Liu Sisi made it a point to squeeze in a couple of hours each day to chat with him. Occasionally, they would go out and wander the streets together.

With abundant financial resources, Xiao Ai’s projects were going smoothly.

The membership level in the Darknet Black Market was swiftly upgraded to resemble a second-tier elite member. It wouldn’t take much longer to reach the third tier. Meanwhile, Xiao Ai had managed to make approximately four billion.

One evening,

As Li Jing prepared dinner awaiting the return of Liu Sisi from work, he looked forward to the night’s arrival.

In the blink of an eye, twenty days had passed, and the nurturing progress of the Flying Sword Blue Edge was at 99% of becoming a Level Four Spirit Weapon.

According to his calculations,

By the time Liu Sisi returned home from work at six, Blue Edge would have evolved into a Level Five Spirit Weapon and would reveal its consciousness in the form of a Spirit Weapon.

Time ticked by, one second at a time.

Finally, at five fifty-five, a notification sound rang in his ear.

"Upgrade progress of Flying Sword Blue Edge 100%, quality improved, Spirit Weapon Level 5."

Upon receiving the notification, Li Jing was invigorated.

"Blue Edge."

"What is your command, master?"

Blue Edge, who hadn’t had a clear conversation with Li Jing for a long time, responded promptly, with a warm and magnetic voice.

Li Jing was slightly taken aback to hear his response.

Blue Edge’s deep voice was quite mature, not at all juvenile.

Seemingly, Blue Edge, like Chen Yuran’s Qiushui, the flow of consciousness is adult-like, rather than juvenile-like Linglong and Qianyang.

Having made a conjecture about the form of the Spirit Weapon, Li Jing spoke up.

"Come out and show me what you look like."

"Yes, master."

Blue Edge replied.

Subsequently, a handsome young man in blue appeared in front of Li Jing, with the actual Blue Edge hanging at his waist.

Seeing his figure, Li Jing’s eyes lit up.

This persona of Blue Edge was unbelievably handsome.

On top of being handsome,

he wore a blue robe that highlighted his unworldly demeanor and the Spirit Weapon Blue Edge at the Level 5 hung at his waist. He had the air of a sword immortal.

Blue Edge also had a completely different personality from Linglong.

From head to toe, he carried a cold demeanor, rarely showing emotions.

If he were to walk down the street,

he’d surely catch 100% of the passersby’s attention, even causing a fair amount of young girls to scream.

After observing Blue Edge for a while, Li Jing gently called out.

"Linglong."

"Right here!"

Linglong responded happily, manifesting herself beside him.

As soon as she emerged, Linglong locked eyes with Blue Edge.

The scene was somewhat comical.

Blue Edge, in his adult form, was at least 1.8 meters tall.

Linglong, in the form of a toddler, was a three-year-old little girl, less than a meter tall.

As they stared at each other, Linglong had to tilt her head way up just to see Blue Edge’s face.

Maybe because tilting her head was tiring, Linglong rested her hands on her hips and whined in her shrill voice.

"Why are you so tall? You think being tall is incredible? Call me big sister!"

Blue Edge remained silent and looked towards Li Jing.

"Master, shouldn’t I logically be her older brother?"

Li Jing frowned upon hearing this.

All along, Linglong had referred to Blue Edge as her younger brother.

As the latter was unable to communicate clearly, he subconsciously assumed that they had accepted their relationship as siblings.

However, it seemed that was not the case.

Over there, Linglong huffed out.

"I was the first to form a consciousness, so clearly, I am the big sister and you are the little brother."

"What if we consider our order of arrival?"

Blue Edge calmly replied.

"So what? Can a yet-to-be-formed consciousness count?"

Linglong glared at him.

"Why wouldn’t it count?"

Blue Edge was nonchalant.

"You... "

Linglong gritted her teeth, suddenly turned her head towards Li Jing.

"Master, you be the judge!"

"..."

Li Jing.

How was he supposed to judge this?

In terms of when the consciousness of the Spirit Weapon was born, Linglong was definitely first.

But in terms of who came first, Blue Edge also had a point.

Feeling Li Jing’s emotions, Linglong pouted in discontent.

"I don’t care! I was the first to form a consciousness, so I am the big sister!"

Blue Edge, who was equally in tune with Li Jing’s feelings, voiced his thoughts calmly.

"If one is the big sister or the older brother isn’t really important; what matters is that we both belong to the master. Why don’t we both give a little ground?"

"No compromise!"

Linglong grumbled softly.

Witnessing the two spirits squabble and almost got into a fight, Li Jing felt a headache.

He had always thought Qingfeng was mature.

But in reality, it was all an illusion.

Despite Qingfeng’s distinctive personality and his circuitous yet old-fashioned style of speech, he was not much different from Linglong.

One wanted to act as an older sister, while the other chattered nicely but, in fact, was unwilling to be the younger brother.

In short, they were both childish.

Watching the two weapon spirits squaring off again, Li Jing rubbed his temples.

"That’s enough, both of you. Stop arguing and get along. Go back for now, I’ll summon you if needed."

Li Jing’s words worked wonders.

Linglong and Qingfeng were, after all, spirit weapons.

Despite their different personalities and consciousness, as his weapons, they would never defy Li Jing.

After exchanging looks, both spirits blended into the shadows.

The current Linglong had learned to hide her aura, appearing as normal as any ordinary girl.

Without being within Li Jing, she could not cultivate herself.

So Li Jing usually wouldn’t let her out, and she herself didn’t wish to stay out too long either.

Seeing the two weapon spirits peacefully retreat back to their spiritual platforms, Li Jing pulled out his phone to check the time, his brows slightly furrowed.

It was now 6:15.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Sisi should have returned five minutes ago. Could it be that she was working late?

Just as he wondered whether to give her a call, the doorbell chimed.

?

Li Jing.

His home, generally, didn’t have visitors.

After all, he knew few people. The only frequent visitor, Chen Yuran, had her own key and would never need to ring the doorbell.

Doubtful, Li Jing came to the door. Pushing it open, he saw a man and a woman standing outside.

Frowning at the two.

Both were dressed exquisitely, emitting an aristocratic aura.

The man was rather handsome, the woman attractive with a seductive figure, and an expensive business car was parked behind them.

At first glance, neither of them looked ordinary.

So...

Where in the world did they come from?

Puzzled, Li Jing stepped forward and spoke.

"May I ask..."

Before he could finish, the man outside interrupted.

"We are from the Liu family."

Startled, Li Jing responded blankly.

"So?"

"Looking at your expression, it seems you must have expected us."

The woman outside smiled faintly, continuing.

"Here’s an opportunity for you. Stay away from Liu Sisi."

"..."

Li Jing.

It was inevitable that the Liu family would come. That was not surprising.

Even them finding his home was neither unexpected nor alarming.

But these two, they must be out of their minds?

Threatening him the moment they meet?

This was Jianghai North City, not the Capital City.

Did they think everyone would yield to the Liu family or...?

Skeptically looking at the two outside, Li Jing suppressed his rift and smiled.

"What if I say no?"

"Do you think you have the right to say no?"

The woman smirked in disdain, squinting her eyes.

"Your talent is not bad, soaring to the Four Realm at such a young age, even in the Capital City, you could be considered a promising talent. However, this alone doesn’t make you worthy of the Liu family’s daughter. I’d advise you to act wisely, lest you invite trouble upon yourself."

Blinking at her comments, Li Jing tilted his head.

"So...I should take it as a threat?"

"Yes."

The woman arrogantly held her head high.

Li Jing stayed silent, opening the gate.

The woman raised her eyebrows.

"What? Do you want to fight?"

"To fight or not depends on your attitude."

Li Jing smiled, pulling out a pair of handcuffs.

"Will you put them on yourself or shall I assist you?"

?

The woman was taken aback.

The man by her side was similarly stunned.

After a moment of inactivity, he came to his senses, pulling the woman behind him.

"Mr. Li, this is a misunderstanding, we..."

Before he could finish, Li Jing chuckled.

"You’ve been conducting a private investigation into the residence of an incumbent patrol officer, then you came here to threaten me. And you say it’s a misunderstanding?"

During this, he casually pulled out another pair of handcuffs.

"You too. Come with me to the patrol office. Make up your mind about how to handle this. Cooling under a big tree is pleasant, but I don’t believe the Liu family will let you so easily forget that resisting arrest is a crime."

"..."

The man fell silent.

The woman behind him went pale.

"You dare..."

Before she could finish, the man interrupted.

"Shut up! Isn’t it troublesome enough already?"

"..."

The woman choked down her words, glaring at him with resentment written on her face, but reluctantly fell silent.

With the woman silenced, the man took the handcuffs off Li Jing, swiftly attaching them to himself. He borrowed another pair, held them out in front of the woman, and said,

"Your little trick can’t trap us for long."

"I wasn’t planning on keeping you for long."

Li Jing shrugged.

As they continued their conversation, Liu Sisi arrived using Sky Control.

Seeing Li Jing standing outside the gate, a man and a woman handcuffed themselves in front of him. Liu Sisi furrowed her brows, landing next to him.

"Li Jing, what’s happening?"

"These two are from the Liu family."

Li Jing replied.

"The Liu family?"

Liu Sisi’s expression shifted slightly as she looked at the two with surprise.

In the midst of her peculiar gaze, the woman outside broke into tears.

"Sisi sis, I’m Xiaoya. Do you still remember me?"

?

Li Jing frowned.

This poorly-headed woman suddenly started crying, let alone her way of addressing...

Before he could ponder further, the man next to her spoke with a complicated look.

"Sister, I’m Xiang Di."

???

Li Jing.

Something seems to be wrong.

On the other side, Liu Sisi was stunned by their words for a moment. She looked at the two unbelievingly before saying,

"You two... are Xiaoya and Xiang Di? How did you both grow up so fast?"

Both of them pulled a bitter smile at the corner of their mouths. Liu Xiang Di said helplessly,

"You’ve been gone for so many years, aren’t we supposed to grow up?"

"Oh..."

Liu Sisi was embarrassed, and coughed.

"Well, it does make sense. You two should be twenty-three by now...I..."

Before she had finished her words, Liu Xiaoya stepped forward, holding up her handcuffed hands with a pitiful expression.

"Sister, your husband’s bullying people."

"..."

Liu Sisi.

"..."

Li Jing.

Looking at Liu Xiaoya’s aggrieved face, Liu Sisi blinked, then looked at Li Jing doubtfully.

"What...exactly happened?"

Just as Li Jing was about to reply, Liu Xiaoya interjected.

"I just wanted to test my brother-in-law a bit. Who knew he’d be so fierce? Also, Xiang Di yelled at me earlier!"