Chapter 246 - 245: Snatch it clean, Church Conspiracy

The sudden spurt of blood splattered all over Lena, leaving her utterly dumbfounded.

She turned to see a decapitated corpse by her side that fell to the ground, her beautiful face turning deathly pale.

She never would have thought that Li Jing would kill someone just like that.

He...

How does he dare?

Why does he dare?

White Hawk...

They are clearly more dominant than Daohe...

Moreover, the followers of the Supreme Church are spread all over the Western Hemisphere.

Looking rigidly at Li Jing, who was holding his sword in one hand and wearing an indifferent expression, her long legs under the robe were trembling uncontrollably.

She is of the Fifth Boundary.

However, in the face of Li Jing, she did not dare to resist at all.

As the Saintess of the church temple, since she started on the path of cultivation, she has enjoyed boundless resources and offerings from believers. When has she ever seen a ruthless murderer who kills without blinking an eye?

She has the realm.

But she hardly has any battle experience.

Even though Li Jing viewed the temple’s Saintesses as common, each of them held unimaginable power and authority wherever they were located. She never had to raise her hand for things to happen.

As long as she beckoned, there would be endless fanatical believers ready to risk their lives for her!

The Saintess is the spokesperson for the Supreme God.

Everything is for the glory of God!

In the current situation, Lena didn’t dare to move.

Jester was also of the Fifth Boundary.

However, he didn’t even have a chance to react, he was killed on the spot with a single strike of a sword.

Though a part of this was due to Li Jing ambushing him, his real realm was clearly not as simple as the Fourth Boundary mentioned in the intelligence reports.

Just that chill-inducing spirit sword in his hand...

Those damn Daohe people!

They must have known...

They must have known that this ruthless man in front of them is not of the Fourth Boundary!

While Lena was still filled with fear,

on the other side, two overwhelmingly powerful presences rose up.

Feeling these two powerful presences, Lena’s body stiffened, and she turned her head in disbelief.

In the distance.

At the location where the White Hawk Exploration Team was located, the demonic qi shot up to the sky.

Yulian and Jiu Li, one on the left and one on the right, "surrounded" the entire White Hawk Exploration Team.

The two women did not strike, but merely released their demonic qi.

But that alone was sufficient.

A pair of Sixth Boundary Great Demons!

Their powerful aura was enough to suffocate the members of the White Hawk Exploration Team, who were generally only at the Third Boundary.

The White Hawk Exploration Team had a total of 15,000 people.

If they were faced with a pair of Fifth Boundary fighters, they could easily organize into formidable formations and take down their opponent.

However, what they saw before them...

was not only a pair of Sixth Boundary fighters, but also a pair of Great Demons famous for their physical prowess!

What a big joke!

"Robbery! Everyone, kneel down immediately! Hands on your heads! Men on the left, women on the right, those who are neither male nor female, squat in the middle!"

"Assets! Spiritual items! Equipment! Supplies! Everything must be handed over!"

"We’re only after the loot, not the lives! If anyone doesn’t cooperate, then we’re sorry! Don’t think about your White Hawk and the Church! Think about your wives and daughters, behave!"

The clear female voice speaking was like a troublemaker, echoing in the sky.

It was the pure-faced Jiu Li shouting.

Normal people seeing this would assume she was joking.

The innocence that Jiu Li displayed was genuine.

She didn’t have the demeanor of a bandit...

However, the convincing power of her late Sixth Boundary Great Demon aura was not to be underestimated.

Under the oppression of Jiu Li and Yulian, the members of the White Hawk Exploration Team obediently landed on the ground, squatted as instructed, and honestly started to take out their items from storage.

Witnessing the situation in the distance, Lena was confused.

Sixth Boundary...

Why would there be Sixth Boundary beings among the initial explorers sent by the Hua Country Administration Bureau?

Let alone...

they were both Great Demons!

In the whole world, the society that treats the demons the harshest and dislikes them the most is undoubtedly Hua Country.

Elsewhere,

although the conditions for the demons are generally not good, as long as they have the power, they can have the status and wealth they deserve.

In some outrageous places, sufficiently powerful demons can even possess real power!

So, why are there Sixth Boundary Great Demons serving Hua Country?

This...

Looking back at Li Jing, Lena trembled even harder.

The fact that Daohe was raided by Li Jing and his team was not publicly disclosed in detail.

Firstly, they couldn’t afford the loss of face. Secondly, they had no reason to offer such important information to outsiders.

The outside world only knew that the Heavenly King Group had robbed a fleet of ships from Daohe, and no one was hurt.

Of course,

even if Daohe had disclosed the details of their fleet being raided, information about a pair of Sixth Boundary Great Demons hidden in the Heavenly King Group would not be included.

Not even Jiang Yini, the Director of Jianghai Management Bureau, knew about this. Only the members of the Heavenly King Group were privy to this information.

The understanding various forces have of the Heavenly King Group is obtained through their own investigations.

Therefore, according to the intelligence they gained, Li Jing is only of the Fourth Boundary.

What Li Jing has in the patrol system is of course not that simple.

After all, his credentials have been updated to the Fifth Boundary.

However, because he has learned forbidden skills, his data has been defaulted to the highest level of secrecy, and only a handful of people can access it.

No matter how good the intelligence work of various forces is, they can’t have access to this sort of information.

Instantly after facing Li Jing, Lena realized something.

The information she had, was lacking a lot...

Not to mention the fact that Li Jing, who killed Jester with a single sword strike, was far stronger than she could have imagined, the pair of Sixth Boundary Great Demons who easily subdued the entire White Hawk Exploration Team turned out to be his women.

Being able to conquer such a strong pair of Sixth Boundary female demons, Li Jing’s cultivation level...

What...

What kind of person have I provoked?

And what is Hua Country thinking?

Dispatching such a fierce person for the initial exploration of a completely unknown Secret Realm!

Aren’t they afraid of such a fierce person getting trapped in the Secret Realm, resulting in an irreparable loss?

Lena was trembling all over.

Li Jing looked at the shivering Lena, glanced at the situation in the distance, and asked emotionlessly,

"Would you rather die or obediently let me rob you on the ground?"

Upon hearing this, Lena turned pale, she landed obediently on the ground without a word, opened her storage space and started taking out her items.

Li Jing landed as well.

Seeing that Lena was relatively conscious, he casually said,

"As a Saintess, you should be quite rich. Be obedient and empty your storage space. I keep my promises and will spare your life afterwards. However, I would advise you not to harbor any unjust thoughts. With your position as a Saintess, accumulating wealth again won’t be a difficult task. So, I suggest you cherish your life."

Lena’s eyes filled with tears as she silently nodded, her efforts to pull things out hastening.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuran led thousands of Heavenly King Group members out of the defensive boundary of Linglong Tower.

Seeing from a distance, Yulian and Jiu Li were controlling an entire White Hawk Exploration Team with demonic Qi, a mountain of various items piled up. She glanced at Li Jing and Lena near the defensive boundary and commanded her team to fly towards the White Hawk Exploration Team.

Li Jing needed no one else by his side.

However, Yulian and Jiu Li needed help collecting items.

Even though she didn’t know what the White Hawk exploration team had done to annoy Li Jing and trigger his urge to rob, it was crucial to finish what had to be done since the pillaging was already happening.

...

Lena was indeed wealthy.

Her stash was more opulent than one could imagine.

Yet, this did not surprise Li Jing.

Organizations like the church existed to amass wealth.

Unlike benign systems, where resources could be gained but only acquired through corresponding contributions.

They just needed status to demand anything from their believers.

In the church, it was called devotion, a test given by God.

If you can’t even sacrifice for God, what faith do you speak of?

Li Jing saw through this long before he transmigrated.

The existence of faith itself is not wrong.

The existence of a church, however, is unquestionably a mistake.

In this respect, it’s actually similar to the Demon Beast Union.

No matter how shiny and beautiful it appears on the surface, everything morphs once it becomes an organization.

The larger the scale, the more intense the distortion.

The Supreme Church’s temples are spread across the entire Western Hemisphere.

Almost a hundred thousand temples were maintaining priests, saintesses, and bishops.

Their job was to pretend to pray for blessings for others every day, but each one had a higher cultivation level and lived a better life than the next. Who was supporting them?

Lena was a saintess of a temple, and she was undoubtedly affluent.

Look at what she was pulling out?

Various high-grade spiritual items, spiritual materials, and all kinds of expensive items for worship.

Most of these objects exuded strong spiritual Qi vibrations.

Unexpectedly, Lena seemed to have a strong desire for control; among the things she pulled out, there were fourteen space containers.

Inside, there were twelve White Hawk Battleships and two White Hawk Scientific Research Ships.

This haul was, without a doubt, very satisfying.

Raiding the Daohe fleet and bringing back their supplies or even dismantling their battleships had earned Li Jing five hundred thousand merit points.

Now with the entire White Hawk fleet and space containers in hand, it would be at least another five hundred thousand merit points when he took them back, wouldn’t it?

Wasn’t it wonderfully delightful?

While rejoicing, Lena stopped her actions and forced a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Counselor Li...I don’t have anything else..." she said.

Li Jing glanced at her and touched his communication earpiece.

"Xiaoyu, come here."

"Hmm."

Yulian’s response quickly came from the communication earpiece, and then she flew over.

Without needing Li Jing to speak, Yulian raised her hand, pointing a finger at Lena’s forehead.

Lena’s face changed at this, but she didn’t dare to resist.

Her body stiffened as Yulian’s youthful finger touched her forehead. A struggling expression appeared on Lena’s face, and then her eyes were blank.

Seeing Lena still barely resisting despite Yulian using her mesmerizing powers, Li Jing curiously asked,

"Xiaoyu, isn’t your natural talent supposed to work on everyone? How come..."

Before she finished speaking, Yulian withdrew her hand and turned her head.

"Those who believe in faith systems usually have stronger willpower than ordinary people. They have a strong resistance to manipulation techniques, both on a spiritual and physiological level."

"Is that so?"

Li Jing was surprised.

"You can look this up on the internet. It’s well-known that faith systems have a strong resistance to manipulation techniques. It’s quite hard to control them."

Yulian smiled and said.

"From a certain point of view, they are growing through self-hypnosis. Hypnotizing themselves. Would ordinary people believe that a non-existent god would bless them with power? With the self-hypnosis already in place, it’s very difficult to interfere. It would be easier for me if you had kept the man."

As she spoke, she looked at the decapitated corpse not far away and said,

"This male priest seemed to have a high status. Why did you kill him? These two came to seek cooperation. You not only robbed them but also harmed them. Is that too...?"

Before Yulian could finish her sentence, Li Jing shook his head.

"Yulian, when did you become so naive? You believe they came to seek cooperation?"

At his words, Yulian frowned.

"I...didn’t see any ulterior motives on their part."

"Half of their motives are obvious, aren’t they?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

?

Yulian slowly typed out a question mark.

"Although I don’t know much about the Supreme Church, I do know that there are typically three types of people in such places."

Li Jing started to speak, holding up three fingers.

"One, fervent believers. Two, opportunistic b*tches. And three, fools who think they’re in control when they’re actually being played. These two, were both types two and three."

"This..."

With a strange expression on her face, Yulian said,

"All you’ve said seems to be just your personal prejudice."

"That’s true, but my prejudices are all based on reasons."

Li Jing shrugged and said, turning to look at Lena.

"Our Heavenly King Group had a good harvest in this valley. You and Jester deliberately leaked this information, adding some sensational details to it, didn’t you?"

"Yes."

The charmed Lena responded.

"Even if I agreed to cooperate, you would find excuses to shirk responsibilities afterward, wouldn’t you?"

"Yes."

"You gave me a free tip that the Daohe Alliance is cooperating with the Rebirth Society. You assumed that, given my style, I would preemptively make a move before they come to us. Your aim was to pit one against the other, right?"

"Yes."

Li Jing asked three straight questions, and received affirmative answers from Lena to all of them, which left Yulian silent.

She suddenly felt that she seemed a little naive.

As Li Jing looked at her with a nonchalant smile, Yulian asked quietly,

"What does the White Hawk really want to do? Stir up trouble in the Secret Realm? Or are they simply targeting Hua Country?"

"I can’t be certain."

Li Jing replied.

"What I can be sure of is, things aren’t as simple as they appear. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that the White Hawk is leading this. It’s the Supreme Church."

As he spoke, Li Jing took out his phone, switched it to recording mode, and looked at Lena.

"Tell me, why has the Supreme Church, which has traditionally never interfered with international affairs, appeared in the East? And why are you and Jester in the White Hawk exploration team?"

As the question was raised, a hint of struggle appeared on Lena’s wooden face.

Seeing this, Yulian frowned slightly and used her finger to reinforce the charm.

After another application, the struggle on Lena’s face disappeared, and she began to speak.

"For nearly a thousand years, the Supreme Church has been trying to introduce its faith into the East. About ten years ago, the Church spent a lot of money to negotiate with the Daohe Alliance, and the plan had already started. However, the Daohe Alliance suddenly established a connection with the Rebirth Society, took the Church’s enormous resources, and turned against us. They expelled all of the Church’s missionaries and denied all previously established acquaintances. They even colluded with the Rebirth Society to assassinate members of the Church from all sides."

"The Pope was furious with this, but because the Church’s power could not intervene in the Eastern World, and it was inconvenient to impose pressure using Western power, they could only swallow their anger. It just so happened that the Heavenly King Group of the Hua Country Administration Bureau raided the Daohe fleet time, the Pope negotiated with the top management of the White Hawk to use the opening of the Big Secret Realm to amplify the conflicts between the Eastern countries and instigate discord, waiting for an opportunity to start a campaign in the East."

Lena’s words left Li Jing and Yulian in silence.

No solution.

The amount of this information is slightly substantial.

Even Li Jing didn’t expect the church’s scheming to be that grand.

In the history of this world, there was no church conquest of the East.

But as a time traveler, Li Jing easily understands what the Supreme Church’s eastern expedition is all about.

Even Yulian, who was hearing about the "eastern conquest" for the first time, could tell from these two words that what the Supreme Church’s scheming isn’t just about spreading faith.

Turning off the recording mode on his phone, Li Jing instructed.

"Give this woman a suggestion to make her forget that she has been bewitched, forget what she has said."

"Hmm."

Yulian nodded, walked over, and whispered a few words into Lena’s ear, then turned back.

"It’s done."

"Knock her out, hand her over to the White Hawk people later for them to take away."

Li Jing said, then pressed on his communication earpiece and connected with Chen Yuran.

"Yuran, you hurry up over there. After you’re done, let the White Hawk team get lost."

"Roger."

Chen Yuran responded.

Yulian knocked Lena unconscious as Li Jing instructed, and after watching him finish his call with Chen Yuran, she softly asked.

"How are you going to handle this... The church’s scheming is immense, and White Hawk is heavily involved in it. There must have been some sort of transaction going on. If not properly handled, the Eastern World might be engulfed in unimaginable warfare."

"That’s not our concern."

Li Jing shook his head and said.

"The entire Eastern World is involved, and we need to communicate with other Eastern nations. It doesn’t matter what I say. Once I exit the Secret Realm, I’ll make a trip to Jianghai and report the news. How it’ll be handled, the high authorities of Hua Country will decide."

As he was saying this, he continued.

"I’ve killed Jester already, and Lena this woman must stay alive. Only if she lives to relay the message, will White Hawk and the Supreme Church not become suspicious. Only then, will Eastern nations including Hua Country have more space to maneuver and ample time to prepare."

"There’s gossip spread by the White Hawk exploration team inside the Secret Realm. We can’t do anything about that. As it involves the interests of the Secret Realm, there definitely will be some fools manipulated into playing their game. When I return after delivering the news, our Heavenly King team will go right to the depths of the Secret Realm, and we’ll give up guarding the entrance to avoid wasting time quarrelling with them."

Upon hearing Li Jing’s words, Yulian nodded silently.

This matter, although not directly related to her, was of great concern.

No egg is intact in an overturned nest.

If war breaks out in the peaceful Eastern World, both humans and demons would be severely impacted.

If the church succeeds, it would be unimaginable disaster for Eastern civilization and the cultivation system.

Of course.

With their malicious intentions uncovered, there’s no way the church could succeed.

The crucial point is, how the various powers of the Eastern World will respond. It all depends on how the high-level leaders of each nation handle the situation.

...

About a quarter of an hour later, the dust settled.

Close to fifteen thousand people from the White Hawk exploration team brought by Lena and Jester were looted clean.

With the direct deterrence of Yulian and Jiu Li, two great Sixth Realm demons, and the lesson example of Daohe Fleet’s misfortune, the White Hawk exploration team was quite obedient.

There’s no need for Yulian to bewitch them one by one- they willingly emptied out the items in their storage spaces.

They were much wealthier than Daohe Fleet.

The harvest from this wave is abundant.

Just the items that Lena alone took out were worth half of what an entire Daohe Fleet took out, and all were solid assets.

The Saintess of the Temple, her private treasury was so rich it even made Li Jing green with envy.

Letting the White Hawk’s exploration team take the unconscious Lena and scram, Li Jing handed over her "legacy" to Chen Yuran, Yulian, and Jiu Li, letting the three of them divide it among themselves.

The solid resources that Lena took out were all really useful, good stuff.

To exchange them for money, would not be worthwhile.

There was no use for them to have that much money anyway.

Yulian and Jiu Li took a portion of what was useful to themselves, and the rest was all given to Chen Yuran, who was still in the early Fourth Realm.

Jiu Li and Chen Yuran, were not that acquainted.

But Yulian knew.

The relationship between Chen Yuran and Li Jing was extraordinary.

Perhaps one day, she would truly become Mrs. Li.

Moreover, she also has a damn awesome father-in-law, with who it is necessary to maintain a good relationship.

This was a great opportunity for Chen Yuran.

Most of the valuable items in Lena’s possession are auxiliary objects used in cultivation, among which there are many good things that can directly enhance the cultivation level.

She originally wanted to let Yulian and Jiu Li get more of them, but both of them politely refused.

Then she asked Li Jing to share some with Liu Sisi, but was also rejected.

According to Li Jing, Liu Sisi’s growth has been too fast. She has a lot of realm-based magic skills, but hasn’t learned many of them, so there’s no need to consider enhancing her cultivation level for now.

There was one thing, Li Jing did not say.

If Liu Sisi wants to enhance her cultivation level, it wouldn’t be so troublesome, she just needs to dual cultivate with him.

Putting aside Lena’s personal property, Li Jing handed over all the items taken from the remaining fifteen thousand members of the White Hawk Exploration Team to the Heavenly King Group and the Research Institute for distribution.

This distribution resulted in almost fifty million income per person.

The entire Heavenly King Group was overjoyed and dug the Fire Essence even more vigorously.

Because the space containers carrying the White Hawk Battleship and the Scientific Research Ship were also robbed, Li Jing released the fleet one by one, letting the personnel of the Heavenly King Group take away the looted ammunition supplies and various equipment stuffed into the cabins, and asked the Research Institute for a sample of the giant worm.

The conditions in the Secret Realm are not ideal after all.

The giant worm sample is still being analyzed by the Research Institute, and the results need to be waited for.

The same goes for bringing a sample out for Jiang Yini to send to the Research Institute for analysis, so that the outside world can understand some information earlier.

After instructing Chen Yuran and telling her the ins and outs of the matter, Li Jing left Linglong Tower and left alone on his sword.

...

Soon, Li Jing left the Secret Realm.

Ignoring the fleets of various forces anchored in the sea area where the entrance to the Secret Realm was located, he headed straight for Jianghai.

With Li Jing’s sword light speed, it would take less than half an hour to return to Jianghai from the high seas, which is many times more efficient than the fleet’s navigation.

Just over ten minutes later, he entered the territory of Hua Country.

As soon as he entered the country, his communication earpiece rang, and Jiang Yini’s strange voice came.

"Li Jing, why did you come back alone? Isn’t the entrance to the Secret Realm open?"

Li Jing was not surprised to suddenly receive a communication.

He boldly controlled the Seventh-Level Spirit Instrument to enter the country. If the national defense mechanism could not detect him, there would be no need for it to exist.

Not to mention the opening of the Big Secret Realm this time, there was a high alert within the country’s territorial waters.

When his Management Bureau ID was detected, naturally there would be a report to Jiang Yini.

Slowing down a bit, Li Jing raised his hand and pressed the communication earpiece.

"I have something to tell you, and brought some things back by the way. I’ll be at the Administration Bureau in five minutes, and let’s meet in your office later."

Upon receiving this response, Jiang Yini was startled and replied.

"Alright, I’ll wait for you to come back."

...

Five minutes later, Li Jing arrived at the Administration Bureau on his sword.

Then, he went straight to Jiang Yini’s office without stopping.

Since they had contacted in advance, Jiang Yini left the office door open and waited inside.

Seeing Li Jing enter, she was invigorated and asked.

"You came back alone, did something happen in the Secret Realm?"

"Yes."

Li Jing replied, saying.

"I robbed a White Hawk Exploration Team."

?

Jiang Yini slowly typed a question mark.

Robbed again?

Robbing the White Hawk?

The White Hawk isn’t some joke like the Daohe Alliance...

"You’re...outrageously brazen!"

Jiang Yini voiced with an ugly face.

Just as she wanted to say something more, Li Jing walked to the sofa, sat down, and waved out fourteen spatial devices.

"The ships, elixirs, and equipment of the White Hawk Exploration Team are all here. Do you want them?"

"..."

Jiang Yini.

She was utterly shocked that Li Jing had actually managed to snatch back even the spatial devices holding the ships.

Did he clean them out even more thoroughly than he did with the Daohe fleet?

Yini walked over and peered at the fourteen spatial devices lying on the coffee table. Her previously ugly complexion gradually turned rosy, and she coughed lightly.

"I’ll take them."

With that, she waved her hand and collected all fourteen spatial devices.

Yes, the White Hawk was challenging.

But now that Li Jing had retrieved all the goods, was there any point in accusing him of being reckless?

The White Hawk’s technology was very advanced, not inferior to Hua Country’s.

Compared to it, the Daohe was nothing more than a little brother.

Could she really refuse such a thing?

Seeing the satisfying glow on Yini’s face from receiving the spatial devices, Li Jing smiled and asked,

"How much merit do I get for this, including the Heavenly King Group?"

When it came to merit, Jiang Yini bit her lip and sat down.

"I can give you another eight hundred thousand for your personal contribution, and five thousand for each person on the Heavenly King Group’s side. This is the last time, no repeat. We can’t encourage this kind of behavior, robbing others to gain merit."

"So you mean if I rob other countries again, I won’t be able to exchange it for merit?"

Li Jing frowned, tilted his head and asked.

"Then, can I handle it myself?"

On hearing that, Yini’s mouth twitched in speechlessness.

"How much do you enjoy robbery? Attracting the attention of other countries is not a good idea, you shouldn’t mess around all the time."

"Have I been messing around? They presented themselves to me, I was helpless, wasn’t I?"

Li Jing shrugged and said, then swiftly returned to a serious demeanor.

"Alright, enough with the jokes. There’s a reason why I robbed the White Hawk Exploration Team. Listen to what I have to say next."

After that, he explained everything in detail and played the recording of Lena’s interrogation on his phone.

After exposing Jiang Yini to all the details and the interrogation recording, she fell into a deep silence.

After a long while, she rubbed her temples.

"This is a real mess, I need that recording, I have to communicate with my father... the Director of the Management Bureau."

Saying that, she asked,

"What happened to the two from the Church? Did you kill them?"

"I killed one, the other I induced to forget the process of being interrogated, then let them go with the White Hawk Exploration Team."

As he spoke, Li Jing sent the recording to Jiang Yini, revealing that he had two six realm fox demons with him, one of which was proficient in charm.

Learning of the existence of Yulian and Jiu Li, Jiang Yini was somewhat astonished.

She was aware that Li Jing planned to call for assistance.

But she never expected that he would employ a pair of Great Six Realm Demons.

Even more surprisingly, one of them was tremendously "useful."

Yini gave Li Jing a thoughtful look, realizing she was finding it increasingly difficult to understand him.

Great Six Realm Demons, willingly serving his bidding.

How wild he must be to have such connections?

After a brief silence, Jiang Yini didn’t delve into the matters of Yulian and Jiu Li, she murmured,

"You did very well this time. It’s necessary to let someone who had forgotten the process of being interrogated go back alive. I will fight for you afterward. This accomplishment is outstanding, you should be allowed to learn a forbidden skill."

Li Jing raised his eyebrows on hearing this.

Learning a forbidden skill, perfect!

This was an unexpected bonus!

He shot a look at the beautiful Jiang Yini beside him and asked shyly,

"So, how much merit do I get for this?"

"I’ve already applied for your outstanding achievement, and you’re still hung up on merit points?"

Jiang Yini gave a speechless reply, followed by a snort.

"Why don’t you ask for me too while you’re at it?"

"Earn merits, and get the Director as well?"

Li Jing was taken aback.

Jiang Yini paused at this, evidently not expecting Li Jing to respond that way.

Then she straightened up her chest provocatively.

"If I offer, would you dare to take?"

Seeing this, Li Jing muttered to himself,

"I wouldn’t dare."

Watching as he immediately backed down, Jiang Yini burst out laughing.

"Am I that scary? I don’t bite."

"Do you even know what your background is?"

Li Jing rolled his eyes and said,

"Having you means having a big problem."

Jiang Yini was instantly displeased.

How did she become a problem?

There were numerous young talents in the country who wanted to marry her.

However, she couldn’t deny.

For someone like Li Jing, who was unwilling to be deeply involved in the system, she indeed was a problem.

Just as she was about to say something, Li Jing indifferently interrupted,

"That’s enough, let’s end the joke here. I already have one at home, I don’t need a second. We’re good friends, it’s not appropriate to joke like this."

As he spoke, he took out the sample of the Giant Worm he had brought back from the secret realm and laid it on the coffee table.

"Here, this is a sample of a Giant Worm that I killed in the Secret Realm. The members from the Research Institute who accompanied the Heavenly King Group are currently analyzing it, but the results are not out yet. When you have time, send it to the Research Institute. Under better conditions, I believe we should be able to get some useful information soon."

As he spoke, he briefly described the situation of the Giant Worm and the secret realm, and incidentally revealed the fact that he had found a Fire Essence Vein.

Jiang Yini got excited when she learned of all these matters.

Li Jing, as expected, did not disappoint her.

It had only been a few hours since the entrance to the Secret Realm had stabilized, and his team had already achieved such gains.

A high-quality Fire Essence Vein with a storage capacity of fifty tons!

With this alone, the Jianghai Management Bureau could soar!

Jiang Yini stored the Giant Worm sample from the coffee table and said,

"I’ve taken note of all this information, and I’ll report it to the Management Bureau later when I contact them. The Supreme Church has taken a shot at the Heavenly King Group, you guys should be careful. In the face of interest, even if they know they’re being used, most people wouldn’t mind."

"I understand."

Li Jing nodded, then stood up and said,

"Please transfer the promised eight hundred thousand merit points to my account, I need to grab some spiritual materials for raising my weapon from logistics, and then I have to hurry back to the Secret Realm."

"Okay."

Jiang Yini agreed and took out a tablet to proceed.

Li Jing had indeed worked hard and achieved greatly in this operation.

Whatever was due, she needed to give in full.

...