Chapter 712: Setting Off for Lanhai City (3k)
“The Mayor’s collection?”
Hearing the solemn words from the former, Su Jiu was stunned. She slept like her second senior brother last night and naturally didn’t know that such a thing had happened.
Seeing Su Jiu’s bewildered look, Zi Yi suddenly thought of something, took out a notebook and a water-based pen to start recording—
[Chasing Plan]
[Need to learn from Su Jiu classmate to maintain sufficient deep sleep for better work and study the next day.]
Glancing at the text on it while looking at the other’s actions, Su Jiu twitched the corner of her mouth, and she had a weird illusion of being treated like a panda.
“This is to learn better from Su Jiu classmate.”
As if noticing the difficulty in Su Jiu’s expression, Zi Yi explained, and after finishing recording, she put away the small notebook and softly introduced what happened last night:
“That collection was a birthday gift prepared by the Mayor for his daughter. It is said to be an extremely rare Thousand Light Thunder Beast, and tracing its bloodline, its parents’ bloodline is said to be of Dual War God Level.”
“Poachers again?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was confused, and then became a little curious: “However, as a top-tier city, the Mayor of Magic City should at least be War God Level, and able to do this in front of the Mayor, they should also be War God Level, right?”
She was also the Mayor’s daughter, but it was just a prefecture-level city in a remote area, and the Mayor of this top-tier city was definitely not comparable in terms of level.
“Beep beep!!”
There were quite a few passing taxi vehicles on the roadside. As soon as Su Jiu finished speaking, a black Buick stopped in front of the two. The driver uncle was smoking, with one hand on the outside, asking if they needed a ride:
“If you want a ride, hurry up. The circus performance ended last night, and the stations and airports will be crowded later.”
“Master, to the Western District train station.”
The two and E Huo exchanged glances. Without any delay, they got into the car. Not carrying luggage made it exceptionally convenient.
“Alright!” The driver opened the rear door, and the smile on his face deepened a bit.
Getting into the car, Zi Yi squeezed by the window, took out her phone, found a video, and waved her hand, saying:
“That poacher is indeed War God Level, because this Mayor’s daughter is at the Half-step War God Level. This monster is a contracted beast for her promotion prepared by her father. Because the level has not reached War God Level, the two only signed an ordinary contract.”
“Last night, she was flying in the sky with this Thunder Beast for a parade to welcome foreign friends when she was directly controlled by a mysterious person. The scene was chaotic for a while. After the control was lifted, the contract signed by the two was directly canceled, and even the Magic Crystal could not be found…”
Then she handed the phone over and said softly, “This is the video posted online by an audience member who watched the performance at the time. That black ball is the Mayor’s daughter’s performance when she was attacked.”
Taking the phone, her gaze fell on the video. Su Jiu saw a brightly lit night sky. In the central area, a large black ball was suspended. It lasted for several minutes, and then the black ball suddenly dispersed with a “pop!”, emitting wisps of mist.
“She’s falling!”
Along with the exclamation of the person recording the video, a girl’s figure fell from mid-air, the movement being very slow, as if being dragged by something…
“This hunter is quite kind, it seems nothing excessive was done to this Mayor’s Daughter.”
Looking at the Mayor’s Daughter falling steadily in the video, Su Jiu handed the phone back to Zi Yi with some teasing. Seeing this scene, she thought of “Kaito Kid” in anime, elegant and efficient.
From the theft to the departure, even a silhouette was never seen.
“This Miss landed safely, but we really couldn’t sleep at all. In the middle of the night, a Level 2 alert was suddenly issued, and sirens blared throughout the city, scaring many people into martial law, thinking it was a monster invasion…” Leaning one hand on the car window, Zi Yi pouted, seemingly with some complaints about these matters.
“Our trip is to investigate this matter. Your grandpa should have mentioned it.”
Su Jiu smiled, not caring about what happened last night, she slept soundly.
“Grandpa mentioned it. Like Sherlock Holmes, we will explore the truth and encounter bad people who harvest contract power.”
Nodding, Zi Yi became a little nervous when she heard this topic, but her light gray pupils trembled slightly, betraying her eagerness.
For those from prestigious families or with talent, like them, they have been confined like canaries in what is called “school,” but in reality, “cages,” by their families under the guise of protection since birth, until they grow to a certain level of strength and repeat the work of their elders.
However, not everyone likes to follow conventions. Judging from Zi Yi leading a group of people to explore the white zhi flower powder, it can be seen that the other party is not a docile person.
“Three, we’ve arrived at the train station…”
Soon, the taxi stopped. The outline of the train station was in front of the two and E Huo. From the outside, they could feel the surging crowd, with shouts and yells almost turning into an invisible aura that directly hit them.
The driver uncle glanced at the popcorn on E Huo’s head through the rearview mirror, paused slightly, and smiled, reminding, “Little sister, be sure to keep your beast pet safe, otherwise, it will be snatched away by bad people.”
“Hmph! Whoever dares to snatch my popcorn from me, I’ll beat him hard!”
As they got off the car, E Huo waved her fist at the driver, her small fangs slightly exposed, appearing fierce and cute. The popcorn on her head patted her “nest” with her paws, indicating calmness…
“Let’s go, if we don’t go, you’ll be left here alone.”
While E Huo was waving her fist, Su Jiu had already walked several meters away. She was not worried about E Huo’s situation at all, after all, with her advanced shapeshifting, poachers probably wouldn’t be able to tell if she was human or a monster.
“Mommy, wait for E Huo!!”
E Huo realized and quickly ran to catch up. Her small figure followed behind Su Jiu, her little face looking around to see if there was anything to eat.
This appearance was like a little demon drinking “The King Calls Me to Patrol the Mountains.”
“This way!! We don’t need to buy tickets, we go through special channels.”
Just as the three were trying to get through the constantly surging crowd to buy tickets at the automatic ticket vending machine, a clear and resonant female voice came from not far away.
Hearing this, Su Jiu turned her head and saw that in the waiting area, several people in uniform were standing. Beside them, there seemed to be two other figures, a man and a woman.
The woman’s appearance was somewhat familiar but she couldn’t tell where she had seen her before. She had slightly curly golden long hair, was a bit taller than Su Jiu, and wore a black ballroom dress; the man was handsome, looking like he was of mixed Chinese and English descent, wearing a black butler outfit.
Su Jiu led the two to run through the crowd. Seeing the group looking at her, she then had Mr. Kyoung-soo, the leader, briefly introduce Zi Yi.
Because she wanted to intern as a regular student, the title of Dean Zi’s granddaughter was omitted.
“So, this one is also a Priest?”
While Su Jiu was explaining, Mr. Kyoung-soo glanced at the three with some helplessness. When he looked at Zi Yi, he just frowned slightly and looked her up and down in her Priest robe.
This girl’s cultivation level has reached High-ranking War General Level, and it’s not a problem for her to participate in the mission.
Hearing this, Su Jiu smiled and replied, “She is very good at making potions, and we are in a mutual learning relationship.”
Nodding, Mr. Kyoung-soo’s gaze then fell on E Huo. At a glance, he found that she had no cultivation level and was an Ordinary Person, and his expression became serious:
“We are going on a mission, not a family trip. It’s very dangerous, don’t tell me she’s also a Priest, right?”
“Her, she…”
Su Jiu waved her hand indifferently, then pinched E Huo’s cheek. E Huo was her sword, how could she fight without a sword?
“She just wants to see Lanhai City. When we go on a mission, she’ll stay in the inn alone and won’t encounter any danger.”
As for introducing E Huo as a beast pet, it’s better not to, as it would only cause trouble and make people overthink.
“Let’s not discuss this for now. Miss, are you a Priest?”
Just as Mr. Kyoung-soo was about to say more, the woman in the black dress suddenly spoke, her gaze having a bit of scrutiny as she looked at Su Jiu, while maintaining a gentle smile on her face.
As soon as she finished speaking, the scene fell silent. Mr. Kyoung-soo looked as if he wanted to say something but stopped, while Zi Yi was stunned, as if trying hard to recall something.
“Yes, do you need my help?”
Su Jiu blinked her eyes. Generally speaking, being asked if she was a Priest probably meant they wanted help with treatment.
“Yes, yes, I have a beast pet that was seriously injured fighting with the [Poacher]. It’s waiting for treatment on the train now.”
Ms. Liu Qian nodded quickly, clasping her hands in prayer. Her brownish-brown eyes carried a hint of anxiety, and she gave people the feeling of a little angel.
Hearing the other party’s voice, Zi Yi finally remembered and was suddenly startled, tugging at Su Jiu’s sleeve and whispering, “This is the Mayor’s Daughter, Liu Qian. You saw her lying stiffly in the video earlier.”
“Ah! I wasn’t lying stiffly…”
As a Demigod Level, how could this Mayor’s Daughter not hear Zi Yi’s words? She quickly waved her hands, her long curly golden hair swaying, completely displaying her soft-girl attributes.
“Let’s not talk about this for now.”
Watching the other party’s actions, Su Jiu felt a sense of oddness. It might be because she had seen too many girls that this kind of personality, only seen in anime, felt unreal. So, she changed the topic and asked, “Miss Liu, why did you ask if I was a Priest?”
“My beast pet might need some medication for treatment. She was seriously injured for me and is lying on the train.”
Saying this, Liu Qian’s eyes reddened slightly, and she pointed to the inside of the train, crying softly, “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t ridden the Thunder Beast out for a night patrol last night, she wouldn’t have been injured protecting me.”
“The potions are all used up…” Shaking her head, Su Jiu had no potions left. She then raised her hand slightly, and a green leaf swirled in her palm.
“Instead of using potions, why don’t I go directly help her with the treatment?”
Her understanding of the other party’s thought process was somewhat unclear. Why wouldn’t they use a Priest now and instead want to use potions for treatment?
Su Jiu’s words made Zi Yi, who was about to take out a potion, quietly put her hand down.
“Wait, I remember I bought some.”
Hearing this, Liu Qian was stunned. She didn’t agree but turned to look at the white youth behind her. At this moment, her dark brown eyes were as calm as lake water.
“Nors?”
She paused for a second…
“I…”
The white youth, Nors, paused slightly, as if realizing something. Suddenly, he tapped his head and extended his left hand, which had a milky white storage ring on it. He looked a little embarrassed:
“Oh oh, I forgot. The potion you asked me to buy for you last night is still in my ring.”
