Kidnapped the Wrong Person

Thinking it over,

Ling Yuan tagged Cecilia.

Ling Yuan: "@Sanjat, if you were given a chance to take control of your own fate, would you do it?"

The moment he said that, the group fell silent.

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "I told you this guy had a way."

Sanjat: "Th-That can be done?"

Ling Yuan: "Right now, you can go to the Siberian Plains. Find some poorer villages and look for a little girl named Sirin."

Ling Yuan: "She will become the Second Herrscher in the future."

Akame: "So we just kill her and it'll be fine?"

Ling Yuan: "??? Are you stupid? Why kill her? If you kill her, fate will become uncertain and Honkai will only find another vessel."

Sanjat: "Then... then what should I do?"

Ling Yuan: "Go be her mother."

Sanjat: "Huh?"

Cecilia was dumbfounded. She had never expected Ling Yuan's answer to be this.

At that moment, the entire group was stunned.

Chapter 31: Kidnapped the Wrong Person

First Prince: "Group Owner, I have imperial physicians here. Ancient remedies are still quite effective for certain brain treatments."

Katarina: "My family is a ducal house, after all, and we have some ties with the royal family. If traditional medicine doesn't work, I can help too."

Maple: "My world's technology is quite advanced too. Our medical standards are pretty good."

Ling Yuan: "Stop, stop, stop. What are you all talking about? Do you think there's something wrong with my brain?"

Lightning Dragon Slayer: "Isn't there? What kind of terrible suggestion was that? Can't you give a more reliable one?"

Eighth Princess: "Brother Ling Yuan, this isn't something hard to talk about. We won't look down on you."

Ling Yuan: "..."

Sanjat: "Lord Ling Yuan, no matter how you put it, becoming her mother is a bit too much. Besides, I'm only fourteen myself."

Cecilia gave a bitter smile. This was simply too absurd.

Putting everything else aside, if she brought a little girl home and acknowledged the girl as her daughter—

Never mind Otto, even the Schariac Family would force her to abandon Sirin.

Ling Yuan: "Then... how about being sisters?"

Katarina: "Being her older sister would be pretty good too."

First Prince: "The Group Owner wants to change Sirin's fate. From his earlier suggestion that Cecilia become her mother, it seems Sirin is severely lacking a sense of security."

First Prince: "In other words, whether as mother and daughter or sisters, it doesn't matter. What matters is that they genuinely care for each other."

Ren Kouen voiced his thoughts.

Ling Yuan: "That's right. Though I wasn't actually wrong either. In the future, Cecilia originally wanted to become her mother anyway."

Sanjat: "Group Owner, I'm still underage. There are many things I haven't figured out yet. Even for the same person, thoughts change with the passage of time."

Ling Yuan: "That's true. Take it slowly."

Inside the carriage,

Cecilia stared blankly at the Black Abyss White Flower in her hands.

Sirin... the Second Herrscher?

But the Siberian Plains were so vast. Finding a four-year-old child there would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Go back and ask the bishop... no, I can't ask Lord Bishop."

Instinctively, Cecilia wanted Otto's help, but she quickly abandoned the idea.

With Otto's cautious personality, he would definitely put Sirin through a series of tests before allowing her near Cecilia. He might even conduct experiments on her.

So—

"Theresa?"

A petite figure in white appeared in her mind.

After the Valkyries finished dealing with the Honkai Beast remains, they returned to Schicksal's Far East base.

Meanwhile, Cecilia sat in the carriage, staring absentmindedly at the scenery outside the window.

"Cecilia!"

The moment she entered the Schariac Family estate, a petite figure wearing a nun's habit pounced toward her.

"Theresa."

A smile appeared on Cecilia's face as she quietly watched the eighteen-year-old girl hugging her waist and acting cute like a child.

That was right—an eighteen-year-old was acting cute toward a fourteen-year-old.

And this eighteen-year-old was even shorter than the fourteen-year-old.

"Theresa, can I trouble you to help me with something?"

Cecilia crouched down and looked at Theresa.

"?"

Theresa looked at Cecilia curiously.

As far as she remembered, this was the first time Cecilia had ever asked her for help.

But then a happy expression appeared on her face. If Cecilia needed her help, that meant Cecilia needed her.

As an "outsider," apart from Otto, Cecilia was all she had in Schicksal.

"Go ahead. As long as it's something for Cecilia, I'll definitely help you."

"Can you help me find a girl named Sirin in the Siberian Plains?"

Crack!

The moment she finished speaking, Cecilia seemed to hear something shatter.

When she looked again, Theresa had turned into a stone statue, muttering things like, "Cecilia doesn't want me anymore. Cecilia doesn't want me anymore."

"Cecilia joined the group. I love it. System, was that your doing?" Ling Yuan held Ophis as he looked up at the ceiling.

"Ding! Master, please do not deliberately add question marks." The system's calm voice sounded.

Ling Yuan froze.

No attempt to hide it at all, huh.

"Ding-dong."

At that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Ling Yuan: "???"

Bang bang bang!

Immediately afterward, a series of knocks sounded at the door.

"Anyone home? Here to inspect the plumbing."

Ling Yuan: "..."

Hearing the voice outside, Ling Yuan was speechless.

He put Xiao Fei away, straightened Belleronus, and went to open the door.

Click!

The moment he opened it,

he saw several people in repairman uniforms standing outside.

"Hello."

The man was stunned for a moment upon seeing Ling Yuan, then extended his hand.

Returning the courtesy, Ling Yuan extended his hand as well and nodded. "Hello."

The instant their hands met, the workers exchanged glances before finally shaking their heads.

The worker shaking hands with Ling Yuan released his grip, then smiled. "Mm, there's nothing wrong with your plumbing. We'll be leaving now."

Ling Yuan: "???"

After saying that, they left while Ling Yuan stood there completely baffled.

"Are they brain-dead?"

Ling Yuan subconsciously muttered as he looked at the closed door.

What Ling Yuan did not know was that

outside his home,

the workers who had supposedly come to inspect the plumbing were talking.

"Not him."

"He's so young. He doesn't look like an array master at all."

"Forget it. Let's keep looking."

The leader spoke, then left with the others.

"Da, da-da-da, da."

Just then, a black-haired girl with a delighted expression came hopping over from across the street.

The men exchanged glances and walked toward her.

"Who are you?"

The girl stopped, looking blankly at the several burly men surrounding her.

"Hello, we're here to check the water meter."

Xia Ranran: "???"

You were checking my home's water meter in the middle of the street?

"Ahem! Sorry, I'm used to saying that. We're plainclothes police officers."

Seeing the expression on her face that clearly said, Are you an idiot?, the leader came to his senses and gave a light cough.

He took out some identification from his pocket.

After saying that, he immediately put the ID back without giving the girl a chance to inspect it, then extended his hand toward her.

"Xia Ranran." The girl subconsciously reached out and shook his hand.

Ding ding ding!

In an instant, the spiritual energy bracelet on the man's elbow began ringing violently.

At once, everyone's eyes widened. "It's her!"

Bzzz!

Before Xia Ranran could react, she felt a powerful electric current strike from behind.

This was Flame Nation's newest stun gun.

It was made from powerful electronic pulses and spiritual formations. No matter who you were, it could knock you unconscious with electricity. If one wasn't enough, then they would use two.