So, to keep this "master" from running away, they had used a full six of them!
Without any surprises, Xia Ranran passed out on the spot.
They put Contract Shield and Supernatural Isolation bracelets on her.
Then the group left through Teleportation Ability.
Next door to Ling Yuan's house
Aunt Xiao looked at the time on her phone in confusion. "Strange, why isn't Ranran back yet?"
The Four Great Forbidden Zones
Hazard Monitoring Bureau
"Director, we found them!" Gu An'an shoved open the doors and strode excitedly into the office.
"Cough, cough!"
The director, who had been secretly smoking, choked on a puff.
He shot her a resentful look, stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, and regained his usual dignity.
"Tell me. What did you find?"
"We found the formation master who killed the Sky Nightmare Demon General a few days ago!"
But before Wang Jing could react, Gu An'an's next sentence blew his mind.
"According to the Spiritual Energy readings, the Spiritual Energy contained within her body is at least at the level of a Ninth Tier Contract God!"
"What did you say?"
Wang Jing couldn't help leaning toward Gu An'an and snatching the tablet from her hands.
But the instant he saw the photo on the tablet, he froze.
That face looked awfully familiar.
Then, when he saw her name, Wang Jing's pupils abruptly contracted.
Xia Ranran... Xia...
He looked again at the information about her family members.
Xiao Qingya...
At that moment, Wang Jing felt as though lightning had struck him from a clear sky. Two words instantly surfaced in his mind.
Fuck! I'm screwed!
Wang Jing nervously looked at Gu An'an. "Where is she? Where is she?"
"She's in the reception room right now."
Having gotten the answer he needed, Wang Jing rushed out the door.
Gu An'an hurried after him.
Reception Room
"So you think I'm the person who saved Tianmang City a few days ago?"
"Yes."
Xia Ranran looked at the female staff member across from her and finally understood what had happened.
"I'm very sorry. The people under me didn't properly understand the orders, so they were a little too rough." As she spoke, the female staff member bowed in apology.
"Mm, I more or less understand the situation. But unfortunately, I'm not that person. Can I make a phone call? I just got back today. If I don't get home in time, Mom will worry."
"We're very sorry about this matter..."
"Give her the phone. Let her call!"
Before the female staff member could finish speaking, Wang Jing burst through the door and said it.
"Director!"
The female staff member immediately stood up in surprise.
Taking back her confiscated phone, Xia Ranran said, "Thank you, Uncle, but you really have the wrong person."
"I know. We'll send you back in a moment."
Wang Jing smiled as sweat beaded on his forehead.
Inside, he was practically cursing his subordinates to death.
Damn it, did you people not hear my orders? Invite her, invite her—not forcibly kidnap her!
"No need. I'm already here."
Just then, a cool voice rang out in the reception room.
A pitch-black void opened.
A graceful figure slowly emerged from within.
"B-B-Big Sister."
Wang Jing, who threw his weight around outside, nearly cried when he saw that familiar figure.
He had remembered his days in the capital.
Even though twenty years had passed, he would never forget that dark past!
In Wang Jing's eyes, Xiao Qingya simply wasn't human!
Could you believe that a person would toss centipedes into your bathtub?
Or smear blood all over the outside of your windows while you slept, then scatter fake severed limbs around your room?
At the thought of those old memories, he couldn't stop trembling.
Secretary Gu An'an and the female staff member stared at Wang Jing in disbelief.
The director's legs were shaking!
"It's been a long time, little Jing. Did you miss me?" Xiao Qingya brushed back her hair, walked up to Wang Jing, and asked with a smile.
"Mom!"
Xia Ranran, who had been sitting on the sofa eating cookies, immediately pounced on her when she saw the familiar figure.
After hugging her eldest daughter, Xiao Qingya gently patted her head. "You need to be more careful when you're out, understand?"
"Mm, I never expected it either. They actually ambushed me and used six of those things to shock me." Xia Ranran clung to Xiao Qingya's arm and whined coquettishly.
Hearing her daughter's description, Xiao Qingya frowned and looked at Wang Jing nearby. "Little Jing..."
Slap!
Without hesitation, under everyone's shocked gazes, Wang Jing dropped to his knees.
"I was wrong!"
Without arguing, he immediately bowed down.
He was so practiced at it that it was heartbreaking.
"Mom, what is this?" Xia Ranran looked at her mother in surprise.
Mom seemed really formidable.
"He's your Uncle Wang."
Looking at Wang Jing kneeling on the floor, Xia Ranran fell into thought.
"Hello, Uncle Wang."
"Hello, hello." Wang Jing spoke while wiping away sweat.
Xiao Qingya glanced at the two bystanders enjoying the show. "Have them leave first, so you don't embarrass yourself further."
Wang Jing: I already lost all my dignity.
Still, Wang Jing hurriedly waved Gu An'an and the other woman away.
After the two left,
Xiao Qingya and Xia Ranran sat on the sofa.
Wang Jing sat on the sofa opposite them, not daring to move at all.
After a brief silence, Wang Jing forced himself to speak. "Um, Big Sister, today's matter was indeed my fault. Whatever compensation you want, I'll do my best to provide it."
Xiao Qingya gave him a casual glance. "Enough. I didn't come here to cause you trouble. Besides, it's been twenty years. Why are you still such a coward?"
"Mom, why does he call you Big Sister?" Xia Ranran, leaning against Xiao Qingya's arm, asked curiously.
"Because your mom's fists are hard."
Wang Jing: "..."
Why don't you mention that what's below you is soft?
Of course, he only dared complain about that in his heart.
"I know you've been looking for that formation master from before," Xiao Qingya suddenly said.
"Big Sister, don't tell me you know who it is?" Wang Jing froze before hurriedly asking.
"I do. Not only do I know, I also know that person is your son Wang Ming's best friend."
"Best friend? Don't tell me you mean Ling Yuan?!" Wang Jing thought for a moment before saying in disbelief.
He knew about Ling Yuan as well. His son had invited him over to their house several times.
The first meeting was unfamiliar, but the second was easy.
"Brother Ling Yuan?" The moment Xia Ranran heard the name she cared about, her eyes lit up.
"Mom, how has Brother Ling Yuan been lately? Can I go see him after I get back?" Xia Ranran blinked her bright eyes.
"Of course. I've already arranged it for you. It's fine even if you want to stay at his house." Xiao Qingya smiled.
Seeing the teasing look in her mother's eyes, Xia Ranran felt a little embarrassed. "Um, staying over and all that... isn't it a little too soon?"
Wang Jing felt sweat pouring down his forehead.
Ling Yuan, just who the hell are you?
At this rate, you might very well become Big Sister's son-in-law!
"Big Sister, what exactly is the relationship between Ling Yuan and you?"
"As for the relationship, Ling Yuan moved here with his grandfather five years ago. You could say we're neighbors, and I watched him grow up." Meeting the expectant gaze across from her, Xiao Qingya calmly said, "Actually, I still don't really understand how he obtained this kind of power in an instant."
"I even deliberately tested him over this before."
"Mom, how could you not trust Brother Ling Yuan!"
"Alright, alright. I never said I didn't trust him. You haven't even married into his family yet, and you're already taking his side all day." She rolled her eyes at her daughter.
"Hehe."
After brushing off her silly daughter, Xiao Qingya calmly said, "The most likely possibility is that he received some kind of inheritance. I also specifically observed his Contract Beast."
After pausing, she added, "It's a Phantom Beast."
"A Phantom Beast?!" Wang Jing was startled.
"That's right. A Phantom Beast ranked above the ordinary rankings, a Contract Beast qualified to become a Phantom God."
"That's impossible. How could someone awaken such an extremely high-ranking Contract Beast?"
"Don't forget, Ranran's father was an ordinary person too."
At those words, Wang Jing immediately fell silent.
"I came to tell you this because I want you to stop meddling. You know why I deliberately revealed myself."
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