While Lu PingAn was still locked in a bitter struggle with someone, an old man alone on a small boat at sea had finally found the person he had been searching for.
"Grandpa! Grandpa!"
The "shipwrecked" Qian XiaoMu was beaming with joy.
Being rescued was already a good thing. Being rescued by family made it even better.
The Little Guy scrambled aboard in two or three moves, then leaped straight into her grandpa's arms.
Qian ZhuJin had initially been somewhat wary, but seeing the Little Guy like this, he could only sigh. He carefully helped his granddaughter up and wiped her clean.
"Grandpa, weren't you dead? Did you come back to life?"
The Little Guy's very first question nearly made Lao Qian lose it.
"Nonsense! Was it that brat Lu PingAn filling your head with rubbish? I-I... I'm perfectly fine!"
As he spoke, the old man even flexed his muscles, pretending everything was normal.
"That's great! It wasn't Big Brother who said it. Another Me did."
"Another Me..."
Lao Qian fell silent.
Although he had long known there was something unusual about his adopted granddaughter, and had even asked Lu Mouren about the situation and learned some of the background before coming to see her, he was still at a loss when it came time to face it.
He had only meant to adopt an orphaned girl. How had it ended with a stranded powerhouse who was also a Rule-level cultist?
"...Lady Phil, could I meet with you?"
Qian XiaoMu was silent for a moment before shaking her head.
"Another Me says no. Her 'time' is limited right now. She has to guard against assassins who might come after us, so she can't waste it."
"Waste it..."
That left Lao Qian even more bewildered. Speaking to him face-to-face was a