Old Fourth left with a heavy heart.
After all, he was only a servant of the Zhao Family, and it wasn't his place to make decisions about the father and daughter. Since he'd been found out, all he could do was take the Storage Magic Artifact back to the Zhao Family and report in as Zhao Xing'er had instructed.
Whether to let Zhao Xing'er continue staying here was something the Patriarch would have to consider.
At least his mission to keep an eye on her had failed now that Big White had seen through him.
As usual, the group returned to the office with the same lineup. Along the way, the sky began to brighten, and a sliver of dawn appeared in the darkness. The long street was quiet and empty as they traveled toward that first glimmer of light.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Qi Dian gazed at the ray of light piercing the night. "It really is darkest before dawn. Just like our office—we got through those few days when we couldn't afford to eat, and now things are looking up."
"You think it's beautiful?" Yue Wen asked calmly as he drove at full speed. "All I see is danger."
"What danger?" Qi Dian looked around.
Then, as the first rays of sunlight appeared, the moonlight gradually faded. The little boy who had been riding on Yue Wen's shoulders suddenly glowed white and expanded into an enormous dog.
Crash!
Big White came crashing down on them, sending all three sprawling across the ground.
"I knew it..." Yue Wen said with difficulty. "We still didn't make it in time."
"Woof!" Now that the divine nature was gone from her, Big White's eyes looked much clearer. She circled the three of them twice before stopping at Zhao Xing'er's feet. She sniffed them