The Qing Clan's Time Walkers

Countdown: 144:00:00.

Midnight.

During the daytime, a row of electric scooters was parked neatly in front of the villa, including Yadea and Niu brands.

Qing Chen also considered other modes of transportation, such as motorcycles.

Motorcycles require a driver's license. Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen obtained C1 driver's licenses through their families in advance, but Qing Chen and the others wouldn't go to Hu Dacheng for such a small matter.

If Qing Chen Nan Gengchen are stopped by the traffic police while riding their motorcycles, it won't be as simple as just a 30-minute verbal warning.

Luo Wanyai was very efficient; he took care of the task Qing Chen had given him in the afternoon and finished it in the evening.

Most importantly, this local tycoon who Jianghu for thirty years fully understood Qing Chen's intentions.

None of these electric vehicles we bought were brand new; they were all secondhand.

Moreover, the styles are all different.

Qing Chen asked with great interest, "Why do you buy all secondhand? Given your personality, it's normal for you to buy everything to the highest standards. I wouldn't be surprised if you drove back several Tesla electric cars."

Luo Wanyai chuckled and said, "Buying all secondhand ones will make them look too new and attract too much attention. Buying different models will make it easier for people to remember the model of your electric bikes when you're out and about. If they're all the same, it'll be easy to give yourself away."

Too many people mechanically execute tasks assigned by their superiors without ever considering why they were asked to do them.

Luo Wanyai, however, was different; he had his own thoughts.

They already own two luxury cars worth two million each, so why would they need an electric car? They probably just want to keep a low profile.

Therefore, Luo Wanyai chose whichever electric vehicle had the most understated design, provided that the vehicle's performance was guaranteed.

He said to Qing Chen, "Don't be fooled by the fact that these shells are old; the internal parts, including the batteries, have all been replaced with new ones."

Qing Chen nodded. "Old Luo, your thirty years in the Jianghu haven't been in vain. The boss said yesterday that Bai Zhou needs someone like you."

Luo Wanyai was overjoyed. The change in address from "President Luo" to "Old Luo," along with the olive branch extended by the boss, meant that his hard work over the past few days had not been in vain.

He said excitedly, "With your words, everything I've done has been worthwhile."

Qing Chen couldn't tell whether the old fox's words were true or false.

Having honed his skills in the Jianghu for so many years, his acting abilities are now superb.

However, Qing Chen didn't need to distinguish between truth and falsehood. There's no such thing as unearned loyalty in this world. He only needed Luo Wanyai to be willing to do things.

He thought for a moment and said, "Have your twelve Time Walker come to the courtyard, and you come with them."

Luo Wanyai was puzzled. What did that mean?

However, he did as instructed.

Before long, the twelve people were sitting obediently in the sunroom in the courtyard.

The sunroom is about 30 square meters in size and is made entirely of glass. It was probably the original owner's place for drinking tea and entertaining guests.

Now, Qing Chen told Luo Wanyai to throw away all the tables, chairs, tea sets, and tea tables in the sunroom, emptying it completely.

Luo Wanyai felt it was a pity. "Why did you throw everything away? It would have been nice to come here for tea when you had nothing to do."

Qing Chen glanced at him. "We are not powerful enough to stop and drink tea to cultivate our minds and bodies."

Luo Wanyai's expression turned serious. "Understood."

"Go, you sit cross-legged on the ground too," Qing Chen said, then took the pulse of one of Luo Wanyai's men and brought him into a meditative state.

Luo Wanyai was stunned. So this was to teach them the method of cultivation. No wonder the other party was so serious!

Zhang Tianzhen glanced at him and said, "You guys are in luck. This is a cultivation method. Only with this can you establish yourselves in the Inner World."

He began to seriously play the role of the stern cop. "However, these are not given to you for no reason. If there is any behavior that betrays the organization, we will naturally take action to clean house."

Luo Wanyai quickly replied, "Don't worry, that definitely won't happen!"

Qing Chen brought all 13 people in front of him into a meditative state. At this moment, Nan Gengchen suddenly walked up to Luo Wanyai and tentatively placed his palm on the top of the other's head.

Then, Nan Gengchen turned to Qing Chen and said, "Brother Chen, now that I've completed the Great Circulation, it seems I can also give initiations to others."

Qing Chen paused for a moment. "Keep trying, see if you can help Luo Wanyai light up the first bright spot."

"Okay," Nan Gengchen placed his palm on Luo Wanyai's Shen Ting acupoint again.

As the Zhunti True Qi continued to flow into his body, Luo Wanyai opened his eyes. "My first bright spot has been lit!"

Qing Chen looked at Nan Gengchen in astonishment. "Your Zhunti True Qi, how many bright spots can you light up for him in one go?"

"Two," Nan Gengchen judged.

"Alright, let's use up Zhunti True Qi in one go and see how long it takes to recover," Qing Chen said.

He suddenly realized that the Zhunti Method was simply a magical artifact for rapidly increasing the "group level," giving him a feeling of one begetting two, two begetting three, and three begetting all things.

He can use Knight True Qi to quickly advance the cultivation levels of Nan Gengchen, Zhang Tianzhen, and Li Tongyun. And if these three complete the Great Circulation, they can help him share the pressure of subsequent expansion.

Although progress is slow in the early stages, if more people complete the Great Cycle, then E-Class cultivators can be mass-produced during the day.

Although E-Class is not high, the threshold for intelligence personnel in large organizations is only E-Class. Only core members are considered for promotion to D-Class or above, and only the most core figures can directly complete a whole set of gene serums.

For a newly established organization like Daylight, having a group of E-Class cultivators is already sufficient.

At least, this cultivation speed is much faster than taking gene serums!

The old man once said that within this mysterious organization that possesses the Zhunti Method, women have been completely reduced to reproductive tools. They constantly force women to give birth, seemingly in order to strengthen the entire clan, and then use the Consecration Method to enhance the clan's power.

However, Qing Chen was thinking about a question: if such a mysterious organization with the Zhunti Method was driven out of the Great Snow Mountain by Huotang, then is Huotang's power even greater than imagined?

No wonder the Federation has been unwilling to spend its efforts to encircle and suppress Huotang in the southwestern snow mountains. On the one hand, the terrain of the snow mountains is complex and the plateau is not suitable for the Federation Group Army's mechanized warfare. On the other hand, it may be because Huotang is not so easy to deal with in the southwestern snow mountains.

Thinking of this, Qing Chen turned and walked into the house. "Starting today, I will give Zhang Tianzhen the empowerment alone, and let him complete the Great Cycle first. After that, I will give Xiao Tongyun the empowerment. After you complete the Great Cycle, Luo Wanyai's people will be under your care."

This moat, which is built during the day, needs to grow as quickly as possible.

Countdown: 135:00:00.

Monday morning at 9 o'clock.

The weather is getting colder.

Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan and Xiao Ying headed to the Guobao Garden villa area. They had received instructions from Zheng Yuandong to have a detailed talk with Qing Chen.

The two drove into the villa area. When they were almost at house number 12, Xiao Ying started to apply the brakes and slow down, waiting for the group of undercover agents to come and question them...

However, Lu Yuan was stunned when he saw the hidden spies in the woods.

"These people have been cultivating, and their condition is completely different from two days ago. Even their eyes are different. This is a change that can only occur after cultivation!" Lu Yuan said.

"Wait, is Bai Zhou teaching these idle people the orthodox methods of cultivation?" Xiao Ying asked curiously.

Lu Yuan calmly said, "It seems that Bai Zhou feels that he has too few members to cope with future crises, so he plans to cultivate his own power."

Xiao Ying: "But isn't he afraid that these people will cultivate the techniques and then disobey him?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment, "Given Qing Chen's personality, he can definitely think of what you're thinking of, so he must have a way to counter it."

At this moment, the undercover agents stepped forward and asked, "We saw two of you the night before last, were you from Kunlun?"

"Yes, I'm here to find Liu Dezhu and the others," Lu Yuan said, noticing the iron rods hidden in their sleeves, which seemed ready to be pulled out at any moment to beat them up.

"They're not home," one of the undercover agents said.

"Huh?" Lu Yuan was taken aback. "Where did they go so early in the morning?"

"Oh, they've already told us to tell anyone who comes looking for them that they've gone to school," the informant replied.

Lu Yuan was stunned for a full two seconds upon hearing this.

Yes, it's Monday, so it's time to go to school.

But the problem is that what Bai Zhou has been doing recently has almost made everyone forget that it was actually a group of students!

Judging from what he did during the day, it's not something a student should be doing.

There are many Time Walker in the entire city of Los Angeles, and various schools are considered important gathering places.

Firstly, Time Walker are more likely to emerge from the student age group, and with thousands of students in a school, it's easy to concentrate Time Walker together.

In addition, students spend every day together, are energetic, curious, vain, and not very shrewd, so they are more likely to expose themselves and gather together.

Small Time Walker organizations have emerged in several schools, and strictly speaking, Daylight is one of them.

But I haven't seen any student Time Walker participate in major events as frequently as during the day!

Even if those students form organizations, they're only involved in small-scale activities, focusing on how to make money and survive. To put it bluntly, 99% of student Time Walker organizations nationwide are more like study interest groups...

Some in the Inner World can't even get food.

Of course, some people do quite well. For example, some people become Tuanzi as soon as they travel back in time and manage to conceal their Time Walker identities without being discovered.

With this Time Walker at the core, it would make life a bit more comfortable for a group of students.

For example, there is one like this in Los Angeles No. 1 High School.

However, looking at those student organizations and then at Bai Lu Yuan, it's really hard to consider Bai Zhou as a student Time Walker organization...

Lu Yuan at one of the hidden agents. "Were you practicing just now? Was this practice taught to you by Qing Chen and Liu Dezhu?"

The mole didn't answer a single question, only urging them to leave quickly.

Lu Yuan at the hidden stakeout. "We're just asking around, don't kick us out."

However, after Xiao Ying shifted into reverse, he stepped on the gas. "Team Leader Lu, let's go first. I see those two hidden stakes behind us are starting to secretly pull out iron pipes from their sleeves..."

To be fair, Luo Wanyai's men were quite reckless, daring to fight anyone.

If a fight really breaks out, Xiao Ying alone could take them all down.

But in Qing Chen's view, recklessness is both a weakness and a strength of this group.

After the car reversed, Lu Yuan jumped out alone and said to Xiao Ying, "You just wait here for them. Tell me immediately when the people from Bai Zhou return."

"Received," Xiao Ying said.

Los Angeles Foreign Language School.

Two more transfer students, a boy and a girl, arrived in Class 3 of Grade 11 today.

The boy's name is Qi Duo, and the girl's name is Zhang Lanjin. They know each other.

However, the students in Los Angeles have become accustomed to the arrival of transfer students, and seeing them is no longer so surprising.

The only surprising thing is that the two of them did not transfer from other places, but came from Luocheng No.1 High School.

Luoyi High School is the best high school in Luocheng. Qing Chen had a very high entrance exam score, so he should have gone there.

However, because there were too many good students there, Luoyi High School did not intend to reduce his tuition fees, so Qing Chen chose Luocheng Foreign Language School.

That place has the highest quality of students in the city, and it's also the place most likely to produce the city's top scorer.

If someone mentions that their child got into Luoyang No. 1 High School during a family gathering for holidays, they should open a bottle of Moutai to celebrate and match the surprise.

It's said that people strive for better things, but there's no reason for a good student to transfer to a bad school.

Someone asked them if they had been expelled from Luoyi High School, and they said no.

After the two transfer students arrived, they didn't even bother to familiarize themselves with the environment before immediately starting to inquire whether there were any famous Time Walker in the school.

The result was that in Liu Dezhu's class next door, almost the entire class were Time Walker...

As Qing Chen watched them inquire about information, he suddenly realized that these two students were probably also there for the Time Walker.

"Brother Chen, I heard from my junior high school classmate that the Time Walker at Luoyi High School have formed an organization called the 'Freemasons.' All the Time Walker from Luoyi High School have joined, including transfer students; there are over eighty of them. They're quite prestigious in the school, and are known as the most powerful student Time Walker organization in Luocheng," Nan Gengchen whispered. "Could these two be members of the Freemasons?"

"It should be," Qing Chen said.

"Then what are they doing at Los Angeles Foreign Language School?" Nan Gengchen asked, puzzled.

"After an organization is established, it will go on the path of expansion. Only a few sober individuals can restrain this desire," Qing Chen said. "These people are known as the students with the highest IQs in Los Angeles. It is normal for them to want to unite all the Time Walker in high schools. In this way, a huge Freemasonry organization was created, a huge group of student Time Walker."

Nan Gengchen asked curiously, "Should we recruit some classmates to expand our organization? The Freemasons are definitely not as powerful as Bai Zhou, right?"

After all, Bai Zhou's status in Inner World is beyond what ordinary Time Walker can compare to. Just the fact that Qing Chen is a "future imperial tutor" is something many Time Walker would look up to for a lifetime.

But Qing Chen shook his head. "We won't expand. At least we don't need these students to fill the organization. We need at least someone like Luo Wanyai who has been proven by crisis events and won't lose his composure in critical moments."

"That's true, better to have nothing than something bad," Nan Gengchen nodded.

Qing Chen said, "Ask your junior high school classmate if he knows anything about the Freemasons' plans."

Nan Gengchen sent a WeChat message to his junior high school classmate. After the classmate replied, he looked up at Qing Chen and said, "Brother Chen, you really guessed right. More than twenty students who could convince their parents have transferred to various high schools to set up Freemason branches and expand their scale. They also have a management committee, chaired by a senior high school student named Nangong Yuanyu. He's supposedly a top student, always ranked first in his grade in his junior year, and has already secured a spot at Tsinghua University. He has plenty of time."

"Let them be," Qing Chen said.

These students possess a passion and optimism that adults lack, and they organize themselves as if they were founding a student council.

Qing Chen had no right to judge whether their behavior was good or bad, but it was certainly not low-key.

Etc.

Qing Chen suddenly felt something was wrong. If the Freemason president Nangong Yuanyu, was assumed to be a high-IQ academic genius, how could he not know the importance of keeping a low profile?

If you knew this, why would you blatantly recruit members and make such a basic mistake?

This left Qing Chen with doubts.

When the first class ended, Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin, the two transfer students, went directly to the next class and found the group of rich second-generation transfer students.

Qing Chen Nan Gengchen also arrived in the corridor, wanting to see what the two were planning to do.

But then Qi Duo, a boy, said to a rich second-generation, "How about considering joining our Freemasons? The Freemasons now have more than ninety high school students as members. In the Outer World, we can exchange information and look after each other in the Inner World Outer World. We also hold social events for all school Time Walker in the real world from time to time. In the Inner World, we organize explorations to increase our chances of Inner World."

The rich kid asked curiously, "Exploring the Inner World? What do you mean? What are you planning to do?"

Qi Duo patiently explained, "For example, soon we'll be organizing a trip to leave City No. 18 and explore the wilderness outside. Not only that, we also plan to take a detour around the outskirts of Forbidden Zone No. 002 to see the legendary giant tree. But don't worry, we won't put anyone in any danger inside the Forbidden Zone."

"To Forbidden Zone?" the rich kid exclaimed in shock. "Can you even leave the city?"

Qi Duo said, "City No. 18 is now more dangerous than the Forbidden Zone. Chairman Nangong is leading everyone away to temporarily avoid that place."

Zhang Lanjin smiled and said, "This is also one of the advantages of our organization. You don't need to ask us how to get you out of here. In short, we can definitely get you visas."

Upon hearing this, Qing Chen pondered deeply. It seemed that some of these students had connections with the Federal Immigration and Customs Administration.

Moreover, the Freemasons' intention was very clear: to prevent these students from getting involved in the conflicts of City No. 18 and to preserve this strategic resource.

Qing Chen suddenly had a thought.

Could this be Time Walker controlled by the Li or Qing clan, expanding the influence of the Outer World in a special way?

Now, the Time Walker from the Shindai, Kashima, and Chen families have all come out and made their moves, but the Li and Qing families have not made a single move, which is very unusual in itself.

If the main leaders of the Freemasons are from the Lee or Qing families, then many things can be explained.

If these Time Walker are all in the hands of that Shadow Man, then why is he lying low like this?

At this moment, the rich second-generation guy opposite suddenly said, "Joining the Freemasons isn't a problem, but we can't go exploring the wilderness."

"Why?" Qi Duo asked curiously.

The rich kid, with a mix of reserve and arrogance, said, "We're going into Prison No. 10!"

Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin: "???"

Qing Chen: "..."

Nan Gengchen: "..."

They searched for Liu Dezhu in the crowd, only to find him walking towards the restroom with his head down, seemingly trying to avoid the topic.

Qi Duo was stunned for a long time before asking, "Are you all going to prison?"

The rich kid said, "Yes, everyone!"

"Then why are you still so happy?" Qi Duo said, both amused and exasperated.

The rich kid said mysteriously, "Do you know Liu Dezhu? Brother Liu is in Prison No. 10 right now. Let's go and join him. Or, you guys can give up your Freemasonry stuff and come with us to Prison No. 10... Brother Liu? Where did Brother Liu go? He was just here a moment ago!"

Looking at this group of rich kids, Zhang Lanjin suddenly regretted inviting them to join the Freemasons.

"Excuse me," Qi Duo said, turning to leave.

"These people don't seem worth trying to win over," Zhang Lanjin said, following behind him. "I have a junior high classmate here. How about we go talk to him and ask him about Luocheng Foreign Language School?"

Qi Duo thought for a moment and said, "Okay, what's your classmate's name? Which class is he in?"

"His Wang Jiale, he's in Class 7 of the second year of high school. He mentioned in our junior high school group a while ago that there's a very powerful Time Walker at Luocheng Foreign Language School," Zhang Lanjin said.

Otaru cuisine in Lorong Ward.

He Jinqiu was eating Arctic surf clam sashimi alone. The red and white clam meat was dipped in green wasabi and soy sauce, with a unique flavor amidst the spiciness.

After each bite, He Jinqiu would savor the taste for a moment.

A young man pushed open the door, which caused the welcoming wind chimes by the door to ring out with a clear, tinkling sound.

He sat down in front of He Jinqiu and said with a smile, "Boss He, you seem to be in a good mood. My name is Ji Guanya. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Since we're just idling around anyway," He Jinqiu said calmly. "What, are you worried that Jiuzhou isn't seriously targeting Kamishiro and Kashima? Next time you travel back in time, you can tell Li Changqing and Li Yunshou that since Jiuzhou agreed to cooperate with them, it won't go back on its word."

The young man sitting opposite him, Ji Guanya, was none other than the leader of the Li family's Time Walker in the Outer World, responsible for all matters related to Jiuzhou.

People who can take on this role are not simple individuals.

Contrary to what many people imagine, Time Walker must be controlled to be willing to work for conglomerates. Ji Guanya is free in the Inner World and can also act impulsively and without prior notice in the Outer World.

To gain Li Yunshou's trust like this, one must possess extraordinary abilities.

Ji Guanya laughed and said, "I'm not worried. Boss He is overthinking it."

"Well, let's eat first then," He Jinqiu said calmly, seemingly not taking the cooperation with the Li family seriously, perhaps not even as important as the Arctic surf clam between his chopsticks.

"I've always been surprised," Ji Guanya said, "Boss He be willing to cooperate with the Li family?"

He Jinqiu said with a smile, "Li Changqing and I are both directors of the Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency. Isn't it normal for us to look out for each other? Besides, I'm not helping for nothing, am I?"

As a condition of this Outer World cooperation, Li Changqing needs to vote for He Jinqiu 'Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency during its next leadership reshuffle, supporting him to become the Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency's executive director.

This is He Jinqiu wanted.

Many people believe that the people of the Outer World and the people of the Inner World have an inherent hatred relationship. However, that is only true for ordinary people. The conglomerates are machines; they only care about things related to profit.

These are the reasons why, after a brief period of anger, the conglomerate immediately began to protect and control the Time Walker, treating them as a strategic resource.

He Jinqiu picked up the white towel beside her and wiped her mouth. She took out the "Correct Coin" from her pocket and habitually flipped it between her fingers.

He asked slowly and deliberately, "I'm curious, where are the Li family's Time Walker? Such a matter of life and death, why don't they handle it themselves, instead of cooperating with me?"

"This also shows our full trust in Jiuzhou. We believe that Boss He is a trustworthy person, and we also have more important things to do," Ji Guanya said with a smile.

He Jinqiu smiled and said, "I hope everyone will be a trustworthy person; only then will you have a chance to survive in the Outer World. By the way, aren't you going to eat something?"

Ji Guanya seemed unaffected by the threat. He stood up and smiled, "I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Boss He's meal any longer. Although I know that Jiuzhou has a strong intelligence network, I still want to remind you that this time, Kamishiro and Kashima are going all out with their forces within the territory. There will be experts appearing, the true Chosen One."

He Jinqiu said, "I know that those two have already killed more than a dozen informants on the periphery of Jiuzhou. I chased them for seven days and seven nights but couldn't find them. However, I believe they have now quietly arrived in Luocheng."

"It's good that Boss He. He knows about this," Ji Guanya said.

"There's another question," He Jinqiu asked, "What about the Qing Clan's Time Walker? Why haven't we seen them since the time travel incident?"

"The Qing family's Time Walker are all in the hands of that Mr. Shadow. No one can guess what he wants to do," Ji Guanya shook his head.

He Jinqiu frowned.

It's not a good thing to have a force lying dormant on your own turf without ever showing any intention of doing so.

However, at that moment, a young woman at the next table said with a smile, "You two don't need to worry about anything. The Shadow of the Qing family asked me to tell you that he has no ulterior motives. His time as Shadow won't be long. He will pass on his power to the next generation of Shadow. Right now, he's just helping them accumulate more wealth."

He Jinqiu laughed and said, "After pretending for so long, I finally couldn't help but speak up. To be honest, this is the first time I've met someone from the Qing family in the Outer World... It's been a very interesting meeting."

There's a 7,000-word chapter, and another one tonight, but it'll probably be a little later than usual.