Chapter 167: Chapter 120: Isn’t Your Power Temporarily Unusable?
The blood essence was absorbed in an instant.
A faint light flashed, and a woman appeared before them. Aside from her somewhat vacant eyes, she was identical to Jiang Yunnuan in every other way.
Si Xie and Fu Yuan’s eyes widened instantly. They stared at the puppet of Jiang Yunnuan in shock and curiosity, their eyes filled with disbelief.
The more he looked, the more amazed he became. Si Xie couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.
"She’s completely identical! This is incredible. By the way, Nuannuan, aren’t your powers sealed right now? How did you manage to create this puppet?"
"I made it a while ago. It just needs a drop of blood essence to be activated. You two, save your curiosity for later. Hurry up and drip your blood to activate the puppets."
Jiang Yunnuan gave a simple explanation before urgently hurrying them along.
At this moment, she was incredibly grateful she hadn’t slacked off in her spare time, instead using it to prepare these life-saving items.
’Otherwise, with my powers sealed, I’d be completely useless. If I wanted to do anything, I would have to rely entirely on them.’
’Once my powers are unsealed, I’ll have to prepare even more things, just in case.’
Once all the puppets were activated, Jiang Yunnuan took out an Invisibility Talisman, and the others carried her as they quickly departed the villa.
After leaving, they didn’t go far. Instead, they landed on the roof of a nearby superstructure and hid.
Jiang Yunnuan opened her Light Brain, using it to access all the surveillance feeds inside and outside the villa. Meanwhile, Fu Yuan and Si Xie watched the villa’s surroundings and quickly spotted a few suspicious figures.
"See? I was right. Those people really are watching us. They want to use us to find Ming Ye."
"That’s only part of it," Fu Yuan added with a frown. "They’re also likely guarding against Ming Ye trying to hide right under their noses—escaping back here to ask for our help, and us hiding him."
Listening to them, Jiang Yunnuan tore her gaze away from the monitor, where the three puppets were putting on a public display of affection. She turned off her Light Brain and spoke.
"Never mind them for now. The puppets can last for about three to four days. We need to move fast. We have to get Ming Ye safely out of the Empire within three days."
*
「Land of Calamity.」
After a full day of drills, a sweat-drenched Jun Yao returned to his ship to clean up.
After he had washed up, he sat on the sofa and opened his Light Brain. He saw several unread messages and opened them. They were all from Qin Chuan.
"Young Master, you previously sent men to Central City on business. We’ve finally received an update. I’m forwarding it to you now."
Below the message was a forwarded document.
Jun Yao opened it. The document was densely packed with information, interspersed with a few screenshots from the Star Network.
After quickly scrolling to the end, he pressed his lips into a thin line, his eyes turning deep and dark.
’Ning Xiu is staying with them, Si Xie has been found, that Ultimate Venerable has left, and Ming Ye has undergone Contract Termination and landed on the Empire’s most-wanted list...’
Heh...
’So, Si Xie is back?’
’Does she know what really happened that day?’
’Does she know it wasn’t my fault Si Xie fell into the Nine Nether Abyss?’
’Never mind. This isn’t the time to be thinking about that. Ming Ye is a wanted man, and with her personality, she’d never stand by and do nothing. She’ll definitely try to help him in secret.’
’If she gets caught, the consequences will be severe.’
He reached up to pinch the bridge of his nose, then sent a message to Qin Chuan.
"Do not tell the clan leader that I sent people to Central City."
"Yes, Young Master!"
After turning off his Light Brain, Jun Yao found a black combat uniform and put it on. He bent down, tucked his pant legs securely into his boots, and then went out to find Huo Shenming.
「Inside Ship 0001.」
Huo Shenming sat at his desk, intently studying the Four-dimensional Star Map of the Land of Calamity. He frowned, contemplating the plan for the next offensive.
The door to the cabin slid open, and a tall, imposing figure entered.
Hearing the sound, Huo Shenming turned. A smile immediately appeared on his face when he saw it was Jun Yao.
He stood up, beckoned Jun Yao over, and pointed to a location on the star map.
"Ah Yao, perfect timing. The legion has almost finished regrouping, so it’s time to prepare for the next offensive. This time, I plan to start with the most difficult place, Black Wind Valley. What are your thoughts?"
Black Wind Valley was riddled with swamps where the Corpse Clan and the Insect Race coexisted. Corpse Poison and insect venom ran rampant, posing a massive threat to the soldiers. It was indeed the most difficult location in the entire Land of Calamity.
Jun Yao frowned, disagreeing with the plan to make Black Wind Valley the legion’s next target.
"Wait a few days, Commander. I need to leave for a while on personal business. We can discuss Black Wind Valley at length when I get back. You can attack other locations first."
’There’s no one else around, so why is this kid calling me ’Commander’?’
’Would it kill him to just call me Dad?’
Huo Shenming grumbled to himself. His gaze fell on the sleek, stylish combat uniform Jun Yao was wearing, and he realized it wasn’t his standard military issue.
He asked with concern, "You’re leaving? Where to?"
"Personal business. As for the rest, no comment."
Huo Shenming: "..."
"If you won’t tell me, how can I approve your leave?"
"Whether you approve or not is your business. I’m here to inform you, not to ask for permission. I have to go, with or without your approval."
’What kind of talk is that?’
’Is that any way for a subordinate to speak to a superior officer?’
Huo Shenming’s head throbbed with anger, but he was helpless.
"Fine, fine, fine! I get it. Go wherever you damn well please. But remember one thing: if I send you a message, you’d better reply. And be safe. Come back soon, and don’t make your old man worry."
"Okay."
*
"COUGH COUGH COUGH..."
From within a cave, violent coughs echoed intermittently.
A man lay unconscious on the ground. His face was flushed, his lips were dry and peeling, and his entire aura was weak and faint.
A large hand gently came to rest on the man’s forehead.
A scorching heat radiated into his palm. A flicker of worry crossed Ming Ye’s deep eyes.
’He’s burning up. Big Brother has had this fever for so long, and it shows no sign of breaking. A shattered inner core and a persistent high fever... if this keeps up, he’ll be in grave danger.’
’If only Jiang Yunnuan were here.’
’She could definitely heal Big Brother.’
The thought of Jiang Yunnuan made him suddenly remember the water she had given him before he left. ’She wouldn’t have just packed ordinary water for me,’ he realized. ’That water... it might be the Divine Water that caused my genetic evolution!’
’If it is the Divine Water, it will definitely help Big Brother.’
At this thought, he quickly grabbed the bundle beside him, took out a bottle of water, and opened it. Propping up the unconscious man, he pinched his jaw open and poured the water down his throat.
As the liquid flowed down his throat, the unconscious man began to swallow instinctively, quickly finishing the entire bottle.
Suddenly, the drone of a Flying Device reached his ears. Ming Ye’s eyes hardened, and he clenched his fists.
’Dammit. Those people are relentless. They’ve caught up again already.’
He swiftly repacked his bundle and slung it over his shoulder. Then, hoisting the unconscious man onto his back, his figure blurred as he fled from the cave.
’Almost there. Just two more days, and I can get Big Brother out of the Empire.’
