For a brief mont, Su Mo and Yang Qingxi exchanged a glance, both catching the sa thought in each other’s eyes.
Spider?
So Leng Shuang had already known this so-called genius hacker long before Ye Chen ever ca into the picture.
The original plot hadn’t ntioned anything about it.
Now, this made things even more interesting.
Neither of them brought it up aloud. There was no need to.
Right now, what mattered wasn’t how that connection ca to be, but how useful it could beco for them.
If this connection were real, then bringing that genius hacker to their side would save them an enormous amount of effort in the future.
"Shuang," Su Mo said, his tone calm but direct, "contact your friend. I need everything she knows about King’s Palace—structure, mbers, movents. Especially where they are right now."
Leng Shuang nodded imdiately, but there was a slight hesitation that lingered on her face.
"I can reach her," she said, "but... her asking price is quite high."
Before Su Mo could respond, Yang Qingxi casually waved her hand as if brushing aside sothing trivial.
"Then pay her," she said. "If a problem can be solved with money, then it isn’t a problem at all."
Leng Shuang looked at Yang Qingxi in amazent. That was the charisma of a rich lady.
So powerful. So dashing.
She swears that if she hadn’t made an oath to serve as Su Mo’s disciple for life. She would have definitely sworn her allegiance to Miss Yang.
She is rich. Has a powerful background.
And unlike other capitalists, she is also very generous. Most of all, she is also a powerful cultivator, second only to her master.
What an amazing person!
***
After leaving the military hospital, the three of them didn’t stay together for long.
Su Mo’s gaze drifted toward the distance, as if sothing had already caught his attention.
"I’ll go check on the Gu Family," he said.
Yang Qingxi raised her brow. "Planning to help them?"
Su Mo shook his head slightly.
"Not yet. First, I want to understand their situation."
A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
"If necessary, I’ll lend a hand."
He paused briefly before adding,
"After all... an enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Before Yang Qingxi could say anything else, his figure disappeared from where he stood, leaving behind only a faint ripple in the air.
Yang Qingxi didn’t react much. She had already gotten used to this kind of sudden vanishing act.
Once I master the Body Flickering Technique. I could move like that, too.’
While motivating herself, she turned her attention to Leng Shuang.
"Shuang, in addition to King’s Palace," she said, "rember to track Ye Chen and the escaped prisoners. I want their location as soon as possible."
Leng Shuang nodded imdiately. "Understood, Miss Yang. Leave it to ."
Without wasting ti, she left as well.
For a brief mont, Yang Qingxi was left standing alone.
There was nothing pressing for her to do for now...at least, not imdiately.
She exhaled slowly.
"I should go back and rest a bit."
Maybe binge-watch a series and relax.
The thought of simply lying down and doing nothing sounded unusually appealing.
But just as she was about to leave, her phone rang.
She glanced at the screen.
’Secretary Lin.’
Her expression stiffened slightly before she answered.
A short conversation later, the faint ease on her face disappeared completely.
There was so imdiate work to handle.
Yang Qingxi lowered her phone and let out a quiet sigh.
"I just wanted a break..."
Then, as if sothing suddenly clicked, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
’Wait! Since when did I start getting lazy, too?"
After a pause.
"... Am I being affected by the Su Mo Virus?"
Her lips twitched faintly.
"Damn him!"
---
*Acchoo*
"Huh..? With my strong body, shouldn’t I be immune to cold?" Su Mo mumbled, confused. "So strange..."
High above Jiangnan City, he moved swiftly through the air, his body gliding as if weightless.
Now he was getting more and more proficient at using his Magnetic Control Technique.
’Sigh... When will I be able to actually fly? Using the tal on my shoe soles, it doesn’t feel any different from standing still.’
Buildings passed beneath him in a blur, the city gradually shrinking into a patchwork of lights and shadows.
With the directions sent to him by Yang Qingxi, it didn’t take long for him to locate the Gu Estate.
As he descended, however, sothing caught his attention.
A faint but distinct aura brushed against his senses.
It wasn’t overwhelming, but it was definitely sothing far beyond ordinary.
Su Mo slowed down slightly, his gaze sharpening.
There was another cultivator here.
He landed without making a sound, his presence concealed as he observed from a distance.
---
Inside the Gu Estate, the atmosphere in the main hall was unusually tense.
Gu Xuan and Gu Furong stood side by side, their expressions serious, though there was a hint of unease that neither of them could fully hide.
In front of them stood Gu Liming. Their father.
The man who was usually composed and authoritative now seed to be restrained.
His posture was slightly lowered, his tone more careful than usual.
Opposite him stood an old man dressed in simple robes.
He stood casually, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze steady and unhurried. Yet there was sothing about him that made them feel insignificant.
"Lord Zhu Shan," Gu Liming said respectfully, "thank you for coming on such short notice."
Zhu Shan glanced at him, his lips curling slightly.
"Liming," he said, his tone carrying faint irritation, "just because I owe you three favours... doesn’t an you can summon whenever you like."
Gu Liming imdiately bowed his head further.
"You are right, Lord Zhu Shan. This was my oversight."
He paused before continuing,
"But the matter is urgent. I had no other choice."
Zhu Shan studied him for a mont before letting out a soft snort.
"Trouble caused by your son?"
His gaze shifted to Gu Xuan.
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