“So, your Captain betrayed us?”
Liu Yao was noncommittal, her brows furrowed.
“Do you remember the Blood Plasma mentioned by the Midnight Society?”
“At the time, we were wondering where the Midnight Society would get so much Blood Plasma to provide to others.”
Shen Ji lowered his head in thought.
As things stood, they weren’t just facing the Midnight Society anymore.
Instead, they were up against the two strongest figures from the legal and illegal sides of Nanjiang City.
Even if the helicopter they were flying reached its destination, they would never be able to get the upper hand against Mu Qingxin.
Shen Ji let out a long breath and stared at the blurring lights outside the window.
A deep sense of helplessness spread from the soles of his feet to his entire body.
In the face of absolute strength, any plan would be as easily pierced through as a sheet of paper.
Just as Shen Ji was losing heart, his hand accidentally brushed against the empty glass bottle in his pocket, making his body jerk.
“Strength… Right! What I lack is strength!”
Liu Yao and Ye Xi looked at Shen Ji in confusion. Shen Ji clenched his fists.
“Does anyone have extra Blood Plasma?”
Xiao Jiu, in the pilot’s seat, said weakly, “Even if we did, so what? He has reached the Sixth Evolution. Even if he didn’t have a Talent, you’d be no match for him.”
Liu Yao slapped the armrest, sounding excited.
“Exactly! Just because we can’t do it doesn’t mean it’s impossible for you!”
“Big Sister, what I meant was—”
“Xiao Jiu, how many bottles of Blood Plasma do you have on you right now?”
“One… one bottle.”
Liu Yao’s eyes sharpened.
Ignoring the fact that Xiao Jiu was piloting the helicopter, she gripped the girl’s shoulder with one hand. Her voice was cold.
“Xiao Jiu, tell the truth.”
“Big Sister, it’s useless even if I give it all to him. If you needed it, I’d give it to you without a word, but for him… I… I…”
Liu Yao relaxed her grip, her attitude softening.
“Xiao Jiu, he’s a King Seed.”
“What?”
A blue glint flashed in Shen Ji’s eyes, and an invisible pressure bore down on Xiao Jiu.
In an instant, Xiao Jiu’s Blood Tribe Form activated instinctively.
The lingering pressure made her heart race uncontrollably.
Xiao Jiu suppressed her inner shock.
Information about the King Seed was common knowledge within the Twilight Inspection Team, but this was her first time feeling that aura from such a close distance.
Because of this, although hesitation appeared in her eyes, her hands did not stop.
This might be their only chance to stop Mu Qingxin.
Xiao Jiu bit her lip and pulled three bottles of Blood Plasma from an inner pocket of her clothes.
“I only have this many.”
Shen Ji didn’t waste any time.
He took them and immediately uncorked a bottle.
Just as he was about to drink, Liu Yao reached out to stop him.
“Wait, this definitely won’t be enough for you to reach the Third Evolution.”
“Add mine.”
As Ye Xi spoke, she revealed half of her fair wrist.
Liu Yao shook her head.
“It’s not enough. Not unless we have one more bottle of Blood Plasma.”
Listening to their conversation, Xiao Jiu was caught in a fierce internal struggle.
Although she had one bottle left in her pocket, she had saved it with great effort.
Without this bottle, and if there was no new supply next month, she would have to go back to absorbing the blood of various livestock.
Not only was that inefficient, but it was also difficult to stomach.
Seeing that Liu Yao was also about to offer her own blood, Xiao Jiu finally made up her mind.
She gritted her teeth and pulled out the last bottle.
“Stop arguing! I’ll give it to you!”
Liu Yao was stunned for a moment.
She knew Xiao Jiu was incredibly stingy, so seeing her hand it over so quickly was a rare sight indeed.
“Stop wasting time. If Mu Qingxin notices something is wrong, none of us will be able to escape while we’re up in the sky.”
Ye Xi snatched the bottles, grabbed Shen Ji’s chin, bit off the corks, and poured them in recklessly.
Shen Ji’s eyes widened.
He swallowed faster and faster as the System’s mechanical notifications began to chime intermittently, seemingly because the intake was too large.
Only one thing could be heard: **[Second Evolution: …%]**
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Beijiang City, Wangge Hotel.
“Can you really confirm his identity as the King Seed?”
“Mhm, of course it’s true, Brother! The King is amazing! Even that trash at the Third Evolution couldn’t last 3 seconds against him.”
The man with the rugged face scratched his head.
He couldn’t tell for a moment if his little sister was telling the truth.
Although their family had grown up hearing stories about the King Seed…
…They were just stories.
He was a spiritual leader they believed in, but now someone was telling him that their spiritual leader was alive and needed their help.
It felt like they had spent their whole lives praying to the heavens for rain as a formality, never actually expecting the heavens to exist.
But now, the heavens had appeared and needed their help.
They had to consider the practical factors.
If they helped, the Midnight Society was a local power to be reckoned with.
Although their own family held significant influence in the area, acting rashly would put them in a passive position.
But if they didn’t go, it would truly go against the spiritual beliefs they had always held.
The rugged man hesitated for a moment, then punched his palm.
“Little sister, why don’t you go ask the Old Ancestor for his opinion?”
At the mention of the “Old Ancestor,” Yun Xiaotao’s expression soured.
She fidgeted.
“Brother, you’re the descendant the Old Ancestor values most. No matter how you look at it, you should be the one to go.”
“You brat, why don’t you mention that the Old Ancestor dotes on you the most?”
“I don’t care. You’re my brother.”
The rugged man’s eyes darted around as if he had thought of something.
He sighed.
“You wouldn’t want your King to be disappointed in you, would you?”
Yun Xiaotao stomped her foot.
The image of Shen Ji’s hopeful gaze surfaced in her mind.
This was the first task the King had given her.
Was she really going to mess it up like this?
But the Old Ancestor was truly terrifying.
Every time she went to see him, he was harshly training the family members.
She had finally managed to sneak out; did she really have to go back now?
“Oh, Brother, I’m begging you, please.”
The rugged man placed his hands on Yun Xiaotao’s shoulders and spoke firmly.
“Xiaotao, this is no small matter. Now that the King Seed has appeared, it will be hard for us to stay out of it. You’re the one who made first contact. Do you know what that means?”
“What… what does it mean?”
“It means you’re the chosen one! You’re the one who will lead our entire family to a new era of prosperity!”
“But the Old Ancestor…”
“Don’t worry. The Old Ancestor will definitely be proud of you. No, from now on, you’ll be the pride of our entire family.”
A scene of her standing at the pinnacle of the family gradually formed in Yun Xiaotao’s mind.
‘Lady Xiaotao, please let me be the second person to follow the King!’
‘Lady Xiaotao, can you tell us how you met the King?’
‘Lady Xiaotao…’
The rugged man looked at his sister’s foolishly happy expression, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
‘Don’t blame your brother for tricking you. This is the path you chose yourself!’
“Brother, I’ve made up my mind. I’m not just going to tell the Old Ancestor. I’m going to let everyone in the family know that I, Yun Xiaotao, am the first person to follow the King!”