“Send me your location; we’re coming to find you.”
Shen Ji hesitated for a moment before saying, “There’s no rush. Is the Blood Plasma ready?”
“Don’t worry. We took care of it after you and Mu Qingxin left.”
“Good.”
After sending his location, Shen Ji fell into a deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he found Ye Xi and the others already standing before him.
Xiao Jiu clicked her tongue in wonder and said, “Is a King Seed really that terrifying? Even an Evolution 6 was no match for him.”
While rummaging through Mu Qingxin’s corpse, Liu Yao asked, “Shen Ji, did Mu Qingxin say anything to you?”
Shen Ji swallowed the last mouthful of Blood Plasma and, with Ye Xi’s support, walked over to Liu Yao.
Looking at Mu Qingxin lying in a pool of blood, his final words seemed to echo in Shen Ji’s ears.
“He told me to make good use of his Talent.”
Ye Xi asked in surprise, “His Talent? That purely defensive **[Barrier]** Talent?”
Liu Yao shook her head and added, “**[Barrier]** is not just a defensive Talent.”
Shen Ji raised his hand, and a black barrier instantly appeared beneath his feet.
He did not know why he knew how to use it this way; he had simply condensed the barrier under his feet subconsciously.
As the black barrier moved, Shen Ji’s body gradually rose.
However, after moving a short distance, the barrier vanished.
Shen Ji fell, his face pale.
The energy he had just replenished with the bottle of Blood Plasma was now completely exhausted.
Ye Xi was quick and caught him, preventing Shen Ji from having a close encounter with the ground.
“Could it be that stealing the Talents of others is one of the King Seed’s abilities?”
Xiao Jiu asked, puzzled.
Shen Ji gave a bitter smile and said, “Perhaps.”
“Let’s go. It’s time for our plan to begin.”
Liu Yao picked up Mu Qingxin’s corpse and walked toward the distant vehicle, step by step.
Shen Ji looked at the departing Liu Yao with a complicated expression.
The mysteries surrounding him were still unsolved, but future problems were waiting for them to fix.
He could not afford to stop here, especially with only 2 days left until the Blood Moon rose.
Ye Xi seemed to sense Shen Ji’s thoughts.
She quietly took his hand with her smooth, soft fingers, trying to offer him some comfort.
“Shen Ji, you said we’ll succeed, right?”
Feeling the soft touch on his fingertips, Shen Ji felt a warmth in his heart.
No matter what danger they faced, Ye Xi was always the first to help him, and she could even sense his emotions in time.
This made him feel from the bottom of his heart that he had unknowingly owed Ye Xi quite a lot.
“We will.”
Shen Ji’s gaze became exceptionally determined as he looked toward the horizon where dawn was breaking.
Ye Xi smiled, then gave Shen Ji a quick kiss on the cheek, like a bird pecking at a tree.
Shen Ji wiped his face as if in disgust, glancing sideways at Ye Xi.
He saw a hint of anger flashing in her beautiful peach-blossom eyes, and her fair face puffed up in irritation.
She then pecked the same spot again and said, “Don’t wipe it!”
“I will.”
Shen Ji ran off, and Ye Xi chased after him.
Liu Yao watched everything from afar through the rearview mirror of the car.
She wanted so much for the scene to be frozen at this moment, but their status as the Blood Race meant they, these so-called outsiders, could never live openly.
Especially after seeing Mu Qingxin’s corpse, she felt even more that the Blood Race should not be like this.
They were not “outsiders,” and they would not hurt people at will; the world simply lacked a place for them to belong.
And Shen Ji’s appearance seemed to bring hope to all of this.
It was not just because he was a King Seed, but more because of his ability to plan and create miracles.
While Liu Yao was lost in thought, Shen Ji, who had gotten into the car at some point, suddenly said, “Sister Liu, take me directly to the Blood Plasma storage location. There’s news from Xiao Tao.”
“Has her family agreed to cooperate with us?”
Shen Ji nodded and then shook his head, saying, “Xiao Tao said their Old Ancestor will come to talk with us first, so…”
“So we have to babble with another old geezer?”
Xiao Jiu seemed dissatisfied, waving her pink fist as she spoke.
“Xiao Jiu, don’t think of a clan as something simple. Furthermore, they are the strongest family in Beijiang City. If they come here, it’s no different from a direct challenge to the local Blood Race’s authority.”
Xiao Jiu turned her head away, still grumbling, “I know, Big Sister, but can we really resolve the Midnight Society’s issues without alerting those at the top?”
Liu Yao explained patiently, “We have no choice.”
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“Old Ancestor, the place agreed upon with The King is just ahead!”
Yun Hai patted Yun Xiaotao’s head and said with a profound look, “Xiao Tao, you’re already this old. Can’t you be a bit more composed?”
“Yun Hai, why are you pretending? The Old Ancestor hasn’t even spoken yet.”
“You…”
The middle-aged man pressed his hand to his forehead and said, “Behave, both of you. Don’t interrupt later, especially you, Xiao Tao.”
Yun Xiaotao shrank back and said weakly, “Oh, I understand, Old Ancestor.”
Just then, the car came to a steady stop in front of an office building.
The Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes at the rooftop and waved his hand.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them vanished and reappeared.
Shen Ji looked at the two crates of Blood Plasma in front of him.
If it were not for the fact that Blood Plasma had almost negligible effects on increasing evolution progress after a 3rd Evolution, he would have finished them all long ago.
While Shen Ji was lost in thought, three figures abruptly appeared in front of them.
Among them was an excited Yun Xiaotao.
The Old Ancestor’s expression was calm, showing no fear despite the other’s status as a King Seed.
“Is this all there is?”
Shen Ji was slightly stunned, not expecting the other party to be so blunt.
He then asked, “Why? Is it not enough?”
Even before the Old Ancestor’s Blood Tribe Form was revealed, an invisible pressure began to emanate from him.
Shen Ji knit his brows and looked at him.
His King Seed form emerged along with his blue eyes, meeting the other’s pressure with the unique aura of a King Seed.
“Even though you are a King Seed, it doesn’t mean you are The King I recognize.”
The Old Ancestor’s eyes were cold, devoid of any emotion.
Before seeing any substantial benefits, he did not intend to work for the other, even if he was the only King Seed to appear in the last 1,000 years.
“The King, the Old Ancestor didn’t mean it that way!”
Yun Xiaotao took a step forward and stood between the two.
“This has nothing to do with you,” both men said in unison.
Yun Hai quickly pulled Yun Xiaotao away.
This was no time for her to be mischievous.
The two men before them represented more than just an exchange of interests; they represented the direction of the future.
Shen Ji took a deep breath and continued, “I heard from Xiao Tao that your family knows secrets regarding the King Seed?”
“So what if we do?”
“I can use myself as collateral in exchange for information.”
The Old Ancestor was slightly surprised and asked, “What do you mean?”
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