Inside a taxi at the Nanjiang highway exit.
Shen Ji slapped his cheeks, forcing himself to wake up.
Beside him, Ye Xi was snoring softly, looking as though she had been asleep for a while.
“Ye Xi, Ye Xi!”
“Mmm…”
“It’s time. Wake up.”
Ye Xi said indistinctly, “What time is it?”
“2:30 AM. The vehicle will be here soon. It’s about time to set things up.”
Hearing this, Ye Xi first stretched her limbs in the narrow space, then smoothed her hair and tied it into a neat ponytail.
With a solemn expression, she asked, “Where is that bottle of Blood Plasma I gave you?”
“Right here.”
Shen Ji pulled a glass bottle from his chest.
The crimson liquid inside was none other than the Specialized Blood Plasma.
Originally, Shen Ji had intended to rely on this bottle to undergo his Second Evolution.
But as things stood, the benefit to both of them would undoubtedly be maximized if Ye Xi used it.
“Xiao Jizi, have you really decided to take this entire batch of Blood Plasma? As far as I know, there are a few tough nuts to crack in the Nanjiang Twilight Inspection Team. Besides, what you’re doing is basically taking the food out of their mouths.”
Shen Ji looked into the distance and said in a low voice, “The family behind Yun Xiaotao may have supported the King Seed lineage in the past, but times have changed. If I want them to work for me now, I must have enough bargaining chips.”
Ye Xi nodded thoughtfully.
When Shen Ji was arranging the plan that day, he had learned that Yun Xiaotao was born into a family that worshipped the King Seed.
Not only did they know many secrets regarding the King Seed, but they also possessed considerable power.
That was why they were hijacking the vehicle to seize the Blood Plasma — to win over her family.
Thinking about it now, Yun Xiaotao should have already arrived home and begun discussing the details with her family.
A blue light flickered in the depths of Shen Ji’s eyes as the aura of a King Seed surged wildly.
A faint sense of pressure fell upon Ye Xi, and she reflexively activated her Blood Tribe Form.
Ye Xi keenly perceived that in the past, when she activated her Blood Tribe Form, it was like a vehicle needing an ignition; the energy would move first, filling every part of her body before the form changed.
But under Shen Ji’s stimulation, the process of changing forms was extremely smooth.
It felt as effortless as water flowing into a channel.
“Ye Xi, are you ready?”
Ye Xi nodded, bit off the glass stopper, and poured all the Blood Plasma into her mouth.
In an instant, a blood-colored mist — so dense it was almost tangible — began to spread from Ye Xi’s surroundings.
Under her control, these mists dissipated while simultaneously remaining nearly impossible to detect with the naked eye.
Shen Ji clicked his tongue in envy.
“As expected of a Third Evolution. It really is different from a First Evolution like me who relies purely on brute force.”
Ye Xi rolled her eyes and said helplessly, “You’re a King Seed. Once we hijack this truckload of Blood Plasma, the sheer quantity alone will be enough to stack you up to a Third Evolution.”
Shen Ji burst out laughing and shook his head.
Then, his gaze locked onto every vehicle passing through the checkpoint.
Right then, Shen Ji’s phone began to ring.
“Hello, Sister Liu?”
“Shen Ji, listen to me. The plan is canceled. Our Captain is on this transport. He is at the Sixth Evolution. There is no way you can snatch it from him!”
Shen Ji narrowed his eyes at the freight truck that was now within reach.
Ye Xi made an “OK” gesture; as soon as Shen Ji nodded, she would immediately activate the Blood Mist.
“Sister Liu, when is your next batch of Blood Plasma being shipped?”
“In half a month…”
“We don’t have time. The Blood Moon rises the day after tomorrow.”
Liu Yao’s grip tightened until her knuckles turned white, and her face grew pale.
“Hold him back. I’ll be there soon.”
“Ye Xi, do it.”
After the vehicle had traveled some distance, Mu Qingxin realized something was wrong.
As a warrior of the Sixth Evolution, he could always sense the presence of faint, indistinct energy in the surroundings.
He reflexively activated his Blood Tribe Form and sealed off the interaction between his own energy and the outside world.
Watching the freight truck pull further away, Ye Xi also realized that her ability had failed to work.
She turned back and looked at Shen Ji urgently.
Shen Ji grit his teeth.
Even though he now knew the disparity in their strength was vast, he couldn’t just give up like this.
“Let’s go. Chase them!”
Shen Ji didn’t care about the risk of exposure.
Relying on the memories of his past life, he skillfully sat in the driver’s seat and performed a drift, stopping steadily in front of Ye Xi.
Ye Xi was momentarily stunned, but she instantly turned into an afterimage and lunged through the car window.
“Ye Xi, the situation is very unfavorable for us now. The opponent is at the Sixth Evolution, and apparently, he’s a Captain.”
Ye Xi frowned, her tone heavy.
“It seems it’s Mu Qingxin. The two of us alone won’t be able to take him down.”
“What is his Talent?”
“**[Barrier]**.”
***
Mu Qingxin looked at the taxi tailing him relentlessly in the rear-view mirror.
A grim expression appeared in his crimson eyes.
‘Did those old fossils at the top find out something?’
But now, he had no way to retreat.
He had stayed hidden for many years just for this day.
Even if there was a risk of exposure, this truckload of Blood Plasma absolutely could not be lost!
Mu Qingxin’s gaze turned fierce.
With one hand on the steering wheel, he reached out with his other hand toward the taxi behind him.
A tangible black barrier appeared out of thin air.
Shen Ji slammed the steering wheel to the side, barely dodging it, only for another barrier to appear, completely blocking the pursuit route.
The tires left two brake marks on the road as Shen Ji kicked the door open.
He smashed his fist against the black barrier with all his might, but it didn’t have the slightest effect.
“Don’t waste your strength. We can’t catch up…”
The frustration in Shen Ji’s eyes was impossible to hide.
He slumped onto the ground, muttering, “No, there must be another way. There has to be…”
Ye Xi looked toward the vehicles approaching from behind.
It wouldn’t be long before people discovered the anomaly here.
If they waited until then, getting away would be difficult.
“Shen Ji, let’s go.”
Ye Xi gave Shen Ji a shove.
Seeing that he remained motionless, she had no choice but to pick him up on her back, turning into an afterimage as she left the scene.
Shortly after the two left, Shen Ji’s phone rang again.
“Shen Ji, look up.”
A helicopter appeared out of nowhere above Shen Ji and Ye Xi.
As the helicopter gradually descended, the dust kicked up by the rotors refused to settle.
Shen Ji rubbed his eyes and said in disbelief, “Dammit, Sister Liu, why didn’t you say you had one of these sooner!”
“Never mind that. Things are a bit complicated right now.”
The two of them climbed up the rope.
They saw that Liu Yao’s expression was more solemn than ever before.
“Mu Qingxin… he isn’t here to deliver Blood Plasma to us at all.”
Shen Ji said in shock, “Didn’t you say he was your Captain? How could he…”
“Xiao Jiu, you should be the one to tell them.”
A young, innocent-looking woman sat in the pilot’s seat.
Her eyes were rimmed with red, clearly showing she had just been crying.
“The person the higher-ups originally assigned was Xiao Wu, but the one who answered the phone on the truck was the Captain. Furthermore, we haven’t been able to contact Xiao Wu at all, so…”
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