“This way, we have three at the 3rd Evolution and one at the 5th Evolution. Wiping out the Midnight Society shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
Ye Xi responded, “The Midnight Society is actually an organization formed by the cooperation of Half-breeds and Humans. Their frontal combat power isn’t actually that high.”
“So the next step is to find out where their headquarters is, right?”
Ye Xi and Shen Ji both looked toward Yun Hai.
Yun Hai’s eyes were dull, and his face was full of confusion as he said, “Aren’t you locals of Nanjiang?”
“Your family’s Old Ancestor even said you’ve had plenty of dealings with the Midnight Society.”
“I…”
Ye Xi, refusing to give in, continued, “Don’t you understand that the customer is God? Do you really think these four bottles of Blood Plasma are that easy to earn?”
“Exactly, exactly. Brother, it’s time to show off the social skills of the Beijiang Blasting Madman.”
Yun Hai’s face darkened.
After all this time, these people had basically hired a babysitter.
“Do you want me to just handle it for you and be done with it?”
Shen Ji thought for a moment and then nodded along with the other three.
Yun Hai smacked his forehead. What a disaster!
“I can find out their specific location, but I’ll say it again: I can’t bear their retaliation alone. From what I know, there’s a massive family behind the Midnight Society. Compared to my family, they are just as strong, if not stronger.”
“Fine. We’ll do some preparatory work first. Contact me the moment you have news on your end.”
Once Yun Hai and Yun Xiaotao had walked far enough away, Shen Ji spoke up.
“By the way, just how strong is your family?”
Ye Xi tilted her head and said nonchalantly, “I’m relatively familiar with two 6th Evolution Pure-bloods. You saw them last time. One is A Ran, who has been following me, and the other is Shadow. They are both mid-tier combatants under Ye Hai.”
“Then do you think there’s a possibility that this whole Midnight Society affair was orchestrated by your father?”
Ye Xi let out a light laugh and patted Shen Ji on the shoulder.
“If Ye Hai had orchestrated this, there wouldn’t even be room for us to interfere.”
“How so?”
“Do you think Ye Hai is strong?”
Shen Ji rolled his eyes.
“Isn’t that obvious? He didn’t even activate his Blood Tribe Form and still managed to punch a hole straight through me.”
Ye Xi gazed into the distance, her expression turning serious.
“His strength has never been just about power. His true strength lies in his calculations. Even if it’s his lover, they are part of his schemes.”
“His lover?”
Ye Xi’s eyes lowered slightly, as if she were remembering something painful.
Her voice turned low.
“From the time I was small, I never saw my mother. It wasn’t until I was old enough to remember things that I overheard others saying…”
“Saying what?”
“Saying that she was schemed to death by Ye Hai.”
“I questioned him afterward, but the answer I got was always that same one: ‘You’re still young.’ There are some things you don’t understand. It was from then on that I began to gradually distance myself from Ye Hai and leave this cold family.”
Looking at Ye Xi’s lost expression, Shen Ji wanted to say a few words of comfort, but the words hung at the edge of his lips, unable to come out.
It was because he couldn’t empathize with the feeling of lacking maternal love since childhood.
Although his life in his previous world had been miserable, his parents had given him plenty of care.
Now that the topic of parents had been raised, he couldn’t help but think of his parents from his past life.
“Shen Ji.”
“Hmm?”
“You won’t leave me, right?”
“I…”
Looking into Ye Xi’s serious eyes, Shen Ji found himself unable to say the next sentence.
In his previous life, he had heard that one should never casually make promises to a girl whose eyes were filled only with you.
Now, the girl whose eyes were filled only with him was right in front of him, but he couldn’t be sure if that promise could be fulfilled.
There were too many unknown variables in the future.
Whether it was his identity as a King Seed or the 5th Evolution he needed to undergo later, it all meant the time he had left to live would be greatly shortened.
“I don’t know.”
Upon hearing this, the attachment in Ye Xi’s eyes did not fade; instead, it grew even more intense.
Her hands gently wrapped around Shen Ji’s waist as she pressed her head tightly against his chest.
Her voice was tiny as she whispered, “At least don’t leave me now…”
“What did you say?”
“Hold me tight.”
The fragrance of her hair, accompanied by a faint body scent, wafted into Shen Ji’s nose.
Shen Ji’s hands hovered behind her, but for a long time, he didn’t know where to place them.
Feeling the water-like touch in his arms, biological instinct caused Shen Ji’s breathing to quicken for a moment, and his mouth became dry.
Sensing Shen Ji’s abnormality, Ye Xi frowned slightly.
She gave Shen Ji’s waist a gentle pinch, looked up, and said, “You brat, are you lusting after my body?”
“I — I’m not!”
“Still saying you’re not? Look where your hand is.”
The moment she said this, as if struck by an electric shock, Shen Ji’s hand snapped away from a rounded curve.
“I… I.”
Looking at Shen Ji, whose face was incredibly red and who seemed completely at a loss, Ye Xi covered her mouth and giggled.
This was the first time she had seen Shen Ji like this, looking exactly like a pure, innocent young boy.
This made her desire to tease him even stronger.
“You couldn’t possibly still be a virgin, could you?”
Shen Ji grit his teeth, complaining internally, ‘What? I’m a virgin? I might not have eaten pork, but I’ve certainly seen a pig run!’
“Who said that! I am not.”
“Oh? How do you prove it?”
Shen Ji couldn’t squeeze out a single word for a long time.
He could only say in fits of anger, “You…”
Just then, a hurried ringing came through.
The caller was Liu Yao. Shen Ji quickly answered.
“Hello, Sister Liu.”
“Shen Ji, we have the latest intelligence on the Midnight Society, and it might even be related to your younger sister. You and Ye Xi need to get to the Inspection Team right away.”
“What? How is it related to Xiao Wan?”
Liu Yao stared intently at the data page on her computer screen.
At the top, it clearly read “Subject 004,” followed immediately by Shen Wan’s photo and related information.
“You should come here before we talk in detail. I’ll send you a location.”
Shen Ji’s expression turned grim, and the fingertips of the hand gripping the phone turned white.
Now there was only one possibility.
He hadn’t been mistaken when he went to the hospital last time; that really was Doctor Bai, and Shen Wan had definitely hidden something from him.
“It’s related to Xiao Wan?”
Ye Xi spoke up in surprise.
“Let’s go over first. Liu Yao said they’ve investigated some new information. If it really is related to Xiao Wan, I won’t let a single one of them go.”
Shen Ji made no effort to hide the ferocity in his eyes.
As his only relative in this world, Xiao Wan was his bottom line.
***
“Mu Qingxin is dead?”
A Ran nodded, looking at the dark-faced Ye Hai in front of her.
“What about the Blood Plasma?”
“It was taken away by an Inspection Team helicopter.”
With one hand, Ye Hai crushed the armrest of his chair into powder.
Mu Qingxin was a pawn he had worked hard to plant within The Official specifically for today’s move.
Although he had already smuggled plenty of Blood Plasma through Mu Qingxin in the past, the current remaining amount was far from enough to increase the strength of the Blood Race members he planned to recruit later.
“How is the Conversion Experiment going?”
“Everything is going smoothly. There is already an 80% conversion rate.”
Ye Hai slowly stood up, his gaze looking far toward Nanjiang Square.
“The Official might have already noticed us. Notify the Midnight Society to move their location.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Also, you and Shadow go stake out the Midnight Society headquarters. I want to see exactly who dares to sabotage my plans.”
A Ran put her hand across her neck and said in a cold tone, “Should I slaughter them?”
Ye Hai’s eyes turned fierce, and just as he was about to nod, he suddenly seemed to remember something.
He asked, “Is there any progress on Xiao Xi’s side?”
A Ran’s eyes flickered.
As Ye Xi was her previous young mistress, she truly did not want to monitor her.
In fact, she was very happy to see Ye Xi leave this family that prioritized nothing but profit.
Therefore, even though Ye Hai had specifically ordered her to keep an eye on Ye Xi, she had only complied superficially and hadn’t paid any attention to her traces at all.
“The Young Lady’s side…”
“What happened on Xiao Xi’s side?”
Ye Hai’s breathing became rapid as he stared intently at the kneeling A Ran.
“Everything is going smoothly between the Young Lady and Wang Zhong.”
“Haven’t they noticed anything about the Midnight Society lately?”
“It seems not.”
Ye Hai rubbed the space between his eyebrows, seemingly talking to himself.
“Is that kid really that stupid? Hasn’t he already established a connection with the Inspection Team? Could it be that he’s planning to elope with Xiao Xi?”
As he finished, A Ran followed up.
“Master, I think it’s very likely. They seem to have been getting exceptionally close lately.”
Ye Hai shook his head and let out a light sigh.
“I actually hope they elope, but not right now.”
“A Ran, the day after tomorrow is when the Blood Moon descends. When necessary, give that kid a reminder. As a King Seed, he will definitely enter The State during his 3rd Evolution. I’ve already picked out the people for his Sacrifice. If he’s going to leave, it must be after everything is over.”
A Ran was slightly taken aback.
Although she didn’t understand what Ye Hai meant, she still nodded.