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“Qin Ming, have you ever entered ‘Zero Point’ with your aunt?”
Understanding that the “Zero Point” mentioned by Huo Suixin was not the same as the current “Zero Point,” he shook his head and replied, “No, but I witnessed Aunt Huo being pulled inside…”
“At that time, the Huo Family and the Li Family had not publicly announced their marriage news; they were just waiting for Li Sheng—Chairman Li—to take office before making it public. Therefore, very few people attended that banquet; only a handful of true power holders from the prominent families were present. I sneaked in, so after the banquet ended, no one noticed me. I was forced to spend a night at the Li Family’s old residence.” Qin Ming cast a meaningful glance at Li Nanbei. “It was then that I discovered the secret of the Li Family’s long-standing seclusion in S District. If I’m not mistaken, S District, the rumored ‘Source Area,’ The Beginning of the One Yuan, Cycle of Rebirth, is both a beginning and an end—it is ‘zero.’ The Li Family is the family guarding the secret of the Source Area… right?”
His question hung in the air, met with silence from everyone.
“Ah… When I saw Aunt Huo, she was being drawn by a strong light. I wanted to grab her, but it was too late… By the time I got closer, she had already been sucked into that vortex… Afterward, Chairman Li found me. I was young and didn’t realize how shocking what I had seen was; I just foolishly reported what happened. Thus, I was forced to ‘live’ in S District for ten years,” his tone was mocking yet bitter. “Maybe at that time Chairman Li truly didn’t know where Aunt Huo had gone, but afterward!” His gaze sharpened as he stared directly at Li Nanbei. “When the Huo Family started to uncover clues, it was you who stopped their further investigation, wasn’t it?”
“Mr. Li, is what Qin Ming said true?! You actually knew where my aunt went back then?”
“Ha… Otherwise, why do you think the Li Family has felt guilty toward the Huo Family for so many years?”
“Sui Xin, I’m sorry; this matter is too complicated for me to discuss.”
Li Nanbei’s expression turned cold, and his silence ignited Huo Suixin’s anger. “Can’t?! Your ‘can’t’ has led to the current situation; how many more ‘can’ can there be? Don’t think I don’t know about the Military Department, the government, and the actions of the merged districts!” She took a deep breath and closed her eyes before asking her final question with determination. “How much longer?”
Li Nanbei shot a heavy glance at Qin Huai —are you and her done?
The person being scrutinized shrugged with a half-smile, maintaining his usual nonchalance. Yet deep down, he felt a sinking sensation… thinking of someone… someone he must protect.
Thus, he ambiguously accepted Li Nanbei’s suspicion.
“Sui Xin, this matter is known only to a few prominent families in Area A; how did you find out?” Peng Nanyan asked with concern evident in her noble eyes. Couldn’t fate be changed for a daughter of the Huo Family?
“What? You all know about it but don’t allow me—the ‘key’—to know?”
"Sui Xin!"
"Sui Xin!"
Peng Nanyan and Li Nanbei shouted in unison.
"Heh heh... I'm not wrong, am I? The bloodline of the Huo Family is the key to unlocking the Source Area and Zero Point..."
"And there are still six months."
" Qin Huai!"
Li Nanbei's cold voice carried a heavy sense of menace.
"Tsk... how boring. Since everyone has guessed it, why not make it public? What's the point of all this speculation? Besides—" he sneered lightly, "Shanda Corporation probably won't hold out much longer... Huo Yuwei going in was just to fill the gap left by Huo Suixin, wasn't it, Director Li?"
" Qin Huai, mind your manners."
Li Nanbei's dark expression now hinted at an anger that was about to explode.
"What?! Yuwei—I'm going to tell Grandpa..." Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something. She looked up in disbelief and asked, "Could it be that my grandpa—"
"Sister Huo, Old Huo must have nodded in agreement for us to make this arrangement. Otherwise, who would dare touch a woman from the Huo Family?" Qin Ming shot a cool glance at Li Nanbei, then drained his cup of tea. "I'll take my leave now; there are still many matters to handle in the game... Six months... too short..."
After he pushed the door open and left, Qin Huai straightened up from her slouched position in the Grandmaster Chair and said to Peng Nanyan, "In light of Sister Huo's face, I'll give you a heads-up here. I'm going to take action against the Lou Family. If any stray cats or dogs get involved with the Peng Family... well, I hope the new head of the Peng Family can keep their people in check. Goodbye."
Wán stood up and walked to the door. Just as he was about to step out, he hesitated, the question that had been hidden in his heart still unasked to Huo Suixin. He pushed the door open and left.
Huo Suixin stared at the teacup for a long time, so long that Li Nanbei thought she wouldn’t speak. Suddenly, she looked up and said, “No matter what you all are plotting, what I, Huo Suixin, want to do and who I want to protect, no one can stop me.”
With that, she stood up and left without looking back.
Peng Nanyan watched her resolute figure disappear and spoke up, “Will Huo Yuwei be the second Huo Sitong...?”
“Maybe or maybe not; it’s uncertain now. After all, variables have appeared...” Li Nanbei thought of a thin, calm face that flashed through his mind. She was indeed the most important variable in this battle.
He hoped she wouldn’t disappoint everyone.
In the game, amidst the yellow sands of the Loulan Ancient City Ruins.
When the Assassin led Yan Yan through a strange barrier, what appeared before them was still the same vast expanse of yellow sand. However, here, the wind was still—very still... like a dead place, devoid of any life.
—Could this be?!
As if sensing Yan Yan's thoughts, the Assassin's flamboyant face turned cold. “You guessed correctly; this is the City of Death, ‘Ghost City Fengdu’... After two wars a thousand years ago, the land changed color. The immense energy unleashed by the wars fused Ghost City Fengdu with Loulan Ancient City into a mirror-like existence—this side is Loulan, and that side is Fengdu. The barrier we just passed through is the mirror surface.”
“You brought me here for something,” the girl stated confidently, calm and composed.
The Assassin suddenly smiled; her already strikingly beautiful features became even more dazzling. “Girl, you’re quite clever for your age. That’s right; I brought you here to help me retrieve something.”
Ding!
System: Does Player Remains Silent accept the Hidden Mission "Request from the Assassin"?
"Yes."
"What does the senior want?"
"The Forbidden Spell Codex of the Black Raven Master."
The Forbidden Spell Codex of the Black Raven Master?!
A legendary figure in the Mage Realm, the strongest of the Elf race—Black Raven Master!
His research on the creation of the Forbidden Spell Codex possesses the power of destruction and time reversal, a treasure that has long been coveted by the Dark Camp.
Is it really here?!
Yan Yan took a deep breath, steadying her wildly beating heart. Her throat constricted several times before she managed to speak clearly, "Senior, are you sure the Forbidden Spell Codex of the Black Raven Master is in Ghost City Fengdu?"
"Oh... Girl, judging by your expression, you seem to know quite a bit about it?"
A flicker of concealed malice flashed in the eyes of the Assassin.
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