"And even though you knew it was dangerous, you came, didn't you?"
Ming Zheng ruffled his hair. "This morning, you cried as if the sky was falling just because you accidentally cut your finger, and you still wanted to go back to the Chi family for 'treatment'."
"But now, aren't you here too?"
Moreover, their mission was the same.
Both were aimed at rescuing the pillars of the nation.
"It's different..." Chi Xian felt the soft pads of the girl's fingers on his head, tangling in his hair. He pursed his lips slightly. "You're in danger, and I'll worry about you."
Ming Zheng didn't like hearing that. "Why isn't it the same? If you're in danger, won't I worry about you..."
The words "...anymore?" were still in her mouth when Ming Zheng's voice abruptly stopped.
The man suddenly lifted his head from her slender shoulder. His eyes, like ink-black obsidian, seemed to be filled with stars, glistening brightly and brimming with joyful anticipation.
"You... you said..."
His voice grew slightly hoarse with excitement. "You worry about me?"
Ming Zheng blinked and turned her head away, refusing to meet his gaze. "No, I didn't say that."
"You did," Chi Xian released her waist and cupped her face in his hands. "You just said... you worry about me. That's your true feeling, isn't it?"
With that unfamiliar face, her makeup smudged, the girl looked like a little kitten with a dirty face.
Ming Zheng was forced to meet his deep, lingering ink-black eyes.
She quickly averted her gaze. "No, you misheard!"
That tsundere little expression.
She really did look like a cat.
Chi Xian's eyes were filled with twinkling stars.
He suddenly tightened his grip and pulled the girl into his embrace.
The smile on his lips bloomed like a thousand flowers.
"I don't care, you said it."
His deep, magnetic voice held undisguised joy. "You worry about me, which means... I'm already in your heart."
Ming Zheng: "..."
Forget it.
Seeing how happy he was.
Let him be happy for a while.
She couldn't be bothered to refute.
After all, he wouldn't listen anyway.
Who asked her to be someone who "pities and cherishes jade"?
Despite this little interlude.
Chi Xian still said righteously, "If you have such dangerous missions in the future, you must tell me!"
Ming Zheng: "..."
What was the point of telling him about her mission?
This was a secret of the Mo Sect!
Even if he was the head of the Chi family, even if he was handsome, it wouldn't do!
But outwardly, she still replied with an "Oh."
To avoid further nagging from this troublesome fellow.
Chi Xian felt her attitude wasn't serious enough. He narrowed his dark, ink-black eyes. "And you're not allowed to act alone in the future!"
Ming Zheng replied with another "Oh."
She wasn't acting alone.
Wasn't she acting with her fifth senior brother?
Whatever.
She'd agree for now.
-
When the two of them came out.
The cruise ship was completely under the control of the Chi family martial artists.
The personnel from the Xia country's fleet also boarded the cruise ship.
This was at sea.
The boundless ocean stretched in all directions.
The surrounding area was already surrounded by the Xia country's fleet.
The underground forces had nowhere to hide or flee.
Most importantly, Kailsen had been apprehended.
Not only apprehended.
He was directly hung by the Xia country's Deputy Commander on one of their ships to feel the sea breeze.
This greatly terrified the people of the underground forces.
Si Lin squatted by the door.
Upon seeing Ming Zheng walk out, still wearing his Chi brother's suit jacket, he immediately peered behind Ming Zheng, glancing at his wrist as he raised his arm to check his watch. "It's only been half an hour, why are you out already? Is Brother Chi not capable... Ah!"
The moment the words left his mouth, he was slapped across the face, sending him stumbling backward.
He cried out in pain, lying on the ground and clutching his ash-grey dyed hair.
Chi Xian emerged from behind Ming Zheng.
With clear, calm eyes, he glanced indifferently at Si Lin.
Then, he slung an arm around Ming Zheng's shoulders and walked away.
Si Lin's eyes welled up with tears.
He was clearly concerned about Brother Chi's physical well-being!
It had only been half an hour!
Half an hour!
If he wasn't capable, it would be better to resolve it early!
What if Miss Ming Zheng was dissatisfied and dumped him?
He was truly devoted to Brother Chi.
Yet, he was treated so poorly.
Wuwuwu.
He was so pathetic.
Si Lin curled into a ball on the ground, embracing his wronged and fragile self, and started crying.
Si Qi stood by, looking at his brother with a blank expression, and said coldly, "If you can't speak properly, go to the Dark Hall and learn."
Si Lin sprang up from the ground.
His eyes widened, and he stared at Si Qi with an incredibly accusatory gaze. "Are you my brother? Are you my real brother? You want to kill me!"
Si Qi couldn't be bothered to respond. He pushed away Si Lin's outstretched hand and continued towards Chi Xian.
Si Lin: "..."
Tvt, wuwuwu, even his own brother didn't love him anymore.
-
After disembarking from the cruise ship.
Ming Zheng did not return to her apartment.
Instead, she was immediately picked up by personnel from the headquarters.
As the Deputy Commander personally came to pick her up, Chi Xian could no longer cling to her. He could only watch mournfully as she and Mo Qingchuan got into the Deputy Commander's car and drove away.
Without a backward glance.
The Deputy Commander, sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at the tall, elegant man in the rearview mirror, still standing there like a "stone waiting for his wife."
He couldn't help but chuckle. "When I first saw the head of the Chi family, I wondered which woman in this world could be a match for him."
"Now I understand. The only one in this world who can stand by the head of the Chi family's side is Miss Mo!"
Ming Zheng glanced at the rearview mirror.
She only managed to catch a fleeting glimpse before the car turned a corner.
She withdrew her gaze, her expression unchanged. "Deputy Commander, you've misunderstood. He and I are not in that kind of relationship."
The Deputy Commander laughed heartily, clearly not believing her.
This explanation was probably useless.
She decided to remain silent.
Mo Qingchuan, who was beside her, had already removed his disguise, revealing his clear and peerless face.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at his junior sister's delicate profile.
He had grown up with his junior sister since childhood.
How could he not notice her subtle movements just now?
He shook his head with a smile.
It seemed that his junior sister...
had truly fallen for him.
However, she hadn't realized it herself yet.
Of course, he wouldn't remind her.
He certainly wouldn't help that dog man who had stolen their Mo Sect's junior sister.
"I've been in Xia country for nearly ten days. I have to rush back to the Mo Sect later," Mo Qingchuan said, changing the subject. Ming Zheng immediately forgot about the troublesome fellow and turned her head. "So soon?"
Mo Qingchuan gently touched her head. "This mission was not easy, although it was only resolved successfully because the Chi family intervened. However, I still need to return home and follow this lead to uproot the underground forces."
Ming Zheng also knew that the sooner this matter was dealt with, the better.
They absolutely could not give the underground forces any chance to retaliate.