"Miss Ming Zheng?"
Si Qi's icy gaze flickered, his tone subtly raised, unlike his usual impassive demeanor.
He frowned, looking at his younger brother with cold eyes.
The emotions in his eyes were clearly questioning.
Si Lin shrunk his neck, curling up like a quail, not daring to meet his brother's eyes.
Si Qi glared at him with his eyes for a full minute.
Then, he shifted his gaze back to Ming Zheng.
"Miss Ming Zheng, why have you come?"
Ming Zheng observed the reactions between the two.
Her eyebrows slightly lifted, her crimson lips curving into a slight smile: "What operation are you preparing for?"
"Nothing," Si Qi raised his wrist, checking the time on his watch, "Just some minor matters of the Chi family."
"Is that so?" Ming Zheng's eyes were calm, "Then, where is Chi Xian? I'll go find him."
"Brother Chi is currently handling urgent matters and may not be able to spare time to see you," Si Qi said in a low voice, "Miss Ming Zheng can return first. Once Brother Chi's matters are resolved, he will contact you immediately."
"Is that so..."
Ming Zheng tilted her head, sighing softly.
Just as the two thought Ming Zheng would leave the Chi family old mansion,
They saw the girl before them suddenly lift a bright and radiant smile: "However, since I'm already here, I'll... just wait for him to finish here."
As expected.
The moment her words fell,
The expressions of both brothers, Si Qi and Si Lin, changed subtly.
They did not wish for her to remain in the old mansion.
Recalling that Chi Xian hadn't replied to her messages for the past two days,
It seemed...
Chi Xian's "urgent matter" today was quite dangerous.
It was no wonder that when he saw her, Si Qi's gaze towards Si Lin was as if he wanted to kill him.
She had indeed come at the wrong time.
"Just kidding."
Ming Zheng withdrew her gaze, drawing the strands of dark hair that had fallen forward behind her.
Then, she turned around: "Since Chi Xian is busy, I'll be going back now."
The Chi family's affairs.
Were not something she, an outsider, could interfere with.
Si Qi and Si Lin secretly exchanged a glance.
Both looked relieved.
"You go see Miss Ming Zheng out," Si Qi slightly raised his chin, signaling Si Lin to confirm that Ming Zheng was truly leaving.
Then, he bowed respectfully towards Ming Zheng: "I will inform Brother Chi of Miss Ming Zheng's arrival."
Ming Zheng gave a slight twitch of her lips.
Then, she followed behind Si Lin, returning the way she came.
All the way, Si Lin was frantically apologizing.
He also begged her not to tell Chi Ge that he had given her the address to come back to the Chi family today.
"It's fine, you can go back now."
Ming Zheng got into her red sports car, resting one hand on the steering wheel: "Si Qi is still urging you, no need to see me off."
Si Lin looked at the cool and sassy girl before him, feeling more and more that she and their Brother Chi had such similar auras!
"Miss Ming Zheng, don't forget, please, please... plead my case with Brother Chi." He clasped his hands together pleadingly towards Ming Zheng, a look of supplication on his face.
Ming Zheng was amused by him.
She waved her hand.
Then, she stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Watching Ming Zheng's red sports car completely disappear from sight,
Si Lin then trudged back, his head hanging low.
When he reached the main gate of the old mansion,
Two B-grade martial artists couldn't resist pulling Si Lin aside and asking, "Lord Si Lin, who was that girl just now...? Is she the Chi family head's..."
They blinked their eyes.
With a look of gossip.
Si Lin rolled his eyes: "Are Chi Ge's affairs something you can inquire about? You just need to remember, from now on, be respectful when you see Miss Ming Zheng!"
The two B-grade martial artists watched Si Lin's retreating back.
The gossip on their faces intensified.
A woman who could make Lord Si Lin so respectful.
And who Lord Si Lin specifically instructed them to treat with politeness.
Wasn't this...
The future mistress of the family?!
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As Ming Zheng drove out of the Chi family's vicinity,
She keenly sensed a group of people in the dark were following her.
It seemed...
They had been following her since she left the Chi family until now.
And they were constantly closing in.
Clearly preparing to make a move on her.
She was just an ordinary person now.
Who would target her?
Especially...
Since she had just left the Chi family.
To intercept her at this time.
It was likely...
Related to what Chi Xian was currently doing?
As expected, troublesome people are indeed troublesome.
Just by going to the Chi family once.
She had gotten entangled.
Oh well.
For the sake of Chi Xian preparing meals for her all day long these past two days.
Trouble it is then.
A playful glint of light rippled in Ming Zheng's dark pupils.
She turned the steering wheel.
The red sports car pulled over to the side of the road.
The Chi family old mansion was located in what was known as the Kunlun Realm, a fairyland in Xia Du.
Coupled with the fact that the path leading to the Chi family was filled with mystical formations,
No one ever passed through here.
As soon as Ming Zheng got out of the car,
Countless shadowy figures surged towards her.
Ten B-grade martial artists.
And five A-grade martial artists.
As well as one innate realm expert.
This formation was already quite substantial for an ordinary person.
But under such a grand formation.
They surprisingly didn't resort to direct force.
Instead...
After rushing over,
Without giving her a chance to perform.
They directly sprayed her with a barrage of something.
The strong scent.
Ming Zheng recognized its components with a sniff.
It was a knockout spray.
Ming Zheng: "..."
No.
They were all martial artists!
They were innate realm experts!
Using technology to capture someone, wasn't that a bit too weak?
She would feign unconsciousness for now.
After she "fainted,"
She was directly carried into a car.
One of the A-grade martial artists looked at her with some surprise: "Didn't they say... this woman is very good at fighting? She looks like an ordinary woman."
"Who cares, as long as we catch her, hurry and take her! Second Master is waiting!"
The sound of the car engine starting.
Ming Zheng felt the car body sway slightly.
This was...
Driving back towards the Chi family old mansion?
It was indeed the Chi family's trouble.
Her guess was correct!
The car soon stopped.
Based on the route the car took when turning,
This didn't seem to be the road leading back to the main gate of the Chi family old mansion.
She was carried down.
The light shifted from bright to dark.
Then from dark to bright.
There were many people around, and from their auras, it could be discerned that they were all martial artists.
Among them were quite a few innate realm experts.
Abundant spiritual energy permeated the surroundings.
In this situation.
Ming Zheng could only continue to feign unconsciousness.
Any slight movement could potentially alert them.
Now that she had infiltrated the opponent's lair,
She wanted to see what their objective truly was.
"Second Master, the person has been brought!"
The person carrying Ming Zheng placed her on the ground.
Above her head, there should be a bright and dazzling glazed lamp.
It was somewhat dazzling.
Ming Zheng could feel a pair of lecherous gazes fixed upon her.