Chapter 720: Chapter 722 Procrastination
Lin Mu and Lian Qing’s seamless responses didn’t anger the elder with silver hair in the slightest.
His gaze remained fixed on Ji Sisi’s face as he simply asked, “Ji Sisi, are you willing to return to the Ji Family?”
Ji Sisi stepped forward, her reply ringing with resolute force, “I am not willing.”
“I am not of the Ji Family.”
The silver-haired elder still looked at Ji Sisi with an indulgent smile, as if observing an ignorant younger relative.
“Ji Sisi, just like your friend said, the Ji Family members are all blind.”
The elder took a step closer, with Lin Mu and Lian Qing already on full alert. The calmer the person, the more ruthless they proved to be.
Ha Ha’s real body was almost unable to control itself, the pressure from the old man was somewhat overwhelming.
Lin Mu gave Lian Qing a look, who understood and tried to activate his Light Computer, but to his surprise, he couldn’t turn it on.
He shook his head at Lin Mu, who felt a jolt of dread in his heart. Trouble was afoot.
At that moment, the elder had already taken a few steps forward, standing two meters away from the group, with a small Mecha materializing in his palm. It was the size of a toy, but exquisitely detailed in every aspect.
“Do you see this Mecha? Does it not feel comfortable to you?”
Ji Sisi looked at the Mecha in the elder’s hand, her pupils slightly concentrating. It was a perfect symmetry.
A symmetry second to none!
“Ha ha ha! I knew it!” The silver-haired elder treasured Ji Sisi’s reaction more tenderly with each moment.
“Ji Sisi, you are a genius! A once-in-centuries talent in Mecha technology!” The elder finally displayed some excitement.
“They don’t understand your gift, but I do! I understand better because I am just like you!”
“Only perfect balance, perfect symmetry, is the most beautiful thing in this world.”
He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, his obsession and madness almost pathological.
Unseen by the rest, a Ji Family member who was leading the group cautiously took a few steps back towards the Flying Device. That elder was not to be provoked.
Or rather, a mad elder was too terrifying!
“All these unbalanced people are incorrect, they shouldn’t exist!”
At that point, the silver-haired elder seemed nearly delirious, his gaze so intense it could have ignited Ji Sisi standing before him.
“Together, we can create the most perfect Mecha, just like this one. Wouldn’t that be good?”
Ji Sisi wanted to say it wouldn’t be good, but considering the state of the elder before her, she didn’t dare to provoke him.
She might have strange thoughts, but she was not stupid.
What to do? Stall for time?
Where had Mr. Nian gone off to?
With careful judgment, Ji Sisi said, “I am quite tempted. Allow me to discuss it.”
“Good, good, discuss,” he said.
Ji Sisi’s words had had their effect; she stepped back to stand with Lian Qing, who immediately understood and said, “In two hours.”
Two hours? That was problematic!
That was what they were all thinking at the moment, but Ji Sisi quickly thought of something. She still had a “mother-in-law” who was supposedly on par with Mr. Nian in strength, didn’t she?
Turning around, Ji Sisi addressed the opposing silver-haired elder, “May I ask my in-laws? That would be alright, wouldn’t it?”
The silver-haired elder on the other side, with some disapproval, asked, “In-laws? Have you actually gotten married?”
The volume of the elder’s voice gradually increased, carrying a boundless pressure that made Ji Sisi feel slightly unsteady.
Ji Sisi mustered all her strength to remain upright, with Lin Mu supporting her back from behind.
“I had a child only because of the entrapment set by the Ji Family; otherwise, why would I have fled!”
Ji Sisi’s words made the silver-haired elder suddenly turn around and look toward the flying device.
The Ji Family member leading the team had no choice but to step forward, bowing and saying, “Elder, Ji Tiantian, who framed Ji Sisi, has already been killed.”
The silver-haired elder turned his head back and said to Ji Sisi, “The person who harmed you is dead, rest assured, come back with me.”
With those words, the elder’s emotions seemed to calm down again.
But no one dared let their guard down, not even the few Zodiac Beasts following behind Little Silver Snake felt a chill on their fur or skin.
These Zodiac Beasts were currently at the SSS stage, but even the strongest among them, Jing Bai, was only at the peak of SSS. The rest were at either the early or intermediate level. However, the elder possessed a sense of unfathomable depth.
Ji Sisi, who was closest to the silver-haired elder, felt it most acutely. She felt as though the space around her was locked, and she couldn’t move.
It seemed they would be unable to defeat him.
Ji Sisi wanted to agree, she didn’t want to ruin Mr. Nian’s planet, but Lin Mu behind her wouldn’t have it.
“Ji Sisi, stop thinking about sacrificing yourself, Nian Shutong doesn’t need it!”
“Heh heh heh… such a child.”
The silver-haired elder shook his head, laughing as he stepped forward and glanced back at Lin Mu. With a lift of his finger, he beckoned.
“Fuck! Attack!”
Lin Mu, sent flying backwards, instantly harnessed his superpower. His body, previously immobile, moved.
“The old man is a superpower user, Ji Sisi, burn him!”
With Lin Mu’s calm direction, everyone acted.
When Lin Mu said that Nian Shutong didn’t need it, Ji Sisi had already decided to fight.
Her superpower, cold fire, shot out towards the silver-haired elder in an instant. Ha Ha, also empowered by a superpower, donned silver Armor and charged at the elder. Behind them, several Zodiac Beasts transformed into their true forms in the blink of an eye.
“Ssss——”
“Mooo———”
“Chirp chirp———”
A little monkey transformed into a Titan, the black bull’s mountainous body, the silver snake’s lashing tail, Ha Ha leaping into the air, Ji Sisi’s flames, Lin Mu’s pink bubbles, everything launched at the silver-haired elder.
As for Lian Qing, he took advantage of the distraction to circulate spiritual energy through his limbs, finding it unrestricted, and he ran out of the combat zone, hoping to send a message.
Inside the battle, the elder seemed like an unshakeable monarch. With just a flick of his fingers, the Zodiac Beasts’ assaults were neutralized and their massive forms sent flying away with a flick of his finger.
That scene seemed to be something one would only see in an animated fantasy.
Yet, it was Ji Sisi’s flame, reduced two levels in intensity, that made the old man pause to think a bit, but just a bit.
Lin Mu’s bubbles only managed to char the old man’s sleeve. However, this slight tear in his sleeve seemed to drive the silver-haired elder into a frenzy.
“You should die!”
The elder leaped towards Lin Mu with a palm strike.
“Awoo———”
“Ha Ha———”
Lin Mu watched, eyes nearly splitting, as Ha Ha moved to shield him with a teeth-grinding crunch.
“You must die!”
Ji Sisi watched as Ha Ha quickly stepped in front of Lin Mu. Her heart skipped a beat as she rushed forward, positioning herself in front of both Ha Ha and Lin Mu.
“Move aside!”
“Go to hell and take your grandma with you!”
A furious roar erupted from behind them. The Empress had arrived. She had waited for a long time in the small wooden house, but when she heard no news, she grew worried and came over.
As soon as she arrived, she saw such a scene and didn’t bother with pleasantries, she just started fighting!
“You old scoundrel, how dare you bully my grandson’s mother!”