Luo Ning blinked, glancing at Su Wanwan.
Who would come looking for them at noon during lunchtime?
Su Wanwan’s father was a military district official and only came home once or twice on major holidays like New Year’s.
Her mother had also perished in the Mystic Realm Arrival ten years ago.
For the most part, the house was just Su Wanwan and Luo Ning living here.
Su Wanwan frowned slightly.
Someone coming by at this hour?
A classmate? Property management?
Or…
If she guessed correctly, it was most likely official personnel.
After all, Silver Moon had directly brought her and Luo Ning back yesterday. The top two geniuses among Jiangcheng’s sophomore high school students had mysteriously disappeared—people would definitely come asking.
Maybe they were even after Luo Ning, this walking Mythical Beast Host?
“Luo Ning, when that Mythical-level existence parasitized you yesterday, did anyone see?”
Su Wanwan instinctively straightened up, a hint of doubt and caution surfacing in her eyes.
“Huh? It seems like I was seen by an uncle riding a whale?”
Luo Ning’s face stiffened, as if she realized the gravity of the situation.
If the officials found out about the Primordial Blood Seed inside her, would they lock her up, monitor her, or even…
The moment this thought surfaced, a layer of chilling fear shot up Luo Ning’s back.
At that thought, the arrogant flush on Luo Ning’s face instantly faded a bit.
“Screw it.” She muttered, her cheeks completely deflated, looking pathetic and losing her earlier sharpness. “That uncle riding the whale seemed like a big shot from the authorities…”
Su Wanwan’s heart also sank, her expression turning grave.
It was the worst-case scenario.
Yesterday’s sudden Mystic Realm incident, their unexplained disappearance and reappearance—it was already full of suspicion.
Now, add a high-ranking official witnessing Lao Ning being parasitized by the Blood Clan Ancestor. It was inevitable that officials would come knocking.
Su Wanwan quickly pulled out her phone, thinking of contacting her father.
If possible, reporting what happened to Luo Ning to the authorities would be the right thing to do…
But Su Wanwan wasn’t sure if some higher-ups’ decisions would harm Luo Ning.
The safest move for now was to privately consult with her father, a trustworthy figure among the higher-ups, and ask for advice on how to navigate the situation.
“By the way, Silver Moon! You said he would be my… that thing… am I going to be okay?”
Luo Ning suddenly remembered what Silver Moon had said yesterday—that the whale uncle would be her teacher in the future!
Maybe he wasn’t here to arrest her at all?
“Also, Silver Moon, what happened after I passed out at the end?”
Luo Ning’s mind raced as she furiously replayed yesterday’s images.
That whale uncle had witnessed her throwing herself at the Primordial Blood Seed, but in the end, he didn’t immediately send people to find her, lock her down, or control her.
If he really saw her as a threat, as a danger that had to be eliminated, he would never have let her leave the Mystic Realm safely yesterday.
Even though he saw everything, he still allowed Silver Moon to take her and Su Wanwan home safely.
Su Wanwan’s fingers tightening around her phone paused. Her motion to call her father’s contact that she had already pulled up abruptly stopped. She asked, a hint of confusion in her voice, “Silver Moon, do you two know each other?”
“Lao Su! I’ll explain later!”
Luo Ning didn’t have time to go into detail with Su Wanwan. She turned straight to Silver Moon beside her.
Hearing this, Silver Moon’s silver wolf ears and the tip of her nose twitched slightly, then she slowly nodded. “The person outside is indeed him.”
“Yesterday, he summoned one of Hua Nation’s National Guardian Totems, the Ancient Kunpeng, intending to have it attack the Primordial Blood Seed. But the Ancient Kunpeng seemed to see something and suddenly stopped its assault. Ultimately, it let you be parasitized, Master, and left without doing anything.”
“Even so, I am not sure of his stance… For safety’s sake, I suggest we go somewhere else first, Master.”
She knew that Li Changqing was by nature upright and clear-minded, not the kind of person to pursue profit, avoid harm, or kill indiscriminately.
In fact, when her master was first parasitized by the Primordial Blood Seed, he was the only one who knew.
But her only worry was whether things had changed because of her rebirth.
She didn’t dare gamble…
Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
The doorbell rang again.
“Hello! It’s the neighborhood committee! A water pipe burst outside! I’m checking the water meter! Please open the door!” came a lazy, casual voice from outside.
“Please hurry up! The water on the lower floors is flooding the stairs! Your unit is the only one left to check~”
The repeated call was still light and careless.
“!” Luo Ning.
That voice… it’s the whale uncle!
Silver Moon stepped forward half a pace and gently took Luo Ning’s wrist, her cool fingertips carrying a stabilizing force. “Master, let’s go.”
Luo Ning, drawn by her serious expression, asked, “Go where?”
“To find our second companion. With her, even against an Overlord Level, I can fight temporarily.
Once we have power to match them, we can test his stance.”
Su Wanwan’s eyes were wide open beside them. Even her generous chest couldn’t contain her shock and awe.
What happened yesterday?
National Guardian Totem? The Ancient Kunpeng appeared?
And?
Luo Ning’s second companion?
And… they could fight an Overlord Level together?!
“I’ll take Master away. Lady Mother, please stay at home and stall them. I’m counting on you.”
As the words fell, Su Wanwan hadn’t even reacted properly when a faint, silvery-white moonlight spread like water, gently enveloping Luo Ning’s body.
High-level Moonlight Teleportation!
Their figures were still standing there, yet they seemed to be stripped from the world by the moonlight, becoming two faint shadows almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.
Only then did Su Wanwan slowly recover. Her eyes filled with disbelief. She took a deep breath and murmured at the vanished figures, “I feel like things are getting more and more surreal… Ah well, I’ll handle things here.”
She quickly suppressed the shock in her eyes, raised her hand to tidy up the dishes on the table, put on a casual, everyday look, and walked toward the door.
Meanwhile, Li Changqing outside sighed helplessly.
Kun Kun in the contract space told him that the two auras inside the room belonging to them had instantly vanished…
So they ran after all?
He had scared them away…
Li Changqing scratched his head.
Because of Big Boss backing him up, after things wrapped up yesterday, Li Changqing hadn’t had time to come find Luo Ning and Su Wanwan.
He had worked overtime through the night, only finishing all the tasks just now, so this was the first chance he had to find them.
“Ah… such a pain… working overtime without overtime pay is already unbearable…”
Click. The door opened a crack.
Su Wanwan poked her face out cautiously and asked, “You are…?”
“Su Wanwan, right? Don’t tell your father about Luo Ning for now… I can protect her temporarily. If you tell him, I can’t guarantee anything.”
Li Changqing cut to the chase. Before Su Wanwan could respond, he snapped his fingers and vanished into a cyan whirlwind.
“Kun Kun, today I’ll give you another chance to wash away your shame. Chase down that wolf! Let her see your proud speed!”