After the discussion ended, everyone went their separate ways.
Ying Guang found the manager young lady who had been ignored for so long and returned to the hotel with her.
This was the temporary base she had arranged for herself.
Gu Qingchuan also went home alone after the discussion at Chi Zaozao’s house.
Chi Zaozao went back with Li Chi and Li Guang, using the excuse, “Both of you siblings have encountered some issues. I really can’t feel at ease, so I’ll go over and look after you for one night.”
Li Chi had no objections, and Li Guang happily agreed.
By the time the three of them reached the Li family home, it was already nine o’clock at night.
Just as Li Guang was about to arrange for Chi Zaozao to share a room with her, her stomach suddenly let out an embarrassing growl.
Gur—
Li Guang’s little face flushed red.
Li Chi next to her was about to tease her when he suddenly remembered something he had long forgotten—his sister still hadn’t had a single hot meal today.
Tonight’s dinner plans had been completely ruined…
It was rare for him to eat out with his sister, only for it to be messed up by that group.
With a smile on his face, Li Chi mentally added another mark against Ying Guang and White Lion while asking Li Guang with concern,
“It’s too late to go out now. What do you feel like eating? I’ll cook it for you right away.”
Chi Zaozao raised her hand without hesitation and declared,
“I want Ira Black Beef too!”
Chi Zaozao was referring to the red meat, but she still used the random name Li Chi had casually made up before.
That unique flavor was unforgettable, and she had been craving it for ages.
“I want some too!”
Hearing the name, Li Guang’s eyes sparkled, and drool nearly dripped from the corner of her mouth.
The corner of Li Chi’s mouth twitched. This Chi Zaozao was really too shameless…
Still, considering how this girl had taken care of his sister when she was weak, treating her like royalty for an hour was no big deal.
There was still quite a lot of that red meat left from last time…
Li Chi nodded and headed into the kitchen to prepare.
He might as well use up all the remaining stock this time so this kind of thing wouldn’t appear in the house again.
After all, getting hold of such extremely rare meat last time had been pure coincidence.
It couldn’t happen a second time.
Although it would be difficult for them to link him with Dark Fang in the future, it was better to be cautious.
He needed to remember his current identity—he was an ability user whose magic power had always been hidden by his body and had recently mutated due to the influence of Dark Organization executives.
He had to keep the right balance and absolutely prevent any connection between “ability user Li Chi” and “Dark Organization executive Dark Fang.”
As for Ying Guang’s side…
Thinking about that girl gave Li Chi a headache.
That magical girl superstar had likely already formed some ideas about him.
The Magic Association she belonged to had probably started investigating him. He couldn’t afford to show any flaws now.
In the future, he should transform in public restrooms.
He couldn’t be too close to home.
Actually, he didn’t necessarily have to stay far from home when transforming. He could create the illusion that “Dark Fang is very interested in Li Chi” and find a way to have the two personas appear simultaneously.
When Li Chi took the red meat out of the refrigerator to thaw it, he finally remembered the reliable adults in the Dark Organization.
Right, how did I forget about them?
Black Dragon and Lina definitely had ways to help him make this work.
As for White Lion…
Li Chi temporarily didn’t plan to ask him for help, since the guy was currently tasked with teaching him combat skills.
He would just ask Black Dragon later. He was so capable; he surely had a solution.
Little did Li Chi know that while he was making a late-night snack for the girls, the person he least wanted to trouble—White Lion—had already arrived at Magic Association headquarters.
***
Inside the Magic Association headquarters building.
Magical Girl Ying Guang sat bolt upright, staring gravely at White Lion, who lounged sloppily in front of her with zero decorum, feet propped up on the table.
“Hey, we meet again.”
White Lion waved casually, not at all surprised by Ying Guang’s arrival.
“Why are you here!”
Ying Guang sat on the sofa a short distance away, sweat already forming on the hand gripping her magic wand microphone.
“No need to be so nervous. I’m not here for you.”
White Lion leisurely lit a cigarette for himself and exhaled a satisfying cloud of white smoke.
“I heard you people have your eyes on someone our Dark Organization has been watching as a potential executive for quite some time.”
A reserve executive?!
Ying Guang’s face immediately turned ugly.
So the Dark Organization had already been monitoring Li Chi for so long!
White Lion continued,
“Although my good brother Dark Fang and I have some disagreements on this matter, our general goals are the same…”
When the magical girls had arrived at the location where he and Li Chi were sparring, White Lion hadn’t gone far.
Seeing them, he had stopped to eavesdrop for a bit.
Seeing that these girls had naturally split Li Chi and Dark Fang into two different people, and since his good brother had a magical girl little sister, White Lion had decided to play along to help properly hide his brother’s identity.
“That kid—he’s one of ours! You lot are not allowed to snatch him!”
“You!”
Ying Guang ground her teeth.
If she didn’t know that fighting White Lion would make it hard to even touch a hair on him, she would have charged over and punched him already!
There was no choice.
The strength gap was too huge, so she could only endure it.
But the moment she saw White Lion’s smug face, her anger surged uncontrollably.
This was the Magic Association headquarters. They absolutely could not fight here.
I’ll endure it—
Ying Guang took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. She could not let emotions control her right now.
She had to restrain herself, or the troubles would only multiply.
White Lion continued smoking with enjoyment. Smooth, good kick, doesn’t irritate the throat—nice smoke!
He looked at the cigarette brand in surprise.
Well, it had no brand. It seemed to be internally supplied by the Magic Association.
Incidentally, this pack was one he had swiped right after entering the headquarters.
“This stuff is pretty good. Old man, get me a carton later.”
“Are you asking for a beating?!”
Ying Guang exploded instantly.
She couldn’t hold back anymore! This bastard was way too deserving of a beating!
How had he even survived in the Dark Organization?
“Stop, Yuan Cai.”
An aged voice halted her just as she was about to strike.
Hearing the voice, Ying Guang instantly wilted.
She had nearly swung the microphone at White Lion’s face, only to be stopped by her own people.
“But Grandpa!”
The view shifted to reveal a man wearing a suit with an extremely robust physique sitting between the two.
Though called an elder, any ordinary person seeing him would mistake him for a middle-aged strongman who had deliberately dyed his hair and beard white.
The reason was simple: this elder’s body was far too muscular.
Over two meters tall, even while seated he could meet the eyes of standing Ying Guang.
His explosive muscles were barely concealed by the suit.
This man was the President of the Magic Association, Xing Yuan Cai’s grandfather, Magical Girl Ying Guang’s master, a titan of the magic world, and the strictest father to all registered mages—Xing Yao!