Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 572: Chapter 545: Flagpole (Please Subscribe)

Fang Ranran did not accompany Lin Rui; at 5:10 in the afternoon, she entered the second dining center of the National Arts Center, accompanied by a lady in her sixties who still looked beautiful and elegant with an extraordinary demeanor.

The charity auction they were attending was hosted by the ‘Federation Biochemical Pharmaceutical Industry Association’ and held in the form of a Western-style dinner party.

As Fang Ranran stepped into the restaurant, she felt malicious gazes being cast at her from all directions.

She also sensed powerful Divine Thoughts bearing down on her, implicitly threatening and intimidating. However, when the sixties-aged lady by her side swept a sharp glance to the side, those powerful Divine Thoughts retreated.

They watched the lady with a trace of apprehension in their eyes.

Fang Ranran heard a light laugh from the east side of the dining hall: “Emperor Rank of the Eight Realms? Nearly reaching Super Monarch, interesting. Chairman Linghu indeed has an extraordinary foundation.”

Fang Ranran glanced in the direction of the voice, her pupils contracting slightly.

She saw that it was a Congressional Honorary Member, the chairman of Tianquan Biological Company, Qi Tianquan.

Fang Ranran frowned; this Qi Tianquan should only be one of the figures behind Alta Devonshill.

Yet, this person was directly participating in the banquet and exerting pressure on them.

Fang Ranran turned her head and gratefully said, “I’ve troubled you this time, Auntie Qiu.”

The real identity of the lady opposite her was Linghu Mingde’s Protective Demon Qiu Jingshu, whose original form was a Mirror Demon.

Should Linghu Mingde die, she would be the sole martial support of the Linghu Family.

However, due to special bloodline reasons, Qiu Jingshu usually lay dormant in the Mirror World and could not appear in the Base City at all times.

This time, Fang Ranran had specially awakened Qiu Jingshu from the Treasure Mirror as a precaution.

“Silly girl!” Qiu Jingshu chuckled softly, then looked around, “I also happened to want to see that kid. Linghu Mingde has been singing high praises of him, but it seems he has not arrived yet. Hmm!

Two of the Ninth Realm, twenty of the Eight Realms, this charity banquet is high-profile, filled with reserve Marshals. I just don’t know what that kid is thinking. To willingly attend this potential trap, does he intend to surrender without resistance?”

Qiu Jingshu knew that Linghu Mingde’s health was getting better and could even hope to break through to the Nine Realms Divine Illumination soon, all related to that child called Lin Rui.

Linghu Mingde also wanted her several times to wake up and visit the Rui Fang Biological Prosthetics Research Institute for a full body examination scan, which could assist in her Alien Armament research.

Yet, Qiu Jingshu had always been uninterested since her true strength laid in her original form, not in her Alien form that does not suffer from Armament Syndrome.

What Qiu Jingshu cared more about was Fang Ranran, who, despite usually residing in the Mirror World, watched Fang Ranran grow up in the household.

As a young girl, Ranran had ventured several times into the Mirror World, where she was pure and adorable.

Of course, Ranran was still very adorable now.

It’s just that such an adorable girl already had someone in her heart.

Thinking about this, Qiu Jingshu couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss. The naive girl who sweetly called her Auntie Qiu back then had grown up so much.

“No, that’s not like him, that guy is fierce.”

Fang Ranran also glanced around: “The chairman of Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company, Alta Devonshill, and his two directors have not yet arrived.”

She had already found her seat based on the welcome cards placed on the table.

People from the ‘Federation Biochemical Pharmaceutical Industry Association’ had arranged a few of them at the same dining table.

The association was formed by dozens of top-tier biological pharmaceutical companies and prosthetic companies from the Federation, along with several national Biological Sciences Institutes, regional medical industry associations, pharmaceutical research and design units, and universities.

Their cooperative attitude was quite thought-provoking.

However, Fang Ranran wasn’t too concerned. As long as their Bright Front could secure more than eight seats in the upcoming elections, it wouldn’t be difficult to influence the stance of the ‘Federation Biochemical Pharmaceutical Industry Association’.

Just as Fang Ranran and Qiu Jingshu were seated, she saw Lin Rui, accompanied by Wang Tianwu and Lu Hanyuan, entering from outside.

As Lin Rui entered, he, like Fang Ranran, also enjoyed the attention of all those attending the banquet, experiencing the pressing force of dozens of powerful Divine Souls.

Nevertheless, this was the National Arts Center, a public place. Although these individuals harbored a menacing intent, they would still try their best to avoid causing significant Divine Thought fluctuations that could impact nearby ordinary people.

Lin Rui, however, was undeterred, strolling in confidently under everyone’s gaze.

His Primordial Spirit strength was also at the General level. Although he was not a match for those Eight Realms and Ninth Realm Armored Martial Cultivators, he had no problem resisting their Divine Thought pressure. Moreover, with Wang Tianwu and Lu Hanyuan as protectors on his left and right, they took on most of the pressure for him.

Lin Rui walked over to the opposite side of Fang Ranran with a carefree demeanor. He first nodded to Fang Ranran as a greeting and then, smiling, extended his hand to Qiu Jingshu, “Are you Auntie Qiu? I have long heard of your renowned ‘Heavenly Mirror Suspension’, and today I am finally fortunate to meet you.”

Lin Rui now relied on the Battle Spirit Ring to cheat when he wanted to solve a case. However, that wasn’t how he operated when he was an arrest officer in the past; back then, he could only rely on himself.

Linghu Mingde was different – he earned his reputation as ‘Heavenly Mirror Suspension’ while serving as the County Magistrate.

Yet, the true ‘Heavenly Mirror Suspension’ was actually Qiu Jingshu before him.

It’s just that Qiu Jingshu later retreated to the Mirror World and had kept a low profile for the past few centuries, and few people knew of her.

Lin Rui had access to the intelligence databases of the Security Bureau and the Imperial City Department’s archives, which allowed him to be well-acquainted with Linghu Mingde’s information.

Previously, Lin Rui had thoroughly investigated all of Linghu Mingde’s records to confirm Linghu Mingde and Fang Ranran’s identities.

Qiu Jingshu smiled and shook hands with Lin Rui, looking him up and down with increasing satisfaction, “Truly a person of impressive appearance, with exceptional demeanor. Worthy of being the peerless young hero of this world!”

She was very pleased with Lin Rui’s appearance and knew of his Alien identity as the National Guardian Marquis of Great Song, Cabinet Minister, and Commander of the Spy Detection Bureau!

In this world of youth, who could compare to Lin Rui?

Fang Ranran felt the atmosphere was a bit odd now. This didn’t seem like a negotiation; instead, it more resembled bringing a boyfriend to meet the parents.

She suppressed her voice and coughed lightly, “Xiao Rui, what exactly are you thinking? Why did you agree to come to this meeting? Don’t you realize this is a trap set by some people for us, akin to the Feast at Hong Gate?”

Hearing this, Lin Rui laughed nonchalantly and signaled the waiter to serve the dishes.

“What kind of Feast at Hong Gate is this?” Lin Rui took a seat, “If I hadn’t come, some vermin from the sewers might think I was afraid of them!”

His words made the gazes from the dozens of tables around even sharper, as if swords, spears, halberds, and polearms were ready to slice Lin Rui into countless pieces.

At that moment, the waiter also approached Lin Rui, bowing apologetically, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lin, Mr. Alta Devonshill has not arrived yet. Our banquet will only start formally after his arrival.”

“Alta Devonshill? Isn’t he already here?” Lin Rui leisurely unfurled his napkin and draped it over his collar, pointing outside, “Isn’t that him outside?”

The waiter was initially puzzled, but as he turned his head to look outside the glass curtain following the direction Lin Rui was pointing, his body immediately trembled slightly, and his face turned pale.

The rest of the dozens of tables also generated a buzzing sound, with nearly everyone’s gaze shifting to the flagpoles outside the glass curtain, normally used for hanging the Federation’s flags and the flags of various internal political entities.

They saw Alta Devonshill, the chairman of Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company, along with his top executive Kate Botter and executive director Peng Hai, as well as many Seventh Realm individuals from Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company, now all hanging from those flagpoles.