Xyrin Empire

Chapter 150: Chapter 150: The Broken Car

Thinking back, it seems I haven’t seen Lin Xue’s brother—Lin Feng—for a long time.

Lin Xue mentioned to me that Lin Feng had gone to the Amazon Jungle to explore a site suspected of being an ancient relic, but that was more than a month ago. According to our experiences, a month, even if spent traveling through time, would have been enough…

“Little Feng,” Lin Xue said with a teasing smile, “this time he must be on a honeymoon with his sweetheart somewhere unknown…”

“Ah ha, Lin Feng has a girlfriend?” I remarked casually. After all, I wasn’t very close with Lin Feng, so I hadn’t paid much attention to his affairs.

“Yes, during the last mission he met a foreign girl. Love at first sight, you could say. Now they are in the high heat of romance, so don’t expect to see him at home anytime soon.”

“That’s a good thing, it seems you as his sister have no concerns about it?”

“It’s their own business; what would my opinion matter? Besides, the girl seems nice enough. At least I haven’t sensed any malice from her—well, I should seize the opportunity to observe their future scenario the next time we meet. It would be a waste not to use this ability…”

…You finally found something more meaningful than weather forecasting.

At this moment, Old Master Lin’s long… cough, his speech had finally ended. From the looks of it, every person at the scene had been suffering from gastric distress during the long wait. As soon as the banquet began, I could see a clear expression of relief on everyone’s face.

Sandora was like a runaway… cough, in any case, by the time I reacted, Sandora was already walking toward me with a small mountain of food.

While we were busy neutralizing our stomach acid, an annoying voice sounded next to me: “I really didn’t expect this, to meet you again, and at such an event—this must be a once-in-a-lifetime scene for someone like you?”

I recognized the voice; it was that persistent Liu Zicai.

It figured,—such a good opportunity for him to be a nuisance would indeed be surprising if he missed it.

I turned around, and there was Liu Zicai’s loathsome face. He sized up me and Qianqian with a scornful look, then feigned surprise at Sandora, saying, “Unbelievable, it looks like you really might resort to some disreputable tactics…”

“I think who I’m with shouldn’t concern you,” Sandora managed to swallow the mouthful of food puffing her cheeks and responded to Liu Zicai in a stern tone.

Liu Zicai immediately quieted down. It seemed that Sandora had just instilled profound fear in that cowardly young master, and even his nearly foolish provocations fizzled out at that moment.

“It seems we have had some misunderstandings,” came another voice, this one more refined. It was Ding Bai approaching with a glass of red wine, “But shouldn’t we set aside unnecessary hostilities and enjoy this rare gathering?”

As for Ding Bai, who always appeared gentlemanly but backstabbed covertly, I had no fondness for him. However, since he was Ding Ling’s brother, I had to treat him differently from Liu Zicai, who we viewed as vermin.

At that moment, Sandora’s voice suddenly echoed in my mind: “Ah Jun, do you remember those three assassins?”

“Three assassins?” I didn’t grasp what she meant immediately until Sandora reminded me; then I finally remembered. She was referring to the three people who appeared the night Alaya arrived. They were originally sent to deal with me but nearly endangered my sister. Fortunately, a patrolling Xyrin Commander was nearby at the time, preventing a misfortune. Later, those three assassins were taken to Pandora’s established Shadow City, and before we let them escape, Sandora had implanted bio-robots in their bodies… (See Chapter 50)

“I remember now; why bring them up suddenly?”

“I implanted bio-robots in their bodies and tracked them to their den. Unfortunately, we scared them too much in Shadow City, and upon their return, they were locked up as madmen who had lost their minds. Only recently did I decipher clues from their chaotic conversations—guess who sent them?”

At that time, the three assassins confessed that Liu Zicai was the mastermind, but we didn’t believe it. Now it seemed there indeed was another mastermind behind the scenes?

“It was Ding Bai! This guy’s pettiness is truly baffling, and it looks like Liu Zicai was merely used as a pawn by Ding Bai. Now he’s probably guessed our unusual identities from Old Master Lin’s attitude and is trying to mend relations—but unfortunately for him, he doesn’t know that his past actions have already been exposed to us.”

So that was it; I glanced at Ding Bai, whose face seemed kind and sincere, and couldn’t help but sigh at how hypocritical he was.

Such parties, despite their glamorous façade, were truly meaningless. In the end, besides Sandora satisfying her appetite, each of us felt listless.

Seeing it was getting late and remembering the several serious troublemakers at home, and although my sister was watching over them, I still worried something might go wrong. So, I bid Mr. Lin farewell.

As we were leaving, Mr. Lin hinted to us once again, asking us to provide him with a sample of that type of clear crystal as soon as possible—I could only promise to hurry. The speed at which Xyrin military buildings were erected was astounding, though choosing the location was still a headache…

“What is this? Scrap metal? Even throwing out trash requires selecting the right place!”

…Liu Zicai, this guy really knew how to add complications everywhere!

Just as we were about to leave, we bumped into Liu Zicai, who immediately noticed our “clunker” valued at seven hundred billion. Surrounded by a cluster of high-class sedans, our dusty, earthy-looking vehicle with numerous “patches” stood out as much as Sister Feng among three thousand beauties in a harem. It had already attracted quite a bit of attention from the Lin family staff since earlier, but only someone as foolish as Liu Zicai would shout about it unabashedly.

That blockhead probably hadn’t even realized his numerous snide remarks towards us had offended Mr. Lin—let alone realized we had already become guests of the Lin family, and he kept challenging the Lin family’s patience.

Even Ding Bai, who had been standing with Liu Zicai, now had a look of observing a fool and quietly distanced himself from the idiot.

Liu Zicai would likely never be welcomed through the Lin family’s doors again—that much was clear just from the disgust in Lin Dingfeng’s eyes when he looked at Liu Zicai.

“Seven hundred billion…” murmured Lin Xue beside me. “You could just flick some change and hire someone to refurbish the body, and it’d look better than this…”

…Those self-proclaimed artists in the Imperial Army would cry… Besides, even though this thing supposedly cost seven hundred billion, that was only theoretical since it was entirely produced in some Imperial military factory. From the beginning to the end, I could only fantasize about that seven hundred billion…

“Do you have something special about this car?” asked Lin Yangtian suddenly beside me.

“This thing, with enough force, could knock over a whole tank battalion.” I revealed the basic combat ability of the Leader’s special war chariot to Mr. Lin in a relatively conservative manner.

Mr. Lin immediately marveled at the vehicle.

“Finally, some peace…”

Sitting inside my seven hundred billion vehicle, Qianqian leaned on my shoulder and said.

“Finally full…” Sandora leaned in from the other side.

“…As if I usually don’t feed you enough—speaking of which, have you thought about how to deal with those two big troubles?”

“Liu Zicai and Ding Bai?” Sandora shifted about on me trying to find a more comfortable position and then chuckled, “My suggestion is to just evaporate them—but I know you wouldn’t allow it…”

“Of course not, Ding Bai might not be a good person, but he is, after all, Ding Ling’s brother; if possible, we should spare his life. As for Liu Zicai, although he is not important, a jumping clown isn’t worth the trouble.”

“It’s not troublesome! There are plenty of warriors skilled in assassination and sniping in the Revenge Army. They would make sure Liu Zicai wouldn’t even leave ashes behind without a trace…”

“That’s why I say you really can stir up trouble…” I said with a massive headache, being constantly accompanied by a group of ruthless terrorists was truly stressful.

At that moment, Qianqian suddenly said, “Ah Jun, that car behind us seems to have a problem.”