The jade dragon's roar was silent, yet everyone nearby understood the sentiment it was trying to convey.
It was saying: Are you kidding me?!
Or something very close to that effect.
The Eldest Master was completely stunned. He thought to himself, 'Could it be that the one who killed my son is also a god?'
‘Am I going to be blacklisted again?’
He was reeling from the truth behind his son's death. It took several seconds for his brain to process the implications.
‘No, the one who killed my son is the same god who broke into my house!’
"Aaaargh!"
The Eldest Master let out a frenzied roar, leaving the surrounding security officers bewildered. They wondered if the Bureau Chief had somehow gotten into a fight with the jade dragon.
The jade dragon, of course, had no idea what the Eldest Master was thinking. It only knew that he was repeatedly trying to send it to its death.
Out of respect for his position as Bureau Chief, it had shown restraint time and again, but he had only pushed further.
Since you want to die so badly, I'll fulfill your wish!
The eyes of the flawless white jade dragon instantly turned blood-red. The Eldest Master's roar caught in his throat as he felt an invisible hand seize him by the neck.
Clink, clink.
Flawless white jade scales began to sprout beneath his skin. He was being assimilated!
Only now did the Eldest Master feel true terror.
He was only a Demigod. He had so little divinity in his body that he couldn't even cover his entire form, leaving him with no way to resist the jade transformation.
"I didn't mean to make you offend a god! I didn't know the other party was a god!"
"As a Sealed Object, do you really dare to kill me, the Bureau Chief? Aren't you afraid of being destroyed by Headquarters?"
The Eldest Master's threat only served to further incense the jade dragon. Its eyes grew so crimson they looked as if they might bleed.
Clink, clink.
The speed of the jade transformation accelerated. The Eldest Master’s face was a mask of pure fear.
As a Demigod, it had been a very long time since he had been this close to death.
【He is my sacrifice.】
Just as the jade dragon was about to finish off the Bureau Chief, a sudden 【Words of Command】 echoed through the air.
The jade dragon froze. It felt as though a certain existence that could not be gazed upon was speaking directly to it.
【He is my sacrifice.】
The voice spoke again. The jade dragon decisively halted the transformation and retreated back into the jade pendant.
Crack.
One of the Eldest Master's legs shattered, yet he looked immensely relieved.
To survive the backlash of a Sealed Object was already a stroke of immense luck.
At this thought, he even felt a bit of gratitude toward the coiled dragon jade pendant. He figured that since he was the Bureau Chief after all, the object had spared his life and merely given him a warning.
He hadn't heard those two 【Words of Command】. If he had, he certainly wouldn't have thought that way.
...
Huang City.
A scenic villa.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, look at the time! Stop playing and come study."
"If you keep playing like this, how are we supposed to beat that mother and son? How are we going to win your father back?"
"Xiao Yi? Xiao Yi?"
A woman with a graceful figure walked toward the stairs, her eyes searching the area.
The massive villa was exceptionally quiet, save for the sound of her footsteps and heartbeat.
"Xiao Yi?"
"Nanny Wang?"
"Who's down there? Say something."
The woman gradually sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, but out of concern for her son, she still made her way to the first floor.
Gurgle, gurgle.
The sound of steam rattling a pot lid came from the kitchen. She walked cautiously toward the kitchen, calling out as she went.
"Nanny Wang, is that you?"
"Have you seen Xiao Yi?"
She entered the kitchen and saw a young man standing at the stove, stewing something.
When she saw the person's back, she felt a wave of relief. After all, those were the clothes she had bought for her son. How could she not recognize them?
"Xiao Yi, didn't you hear me? It's time for you to study."
"Besides, when I call you, why don't you answer?"
She patted the young man on the shoulder, but he didn't turn around, which only made her more frustrated.
"Xiao Yi! I'm getting angry! Turn around!"
At those words, the young man slowly turned his head.
The woman let out a sharp cry of alarm when she saw his face.
"You... why are you here? Why are you wearing Xiao Yi's clothes? Where is Xiao Yi?"
The young man was none other than the Eldest Young Master!
The Eldest Young Master gave her a grotesque smile in response to her questions and slowly lifted the lid of the pot.
Inside the pot, a thoroughly boiled human head was tumbling up and down in the water.
"Isn't he right here?"
...
Huang City.
New District.
"Wow... Brother Yang, your home is huge!"
The two little ones looked at the apartment in shock.
"Hahaha, this is just a place I'm renting."
"Hey? Brother Yang, is that a game console?"
"Yeah."
"Can I play it?"
"Of course you can."
Hearing this, Dong Xin couldn't wait to start the console, ready to show off his skills.
Dong Yue, on the other hand, looked around curiously until she locked eyes with a tabby cat wearing sunglasses.
"Huh? Kitty, why are you wearing glasses?"
"Meow."
"Kitty, what are you saying?"
"Meow."
"I don't understand."
"Meow."
Canned Food leaped onto Dong Yue's shoulder. The sudden movement gave the little girl a start.
When she realized she hadn't been scratched, she began to laugh happily, running around the house with the cat.
Yin Yang went to get some snacks.
"How did you two find your way here? Where's Master Dong? Didn't he come with you?"
"Dad dropped us off."
"And where is he now?"
"He went to buy ingredients for braised meat."
"Oh."
After handing the snacks to the two children, Yin Yang took two pendants out of his pocket.
"I have something for you."
"Yay! Leaves!"
Dong Yue loved the pendant. Yin Yang found a string and made it into a necklace for her.
"Dong Xin."
"Yeah?"
Dong Xin was focused on his game. Yin Yang put a necklace on him as well.
"This is an amulet. If you ever find yourselves in danger, you must keep this with you and stay by your father's side. Do you understand?"
"Huh?"
Dong Xin didn't quite understand, his eyes refusing to leave the game screen.
"Did you hear what I said?"
"I heard you."
"Repeat it back to me."
"Brother Yang, you said this is an amulet for us. If we're in danger, we should wear it and go find Dad."
"Good."
Only after confirming the boy had truly remembered did Yin Yang show a faint smile.
"But Brother Yang, we usually live at the Li Mansion. We won't be in any danger."
Yin Yang chuckled at that, ruffling the boy's hair.
"Go on, play."
"Okay!"
...
Central City.
Security Bureau.
"Still no clues at all?"
"None."
"How is Jin Zi?"
"He's in a very bad state."
"Sigh. Mo Xiang's death was a heavy blow to him. What about the guandao?"
"The guandao is also acting up. It's constantly trying to escape the Hidden Vault."
"Oh?"
"It seems like it wants to return to that masked man."
At this, the other person's expression instantly turned solemn.
"You said 'return'?"
"Yes."
"Can we use that to find him?"
"I don't know, but doing so would carry a high risk of losing a Sealed Object. Do you think it's worth it?"
After a moment of silence, the other person replied.
"It is!"
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