The city of Sky Mansion. A lovely girl sat on a public bench, her face adorned with a sweet smile as she watched the young man squeezing through the crowd. After quite a long ti, the young man returned to the girl’s side, his head drenched in sweat.
"It’s no surprise this is an influencer hotspot; there are just so many people... What are you grinning about?"
"I just love seeing you pretend to be an ordinary person," the girl said blissfully, holding a warm snack.
"What do you an, ’acting like an ordinary person’? Can’t a Star Martial Warrior be considered a regular person? And if I don’t pretend, what then? Should I burst in there, unleash my Star Power, and send everyone around flying?"
"Then, with an arrogant swagger, I’d march up to the stall and declare, ’Today, all these snacks are mine! If anyone dares to breathe half a word of protest, I’ll kill them and won’t even bury them.’ If I did that, I’d be singing ’Tears Behind Bars’ by tomorrow."
"PFFT!"
Although Xu Xiangwen knew his little girlfriend’s shy and delicate deanor was likely an act, he absolutely loved it. His eyes imdiately widened.
Seeing the mood was so good, could tonight perhaps be the night...?
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The phone suddenly rang. Xu Xiangwen pulled it out and glanced at the screen, his expression changing imdiately. He had thought it was just a routine check-in; as long as everyone was alright, it would be fine. After all, how could an abrupt two-word ssage affect their vacation? But he hadn’t expected Wang Lan to send orders so quickly.
"Prival Team’s vacation is canceled. Assemble in Cloud Sea Province."
"What’s wrong?" The girl seed to have a premonition. "You... have to go?"
"I’m sorry..." Xu Xiangwen felt sowhat guilty. They had agreed to travel the world, and they had only just reached Shu Country, not even making it to Qin Country yet...
The girl’s eyes reddened slightly. She slowly stood up and walked over to Xu Xiangwen. Suddenly, she smacked him on the head.
"Why are you apologizing? My man is supposed to save the world! What’s the point of you just sticking around with ? We’ll continue after your mission is done. Hurry up and go! If you delay important military matters, be careful or you’ll be disciplined."
"COUGH! COUGH! COUGH! Alright, alright, I’m going... Be careful on your own. There are a lot of bad people out there now..."
"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten I’m also a Galaxy Stage expert? Unsafe? In Jade Country, is there any city that could be unsafe for soone at the Galaxy Stage?"
"Okay, I’m going."
"Going abroad?"
"No, it’s dostic. If things go quickly, it’ll be settled in a week."
"Let’s go. I’ll take you to the airport."
「Suzhou City, Jiangnan Building.」
In the busy kitchen, the sound of chopping vegetables was like a stirring symphony. Since returning to Suzhou City, Xie Sisi had spent most of her ti helping out at her brother’s restaurant. Life at ho had improved vastly since her brother opened Jiangnan Building.
Her father was no longer solely focused on money, and her mother had quit her factory job to help her son by washing dishes and cleaning.
This was a life the family had never even dared to dream of, and now it had co true.
This ti she was ho, her parents started beating around the bush about Xie Sisi’s love life. She was a senior now, about to graduate. Her parents had sohow gotten the notion that everyone dates during college, figuring Star Martial Warriors were no exception.
At first, Xie Sisi genuinely thought sothing had been exposed, but she later brushed off their inquiries with excuses. However, the questioning did stir a certain restlessness in her heart.
Her secret affair with Wang Lan had lasted for over three years. It was like a ticking ti bomb; nobody knew when it would explode. Deep down, she knew she should end this forbidden relationship, but how could she bear to do it? After all... it was just too exciting.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The phone rang. Xie Sisi took it out and glanced at the screen. Then, with a THUD, her knife slamd down hard on the cutting board.
She yanked off her apron, tossed it behind her, and said, "Bro, I’ve got to step out."
"Huh? Where to? Will you be back for dinner?"
"I won’t be."
"Then when will you be back?"
"I don’t know!"
"..."
Xie Qiao watched his sister’s retreating figure as she stord out of the kitchen. What happened to my once cute and gentle little sister? Where did she go?
Catching a flight from Modu City, she flew directly to Cloud Sea. Since she hadn’t inford the Cloud Sea Tianjian Bureau of her arrival, naturally, no one was there to pick her up. Wang Lan and Jiang Xinyu soared into the sky, flying straight to the Cloud Sea Tianjian Bureau headquarters.
At that mont, Che Pure, the director of the Cloud Sea Tianjian Bureau, was in a eting room issuing investigation orders. A Star Martial Warrior who had caused such terrifying battle aftermath had appeared in Cloud Sea. This individual was not one of Jade Country’s known super-powerful figures, and Che Pure knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep until they were found.
Che Pure was only halfway through issuing the orders when he received a call from Wang Lan. He quickly excused himself from the eting and went outside to welco him.
"General Wang Lan, why didn’t you inform us you were coming? I would have sent soone to greet you."
"There’s no need for such formalities; flying here was faster for . What’s the situation exactly? Have you uncovered any clues?"
"Currently, we have no information at all, other than what you told us—that this person is an Angel. Beyond that, we’re completely in the dark. When they entered Cloud Sea Province, what they’re doing here, who the other person is—we have no clues about any of it."
"I’ve clashed with the Angel twice. Her strength is... frankly, even using all my power, I can only barely fight her to a standstill. The Angel possesses an extrely tricky Space Movent ability, and I’m not confident I can restrain her."
"That powerful... It’s a good thing you’re here. Otherwise, relying solely on us would most likely an we’d just be sending ourselves to our deaths."
"Haven’t you notified the Five Emperors for support?"
"But we need to find their whereabouts before we can even discuss support, right? How can we ask for their help if we don’t even know where this person is?"
"Did you find that mobile phone number?"
"We didn’t find the mobile phone number, but we found the location from which the ssage was sent—a residential building in the urban area. Unfortunately, we were too late; by the ti we arrived, the person was long gone."
"However, according to a neighbor, the individual is a foreigner."
This answer surprised Wang Lan. He had assud it might be soone he knew, not a foreigner. A foreigner sent a rescue ssage to him and his team? And clearly targeted the Prival Team?
Could it be a colleague from the International Security Council? No, that wasn’t right either. A colleague from the International Security Council wouldn’t send a direct ssage to the Prival Team; even if pleading for help, they would send it to the Bureau.
That afternoon, Xu Xiangwen and Xie Sisi also arrived in Cloud Sea Province. Wang Lan had Che Pure send soone to pick them up. By dusk, the Prival Team had assembled once again.
"An Angel?" Xu Xiangwen asked in surprise. "You an the one who caused such a ruckus in White Eagle Country a few days ago, nearly grinding their faces into the dirt? After ssing with White Eagle Country, she’s targeting us now?"
"ss with us? She’s got a death wish!"
"You all brought your combat suits and gear, right? I don’t know if she’s still in Cloud Sea Province, but if she dares to linger here, she won’t leave alive."
anwhile, in a secluded mountain forest, a doe was pinned beneath a robust figure. The doe gazed skyward, emitting one mournful cry after another.
The man fumbled with the doe, trying to milk it. After a long while, he finally let out a deep breath. "I see those milkmaids on TV, and they make it look so easy. Why is milking so difficult for ?"
As he spoke, he got up from the doe. Its two full udders were severely misshapen from his efforts, yet his flask was only half-full of milk.
After a mont, listening to the contents slosh in his flask, the middle-aged Caucasian man sighed and vanished into the dense forest.
The Caucasian man wandered for so ti before arriving at a hidden mountain cave. Outside, he hesitated. What was I thinking? Why get involved in this ss? Wouldn’t it be better to just change my identity and go on holiday...?
Muttering to himself, the Caucasian man finally entered the cave, holding the half-filled flask of doe’s milk. Inside, a light flickered. On closer inspection, it was a vase-like object hovering in the air.
Beneath the vase, a blonde-haired girl lay unconscious. There was blood at the corner of her mouth, and her chest rose and fell weakly.
As the Caucasian man approached, the flickering of the vase-like object beca more erratic.
"Hey, listen up! This is doe’s milk I worked hard to collect. Don’t ss around. I’m just trying to feed your master; you can’t attack , you hear?"
Although his tone was assertive, his actions were timid as he slowly approached the girl. Each step seed to require imnse courage.
This was the man the Angel had once snatched from Wang Lan’s grasp and then casually thrown into the sea—the forr head of the Paradise Bird base.
A late-stage Galaxy Stage expert, yet he was utterly subservient before an unconscious girl. He, too, had once been an influential figure, a na that struck fear into others.
But now, he was just a total wimp.
Why had it co to this? There was only one reason: he had been thoroughly thrashed by the Holy Grail.
Anyone who approached the Holy Grail’s master would be attacked by it. But this ti, although the Holy Grail flickered continuously, it didn’t strike. Step by step, the Caucasian man moved closer to Yulia, finally taking a deep breath.
He carefully propped Yulia up and brought the flask to her lips.
The doe’s milk slowly flowed into Yulia’s mouth, and she swallowed delicately. Suddenly, the unconscious Yulia’s eyes snapped open, her gaze fixing sharply on the Caucasian man.
"Don’t! It’s , I’m taking care of you! Don’t attack . I’m just feeding you. You can’t bite the hand that feeds you."
"Phone!" Yulia said weakly, uttering a single word.
"Phone?" The Caucasian man pulled a smartphone from his pocket, his face etched with distress. "Do you know? For the first ti in my life, I beca a thief—and all for a phone. It’s disgraceful... To think that I, a dignified Star Martial Warrior, would stoop to this..."
Yulia snatched the phone, quickly opened the ssaging app, and typed furiously. Then, she entered a number and, with a trembling hand, pressed send.
After completing this final step, Yulia seed to have exhausted all her strength. Her eyelids fluttered closed, and she once again fell unconscious in the Caucasian man’s arms.
Her injuries were too severe. If the Holy Grail hadn’t been keeping her alive, she would have died long ago.
"Hey, are you dead or what?"
BOOM—
Suddenly, the Holy Grail erupted with powerful energy. The Caucasian man was violently thrown backward, crashing hard against the cave wall.
"AGH— I knew it! I knew you were an ungrateful wretch..."
The Holy Grail continued to hover above Yulia’s head, its light pulsating.
At that exact mont, Wang Lan’s phone suddenly rang. A ssage appeared: "Co quick... save ..."
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