That vixen is all righteous, luckily I am one too.

Chapter 4 Jiang Wanzhao

Li Xingzhou left the Jiang residence.

Having already obtained the information he wanted from the woman with the umbrella, he was unwilling to waste his time on a vampire of considerable strength.

Because she had said that she wouldn't allow her to see her sister while she was still alive.

It is obvious that the older sister, Jiang Wanzhao, may be in some kind of danger.

However, Li Xingzhou did not head north immediately.

First, his sea of ​​consciousness had not recovered to its peak; second, he could not mobilize his spiritual power; and most importantly, third, he had never even heard of Dragon Rising Island.

So, as soon as he left the Jiang residence, he found a school nearby.

Schools, of course, must have world maps.

As expected, Li Xingzhou found a world map as he wished, a map completely different from the one in his memory.

Not only is it much more vast, but most of the divine kingdoms and religious kingdoms on the map are unheard of, and only a few can be identified by their names.

"Humans, demons, vampires..."

Li Xingzhou frowned slightly. What was this all about?

Evolve, Xuanhuang Beast?

Or is it a fusion of the vast and the small worlds?

With these doubts and curiosity in mind, Li Xingzhou headed straight for Longxing Island, which he had already found.

He wasn't worried that the vampire was deceiving him, because he could find someone on his past journey to verify it.

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Taiyuan Realm, Longxing Island, Fog City.

Inside the lakeside hotel, Liu Ying carried a bowl of medicine to the basement door and gently knocked on the door with her knuckles.

"Chief, it's time for your medicine."

Having received no response, Liu Ying hurriedly pushed open the door. The stench of blood hit her nose, and she saw a boiling pool of blood bubbling and churning.

Amidst the pervasive blood mist, faint dragon roars could be heard, and the entire floor was covered by an array.

Liu Ying stared in disbelief at the scene before her, finding it hard not to suspect that this was the cultivation ground of some evil cultivator.

But here, all that remains is the sunset over the Yangtze River...

"Don't spill the medicine on the floor!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Liu Ying quickly steadied her hands and stiffly turned her head to meet a pair of tired yet excited eyes.

Then she saw Jiang Wanzhao's face clearly, sitting in the wheelchair.

Seeing the sickly redness on her overly pale cheeks, reflected in the eerie glow of the blood pool, gave her an inexplicably sinister feeling.

"Chief...Chief..."

Liu Ying glanced at Jiang Wanzhao's disheveled hair, lowered her head, and stammered, "It's...it's time to drink...drink your medicine..."

She never expected that such a large formation and such a blood pool were hidden in the basement.

What does the Chief of Staff do?

Is it possible to cure a deteriorating body through unorthodox practices?

Liu Ying involuntarily held her breath. If the Chief of Staff became a heretical cultivator, what would happen to her...?

Well, if the chief is a heretic, then I, who have been his secretary for twenty years, certainly don't seem like a good person to outsiders.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying suddenly felt enlightened. Now, dying at the hands of the Chief of Staff or following the Chief of Staff as a villain... the options were obvious.

Besides, the Chief of Staff might not necessarily be the villain!

"Liu Ying, do you know what day it is today?"

Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's suppressed joy, Liu Ying, regaining her senses, quickly replied, "Today is July 20th."

"Yes, today is July 20th, it's already..."

Jiang Wanzhao's voice trailed off, and Liu Ying, who was still waiting for him to continue, saw Jiang Wanzhao slap the armrest of his wheelchair forcefully: "It's not July 19th anymore!"

"The 100th July 19th has passed, one hour and twenty-seven minutes have gone by, and what's the result?"

"He should have come back. He should have come back yesterday, but I didn't wait for him, and I didn't see him! I'm... very sad right now!"

As she spoke, Jiang Wanzhao stood up from her wheelchair, her sickly flush deepening, her expression revealing unbearable anxiety and anger.

She strode up to Liu Ying and said, "A whole hundred years! I've waited so long, and now he's not coming back. Is this fair?"

Liu Ying involuntarily took two steps back; the commander-in-chief at that moment inexplicably frightened her.

Of course, it wasn't surprising that Jiang Wanzhao stood up from her wheelchair; after all, while she was physically weak, she wasn't actually disabled.

As for July 19th...

Isn't this the day the great cataclysm is about to happen?

Oh, for the Chief of Staff, this is not only the day the great catastrophe occurred, but also the 'anniversary' of the 100th anniversary of his younger brother Li Xingzhou's disappearance.

The Chief of Staff actually believes he didn't run away? He believes he'll come back?

Looking at the sickly Jiang Wanzhao, Liu Ying finally realized that not only was the Chief's physical condition deteriorating, but his mental state was as well.

That Li Xingzhou, he and the Chief of Staff were clearly inseparable, you could even say that the Chief of Staff raised him from the orphanage, but what happened?

That kid saw the Chief of Staff was seriously ill, but he abandoned everyone when disaster struck. What good could he be?

Over the years, her subordinates had naturally searched for them, but they had never seen a living person or a dead body. They must have run far away and died in some remote corner during the cataclysm.

I originally thought that the Chief of Staff had stopped mentioning it because he had accepted or let go of it, but I never expected that Li Xingzhou had become the Chief of Staff's inner demon!

"Liu Ying, do you know?" Jiang Wanzhao stared into Liu Ying's eyes: "It's been so long since I've seen his face, felt his body temperature, heard his real voice, or played games with him..."

All we can do is wait and hope, relying on old photos and recordings, and then…

As she spoke, a smile unconsciously crept onto Jiang Wanzhao's lips. She pulled a photograph from her pocket and gently stroked Li Xingzhou's face in the photo with her fingertips, her cheeks appearing even more sickly red: "And then, I waited and waited, but he never appeared..."

No!"

She took a deep breath: "Tell me, does he no longer care about me, his older sister? Does he have so many concubines that he's completely forgotten about me? Does he...?"

As she was talking, she suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, Liu Ying looked completely bewildered and incredulous.

She never expected the chief of staff to have such a crazy side.

This is Jiang Wanzhao!

The first Qi cultivator to awaken in the Eastern Enlightenment Realm after the Great Cataclysm a century ago, and now one of the hundred saints of the human race in the Enlightenment Realm, a powerful figure with the title "Time Sequence"!

But now...

Liu Ying opened her mouth, feeling as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

If I hadn't missed seeing the Chief today because of my medication, I would never have known that she had such a... repressed side.

Is that correct?

"No, that's not right..."

Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's voice again, Liu Ying involuntarily took two steps back. Could the Chief of Staff read minds?!

"Liu Ying, I was wrong." Jiang Wan looked into Liu Ying's eyes, took the bowl from her hand, drank the medicine in one gulp, and then spoke again: "It was my fault. After all, I didn't tell him anything, and he was sent away without knowing anything..."

Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's voice, Liu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the first Qi cultivator to awaken in the Enlightenment Realm, the Chief Commander had to shoulder a lot of pressure after the Great Cataclysm when he came from outside the Heavenly Realm. It was normal for him to be under a lot of pressure, right?

So, it's quite normal for Xuan to feel the pressure he's under right now because of his obsession with Li Xingzhou, right?

As Liu Ying pondered silently, Jiang Wanzhao decisively turned around and said, "I was waiting and hoping, but I didn't tell him, so you can't blame him. It's my fault..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying stared blankly at the medicine bowl that was handed back to her.

"But it's alright." Standing by the blood pool, Jiang Wanzhao said to herself, her voice regaining its calmness: "Since he can't meet my expectations, then I'll just have to go find him myself. After all, I'm the older sister."

Liu Ying suddenly looked up at Jiang Wanzhao's retreating figure. In her mind, Li Xingzhou was already dead. If the Chief of Staff said that, wouldn't that mean...?

"Chief, what are you doing?"

Liu Ying couldn't care less about anything else and rushed over. What if something happened to the Chief of Staff? It would be like the sky falling down.

"Don't move!"

Jiang Wanzhao turned around and smiled slightly at Liu Ying: "You'd better not get in my way."

"But……"

"What's the panic? I'm not going to die."

That's fine.

Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and turned her gaze back to the blood pool. So the Chief just wanted to prolong his life, right?

Utilize the spiritual energy of Longxing Island?

Dragon Rising Island, which can serve as a neutral zone, is not only within the sphere of influence of humans, but also the sphere of influence of demons and orcs...

Well, since the Chief of Staff dared to do this, she must have her reasons.

"Commander-in-Chief, what are your next steps?" Liu Ying asked respectfully. "Your subordinate will cooperate fully!"

Jiang Wanzhao looked at the blood pool with regret in her eyes. There were still many things she wanted to do, such as letting Xingzhou know how amazing her sister was, but unfortunately he couldn't come back, and her body really couldn't hold on for much longer.

Fortunately, I survived to this day, a hundred years later, and am able to see the people I wanted to see at this point in time.

After fighting for so many years, what's wrong with enjoying yourself and seeing the people you want to see now?

Anyway, everything has already been arranged for my passing.

"See him!" Jiang Wanzhao's eyes shone brightly, his calm tone now tinged with the anticipation of impending success: "Through the Dragon-Suppressing Lock, through the power of the dragon spirit here, go see him!"

See?

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment. The chief of staff said it wasn't about dying, but that she had to see Li Xingzhou... Where was she supposed to see him?

No, does the Chief of Staff know where he is?

"But we're still missing the most important thing." Jiang Wanzhao turned to look at Liu Ying, a smile playing on her lips, yet giving off an icy aura: "Blood, lots of blood!"

Blood?

Liu Ying's spirits lifted. No wonder the Chief of Staff had come to Longxing Island in person to negotiate the boundary marker issue with the Demon Race; it turned out he had this in mind.

Should we seize the opportunity to take Longxing Island in one fell swoop?

I'm so excited just thinking about it.

But Jiang Wanzhao's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over him: "Human blood."

?

Liu Ying's expression changed, and then Jiang Wanzhao continued, "After all, Xingzhou and I are both human."

"Commander-in-Chief, do you mean...?" Liu Ying's voice was hoarse. Could it be that she wanted to tell the army...?

Jiang Wanzhao chuckled lightly: "What if they're rebels?"

Rebels?

Liu Ying was taken aback. What did that mean?

The army is about to mutiny?!

"Hmm~" Jiang Wanzhao stretched her arms, her face showing even more pleasure: "It's about time."

When?

The thought had just crossed Liu Ying's mind—

boom!

The deafening explosions echoed across the sky, and the piercing alarm, like a sharp lightning bolt, cleaved the silence and jolted everyone's nerves.

The earth is shaking!

Liu Ying's expression immediately changed. An enemy attack?!

How could this be?!

boom--

After hurried footsteps, the basement door was pushed open forcefully, and Tang Yao, the commander of the Imperial Guards, rushed in with a tense expression.

"Commander, the mech hangar has been destroyed!"

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