Chapter 203: One Lost Her Brother, the Other Bows to No One

Words : 1421 Updated : Sep 23rd, 2025

...... Yang the Carpenter wouldn’t listen. He directly shoved the carpenter’s chalk line into Lu Ding’s hand. “No need to say more, go.” With that, he turned around and left. Lu Ding looked down at the chalk line in his hand, a little silent. This... sigh... “I’ll give it back after I use it.” Lu Ding called out toward the old house. No one responded. He turned and lifted the chalk line toward Wang Qingge: “Is this usable?” Wang Qingge took it and inspected it. Held up a sign. 【Top-tier choice, perfect grade, an extraordinary artifact, if you’re fishing for a Golden Toad, there’s nothing better】 Lu Ding glanced back one more time. What a mess this turned into, seriously... He turned around to leave. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a jar nearby. Lu Ding sighed: “You’re a pitiful one too.” The person inside the jar had actually woken up a while ago but had been too afraid to speak. Now, hearing what Lu Ding said, He cautiously stuck out a hand and pushed open the lid. With a face swollen red and purple, he timidly said, “I’m very pitiful... so can I live?” Lu Ding silently picked up the lid. Reached out and shoved the poking head back inside. Then covered it up again. “No.” With a kick, he sent the jar flying into the air. A burst of slashing force exploded, and the jar shattered into bits drifting away on the breeze. Lu Ding collected a few more colorless crystals. Jar people didn’t count as monsters—barely still human, just corrupted by dark arts and secret powders. Their minds were twisted. Pitiful, yes, but that didn’t change the fact that they had harmed others. There was still a lot of resentment gathered inside the jar. That resentment was what provided Lu Ding with the colorless crystal shards. So, pitiful or not, if you want to live, no way!! After finishing all this, Lu Ding turned and left with Wang Qingge. Yang the Carpenter watched everything from the shadows, A chill running through his heart. Even knowing the man was a 749 Bureau investigator... still... With methods like that, how could you not be afraid? ...... By noon. The largest city in the northwest, Xitong City. This was where the Bai Family resided. Deep inside the Bai Family estate, An old lady with a rosy complexion and an air of wealth was strolling through the gardens between the pavilions and towers, Attendants following behind, Junior family members accompanying her. The old lady looked at the koi fish, over a meter long, swimming through the pond with their schools, And couldn’t help thinking of herself. She glanced back, her eyes sweeping over the juniors she loved. Suddenly, She noticed one grandchild was missing. She asked, “Lianlian, where’s Baoce? He didn’t come greet me this morning either. Did he go out? I don’t remember him telling me.” Even though it was modern times, the old lady still kept to old customs, And the Bai Family still held onto their old family rules. So juniors living at home were expected to greet her daily without fail. A girl with a delicate, ethereal aura stepped up to support the old woman’s arm. “Grandma, you’re about to have your big birthday celebration. Baoce went to prepare a surprise for you, so he didn’t come to greet you.” The old lady smiled when she heard this: “A surprise? Two years ago, Baoce prepared a surprise too— He ended up fighting a 749 Bureau investigator, Got dragged back after being caught digging up fire-essence ore.” “Last year, Baoce prepared another surprise, went deep into the Gobi Desert, Dug up crystals from the bottom of a desert lake, And got caught by the 749 again.” “This year, he’s not going to cause trouble again, is he...” Bai Baolian thought about her brother’s past antics: “Dad already lectured him, and he’s older now. He wouldn’t do something like that again. If you’re worried, I’ll video call him for you so you can see.” Bai Baolian pulled out her phone and made a video call. The first call, no answer. “Probably busy.” The second call, no answer. “Maybe didn’t see it.” Third call, fourth call, still no answer. She switched to a normal call instead, Only to hear the automated message: phone powered off. Bai Baolian frowned. She tried calling Bai Baoquan, no answer. Tried others, same thing. By this point, Bai Baolian realized something wasn’t right. One person not answering, maybe fine. But a whole group not answering? That’s different. The warm, gentle smile vanished from the old lady’s face. “Couldn’t get through?” “What about the others?” Two questions in a row, both answered with Bai Baolian shaking her head. The old lady raised her hand and called a maid over: “Go have someone track their movements over the past few days, and send people to search for them.” The maid rushed off in tiny, quick steps. Soon, she returned with a tablet in hand. “Madam, this is the location and activity data from Baoce and the others’ phones.” The old lady took it and looked. After leaving the city, Bai Baoce’s group made no detours— They went straight to Ba’er Mountain and stayed there. Still there now. “Did you send people to look?” the old lady asked. “Yes, Madam, we already sent people. Mr. Cha Yuanzheng personally led them.” Cha Yuanzheng, a cultivator at the fifth layer of the Si Ming Realm, Master of the Ice and Fire Palm. He was one of the Bai Family’s guards—essentially bodyguards, but with much higher status. While not invincible, Someone like him could easily find a person in the northwest, especially carrying the Bai Family’s name. It all sounded reassuring, But Bai Baolian still felt uneasy about her brother. She didn’t say it outright, Choosing another way instead. “Grandma, why don’t I go too? I’m worried Baoce might butt heads with Mr. Cha—you know his temper.” The old lady’s smile returned, her voice indulgent yet helpless: “Are you saying Grandma spoiled Baoce too much?” “I wouldn’t dare,” Bai Baolian laughed, “You didn’t spoil only him—you love all of us equally.” A few sweet words made the old lady laugh happily. “You sweet-talker, go then, go. Remember to come back early. Tell Baoce to stop running all over the place and stay home to keep me company.” “Got it, Grandma.” As she watched Bai Baolian leave with a bow, The old lady turned to the maid: “I noticed on the map—there’s a place marked 749. What’s that?” “Madam, that’s the Ba’er Mountain Railway Construction Site. The 749 Bureau has stationed investigators there.” “There are 749 people there...” “Then notify them too. Ask them to send a few people over— Just in case something happens.” Even though the Bai Family was powerful around here, They still couldn’t overpower the 749 Bureau. Their construction site was right nearby. Better to give a heads-up. No time wasted. As soon as the old lady finished speaking, The maid sent the notice to Xitong 749. And that, my friends, was when everything hit the fan! Last night, Wu Yishuang and others had just reported back— Bai Baoce assaulted a 749 Bureau investigator, And got executed on the spot by Lu Ding. Now, Bai Family members were heading over. Originally, Xitong 749’s plan was: Lu Ding had acted reasonably— But some things couldn’t be solved just by being right. They had to manage the situation. However, they absolutely wouldn’t let fellow 749 investigators like Lu Ding get wronged. He acted according to the law, even if it wasn’t 100% by the book. So Xitong 749’s thinking was: Keep things quiet for now. Let Lu Ding finish his mission at the training site and leave first. After that, Xitong 749 would step in and talk to the Bai Family. This way, Even if the Bai Family had grievances, They would have no choice but to swallow them down, And it wouldn’t affect Lu Ding. Besides, he’d already be gone. Not to mention— It was Bai Baoce who attacked the 749 investigator first. There was law enforcement video footage—solid evidence. But now, with Bai Baolian heading over, Once they run into each other— Wouldn’t everything explode!? One just lost her brother, The other bows to no one.

Chapter 203: One Lost Her Brother, the Other Bows to No One

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