Blue light enveloped Huo Qizheng. In just a moment, he was transported to a strange place.
After the vehicle came to a halt, the intertwined blue light dissipated like shattered glass, vanishing into the wind.
With Huo Qizheng's capabilities, he quickly got the lay of the land around this place.
It was a wasteland, littered with discarded building materials everywhere. Not far away, there were several dilapidated unfinished buildings. Apparently, it was a residential complex that had been abandoned midway through construction.
He knew about this residential complex. It was originally intended to be a villa community, but unfortunately, the developer had absconded with the funds, and the land had become the property of the bank. It was to be auctioned off soon. The focus of the Huo Group was not on real - estate, so aside from gathering necessary information, they didn't pay much attention to this sector. However, this piece of land was still profitable.
This place was far from the hustle and bustle, but the transportation was convenient. According to previous reports, it seemed that hot - spring resources had been discovered underground, but before they could be developed, the developer had gone bankrupt and fled. It would be a good location for a sanitarium or a hot - spring manor.
Huo Qizheng evaluated the development potential of this land from a businessman's perspective. Then he noticed two people, one lying and one sitting, not far away.
When he saw the familiar black cloak and hood, Huo Qizheng raised an eyebrow. It was an acquaintance, but this acquaintance didn't seem to be in good condition.
Qi Chongguang was indeed in a rather bad state.
Previously, in order to avenge Luo Yu, he had provoked the organization behind Gao Fei. That organization was extremely dirty, engaging in all sorts of illegal activities. He had collected a great deal of incriminating evidence and handed it over to Shen Zhong. However, he hadn't expected that under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, the person behind the scenes would be so powerful.
With just one strike, he had been severely injured. At a critical moment, he had activated a life - saving item.
But this item could only transport him to the most recently visited location, so it had transported him to Luo Yu's home. When Luo Yu saw him covered in blood, she burst into tears on the spot. She wanted to call an ambulance, but Qi Chongguang stopped her. The hospital couldn't treat his injuries.
There was the power of that person attached to his wound. If it wasn't removed, the wound wouldn't heal. He had thought that he could finally rest once he was back in the country, but unexpectedly, the other side had pursued him relentlessly. Somehow, they had managed to get through customs. He had no choice but to flee with Luo Yu.
In this tense situation, he had thought of an item that Shen Zhong had lent him before. However, this summoning item was rather useless. It could only summon the strongest person in his heart, and the species was limited to humans, so the result was uncertain.
For example, what if the strongest person in his heart happened to be Luo Yu...
However, the result of the summoning didn't seem very satisfactory either. Qi Chongguang judged others by himself. People with special abilities like them either joined the Special Supervision Bureau or instinctively hid themselves like he did. How could they be driving luxury cars on the road?
But this was his last resort. It would be good if he could save Luo Yu.
Qi Chongguang nudged Luo Yu. "Yu'er, go. Go and ask him to take you away. Don't stay by my side. You'll only get hurt."
Luo Yu was sobbing so hard that she couldn't speak. She grabbed Qi Chongguang tightly and shook her head in panic. Qi Chongguang pushed her away. "Go! I don't want to drag you down. Do you want me to live with guilt for the rest of my life?"
Luo Yu immediately hugged him tightly, showing with her actions that she was determined never to leave.
Huo Qizheng raised an eyebrow but had no intention of getting out of the car. The Special Supervision Bureau wasn't a bunch of useless people. With such a big commotion, they were probably on their way. It wasn't his turn to act. He might as well just watch this tragic drama here.
However, while he wanted to just casually watch the tragic drama, the person behind the scenes didn't want to let him have peace.
One was pushing the other to leave, and the other refused. If they kept on like this, there might not be enough time.
Qi Chongguang obviously realized this problem too. His eyes turned sharp. He struck Luo Yu on the neck, knocking her out. Luo Yu immediately slumped into his arms.
Qi Chongguang took a deep breath, gathering his last bit of strength. He picked up Luo Yu and walked to Huo Qizheng's car. He knocked on the window.
Since they had come to him, and the girl in his arms was a good friend of Zhu Shuangyao, originally he didn't want to get involved in this matter. He just wanted to make sure they were safe and then leave. After all, she was Zhu Shuangyao's friend. He couldn't just ignore them like he usually did.
He reluctantly rolled down the window. Qi Chongguang had a deep impression of Huo Qizheng's face. He exclaimed, "It's you..."
Before he could finish his words, a whistling sound came swiftly. This power was irresistible, like thunder, swooping down with great force.
Qi Chongguang immediately tensed up. He recognized this fluctuation of special ability. It was the boss of the organization behind Gao Fei. Qi Chongguang had no more strength left, but he couldn't let Luo Yu and this innocent person die here.
He hurriedly said, "Please help me take this girl away. Call the police after I'm dead..."
As the whistling sound got closer and closer, Qi Chongguang closed his eyes, using his body and remaining strength to protect the two of them.
However, one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Why wasn't he dead yet?
Qi Chongguang suddenly opened his eyes and searched everywhere for the power from before. But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find it.
He saw Huo Qizheng politely say to him, "Sir, what are you talking about? I don't understand a thing. You should take care of your own girlfriend. The police will be here soon. I'm leaving. Goodbye."
Just as the Special Supervision Bureau arrived, the car in front of Qi Chongguang melted like water, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
But he knew that everything just now had really happened.
Not far away, there came noisy voices. "The target of that power is these two people..."
"Damn it! He actually swapped identities. He killed someone and used the human skin to get through customs..."
"Take them back first to see who they are and what their relationship is with the master of that power..."
"Isn't this the daughter of Professor Luo?"
"Sure is..."
At this moment, Qi Chongguang had exhausted all his strength. He tightly protected Luo Yu with his body and lost consciousness. For some reason, he believed Huo Qizheng's words and believed that these people were good people.
He heard some more voices, which seemed to be talking about Luo Yu's identity.
"Fortunately, Professor Luo's daughter is okay. Otherwise, he'd skin us alive."
"Fortunately, we came in time."
"Come on. It wasn't that we came in time. Someone saved them. Otherwise, this man and Miss Luo would be dead by now."
"Who? So powerful..."
"Maybe it's a great master..."
...
After dealing with Qi Chongguang's matter, Huo Qizheng immediately called Shen Zhong. "Did you give him that item?"
That item wasn't really like what Shen Zhong had said, that it could summon the most powerful person. In fact, it was an item filled with Huo Qizheng's power that he had given to Shen Zhong. In a critical moment, it could bring Huo Qizheng there.
This was a life - saving talisman that Huo Qizheng had given to Shen Zhong when he knew that Shen Zhong was investigating the organization behind Gao Fei. There were only two in total. Who would have thought that Shen Zhong had given one to Qi Chongguang.
Shen Zhong didn't expect him to be so direct. He nervously touched his hair. "It's also... to ensure his safety. You don't know how stupid that guy is."
Huo Qizheng rubbed his temples. "No more of this, got it?"
"This... It's not very likely." Shen Zhong stammered. "Well, next time, you might have to come and save me too..."
Huo Qizheng said seriously, "Ning Shan and Xie Ming are both helping you. If you still end up in this situation even with their help, I can only doubt your ability."
"Okay, then let's get down to business." Shen Zhong started to tell him some information he had found out. Qi Chongguang's information had been very helpful. Since he had cooperation with the Special Supervision Bureau, he had really found out a lot. "Recently, this organization called the Phoenix Society has been acting strangely. They used to lie low, but recently, they've been trying to reach into the country. They've specifically stated that they're looking for a woman, dead or alive. It doesn't seem friendly."
"I see that they're all heading to City S. It might not be very peaceful there recently. You should protect her well. AN seems to be their subordinate organization. SY has been severely suppressed recently. You owe them a favor."
After that, Shen Zhong rambled on about some things that he thought were unimportant, but Huo Qizheng could vaguely sense the intention of the president of the Phoenix Society from these things.
I'm afraid his goal isn't just to control the business world. There might be more serious consequences. But anyway, compared to the previous timeline, the development of this timeline was much better. Maybe they could save themselves without his intervention.
After hanging up the phone with Shen Zhong, Huo Qizheng called Zhu Shuangyao. To his surprise, he learned from her that she wouldn't be coming back tonight. She was going to have a heart - to - heart talk with Ling Yu.
A heart - to - heart talk
Huo Qizheng had never hated these four words so much. He said dejectedly, "Do you have the heart to leave me alone at home?"
Zhu Shuangyao covered her mouth and laughed. "On this long, lonely night, you can just endure it. I'll miss you."
After saying that, she hung up the phone. She waved her phone at Ling Yu. "Okay, I've reported to him. There won't be any problems."
Ling Yu got goosebumps listening to their conversation. She felt the暴击 from this couple on single people.
But Ling Yu was very happy that she could separate them for one night. She grabbed Zhu Shuangyao's hand and continued walking towards the snack street. "Great! Let's not leave until we're stuffed tonight!"
Zhu Shuangyao laughed heartily. "Okay, let's not leave until we're stuffed!"
However, in fact, they were full after eating just a little. They had originally planned to have a heart - to - heart talk, but because they had had too much fun, after they got back to Ling Yu's place, they fell asleep as soon as they got into bed after taking a shower.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Shuangyao slept restlessly. She always felt that something was missing beside her. She kept groping around. Then, a warm, big hand held hers, and she finally calmed down and fell asleep obediently.
Then, a warm and solid embrace pressed against her back. His embrace was so warm and familiar that Zhu Shuangyao instinctively nestled into it.
The next day, Zhu Shuangyao opened her eyes groggily and instinctively gave the man behind her a good - morning kiss.