“You said she took Joyner out of the hospital?” Cecily asked, picking up an apple from the table.

Cecil was looking at Alang with envy in his eyes, and he also thought that this person didn’t seem to have any hidden intentions. His sister had just used a few sentences to drag the details of his life out in the open.

Alang nodded his head. “My sister’s not in very good health, and she can’t leave that sterile environment for too long.”

“Did you feel like she was targeting you out of spite at that time?” Cecily said, taking a bit of the apple.

Alang pursed his lips, but didn’t reply. He had obviously thought that way at that time.

But now, he was feeling a little skeptical about the entire thing.

Cecily had an expression that said ‘I know something you don’t’. “Alang, let me tell you. You’re really really lucky.”

“Lucky?” Alang lifted his head to look at Cecily in puzzlement, then to Cecil who had wanted to fight against him just a moment ago.

Before Cecily could say another word, Cecil had pulled out his phone and opened a page, showing it to Alang. “Do you see this, this is the president of the International Medical Organization, Mark. You should recognize him, right? You might have even wanted to get him to have a look at your sister’s condition, is that right?”

Alang nodded. The president of the medical organization was well-known, and his position wasn’t something just anyone could climb up to.

“Maybe the president would be jealous and envious of you more than ever right now?” Cecily said cooly as she took another bite of the apple.

Alang was now even more confused, turning away from the screen to look at her. What did she mean by that?

“If Miss Gu’s medical skills in the entire world are said to be second best, then no one would dare to claim the first place.” Cecil opened Mark’s social media page. “Look at this, Doctor Mark has wanted to meet Miss Gu for almost three months now, but sadly he missed her when he went to China that one time. I’m telling you, the number of people in the world that want Miss Gu to treat their ailment can be enough to round the earth once. And here she is, asking you to bring your sister out for her to treat, and you’re actually not happy about it?”

Alang looked at the page on the phone, it was indeed Dr. Marks’ social media, with the words on it. There was also a photo attached of a cool figure wearing a white lab coat, holding a scalpel in her slender hands as she performed an operation. Alang could obviously recognize this person as Gu Xiqiao.

His mouth opened, his jaw slacking as he read what Dr. Mark had to say about this. Was this really something that proud, arrogant Dr. Mark had said?! He was still in a state of disbelief, and a little dumbfounded at the information that was given to him.

Sh*t!

No way!

That girl looked several years younger than him, right?!

Alang felt a little dizzy and out of breath from the information overload.

Cecily and Cecil were all for ignoring him at this point, because they were feeling jealous of him from the bottom of their hearts. Cecil was drinking tea while playing a game on his phone, and he was boasting about how great the tea was, and how great the person who made the tea must be.

Jiji, who was playing on the computer at the side, lifted its head suddenly, saying in a mechanical voice, “Thank you for your praise.”

The sudden voice shocked both Alang and Joyner. Both of them turned to look at Jiji with an astonished look on their faces. How was there such an intelligent robot here?

Cecil, as he was playing his phone, said, “Sis, why did so many things happen in America the past few days that I wasn’t around? Pft…”

He suddenly spat out the mouthful of tea that he had just drunk. “F*ck, look at this news. Why did all these politicians suddenly head to the gangsters’ area? And they’ve even been openly exposed like this, but the higher-ups haven’t bothered to do anything?”

The more he read and watched, the more he couldn’t contain his laughter. “Who the heck did this? Look at this, hurry up, sis!”

“Oh, that one,” Cecily said in a disinterested voice as she continued to munch on her apple. “Qiao Qiao had nothing to do in the past few days, so she decided to clean up the political circles. I heard that Claude fellow from the Dickens family managed to piss her off, and so when she took him off his throne, she cleaned up the political circles at the same time. Our commander was especially thankful to her, and even came in person to thank her for it. It solved so many problems that he had been worried about for so long.”

“Oh man, she’s really the only person who would be able to do this.” Cecil searched through the contents on the internet for more, and turned to look at Cecily suddenly. “You, why didn’t you call me back sooner then?!”

Cecily snorted coldly. “Who was the one who said he wanted to stay in the legacy base and not come back in the first place?”

They were unaware that their little conversation served like a bomb that had just erupted in Alang’s mind.

The dizziness that he felt was now tenfold. He had already seen the news that Cecil was talking about, but he had been confused, wondering who it was that was able to bring down Claude so easily.

But, he never once imagined that it would turn out to be her!

There was no one who knew better than him how stable Claude’s position was as head of the Dickens family. All those who had opposed Claude had been taken care of without much notice and those who were left followed him because they were afraid of the bloody methods that he used!

In Alang’s eyes, Claude was a man that didn’t need to fear anyone at all.

However, such a person who can be said to have no weakness, how was he put into prison by Gu Xiqiao? This matter had become such a big deal.

Jiji, who was still playing games at the side, suddenly lifted its head and said, “Alang, Master Jiang is looking for you. Go upstairs and turn left to the first study room there.”

Alang jumped again in his seat at Jiji suddenly speaking to him, and he glanced at Joyner once he processed the words. If it was in the past, he would feel insecure about leaving her here alone, but now he was completely calm. These people were all extraordinary, why would they do anything to him when it didn’t benefit them?

Alang let Joyner know where he was going, then he headed upstairs.

***

In the study, Jiang Shuxuan was sitting in front of the computer and reading a document repeatedly. When Alang came in, he stopped what he was doing and lifted his head, his piercing cold eyes on him. “I don’t know why she looked for you, but since you’ll be following her, it’s best if you don’t harbor any ulterior motives.”

The air pressure around him was so strong that Alang almost choked, and a layer of cold sweat broke out. “I understand.”

“Hm. Go on out, she may go looking for you soon,” Jiang Shuxuan said, dismissing him after that.

After he walked out and closed the door behind him, Alang let out a breath of relief.

Once the door was closed, Jiang Shuxuan leaned back against the chair. He took out a cigarette from the drawer, lightning it up. The smoke curled out as he lazily puffed. He didn’t understand why Gu Xiqiao wanted to bring Alang along, and he could feel some insecurity surfacing in his heart at the thought.

He saw his phone lighting up, but he didn’t bother picking it up immediately.

After taking another puff, he reached out for the device. It was a message that Yi Tong had sent.

Yi Tong: Big Boss! You don’t know this, but the people in Peace Manor have all gone nuts! The scene of them fighting, even my legs have gone soft looking at them! Every single one of them is cruel and vicious, as expected of the people that Miss Gu has taught!

Yi Tong: Video Attached

The corner of Jiang Shuxuan’s mouth curled upwards, and he replied with one sentence: Come to America tomorrow.

***

Yi Tong, who was currently in the ancient martial arts world, jumped up in excitement when he received Jiang Shuxuan’s message. He ran to find Yi Bing. “Yi Bing, Yi Bing! We’re going to be having fun from tomorrow onwards!”

***

Once Alang exited the room, he bumped into Gu Xiqiao. He was taken aback for a moment, before gathering himself.

“Miss Gu, as long as you’re willing to save Joyner, I’ll listen to whatever you say from now on,” Alang said as he looked at her, his face serious and his tone grave.

Gu Xiqiao raised an eyebrow at his declaration, a hint of amazement in her eyes. Why did this person suddenly seem like an entirely different person?

“But,” Alang paused. “I know you’re not an ordinary person, and you know my abilities. I hope that you won’t tell anyone else about my abilities, and that… that Peace Squad. You have to keep this matter a secret.”

To be able to triple a person’s power for a short period was something of an impossible feat, if it was known to others, Alang knew that it would be extremely dangerous for him. He didn’t have strength in his body to defend himself, and that was also why he had been so easily controlled by Gu Xijin and Claude.

“I can help you keep it a secret.” Gu Xiqiao agreed easily, then she continued in an indifferent voice, “But do you intend to continue on like this for the rest of your life? You shouldn’t be thinking about how to hide your talents right now, but rather how to get stronger. Only by getting stronger that you needn’t be afraid of anyone else, and there would be no need to hide anymore.”

Only by becoming stronger will you be able to live freely! This sentence ignited the blood in Alang’s veins, but it quickly wilted once again.

Was that an easy thing to do? Alang smiled bitterly, shaking his head. “Miss Gu, you may not know, but it’s extremely difficult to raise my strength. I need a lot of spiritual energy to do it, but where would I find a big amount of energy to absorb?”

Gu Xiqiao merely eyed him for a while, before saying, “Go on downstairs first and wait for me.”

Alang nodded, heading downstairs as instructed.

After a while, Gu Xiqiao finally came down. Everyone was sitting on the sofa, and they looked up to stare at her intently when she appeared.

“Qiao Qiao, the zoo has been cleared out, but what should be done about the surrounding area?” Cecily asked. She didn’t know what would happen to the zoo, but it concerned the power world, and no matter what it was, it was a place where ordinary people wouldn’t be able to survive if anything were to happen.

“I’ve thought about that,” Gu Xiqiao replied, sitting down on the sofa, taking the cup of tea that Jiji handed to her.

Cecily’s eyes lit up. “Then, are we making a move tomorrow?”

Gu Xiqiao shook her head. “You won’t be able to handle this, I’ve asked the Peace Squad to come over.”

The Peace Squad?! F*ck! That crazy team?! She actually got them to come here?!

Cecil narrowed his eyes at that, and suddenly recalled how Gu Xiqiao had brought ten people to the selections to kill, maim and abuse those mythical beasts. The corner of his mouth twitched at that moment, and he turned to Cecily and said with his eyes, ‘Sis, it looks like this matter has just gotten bigger.’

Cecily also replied in the same manner: I already had a feeling that it would.

The two of them scowled, but Gu Xiqiao wasn’t looking at them anymore, but at Alang instead. “You’re too weak, and you need to improve.”

Alang: “…” He obviously knew that, but was that something so easily rectified just because it was said out loud?

Gu Xiqiao didn’t speak further, but waved her hand. A pile of jade stones suddenly appeared in front of Alang. “These jade stones all contain spiritual energy, you can take them all and start cultivating. Also, this,” Gu Xiqiao threw a tattered book at him. “I hope that when we meet again, you’ll be able to beat him.”

Gu Xiqiao pointed at Cecil when she said that.

“That’s all. It’s late, I’m going to bed. There’s still a big fight tomorrow, so goodnight everyone.” Gu Xiqiao got up and left for the stairs. Once she reached the bottom, she turned around. “Jiji, arrange accommodation for Alang and Joyner.”

Alang was still seated on the sofa, holding the tattered book in his hands. He was in a daze for a long time, staring at the things that she had given him. Even without touching them, he could feel the pure aura that radiated from the jade stones!

At first, the jade stones that the Dickens family had obtained were also only few and far between, and you could tell how rare jade stones with auras in them were. But, how was Gu Xiqiao able to pull out such a big bunch of them with just a wave of her hands?!

F*ck, Gu Xiqiao was actually a jade spirit that ransacked the entire earth, right?! Alang was stunned speechless.

“Yo, wake up, Alang.” Jiji walked over and patted the man on the shoulder.

Alang finally came back to himself at the Jiji’s cold touch, and he was feeling stupid. It felt like the entire world was a fantasy to him now, and he shook his head. “I’m fine, I’m just, the shock came a bit too fast. There’s this feeling of not being able to hold it in.”

“Don’t faint yet. Hurry up and take these and start training. If you aren’t able to achieve the effect that she said to in a few days, Beauty Qiao will torture you to death. Don’t doubt that for a second,” Jiji said, eyeing him. “The first two rooms on the right upstairs are yours and your sister’s.”

Cecily and Cecil, who were still seated on the sofa continued to watch with envious eyes. Cecily sniffed slightly. “I’m so freaking jealous of him right now.”

Asking an ordinary person to be able to beat Cecil in a few days! If it was anyone else who had said it, Cecily would definitely have given them a tight slap. Were you dreaming, huh?!

But, the person who said it was Gu Xiqiao! If it was something she said, who would dare to question her?

In this world, there were only things that she couldn’t think about, but there was nothing she couldn’t do.

To have trained the people at Peace Manor to this level, Cecily didn’t have the slightest doubt in Gu Xiqiao’s words. It seemed that Gu Xiqiao was the only person in the entire universe that was able to do this.

Cecil looked at Alang, and then suddenly said quietly, “Sis, I want to go to Peace Manor too.”