Chapter 946: Chapter 247: Hapless Bai Ling (Part 2)

Upon hearing Fang Ze’s call, Lan Bing stopped in her tracks and turned around. She might really not be much of a talker, so she just slightly tilted her head and inquired with her gaze.

On the way here, Fang Ze had already prepared his words, so when he saw Lan Bing’s inquiry, he tentatively said, “Are you all doing well at the provincial government?”

Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Lan Bing nodded slightly.

Fang Ze probed once more, “And Bai Zhi, is she alright?”

This time, Lan Bing hesitated slightly. She seemed to be contemplating whether to answer the question, and after a moment, ambiguously told Fang Ze, “If you have time, you can go back and see her.”

From Lan Bing’s words, Fang Ze verified once more that Bai Zhi might really be injured, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit worried. Moreover, he really had nothing else planned for tonight with this body, so he no longer hesitated and directly took Lan Bing along to the Governing Hall, preparing to use an Extraordinary Artifact to return to the provincial government.

As the Federal Vice Chairperson and Security Bureau Chief, using a long-distance Teleportation Treasure was within their privileges, so before long, the two of them returned to the provincial government.

Leaving the council, they got into a car, and Fang Ze and Lan Bing headed towards the Si Family Manor together.

On the way back to the manor, Fang Ze didn’t idle, and he tried multiple times to discreetly inquire about Bai Zhi’s condition, but Lan Bing pretended not to hear, completely ignoring his questions. It seemed as if there was some unspeakable secret, or perhaps she promised something to Bai Zhi. This made Fang Ze even more apprehensive.

Thus, they reached the Si Family Manor. The manor, which had been quiet, became lively with Fang Ze’s return. Many servants and veterans started working, welcoming Fang Ze’s return.

However, at this moment, Fang Ze’s mind was already with Bai Zhi, and he wasn’t in the mood for small talk with them. He simply waved them off at the entrance, indicating they could go back to rest, and then strode towards the villa where Bai Zhi and Lan Bing lived.

Upon reaching Villa No. 12, just at the villa entrance, Fang Ze heard Bai Zhi’s voice from the second floor,

“Bai Ling, are you okay?”

“Mmm mmm mmm….”

“Oh, oh. I understand. I know it hurts, but this is a necessary process, just hang in there. It’ll be over soon.”

“Aww aww aww….”

“There, there. It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Bai Ling? Bai Zhi?

Standing at the door, Fang Ze listened to Bai Zhi’s strange conversation and was momentarily confused.

‘Hmm… I must be listening wrong. Maybe I should try listening again differently?’

Just as Fang Ze was thinking this, suddenly, Bai Zhi spoke again from the second floor, let out a gentle “eh,” and said, “Why is it so noisy outside at night?”

“Bai Ling, wait a moment, let me check what’s going on.”

As she spoke, the window on the second floor of the villa was pushed open from inside, and Bai Zhi’s stunning face appeared at the window, looking outside.

Hearing the voice from the second floor, Fang Ze reflexively looked up, and their gazes met in the air.

At the moment Bai Zhi saw Fang Ze, she was visibly surprised for a moment; then her expression of shock turned into one of delight. She looked at Fang Ze with excitement and said, “Fang Ze! When did you get back?!”

Seeing Bai Zhi looking lively and not as if anything was wrong, Fang Ze felt much more at ease. He looked up at Bai Zhi, smiled, and replied, “I just got back, and I’m here to see you first thing.”

Speaking so, he said, “I’m coming upstairs now. Wait for me.”

However, hearing Fang Ze’s words, Bai Zhi, who was full of joy moments ago, suddenly panicked. She hastily said, “Wait, wait a minute, Fang Ze. It’s not convenient for us right now!”

But Fang Ze was already curious about what Bai Zhi and little Bai Ling were doing, so he ignored Bai Zhi’s rejection, and quickly ascended the stairs, then pushed open the room door.

As the door opened, the situation in the room immediately came into Fang Ze’s view: Little Bai Ling sat on the sofa with an aggrieved look, her face swollen, with bandages on her right leg and right arm, while Bai Zhi was draping clothes over her….

Fang Ze: …

This scene instantly short-circuited Fang Ze’s brain: What on earth were these two girls doing? Wasn’t Bai Zhi supposed to be injured? Why did it look like the one injured was Little Bai Ling instead?

Fang Ze was really confused now….

….

Half an hour later, Fang Ze finally understood the whole story from Bai Zhi.

It turned out, Old Mr. Bai’s death had not only stimulated Fang Ze but also Bai Zhi….

In the past, Bai Zhi had always lived under the Bai Family’s protection. Although the family pushed its children to progress, requiring them to earn their own resources for upgrading, she was still like a flower in a greenhouse.

But now, with Old Mr. Bai’s passing, the dissolution of the Bai Family, and her father and aunt missing, Bai Zhi matured significantly in that instant.

So, while Fang Ze was working hard for Congyun City and the people of Xida State, Bai Zhi was also diligently enhancing her abilities, hoping to help Fang Ze.

But in the path of cultivation, being too hasty and impatient is the biggest taboo. So after Bai Zhi worked herself into exhaustion for some time, she finally ran into trouble with her cultivation yesterday:

Half her body’s muscles and bones were disjointed, leaving her immobile, and even half her throat hurt to the point she couldn’t speak, swallowing felt like gulping down razor blades.

Upon learning of this, little Bai Ling, who had been busy at the Security Bureau, quickly came to the manor to visit Bai Zhi.

Upon hearing of Bai Zhi’s condition, this little clever bean’s eyes lit up! She wanted to have a win-win with Bai Zhi!

And her “win-win” method was quite simple; she had an Extraordinary Artifact resembling a rag doll called [Injury Substitute].

As long as the injured and the substitute both held one hand of the doll, the injuries of the injured could be transferred to the substitute.

In the case of Bai Zhi and little Bai Ling, it meant Bai Zhi’s injuries were transferred to little Bai Ling.

This way, Bai Zhi was healed and could resume her cultivation. And although little Bai Ling was injured, she could finally take a justified leave to slack off!

As for why little Bai Ling wanted to take leave, in her words: The State Security Bureau is too much of a grind! Unlike the Emerald City Security Bureau!

Being a slacker, she had to work from morning till night every day, utterly exhausting her, and she desperately wanted a long vacation!

As for the strange conversation Fang Ze heard downstairs earlier, it was merely Bai Zhi dressing little Bai Ling’s wounds and applying medicine….

After understanding the story, Fang Ze looked at little Bai Ling with an odd expression. He really felt like there were two words on her forehead: “Wronged Species”….

She went through the pain of injury just to take a leave! Didn’t she remember she’s a deputy chief who could approve her leaves anytime? Why bear the flesh pain?!

However, on the other side, though little Bai Ling might be a bit silly, her heart was kind. Moreover, Fang Ze had indeed overlooked Bai Zhi’s cultivation due to being busy lately.

Fang Ze hadn’t yet forgotten Bai Zhi’s magnificent profile and her demigod bloodline. If he could nurture Bai Zhi, he’d gain another top-tier fighter by his side. This would be a significant addition to Fang Ze’s future plans.

Yet, nurturing Bai Zhi had one issue…. It required the use of the [Credit World] and [High-Interest Loan] abilities. But these two abilities were resource-consuming beasts. Fang Ze hadn’t even repaid the billions spent on breaking through to the Mortality-Shedding grade a while back. Honestly, he had no spare money to invest in Bai Zhi’s cultivation.

Considering this, Fang Ze couldn’t help but worry about how to handle this matter properly.

And at that moment, his gaze inadvertently fell on little Bai Ling, who was bandaged up like a mummy, with a swollen face…..

At that moment, he had a revelation.

Hey, looks like there’s a wronged… no, a wealthy sponsor right here.

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Due to being blocked twice and constant modifications, it’s only being posted now. I’m really sorry.

The next chapter, Chapter 248, will be updated around 2 a.m. on January 9 on the “Qi” “Dian” app. Looking forward to your reading~