Chapter 942: Chapter 247: Hapless Bai Ling (Part 2)

Hearing Fang Ze’s call, Lan Bing stopped walking and turned around. She probably didn’t like to talk much, so she just tilted her head slightly, asking with her eyes.

On the way here, Fang Ze already had a plan in mind, so when he saw Lan Bing inquire, he tentatively said, “Are things okay at the provincial government?”

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

Fang Ze tentatively asked again, “Is Bai Zhi okay too?”

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

From Lan Bing, Fang Ze once again confirmed that Bai Zhi might really be injured. He couldn’t help but be a bit worried, and since his body indeed had no other matters tonight, he didn’t hesitate any longer and directly took Lan Bing to the executive hall, planning to use an Extraordinary Artifact to return to the provincial government.

As the Federation’s Vice Chairperson and Director of the Security Bureau, using a long-distance Teleportation Treasure was well within the permissions, so quickly, the two returned to the provincial government.

Leaving the parliament and getting in the car, Fang Ze and Lan Bing headed to the Si Family estate.

On the way back to the estate, Fang Ze didn’t sit idle. He tried multiple times to discreetly inquire about Bai Zhi’s situation from Lan Bing, but Lan Bing pretended not to hear, giving no answers at all. Judging by her demeanor, it seemed there might be some hidden reasons or perhaps she had promised Bai Zhi something. This made Fang Ze even more anxious.

Thus, they arrived at the Si Family estate. At this point, the estate had become bustling because of Fang Ze’s return, with many servants and veterans getting up to work, welcoming Fang Ze.

However, Fang Ze’s mind was already with Bai Zhi, so he had no interest in chit-chatting with them. He waved them off at the door, indicating they should rest, then strode towards the villa where Bai Zhi and Lan Bing lived.

And so, he arrived at Villa No. 12. Just at the 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. Bear with it. It’ll be better soon.”

“Aow aow aow…”

“There, there. It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Bai Ling? Bai Zhi?

Standing at the entrance, Fang Ze was bewildered by Bai Zhi’s strange dialogue.

‘Hmm… I must be hearing this wrong. Maybe I should listen again in another way?’

Just as Fang Ze was pondering this, unexpectedly, Bai Zhi spoke again from the second floor of the villa. She uttered an “Eh” then said, “Why is it so noisy outside at this late hour?”

“Bai Ling, wait a moment, I’ll see what’s going on.”

Speaking, the window on the villa’s second floor was pushed open from inside, and Bai Zhi’s beautiful face peeked out, looking around.

Fang Ze heard the voice from the second floor and reflexively looked up, instantly meeting Bai Zhi’s gaze mid-air.

Seeing Fang Ze, Bai Zhi clearly paused for a moment, then her shocked expression turned into one of delight. She looked at Fang Ze excitedly and said, “Fang Ze! When did you come back?!”

Seeing Bai Zhi full of life, not appearing to have any issues, Fang Ze’s heart eased considerably. He looked up at Bai Zhi and replied with a smile, “I just came back. Isn’t this me coming to see you first thing?”

He then said, “I’m coming up now. Hold on a second.”

Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Bai Zhi, who was full of joy moments ago, suddenly panicked. She quickly said, “Wait, wait, Fang Ze. We’re a bit inconvenient right now!”

However, Fang Ze had been curious about what Bai Zhi and little Bai Ling were doing earlier, so he disregarded Bai Zhi’s refusal, quickly ascended the stairs two steps at a time, and pushed open the door.

As soon as the door was pushed open, the scene inside the room came into Fang Ze’s view: cute Bai Ling sat on the sofa, looking aggrieved, with a swollen face, while her right leg and right hand were bandaged, and Bai Zhi was draping clothes over her…

Fang Ze: …

This scene made Fang Ze’s brain almost short-circuit: What exactly were these two girls up to? Wasn’t Bai Zhi supposed to be injured? Why did it look like Bai Ling was the one injured?

Fang Ze was genuinely baffled now….

….

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

It turns out, the death of Old Mr. Bai didn’t just affect Fang Ze; it also deeply affected Bai Zhi….

In the past, Bai Zhi always lived under the protection of the Bai Family. Although the Bai Family required the family members to work for upgrade resources, she was still a flower in a greenhouse.

Now, with the death of Old Mr. Bai and the dissolution of the Bai Family, her father and aunt both missing, Bai Zhi matured considerably in an instant.

So, while Fang Ze was working hard for the people of Xida State from Congyun City, Bai Zhi was actually striving to improve her own strength, wanting to assist Fang Ze.

However, the path of cultivation most feared was impatience and haste. After Bai Zhi desperately cultivated for a period, she finally misstepped yesterday:

Half of her body’s muscles and bones were dislocated, unable to move, and even half of her throat hurt so much she couldn’t speak, swallowing felt like swallowing knives.

When little Bai Ling found out about this, even amidst continuous busyness at the Security Bureau, she hurried to the estate to visit Bai Zhi.

Upon learning Bai Zhi’s situation, this little clever one had a bright idea! She wanted to achieve a win-win with Bai Zhi!

Her “win-win” method was simple. She had an Extraordinary Artifact like a doll, called [Injury Substitute].

As long as the injured person and the substitute each hold one hand of the doll, the injured person’s injuries can be transferred to the substitute.

In Bai Zhi and little Bai Ling’s case, this meant Bai Zhi’s injuries transferred to little Bai Ling.

Thus, Bai Zhi recovered and could continue cultivating, while little Bai Ling, although injured, could rightfully request leave to slack off!

Regarding why Bai Ling wanted to take leave, according to her, the State Security Bureau was too intense! Completely different from the Security Bureau in Emerald City!

Every day, she, a lazy person, had to work from morning till night, exhausted to death, really wanting to take a long vacation!

As for the strange dialogue Fang Ze heard downstairs earlier, it was Bai Zhi dressing and administering medicine to little Bai Ling….

After understanding the whole story, Fang Ze looked at little Bai Ling with a peculiar expression. He felt like two words were stamped on little Bai Ling’s forehead: “Wronged Fool”….

Doing something like taking on injuries for leave! Did she forget she’s the Vice Director and could approve leave for herself at any time? Why suffer physical pain?!

However, speaking of it, although little Bai Ling was a bit silly, she had a good heart. Furthermore, Fang Ze did overlook Bai Zhi’s cultivation due to being too busy lately.

Fang Ze hadn’t forgotten Bai Zhi’s dazzling stats and her demigod bloodline. If Fang Ze could train Bai Zhi up, he’d have a top-tier combat power by his side again. This would be a tremendous help for Fang Ze’s future plans.

Yet, the only problem with training Bai Zhi was… needing to use [Credit World] and [High-Interest Loan] abilities. But these abilities were resource hogs. Fang Ze hadn’t yet paid off the tens of billions spent on his recent breakthrough to Mortality-Shedding stage. He truly had no spare funds to nurture Bai Zhi.

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

Then, his gaze unwittingly fell on half-mummified, swollen-faced little Bai Ling….

At that moment, he paused.

Hey, isn’t there a wronged… no, wait, a wealthy woman right here.

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The initial version was banned, so only now has it been released.

The next chapter, which is Chapter 248, will be updated around 2 AM on January 9th on the “Qi” “Point” app. Look forward to everyone coming to read~