Otherwise, we'll be at a loss.

In the car.

"Ying~" A soft sound suddenly came from the backseat.

Xie Yuling couldn't help but look down at Chu Miaomiao in her arms.

Chu Miaomiao slowly opened her eyes.

"Huh? Yuling? Why are you here?" Seeming to realize the situation belatedly, Chu Miaomiao suddenly sat up straight.

"Where are we?! Did we go back!?"

She looked left and right curiously.

To her left was Xie Yuling, and to her right was Jiang Yunlu.

Seeing the innocent, child-like Chu Miaomiao, the two exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yunlu gave Xie Yuling a look, thinking it would be better for Yuling to do the talking.

Xie Yuling understood and asked tentatively, "Miaomiao, do you remember when you fell asleep?"

"Ah? I don't know, I... I can't remember."

She frowned, trying hard to recall, but her mind was completely blank.

"After you guys got out of the car... I just..." She scratched her hair. "I completely can't remember."

The feeling was indeed blurry.

But the next second, Chu Miaomiao grabbed Xie Yuling's arm. "How is Wang Qin?"

"Wang Qin has already been sent to the hospital. We don't know what she inhaled, so she needs a full-body checkup."

Jiang Yunlu chimed in, but she was still observing Chu Miaomiao.

At this moment, Xie Yuling's voice echoed in her mind.

"Miaomiao might really have a dominant personality protecting her, so this segment of memory was just forgotten. But it's obvious that the dominant personality shares her memories, whereas Miaomiao herself won't remember those scenes."

Jiang Yunlu had naturally noticed this as well.

She was just thinking about how, when facing that other Chu Miaomiao earlier, she had been completely at a disadvantage.

Yet the Chu Miaomiao right now, blinking her big eyes, was so soft and cute that one just wanted to rub her head.

Two identical people, yet their auras didn't match at all.

Chu Miaomiao stretched, only then realizing there was something in her arms.

She looked down.

Hajimi was lying on her lap, its tail swishing back and forth.

"Hajimi?!" Chu Miaomiao picked the cat up in pleasant surprise. "Why are you here? Are you here to protect me?"

"Meow~"

Hajimi let out a weak meow and then continued resting.

It had just switched to its ancient form and was now dead tired, currently recovering its energy.

Although it was born from the Divine Brush, it normally didn't need to rely on the brush's power to survive.

"Hajimi, are you tired?" Chu Miaomiao gently stroked the cat's head.

Hajimi kept its eyes closed, the tip of its tail twitching as a response.

"It was really amazing just now," Xie Yuling said with a smile.

"Really?" Chu Miaomiao's eyes lit up. "Hajimi, what did you do?"

The cat ignored her; it had already fallen asleep.

Xie Yuling and Jiang Yunlu looked at Hajimi, finding it hard to imagine that this cat was also a creation of the Divine Brush.

And just moments ago, it had turned into a monster that could walk upright and actively attack.

It was just that before Situ Yunshu and the others arrived, Hajimi had reverted to its original form.

Chu Miaomiao pouted and looked out the window again. "Where are we going now?"

"Back to school," Jiang Yunlu said. "You rest first, we'll wake you when we get there."

"Oh." Chu Miaomiao nodded obediently, hugging Hajimi as she leaned back in her seat.

The car fell silent.

Because of this incident, they had to take two classes off.

By the time they returned to school, the second class was already underway.

Everyone was very curious as to why the four of them had disappeared.

Wang Qin hadn't even taken her things.

It wasn't until after class that everyone gathered around.

Before coming back, they had already coordinated their story.

They claimed that Wang Qin went to save a drowning child and ended up going to the hospital herself.

Even Jiang Yunlu had changed into a new school uniform, so the story sounded quite convincing.

Everyone believed it and didn't ask for too many details.

Only Fang Jun didn't believe it, but even so, he wouldn't say it out loud.

After all, they had returned safe and sound, so it was none of his business.

Instead, in the afternoon, he suddenly received a text message from Lin Mo.

"I will come back during the National Day holiday."

"Aren't you going to watch the flag-raising ceremony?"

"There are too many people, so I won't go."

"That's very Old Mo of you."

On the other side, Lin Mo put his phone away.

Dongfang Shuye was sitting on his bed with his legs crossed.

"You're going back? You're not staying in Tianjing to watch the flag-raising? The National Day flag-raising is different. Our Yanhuang Awakening has exclusive seats, guaranteed to give you a great view."

Lin Mo shook his head. "I'm not going. It's a sea of people, and if I show up, it might actually cause complications."

He casually turned off his computer. "Going home to burn some incense for my parents and see my friends, isn't that much better?"

Dongfang Shuye clicked his tongue. "Alright, what about after National Day?"

Lin Mo turned around and looked at Dongfang Shuye.

"After National Day, I'll come back and continue working. Anyway, you guys still haven't sorted out Minister Xu's side of things."

"It is a bit tricky."

Dongfang Shuye stood up and took a few steps around the room. "Or rather, Minister Xu did too well. We are doing our best to promote the people on the list you confirmed."

Lin Mo sighed, leaning back in his chair. "It's not entirely foolproof either. Some people might change once they hold high positions. Who can say for sure? Someone who loved eating Chifeng sandwiches as a kid might become obsessed with abalone and shark fin when they grow up."

"Then we'll rely on you." Dongfang Shuye stopped walking. "However, I didn't expect the matter of the Ancestral Dragon's approval to actually be true. According to my investigation, the previous person approved by the Ancestral Dragon is already dead."

This wasn't too surprising; after all, Long Tianqi's attitude also explained a lot.

"Do you know how they died?" Lin Mo asked.

"I heard they were ambushed by a foreign organization."

Dongfang Shuye leaned against the wall. "I don't know the exact details, but anyway, they were besieged to death. This is probably also why the Director is trying so hard to hide the fact that you received the Ancestral Dragon's approval."

Lin Mo remained silent for a few seconds.

That made sense.

It was just that he didn't have any relevant information in his head; at least, there was nothing in the memories of the Chai family.

"You searched the Chai family's memories and didn't know about this?" Dongfang Shuye asked.

"The Chai family is an arms-dealing family, not a family of the ability system."

Lin Mo threw his hands up. "They didn't know much about these secrets; they seemed to care more about money."

"That's true."

Dongfang Shuye nodded. "But now that you know, be careful. Those foreign organizations are not to be trifled with. The previous one was besieged to death, so you need to be on your guard. Your name has been on their list for a long time."

"I know. Didn't we also search the memories of that guy from the British Council?"

"Speaking of which, because the Yanhuang Awakening has had two major families run into trouble in succession, we might be a bit short-handed."

"So blame me?" Lin Mo turned his head to look at Dongfang Shuye.

After all, the troubles of both families were related to him.

"No, what I mean is that forces from other countries might take the opportunity to infiltrate, so you have to help out more."

"Damn it, you really treat me like your consultant."

"The Director said that you took a lot of things from the warehouse, so we must put you to work, otherwise we'll be operating at a loss."

Alright, alright, so that's how we're playing it, huh.