My Sister’s Daughter, Named Xiao Qiao

Xu Mu carefully recalled the boundaries of Jiang City. Although he had crossed into this world, the original Xu Mu’s memories had long since completely merged with his own.

If Jiang City had an inner realm, it had to be hidden within a ruin and guarded by heavily deployed forces.

In any case, Jiang City was still the capital of Jiangbei Province, with a huge population.

Yet Jiang City seemed to have no experts. Even the local branch of the Environmental Sanitation Department was located in Yang City.

Suddenly, Xu Mu’s eyes widened. He had actually forgotten.

How could Jiang City possibly have no experts? Wasn’t Wei Jingzhi there?

“Heh, looks like you figured it out. Old Wei is the Supreme Elder of the Xuantian Sect. After becoming a senior cleaner, instead of staying at the Xuantian Sect or the Environmental Sanitation Department, why would he choose to live alone in Jiang City?”

Ji Liang smiled. “Because what he guards is a junction connecting the inner and outer worlds.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Xu Mu nodded inwardly, then asked, “Which inner realm is connected to Jiang City?”

“Qingqiu, the homeland of the nine-tailed foxes. It’s a small fragment, with an area roughly one-fifth the size of Long Nation.”

Ji Liang explained, “Qingqiu is very close to Beiming—about twenty or thirty thousand meters away.”

“I remember Senior Hongdou saying before that, apart from Qingqiu, Yunmeng Marsh and Fusang are also close to Beiming.”

Xu Mu recalled what Li Hongdou had told him.

“That’s right. Those continents are all near Beiming.”

Ji Liang looked at Xu Mu. “Why don’t you two head back first? I’ll study the missions over there and let you choose one.”

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan nodded together.

After bidding farewell to Ji Liang and Lin Ruoshi, Xu Mu called again.

He had been so focused on talking to Ji Liang that he hadn’t answered Dai Xingluo’s call.

“Big Brother!”

Dai Xingluo’s voice came through the phone. “Were you busy just now?”

“Yes. I saw the missed call and called you back right away.”

Xu Mu walked toward the military aircraft in the distance. “What’s up?”

“The few of us have nearly finished learning the heavenly-grade cultivation technique. From here on, we just need to practice and master it. We’re getting ready to head back.”

Dai Xingluo spoke from the other end.

“Good. I just finished up here too and am getting ready to return. I’ll throw you all a welcome dinner today.”

Xu Mu spoke into the phone.

After hanging up, Xu Mu left with Chen Xuan.

…

Jiang City.

Inside Wei Jingzhi’s estate.

The helicopter did not land. Instead, it opened its cabin door while hovering in midair.

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan each jumped out and landed inside the estate.

The helicopter closed its door and flew away into the distance.

Xu Mu looked toward Wei Jingzhi, who was painting nearby, and gave him a slight bow. “Senior.”

Wei Jingzhi smiled and set down his brush. “I heard about your situation from Old Ji. Times have indeed changed. I have no objections to you entering the inner realms for training, but once you enter a major inner realm, you must be careful.”

“Please enlighten us, Senior.”

Chen Xuan wore an expression of utmost respect.

“It’s simple. The inner realms you visited before were all minor inner realms—backwater places, like the one in that island nation.”

Wei Jingzhi raised one finger. “One faction dominates those places, while the surrounding minor races can’t make waves. But the major inner realms are completely different. You could even say they’re entirely new worlds.”

“The relationships among the various races in the inner realms are extremely complicated. They’re fighting almost constantly, and every day, some racial faction is wiped out.”

Wei Jingzhi continued, “If I had to make a comparison, they’re like the nations in our world.”

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan’s expressions turned solemn.

“Go back for now. Once you accept a mission, come find me again. I’ll take you into the inner realm.”

The two nodded one after another and left together.

Chen Xuan took an electric scooter out of his spatial ring. After bidding Xu Mu farewell, he rode away.

Xu Mu took out his Cadillac Escalade and drove home as well.

Since everyone was returning today, he planned to earn another wave of Justice Points.

If they were really going to enter the inner realm, their current cultivation levels were still too low.

After returning home, he lay down on the sofa and rested for a while.

He dozed for an hour before opening his eyes.

Seeing the time, he realized Ye Tong would soon be getting off work.

Suddenly, he remembered the car Hat Bro had been riding in back in Yanjing.

He called Zhong Qianqian.

Come to think of it, he hadn’t been in touch with this hacker for quite some time.

The main reason was that she wasn’t one of the heroines.

He remembered that she came from the Zhong family of Yanjing, and that her Destiny Level was only four.

“Hello! So you can still remember to call me?”

Zhong Qianqian’s voice came from the other end.

“I’ve just been too busy lately. How have you been?”

Xu Mu leaned back against the sofa as he asked.

“Not bad. Whenever I’m short on money, I take a job online. I have enough for food and drink, and every day I play games and watch anime. For a homebody like me, that’s the ideal life.”

Zhong Qianqian laughed. “So, what do you want this time?”

“I need you to look up a license plate. I saw one of my enemies get into that car.”

Xu Mu spoke into the phone. “Find out where the owner of the vehicle is from.”

“All right. Tell me the plate number.”

Xu Mu recited the number.

As his spiritual power had grown stronger, he discovered that his memory had improved significantly as well.

Zhong Qianqian remained silent for a long time.

Xu Mu frowned slightly. “What’s wrong? Can’t you find it?”

“You said your enemy got into this car?”

Zhong Qianqian asked uncertainly.

“That’s right. His name is Xiao Gui. Oh, and he has a daughter named Xiao Qiao.”

Xu Mu answered.

“It really is him!”

Zhong Qianqian’s tone turned somber. “It’s not convenient to discuss this over the phone. I’m coming to see you now.”

Although Xu Mu had no idea what was going on, he agreed.

About forty minutes later, Zhong Qianqian rang the doorbell.

Xu Mu went over and opened the door. Zhong Qianqian was clearly in a great hurry.

She was still wearing a skirt printed with cartoon characters. Her hair was simply tied back, and she wore black-rimmed glasses.

It was obvious from her face that she wasn’t wearing any makeup.

However, she was naturally quite attractive, and this appearance instead gave her a pure, innocent charm.

“What exactly is going on?”

Xu Mu asked curiously.

“It’s a long story. But I know your enemy, and if you really want to get technical, I’m even related to him.”

Zhong Qianqian walked into the living room and spoke to Xu Mu.

“What?”

Xu Mu was utterly astonished.

“Do you know who I am?”

Zhong Qianqian sat down on the sofa and looked at Xu Mu.

“When I gave you those pills to raise your cultivation, you said you wanted to return home and show off. I figured you were from some reclusive family, right?”

Xu Mu had seen her information. She was the daughter of the head of the Zhong family in Yanjing.

“That’s right. Our Zhong family is one of Yanjing’s reclusive families. I have an older sister named Zhong Ci, and her daughter is named Xiao Qiao.”

Zhong Qianqian explained.