Chapter 141, Chapter 142: Miao Dong Sheng!

  "It's possible, but it doesn't seem like you. Don't worry, I don't have any malicious intentions, I just want to know who the person using your privilege card is." Miao Chen said in a soft voice.

  "It's just me, I've recently developed a wide range of hobbies and thought about visiting various places. Can't I even have this little bit of freedom at Seijin Academy?" Muxi'er leaned back in her chair, gently stroking the ball's head, pretending to be carefree.

  "May I see your privilege card?" Miao Chen took a slight step forward, his expression slightly serious, and a subtle aura emanated from his body.

  This aura naturally made Muxi feel a sense of tension, and her body unconsciously leaned back slightly. She then tried to remain calm, her tone also becoming slightly serious: "Miao Chen senior, the privilege card concerns my privacy, you don't seem to have the right to inspect it."

  "Hmm." Miao Chen suddenly let out a few cold hums. In fact, he didn't dare to confirm in his heart whether Mu Xi'er had any relationship with "a certain student from the branch school". However, Mu Xi'er's uncooperative behavior still made him somewhat displeased.

  "Miss Muxi'er should know that Miao Dongsheng is my father. If you don't cooperate, there will be no benefits." Miao Chen continued to say in a soft voice.

  Upon hearing the name Miao Dong Sheng, Mu Xi'er's eyes flickered slightly. She naturally knew this person - a fifth-level Driver, a renowned Shadow Effect Pattern maker. It could be said that Mu Xi'er's success in her early years had a lot to do with her Shadow Effect Patterns, as the lighting and setting of the stage scenery were all inseparable from them, and their importance was considerable.

  A successful concert, these factors are indispensable, and Cologne Group has always attached great importance to cooperation with Miao Dongsheng.

  At this point, Miao Chen obviously grasped Mu Xi'er's weakness, and next, if not for Miao Dongsheng's assistance, the quality of Mu Xi'er's concert would be greatly discounted.

  "Sorry, what your father wants is his business, but now, I'm afraid I won't be able to comply." After thinking for half a day, Mu Xi'er still made up her mind and said the same thing, would she betray Xiao Hong? Mu Xi'er couldn't do it.

  "It seems that someone is very important to you, willing to let you pay so much? You will regret it." Miao Chen saw Mu Xi'er's determination and had no intention of entangling further, turned around and left. In the eyes of ordinary people, Mu Xi'er was a super big star.

  But in Miao Chen's eyes, Mu Xi'er was just an artist, popular when the wind and rain were needed, but nothing after being out of style.

  Moreover, in Miao Chen's view, without his father's help, Mu Xi would soon decline.

  Jian Miao Chen had already walked far away, Mu Xi Er didn't immediately send a call request to Xiao Hong, but instead returned to her own dormitory, making sure that there was no one around, before sending a contact request to Xiao Hong.

  At this moment, Xiao Hong was still sitting at the desk in the study room. However, the map in front of him had been put away, replaced by several sheets of paper with dense lines and text.

  This is the battle plan designed by Xiao Hong for Li Wen and others. Now, the driving force in Xiao Hong's body has been almost completely consumed, although he had some ideas about the Fulong warehouse, due to the limitations of his depleted driving force, he can only do what he can with his remaining strength.

  As for the battle tattoos designed for Li Wen and others, although it is not possible to use the tattoo-in-tattoo technique, Xiao Hong still intends to be meticulous and demanding. After all, each magic tattoo earns a net profit of 500-600 gold coins. To cheat or slack off? That would really be unconvincing, and not in line with Xiao Hong's style.

  Just as Xiao Hong was finishing up the design of the battle tattoos for Yan Nan, the communication talisman in his arms suddenly transmitted a series of vibrations.

  He took out the communication talisman, and on the small screen, the number displayed was indeed Muxi'er's communication talisman code. This made Xiao Hong's heart skip a beat, perhaps only now did he suddenly remember how long it had been since he last contacted Muxi'er.

  "Mu Xi'er, what's up?" As Xiao Hong connected the communication, his tone was softer than usual.

  "Miao Chen came to see me just now, mentioning the privilege card. He seems to have found some clues, but I didn't say anything. I don't know if this information is useful to you, I just hope you're careful." Murong Xi'er said softly to Xiao Hong.

  Xiao Hong's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, he hadn't expected Miao Chen's detective skills to be so strong. Now Xiao Hong was certain that the clue Miao Chen had found about Mu Xi'er was likely left behind when Xiao Hong used his privilege card to pass through the training ground and library doors.

  However, there is no way to delete the records left when Xiao Hong passed through the gate. But Xiao Hong didn't worry too much, now that he has already reached the second level of Rider, a single Miao Chen wouldn't be a problem for him. The only thing he worried about was whether Miao Chen would have any helpers, such as this Miao Chen.

  "Your mood seems to be not very good?" During the conversation, Xiao Hong, who had a strong insight, suddenly noticed that Mu Xi's tone was slightly low.

  "It's...it's fine, nothing else." Murong Xi'er said with a somewhat evasive tone.

  "Didn't Miao Chen mention his father to you?" Xiao Hong saw Mu Xi's hesitant tone and obviously being bullied, after a slight analysis, it wasn't hard to think of this point - Miao Dong Sheng! This top-level special effects master in Taowu City, basically wherever he participates, will definitely cause a stir.

  Muxi'er did not respond and remained silent for a long time, seemingly indicating tacit consent.

  Xiao Hong himself was very clear about what this meant, and he felt a mix of guilt and emotion in his heart because Xiao Hong was very clear that Miao Dongsheng's support for Mu Xi'er meant something, while Mu Xi'er's efforts seemed to be all about covering up for him.

  Similarly, Xiao Hong was also somewhat resentful of Miao Chen. According to normal reasoning, there shouldn't be any grudges between Xiao Hong and Miao Chen. He was in charge of the investigation, so it should have been a simple matter, at most just a game of hide-and-seek. But since it involved Mu Xi'er and used such tactics, that's a different story altogether.

  "Have you eaten? Come out and join us?" Xiao Hong said suddenly in a soft voice, without any hint of shyness, as if it was only natural.

  "Are we together now? That Miao Chen..." Murong Xi'er didn't refuse, but hesitated a little.

  "It doesn't matter, we're not at Xijin Academy, let's go outside, I'll treat." Xiao Hong said softly, actually without any other meaning, just wanting to see him.

  "Oh." Murong Xi'er responded softly, with a hint of dawn in her gloomy tone.

  Afterwards, Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er discussed for a while, then broke off contact. He slightly tidied up his belongings, picked up his backpack, walked out of the dormitory, and boarded his magic car.

  The sky had already darkened, and after forming a few minutes in the campus, Xiao Hong saw Mu Xi'er's magic tattooed sports car appearing in front of him. However, he didn't greet Xiao Hong excessively, so as not to alert Miao Chen or his informants.

  Xiao Hong, who was driving the car, had a bit of resentment in his heart. They were supposed to be having a proper meal together, but because of Miao Chen's presence, they ended up sneaking around like thieves.

  The source of everything, Xiao Hong was also very clear, that is, to be cautious about Miao Chen's strength. If one's own strength is now proud of the heroes, do they not need to be timid?

  "Miao Chen, okay." His gaze slightly looked forward at Xiao Hong, softly muttering to himself, his tone calm and peaceful.

  Driving out of the campus, the streets are already lit up with bright lights and neon signs. The headlights of cars are constantly flashing before my eyes, leaving a trail of light in the dark world.

  Until they had left the Xizheng District, where Hongbo Financial Group's sphere of influence lay, Muxi'er finally stopped his own magic rune sports car in a parking lot and then got on Xiao Hong's magic rune vehicle.

  "Wow, I didn't expect your car to be new. I thought it was second-hand." Sitting on the seat, seeing that the protective film on the seat had not been removed, Muxi'er's dull expression moved slightly, feeling a bit surprised.

  At the same time, looking at the ball in Muxi's arms, seeing Xiao Hong, he directly pounced into Xiao Hong's arms and started drawing and making "heh heh" sounds non-stop, as if telling Xiao Hong that Miao Chen had bullied Muxi.

  Seeing the ball like this, Xiao Hong naturally had a few numbers in his heart. He gently stroked the ball's head and looked at Mu Xi'er's slightly gloomy expression. Xiao Hong asked softly: "Where to go?"

  "Whatever." Murong Xi'er responded with a lack of enthusiasm.

  "Let's go to the Green Forest BBQ in Nanyuan District, Li Wen and others have been there, it's said to be not bad, and it's still within the power range of the Shaojiang Group, so it won't be easily discovered." Xiao Hong suggested, then drove the car swiftly, accelerating suddenly, and began to quickly shuttle through the streets.

  In just half an hour, Xiao Hong's black sports car stopped at the entrance, and Xiao Hong walked in with Mu Xi'er, who was wearing sunglasses, and found a private room to sit down.

  Just as Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er had just sat down, the communication talisman in Mu Xi'er's arms suddenly vibrated with a shockwave, accompanied by a notification sound.

  He took it out and looked at it, and the caller was Major.

  She glanced at Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er didn't have too much reserve either, so she got in touch with Mei Jie.

  "Xiao Xi, what's going on? I just received a message from Miao Dongsheng, canceling the contract for our concert together."

  Just as Muxi'er had just connected with her, Meijie's anxious voice came out.

  When Mu Xi'er heard this, her expression changed in an instant, and she was shocked. She hadn't expected that the bad news would come so soon. Originally, she still had a glimmer of hope that Miao Dongsheng wouldn't mind her conflict with Miao Chen, but it turned out that Miao Dongsheng's tolerance was this small, and he was this protective of his son.

  But this also proves a problem from another aspect, that in any situation, mastering excellent skills that others do not possess means having unquestionable initiative and being superior.

  "I had some unpleasantness with Miao Chen." Murong Xi'er said thoughtfully.

  Chapter 142: The Imperial Map!

  "Miao Chen? Good heavens, how did you get involved with him... I didn't agree with you going to Xizhen Magic Academy in the first place, and now look what's happened. Miao Master is a proud and narrow-minded person by nature, but unfortunately, we can't afford to offend them. And do you know that two weeks from now, you have a concert? Without Miao Master's influence on the magic seals, oh dear..." Mei Jie said with an extremely stern tone, although he tried his best to suppress the accusatory tone, it was still audible.

  Xiao Hong, who was quietly listening on the side, seemed to feel for the first time the bitterness behind the glamorous appearance of a big star.

  "We'll think of something later, I'm tired and need to rest." Murong Xi'er said dejectedly, before cutting off her connection with Mei Jie, a faint redness creeping into the corners of her eyes.

  Seeing Muxi'er like this, I really don't know how to comfort her. My heart is filled with guilt. Who would have thought that just borrowing a privilege card would end up like this? One hand can only keep stroking the fur on Ballball's body.

  Of course, Xiao Hong is not an irresponsible person. Since Muxi'er did this for him, he has no reason to ignore it. In his mind, he has already started thinking of a solution.

  However, it's not easy to do so because there aren't many Shadow Effect Tattoo artists in the entire city of Tai Wu. Only Miao Dongsheng stands out from the rest, and the other Shadow Effect Tattoo artists have a huge gap in skill compared to him.

  Soon, the waiter in the restaurant brought over the food that Xiao Hong had ordered. The charcoal stove was also lit, bringing endless warmth to the cold autumn night.

  Muxi's enthusiasm was still not high, in front of Xiao Hong, the aura of a big star could no longer be seen, she was just a girl who had been bullied and looked a bit confused.

  Xiao Hong then started to get busy, starting to put slices of meat on the baking sheet.

  In an instant, the fragrance of roasted meat wafted through the entire room. Ballball, sitting at one corner of the table, although seeing that both masters were unhappy and a bit down, couldn't help but drool upon smelling the delicious aroma of the roast.

  "If it doesn't work out, if your concert can't find a satisfactory visual effects engineer, then I'll do it. Although my abilities are limited, I will definitely use 100% of my strength." Xiao Hong said softly, and put the barbecue on the plates in front of Mu Xi'er and Qiu Qiu.

  "Are you going to create a Shadow Effect? I've never heard of it before?" Upon hearing Xiao Hong's words, Mu Xi'er slightly raised her head, full of curiosity.

  "Haven't you heard? Haven't you seen the advertisements for Da Hong Mei's performances? I made all of them." Xiao Hong responded, then slowly stood up and walked out of the private room, instructing the waiter on some matters and handing him a few silver coins.

  A moment later, when the waiter returned, he had an extra wooden box in his hand, which contained the materials for making image tattoos.

  He gave the waiter two silver coins as a tip, Xiao Hong took out "Huan Diao", and a piece of white jade stone, then carved out a pattern on the stone with a flourish, made and injected magic thread liquid, and activated it.

  "Alright." In just over ten minutes, Xiao Hong had already made a simple image talisman and handed it to Mu Xi'er.

  Xiao Hong handed over the image of the magic pattern, and Muci was slightly puzzled, but still carefully used her internal energy to drive it.

  In an instant, a small grass sprouted from the Shadow Rune held by Muci's hands, growing continuously, branching out and blooming into a white rose bud, which slowly unfolded, lifelike.

  "Wow, so beautiful." Seeing the scene in front of her, Muxi'er couldn't help but exclaim, and her dull eyes also flashed a hint of light, as if she had regained her vitality.

  Girls all like beautiful things, and Muxi'er is no exception.

  "My strength is probably just that, when you need it, just contact me." Xiao Hong said calmly, this can also be considered as a kind of compensation to Mu Xi'er, after all, he was the one who started everything, and he should take responsibility.

  Of course, how much can be made up for, Xiao Hong can only try his best.

  At the same time, while Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er were having dinner, in a humble villa on Yongling Street near Xizheng District in Taiwu City, more than a dozen people dressed in casual clothes stood upright in an extremely luxurious living room, looking very orderly.

  In the hall, on a crystal chair, sat a man with half of his face covered, and a pair of brown eyes that made it impossible to see his true appearance. However, from his posture and demeanor, his status was by no means inferior.

  "Your Excellency, it's great that you can appear in time." In the crowd, a man of average height, probably around 40 years old, standing in the front row, said to the man sitting on the crystal chair.

  "My wound has not healed yet, and to be honest, I shouldn't be out in public like this. But a few days ago, I heard some news about Quela that made me start to feel uneasy. Quela, what's going on with this matter?" The man who had been replaced by the portrait spoke up, his voice deep and introspective.

  In fact, Batu in the Principality of Veling has no military rank, but he fully enjoys the treatment of a lieutenant general in the Principality of Veling. His status is not inferior to that of Loxine in the Principality of Singa. Even in terms of seniority and strength, he is one head higher than Loxine. The only disadvantage is his age.

  Because, unless one can change the nature of their inner energy, break through to the realm of the soul, and greatly increase their lifespan, they will ultimately still be an ordinary person, unable to escape the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

  But those who can truly enter the realm of Soul Control are almost impossible to describe with the phrase "rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns". Just think about it, even advancing from a Soul Apprentice to a Soul Master is extremely difficult, let alone the difficulties that lie beyond.

  Age is also an important factor in considering a person's development prospects.

  "Reporting back to Your Excellency, after the incident occurred, we also conducted some investigations. However, Qian Le and others have already been reduced to nothing but bones. If it weren't for the investigation task list, we wouldn't even know it was Qian Le. A few days ago, we also conducted an investigation, but unfortunately, the scene had already been cleaned up spotlessly by the Security Bureau and Mo Xuan and others. Moreover, the perpetrator's hands were extremely clean, to the point where they didn't even leave behind a single hair. Nevertheless, it's worth noting that the deceased person wasn't particularly important." Kui La responded, his expression slightly stern.

  "When Qian Le was at the tenth level, I originally wanted to promote him as a rider. As for whether he lives or dies, to be honest, I don't care. What I'm concerned about are only two things: one is the map on Qian Le's body, and the other is the goods he's transporting. If they really fall into Luo Xue Ning's hands, it will be a huge trouble for us." Yan Tu said in a deep voice, with no great fluctuation in his tone.

  "What does Lord Talbot mean by that..." Quirra asked tentatively.

  "I'm extremely suspicious of that guy Quan Cang, in Taicheng everything is under my control, except for him, I've been unable to get a read on his movements, and these days it's as if he knows everyone is looking for him, so he suddenly went into hiding. His high alertness is really frightening, but no matter what, this operation must succeed! I've once again mobilized 1000 people from headquarters, increasing the number of personnel to 1500, there are some things that Luo Xue Ning wants, but we want them even more."

  When Quilla and the dozen or so people behind her heard this, their expressions changed slightly. Needless to say, increasing the number of participants from 500 to 1500 meant a significant increase in their strength. At the same time, it also hinted at the importance of this operation being far beyond their imagination.

  "The time left is not much, only three years and eight months. I suppose some people's patience won't be that strong." Bai Tu muttered to himself again, a slight arc appearing at the corner of his mouth. He simply instructed Kuai Le about the arrangements for the upcoming reinforcements and then indicated that they could leave.

  On the other side, after having dinner with Muxi'er, Xiao Hong sent Luoxuening back home and drove his own magic car, slowly driving all the way back to his dormitory.

  As for what kind of people the Bailu are, Xiao Hong doesn't know much about them. Now, the only thing he knows is that they are soldiers of the Weilin Kingdom, not some local bandits.

  Returning to his dormitory, Xiao Hong continued to design tattoos for Li Wen and the others. This was also the only thing Xiao Hong could do under the circumstances of not having much energy today.

  In the intervals of designing the battle tattoos, Xiao Hong's mind would involuntarily think about the Iron Hoof Lotus, which was also the thing that Xiao Hong cared most about at the moment, because only with it could Xiao Hong further improve the healing tattoo.

  At present, for Xiao Hong, although there is still some time left, it's not much. At this moment, Xiao Hong can already clearly feel that the frequency of lung disease is increasing, and the effect of Zhi Tong medicine has obviously weakened.

  In the past, using a dose of Tong medicine would have an immediate effect, but it's not like that anymore. Every time after taking the Tong medicine, Xiao Hong still had to take other self-prepared Dan medicine to suppress the illness.

  By 10 o'clock at night, Xiao Hong had finally produced all the tattoo designs for Li Wen and his friends. Although he didn't use the technique of inserting a pattern within another pattern, Xiao Hong still used all his skills to make them as perfect as possible. Now all that was needed was to find some time to complete them uniformly.

  He locked the design drawings in the safe, then came to the bedroom and fell onto the soft bed, the next moment, he fell asleep thoroughly. It can be said that after a whole day of running around, Xiao Hong was really too tired.