Chapter 201: Crash
Zi Yi switched on the 360° view telescope installed in the racing car. After she saw their appearance, she snorted.
Following behind her were a group of gangsters. It was obvious that they had been waiting for her at the bar and wanted to catch her.
"I'll play with you guys then."
Upon whispering this, she turned the steering wheel and drove towards a more remote street.
The street was famous for selling antiques and all the shops were closed at night. As a result, there was no one around.
The instant Zi Yi's car drove in, she disappeared in a flash.
The gangsters trailing behind were all flustered.
"Motherf*cker! Why didn't we anticipate this woman driving in this direction? What should we do now that we've lost her?"
"What's there to be afraid of? It's Linjiang Road in front and out of this intersection, there's only one road available. Quick, give the boss a call and let him send more people to block the road on both ends. I don't believe that she can fly across the river."
Zi Yi drove out of the antique street very quickly. Upon realizing that it was Linjiang Road ahead, she pondered for a second and quickly drove to the right.
Shortly later, several cars appeared in front. Even though its appearance looked normal, Zi Yi felt a great sense of crisis.
As expected, the car stopped 500 meters ahead and blocked the entire road.
Sure enough, the road behind was also blocked.
Following that, a group of armed men in black alighted from the cars on both ends.
Zi Yi frowned at the sight of them.
"The killer organization is waiting for me here? Ha!"
A group of men in black approached her in an aggressive manner.
She remained calm and stepped on the accelerator. With a deafening roaring sound, she dashed towards them.
However, she never expected that they would instantly raise their guns and fire shots at her tires.
Looking at the incoming bullets, she pressed a button on her car with a calm expression. The next second, two wings quickly stretched out and the car flew up.
Those men in black were obviously shocked.
After the car flew to the middle of the river, sounds of sirens could be heard on both sides and those people hastily returned to their cars and retreated.
Zi Yi's car had already crossed the river and parked on the highway. Just as she was about to check out the situation across the river, warning sounds of an obstacle present ahead sounded from her car.
The moment she looked up, she saw an incoming luxurious car and was just about to turn the steering wheel.
Screech—
Bam!
Zi Yi's body trembled. Looking at the bodyguard alighting from the car, Zi Yi pressed her forehead and muttered, "I shouldn't have stopped in the direction of oncoming traffic..."
In fact, the collision was not very serious. At most, only a slight amount of paint had been scraped off.
Zi Yi had also pushed open the door and alighted.
She thought the bodyguard would question her. After all, she had parked in the wrong direction.
However, there was an unconcealable shock on his face. "Miss, how did your car suddenly appear?"
Zi Yi laughed at his question and said nonsense with a serious expression, "My racing club has been researching floating racing cars. I originally thought that this was a remote area and was suitable to do some tests. I didn't expect to crash into your car."
The bodyguard subconsciously glanced at the racing car behind her and felt that she was talking nonsense. However, he had no evidence to refute her explanation. In the end, he returned to the car and spoke to the person seated behind, before walking back to Zi Yi.
Zi Yi had also gone to her car to fetch a pen and paper. She swiftly wrote her name and contact number and handed it to the bodyguard.
"This is my name and contact number. You can give me a call for the repair fees when the time comes. If you require other forms of compensation, you can also add it in."
Chapter 202: Miss Zi, Did Something Happen?
The bodyguard did not immediately take the paper. Instead, he went to talk to the car owner before he said, "Miss, my Madam mentioned that the reparation fees is a trivial matter. You can just pay attention when driving in the future."
"Alright, thank you. However, I insist on paying the reparation fees." Zi Yi forced the paper into his hands and went back to her car.
She then maneuvered her car to where the car owner was sitting and pressed on the horn.
The car window rolled down, and a woman that looked around her thirties could be seen.
The woman had an elegant temperament while looking gentle. She gave off a particularly comfortable feeling.
Zi Yi was surprised at the sight of her. This woman was Lu Jingye's mother.
However, she did not reveal her surprise. She originally wanted to address her as auntie, but Lu Jingye's mother looked too young. As a result, what she called out turned into: "Sister, I'm sorry for the accident. As for the reparation fees, you must tell me when you get it fixed."
Song Lingluo was instantly delighted at how Zi Yi addressed her. "It's fine. Just drive with more caution in the future."
Zi Yi did not expect Mrs. Lu to be so gentle, which made her feel even worse. "It won't do. I crashed into your car and I ought to pay for it."
Song Lingluo fancied the young lady at first glance and felt that she was really good-looking.
More importantly, she was also polite. (She would never admit that she was elated because she had called her sister). She thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, I'll give you a call when the car is repaired."
"Ok!"
The two of them said their goodbyes and Zi Yi drove away.
Just as her car drove away, Song Lingluo's phone rang.
Looking at the caller ID, Song Lingluo answered the call and called out, "Jingye."
Lu Jingye's worried voice sounded. "Mother, I heard someone crashed into your car. Are you alright?"
He added, "I'll send someone over at once."
Song Lingluo hastily stopped him. "There's no need. The car was only slightly bumped into and some paint fell off."
She knew her eldest son was worried for her and added, "You're on a business trip and it must have been tiring for you these days. Don't worry about me, hurry and go back and rest early."
She then thought of the beautiful young lady that crashed into her and said with a smile. "Moreover, the one who bumped into my car was a young lady and she has also apologized. She also insisted on paying the reparation fees. I didn't suffer any injuries at all. There's no need to send someone over."
Lu Jingye remained silent over the phone.
Song Lingluo started to criticize him. "Yunxiao is constantly traveling around the world so I can't control him. But it's a different matter for you. You've been staying in the capital for long periods of time but why haven't you found a daughter-in-law to keep me company?"
Lu Jingye still maintained silence.
Song Lingluo did not intend to chase after him and so, she changed the subject and asked, "Yunxiao still hasn't returned my call. Why did he go abroad for so long this time?"
Her tone carried traces of concern.
Lu Jingye said, "Mother, I often keep in touch with Yunxiao, so you don't have to worry."
Song Lingluo breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that he has contacted you."
She added, "In another half a month's time, it's your grandfather's seventieth birthday. When the time comes, we should go there early. You'd better make arrangements for your work these next few days. Your grandfather doesn't like it when people are still busy with their work at his place."
"I will."
...
Zi Yi modified her car again after she returned.
The housekeeper stood by the side and handed her the tools while asking anxiously, "Miss Zi, did something happen?"
Zi Yi nodded. "I accidentally bumped into another car."
The housekeeper was startled. "Miss Zi, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, the other car's paint coat was scratched off."
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you weren't injured."
Chapter 204: As Long As She Has The Ability
After a while, Director Ouyang said, "Student Zi, as the saying goes, one should learn to walk before they run. One should be down-to-earth and take each step at a time. Your grades are indeed great, but learning too many things isn't beneficial for you."
The other directors had also advised her to choose fewer majors and excel in those ones instead.
Zi Yi sat there and listened to their advice. When they had said their piece and all that was left was to stare at her, she answered confidently, "As to whether I can excel or not... shouldn't it be reflected with grades?"
She then looked at the various directors and added, "I'm interested in Chinese Medicine, Machinery, Information Science and Technology, Chemistry and Molecular Science, Physics, Philology Major in the Chinese Department... Why don't we do this? These few schools can directly craft a set of papers for me to attempt. We can then decide whether to allow me to take up that major or not after I complete the papers.
After she said that, she remained seated and stared back at them.
The directors looked at each other. Even though everyone felt that Zi Yi was too ambitious, they could not be too harsh on a student. Otherwise, it would backfire instead.
Sometime later, Director Yang spoke up. "Student Zi, please wait outside for a moment. We'll discuss this among ourselves for five minutes and we'll give you an answer then."
Zi Yi nodded, stood up, and went outside.
The moment she left, everyone started to discuss.
Director Wu of the Foreign Languages School, who wasn't selected, spoke up first. "I feel that our school cannot take in Student Zi. It requires time to learn a foreign language well, but she's interested in learning several majors in one go. This is simply putting the cart before the horse and instead of excelling, she would do badly instead."
The other directors also had the same thought.
"Student Zi's examination results are indeed good, but she is too ambitious. To avoid harming her roots, why don't we think of a way to retreat and avoid a defeat and force her to choose one major."
"I agree with this idea. No matter how great her results are, one must take one step at a time. How about this, we'll get professors of the various majors she had expressed interest in to come up with a set of questions. This way, she would know how difficult the curriculum is. After she softens her stance, we'll give her some time to ponder over it and choose one major."
"I agree."
"I also agree."
Zi Yi stood in the corridor and waited. Seven to eight minutes later, Director Yang opened the door and called for her.
Upon entering, she sat down and faced the crowd again.
Director Yang cleared his throat and said seriously, "Student Zi, we've discussed the idea that you proposed earlier. Having high ambition is good. So, we've decided to give you this opportunity."
Zi Yi nodded her head and Director Yang continued speaking, "But you have to be prepared. Since you wish to take electives across majors, and not to mention, electives from several majors at one go, we will craft a series of test papers for you. They have to be completed in a week's time and the maximum marks for each paper are 100. As long as you can achieve more than 80 points for every paper, we will allow you to take up several majors."
"Okay," Zi Yi agreed without the slightest hesitation and it caused the other department leaders to internally shake their heads.
In particular, the directors of the schools Zi Yi had not chosen, slightly rejoiced deep down inside.
Even though they craved talents, they did not want such an ambitious student.
...
The moment Zi Yi left the school compound, the news that she wanted to choose several majors together had spread around in the teachers and professors' circles.
When someone spread this information to her Uncles, Dou Jingning and Dou Jingtong did not comment on it. (After all, Zi Yi did not apply for their majors).
Dou Xiaoyong: "As long as she has the ability to do so."
Dou Zhiyuan: "It's always good to have ideals."
Before, they did not believe Zi Yi was the one who scored first place in the Independent Enrollment Examination. After the whole fiasco today, they had no choice but to believe it.
In terms of academics, they did not care how ambitious she was, as long as she had the ability.
...
Zi Yi was unaware that she had become the object of discussion in the Metropolis University. After she left the school compounds, she went back to the racing club and continued to modify the racing cars.
Not long later, she received a call from Dou Xiangling. "Yiyi, where are you?"
Zi Yi told her her current location and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chapter 205: Encountering Mrs. Lu Again
Dou Xiangling smiled over the phone. "I've heard of what happened today. Since you're taking part in the exams next week, I've prepared some exam materials for the various majors. Why don't I send it over to you?"
Zi Yi's lips curled up and said, "There's no need. I'll go over later and collect it from you."
Dou Xiangling smiled. "Okay, I'll wait for you at <Xi Ci> gallery."
"Okay."
After she hung up the phone, Zi Yi packed up and headed outside.
When she arrived near the downtown square, she did not expect to get stuck in a traffic jam again.
The reason for the traffic jam was because of foreign guests arriving and so, several roads were sealed off.
After she waited for a while, she decided to park her car in a nearby parking lot and walk over.
There was still a crowd on the streets at that time. Zi Yi wore the sun hat she received from the housekeeper the previous time and slowly walked towards the central square.
Just as she entered the central square, she saw a group of bodyguards protecting two individuals in an inconspicuous manner.
Zi Yi did not pay much attention to it and continued to walk in the direction of the gallery.
However, shortly later, she saw a large group of bodyguards surrounding a flamboyantly dressed woman, heading towards the other two women on the other side in a conspicuous way.
"Ai Fei, stop there!" The flamboyant woman's shout immediately attracted the attention of many.
Zi Yi looked at the group of people and stopped walking.
Walking over with her ten centimeter high heels, she pointed at the young lady protected by the group of bodyguards.
"Shameless b*tch."
The young woman was obviously from a wealthy family and would be unhappy from being shouted at. The two women stood there and started to talk it out.
As time passed, the crowd surrounding them increased.
Zi Yi took a glance and discovered that the woman standing next to them appeared very familiar.
There were many who took out their mobile phones and filmed them
Unexpectedly, it was the sister who she had accidentally bumped into previously.
Thus, she walked over in large strides.
Just then, she just happened to hear the flamboyant woman saying, "If not for you, how could my lead role be snatched away? You shameless b*tch"
Even though the young lady was furious, she still maintained the manners she had learned. "I obtained the lead role based on my abilities. What do you mean I robbed it from you?"
"Peh! Based on your abilities? A newbie like you who just entered the entertainment circle? What abilities could you possibly have..."
Zi Yi looked at the flamboyant woman raising her hands to push the young lady as she spoke. She intended to leave quietly.
This type of drama, where one was blinded by jealousy and ignored their image, still existed in the Interstellar era. Therefore, she was not interested in being a spectator at all.
Just as she was about to leave, she heard the middle-aged woman speaking to the young lady. "Little Yu, I'll wait for you at Lu Jewelry. You can come over after you've resolved the situation here."
The young lady called Little Yu was obviously anxious. "Lu... Auntie Song, I don't know this person."
The woman standing there was obviously unhappy and suddenly raised her voice. "You don't know me? You wily fox! You snatched my lead role and yet you're saying you don't know who I am?"
While she said that she raised her hand and scratched the young lady.
"You b*tch, how dare you scratch me..."
The two women started to get rough with each other. The bodyguards of the flamboyant woman had also stepped forward and momentarily, the scene was rather chaotic.
Song Lingluo never expected such a situation to happen. After all, the young lady accompanying her was from the Qin family and she could not possibly stand by idly. As a result, she ordered more than half of her bodyguards to stop them.
Under the protection of another two bodyguards, she retreated. However, she lost her footing. Her bodyguards were paying attention to their surroundings and so, did not notice it at the very first instance.
But before she fell, a hand supported her.
"Sister, are you alright?"
Zi Yi supported Song Lingluo and led her further away from the fighting scene.
Song Lingluo breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for her two bodyguards to remain calm. She looked at the girl who lifted up her sunhat and said in surprise, "Little Yi, it's you!"
Chapter 206: Mrs Lu, This Person Is Suspicious
Zi Yi nodded and pointed towards the chaotic crowd. "It's obvious that the woman is a troublemaker at first sight. You'd better leave quickly."
She even swept her gaze across the crowd of spectators afterward.
The two bodyguards had blocked Song Lingluo, preventing others from filming her. One of the bodyguards said, "Mrs. Lu, it's unsafe here. Please leave at once."
Song Lingluo nodded and left the crowd along with her bodyguards and Zi Yi.
After they were some distance away, Song Lingluo thanked Zi Yi. "Young lady, thanks for supporting me earlier."
"There's no need for thanks. You were originally an innocent bystander who accidentally got involved too."
Song Lingluo smiled. "How did you know I was innocent?"
"You aren't very familiar with that young lady. She should not have implicated you in the problem she caused."
Song Lingluo greatly appreciated Zi Yi's observation skills and subconsciously explained, "She's only a younger generation of a family I know. We just happened to meet each other today."
Zi Yi nodded in response. She suddenly thought of her car and asked, "Have you sent your car in for repair?"
Song Lingluo did not expect Zi Yi to remember it. "It has been repaired, but it doesn't cost much. There's no need for you to pay."
Zi Yi felt a little guilty.
Song Lingluo discovered that she liked the young lady more and more. "I just happen to be buying a birthday gift for a senior in my family. Why don't you come up with an idea for me? What type of gift do you think is better? I honestly have no idea what he likes."
Lu family's patriarch was accustomed to leading and his temper became increasingly strange after his retirement. The family members were all afraid whenever they celebrated his birthday, for fear that he would chase them all out on a whim. Not to mention, it was his seventieth birthday this year.
Song Lingluo had also been stuck on choosing a present for a long time and thus, thought of asking Zi Yi. However, she did not expect her to give her any good advice.
Zi Yi thought about it for a moment and asked seriously. "I wonder what the elder likes?"
"Erm..." Song Lingluo tried recalling and said, "I don't think he has any particular hobby he likes. He would often ask several friends over to drink tea and play chess."
In fact, Elder Lu's favourite hobby was to lead people. However, Song Lingluo would not tell her about this.
Zi Yi guessed that Song Lingluo was not a normal person and said, "Since grandpa drinks tea and plays chess often, why don't you get him a new set of chess pieces?"
"This is too ordinary."
"The chess pieces I mean aren't ordinary chess pieces. Sister, you can head over to Antique Street and get him a set of ancient military chess. Perhaps he might like it."
Song Lingluo's eyes brightened at her suggestion. "Why didn't I think of this? Little Zi, thanks for your help. I'll head over to Antique Street later and take a look."
Zi Yi nodded in response.
Song Lingluo recalled that she had yet to tell Zi Yi her name. "My name is Song Lingluo."
"Sister Song."
"Hahaha..."
Song Lingluo felt much happier hearing Zi Yi addressing her as a sister.
Coincidentally, Zi Yi's phone rang. It was Dou Xiangling who was calling to ask where she was.
Zi Yi informed her of her current location.
Seeing that Zi Yi had something on, Song Lingluo said, "Little Zi, you go ahead and do what you need to do. We can make an appointment for tea in the future."
"Sure." Zi Yi nodded. "Goodbye Sister Song."
Song Lingluo waved at her. "Bye."
With a smile on her face, she saw Zi Yi walking away and stopped waving.
The bodyguard standing beside her reminded her. "Mrs. Lu, this person is suspicious."
"How is she suspicious?" Song Lingluo glanced at the bodyguard in displeasure and he was instantly silenced. She then turned around, looked at those people who had been restrained by her bodyguards, and shook her head as she left.
Chapter 207: A Threatening Note
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Zi Yi had been busy the entire day and it was only the next day when she recalled that the thieves caught by the robots were still locked inside the bar.
She informed the housekeeper of her departure and drove to the bar.
At 9 a.m, Sanyue Street was so deserted that only cats could be seen.
Zi Yi parked her racing car outside the bar and walked over to open the door. Just as she was about to enter, someone called out to her, "Miss."
Looking over, she saw a bearded man wearing a jacket standing by the door and looking at her.
"What's the matter?"
That person's expression was somewhat odd. "There isn't anyone inside your bar during this time, right?"
"No, why'd you ask?"
The jacketed man's expression became very strange.
He guessed that there must have been thieves who trespassed into her bar. Otherwise, there wouldn't be sounds of movements from time to time.
However, he was unclear about the identity of Zi Yi. Besides, there were people (Ouyang Ming's group of friends) who came over and warned the bar owners on the streets not to help this woman. As a result, the man in the jacket said, "Oh, it's nothing."
Afterward, he went back to his bar.
Zi Yi was puzzled at his question but did not pay much attention to him as she opened the door and entered.
As soon as she entered Robot A greeted her. "Master."
"What happened to those thieves?"
"They have been locked up in the cellar."
Zi Yi headed towards the cellar.
Robot A followed her and said as he walked, "Master, after we captured those thieves, we did not feed them food or drink and forced them to watch horror films."
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Zi Yi paused for a moment, glanced at Robot A, and patted him on the shoulder. "Not bad."
She then asked further, "What are the effects?"
"Those thieves are most probably scared silly."
Zi Yi and Robot A soon arrived at a room in the cellar. There was a glass window and she could see what had happened inside.
The room was empty and there were only a group of thieves locked inside.
Looking at their pale complexions, it was obviously a symptom of them being frightened out of their wits.
Zi Yi was just about to enter when Robot A reminded her. "Master, they have been scared out of their wits until they peed themselves for the past few days. There should be an unpleasant stench inside."
Zi Yi's outstretched hands immediately drew back. She turned around and walked up the cellar stairs while giving orders. "Throw them into the wilderness later. After that, remove all traces of their presence to prevent anyone from finding any clues."
"I understand, Master."
Zi Yi and Robot A left the cellar and the other robots were all waiting in the hall.
Zi Yi then asked, "Have you all chosen the looks and skin you want?"
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"Master, we've all chosen."
Zi Yi nodded and motioned for Robot A. "Bring up the control panel. I'll buy all the parts today then."
Robot A turned over and revealed the control panel on his back.
While she was busy placing orders, she said, "I'll order two skins and looks for each one of you. At that time, you can also exchange them between each other."
"Thank you, Master."
After she finished placing the order, sounds of knocking could be heard from the door.
One of the robots glanced at the surveillance and said, "Master, a man wearing a courier uniform left a package and went away."
"Scan what is inside."
The robot went to the door and swiftly scanned through the package. "There's nothing dangerous inside."
"Bring it in."
When the robot brought the package in, it directly opened it at the door.
"Master, there's only a note."
"Read it aloud."
"If you want the Lu Family's jade piece, come alone to No. 18 Phoenix Road.. Remember, if you bring someone along, don't even think of getting the jade piece ever again."
Chapter 208: Do They Honestly Think I'm so Easy to Deceive?
Zi Yi sneered in response. "Do they honestly think I'm so easy to deceive?"
She took a photo of the note and sent it to Lu Jingye.
[Lu Jingye, have you found your younger brother's jade piece?]
Just as she was wondering when Lu Jingye would send a reply, he unexpectedly called her a few seconds later.
When she swiped to answer, she heard the sounds of a propeller from the other end.
"Yiyi, this is unrelated to you. Don't go over. I'll immediately send people over to resolve it."
Zi Yi guessed that he was on a helicopter and said, "It's written on the note that I have to be there, otherwise we will never see the jade piece again."
"We have already made plans."
The noise on his end was very loud. He added, "I have something on, I'll be hanging up first."
Looking at the disconnected call, she thought, "Those killers firmly believe I'm on the same side as your younger brother and intend to kidnap me. If I don't show them my skills, they will think I'm easy to bully."
"In any case, you're on the helicopter and won't be here immediately. You can't care if I go there or not," she muttered to herself; she then said to the robots, "Get ready, we will be heading to No. 18 Phoenix Road shortly."
Zi Yi intended to let those self-opinionated killers experience the prowess of future technology.
Noon, 1 p.m. Phoenix Road.
The whole street was originally a Lord's mansion in the past and had been divided into eighteen households. There were numerous buttonwood trees planted on both sides of the street and each household had a particularly large area, which was either listed as a national scenic spot or an exhibition hall.
The research value of history and culture was extremely high and it was only open to the public on weekends.
Those who came here were normally professors, together with their students or researchers.
Zi Yi arrived at Phoenix Street and found a corner to park in.
She then said to Robot A, "Connect to the whole street and bring up all the surveillance cameras."
Robot A executed her orders at once and very soon, he had brought up all the surveillance spots.
Zi Yi carefully looked through the screens and discovered something. "There are no surveillance cameras in the backyard."
"Ha, do you think this would pose a problem for me?"
She said to another robot. "Shadow, turn on invisibility mode and sneak in."
Due to insufficient materials, she had only managed to produce a single invisible robot.
Five minutes after Shadow's departure, the backyard's surveillance view was shown on the screen.
As it turns out, the backyard was directly connected to a river that leads to the sea.
"I see."
Zi Yi quickly deployed her remaining robots while she sat in the driver's seat with a tablet in a leisurely manner.
Ten minutes later, the surveillance view detected an approaching helicopter.
Zi Yi hastily sat up and looked at the helicopter flying towards the backyard.
When the helicopter approached, those killers had noticed it and were about to retreat by the sea route.
Zi Yi hastily ordered her robots. "Electrify the river with a 100 meter radius."
When the first killer was electrocuted to his death, the remaining killers retreated.
The helicopter arrived in the sky above the backyard at the same time and a group of men with paint on their faces hastily alighted.
Looking at the last man who alighted, Zi Yi cried out in surprise. "Lu Jingye's younger brother is wearing a similar shirt to Lu Jingye!"
This caused her to be suspicious.
In a flash, a fierce battle was initiated.
Zi Yi quickly swiped the tablet and just then, Robot A reminded her. "Master, there is a dangerous individual approaching."
Chapter 209: Silver Fox Appearing
Zi Yi's gaze focused and she hastily looked out the window.
Concurrently, a woman wearing a white fox mask and white antique style dress appeared in her sight.
In the blink of an eye, that woman had approached the front of her car with a strong murderous aura.
Zi Yi was amazed. "Could this be the so-called martial arts of ancient Earth!"
The murderous aura she radiated seemed as if it was about to materialize and shatter Zi Yi's racing car into pieces.
Zi Yi stared at the hazy eyes concealed behind the fox mask and sat there like a mountain.
Robot A's voice sounded. "Master, this individual's strength value is very high."
"How high?" Zi Yi's lips curled up. "I'd like to see if ancient Earth's martial arts are more powerful than future science and technology."
Having said that, she pressed a button beside her and her car shone brightly under the sun.
The white-robed lady moved at the same time and her palm aimed towards the car.
Looking at the incoming palm strike, the curve of her lips deepened, while her eyes radiated chilliness.
Strong rays of light were gathering at a rapid speed and at the same time, a reaction occurred. When the white-robed woman's palm was five centimeters away, her hand suddenly blew up in fire with a bang.
"Ahh-"
Following that, her right hand was instantly burnt into ashes and at the same time, she had retreated several meters.
Zi Yi had aimed all the gathered energy at her.
The white-robed lady looked at the panel aimed at her and her expression changed greatly as she said aloud, "It seems like you don't want that piece of jade."
"You're threatening me?" Zi Yi's expression turned cold. Robot A sitting behind her requested to join the fight. "Master, please allow me to deal with her."
Robot A had the highest degree of completion (with the exception of invisibility). It excelled in replication moves. She only pondered for three seconds and withdrew the energy panel.
Robot A opened the door and alighted.
Looking at the tall robot walking out from the backseat, the white-robed lady's eyes instantly radiated powerful murderous intent.
She swiftly tapped the acupoints on her arm that had been burnt and took out a dagger. In a flash, she dashed towards the robot.
Robot A merely used a second and then replicated her movements. One second before her dagger reached him, his body dodged.
Following on, no matter what kind of attacks the white-robed lady executed, Robot A would retaliate with the same move.
The fight became increasingly fierce. Zi Yi opened the door after watching the fight for a while. Holding onto the hidden weapon which she had modified Nth number of times, she aimed at the white-robed lady's legs.
Whoosh-
"Ahh~"
Bam!
When the white-robed lady's knees went soft, Robot A's punch landed on the crown of her head.
Bam!
She could no longer endure it and collapsed.
Zi Yi looked at the woman who convulsed and then became motionless. Zi Yi kept her hidden weapon after that and motioned for Robot A. "Check if she's dead."
Robot A checked her body and said, "There are no vital signs."
"En... check if she has the jade piece on her."
Robot A first scanned through her whole body before it tore open her clothes. Unexpectedly, it found the jade piece in her chest.
The white-robed lady had implanted fake boobs, and the jade piece was hidden inside.
Robot A brought the jade piece over to Zi Yi, but she was unwilling to take it.
With disgust on her face, she said, "There's clean water in the car, use it to wash it."
Robot A heeded her orders and after washing the jade piece, Zi Yi lifted it up and checked it out under the sun.
"Ho~? What's this here?"
She had not paid much attention to it in the past, and only discovered that there was a bird carved on the jade piece.
She thought about it for a moment before recalling what species of bird it was. "It's one of the ten mythical beasts, the Chongming Bird."
Just as she said that, Robot A warned her. "Master, there are cars approaching."
Zi Yi glanced at the dead body and kept the jade piece. "Get in, delete all the surveillance footage in the vicinity."
Having said that, she drove away.
A minute or so later, several cars drove over and surrounded the corpse
Chapter 210: What If Someone Sues Me For Using Child Labor?
Shortly after, a group of men with their faces painted alighted from the cars. They were all on high alert as they slowly approached the white-robed lady.
In the end, all of them stopped when they were one meter away from her.
One of the men threw a dagger at her.
The dagger pierced into her body, but there was no reaction from her.
Immediately after, another guy went closer and checked. "This person is dead."
At that moment, the man sitting in the car got out. He looked at the woman lying on the ground and gave out orders in a heavy tone. "Search."
One of the men started to search through the corpse.
After some time passed, he said, "The item we're searching for is nowhere to be found. Her..." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Her chest is burst."
The man narrowed his eyes and ordered. "Get rid of the body."
He returned to the car, took out his laptop, and checked the nearby surveillance cameras. It appeared normal, to the extent that no one had come to this remote area during that period of time.
The man shut his eyes and said to the person sitting in the driver's seat. "Withdraw."
"We're not going to chase the person who took the jade piece?"
"No need."
The driver seemed to have guessed something. He stretched out his head and said to the men, "Withdraw."
Everyone evacuated swiftly.
...
Zi Yi went back to the bar through the backdoor together with her group of robots.
The robots got off the goods truck and swiftly returned to their positions.
It was only 3 p.m in the afternoon. Zi Yi sat down in the resting area and supervised the robots renovating the bar. She would upgrade some robots from time to time.
When Lu Jingye's call came, she was currently persuading a robot.
That robot wanted to be a Loli and Zi Yi disapproved of it. "What if someone sues me for using child labor?"
The appearance the robot had chosen appeared to be around thirteen or fourteen years of age.
"Master, you can adjust my age to be higher. If anyone sues, I'll take my identification card. Don't you think the contrast is very cute?"
"..."
She had never thought of preparing identification cards for them.
Just then, the robot reminded her. "Master, your phone is ringing."
Zi Yi took out her phone, and the corner of her lips could not help but rise at the sight of the caller ID.
"Lu Jingye, you're actually giving me a call? Could it be that you've returned from your business trip?"
The man responded with an affirmative.
Immediately after, he asked, "Where are you?"
Zi Yi happily replied, "The bar."
"It's about time for dinner."
Lu Jingye suddenly changed the topic. Zi Yi was thrown off for a moment before she giggled. "Are you thinking of having dinner with me?"
Lu Jingye hummed in response.
Zi Yi was even happier. "Since it's a date, we must go somewhere romantic. Hold on, let me check for a place that will be suitable."
Lu Jingye on the other end of the call: "..."
Zi Yi had the Loli robot check and replied, "There's a good western restaurant at Xiangjiang Road. Let's go there."
A few seconds later, Lu Jingye agreed.
Zi Yi happily hung up the phone, stood up, and headed towards the door. The robot, who was unwilling to give up, followed her. "Master, you have not agreed to my request."
Zi Yi glanced at her and waved her hand in an extremely good mood. "Okay."
The robot was elated. "Thank you, Master. Enjoy your date~"
Sanyue Street was not far from the western restaurant and it was only a ten minute drive away.
The interior of the western restaurant was particularly romantic. The whole hall was shrouded in dreamy lighting. There was even a piano in the middle of the hall and currently, someone was seriously performing.
With the romantic atmosphere coupled with soothing music, it was indeed a good place for a date.