Facing Dongfang Qi's words of threat, Lisa wasn't mad at all. She had no intention of turning him down right away either.
Although she was able to get the spy out, Dongfang Qi knew more than just that. Therefore, for the sake of security, she needed to know more from him. In addition, she needed to see what Dongfang Qi wanted to decide whether to make a deal with him.
If she was able to satisfy the condition he set, she could agree to make a deal with him.
"So, what's your conditions?" asked Lisa. She didn't rush to find out, because she wouldn't let him take control of their agreement.
Hearing that, Dongfang Qi felt slightly relieved, because it meant Lisa was interested in his proposal.
"Medicines produced by Colaine have great effects. I know there is a secret ingredient in the formula. The condition is that I need to get the ingredient," said Dongfang Qi.
Without surprise, he came for the ingredient.
"If I give it to you, you can build a new medicine company and steal my business," said Lisa. She actually wasn't afraid of it, because no one else owned the ingredient.
"I promise I'll never use it to make money," said Dongfang Qi seriously.
"You can say that right now, but I'm afraid you'll change your mind. Even biological brothers will compete against each other for money. We're just acquaintances," said Lisa.
It was indeed difficult for Dongfang Qi, because his promise was meaningless if Lisa refused to trust him.
"Alright, even if I give it to you, you can't get it from other sources." Lisa stopped acting in front of Dongfang Qi. She could accept the condition he set. Anyway, even if she gave it to him, they couldn't make it by themselves.
Knowing that, Dongfang Qi didn't know whether he should be happy or not. Although Lisa was willing to give the ingredient to him, he couldn't get more of it. If there was only a little of it, it wouldn't be helpful for his cultivation. Anyway, it was better than nothing! Moreover, he only needed to know what it was and would give up if he couldn't find more.
Lisa then took over her backpack and opened it. From the telepathic eye space, she took out a porcelain bottle with a power crystal inside, then opened the bottle.
In an instant, Dongfang Qi smelt the pure magical power and felt really surprised. "What is this?"
The next second, Lisa shut the bottle. "It's the secret ingredient. Although there is only one pill in this bottle, it's unbelievably effective. It's useful for nearly all kinds of pains and injuries. It can directly heal minor injuries and diseases or half of the serious ones. It can also rescue one's life even if he's dying giving you a better chance to survive. As for cancers, it's helpful for early and middle stages, but might not be very helpful for advanced cancers."
It was very helpful for mortals, but its effect would be reduced for cultivators. It was only useful if they were lightly injured. After all, there was only one pill, it would take more pills for them to enjoy its effect.
Dongfang Qi understood it was only really useful for mortals, but its unbelievable effect still shocked him.
Except for pills in the cultivation world, he didn't know any medicines which could be so effective in this world! However, how did Lisa get the magical power since she was merely a mortal?
"I know you're curious to know how I got this medicine, but it's meaningless even if I tell you, because I don't know either. It was given to me by an old man. He hoped I could use it to make medicines to help people. I don't know his name. He simply sends some of it to me regularly, so I don't have many," said Lisa.
Dongfang Qi believed the old man must be a master from the cultivation world and he must be very skilled in medicines.
In fact, Dongfang Qi didn't fully believe Lisa's words, but he thought it must have been given to her by someone else, or she wouldn't get it as a mortal.
"Now, you can make the decision. Are we going to make a deal?" said Lisa.
"Of course," said Dongfang Qi. Even if he couldn't get more of the medicine, a pill was enough. "There are actually two spies in your factory. One is Zhang Yong, while the other is called Huang Ziwei. Zhang Yong doesn't have anything special. He's simply a common guy, but Huang Ziwei is different. He's quite good at martial arts. In your company, there is another spy named Lu Dan. He's also excellent at martial arts. He's from the same force as Huang Ziwei. All of them were accepted about a month ago. Zhang Yong is from the Chengfeng Group. Huang Ziwei and Lu Dan are from the Yaping Group. That's all I know."
Hearing that, Lisa began to analyze. Zhang Yong was a common guy, which meant he could only be a mortal. While Huang Ziwei and Lu Dan were good at martial arts, so they could be cultivators.
As for the Chengfeng Group and the Yaping Group, they must be companies established in the mortals' world by powerful families from the cultivation world.
Because Lisa was a mortal, Dongfang Qi couldn't tell her details about the powerful families. He wasn't allowed to leak any information about the cultivation world. Even if he told Lisa, Lisa couldn't understand it because nobody knew those powerful families in the mortals' world.
Besides, Dongfang Qi shared the news with her because the Dongfang family wasn't involved, or because he didn't know that the Dongfang family also sent people to secretly collect information in Colaine.
It was more likely that Dongfang Qi meant to use Lisa to get rid of the people sent by other powerful families so that the man sent by the Dongfang family could gain all the advantages.
Unfortunately, Lisa was wrong. The Yaping Group was owned by the Dongfang family, but the man was sent by the eldest son of the Dongfang family, while Dongfang Qi's father was the second son of the Dongfang family.
In the Dongfang family, the eldest son's family never got along with the second son's family, so Dongfang Qi was unwilling to see the man sent by his uncle succeed. It was the reason why he came to tell Lisa about it.
The Chengfeng Group belonged to the Jing family. The Jing family also noticed that there was magical power in the medicines produced by Chengfeng Group, but didn't think other families were aware of it too, so it only sent a mortal in order to prevent other families from discovering it.
Only the Yin family was unaware of the magical power in the medicines produced by Colaine, because it seldom came to the mortals' world. However, it would soon learn about it, because they secretly paid attention to the other 3 families even though they rarely came to the mortal world.
Till now, only Baekhyun and Nayeon had a good relationship with Lisa.
Dongfang Qi originally didn't know that Zhang Yong was sent by the Jing family. Huang Ziwei told him that after finding out.
Knowing the answer, Lisa gave the power crystal to Dongfang Qi.
Lisa didn't doubt Dongfang Qi's words, because she needed to deal with them after conducting an investigation. She wouldn't just believe every word Dongfang Qi said.
If Dongfang Qi dared to lie to her face, she would pay him back as well.
Dongfang Qi told Lisa to keep it secret that he shared the news with her and Lisa agreed.
When their talk was over, they finished drinking their coffee, then Lisa left. She was going to dine with Tzuyu this afternoon along with Minnie.
Although Tzuyu followed Bambam to their country, Tzuyu was her friend after all. So now that Bambam left to do a task, she should treat Tzuyu well.
When Mrs. Xu learned that Minnie was going to have a meal with Tzuyu, she insisted on going with her, because she was worried that her son couldn't win Tzuyu's heart. She wanted to help with that. However, Master Xu stopped her in the end. He told her Tzuyu would be scared if she went there too.
Mrs. Xu thought for a while, then gave up reluctantly.
As Minnie walked away, Mrs. Xu kept reminding her to compliment Bambam in front of Tzuyu, amusing everyone.
...
Lisa spent some time talking with Dongfang Qi, but it wasn't much, so she wasn't late for her appointment with her friends. Tzuyu and Minnie were only a few minutes earlier than her.
Tzuyu had invited Xia Maiqi, but Xia Maiqi was occupied by work and couldn't come, so only the few of them gathered together.
Minnie didn't mention Bambam when she saw Tzuyu. She didn't do what her aunt told her to do either, because she was unwilling to embarrass Tzuyu.
After Lisa came, they began to order.
Then they separated after having the meal.
Lisa didn't go back to Century City with Tzuyu, she went to Mountain River Garden because she needed to ask Taehee about the Chengfeng Group and the Yaping Group.
Although Taehee hadn't visited the cultivation world for over 20 years, the two groups had existed for a long time, so she would definitely have heard of them.
Once she heard about the Chengfeng Group, Taehee frowned and said, "The Chengfeng Group is owned by the Jing family. The Yaping Group belongs to the Dongfang family."
"What? The Yaping Group is controlled by the Dongfang family?"
Lisa didn't focus on the Chengfeng Group, she focused on the Yaping Group. She thought the Dongfang family wasn't involved, but it turned out that she was wrong. The Dongfang family sent two spies to her company.
Anyway, she figured it out now. The Yaping Group belonged to the Dongfang family, but wasn't in the same boat as Dongfang Qi. After all, there were always cliques and factions in a large family.
Lisa wasn't surprised to know that the Chengfeng Group was owned by the Jing family, because she knew it had to be under the control of the Jing family or the Yin family.
As for the Baili family, it shouldn't bother to do that since Baekhyun and Nayeon already had the power crystals. Even if the Baili family sent a spy, the man would have to be on a different side from Baekhyun.
She was willing to trust Baekhyun.
"What happened?" asked Taehee with concern.
Lisa said, "Well, isn't there magical power in the medicines produced by Colaine? Many people found out and are always trying to get it. Dongfang Qi came to see me today and made a deal with me. He wanted to have the ingredient that makes the medicines so effective, then he told me there are spies in Colaine's factory. I thought that Dongfang Qi was trying to use me to get rid of the other spies since he's a member of the Dongfang family. Unexpectedly, the Dongfang family itself sent 2 spies over. It seems to be a conflict inside his family. Dongfang Qi perhaps isn't aware of that."
"Right, Dongfang Qi's father is the second son of the Dongfang family. It must be his uncle who sent the spies to your factory. Although his father and his uncle are biological brothers, they have different mothers. So they never stop competing against each other," said Taehee.
"Anyway, Dongfang Qi's family doesn't think about the big picture." Although Dongfang Qi helped Lisa to discover the spies, it showed that his family wasn't careful at all.
"If Dongfang Qi's uncle succeeds, his uncle will move a step nearer to the seat of patriarch in the Dongfang family. His father can't accept it. In the cultivation world, a powerful man is much more admired than a man of old age, so they rely on their own abilities to compete against each other. They don't care about who's the oldest," said Taehee.
Hearing that, Lisa understood it.
"Now the Jing family is also aware of the magical power in the medicines. After the spies fail, the Jing family will take action too. By then, they'll find out about Jungkook sooner or later," said Taehee, feeling a little upset. Even though she was prepared for that, she still hoped it would come later, at least when Jungkook grew stronger.
"We'll see what we can do. I don't think they can hurt Jungkook even if they find out about him. Jungkook might not be a match for them, but he can escape! As long as Grandpa Shangguan helps, they won't be able to do anything to Jungkook," said Lisa to comfort Taehee. Actually, she was worried about that as well.
Even if she knew Jungkook would be fine, it was unavoidable for him to be injured, which was the last thing she wanted to see. Nevertheless, she couldn't stop it from happening, so they had to be optimistic.
"Right!" Taehee didn't want to worry Lisa, so she composed herself at once and stopped thinking too much about it.
That night, Lisa stayed in Mountain River Garden. She would go to deal with the spies tomorrow and cultivate afterwards. It shouldn't take much time anyway.
Staying in Mountain River Garden, Lisa could practice how to control the energy inside her body. After all, there were no cultivators around her, so she was safe.
...
Once Dongfang Qi got the power crystal, he went back to the cultivation world and reported it to Dongfang Xuri.
"Master Xuri, this is the so-called magical power, but it's solidified," said Dongfang Qi.
"If the person can solidify magical power, he must be at a very high level," said Dongfang Xuri.
"Then what should we do next?" asked Dongfang Qi.
"We can't believe everything the girl named Gu Lisa said, but her words make sense to some extent. Gu Lisa is only a mortal. She can't make or get the magical power on her own, so it must have been given to her by someone else. There is no question about that. The person who owns this solidified magical power must be one of us. He should be a medicine master too, but he can't be in the cultivation world. He must be cultivating outside the cultivation world. Although we all came to Qianling Mountain that year, some cultivators stayed outside. If any of us could make that in the cultivation world, it would be known to everyone. Anyone who can solidify magical power will enjoy great respect and reputation in our world. I don't think anyone can say no to that honor and position."
"It's also understandable if the master told her to use the magical power to make medicines to help people. Although Gu Lisa is very young, she's quite outstanding, so she's the chosen one. She listened to the master and made medicines with magical power. And many people were rescued. Given the other things she has done, she's undoubtedly a good and helpful person."
Dongfang Xuri thought highly of Lisa.
In fact, Lisa didn't think she was a good person. She had done many good deeds, but she had actually secretly gotten rid of her enemies or those who had offended her, which wasn't exposed. She cared about her reputation after all.
"Gu Lisa said she doesn't know the master's name. It must be a lie, but we can't force her to tell us since she's unwilling to do so. If we attack her, the master behind her might get mad. By then, we could be punished."
Therefore, Dongfang Xuri decided not to hurt Lisa for now.
"Keep on following Gu Lisa, but don't be too close to her. She might not be able to discover you, but the master might see you if he comes to see her," said Dongfang Xuri.
"Sure," said Dongfang Qi.
...
The next day, Lisa called Ning Changkai and told him that she would go to inspect the factory.
At 10 am, Lisa arrived at the factory where Ning Changkai was already waiting for her.
"Nice to see you, boss," he said respectfully. Once Lisa showed up, he walked forward to welcome her.
"Let's go to the office now." Lisa didn't rush to look around in the factory.
"Sure," said Ning Changkai, before taking Lisa to the office.
After walking into the office, Lisa saw a file folder on the desk. It contained the staff's resumes, so Lisa began to read them.
Because the staff's resumes were placed according to the time, the newcomers were at the top. Lisa turned a few pages and soon saw the name of Huang Ziwei, then Zhang Yong.
Zhang Yong was accepted one week earlier than Huang Ziwei. On the resume, both of them had simple work experience.
Zhang Yong, 28 years old, graduated from a university 5 years ago, entered a small company one year after graduation, and resigned after working for only a year.
Half a year later, he went to work in the Chengfeng Group, but was only a junior employee. About half a year ago, he resigned again and was unemployed for 5 months before joining Colaine.
Huang Ziwei, 30 years old, also graduated from university at the age of 23. He graduated 7 years ago. After that, he opened a restaurant and worked there for 3 years, but closed it in the end.
Afterwards, he was accepted by the Yaping Group as a junior employee, but quit in 2 years. He had been unemployed for more than a year till now.
Actually, all the information about them was basically fake. Lisa believed only their relationship with the Chengfeng Group and the Yaping Group was true.
Since they were spies of the two business groups, their resumes were naturally made by the two business groups.
"Boss, is there a problem?"
As soon as Lisa came, she started reading the staff's resume. Although it seemed to be a casual movement, Ning Changkai who stayed watchful felt something wasn't right.
Lisa then took out Zhang Yong's and Huang Ziwei's resume. "Someone told me these two men are spies. We need to do an investigation to make sure of it."
Even though Lisa knew they were spies, she needed evidence to put them in jail.
"What? Spies?" Ning Changkai was astonished. They were very careful, but unexpectedly spies still got into the factory.
Without delay, Ning Changkai apologized to Lisa. "Boss, I'm sorry. I didn't do my job well."
"Uncle Ning, don't say that. You've done your job very well. It's hard to avoid such a thing," said Lisa to comfort him.
Even though Lisa said that, Ning Changkai still felt guilty. However, since Lisa didn't blame him, he felt much better.
After that, Lisa took a photo of their resumes, then sent the photos to K, asking him to help her with the investigation.
While waiting for K to get the information, Lisa went to look around the factory. She wouldn't do anything and told Ning Changkai to act normally in front of the spies.
Once Lisa approached the production room, she sensed the air of a cultivator. Without surprise, the spy was indeed a cultivator. However, the cultivator was only at an average level.
Before entering the production room, it was necessary to change into sanitary clothes and put on masks. Every worker did that. After entering the room, Lisa didn't immediately find Zhang Yong, but instantly fixed her eyes on Huang Ziwei because of the air of a cultivator.
As a cultivator, Huang Ziwei had acute senses. The second Lisa's sight fell on him, he felt it and met Lisa's eyes.
Lisa stayed calm, but Huang Ziwei panicked a little. He soon went back to normal, but Lisa caught the change in his expression.
Huang Ziwei panicked because of Lisa's status. She was the boss of this factory after all, so as a spy he felt a little uneasy in front of her.
Lisa was wearing a mask, so others couldn't see her face completely. Huang Ziwei recognized her for two reasons. Firstly because he had learned the basic information about the boss of Colaine before coming here. And secondly because he recognized Ning Changkai.
Ning Changkai visited the production room often, so Huang Ziwei was familiar with him. Even if Ning Changkai was wearing a mask, he still knew it was him.
As the general manager of Colaine, Ning Changkai was walking a step behind Lisa at this moment. Given his respectful attitude, he was obviously a subordinate, so Huang Ziwei was even more sure of Lisa's position.
Huang Ziwei didn't know for sure that it was Lisa. He just thought it might be her. However, it could also be other senior executives in the head office, or Lisa's assistant or someone like that.
After a glance at Lisa, Huang Ziwei withdrew his sight and continued to work. Even if she was Lisa, he had nothing to be afraid of. After all, he didn't think she would know that he was a spy.
Lisa didn't pay much attention to him and walked away as if nothing special had happened.
The production room was very large. In the middle of the inspection, Lisa's phone vibrated for a while, and she received a new message. She thought to herself that K must have discovered something. However, Lisa didn't rush to read the message. After the inspection was over, she walked out.
Afterwards, she changed her clothes and took out her phone to read the message. It was indeed from K. He told her that he already learned more information about the two spies. All the real information about them was sent to her email box.
Zhang Yong's real information and the resume sent to Colaine were somewhat consistent. The school he graduated from was the same, because generally it wasn't easy to fake and could be easily found out.
After graduation, Zhang Yong joined the Chengfeng Group, and he was actually a relative of the deputy general manager of the Chengfeng Group. He was also the secretary and chauffeur of the deputy general manager.
Because Zhang Yong was outstanding and reliable, he was assigned to be the spy this time.
As for Huang Ziwei, the school he graduated from wasn't fake, but the diploma was bought. He didn't really go to school. After all, cultivators learned their skills in the cultivation world, and spent most of their time on cultivation.
For the convenience of living in the mortals' world, he bought a diploma. It was also fake that Huang Ziwei had opened a restaurant and worked in the Yaping Group.
They had worked in Colaine for more than half a month, but still didn't get what they wanted. They weren't aware of the special ingredient in the formulas of the medicines, because every time they needed to add the magical power, Ning Changkai did it by himself. Even the senior employees who had been in the production room for a long time weren't aware of it.
After Lisa returned to the office, she showed Ning Changkai the results of K's investigation. Although the information didn't directly say that the two people were undercover agents, the information fraud could indeed confirm that there was a problem with them.
Ning Changkai was very angry, but he had to compose himself before Lisa.
"Boss, do we need to call the police?" asked Ning Changkai.
"No need." Lisa said, "Just chase them away, because we don't have solid proof to prove that they're spies. They haven't caused any problems yet anyway, so they won't be punished even if we call the police."
Since Lisa said that, Ning Changkai agreed.
"Tell someone to bring them here," said Lisa.
"Sure," said Ning Changkai, then he went to deliver the order to his secretary.
Before they came, Lisa printed the information about them out.
When Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei were called to go to the office, they had a premonition that they might have been exposed. Anyway, there had to be a reason for them to be called to go to the general manager's office!
Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei didn't know or think that the other was a spy, so they relaxed a little when they met. They thought they might not have been exposed, it could be about something else.
Either way, they wouldn't panic or admit that they were spies even if the secret was exposed.
In the office, Lisa sat in the chair by the desk, releasing an air of power, which put great pressure on Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei.
Although they didn't think that Lisa would find out they were spies, they didn't dare to take her lightly. After all, they had heard a lot about her and were aware of her unbelievable abilities. Unfortunately, they still underestimated Lisa.
"Hi, general manager." Both Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei greeted Ning Changkai once they came in. They didn't say hi to Lisa because they were newcomers and had never met Lisa before. Therefore, they shouldn't know who she was.
Actually, it was very normal if they knew her, but they simply thought it was better for them to pretend that they didn't know her.
Nevertheless, because Lisa sat in the master seat, Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei were quite respectful towards her.
"This is Chairman Gu." Ning Changkai introduced Lisa to them.
"Nice to meet you, Chairman Gu."
Hearing that, Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei greeted Lisa at once.
"I think we can get straight to the point. The information on your resumes are different from what we learned. You've lost our basic trust, so we have decided to fire you. Perhaps you don't know we have strict rules for recruitment. We check the information on the staff's resumes," said Lisa.
Knowing that, both Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei were greatly surprised. They indeed had no idea that Colaine had strict rules for recruitment and would check their resume. However, they didn't know whether Lisa fired them because of the problem about their resumes or because she had found out they were spies.
If their secret was exposed, how did Lisa find out? Did she find out on her own or did someone tell her?
Besides, at the same time, Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei realized another problem. If Lisa fired them because she had found out they were spies, it meant both of them were doing the same secret job! As a result, Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei became suspicious of each other.
"Chairman Gu, I'm so sorry. I don't have much work experience. I was afraid I wouldn't be accepted because of that, so I made up the work experience on my resume, but I can promise I've never done anything to harm the factory. Please give me another chance." Huang Ziwei was unwilling to give up, although he wasn't sure why Lisa fired him.
"No one is allowed to do that. We'll pay you the salary for half a month," said Lisa. It was impossible for her to give them a second chance after knowing they were spies. If they were upright people, she might be kind to them.
Seeing that Huang Ziwei failed, Zhang Yong didn't bother to try again, because he knew it was useless. Accordingly, he gave in.
Before long, Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei got their salaries and left.
"Pay more attention to the new staff in the factory and the company, because there is a spy in the company as well." Lisa said, "Let's go now! We need to fire the spy."
Knowing that there was a spy in the company too, Ning Changkai was shocked and felt more guilty. To his surprise, there were so many spies hidden in the factory and the company.
Once Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei left the factory, they called the person who arranged for them to be a spy and reported the situation to the person.
They were surprised that Colaine had such a high standard of its staff, but they weren't sure whether it was because of their resumes or the fact that they were spies.
Anyway, they decided to believe it was because of their resumes.
Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei told their supervisors about each other, and they all agreed that both of them were spies, but they weren't clear about which force the other person worked for.
Because they were already fired, they could do nothing about it.
After the call with his supervisor, Huang Ziwei called Lu Dan. Lu Dan's information was also fake, so he told her to be prepared.
It would be fine if she wasn't discovered, but she had to accept it if she was found out.
Given the current situation, it was more likely that she was already discovered.
Without surprise, Lu Dan was fired for the same reason as Zhang Yong and Huang Ziwei.
That problem was easily solved, but it wasn't the end yet. Lisa clearly knew that the Dongfang family and the Jing family wouldn't give up. They must be planning to do something else.
It was a problem in the future. Because they hadn't done anything else yet, Lisa didn't know what they would do. She could only be patient and wait to see their next action.
After solving the problem, Lisa left to have lunch alone before going to the siheyuan.
When she arrived at the siheyuan, Lisa let the monster fox out. She told it to find a place and cultivate, then she began to practice controlling the energy inside her body.
Lisa was able to move the magical power around her energy center in her abdomen, but couldn't store it in her body, because her soul hadn't fully mixed with her body yet.
Although Lisa never gave up, she unavoidably felt a little anxious. If it was possible, she hoped that her soul and her body could mix with each other as soon as possible, then she could become a real cultivator.
...
Mrs. Xu called Bambam once every day. When Bambam turned on his phone, he could see the information. He knew that his mother called him for nothing good, but he still called her back.
"Bambam, you finally turned on your phone!" The second Mrs. Xu received a call back from Bambam, she was full of excitement.
"What's up?" asked Bambam.
"Um, I know who's the girl you're chasing now. I saw her. You..." said Mrs. Xu thrilled.
"What? Did you investigate her?" Bambam raised his voice in annoyance at once.
It scared Mrs. Xu, but she wasn't mad. She immediately explained. "I didn't. I just ran into her at a restaurant. I almost slipped in the ladies' room. She rescued me!"
"How did you know she's the girl?" asked Bambam.
"We met each other again after having the meal. Minnie recognized her, so I invited her for tea to thank her afterwards," said Mrs. Xu.
"Did Minnie tell you that she's the girl I'm chasing now?" asked Bambam. Although he asked that question, he already had the answer, otherwise his mother wouldn't know that!
Anyway, he had no intention of blaming Minnie for it.
Mrs. Xu, however, was worried that Bambam might be mad at Minnie, so she explained at once. "She didn't. Actually, she didn't know the girl is the one you're chasing now. She only introduced the girl to me and told me that she's Lisa's friend. She also knows you and Jungkook. You have a good relationship with each other. Your grandfather also told me the girl is pretty, elegant, and well-educated, so I guessed. I went back home and asked your grandfather whether the girl you're chasing is Zi Tzuyu, and your grandfather said yes, so I was sure of it."
Mrs. Xu didn't betray Minnie, but Master Xu, because Bambam wouldn't be mad if the person was Master Xu.
Bambam wasn't surprised that Master Xu would tell his mother.
"Bambam, the girl isn't only beautiful; she's also very elegant and well-behaved. You two are a perfect couple. You must work hard and win her heart!" Thinking of Tzuyu, Mrs. Xu was thrilled.
Hearing his mother complimenting Tzuyu, Bambam felt happy that his mother liked her.
"Alright, I know. I'm occupied now. I have to go." Bambam really needed to deal with something, so he couldn't continue to talk with his mother.
...
In the night, Lisa was still practicing. However, halfway through cultivating, Lisa saw a scene all of a sudden. In the scene, Jungkook drove on the highway, but the car suddenly exploded, frightening Lisa. She abruptly opened her eyes, so the magical power that was circulating was stopped.
As a result, she was affected and spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling uncomfortable in her abdomen.
She had no time to cure herself and immediately took out her phone to call Jungkook.
The phone rang a few seconds till Jungkook answered her call. "Hi, Lili, I'm on my way to the capital..."
Before Jungkook could finish, Lisa interrupted him in a hurry. "Jungkook, leave the car! It's going to explode."
Hearing that, Jungkook was scared. He knew that Lisa could see the future, so he slammed on the brakes at once, then left the car as quickly as possible. Right after Jungkook got out of it, he heard a boom and the car exploded.
Lisa felt very nervous and shouted, "Jungkook, Jungkook? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Don't forget that I'm a cultivator. I can move a few meters in a second," said Jungkook to comfort Lisa. In fact, the explosion broke out too fast and was quite strong, so his back was still injured. Luckily, he only had minor injuries, and would be fine with the help of his magical power.
Obviously, he didn't have time to do that right now, because several men appeared out of the blue and began to shoot at him.
Lisa heard the gunshots as well.
"We can talk about it later.. I need to deal with these people right now," said Jungkook and hung up right away before hearing Lisa's response.
Knowing that Jungkook was fine, Lisa felt relieved. Since those men showed up with guns, it meant they were just mortals. They couldn't hurt Jungkook.
Although Jungkook was slightly injured, it was still very hard for those men to hurt him.
Right after Lisa finished the call with Jungkook, Shangguan Yang knocked on the door of her room. "Lili, what happened? Did Jungkook encounter any trouble?"
Shangguan Yang heard the noises from Lisa's room, so he rushed over here.
Before Lisa answered his question, Shangguan Yang continued to ask in a deep voice, "There is the smell of blood. Are you injured?"
Obviously, Lisa was wounded, or there shouldn't be a smell of blood.
Lisa was indeed injured, but it wasn't serious. At least she could still stand up and walk around, so she immediately went to open the door for Shangguan Yang.
"I was practicing controlling the magical power in my body, but I saw a terrible scene halfway. I saw that Jungkook's car was going to explode, so I stopped right away to call him. The moment Jungkook left his car, it exploded. Luckily, he survived. Some people came to attack him, so he's busy dealing with them now," said Lisa.
Hearing that, Shangguan Yang was annoyed. Even if he knew Jungkook was fine, he was still mad at those people who went to attack Jungkook.
Anyway, he cared most about Lisa at this moment. "Since Jungkook's fine, you don't need to be worried. Those people are no match for him. Treat your wound now!"
"Sure," said Lisa. Without delay, she got onto the bed and sat cross-legged. Right when she was about to cure herself, Jungkook called again. He told her it was done and that she didn't need to worry about him, but he had to stay outside tonight to deal with the consequences. So he wouldn't be back until tomorrow.
It was actually an excuse, because Jungkook was unwilling to let Lisa see him being injured. So he deliberately stayed outside tonight, even if the injuries weren't serious.
Lisa had the same idea, so she was happy to know that Jungkook wouldn't come back tonight.
After having the call with Jungkook, Lisa relaxed, focusing on her body. As she exhaled, her consciousness moved towards the center of her heart. Afterwards, her breath went down to her abdomen.
After the magical power sank into the energy center, the organs around it, the large and small intestines, kidneys, bladder, and so on, would gradually undergo physiological changes. Generally, she would feel an increase in appetite. Lisa also felt that her organs and body gradually became more relaxed as her energy center was constantly being supplemented.
After a while, Lisa felt the magical power was concentrating in her energy center and abdomen more and more rapidly.
Witnessing that, Shangguan Yang showed great excitement. Lisa got good out of misfortune! Although she was slightly hurt after stopping the circulation of magical power in her body, she suddenly crossed the boundary between her soul and her body. The magical power started mixing with her body!
Lisa felt it too, so she was thrilled as well. She wanted to continue to move the magical power into her body, but her body suddenly felt uncomfortable and she started losing strength.
"Don't rush. Your body can't accept it. It'll do you more harm than good," said Shangguan Yang.
Therefore, Lisa stopped releasing the magical power and felt much better right away.
"Grandpa Shangguan, did I just succeed in mixing my soul with my body? Did I become a real cultivator?" Lisa asked Shangguan Yang with anticipation.
"Yeah, but it's not steady yet, so you're not a real cultivator right now. Anyway, you're quite efficient," said Shangguan Yang. Although it took Lisa many days to cross the boundary of cultivation, it wasn't easy. Among cultivators, she was very fast. It was actually because of the Blood of the Phoenix.
"Oh." Lisa suddenly thought of something and felt nervous at once. "The heiress of the Baili family in the cultivation world lives in the same dorm room as me. If I become a cultivator, she'll soon find out."
"Don't worry. You have the Blood of the Phoenix in your body. As long as you're not cultivating, nobody can sense the air of a cultivator from your body or know your level," said Shangguan Yang.
Hearing that, Lisa felt relaxed.
Because she couldn't continue to practice controlling the energy inside her body, she could only have a rest.
...
Jungkook stopped after killing all of those armed men, because he knew who sent them even without investigating.
Although he was a soldier, he had many enemies, so he was attacked and ambushed once in a while.
Most of those people were bad people. After their illegal deals were ruined by Jungkook, they hated him and wouldn't miss any chance to pay him back.
Besides, some powerful families who were competing against the Jeon family, like the Rong family, the Yuan family, and the Chang family, were also trying to assassinate Jungkook. Because his existence was a great threat to them.
This time, however, wasn't done by them.
His car wasn't loaded with bombs. He would never allow someone to put a bomb in his car. The reason his car exploded was because the moment he parked, people in the dark threw bombs at his car. However, even if he didn't stop, they would still throw bombs at his car at that time. Therefore, if he had left the car a second later, he would have been accurately hit by the bombs.
He was a cultivator now, so the explosion wasn't able to kill him, but he would be seriously injured.
The location of the explosion was some distance away from the capital. There wasn't much traffic passing by, so no passer-by was involved. However, it was a serious accident including an explosion and gunfire, so it was soon posted on the Internet.
Anyway, the news was removed within a short time.
Jungkook let others deal with the consequences, while he went back to the capital alone. He went to Shengshi Hotel to treat his wounds.
Jungkook carried power crystals that Lisa gave him, so he soon recovered after applying it to his wounds, but he still needed to rest for a night for a full recovery. Therefore, he didn't go to see Lisa that night, and would only go tomorrow.
The next day, Lisa got up early to run. Right after she came back, Jungkook showed up.
Because Lisa told Jungkook she was in the siheyuan during their call last night, Jungkook went to see her early this morning. Since he was back in the capital, he couldn't wait to see her.
"Hi, Jungkook!" As soon as Jungkook came, Lisa stopped running and went ahead to welcome him.
"Hi, any good news? You look very excited!" Seeing Lisa's happy face, Jungkook smiled at her. In addition, Lisa looked a little different from her usual look, so Jungkook believed there must be good news.
"Yes. Why don't you guess first?" Lisa deliberately mystified it.
Jungkook thought for a while, but soon gave up. "Just tell me!"
"Well, let me ask you what do you want most to happen to me right now?" asked Lisa.
Hearing that, an idea dawned on Jungkook, but he didn't think it was possible. Nevertheless, that seemed to be the only thing he wanted to happen to Lisa. Could it be that?
Jungkook squinted at Lisa with mixed emotions. Staring straight at her, he obviously tried to see something from her body, but failed.
Seeing Jungkook's expression, Lisa knew he already had the answer but simply wasn't sure of it.
Jungkook indeed wasn't sure of it, so he didn't dare to say it aloud in case Lisa would be upset if he was wrong.
When Jungkook hesitated to say it, Lisa stopped making him suffer and said right away, "I crossed the boundary of cultivation last night. I'm a cultivator now."
She could have told Jungkook last night, but she decided to wait till they met each other today.
"Really?" Jungkook instantly got excited.
He was thinking about that too, because it was the only thing that he hoped to happen to Lisa which could fill her with so much excitement. After all, they didn't lack anything now, nor did they have any difficulties, so that was the only thing they hoped to see.
At the same time, Jungkook was worried that he might be wrong, so he hesitated to say it aloud. He didn't want Lisa to misunderstand him and be upset.
Even though he had thought about that possibility, he wasn't sure of it, so he felt shocked and thrilled when he heard the answer from Lisa.
Without caring that Shangguan Yang was also in the yard, Jungkook pulled Lisa into his arms right away.
"Well, well..." Seeing that, Shangguan Yang moved his eyes away with slight embarrassment. He was an ancient man after all, so he wasn't as open-minded as the people in modern society.
Jungkook and Lisa had no time to care about Shangguan Yang's feelings at this moment.
"Yes!" Lisa was excited too, and almost cried out.
Jungkook wanted to do something more intimate to Lisa, but he forced himself to calm down and let her go.
When they saw Shangguan Yang, they felt embarrassed.
"Brilliant! That's really good news! How did you manage to become a cultivator?" asked Jungkook with curiosity.
"In fact, there is one thing I've kept a secret from you. Grandpa Shangguan and your mother are aware of it. I just wanted to surprise you after I become a cultivator," said Lisa, then she told Jungkook about the Blood of the Phoenix.
However, she didn't tell him that she was reborn, which was still a secret she wouldn't tell him.
Because Jungkook was aware of her Jade Eyes, she told him the Blood of the Phoenix was the Jade Eyes. Therefore, Jungkook wasn't so astonished. Moreover, Jungkook was a cultivator, so he no longer thought it was too unbelievable to be true.
"When I got the Blood of the Phoenix, I heard someone saying in my mind. 'There's a piece of ancient jade named the Blood of the Phoenix. It's made of the blood of a phoenix and the soul of the earth. It has magical power, which enables you to live forever or be reborn.'"
"Grandpa Shangguan told me I don't need to suffer the pain of cutting bones and purifying marrow with the help of the Blood of the Phoenix, but I need to move its magical power into my energy center. Only after I successfully store it in my body can I keep on cultivating, so I've been trying these days. Although I've failed countless times, I never gave up. Last night, I suddenly succeeded," said Lisa. She decided not to tell Jungkook that she had been injured by the interruption of her cultivation. She was fine now anyway, so there was no need for her to say that.
Shangguan Yang understood that, so he didn't bother to tell the truth.
"What a surprise!" said Jungkook. He had no intention of blaming Lisa for not telling him earlier, even if he was in a bad mood because of that these days.
It was great news that Lisa was a cultivator now.
"I haven't told your mother yet. I need to call her now. You can go to pick her up later, and we'll have a meal together here," said Lisa.
"Sure," Jungkook said.
After that, Lisa went to give Taehee a call.
Taehee was also excited when she heard that Lisa had already become a cultivator.
Lisa told Taehee that Jungkook would go to pick her up later and that they would have a meal at the siheyuan. Taehee, however, said that she might not be able to come because Hyunjae was coming to see her in a while.
Lisa then told Taehee to invite Hyunjae to have the meal together with them at the siheyuan.
Hyunjae was Taehee's older cousin and Jungkook's uncle. He wasn't an outsider anyway, so it wasn't a bad thing to let him meet Shangguan Yang.
When Taehee asked for Hyunjae's opinion, Hyunjae was more than willing to visit Shangguan Yang. Actually, he always had that idea after knowing that Shangguan Yang was still alive, but he didn't know how to say it. After all, Shangguan Yang enjoyed a much higher status than him, and not everyone could see him.
Since Hyunjae had the chance now, he wouldn't miss it.
Taehee didn't tell Hyunjae that Lisa already became a cultivator, because she wasn't sure whether she could tell him. If Lisa wanted him to know, she would tell him in person at the siheyuan.
After the rush hour in the morning at 9 am, Jungkook drove to Mountain River Garden to pick up Taehee and Hyunjae.
Hyunjae arrived in the capital yesterday and stayed in a hotel opposite Mountain River Garden, because he planned to dine with Taehee at noon to talk about something.
Anyway, it wasn't be a secret among them.
In the car, Hyunjae told them a serious matter.
"I returned to the cultivation world this time. The kung fu competition which is held once every 3 years is only a month away now. Everyone believes Dongfang Jeongyeon will win, but I found that Jing Yaorong's youngest son, Jing Yunyan, who was born after you left the cultivation world, has a very high cultivation level. He's in the early stage of the Golden Core, going into the mid-stage, so I think he's more likely to be the winner. The champion will be awarded the Spirit-gathering Pill. If Jing Yunyan gets it, he'll definitely give it to Jing Yanrong. By then, Jing Yanrong can pass the Yuan Ying Period, which isn't good news," Jing Jining said.
Hearing that, Taehee put on a serious expression as well. "Even though it'll happen, we can't stop it."
They couldn't go back to the cultivation world right now, because they lacked confidence to win. They could only go back when they had great confidence. Therefore, even if Jing Yunyan was very likely to win, they could only watch it happen.
"There is a way to stop it, but I don't know whether you'll approve of it," said Hyunjae.
"What is it?" asked Taehee.
"Jungkook can take part in the competition," said Hyunjae.
"What? No!" Taehee got emotional in an instant.
"Calm down. Let me finish first." Hyunjae comforted her at once. Taehee then closed her mouth, and Hyunjae continued, "There is a condition for that idea. Senior Shangguan is at a very high level. He must have the ability to change one's appearance. And given Jungkook's level now, it can't be easier for him to win. Once the competition is over and Jungkook gets the Spirit-gathering Pill, he'll leave the cultivation world. Afterwards, he'll return to his own look, and nobody will know. You know the kung fu competition is quite challenging, so it's also a great opportunity for Jungkook to practice his skills."
Hearing that, Taehee remained silent for a while. Hyunjae's words made sense, but she was still worried.
"I think it's a good idea," said Jungkook. They didn't lack magical pills and Shangguan Yang had a lot of them. Precisely because of Shangguan Yang's magical pills and his own talent, Jungkook was able to make big progress. However, the amount of the pills had to be limited, or it would hurt his body. Therefore, even if Shangguan Yang had many magical pills, Jungkook couldn't take as many as he wanted.
However, even though they didn't lack magical pills, they couldn't allow the Jing family to get it. Accordingly, Jungkook was more than willing to join in the competition.
Since Jungkook agreed to do it, Taehee couldn't stop him because it was useless. In addition, she also wanted to stop the Jing family from winning the game.
"Since Jungkook agrees, I can't disagree. We need to ask Senior Shangguan whether he can change one's appearance. I won't allow Jungkook to go there with his original face," said Taehee.
She respected Jungkook's decision, but she had her concern as a mother.
"Sure," said Jungkook. If Shangguan Yang couldn't change his appearance, he would give up the idea for Taehee and Lisa.
At the siheyuan, Hyunjae was excited and nervous to see Shangguan Yang.
Shangguan Yang didn't show off his importance in front of Hyunjae, and casually talked with him so that he was able to relax gradually.
After a casual talk, Jungkook told Shangguan Yang about Hyunjae's idea, and he also said that he was willing to conduct the plan under the condition that his appearance could be changed to prevent him being targeted when the competition was over.
"I can change your appearance, but it can only last for 24 hours," said Shangguan Yang.
"One day is enough. The competition is half a day long," said Hyunjae.
"I want to go there too!" Hearing that, Lisa showed her desire to go there as well.
"Um..." Hyunjae felt it was a little difficult, because only cultivators could enter the cultivation world.
"Uncle Hyunjae, don't worry, I just became a cultivator yesterday. Although I'm not a real cultivator right now, you know my abilities, right?" Lisa understood why Hyunjae felt it was difficult, so she didn't hide the fact that she was already a cultivator. Anyway, he would know sooner or later.
"What?" Hyunjae was shocked to hear that. To his astonishment, Lisa already became a cultivator.
He knew that Lisa had outstanding abilities. So although Lisa just became a cultivator, she was strong enough to defeat Yin Shixun along with him before that.
Given her abilities, she could win a prize alone, and she would go with Jungkook too. They could team up in the competition.
Hyunjae kept on digesting the shocking news that Lisa just became a cultivator, but he didn't immediately reply to her request of wanting to go into the cultivation world as well. Instead, he turned to Jungkook for his opinions.
"Jungkook, what do you think?" asked Hyunjae.
"We can go there together!" Jungkook was unwilling to disappoint Lisa.
"I'll go too. I want to see what the cultivation world is like," said Shangguan Yang at once. Ever since he learned about the existence of the cultivation world, he had been longing to go there.
Hyunjae definitely wouldn't say no to Shangguan Yang.
"I won't go with you," said Taehee, because she was afraid that she might run into Jing Yaorong, which would cause them unnecessary trouble.
Jungkook didn't experience those bad things in person, so he could control himself even if he met the Jing family. Therefore, it wasn't a bad thing that Taehee wouldn't go with them.
After talking about that, they began to have the meal.
Hyunjae left once he finished the meal, while Jungkook and the others began to cultivate.
When their cultivation was over, it was already 12 am, but they were full of energy and didn't feel tired at all. Therefore, they decided to have night snacks together.
Lao Zhang usually left after serving them dinner, so Taehee went to cook now. Luckily Taehee was very good at cooking, so they enjoyed the night snacks.
The siheyuan was very large with many rooms, so Jungkook and the others didn't go back to their own places. They directly stayed in the siheyuan for a night.
After having night snacks, Taehee and Shangguan Yang went back to their own room. Jungkook, however, took Lisa to the backyard to have a walk.. He mainly wanted to have some private time with her.
After walking into the backyard, Jungkook immediately pulled Lisa into his arms. He hugged her tightly, as if he was afraid of losing her. At this moment, he wasn't afraid of losing her; he was full of happiness.
"Lili, I'm so happy that you finally became a cultivator," Jungkook said. In fact, he wouldn't abandon her even if she couldn't become a cultivator. Even if she would die of old age after many years, he was determined to stay by her side. However, if they could live, no one wanted to die. Therefore, Jungkook could be together with Lisa forever now.
"Yeah, I'm finally a cultivator." Lisa was excited too, because she no longer needed to worry about her age. Jungkook wouldn't have to kill himself for her either.
She wouldn't know about it after she died, but she felt sad every time she thought of that, because she was reluctant to see Jungkook give up his own life for her.
"Jungkook, I have an idea," said Lisa.
"What is it?" asked Jungkook.
"Both of us are cultivators now. We can live a long time, so we have to leave the public eye after a few decades. We'll stay away from the crowd and keep on cultivating every day. It should be boring, so why don't we be a mysterious couple of heroes? We can help whoever needs help," said Lisa. Although she wasn't helpful all the time, she thought life needed some excitement. Anyway, it was very easy for them.
"Sure!" said Jungkook. He actually had the same idea.
Because he had been a soldier for many years, he was determined to guard their country and their people. Even if he wasn't the team leader of the Red Flame or a soldier in the future, he would still do something whenever he saw innocent people being bullied.
"Oh, are we going to cultivate again tomorrow or do something else?" asked Lisa.
"I need to see my leader tomorrow morning and talk about cultivators with him. Then I'll come back to have a meal here. We can visit grandpa at the Jeon family house in the afternoon," said Jungkook. He had been back for a whole day, but hadn't told Master Jeon anything nor visited him, so he felt quite guilty.
Lisa had the same feeling, because Jungkook delayed his visit to Master Jeon because of her.
...
The next morning, Jungkook left after having breakfast with them and went to visit his leader.
Today was Saturday, so the leader was having a rest at home.
In the afternoon yesterday, Jungkook already gave the leader a call and told him that he would come to see him at his home this morning. They were going to talk about something highly confidential.
The leader gained his position relying on the Jeon family's support, so he had a very close relationship with it. He could be suspicious of anyone, but the Jeon family, especially Master Jeon and Jungkook.
Zhonghai Garden was located on the west side of the imperial palace, covering an area of about 1,500 acres, including 700 acres of water surface. It was a national key cultural relics protection unit. It was also the government affairs office as well as the residence of senior leaders, mainly for work convenience and security.
However, not all senior leaders of a national level lived in Zhonghai Garden. Living in Zhonghai Garden was only convenient for work and security, and it wasn't so convenient and free for life. Therefore, there were only a dozen leaders living in Zhonghai Garden, and many lived outside.
It was an age of peace. Assassination didn't happen very often nowadays. So with good security measures, there was no major danger.
The Jeon family used to live in Zhonghai Garden, but only when Master Jeon was in the highest position for a few years, because as mentioned, living in Zhonghai Garden wasn't as convenient and free as living outside.
Actually, only Master Jeon lived in Zhonghai Garden, while the other members of the Jeon family lived in the Jeon family's old house. Because Master Jeon was 53 years old when he reached the highest position all his children had jobs. So they all needed to work, but it was very inconvenient to do so while living in Zhonghai Garden.
Now, although Jeon Yuanzhen and Jeon Yuanqian were both senior leaders and could move into Zhonghai Garden, they didn't.
Jungkook made the same choice. In the military, officers ranked higher than major general could live in Zhonghai Garden.
None of them moved in, but they still had places in Zhonghai Garden and were allowed to go there as they wanted.
Because Zhonghai Garden had tight security, outsiders weren't allowed to go inside. Even relatives of the leaders who lived there needed to be guided inside. In addition, they needed to write down their ID information before going inside, and couldn't stay the night. They had to leave before 12 am.
At the gate of Zhonghai Garden, Jungkook showed his ID card and went in.
Zhonghai Garden was very large. Entering from its front gate, Jungkook drove for a few minutes to get to the leader's place.
This wasn't the first time that Jungkook had visited the leader's home, so the security guards already remembered his face. And because of his privilege, he didn't need the leader's permission and directly went inside.
Once Jungkook walked into the living room, a noble lady welcomed him with a smile. "Hi, Jungkook. Your Uncle Wei is in the study."
The lady was the senior leader's wife. Although she looked very gentle, she was actually a very strong woman. She used to be a major general and was the head of the National Dance Ensemble.
In fact, if she wasn't an outstanding woman, she wouldn't have been able to marry the senior leader.
It was not only the senior leader's wife; his 23-year-old son was also extraordinarily outstanding. Although his son wasn't comparable to Jungkook, he was very excellent among his peers.
Jungkook was special compared to his peers.
"Nice to see you, Aunt Wei," Jungkook respectfully greeted her. After that, he went to the study. Because he came here often, the Wei family treated him as one of them.
In the study, in front of the desk, a middle-aged man about 50 years old was sitting. He sat there in silence, but released an air of the king. He was the king.
Jungkook knocked on the door of the study. After he heard permission from the inside, he pushed the door open, walking in.
"Hi, Uncle Wei," Jungkook greeted the man before the desk with great respect. In private, he called the man uncle.
The leader's name was Wei Lingfeng.. He was 53 this year and had been sitting in the highest position of this country for 5 years.
Because the positions of the top leaders were all selected once every 3 years, and Wei Lingfeng passed 2 elections. It wasn't only because of his own ability, but also because of the Jeon family's support.
The next election was only a year away, so different forces began to work now. They never stopped trying to push their people onto the position, and the competition would only get more and more fierce as the election approached.
"Come here, Jungkook. Have a seat."
After Jungkook walked in, Wei Lingfeng stood up. He replaced the serious expression on his face with a kind smile.
Jungkook was a junior and subordinate, but Wei Lingfeng didn't show off his power before him.
Jungkook seated himself at once, and Wei Lingfeng poured a glass of water for him.
"What I'm going to tell you is something beyond ordinary people's knowledge and acceptance, so please be mentally-prepared," said Jungkook seriously.
Hearing that, Wei Lingfeng became serious again. "Did you run into creatures stranger than vampires?"
"Yes," said Jungkook.
Although Wei Lingfeng already made a guess when Jungkook said that, he was still surprised after hearing the affirmative answer from Jungkook.
It took him a long time to digest the news that vampires really existed back then, so now he could hardly calm down knowing there were creatures which were even stranger than vampires in this world.
"I told you there could be people with magical power in our country, but in fact they do exist. I just didn't know how to tell you that at that time, and I was afraid it might be too hard for you to accept it, so I decided to wait for a while. I only shared some shocking news with you so that you had time to be mentally-prepared," said Jungkook.
"What people with magical power?" asked Wei Lingfeng in a hurry.
It was good news that people with magical power existed in their country. However, they needed to persuade those people to work for them.
If those people with magical power refused to work for them or even acted against them, it would be a great threat.
"Cultivators," said Jungkook.
"Cultivators?" Wei Lingfeng had mixed emotions upon hearing that. He knew about cultivators, but he read about them in novels. He loved reading novels, especially cultivation novels. Whenever he felt stressed at work, he would unwind by reading.
He didn't know the difference between cultivators in novels and in the real world. If there was no difference, the cultivators would be super strong.
"Do you mean the cultivators in novels?" asked Wei Lingfeng.
"Yeah, they are basically the cultivators in novels, but at a much lower level. After all, cultivators need magical power to cultivate, but the magical power nowadays is very thin. It slows down their speed of cultivating. Anyway, they're still unbelievably powerful. Some of them who are at a high level can still walk on the walls, fly with a sword, or control objects," said Jungkook.
Knowing that, Wei Lingfeng was greatly shocked. To his surprise, those people in novels really existed.
Jungkook didn't rush to continue, leaving Wei Lingfeng enough time to digest it.
Although Wei Lingfeng couldn't digest the shocking news within a short time, he soon came back to his senses.
"Will they be a threat to our country?" asked Wei Lingfeng.
"Normally they won't, because they aren't allowed to hurt mortals. If they do, they'll be punished. In addition, if our country encounters trouble, they'll surely do something," said Jungkook.
Hearing that, Wei Lingfeng felt greatly relieved.
Jungkook then continued, "Well, some of them might break the rules, especially people of the Evil Practice. The Evil Practice is an evil organization. Its members aren't welcome in the cultivation world. They are always wanted."
Wei Lingfeng understood that, because bad people were everywhere. After all, bribery and corruption weren't uncommon.
"The Red Flame's target this time was precisely one of the Evil Practice."
"What?" Wei Lingfeng was surprised and showed worries. "How did you handle it? Are you injured?"
Since their enemy this time was the Evil Practice, it must have been a very difficult task. Jungkook was strong, but he was a mortal after all. He was no match for the Evil Practice. Therefore, Wei Lingfeng was very worried about Jungkook's safety.
In fact, if Jungkook was only a mortal, he obviously was no match for the Evil Practice, but he wasn't.
"I'm not," said Jungkook, then hesitated to say something.
After a second, Jungkook made up his mind. "Well, what I'm going to tell you next is also highly confidential, so please don't tell anyone else, even my grandfather."
"No problem. I won't tell anyone else, including your grandfather. I'm all ears now." Wei Lingfeng held great respect towards Master Jeon, but Jungkook was also very important in his eyes. Since Jungkook was unwilling to let more people know about it, he would surely keep it between them.
"I can easily kill vampires and members of the Evil Practice because I'm also a cultivator," said Jungkook seriously.
"What?"
Wei Lingfeng abruptly stood up in shock, staring at Jungkook with rounded eyes.
It was a piece of much more shocking news than what he had heard from Jungkook before.
Jungkook didn't bother to explain it further. He raised his hand and the pen on the desk directly flew to his hand.
Witnessing the scene, Wei Lingfeng moved a few steps backwards in horror. Even if he was aware of the existence of cultivators and knew they had unbelievable skills, he was still taken aback when he saw it with his own eyes.
"Well..." Wei Lingfeng didn't know what to say all of a sudden.
"It happened this year. Because I ran into members of the Evil Practice and got injured afterwards, I became a cultivator by chance," said Jungkook. He told Wei Lingfeng he was a cultivator, but wouldn't tell him more details.
In silence, Wei Lingfeng tried his best to understand it. Jungkook stood aside without a word.
After a long while, Wei Lingfeng finally got his mind back. He didn't ask Jungkook for details because it wasn't necessary. All he needed to know was that Jungkook was trustworthy.