Chapter 533: Looking for a Female Bodyguard
"Lingxue, are you in some kind of danger?"
Jiang Xinghai answered the call, his heart instantly tightening with anxiety.
Last night, Zhu Yan had told him that the Sun Family had stationed people in both Central State and Jizhou to find him.
Given Jizhou’s current strength, he hadn’t been worried. Both Shen Zhengye and Du Jinsong had reached the level of Ninth-Grade Great Venerable.
But this sudden call from Shen Lingxue gave him a bad feeling.
"Xinghai, this morning the Sun Family from the Provincial City sent an invitation. They want me to attend a reception at the Wanjia Hotel in the Provincial City at noon." Shen Lingxue’s voice was a little unsteady.
Of course, she knew the Sun Family from the Provincial City had secretly left people behind in Jizhou, just waiting for Jiang Xinghai to show up.
However, the strongest among the Sun Family members left behind was merely a Ninth-Grade Great Venerable.
Her father, Shen Zhengye, could defeat him all by himself.
Yet this sudden invitation still filled her with a sense of foreboding.
"The Sun Family is really overreaching!"
Jiang Xinghai fell silent for a moment. Rage flared within him, but his tone was exceptionally gentle. "Lingxue, it’s all my fault you’ve been dragged into this. It was my oversight. Don’t come to the Provincial City. Just leave it to me."
"Don’t talk about being ’dragged into this.’ How could this be your fault? Besides, I’ve already decided to head to the Provincial City right away. Not only will I get to see you, but I can also attend the opening ceremony for the AM branch in three days." Shen Lingxue had already made up her mind; she was simply informing Jiang Xinghai.
"But you’re pregnant. You can’t endure the strain of travel," Jiang Xinghai said, shaking his head.
It wasn’t that he minded her coming to the Provincial City. With him around, no one could harm her.
"Don’t worry," Shen Lingxue reassured him. "My father and I will be taking a helicopter, so it won’t be tiring."
"Alright. In that case, come to the Yu Family’s residence. I’ll head back there shortly." Jiang Xinghai chatted gently with Shen Lingxue for a little longer before ending the call.
He drove toward the Feng Family’s estate.
Along the way, he made a few decisions.
First, he had to arrange for a female expert—at least at the Creation Realm—to protect Shen Lingxue as soon as possible.
He couldn’t be by her side constantly, so this had to be taken care of immediately.
After the AM branch officially opened in three days, he would head to Shanghai to work with Nightingale, investigate Mirror Lake Manor, and search for his parents’ whereabouts.
’Three days...’
Jiang Xinghai gave a wry smile. Time was too tight.
’I’ve got it! I’ll ask my Senior Sister for help. All of her personal guards are women.’
At this thought, Jiang Xinghai immediately dialed his senior sister, Chu Lingyun.
Chu Lingyun, still abroad, answered with a laugh. "Is my little Junior Brother missing me again?"
"Of course I miss you, Senior Sister. Are you back yet?" Jiang Xinghai chuckled.
"I probably won’t be back until next month. Just spit it out, what’s wrong?"
Chu Lingyun knew Jiang Xinghai all too well. He almost never called her unless he needed a favor.
"You really do know me best, Senior Sister."
Jiang Xinghai scratched his head with a sheepish grin and explained the situation.
"We’re talking about protecting the woman carrying your child. How could a mere Creation Realm bodyguard possibly be enough?"
Chu Lingyun considered this for a moment. "Alright, how about this? My subordinate, Min Rou, is currently in Ying Country. Her mission just ended, so she can be in Shanhe Province before noon. She can be the one to protect Shen Lingxue from now on."
"What’s her cultivation level?" Jiang Xinghai asked, grinning.
"Middle Stage Celestial Destiny Realm. As long as none of those old monsters get involved, protecting Shen Lingxue will be a piece of cake." Chu Lingyun’s smile was full of affection. "If you’re not satisfied, how about I return to the country early and protect her myself?"
"No, no, no, Min Rou is more than enough! How could I possibly trouble you, Senior Sister?" Jiang Xinghai said with a satisfied smile.
"Don’t just say that to be nice," Chu Lingyun teased.
Jiang Xinghai’s expression turned serious. "I’m not. She’s more than enough."
"Alright then. I’m busy, so I’ll talk to you later." Chu Lingyun quickly hung up.
Jiang Xinghai could finally relax.
A short while later, he arrived at the Feng Family’s estate.
He had been here once before, a month ago, when he first came to the Provincial City searching for Lin Liping and Feng Lulu.
At the time, the Feng Family had forced Lin Liping and Feng Lulu to live in a dark, damp storage room, which had sent him into a towering rage.
That very night, he had killed Feng Jinsheng and suppressed several of the Feng Family’s clan elders, finally bringing the matter to a close.
However, he had also promised to save the family’s thirteen-year-old girl, Feng Zhuoran.
The girl possessed a Spirit Body, a constitution that should have allowed her to shine brilliantly on the path of Martial Arts.
Unfortunately, Feng Zhuoran also had leukemia and didn’t have much time left.
The Feng Family had originally planned to use Feng Lulu’s bone marrow to save her.
But then Jiang Xinghai had appeared and offered a better solution.
Feng Zhuoran had to dissipate her entire cultivation base and become an ordinary person before she could be cured.
Now, that one-month period was over.
"Mr. Jiang is here!"
A guard at the gate shouted the announcement, and nearly the entire Feng Family poured out to greet him.
"Mr. Jiang!"
"Divine Doctor Jiang!"
"Hello, Uncle Jiang!"
The Great Clan Elder of the Feng Family led the others, including Feng Zhuoran, in a respectful welcome.
"Good. Feng Zhuoran’s body is now ready for treatment."
Jiang Xinghai stepped forward and took her pulse, holding Feng Zhuoran’s hand. "However, my time is limited today. I’ll be back tomorrow."