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"Good morning, Brother Xiao!" Liu Yiyi and Mei Mo'er, the two eldest sisters of their families, greeted him with such warmth that Xiao Yefeng couldn't help but admire them.
"Hello! When are we going to check the geomancy site?" After admitting his identity as a Geomancer, Xiao Yefeng was curious about his first job, especially since this geomancy site seemed to be a puzzling issue for many people. This made the inexperienced Xiao Yefeng feel quite eager.
"No rush, Brother Xiao. First, have a glass of milk. This is our breakfast gift from me and Sister Yi Yi," Mei Mo'er said as she handed a glass of milk to Xiao Yefeng.
Seeing that both Goddesses were so friendly, Xiao Yefeng took a slice of bread and drank the milk. However, after swallowing a mouthful of milk and a piece of bread, he noticed something unusual about his expression. It wasn't that the food was poisonous; rather, he sensed a familiar taste from the milk and bread that stirred some memories within him.
Xiao Yefeng believed this was not a good omen, yet he couldn't quite place what that taste reminded him of. While eating, he asked, "Is this all you’re having?"
"Of course! As girls, we need to maintain our figures!" Mei Mo'er twirled around in front of Xiao Yefeng while saying, "And most importantly, Sister Yi Yi needs to drink milk to grow taller! So I have to drink more than her; otherwise, how could there be any left for you?"
Looking at Mei Mo'er’s petite figure standing at one meter sixty, Xiao Yefeng genuinely felt concerned for her. At twenty years old, she still had the face of a porcelain doll. With her appearance, no one would guess she was a university student; dressed up for school, she could easily be mistaken for a child.
Noticing Xiao Yefeng's gaze, Mei Mo'er pouted and huffed, "I know you all think I'm short. Just wait until I grow taller; I’ll definitely tug on your ears!"
With that, Mei Mo'er sulked and ignored both Xiao Yefeng and Liu Yiyi. The two exchanged amused glances and shook their heads. At that moment, Xiao Yefeng thought it was adorable how this feisty little girl still had a childlike heart.
After breakfast, the three changed into fresh clothes and left Golden House Courtyard. This time, Xiao Yefeng rode in Liu Yiyi's vehicle—a somewhat upscale minivan. Inside the car, Mei Mo'er scrutinized Xiao Yefeng's outfit and finally couldn't hold back her comment: "You're going out in that?"
Xiao Yefeng looked at himself and replied, "What's wrong? Is it not suitable?"
Today, in an effort to appear more presentable, Xiao Yefeng had carefully coordinated his outfit: light blue jeans paired with blue-and-white sneakers. On top, he wore the most expensive piece of clothing he had ever bought—a counterfeit designer jacket worth three hundred yuan. This entire ensemble marked the most money he had ever spent on clothes in his twenty years of life. With the jacket costing three hundred yuan and the shirt over one hundred yuan, plus pants and shoes, it totaled at least one thousand yuan. Wasn't that formal enough?
"Hey! Brother Xiao, you can't be this broke, can you? I bet your entire outfit doesn't cost more than a thousand bucks! Do you know how much the lowest-tier employee outfits cost at the place we're going?" Mei Mo'er said helplessly while licking her lollipop.
"How much? A thousand?" Xiao Yefeng replied.
"The worst company in that building provides its employees with suits worth ten thousand each!" Liu Yiyi said nonchalantly.
"Is it really that expensive? You rich folks sure know how to enjoy life! To me, it all seems the same; a table full of dishes worth hundreds of thousands still relies on two-dollar salt!" Xiao Yefeng remarked.
"Oh, that's quite philosophical. Indeed, geomancers are extraordinary individuals, their realm far surpasses ours," Liu Yiyi humbly accepted Xiao Yefeng's words, clearly impressed by how they elevated his status in her eyes.
Xiao Yefeng and the Two Goddesses left in a car, while on the road, a fat man and a man dressed as a ronin from Wa Country were using binoculars to observe the vehicle.
"Steel Lord! Is that the man?" The car had already moved out of binocular range when the ronin put down the binoculars and picked up a photo from the table.
The photo in his hand was clearly taken secretly; it showed Xiao Yefeng riding an old-fashioned bicycle, and the angle suggested it was cropped from surveillance footage.
"Yes, Kitagawa-kun, after seeing these photos, you'll understand!" Zhu Ganglie pulled out a stack of photos from his pocket and handed them to the ronin.
One set of photos depicted the Wolf Brother team being killed. The first six showed six men with their throats slit, while the seventh showed one man impaled by a metal pipe. The ronin merely glanced at these photos, but when he reached the next one showing scattered bicycle fragments, he finally revealed a hint of confusion.
"This man killed these people! His methods are decisive and ruthless; he must have some background. I suspect Steel Lord, you must have provoked this man! Otherwise, with these photos, you could easily have those Chinese police take action for you," Kitagawa-kun deduced from the images.
"Kitagawa-kun truly lives up to being a member of Your Excellency's strategist family. That's right; that's how it is," Zhu Ganglie recounted everything about Xiao Yefeng in detail. He even mentioned how Shikigami was attacked by Xiao Yefeng but conveniently omitted any details about his mother, Chieko. Zhu Ganglie only referred to Xiao Yefeng as a remarkable person from Huaxia.
"No, the Steel Lord is hiding something from me!" After hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, Kitagawa asserted confidently.
"Since he is a person of the Qimen from Huaxia, this is good news for you regarding the Shikigami that is about to be completed. You must know that the soul of a Qimen person is worth more than a hundred ordinary souls. There's no need for you to share this tempting fruit with me!" Kitagawa's gaze swept over Zhu Ganglie, filled with questions.
"That's right. Not only is this person a Qimen individual, but to be honest, my other two key pure Yin offerings were taken by him. Now my Shikigami cannot take action, which is why I have to trouble you, Kitagawa-kun!" Zhu Ganglie quickly explained as his eyes shifted.
At that moment, the two exchanged glances. Kitagawa nodded and then said, "Of course, the Steel Lord's matters are my matters too. How could I not help with your request? Is it the No. 3 courtyard of the Golden House? I'll set up a killing barrier right away. Tonight at midnight, the Steel Lord will see this man's soul being devoured by my Shikigami."
However, just then, Zhu Ganglie reached out to stop Kitagawa from leaving. "Kitagawa-kun, you absolutely cannot! The No. 3 courtyard has my target and a woman I cannot offend. She is the heir of the Liu Family, one of the Four Great Families of China. If the Liu Family finds out, I think even you, Kitagawa-kun, would be in trouble!"
After some murmuring between them, they finally linked arms and walked toward another room with lewd laughter, where several women waiting for money were inside.
The car finally arrived at its destination, and at that moment Xiao Yefeng realized they were in a suburban area on the other side of Hangzhou, likely still part of the under-construction Development Zone. In the center stood five M Towers like cranes among chickens. The car circled around the five buildings several times; Xiao Yefeng understood this was to allow him to inspect the surrounding architecture. Clearly, the driver had already received instructions and was driving very slowly.
The five M Towers were evidently a combination of buildings, spaced apart yet connected by aerial corridors at different heights. The most architecturally unconventional aspect was that the central building had an exterior made entirely of steel and glass; however, this unconventionality was merely an initial impression—there was no need for concern in reality.
Surrounding the buildings was a combination of musical fountains and water pools circulating together. As the car approached the building and entered through the entrance, Xiao Yefeng noticed a massive fountain standing directly opposite the main entrance after exiting the parking lot. A giant Bat Totem buoy floated continuously rolling on top of the waterfall. Seeing these sights, Xiao Yefeng nodded in satisfaction as he followed the driver into the central glass-walled building.
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