I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 86

The man with glasses, Qi Lei, had been planning for this day for three or four months. From the moment he heard that the Special Affairs Department had recruited a particularly formidable individual, he had been secretly researching and collecting information about Wen Yunqing.

If you asked him why he did this, it was, of course, because he sensed danger. Since birth, he had possessed a talent: precognition—the ability to foresee a portion of the future. The amount he could see depended on his cultivation; the higher his cultivation, the more he could foresee.

Qi Lei’s talent was excellent. Since reaching adulthood, he could reliably use his ability once a week, and the time he foresaw reached a full thirty seconds. This had created many opportunities for him and allowed him to avoid many dangers.

Until he foresaw his own death. He saw himself dying at the hands of a woman. The woman looked very young, barely twenty years old, and the future him had no ability to resist her at all. He didn’t even last thirty seconds before taking his last breath.

This premonition caused Qi Lei great panic. From the brief flashes, he discovered the time of his death: five years from now. Could it be that he only had five years left to live?

Before Qi Lei could use his next precognitive ability, Wen Yunqing appeared before him. After seeing her photo and profile, a trap aimed specifically at Wen Yunqing began to take shape.

“I hope you don’t do anything you shouldn’t, or in the end, you’ll be the only one who gets hurt,” Qi Lei said with a smile. According to the information he had obtained, Wen Yunqing greatly valued her non-biological sister.

As long as he controlled Wen Yimeng, he could restrain Wen Yunqing’s actions. He was quite curious to see how his future would change once he refined both of them into puppets.

Wen Yimeng clutched the Heavenly Thunder Talisman in her hand. The moment she caught Qi Lei letting down his guard, she ruthlessly threw all six Heavenly Thunder Talismans at him.

Why six talismans? Naturally, because Wen Yimeng had two hands, and activating three talismans with each hand was her limit.

“Talismans are useless against me…” Before Qi Lei could finish his sentence, he found his body going numb. Six bolts of lightning erupted from the ceiling and instantly merged into a single lightning bolt as thick as a neck, which crashed down upon him.

Qi Lei dramatically spat out a puff of black smoke and then fell stiffly to the ground.

He’s still alive after that? Wen Yimeng was somewhat surprised. She had heard that regular demons would nearly revert to their original forms after taking two Heavenly Thunder Talismans. Yet, this man took six in one go and was still conscious. He must not be human.

The lightning that appeared out of nowhere startled many people. At this moment, Wen Yimeng didn’t care much about the commotion; her intuition told her that if she allowed this man with glasses to succeed, something very terrible would happen.

Thinking this, Wen Yimeng silently gripped another set of Heavenly Thunder Talismans in her palm, still three in each hand, totaling six, and remained on guard.

Qi Lei was currently paralyzed by the electrical shock. Relying on the defensive magical artifact he was wearing, he had blocked nearly half the damage, so he was still conscious and able to breathe.

“Customer, what exactly happened here?” Lightning appearing out of thin air was enough to terrify ordinary people. Many people in the restaurant had already taken out their phones to record videos.

“I don’t know either. Maybe he just made a vow?” Wen Yimeng made up an excuse. “He was trying to flirt with me just now and casually said something like he swore he wasn’t interested in me for shallow reasons, or he’d be struck by lightning…”

The restaurant manager nodded blankly. Could it be that one really couldn’t make casual vows these days? The manager glanced at the weather outside—blue skies and white clouds, not at all like there would be a thunderstorm.

“Um, should we call 911? The customer who was struck by lightning doesn’t look too good,” a nearby waiter timidly said. He had actually witnessed a little of what happened, but he dared not speak out, worried that if he did, he would be the next one lying on the floor.

“Well, you should call emergency services,” Wen Yimeng said, temporarily putting away the Heavenly Thunder Talismans in her right hand. “Would it be possible to arrange a private room for me? I feel it’s quite dangerous out here.”

Wen Yimeng’s request was not excessive. The restaurant manager quickly arranged a small private room for her and even sent in some fruit platters and desserts as compensation.

At the same time Wen Yimeng activated the Heavenly Thunder Talismans, Wen Yunqing had just driven her motorcycle to the location where Xiao Qi had disappeared.

It was yet another remote alley entrance. Aside from a faint view near the street, the interior was pitch black. This clearly looked like a trap.

Wen Yunqing pulled out two copper coins, drew runes on them using spiritual power, and tossed them inside.

The two copper coins instantly turned into glowing orbs, flying all the way in and illuminating the formerly dark alley, including the people and demons who were hiding inside, ready to ambush her.

“We’ve been discovered, everyone attack!” The leader was decisive. Upon realizing their position was compromised, he immediately led his subordinates in striking at Wen Yunqing with their knives.

It is worth noting that the five people in front were carrying cold weapons, while the last two were carrying modern firearms, aiming at Wen Yunqing, ready to shoot at any moment.

“I’m stating this beforehand: I’m only acting in self-defense,” Wen Yunqing said, stretching her wrists before charging directly at the person rushing at the front.

Wen Yunqing did not rely on the power of talismans. Instead, she used her bare fist to physically disable the first person, then immediately seized his weapon for herself. She proceeded to chop off the hands or legs of the next few people as if she were slicing a watermelon, instantly filling the alley with the scent of blood.

The last two people carrying firearms were somewhat afraid. They hesitated for a second between taking a hostage and initiating an attack, then simultaneously chose to open fire. Five, six, seven, eight bullets instantly flew toward Wen Yunqing.

If it had been bombs, it might have been troublesome, but bullets were extremely easy to block. Just like the last time this happened, Wen Yunqing directly used her spiritual power to control the bullet heads.

During the one second the bullets were suspended in the air, she briefly considered her options, then sent the bullets back the way they came. Since they came out of the gun barrels, they naturally had to return to where they came from.

What’s that? Too fast to stop? What did that have to do with her? They only ruined the hands that fired the guns; it’s not like they lost their lives.

Fast-forwarding forty minutes, Wen Yunqing handed the troublesome cleanup work and the unconscious person and demon over to Lu Zhiming, who had just arrived. She also commandeered Lu Zhiming’s car and headed back to the restaurant.

“What did you say? Someone got struck by lightning?” Wen Yunqing had just entered the restaurant when she overheard two waiters discussing.

“No, no, a customer was just electrocuted and has now been sent to the hospital,” seeing that their conversation had been overheard by a customer, the waiter immediately changed his statement. They had been educated by relevant agencies and knew what they should and shouldn’t say.

The world is materialistic; no demons or monsters exist!

Wen Yunqing frowned slightly but didn’t press the matter, instead pushing open the private room door.

Wen Yimeng was slumped on the table, looking somewhat bored. Seeing Wen Yunqing return, she immediately stood up and hugged her. “You’re back.”

“Yes, I’m back,” Wen Yunqing patted her girlfriend’s shoulder, sensing something was slightly off. “Why are you in a private room? Did someone bother you?”

Wen Yimeng continued to hold her tightly without letting go. Afterward, she didn’t think she was in danger, but she grew more and more scared as she thought about it. If she hadn’t successfully used the Heavenly Thunder Talismans, what would have been the consequence…?

After hugging for a full three minutes, Wen Yimeng’s emotions finally calmed down, and she recounted everything that had just happened, detail by detail.

“I didn’t know what to do with him then, so I asked the manager to call 911 and send him to the hospital. Later, some police officers came to handle the situation,” Wen Yimeng said. “Someone that even the Heavenly Thunder Talismans couldn’t eliminate, they must not be human, right?”

Wen Yunqing gently stroked Wen Yimeng’s thumb, gradually connecting the events that had occurred over the past few days. “He should be human. A demon couldn’t possibly withstand that many lightning talismans.”

“If he is human, will I be charged with intentional injury?” Wen Yimeng immediately followed up with a question. She was currently studying law and was relatively familiar with the main contents of the criminal code.

Without anyone to testify for her, her actions wouldn’t qualify as self-defense. If the other party was cunning enough to insist he hadn’t done anything, her actions couldn’t even be classified as excessive force in self-defense.

“No, he certainly wasn’t a good person,” Wen Yunqing stated. “As members of the Special Affairs Department, we can occasionally use certain privileges. As long as you feel endangered, you must strike without any scruples.”

From Wen Yunqing’s perspective, Wen Yimeng’s personal safety was the most important thing. As for everyone else—whether they truly deserved to die or were accidentally injured—that was secondary.

More importantly, Wen Yunqing was very clear about Wen Yimeng’s character. Anyone who could force her to use high-lethality talismans must have made her feel extremely dangerous—to the point where not striking would endanger her life.

Because of the continuous accidents, this weekend did not leave the two of them with many good memories. Especially for Wen Yunqing, she was immediately summoned to the Special Affairs Department for ideological education.

“There is nothing wrong with being ruthless toward the enemy, but you must also exercise judgment. Not everyone deserves to die. When it is possible to knock them out, we should not take overly extreme measures,” Mu Kuan said in a friendly manner.

Wen Yunqing looked slightly impatient, but out of respect for Mu Kuan’s attitude, she could only pretend to be reasonable.

“But what if someone exploits this point, intentionally pretends to be innocent, and then takes the opportunity to sneak attack? If we misjudge the situation, we could very well lose our lives.”

“Besides, I didn’t kill them. When they lost the ability to move, I even specifically helped them stop the bleeding,” Wen Yunqing countered. “Captain Mu, you wouldn’t think their lives are more important than our own people’s lives, would you?”

“What you mentioned is only a tiny possibility. We cannot severely injure the remaining ninety-nine percent of people because of a concept that’s nearly one percent,” Mu Kuan argued.

Wen Yunqing shook her head. “I’m afraid my view differs from yours, Captain Mu. Don’t talk about a one percent possibility; even if there were a one-in-a-thousand or one-in-ten-thousand possibility, I would choose to immediately disable them.”

“One’s own life is the most important thing.”