Chapter 251: Luo Xi, Great Fortune

Although by his own account, he was simply picking something to do that matched his identity, his moral compass, and his strength, which towered above the vast majority of sorcerers, all while his cultivation was being suppressed by this world and unable to advance.

But in everyone else's eyes, this was indeed a sense of responsibility befitting the 【Strongest】.

If not for these two towering figures, him and the division chief, anchoring the Wind Capital Sixth Division, the division would be utterly helpless against many matters.

The woman let out a soft chuckle, yet it carried a lingering trace of exhaustion that refused to fade.

"I still hope he doesn't cause too big a commotion."

"Sometimes, cleaning up the messes he leaves behind is even more troublesome than handling the supernatural incidents themselves."

"The day before yesterday, when he was capturing that second Energy Level dark sorcerer, he tore up half a street just to extract information. He didn't even evacuate everyone properly, and scared those few ordinary civilians half to death."

"Right now, the division is severely understaffed. The field agents are all running around in every direction, some investigating, some doing cleanup. The entire Sixth Division office has become so empty that you can't even find someone to brew a pot of tea."

"The Fifth Division's people have already run their legs off just cleaning up after us."

Yan Jing suddenly let out a cold laugh: "It never had to be this exhausting in the first place."

"They're supposed to be part of Wind Capital too. They draw clear boundaries over territory on normal days, but the moment a critical moment like this arrives, they all play dead. Not only do they refuse to provide any intelligence, they won't help with cleanup either, and they're even secretly throwing obstacles in our path."

"Those old-established powers must know something even if they didn't directly participate."

"In my opinion, they're definitely not innocent in this matter."

"That's not... cough... cough, cough..."

Just as Yan Jing was in the middle of speaking, Qin Shengshi suddenly covered her mouth and coughed violently, casually grabbing the pure white handkerchief beside her on the table to press against her lips.

When the coughing subsided and she lowered the handkerchief, it was already stained with alarming dark red blood.

Yan Jing's expression remained as lifeless as a dead fish, as if he had long grown accustomed to this sight. He said flatly:

"Division Chief, take better care of yourself. Use your abilities less."

"Heh, it's not yet time for me to rest."

"Recently, the number of external sorcerers entering Wind Capital has been increasing as well." She sat in her chair, tilting her head up slightly. "Although they're all second-grade and third-grade sorcerers, this isn't a good omen."

"After all..."

Her words seemed to carry a hidden meaning: "Crows and vultures only circle overhead when they sense that something is about to die."

"Alright, that's enough for the report. You just finished an execution mission. Good work. Go back and rest first."

Qin Shengshi leaned back into her chair and said softly.

"Oh, and have Luo Xi come see me."

"There's really no one left these days. I'll have to trouble her to run an errand and deliver something."

Yan Jing froze for a moment, then his brow furrowed tightly, as if he had never once associated that name with the word "errand."

He instinctively reached up and touched that ridiculous hairstyle on his head: "Her level of social adjustment is so poor that even attending a normal school would be a major problem. She needs a dedicated one-on-one tutor, and she has such a bad temper that tutors get changed constantly. You really want to send her to..."

If even the Sixth Division Chief was willing to help deliver something, the recipient must have a certain level of strength and status.

Wouldn't this really backfire and offend someone?

Qin Shengshi could read his thoughts and smiled slightly: "Luo Xi isn't bad at heart. She just has a bit of a childish temperament, a little mischievous."

"Besides... this was personally designated by Wu Nuo two days ago. He specifically requested that she be the one to deliver it."

Designated by the deputy division chief?

In other words, this was someone recognized by Wu Nuo, the Strongest in Wind Capital?

Just who in the world were they?

Yan Jing hesitated for a moment, said no more, turned around and left the office, gently closing the heavy mahogany door behind him.

Not long after.

The mahogany door was pushed open from the outside, extremely cautiously, revealing just a crack.

A small head poked in, peering around nervously.

The manner was exactly like a little animal that had done something wrong and was about to be scolded.

It was a little girl who looked to be eleven or twelve years old, with a chubby-cheeked face, fair skin, and features so delicate they seemed unreal. Her eyes and brows carried an exotic, foreign quality.

She had a head of brilliant golden hair cut into an adorable bob, with two braids hanging over her shoulders. She wore a bright red dress, a pendant made from the fang of some unknown creature hung around her neck, and black knee-high boots on her feet. She looked like she had stepped straight out of a fairy tale.

"Qin... uh, Division Chief."

Luo Xi held her hands behind her back, her fingers fidgeting restlessly behind her.

"What did you call me for... don't tell me that Yan Jing guy came to tattle again? The little braids and wolf ears on his head were totally his idea, he let me do them!"

Qin Shengshi looked at her like this, opened her mouth as if to say something, then raised the handkerchief to her mouth again and began coughing up blood.

"Cough... cough, cough..."

Luo Xi's brow immediately furrowed, a flash of tension appearing in her eyes.

It took a while before Qin Shengshi finally stopped coughing.

She took a deep breath, shook the blood-stained handkerchief in her hand, and said softly: "No one was tattling."

"The division is severely understaffed right now. I need your help."

Luo Xi's eyes had just lit up when she heard Qin Shengshi point to a silver briefcase sitting in the corner of the desk and continue: "Deliver something."

"..."

The light in Luo Xi's eyes instantly died out. She pouted and muttered under her breath: "Tch, isn't that just being a delivery girl."

"And here I thought I'd get to fight some tough guy."

Qin Shengshi paid no attention to her complaints and spoke with a smile.

"I've already sent the address to your phone. The recipient is a first-grade sorcerer who was just registered in the system. They've requested the division deliver a new-style curse tool of the second Energy Level."

After a pause, Qin Shengshi's expression suddenly turned a bit more serious, and her tone grew heavier: "Moreover, he..."

"Alright, alright, I got it!" Luo Xi impatiently cut her off. "I'm not a little kid anymore. Stop worrying about everything all day. Smoke less, that's the real advice!"

With that, she grabbed the silver briefcase from the desk, didn't even say goodbye, and bolted out the door like a gust of wind.

Watching the wooden door close again, the helplessness on Qin Shengshi's face suddenly faded, replaced by a mysterious smile, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes, like someone looking forward to a good show.

She understood Wu Nuo's intention perfectly well. He wanted that person to straighten out this girl's temperament.

Since he was so confident, that person must possess the qualifications and ability to do so, and would surely teach her a lesson she wouldn't forget.

Moreover...

If it were merely to satisfy Wu Nuo's mischievous tastes, she probably wouldn't have agreed, after all, it could very well offend that person and backfire.

But there was another crucial reason.

In the next moment, Qin Shengshi lowered her gaze to her handkerchief, and her eyes immediately turned serious.

The bloodstains coughed up from the two bouts of coughing were arranged upon it, and by an extremely fortuitous and bizarre coincidence, they had formed two characters of the Secret State's script.

【Great Fortune】.