Without acknowledging Xiao Li's terror, Xu Que lightly tapped his shoulder with the black longsword.
"Make the call and inform them."
What?
Xiao Li was stunned. He never expected that not only had the person returned, but he had also overheard him making the call.
"What do you want to do?" Xiao Li mustered his courage and demanded.
"Make the call," Xu Que's voice was cold.
"I won't! If you have the guts..."
"Swish!"
Before Xiao Li could finish his words, Xu Que swiftly slashed his neck with his sword.
Xiao Li's eyes widened in fear, unable to believe that the person had truly killed him!
Xu Que picked up Xiao Li's phone and unlocked it using his fingerprint.
As he redialed the previous number, the call was quickly answered.
"Hello, Xiao Li? Is there something you need?"
"I am Xu Que, not Xiao Li!"
"Oh, Comrade Xu Que, hello, hello," Elder Gao chuckled pleasantly.
"I am far from well," Xu Que replied indifferently. "Your subordinate was corrupt. I kept my promise to leave, yet he embezzled ten spirit crystals for himself."
"Really?" Elder Gao sounded surprised, but the next words from Xu Que stunned him.
"Such a person does not deserve to live, so I've already killed him. Consider the ten spirit crystals as his burial gift."
Before Elder Gao could speak, Xu Que ended the call and casually tossed the phone beside Xiao Li's lifeless body.
In the municipal office of Ningchuan, Elder Gao was furiously enraged, never imagining that Xu Que would so disregard life!
"This damn Xu Que! I only told them not to settle in Ningchuan! Was it really necessary to kill my man?"
In Gao's eyes, Xu Que might be a hero, but even heroes should not disregard life so recklessly.
Enraged, Elder Gao picked up the phone and immediately called the Imperial Family of Shangjing.
After explaining everything, Gao's anger subsided slightly, but he had already placed the "Blast Sky" company on his blacklist.
As for why Xu Que had traveled all the way to Ningchuan, Gao didn't give it another thought—he couldn't be bothered.
All he cared about now was serving the powerful figures in Shangjing, for in his eyes, a hundred Xu Ques could never compare to a single hair of the aristocracy there.
What Gao didn't realize was that his actions had sealed the fate of Ningchuan's millions of inhabitants.
...
When Xu Que arrived in Lubei City, the monstrous army of alien creatures had already breached the defensive wall.
Although many still fought desperately, their attacks seemed nothing more than a mere scratch in the face of the B-rank alien invaders.
"Step aside!"
Xu Que stood behind a young man, his spiritual energy coiling instantly.
The young man glanced at Xu Que, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, but he didn't step aside immediately.
It wasn't until the young man dashed forward, grabbing a screaming little girl, that Xu Que understood.
With the young man gone, Xu Que released the power he had been gathering into his sword.
A blinding beam of sword energy surged forward, and the B-rank alien creatures charging towards him seemed to melt away.
"Boom!"
The aliens within a hundred-meter radius vanished in an instant.
Seeing the devastation from Xu Que's sword, the young man stood frozen, and the little girl in his arms had stopped crying.
"Hey, hurry up and go!"
Xu Que tossed the words over his shoulder before leaping onto his flying sword, darting off in the other direction.
With Xu Que's arrival, the battle, once hopeless, had turned a corner.
At that moment, Xu Que appeared as if he were a sword immortal—wherever he passed, no alien creature remained alive!
After an entire hour, the alien army was finally eradicated by Xu Que alone!
"Thank you!" A middle-aged man approached Xu Que and expressed his gratitude.
As the man spoke, countless voices of thanks echoed around him.
"There's no need for thanks. Where is the mayor of the defense zone?" Xu Que asked.
Upon hearing that Xu Que sought the mayor, the middle-aged man bitterly smiled and said, "He left yesterday."
"Then who's in charge here?" Xu Que asked quickly.
"I am!"
Just as Xu Que scanned the surroundings, a lieutenant marched up to him, saluting.
Seeing a soldier, Xu Que returned the salute.
"Hello, I'm Xu Que, from the Blast Sky Company."
The lieutenant's eyes widened in surprise.
"I'm Wei Dahu, the deputy commander of the Southwest Military District here. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Can you take over here?" Xu Que asked.
"I'll need to report to my superiors," Wei Dahu replied.
"Alright, please handle it quickly. I want Blast Sky to settle in Lubei," Xu Que instructed.
Upon hearing that, the civilians around them cheered.
"Understood, I'll go immediately."
Before Wei Dahu could turn to leave, the sound of a helicopter suddenly echoed through the sky.
Seeing the helicopter, Wei Dahu's expression darkened.
"Do you know them?" Xu Que inquired.
Before Wei Dahu could answer, the middle-aged man from earlier scoffed, "That's the mayor's helicopter—the one who fled."
Understanding the situation, Xu Que realized someone had come to claim what they thought was their prize.
As the helicopter slowly descended, a rotund middle-aged man emerged.
The portly man approached Xu Que, eyeing him up and down, then asked, "You must be Xu Que, right? Thank you for helping us through this crisis. I'll report your heroic actions to my superiors."
Xu Que's eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't like the man at all, as he found him profoundly unsettling.
"I'm from Blast Sky Company..."
Before Xu Que could finish, the fat man interrupted, "I'm sorry, but I've already promised the Imperial Hunter Company of Shangjing that they'll be settling in Lubei City."
Hearing this, Xu Que couldn't help but laugh. So, in the end, he had done all the work for someone else.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave. I'll be having a high-level meeting with the stationed military officers," the fat mayor said dismissively.
Xu Que said nothing. If they wanted to play this game, he would just tear down their nest.
In his past life, Xu Que had known the Imperial Family of Shangjing all too well.
And he understood their despicable tactics completely.
Although they had fallen in the third year of the Abyss, Xu Que had no intention of letting them survive this time.
As Xu Que was about to leave, the lieutenant called out to him.
"Sorry for the wasted trip, but I'll report everything truthfully."
Xu Que smiled, patting the lieutenant on the shoulder. "It's fine. We'll meet again."
Hearing Xu Que's words, the overweight mayor sneered and walked toward the military camp.
Xu Que didn't choose to kill the mayor. Even though the order was collapsing, some things were still beyond his reach.
Though the world was beginning to fall apart, he knew that as long as someone governed, more would survive.
He didn't know what Blue Star would become in the end, but he certainly didn't want it to turn into Akura Star!
As for those behind the scenes trying to take advantage of him, not a single one would escape his wrath!
Just as Xu Que was returning to Mo Du, his phone rang.
Seeing that it was Liang Jinyu, Xu Que reluctantly picked up the call.
"Busy man, where are you?"
"Lubei. What's up?"
"Huh? Weren't you in Ningchuan? How did you get to Lubei so quickly?"
"How do you know I was in Ningchuan?" Xu Que asked, confused.
"I just left Shen Mengchu's office. What do you think?"
Hearing Liang Jinyu's teasing tone, Xu Que was at a loss for words.
He wanted to ask his dear girlfriend: "Don't you know how to be discreet? You've been sharing my whereabouts so casually…"
What Xu Que didn't know was that Liang Jinyu was a business queen, and her mind worked in ways far more intricate than others.
Noticing that Xu Que hadn't responded, Liang Jinyu directly asked, "Do you need my help with the situation you encountered?"
"You know what happened?"
"About the settlement issue, and some trivial matters!"
Xu Que, upon hearing this, was eager to return and talk to Shen Mengchu. Had she already disclosed everything?
"What are your terms?"
"Be my man!"