The reception room on the top floor of Yuanlong Building is surrounded by huge floor-to-ceiling windows, providing a wide view. In the morning, sunlight can shine in directly.
The special glass filters out the intensity of the sunlight while retaining its brightness.
Good view, bright sunshine, simple and modern furnishings, top-quality tea, and well-dressed hosts and guests.
This should have been a scene where the host and the guest had a pleasant conversation, but in the end, all the atmosphere was ruined by Xiao Wan.
Xiao Wan didn't care. It was easy to be a good person like Gong Hao, but he could only be a good person but not do good things.
If you want to do something, you can't be afraid of offending people. Not to mention a mere Wei Yue, Xiao Wan didn't care.
Wei Yue could understand Xiao Wan's thoughts. There were also layers of contempt chains among the aristocratic families.
The Pegasus family is headed by Zhongjing, because Zhongjing is the capital of the planet. The Twelve Star Regions are headed by the Taurus family.
Wei Yue didn't know Xiao Wan's origins, but he knew from her surname that she was from the Taurus Xiao family. The Taurus Xiao family had a huge influence in the military.
All middle and senior military officers with the surname Xiao in the military system of the Twelve Star Regions must be from the Xiao family.
The Wei family is not even ranked among the top three in Mingjing City, so Xiao Wan would not take them seriously.
Wei Yue naturally would not conflict with Xiao Wan, and there was no need for that.
She smiled and said, "I have a business meeting later. I'm sorry to leave you."
Wei Yue nodded to everyone before gracefully standing up and leaving.
Xiao Wan said to Wei Yue's back: "Even if President Wei doesn't tell me, Mr. Gong will be able to find Blood Shadow. I hope President Wei won't regret it when the time comes."
Wei Yue pretended not to hear anything and just pushed the door and left.
Wei Ming couldn't stay any longer. He spread his hands and said to Gong Hao helplessly, "This is how it is to run a commercial company. There is no time to rest all day long."
He said to Gong Hao with an apologetic look on his face: "Mr. Gong, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Wei Ming said to Yan Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, you have nothing to do, please help me accompany the two distinguished guests."
Wei Ming left Yan Qingfeng and Yan Qingge here and ran away.
Yan Qingfeng laughed dryly: "We are guests too, we don't know anything. If Elder Gong and Major Xiao have any questions, it's no use asking me."
This was very straightforward, Yan Qingfeng usually wouldn't say it like that. But Xiao Wan was too direct and aggressive, he didn't want to be questioned by Xiao Wan.
Xiao Wan stood up and said calmly: "Aristocratic families are like this, weak and greedy, selfish and self-centered, with no sense of the overall situation."
She said to Gong Hao: "Mr. Gong, let's go."
Gong Hao could only nod. What else could he say? He didn't want to provoke this nominal guard.
Besides, Wei Yue had also seen it, so there was no need for him to stay any longer.
The flying ship carrying Gong Hao and Xiao Wan flew away quickly. Yan Qingfeng shielded his eyes with his hands and looked into the distance: "I only now realize that I am a child of a fake aristocratic family. Look at his noble and cold demeanor, wow, he is worthy of being from the Xiao family of Taurus Star!"
"Your tone is sour."
Yan Qingge said disdainfully: "It's just level 10, there's nothing to be so arrogant about."
Yan Qingfeng shook his head: "You can't say that, she is several years younger than you. She also has an impressive military resume. If she can catch Blood Shadow, she will really show off."
The Xiao family naturally had no conflict of interest with Blood Shadow. However, Blood Shadow was now famous throughout the Twelve Star Regions. If Xiao Wan could capture Blood Shadow, she would immediately stand out.
Since Xiao Wan had such thoughts, she was naturally very aggressive and acted flamboyantly.
Yan Qingge said with a smile: "Xiao Wan is not that stupid, she doesn't think that she can make Wei Yue surrender by just threatening him a few times, right?"
"They are trying to shock the tiger with a warning, to throw a stone to ask for directions, to startle the snake by stirring up the grass, to lure it out of its hole..."
Yan Qingfeng said: "Xiao Wan used the Thirty-Six Stratagems and military tactics, she is much smarter than you!"
"Luring the snake out of its hole?"
Gong Hao also smiled bitterly in the cockpit of the flying ship, "Major Xiao, you'd better inform me in advance of what you want to do. Let me be mentally prepared."
He touched his chest and sighed, "I'm old, and my heart is a little bit bad."
Xiao Wan said nonchalantly: "Mr. Gong is a level 10 expert, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, aren't we here just to find Blood Shadow?"
Gong Hao shook his head but said nothing more. He was not interested in fighting with Blood Shadow. As long as he could find Blood Shadow, even if he could find a little clue about him, he would have completed his mission.
He knew his own limitations. Although he was a level ten expert, he was not on the same level as Blood Shadow.
Let alone other things, in the public video, Blood Shadow once killed Jueqing Jian with one sword. This is absolutely true.
Gong Hao asked himself if he might be a match for the Jueqing Sword, let alone the Blood Shadow.
During this period of time, a lot of information was collected, and it was known that Blood Shadow killed at least one or two hundred people that day, including Ye Qianqiu, Xiao Bieli and other top masters of Pegasus.
Not to mention how powerful Blood Shadow's swordsmanship is, how ruthless his methods are, just his deep and meticulous mind is enough to make people awed. Not to mention that Blood Shadow hides in the dark, only he kills people, no one can kill him.
Mu Guofeng, the supreme commander of the space fleet, can lead the fleet to destroy stars and nations, but he is helpless against Blood Shadow.
Many of the noble families and dignitaries on Pegasus were afraid of Blood Shadow, but no one dared to show up and they all endured it.
It is conceivable how terrifying this person, Blood Shadow, is.
Only a proud genius from an aristocratic family like Xiao Wan would so brazenly provoke Blood Shadow.
Xiao Wan was very disdainful of Gong Hao's decadent look, and she didn't want to say much to him.
Anyway, Xueying must have known that Gong Hao was coming, she was just making an invitation.
If Bloodshadow really has the ability, then come and test us.
Xiao Wan wanted to see for herself what abilities this so-called miraculous Blood Shadow had!
Therefore, the group specially checked into Zhongyuan Hotel.
Since Cao Xiong's accident, the occupancy rate of Zhongyuan Hotel has dropped to the bottom. It has been put up for sale, but no buyer has been found. It can only operate bleakly.
Xiao Wan and her group were very generous and booked the top two floors.
Xiao Wan, along with two female guards, lived in the highest-level suite with Gong Hao.
The suite is divided into two floors, with a total of six bedrooms, three separate living rooms, including an entertainment room, a fitness room, etc.
Gong Hao gave the master bedroom to Xiao Wan. He chose a bedroom with an independent study. The space was very comfortable and the study was tastefully decorated.
After returning to the room, Gong Hao changed into loose home clothes and went to the desk to fiddle with the tortoise shell river map.
The black-green tortoise shell is only two inches square, with irregular edges.
Gong Hao communicated with the tortoise shell with his spirit and circulated the source power, and a different pattern would appear on the surface of the tortoise shell each time.
These patterns are not words, and there are no rules. It all depends on how Gong Hao interprets them.
Gong Hao's interpretation also depends entirely on the state. Simply put, this is a very mysterious and strange object.
Gong Hao stayed in the room and didn't come out, so Xiao Wan couldn't walk around.
Mingjing City is so big, and there are many people who want to find Blood Shadow, but no one can find him.
Xiao Wan was also aware of this. Instead of running around, it would be better for her to stay by Gong Hao's side and wait for the big fish to take the bait.
Xiao Wan did not prepare any ambush, she was just confident in her own strength.
She can also kill someone like the Jueqing Sword with one sword.
This was the upper limit of Blood Shadow's power. If Blood Shadow was really a silver swordsman, he wouldn't have to activate the Space Fortress's main gun.
The reason why Taurus can be the leader of the twelve star regions is not only because Taurus has a large population and strong military force.
Moreover, because the source power sea of Taurus is at a higher level, Taurus has some silver-level swordsmen.
Because of her family background, Xiao Wan's swordsmanship teacher is a silver swordsman. She is already at the peak of level 10 and has mastered the secrets of silver-level swordsmanship. Naturally, she has a very high standard and does not take ordinary swordsmen seriously.
What's more, she also has a biochemical armor. The biochemical armor tailored for her can allow her to fight ten people alone. On this planet with extremely low source power, she is invincible.
The day passed uneventfully. At night, Xiao Wan changed into a set of light pajamas and lay on a recliner, looking at the bustling night view outside the window.
On the coffee table next to it was the Qianye Sword, a very rare sword that Xiao Wan rarely used.
As the night deepened, a new moon rose, but its cold moonlight could not illuminate the bustling city.
Only those who hide in the dark can see the moonlight like water.
Taurus has seven small satellites, which are particularly beautiful on the same night in July.
Xiao Wan has been staying in the Space Fortress. This is her first time to Pegasus and her first time to see the moon on Pegasus. This scene cannot be seen on the Space Fortress.
Like a crescent moon, it looked bland and boring at first. But after looking at it for a long time, Xiao Wan felt that the moonlight was like water, light but not weak, light but not thin, and its meaning was lingering and meaningful, and surprisingly quite artistic.
When swordsmanship reaches her level, physical training is no longer the key. The key is the source of power, and even more important is the spiritual power to control the source of power.
At the level of swordsmanship, this power is called sword intent.
Only when you have your own sword intention, your sword energy can be ever-changing and indestructible, and only then can you kill the enemy with your intention, and only then will you be qualified to be called a swordsman.
As Xiao Wan watched the moon, she seemed to have some realization. Her mind became clearer than ever before, and she could see through all the changes in the outside world, and her body, source of energy, and spirit.
I don’t know how long this state of clarity inside and out lasted.
Until Xiao Wan heard Gong Hao next door exclaiming softly, her heart tightened: "Blood Shadow is coming!"
Xiao Wan drew out the Qianye Sword without hesitation, and with the green sword light flashing, she had already broken into the room.
(End of this chapter)