Free Web NovelChapter 270: Chapter 270: A Stopgap Measure
"Yu Yu, Youling’s energy went into a rampage the moment he left Ning Xuan. His life is in danger. At a time like this, how can you still have the heart to think about such things?" Di Jingtian said, looking at her with some disappointment.
Wen Yuebai had an excellent Bloodline Talent and had willingly borne him several children. For various reasons, their children had met with accidents one after another. Di Jingtian, and indeed the entire Di Family, felt a sense of guilt toward Wen Yuebai. For all these years, Di Jingtian had worshipped and doted on her like a goddess. No matter what she did, Di Jingtian would be there to clean up the aftermath for her.
This long-term coddling had caused Wen Yuebai’s views to become somewhat naive, even radical.
"Youling can’t live without her. What if Ning Xuan uses this to force him into servitude? My son has a noble bloodline. He absolutely cannot be debased like that," Wen Yuebai said, her emotions running high.
"My lady, Yun Han, the heir to Seven Star Divine Mountain, was assigned by the Mastermind to Ning Xuan as a Contracted Slave. Seventh-level Governor Yu Mingche is one of Ning Xuan’s five Contractors; six months ago, he had a gestation sac implanted and has since moved into her villa on Qingluan Mountain. Of the five Contractors the Mastermind matched her with, the only one who hasn’t yet appeared is, according to our investigation over the past few days, very likely the supreme Commander of the Federation Military, Ying Yaoshi."
The day Yan Fuzhen blocked Di Jingtian from entering the villa, the two had a brief exchange. Both of their true Combat Powers exceeded the limit standards of the Central Star’s defense system, so neither could unleash their full strength. Yan Fuzhen, being on his home turf, was worried about his own systems being damaged, which was how Di Jingtian managed to force his way in. freēwēbnovel.com
Di Jingtian had begun secretly investigating Yan Fuzhen’s identity right then. Although Yan Fuzhen had never held an official government position, he had been by Ying Yaoshi’s side for a considerable amount of time, so Di Jingtian still managed to uncover a few things.
"So what? The so-called Four Spirits Clan is just a fancy name they made up to make themselves look good and scare people. How can they compare to our Di Family? As for the other two, no matter how powerful they are, they’re just lone wolves with no real backing. They’re only being manipulated by a slip of a girl because they’re too shortsighted." Wen Yuebai’s tone was still filled with disdain. There were countless families, big and small, in the Federation, but very few she considered worthy of her attention.
As for some Marshal or some Governor, the titles sounded impressive, but without a family to back them, one accident could lead to their immediate downfall. They had no ability to withstand any real risk.
Just like Yun Han and Di Youlin. When their accidents happened, if their families hadn’t rescued them, those so-called ’genius commanders’ and ’hopes of the Federation’ would have been long dead.
This was the sense of superiority held by the great clans, an ideology instilled in them by their elders, teaching them to prioritize their family’s interests and willingly contribute to its cause.
"My lady, even if you are right, Ning Xuan is under the special protection of the Controller Association. She is not someone we can control. Your previous idea of having her marry into our family is impossible, and making her bear our children is also impossible. As for the remaining options... Youling’s genetic bloodline is that of a Half-beastman, so he cannot become a Contractor. Therefore, we have no other choice," Di Jingtian tried to persuade Wen Yuebai.
"What is that supposed to mean? You’re compromising already? Just giving our son away to someone else?" Wen Yuebai’s shapely brows shot up as she spoke angrily.
"My lady, we watched our son grow up. How could you not know his temperament? We raised him to be a leader. He is incredibly proud. Would he truly submit to another person for no reason?" Di Jingtian said, patiently placating Wen Yuebai while checking a message from Chairman Wang.
"Are you saying our son is willingly becoming a slave, but only as a temporary measure?" Wen Yuebai looked at Di Jingtian with suspicion.
"I think there must be something extraordinary about Ning Xuan. Youling must have discovered something, but he can’t tell us," Di Jingtian conjectured.
"Furthermore, according to my investigation, Ning Xuan treats the people around her quite well. There are no scandals about her abusing her Contractors or Contracted Slaves." freēwēbnovel.com
"After all that, you’re still just trying to convince me to sign the Contract," Wen Yuebai snorted, watching Di Jingtian with a wary expression.
As the birth mother, the Contract could not take effect without Wen Yuebai’s signature.
The high-speed Flying Car was very fast. In less than ten minutes, they had already arrived at the office building of the Controller Protection Association.
"Yu Yu, let’s go." Di Jingtian took Wen Yuebai’s hand and gave a meaningful look to the person behind them. The two of them disembarked, and the Flying Car immediately took off to return.
"Hey, the people I brought are still on board! You did that on purpose, didn’t you?" Seeing this, Wen Yuebai angrily shook off Di Jingtian’s hand.
"Bringing them out with us would be like handing our opponents leverage on a silver platter, wouldn’t it? I know you were just furious earlier, but think about what I just told you." Di Jingtian pulled Wen Yuebai into the Controller Protection Association building. An Attendant led them directly to the monitoring room.
"You’re finally here. The monitoring equipment on the 7th floor is all down. This is the feed from the 6th floor, come and see." Chairman Wang said to Di Jingtian and his wife, pointing at the large central screen where alarms were blaring one after another.
"Judging from the 6th-floor feed, the seventh floor will soon be unable to contain him," Chairman Wang said, pointing to a moving red dot of light on the screen.
"Hasn’t Ning Xuan arrived yet? Isn’t her residence very close to here?" Di Jingtian asked, his heart pounding with fear.
Judging from the intensity of the energy value fluctuations, Di Youlin’s power had increased significantly compared to three years ago.
"Miss Ning is at her graduation ceremony. I just informed her of the situation here, and she agreed to come take a look. She should be here shortly." Chairman Wang had managed to calm himself down by now.
’Di Youlin probably hasn’t completely lost his senses. Otherwise, with the power he’s currently displaying, he would have burned through the seventh floor long ago.’
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. A piercing alarm sounded. On the monitoring screen, the fiery point of light rapidly devoured the seventh floor’s metal walls. The silver-gray metal melted and dripped like chocolate.
"The seventh floor’s final defenses have been breached. Target is about to break containment." Inside the monitoring room, seventeen floating screens simultaneously lit up with blinding red alerts. The air itself seemed to fill with a scorched, burning smell.
"What’s happening? What’s going on?" Wen Yuebai asked uneasily.
"Initiating seventh-floor destruction sequence. Commencing countdown: 10..." The mechanical female voice was clear and cold, sending a jolt through everyone present.
"No! Switch to manual control immediately!" Di Jingtian yelled frantically.
"Don’t panic. The destruction sequence won’t activate as long as the target doesn’t leave the seventh floor. This is just the charging phase," Chairman Wang said reassuringly.
"Miss Ning has arrived. Would you two like to discuss it one more time?"
