Chapter 525: Chapter 381: Laying Plans, the Ye Family’s Grand Banquet, Coordinated Attack Inside and Out!

"Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

"An San, does the War Zone have any public plans to attend any events soon? The farther the target location is from the War Zone, the better."

"Wait a moment."

Although An San was puzzled, his execution ability was extremely high, and it took only a moment to find the itinerary that matched what Su Mu mentioned.

"I found five relevant options."

"First, the Telekinesis Association will hold the South China Spiritual Mind Master Conference in half a month, and the War Zone is also invited. The target location is in Zhejiang Province."

"Second, the current Patriarch of the Imperial Capital Ye Family will be celebrating his seventieth birthday in ten days. The event will be held at the Ye Family in the Imperial Capital..."

Just as An San was about to continue, Su Mu’s eyes flickered slightly, and he interrupted.

"An San, let’s go with this one. I want to secure a spot to attend the Ye Family’s birthday celebration and have the War Zone temporarily block this news. Then, in three days, leak the information on the dark web."

"That’s simple. How do you want to proceed?"

Su Mu immediately laid out his plan simply. An San felt a stir in his heart after listening but wasn’t sure why Su Mu was so certain the other party would show up.

Besides, An Yi had instructed that even if the Phantom Demon escapes this time, Su Mu must not be allowed to take unnecessary risks. After all, the Phantom Demon is not an ordinary opponent; it is a demon that can rank on the Quasi Martial Saint List of small countries, killing without a blink.

"This matter needs to be reported to the higher-ups, but I’ll expedite it."

"Alright."

Half an hour later, An San contacted Su Mu.

"The higher-ups have approved your plan. Your name has already been added to the Ye Family’s birthday celebration list, and everything will proceed according to your plan."

The personnel of the Dark Department act swiftly; after reporting the information, they quickly ended the call.

Su Mu drew the curtains again.

At nightfall, the door was knocked on, and Su Mu, pale-faced and weary, stepped out of the ward. Outside stood Xiaoyue’s grandparents along with Zheng Qi.

"Su Mu, what’s happened to you?"

"Mom, Dad, it’s nothing."

Though Xiaoyue’s grandfather is a Martial Artist, even the non-Martial Artist grandma could sense a strong surge of Qi and Blood from the dim room.

On the hospital bed inside, with each breath Miaomiao took, a faint Golden Light seemed to flow over her body. In that instant, the three of them understood what had exhausted Su Mu.

"Su Mu, having a son-in-law like you is truly a blessing for our Jiang Family, and fortunate for Miaomiao... Su Mu, you should go rest now, let us watch over her tonight."

"Yes, Su Mu, listen, go back now."

"But..."

"But what, there’s no need to but, just go back."

"Alright, I’ll come back early tomorrow morning..." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"No worries, you go first, Zheng Qi, take Su Mu back."

"Mom, Dad, it’s fine. I’m not that fragile yet."

Su Mu spoke helplessly, then turned to leave. After he departed, the three went into the ward. When they turned on the lights inside, their pupils involuntarily contracted, utterly stunned.

Although she had narrowly escaped death and come back to life, after that, almost all the color had drained from Miaomiao’s face. But now, lying on the hospital bed, her face was rosy red, hardly like that of a patient.

"Sigh, Su Mu must have worked hard for this. Knowing his nature, he must have overly depleted his Qi and Blood."

On the other side, Su Mu paused at the dormitory courtyard. From afar, he saw lights on inside, emanating from the kitchen. With his current vision, he could hear bubbling sounds as if someone was cooking.

"It’s Xiaoyue..."

Su Mu felt a pang of compassion in his heart, and with a thought, he telepathically communicated with the foodie lying in the yard, "Foodie, don’t make a sound."

The foodie nodded like a pecking chick.

The weariness on Su Mu’s face faded away, and then he opened the door and went inside.

"Foodie, is it Sister Zheng?"

"Sister Zheng, I’m about to finish cooking the noodles. Later, let’s bring them to the hospital together. If it feels a bit bland, help me taste it..."

The sound of Xiaoyue came from the kitchen.

Su Mu approached the kitchen. Xiaoyue, not hearing a response, quickly realized something was wrong. Her Spiritual Power extended out but detected no one.

Turning around, Xiaoyue saw Su Mu and suddenly seemed tense.

"Dad?"

"Hmm, it smells so good. Dad’s stomach suddenly feels a bit hungry. I’ll help Xiaoyue taste the seasoning."

"Okay." Xiaoyue smiled broadly.

The father and daughter finished eating the noodles in the kitchen. Su Mu ruffled Miaomiao’s hair, "Xiaoyue, take a bath and then go to sleep. Let Foodie deliver these noodles."

"But..."

Su Mu smiled knowingly, recalling the hospital conversation, "No worries, look at your swollen eyes. If your mother wakes up later, she’d think I was mistreating you."

"No, Dad is great to Xiaoyue."

"Then listen to Dad, be a good girl."

The next morning.

Zheng Qi returned to the dormitory with a food box. Hearing sounds from the hall, she walked in to find Su Mu packing clothes.

"Commander, are you...?"

"In a few days, I’ll leave the War Zone for a while. You’re just in time; my uniform was damaged in a previous mission. Go to the Logistics Department and fetch a few replacements for me, both formal and combat uniforms, three sets each."

"Don’t tell anyone about this, and I’ll take you with me when the time comes."

"Yes, Commander!"

Zheng Qi quickly put down the food box, turned around, and headed to the Logistics Department.

The following day, in the hospital room.

Xiaoyue’s grandfather and grandma closed the door, "Su Mu, tell us, are you going on some special mission?"

"We’re not trying to stop you..."

"Did Zheng Qi tell you this?" Su Mu asked instead of answering directly.

"Don’t blame the Zheng Girl, we pressed her into telling. She was reluctant but had to say it." Xiaoyue’s grandmother quickly spoke.

"Yes, we forced it out of her, you can blame us."

"Mom, Dad, why would I blame you? I was just asking. You don’t need to worry, I’m just going to the Imperial Capital to attend a birthday banquet for an elder with good ties to the War Zone."

"Is it really that simple?"

"Yes, and the reason I didn’t mention it is that I didn’t want you two to worry. I’ll be back by the end of the day at the latest."

"That’s good then."

Hearing this, Xiaoyue’s grandmother secretly sighed in relief.

That night, after Zheng Qi delivered the noodles to the hospital and chatted with the two grandparents for a while, she left and silently disappeared into the night.

"The target will leave the War Zone in a few days, I will accompany him..."

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