Chapter 1249: Pu Shu

After confirming that Xiao Tao’s body had indeed recovered, Chen Ling took out the dinner he had brought for them from downstairs.

Xiao Tao had been unconscious for so long that she was starving. She threw everything else to the back of her mind, devoured three bowls before she felt better, and then leaned against the wall, rubbing her stomach, her eyes starting to glaze over...

"I might have to go out for a while later," Chen Ling said solemnly to the two after finishing his meal.

"Ah?" Xiao Tao was stunned. "Brother Chen Ling, what are you going to do?"

"To find a place for the Integrationists to stay."

"Can we help?"

"Better not," Chen Ling shook his head. "The South Sea Domain has a lot of malice toward Integrationists. If you expose your identities, it will be troublesome."

"Oh..." Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai were both a bit disappointed.

They had followed Chen Ling to the South Sea Domain, naturally hoping to do something for the Integrationists, but now it seemed they couldn't help at all.

"Stay here for now. If you’re hungry, go to the shop downstairs and buy something to eat... Xiao Tao, you need to wear this." Chen Ling took a small yellow hat from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao took the yellow hat in confusion. She first pressed down her fuzzy ears and then slapped it onto her head. Fortunately, her ears were very soft, and the hat could easily press them down, fitting perfectly on her head.

Chen Ling had intended to buy several days' worth of supplies at once so that Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai could stay in the hotel without stepping out, but the South Sea Domain was currently in a pre-war alert state. Combined with the fact that two other domains had been attacked by Calamities, although there were newspapers to stabilize public sentiment, the South Sea Domain was still in a state of panic... To prevent public panic and large-scale hoarding of supplies, the South Sea Domain government had directly implemented a rationing policy.

After all, although the South Sea Domain was rich in resources, they were not inexhaustible. If every household hoarded supplies, it would mean the domain’s resource pressure would increase tenfold or more. Once the supply chain broke, the city would inevitably fall into chaos.

Chen Ling couldn't hoard supplies in advance, so he could only leave money for Xiao Tao and let her go downstairs to buy them every day. Fortunately, Xiao Tao’s only physical characteristic of the Calamity body was a pair of fuzzy ears; as long as she covered them, she looked exactly like an ordinary child from the human domains.

Xiao Tao liked the hat Chen Ling gave her very much. She looked in the mirror for a long time, two shallow dimples appearing on her face, and most of the previous disappointment vanished.

"If you encounter any trouble, Xiao Bai, you should be able to find me." Chen Ling’s gaze turned to the pitch-black Xiao Bai.

The Pu family was not far from where Xiao Bai and the others were staying, and Xiao Bai had merged with the Calamity of the Ghost Mockery Abyss. As long as he released his Calamity power, Chen Ling would immediately sense it... Of course, if there were any divine path possessors with extremely keen senses nearby, they might also catch a trace of the Calamity aura, so Chen Ling wouldn't let Xiao Bai use this method unless it was a last resort.

"Understood, Big Brother!" Xiao Bai nodded heavily. "You go do your work, I will definitely protect Xiao Tao."

"Who needs your protection? I can protect myself."

Xiao Tao pouted.

After giving his instructions, Chen Ling left the hotel under the cover of night.

There were only three days left until the time agreed upon with the Integrationists... Within three days, Chen Ling had to solve the housing problem and find a way to open the door for the Integrationists. Time was already extremely tight.

Chen Ling stood on the bustling street, looking toward the direction of the Pu family in the distance, and slowly took a small booklet out of his pocket.

This booklet was internal material from the Kite Rescue Society, listing the names of important patients labeled for treatment. This list was screened jointly by the Rescue Society and the high-ranking officials of the South Sea Domain, including top combatants, high-ranking politicians, and promising juniors... Simply put, if those Calamities really attacked the South Sea Domain, the people on this list would be treated first.

Chen Ling flipped the booklet to the pages starting with "Pu" and checked them one by one carefully.

Those who could be recorded in this booklet were important figures of the Pu family and were Chen Ling’s best targets. After all, if he wanted to obtain Pu family assets in a short time, a low-status collateral member wouldn't do...

"This one... is actually quite interesting." Chen Ling’s gaze suddenly locked onto one of the names, his eyes narrowing slightly.

……

The Pu Family.

"Are you sure?"

In a certain room, a young man stood up abruptly, his breathing becoming heavy.

"Sure, it’s him! The former Aurora City Law Enforcer, Han Meng! I saw it very clearly!" Another figure dressed as a servant nodded repeatedly. "I have been keeping an eye on his whereabouts for you, Young Master. I saw him in the garden just now, and I recognized him immediately."

"Han Meng... Han Meng... He actually came to our Pu family?"

The young man’s mind flashed with various events from the past, and his breathing became heavier...

……

"This is a warning... Never try to attack a [Trial] head-on, you idiot."

……

Wind and snow poured into the broken carriage, and the figure in the Law Enforcer trench coat seemed to appear before him once again, the extremely dangerous and oppressive aura impacting his mind.

Pu Shu rubbed his temples gently to calm himself down.

"Young Master, you worked so hard to help the children gain a foothold in Aurora City back then, and you were just about to find an opportunity to devour Yan Shang’s industry, but it was this Han Meng and his sidekick Chen Ling who ruined everything... Young Master Pu Wen was killed, you were repeatedly humiliated by Han Meng, and none of the other children managed to walk out of the Star Chamber of Commerce alive... Our branch was almost wiped out by them," the servant gritted his teeth. "This is an irreconcilable blood feud!"

"I know!"

Pu Shu stood up from his seat abruptly, his tone mixed with a trace of anger.

Back then, his father had made a mistake in the South Sea, causing their entire branch to be expelled from the Pu family and forced to leave the South Sea Domain... They fled from the southernmost point to the northernmost point, finally shaking off the influence of the Pu family. It was Pu Shu who had put aside his pride as a young master to suck up to the Yan family, only then gaining a foothold in Aurora City.

He had spent five whole years gaining Yan Shang’s trust, and their branch had gradually gained power in Aurora City. Pu Shu had calculated that it would take about two more years for him to be sure of replacing Yan Shang and becoming the local boss of Aurora City... But everything he had worked so hard for had been ruined by two Law Enforcers from District 3.

At that time, Chen Ling slaughtered the Star Chamber of Commerce, and except for himself, almost no one survived.

After that, Pu Shu had been hiding in Aurora City, terrified of meeting Han Meng and Chen Ling again, until the Aurora Domain was on the verge of destruction, and he had taken out the Pu family’s token to barely catch the last train leaving the domain.

Pu Shu had once thought he would never meet Han Meng again in his life, but he never expected that Han Meng would appear right under his nose...