The Law of Heaven

Chapter 67 This is the power of a son-in-law
In the backstage lounge of the science museum, Jiang Wanwu, carrying a stack of documents, swayed her hips as she gracefully entered, her high heels clicking crisply on the floor.

A flamboyantly dressed lady sat at the table making coffee. Seeing her arrive, she didn't even look up, and said sarcastically, "Oh my, isn't this our busy Jiang? You know, getting old is so unpopular. If it weren't for your father being in a meeting, I wouldn't have seen you for almost half a year."

Jiang Wanwu looked helpless and hurriedly put the documents on the table, making her coffee: "What are you saying? I've just been a little busy lately. Besides, I even sent you a WeChat message, and you deleted me."

She muttered, "What kind of mother are you?"

"You keep asking me for money, who else should I delete if not you?"

Jiang's mother rolled her eyes charmingly and said angrily, "Don't you think you're being a bit shameless?"

Jiang Wanwu said quietly, "Who was it that told me last year to give all my salary to her so she could keep it as my dowry? If I don't ask you for the money, who am I supposed to ask?"

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Jiang's mother glanced at her and asked, "Have you started dating recently?"

Jiang Wanwu thought for a moment: "I don't think so. Actually, we haven't officially defined our relationship. We're just getting to know each other. He's very good-looking, has a great personality, and is quite talented."

Jiang's mother clicked her tongue: "Xiang Chaonan's nephew? I heard your second sister has taken a liking to him. Oh well, keeping a gigolo is fine, as long as he has some sense of propriety and knows how to be considerate of you, that's all I ask for."

Jiang Wanwu frowned slightly: "Mom, tell that vixen to stay away from him. Doesn't she know her place at her age? Why is she still trying to seduce a young girl?"

"Oh my, it's even learned to be possessive of its food."

Jiang's mother joked, "Then you'd better hurry up and make it a done deal so I can hold my grandson."

Jiang Wanwu rolled her eyes: "It can't be that fast. I still need to prepare for pregnancy. If I want to have an outstanding offspring, my body needs to be in its best condition. What if I give birth to someone without talent? Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?"

Jiang's mother, with a naive and innocent demeanor, said, "As long as it's cute, granddaughter or grandson is fine. Anyway, I don't care, you just need to get it on the agenda right now, I need to take care of the child! If you keep dawdling, don't even think about getting any more money from me."

"That's clearly my own money."

"I won't listen. I won't listen."

"If you want to take care of your child, you can become a postpartum nanny."

"How could I have given birth to such an ungrateful wretch like you?"

The mother and daughter started arguing.

After a while, a coughing sound rang out.

An elderly doctor in a white lab coat walked in through the back door, carrying a tablet computer and studying parameters.

He looked only fifty years old, but his hair and beard were all white and he looked very weathered. He wore square-framed glasses and his eyes were wise and deep, but he seemed a little indifferent.

He looked terrible, as if he hadn't slept for days, his back was slightly hunched, and he was leaning on a cane.

His young assistant stood respectfully beside him, supporting him.

Seeing this, Jiang's mother quickly brought over the coffee.

"Ah."

Jiang Hai nodded slightly and took a sip of coffee.

It relieved the fatigue of the past few days.

"Did the people from Jiuge say anything?"

Jiang's mother patted his back to help.

"No, I just asked for some data."

Jiang Hai coughed a few times and said calmly.

Jiang Wanwu stood up awkwardly and handed the document to him: "Father, this is the speech draft."

She knew that her father was only good at research and was never good at public speaking.

Therefore, she had written the speech in advance.

This includes external communication strategies and so on.

Since the death of the eldest son of the Jiang family, she has been in charge of these matters.

Jiang Hai took the document, didn't even glance at her, and nodded, saying, "Zizhen, let's go."

The assistant nodded slightly: "Understood."

Jiang's mother hurriedly added, "Zizhen, the world is not peaceful these days, so I'll have to trouble you again."

As an assistant, he is also a bodyguard.

As the Jiang family patriarch's personal bodyguard, Huo Zizhen possesses the strength to advance to the next level. Whether it's ancient relics or perfect techniques, he specializes in defense and is reliable and dependable.

“I understand, Aunt Jiang, Miss Jiang.”

Huo Zizhen reassured her, "Leave it to me."

Jiang Hai ascended the stage under Huo Zizhen's escort.

Jiang's mother noticed her daughter's disappointment and comforted her, "Oh dear, your dad has always been like this. Ever since your brother passed away, he's been ignoring me too. Don't worry about it, my dear daughter, come here, let Mommy give you a kiss."

Jiang Wanwu looked embarrassed and waved her hand: "Okay, Mom, I'm fine. I was just thinking that if Dad keeps going like this, I don't know when he'll collapse from exhaustion."

As the director of the Technology Research and Development Bureau, and also the main logistical support for the five major families, my father has been engaged in scientific research on the front line for many years, working day and night, devoting himself to it.

At least in this city, my father made an outstanding contribution to the balance between the present and the other.

But over the years, my father's hair has become increasingly white, his back has become more and more hunched, and he looks exhausted.

Compared to the once spirited director of the technology research and development bureau, my father seems like a completely different person now.

It all stemmed from that accident back then.

If it weren't for that accident, her brother wouldn't have died, and her father wouldn't be in this state today.

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The lights illuminated the main exhibition hall, and holographic projection equipment displayed data models of new weapons. The device, resembling a miniature nuclear bomb, drew applause from the audience.

Facing reporters from all directions, ignoring the flashing camera lights, Jiang Hai began his speech.

It was less of a speech and more of a recitation of a prepared text.

He simply went through the motions, his cold and stern face filled with impatience. While reading his script, an assistant even lit a cigarette for him, showing no awareness of the formality of the occasion.

No one present paid any attention to his perfunctory attitude.

Because this is the head of the Jiang family, a long-lived species who has reached the third stage of transformation, and has integrated ancient relics that develop the brain, mastering the Perfection Technique called Super Brain Calculation.

These are the super elites that the Nine Songs Alliance has been fervently trying to win over, giants and pillars of the scientific research world.

"Director Jiang often said that when war comes, scholars are also soldiers. The battlefield for scholars is not on the front line but in the rear. As long as there is one more technological breakthrough in the rear, one less soldier will die on the front line. There will be one less heartbroken family and one less tragedy in this world."

Master Zhou clapped below: "I understand the applause!"

There was thunderous applause.

It's clear that Director Jiang is indeed highly respected.

Aihara looked at the old man on the display stand.

"Is this the head of the Jiang family?"

He murmured softly.

Jianmo and Xiaoli sat next to him. These two people clearly rarely did anything shady, and now that they were in such a public place, they became even more reserved.

"What are you doing here?"

Jian Mo was surprised to run into him and looked a little awkward. She asked, "Did Jiang Wanwu bring you here?"

Aihara hummed in agreement and then deliberately asked, "What did you find in the alternate side yesterday?"

Jian Mo was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I didn't gain anything. Maybe I'm too weak. By the way, how's your sister doing lately? Is she healthy?"

Aihara knew what he was asking indirectly, and nodded, saying, "It's fine, what's wrong?" Jianmo hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell her what happened last night, and said perfunctorily, "Nothing."

Aihara knew that this guy didn't want to put too much pressure on him, so he didn't say anything more.

Xiao Li stood in four seats by herself and took out a stack of cash from her pocket, which was about a thousand yuan.

"Xiao Li, what are you doing?"

Jane asked curiously.

"Oh, I just redeemed my mission reward and got some bonus. I took out a thousand yuan to give to Brother Weird."

Xiao Li counted the money and said obediently.

Jian Mo was taken aback and asked with some curiosity, "Aren't you short of money to treat your family member's illness?"

Xiao Li chuckled, "Even the weirdo brother is short of money, and he's really nice to me, buying me KFC. In the combat sequence, nobody likes me. But the weirdo brother doesn't mind that I'm fat at all. It's the first time I've ever eaten KFC in the alternate side, I'm so happy."

Aihara's heart moved.

I didn't expect Xiao Li to still remember this.

However, Xiao Li is probably a bit socially awkward and shy, and she didn't recognize him yet, so it's not easy for her to start a conversation.

These people were the first group of friends Aihara met after becoming a long-lived being. They didn't have that otherworldly, aloof feeling; instead, they were as resilient and persistent as ordinary people, making them very trustworthy partners.

Aihara is a loner, and if you really want to know what kind of friends he can accept, it's someone like him who strives to live a fulfilling life.

For a fleeting moment, the lights in the venue flickered on and off, the holographic projection screen crackled, the data stream was instantly altered, and the faint fluorescence flickered as if short-circuited.

Jiang Hai's speech came to an abrupt end.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

Huo Zizhen flashed in front of him and blocked his way.

The lights suddenly went out.

In the darkness, a withered face emerged like a ghost and was projected onto the screen.

On the rooftop viewing platform, Chairman Ruan narrowed his eyes.

"not good!"

Zhou Yin's expression changed slightly: "The enemy has invaded!"

Yan Chengwu realized something was wrong, said something on the walkie-talkie, picked up a Tang sword, and decisively turned around and went downstairs.

The hall erupted in uproar. Reporters, cameras in hand, frantically snapped photos of the terrifying face, the bright flashes illuminating the darkness and stinging everyone's eyes.

A ghostly, withered face smiled at the audience, its voice like a solemn priest reciting scriptures.

"Humans have built iron towers with technology, attempting to challenge God. Now everything has been revealed in mythology; your usurpation will ultimately lead to your destruction."

Mu Bei watched this scene, and the crows cawed.

Fu Wanghu's smile grew even wider.

"All alert!"

Someone let out a roar of alarm and anger.

In the audience, only Aihara suddenly raised his head, and the dragon bone bracelet on his wrist seemed to sense something and roared in anger.

A deafening roar rang out.

The vast majority of people present felt the erosion of their spirit; nightmares suddenly struck, devouring their souls.

The darkness was suddenly shattered, as if the boundaries of time and space had been broken by a wild beast. A giant skeletal python charged forward, smashing through the steel frame in mid-air and hurtling towards Jiang Hai.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Jiang Wanwu, who was behind the scenes, kicked off her high heels and rushed over, while her mother was pushed into the safe area off the stage.

Jiang Hai watched this scene expressionlessly.

Fearless.

"It turns out there really was someone supporting the Shi family behind the scenes."

he said softly.

Huo Zizhen stood in front of him, raising his hand and humming softly.

"Immovable as a mountain, form a shield!"

An ancient, immaculate shield materialized out of thin air and actually managed to block the impact of the giant skeletal python!
boom!
The Vajra Shield shattered.

Huo Zizhen's right hand trembled slightly, and his sleeve flew off.

His right arm showed cracks like those on porcelain.

Blood flowed.

But this bought them some time.

The bodyguards rushed forward to cover Jiang Hai's retreat.

Huo Zizhen, clutching his right arm, followed closely behind.

"Cover Director Jiang's retreat!"

Jiang Wanwu rushed to the platform and pressed her hand to the ground. Thick vines rose from the ground and instantly wove into a tough vine net to cover their retreat.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Jiang Hai glanced at her, then turned and left without hesitation, without lingering at all.

At that very moment, the giant skeletal python suddenly opened its mouth and spat out thick, foul-smelling blood.

A foul, fishy stench filled the air.

It resembled a waterfall of blood.

From the viscous blood, countless half-human, half-snake monsters rose up, opened their eerie eyes, and sang loudly.

Their bellies were swollen and bulging like those of pregnant women.

Expand to its limit.

boom!
Blood plasma exploded in front of Jiang Wanwu.

"Protect Miss Jiang immediately!"

The technical staff at the Technology Research and Development Bureau roared in anguish.

But it was too late.

They were all affected by spiritual corruption.

Even her cousins ​​were shocked by the scene, too stunned to move.

In that critical moment, she heard footsteps behind her.

Aihara leaped into the air, landing on a seat in the audience, his right hand on his sunglasses, a black glint flashing in his eyes.

Space displacement!

Just as Jiang Wanwu was about to be engulfed by blood plasma, she landed on the seat out of thin air, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

All I could see was that familiar back view.

boom!
The field of thought erupted with unprecedented power.

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