Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 195 Moonlit Flying Kick
Time flies, and three months have passed quietly amidst busyness and hope.

Longgu Village, especially Village No. 2, has expanded several times in size.

The original temporary prefabricated housing area has been replaced by rows of neat houses built of composite materials.

The streets are laid out in a straight line.

In Heluo, the methods of returning to the origin and training brought by the seven awakened practitioners, through Xia Qinghe's deliberate promotion and the passing down of knowledge among the first batch of elite trainees, made "source potential" and "return to the origin" no longer unfamiliar terms.

Instead, it sparked a wave of enthusiasm for cultivation among the troops and some special talents in Heluo.

That day, Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui arrived at Xia Tianlai's clinic.

Before even entering, I could hear a slightly noisy sound coming from inside.

Pushing open the door, I saw Xia Tianlai sitting in a chair with his back to the door, holding his phone. The screen was playing an old-fashioned action movie, and he was engrossed in the fight.

What's amusing is that Xia Qinghe also moved a small stool and sat behind Xia Tianlai, craning his neck to watch with great interest, not even noticing the two of them coming in immediately.

"This girl's tongue coating is a bit white, so her spleen and stomach are probably a little weak," Xia Tian commented.

"Hmm, your complexion is a bit yellowish too," Xia Qinghe said, stroking his chin with an air of expertise.

Yang Chen couldn't help but chuckle: "Oh, you two, are you having a medical discussion?"

Xia Tian turned around upon hearing the voice and saw Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui: "Boss, Boss Bai."

"Brother Qinghe came over to exchange some new ideas about the source of life, and happened to see me looking at this, so..."

Xia Qinghe also quickly stood up, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face, but he quickly regained his composure.

He greeted them with a smile: "Mr. Yang, Ms. Yue Kui. Please excuse the commotion, relax, relax."

Bai Yuekui glanced at the image frozen on his phone screen, then looked at the two people in front of him, but said nothing.

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, then asked, "How's the research and exchange going?"

Xia Qinghe said seriously, "Very much progress has been made!"

"Tianlai's research on the source of life has given me a lot of inspiration."

"That's good." Yang Chen nodded, then looked at Bai Yuekui beside him, "Yuekui, there's nothing much here, would you like to go for a walk and see what the village looks like now?"

Bai Yuekui nodded slightly: "Okay."

The two bid farewell to Xia Tianlai and Xia Qinghe and walked out of the clinic side by side.

The warm afternoon sun shone down on the newly paved road in Village No. 2.

Compared to three months ago, the place has been completely transformed.

The former upper class and the common people have now completely merged.

They no longer dwell on their past identities.

The villagers, who used to wear patched clothes, are now wearing clean and tidy clothes distributed by the village.

The biggest changes are happening to the children.

Among them were children of the upper class and children of the lower class.

Yet at this moment, they are mingling together, their faces beaming with the same carefree smiles, chasing after the same football.

The number tags have long been discarded, replaced by names they chose themselves or given by their parents.

The class barriers that once existed quickly crumbled amidst the sunshine, the land, and the joyful laughter of shared games.

Not far away, several elderly people sat under the eaves, squinting as they watched the group of children playing, smiles on their faces.

Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui walked quietly down the street, watching everything unfold.

"There have been quite a few changes," Bai Yuekui said softly, her silver hair fluttering in the breeze.

"Mm," Yang Chen replied.

The two walked to a small hillside on the edge of the village, from which they could overlook most of Village No. 2.

After pausing briefly on the hillside of Village No. 2 to soak up the vibrant energy of their new home, Yang Chen said to Bai Yuekui, "We should also go back and visit Jiuchuan. Your brother is probably going to miss us."

Bai Yuekui readily agreed and gave a soft "hmm".

The two figures then disappeared from the hillside.

Familiar scenery of Jiuchuan City came into view, and they appeared directly in the living room of the Bai family villa.

However, the house was unusually quiet, except for ASH's projector which lit up the moment the two appeared.

“Yang Chen, Yue Kui.” ASH’s voice remained steady, but his speech seemed slightly faster than usual. “Little Kui was taken by Theresa to a school event, and everything is fine so far.”

“But Yue Tian is currently at the amusement park,” ASH added.

"An amusement park?" Yang Chen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "Is he bored here and went to find some childlike wonder?"

“That’s not the case,” Ash said. “He’s tracking Severus.”

"Sev?"

The name made Bai Yuekui's eyes suddenly narrow; she recognized the name, and the impression was quite deep.

Siever was the body Bai Yuekui used to perform the brain transplant on Horn, and was also the cause of some of the later events.

“Yes,” ASH confirmed. “Sever is an ‘unregistered’ individual, not entered into any official database. I’ve been monitoring Gray and the people and unusual activities around him, and just today, I caught a glimpse of Sever’s activities.”

ASH quickly pulled up some surveillance footage: "Based on my deduction of the original timeline, in the original timeline, it was Severus who murdered Gray's wife, Novi, in that amusement park next March."

"But now there have been changes, and the time has been brought forward."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui frowned.

"After learning of this information, Yue Tian decided to intervene."

Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui exchanged a glance upon hearing this.

"Let's go!" Bai Yuekui said succinctly.

Yang Chen nodded, said no more, and reached out to grasp Bai Yuekui's hand. The two figures vanished from the living room in an instant.

Hisakawa City Amusement Park.

Colorful balloons, a spinning carousel, a screaming roller coaster... everything exudes a holiday atmosphere.

However, this peaceful scene was soon shattered.

The huge circular screen in the center of the square suddenly lit up. After the static flickered, an image of a man wearing a strange mask, with only his eyes showing, appeared on it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, children!" The voice boomed through the loudspeaker system, "Welcome to my... little party!"

The crowd gasped, staring at the screen in bewilderment.

The camera then shifts to a short-haired woman bound and gagged, her eyes filled with fear and tears—it is Gray's wife, Novie.

"Novi!" Below the amusement park, Gray, holding his young son Glen, was furious.

The masked man on the screen chuckled with delight: "Chief Gray, are you watching? Don't worry, I just want to play a game with your beautiful wife."

His words were full of malice: "For example, to 'admire' her... well, her charm' in front of her dear husband and son?"

Upon hearing this, Gray trembled with rage, but he had no idea where Severus was hiding in the amusement park, leaving him with nowhere to vent his fury.

Young Glenn was held tightly in his father's arms, his little face turning pale with fright.

Just as Sievert reached for Novi's clothes.

"Screw your game!"

A loud shout!
A figure appeared on the screen, leaped into the air, and kicked Severus hard in the face of his masked face with his right leg!
"Rider Kick!"

There was a dull loud noise.

Severus's head was deformed by the kick, his mask caved in, and his body flew out, crashing heavily to the ground more than ten meters away.

It was Bai Yuetian who made the move.

He landed steadily, spat out, and said, "Damn it, did you even ask your grandpa Bai about his feet?"

This sudden change left the people in the square bewildered, all thinking it was a special event organized by the amusement park.

Bai Yuetian picked up the filming equipment, filling the entire screen with his large face. "Hey, hey, hey? Is Gray there? Is Gray there?"

Gray, holding his son, stared in disbelief at Bai Yuetian's appearance, both surprised and delighted.

To his astonishment, wasn't this the same man Bai Jingyu had privately asked him to use some special channels to issue an arrest warrant for?
The good news is that, regardless of who this person is or what their identity is, they did indeed stop the masked man from assaulting Novi, and judging from their tone and what just happened…

He and that man were not in cahoots.

On the screen, Bai Yuetian seemed a little impatient, reaching out to adjust the camera angle to make the background clearer: "I'm at the rockery spot to the right of the amusement park entrance, and your wife is here too! Hurry up and come take her away!"

Gray snapped out of his daze. Whoever this person was or what their purpose was, the most important thing now was Novi's safety!
"Gran, hold on tight to Daddy!" Gray shouted to his son in his arms, and without hesitation, he carried the child and rushed against the crowd toward the amusement park entrance.

Inside the artificial hill.

Bai Yuetian cut off the image transmission to the large screen in the square, casually threw the small filming device on the ground, and stomped on it until it was crushed.

He walked over to Novi, who was still bound and terrified, knelt down, and untied the ropes binding her.

Novi, still terrified, stared at the strange man before her: "Who...who are you? Why did you save me?"

"My feet are itchy, is that okay?" Bai Yuetian pouted and replied impatiently.

"solved?"

A voice suddenly rang out from inside the artificial hill.

Bai Yuetian didn't even turn his head, but he knew who it was just by the voice: "Oh, you've arrived. It's basically all settled, now we're just waiting for the victim to come and pick him up."

Before he could finish speaking, Gray, carrying his son Glenn, burst through the entrance to the artificial hill, panting heavily. He immediately saw his wife, Novi, slumped on the ground, looking disheveled but seemingly unharmed.

"Novi!"

"mom!"

The father and son shouted almost simultaneously. Gray put down his son, and the two rushed toward Novi.

However, at that very moment, something unexpected happened.

Sief, who had been kicked away by Bai Yuetian, actually stood up from the ground.

His mask shattered completely, revealing his fleshy face beneath, and he stared intently at the Gray family and Bai Yuetian who were gathered together.

"Heh...heh...didn't expect that, did you..."

Bai Yuetian raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised: "You're not dead?"

"Let's...die together!!"

Severus roared, pulled out a bomb, and hurled it with all his might toward the location of the Gray family and Bai Yuetian.

"No—!" Gray's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively lunged at his wife and children to block them with his body.

Bai Yuetian's eyes flashed with a sharp light, just as he was about to make a move.

But there was another figure who was faster than him.

Almost the instant the bomb left his hand, Yang Chen's figure blurred for a moment.

In the next instant, he appeared in front of Zephyr, holding a bomb in his hand.

"Back to you."

The bomb was stuffed back into Severus's pocket.

boom!
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out.

The intense flames engulfed Severus's figure, and the powerful blast of fire nearly blinded the Grey family, their clothes fluttering wildly.

After the explosion, only wreckage remained; Severus had been blown to pieces.

Glen, nestled in Gray's arms, murmured, "This is simply Superman."

He saw Yang Chen teleport to Sifre's front and then teleport back.

"This..." Gray stood up, paused, and looked at Yang Chen, "You... thank you..."

He looked at Bai Yuetian and said, "Thank you for saving Novi."

"It's alright." Bai Yuetian waved his hand. "You and we didn't have to come to that point. Anyway, we already know what happened over there. You have no grudges against us here."

Gray couldn't understand what Bai Yuetian was saying at all, but it was a fact that the other party had saved his wife.

"What is your relationship with Bai Jingyu?" Gray asked again.

"He asked you to issue arrest warrants for us before, right?" Bai Yuetian pointed at Yang Chen and said, "That was a misunderstanding. Bai Jingyu is very familiar with us."

“I…I understand.” Gray nodded, without asking any further questions, and said solemnly.

“I, Gray, will remember this kindness.”

"Alright, it's good that everyone's alright. The rest of the on-site handling is up to you, Director." Bai Yuetian waved his hand. "Let's go."

Gray watched Bai Yuetian and the other two disappear into the exit of the artificial hill, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.

“Grey…” Novi stood up, her voice still trembling slightly, “You…know them?”

Gray snapped out of his daze, looked at his still-shaken wife and son, shook his head, and then nodded.

Since they know Bai Jingyu, they feel they owe him a favor today.

"I guess so. I'll tell you more when we're safe."

His immediate priority is to ensure the absolute safety of his family and to thoroughly investigate the matter.

"Wait here for a moment, and absolutely do not leave my sight," Gray instructed Novie and Gran, then immediately took out his communicator and connected to the Federal Police Department.

"This is Gray. Send a team to the amusement park immediately, and be quick! My wife and son are here; they need to be escorted home. Increase security at our residence!"

“Furthermore,” Gray said with extreme seriousness, “I need to know everything about the masked male attacker who appeared at the amusement park today! His identity, background, social connections! Use all available technological means, and report the results directly to me!”

After giving the order, Gray put away his communicator, quickly returned to his wife and children, and hugged them tightly.

Feeling his wife's still slightly trembling body and his son's dependent embrace, he felt a mix of fear and anger.

When we left the amusement park and returned to the Bai family villa.

Theresa has returned with the little Moon Queen, who has had a great time.

Upon seeing Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui, the little guy naturally engaged in another round of joyful "accessory" behavior.

After calming Xiao Yuekui down, only Yang Chen, Bai Yuekui, and Bai Yuetian remained in the living room for the time being.

Recalling his previous dealings with Heluo and the Hela Empire, Yang Chen asked Bai Yuetian, "Speaking of which, how are things going with the Hela Empire these past few days?"

Bai Yuetian slumped on the sofa: "The executive officer of Dongmu has spoken with Helu, and Gene and Jereradi have also communicated."

"The CEO of Dongmu personally spoke with Helu and also communicated with Gene and Jereh. On the surface, it was naturally the same old story of 'strengthening cooperation and promoting common development'."

He changed the subject: "But didn't Dad send over that small ASH? The technicians in the Hela Empire were initially stubborn, but after a few rounds of testing, they're now practically worshipping ASH like royalty. Its performance completely blows their own SITA out of the water."

“Most importantly,” Bai Yuetian sat up straighter, “the Dongmu people in Heluo have already begun large-scale, semi-public construction of large-scale shelters and storage facilities under the pretext of ‘responding to potential global geological risks.’ This is quite a commotion and can’t be kept secret. The Hela Empire isn’t blind. Seeing how much Heluo is investing, and combined with the vague calculations that ASH occasionally leaks unintentionally, their internal assessment has led them to believe it to a great extent.”

He looked at Yang Chen: "Helu is half-believing, half-doubting, but he doesn't dare to completely disbelieve. So, I reckon that in a couple of days, once they've reached a consensus internally, they should formally send a letter inviting you, their 'special advisor,' to come over for an in-depth discussion and final confirmation."

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen calmly nodded: "Okay, I understand."

This was all as expected.

The release of ASH's alternate account and the preliminary construction promoted by Heluo were both aimed at increasing credibility.

Bai Yuekui, sitting to the side, said, "Even if the crisis is confirmed, the Hela Empire will still consider taking the lead in the middle."

“That’s for sure,” Yang Chen agreed. “But as long as they’re willing to invest their resources and attention in dealing with the common threat, instead of continuing to fight amongst themselves or even stabbing each other in the back, that’s fine.”

"Let's wait for their formal invitation." Yang Chen stretched.

three days later.

Two days later, the official invitation from the Hela Empire was delivered to Bai Jingyu via encrypted channels and specifically handed over to Yang Chen.

The letter was carefully worded, inviting Yang Chen to the capital of the Hela Empire to attend a closed-door meeting with the top leaders of the four Coastal Alliance nations, citing a "potential threat to the common destiny of mankind".

(End of this chapter)