Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

A woman's hand reached out from the screen and gripped Ye Yinqiu's neck tightly! Ye Yinqiu reacted a beat too slow, but immediately turned around and grabbed the hand, unleashing a slash!

The slash missed its mark; the hand could reach her from one side, but she couldn't touch it! She wanted to smash the screen and the computer tower, but the shimmering blue data stream deflected her attack. Her body became blurry and indistinct, and excruciating pain far exceeding the pain of having her skin torn apart ravaged her body!

Just then, the soundproof wall in the middle of the room was suddenly punched and shattered—it was Qian Jing! He sensed something was wrong and came to help!

"Master, Master! Save me!!!!"

Ye Yinqiu desperately reached out her hand to him!

However, Qian Jing did not grab her hand; instead, he abruptly threw two things at her: her sword and her cell phone.

Seeing her master throw something at her, she instinctively caught it—a sword and a cell phone—but these two things were of no help in getting out of her current situation! She struggled and looked at her master in confusion, but Qian Jing made no attempt to pull her back, simply saying:

"Fight your way out."

Then, Ye Yinqiu's body, along with her clothes and belongings, was broken down into invisible data streams and disappeared from the screen.

The apprentice was thus reduced to data and completely disappeared.

The room became empty, as if nothing had ever happened.

But Qian Jing wasn't surprised; he had already made preparations.

~

A few days ago—

After noticing her sister's unusual behavior, Qianjing called Lin Zhiyu. Lin Zhiyu was currently in Europe, negotiating with the Romanian branch of the Ascended Mutual Aid Association, desperately trying to prevent the implementation of the open plan through rules, but with little success.

After receiving Qianjing's call, she finally revealed the truth:

[It's very strange. After I submitted the report and the jade box, the chairman, Tantaiqing, personally gave the order to prepare a plan to reopen the Pujiang District!]

"Is that so...?"

Even Lian Qianjing felt a sinking feeling in her heart, let alone mention Lin Zhiyu.

The Open Plan, officially titled "Experimental Open Plan for the Ascended Zone".

Most Ascended in most countries and regions are under the management of the Mutual Aid Association. However, most Ascended were powerful figures in the lower realm and were not obedient to the government. Therefore, after World War II, some areas were designated as so-called "Ascended Special Zones" based on the great autonomy of the Ascended in those areas.

To put it bluntly, it's about drawing up a lawless zone, welcoming the most energetic, most unruly, or troublesome individuals who can't stand being anywhere else to come and fight amongst themselves. The winner becomes king of the mountain and reigns supreme, while the loser either dies or obediently becomes a dog.

The largest Ascended Zone today is Tokyo, the capital of Fusang, Xia's maritime neighbor. After nuclear-powered individuals from the United States presented Fusang with two great gifts during World War II, the entire capital region was designated as an Ascended Zone, where all sorts of ruthless individuals raised their evil spirits.

If this bill passes, Pujiang District will become like this, and the entire Haijing area might follow suit...

"You mentioned 'restarting,' so this plan was implemented before? Why didn't it work then?"

Do you remember when we first met? You helped me and Ning Ruozhi a lot back then. That accident forced the higher-ups to re-evaluate the plan, and then it was all dropped.

"So I inadvertently saved the city's safety."

But now this plan has been restarted, focusing on the crucial southeastern sea outlet for the Xia Kingdom, and various powerful figures are already stirring with activity!

"So, the uninvited guest we encountered earlier was...?"

[I did a quick check, and the 'Lazarus Technology' you asked about in your message was created by Ascended individuals from America. I had hoped to use upper management to force them to leave, so you wouldn't have to worry about me, but... I'm sorry! I'm so useless!]

"It's a bit useless."

[Waaah... So... what are you planning to do? If Pujiang District really becomes an Ascended Special Zone...]

"You're asking me?"

Ask him, this retired sage who toiled his whole life in the lower realms but only wanted to lie down and relax in the upper realms?

That's right, Qianjing can certainly just leave.

After the bill is passed, things will not be peaceful in Haijing. Although he was born in Haijing, his purpose was just to live a peaceful life. If Haijing is no longer comfortable, he can take his apprentices and family to move to another city, leaving Lin Zhiyu and Ning Ruozhi to deal with the mess.

I know what you're thinking... I can't force you, but...

Lin Zhiyu's tone was exceptionally pitiful.

"You...can you leave?"

“…………”

This sentence made Qianjing slightly dizzy.

---

"Master, you...you won't leave, right?"

"Why? What did I do wrong...?"

"Please, just look at me..."

"Look at me!!!!"

---

Suddenly, he recalled some unpleasant memories from the Cangxuan Realm, concerning a female disciple other than Ye Yinqiu.

This is one of the few things that still gives him a headache when he thinks about it now.

"...This is a one-time thing, just out of courtesy."

【Huh!?】

"You focus on your work for now, this is only for this time. Leave these new ascendants who are causing trouble in Pujiang District to me."

【Qianjing!!! My best brother! I love you! I like you the most!!!】

Lin Zhiyu, overjoyed and in the midst of the chaos, confessed her feelings, while Qian Jing simply added:

"But you need to remember to remotely activate the emergency plan, taking over the subconscious of everyone in the entire Pujiang District, making them ignore any impending anomalies. Otherwise, I'll be hampered, understand?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Let's go back to the present.

"Leave it to me"—that's what keeping your word means. Once you've agreed, you have to get things done properly.

Seeing that his apprentice had completely disappeared from the screen, he kicked aside the furniture blocking his way, revealing a wire mesh opening on the wall, and then stuck his finger directly into the opening:

"It's just data streams anyway, right? I'll blow you away."

……

……

Ye Yinqiu felt like she was going crazy. Countless images flashed before her eyes, and countless sounds pierced her brain. She couldn't feel her body; only blurry information data flowed along with the network! All she could do was instinctively grab the sword and phone her master had thrown to her!

Just as she felt she was about to be completely torn apart, an unprecedentedly vast data stream suddenly surged in. This torrent, composed entirely of junk code and garbage data, disrupted the normal transmission, crushing and bouncing her away!

A flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and she felt her body again before falling face down to the ground, feeling a burning pain.

She groggily propped herself up and opened her eyes—

Then he made eye contact with the slovenly woman on the control panel.

"what?"

"Um?"