"I have some matters to attend to, I will have to part ways with you for a while."
Upon hearing this, Little Ke felt reluctant, was about to inquire the reason, but his master already placed a finger on his forehead.
Petrifying knowledge continuously poured into his head, his body involuntarily crossed legged and closed its eyes.
"Little guy, this is a gift from your master, next time we meet, don't disappoint me."
Another early morning, the sound of cars pulled Little Ke from his dreams back to reality.
The gentle breeze brushed past Little Ke's body, and then dispersed into the horizon.
Rubbing his eyes, Little Ke stretched and sat up.
"What a comfortable feeling, feels weird."
Little Ke felt his body was in great shape, full of energy, and his mind had gotten significantly clearer.
Yesterday his master imparted a lot of knowledge to him, and he began to understand the benefits of cultivation.
Little Ke, who just stepped into the initial stage of Qi Refining, had his entire body transformed by spiritual energy.
"What is that smell, it's so stinky."
Xiao Ke looked around, finally realizing that he was coated in a layer of black sludge that had begun to stink.
Unable to stand it any longer, he rushed to a river not far away, stripped off his clothes, and dived in like a small tiger hunting for its prey.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Ke swam back to the shore and got dressed.
That's when he noticed that his skin had become way whiter, and he had put on some weight.
His originally thin body had also fattened up a bit, at least he didn't look as feeble as before.
"It feels so good! I'm not going to set up my stall today, I must first find my precious jade pendant."
After making up his mind, Xiao Ke grabbed some change and left the underpass.
As soon as he left, two men carrying leaflets arrived at the underpass.
"Brother Zhang, are we sticking missing person notices in this kind of place too?"
"Are you kidding me? The boss told us to do a thorough job, we can't miss any spot, this area is our company's responsibility."
"Do we really need to be so diligent? I haven't slept all night."
"You're foolish, Keto. This is a task handed down by our boss's boss's leading authority. If we mess up, we can kiss our jobs goodbye."
"Get to work then."
On the streets, Xiao Ke is wolfing down a meat bun while walking.
His relishing style evokes a hearty appetite in others.
"What's going on today, there are so many police officers."
Xiao Ke strolled leisurely along the street, eyeing the handsome police officers patrolling the roadside.
"Woof, woof..."
A faint barking sound came from a nearby alley, sounding quite desolate. Driven by curiosity, Xiao Ke walked over to see what was happening.
As his figure just entered the alley, a police officer at the patrolling car took a glance at him.
"Was there a kid just now? Why did he suddenly disappear?"
"Well, I've been working all night. Might be seeing things because I'm tired." The policeman gave a dry laugh and continued in the patrol car searching for any suspicious boys.
A reward was recently posted stating whoever finds the heir to the Wang family will get a promotion of two ranks. The Wang Corporation.
A mammoth building located in the heart of Magic City's Tianshui district. Just the construction budget alone was in the billions.
The interior decor was quite simple. Not luxurious, but every corner bespoke elegance.
"Mr. Wang, the jade has been retrieved. It was sold by a woman last night, and l've already downloaded the video from inside the shop."
"Also, through our investigation, we found out that this woman received the jade at the front of the McDonald's at No. 136 Yanbei District."
"This is footage from the shop's external surveillance."
Xiao Lian places a wooden box on the table, simultaneously opening her laptop.
Wang Siqi opens the box and finds a soft, luminous jade pendant laying inside.
Snap! Wang Siqi closes the box and tucks it into the safe behind her.
"Play the video."
Xiao Lian clicks play, and the video begins to roll.
A little boy can be seen peering through the window into the shop, and a chubby woman approaches him. With a thump, the woman knocks the boy over, and the jade pendant falls from his body.
"Stop!"
Wang Siqi fixes her gaze on the boy in the video.
He appears to be five or six, poorly dressed, on the brink of collapsing due to his frail body.
Wang Siqi begins to speak calmly, "Find her and bring her to me."
The air permeates with a chilling vibe, a domineering aura emanating from Wang Siqi.
She dares to bully my younger brother, this woman should better get out of Modu (name of the city).
Xiao Lian knew that Mr. Wang was really angry. This woman was probably done for.
The video continued to play, with the fat woman publicly humiliating the boy, who finally ran away...The video ended.
Xiao Lian could hear the grinding sound of Mr. Wang's teeth.
This was the first time she had seen the usually unflappable Mr. Wang lose his composure.
"Arrange for a portrait artist to draw a picture of the young master.
"Notify the search team to find the person based on the portrait."
"Assign additional manpower to the McDonald's in the Yanbei District, number 136. I will personally go there.
"Yes, Mr. Wang."
In the alley, Xiao Ke found the little dog next to the garbage pile following the sounds.
The dog was only about a centimeter tall, very skinny, with pure white fur that was slightly dirty.
It's little paws dug in the garbage pile incessantly, obviously too hungry and looking for some food.
"There is spiritual energy in this little dog."
Xiao Ke, who had already entered the Qi-refining period, recognized it very well.