Chapter 212: You Guys, Come at Me

That group of people completely ignored Bai Tian and the others, heading straight for the drying paper sheets.

“Tch! Do those belong to you?”

Jiang Dai stepped forward and grabbed one man’s wrist. With a deft twist, a pained cry escaped the man. She spun neatly and snatched the paper that had fallen from his hand.

“Get lost, woman.”

Another man nearby rushed over to help his companion.

But before he could even touch Jiang Dai, a figure flashed past. A single hand caught his raised palm mid-air.

Bai Tian stood behind Jiang Dai, effortlessly blocking the man with one hand, a smile playing on his lips. “Now the man’s here.”

Jiang Dai glanced back and caught a glimpse of Little Boss Bai’s relaxed, handsome profile.

Hiss… kind of good-looking.

But…

【Is Bai Tian really this strong? He’s been training for a while, sure, but this seems way too easy.】

Bai Yunqi’s fingers twitched at his side. The next second, Bai Tian punched the man to the ground.

Seeing this, Bai Yunqi beamed brightly.

【Go, Dad! With my Spiritual Power backing you up, you’re invincible! Show them what a real man looks like! One versus ten, easy!】

Yes, a kid taking on ten people would be too eye-catching. But Bai Tian doing it? No problem.

With Spiritual Power control and protection, as long as Dad relaxed, Bai Yunqi could make him fight ten people at once without even getting hurt.

“Mom, I’m lending you some Spiritual Energy too. Go ahead and hit them, your hands won’t even hurt.”

Hearing her eldest son’s voice, Jiang Dai paused for a moment before realizing what was going on.

Bai Yunqi’s motto: What Dad has, Mom gets too.

Mom could already fight. She just needed the Spiritual Energy wrap.

Dad, on the other hand, needed a bit more help. Otherwise, he’d be like a turtle with a tough shell—great defense, no technique.

It did drain some of Bai Yunqi’s Spiritual Power to control it like this, but hey, they were in Jingcheng!

If there was one thing Jingcheng didn’t lack, it was Spiritual Energy!

With his son’s help, Bai Tian was completely in the zone, having the time of his life.

It was a strange but exhilarating feeling. As long as he relaxed, he could feel a gentle force guiding him, like a fish in water. It felt amazing.

The cool moves were all his son’s doing, but the monkey-like cries from his mouth? All him.

“Ah-da!”

Bai Tian slapped one guy and smoothly snatched back a sheet of paper.

“Heh!”

He swept another man off his feet with a spinning kick.

“Yo! Come at me, all of you!”

Bai Tian crooked a finger at the remaining men. “You guys! Come over here!”

Jiang Dai, who had stepped back because Bai Tian was being too flashy: …

While everyone else was still stunned by Bai Tian’s over-the-top antics, trying to make sense of what he was doing, Jiang Dai had already lowered her head, pressing a hand to her forehead in secondhand embarrassment.

【Even at my most arrogant, I was never this much of a show-off!】

Just as she finished grumbling in her head, she turned to see her little daughter staring at her dad with sparkling eyes, full of admiration.

Jiang Dai hesitated: 【Juanjuan… Forget it. Kids love this kind of over-the-top, edgy blond-haired type^[1].】

Juanjuan, suddenly mentally tagged by her mom: ?

What’s “edgy”? What’s “blond-haired”?

Whatever. Right now, Dad really was cool. So cool that Juanjuan thought if she were on the other side, she’d probably want to grit her teeth and punch him too.

Bai Yun’an’s brow twitched involuntarily. He couldn’t shake the feeling that his sister’s gaze wasn’t as simple as it looked.

Was she… itching to go up there and punch Dad?

Bai Yun’an lowered his head and gave a wry smile. 【Must be my imagination. There’s no way Juanjuan would want to punch Dad.】

Juanjuan, who really did want to punch Dad: !

She suddenly started to suspect that her third brother might be like her—able to hear people’s thoughts.

Watching their dad, looking smug and full of himself, Bai Yunxing tugged on their mom’s sleeve.

Jiang Dai crouched down immediately, and her second son whispered in her ear, “Mom, I saw one of the staff slip out. Probably went to report this to the authorities.”

“These guys are probably from the Kang Family. In Jingcheng, the Kang Family might not be that high up in the business world, but compared to us…”

“How about I head over to the General’s Estate?”

Bai Yunxing didn’t finish his sentence, but Jiang Dai understood what he meant.

【Of course. In Jingcheng, some ordinary people die without even knowing why. Beneath the glitz and glamour lies a mess of tangled relationships.】

【Good thing Journey to the West was my own creation. Otherwise, it’d be too on-the-nose. In Journey to the West, the ones who got beaten to death had no backing. The ones with connections always got rescued.】

【But still…】

Jiang Dai patted her second son’s shoulder. “No need. Your dad and I will figure something out. Worst case, we’ve still got your eldest brother.”

“I know you really see us as your family. And the Mu Family is still your family too, so you don’t think it’s a big deal if they help us.”

“But your dad and I would feel bad. Besides, the Mu Family doesn’t really have any ties to the Kang Family…”

Bai Yunxing replied, “They do. Bei Lanfeng was found through them. There’s already bad blood.”

Jiang Dai’s brain froze.

Bei Lanfeng?

Who?

Oh right, that spy guy! The one with the saltpeter mine!

She’d forgotten. It had been a while, and her memory wasn’t the best.

Bai Yunxing nodded. “So, Mom, let me go find someone. If we can save a favor, we should. Maybe the Mu Family will need our help someday too.”

Watching her second son’s small figure walk away, Jiang Dai couldn’t help but rub the tip of her nose.

Once again, she was relying on someone younger.

Bai Yun’an also watched his second brother disappear from view.

He lowered his head slightly.

【Seems like everyone in this family is honest… except me.】

Juanjuan, who was secretly hiding her mind-reading ability and didn’t dare let anyone know: …

She really wanted to tell her third brother that there was another little liar right next to him.

But she didn’t dare. All she could do was quietly scoot closer to him, tug his sleeve, and snuggle up.

“Don’t be scared.”

Bai Yun’an thought she was frightened and reached out to pat her head gently.

They waited in silence for the storm to come. His eyes grew darker and more composed.

【They’d better not go too far. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to make them die.】

Juanjuan’s heart trembled. She gripped her third brother’s hand tightly.

K-Killing is wrong. But… but Third Brother wouldn’t kill lightly.

Whether he’s a good person or not, he’s still her third brother!

Bai Yun’an’s expression shifted slightly.

【My Favorability Points went up again. But I didn’t even do anything? Kids are so weird!】

At the magistrate’s office.

The Bai family—men, women, young, old…

Technically, Bai Yunqi had lived for a thousand years. By human standards, he was ancient.

But the whole Bai family was calm and composed. They’d all seen their share of big scenes. They had cards to play and strength to back them up. What was there to be afraid of?

Juanjuan had been a little nervous at first, but seeing her family so unfazed gave her courage too.

The only one truly scared and tense was Qin Erniang, who stood in the background like a prop.

This was her first time getting involved with the authorities. Sure, she was in the right, but being right didn’t always mean you’d win. They weren’t kids anymore. Who still believed that justice always triumphed?

“It’s okay. Don’t be nervous. Everything will be fine.”

Jiang Dai gently squeezed Qin Erniang’s hand, managing to offer a soft smile even now.

What was there to be afraid of?

In a place where connections are everything, they had backing too.