Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

With a sly smile, Xu Xingguang tossed a mint candy into his mouth and said playfully, ”Exactly.”

Ye Mingluo’s mind went numb; when he thought about Jiang Heng’s reaction to the truth, he felt a bit sorry for him. ”When Jiang Heng knows the truth, he might go crazy.”

”Heh, let’s wait and see then.”

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In less than a day, news that Song Chi was the biological son of Huo Yunsheng and Xie Jinyun spread across Divine Concealment Island.

Suddenly, Divine Concealment Island became lively.

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Heng’s thoughts became active again.

He quickly made a decision, drove to the town at the foot of Pilot Mansion, and walked into a leisure club.

In the snooker hall, he found Song Chi.

Song Chi was wearing headphones, with a phone in his back pocket, holding a cue and playing against Zheng Qin. It was clear that their relationship was quite friendly.

Jiang Heng watched from afar, and only when Song Chi won this round did he approach.

”Hello, Song Chi, we meet again.” Jiang Heng handed Song Chi a cigarette.

Song Chi glanced at it, reached out to take the cigarette, then immediately handed it to Zheng Qin. ”Please, have a smoke.”

Song Chi didn’t smoke, but Zheng Qin liked to, and since Zheng Qin treated him to drinks tonight, he returned the favor with a cigarette.

”A gesture from the master, Brother Chi.” Zheng Qin grinned, took the cigarette, and bit it between his lips. He pulled on the hand of the waitress nearby, coquettishly saying, ”Miss, light this for me, won’t you?”

The girl smacked him across the face, ”Get lost, you pervert!”

Zheng Qin laughed and extended his hand to the waitress’s waist to fish out a lighter from her belt. He lit the cigarette, returned the lighter to the girl’s belt, and cheekily expressed his thanks.

The waitress scolded him a few more times with a stern face before leaving with a faint smile.

Zheng Qin watched the waitress with her seductive backless dress, leaning his right arm on Song Chi’s left shoulder. He stared at Jiang Heng and asked Song Chi, ”Brother Chi, who is this guy, do you know him?”

Song Chi said, ”He is the one who stole the boss’s blood to save his true love, a pathetic scumbag.”

Jiang Heng was so angered by Song Chi’s words that he almost had a heart attack.

”So it’s the Young Madam’s scumbag ex-boyfriend, huh?” Zheng Qin said, pulling Song Chi to sit side by side on the pool table, smoking and casting a cold, sly one-eyed glare at Jiang Heng.

Zheng Qin, known for his sharp tongue, mocked Jiang Heng while biting on the cigarette, his voice muffled, ”Why are you here looking for Brother Chi? Could it be that you heard about Brother Chi’s family background and rushed here to cozy up to him, hoping to form an alliance to jointly fight against our Young Helmsman?”

Indeed, Jiang Heng came with that very intention.

Song Chi is Huo Canghai’s eldest grandson, meaning Huo Wen’an is just a bastard child born to Huo Yunsheng and a wild woman.

The Huo Family, a centenary super-wealth clan, can have a Young Helmsman who isn’t a legitimate child, but definitely cannot have a bastard child in that position. Huo Wen’an’s place is unstable.

These days, while investigating issues related to Moon Palace, Jiang Heng learned a lot about Xu Xingguang. He realized that Xu Xingguang’s impoverished boyfriend from Cangshan Town was actually Huo Wen’an!

And the person who followed Xu Xingguang to West Continent City to crash his wedding was also Huo Wen’an.

Xu Xingguang and Jiang Heng have already become mortal enemies who don’t see eye to eye, and now that Huo Wen’an has recovered, he wouldn’t spare Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng was afraid.

Setting aside whether or not he is Belial’s child—even if he is, he’s merely Huo Canghai’s illegitimate son—he still couldn’t defeat Huo Wen’an.

Taking a step back, if he isn’t actually Belial and Huo Canghai’s illegitimate son, his fate would be even worse!

Therefore, upon learning that Huo Wen’an is just a bastard child, Jiang Heng intended to find another rightful leader among the Huo family’s descendants to support in overthrowing Huo Wen’an.

As long as Huo Wen’an falls, Xu Xingguang would lose his greatest support, and Jiang Heng would be safe.

At this time, Huo Wenbei is still locked up in the Central Cave, making Song Chi Jiang Heng’s most promising target.

Having grown up in Rashomon, Song Chi is familiar with deceit and slaughter, making him more suitable than Huo Wenbei to be a decisive leader of the family.