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Chapter 669 - 539: Mere Formality · Oct 13, 2026

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651 Chapter 651 - 521: Some Things Cannot Be Tolerated 2026-10-13
652 Chapter 652 - 522: Fire Trees and Silver Flowers 2026-10-13
653 Chapter 653 - 523: Upgrade 2026-10-13
654 Chapter 654 - 524: Division and Imbalance 2026-10-13
655 Chapter 655 - 525: Relentless 2026-10-13
656 Chapter 656 - 526: Paranoia 2026-10-13
657 Chapter 657 - 527: Sick 2026-10-13
658 Chapter 658 - 528: An Absurd Trap 2026-10-13
659 Chapter 659 - 529: Xiaohu’s Loneliness 2026-10-13
660 Chapter 660 - 530: Waiting for the Rabbit 2026-10-13
661 Chapter 661 - 531: Such a Swift Blade 2026-10-13
662 Chapter 662 - 532: The Supreme’s Dignity 2026-10-13
663 Chapter 663 - 533: All Just Rumors 2026-10-13
664 Chapter 664 - 534: Xiao Hu’s Revenge 2026-10-13
665 Chapter 665 - 535: The Last Stubborn Resistance 2026-10-13
666 Chapter 666 - 536: Not Bothering with a Joke 2026-10-13
667 Chapter 667 - 537: Slaughter Without End 2026-10-13
668 Chapter 668 - 538: Thorough Search 2026-10-13
669 Chapter 669 - 539: Mere Formality 2026-10-13
670 Chapter 670 - 540: Normal Abnormalities 2026-10-13
671 Chapter 671 - 581: Fleeing at the First Sign of Trouble 2026-10-13
672 Chapter 672 - 582: Academic Exchange 2026-10-13
673 Chapter 673 - 583: The Old Dean 2026-10-13
674 Chapter 674 - 544: Shifting Identities 2026-10-13
675 Chapter 675 - 545: Drastically Different Styles 2026-10-13
676 Chapter 676 - 546: Entrapment 2026-10-13
677 Chapter 677 - 547: Keeping a Promise 2026-10-13
678 Chapter 678 - 548: Celestial Net and Earthly Trap 2026-10-13
679 Chapter 679 - 549: Hard to Defend Oneself 2026-10-13
680 Chapter 680 - 550: Years of Hard Work 2026-10-13
681 Chapter 681 - 551: Xiaohu’s Tiles 2026-10-13
682 Chapter 682 - 552: Fake License Plates 2026-10-13
683 Chapter 683 - 553: Taking a Desperate Gamble 2026-10-13
684 Chapter 684 - 554: Miscalculation 2026-10-13
685 Chapter 685 - 555: Special Appointment Once Again 2026-10-13
686 Chapter 686 - 556: Kill List 2026-10-13
687 Chapter 687 - 557: Adding Fuel to the Blazing Fire 2026-10-13
688 Chapter 688 - 558: A Grand Array of Forces (Happy Year of the Rabbit) 2026-10-13
689 Chapter 689 - 559: Two Pieces of News (Second Update) 2026-10-13
690 Chapter 690 - 560: Getting a Bit Arrogant (Third Update – Happy Year of the Rabbit) 2026-10-13
691 Chapter 691 - 561: What a Coincidence 2026-10-13
692 Chapter 692 - 562: A Sense of Déjà Vu 2026-10-13
693 Chapter 693 - 563: Déjà Vu 2026-10-13
694 Chapter 694 - 564: Probing 2026-10-13
695 Chapter 695 - 565: Death Trap 2026-10-13
696 Chapter 696 - 566: The Tycoon and Three Eyes 2026-10-13
697 Chapter 697 - 567: Protect Our A-level 2026-10-13
698 Chapter 698 - 568: Giving Gifts Places One at the Mercy of Others 2026-10-13
699 Chapter 699 - 569: Celestial Hook Enigma Mansion 2026-10-13
700 Chapter 700 - 570: Truly an Extraordinary Person 2026-10-13

A certain talkative A-level deputy decided to head to Star One, still due to news from Tani.

After Tani returned home at midnight, he thought for a long time and still reported his encounter to the on-duty staff of the Customs Enforcement Division.

After meeting with Panda, he wasn’t killed? Within less than an hour, the news spread throughout the Customs Enforcement Division.

Soon after, under the cover of two assault ships from the City Guard, a dozen high-level officials from the Customs Enforcement Division arrived at Tani’s home.

Everyone carefully inquired about the incident and also reviewed the surrounding surveillance.

As expected, some surveillance was damaged, but everyone could see how Tani returned.

When they learned that Panda was very interested in the Customs Enforcement Division’s meetings, everyone felt somewhat relieved—it seemed the changes were useful!

Some still wanted to know more, but Tani stated: I don’t even know how I was taken out, I’ve said everything there is to say.

Indeed, he even explained the situation of sleeping with the triplets.

This kind of thing... how to put it? It certainly violates some moral perceptions.

However, as Qu Jianlei lamented, in the Empire, this is merely a private moral issue.

The person slept with his own sister-in-law, not someone else’s wife, the women didn’t oppose it, and others have no grounds to interfere.

But what people didn’t expect was that Tani hid one detail, which was his remark to Panda about a certain A-level deputy’s attitude.

His statement at the time was for survival, now that his life was spared, how could he be foolish enough to speak out about it?

The following day, more news came, that three liaison points of the Cyan Blade Commerce Association were cleared yesterday.

People in the Customs Enforcement Division started to speculate: did the attack focus shift?

Everyone thought, whoever dared to simultaneously declare war on the Customs Enforcement Division and Cyan Blade Commerce Association must be an outright madman.

Now such a force has emerged, indeed incredibly fierce, with the strength to challenge both sides simultaneously.

But even so, shouldn’t there be a focus when launching an attack?

Since Tani on their side was released unharmed, does this mean the focus shifted?

The last time someone from the Customs Enforcement Division was killed, it was just a mere C-level Elvin.

So there are no more attack targets left in the Customs Enforcement Division?

This thought is somewhat wishful thinking, but everyone couldn’t help but speculate—no one wants to live in endless anxiety.

Of course, a single piece of evidence is not enough, but a day later, new news came that another three groups from the Cyan Blade Commerce Association were taken down.

This time, there were no superpower warriors, just modified warriors… even ordinary people were not spared!

The Customs Enforcement Division pondered, and ultimately determined that Panda likely wouldn’t target them again.

This A-level deputy thought it over and felt he could pass through Star One to report directly to the Customs Enforcement headquarters.

Is there a danger? Of course, there’s a little, but what if he delays too long and someone else reports it first?

Ultimately, besides feeling indignant, he also wanted to seize this opportunity to move up slightly.

Originally, he wanted to use the Customs Enforcement Team’s warship to forcibly board a passenger starship halfway.

But on this day, the Customs Enforcement Division had no external missions, and no warships took off.

With his authority, he could temporarily requisition a warship to take him to space, but such an operation would need the chief’s approval.

He wasn’t worried about being turned down by the chief, as normally, he had that kind of influence.

However, if the chief asked the reason, how should he answer?

Thinking it over and over, he still decided to take a risk and head directly to the spaceport to board the ship.

After all, he chose a daytime flight, by convention, the danger would be much less.

Then, this deputy, who was not even worth naming, on his way into the spaceport… met with tragedy!

He was actually quite cautious, renting a car through someone and even disguising himself.

Yet something still went wrong, halfway through the drive, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, hitting his car precisely.

After the incident, people from the Customs Enforcement Division arrived and confirmed that the attack came from an old adversary.

What puzzled everyone was that this deputy, although a bit reckless, should have had some anti-lightning measures.

Being suddenly attacked and then disappearing without a trace... it’s really incomprehensible.

Everyone was analyzing how the attack was conducted when someone solemnly spoke, ”So… they still won’t let us be?”

However, someone immediately countered, ”That’s hard to say, this bigwig over to Star One, what is he going to do?”

What to do… do you even need to ask? This guy has been hinting at it in different scenarios not just for a day or two.

Thus, everyone looked enlightened—things have been put aside, yet you still want to oppose them, no surprise there!

Understanding this, for a moment, the Customs Enforcement team’s resentment towards Panda’s forces reduced significantly.

The other party couldn’t care less about the Customs Enforcement Division, yet you insist on digging your own grave, who’s to blame?

What’s more deadly is, if you’ve had enough, so be it, why drag everyone back into the Abyss?

Immediately afterward, the Customs Enforcement Division reacted exactly like the Cyan Blade Commerce Association and sent people to find Hertman.

They wanted to clarify that this was just a personal act by someone in the Customs Enforcement Division, not indicative of our collective will.

The Guard Captain didn’t have much goodwill towards the Customs Enforcement Division either, but no matter what, everyone belonged to the Government system.

Especially, Hoyel also hinted that once I become the leader in the future, the work of the planet will require cooperation from others.

So Hertman stated, I understand this matter, and if there’s an opportunity, I’ll convey it on your behalf.

But there’s a difficulty as well, your wanted notice... makes it a bit hard for me to broach!

The Customs Enforcement Division people said, this is just a show.

The wanted notice issued not long ago, canceling it right now is not appropriate. Shouldn’t the Government’s authority be considered?

Now the branch has already transferred it to an internal notice. It’s very likely that the next step will be to cancel it.

Hertman knows this is an excuse. The real situation is indeed up for debate.

However, everyone is part of the Government system, many things are seen but not spoken of. He didn’t bother to argue further.

Anyway, what he has to do is honestly relay the message to Panda, and what reaction Panda would have is not his concern.

Therefore, he straightforwardly stated, Panda is just a Special Consultant, contacting him is not very convenient, someone wanted to find him yesterday.

As it happens, later that day, Qu Jianlei indeed contacted the Guard Captain.

The people from the Customs Enforcement Division approached Hertman with much fanfare, which could not have been hidden from Qu Jianlei.

Just as he wanted to know what reaction there would be from killing another A-level.

Upon hearing that the Customs Enforcement Division was acting so foolishly, he couldn’t help but scoff, ”So, in the past, I wasn’t killing enough!”

Hertman, knowing he didn’t plan to make another move, sighed with relief: If you keep acting, the boss will really be embarrassed.

Then he mentioned that the Cyan Blade Commerce Association also intends to communicate.

”Nothing comes that cheap!” Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation.

”They started the war, I had no choice, but when it ends... that’s for me to decide!”

With that, he didn’t offer any more explanation, directly ending the communication.

He was genuinely angry at the Cyan Blade Commerce Association—a force so great, why can’t they speak directly?

First, they stayed hidden behind the scenes, slyly directing people against him, followed by dual Supreme pressure, clearly trying to overpower him.

Now seeing that it’s not working, they want to make peace... are all the sure bets in the world yours to claim?

Anyway, he doesn’t plan to easily let the mastermind go—whatever methods you have, bring them on, I’ll watch eagerly.

Of course, his stance also had another reason, which is... the Cyan Blade Commerce Association is not just his enemy.

The kidnapping of Xiang Xue was also carried out by people from the Cyan Blade Commerce Association.

Due to this event, the archaeology enthusiasts decided to join forces with him to fight against Cyan Blade Commerce Association together.

Recently, the Earth Scholar indeed has been dealing with Bida, but that’s just different divisions of labor for everyone.

In the end, the two would definitely team up against Cyan Blade!

Qu Jianlei didn’t explain much to the Guard Captain—no need for that, after stating his stance, he simply hung up.

Then he contacted Xiang Xue to inform her of his decision.

Xiang Xue was indifferent to it, ”Then don’t forgive, it’s up to you... Never heard of anyone doing things as arrogantly as them!”

After a pause, she then said, ”We reconciled with Bida, fought for five million for you... is it enough?”

Five million sounds like a lot, but in such matters, it’s genuinely little. Bida’s loss this time is in the billions.

Most of it was covered by insurance, but Bida would suffer losses of at least a few billion.

The key is that because of this incident, their insurance premium will undoubtedly increase next year.

Under such circumstances, the Earth Scholar managed to secure five million compensation for Qu Jianlei, which isn’t bad.

However, Qu Jianlei is no newcomer, he chuckled upon hearing this, ”Thanks, whatever you say it’s worth, is what it’s worth.”

Is five million a lot? Really not much, the McGillen Family originally had an A-level overseeing, how many assets does this family have?

With the family annihilated, the leftover assets surely would be redistributed.

He’s not sure who got the major share, but logically speaking, the archaeology enthusiasts aren’t an overt organization.

So, the one who got the major share is likely Bida.

But the Earth Scholar is also a longtime veteran, even he knows the matter, they couldn’t have ignored this part of the interest.

Overall, when mixing in the world of Jianghu, some things really can’t be too fussed over.

Just then, Zi Jiu Immortal chimed in, ”Panda, the Agricultural College of Green Water Academy is very interested in your poison.”

”Then I’m truly honored,” Qu Jianlei replied casually, ”but right now I can’t leave at all.”

The Customs Enforcement Division verbally promised to give up dealing with him, but that internal notice is not just for show.

As long as he dares to board the Starship, encountering the Customs Enforcement Warship midway... well, the aftermath would surely be delightful.

”Then think of a way to leave,” Xiang Xue straightforwardly stated, ”if it’s inconvenient for you, I can help.”

Qu Jianlei didn’t doubt that the Earth Scholar had the ability, but the issue is, ”Why so eager to run me off?”

Xiang Xue paused before asking surprisingly, ”The Academy is going on holiday, are you planning to stay here alone?”

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