Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Many possible crimes flashed through her mind.

Just as her patience wore thin and she stood up to head to the meeting room to knock and inquire, the door was pulled open from inside.

The person who opened the door was not Xu Xingguang, but the dignified curator, Ming Feng.

Hmm?

Curator Ming Feng opening the door for Xu Xingguang?

Suppressing the astonishment in her heart, Elder Tan Nan quickly glanced over Xu Xingguang from head to toe. Seeing Xu Xingguang’s clothes neat and not disheveled, she slightly relaxed.

Not seeing any injuries on Xu Xingguang, she again felt a sense of relief.

”Curator, finished ’talking’ so soon?” After speaking, Elder Tan Nan deliberately glanced at the setting sun in front of Ming Feng.

Ming Feng laughed heartily, ”Sorry to keep Elder Tan Nan waiting. I was having such a good conversation with Miss Xu, completely lost track of time.”

Elder Tan Nan shot a doubtful look at Ming Feng, then turned to Xu Xingguang for confirmation.

Xu Xingguang nodded at her.

Although filled with confusion, Elder Tan Nan decided to let it go. ”Curator, you must be hungry after such a long journey. While our Central Yu Continent cuisine can’t compare to that of the Emperor City, it has its unique charm. I’ve booked dinner at a restaurant in Golden Gate City, and I hope you will join us.”

Ming Feng wanted to have a meal with Xu Xingguang anyway, and since Elder Tan Nan invited, he couldn’t refuse. ”Miss Xu, why don’t you join us as well?”

Elder Tan Nan nodded with a smile, ”If the curator doesn’t mind the noise, then let’s all go together.”

”Alright.”

Elder Tan Nan arranged for the vehicle and left first, leaving Xu Xingguang and the maid to entertain Ming Feng.

Ming Feng tapped his Intelligent Brain Terminal, sending a message to Ming Lan, informing him to meet at the Welcome Building and head to Golden Gate City for dinner.

After sending the message, Ming Feng looked up and noticed Xu Xingguang staring at his Intelligent Brain Terminal, so he asked her, ”Mother, do you like it?”

Xu Xingguang was silent for a moment before saying, ”My Intelligent Brain Terminal is quite outdated.”

Ming Feng, being very astute, immediately guessed that Xu Xingguang, being new here, lacked money and was quite poor.

His mother couldn’t go without having spending money!

Ming Feng immediately took out his bank sub-card from the storage and handed it to Xu Xingguang, ”Mother, this is my sub-card. Please take it, use it freely within the Three Great Alliances, no password needed.”

This card had never been used since it was issued.

Finally, it found its purpose.

It was a black-gold card embossed with the portrait of the Divine Hidden Emperor, appearing ancient and understated. Xu Xingguang, without being polite to Ming Feng, accepted the card and cautiously asked, ”Is there a limit?”

Ming Feng smiled slightly, ”You may use it freely up to one million silver coins. Beyond that, the system will send a fingerprint confirmation request. But don’t worry about using it; it’s connected to my Intelligent Brain Terminal, and I can confirm it for you anytime.”

Xu Xingguang took the card.

Elder Tan Nan returned to the VIP lounge, just in time to witness this scene.

Her expression changed slightly, but she said nothing.

After a while, Ming Lan returned, and the maid informed Elder Tan Nan that they could set off to Golden Gate City for dinner.

The group got up and went downstairs, with Elder Tan Nan taking Xu Xingguang in the first flying car, while Ming Feng and Ming Lan sat in the second.

Upon getting in the car, Elder Tan Nan asked Xu Xingguang, ”Why did that old thing give you a card?”

Xu Xingguang was pondering how to cover it up when Elder Tan Nan spoke again, ”He wouldn’t happen to want to keep you, would he?” Xu Xingguang was breathtakingly beautiful; arguably, there wasn’t anyone in the entire Divine Martial Realm more attractive.

Ming Feng, however old he was, still a man.

There’s a saying that a man is only honest when he’s dead and buried, or hanging on the wall.

Could it be that old fox Ming Feng was attracted to Xu Xingguang’s beauty?

”His family and mine share the same ancestry,” said Xu Xingguang.

Elder Tan Nan paused before she understood what Xu Xingguang meant. ”Are you saying that your ancestors and the Ming ancestors were one family before the Great Migration?”

”Yes.” Xu Xingguang fabricated, ”That longsword is an heirloom passed down through my family, and he came to Wuyuan Town to acknowledge me after seeing it.”

”I see...”

The Mortal World has always been the cherished homeland for the people of the Divine Hidden Alliance, and seeing kin from the homeland must have overjoyed Elder Ming Feng.

”So, he gave you the card...”

Without blinking, Xu Xingguang replied, ”That is my pocket money. He said all the kids in his family have a fixed allowance, and I shouldn’t be left out.”

Elder Tan Nan had a moment of realization, ”I see, I misjudged that old fellow.”

The flying car arrived in Golden Gate City, parking atop a glittering castle-like skyscraper in the north of the city. The restaurant was on the 17th floor; though not large, with limited patrons, Elder Tan Nan still reserved a private room.

Anyway, this meal could be reimbursed by the Ying Family headquarters, so there was no need to be frugal.

As Ming Feng and Ming Lan entered, Elder Tan Nan welcomed with a smile, ”Turns out the curator and Xingguang are family, what a coincidence.”

Ming Feng was somewhat surprised that his mother had already revealed their relationship to Elder Tan Nan?

Xu Xingguang, smiling, called out to Ming Feng, ”Great-Grandfather.”

Ming Feng’s legs nearly gave way, almost kneeling.

He feared it might shorten his lifespan.

Ming Feng quickly grasped the situation, instantly putting on the guise of a senior, saying kindly, ”I never imagined that Xingguang turned out to be a survivor of the Ming Family scattered in the Mortal World, and based on rank, she is my...great-granddaughter.”

After saying ’great-granddaughter,’ Ming Feng quickly recited in his mind that he was guilty.

He looked at Elder Tan Nan, his gaze more assertive, ”Elder Tan Nan, Xingguang is studying with the Ying Family, and in the future, I’ll have to trouble you to look after her.”

”She’s my student, and looking after her is my responsibility.” Nevertheless, realizing that Xu Xingguang, being of the same descent as Curator Ming Feng, now had a higher standing within the Divine Martial Realm, she would not need to proceed cautiously within the Ying Family going forward.

Elder Tan Nan felt relieved, confident that she could help Xu Xingguang enter the next Hundred Medicines Conference!