A car from the Imperial Guard Command Headquarters?
Hearing the taxi driver describe the two SUVs in that way, Old Su found it rather amusing.
He was about to ask his wife if she could discern anything from the license plates when he noticed her grave expression, her gaze fixed ahead.
"What's wrong?"
Old Su asked instinctively.
Ning Xiaolan raised her hand, pointed ahead, and whispered, "Look, those people up there."
Those people up there?
Old Su looked up in confusion.
Across the road, some fifty meters away, stood more than twenty people. They were all impeccably dressed, standing ramrod straight, with serious expressions.
The two SUVs that had just overtaken their taxi slowly pulled over and stopped in front of them.
Ning Xiaolan whispered to Old Su, "See? Our boss, Director Liu, is among that group."
Who was Ning Xiaolan's "boss"?
Of course, it was Liu Jianfei, Director of the Qingyun Municipal Bureau.
Through his wife's connections, Old Su had the honor of dining with Director Liu before, so he recognized him.
"Oh, it really is Director Liu!"
As Old Su nodded upon spotting Liu Jianfei in the crowd, the taxi driver exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, indeed a big shot! Aren't all the main personnel of Qingyun here?"
"Stop the car."
Ning Xiaolan quickly said to the driver, "Master, we'll get off here."
The place where the group was gathered was Qingyun's guesthouse.
About ten meters further west was Qingyun's renowned Qingyun Zhai.
The taxi driver could tell that the group was the main leadership team of Qingyun (in today's highly developed internet, anyone interested in the city's leadership could find their information online), so Director Ning had no reason not to recognize them.
Even though it was after work hours and Ning Xiaolan was dressed in civilian clothes, it was still inconvenient for her to visit the extremely high-end Qingyun Zhai while Director Liu was present.
The taxi driver naturally had no objections to the passenger's request and immediately pulled the car over.
As their car pulled to the side, people also quickly alighted from the two SUVs ahead.
"So cool!"
Watching the people get out, the taxi driver couldn't help but whisper in admiration.
Indeed.
The six or seven individuals who emerged from the two vehicles were all young women.
Each was in a crisp military uniform, wearing white gloves, with dignified and stern expressions. Their sharp eyes scanned their surroundings with an appearance of casualness.
As this group of young ladies stepped out, they immediately drew the attention of numerous passersby.
The taxi driver muttered, "I'd bet! With this level of security, she's at least a deputy commander."
Qingyun's main leader, Old Meng, also strode forward, bowed slightly, and wore a respectful smile.
The last person alighted from the second SUV.
She was also a woman in a military uniform, wearing black knee-high combat boots.
Evidently.
This woman was the one the taxi driver had mentioned as "at least a commander," and the protagonist that Qingyun's main leadership team had gathered to welcome.
"Wow, this, this is just too cool, too beautiful!"
Compared to ordinary citizens, the taxi driver, who could be considered "well-traveled," had his eyes bulge out upon seeing this woman.
In fact, it wasn't just him.
Even Old Su—
Even Ning Xiaolan, upon seeing this woman, felt an ineffable sense of admiration for her figure and face.
Simply put, Ning Xiaolan, who had always been proud of her figure and face since youth, felt an indescribable sense of inferiority upon seeing this woman.
The woman's beauty was secondary.
Her tall, voluptuous, and healthy physique was a highlight that even a blind person couldn't ignore.
The key was the woman's demeanor!
It was an absolute blend of sharpness, majesty, and yet, the most top-tier sexiness.
Most importantly, it was the golden insignia on her shoulder.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed such a beautiful woman existed in the world."
Old Su couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
For the first time.
Absolutely for the first time, Old Su complimented a woman in front of Ning Xiaolan, and she showed no signs of jealousy.
She merely felt that Old Su was stating an irrefutable fact.
"She is indeed beautiful, indescribably so. This is a true woman."
As Ning Xiaolan also sighed, the group had already quickly entered the guesthouse.
Of course.
No matter how amazed she was by the woman's beauty, she hadn't forgotten why she was here.
"Let's go."
Ning Xiaolan paid the taxi fare, gave Old Su, who was still gazing enviously at the guesthouse, a sidelong glance, and opened the door.
Just as they were getting out, the taxi driver suddenly exclaimed, "I think I know who that woman is!"
You, of all people, know who that woman is?
Heh.
Brother, don't kid yourself.
I don't mean to look down on you, but you don't seem qualified to know who this beauty is that the entire Qingyun team is so formally welcoming.
As Old Su chuckled inwardly, Ning Xiaolan couldn't help but ask, "Who is she?"
"Last summer, I took my wife and kids to Sijiu for a trip."
The taxi driver said, "It was at Sijiu station, I think I saw her from afar. I heard someone nearby say ten words."
"The Eastland has a God of War, named Wujiang!"
"Wujiang?"
Ning Xiaolan was taken aback and asked, "Could she be the legendary Eastland God of War, Li Wujiang?"
Although Ning Xiaolan had never met Li Wujiang, due to her special work, she had heard of this name years ago.
Before waiting for the taxi driver's reply, Ning Xiaolan continued, "If the license plates you identified truly belong to the highest security detail, then this heroic woman with the golden insignia on her shoulder can only be her! Besides her, who else could warrant such a grand welcome from Qingyun's main leadership team?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it must be her."
The taxi driver was full of excitement, repeatedly patting the steering wheel, "It's just a pity I can't ask for an autograph. Otherwise, tsk tsk, I wonder which man could marry such a woman."
"Women like her are usually single, because no man can be worthy of her," Old Su said with a smile, opening his door to get out.
Although they had "encountered" what might be the legendary God of War Wujiang here, Ning Xiaolan quickly put her out of her mind after entering Qingyun Zhai.
Phoenix Bracelet—
As expected of one of Qingyun Zhai's three town treasures, the price was too high.
10.88 million, with "Da Buliu" appended.
Although the Su family was wealthy, and their net worth would increase with the impending demolition of Guangming Hospital, the price of 10.88 million still made Ning Xiaolan, who was determined to buy the Phoenix Bracelet as a gift for her in-laws, feel her teeth ache.
"It's too expensive?"
Looking at the jade bracelet placed in the special display cabinet, Old Su gasped and said to Ning Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, let's look at something else."
Ning Xiaolan was tempted—
She coughed and glanced at the other customers in the shop, then quietly asked the salesperson, "Besides this Phoenix Bracelet, what are the other two town treasures?"
Phoenix Bracelet.
Colorful Hairpin.
Emperor's Heart—
Simply put, they were a jade bracelet, a diamond-inlaid gold hairpin, and a jade pendant carved with a coiled dragon (the kind worn on the neck).
Their prices were 10.88 million, 10.88 million, and 10.88 million respectively.
"I'm speechless."
Old Su couldn't help but say, "Aren't they just jade and gold jewelry? Why are they so expensive?"
Before his words could finish—
A disdainful laugh came from behind, "Heh, Su Laiyun, for you to say that is quite in line with your status and knowledge."
Huh?
Could he run into an acquaintance here?
Old Su was startled and quickly turned to look.
Ning Xiaolan also instinctively turned around.
The expressions of the couple changed in unison.
Old Su was embarrassed and angry, while Ning Xiaolan was awkward.
Heh.
It really was an acquaintance.
And this acquaintance, named Wei Jinfeng, had been Old Su's love rival twenty-seven or twenty-eight years ago.
He was also the "eldest son" of the Wei family, a prominent Qingyun family that could rival the Mo family.
Back then, the wealthy Wei Jinfeng, like Old Su, had his "heart captured" by Ning Xiaolan.
So they each displayed their unique abilities to aggressively pursue Ning Xiaolan.
Wei Jinfeng relied on his good looks, wealth, and high social status.
Old Su, who ran a medical clinic, relied on his "exquisite" medical skills and used the pretense of caring for Mrs. Lan's health to give her physical examinations every few days.
While giving check-ups, Xiao Ziyu was conceived.
For this reason, Wei Jinfeng wished he could skin Old Su alive!
However, any fool knew that given Ning Xiaolan's feisty personality, if she hadn't been in love with Old Su, even if Old Su could punch the South Mountain's fierce tiger and kick the North Sea's dragon, he wouldn't have been able to get her pregnant with Xiao Ziyu.
Time flies, and the past is past.
But Wei Jinfeng's animosity towards Old Su never disappeared.
Especially after his wife passed away from illness last year.
Today!
He encountered the Su couple. Seeing Mrs. Lan, who had become even more dignified and beautiful with the passage of time, Wei Jinfeng's long-dormant "white moonlight" complex erupted.
This damned, heart-stirring feeling!!