Chapter 84 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Although Li Meng said she wanted to check if her father had arrived, in essence, she was just looking for an excuse to leave. However, when she inquired about her father, Li Yitian's whereabouts, she learned that her father had already arrived at the Emerald Tower and was currently in a room doing who knows what. After inquiring about the room number, Li Meng hastily lifted her hem and went in search. It didn’t take much effort to find the room. As she arrived at the room, two warriors belonging to the Li family bowed to her. Since the attack on Li Meng, not only Li Meng herself, but almost all the senior members of the Dragon Qian Group had strengthened their personal guards. And Li Yitian, as the chairman of the Dragon Qian Group, was no exception. There were covert guards protecting Li Yitian before, but ever since the incident with Li Meng, Li Yitian followed the family's method and assigned two of the most powerful warriors to accompany him, partly shifting some of the protective force into the open, hoping to have a deterrent effect. After acknowledging with a slight nod, Li Meng pushed open the door and entered. As soon as she entered, she found herself in a small living room, with four Dragon Qian Group guards stationed at each corner. However, Li Meng did not see her father, only a butler from the Dragon Qian Group sitting there, leisurely drinking tea. The butler was the one who had just gone to pick up Nan Yin, and upon seeing Li Meng enter, he quickly stood up and greeted her, "Second Miss." "Um, where's my father? The maidservant said he was here." Li Meng looked around, unable to spot her father. "The chairman is currently meeting with an honored guest inside. Please wait a moment, Second Miss. I will go and report." The butler said. "An honored guest?" Li Meng cocked her head, many figures who her father would consider honored guests came to mind, but she dismissed the thought of disturbing him. "Nevermind, no need to report. I'll go somewhere else." Li Meng thought of Nan Yin, who was chatting with Su Xiaoyu alone, and suddenly felt a sense of unease, so she got up to leave. However, just as Li Meng was about to leave the sofa, Li Yitian's voice came from inside the room, "It's Meng'er, there's no honored guest. Come in and talk." Li Meng hesitated upon hearing this, then nodded slightly to the butler before walking into the inner room. As soon as she walked in, Li Meng saw a Lieutenant Colonel in a magnificent blue North Yang military uniform standing beside the door, which puzzled her. Could her father be meeting a friend from the North Yang military? Under the gaze of the lieutenant colonel, Li Meng pushed open the door to the inner room. As soon as she entered, she saw Li Yitian sitting and, across from him, a man in military uniform. The man in military uniform wore the same North Yang military uniform as the lieutenant colonel from earlier, but this man was wearing a general uniform, with the rank of Major General on his shoulders. "Meng'er, you've come at the perfect time. Uncle Bai was just talking about you." Li Yitian smiled when he saw Li Meng and beckoned her over. "Uncle Bai?" Li Meng was puzzled but didn't go against her father. She obediently went over and looked at the man in military uniform. She knew about the Bai family, a prominent military and political family in the North Yang. Over the past two centuries, their successive heads had either been prominent statesmen or high-ranking military officers in the North Yang, making them no less influential than the Li family. "Little Li Meng, after three years of separation, you've forgotten me already? That hurts a little." The man in military uniform noticed the doubt in Li Meng's tone and joked half-seriously. "Uncle Bai... Uncle Bai Heng!" Hearing the familiar tone, Li Meng first looked startled, then showed a pleasantly surprised expression. The person in front of her turned out to be her mentor from three years ago! There had always been unofficial interactions between the Li and Bai families, and in Li Yitian's generation, the connections had become even more frequent. Before Li Meng was born, Li Yitian intended to have his second child join the military. So, after Li Meng's birth, Li Yitian cultivated her through the Bai family's connections. Eventually, the Bai family didn't disappoint Li Yitian. The patriarch of the Bai family, Bai Zhaojian, had his second son, Major General Bai Heng, who served in the North Yang Fleet, personally come to mentor Li Meng for two years. Although Bai Heng eventually concluded that Li Meng wasn't suitable for the military, and the political situation in the North Yang made it difficult for the Li family to intervene in the military, Li Yitian still brought Li Meng back from the Bai family. However, the relationship between Li Meng and Bai Heng was quite profound. This was why Li Meng was so delighted when she saw it was Bai Heng. "No, Uncle Bai Heng, it's just that you've changed so much! I haven't seen you in so long... But although you've changed, you look even more handsome in this military uniform." Li Meng happily hugged Bai Heng's arm, showing no signs of being reserved. "And, Uncle Bai Heng's rank has become Major General. I didn't recognize it at first." "Haha, you're still as charming as ever," Bai Heng laughed and patted Li Meng's head. "Just a few words upon meeting, and you've already won people over." "Listen to her, she may look obedient now, but she's not like this outside! Haha," Li Yitian interjected, causing his daughter Li Meng to stick out her tongue at him. "Speaking of that, Little Li Meng is right. I stayed too long at the Mars base, so looking a bit weathered is quite normal." Bai Heng chuckled and shook his head. "Uncle Bai Heng, did you just come back from the Mars Frontier Base?" Li Meng curiously asked. "Yes, I did. When the infrastructure there becomes civilian-used, you must go see the scenery over there in person. It's unlike any other on Earth." Bai Heng said with a smile, but he seemed reluctant to discuss this topic. Li Meng immediately shifted the topic tactfully, "I wonder how long Uncle Bai Heng plans to stay this time?" "This time, I'm not leaving. I will be stationed in Baselis for a while. There will be many opportunities for me to see Little Li Meng in the future." Bai Heng smiled. "I heard that you were attacked by those hooligans, so I rushed over as soon as I heard. How are you? Did you get hurt?" "No, no! There was a girl named Nan Yin who saved me. Without her, I might have been in real trouble." Li Meng casually mentioned Nan Yin. "Oh... Nan Yin?" Bai Heng wrinkled his brow upon hearing this. He had just heard the name from Li Yitian, and he genuinely felt a dislike towards this surname. Subconsciously, he didn't have a great impression of this Nan Yin. Seeing Little Li Meng like this, she seems to have a favorable impression of that Nan Yin... It's better to observe when I meet her. With a myriad of thoughts in his mind, Bai Heng smiled, then suddenly took out a gift box from his storage space and handed it to Li Meng. "I prepared this little gift for you upon hearing about the terror attack. Do you like it?" Without being polite, Li Meng took it and curiously opened it, revealing a ruby-like brooch. Owing to its delicate decorative appearance, it seemed like an ordinary gem brooch – although Li Meng actually had many better ones. Seeing Li Meng's puzzled expression, Bai Heng chuckled and tapped the center of the brooch. Then, a light screen suddenly emerged, and the entire brooch emitted a blue protective shield, enfolding Li Meng within it. "This is actually a little trinket to protect you. This brooch can emit a military-grade plasma shield to protect you from threats such as bullets and shrapnel." Bai Heng said as he controlled the terminal to have the brooch recognize Li Meng. "In addition, this brooch is implanted with a dedicated communication channel. If you're attacked within the Tianzhou City area, the stationed Sheng Chao military will immediately receive the information and come to rescue you." "Thank you, Uncle Bai Heng!" This was essentially having an extra life at critical times, so Li Meng immediately expressed her gratitude to Bai Heng. "Alright, there are many other fun features inside, you'll have to explore them yourself!" Bai Heng said, passing the gift box to Li Meng, who then noticed another blue brooch inside. "This one?" Li Meng was puzzled. "This one is easy to make, so I made two. They have exactly the same functions. You can take this other one to play with, or give it to whoever you want." Bai Heng said generously. As for Li Yitian, he didn't actually need this thing at all. With the foundation of the Dragon Qian Group, the security measures around Li Yitian were much greater than this brooch from Bai Heng. Seeing that the atmosphere was already relaxed, Li Meng took her leave with the brooch. Watching Li Meng's retreating figure, Bai Heng suddenly sighed. "If I had a daughter like Little Li Meng, or some other offspring, that would be great." Li Yitian silently nodded, unsure of what to say. Bai Zhaojian had four children: the eldest son Bai Ning, the second son Bai Heng, the eldest daughter Bai Qing, and the second daughter Bai Xi, but none of them had children. Bai Ning enlisted in the military and held a higher military rank than Bai Heng. He was one of the few Marshals of the Sheng Dynasty who served outside the dynasty and had no time for pursuits of love and family. He remains unmarried and childless to this day. Although the second son, Bai Heng, held a lower military rank than his brother, he was a crucial figure responsible for the Sheng Dynasty's interstellar expeditions. He, too, was too preoccupied to start a family. While he did have a girlfriend, he currently had no plans of settling down. The eldest daughter, Bai Qing, is married, but due to her high inheritance of the Bai family's dragon bloodline, her chances of childbirth are quite low. As a result, she has yet to have children. As for Bai Xi, the second daughter... Li Yitian did not dare inquire further about this matter. Rumors suggested that seventeen years ago, Bai Zhaojian's daughter eloped with a man and never returned home. Rumors even suggested her death, and it was futile to inquire about any children.