Chapter 146: Chapter 145: The Old Man Is Done For Too

The sight of the old man’s clearly unconventional attire startled the two women and Wang Runheng, and they stopped in their tracks.

When Mongkha saw the two women pulling their suitcases, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He couldn’t help but frown, feeling both pleased and puzzled.

He was pleased because this confirmed that they were connected to his son’s injuries—and that they knew it.

What puzzled him was, if they had the power to gravely injure his son, why were they fleeing in such a panic?

’So fast!’ Wang Runheng’s heart skipped a beat.

The sight of Mongkha reminded him of Tsuchimikado Kazuya. ’I haven’t encountered a single Extraordinary event in decades, so why am I running into them so often now? Am I incredibly lucky or just terribly unlucky?’

Mongkha stood at the main entrance while Xiao Ya and her companions stood in the lobby. The two groups faced off in silence.

Mongkha looked from the two women to Wang Runheng and shook his head. He then scanned the area, his brow furrowing once more.

’There doesn’t seem to be anyone particularly powerful around?’

Standing beside the two women, Wang Runheng took a deep breath and whispered, "Don’t be nervous. We’ll walk around them. Just act like nothing’s happening. If they try to stop us, I’ll handle it."

He had experienced an Extraordinary event before, so he knew that while Extraordinary Beings were powerful, they generally avoided exposing themselves in public. Their true power lay in their ability to harm people without leaving a trace of evidence.

’It’s the same situation as Bansha’s injury. I’m a famous businessman. They have no evidence to stop me. As long as I make my identity known, I can definitely get them out of Siam.’

’As for the possibility of them using their techniques...’

’It doesn’t matter!’

’Once we get back home, Mr. Gu can surely help us remove any curse.’

So, while reassuring the two women, Wang Runheng led them around Mongkha’s group and headed for the hotel entrance.

Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi followed behind Wang Runheng. Xiao Ya walked on the inside, Jiang Shishi on the outside, and they moved shoulder-to-shoulder toward the hotel entrance.

Mongkha remained silent, his gaze cold and sinister as he watched them. He allowed them to circle around to his side, right to the point where they were about to pass him.

The instant they began to pass each other, Mongkha fiddled with the beaded bracelet on his wrist and reached for Xiao Ya’s hand. "Miss..."

A wisp of sinister, cold energy, imperceptible to ordinary people, suddenly condensed at Mongkha’s fingertips. As he directed this energy to probe Xiao Ya’s wrist, he kept his senses sharp, ready for a sneak attack from a hidden protector.

But before he could touch Xiao Ya, Mongkha sensed a righteous and immense aura flare up from her. To his eyes, it seemed to shimmer with a faint, intermittent gold and silver light.

The light instantly enveloped Xiao Ya. Before the sinister cold from his fingertip could even get close, it was like a drop of water hitting the scorching sun—utterly annihilated by the radiance of the gold and silver light.

"Hn?" Mongkha’s pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with utter disbelief as he stared at Xiao Ya.

The next moment, as if it had pinpointed the source of the sinister energy, the light lunged forward like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. It followed an invisible line and transformed into a tidal wave of light that surged toward him.

Mongkha’s expression changed drastically, but he had no time to speak or dodge before the massive wave crashed into him.

PTUI!

As if he’d been hit by a car going eighty miles an hour, Mongkha spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward. He crashed into the crowd of men surrounding him, taking down three or four of them as they all tumbled into a tangled heap.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded.

Wang Runheng turned back in shock. "You still had Talismans on you?"

Feeling the faint heat still radiating from the phone in her jeans pocket, Xiao Ya said nervously, "Not anymore."

Only then did Wang Runheng realize they hadn’t completely depleted the Talisman during the first incident.

"Let’s go! Now!" Wang Runheng said urgently.

’From start to finish, there’s been no physical contact between us. Now that Mongkha is down, this is the perfect chance to leave.’

And so, Wang Runheng quickly led the two women away.

With Mongkha having coughed up blood and passed out, the men who came with him were thrown into chaos. They scrambled to take care of him and call an ambulance, watching helplessly as Wang Runheng and the two women left, not daring to stop them.

’Are you kidding me? The most powerful one among them, Mongkha, was taken out before he could even finish a sentence. Their opponents obviously have a powerful protector. Anyone who gets any ideas will die. Anyone who blocks their path will die.’

’The most important thing was, they had all seen it with their own eyes. Neither Bansha nor Mongkha had made the slightest physical contact with those two women. Even if they tried to lie, the security footage from the banquet hall and the hotel wouldn’t.’

’With no evidence, it would be one thing if their opponents were from Siam. But of all things, they had to be Celestial Xia People.’

’They were all prominent figures in Siam, not some back-alley thugs. How could they dare to offend Celestial Xia People without just cause?’

So now, all they could do was watch them leave, their hearts filled with terror. They worried whether the women’s powerful protector would turn their anger on them, while also dreading the inevitable wrath of Mongkha and his son.

Not long after, the hospital’s ICU gained another critical patient.

...

It was the off-season for tourism, so Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi easily bought tickets for an early morning flight home. After waiting nervously at the airport for two hours without any sign of Siamese authorities, they boarded the plane without incident.

"Phew—"

Jiang Shishi didn’t let out a long sigh of relief until the plane had taken off.

From the banquet just after five in the afternoon to this flight just after one in the morning, barely eight hours had passed, but she felt as if she had been through the rollercoaster of a lifetime.

"That was so intense!" Jiang Shishi’s expression was one of exhilaration; she felt neither tired nor hungry.

Xiao Ya couldn’t resist shooting her a sideways glance. "Feeling cocky now that we’re safe, are we?"

"If you can’t be cocky when you’re safe, when can you be?" Jiang Shishi laughed, then turned to Wang Runheng in the seat behind them. "Thank you, President Wang."

"Don’t mention it. It was mainly Mr. Gu’s power. Otherwise, I’m not sure I could have gotten you both out of there," Wang Runheng said, waving his hand dismissively.

Wang Runheng felt a wave of residual fear just thinking about it. He had only been considering his own past experiences. ’But if Mongkha had a technique like Bansha’s Hypnosis and took direct control of the two of them, I would have been completely screwed.’

"We still have to thank you, President Wang. If the Talisman had run out, we would have been helpless," Xiao Ya said with feeling.

Wang Runheng thought for a moment before saying, "You two should try to avoid coming to Siam in the future. You should also give Mr. Gu a heads-up. Mongkha is a famous Mage in Siam and a guest of honor to the King of Siam. What happened this time was unexpected, but if he really wanted to, he could even mobilize the power of the royal family."

Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi nodded quickly, understanding the implication of his words.

’No matter how powerful a Mage is, they can’t stop a bullet.’

Siam and Celestial Xia weren’t far apart. After some casual conversation, the plane soon landed at the airport in Port City.

"You two can rest in Port City for the night. First thing tomorrow, I’ll take you back to Yangcheng."