My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1060 Leaving without saying goodbye
After a busy day at work, Xiao Jie finally embarked on her journey home. Sitting in the hovercar provided by the company, she mingled with the nighttime traffic and flew towards the upscale apartment complex.

Although Xinbinhai City is a third-tier city, its night view resembles a near-future cyberpunk metropolis, with neon lights flashing and colors dazzling.

Floating boats and air vehicles shuttle back and forth on different urban elevated transportation low-altitude lanes, where classical and modern styles collide in a contradictory yet harmonious way, and the headlights draw streaks of light and color in the night sky.

The transportation system of the Demon Alliance has surpassed that of the real world from which Wen Rui came. Floating cars and airships have replaced wheeled vehicles and medium-to-large drones, becoming the main means of transportation, much like automobiles.

This is mainly because Wen Rui unlocked the anti-gravity engine technology through the system. This technology, which was once used by the military, has been widely used by civilians, and every citizen of the Demon Alliance can benefit from the technological development.

In the past, cultivation sects also used similar floating transportation tools, namely flying boats.

Cultivation sects that possess flying boats have their disciples travel by flying boat, a display of status comparable to that of tycoons in the real world traveling by private jet. It is a great way to show off one's status, causing mortals below to look up in awe, and some even kneel down and kowtow, thinking they have seen immortals.

In the old days, flying boats were top-tier luxury items that only a very few sect prodigies were entitled to use, even among cultivators. Ordinary people would find it extremely difficult to even have the chance to see one, let alone ride in one.

The spirit stones required to power the flying boat are astronomical, and the scarcity of spirit stones means that even if mortals have accumulated some wealth, they have no way to exchange them.

If you can't even afford fuel, who can afford to drive a car?
After the anti-gravity engine technology is commercialized, the Demon Alliance can use cheap electricity with almost zero production costs to drive hovercars with flight effects equivalent to old-fashioned airships. An ordinary working-class family can afford to buy and use them by saving up some money.

The city's low-altitude airspace is divided into multiple lanes, with the hovercraft flying in their respective lanes at different altitudes. Occasionally, they change lanes and switch altitudes, appearing chaotic yet orderly.

There were no pedestrians or "flying people" in the air. It's not that there weren't any citizens of the Demon Alliance who possessed the ability to fly. In this magical world, in a city that was a melting pot of races, winged citizens made up a certain percentage of the population.

However, for traffic safety reasons, the Demon Alliance prohibits pedestrians from occupying the elevated lanes. The penalty is the same as jaywalking. If caught, not only will they be fined, but they will also have to serve as traffic assistants for a period of time.

After all, if you bump into someone while walking, you might fall and get a minor injury at most. But if you collide with another flying person while flying, you could fall and be smashed to pieces, or even kill innocent passersby.

The impact on a pedestrian who is hit by a hovercar is extremely tragic. Even if the impact is not strong, and the person is only knocked unconscious, the chances of survival after falling are slim.

Based on these considerations and countless lessons learned in blood, the Demon Alliance introduced the regulation prohibiting pedestrians from flying within the city.

Once outside the city, there is plenty of space, and you can fly freely as long as you are not on the flight path of the large airships.

Therefore, although Xiao Jie has wings, she can only walk in the city. Her body is also quite small, and her short legs greatly limit her mobility. She can't even reach the accelerator or brake pedal when driving. The company specially provided her with a car and driver to pick her up and drop her off at get off work.

Eager to get home, Xiao Jie sat in the back of the hovercar, glancing out the window every now and then to see how far the car had gotten from home.

Occasionally, she would reach into her bag to check if a delicate wooden box inside was still there before she could feel at ease.

The wooden box was marked with the word "Biochemical". Inside the box was a very precious gene injection. This injection was a treasure that Xiao Jie had obtained after spending all the faith points of the Creation Celestial Venerable he had accumulated over more than ten years and passing through many layers of review.

The gene injection was personally formulated by the Creator, and its purpose is to give the Demon Insect Girls a chance to "re-create" their appearance. There are ten subspecies of Demon Insect Girls, each with different body types, appearances, and physical characteristics, ranging from petite fairy-like types like Xiao Jie to nine-headed versions with the figures of top models.

When they left the blending plant, the demon insect girls couldn't choose their subspecies type, so Wen Rui gave them a second chance to recreate their appearance, but only if they made a certain contribution to the Demon Alliance. They could either achieve scientific research results to gain Creation Celestial Venerable Faith Points or accomplish great things and establish merit.

It's worth mentioning that there's also a "Hero Mother" reward category. A girl who gives birth to 20 hybrid demon insect children can also receive a free gene injection to reshape her body and appearance.

These past few days, Xiao Jie's nightly raids have all failed, and she's come to realize that the other person clearly doesn't like her type.

Among humans, there are indeed people who like her type, but they are relatively few in number and are easily regarded as perverts.

Brother Yunhe was clearly a proper and modest gentleman, always looking at her with kind eyes. It was obviously a case of a grandfather looking at a grandson, and there was absolutely no possibility of any romantic feelings between a man and a woman developing between them.

Xiao Jie plans to use a gene serum to transform into a curvaceous, long-legged beauty before launching a night raid, hoping that she won't be treated like a child.

Just thinking about the surprised expression on Brother Yunhe's face when he sees his beautiful body after his glamorous transformation tonight fills Xiao Jie with anticipation, and he can't wait to fly home.

The airship arrived at the rooftop helipad of the apartment building. Xiao Jie immediately jumped off the vehicle, forgetting to politely say goodbye to the driver, and hurriedly ran towards the elevator.

Arriving at the front door, Xiao Jie unlocked the door with her fingerprint and pushed it open. Despite being tired from a long day's work, she excitedly called out in her clear voice, "Brother Yunhe, I'm home..."

However, the moment she opened the door, an ominous premonition welled up in her heart; the room was pitch black and quiet.

It was already 8 p.m., and the sun had long since set. If the lights weren't on, the room would be pitch black.

If someone is home, even if the living room lights are off, light will still shine through the crack in the guest room door.

"pat..."

The small bag containing the precious gene serum fell to the ground. Xiao Jie rushed into the room like a madman, turned on all the lights, and searched room by room.

But after searching through all the rooms, she still couldn't find the old human man who had captivated her, the one she thought she had finally met her soulmate.

Her long-held fears finally came true; that person left quietly without saying goodbye, without even leaving a reason for their departure.

On the dining table in the central hall, there were still two stacks of banknotes that Xiao Jie had taken out that morning. The attempt to retain him with money, unsurprisingly, ended in failure.

(End of this chapter)