Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing was stunned when he heard this number!

"Are you crazy?!" Ye Qing couldn't help but say, "Five hundred per person, and that's in US dollars! So you want ten thousand for a five-kilometer trip?"

Greed wasn't angry at Ye Qing's words. He smiled and said, "As you know, our island is almost completely cut off from the outside world. Every vehicle on this island has to pay a huge price to get in. Bringing in crude oil is also incredibly troublesome, so naturally the fees are higher!"

Ye Qing looked at Greed speechlessly and said, "You really live up to your name!"

Greed smiled slightly and said, "You flatter me!"

"Ten yuan!" Ye Qing said, "If you won't let us sit, we'll just walk! You have to walk with us too!"

A hint of hesitation flashed across his greedy face, then he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine!"

The word "okay" left Ye Qinggan speechless.

From ten thousand to ten yuan, such a huge jump, he... actually agreed!

"Even a mosquito's leg is meat!" he said with a greedy grin.

"This car was supposed to be assigned to us from the beginning, right?" Ye Qing said speechlessly, but seeing the greedy QR code extended, he still scanned it and sent him 10 yuan!

Greed then said with a grin, "Let's go, everyone, get in the car!"

The guy didn't explain whether the car was arranged from the beginning!

The residence of the Master of Baixiaoge is not in these buildings by the sea.

The car drove upwards and soon arrived in front of a huge villa.

It was more like a huge estate than a villa, and the car drove into the estate.

There were some people wearing masks in the manor, but none of them spoke at the moment.

Greed arranged for Ye Qing and the others to get out of the car, then they went into the building, took the elevator, and went to the top floor!

The moment Ye Qing arrived at the top floor, he was shocked.

The view from the top floor is absolutely stunning. You can see a golden beach and the azure sea right in front of you!

On the top floor, there was an attic. As soon as Ye Qing reached the top floor, he smelled a rich aroma of tea!

"Good tea!" Qin Wanwan said with a change of expression.

"As expected of Doctor Qin, he could smell it at a glance." A gentle voice rang in Ye Qing's ear.

To Ye Qing's slight surprise, the voice was actually a woman's voice.

Ye Qing glanced at the Greedy Sect beside him in surprise and said, "Your sect leader is a woman?"

"Who says our leader has to be a man?" Greed asked. "Of course, I have the leader's private photos. If you're willing to pay me ten thousand US dollars, I can sell them to you!"

"Greed!" the woman's voice rang out from the attic. "Get out!"

His voice carried a hint of anger.

A hint of fear flashed in its greedy eyes, and then it ran away in a flash!

"Everyone, I'm sorry to have made you laugh!" At this moment, a woman came to the door.

She was tall and slender, wearing a golden mask and Hanfu, with a graceful figure, making it impossible to tell her age.

"Please come in, all three of you!" she said with a smile.

Ye Qing and his two companions entered the pavilion, where the Pavilion Master of Baixiao Pavilion arranged for them to sit down.

After sitting down, Ye Qing felt uneasy. He noticed that the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion Master's eyes were always on him, and his gaze was incredibly gentle, almost like silk threads!

This made Ye Qing feel extremely uncomfortable!

"Time flies, twenty-six years have passed in the blink of an eye!" the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge murmured.

"Ah!" Qin Wanwan said, "Sister, you're joking. You look like you're about the same age as us!"

Upon hearing Qin Wanwan's words, a faint smile appeared in the eyes of the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge. He looked at Qin Wanwan and said, "Dr. Qin, you really know how to talk. In terms of age, I could be everyone's mother!"

At this point, she looked at Ye Qing again and said, "I held Ye Qing when he was just born, and in the blink of an eye, he's already married... It's truly heartbreaking!"

Ye Qing and the other two's expressions shifted!

The Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge composed herself, then poured tea for the three of them and said, "Please try my cooking!"

Lin Qianyu picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and then her eyes lit up as she said, "Good tea, tastes good..."

She used a bunch of technical terms that Ye Qing couldn't understand.

Qin Wanwan chimed in from the side.

This made the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge overjoyed, and Ye Qing was equally dumbfounded.

He doesn't know how to appreciate tea, and he's not very interested in it. In fact... he thinks this cup of tea is just awful, not even as good as a three-yuan bottle of iced black tea.

Watching the three of them flatter each other, he couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to say, "Well, Master, let's get down to business. What exactly is going on with this plague?"

The Pavilion Master of Baixiao Pavilion smiled slightly and said, "The three of you don't need to address me as Pavilion Master. My surname is Bai, so you can just call me Aunt Bai!"

"That won't do!" Qin Wanwan said, "The Pavilion Master is so young, you should address her as Sister Bai!"

"Bai Jie?" Ye Qing asked, taken aback.

The three of them turned to look at Ye Qing at the same time.

Ye Qing coughed lightly and shrank his neck.

"Sister Bai!" Qin Wanwan said, "What exactly is this plague? Your island is isolated from the world, could it be spread by poisonous insects?"

The Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge said, "It's definitely not a contagious disease caused by poisonous insects. We suspect it has something to do with Z!"

“Z?” Qin Wanwan’s expression changed.

Lin Qianyu and Ye Qing looked bewildered.

"What Z?" Ye Qing asked.

“A scientist!” Qin Wanwan said.

"A scientist?" Ye Qing asked, "A scientist who studies viruses?"

“It’s normal that you don’t know this person since you haven’t entered the Heavenly Net,” Qin Wanwan said, looking at Ye Qing and Lin Qianyu. “The Heavenly Net has many departments, such as the War Department, the Dark Department, and so on. Among them, there is a Research Department. The research this department is responsible for is different from the research in the world. For example, our fourth-generation exoskeleton device came from this department! And the scientists in it also have serial titles!”

"This ranking is based on status, from A to Z! The higher the status, the higher the ranking!" Qin Wanwan said. "Of course, it's not just these few people; there's also a huge research team. This alphabetical order only represents the highest-ranking group!"

"So this Z is someone from Tianluodiwang, who then developed the virus and brought it to Poison Penglai Island?" Ye Qing asked.

Qin Wanwan shook her head and said, "That's definitely not the case. If you are a martial arts genius, then this Z is a scientific research genius. His parents were both members of the Heavenly Net and died in battle outside the realm!"

"He grew up in the Tianludiwang (a fictional organization) since childhood. He is a man of few words and dislikes martial arts. Instead, he prefers scientific research. At the age of sixteen, he broke through a key barrier and created the prototype of the fourth-generation exoskeleton device!"

“This should have been a huge achievement!” Qin Wanwan said, “But… he didn’t get promoted and remains in the Z ranking!”

"However, the technology research and development department has a bit of a seniority-based system. They said he was too young and his current ranking was too high, so they didn't promote him. Then, in a fit of anger, he left..." Qin Wanwan said, "We don't know where he went after leaving Tianluodiwang, but since he left, he seems to have been going against Tianluodiwang."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's expression shifted, and he said, "Damn it, I'd leave too!"

“In fact!” At this moment, the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge spoke up: “His departure from Tianluodiwang is far more complicated than you imagine; it’s not just about not being able to get promoted.”

"Hmm?" Qin Wanwan looked at the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge and asked, "Sister Bai, is there some inside story?"

"It's not easy to tell you!" said the Pavilion Master of Baixiaoge. "In short, this virus was most likely developed by him. It has spread to hundreds of people on Penglai Island, and they are all currently in quarantine. I'll have to trouble you to go and see if you can find a solution."