Since the Tiger Princess had yet to be appointed as an ‘associate’ by Jin like Ke Loong and she obviously wasn’t part of the System, Yun did not use a portal to bring her to him in a matter of seconds.
Instead, she gently told one of the Pandas to keep the place in check while she brought her “esteemed” guest to meet Jin. It surprised Yang Ling that she was led out of the Shop Instance, but she merely thought they would go somewhere more secretive. Perhaps a secret instance within the Tree Mall or a hidden physical room.
But no.
When they were out of Dungeons and Pandas, Yun thoroughly inspected Yang Ling for a moment and her surroundings. “Cough! Please call off the guards who are on standby further away. We do not want any more disturbance since people are already looking at us.” Yun requested since people were indeed looking at them.
After all, the sight of two beautiful ladies was quite eye-catching. Everyone who had visited the dungeon supplier shop knew who Yun was, and she had her own fanbase amongst customers. While Yang Ling had used some make-up to make it less obvious who she was, it still didn’t hide her beauty.
“We attract enough attention as it is.” Yun pointed out as her eyes scanned intrusively at the Tiger Princess’ entire outfit, and Yang Ling blushed a bit.
“It’s the new year! Of course, I have to wear new clothes!” Yang Ling tried to justify her change of attire. Her long coat was to hide her Gearbox, but her dress beneath was a piece of work that was screaming to be revealed.
“Heh. But it is not just new clothes that you are wearing” Yun commented as she stared further down and looked at her chest.
“What?! Erm no?!” Yang Ling quickly tightened her long coat to cover herself, thinking that Yun was implying something more sensitive.
“Hmm? I was referring to your new Gearbox. You are able to hide it seamlessly without any budge or protruding pieces. Not only that, but your movements seem more refined. I assume you did not just improve the attachments, but you had intensive physiotherapy as well. You must have put a lot of effort into it. Well done, girl. Not many have the will to survive after what had happened to you.” Yun clarified as she folded her arms but nodded her head in approval.
“I …yeah. Thank you for noticing.” Yang Ling felt even more embarrassed.
“So is it safe to assume you’ve also regained some of your cultivation grade back?” Yun questioned, and she nodded her head profusely. The Tiger Princess willingly portrayed her cultivation in a short radius to ensure that the others did not get hurt by the imposing aura. Without the appearance of the tiger silhouettes, Yun could already gauge what grade she was. However, compared to Kraft, she had much to learn when that old fox could literally smell one’s cultivation grade out with a long sniff. The System had been trying to emulate that kind of ability with its own circuit systems, but when Jin was out of the shop, its capabilities still dropped significantly.
“Congratulations. I hope your health continues to improve.” Yun nodded her head gently once again as she grabbed onto Yang Ling’s hand. “With this being the case, let’s have some fun.” Her actions caused the guards monitoring Yang Ling to panic momentarily. Yet, before they could react, Yun and Yang Ling were already running towards the edge of the garden.
The Tiger Princess’ heart was pumping furiously because they were closing in on to the glass railings. Yun had taken a stance indicating she was ready to jump and Yang Ling was too perplexed to react. She had the same look as her guards practically screaming. “Is she kidding?!”
Right as she jumped, Yun turned and held the Tiger Princess by her thighs. Yang Ling was excessively dazed to resist when she suddenly found herself soaring through the skies along with Yun.
“Hiiiiiii!” Yang Ling grabbed on to Yun tightly in fear of falling even when she realised what the most beautiful employee under Jin had done. Yun’s actions were too sudden for the Tiger Princess to mentally prepare herself, making her forget that she could use her Qigong and land with the aid of her Gearbox Tech.
Yun had a wide grin painted on her face as they were falling down. “That is how you run away from your personal guards,” Yun whispered to the screaming girl in her embrace, since she found the extras very annoying. She trusted Yang Ling to not share the location, but the same could not be said about her guards. (However, Yun also knew that they could still find where Jin lives with just a bit of digging through his records. Or maybe they already knew since they did stalk him previously. Nevertheless, she will do whatever it takes to keep his place secret as much as possible.)
“WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! I could have just waved them away!” Yang Ling replied angrily when she finally opened her eyes and saw where they were headed.
Yun didn’t stop. She landed on an outlying tree branch before using her momentum to jump again. It was as if that landing was practised for some time, and she always wanted to use it.
Soon, they were jumping over rooftops and heading through alleyways to lose the guards, all while Yun continued to hold on to the Tiger Princess. Only after they lost sight of the guards did she let Yang Ling down and they ran towards Jin’s terrace house.
Eventually, Yang Ling started panting, and Yun asked if she had fun. “You do know that they can track my phone and come to me in a matter of minutes, right? I honestly did not expect that from you, Yun!”
Yun had her back towards Yang Ling and subsequently replied. “Because I am Jin.”
That voice was sufficient for the Tiger Princess to be stunned once more until Yun turned her head and snickered softly with her phone out and there was an audio clip paused. “Fooled you again.”
“Hah! Very funny! I honestly did not expect you to be this relaxed! You have always been someone very strict and demure.” Yang Ling said. She took her phone out and messaged her Lead Bodyguard to stand down and stop the search. Immediately, the phone rang, and Yang Ling explained her situation that the company she was with could be trusted.
“There is no need to worry. Just give me 10 minutes and do not crowd the neighbourhood.” Yang Ling ordered and hung the phone up.
“It would be a miracle if 10 minutes is all you need.” Yun giggled, as she opened the front gates with her phone as well as a thumbprint for the front gate.
“What do you mean?” Yang Ling was getting more and more suspicious about Yun’s behaviour. But the System’s assistant was stating the truth all along.
“Oh? Hey Yun! Why did you use the – Is that Yang Ling?” Lynn heard the front door opening, which was a rare commotion to happen in a house where everyone always appeared out of thin air.
“Happy Chinese New Year to you!” Yang Ling said as she took out a few items from her storage ring. She had prepared entire bags filled with Chinese New Year snack goodies.
“Happy New Year to you too! What brings you here this early in the morning?” Lynn asked as she told the Tiger Princess to give her a moment to wash her hands before she gave her a proper handshake as a greeting.
“I was actually looking for Jin. Yun kept saying he is currently unavailable, but she agreed to lead me to him.” Yang Ling replied as she passed the goodies to Lynn.
“Oh… You will understand once you see him. It would be great if you can talk with him, but if that’s not possible, I can prepare a light breakfast snack for you. I was cooking some pancakes just now. You’re more than welcome to try a few. It never hurts getting a different opinion on my cooking.” Lynn offered as she wanted to thank Yang Ling for the gifts.
“Are you sure we should allow her to go up to Jin’s room? That’s awfully kind of you.” Yun communicated to Lynn through the system channel.
“I trust you will be there to stop her if she does anything pesky. Your breakfast is at stake.” Lynn answered with a serious face.
“Sometimes, I wonder what would have happened if Jin had not taken you in.” Yun nodded with a resigned grin and beckoned the Tiger Princess up the stairs once again.
