Chapter 466: Big and Nasty

Lyca knew that it been weeks since Xu Ke captured her. However, until now, the man was still not budging. Or maybe her efforts were just not enough. All she knew was that he was planning something big and nasty. All the talks would always end up with Lyca telling him her assumptions while he would end up pretending to get it.

But at the end of the day, Xu Ke actually didn't give her anything. It was just her, assuming.

She glanced at the creature swimming in front of her. Until now, Xu Ke refused to tell her how he summoned them. While this angered Lyca, she still felt that Xu Ke was hiding something more sinister than what he was showing her. Sadly for her, all of her actions were monitored, they didn't attach any chains to her nor have someone followed her all the time. However, they were always watching. Or at least, Xu Ke always does.

Such a creep. Good thing, her plan was actually coming through. Just a few more days…

While Lyca is having a hard time figuring out what Xu Ke is hiding, the man found another problem outside of his lab.

"An envoy?" he arched an eyebrow.

"Yes. The Ye family's envoy is coming to offer cooperation. This must be because of those armors?"

"Ye Family? Just the Ye Family and not their country?"

"Yes. Just the Ye Family."

"Who is this person?"

"His name is Ye Wan, thirty-three. He isn't a special member of the family. But he is a very good businessman."

Xu Ke's mood turned sour. Not seeing someone from the Ye Family could easily get misinterpreted by that family and would be taken as an insult, maybe even a gesture to start a war. "Why do they have to come here just as I am really busy?"

Xu Jihan shrugged. "Also… people are looking for the president." He stared at Xu Ke intently. "You have been holed up here for weeks now. The absence of the President is causing problems especially now that chaos is everywhere in the country."

"That damn Shen Family is really causing all this?" Right now, all of his attention was focused on Lyca. How could he still take care of this country? "I told you to fix that, why are they still — "

"They wanted to see you. They are starting to think that the President is sick. The farmers in cone lands wanted you, there had been chaos everywhere. Some were doing peaceful vigils for the cruelty that they suffered from the police. It was just… chaos."

Xu Ke clicked his tongue. All of the chaos are instigated by the Shen Family. He hated how he couldn't just end the Shen Family in one go. "Schedule a press conference, I will talk to the farmers."

"Do you have any solutions?"

"What solutions?" he asked. "A few words would surely pacify them."

"That's not possible. The farmers are getting hungry. They are producing our food yet, they cannot buy their own necessities, the prices are changing every day. It's just…. We need something concrete. We need to change something." Xu Jihan made a deliberate pause. "And no. You cannot let me take care of this. I work with National Defense, this has nothing to do with me. I have been copying your signature for weeks. I cannot act like you this time."

XU Ke turned silent. Right now, he had been so busy with Lyca that he actually failed to do his other job properly. But who would blame him? They have been studying the creature for months without any good findings. However, just days after Lyca arrived, they were able to cut the creature and finally studied what was inside it.

What was making it immortal?

What was the cause of its death? How could an immortal creature die in this world?

Everything had been showing positive results so far. Because of this, his focus had been on the experiments and… Lyca.

"For once… can you stop thinking about that woman?" Xu Jihan asked, irritated. "You have been thinking about her all the time. What about the country? What about our business? The experiments are showing some good results and here you are, acting like a lovestruck fool. We don't even know if she is deliberately trying to do this to gain your trust."

"I already told you! She is doing this for Shen Qui! She wanted to revive him."

"And? Would you really allow her to revive him?" Xu Jihan's face turned grim. "I can see it in your eyes, you like her! Are you going to allow her to be with her husband?"

"I already have my plans. Can you just… just do something about the current problem and stop focusing on Lyca? She had nothing to do with this!"

"Tsk. You are insane. Don't forget about what you promised me. "

"Of course. As long as you help me. I will give you supernatural abilities. As long as we successfully summoned my people, we would be able to give you everything you want."

Xu Jihan squinted at him. "As long as you know." With that, he left Xu Ke alone. After all, now that Xu Ke had been spending all his time with Lyca, he is the only one who is actually working his ass off for the country.

Before Lyca arrived in this place, Ken had been really focused on everything. The country, the experiments, the black market. Everything was under his control. However, everything changed when Lyca came. Since she is in the lab, Xu Ke never left this place too. He had been watching her even in her sleep.

Until now, he couldn't understand this obsession that Ken had for Lyca. The man actually told him he was her husband. But he refused to believe that. Lyca hated Ken. It was pretty obvious how she sometimes would watch Xu Ke as if she was watching her prey.

Sadly, Xu Ke refused to see this.