NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1087: Rescue Plan_2
Wu Heng said no more and directly opened the boundary door.
The four ghosts all possessed their puppets and followed him into the boundary door.
...
The other side of the boundary door was still the monitoring room of the prison base.
The room was dark, with a few monitors emitting a ghostly blue light, reflecting off the pale skull of the guarding skeleton.
The four ghosts each found a place to sit down, picked up their phones, and started browsing the forum.
"Wow! The forum says you can post short videos now!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed.
"What are short videos?" Bella curiously leaned over.
"They're very short videos you can share for everyone to see," Xiao Xiao explained while skillfully downloading the app and playing a video for the other three souls to watch.
Their four heads immediately huddled together, staring intently at the phone screen, occasionally letting out low exclamations.
Wu Heng paid no attention to the ghosts' exclamations, his mind still preoccupied with matters of the Holy Court.
The attitude of the Holy Court was too abnormal.
The current Pope wasn't a strong person; otherwise, he wouldn't have tolerated so many Special Items being taken without reacting till now.
If it were the previous Pope, he might have already come to kill.
Even if he couldn't win, he would fight for the faith and the honor of the Holy Court.
But if he chooses to continue enduring, he should logically accept the reconciliation proposal.
This unusual silence made Wu Heng suspect that the Holy Hall was secretly planning something.
With a thought, he brought up the attribute panel and focused on the Faith Value column.
[Faith: 42851/50000]
Wu Heng raised an eyebrow.
The Faith Value had reached over forty-two thousand points; at this rate, in just a few more months, he could accumulate enough faith to break through to Heroic Rank.
Now, he could only hope the Holy Court wouldn't really go to that worst step.
Collecting his thoughts, he picked up the satellite phone on the table and dialed Li Yahong's number.
After two busy tones, the call was connected.
"Hello?" Li Yahong's voice came through.
"How's the base doing lately?" Wu Heng asked.
"Everything is normal, nothing has happened," Li Yahong replied.
Wu Heng went straight to the point: "How's the Spirit Awakening Sect doing over there??"
"Very smoothly! All major bases have recognized Spirit Awakening Sect's legal status and are actively cooperating with our missionary activities," Li Yahong's tone carried a few notes of the briskness of reporting work.
Wu Heng pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "Has the rescue plan for those small bases and remote refuges been implemented?"
"The Dawn Alliance has held several meetings internally, but... hasn't decided finally yet."
Wu Heng said, "Prepare the plane, I'm going to the South Korea Base."
"Understood, I'll arrange it immediately."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Heng got up and called to the ghosts to head downstairs.
Then he took an off-road vehicle to Xinfu City Airport.
...
The plane landed smoothly at the airport of the South Korea Base.
The cabin door opened, and Wu Heng walked down the gangway.
Qi Hancai, who had been waiting on the runway, immediately stepped up to greet him with her team.
Today, Qi Hancai was wearing a neat brown jacket, paired with a simple white T-shirt, slim-fitting jeans, and lace-up high-top leather boots, looking extremely capable.
A white owl stood on her shoulder, carrying a mini leather purse crosswise and wearing a tiny round-top hat on its head, its round eyes vigilantly surveying the surroundings.
The tamed beast Wu Heng had given her had been cultivated into a show pet.
Behind Qi Hancai stood two tall skeleton attendants, followed by several senior management personnel from the base.
The group waited silently, their presence accentuating her strong aura.
"Leader!" Qi Hancai stepped forward with a smile to greet, followed by everyone else paying respectful homage.
Next, her gaze skipped past Wu Heng, curiously landing on the two unfamiliar women behind him.
The two were Xiao Xiao and Lady, while Glenda and Bella hadn't possessed their puppets and stayed in ghost form beside them, invisible to ordinary people.
In this current environment, the identity of the ghosts didn't need to be kept so secret.
Choosing to appear in puppet form, Wu Heng had no intention of stopping them.
"Who are these two...?" Qi Hancai couldn't help but ask.
"I'm Xiao Xiao, Aunt Qi!" Xiao Xiao's puppet proactively said, then pulled Lady's hand beside her to introduce, "This is my aunt!"
Aunt?
Qi Hancai's eyes widened a bit, her face full of surprise.
Wasn't Xiao Xiao a ghost?
How did she suddenly have a solid body?
Moreover, she had never heard of Wu Heng or Xiao Xiao having any aunt.
Qi Hancai looked at Lady, but the latter had no intention to greet her.
Wu Heng said, "I'll explain this later; let's head to the meeting room first."
"Alright." Qi Hancai pressed down the doubts in her heart, nodding her head.
Wu Heng turned to Xiao Xiao and Lady and said, "You guys go to your residence first."
"Can we go to the market?" Xiao Xiao immediately raised her hand.
"Sure, be safe. Whatever you want to buy, put it on Aunt Qi's tab," Wu Heng generously waved his hand.
Qi Hancai smiled and took out money from her wallet, "It's not practical to keep tabs here, Aunt gives you money, buy whatever you want."
Xiao Xiao glanced at Wu Heng, saw him nod, and then accepted it, "Thank you, Aunt."
With that, she cheerfully pulled Lady away.
The group arrived at the core area of the base's meeting room and took their seats.
Qi Hancai first led several senior members to briefly report on recent base progress and development plans. After the report, others gradually left.
The room was left with only her and Wu Heng.
The atmosphere slightly relaxed.