“Little girl, saying that… you wouldn’t happen to have a way to apprehend all five transcendent criminals inside the bank at once without harming the hostages, would you?”
Upon hearing Yan Qi’s words, Captain Ma was startled at first, then asked her in a serious tone.
Hearing this, Yan Qi smiled and replied to Captain Ma with great confidence.
“Of course. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to say that to you, Uncle Ma.”
“Xiao Qi, although I know you’re very capable, don’t forget there are five transcendent criminals inside the bank right now. Even if the three of us transcendents joined forces, there’s no way we could subdue them without harming the hostages.”
Hearing Yan Qi’s confident assurance, Shen An’an was momentarily stunned, then quickly reminded her not to overestimate her own abilities or those of their team.
“Yeah, little girl. Maybe your personal strength is immense, but facing five transcendent criminals, the three of you transcendents are still too few.”
Hearing Shen An’an’s words to Yan Qi, Captain Ma, who now understood that Yan Qi might be far more powerful than he had initially imagined, also chimed in with agreement.
Hearing what Shen An’an and Captain Ma said, Yan Qi couldn’t help but show a puzzled expression on her face. Then she said to them,
“Sister Shen, and Uncle Ma, I don’t remember ever saying that us three transcendents would act together, did I?”
Hearing this, both Shen An’an and Captain Ma were taken aback for a moment.
“Little girl, what you mean… do you have backup coming?”
Captain Ma, who reacted first, looked down at Yan Qi before him and asked with curiosity.
Hearing this, Yan Qi quickly shook her head and replied.
“Uncle Ma, I just told you, the only people from our Bureau of Anomalous Affairs who could come here today to handle this incident are us three. So, we definitely don’t have any backup from the Bureau.”
“If that’s the case, then why were you so confident saying what you did just now, little girl?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s answer, Captain Ma couldn’t help but ask her in surprise.
Hearing Captain Ma’s question, Shen An’an was also puzzled and asked Yan Qi.
“Yeah, Xiao Qi, you know we don’t have any backup here.”
Facing the barrage of questions from Shen An’an and Captain Ma, Yan Qi, who had been interrupted and hadn’t finished speaking, quickly said to them in a somewhat complaining tone.
“Sister Shen, Uncle Ma, can you two let me finish speaking first?”
Hearing this, realizing that their interruption might have been a bit rude and cut Yan Qi off, Shen An’an and Captain Ma quickly apologized to her.
“I’m so sorry, please go on.”
“Sorry, Xiao Qi, I really couldn’t help it just now. Please forgive me.”
Hearing their apologies, the always magnanimous Yan Qi didn’t hold it against them. She quickly cleared her throat and continued from where she left off.
“As I said just now, we three definitely can’t get backup from the Bureau of Anomalous Affairs. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get support from other transcendent organizations.”
“Support from other transcendent organizations? Hmm, are there active transcendent organizations here in Fangfeng City?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s words, Captain Ma, now understanding that they weren’t without support, breathed a sigh of relief.
But not remembering any transcendent organizations operating openly in Fangfeng City, Captain Ma couldn’t help but ask Yan Qi curiously.
Having also heard Yan Qi’s reply, Shen An’an suddenly remembered the mysterious and powerful transcendents from the Free Life Association, the transcendent organization that had been cooperating with their Fangfeng City Bureau on the undercover operation these past few days. Connecting this with Yan Qi’s identity, she instantly understood the source of her earlier confidence, and a look of realization dawned on her face.
Not noticing the change in Shen An’an’s expression, Yan Qi looked at Captain Ma before her and answered very seriously.
“Yes, there has always been a very active transcendent organization here in Fangfeng City. It’s just that its reputation hasn’t had time to spread and become known to more people.”
“May I know the name of this transcendent organization?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s answer, Captain Ma’s face showed an expression of understanding. He then asked Yan Qi another question, wanting to know the name of the organization she mentioned.
Hearing this, Yan Qi, thinking that her created organization needed to increase its visibility so she could gain more reputation points, said to Captain Ma.
“Of course, Uncle Ma. The active transcendent organization here in Fangfeng City is called the Free Life Association.”
“Free Life Association? It sounds a bit… unreliable?”
Hearing the name of the transcendent organization Yan Qi had created, Captain Ma couldn’t help but mutter this, feeling the name sounded somewhat untrustworthy.
Hearing Captain Ma say the name of her organization sounded unreliable, Yan Qi was naturally a bit displeased. To salvage her organization’s image, she put on a mysterious expression and said to Captain Ma.
“Although the name Free Life Association might seem a bit out of place compared to mainstream transcendent organizations, Uncle Ma, do you know who the leader of the Free Life Association is?”
“Who?”
Captain Ma looked at Yan Qi before him and followed her lead, asking.
“It’s the legendary number one transcendent in the Xia Kingdom, the Sovereign Empress Daoyan.”
“Sovereign Empress Daoyan! Is the Sovereign Empress Daoyan you’re talking about the same person I’m thinking of?”
“If there’s no one else in this world with the title of Empress, then the Sovereign Empress Daoyan I’m talking about is exactly the one you’re thinking of, Uncle Ma.”
Having received Yan Qi’s confirmation, Captain Ma stood frozen on the spot, his face full of shock.
After all, the Sovereign Empress Daoyan was incredibly famous in the world now. This fame wasn’t just about her beautiful appearance, but more so about her astonishing power, so great that all beings looked up to her in awe.
Snapping out of it, still feeling this was somewhat unbelievable, Captain Ma looked towards Shen An’an, who was not far away, wanting to confirm it one more time.
Seeing Captain Ma’s gaze fall on her and understanding his intent from the expression on his face, Shen An’an nodded at him, confirming what Yan Qi had just told him.