Armor Guardians.

Chapter 18 Lots of Money

"No~"

Xia Qianmeng groggily opened her eyes and saw the familiar ceiling. At the same time, Xia Qianmeng's memories were gradually returning. She had just been fighting. Oh right, a lot of people wanted to steal her armor summoner, and then she ran away.

Seeing that Xia Qianmeng had woken up, Cang Lin was very happy: "Xia Qianmeng, did you see a golden light or a person wearing white and gold armor come in just now?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Qianmeng realized that there were other people in the house besides herself. Wasn't Cang Lin referring to her?

Therefore, Xia Qianmeng guessed they were definitely here to steal her armor summoning device, but she wasn't that stupid: "No~"

"Really not?" Cang Lin stared into Xia Qianmeng's eyes.

"No~"

Xia Shaomeng turned her gaze elsewhere, afraid that she would give herself away, but Cang Lin already saw her as lying.

Of course, Cang Lin wasn't the only one who thought Xia Qianmeng was lying; Xia Qianxue, who had watched everything from the back corner, also thought it. She hadn't expected her useless brother to know any information.

So Xia Qianxue walked over: "Xia Qianmeng, you'd better tell me what you know~"

Xia Qianxue spoke loudly and in a very harsh tone, which startled Xia Qianmeng, who was focused on dealing with Cang Lin. She didn't expect that her younger sister was also there, and that she would be so harsh on her for the sake of an outsider.

Therefore, Xia Qianmeng did not respond to Xia Qianying's words, but instead directly asked Xia Qianxue, "Qianxue, who are they? Shouldn't you be at school right now?"

"You don't need to know who he is. Just answer the question he asked earlier," Xia Qianxue said coldly as she walked in front of Xia Qianmeng.

Seeing Xia Qianmeng's cautious demeanor, Cang Lin took out his Dragon Group identity card. The Dragon Group was very famous in China, and he believed that Xia Qianmeng would definitely give him face: "Xia Qianmeng, I am from the Dragon Group. Now, please cooperate with our investigation, okay? It won't take long."

Upon hearing that Cang Lin was from the Dragon Group, Xia Qianmeng became even more nervous. She remembered the Dragon Group shooting at her; now that she hadn't summoned the Candlelight Armor, she feared she would die from a single hit.
So, Xia Qianmeng looked away nervously and said, "I don't have time, it's almost time, I have to go to work~"

After speaking, Xia Qianmeng stood up and walked past Cang Lin. As she passed Xia Qianxue, she glanced at her deliberately, wondering why her sister had become like this, treating her this way for the sake of outsiders. Seeing Xia Qianmeng leave, Cang Lin didn't stop her. He thought she wasn't the Candlelight Armor, so why should he stop her? If she really was related to the Candlelight Armor summoner, then he should just keep a close eye on the people around her.

So, after Xia Qianmeng went out, Cang Lin directly contacted the Dragon Group members who were lying in ambush outside using a communicator: "Send two people to keep an eye on Xia Qianmeng, and also pay attention to the people around her."

"Received~"

……

So, after searching the house, the four divine beast armor summoners left.

"Xia Qianxue, I remember that as an armor summoner, your salary is not small, right? Why don't you add some equipment to your home?"

On the way, Cang Lin asked curiously because he felt that the house was really a bit shabby. The pots in the kitchen hadn't been used for a long time and were all rusty.

"Add what? Xia Qianmeng probably has a lot of money on her hands. My parents were doing alright when they first left home, but things have gotten worse and worse since then... Otherwise, why do you think I didn't want to live there anymore? We don't cook at home anymore. She's probably been eating out all the time since I left."

Xia Qianxue didn't know how much money her parents left for her and her siblings, so with her broader perspective, she guessed that it should be at least a few hundred thousand. Since Xia Qianmeng still made her live such a hard life even though she had so much money, then she wouldn't let Xia Qianmeng spend her money either, and let Xia Qianmeng just hold onto the money her parents left them.

Xia Qianxue had no idea that the money her parents left them had long been used up, and there wasn't much left.

The reason Xia Qianmeng didn't let her younger sister know how much money her parents left them was because she didn't want her younger sister to worry about money in the future. She wanted her sister to live a carefree life, and if she didn't have money, she could earn it back herself.

It was precisely because of this that Xia Qianxue believed that her parents had left them a lot of money, which Xia Qianmeng had kept instead of giving her any to spend, leading to their growing conflict.

Although Xia Qianmeng's poor physical condition was one of the reasons for the escalation of their conflict.

(End of this chapter)