It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 734 Wonderful
Good news from Qingjiang City regarding Feng Ling accelerated the progress of the circular conference.

Such meetings often involve a lengthy back-and-forth process, with representatives from departments such as defense, finance, diplomacy, scientific research, and energy taking turns to speak. Every aspect must be discussed thoroughly before a final vote is taken.

Although Mei Junyu had told Pei Xianjue before the meeting that the support rate for the Supervisory Bureau would exceed 50%, it was hard to guarantee that someone wouldn't suddenly turn against them, so Pei Xianjue remained uneasy throughout the meeting.

At the same time, she also gained a very new experience - she did not expect Mei Junyu to resolutely protect Feng Ling, even though the two had never had any contact.

Pei Xianjue reflected on this and concluded that she had been blindly trusting authority for too long.

To climb the ladder, she needed the support of superiors, the prestige of being a renowned hunter, and the endorsement of mainstream media. So when she faced an "authority figure," she almost instinctively conformed to their decision, even if it would hurt her friends. But she forgot that she herself was now an "authority figure."

Having long held a high position, Mei Junyu was accustomed to the checks and balances and power struggles among "authorities," so she could make a clear judgment without even knowing Feng Ling.

After figuring this out, Pei Xianjue felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

She was very happy.

The meeting lasted until noon. After a short break, she traveled from Yanjing to Pei's Group to meet with senior executives and some elders.

I also ate dinner with these people.

At the dinner table, she explained to her father and uncles the content of the meeting, which was mainly to analyze the undercurrents between various forces and to prevent Pei from failing to see the situation clearly and making mistakes when making key decisions in the future.

As Pei Xianjue was speaking, she noticed that everyone at the table was listening very attentively, including several of her cousins ​​who had previously looked down on her.

For some reason, she deliberately slowed down her speech and even paused slightly when she got to some key points.

Even so, no one interrupted her.

Pei Xianjue felt an indescribable sense of comfort. Her toes, hidden under the tablecloth, were slightly raised, and she felt so good that every pore on her body wanted to sing.

She never imagined that simply having her words heard and taken seriously would feel so good.

Now, every word that comes out of her mouth seems to carry an unknown power, attracting them to listen and think. Pei Xianjue doesn't know how to describe this feeling, she can only say it is extremely wonderful.

She boarded the plane, still savoring the wonderful feeling, and returned to the quarantine area.

It was already past midnight when I got back.

She didn't want to wake Huangfu Miaomiao, so she opened the door quietly, but the lights were on inside.

Pei Xianjue couldn't help but laugh, thinking that Huangfu Miaomiao must be staying up late watching cartoons again.

But after scanning around, she couldn't find Huangfu Miaomiao.

Is it in the bathroom?
Pei Xianjue was suspicious. She walked to the bathroom door, but there was no one inside.

She sensed something was wrong and was about to call Huangfu Miaomiao when she caught a glimpse of her phone and tablet lying on the sofa.

Pei Xianjue's unease grew stronger, and she immediately took out her phone to call Baozi: "Is Miaomiao with you?"

Baozi had just fallen asleep when Pei Xianjue's question left her completely bewildered. "What 'Miaomiao'..."

Pei Xianjue knew immediately that Baozi was unaware of the situation. The probability of Huangfu Miaomiao being with Baozi was very small, but in the entire quarantine area, where else could Huangfu Miaomiao go besides going to see Baozi, an acquaintance?
The door lock wasn't broken, and there were no signs of a struggle inside, indicating that Huangfu Miaomiao left voluntarily.

At this moment, Baozi's mind finally cleared completely, and he asked, "Can't we find Miaomiao?"

Pei Xianjue pressed her temples in frustration. "Get the security personnel here and have them check the surveillance footage. Also, ask the train station if any trains have departed tonight."

She wondered if Huangfu Miaomiao had secretly gone to Qingjiang because she missed Feng Ling too much. But she couldn't have left her phone and tablet behind, could she?

Pei Xianjue paced anxiously inside the room, unwilling to think the worst—what if something happened to Miaomiao!
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Three hours earlier, Huangfu Miaomiao was lying on the sofa, idly playing on her tablet, when she heard the click of the door lock outside. She assumed that Pei Xianjue had returned.

She slipped on her slippers to open the door, complaining, "Why does the meeting take so long? I'm only just getting back..."

The door opened, and a girl who looked about ten years old stood outside. She looked familiar.

Huangfu Miaomiao stood at the door for a long time, stunned, before suddenly realizing, "It's a shooting star!"
She fell to the ground with a thud, instinctively wanting to scream!
Meteor looked at her suspiciously: "What are you afraid of? Don't you want to switch bodies with me?"

The scream got stuck in her throat, neither coming up nor going down, and Huangfu Miaomiao eventually choked back it.

"Yes...that's right, I want to change, to change back to my original body." Huangfu Miaomiao forced herself to calm down and got up.

Meteor stepped into the house and closed the door behind him.

Huangfu Miaomiao nervously took two steps back.

“I was in charge when we switched bodies, but you need to take the lead now that we're switching back, since the Thousand-Faced God card is inside your body. I’ll teach you how to operate it,” Meteor said calmly. “The whole process will take a few minutes, so you’d better not shout or yell. If you get disturbed and it causes a malfunction during the consciousness exchange, we’ll both become mentally deranged lunatics.”

Huangfu Miaomiao became even more nervous upon hearing this and quickly waved her hands, "I won't, I won't, I won't make any noise."

Meteor glanced at the furnishings in the room, pointed to an empty space covered with carpet, and said, "That'll do."

"Oh." Huangfu Miaomiao walked over and sat down obediently on the carpet.

She turned to look at the shooting star and saw it walk straight to the refrigerator and unceremoniously take out a bottle of mineral water and drink it.

Huangfu Miaomiao was a little annoyed. Swapping bodies was such an important thing to her, but the other person was so unhurried and even had the mood to drink water... Pei Xianjue said it was natural mineral water from some Tianshan Mountain, and it was very expensive.

Meteor noticed the displeasure in Huangfu Miaomiao's eyes, smiled, and said, "I haven't had a drop of water the whole way. If I don't drink now, you'll be the one who suffers when the bodies are switched back."

Huangfu Miaomiao remained silent.

Meteor, holding a mineral water bottle, drank as he approached Huangfu Miaomiao, then looked her up and down and laughed, "You've taken good care of me."

Huangfu Miaomiao was agitated. "Let's get started."

“What’s the rush?” Meteor said. “Before I switch back to my body, I need you to agree to one condition.”

Huangfu Miaomiao jumped up as if in a state of shock, staring wide-eyed at the shooting star, "I won't fall for your tricks again!"

She felt that Meteor was too cunning; every word he said could potentially set a trap for her!

Meteor didn't expect Huangfu Miaomiao to react this way, and raised an eyebrow in surprise, "...I haven't said what the conditions are yet."

Huangfu Miaomiao clenched her fists and shouted, "I won't agree to any of your conditions! You're definitely trying to do something bad again! Let me tell you, nothing you do now will make a difference! Once Feng Ling comes out, you're dead!"

Upon hearing this, Meteor's gaze darkened slightly, his face expressionless. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Since I'm already doomed, what do you have to be afraid of? Aren't you curious about what conditions I'll propose?"

　I know you shouldn't make promises you can't keep, but I really think that writing one more chapter should be enough to end the Earth arc... right?

　　(End of this chapter)