I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 444: Aunt Is Attacked

"PFFT—"

"Hehehe..."

Jiajia’s words made everyone present laugh.

"What are you all laughing at? I’m serious about not becoming a Taoist Nun; if you keep laughing, I’ll get angry."

"We’re not laughing, not laughing anymore..." Wang Qianfeng shook his head. "Going to Wudang Mountain to cultivate doesn’t really mean you have to become a Taoist Nun. The Taoist sects also have secular disciples; you’re just going there to learn."

"Is it really necessary?" Wang Lan furrowed his brow.

"Of course not, it’s just the best option. If you’re confident about training Jiajia well, you can do it yourself. But for Jiajia’s innate Yin and Yang Five Elements talent, no one is more professional than the Taoist sects."

"Uncle Wang, are there any Star Martial Warriors in Wudang Mountain?" Wang Lan hesitantly asked.

"Hahaha... Not just Star Martial Warriors; strictly speaking, Wudang Mountain should be considered a Star Martial Sect Gate. During the imperial era, the Star Martial Sect Gates and Star Martial families were on par. However, the Star Martial families had a natural cohesion, which the Star Martial Sect Gates lacked, so they gradually declined. Now, the only thing that can maintain such cohesion is religious belief. The remaining Star Martial Sect Gates in the world, aside from Wudang Mountain, include Dragon Tiger Mountain and Maoshan. Together, they are known as the Three Great Taoist Sect Gates. The Buddhist Sect’s Shaoshi Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, and Xima Mountain are the Three Great Buddhist Sects. Whether you want to send Jiajia to Wudang Mountain or not is for you to consider; I’m simply offering a suggestion."

"Okay, understood."

After checking on Jiajia, Wang Lan didn’t stay any longer. After visiting several offices, he said goodbye and left the Tianjian Bureau.

「At noon, he had lunch with his aunt at Jiangnan Building in the center of Suzhou City.」

"Auntie, this is Uncle Wang’s suggestion. I don’t know much about it, so it’s up to you to decide."

"What about Jiajia’s schooling?"

"School isn’t something to worry about too much; with Jiajia’s status and achievements, she can attend school anywhere. Besides, now that she has awakened her Star Martial Warrior talent, she can easily enter any of the four major academies in the future."

Wang Lan wasn’t talking nonsense; the guaranteed admission spots for the four great Star Martial Academies weren’t all from the provincial competitions. In fact, eighty percent of students got the spots without participating in the provincial competitions. The reason Wang Lan didn’t get a spot was that he awakened too late; he didn’t awaken until his senior year of high school. How strong could one get by the end of senior year? Even if the four great Star Martial Academies wanted to admit Wang Lan, they had to consider their reputation. How would it look if Wang Lan, a beginner at Star Shine, got admitted to one of the four great academies? That would be ridiculous. Besides, Wang Lan’s identity had always been kept secret, and his rise was too rapid. By the time he graduated from high school, academies other than the one in Modu City didn’t even know Wang Lan’s identity.

But it was different for Song Jia. She was Wang Lan’s cousin, the most talented of their generation, the only daughter of the Southern Flame Emperor’s younger sister, and a self-awakened genius. These conditions combined would definitely secure her a guaranteed admission spot at the four great academies.

"Mom, Wudang is in Hubei province... So far away. Are you willing to let me go alone, far from home, far from relatives, far from friends?" Jiajia suddenly said with a look of grievance.

"Is it very far? It’s okay; we can make a trip there and back in one day. Besides, don’t we have a private plane? Is distance really an issue for us?"

"Brother, am I your real sister?"

"Cousin."

"So... you support sending Jiajia to Wudang Mountain to study?" his aunt asked hesitantly, her expression grave.

"Mainly, there’s no precedent for Jiajia’s talent, and she doesn’t have a system... I mean, we can’t provide her with professional, systematic guidance. If it were a common talent, I’d tailor a cultivation plan for her. But with Jiajia’s talent, I’m afraid of holding her back. Jiajia’s generation... is destined to face challenges."

Hearing this, Wang Qi made up her mind.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this any longer. Let’s eat first and ask others later whether she should be sent."

「The next day, Song Jia didn’t dwell on the decision for long. She excitedly called Hu Feifei to boast. Wang Lan, meanwhile, enjoyed a rare vacation with his group of five.」

Jiang Xinyu and the others used to go out and have fun. Wang Lan would always find various reasons to decline. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to join them, but because the system’s continuous tasks spurred him to use every available moment to firmly establish himself at the top.

Now? A stage of achievement had been reached, so naturally, Wang Lan wouldn’t remain aloof. Apart from Xie Sisi, all five of them came from wealthy families; with money, they could indulge themselves however they wished.

"The fish has taken the bait, a Lan Qi Tuna—" Wang Lan excitedly fought the Lan Qi Tuna as he held his fishing rod aloft. Why not use Star Martial Skill? Life would have no joy if you used cheats for everything, right?

"RING, RING—" Suddenly, a phone rang.

"Wang Lan, it’s a call from the Tianjian Bureau." Xie Sisi, clad in a sexy bikini, glanced at the phone, picked it up, handed it to Wang Lan, and even thoughtfully connected the call for him.

"Brother Xu?"

"Wang Lan, are you in Suzhou City?"

"No, I’m in Lu Province now. What’s up?"

"Ms. Wang Qi has been attacked; you’d better hurry back."

"What?" Wang Lan’s expression instantly turned bleak. "Alright, I’ll be there immediately. How is my aunt? Is she in any danger?"

"She’s currently being resuscitated at the National Defense Hospital."

After he hung up, everyone crowded around. Seeing Wang Lan’s grim expression, they immediately had an ominous premonition.

"My aunt was attacked. I need to go back immediately," he said and, with a flash, returned to the yacht’s room. After changing his clothes, he vanished in an instant.

「When Wang Lan reappeared, he was already at home in Xinyu Building.」

Wang Lan’s Space Phoenix Form allowed him to teleport instantly across any distance within the same space—not only from Lu Province back to Suzhou City, but even to the Kingdom of Ice and Snow, it would be a matter of moments.

After changing at home, he drove straight to the National Defense Hospital. Upon arriving, his colleagues from the Action Department led Wang Lan to the emergency center. Outside the emergency center, Wang Qianfeng and Xu Shiyun were anxiously waiting on chairs outside the resuscitation room.

"Uncle Wang, Brother Xu, how is my aunt?" Wang Lan asked hurriedly.

"She’s still in resuscitation, but she was seriously injured when she was brought in. The attacker was aiming to kill," Wang Qianfeng said agitatedly.

The main reason Wang Qianfeng stayed in Suzhou City was to take good care of Wang Lan and Wang Qi. Wang Qianfeng was pleased with Wang Lan’s growing independence, but he hadn’t expected Wang Qi to be the target of an assassination attempt.

"Who did it?"

"No clue. The assailant was a sniper, stationed at least a kilometer away. We found the sniper’s position, but no footage was captured. This was a premeditated, intricately planned assassination. Moreover, the attacker somehow had prior knowledge of Ms. Wang Qi’s itinerary."

"What about Jiajia’s safety?"

"Don’t worry. Lige and the Zhang Yeqiu sisters have been assigned to protect Song Jia in secret. We haven’t informed Song Jia of Ms. Wang Qi’s assassination attempt yet."

"Don’t tell her," Wang Lan said, his face dark, but he hadn’t lost his composure. He sat quietly next to Xu Shiyun. "How long has she been in there?"

"Almost an hour now."

Before long, the lights in the operating room dimmed. Wang Lan sprang to his feet. As the door to the operating room opened, Wang Lan anxiously watched the gurney being pushed out, fearing he’d see a sight he couldn’t bear.

Fortunately, his aunt, though pale, was breathing clearly and visibly on the bed.

"Director Wang, the surgery was a success." A doctor, wearing glasses and wiping his brow, said, "Look, this is the bullet that was removed from Ms. Wang Qi’s chest."

He handed over a dish. In it, a blood-stained bullet was startling to behold.

".30 caliber medium-range sniper rifle?" Xu Shiyun sighed.

"Exactly! Effective range, one kilometer. The bullet is small, but it’s fast, covering a kilometer in just 1.2 seconds. This bullet accurately hit Ms. Wang Qi’s right chest, striking a rib and piercing a lung lobe. Theoretically, Ms. Wang Qi should have had no chance of survival after being hit by this shot. Miraculously, however, she managed to hold on until she reached the hospital and, even more astoundingly, survived the surgery."

"It’s fortunate it didn’t hit her head, otherwise..."

Wang Qianfeng’s sharp gaze fell on Xu Shiyun, who immediately broke out in a cold sweat from fear.

"Brother Xu, arrange for people to protect my aunt. Uncle Wang, shall we return to the Tianjian Bureau?"

"Good!"

「Wang Lan and Wang Qianfeng arrived at the Tianjian Bureau. The investigation team immediately got into position and started compiling the relevant clues.」

"The sniper was positioned on the rooftop of New City Mansion, 1,500 meters away, from where they shot Ms. Wang Qi. Afterward, they retreated calmly. We found traces left by the sniper on New City Mansion’s rooftop, but no substantial clues. We’ve reviewed all the surveillance cameras inside and around New City Mansion and still found no suspicious targets," Zeng Xiaomo’s clear voice echoed in the conference room.

"Sister Zeng, the sniper bullet removed from my aunt is .30 caliber, from a medium-range sniper rifle."

"Yes, this is a Punisher rifle, used by both military and police, with an effective range of one kilometer, mostly used by SWAT teams to take down violent criminals. But we’ve analyzed the bullet’s ballistics; this sniper rifle doesn’t belong to any Punisher rifle in Suzhou City. We even checked all decommissioned Punisher rifles nationwide, but there isn’t a single suspicious match. Trying to find a breakthrough from the firearm... it’s difficult."

"Each Punisher rifle has a unique serial number when it comes off the production line, and all rifles in service undergo ballistic testing and recording."

"That’s right, but this one doesn’t. It’s possible it wasn’t produced through regular channels."

"An effective range of one kilometer, yet capable of accurately hitting my aunt from 1,500 meters. This sniper is also a master."

"Today, the wind speed in Suzhou City was level four, and the area is full of skyscrapers, making the airflow very unsteady. I’ve asked the Military Region’s sniper team; fewer than ten in the Southeast Military Region could achieve this. I’m starting the investigation from this angle; there probably aren’t even two hundred snipers at this level worldwide. But now, my biggest concern is how the sniper escaped after completing the assassination. New City Mansion is a standalone building; there are no other tall buildings within three hundred meters to aid an escape."

"I want to go to the scene and take a look."

"No problem."

Just then, the door was suddenly opened, and Xu Shiyun came in. "Director Wang, all the protection has been arranged."

"Why didn’t you stay at the hospital to protect her personally?" Wang Qianfeng asked in a stern voice.

"This... Ms. Wang Qi is a woman, after all. It wouldn’t be appropriate for me, a man, to provide close protection, right? Maybe we should let Zeng Xiaomo do it?"

Zeng Xiaomo glanced at Wang Qianfeng and nodded.

"Alright then, Xiaomo, you go protect Ms. Wang Qi personally. If the assassin failed once, they might try again."