442: Chapter 86 It's impossible to get the money back.

Xia He felt a bit strange about Meng Li's plan to use her as a nurse, but after thinking it over, she didn't refuse. She didn't know what else to do for the time being anyway, and just tagging along to the scene to watch the excitement would be boring; she might as well find something to pass the time.

Chen Duo said nothing about this.

Once things were settled, Meng Li and Chen Duo began packing their things to depart.

With the storage rings, the two of them packed very quickly.

Halfway through packing, Meng Li suddenly thought of a problem.

"Did you bring your ID card?" he asked Xia He.

Xia He was currently finding the storage ring quite novel and was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then said awkwardly, "No."

Since joining the All-Over-The-World, an ID card had become optional for her, and she had long since lost track of where it was.

Using an ID card made it easy to track one's movements, which was not conducive to hiding.

Furthermore, she didn't have a spatial Magical Artifact, so she had to carry everything on her person; once she got into a fight, there was no telling when things might get damaged or lost, which was truly inconvenient.

Over time, she couldn't be bothered to apply for a replacement ID.

It wasn't just her; many members of the All-Over-The-World were the same.

At the same time, it was precisely because they lacked ID cards that they often had no choice but to hide everywhere.

To some extent, this was a vicious cycle.

Meng Li was somewhat speechless upon hearing Xia He's answer.

Chen Duo spoke up, "If you don't have an ID card, you can't buy a plane ticket and can't go with us."

"How about we drive there? My driving skills are super good, and we can enjoy the scenery along the way," Xia He suggested with a smile, though it was tinged with guilt.

Meng Li rolled his eyes at her. "Go get a temporary ID card."

Having said that, he took out a new storage ring and handed it to Xia He. "Input a wisp of Qi to activate it, then use your intent to lock onto an item to store or retrieve it at will, but the target is limited to non-living things. You can put your documents and important items inside from now on."

Xia He's eyes lit up, and she quickly took it. After a thought, she put it on her right middle finger and tried it as instructed, finding that the effect was indeed as Meng Li had said.

"This really is convenient." After storing a few sets of clothes and some snacks, Xia He remarked with a sigh, then asked Meng Li with a beaming smile, "This must be very precious, right?"

Meng Li nodded. "For now, it's likely the only one of its kind available. If you took it out to sell, several million shouldn't be a problem. I'll give you a discount price—let's call it three million. Remember to pay me back when you have the money later."

Xia He's smile froze; she really wanted to take the storage ring off and smash it into Meng Li's face, but she held back, instead saying gloomily, "How about you just keep me as your mistress instead?"

Three million—she felt that even if she sold herself through normal means, she wouldn't be able to get that much money.

With abnormal means, she could at most ensure she wasn't short on cash for daily life.

Once she misappropriated a large sum of money without knowing the ropes, it would be easy to cross the bottom line of 'affecting ordinary people,' and then she'd be truly finished.

Therefore, many organizations of Outlanders had 'white gloves' mainly composed of ordinary people.

For example, the Tianxia Society has the Tianxia Group, and the Four Great Families each have their own industries.

The All-Over-The-World has them too, but because the members are undisciplined and don't follow rules, the white gloves exist in name only.

To Xia He's words, Meng Li replied with a cold sneer, "Using my money to pay back the debt you owe me? You're quite the opportunist. No way!"

"If you don't have money, then work to pay off the debt!"

"It saves you from having nothing to do, wandering aimlessly and causing trouble for others."

Hearing this, Xia He burst into laughter, then lunged forward, her chest colliding with his face. She held Meng Li's head, giving him a face-full while stroking his hair wildly, laughing charmingly, "If you want to keep me by your side, just say so. Why go through all these twists and turns, honestly?"

Beside them, Chen Duo's eye twitched at the sight, and she shouted angrily at Xia He, "Bad woman, let go of Meng Li!"

As she spoke, she channeled her Gu Poison, preparing to strike.

Xia He sensed the dangerous aura and quickly dodged behind Meng Li, then poked her head out to tease, "Oh my, little Chen Duo is jealous."

"Do you want to try it too? He used his mouth just now."

Used his mouth?

Chen Duo was stunned for a moment. After she realized what was meant, she even forgot to be angry; her face flushed instantly, and the look in her eyes as she watched Meng Li became strange.

Meng Li rolled his eyes and said seriously, "Don't listen to her nonsense."

Xia He curled her lip.

Nonsense? Not necessarily; at most, it was half-true.

The true part was that Meng Li had indeed used his mouth.

The false part was the timing—it wasn't just now, but earlier when he was messing with her.

However, she didn't expose it, because if she truly provoked Meng Li, she would be the one to suffer.

Seeing that Xia He didn't refute him, Chen Duo immediately believed it.

Meng Li continued, "The luggage is packed, let's head out. We'll get the temporary ID card first, then go to the airport."

Getting a temporary ID card was very convenient; before long, the three of them left the Public Security Bureau and headed for the airport.

Midway, passing a mobile phone store, Meng Li remembered that Xia He lacked not only an ID card but even a phone, so he took out one of the latest models from his storage ring and handed it over.

This was something he had bought when he and Chen Duo were out shopping earlier.

He was replacing his own, and Chen Duo was getting a new one; it was considered an employee benefit.

Out of a habit of hoarding things, Meng Li had also bought a few extra for emergencies; anyway, he wasn't short on money and had the storage ring.

Xia He was stunned for a moment.

Since her Awakening, it wasn't that she hadn't received things.

On the contrary, she had received too many things!

In fact, as long as she spoke, those simps who fell at her feet would even offer their lives to her.

However, those were all the results of her ability's influence.

Receiving a normal gift like this was a first for her.

This gave Xia He a strange feeling.

As she took the phone box and opened it, Meng Li's voice came over: "Nine thousand eight hundred, remember to pay me back."

Xia He curled her lip inwardly and didn't respond.

When you have many lice, they don't itch; when you have many debts, you don't worry.

She already owed three million; a mere nine thousand eight hundred wasn't even ten thousand—it was practically pocket change.

However, repaying the money was impossible.

She was an Outlander, and from the All-Over-The-World at that; how could she honestly work like an ox to earn such meager wages?

At worst, she would use her body to settle the debt and let that duplicitous man have his way with her.

She had chosen to be his pet from the beginning anyway.

No matter how bad the situation got, it wouldn't get much worse.

Thinking of this, Xia He completely let go of her worries and began to fiddle with the new phone with great interest.

By the time she figured it out, the car arrived at the airport...