Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 510 - 505: Rick Family

If it were just her alone, these damned bugs from the Josen Family could be killed just like that.

But there were also those injured detectives in the car behind.

Even though their wounds had healed, their bodies, tortured over this period, were still weak, their spirits were off, and she couldn’t take risks.

So for these disgusting families in the West Continent, she planned to inflict a heavy blow to deter them, making an example of one to warn the rest.

The first target was the Rick Family.

Among all the ancient families in the West Continent, this family was the most low-key, even somewhat mysterious internationally, with no useful information to be found.

But Ji Ning knew that in chaotic times, the Rick Family was second only to the Josen Family.

Because they were particularly prolific, their direct bloodline numbered more than all the other families in the West Continent combined.

A man would marry two or three dozen wives, all for the sake of having children.

The Rick Family claimed royal descent, considering their bloodline the most noble, so continuing the direct family line was extremely important.

They had an ancient method to test whether newborn children had noble blood.

The closer a child’s bloodline was to their ancestors, the higher they would be valued and would inherit all the family’s resources.

But as the chaotic era ended, fewer descendants of the Rick Family were awakening superpowers, so in order to avoid being wiped out by other forces, they began a global search for high-quality female superpower users to bear children for their family.

But while the plan was ideal, reality slapped the Rick Family in the face.

The family’s reputation was bad on the outside; why would any competent woman fancy this kind of "stud family" like Rick?

For the sake of the family’s continuation, the members of the Rick Family gradually became low-key, with all their descendants outside the family changing their surnames, never acting under the family banner, making the Rick Family the most mysterious ancient family in the West Continent.

Ji Ning hurriedly came because she feared this family had taken a liking to Ye Tong’s talent, wanting her to bear children.

And what she feared was indeed happening.

Ye Tong was locked in a luxurious room inside the Rick Family’s castle.

She truly hadn’t expected Jin Jiaojiao to be so ruthless, even having her uncle put Ye Tong’s name on the target list.

Jin Jiaojiao’s uncle was also a member of the Eternal Life Sect, wielding some power and having a good relationship with the Rick Family, often helping them find women with excellent physical talents.

As soon as she arrived in the West Continent with those people in black robes, she was kidnapped by Jin Jiaojiao’s uncle and his men.

No matter how much she said she was Su Qiangwei or how the Ji Family Army tried to stop them, they couldn’t stop it.

The temporary leader of the Ji Family Army needed the support of these ancient families in the West Continent to promote the Immortal People 2.0 program, so he sold her out.

Jin Jiaojiao’s uncle then sent her to a direct heir of the Rick Family, Bob Rick.

He ranked as the fourth in line for succession in the Rick Family and considered himself of noble blood, having 14 wives and 23 children, yet none had the talent for awakening superpowers.

So Jin Jiaojiao’s uncle sent her to this heir as his 15th wife, with the goal of bearing children for him.

Damn it! Who the hell wants to have children?

And to have children with such a questionable piece of rotten cucumber?

She was destined to become the Hua Continent’s queen of cinema.

Absolutely cannot lose her dignity here.

Due to Ye Tong’s fierce resistance, and compounded by her reputation as "Su Qiangwei," this Young Master Rick did not force her.

He only had her locked up and subjected to daily brainwashing, listening to which made Ye Tong roll her eyes.

This made her despise those self-righteous male chauvinists even more.

"Miss Su, these are roses picked by the young master himself for you, each one worth a fortune. Even the ladies wanted them, but he didn’t give any."

The maid serving Ye Tong walked in, holding a bottle of champagne-colored roses.

Ye Tong looked through the dressing mirror at the open door and saw the two superpower users still standing there.

Since she injured Young Master Rick and nearly escaped, the regular servants guarding her had been replaced by superpower users, specifically high-level support system superpower users.

Ye Tong felt anxious inside, having attempted to bribe the young maid who brought her food and cared for her daily needs, but the maid was too timid and even betrayed her for a better future.

Young Master Rick then sent older maids to serve her; these were the most loyal servants of the Rick Family, having been heavily brainwashed for a dozen years.

Every time they came to serve, they praised their young master, as if her refusal to become his 15th wife was an utterly foolish act.

Ye Tong fought back the urge to chase them away, striving to glean useful information from their words.

"Miss Su, last night the young master took the fifth wife to the Josen Family’s banquet, and the fifth wife wore a limited edition, high-end designer dress. The young master sighed that it would look even more stunning on you."

Upon hearing about the Josen Family’s banquet, Ye Tong pretended to ask casually, "Really? What dress? Let me see."

The maid was pleased that Ye Tong responded to her, quickly calling another maid to fetch the dress the fifth wife had worn.

Seeing this, Ye Tong was somewhat displeased, "I don’t want someone else’s leftovers. Show me a photo of her wearing the dress."

The maid was troubled as photography was forbidden inside the castle.

The old patriarch of the Rick Family had once issued a strict order prohibiting electronic devices like cameras within the family estate.

If they wished to preserve images, they could only invite an artist to paint on site.

However, direct male heirs were allowed to have passport photos taken when they needed to travel.

But the female members of the Rick Family were not allowed to let any photos leak out.

Seeing her difficulty, Ye Tong snorted coldly, "Surely there’s at least a photo of the dress?"

The maid still shook her head, "Miss Su, I can have an artist draw the dress for you."

"Forget it, I’m not interested in seeing the dress. Tell me, what’s new from the Josen Family banquet?"

Relaxed, the maid was quick to recount everything she knew.

"The fifth wife and the young master went to the banquet, but they returned in less than an hour. The fifth wife was furious, even smashing the necklace gifted by the young master."

"Why? Did she do something wrong?"

"No, it’s because shortly after the banquet started, something happened at the Josen Family estate."

Ye Tong’s eyes lit up, "What happened?"

"The Josen Family estate caught fire."

Ye Tong paused, clutching her earring.

Caught fire?

Could it be that Sister Ning gave the order to act?

Since being taken away, she had lost contact with those detectives and didn’t know if their mission had been successful.

But this fire seemed suspicious.

If it was Sister Ning who ordered it...

Ye Tong felt a surge of heat inside but controlled her expression, asking plainly, "Could an estate really catch fire? It sounds like a rumor."

The maid was adamant, "It’s true. People from the Josen Family have already been dispatched to the estate. The old patriarch, fearing trouble with the estate, ordered the young master to return and inspect it."

"Your young master isn’t here then?"

Knowing she had slipped up, the maid quickly closed her mouth.

Ye Tong gazed at the clear sky outside and suddenly laughed, "The weather’s nice today. Take me for a stroll in the garden."

The maid glanced at her, noticing no sign of anger, and turned to the junior maid accompanying her, saying, "Go arrange it, Miss Su wants to take a walk in the garden."

Bob Rick knew Ye Tong detested his wives and children, specifically instructing to avoid them if she wished to walk outside.

Most crucially, Ye Tong had considerable combat power, and he feared she might use his children to blackmail him or harm one of them.

The Rick Family valued their bloodline extremely highly, especially the children closest in lineage to the ancestors. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Ye Tong pretended not to notice his schemes and, following the maids’ arrangements, went to the garden.

Feeling the watchful eyes on her back, she calculated the time in her mind.

She had spent some days living in the Josen Family castle before being moved to the Rick Family.

Based on driving time and message transmission, if the arsonist was Sister Ning, she would likely come to the Rick Family to rescue her and should have already arrived nearby.