Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Not long after they left, the dark water of the Ling River began to slowly ripple, with ripples spreading rapidly, as if something was about to break through the water.
The turbulent river water hit the river bank. After a long time, a young man in green clothes emerged from the river.
He was wearing a whitish green robe, and his long hair was floating in the water like seaweed. He looked around like a thief, and after making sure there was no danger, he nimbly dived into the water again, then pulled up a huge bronze tripod from the bottom of the river, and dragged it with difficulty to the Ling River…
The young man was struggling to pull the bronze tripod. All his attention was focused on it and he didn’t notice that a pair of eyes were watching him secretly in the distance.
After he dragged the bronze tripod away, Nüba slowly walked to the Ling River. Because of the boy’s dragging of the tripod, the river water was stirred up and slapped against the river bank. The splashing water wet her skirt, but she was unaware.
She squatted down, scooped up a handful of river water in her palm, and the clear water quickly flowed out through her fingers. Even the remaining moisture in her palm was quickly evaporated by the flames.
She stared at her dry palms for a long while, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, but she quickly restrained herself, stood up and followed the boy in the direction he left.
….
Jiang Lan and Bi’an returned with the captives in great fanfare.
When they returned to the Spiritual Inquiry Platform, they found that the white mist on the river surface had gradually dissipated, and the mourning-like singing had also finally stopped. The big demon who was traveling with them was dragging something like a horse in his hand and greeted them when he saw them.
“The man who was doing this in the dark has been caught.”
The big demon who spoke kicked it again and said, “I didn’t expect it to be Lu Shu[1].”
Lu Shu’s four hooves were tied tightly, and only his mouth could move. He kept crying and said that he was forced to do so.
“You are an opera singer, and you never tell the truth. I would never believe you!”
The big monster obviously scoffed at Lu Shu’s words and simply took out a rope and tied its mouth.
Lu Shu twisted and turned on the ground unwillingly.
“What’s going on?” asked Bi’an.
“It’s the one that caused the white mist on the river. It was also the one that was performing the funeral play before.”
The big demon said: “Don’t be fooled by its honest face. It is actually very cunning. I almost let it escape before.”
Previously, everyone split up, Bi’an went to keep an eye on Long Bing, and the big demon went to find the source of the white fog. As it turned out, the thing hidden in the white fog was very cunning and good at hiding. It took him a lot of effort to lock onto the other party’s breath and pull it out.
As a result, Lu Shu made up a miserable story of being forced into a desperate situation with that honest face. If he hadn’t been careful, he would have been allowed to escape.
“How are those tourists?” Jiang Lan asked.
When they came back, they noticed the tourists on the boat. The tourists were no longer immersed in the virtual play, but they all stood there in a daze.
“I was just about to ask it to remove the nightmare spell. The white fog and the funeral play are its means of confusing people.”
“Then I’ll leave the placement of the tourists to you.”
Bi’an said: “Let’s go find Long Bing first.”
Long Bing was a part of this incident, so Bi’an was not going to let them go back so nonchalantly.
Just as they said they were going to look for someone, they ran into Long Bing and others who had discovered something was wrong and came back to investigate the situation.
When Long Bing saw the four monsters tied up like dumplings, his face twisted for a moment before he adjusted his mood and walked forward: “Are these the monsters that are causing trouble?”
The relationship between the two parties was barely maintained by a thin layer of window paper. Bi’an said with a fake smile: “They are just a few small shrimps. The big fish has not been caught yet.”
Long Bing laughed and practiced Tai Chi: “Then Mr. Zhang, you better move faster, otherwise it will be bad if the culprit gets away.”
“Don’t worry. The monk may escape, but the temple cannot.” Bi’an asked his subordinates to temporarily detain the four people. He looked at them with a smile and said, “You are honored guests. I didn’t expect you to encounter such danger. This is our negligence.”
He paused for a moment before continuing, “To express my apology, I will ask my younger brother to personally escort you back, and I will also send more people to protect your safety.”
He deliberately emphasized the words “additional personnel for protection”.
Long Bing’s face darkened, and after a long while he said, “Thank you for your help.”
“Mr. Long Bing, you’re too polite.” Jiang Lan grinned at him and said casually, “I heard from Hai An that Mr. Long Bing has a twin brother? Why didn’t he come with you?”
Long Bing’s face twitched: “He is busy and can’t get away.”
Jiang Lan said “Oh” and smiled: “So he is busy…”
Long Bing glanced at him, unable to figure out if he had noticed anything.
….
It was ostensibly an escort, but in reality it was surveillance.
After Jiang Lan personally sent the people back to the hotel where they were staying in Jiangcheng, he sent more people to keep an eye on them. Only then did he have time to call Zhang Tianxing to ask about the situation.
It was still early in the morning when they came back yesterday, and by the time Jiang Lan had settled everything, it was already the next morning.
Zhang Tianxing said on the phone that they were on their way back to Jiangcheng. For ordinary people who were affected by the Nightmare Soul Technique, what happened last night was just an exceptionally exciting “wild show”.
While everyone was reminiscing about the excitement of last night’s outdoor game, they all complained that the chartered bus took them back too early – they had been busy until the early hours of the morning and no one slept well.
After getting on the bus, everyone started to catch up on their sleep.
Jiang Lan was relieved when he heard that there was no big problem, and he made an appointment with Zhang Tianxing to pick up the three kids at the entrance of the unit.
While waiting for Zhang Tianxing to come back, Jiang Lan thought of his boyfriend who had been stood up, and tentatively sent him a message, asking him what he was doing.
Ying Qiao was lying on the nursing bed in a bad mood. Chen Hua was taking care of his scales and feathers. Although Ying Qiao did not suffer any loss in the last fight with Bi’an, his scales and feathers were worn to varying degrees.
While Jiang Lan was away on a business trip, Ying Qiao quickly asked Chen Hua to take care of him.
The jade tail ring on the tail was taken off and pulled by Ying Qiao to rest under his chin.
When the message notification sounded, he was still a little lazy and didn’t want to move: “Whose message?”
Chen Hua took the time to stretch his neck and take a look, and said, “It’s Jiang Lan’s.”
“!!!”
Ying Qiao suddenly perked up and raised his paw to take the phone.
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[1] Lushu looks like a horse with a white head, a red tail, and stripes like a tiger. Its cry is like a human singing.