Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xiao Yao was resting in the house, so Bai Ju naturally stayed by his side to guard him.
On Thursday morning, Qu Lang came to see Xiao Yao, bringing with him a listless Barbecued Pork Bun.
Bai Ju heard the noise outside the house early in the morning. He got out of bed quietly, took a step forward, and moved straight to the front door, opening it before Qu Lang pressed the doorbell.
“Bai Wang,” Qu Lang was stunned for a moment when he saw Bai Ju open the door, and then greeted, “Is Brother Xiao in the room?”
Bai Ju nodded, slightly turned his body to make way for the room, and replied in a low voice: “Yes, but he is still resting. Be careful not to disturb him.”
Qu Lang hesitantly retracted his outstretched foot: “Uh… is it convenient for us to come in?”
Behind Qu Lang, Barbecued Pork Bun shook his head in despair, pulled Qu Lang’s sleeve and said, “Brother Qu, experience tells me that this is not convenient.”
Qu Lang: “…”
Did my brother Xiao get eaten like this?
Old Bai was so upright that he had no idea of thinking about the slanting shadow. He had no idea what the two people in front of him were thinking about. He made way by the door and turned to walk into the house. “It’s not inconvenient. Yao should wake up in an hour or two… If you have anything to say, you can tell me first.”
Qu Lang cautiously tapped the corner of his eye, and glanced at Bai Ju quietly, and found that the aura of this old dog was still very pure, he had probably not yet made a move on his brother Xiao.
“It’s okay, nothing happened yet.” Qu Lang turned around and mouthed to the Barbecued Pork Bun, bending his two thumbs towards each other.
Barbecued Pork Bun breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn’t dare to continue being a light bulb for these two big guys.
After being a third wheel for a few times, Barbecued Pork Bun was forced to become a monk and open his Yin-Yang eyes. The world he saw was too unfamiliar, so he hadn’t slept well for the past two days. He was not very courageous to begin with, so he didn’t even dare to stay indoors and do a live broadcast, for fear that something strange would appear on the screen of his mobile phone.
This time Qu Lang showed up and helped save him from Jing Xia’s fist. Barbecued Pork Bun was extremely grateful and simply regarded Qu Lang as his life-saving straw. After careful consideration in the morning, he chose the latter between “staying at home” and “life-saving straw” and followed Qu Lang out the door.
And now, Barbecued Pork Bun followed a big boss into the room of the other two big bosses and found that there was not even a trace of foul air in the room. Suddenly, he seemed to be sublimated and his face became visibly peaceful, as if he had been freed.
Seeing this scene, Qu Lang said: “…”
To be honest, Qu Lang didn’t really understand the mentality of this coward. There are so many strange things in the world. Does it mean that they are gone if you can’t see them? What’s there to be at ease about?
Bai Ju led the two people into the house without much concern. He and Xiao Yao had lived here for two or three days. The layout of the living room had been tidied up to look quite lived in. There were two untidy cups on the coffee table in front of the sofa, and a half-read travel magazine spread out on it; there were ready-made fruits in the fruit basket, and ready-made boiled water in the glass pot.
“Sit down and have some tea.” Bai Ju pointed at the sofa and picked up the two small teacups on the tray on the coffee table. They turned upside down with a gurgling sound, and two streams of water came out from the spout of the glass pot. When they were poured into the teacups, they turned into slightly hot light green tea.
The relationship between Qu Lang and Xiao Yao was not much different from that of brothers, but the person who entertained him was his “brother-in-law” after all, which made him somewhat uncomfortable; Barbecued Pork Bun sat next to Qu Lang like a quail, looking at the two cups of tea that turned green out of thin air, not knowing whether this stuff was drinkable or not.
Bai Ju usually preferred to sit cross-legged on the carpet, but after all, one should have some manners when entertaining guests, so he sat on the sofa next to Qu Lang and brought himself a cup of tea.
“Come on, what’s the matter?” Bai Ju took a sip of tea and raised his hand to create a soundproof barrier for the living room. “Xiao Yao ate a lot of spiritual food yesterday and is still absorbing it now.”
Qu Lang understood, nodded, and reached out to take the teacup, saying, “It’s nothing special, I just want to discuss with you guys about tonight’s Haiyin Castle masquerade party. Do you plan to go?”
“Go.” Bai Ju nodded, and then explained, “I heard that there are Western monsters in Haiyin Castle who are trying to immigrate to China. I want to go and meet them, so that they can cooperate with the Demon Management Bureau.”
Qu Lang scratched his head and said, “Okay, then we can go together… Jing Xia and I had a detailed discussion yesterday. He said that it was not accidental that he had set his sights on Sun Daiyang before. It was also somewhat related to Haiyin Castle.”
Bai Ju frowned slightly and stroked the teacup in his hand: “I could guess that it’s not a coincidence. If you just want to make money by selling talisman paper, there are many people who can buy it. There is no need to target a public figure.”
Although Sun Daiyang was unpopular and had not been exposed much, he was still involved with Qiu Ziran. No matter how you look at it, he was a trading partner that was easy to cause trouble. Jing Xia had been working on his own on Turtle Island since he was a child, and he also raised a little mermaid. He was definitely not a person who was too stupid; what he explained to Xiao Yao and Bai Ju yesterday thus seemed too flawed.
Qu Lang nodded: “My brother Xiao should also know this… Let’s put it this way, it’s understandable that Jing Xia concealed something from us. The fundamental reason is that he wanted to gain benefits for the little mermaid, so he promised others to keep an eye on Sun Daiyang and sell him a few talisman papers at the right time, so that he can receive an extra reward.”
“But man proposes, God disposes. The person behind the scenes didn’t expect that Sun Daiyang’s use of those talismans would directly lead to his exposure to you two, so Jing Xia’s original cooperation with that person turned into an obstacle. That person originally wanted to pay Jing Xia as agreed in exchange for his continued cooperation, but Jing Xia did not accept the money and refused to continue the cooperation.”
Qu Lang touched his trouser pocket and took out a recorder. He adjusted the progress and played a conversation. It was Jing Xia’s voice: “…Originally, this deal was very risky. I only planned to do it once and had no intention of taking any more risks. Later, I got Sun Daiyang’s money. According to conventional estimates, it was enough for me to buy gold coins two or three more times. I was also unsure about the extra compensation, so I just gave up, refused his compensation, and refused the next cooperation.”
“After all, he is a man with unknown purpose. If we continue to cooperate, he might attack me. I have a contract with A Song. I am sure I can escape from one or two life-and-death situations. But if it happens too many times, I will be completely controlled by him, and then both A Song and I will be finished.” Jing Xia’s voice was quite calm, which was different from the timid and cautious appearance he showed before. It almost sounded mechanical and inorganic. “I am very scared. I can take risks for A Song, but I dare not continue to cooperate with that person.”
Bai Ju listened to the voice and pointed at the recorder in Qu Lang’s hand with some doubt: “It sounds like something is wrong. Did you give him a hint?”
Qu Lang raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised at Bai Ju’s sharpness: “Ah, yes, I asked the little merman to cooperate, otherwise this little guy would not be so easy to talk to and accept hypnosis and suggestion.”
Jing Xia was just a half-grown boy, and his shrewdness was not enough; the appearance of Xiao Yao and Bai Ju had already loosened his psychological defenses, not to mention the subsequent appearance of Qu Lang, who was suspected to be in the same system as the police. Jing Xia had encountered too many things recently, and the psychological pressure was actually very high. Unfortunately, Qu Lang was good at interrogation art, so with a little guidance, he was frightened into accepting hypnotic suggestions and telling him all his mental journey.
Bai Ju touched his chin thoughtfully.
If what Jing Xia said was true, then the current information all matched up.
After sorting out the information given by Jing Xia, Bai Ju raised his hand and added some tea to Qu Lang’s cup: “Well, these are figured out, but the person behind the scenes is still unknown.” This could not be blamed on Jing Xia. Generally, people who did this kind of transaction would keep some means to avoid exposing their identities. It seemed that this little guy neither knew nor dared to find out the other person’s identity.
“By the way, what does this have to Haiyin Castle?” Bai Ju asked with interest, supporting his knees with his elbows.
Seeing that Barbecued Pork Bun beside him hadn’t drunk his tea, Qu Lang simply reached out and took his teacup and put it in his hand, replying to Bai Ju: “There are many relics of Western monsters in Haiyin Castle. Although these things are difficult to open, the power contained in them is huge. Moreover, since most Western monsters cultivate blood, if these relics are excavated, it will be a great supplement for some of our Chinese unconventional Taoism… When Jing Xia contacted the person who ordered him, that person asked him a lot about Haiyin Castle on Turtle Island and seemed to be very interested.”
“You and Brother Xiao are both on the island this time, and that person’s plan was interrupted by us. Jing Xia guessed that he might not be able to resist and attack Haiyin Castle.” Qu Lang went around in circles and explained the whole cause and effect. “This Turtle Island itself has some mysterious features, so it is inevitable that someone will target it. I was worried that something might happen at the masquerade today, and I couldn’t take care of it myself. I wanted to beg you two to come over to help me… Of course, this is your original plan, so it’s best.”
Bai Ju nodded: “Okay, I got it, I’ll tell Xiao Yao later.”
Upon hearing this, Qu Lang did not continue talking about this topic, and instead talked about letting Barbecued Pork Bun and Jing Xia follow him to learn for a while. Bai Ju had no objection; it was just that there was no problem with Barbecued Pork Bun being recruited to the Special Service Bureau in the future, but the combination of Jing Xia and the little mermaid, a human and a demon, might be more suitable for being recruited to the Demon Management Bureau.
“I am very optimistic about Jing Xia’s talent.” Bai Ju did not hide his intentions. “He is a rare spiritual body. If it weren’t for his high enlightenment talent, the two talisman papers would not have had such an effect… Yao and Xiao Yao are short of people, and there are not many people who can be used. If Jing Xia’s personality is up to standard, I want to absorb him.”
Qu Lang pondered for a moment and agreed with this: “Alright, our Secret Service Bureau is more inclined to find a pure human. Jing Xia’s conditions are indeed a bit awkward.”
The miscellaneous matters did not take up Bai Ju’s time too long, and Qu Lang undoubtedly disturbed their world of two, so after explaining a few things, more than forty minutes had passed, Qu Lang did not stay any longer but said goodbye and went back with the Barbecued Pork Bun.
Bai Ju put away the soundproofing screen in the living room and went back upstairs with a pot of warm water.
Xiao Yao was still lying on the bed and seemed to be sleeping unsteadily because of his departure. His brows were furrowed, and his hands were unconsciously groping in the empty space beside him.
Bai Ju put the kettle on the bedside table, turned over and half-lay next to Xiao Yao, lifted up his groping arms and put them on his waist, gently patted Xiao Yao’s shoulders through the quilt, and got a boyfriend with a relaxed look on his face.
With the corners of his mouth slightly raised, Bai Ju thought of tonight’s masquerade ball and tried hard to recall how Xiao Yao arranged the roles they would play.
It seemed like… vampire and vampire hunter?
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