Sheng Xuan smiled and said, "Don't panic, you cowards, there's still the penalty shootout. Believe in Argentina."
"Believe in Gil, penalty shootouts are too brutal. Can Argentina really win a penalty shootout... Holy crap!! Hahahaha, they blocked it, Argentina's goalkeeper blocked it, woohoo!! San Martín, you're awesome!"
In a short span of time.
Zhang Ping, on the other end of the phone, changed his expression faster than flipping a book, his voice shifting from extreme melancholy to extreme excitement. Sheng Xuan was not surprised, he was already used to it.
While Zhang Ping was still watching the penalty shootout, Sheng Xuan opened WeChat and sent a message to Director Chen of the Wei Dao Si:
[Sheng Xuan]: Brother Chen, have you given Zhang Wei's 'gift' yet?
[Chen Guo]: It's been sent out as you said. I say, Brother Sheng, are you sure this is a gift, or are you telling me it's a 'bribe'? What you gave, even I'm envious just looking at it.
[Sheng Xuan]: Haha, some of it is indeed compensation. Last time, to promote Zhang Wei, I exposed his search history and planned to compensate him. Another part was sent to Zhang Wei on behalf of someone else, and the rest is from me personally, so it's not much.
[Chen Guo]: Hmm? On behalf of someone else? Besides you, this spendthrift, is there anyone else who is also so extravagant?
[Sheng Xuan]: Haha, it's not that bad. My friend just asked me to send some protection to Zhang Wei. I thought I'd send something good. He doesn't know what I sent.
[Chen Guo]: I see. Only you are the spendthrift, and your friend is being indirectly ruined by you.
[Sheng Xuan]: Cough...
[Chen Guo]: I won't chat with you anymore. How are things on your end?
Chen Guo is the highest commander of the Wei Dao Si in Great Xia, as well as its director, and one of the current True Dragon Guards. Not long ago, he sent Sheng Xuan to investigate the Soul Summoning Banner. Although Sheng Xuan has not yet retrieved the Soul Summoning Banner from the Sen Luo Si after so much time, he has not been without discoveries.
Just yesterday.
Sheng Xuan called Chen Guo and informed him that the Sen Luo Si was cunning and had not hidden the Soul Summoning Banner, but instead kept moving it around, making it difficult for him to track. However, he discovered something about the Sen Luo Si: they seemed to have resumed their focus on the Dragon Locking Well, with many ghosts from the Sen Luo Si appearing near the Dragon Locking Well.
For this reason.
Chen Guo asked Sheng Xuan to go to the Dragon Locking Well to investigate.
[Sheng Xuan]: There are no signs of anyone or ghosts having been around the Dragon Locking Well. Everything has been cleaned up. The Sen Luo Si has hidden it very well, but they dare not go down the Dragon Locking Well, so the traces inside the well cannot be erased. There are extremely faint traces of ghost blood remaining.
Chen Guo knew that Sheng Xuan was special. Although he was afraid of ghosts, he was also sensitive to them and could detect situations that even ghost exorcists couldn't.
Just then.
Sheng Xuan sent another message:
[Sheng Xuan]: Although I can't confirm if the ghost blood was from the Sen Luo Si, the appearance of Sen Luo Si ghosts in the vicinity provides reason to believe that the Sen Luo Si has once again set its sights on the Dragon Locking Well. Furthermore, the Soul Summoning Banner has been refined for some time. If the incident in the Northeast was the starting point, then the operation at the Dragon Locking Well has been underway for at least some time.
[Chen Guo]: I understand. I will hold a meeting about this later.
[Chen Guo]: Brother Sheng, you continue to investigate the Soul Summoning Banner. If the Sen Luo Si remains persistent and targets the Dragon Locking Well, then the refinement of the Soul Summoning Banner might also be related to the Dragon Locking Well. While you are investigating, check on other Dragon Locking Wells. If you encounter any Sen Luo Si ghosts, you can inform us promptly, and we will interrogate them.
[Sheng Xuan]: Alright.
Just as Sheng Xuan and Chen Guo finished their conversation, Zhang Ping's excited voice came from Sheng Xuan's phone:
"Ahhhhh!!! Coward, Argentina won the penalty shootout! The King is born! Holy crap, Messi the King, wuwuwu... He finally achieved the Grand Slam, my youth, finally waited for Messi's Grand Slam."
Listening to Zhang Ping's shouting, Sheng Xuan smiled and said, "Congratulations to Argentina. Actually, I was optimistic about Argentina from the start. It's not strange that they won, after all, it's Messi."
"That's right. Speaking of which, Coward, where are you now? If you're not busy, come celebrate Argentina's championship! Haha, I can't help it. Wife, should we fly to Argentina? I want to be there to see Messi return and get an autograph!"
As soon as he said that.
Sheng Xuan was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "I say, Fake Coward, you're just acting on impulse. Argentina is the farthest country from ours. Do you know how expensive plane tickets are? A single ticket costs 20-30,000."
"Don't worry, Zhang Wei just gave me 100,000 yuan a few days ago. What's happier than spending the son's money to have fun? No, yes, Messi won the championship, hahahaha."
Before he finished speaking.
Zhang Ping said again, "Fake Coward, do you want to come along? You're so rich now, why don't you take a break? Let's go traveling together this time, my treat."
"No, no, maybe next time. I have some things to do recently. My friend asked me to do something."
"Ah? You're still helping a friend find something? I say, what is that thing? Do you want me to ask my friends to help you find it too? More people means more strength. My son is doing well now, maybe if I ask him, he can help."
Sheng Xuan smiled when he heard this. If it were an ordinary item, he might ask for help, but this was the Soul Summoning Banner. Let alone you, Zhang Wei didn't know where it was. It was hidden by the Sen Luo Si themselves. How could he possibly know?
Thinking to himself.
Sheng Xuan refused:
"No need. I haven't found that thing, but what I need to be busy with now is something else."
Then.
After chatting for a while longer, Sheng Xuan thought he needed to attend to Chen Guo's instructions, so he hung up the phone and prepared to follow the trail of the Soul Summoning Banner to the nearest Dragon Locking Well.
Before leaving.
Sheng Xuan glanced at the Dragon Locking Well behind him and murmured,
"Should I jump down and take a look? Forget it, it's pitch black inside. If there are ghosts, I'll be scared to death. And it looks quite dangerous."
...
The next day.
Stealing Country, Seoul International Airport.
At this time.
Zhang Wei was pulling two suitcases, preparing to board. This morning, he had received the immortal statue air-delivered by the Wei Dao Si. Without any delay, he went to apply for leave and then took Lu Lianxue and Matt to the international airport.
Although the mastermind of the missing person case had died on the surface, Zhang Wei knew very well that the mastermind was not dead, and the Sen Luo Si still wanted to cause trouble for him. He was uneasy about leaving Lu Lianxue alone in the Stealing Country and decided to take Lu Lianxue with him to the Vatican.
"Zhang Wei, Wunian and I won't go to the Vatican with you. We're going back to Great Xia first."
Zhang Chao said as he sent them off.
Wunian also clasped his hands and said,
"Amitabha, I hope this time I can return to Great Xia to cultivate and catch up with your pace soon. The gap cannot be widened any further."
Zhang Wei nodded.
"Then you two must work hard, especially Zhang Chao. Don't let me widen the gap in strength anymore. Hurry up and learn from Wunian and cheat."
"Damn it, I despise you two, one cheater and one child of destiny. No, I have to get myself some cheats too, otherwise I'll drag down the 'Super Fearless' combination. I've decided, I won't have fun with Stephanie for now. I won't come out of seclusion until I reach the top Ghost King."
Zhang Chao said, then muttered softly,
"When I come out of seclusion, I'll go on a wild spree."