"This, this is..."
Ye Miaomiao watched as the city was casually cut in half by Ye Ling, and suddenly felt as if she were dreaming. She instinctively pinched her face hard.
"Ouch!"
Feeling the real pain, Ye Miaomiao couldn't help but cry out in pain. Then, she looked at Ye Ling with an incredulous expression and murmured, "This isn't a dream... This, this is all real!"
She truly couldn't believe that Ye Ling had destroyed that black tower with a mere raise of his hand...
But the vivid reality was right before her eyes, and she had no choice but to believe it!
"Hoo... That felt a bit better." Ye Ling exhaled a breath of turbid air. After destroying the black tower in the center of the city, his mood immediately improved.
"Kid, what happened? Why did you suddenly start acting?"
At this moment, the World-Ending Spirit Fire, having heard the commotion, flew back from the other end of the city and asked Ye Ling with some nervousness, "Could it be that the Watchers have caught up?"
"It's nothing... I just got caught up in some inexplicable trouble, and I let off some steam."
Ye Ling smiled at the World-Ending Spirit Fire, then asked it, "Did you find anything?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire replied, "Uh... nothing important, really. I just found out this world is called Red Star, and the ruler is a company called Black Tower. However, I also consulted some of this world's ancient texts, and their creation god in mythology is called Tian Yi Shang Di. I suspect we've arrived in the Tian Yi universe."
"Hmm... That's about what I understood," Ye Ling nodded, then asked, "So, should we stay here, or gather ourselves and head to the next world?"
After communicating with Ye Miaomiao, Ye Ling felt that this world didn't have much exploration value. They could rest here briefly and then leave.
After all, the Watchers could show up at any moment, and it was uncertain whether this world could withstand their pressure.
However, the World-Ending Spirit Fire said, "Let's not rush. I just discovered something interesting and was about to explore it when you ran into trouble."
"Since you're fine, I need to go back and investigate."
"What did you find?" Ye Ling asked curiously.
"It's a secret for now!" The World-Ending Spirit Fire grinned, "If my guess is correct, then this world might not be as simple as you think."
"I'm not saying anymore. You find something to do yourself!"
"Hey! World-Ending Spirit Fire..."
Ye Ling tried to call out to the World-Ending Spirit Fire, but it had already turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
"This guy, what is he being mysterious about now?"
Seeing the World-Ending Spirit Fire return to the other end of the city, Ye Ling muttered to himself, complaining softly.
However, he didn't choose to follow the World-Ending Spirit Fire. Instead, he turned to Ye Miaomiao and said, "It seems we need to find a place to stay first. Do you have any suggestions?"
Ye Miaomiao was just staring blankly in the direction the World-Ending Spirit Fire had left, not answering Ye Ling.
"Ye Miaomiao? Ye Miaomiao!"
Ye Ling called out to Ye Miaomiao several times before she snapped back to reality. With a shocked expression, she asked Ye Ling, "Uncle! That ball of flying fire just spoke!!!"
"Is that a ghost or a monster?"
Seeing Ye Miaomiao's shocked expression, Ye Ling sighed slightly, but he didn't explain too much. He said again, "We should go. Do you have a place to hide?"
Although Ye Ling could make the black tower and the Free Wings vanish with a raise of his hand, Ye Ling was not a bloodthirsty demon. If those two organizations didn't push their luck, Ye Ling planned to leave them a way out.
After all, these two organizations were the two major factions, one overt and one covert, in this world. If Ye Ling interfered rashly, every move he made would change the world's landscape and cause turmoil.
As an old saying goes, the common people suffer whether the dynasty prospers or falls. If it wasn't necessary, Ye Ling didn't want to accelerate this world's progress himself.
Ye Miaomiao, unaware of Ye Ling's thoughts, thought Ye Ling had exhausted too much energy when she heard him ask for a hiding place. She quickly nodded and said, "Yes! I have a safe house in Black City, we can go there to hide from Black Tower's search."
Ye Ling then asked, "Does Free Wings know about your safe house?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, Ye Miaomiao finally realized, slapped her forehead, and said, "Oh, right... That's the safe house the organization arranged for us... I forgot I'm already a traitor to the organization."
"Sigh..."
Ye Ling sighed slightly, no longer holding out hope for Ye Miaomiao, and said, "Never mind, I'll find a place myself."
Ye Miaomiao scratched her head awkwardly and said, "Yes... Then I'll trouble you, Uncle."
Ye Ling scanned the entire black tower with his divine soul and quickly found a long-abandoned manor. He then teleported with Ye Miaomiao to the outside of the abandoned manor.
Before Ye Miaomiao could recover from the teleportation, she saw Ye Ling push open the gate of the abandoned manor and walk in. Her face turned green, and she quickly grabbed Ye Ling, saying, "Uncle! We can't go in here!"
Ye Ling turned to look at the flustered Ye Miaomiao and asked in surprise, "Why can't we go in? There's no one inside!"
Ye Miaomiao trembled and said, "Uncle, you don't know... This manor is the famous haunted manor in Black City. It's rumored to have ghosts! No one who has entered has ever come out alive!"
Hearing Ye Miaomiao's words, Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, asking her, "Then, do you think ghosts are scarier, or is your Uncle scarier?"
Unconsciously, Ye Ling had accepted the setting of being an uncle.
"Uh..."
Ye Miaomiao was stunned by Ye Ling's question and didn't know how to answer.
Although she was a secret agent for Free Wings, she was usually very afraid of ghosts and couldn't watch horror movies. But she had just witnessed Ye Ling's god-like abilities...
Reason told her that Ye Ling was even more terrifying than ghosts!
Thinking of this, Ye Miaomiao pursed her lips, cast a fearful glance at the abandoned manor, and then said, "Uncle is scarier."
"Then there's no problem. It's even better that no one comes here, as I need a quiet environment."
Ye Ling no longer listened to Ye Miaomiao's advice and walked directly into the abandoned manor.
Seeing this, Ye Miaomiao also mustered her courage and chased after Ye Ling.
However, as soon as the two of them entered the abandoned manor, not far from it, a mysterious man in a black raincoat, holding a telescope and observing the abandoned manor, grinned and said, "Heh heh... Two more fools who don't fear death have delivered themselves..."
"It seems tonight will be a grand hunting feast!"
The mysterious man licked his lips, put down the telescope, turned, and walked into the shadows.