What the heck is going on? It's all Jiang Jingwei and Xie Lingxi's fault. One drops the ball at a crucial moment, and the other speaks without thinking, Zhang Yuanqing thought angrily as he left the restroom, holding his phone.
He kicked off his boots, sat cross-legged on the bed, and stared at his phone, feeling conflicted.
Whether he goes to see Guan Ya or Xiao Yuan, it probably won't be a quick trip.
If he sees Xiao Yuan first, Guan Ya will definitely be jealous and lose it. Hunting enemies with a resentful mindset is extremely dangerous.
If he leaves Xiao Yuan behind and sees Guan Ya first, Xiao Yuan will know that this is Yuanshi's silent rejection. She will completely break off this ambiguity, and from now on, everyone will just be...
Friends, nothing more than friends.
Come to think of it, this might be an opportunity to end this longing once and for all and wholeheartedly embrace a beautiful life and future with Guan Ya-jie.
No, the mentor said that Xiao Yuan is sensitive and delicate. If her mentality is damaged because of this, tonight's battle will be dangerous. Yes, I'm thinking of the big picture... Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred, and he sent a message to both Xiao Yuan and Guan Ya:
"In the restroom, wait a moment."
Then he quickly tapped Ling Jun's avatar and sent a message for help: "Mentor, are you there? I have a very tricky matter to consult you about!"
He couldn't handle this kind of emotional dilemma with his shallow experience. He needed a professional to consult. Ling Jun quickly replied: "I'm a little busy here. Tell me your problem quickly. Make it brief!"
Zhang Yuanqing immediately edited the message, described his current situation, and clicked send!
Ling Jun replied:
"Oh, your ambiguous interest has met your official girlfriend and they both texted you at the same time to meet? You fool, how could you let yourself fall into such an unfavorable situation? How do I usually teach you? A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Not letting your ambiguous interests meet is a mandatory skill for a gentleman."
Yuanshi Tianzun: "Mentor, stop talking nonsense. You're in a hurry, and so am I."
Ling Jun: "If it were anyone else, I would just say you're hopeless, just wait to die. But you're different, you're a Night Wanderer. Next, remember my words firmly. But before that, I need to confirm, is your ambiguous interest, the one who is more sensitive and a little older?"
Yuanshi Tianzun: "Yes, yes!!"
Ling Jun: "That's simple. You just need to appease them. First of all, she's just your ambiguous interest, right? As long as you haven't really cheated, Guan Ya's side is actually easy to deal with. Don't you have a Ghost Mirror? Take it with you. Then, you need to appease her like this..."
Ling Jun: "As for your ambiguous interest, I remember you said that you once pursued her, but she gave you the cold shoulder, and you didn't know how to proceed. You can completely shift the blame to her and take the opportunity to confess again. Perhaps it can even improve your relationship. You need to do this..."
Three minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing, with the Ghost Mirror tucked into the back of his waist, turned the doorknob and left the room, heading to the left. Immediately afterward, Blood Rose turned the doorknob and left the room, heading to the right.
"Knock, knock!!"
Zhang Yuanqing knocked on Guan Ya's door, and at the same time, he heard Blood Rose knocking on Xiao Yuan's door at the other end of the hallway.
The two "Zhang Yuanqing" looked at each other simultaneously, nodded remotely, and cheered each other on. "If you don't want to open the door, come in yourself," Guan Ya said coldly.
Zhang Yuanqing transformed into starlight and entered the room. At the same time, Xiao Yuan opened the door, saw Blood Rose at the door, was stunned, and then her face turned cold, and she was about to close the door.
Blood Rose hurriedly blocked the door, her voice dry and hoarse, "Don't close the door, let's talk inside," and forcibly squeezed in and closed the door.
Xiao Yuan walked to the table without saying a word, pulled out a chair and sat down, crossed her legs, and said indifferently, "I want to increase the price!"
Increase the price? Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. He thought Xiao Yuan would be sarcastic, like: "Aren't you lacking maternal love? Don't you like older women? Why did you find someone who's not even thirty?"
After being together for so long, Zhang Yuanqing knew that Xiao Yuan had a rather venomous tongue beneath her cold and aloof exterior. Xiao Yuan stared at him, her tone unfamiliar and cold:
"Two level 5s, plus potentially existing enemies, the risk I have to bear has exceeded two million five hundred thousand. Four million, no bargaining. If you agree, I'll stay."
"If you don't agree, I'll leave."
Four million, the price is a bit high. No, four million is the reasonable price, the reasonable price that is apart from relationships and feelings. Two million five hundred thousand is the friendly price. Is Xiao Yuan trying to draw a line between us? Zhang Yuanqing bared his teeth inwardly, but his expression remained calm, and he nodded:
"Okay, four million it is."
Xiao Yuan didn't seem happy, her eyes drooped slightly, as if there was a hint of sadness, but she quickly raised her eyes and smiled: "Your girlfriend is very beautiful."
Zhang Yuanqing walked to the table and suddenly leaned his face closer, so close that they could feel each other's breath. "But in my heart, Xiao Yuan-ayi is the most beautiful," he said sincerely.
Guan Ya leaned back in her chair with her legs crossed, her pretty face covered in frost, staring at the rising Star Official condensing into her boyfriend.
"I didn't know you were so capable. You actually raised an evil profession outside. You're not a virgin who's never been in love. You're clearly a love saint," Guan Ya said with a smile:
"Ling Jun doesn't even have the qualifications to clean up your mess. At least I haven't heard of him dating an evil profession. Our Celestial Venerable is just that charming."
Although she said it with a smile, there was no hint of a smile on her face.
Zhang Yuanqing leaned closer.
Guan Ya immediately scoffed: "Don't make excuses. You know I'm a scout. I see more than you think."
Zhang Yuanqing straddled Guan Ya's legs and sat on her lap, smiling: "Are you jealous? She and I are really just friends."
Xiao Yuan frowned slightly, carefully sized him up, and sneered:
"You want to play the game of having two boats at the same time? Yuanshi Tianzun, do you believe I'll beat you up."
"I'm telling you the truth. Guan Ya is my colleague. She's very beautiful and has a good figure, but I just think Xiao Yuan-ayi is the most charming," Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said:
"I told you that I like older women. Actually, that was me confessing to you, but you didn't respond to me, which made me a little at a loss. You know, I have no experience in love."
"I used to think that as long as I worked hard to get close to you, I could embrace you. Later, I found that you were just an unattainable phantom to me, a distant and beautiful mountain."
"Also, how could a mature, intellectual, and experienced woman like you take a fancy to a little boy in his early twenties who hasn't even graduated from college?"
"It just so happened that Guan Ya confessed to me..."
He paused here, looked at Xiao Yuan's complicated face, and said in a low voice:
"I suddenly realized that maybe the person who is really suitable for me is right beside me. And Xiao Yuan-ayi, you are my beautiful fantasy. There's a saying, the person who accompanies you to the end may not be the person you like the most."
Zhang Yuanqing's expression was affectionate and profound, and his eyes were sad and helpless, as if he was mourning a beautiful, lost love. It's a little embarrassing! I'm sorry, Ling Jun taught me all of this. Ling Jun is really a scum. A pure little boy like me would never be able to come up with such corny words. Zhang Yuanqing stared intently at Xiao Yuan, observing her expression.
According to the mentor's instructions, he needed to show the grievance of "The reason I have a girlfriend is because you rejected me, and I can only reluctantly settle for second best."
As well as the two attitudes of "Although I have found another girlfriend, you are still my white moonlight." Xiao Yuan fell into a long silence. She lowered her eyes, and her eyelashes trembled at a high frequency.
The coldness in her eyes was gone.
"Friends?" Guan Ya hummed and pushed him, "Get up, get up. Why are you feeling guilty if you're just friends? The way she looks at you doesn't seem like friends." Zhang Yuanqing was pushed to the ground and sat on the edge of the bed, smiling bitterly:
"Okay, I did admire her, but that was a long time ago. Back then, I had just become The Way of the Extraordinary, and she helped me many times. And I found that although she is an evil profession, she has a kind heart..."
Guan Ya narrowed her eyes, observing her boyfriend's eyes and facial details.
When he talked about that woman, his eyes were peaceful, his face was calm, there was no dodging or guilt, and he was full of a peaceful openness.
"Continue, why aren't you talking?" she said.
Zhang Yuanqing scratched his head: "It just so happened that she was the type I liked, so I couldn't help but pursue her, right!?"
"I see she likes you quite a bit too. Why didn't it develop further?" Guan Ya said with a smile that wasn't really a smile.
Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said:
"Isn't it because I have you? You're so beautiful, have a good figure, and are good at talking. We're getting more and more familiar, and I like you more and more, and I gradually forgot about her."
Guan Ya scoffed: "Don't even."
Zhang Yuanqing swore to the sky: "Every word I said is true, otherwise may I be struck by lightning. We rarely contacted her after we confirmed our relationship.
Isn't the reason I'm feeling guilty because I like you, afraid that you'll think too much? If I had an affair with her, would I ask her for help? Am I that stupid? Guan Ya-jie, you have to believe in my feelings for you."
Sigh, the way I'm talking now is really like a scum. Fortunately, Guan Ya is only a level 4 Swordsman. If it were Fu Qingyang, I'm afraid even the Ghost Mirror wouldn't be able to hide it.
Zhang Yuanqing got up, walked to the table, stared into Guan Ya's eyes, and said:
"You're a scout, you know very well whether what I'm saying is true or false."
According to Ling Jun's idea, what Guan Ya wants is "attitude" and "promise," the attitude of the boyfriend not paying attention to other women and the promise of never cheating.
After all, now it's just discovering that the boyfriend has an ambiguous relationship with other women, not really cheating, so the problem is not very big.
Zhang Yuanqing has already done it!
If the mentor guessed correctly, Guan Ya-jie should make me promise... As soon as Zhang Yuanqing thought this in his heart, Guan Ya hummed:
"Even if what you said is true, you're not cheating now, but does that mean you won't in the future?"
Zhang Yuanqing replied fluently: "That depends on your performance."
"My performance??"
You have to help me with this every night...
Zhang Yuanqing held the Old Driver's little hand and made an up and down motion.
Guan Ya's face turned slightly red, and she spat.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing immediately leaned over and bit her lip: "Then I can help you too."
"It hurts, let go." Guan Ya's lower lip was bitten and pulled up, and she hit him a few times in pain, saying vaguely, "Aren't you going to take care of important business? Go, go quickly." "Aren't you going to continue interrogating me??"
"I'm not asking."
"Do you believe me?"
"I believe you, I believe you, hurry up and get out."
Zhang Yuanqing immediately let go of his mouth, regretfully said: "Then I'm leaving."
He turned the door open and walked out of the room, just in time to see Blood Rose coming out of the room at the end of the hallway. The two Zhang Yuanqing smiled at each other!
Back in the room, Zhang Yuanqing took out the bloodstain of the Edo Swordsman from his backpack and summoned the Red Dancing Shoes.
Putting the bloodstain into the Red Dancing Shoes, Zhang Yuanqing gave the order: "Take me to find him."
Da da da... The Red Dancing Shoes pierced through the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, ran down the glass wall, and quickly disappeared into the distance.
Zhang Yuanqing's body transformed into dreamlike starlight and appeared on the rooftop of the building across from the hotel. Then, he took out the Swiftwind Gauntlets...
Wear them and use the Night Wanderer skill to rise with the wind and chase after the Red Dancing Shoes.
Alternating between Star Tunneling and the Swiftwind Gauntlets, half an hour later, he was far away from the city and came to a sparsely populated suburb.
The Red Dancing Shoes stopped outside a small manor.
Zhang Yuanqing interrupted the tracking of the Red Dancing Shoes in time and exchanged the price on the balcony of a villa not far away. Taking back the bloodstain and putting away the Red Dancing Shoes,
He put on the Swiftwind Gauntlets, soared into the sky, and looked down at the villa area!
This villa area covers a large area, at least thirty or forty villas, and the planning is very neat. The villa courtyards are arranged like tofu blocks, and sparse greenery is planted beside the grid-shaped streets.
Compared with the lush environment in the south, this place has a unique rough atmosphere in the north.
The "big manor" locked by the Red Dancing Shoes is the largest and most luxurious in this villa area.
"The Edo Swordsman is inside. This villa should be one of Blood Drink Crazy Saber's strongholds, so there won't only be them inside. There must be his subordinates,"
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Zhang Yuanqing, in stealth mode, looked down at the manor and thought quickly.
Spring City is not close to the Northwest base camp of the Soldier Lord Religion, but after all, this is the north. Maybe there happens to be a Divine General or even a Heavenly King in Spring City.
If the battle cannot be resolved quickly, the situation will be very bad. Before the battle, be fully prepared.
"The safest way is to cover this manor with firepower and use the amount of ammunition to act on behalf of heaven. Heh, the headquarters will definitely not agree, and if the headquarters agrees, the court will not agree either..." Zhang Yuanqing did not stay and turned to leave.
7:00 PM, hotel.
Everyone gathered in Zhang Yuanqing's room to discuss the action plan.
Zhang Yuanqing described the environment of the neighborhood where the Edo Swordsman was located and said:
"In addition to the Edo Swordsman, there are also Blood Drink Crazy Saber and his subordinates in the villa. Not to mention the possible existence of Divine Generals and Heavenly Kings, with the characteristics of the Mist Lord, a long battle will be unfavorable to us!"
"So we have to lock down the location of the Edo Swordsman and directly behead him. Li Chunfeng, you are responsible for hacking into the manor's surveillance and blinding their eyes. Xie Lingxi, you are responsible for monitoring and finding out the specific location of the Edo Swordsman."
"Xiao Yuan, before the battle begins, you will pray for everyone to increase the success rate. By the way, I have the bloodstain of the Edo Swordsman here. Can you curse him!"
Xiao Yuan was still cold and nodded slightly:
"The blood has lost its activity. The curse can only affect him and cause minor damage. It cannot seriously injure him, let alone curse him."
"That's enough!" Zhang Yuanqing said: "After locking down the Edo Swordsman's location, Guan Ya, Xiao Yuan, and I will be responsible for beheading him. Princess, you will deal with Blood Drink Crazy Saber. Asano Ryo, you and the Queen are responsible for dealing with the subordinates of Blood Drink Crazy Saber!"
As for Li Chunfeng and Xie Lingxi, one is a technician and the other is an assistant. There is no need for them to play.
Guan Ya crossed her arms and leaned against the window, saying in a deep voice:
"If I were Blood Drink Crazy Saber, I would arrange sentries near the manor and even near the villa. Once someone or a vehicle with suspicious behavior approaches, they will immediately warn."
Xiao Yuan stared straight ahead and said indifferently: "It is very foolish to gather so many evil professions!"
Guan Ya "Heh" a voice: "I'm talking about sentries. Who said anything about evil professions? With the ability of the Mist Lord, he can completely bewitch ordinary people to act as sentries."
Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly said: "This is easy to handle. We will use the Night Walker Cloak and the Swiftwind Gauntlets to sneak in one by one and directly control the residents of the villa next to the manor. In this way, even if they are sentries, it is impossible for them to tip off."
Forty minutes later, everyone relied on the Night Walker Cloak and Zhang Yuanqing's Swiftwind Gauntlets to sneak into the community and control the residents of the villa opposite the manor.
Using illusions to bewitch the ordinary people in the house, the middle-aged couple, children, and old people were knocked unconscious and sent to the bedroom. Xie Lingxi put on her headphones and walked to the window, carefully peeking at the distant manor and listening carefully. On the other side, Li Chunfeng opened his laptop, his fingers dancing on the keyboard. A few minutes later, the computer screen was divided into more than twenty squares, each representing a surveillance camera.
"In the restaurant," Li Chunfeng said.
Everyone gathered in front of the computer and stared intently. In the lower left corner, two middle-aged men were drinking wine across from each other, and a shapely female waitress was obediently standing aside to serve.
The picture was a bit blurry, and the facial features could not be seen clearly, but the facial contours were enough for Zhang Yuanqing and Asano Ryo to recognize them. "That's him, the Edo Swordsman!" Asano Ryo said in a low, gnashing voice.
In the picture, the Edo Swordsman and Blood Drink Crazy Saber were drinking and talking.
"Can you receive the sound?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.
Li Chunfeng hit the Enter key, and a blurry voice came from the computer speakers, accompanied by a hissing static sound.
Okay, we can only rely on Xie Lingxi. Zhang Yuanqing turned his head to look at the window, "Sister, what did you hear?!" Xie Lingxi turned around with a pale face and trembled: "The Edo Swordsman asked when the Fear Heavenly King would arrive."