Newspaper Boy
Chapter 231 Ghost City
Fortunately, he always has the habit of carrying cash; otherwise, he would have been stuck staring at the Devil Eye Heavenly King.
Or saying: "Wait here for a moment, I'll go buy you some oranges," oh, wait, "I'll go home and get you some money."
So rigid, when facing difficulties, it's understandable to steal a little money using one's abilities. We should have flexible moral bottom lines. Remember to pay back the money.
Zhang Yuanqing put on the Gale Gauntlets, and amidst the sudden strong wind, he flew towards Kangyang District.
Escaping the reality of the battlefield, the incomplete, charred corpses of Yin Soldiers were spread out, covering the streets and alleys. The city seemed to have been through a world-shaking war, with corpses everywhere, and the number of Wraith Spirits scurrying in the air sharply reduced.
Fu Qingyang, dressed in white like snow, held the Jade Dragon Sword, surrounded by a hundred terracotta warriors, resembling soldiers ready to die for their country.
The Puppet Master was like a general on the battlefield, always having thousands of troops at his command, having fought for thousands of miles, single-handedly holding back a million soldiers.
Elder Hongying and Elder Gaofeng stood back to back, appearing calm and collected, neither embarrassed nor weak. Fu Qingyang alone was holding back the two Sovereigns on the opposite side, so their pressure was not great.
On the nearby high-rise buildings, three Sovereign-level powerhouses stood in different positions, overlooking the enemies on the street.
They were the Great Protector, Third Protector, and Fifth Protector (Spring Goddess) of the Dark Rose.
Unlike the elegant official Sovereigns, these three from the Dark Rose were disheveled, their clothes tattered, and their bodies covered in sword marks and burns.
Elder Hongying and Elder Gaofeng were both veteran Sovereigns, and the latter was the head of the Hangzhou branch, so his combat power... defensive power was conceivable.
And Fu Qingyang's strength was even more unexpected for both sides. Not to mention a Level 7 Sovereign, even an ordinary Level 8 might not be a match for this Young Master Qian.
This caused the three elders of the Dark Rose to be at a disadvantage in the battle. If it weren't for the Night Wanderer and Spring Goddess having top-notch recovery and endurance among all professions, they would have already been defeated.
"Not good, why aren't the two elders from the Southern Sect making any moves?"
The little fatty sitting cross-legged around the Earth God, had a worried look on his face. The two elders from the Southern Sect either died silently, or were trapped, or ran away. In short, there was no movement from them.
"Does your Southern Sect have no experts? Sending two embroidered pillows to play in the peak tournament." The round-faced, cute Hua Yu spoke the most heart-wrenching words.
But the little fatty knew that this sweet-looking female executive was actually the relatively kind and gentle one among the several Saints present.
Because the female swordsman "Summer Tree Love" and "High Mountain Flowing Water" from the Songhai branch looked at him with cold and vigilant eyes, as if they would immediately cut off his dog head if he made the slightest move.
"Could we really capsize in a gutter?" The little fatty frowned.
Illusionists are very specialized professions, with long strengths and short weaknesses. Once a prepared melee profession gets close, they are likely to be taken away in one combo.
At this moment, the Great Protector of the Dark Rose's sneer entered everyone's ears.
"Elder Hongying, you don't think this is all I've prepared, do you? Since you know you're fishing, if you can't come up with something Demigod-level, wouldn't it be disrespectful to everyone? I know the Female Marshal is in Songhai, but she can't come." The Great Protector stuck the oily sharpening sword into the ground, and opened his arms towards the gloomy and dark sky: "Great Ghost City, awaken."
The already dark sky suddenly had churning dark clouds, and a vast cold air descended, instantly turning it from early autumn to mid-winter.
The high-rise buildings were gone, and even the cracks in the ground torn open by Elder Gaofeng were gone.
This world had become a desolate and dead ancient city.
Fu Qingyang and the others stood on the main road paved with bluestone slabs, with ancient buildings lining both sides. At the end of the main road was a tall memorial archway, with the words "Ghost City" written on the plaque.
But this was not just a simple ancient city. The ancient buildings along the streets had bloody signs hanging up saying "Escape Room", "Weird Foot Massage", "Night Chat with Ghosts", "Zombies Appear", "Ghost Marriage", "Terror Escape", and other signs.
It was more like a paranormal theme park.
But Fu Qingyang and the two elders felt a chill down their spines. This was a Demigod-level item.
"I know the Marshal is in Songhai, but she won't come here." The Great Protector stood on the roof ridge of an ancient building, and said indifferently: "Everyone, welcome the terror of the Ghost City."
A sword light descended from the sky and returned to the zoo.
A tall woman with silver hair and a bloody sword walked slowly towards the small bungalow, her black breeches outlining the full, round curves of her legs. She walked gracefully, her legs crossing elegantly.
The White-Haired Marshal stopped, her eyes calmly looking at the curly-haired teddy bear squatting at her door, her voice clear, cold, and majestic:
"Something big seems to have happened."
In front of her, no one had any secrets.
"Marshal, you're finally back." The Dog Elder lowered his head and saluted, his tone unprecedentedly solemn:
"Two things, the Devil Eye was rescued, and Fu Qingyang, Hongying, and Gaofeng have lost contact. The Fear Heavenly King's actions tonight were not accidental; we have fallen into a huge conspiracy."
The Female Marshal frowned her heroic eyebrows:
"You're not at the zoo?"
She easily interpreted the reason for the Dog Elder's frustration.
The Dog Elder shook his head: "I was lured away. It was my dereliction of duty. Allow me to explain..."
The Female Marshal waved her hand to interrupt: "Not interested! If things are really as serious as you say, then now is not the time to talk nonsense. Tell me, who rescued the Devil Eye?"
Her style of doing things was decisive and straightforward, without dragging her feet.
The Dog Elder said in a deep voice:
"It hasn't been found out yet. But one thing is certain: the Fear Heavenly King, the Dark Rose, and the person who broke into the zoo to rescue the Devil Eye... This is a conspiracy with interlocking links, and the purpose is probably not just to rescue the Devil Eye."
"If... if the leader of the Dark Rose also takes action, then Fu Qingyang and the others are in imminent danger."
"He doesn't dare to take action. He and the Taiyi Sect Leader have been gaming for many years. Whoever enters the game first dies." Fu Xuan said lightly: "Tell me Fu Qingyang's location."
"Jinshan City!" The Dog Elder said.
Fu Xuan turned and left, but stopped after taking two steps, turned her head and said: "Send the location of Jinshan City to my phone. I can't find it without navigation."
At Grandma's house, bright and dreamy starlight rose from the silent bedroom.
Zhang Yuanqing looked around the small bedroom that he hadn't returned to for almost a month in the darkness. The air-conditioned quilt was neatly spread on the bed, and the trash can was empty, but it had a black trash bag.
The desk and the floor were not dusty, clean and tidy. It seemed that Grandma often cleaned his room for him, waiting for her grandson to come back.
Zhang Yuanqing told Guan Ya and the others that he would go home tonight to create a reasonable alibi. Now that the matter was resolved, of course he couldn't go directly back to Fufiawan.
He kicked off his shoes and fell on the bed in a sprawling manner, sighing comfortably:
"Home is still the most comfortable."
After all, it was a room he had lived in for more than ten years, and no other house could replace its place in his heart, even if that house had a very moist girlfriend.
Zhang Yuanqing stared at the ceiling, replaying the events at the zoo over and over again.
They were very careful along the way, and Yin Chuanmei's illusion was enough to confuse most things - plants and employees.
The notes from the abandoned dormitory building were also brought back by him.
The Blood Rose that sank to the bottom of the lake was considered criminal evidence left at the scene, but Weak Water drowned everything, and it was not a rule-based item, but it had rule-based characteristics. Even the Dog Elder would probably not be able to salvage the Blood Rose. The spirit of the weapon and the Demigod were the same.
Now the only flaw was the camphor tree and the white lion.
The former had suffered an attack from Princess Yinyao, and should know that it was scratched by the Yin Soldier, cut open, and the Devil Eye rescued.
But it didn't know Princess Yinyao, and it would be too absurd to suspect Yuanshi Tianzun based on a Yin Soldier alone. In addition, the Devil Eye Heavenly King made up for it once after landing on the shore.
He deliberately said the name of the Ghost Blade Heavenly King.
"The Dark Rose and the Soldiers of Heaven have an extraordinary relationship.
The Ghost Blade Heavenly King can completely have an item that manipulates Yin Soldiers. As for why he wants to control Yin Soldiers, the zoo's complex and diverse rules are the best reason."
"It's just that the white lion is a bit troublesome."
There is specialization in skills. Among the lawful professions, only the Scout's Insight Skill can see through illusions. Theoretically speaking, although the white lion has a high rank, it is not omnipotent. It is just an incarnation of the power of the weapon spirit, not a real The Way of the Extraordinary, and its attributes are even very singular."
"But you can't be too absolute. I'll test the Dog Elder tomorrow."
"I don't know if Boss's action is going smoothly and whether he killed the Pure Yang Sect Leader."
"I have to refine a few more Yin Soldiers and Spirit Servants in the future. The level doesn't need to be too high, but there must be more of them, specially acting as cannon fodder and consumables. Otherwise, if I encounter a situation like the zoo again, I will have to sacrifice the Greedy God General...
Thinking about it, he slowly fell asleep, and woke up the next morning to the sound of Grandma shouting and knocking on the door to wake up his aunt in the living room.
At the dining table, a family of five was enjoying a plain and warm breakfast, but the atmosphere was not very warm.
His aunt, with an oil stick in her mouth, squinted her beautiful eyes, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye was both sexy and cute, humming:
"Oh, isn't this the little wife who married out of our family? She's back to her parents' home to visit relatives."
A wave of resentment rushed towards him.
"Don't talk nonsense!" His gray-haired Grandma said angrily.
Zhang Yuanqing just wanted to say that Grandma still loved him, Grandma kissed him, when he heard Grandma change the subject: "She is obviously a son-in-law who married into the family."
The mother and daughter sang together and ridiculed each other coldly. In the end, his cousin Chen Yuanjun stood up to say something fair: "Yuanzi is at this age. He has a girlfriend, so he must be with her all day long. Half of the summer vacation has passed, and when school starts, he will have to put his mind back on his studies and won't have so much time to date."
Grandpa was as serious and silent as always, neither interfering with the lives of his children and grandchildren nor expressing his opinions.
Grandma immediately turned the cannon on her grandson: "How can you be embarrassed to pretend to be an experienced person here? Yuanzi already has a girlfriend, and you're still a dog."
Grandma, have you been surfing the Internet recently? You can even play memes... Zhang Yuanqing gulped down his porridge and watched the show from the side.
Chen Yuanjun was caught off guard and didn't dare to argue back, so he looked at his aunt, "Isn't there a dog over there too? Grandma, you raise one dog, and you raise two dogs."
Jiang Yuer slapped her nephew's head angrily with her chopsticks.
While the two were fighting, Grandma turned to look at Zhang Yuanqing and said: "Your mother still cares about you. She called to ask me about Guan Ya. Call her back later and don't blacklist her."
Hey, when did Chen Shu become so concerned about my love life? It's unlike her.
Zhang Yuanqing was a little surprised.
No one knows a son better than his mother. Chen Shu is a strong and domineering mother, definitely not a mother who thinks her son is a good boy or the apple of her eye.
Her attitude towards raising a son has always been "just live, and if possible, don't be too useless."
She is too lazy to care about her son's education and grades, let alone his girlfriend.
"What did she say?" Zhang Yuanqing was somewhat relieved.
"She said Guan Ya is too old and you two are not suitable."
"Tell her to get lost." "Speak nicely, that's your mother." Grandma also knocked her grandson's head with her chopsticks.
"She never cared about me. She never went to parent-teacher conferences, never celebrated my birthday, never checked my homework, and always just gave me money when she came home. It's all because Grandma didn't educate her well."
Zhang Yuanqing counterattacked with moral kidnapping.
Grandma and Grandpa were immediately a little embarrassed.
Their daughter was not a good person, and the old couple had some responsibility, and they did owe their grandson.
After breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing returned to Fufiawan and went straight to Fu Qingyang's villa, but the bunny girl told him that the young master had not returned home.
Zhang Yuanqing immediately realized that something was wrong. What kind of battle could last all night?
He immediately called the Dog Elder, but the voice prompt said that the phone was turned off.
He tried to call Fu Qingyang again, but the voice prompt said: "The number you are calling is not in service area."
Elder Gaofeng, Yin Ji, Summer Tree Love... He called all the official Way of the Extraordinary's phone numbers that he knew who had participated in this operation, and the voice prompts were all the same "not in service area".
Zhang Yuanqing suddenly became a little anxious. He realized that he might have played too much and that something bad had happened.
He hurriedly left the villa and ran back to his small apartment, rushed into the living room, and happened to see Guan Ya leading her team members into the yard.
They were wearing white training suits, and the mixed-race beauty had big breasts, a thin waist, and long legs, matched with delicate features and big waves, making her sexy, mature, and beautiful.
After becoming a young woman, she had a touch of grace and gentleness between her brows.
Queen and Xie Lingxi also had their own merits. The former had smoky makeup, a voluptuous figure, and a lot of amorous feelings hanging on her chest, while the latter was a youthful, energetic high school student.
Compared to them, Li Chunfeng's face was full of reluctance and dejectedness.
Obviously, they were going to the training room for intensive training to hone their fighting skills.
"Brother Yuanshi~" Xie Lingxi called out with a resentful and joyful voice.
Ever since she knew that Brother Yuanshi's virginity was broken by Guan Ya, Xie Lingxi had become a lilac-like girl, with a sad face every day.
Young girls are more self-centered and possessive. Queen is much calmer. In this day and age, which excellent man hasn't been in love a few times? Maybe the Heavenly Venerate Lord trained by Guan Ya will end up being her advantage.
The so-called man is a gun, the more the barrel is polished, the brighter it becomes.
Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand, bypassed the three of them, and pulled Guan Ya into the house.
Back in the bedroom, he closed the door and said in a low voice:
"Call your Demigod cousin now, immediately!"