Chapter 423 Heading Southwest (3k)
A figure staggered back to Lin Yunfang, stopping intermittently as if sensing pursuers. This person was Su Jiu, who had just finished exchanging information with Li Ziwei, holding a mobile phone in her hand.
“They recalled and locked up Li Ziwei in advance, which is not typical for undercover work. Normally, they would want him to be more useful within the team. This strongly suggests that Li Ziwei will be involved in the internal workings of this divine descent ritual.”
Taking off her baseball cap and loosening her black silk hair, which was tied into a ponytail, Su Jiu, still wearing the ghoul-like mask, leaned against the door, waiting for the arrival of the Yin Yang Water.
“That pen in his hand is the one from Kyoungde’s storage bag. It can be used three more times. This pen I have, which is bound to that one, was used once to communicate with Jialuo. It can be used one more time, but it shouldn’t be a big problem. I rarely communicate with him.”
“As long as he doesn’t court death, he should be safe for the time being.”
While waiting, she slowly opened her phone and looked at the last two conversations with Li Ziwei. Her gaze fell into deep thought, and she rubbed her chin with her gloved hand, murmuring, “Codename?”
Phone SMS interface:
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10:23 AM
[Wei: By the way, I heard the Priest who has been monitoring me assigns numbers to special people like us. For example, I’m Zero Three, and a young master who was captured is Sixteen.]
[Me: I feel like it’s determined by the status of their parents.]
[Wei: Very likely. The two people before me probably have very influential parents. I don’t know their intentions yet, whether they were captured intentionally, or if they are undercover.]
[Me: We can only take it one step at a time. I’ll contact you later, remember to clear your messages.]
[Wei: Okay.]
10:25 AM
[Wei: This is the craziest thing I’ve ever done, but I have a sense of mission that I never had before. Don’t forget to give me the contact methods we agreed upon.]
[Me: Be safe – don’t forget your mission codename: Cuckoo.]
Su Jiu leaned against the wooden door, tapping her toes lightly. She suddenly had a guess about Zero Two. If she were to consider the identity of a military district Master, it would be slightly higher than Li Ziwei’s father. The captured daughter in that case is very likely to be Zero Two.
According to the current situation where that Master is still looking for his daughter and has not received any threats, it is highly probable that the [daughter] has not yet been transported out of the province, or she might even be near that military district. Her foolish brother should also be locked up there.
If she could use this information to infiltrate the Ancient God Sect in the southwest region, and if she were wearing the Black-clad Bishop’s robes, she might be able to resolve this sudden incident in a short period.
Counting precisely, Bai Zhi’s core day should be around 35 days away, and there are about 8 days until the New Year. If nothing unexpected happens, everything can be completed in an orderly fashion.
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, she would directly take a plane to the Akans Mountain Range, and then find the Snow Demon to use her skills to imitate the wind and snow, and help her out when necessary.
“Dragon Country express!”
Just as Su Jiu was meticulously planning in her mind, a voice rang out. Looking towards the sound, she saw a young girl in a blue uniform holding a small cardboard box, scrutinizing her.
Before Su Jiu could speak, the girl in the blue express uniform, with a blue bird logo on her clothes, looked at Su Jiu with surprise and a hint of suspicion, asking, “Are you the recipient – Jiu Meng Fusheng?”
“Yes, that’s the recipient’s name.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu scratched her head sheepishly, then said with a smile as her gaze fell on the small box, asking curiously, “Is the War God Level Yin Yang Protective Water inside?”
“Yes, and the 72 intermediate magic crystals of the ice attribute that you purchased. They were successfully purchased internally ahead of time.”
As Su Jiu was asking, the express delivery employee also slowly closed the distance between them. Her movements were subtle. When she was only one meter away from Su Jiu, she stopped again, looked around, and then nervously took out a black leather booklet and handed it over, saying, “Fourth team of Guandong, Night Watcher – Zhou Tiantian, greetings, Elder.”
“Night Watcher?”
Looking at the girl in front of her, Su Jiu raised an eyebrow, then glanced down at the Night Watcher’s ID, confirming it was real. She took the package and asked in confusion, “Do the Night Watchers in your Guandong region also handle the express delivery business?”
Hearing this, the girl Zhou Tiantian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that not all elders were cold and aloof. She quickly nodded and replied, “Yes and no. We are indeed distributed in a station format, but normally ordinary staff members deliver express packages. This time, I came here because I received orders from my superiors, asking us Night Watchers to fully assist you in handling the Southwest Military Region incident.”
“Inter-provincial cases, it would be difficult for you to assist…”
Su Jiu did not expect Youyou to be so efficient. To send someone over to assist her directly, but for undercover operations like this, it was better to be a lone wolf. She said,
“However, I do have something to ask of you now.”
Su Jiu paused. As Zhou Tiantian gulped, she straightened up slightly and said softly, “Investigate the high-ranking officials in Guandong who are providing support to Bear Country. Investigate if there are any suddenly missing children or relatives in their homes. This is very important and must not be revealed to anyone outside the organization, not even Dragon Hunters.”
“Yes, I will contact your recipient number with the investigation results.”
Zhou Tiantian did not ask for reasons and quietly agreed, then handed Su Jiu the storage bag with the snowflake logo, whispering,
“The ice-attribute intermediate magic crystals are inside, please take care of them.”
After Su Jiu received it, she turned and left. This was what made the Night Watchers different from other organizations. Basic Night Watchers only needed to obey orders and complete their tasks. The less they knew, the easier it was to survive.
Looking at Zhou Tiantian’s receding back, Su Jiu shook her head and headed towards Bai Zhi’s room. On the way, she opened the small box in her hand, revealing a small bottle that resembled an inkwell. Seeing the black and white water, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“Da Bai, are you an idiot! Climbing the snow mountain without equipment, that’s one of the most difficult options! Although your strength might be stimulated and become stronger after completion, it’s a near-death experience!”
“Spider Grandma, I’m not afraid of death, why are you panicking?”
“We’ve been bickering for a hundred years. If Little Lan is gone, and you are gone too, I’ll really have no one to chat with.”
Walking through the bluestone path, Su Jiu could hear Lin Mei’s mature voice from outside the dormitory. Pushing aside the wooden door, she found Lin Mei and Bai Zhi sitting together, as if discussing extreme explosive scenarios.
Lin Mei noticed Su Jiu’s figure and gave her an annoyed look, then grabbed the sunflower seeds on the table and started cracking them. The “crunching” sound constantly expressed her displeasure.
“Absorb it first… I likely won’t be able to get any more for a while.”
Rubbing her nose helplessly, Su Jiu handed the magic crystal to Bai Zhi. Then, she looked at the two of them and explained her previous thoughts. The more Bai Zhi listened, the brighter her eyes became. With a “hee hee,” she raised her hand and said, “Infiltrating the Ancient God Sect, what a fun thing, I want to go too!”
But this was quickly opposed by Lin Mei.
The latter, dressed in a business suit, stood up slightly, looking like a stern female boss, looking down at Su Jiu and saying sternly, “You’re letting Da Bai follow you, and then you’re going to infiltrate the Ancient God Sect. Have you considered how dangerous it would be for her, an unprotected pregnant woman, if you were to die?”
“That’s true.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu fell silent. She didn’t know how to explain. After a moment, her gaze fell on Bai Zhi, and she said with a hint of helplessness, tentatively saying, “How about you and this Miss Lin Mei stay here first? I’ll come back to pick you up after I’m done?”
“No…”
Bai Zhi pouted, her face showing dissatisfaction. She looked directly at Lin Mei, tugged at her clothes, puffed out her cheeks, and said softly, “Why don’t you come with us? Didn’t you say you wanted to go sight-seeing? With you, a High-Rank Battle King, there definitely won’t be any accidents.”
“I’m not going. I’m not going to be your nanny.”
Lin Mei glanced at her, casually waving her hand, as if looking at a plague god, and distastefully pulled away the tender white hand.
“Forget it, don’t make things difficult for her.”
Seeing Lin Mei’s firm attitude, Su Jiu smiled helplessly at Bai Zhi and patted her small hand.
Pouting, Bai Zhi’s face puffed up like a bun again, with a somewhat anime-like cuteness. As if familiar with the routine, she tugged at Lin Mei’s clothes again and pestered her coquettishly, “Sister Mei, please help Little Bai! Maybe you’ll meet your destined one on the way!”
“A hundred-year-old thing, learning to act cute and coquettish like a little girl, you really have no shame.”
Looking at Bai Zhi’s appearance, Lin Mei’s mouth twitched, and she sneered. When she needed something, she called her Sister Mei, but when she didn’t, she called her Spider Grandma. Her old friend had truly learned to live life to the fullest.
Bai Zhi blinked, then tilted her head, suddenly showing an innocent smile, and said, “Sister Mei, it was so noisy last night when we were sleeping. Were you eavesdropping and having a spring dream? You seemed to have called out ‘Young Master’ so many times. Who could it be… Hee hee, I’m not interested anyway.”
“I just heard your ‘that’ last night, and coincidentally, the person’s appearance was good…”
“Really—Wuwuwu!!”
Seeing Bai Zhi’s mischievous look, Lin Mei’s pupils widened, her cheeks flushing unusually red. She quickly reached out to cover Bai Zhi’s mouth, and only “wuwuwu—” sounds could be heard.
“Wuwu—Husband, save… me.”
Pressing Bai Zhi’s mouth tightly, Lin Mei muttered to herself as if to alleviate the awkwardness, “I’ll go. I wonder if I’ll meet any handsome guys—this little white lotus always brags about being pregnant. I really want to slap her to death…”
“I’m not a hundred-refined word—I’m a floating province kid !”
Bai Zhi flailed her arms like a child, trying to break free, but could only be severely “disciplined.” She was like a happy person being flipped over by an honest person, with tears in her eyes.
“No problem, flirts are fine, but when there’s trouble, it’s ‘husband’, right?”
Watching these two live treasures, Su Jiu covered her mouth and chuckled. After a long while, she flicked her finger at the resentful-looking Bai Zhi, causing the latter to puff out her cheeks like an aggrieved child again.
…
The next day, the figures of the three appeared at the entrance of the train station. The train station seemed to have many more security checks. Even from a distance, one could notice the red illuminated characters on the station sign—
[Dear passengers, please pay attention to your safety. There have been frequent kidnapping incidents recently. Please cooperate with the inspection…]
