Chapter 414 I want to Niao Niao (3k)
Night fell along with sleet, and the rain hit the energy shields along the train tracks with a dull thud. Perhaps because it was too quiet, the train’s rumbling seemed to grow louder.
“Once we reach the southwest region, we’ll need to find a place to make contact with the local Ancient God Sect. But right now, we have no idea how to start. You need to contact the local official organizations.”
Lin Mei’s voice echoed in a smaller compartment. The three of them, along with One E Huo, were positioned near the front of the train, discussing their next course of action. With the small round table in the center, it almost resembled a round table conference.
Leaning against the sofa, Su Jiu fiddled with the gold pocket watch and cross in her hands, her gaze fixed on the scenery outside the rainy night. She smiled and shook her head, softly saying, “When we entered the station, I could sense some corpse-like aura. Someone is practicing skills that sacrifice to the God. Perhaps we don’t need to do anything to make contact.”
“Those people have already made preparations inside the station. All we need to do is wait for the fish to bite.”
After speaking, she straightened her posture slightly, put on her mask again, took out the bishop’s clothes from her ring, removed her outer coat, and slowly put them on. Her movements were very meticulous, straightening the collar and gently patting the white fur shawl.
“Will they really contact you? This outfit…”
Lin Mei frowned as she looked at Su Jiu. Given the mysterious nature of the Ancient God Sect, if they easily revealed their weaknesses, the Dragon Hunters wouldn’t have had such difficulty finding their hideouts.
“I am familiar with them, just as a hunter is familiar with their prey…” Su Jiu completely changed into the bishop’s attire, exuding a faint, cold aura. Her voice also seemed to have deliberately adopted a colder tone.
“Although these people may feel frenzied due to the sacrifice, their obedience to their superiors is no less than that of the Dragon Hunters.”
“This outfit is an alchemical item, and its function is to expand the domain. The energy fluctuations are related to the cross – similar to an identity card and a key to a certain place, but…” Lin Mei’s gaze fell on Su Jiu’s attire, following the gray aura attached to it all the way to the golden cross, but she still seemed hesitant.
Having worked in the textile factory for so long and been in the textile industry for so long, and having made so many alchemical garments, she understood them very well.
And this outfit was very strange, as if it wasn’t connected by a single thread.
Hearing Lin Mei’s words, Su Jiu was slightly taken aback. After a moment of thought, she nodded, replying with considerable agreement, “Indeed, I can also feel a connection between the two items. I previously thought it was some kind of skill, but after killing so many Black-clad Bishops, I haven’t seen them use this special skill – if it functions as an identity card and a key, then it makes sense.”
Blinking her eyes, Bai Zhi looked at the cross and at Su Jiu, whose aura had turned somber, and also fell into thought. As if she had thought of something important, her eyes slowly widened, and then her beautiful eyes curved slightly…
“Perhaps it’s not a two-piece set, but a three-piece set. This Black-clad Bishop’s identity seems a bit special.”
Without indulging in wild speculation like Bai Zhi, Lin Mei’s gaze remained fixed on the cross, her eyes slowly moving along the chain, finally landing on the pocket watch. She narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice, “If I’m not mistaken, this watch should also be connected, and there should be a special aura attached to it, somewhat similar to the ‘God’ mentioned by the Ancient God Sect.”
Su Jiu was stunned again. She lowered her head and stroked the old-fashioned British pocket watch, frowning and asking, “Isn’t the ‘key’ on the golden cross? I can feel the connection between the cross and the clothes, but I can’t feel the connection on the pocket watch.”
It seemed it wasn’t as she had speculated; not every Black-clad Bishop had the ‘key’. Su Jiu absolutely did not believe that this ‘key’ had nothing to do with the Snow Mountain operation.
“No, it’s this watch. I’ve been making alchemical garments for decades, and there is definitely a connection between these three items. The alchemical runes on it drive the flow of external energy, and there’s a subtle connection.” Lin Mei said with great certainty.
“Now I need to contact those Ancient God Sect cultists. Should I search each carriage for those auras, or wait for them to cause trouble?”
Su Jiu nodded and asked softly again. As the question was raised, the trio and One E Huo fell silent again, with only E Huo grinning silly at the anime on his phone.
Suddenly, Bai Zhi stood up first. Dressed in a down jacket and winter denim shorts, her thick, milky white leggings tightly encased her rounded calves. After glancing at everyone, she reached out and tapped Su Jiu’s arm, speaking shyly, “Hey, can you go to the bathroom with me…”
“What do you want to do? The bathroom is just to the right down the corridor.”
Hearing her request, Su Jiu was slightly taken aback. She pointed towards the bathroom, not quite understanding her intention.
“I… I need to pee… peeing, I’m afraid someone will be there.”
After a moment of silence, Bai Zhi glanced at Su Jiu, whose aura had become like a bad person. She lowered her head slightly, her face flushing. Her jet-black, smooth green silk cascaded down her shoulders, making her look like an adorable, pitiable little girl.
“I really can’t do anything about you. You’re about to become a mother, yet you’re still like a child.”
Seeing her demeanor, Su Jiu finally remembered that she had advanced her cultivation to the Advanced Stage Warrior. She helplessly put the pocket watch and cross into her pocket and turned towards the bathroom.
“A man is a boy until death. Can’t I be 18 every year either?”
Bai Zhi also hurriedly got up, her gaze fixed on Su Jiu’s back as she wore the Sect Leader’s attire. Her lips couldn’t help but curl up as she trotted with her full legs, quickly catching up.
“I’ll wait for you outside. Hurry up and finish.”
Entering the bathroom, the smoky scent mixed with a faint rose fragrance. Su Jiu stood by the washbasin, constantly appraising her attire for anything revealing. Then she stood up straight, deliberately showing a cold smile in the mirror before nodding with satisfaction, “This charisma also has a bit of a villainous vibe.”
Suddenly noticing Bai Zhi watching her from behind, Su Jiu’s lips twitched. She turned and walked slowly, her shoulder cape fluttering. After a few steps, she stood in front of Bai Zhi and asked confusedly, “Didn’t you say you wanted to go to the bathroom? What are you still standing here for?”
Bai Zhi quickly reacted, her gaze falling on Su Jiu’s masked face. After being stunned for two seconds, she blushed and shifted her gaze away from being stared at, biting her lip lightly, “Help me pee…”
“Help you? You can’t use the toilet??”
Su Jiu blinked, facing the girl’s extremely expectant gaze. She was a bit dumbfounded. Bai Zhi was the most mischievous girl she had ever met, sometimes a bit cute, but her thought process was also the strangest.
Often, she would say the harshest words and then endure the harshest beatings.
“Yes, I can, it’s just…”
Bai Zhi nodded seriously, then took two steps forward, leaning close to Su Jiu’s ear and whispering, “Aren’t you trying to attract attention? If you do something excessive to me, and I yell for help, won’t people know you’re a bad guy?”
“It can actually work…”
Su Jiu’s eyes flickered as she looked at Bai Zhi, whose brows held a faint smile. Had this little fool suddenly become enlightened? This method, though straightforward, had a certain feasibility to attract those people to come find them.
But why come to the bathroom?
Suddenly, she felt her thigh being hooked. Su Jiu’s body felt like it had been electrocuted. Her gaze dropped again, and beneath her ample hot pants, Bai Zhi’s small, fleshy leg, clad in milky white leggings, hooked around her calf like a snake demon.
“You wearing this outfit, just like last night…”
Hearing this, Su Jiu looked up again. Bai Zhi’s charming yet youthful face came into view. Su Jiu’s mouth twitched again, and she flicked the girl’s forehead, rolling her eyes, “Last night my ass! Stop being crazy. It’s very dangerous to meet the Ancient God Sect now.”
After being flicked on the forehead, Bai Zhi’s true nature was revealed. She glared at Su Jiu, then quickly let go, puffing out her cheeks and turning around. She touched her stomach, which seemed to have grown considerably after absorbing energy, and muttered mysteriously, “Baby, that unfaithful man doesn’t want us…”
It was as if she were a child, drawing circles and cursing you.
Su Jiu: …
She knew that Bai Zhi’s head, filled with all sorts of strange things, contained much that could not be understood by normal human thought.
“Bishop’s outfit… Are you also an envoy of the ‘God’?”
Just as Su Jiu was about to leave the bathroom, a surprised female voice suddenly sounded at the exit, seeming a bit bewildered.
After the voice rang out, Bai Zhi stopped her antics. After exchanging a glance with Su Jiu, they both looked towards the sound. Indeed, a plainly dressed middle-aged woman was scrutinizing Su Jiu with disbelief.
Su Jiu smiled and nodded. Looking at the middle-aged woman with her somewhat tanned face, she said softly, “Yes, we are on our way to the southwest region to rendezvous with headquarters.”
Of course, she wasn’t foolish. She quickly realized this was a case of a blind cat stumbling upon a mouse, and they had run into a member of the Ancient God Sect. However, that person seemed unable to understand her attire.
Was her level too low?
Moreover, she couldn’t sense the aura of absorbing the power of the ‘God’ from her.
“Rendezvous with headquarters? I don’t quite understand what you mean.”
The middle-aged woman scratched her head, her eyes still showing confusion. But soon, as if she were a familiar acquaintance, she stepped forward and tugged Su Jiu’s hand. Pointing towards the exit, she said with a smile, “Envoy, there’s another envoy like you over there. It’s Envoy Zhang. She’s the one who guides me in prayer and faith in the gods.”
“Take me to meet her.”
Su Jiu signaled Bai Zhi with her eyes to go back and stay with Lin Mei. Then, she nodded with a smile again. Under Bai Zhi’s resentful gaze, she followed the middle-aged woman and left the bathroom.
Walking into the corridor outside the bathroom, Su Jiu looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her, who was acting like a busybody. A hint of doubt arose in her heart. Why would such a person become a follower of the Ancient God Sect?
Thinking about it, she suddenly stopped and smiled at the middle-aged woman in front of her, asking, “This cultist, why do you believe in the ‘God’? You don’t seem to be a martial artist. Believing in the ‘God’ is of no use.”
The middle-aged woman suddenly stopped, paused her steps, and tilted her head. As if subconsciously, she made a gesture of prayer, waving her hands at Su Jiu in a flustered manner, “What you are doing is great disrespect to the ‘God’. You might be stripped of your qualification as a ‘Divine Envoy’.”
“She…”
Looking at the middle-aged woman’s flustered appearance, Su Jiu’s heart sank. The woman’s demeanor reminded her of those undead zombies refined into golden zombies, or untalented students used as sacrifices for the formation’s eye.
“She’s been brainwashed.”
