“Left hand, left hand, left hand.”
Liu Hong whispered to himself, his eyes glued to Yin Yang in the distance. He was terrified of missing the signal.
To catch a thief, one must find the loot.
Even though Yin Yang already knew it was human meat, he still needed concrete evidence.
While they were talking, the vendor had already packed three buns and handed them over. Yin Yang pried one open, and as expected, his suspicions were confirmed.
His left hand inconspicuously signaled a three. Seeing this, Liu Hong decisively pressed the call button.
The phone rang twice before Mr. Yu’s voice came through.
“Speak.”
“Mr. Yu, we found the one selling human meat! I’m sending you the coordinates. Notify Mr. Qian quickly! Zheng Yang is stalling him, but I’m afraid he can’t hold out for long.”
“Zheng Yang is stalling him? Ridiculous! Give me the address now!”
“I’ve already sent it!”
Beep, beep, beep.
The call was disconnected. Liu Hong gripped his transcendent items, ready to rush in and rescue Yin Yang at any moment.
At the bun stall, Yin Yang sniffed the meat filling and frowned.
“This is way too greasy, and the spices are too heavy. Is this meat even fresh?”
The stall owner didn't respond, standing by the steamer basket like a wooden post.
Seeing this, Yin Yang stepped forward and rapped on the counter.
“Hey, I’m talking to you. Did you hear me?”
“Get me two vegetarian ones. This meat is too greasy.”
Only then did the owner look up, his voice stiff. “We don't have vegetarian ones. Only meat.”
“Only this one filling?”
“Only this one.”
“What bad luck,” Yin Yang cursed, then deliberately began to pick a fight. “Let me see your health permit. I’m not paying if you don't have one.”
The owner stared at Yin Yang in silence.
Yin Yang acted as if he didn't have a care in the world. “What are you looking at? Never seen a handsome guy before? Where’s the permit?”
The owner remained silent. Liu Hong, hearing the entire exchange from afar, felt cold sweat drenching his forehead.
He simply couldn't understand how a ‘regular person like Zheng Yang’ had the nerve to keep playing with fire in front of a murderer!
He could only pray in his heart for Mr. Qian to arrive quickly.
Swoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air rang out, and in the next instant, a figure appeared behind Yin Yang.
It was Mr. Yu!
The moment he received Liu Hong’s call, he had rushed over immediately.
He hadn't even had time to notify Mr. Yuan or Mr. Qian. He had no choice; those two were too reckless, letting an ordinary person like Zheng Yang stall a killer!
Yin Yang only ‘noticed’ someone behind him now. He glanced back, handed the opened bun directly to Mr. Yu, and turned to walk away.
Mr. Yu took the bun Yin Yang had pried open and glanced at it. His divinity began to radiate outward as his eyes locked onto the stall owner.
“Such heavy seasoning... Are you selling human meat buns?”
The owner looked at Mr. Yu with dull eyes. The corners of his mouth seemed to be forced open by something, looking extremely stiff.
“Do you want a taste?”
...
Wangnian City Security Bureau.
Mr. Qian stared at Bureau Chief Ye and Qin Ye.
“Are either of you connected to the Shadow Lotus Church?”
“No.”
“No.”
Both denied it simultaneously. Bureau Chief Ye was telling the truth, but Qin Ye was lying.
Mr. Qian took a deep breath. “Does the Monarch know you’re a member of the Shadow Lotus Church?”
“I am not a member of the Shadow Lotus Church!”
Still a lie.
Qin Ye knew very well that Mr. Qian could distinguish truth from lies. Therefore, he absolutely could not answer the questions directly; he couldn't let himself be led by the nose!
“Mr. Qin, with the war imminent, why did you come to the front lines?”
“I cannot say.”
Truth.
“I don't care what you intend to do or what grievances you have. Since you are a member of the Shadow Lotus Church, you cannot be on the front lines.”
“I don't have time to send you back, so I’ll have to trouble you to stay here for now.”
“Qian Min!!!”
Qin Ye stood up, the fury in his eyes almost turning physical.
“Do you still have any respect for me? For Great Wei?”
Mr. Qian smiled and replied with a solemn tone, “It is precisely because I care for Great Wei that I cannot allow you to be on the front lines!”
After saying this, his expression turned slightly pitying.
“As for your connection to the Shadow Lotus Church, I will report it truthfully. Others will judge whether it’s true or false.”
Qin Ye let out a cold laugh. Beside him, Bureau Chief Ye hurriedly said, “Old Qian, regardless of anything else, the gentleman’s surname is Qin. We must still observe the proper hierarchy.”
Mr. Qian looked directly at him. “And what about you?”
“Me? Of course I do.”
“I’m talking about your stance. Where do your loyalties lie?”
“With Great Wei, of course!”
Bureau Chief Ye’s answer was categorical. Mr. Qian narrowed his eyes; this was also the truth.
“Then in your eyes, whose Great Wei is it? Does it belong to the people, or to the Monarch?”
“Naturally, it is the Monarch’s Great Wei!”
Bureau Chief Ye gave his answer without a second thought.
Mr. Qian laughed. He looked at Bureau Chief Ye, then at Qin Ye.
“What do you two plan to do at the front?”
Boom!!!
As they spoke, a massive explosion echoed from outside. Mr. Yu had already engaged the enemy.
...
Mr. Yu struck first, his divinity suppressing the opponent so heavily they couldn't even lift their head.
However, just as he intended to take the man alive, someone launched a sneak attack from behind. Fortunately, Mr. Yu reacted quickly.
The person who attacked Mr. Yu was the very woman the blade-wielding ghost had seen cutting human meat.
She hovered in mid-air, clutching a bone-chopping knife. She tilted her head as she looked at Mr. Yu, as if contemplating where to strike first.
Capable of flight—this was clearly another Demigod.
Watching from a distance, Yin Yang narrowed his eyes.
He had consumed a significant amount of divinity using the Accident Pen earlier and desperately needed to replenish it. Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to use his sacrifice ability.
After all, for him, the sacrifice ability was essentially a means of converting spirituality and divinity.
He sacrificed something of no value in exchange for something valuable, and the difference in value was made up by divinity.
If it were any other god, they wouldn't respond at all. No one likes to make a losing deal, let alone a god.
But Yin Yang was different, because the god he believed in was himself.
Whether it was the sacrifice or the response, it was all him.
Therefore, the divinity used to ‘make up the difference’ was exceptionally important.
‘I need to put a mark on her.’
“Zheng Yang, the range of a Demigod battle is too large. Let’s get out of here.”
Liu Hong was nervous. Although he was a transcendent, he was only a low sequence. In front of a Demigod, he was no different from an ordinary person.
“Let’s go!”
Yin Yang agreed. He hunched over and moved carefully along the base of a wall. Liu Hong hurriedly followed suit.
Swoosh!
Another sound of whistling air came from the sky as Mr. Yuan arrived.
“Old Yu!”
“Help me!”
“Right!”
The two had been friends for years and shared a perfect rapport.
In less than a minute, they had completely suppressed the Cleaver Woman.
Just as the two were about to deliver a finishing blow, the Cleaver Woman suddenly gave up all resistance, allowing their attacks to pierce through her body.
Blood flowed from her wounds, but she wore a grotesque expression.
“The game has started.”
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