The moon and stars are sparse and the breeze is blowing.
On a rugged path on the outskirts of the city, four figures were standing under a dim streetlight.
They are a skinny little old man, a burly man with a beard, a frivolous young man covered in famous brands, and a 36C petite girl with a beautiful appearance and refreshing dress.
The old man hung up the phone and frowned slightly.
The muscular Zhou Jiantai next to him asked:
"Mr. Lu, what's the matter?"
"nothing."
Lu Zongping put his phone back into his pocket and responded casually:
"Headman Xu from the Peace House called me and asked if there was any news about Ren Guangyu.
Unfortunately, although I am well-informed, I have not received any information in this regard.
Since Ren Guangyu dared to defect from the Peace House, he must have been well prepared.
At this time, they may have fled to other cities. I think it will be very difficult to catch him. "
Zhou Jiantai's eyes suddenly showed a hint of understanding, he nodded and said:
“Indeed, if it had been a few days after the incident, it might have been possible to catch him.
But now it’s almost half a month.
Even if the House of Peace puts out a red-level rare item as a bounty and stirs up people's emotions, they still have to find the talent first. "
Zhou Jiantai shook his head and was not optimistic.
At this time, Xu Sixue, who had a frivolous expression, suddenly interrupted:
"I heard that the inside story of Ren Guangyu being wanted is not simple. It seems that he took advantage of the upper-level power of the Peace House to attack that foreign land and secretly stole a special rare item from his house. He defected after the incident was exposed. .
Moreover, the timing he chose was very clever. It happened to be a special time when there was no one at the top of the Peace House. Neither the commander nor the fifth-level deacons were at home. The strongest combat force that could be dispatched was the fourth-level squad leader.
In order to prevent the stolen rare object from falling into the hands of other major forces, the House of Peace cannot ask for help from forces such as the Magician Alliance and the Civil Security Bureau. At most, they can offer bounties to small forces such as us casual cultivators. Anyway, even if we get that rare item, we don’t dare to be greedy. "
After Xu Sixue finished showing off his information, he shook his newly permed bangs and glanced at Shen Panxia who was nearby.
Shen Panxia was quite interested in this topic, so she had nothing to do and continued directly:
"I met Ren Guangyu once before. He had already reached level 4 at that time. I didn't have the impression that he was very powerful. I always felt that I could compete with him.
As a result, after the escape incident broke out, he actually severely damaged several level 4 buildings in the Peace House. If his potential was not unleashed at a critical moment, it must have a lot to do with the rare object he stole.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Peace House would issue a red-coat level bounty for a level 4 person. "
When Xu Sixue heard this, he quickly flattered:
"Miss Shen is too modest. You are now at Level 4. Even if you have just broken through to Level 4, you can easily defeat Ren Guangyu.
And if you really want to track down Ren Guangyu, you can definitely ask me to come with you.
I have a wide network of contacts on the road, and my own strength is also good. If we work together, we will be able to successfully capture Ren Guangyu and win the bounty from the Peace House! "
"It's a pity that I'm not interested in that rare object. Besides, if we really want to form a team, I have a more suitable candidate."
Having said this, she turned to look at the skinny Lu Zongping next to her, and said curiously:
"Mr. Lu, you should have a lot of similar bounty missions there, right?"
Lu Zongping smiled and said:
"What? You want to try?"
Shen Panxia chuckled:
"I have finally broken through to level 4 now, so I have to find an opportunity to practice.
According to usual practice, those guys with bounties on their heads have some problems.
Especially those fusions that gradually lose control will turn into fallen species if they are not careful, causing great harm to ordinary people.
As practitioners and holders of power, we should help maintain order in the world to some extent. "
"It would be great if everyone in the world thought like you."
Lu Zongping sighed, his wrinkled face full of complex expressions:
"Ten years have passed since the resurgence of spiritual energy. During these ten years, the concentration of spiritual energy has continued to increase. Many ordinary people who could not feel spiritual energy have gradually awakened their talents and embarked on the path of spiritual practice.
It can be said that ordinary people are the foundation of our spiritual practice.
Protecting those ordinary people is actually protecting our spiritual practice community.
Because in addition to ordinary people and practitioners, there are also a large number of terrifying and murderous monsters in this world.
Many of them use ordinary people as food to accumulate strength and quickly upgrade, and gradually cause harm to us practitioners.
I know you may look down on those monsters, and even think that only if there are enough monsters can you obtain strange objects with different effects, and can you open up a path of cultivation for fusion people that is no less than that of magicians.
But don’t forget that spiritual energy is resurrecting, and so are supernatural powers. Most of the supernatural powers we humans cannot use, but those weird powers can be born and even grow rapidly.
If those monsters are not eliminated as soon as possible and the living environment for ordinary people is maintained, in a hundred years there may be only a few hundred thousand practitioners left in the world, and the number of monsters may even reach billions or even tens of billions.
When the concentration of spiritual power and supernatural power is almost the same, there will not be much difference in strength between the top experts on both sides. What can you do to block enemies of the same level that are tens of thousands times stronger?
Aren’t the lessons from the ancient spiritual world enough? "
Looking at the excited Lu Zongping, Shen Panxia immediately spoke out to comfort him:
"Mr. Lu, calm down, calm down, everyone knows the truth. Now when we encounter strange things, we all deal with them casually, just to prevent them from getting too big.
When some powerful monsters appear, the big forces will not just sit idly by. Look, isn't the Peace House just asking the leader to lead a team to encircle and suppress that foreign land?
Everyone is working hard for a stable order, so the lives of ordinary people are relatively peaceful now. "
"Miss Shen is right."
The bearded Zhou Jiantai quickly added:
"Although we are casual cultivators, we are not on the same path as the Civil Security Bureau and the Magician Alliance, but we also recognize their consensus on maintaining order in the world.
My father has been traveling abroad in the past few months, preparing to find a few good talents among ordinary people and cultivate them carefully, which can be regarded as making a certain contribution to the growth of the spiritual world. "
"Speaking of accepting disciples, more and more ordinary people have heard news about the spiritual practice community recently."
Xu Sixue seemed to think about it for a moment, and then said:
"I heard from my master that three rich girls came to her door two days ago and asked her if there was any way to practice Buddhism there. They said they could afford it no matter how much money they had.
But practicing something like this is not just about money, it also depends on talent. If you can’t even feel the spiritual energy, there’s nothing you can do if you want to practice directly.
Finally, my master introduced them to the path of fusion. When I heard that, the three girls were so frightened that they turned pale and ran away. Alas, they were really too young. "
Xu Sixue shook his head.
Lu Zongping, whose expression returned to calmness, calmly continued:
"It is also a good thing to retreat early. Not everyone can be a fusion, and the risks involved are beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Over the years, I have seen too many people who failed to integrate, people who failed to change jobs, people who degenerated into fallen species...
If they had never embarked on the path of fusion, they might have been able to live a good life. "
Everyone around him was silent.
After a long while, Zhou Jiantai glanced at his watch and asked Shen Panxia:
"How long will it take for your helper to arrive? It's almost nine o'clock."
Shen Panxia is full of confidence:
"Don't worry, you won't be late!"
Just as he was talking, a beam of light suddenly shot from the distance.
A small electric donkey appeared at the end of the road.
"Brother Mo, this way! This way!"
Shen Panxia waved her arms excitedly and rushed over quickly, seemingly full of energy for a moment.
Looking at Xu Sixue, whose face was completely frozen, Zhou Jiantai gloated:
"It looks like you have no chance."
"Well, that's not necessarily the case."
Xu Sixue said harshly:
"A food delivery guy, can I still be inferior to him? I'm at level 4."
"Haven't you noticed yet?" Zhou Jiantai said meaningfully, "That little electric donkey didn't make a single noise on this rugged road. Is this what ordinary people can do?"
Xu Sixue was stunned.
Accompanied by Shen Panxia, Su Mo quickly arrived at the scene pushing the electric donkey.
After scanning the three people on the field, they immediately understood the situation introduced by Shen Panxia.
"Hello, I'm Su Mo."
"Hello, my name is Zhou Jiantai, just call me Lao Zhou. The person on my left is Xu Sixue, and the person on my right is Mr. Lu Zongping."
Zhou Jiantai walked forward and introduced with a smile.
Su Mo looked at Xu Sixue, who was in a state of isolation, and was a little surprised:
"There seems to be something wrong with Brother Xu?"
"Don't worry about him, he just fell out of love."
"Being broken up in love is no small matter. You have to cheer up as soon as possible."
"He falls out of love an average of ten times a month."
"..."
Su Mo looked at Xu Sixue, who seemed to have an ominous aura around him, and quietly took a step back.
Lu Zongping looked Su Mo up and down, with a kind expression on his face, and said:
"I have long heard from Xiao Shen that Mr. Su is very powerful and can kill monsters like chickens. Now I see that he is very human. This operation will definitely be a great success if he can get Mr. Su's support!"
"Mr. Lu was joking. Having an experienced fusion person like you leading the team is the key to winning this operation."
People carry people in sedan chairs.
Faced with Lu Zongping's flattery, Su Mo naturally did not hesitate to compliment him.
And really speaking, this action does have a lot to do with Lu Zongping.
According to Shen Panxia, when she was helping to inquire about Death Mark weapons in the black market, she accidentally obtained relevant information from Lu Zongping.
Lu Zongping is a rare objects dealer in the black market, specializing in the identification, sale, and acquisition of rare objects. He has a wide network of contacts and well-connected information channels. Sometimes even some big forces want to get information from him.
More than half a month ago, Lu Zongping unexpectedly received a death-seal knife. After identification, no abnormalities were found, and he sold it to a friend with whom he often interacted.
Now he heard that there was a problem with the death mark on the knife, which could secretly corrode the user's spirit. He couldn't sit still anymore and immediately ran out to inquire. Then he found that his friend led a team to enter an exotic land and had not come out for a long time. .
Moreover, he also heard that his friend's mental state was somewhat abnormal before he left. He seemed to be chattering away, always chanting "Go back quickly" and "Nanyue is still waiting for me" to wait for outsiders to listen. Words you don’t understand.
At this point, it has been confirmed that there must be an extremely serious problem with him. Even the entire team's failure to come out of the foreign land may be related to him.
With a sense of guilt and the idea of rescuing survivors, Lu Zongping personally organized this operation.
In addition to himself and Zhou Jiantai and Xu Sixue who helped in his store, he also invited Shen Panxia and Su Mo.
In fact, he didn't plan to invite anyone else. This incident could be solved by the three of them alone.
Lu Zongping himself is a level 5 fusion person. He holds many powerful and rare items in his hands that are unimaginable to outsiders. It is no exaggeration to say that his strength is comparable to level 6.
Zhou Jiantai and Xu Sixue, who helped in his shop, were also elites in level 4. In a large organization like Peace House, they might only be slightly worse than the class leader.
Their lineup was more than enough to cope with this incident. After all, the strongest member of his friend's team was only level 4. Lu Zongping alone could kill them all in seconds.
But in the end, he couldn't resist Shen Panxia's plea, and the information she provided was indeed quite useful. In order to prevent other situations from happening in a foreign land, he agreed to accompany her.
Then Shen Panxia brought Su Mo over again.
Bringing one is a belt, and carrying two is a belt.
Lu Zongping was put in a difficult position by Shen Panxia, but in the end he had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's set off immediately."
Lu Zongping looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Su Mo looked at his little eDonkey hesitantly.
Last time, his little eDonkey was lost in a foreign land.
Now that I have to enter a foreign land again, I always have an ominous premonition.
But you can't bring the little eDonkey into the battle, that would be too stupid.
Su Mo looked around. Not a single ghost could be seen in this wilderness. It would be too outrageous for a thief to sneak here.
After a slight struggle in his heart, he decided to put the little electric donkey outside.
In order to prevent theft, he used all anti-theft measures.
Not only are the front and rear wheels and the car body locked with different locks, but even the smart positioning is turned on in advance.
As long as the thief dared to take action, he would dare to chase him and ransack the other person's house.
Su Mo, who consciously took all the anti-theft measures, hid the car in the grass half a man tall with great satisfaction.
This time it is even more foolproof.
Seeing Su Mo's series of actions, Lu Zongping and the others felt very speechless.
Xu Sixue felt that it was impossible for Shen Panxia to fall in love with such a man with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Looking around, I saw Shen Panxia's eyes sparkling, and she wanted to go and help herself.
"Nah! There are people with obsessive-compulsive disorder who like me, why don't I like anyone? Is this even justified?!"
Xu Sixue was devastated as he was hit hard.
After being fully prepared, Su Mo said to Lu Zongping:
"Mr. Lu, let's go."
Lu Zongping nodded and came to the door of an abandoned community nearby.
Instead of walking in, he took out a pencil-length red plastic toy knife, pointed it at the space in front of him, and slashed it from top to bottom, immediately creating a crack.
A crack leading to the interior of a foreign land.
