Free Web NovelLu Yibei stared at the crystal jar, his mind wandering for a while before he gave up thinking.
The best way to understand the true meaning of an article has never been to analyze and speculate according to the routine of reading comprehension, but rather to directly ask the original author.
If he wanted to know why Shui Ge's house had a jar of yellow sand from Yumen Sand Sea, couldn't he just ask him?
“Hello—!”
He took out his phone and called Bai Kai. After only two rings, a sweet female voice came from the other end.
Lu Yibei put down his phone, frowning slightly as he looked at the screen.
It wasn't strange to hear a sweet female voice when calling Bai Kai, but hearing “The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable” was a bit odd.
A few days ago, Bai Kai had already canceled his leave with Li Xuan and was theoretically on duty. Unless there were special circumstances, he should try to keep his communication open.
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Yibei took out the Funeral Crow badge from his jacket pocket, injected Spiritual Energy, and tried to contact Bai Kai again, but still no one answered.
Thus, his doubts grew stronger, along with a tiny bit of grievance.
Children who are neglected by their parents and lack care in their young hearts feel this way.
And the jar of yellow sand in front of him made him feel a faint sense of unease.
“Forget it, instead of overthinking, I might as well go to the office and check the intranet,” Lu Yibei muttered to himself.
According to regulations, Night Watch agents on duty without special assignments must update their itinerary every three days to prevent accidents such as Spirit Mark loss of control.
Lu Yibei himself would also report, usually stating: “Staying at home playing games, everything normal.”
So, even if the phone couldn't be reached and the Funeral Crow badge didn't respond, as long as Bai Kai was on duty, his recent itinerary information should be available on the Night Watch intranet.
Finding Bai Kai's itinerary information would probably tell him where he was now.
Longxi, Dunhuang City Airport.
Although it was midsummer and the windy season had long passed, the sandstorm in Dunhuang City today was unusually strong. Many passenger planes that should have arrived on time were late, or changed routes and made emergency landings in nearby cities, except for one CA716 flight that took off from M Country and transferred in Kyoto.
When CA716 arrived over Dunhuang City, the sandstorm that had been blowing for more than ten hours briefly stopped. The thick clouds in the sky even parted, allowing bright sunlight to spill onto the ground.
Even the captain of CA716, who had many years of flying experience, couldn't help but joke to his co-pilot after the plane landed smoothly, “We are really lucky today. Being able to land successfully in this weather is simply a miracle!”
Shortly after CA716 landed, the sandstorm in Dunhuang City quickly picked up again.
As soon as one left the airport's daily operational area, the streets were filled with strong, whistling winds, making the tall glass windows creak.
Everything within sight was coated in a dull yellow, like faded old photographs.
At the waiting area of the airport exit, a tall and slender young man stood quietly by the roadside, waiting. He wore a windproof mask and sunglasses, almost completely obscuring his face, but even so, from the faintly visible outline, it was still clear that he was a delicate-looking young man.
He was so delicate that he appeared somewhat feminine, and at a quick glance, one might even mistake him for a beautiful girl. freewebnøvel.com
After waiting for a moment, a faint sound of tires crunching on gravel came from the end of the road. Following the sound, an old black Wrangler SUV drove along the road and stopped in front of the young man.
“Mr. Fang, please get in the car?” The window rolled down, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with deep-set features and a thick beard on his cheeks, who was in the driver's seat.
Fang Ji took off his sunglasses, sized up the middle-aged man's face, and smiled, “Elder Shem, long time no see. I didn't expect you to come and pick me up personally.”
As he spoke, he pulled open the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
The SUV slowly started and drove forward along the road. The car windows closed again, isolating the howling wind outside, leaving only the faint scraping sound of gravel against the glass.
The car became quiet again, and only then did Shem speak, “Left Envoy Adult, why didn't you tell us in advance that you were coming? What if something went wrong?”
“Hehe, I'm traveling alone and didn't tell anyone. If something still goes wrong, it might not be a miracle, don't you think?” Fang Ji replied with a smile.
He paused, then changed the subject and asked, “By the way, Elder Shem, have the other Elders responsible for transporting the holy relic arrived yet?”
“They've all arrived. The last one, Elder Ke Re, who was responsible for transporting the brain, arrived the evening before yesterday. Now we're just waiting for the Holy Child to arrive, and then the ceremony can begin.”
Shem said, then hesitated briefly and pressed, “May I take the liberty of asking, Left Envoy Adult, do you know when the Holy Child will arrive?”
Lu Yibei? Fang Ji tilted his head, a meaningful smile playing on his lips, “Probably in about a week!”
Although, given his personality, he shouldn't rashly come to Yumen Sand Sea, when a series of small miracles converge to form a huge miracle, nothing is impossible. Fang Ji added in his heart.
“That's great!” Shem excitedly slapped the steering wheel. “It's been a long time since I've seen the Holy Child. Your subordinate misses her very much and truly wishes to see her soon and watch her create miracles!”
“Mm, soon, soon,” Fang Ji mumbled in response, then turned his head, propping his chin with one hand, and looked out the window.
He watched the SUV pass through the city, drive towards the suburbs, and then towards the vast expanse of land shrouded in yellow sand.
Lu Yibei, I hope you don't blame me. I had no other choice but to work on your beloved.
If I didn't do this, you definitely wouldn't honestly send the finger bone over, would you?
I'm just asking you to help deliver something. There's no malice. In fact, I still consider you a friend.
Fang Ji thought, looking out the window, his gaze seemingly piercing through the vast yellow sand to Hua City, a thousand miles away.
In the afternoon.
Inside Office No. 8 of the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration, Lu Yibei stared at the computer screen, speechless. frёeωebɳovel.com
According to the itinerary information found on the intranet, Bai Kai's most recent updates were very normal, even a bit perfunctory.
“June 17th, bar hopping.”
“June 20th, bar hopping.”
“June 23rd, I can't keep degenerating like this. For Xiao Yuan'er, I need to do something proper!”
“June 26th, bar hopping.”
“Only you could do this!” After browsing Bai Kai's recent itinerary information, Lu Yibei couldn't help but hold his forehead and complain, “Bar hopping until you're out of contact. Among the nearly ten thousand agents in the entire Night Watch, you're probably the only one who could pull off something like this, right?”
After realizing that Bai Kai was probably out of contact due to bar hopping, Lu Yibei completely gave up on the idea of finding him in the short term.
Similar things had happened before; at least when his Old Dad was still alive, he had heard more than once from his Old Dad about Shui Ge's glorious deeds of waking up a thousand miles away after a night of heavy drinking.
Lu Yibei had originally thought that Bai Kai would wash his hands of such things after reuniting with Inspector Xing Yuan, but now it seemed he still couldn't forget that vibrant world.
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world.
“However, if it's like this...” Lu Yibei frowned thoughtfully.
Then he could only temporarily use Turtle Girl's share of Human Fireworks, right?
Anyway, she's waited for so long.
“But my merging of Lingtai Pure Karma and God Kingdom Prototype is a bit urgent.” Lu Yibei thought.
A few days ago, when the first batch of lost items and letters without owners was returned to him, before he could even warm them up, Chatterbox Girl appeared before him and took away the Human Fireworks.
He had finally gotten a treasure, one he had made himself, and Chatterbox Girl just took it without explanation, as if he had just bought a new toy and his Sister snatched it away.
Could he tolerate this? He couldn't!
He immediately hugged Chatterbox Girl's leg!
If Chatterbox Girl hadn't told him two secrets—that cooking Human Fireworks could enhance his tolerance for adverse reactions when merging with the God Kingdom Prototype, and that Human Fireworks could purify the side effects of merging with the God Kingdom Prototype—in his extreme anger, he could have twisted Chatterbox Girl's leg off on the spot.
Seriously, he wasn't boasting. Chatterbox Girl's leg was so fair and slender, he could encircle it with both hands with a little force, and he could twist it off with at most fifty percent of his strength.
That is, he let Chatterbox Girl off the hook because she provided useful information.
Otherwise...
“Eh? Wait, intranet mail?”
Just as Lu Yibei was fantasizing about beating up Chatterbox Girl, he suddenly noticed the red dot on the envelope icon representing intranet mail in the lower left corner of the intranet interface.
“When was it sent? It can't be another positive energy propaganda booklet, can it?”
He mumbled to himself, and the moment he clicked on the email and saw the sender, his face turned pale.
The email was from Jiang Hao, sent three days ago.
Even before reading the content of the email, Lu Yibei already knew that he was “dead.” The nature of this matter was as serious as missing more than a dozen calls from his girlfriend while playing a game.
Then, after quickly skimming the email content, his face became even uglier.
【Dear Agent Lu Yibei:
Hello, I have recently completed the Spirit Mark advancement and the basic review process after the Spirit Mark advancement. I will be undergoing a practical combat review soon, and I need a reviewer to accompany me throughout the process. I cordially invite you to serve as the reviewer for this assessment.
If interested, please confirm and reply.
Inviter: Jiang Hao of Hua City Night Watch.】
The practical combat review is a mandatory process for every agent who goes to the Si Ye Hui Headquarters to complete their Spirit Mark advancement. During this process, a reviewer will accompany the assessed agent throughout, handling at least one urban legend incident where the Spiritual Energy fluctuation level exceeds B Level.
Agents who go to the Si Ye Hui Headquarters to complete their Spirit Mark advancement have a Spiritual Energy fluctuation level of at least B Level or higher. Once the Spirit Mark loses control, it can become quite dangerous, so the review must be extremely rigorous.
Although the Si Ye Hui Headquarters also has many instruments and puppet dummies for testing Spirit Mark stability, instruments and puppet dummies are ultimately not the same as directly confronting a urban legend incident.
Is watching a horror movie the same as personally experiencing a supernatural event?
If the review process after Spirit Mark advancement is compared to taking a driving test, then the practical combat review is the road test part of the driving test.
However, Jiang Hao inviting Lu Yibei as her reviewer is slightly different in nature.
Although Jiang Ge's invitation letter was relatively formal, for a month, two people getting along day and night... anyone with half a brain would know that something wonderful would happen.
Oh no, oh no, I didn't see this email. The Leader must be angry, right?
This is much more serious than missing calls while playing games; it has escalated to the level of not seeing a movie invitation from your girlfriend and directly standing her up.
However, it's only been three days, maybe there's still time to salvage it? Even if the Headquarters assigned her another reviewer, it would still take some time for the approval to come down!
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei's eyes darted around, and he took out his phone to call Inspector Xing Yuan.
Then...
He heard bad news.
“Heh, men! Only thinking of others at a time like this? What were you doing earlier? How could something like this wait for your slow reply? Being able to give her one day to choose her own reviewer was already me pulling strings for her; it's technically against the rules, you know?”
“Anyway, Jiang Li's reviewer was approved yesterday morning, and she rushed to Mountain City that same afternoon. She's probably already with that reviewer, living happily ever after, right? Give up, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» you fool, you've already lost your chance!”
After hearing Inspector Xing Yuan's words, Lu Yibei's fists clenched immediately, and he gritted his teeth, asking, “Who is it? Who is that blond guy? I, Pure Love Warrior Bei, will kill him today!”
He heard that someone was going to spend a month, day and night, alone with the girl he liked. Could he tolerate this?
“Blond...” Inspector Xing Yuan on the other end of the phone paused, then burst out laughing, “Hahahaha, what on earth are you thinking about all day, kid?”
“Don't worry! Although that reviewer is indeed a blond, she's a genuine girl, and she's Jiang Li's best friend. She won't steal your beloved, giggling!”
“Wh-what beloved...” Lu Yibei mumbled, his face red.
Listening to Inspector Xing Yuan's laughter, he could almost imagine Inspector Xing Yuan's meaningful gaze and her beaming, flirtatious appearance.
“But why haven't I heard the Leader mention that she has a best friend in Mountain City?” Lu Yibei asked again.
I even know her waist size and how many moles she has on her back, so how do I not know she has a best friend?
“She's a roommate from when she first joined the Night Watch and trained together! They probably haven't seen each other for several years. You're not going to get jealous over something like this, are you?” Inspector Xing Yuan teased.
Her tone of voice had the distinct feel of a CP shipper, wildly gossiping.
“I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!” Lu Yibei quickly threw out his three denials, then quickly hung up the phone, “That's it for now, goodbye, Godmother!”
In front of a woman like Inspector Xing Yuan, he was only destined to be teased. He felt he couldn't chat with Inspector Xing Yuan any longer.
After putting down his phone, Lu Yibei stared at the email on the computer screen, frowning slightly as he fell into thought.
“I didn't expect the Leader's practical combat review to be in Mountain City. Maybe I can go there?”
“Didn't Miss Rabbit mention that two of the Eclipse Society's strongholds are in Mountain City?”
“Before, I was struggling with how to choose from so many Eclipse Society strongholds. Now it's good, no need to choose. I'll make a humble apology and infiltrate the Eclipse Society, all in one go,” Lu Yibei thought.
As for Shui Ge's belongings, that can wait!
How can there be two perfect ways in the world?
How can a godfather be more important than a wife?
