"Tsk... My friend, I see a dark aura swirling around your brow. Have you been having too much sex with this ghostly woman?" The Taoist stopped and changed his tone, speaking with righteous indignation, though with a hint of slyness in it.

Lin Feng's heart stirred, and the Red Spirit Ghost that flew out from between the buildings cast a radiant light of terror.

"Amitabha Buddha, Hallelujah, Amen, praise the Buddha, my heart shines with red light to illuminate the moon, this... the ghost woman's magic... is so powerful!" The Taoist priest finished speaking tremblingly, his whole body shaking.

Lin Feng turned his head with interest, his gaze shifting towards the direction of the sound, only to find the Taoist priest already standing on a high step.

He was certain that the sound hadn't come from this direction...

The Taoist rubbed his arms vigorously: "Western magic is indeed unique, but unfortunately it has very little ingenuity."

The Taoist priest's face looked very kind, but after looking at it a few more times, Lin Feng found a sense of familiarity in his face. He remembered that the workshop area offered cosmetic surgery, and those straight eyebrows looked exactly like those in the advertisements.

At that moment, the Taoist priest trembled as he made a few hand seals to dispel the chill, and lamented to himself, "Alas, I am cursed by the Hurting Officer in my destiny, and I cannot control my mouth. But I have cultivated a carefree life, and if I could control it, there would be no meaning in it. So I must endure this suffering."

"Comrade, I must say this: the way of Yin and Yang lies in balance. Even if you cut yourself off and replace it with a prosthetic body, you will still harm your spirit and others!"

As he spoke, a burst of vibrant red light rose from the Taoist's body, dispelling the fear caused by the Red Spirit. He then jumped down in a cheerful mood, flicked his sleeves, and walked up to Lin Feng.

"Moreover, your appearance is a bit unusual, with drooping eyebrows like willow branches, suggesting a life of poverty and dissipation. Have you really not considered abstaining from lust?"

Lin Feng suddenly wanted to let Hong Linggui unleash her skills a few more times, but this was the first participant he had encountered. It wouldn't be too late to test the waters before making any plans.

"I can't quit. This is the only hobby I've ever had in my life."

“Amitabha…” The Taoist priest sighed deeply, clutching the prayer beads in his hand, and raised his arm as if to put it on Lin Feng’s shoulder with familiarity: “Although, but, I think so too.”

Lin Feng stepped back and moved aside, ignoring the Taoist's lament, and asked, "Taoist, did you encounter anyone else?"

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest naturally withdrew his movements and shook his head: "I've only been here a short while. I had to perform a divination to find you. How could I have had time to look for anyone else?"

This guy's kind of flashy...

However, what does "find him" mean in this context? Did it really come about through divination?

Lin Feng said half-jokingly, "I thought you came here following those fireworks."

The Taoist priest crossed his arms, raised one hand to pinch his chin, and recalled earnestly, "That's true. I was indeed captivated by those beautiful fireworks just now."

After speaking, the Taoist priest seemed to tone down his frivolous demeanor for a moment, his cold eyes meeting Lin Feng's gaze, and they remained silent for four or five seconds.

Neither of them are easy to deal with!

The Taoist priest shook his head, clapped his hands, and laughed loudly, "My friend, I am Si Cang, shall we team up?"

Lin Feng laughed and said, "Okay, here's the number."

"Seriously? You're being so formal. I can't just call you by your number every time, can I?" The Taoist priest looked speechless, glancing at the red-haired ghost beside Lin Feng, then suddenly smiled: "The number is too long. Judging from your complexion, perhaps..."

Lin Feng's eye twitched. Ever since he traded away his name, he had naturally started using the number, and Louis also called him that. The old man from the last mission didn't care about being called that, Jade couldn't speak, and Red Spirit didn't call him by name, so he gradually got used to it.

"casual."

"Whatever?" the Taoist exclaimed, crowding around. "I said anything goes! Do you have any ideas? For example, how about we grab someone to participate and do the task together?"

"What is your mission?" Lin Feng asked slowly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

The Taoist priest burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, of course it's the same as you... eliminating hostile participants."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Feng put on a smile.

"Task 4: Obtain company identity and eliminate at least one hostile participant."

It seems to be similar to what I thought. Even if there are some deviations, the Taoist's task is definitely related to eliminating the participants, but at present it can only be said to be a similar task four, not the whole story.

However, the fact that he was able to say it so quickly shows some sincerity, but there is also a hint of malice in that sincerity.

“My mission is the same.” Lin Feng echoed the Taoist’s answer, nodding as he looked at the red light flashing outside the alley not far away: “So where should we go next?”

"Oh, wait a minute, in the divination the little Taoist priest just did, only your direction was auspicious. Why don't we find a place to settle down first and learn about this changed mission world?"

The Taoist priest made a few gestures with his hands, and the Buddhist beads on his wrist were transferred to his hand.

Only then did Lin Feng realize that the cross connecting the ends of the prayer beads seemed to be nailed to a Bodhisattva with outstretched arms.

"Then... cast a divination to see where we should go?" Lin Feng struggled to move his stinging pupils, found a place to sit in the alley, leaned against the red silk, and looked at the Taoist priest who was coiling his prayer beads.

"Come, come, let me divine your fate."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest excitedly opened his hand and reached into his ring, taking out an electronic device shaped like a tortoise shell.

Raise your hand and shake the tortoise shell. Immediately, streams of light and color appeared on the transparent screen on the back of the tortoise shell, followed by the sound of copper coins falling.

After the sound ended, I saw a message pop up on the tortoise shell screen in the distance.

"Fork circle fork circle fork, Water wind well hexagram, dry well springs up, good fortune comes."

"Let's go, let's just follow this road, keep going!"

Bang!

A silent ray of light once again caught Lin Feng's attention as the Taoist priest put away the tortoise shell screen. He clearly saw a blonde woman in a swimsuit holding a cheerleading pom-pom pop up on the screen, swaying wildly in the Taoist priest's lewd glances.

Um... is this what abstaining from pornography is like?

Lin Feng tried his best to remain calm, although... but... perhaps... maybe this electronic tortoise shell really does work?

The real Night City is several times larger than the one in the game. I walked for half an hour in the narrow alley and still didn't get out. Compared to the Heywood District in the game, this area in reality is already larger than the entire game map.

Perhaps they could get a vehicle first, and then choose a remote place to stay.

Lin Feng silently recalled his common sense about currency exchange. Night City had abolished all kinds of paper money, and even gold bars might not be useful. He had to find an intermediary to exchange precious metals for the electronic currency of this world.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, they still hadn't left the alley.

However, the surrounding buildings are getting taller, and you can vaguely see some complex metal pipes installed on the buildings, as well as the occasional sound of running water coming from inside the pipes.

After smelling a foul odor, the Taoist priest hesitated and stopped, saying with a hint of embarrassment, "Whatever, how about we change direction?"