Chapter 80: First meeting with Daddy! The checkered face didn’t…

Grid Face did not state his commission directly, but instead kept it a secret.

"In the far east, there's a rumor about a great wizard. Mastering righteous magic, he vanquishes demons and monsters everywhere, accumulating merits comparable to those of the creation of the universe. His disciple now runs an antique shop in San Francisco's Chinatown."

"Can you please get to the point?" Scarlu said impatiently after listening to a long string of text but not getting the point.

"Ahem, that shop owner has a son named Chen Long, and Mr. Chen Long has a lovely niece named Xiaoyu."

"My second commission is to ask you to help Chen Long find his missing niece, Xiaoyu, and restore her to a normal child."

"?" Wille Di's tone was a little doubtful. "Looking for the child? Returning to normal?"

Grid Face still had that mysterious smile on his face. He raised a finger and said, "This mission isn't as easy as you think. It might be even more difficult than killing the Ghost King."

"A mission more difficult than killing Muzan Kibutsuji..." Feng frowned slightly, unable to understand why the mission of finding someone could be more difficult than killing the ancestor of demons.

"Hmm..." Reborn looked at Grid's face meaningfully, wondering what he was thinking in his heart.

[Trigger the special mission "Seven Sons of Rainbow" - "Finding Niece"

Mission Description: An antique shop suddenly appears in San Francisco's Chinatown, home to four people: Old Man, Chen Long, Tru, and Xiaoyu. Chen Long appears to be an antique connoisseur, but he's been carrying out undisclosed tasks. During a scramble for a magic book, his niece Xiaoyu disappears due to an accident. Prior to her disappearance, she underwent a significant and terrifying physical transformation, leaving Chen Long's family deeply concerned.

Mission requirements: Help the man named Chen Long find his niece Xiaoyu and restore Xiaoyu to the state of a normal child.

Mission Rewards: Experience, Money, Mall Coins +50, 3 draws, 3 item cards, 1 digital rewriter...]

"Give this letter to the manager of the antique shop, and you will know what to do next." A letter with an ancient texture suddenly appeared in the hand of the grid-faced man, and the indigo mist delivered it to the player's hand.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the important item "A Letter to Dad"]

"Well, my commission is complete." Regardless of the expressions on everyone's faces, the man with the checkered face waved his hand. "I look forward to hearing from you all. See you on the next commission."

"I need to remind you that you should be careful of the existence called black energy."

The checkered face disappeared.

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The player held the "important item" given by Grid Face and looked at each other in confusion with the group of people.

"Chen Long, this name sounds like a Chinese person. No wonder the guy with the checkered face looked at Feng and Aurora specially." Willdi looked at the letter in Aurora's hand and had an urge to open it and read it.

"Really? I didn't notice that at all." The player took the letter and found the empty space in the lower left corner. He poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat and asked, "So what do we do now? Go find that antique shop?"

"Before that, let me check how many antique shops there are in Chinatown." Willdi opened his computer to check. "Um...are there so many antique shops in Chinatown?"

There was a look of embarrassment on Wille's face.

"Well, I don't think it's necessary to go to such trouble," Feng said. "All I need to do is ask someone about this man, Mr. Chen Long, who seems to be in the prime of his life."

"In this regard, there are many people in Chinatown who are willing to help others."

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This is why the player is now among these aunts.

There are many Asian people in Chinatown, and familiar faces are everywhere. The player's black hair is not conspicuous at all. With the company of Feng in a red robe, the player seems more at ease.

Sometimes you can taste the delicious food; sometimes you can chat with the aunts. The NPCs don’t care whether you are a newcomer or not. They tell gossips one after another, each one more exciting than the other. Players are so addicted to it and listen to it so excitedly that they instantly forget the main purpose of coming to Chinatown.

Players' interests are so varied.

"Aurora..." Feng couldn't help laughing when he saw the player enjoying herself so much that she didn't want to leave. So he left her here and went to get the news alone.

I hope Aurora still has her interest in all this gossip by the time I get here later. Feng thought.

Feng had some understanding of the players. The more he listened to the players' gossip, the more seriously he actually found some clues.

"Have you heard? There's a new antique shop opened near our northwest corner. I don't know when it suddenly appeared there?" The aunt with a face as white as a silver plate was cracking melon seeds while telling her friends her gossip.

Player: Antique shop?! Ears perked up.jpg

"The northwest corner of your store?" the tall, thin aunt asked in confusion. After receiving the affirmative response from the fat aunt, she became even more puzzled. "Isn't the northwest corner of your store a desolate area? Few people go there for shopping. Why would someone open an antique shop there?"

"How would I know what that family is thinking? The shop owner has a long white beard, like an old goat." The fat aunt rolled her eyes, then gossiped with the little sisters with a smile, "But his son is very handsome, and he looks like a good boy at first glance."

"There's another fellow who looks quite honest, but he's too big, so he's not popular with the girls these days."

"I just don't know if they are married. If not, I can go and help them get married." The fat aunt said with lingering desire, and when she saw the player sitting nearby with his ears perked up, her brows were even more delighted.

"What a lovely girl! You look like you're about twenty years old, right? Do you have a boyfriend now? Do you want me to introduce you to someone?"

"I'm not bragging, auntie. I have first-hand information about all the young men within a hundred miles. I guarantee that I can pick a suitable one for you!" The fat auntie patted her chest and said confidently.

“…”

Player: “No no no!!!”

Here it comes! This is the price of listening to gossip—the dreaded pressure to get married!

"Thank you, auntie. I have something to do, so I'll leave first! Goodbye! I wish you a happy life!" The player subconsciously raised his hands and shook his head to express his refusal. After thanking the auntie for her kindness, the player's legs ran towards the direction the fat auntie said as if he had turned on a super accelerator.

"Hey? Hey! Little girl! Don't walk so fast!" The fat aunt chased for a few steps, but when she saw that she couldn't catch up, she gave up. "This little girl, I just introduced her to someone, why does she look like she saw a ghost..."

It’s not necessary to get married...

At this time...

"Excuse me, both of you. I would like to ask, where is the girl who was sitting with you just now? Do you know?" Feng, who was about to come back to take Aurora away, saw that there were no players here, so he had to ask the person who was with Aurora just now.

"..." Seeing the handsome young man with long braids asking her gently about the direction of the little girl, the aunt suddenly realized.

"This guy is very handsome and upright. No wonder the girl ran away so quickly when she heard that I was going to introduce her to a guy." It turns out that there is already such a handsome guy.

The fat aunt looked at Feng sharply, and after a long while, she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on, young man, you have a chance!"

Feng, who just came to ask where people were going, tilted his head: "?"

Why? He couldn't understand a word the lady said?

Despite this, after the lady enthusiastically showed him the way, Feng thanked her sincerely and turned around to look for someone else.

The lady's overly enthusiastic voice could still be heard behind him.

"Come on, boy!" The fat aunt smiled with satisfaction after watching the serious boy leave, then turned around and started chatting with the little sisters about other topics.

However, this time the topic of discussion is no longer the people in the newly opened antique shop, but the black-haired girl who left first and the black-haired young man who ran for love.

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The player, completely unaware that he was about to be killed by the crickets, had already followed the clues provided by the fat aunt and came to the antique shop run by the legendary great wizard's apprentice - it was very easy to find now, because there was only one antique shop in the northwest corner of the aunt's shop.

The owner with a goatee, his handsome son, and a big clerk...

This should be referring to the father, Chen Long and Tru in the mission...

The player looked at the ordinary antique shop, informed her companions of its location, and knocked on the door. The door was not locked.

When the bell rang, the players who walked in looked at the door with some confusion - they got in so easily?

Wasn't he the disciple of the great wizard? How could this antique shop be completely devoid of any traps?

"Hello, welcome to Dad's Antique Shop. What can I do for you?" The old man, whose hair and beard have gradually turned white with age, was sitting at the front desk of the antique shop to greet customers, counting on an abacus without raising his head.

"Take a look at these antiques, they are all very contemporary objects. Dad is very busy right now, so please don't disturb him unless it's something important." The old man who claimed to be Dad was wearing reading glasses. He just looked up at the person who came and then continued with his own things.

"What a coincidence! I came here just to find you." The player's eyes twitched, a sly smile plastered on his face. "The Grand Master's apprentice is you, right, Mr. Chen?"

The old man was shocked and looked at the little girl in front of him who had a clean breath - no smell of black air.

He doesn't look like a bad guy, but he's definitely not an ordinary person either.

"Hey! How did you know Dad's identity?" Dad took a step back, grabbed a broom, and waved it vigorously, calling for help, "Chen Long! Tru! Come out quickly!"

"Someone here wants to mess up Dad's place! Hurry up!"

Players who just like to play pranks occasionally: "..."

"Ah? Ruining the place?" The player pointed at himself and asked, "Me?"

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The author has something to say: The current private setting is that the plan to remove the tattoo potion on Xiaoyu's body has failed. Queen Xiaoyu is now more powerful and does not trust men, so she needs to seek help from others, sneak into the underground world, and find an opportunity to remove the tattoo on Queen Xiaoyu's body...

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