Chapter 059 Three Sentences Fill the World-weary Villain with Hope (Twenty-Four)

At Ancheng Jianling Headquarters, Ming Shaotu came to the director's office with the latest updated information on Xingfu Community, and saw two people sitting on the bench by the door - Yue Xun, who was resting his hands on his head and stretching his body, and You Fei, who was covering her face with her hands, feeling helpless.

Through the door, he could faintly hear a fierce argument and the sound of banging on the table.

After thinking for a while, Ming Shaotu walked over to You Fei and sat down.

"How long has it been like this in there?"

"Two hours." Yue Xun held up two fingers. "It's been non-stop since our colleagues from other cities walked in and said their first words."

"There was something wrong with their first sentence." You Fei muttered.

Ming Shaotu flipped through the documents: "What did they say?"

You Fei and Yue Xun exchanged a glance and said, "We would like to invite Mr. Yun Li to be our guest."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Ming Shaotu could react, he heard a loud noise coming from the office door, as if someone inside had hit it hard with a heavy object. The entire door, along with the door frame and surrounding walls, was shaking.

The three of them looked at each other and sat a little further away in silence.

"How is the Xingfu Community now? Have the injured been accommodated?" Yue Xun asked.

Ming Shaotu handed him the information: "Take a look for yourself."

Yue Xun reached out to take it, and You Fei immediately leaned over.

The reinforcements sent by Jianling headquarters only arrived at the community last night. Although their speed was much faster than expected, they still failed to catch up with the main battlefield. In fact, this was also due to their good luck.

After Chen Yunli finished dealing with the evil god, he departed. The subsequent cleanup of the battlefield undoubtedly fell to the reinforcements. They were accustomed to all the tasks, and since the biggest threat had already been eliminated, their efficiency was naturally exceptional. They completed all their tasks in just half a night.

The good news is that the evil god and its remaining aura and power in the Xingfu Community have been wiped out. Ordinary people will not be at risk of mental pollution or physical deformation if they enter even without any protection.

In addition, the contamination in the bodies of the wounded was also cleared at the same time. At most, they suffered some skin injuries, and the worst was no more than a fracture. They could almost recover after lying in the hospital for one night.

The bad news is that a force different from the evil power of gods has appeared in the Xingfu community. It is bright, vast, powerful and magnificent, surrounding the entire community layer by layer.

If an average person is exposed to this power for too long, their physical strength will be lost ten times faster than usual, and they will soon become exhausted and fall into a deep sleep.

More than half of the reinforcements sent by the Jianling headquarters are now lying in the special hospital and sleeping soundly. If you don’t know, you might think they are the wounded from the front line.

Yue Xun scratched his head. "The information implies that the reconstruction of Xingfu Community is temporarily on hold until the mysterious power within dissipates?"

"Hmm." Ming Shaotu adjusted his glasses. "The evil god has just been eliminated. Even the most cautious person can't immediately start reconstruction work, let alone work and live in it. It is inevitable to put it on hold. Also, I have an idea about that power."

"Is it risky?" You Fei asked.

Ming Shaotu didn't answer, entered the last character in the communicator, and clicked send.

"bite--"

A crisp reminder sound came from the bedside. Chen Yunli was already in a half-asleep state. Hearing the sound, he opened his eyes lazily, yawned, and reached for the communicator next to his pillow.

——The evil god in Xingfu Community has been confirmed to be [dead]. I wonder if Mr. Chen is interested in visiting other evil god lairs in the city?

Blinking his dry eyes, Chen Yunli sat up, replied a message to Ming Shaotu, and turned to look at the small door leading to the narrow balcony on the other side of the bed.

Chen Wenjian was watering the potted plants that he had raised to a state of half-death. His white fingers brushed across them, and the plants that had wilted suddenly held their heads high and puffed out their chests, looking full of energy.

Chen Yunli looked at the bed lying across the door and himself on it, and asked in confusion, "How did you get over there? Did you step over me?"

Chen Wenjian glanced at him, put down the shower head, and flashed back into a little black cat, lightly jumping over him. He didn't turn back into a human until he got under the bed. The whole process was as smooth as flowing water.

"Oh, I forgot that you are a cat in real life, and a tiny cat at that." Chen Yunli smiled mischievously, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, picking up the washbasin containing toiletries beside him.

Chen Wenjian said helplessly: "My real body can also be as big as covering the sky and blocking out the sun. If you need..."

"I prefer the little cat. You should just keep it as it is." Chen Yunli waved his hand to stop him. "Don't make breakfast today. Wait until I come back from washing up. Come out with me. Someone is treating us to dinner, and we'll go to some 'attractions' in the city."

"Treat? Who's treating? Where are we going?" Chen Wenjian became alert immediately after hearing this. If he turned back into his true form, all the hair on his body would probably stand on end.

Could it be that that annoying human Yufa still hasn't given up and is trying to impress Yun Li and make him fall in love with her by this method?

Chen Wenjian had already played out several big dramas in his mind, but before he could fight back, Chen Yunli knocked him out of the game with a blow to the head.

A crisp sound of "pop" echoed in his head. He covered his forehead and closed his eyes in pain: "It hurts..."

"If you're in pain, stop overthinking." In this world, Chen Wenjian hadn't learned to hide his emotions yet. Chen Yunli could guess his thoughts by the change in his expression, feeling both amused and helpless. "It was Ming Shaotu who treated us, and Youfa is still helping out at the Special Hospital."

"That's good." Chen Wenjian calmed down and smiled at him despite the huge red mark on his forehead.

Chen Yunli shook his head helplessly.

After making an appointment with Ming Shaotu to meet at nine o'clock, Chen Yunli and Chen Wenjian walked to the intersection at eight fifty, where Ming Shaotu's car was already waiting.

He was dressed quite casually today, with dust from the ruins of Xingfu Community still stained on his cuffs and trouser legs. The dark circles under his eyes were faint but obvious, indicating that he had not slept all night.

"Has the follow-up of Xingfu Community been handled?" Chen Yunli asked as he approached.

"Almost done." Ming Shaotu raised his chin towards the back seat, "Get in the car, I'll take you guys to eat something good."

Chen Wenjian was wary of Youfa, but was particularly confident in Ming Shaotu. He left the car door for Chen Yun and waited for him to sit firmly before going around to the other side to get in.

Ming Shaotu started the car and drove smoothly into the crowd. The sound of horns echoed in the streets, signaling the orderly start of a busy morning.

He informed Chen Yunli of the situation in Xingfu Community, emphasizing the special power that had emerged there. "That power is the same as the one you used to scare the evil spirit of Masheng Alley, but it's even more intense and powerful. Do you have a way to eliminate it?"

Chen Yunli grinned awkwardly, "Uh... I'm sorry, I don't have any way to remove this power, but since it's harmless to humans, why not keep it? If we encounter an evil god we can't defeat in the future, Xingfu Community will be the safest refuge."

What a joke! That was the divine power of his immediate superior. It was good enough that he could use it. How could he have the ability to clear it away?

"Mr. Chen's idea coincides with mine. This power may become a trump card for Ancheng in the future." Ming Shaotu nodded thoughtfully.

The topic seemed to be going off track. Chen Yunli rubbed his face and changed the subject: "By the way, what do you and your leaders think about the conditions I just proposed?"

condition?

Chen Wenjian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen Yunli, but he smiled at him innocently and had no intention of answering.

"Don't even think about it. You're the dawn of humanity's fight against the evil gods. Even if you say you want to be the nation's supreme leader, the person in charge will gladly step down and let someone else take over. The transfer of power will be a piece of paperwork."

Thinking of the fierce fight this morning and the glorious record of the Minister of the Ancheng Jianling Department fighting ten people alone and fending off the ministers of more than a dozen other cities from snatching the person, Ming Shaotu smiled and said, "They promised. You will find the person you want soon."

"Thank you." Chen Yunli narrowed his eyes and smiled, "You can start thinking about where to go for your first 'walk' after dinner."

"Don't worry, it's already been decided."

The car drove past several street corners, suddenly turned, and arrived at the river bank.

Inside Ancheng lies a saltwater river that flows directly into the sea. Two rows of guardrails stand on the embankment, one surrounded by ornamental trees, the other by a flowerbed, creating a tranquil and elegant atmosphere.

"Is this... a wealthy area?"

After getting off the car, Chen Yunli looked around at the buildings and plants, and immediately fragments of his original body's memories emerged in his mind - all about the housing prices here.

"There's no wealthy area in Ancheng. The only people who live here are the leaders of the Jianling Department and the families of the members who died in the department." Ming Shaotu locked the car and came back. He looked around and waved to the two of them, "I'll take you somewhere first."

"Um?"

Chen Wenjian frowned, feeling that Ming Shaotu was acting strangely today. Just as he was about to ask Chen Yunli, he grabbed his wrist and led him forward.

Chen Yunli said in a light tone: "Don't worry, it's a good thing."

Chen Wenjian stared at the hand he held on his wrist and swallowed his probing questions.

The two followed Ming Shaotu across the bridge over the river, and a two-story white building suddenly appeared in front of them. The main door in the middle was open, and there were two small doors one person high on both sides. The inside of the doors was pitch black, and no one knew where they led to.

Ming Shaotu walked to the small door on the left, took out the key and opened it. A dim light was on inside, illuminating the man lying on the ground who was tied up and had his mouth blocked by a towel.

The moment he saw that person, Chen Wenjian's pupils suddenly shrank, and his hands hanging by his side suddenly clenched. The sudden cold wind blew the half-open door heavily against the wall, making a sharp and piercing sound.

The side of Chen Yunli's body closest to him suddenly felt a pain like being pricked by a needle, as if some invisible force was like an open thorn, piercing into his skin.

He hissed and was about to step aside when he saw the shadow behind Chen Wenjian grow and extend in all directions as if alive, and soon expanded into a huge and twisted monster, baring its fangs and claws above his head.

Although Chen Wenjian still maintained his human form, his eyes turned into animal pupils. His azure eyeballs shrank to the size of a needle tip, and his gaze was sharp and sinister.

He raised his hand and placed it on the door frame. His nails gradually grew longer and sharper, leaving deep scratches on the door panel.

"dust……"

Ming Shaotu felt a chill running up his spine to the back of his head. Without thinking, he wanted to stop Chen Wenjian, but before he could finish his words, Chen Yunli pulled his sleeve.

"Let's go."

Chen Yunli knew what was about to happen. That was also the condition he had proposed to Ming Shaotu: "That man has committed enough crimes to get him killed a dozen times. It's okay if he dies sooner, right?"

Ming Shaotu looked at Chen Yunli in surprise and saw that he had a calm and indifferent expression. His lips moved twice but he didn't say anything in the end.

“…That’s all.”

Chen Yunli closed the door from the outside and knocked on it: "Be careful, I'll wait for you across the bridge."

Chen Wenjian didn't say anything. Only a suppressed and hoarse howl, like a wail, was heard from the room.

…

Chen Wenjian sat in the dim light, his arms resting on his bent knees, his eyes lowered, silent and cold, like a lifeless silhouette, or a soul dead in the past.

The demon hunter who killed his parents lay in the shadow cast by him, staring at him with eyes wide open in horror as he looked at the devil-like him. His bound hands and feet kept struggling and moving backwards, wishing he could crawl into the cracks in the wall and get as far away from him as possible.

Monster hunters are all desperate criminals, ruthless and brutal, killing without blinking an eye. Even if their flesh is cut with a knife, they may not cry out. This man even dares to believe in evil gods. His heart is only more cruel and tough than that of ordinary monster hunters. Now, he is frightened by Chen Wenjian like this, which shows how terrifying Chen Wenjian is at this moment.

Chen Wenjian raised his eyes slightly and met his panic-stricken gaze. In an instant, he seemed to be brought back to the day when his parents died, and the lights around him turned into a raging sea of fire.

The air, distorted by the high temperature, was filled with the sweet and fishy smell of rust. The broken arms and limbs of his parents were scattered around him, surrounding him who was trapped under the rubble, forming a bloody protective circle.

He looked up and saw the man who was laughing wildly crushing the piece of meat in front of him. It was a long cat's tail, burned and bent, and no longer as soft, warm, fluffy and cute as before.

That was the mother's tail, which had circled little Chen Wenjian on every cold night, protecting him from the wind, frost, rain and snow outside, allowing him to sleep peacefully and have a good dream.

Back then, his mother always held him in her arms, and his father held his mother in his arms, just like now...

Chen Wenjian turned his lifeless eyes and looked at the two bloody heads cuddled together not far away.

The man walked over following the mother, picked up the two heads, weighed them casually, and left triumphantly.

"Well, the fur of these two cat demons is nice, but unfortunately they are cats, so they are not worth much. I will take them back and make a pair of gloves..."

The monster hunter walked away muttering to himself, not realizing that beneath the rubble he crossed, there was a cat monster cub on the verge of collapse.

Oh no, it’s not that he didn’t notice it, but the cub at that time... was already dead, died before his parents, his neck was twisted 180 degrees, his body was trampled into pieces, and he died with his eyes open.

The monster hunter used him as a bargaining chip to threaten his parents, but when they showed up, he killed him in front of them in the most brutal way without hesitation.

The cat demon Chen Wenjian had long since been reduced to ashes, and what survived was a monster whose soul was made up of unwillingness and resentment, and whose body was condensed into horror and weirdness.

"I didn't expect I was already dead... I actually forgot I was dead. Thanks to you, I remembered it again."

Chen Wenjian smiled lightly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. But to the ears of the demon hunter who fell to the ground, it sounded more terrifying than the Grim Reaper's scythe.

His eyes were bloodshot as he watched Chen Wenjian slowly stand up. Shadows flowed out from under his feet and behind him like pitch-black mud, and like an integral part of his body, splashing wildly into the air, flowing over the floor, and swallowing up the light. It was like it was approaching with the entire abyss, intending to drag the fragile, living flesh and blood body in front of him into hell.

He raised his hand and gently placed it on the monster catcher's head.

"To show my gratitude, I will give you a one-of-a-kind experience that is more terrifying than death."