Bai Ningning rummaged through the pile of information provided by Yuan Muyang and soon found the small note she wanted.
It was only the size of a sticky note, and the words were printed very small, as if it was deliberately designed to avoid being discovered.
It was actually about "How to Prevent Your Spiritual Power from Being Stolen", but with a slight modification it became the strategy Bai Ningning wanted.
She sat alone at the table, lost in thought.
【Script loading】
[Please cherish this, as it is one of the few plots where you can see the whole story and see Director Ning's thoughts on the script.]
[You will soon see: The younger generation can be feared (referring to the younger generation being feared)]
Young man?
Bai Ningning suddenly got an inspiration.
Bai Ningning heard that the ban on Qingwei Mountain had been lifted, people could enter and exit freely, and normal operations had resumed, but the school building of the "Qingye University Metaphysics Department" had moved from Qingwei Mountain to a new location.
The "university further studies" for the metaphysics major is currently being taken over by the Metaphysics Committee, for reasons unknown.
Bai Ningning called Zhuo Yang and asked, "Can I go out now?"
"Okay, I'm in Yuancheng for now." Zhuo Yang was silent for a moment, "Have you even skipped the small talk now?"
[3533, Zhuo Yang, wake up. I've never greeted you before.]
[I don't know where this filter came from, rub the little foreign dog. Could it be that Ningning's attitude in front of you has never been nicer?]
Bai Ningning: "Let's meet up. I'll text you the time and place later."
She hung up the phone without waiting for a reply.
"Hello!" Zhuo Yang received only the "beep" sound of the call ending. He bared his teeth into the phone and said, "Do you think I'm your subordinate?"
If he were truly a subordinate, perhaps Ningning would be more tolerant (fog)
[I feel sad for a second, but hahahahaha]
[Are you trying to be brief because you're afraid of being discovered?]
After a while, Zhuo Yang received the address sent by Bai Ningning, which was a coffee shop hidden in an alley.
The agreed time is half an hour later.
Fearing an ambush, Zhuo Yang went to the coffee shop in advance to check out the place and make sure there were no suspicious people or non-human beings nearby before going in to place an order.
The interior of this cafe is quite cozy, with a white-based design. The seats are warm and comfortable, and there is a teddy bear on each table to keep the guests company.
There is soothing music playing in the room, and the peaceful atmosphere makes people feel relaxed and comfortable.
A very suitable place for fishing.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the habit of drinking afternoon tea.
He chose a corner seat where he could see the entrance and the window and observe what was happening at any time; his back was against the wall and he was out of danger.
Bai Ningning arrived just in time. When she arrived, Zhuo Yang was staring at the coffee and cake in front of him with a look of resentment.
It took him a long time to take a small sip, and his expression was even more painful than when he took medicine.
The cake was too sweet and the coffee was too bitter.
He doesn't like anything with a strong smell.
Bai Ningning appeared without any disguise, sat down opposite him, and ordered a cup of mocha and a piece of Black Forest cake.
Sweet coffee and bitter cake.
This was a very strange combination in Zhuo Yang's eyes. He didn't like things that were too sweet or too bitter, but this deceptive combination disgusted him even more - the bitterness hidden in the syrup and the sweetness hidden in the sourness.
Zhuo Yang stared for a while, then moved his gaze up to Bai Ningning's face and asked, "How dare you appear outside like this?"
Bai Ningning: "What?"
Her attention was still on the window, and she found the feeling magical.
Five minutes ago she was in Beiyang City where the sky had just cleared up after the rain, and five minutes later she appeared in Yuancheng with a clear sky.
The ground was clean, without any signs of being wet.
Just now she was surrounded by the fragrance of moist grass and trees, but now she was enveloped by the dry and warm aroma of coffee.
Even though this wasn't the first time I used the Gate to the Underworld as a portal, it still felt unreal.
Bai Ningning: "What was your reaction when you saw a ghost for the first time?"
"I don't know. I've been dealing with ghosts since I can remember." Zhuo Yang kept stirring the coffee, as if it would be less painful to drink if the bitterness dissipated.
He asked, "You called me out specifically, not to ask such a boring question, right?"
Bai Ningning got straight to the point: "I want to ask about several Xuanmen families."
Her voice was not loud, but the question shocked Zhuo Yang.
He glanced at the surroundings. It was very quiet, with few customers, most of whom were wearing headphones or earplugs. The owner probably couldn't hear their conversation.
Soothing and melodious music came from above, covering up their secret conversation.
But he still felt that this environment was unsafe and not suitable for discussing anything non-daily.
Zhuo Yang glanced at the clerk busy at the counter and muttered, "The coffee only smells good."
[In hint]
[Insult to coffee! ]
What did coffee do wrong to deserve such connotations?!
Bai Ningning: "Aren't you watching? When someone comes, just shut up. If I'm talking, knock on the table from under it."
Bai Ningning originally found it strange that a traitor like him was so timid when exchanging information. Shouldn't he be very skilled?
[This is what stray puppies look like]
Ningning has a home, but he doesn't.
Ningning can return to the underworld if she encounters danger outside. Although the underworld is dark and terrifying to others, it is a safe haven for Ningning where she can come and go freely (?)
If Zhuo Yang is exposed, he will become a real homeless stray puppy.
Zhuo Yang is a scoundrel living on a tightrope. If he's not careful, he'll fall off and be shattered to pieces.
So miserable.
She couldn't help but feel bad for him in her heart.
Bai Ningning thought for a moment, turned to the last page of the Yanjie Four Seasons Chronicle, used her spiritual power as ink, and wrote a big "Ning" on it with her fingers. Then she folded it in half, tore off half, and handed it to Zhuo Yang.
She said, "When you are desperate, you can light this paper and it will bring you to me."
The moment Zhuo Yang took the paper, she felt the spiritual power on it. She asked, "Who are you?"
"I don't know." Bai Ningning said this with a smile, "Sometimes I'm also curious about who I am."
[He is a ruthless person]
Maybe not a human
【A person who is not easy to mess with】
[A person who appears to be easy to talk to, but whose words can actually decide life and death]
Zhuo Yang: "I used to think we were the same kind."
Pretend to be weak and pitiful in order to survive.
When he was a child, he was very resistant to working for the Zhuo family. He didn't want to catch ghosts or hurt people, so he pretended to be weak and got hurt on purpose.
Until he discovered that there was no way out for a useless person who was not needed by the Zhuo family.
Bai Ningning smiled and didn't answer immediately.
She had been misunderstood like this before, but it was the barrage that misunderstood her at that time.
"Were you afraid of ghosts as a child?" Bai Ningning made the topic more superficial, politely declining it. Hearing a soft tap on the table, she smiled and continued, "I was very, very afraid of ghosts as a child. I was afraid of rooms with no lights on, curtains blown by the wind, and the whistling sound of the wind blowing through the window cracks on rainy days."
While she was talking, the waiter placed her meal on the table and waited until she finished speaking before saying, "Your Black Forest cake and mocha coffee, please enjoy."
"Thanks."
The waiter smiled and said, "You can try turning on a night light and playing some soothing music."
He said that and left.
Zhuo Yang put a soundproofing sheet under the table, blocking their voices in this corner, while also isolating the soothing music outside.
After Zhuo Yang confirmed that the soundproofing was effective, he asked, "Are you really scared, or are you just making it up to trick him?"
"I'm really scared." Bai Ningning slowly unwrapped the plastic knife and fork. "As for the question you just asked, at this stage, I will temporarily represent the underworld."
Zhuo Yang had heard about her holding regular meetings on behalf of the underworld before, and the Zhuo family asked him to investigate Bai Ningning's background.
After careful consideration, he listed all the information he knew about Bai Ningning, but only selected the information known to the outside world and sent it back.
There seems to be a lot of information, but most of it is useless.
Zhuo Yang asked: "The answer you just gave is something that the Zhuo family can know, right?"
"yes."
Bai Ningning handed him the extra sugar packet: "If you find it bitter, you can add another packet. Don't force yourself too much."
She continued, "Tell me the current information about the major families. I'll exchange it with information that the Zhuo family can't get but you can."
Zhuo Yang asked: "What aspect?"
"For the underworld, the more restless families." She had noted down the previous comments and spoke without hesitation, "For example, the Jun family and the Wei family. If you are willing to contribute information about the Zhuo family, I don't mind."
Zhuo Yang smiled. "I'm sorry, the Zhuo family can't afford to get into trouble for now. And the Zhuo family currently has no plans to target the underworld. In other words, some of their goals are aligned with the underworld's, such as eliminating the Ghost Alliance and rectifying Qingwei Mountain."
After he finished talking about the Ghost Alliance, he paused for a moment, obviously choosing his words.
The Zhuo family has ill intentions towards the Yuan family, but it has nothing to do with her.
Bai Ningning reminded, "Most of the disciples are innocent and unaware. The Zhuo family should have a moral bottom line, right?"
Zhuo Yang didn't respond. After hesitating for a few seconds, he added the sugar packet Bai Ningning gave her into the coffee, which was considered as accepting her kindness and reaching a short-term cooperation with her - at least he would notify her before the Zhuo family took action.
[A bunch of old men from the Zhuo family are still fighting among themselves]
"It's okay. They're just too slow. By the time the Zhuo family finally finished fighting and decided on the outcome, the underworld had already finished the follow-up work."
[Don't get involved in the internal struggles of the Zhuo family. It's very thrilling.]
[You'll have to face it sooner or later]
It's impossible to stay out of this completely. After all, Ningning wants to protect Zhuoyang, and Zhuoyang also has the support of the old man (although this guy refuses to admit it)
Bai Ningning realized that Zhuo Yang's attitude towards the Zhuo family was also quite contradictory.
It's not entirely coercion, but it's not like I'm doing things for them willingly either.
But since the barrage said so, the Zhuo family can let it go for now.
The barrage will only work together to trick her into doing something, but will not trick her into giving up or postponing something.
——It is always difficult to conspire in such matters. Generally, there will be a number of “honest people” and a barrage of people chasing after the “honest people” and shouting to kill them.
Bai Ningning said directly: "Have the families gathered together for a meeting recently?"
"How do you know?" Zhuo Yang suddenly looked up at her, and stopped stirring abruptly, not even noticing that some coffee splashed out.
Bai Ningning asked sincerely, "Is it a secret?"
Zhuo Yang looked at Bai Ningning, who was calmly eating cake and drinking coffee in front of him, and felt that she was mocking him.
The meeting was indeed confidential and he wasn't supposed to know about it. It was a meeting known only to the heads of the families.
But his superior asked him to keep a close eye on the Yuan family, observe their attitude, and report immediately if the Yuan family showed any intentions that should not appear.
Even though he explained the reason, his superiors still didn't believe him and suspected that the Yuan family had ulterior motives.
——That’s probably because there was some emergency and the Yuan family was absent when a meeting was needed.
Then where did Bai Ningning get the information?
Bai Ningning: "Straight to the point, I'm looking for a company that's suitable for framing me. So they can't be too innocent, and they have to be a bit of a fence-sitter."
As soon as she said this, Zhuo Yang immediately understood: "Are you going to set up an office in the same way?"
Bai Ningning: "Yes, and this time we are not planning to build a small brick house. We have hired a professional designer."
"Actually, the Zhuo family is a good fit." Zhuo Yang was shocked after blurting it out, but this was indeed his first reaction.
He shook his head again: “But unfortunately no.
He didn't want Bai Ningning to focus on the Zhuo family. While analyzing, he thought: "From a historical perspective, the Jun family is actually very fence-sitters, but this grass is relatively strong, so it may not succeed."
"Have you considered the Gu family?" Zhuo Yang found a suitable scapegoat, and his voice unconsciously rose a little. After realizing it, he deliberately lowered his voice. "This family used to be quite sinister, but now they've changed their ways. They're not the most talkative. A few years ago, they wanted to be the leader of the Xuanmen, but they've become more quiet in recent years. It's perfect for framing them."
【The Gu family is a little jumpy】
[Yay! I bet right!]
[Damn it, why can't it be the Wei family? Is it because the Wei family is too ruthless?]
Bai Ningning asked: "When is their next meeting?"
Zhuo Yang: "I don't know."
[He's just a stray puppy who knows nothing. Ningning, please don't make things difficult for him.]
[You can figure it out by counting on your fingers! Why do you insist on bullying the little dog?]
[Ningning came to ask me! I know!]
[Three days later at 7pm]
[Is it because you didn't get the answer here that you decided to steal the keepsake ring and invitation from the mailbox at Yuan Xiushuo's door?]
Yuan Xiushuo is really careless. He hasn't checked his mailbox for such a long time.
Bai Ningning: "I understand, thank you."
Zhuo Yang: “?”
He didn't say thank you when he was talking so much before, and now he said "I don't know", and Bai Ningning actually said thank you???
Is she the type of person who is used to saying all the thank yous at once?
Bai Ningning asked him to remove the sound insulation and said that he had asked all the questions he wanted to know and he could leave.
Zhuo Yang: "...You haven't told me the information you promised me yet."
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Although she said this, there was no trace of shame on her face. She took a sip of coffee quite elegantly and said lightly, "I am the King of Hell."
Zhuo Yang: “???”
Zhuo Yang was stunned for a long time as if struck by lightning. Just when he was about to slam the table and question Bai Ningning, she pointed at the bottom of the table and said, "Put on some sound insulation. Don't make too much noise."
“…”
Zhuo Yang felt like he had something stuck in his throat. For a moment, he even wanted to imitate the male lead in a melodramatic romance drama, shaking the heroine's shoulders with enough force to give her a concussion and asking her, "Why is this happening?!"
Unfortunately, this is not a melodrama, and he is not the male lead. The most important thing is that he cannot beat the woman in front of him.
Zhuo Yang remained motionless and silent for a long time. After Bai Ningning finished a piece of cake, he seemed to have just restarted his computer. He mechanically twisted his neck and raised his head, asking, "Were you experiencing life before?"
Bai Ningning: "What?"
Zhuo Yang was in mixed emotions and drank the coffee in one gulp. Even such stimulation could not make his expression lively again.
He asked stiffly, "Is it like a rich lady experiencing the life of ordinary people? Or an emperor going on an incognito tour to understand the people's sentiments?"
Bai Ningning stirred her coffee slowly: "It's more like the story of the ugly duckling."
The ugly duckling is not a counterattack story. It was originally a swan, but it grew up with a group of ducklings.
Zhuo Yang was quiet again for a while and removed the sound insulation.
The soothing pure music lingered in his ears, accompanied by the rustling sound of ground coffee not far away, which actually made him feel fortunate to be back in the world.
Bai Ningning drank her coffee slowly, then stood up and left: "See you next time."
【Shocked to the point of color loss】
[Leaving stray puppies to dry out (wrong)]
Zhuo Yang's inner thoughts: Why did you tell me such a big secret? You might as well have kept it from me!
Bai Ningning paid a little more when she checked out and said to the boss, "Can you let him sit for a while longer? He might be a little shocked. If he places an order later, you can deduct it from this money."
The store manager smiled and replied, "Sure, how can I refund you the remaining money?"
Bai Ningning pondered for two seconds, her eyes fell on the little bear accompanying the cafe, and asked, "Can I give him a little bear?"
"I understand." The store manager's expression grew graver. "I hope you'll be luckier in the future."
Bai Ningning: "Is it because you don't have enough money?"
"No, more than enough." The store manager said, and gave Bai Ningning a brand new, unopened teddy bear. "I wish you a good mood."
[It’s so funny, it’s a misunderstanding that these two broke up]
[Zhuo——foreign——]
[If Zhuo Yang knew about this, he would probably become corrupted immediately, hahahaha]
"?"
Bai Ningning quickly pushed the little bear back, "Thank you for your kindness, but no need... We are not..."
She was halfway through her explanation when she felt that the more she explained, the worse it got. She shut up and ran away, quickly walking out of the coffee shop and secretly said that she would never come back next time.
She "passed by" Qingwei Mountain to pick up the token ring and invitation letter, and then returned to the villa where she was temporarily staying in Beiyang City.
As soon as I got home, I received a message from Chu Xisen: "How is it? Is this store particularly good?"
Bai Ningning hesitated to speak, as the other party's message continued to scroll non-stop: "The coffee is delicious, the cake is delicious, and the waiter is very good."
"They recognized me the first time I went there and didn't bother me. They only asked me if I could sign an autograph for them when I was paying."
"Of course, I refused."
"They said a lot of nice things and told me not to take it to heart."
"But they never asked for an autograph again! There aren't many people or shops that have such a sense of propriety!"
"Of course, the most important thing is that the food is delicious."
He said more than ten sentences before Bai Ningning replied: "Indeed, I will never go again."
Chu Xisen: "???"
Chu Xisen: "Are we saying the same thing?"
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