Chapter 44
That night, the campus area near Huazhong University of Science and Technology was silent, and all residential buildings and supermarkets kept their doors closed to cooperate with the police in completing the pursuit mission.
In the puppet shop opposite Huada University, a nimble figure flashed through the door.
“Found it!”
The floor of the store was covered with foam cushions, and four people were sitting casually on them.
Lan Ji took a sip of coffee and yawned when he heard it: "How is it?"
The person who came in came up to him, took a sip of the coffee in his hand, and then said, "The police have limited energy, and they are mainly deployed to stake out some non-normal entertainment venues such as KTVs and chess and card rooms. There is no one in the alley we went to before."
"Well done, Bai Zhou." Pei Zhao said in a deep voice.
Bai Zhou was sent to the front line for investigation. With the Fire Phoenix by his side, he had a better chance of winning. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows at Pei Zhao and said, "Don't worry, I'll do the job."
Pei Zhao couldn't help but laugh. This prince from Hall City was very efficient in his work. After coming to this world, he became more and more down-to-earth. He didn't have any airs of a prince, and the only person he cared about was Lan Ji.
Pei Zhao watched Bai Zhou drink all the coffee in one breath and then be beaten by Lan Ji. He looked away and turned on his phone.
The screen showed 22:30. Pei Zhao thought for a moment and asked, "In another 30 minutes, shall we start the action?"
With the modernization of the city, people's pursuit of nightlife is getting higher and higher. At ten o'clock in the evening, it is the time of bright lights and wine, and it is too bright outside. If the other party is really a monster from another world, then the fight will definitely be earth-shattering. They don't want to attract attention.
Half an hour later, five people dressed in all black suits closed the shop and set off, ready to take action.
Miu was used as bait and was in the front. Pei Zhao and his group lagged behind by one block. Zhou Yuli walked on a high place because he had to manipulate the vines. Bai Zhou and Lan Ji protected Pei Zhao.
Pei Zhao had Zhou Yuli's vine wrapped around one of his hands. This vine was different from the usual ones he saw. It was tender yellow, like a newly sprouted bud. It was tied into a circle on his hand, forming a wooden bracelet.
Bai Zhou took a look and smiled: "Zhou Yuli gave all this to you?"
"What is this?" Pei Zhao was puzzled.
"Your abilities are awakened in Hall City. According to Hall City tradition, the reason we have abilities is because we have an energy core hidden in our bodies. For example, Lan's energy core is an ice crystal. As long as the energy core does not dissipate, it will exist forever." Bai Zhou raised his eyebrows, "In other words, this is his lifeblood. He even gave you his life. Wow, how affectionate."
Pei Zhao felt sweet in his heart and glanced at Bai Zhou, "Focus and take action."
Bai Zhou stuck out his tongue and made a face at Lan Ji.
The three of them continued to follow Miu Yi, and Pei Zhao couldn't help but smile.
Zhou Yuli, gave him your life.
But that's true, he saved the life, so isn't it only right that we give it to him?
Everyone returned to the familiar alley.
The surrounding street lights were dark, but what made Pei Zhao and the others happy was that there was indeed the underground well they had seen that day in the dark alley.
Although they were far away, they all had good eyesight and could see clearly.
"It seems that this place is the monster's hometown, and it only comes back every night." Bai Zhou said.
Pei Zhao nodded: "It can be seen from such a distance. We were indeed careless last night. We didn't even notice such a big problem."
Lan Ji said: "It's not your fault. You've been tossing and turning for so long that you're in a trance and don't have time to pay attention to these details. What's more, you were the one who discovered this."
Pei Zhao didn't say anything, but he had more thoughts in his mind.
He doesn't have the sense of responsibility of a superhero, but he is a little worried about monsters coming to this world from another world. Why had nothing like this ever happened to Huada before he became a puppeteer? Is it because they travel through time so frequently that problems arise here?
Just as he was thinking, Pei Zhao suddenly felt his wrist tighten. He came to his senses and looked down to see that the wooden vine bracelet had tightened at some point, almost strangling his wrist, leaving marks on his flesh.
But there was only a tiny bit of pain, which was more of a reminder than a pain, making him come back to his senses and not indulge in irrelevant speculations.
So Pei Zhao adjusted his mood and focused his attention on Miu Yi again.
But when they looked closely, they saw Miu Yi kneeling in front of the black hole with his back to them, and no one knew what he was doing.
Pei Zhao looked up and saw Zhou Yuli sitting cross-legged on the roof. His angle of view was just right to see Miu Yi's actions.
"What's wrong with Muyi?" Bai Zhou came closer and immediately frowned, "Why are you kneeling? Aren't vampires very noble?"
Pei Zhao shook his head slowly: "I don't know."
Lan Ji asked: "Shall I go up and take a look at the situation?"
Pei Zhao's eyes fell on Zhou Yuli again. Zhou Yuli did not look up, nor did he give them any gestures or signals, so Pei Zhao shook his head and said, "...Stay put and wait for Zhou Yuli's signal."
What is Zhou Yuli looking at?
His eyes were full of confusion. From his perspective, he just happened to see Miu Yi kneeling on the ground, looking at the black hole in front of him, and began to shed tears.
Zhou Yuli watched and gently pulled the vines that were connected to Miu Yi. He was sure that Miu Yi could feel those vines, but there was no feedback.
Zhou Yuli had no choice but to focus his attention on the black hole in front of Miu Yi.
They had met each other once before, and like Pei Zhao, they focused on the fact that "the alley was dark". However, after observing it during the day, they realized that the black hole in front of them was not an underground well, but a monster.
The look in his eyes when he looked at the monster was much more fierce than before.
With the extraordinary vision he gained after becoming a puppet, Zhou Yuli saw that the black hole... was not completely black.
There is always a lighter color in the middle, which repeats at different time intervals with different rhythms.
...So there is indeed a guy hiding inside, and that guy is still alive.
Zhou Yuli's eyes grew darker as he memorized the time intervals between the patterns, hoping to use them to calculate his fastest speed.
In the absence of variables, Zhou Yuli could only judge that the guy's movement speed was not fast.
This is good news, but not necessarily good news.
...Could there be a huge monster inside?
Zhou Yuli couldn't help but worry.
Thinking quickly, when Zhou Yuli came to his senses, Miu Yi had already stood up. Zhou Yuli noticed it, but what caught his attention more was Miu Yi's expression.
Miu Yi's face was not in a good mood. Although they didn't spend much time together, Zhou Yuli knew that Miu Yi was not a profound person. He was like a child, even a little naive. The only person he cared about was his brother.
But now Miu Yi looked not only gloomy, but even a little scary. His pair of red eyes were hollow, with tears of blood rolling down from them. On his pale face, he looked extremely horrible.
Zhou Yuli had a bad feeling in his heart. He looked up and subconsciously locked onto Pei Zhao's position.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Miu Yi slowly raising his foot, about to step into the black hole—
No, that won't work.
Zhou Yuli wanted to jump down to stop it.
Just then, a shrill voice was heard. It was the sound of a police car siren.
"Who's there?"
One of Zhou Yuli's feet had already fallen into the air when he saw the black hole shrink instantly, turning into a tiny vortex and disappearing.
The foot that he took out missed the target and he fell to the ground with a look of pain.
Pei Zhao and his men didn't bother to ask and quickly evacuated with Miu Yi.
Back in the store, Pei Zhao slapped Zhou Yuli in the face without saying a word.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji gasped at the same time and pushed Miu Yi into the inner room without saying a word.
There was a mark on Zhou Yuli's face. He turned his head and moved his lips. Before he could say anything, Pei Zhao pounced on him.
"Are you crazy? You're jumping down without even summoning the vines. You don't even know what the enemy is. Did you agree to attack together after giving the signal?"
Pei Zhao scolded him but held him tightly.
Zhou Yuli's eyes were dazed for a moment before he reacted and hugged Pei Zhao back.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Zhou Yuli patted Pei Zhao's back and said softly, "I won't do it again next time."
His face was still burning. Pei Zhao didn't hit him hard, so it didn't hurt. But he had to save face in front of Bai Zhou and the others, so he felt ashamed.
But Zhou Yuli knew that Pei Zhao was not deliberately trying to embarrass him, but was really panicked.
The only thing that saved his life was Pei Zhao. The impact of the vine on his body was greater than he imagined. When he just retracted his foot, he was also scared. Without the vines, his speed was many times slower. He couldn't guarantee that he could set up the protective net before landing. If it was not set up well, at that height, he... might be smashed to pieces.
Pei Zhao held Zhou Yuli and retracted the vines, and warned him seriously: "You must remember the lesson this time. If you do it again, I will only make you more embarrassed."
Zhou Yuli nodded in agreement. But he didn't say it. In fact, it wasn't shameful at all. Instead, he felt it was very sweet.
It was clearly violence, but it made him feel sweeter than any candy he had ever eaten.
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Mi Yi was like an eggplant hit by frost. After being brought back, he didn't say a word and looked depressed.
After being caught by Bai Zhou and the others and taken into the house, he huddled in the corner, hugged his knees, and stared at the ground with a pair of red eyes as if he had lost his soul.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji poured him some warm water and sat beside the bed, talking in low voices.
Not long after, Zhou Yuli pushed open the door and came in. There were still some red marks on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Bai Zhou frowned: "No, are you so happy to be beaten?"
Zhou Yuli didn't even bother to look at him, he squatted down to check on the mistake and said, "You don't understand at all."
Bai Zhou was furious and pointed at himself: "I don't understand? Do you understand gentleness? You really haven't tasted good."
Zhou Yuli looked at him, the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably, "I've told you that you don't understand."
Bai Zhou: "Hey, why don't I understand? Have you been beaten stupid? You don't believe me when I say you were beaten stupid..."
Zhou Yuli scratched his ear. Why didn’t he think Bai Zhou was so noisy before? Now he felt like his temples were about to burst.
Lan Ji couldn't bear to watch it anymore and grabbed Bai Zhou: "Stop talking!"
Bai Zhou wanted to argue something when there was a knock on the door. The door opened a little and it was Pei Zhao with red eyes, half of his face showing.
Pei Zhao said, "Is it so slow?"
Zhou Yuli had already helped Miu Yi up, and he said, "Hmm," and pointedly, "There's a fool wasting time."
After saying this, he took Miu Yi out.
Bai Zhou tilted his head and thought for a moment, then pointed at himself and asked Lan Ji: "Who did he say was a fool? Me?"
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