In the middle of the street, under the watchful eyes of many people, Xia Tianqiong stood quietly.
Seeing that he remained silent, Wei Tingchuan assumed he was hesitating.
He quickly explained the benefits of joining the Survivors' Alliance: "The Survivors' Alliance is the largest mutual aid organization in the country, and forces from almost every city join it."
Ordinary people who join the Lucky Alliance will receive food and shelter, while ghost hunters will receive even more generous benefits.
"A master like you, once you join our Lucky Alliance, will immediately receive ghost money, beautiful women, power, and status."
Wei Tingchuan rambled on, exaggerating a bit, but it was mostly true.
Xia Tianqiong didn't listen carefully; he knew more about the alliance than the other party.
“I’m not interested in what you’re saying.”
"Forehead!"
One sentence left Wei Tingchuan speechless.
Some men are not interested in money but like to collect beautiful women, while others do not like women but are obsessed with power and status.
Money, beautiful women, power, and status—there's always something a man pursues, but why doesn't this person seem interested in any of them?
Could he really be the kind of chivalrous hero people talk about, who has no desires and only likes to travel the world doing good deeds?
That's utter nonsense!
Wei Tingchuan didn't believe such a person existed. His mind raced as he tried to figure out how to introduce Xia Tianqiong to Xinglian.
There are generous rewards for referring top talents to join Xinglian, which is why he is so enthusiastic.
Suddenly remembering something, just as Xia Tianqiong was about to turn and leave, he quickly said, "Master, I can tell you're not interested in fame or fortune, so you must be interested in improving your own strength, right?"
I know of a strange place where evil spirits might exist. With your strength, you should have a chance to subdue them.
Xia Tianqiong stopped in her tracks and looked at Wei Tingchuan seriously for the first time.
"What kind of eerie scene? Where is it?"
He wasn't interested in the bizarre, but whenever he heard of a strange scene, he would think of the scene with forbidden techniques.
In my previous life, this scene occurred in Taohai City, and the Hanging Ghost is still guarding it there!
But who says that you have to be in the same place in this life?
Since her rebirth, Xia Tianqiong has flapped her butterfly wings countless times, and the timeline has already changed.
That bizarre scene could happen anywhere.
Seeing how much he valued it, Wei Tingchuan felt there was hope. "I heard it from a master in Xinglian, but I don't know the specifics or where it is."
But if you're willing to join, I can inquire for you and try to secure a spot for you.
Xia Tianqiong frowned slightly. "Is this bizarre scene already under Xinglian's control?"
"Of course, I heard that many ghost hunters were sacrificed to gain control of that scene, so only members of our Xinglian can go in and explore it; it is not open to outsiders."
Wei Tingchuan spoke with a smile, the implication of his words quite clear.
Xia Tianqiong hesitated slightly before agreeing, "Go ahead and make the contact. As long as I can enter the eerie scene, I'll agree to join Xinglian."
"Okay! I'll make the call right away, wait two minutes."
Wei Tingchuan beamed with joy and immediately took out a satellite phone to make the call.
In fact, Xinglian headquarters has always had a mission: to find experts to explore bizarre scenes.
He will receive a substantial reward if he can recruit top talent, which will also count as a performance bonus within Xinglian.
While he was secretly pleased with himself, he didn't notice that Xia Tianqiong's lips curled into a cold smile the moment he turned around.
The fleeing crowd gradually gathered around, wanting to see what kind of person this once-popular figure on the internet really was.
Led by his mother, the boy came to Xia Tianqiong.
"Thank you for saving us."
The boy's mother looked at Xia Tianqiong with a mixture of awe and caution in her eyes.
The boy, however, was quite bold, staring curiously at Xia Tianqiong with his bright, large eyes.
"Thank you, big brother. My mom says you're a hero. Can you kill all the monsters in the city?"
Looking into the boy's innocent eyes, Xia Tianqiong couldn't help but pat his little head.
“It’s not difficult to kill all the monsters in the city, but more monsters will soon appear. Monsters can never be killed off. As long as you are stronger than them, you don’t need to be afraid of them.”
"But how can I be stronger than the supernatural? Or as powerful as you?"
The little boy's question stumped Xia Tianqiong.
In peacetime, I would tell him to study hard and make progress every day, and that there will always be opportunities in the future.
But this is the end of the world; even adults are living hand to mouth, let alone a child.
They may die before reaching adulthood.
Xia Tianqiong didn't answer the boy; instead, she asked his mother, "Do you have any other relatives here?"
The boy's mother looked somber and shook her head. "It's all gone. It's just the two of us left, mother and son, relying on each other for survival, living one day at a time."
"Since we've met, it must be fate. I'll take you to a safe place!"
Regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, he directly took out the Sealed Chessboard, waved it at the mother and daughter, and sucked them into the chessboard world. Then he instructed Xiao Yi inside to take care of them.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in the chessboard world, so adding two more wouldn't make a difference.
When the people around saw him suddenly pull two people into his hands, they panicked and dared not approach any further.
Xia Tianqiong was too lazy to explain. Suddenly remembering something, he took out his satellite phone and called the hanged ghost in Taohai City.
Having been away from the world for so long, I wonder if she encountered that strange scene.
The call was answered quickly, and the voice of the hanged ghost was filled with obvious surprise. She even complained to him in a coquettish manner for a while.
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