Hearing this, Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully.

"Where is the safe passage?"

"I don't know. It only exists in theory, but you need to find its specific location in the maze yourself."

“…Okay.”

An Qingyu slowly stood up from the stone table, "Next, it's my turn."

"Where do you want to go?"

Lin Qiye would naturally not go back on his word, but if An Qingyu wanted to go to a place with a lot of people or a place that involved the secrets of the Night Watch, he would definitely not agree.

But An Qingyu's answer made him stand there in a daze.

"... Erhai Lake."

…

Mountain county town.

In a small roadside restaurant, several dining tables were put together, with more than ten people sitting around the tables, and hundreds of food plates stacked high on the side.

"Brother Fang Mo, I'm hungry~" One of the little fat boys licked the last drop of oil on the plate in his hand, turned his head and said pitifully.

Fang Mo: ...

"Boss, give me five more plates of braised pork! Six more plates of clay pot chicken! And seventeen more servings of abalone... no, eighteen more servings!" Fang Mo shouted with gritted teeth.

"???"

The boss came out of the kitchen in an apron, sweating profusely, with a look of as if he had seen a ghost:

"More? There's none left... There's really none left this time!"

"Braised pork or clay pot chicken?"

"All gone!" the boss said through gritted teeth, "I've been stockpiling meat for days, and I'm selling it all to you. Three of the cooks alone are exhausted! I really don't have anything to offer you in this small shop! Please leave... Can't I give you a 20% discount?"

Fang Mo looked back at the fat boy, who was touching his belly with one hand, looking like he was not full yet... Helplessly, he could only take out his phone to pay the bill.

The members of the [Demon] team sat aside, looking at the terrifying number of empty plates in front of them, their eyes almost popping out of their heads in shock... Can humans really stuff that much food into their stomachs?

On the other hand, the other Golden Immortal agents seemed to have gotten used to it.

"Don't be surprised, everyone... The soul carried by the fifth brother is Taotie, and it has always been like this." Luan Lie seemed to notice the strange expressions on everyone's faces, and explained with a smile.

"Does each of you carry a different mythical beast?" Li Zhenzhen asked curiously.

"yes."

"Then...what kind of mythical beast is that girl in the corner carrying?"

Everyone followed Li Zhenzhen's gaze and saw a woman lying curiously in the corner outside the door, doing something unknown.

"Oh, that's Xiaojiu. She is carrying a Pixiu... Xiaojiu, what are you playing with there?" Luan Lie answered Li Zhenzhen's question while walking to the woman and looking at her in confusion.

I saw a gray mouse trapped in the corner, and Lao Jiu's shadow completely covered it, leaving it no room to escape.

But the strange thing is that even though it was blocked by humans, the mouse did not show the slightest fear. Instead, it raised its head as if it was also looking at them.

"Second brother! Look at this big rat, its eyes are red?" The woman looked up and said excitedly.

"Really." Luan Lie said suspiciously, "Moreover, this rat was not scared away by the Pixiu aura on you... Could it be that it also has some strange bloodline?"

While the two were talking, Fang Mo had already paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant with everyone.

Hearing Luan Lie's words, he glanced at the mouse in the corner, but didn't take it seriously. He was about to say something to the fat boy when he was suddenly stunned!

mouse?

The face of Instructor An Qingyu at the training camp flashed through his mind.

Fang Mo's pupils suddenly contracted, and he turned back suddenly as if he had thought of something:

"Stay away from it..."

Before the last word was uttered, a low thunder exploded from the sky!

Lightning containing terrifying divine power flashed through the air in an instant, like a ferocious whip falling from the sky, accurately hitting the ground!

boom--!!!

…

Erhai Lake.

A black commercial vehicle drove across the highway and finally stopped slowly on the side of the road.

Lin Qiye pushed the door and got out of the car. The autumn wind blew across the blue lake, bringing a hint of coolness. He waved to the driver to leave and walked towards the lake alone.

This is a relatively marginal location of Erhai Lake. There are not many residents around and it is some distance away from the highway. Except for the sound of grass and trees being rustled by the wind on the shore, the world is extremely quiet.

Lin Qiye stopped somewhere by the lake, and the next moment, a figure emerged from the nothingness beside him.

An Qingyu looked around with a complicated expression.

"Erhai Lake is so big, how did you know I was coming here?"

"That's where you and Jiang Er parted, wasn't it?" Lin Qiye said calmly, "Don't forget, we were sitting on the Somersault Cloud, watching you from the sky."

"...I thought you would consciously avoid it."

"I wanted to avoid it, but Cao Yuan said that you wouldn't know even if we saw it, so..."

"…Did Cao Yuan say that, or did you?"

Lin Qiye coughed lightly, looking a little embarrassed.

An Qingyu: “…”

An Qingyu looked to the other side. In the dim sunlight, the shimmering lake surface reflected the shadows of a group of self-built houses in the countryside.

"I want to go over and take a look." An Qingyu suddenly said.

Lin Qiye glanced in that direction and frowned slightly, "Are you... sure?"

"Um."

An Qingyu walked towards the self-built houses, and Lin Qiye followed closely. Not long after, they stopped in front of the door of one of the houses.

The gate was not closed tightly. Through the crack in the door, one could see a woman sweeping the floor in the yard. She looked to be no more than 40 years old, with almost no wrinkles on her face. Her movements were agile and powerful, and she was full of energy.

She swept across half of the yard with ease, and finally came to a corner where a dusty wheelchair was folded on the ground, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.

Seeing the wheelchair, the woman seemed to remember something and sighed dejectedly.

"Xiao'er... hasn't posted any videos in a long time. I don't know how he is doing in the mountains."

"Hey, why do you worry so much? The child is just in the mountains, not going to war. What could happen?" A man's voice came from the room.

"Is it not okay for me to think about my daughter?" The woman glared back. "Looking at her age, it's time for Xiao'er to get married... I asked someone to find a match for her a few days ago. I'll find time for her to come back so we can meet each other."

"Xiao Er is already this old, do you still need someone to act as a matchmaker? Maybe she already has someone she likes?"

"That boy who wore colored contact lenses back then? After all these years, no one knows where he has gone. Why are you still thinking about him? After thinking about it, I think blind dates are more reliable. You know each other well..."

Outside the courtyard, An Qingyu listened quietly to the conversation inside the house, and a ripple appeared in his silent eyes.

After a moment, he walked towards the edge of Erhai Lake in silence.

"In fact, if you stay in Daxia... you can come visit the two elders often." Lin Qiye advised, "After all, they are very kind to you..."

Before Lin Qiye finished speaking, An Qingyu shook his head.

"…Thank you very much."

"What?"

An Qingyu slowly stopped at the edge of Erhai Lake.

A hint of grayness appeared in his eyes, and the next moment, a strange aura suddenly spread out from his body!

"Thank you for bringing me here and giving me this opportunity...

This...chance to bring her back."

…

…

I will be home tonight and resume three updates tomorrow~