"Why do I have to wear Zhu Bajie?" Baili Pangpang hung his head, and under the silly smiling pig face mask, his chubby face was full of resentment.

Cao Yuan, wearing the monk Sha mask, patted his shoulder and consoled him: "Be content if I don't give you Li Kui!"

Beside the two of them, Galan's body stiffened slightly.

"Ahem." Baili Pangpang scratched his head, "So, Zhu Bajie doesn't seem bad... at least he's a little whiter than Li Kui."

At this moment, the three of them were walking on a completely opposite path from Lin Qiye and the others, following the path next to the huge lake shaped like a golden rooster located in the center of Gusu City, moving towards the depths of the fog. The Ferris wheel on the lakeside not far away was flashing brilliant lights, but the cabin was empty, without a single person.

"Lao Cao, what do you think...my dad's birthday is in a few days, what gift should I give him?" Baili Pangpang said with some hesitation, as if he had thought of something.

"What does he like?"

"It seems that he doesn't like anything... He is the kind of workaholic who has a stern face all day long and only thinks about the group and forbidden items. He doesn't seem to be interested in anything else. I have never seen him smile in my life."

"Never laughed? Not to you either?"

"No." Baili Pangpang sighed, "I guess my existence is just a beautiful accident left by him when he was young..."

Cao Yuan looked at Baili Pangpang carefully, "Well, it was indeed an accident, whether it was beautiful or not..."

"…"

"I guess, given your father's status, anything that can be bought with money is not appropriate. After all, he is the richest man in the entire Daxia." Cao Yuan spoke thoughtfully.

"What else can't be bought with money?" Baili Pangpang scratched his head.

Cao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "How about, after the mission is over, you go to the temple and ask for a talisman for him."

"Seeking a talisman?"

"This amulet that a descendant personally asks for his parents should be considered unique in the world." Cao Yuan said, "And this amulet also contains your good wishes for him. He should like it... After all, what father doesn't want his children to be filial to him?"

Hearing this, Baili Pangpang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's a good suggestion... There are quite a few temples in Gusu. After the clearing mission is completed, I will go and ask for one."

The two of them walked forward, chatting intermittently, and Galan listened silently on the side, with a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth from time to time.

clang--!

Under the dark sky, a melodious sound of a zither suddenly rang out.

The three of them were stunned at the same time.

Above the lake, the calm water surface was suddenly cut open, as if an invisible blade swept across its surface, instantly shattering the stone fence on the shore and coming in front of the three people!

Galan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he took a step forward, standing in front of the two people, and stretched out his white palm to grasp the invisible blade!

The invisible blade slashed her palm without any fancy moves. The strong wind blew up the wide sleeves of the blue Han robe, and the black hair danced. Jialan frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on the center of Yinji Lake.

At some point, a graceful figure in a dark red cloak was sitting on a cruise ship full of lanterns in the middle of the lake, with a carved zither in front of her and her fingertips hovering in the air.

"That is..." Baili Pangpang widened his eyes.

"It's from Team 017..." Before Cao Yuan could finish, Baili Pangpang excitedly shouted the next sentence

"She's a beauty!!"

"..." Cao Yuan closed his mouth in frustration.

"This temperament...It is said that Gusu is rich in beauties, and it seems to be true." Baili Pangpang said with emotion.

Jia Lan turned around and glared at Baili Pangpang fiercely.

Baili Pangpang coughed twice, put away his admiring gaze, and said seriously, "If I'm not mistaken, she should have been corrupted by that prince. Let me save her from the water and fire!"

Cao Yuan rolled his eyes. "Did you guess that? That was deduced by An Qingyu!"

"I don't care!" A golden light flashed on the necklace on Baili Pangpang's chest, and it turned into a golden flying sword. He stepped on it and turned into a stream of light and flew towards the cruise ship in the middle of the lake.

"Don't be afraid, girl. I'm here to save you!"

Baili Pangpang had just flown halfway to the surface of the lake when a series of zither sounds rang out again!

Ding ding ding——!!

Every time the graceful figure's fingertips plucked the strings, accompanied by the melodious sound of the zither, an extremely sharp sonic blade flew out from the strings, whistling and slashing towards the air.

Baili Pangpang's resolute face was full of confidence. He took out a dead wood broom from his pocket and swept it hard towards the group of sonic blades!

A hurricane mixed with leaping thunder surged out from the end of the [Wind and Thunder Scroll], colliding with several sonic blades. An invisible air wave exploded in front of the two people, blasting an arc-shaped wave of water on the lake surface below.

Baili Pangpang held a broom and rode a flying sword, breaking through the white waves and rushing towards the cruise ship!

"Such a small attack can't faze me at all!" He smiled confidently.

On the cruise ship, the beautiful figure was silent for a moment, and then

Baili Pangpang's expression suddenly froze.

BANG——!!!

The piercing sound of a gong erupted from the cruise ship in the center of the lake. The terrifying storm of sonic blades directly blew up the surrounding water surface, and in an instant, Baili Pangpang in the air was knocked down to the ground with his broom. He flew backwards for dozens of meters on the lake, and then fell into the water with a splash, causing large ripples.

On the shore, Cao Yuan's face changed, and he dodged to the bottom of a stone wall and squatted down. The next moment, dense sound blades directly slashed the surface of the stone wall, leaving deep knife marks.

"How can she still use a gong?" Cao Yuan couldn't help but complain, "This doesn't fit her image at all!"

Galan stood in the storm of sonic blades, frowning as he watched the scene, as if hesitating whether to go forward and help the little fat man.

Suddenly, she felt something sting her.

She was stunned, waved and patted her shoulder, and continued looking forward as if nothing had happened.

Then, the biting feeling came back again.

This time, she quickly turned her head, reached out and grabbed her shoulder, and a very thin silk thread appeared in her hand, and a look of doubt appeared in her eyes.

What is this?

"Um?"

At the side, Cao Yuan's body suddenly shook, and his arm suddenly raised up with trembling.

His brows were furrowed, and he tried hard to control his body, but his body seemed to be controlled by someone and he couldn't move freely at all.

"Oh no!" Cao Yuan's face darkened.

He suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw a skinny young man wearing a dark red cloak standing on the roof of a building not far away, with his ten fingers slightly bent, as if controlling something.

Cao Yuan's hand could not help but touch the hilt of the knife at his waist. He turned to look at Jia Lan and shouted in a serious tone:

"Take Baili Pangpang and leave quickly!"

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