With Ren Suo's comfort, the female high school student quickly calmed down.
After being pulled away by Qiao Muyi and having her clothes dried with magic, she immediately realized that the two people in front of her were the legendary extraordinary people.
Although the existence of extraordinary people is now common knowledge, and there are numerous performance videos of extraordinary people on the Internet and YouTube, just like you know many idols and many stars, you may not necessarily meet one in real life - the circle of extraordinary people is relatively concentrated, and in countries where extraordinary forces are in control, extraordinary people will not deliberately show off their extraordinary abilities on a daily basis, and ordinary people have no chance to see extraordinary people in real life.
So it’s not hard to guess the high school girl’s first reaction: “Please take a photo with me!”
She looked at the two people with wide eyes and full of anticipation, as if she had seen a giant panda, and took out her cell phone which was as heavy as a brick and weighed nearly half a pound - her cell phone was not damaged by the rain, as its waterproof function was extremely outstanding.
Qiao Muyi refused directly, but Ren Suo accepted the request - he was wearing a mask and a hood, and apart from a pair of intelligent eyes, there was nothing recognizable about him, so there was no point in being afraid of taking a photo.
After taking the photo, Ren Suo told her not to post the photo on social networks within a week. The female high school student agreed, but she set the photo as the screensaver in front of both of them, giggling.
Qiao Muyi's heart moved, and she looked down at Ren Suo's phone. The smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she sighed faintly in her heart.
But now is the time to investigate, Qiao Muyi quickly calmed down and asked how the female high school student was caught by the water ghost.
The female high school student said, "I was at a club activity today and got home a little late, so I took this shortcut back. When I got here, the lake suddenly sparkled, and the reflection of the moon on the river was very beautiful... Then I don't know why I walked into the river."
Although she had guessed before, after hearing the testimony of the high school girl, Qiao Muyi was sure that the water ghosts were the source of the river's troubles. If they were monsters, they would not have the ability to charm people. Even if they did, they would not be able to be used by the little monsters that Ren Suo beat up. On the contrary, she had read the files before and knew that the source of the river's troubles did have the ability to lead people into the sea.
However, through this conversation, Qiao Muyi's "detective eyes" vaguely saw a strand of spider silk wrapped around the female high school student. He was delighted, but his face was calm as he asked, "Then do you know the criminal who was killed by the Spirit Hall here a few days ago?"
The female high school student nodded: "I know, I happened to pass by when they were fighting here. It was an evening, and I went home early after the club activities..."
Recalling the details of that day, the female high school student's eyes were a little dazed. She sat on the grass on the river bank, hugged her legs with both hands, and protected her skirt that just went above her knees - the weather was so cold and she still wore a skirt. The female high school students in Fanying were really trying hard.
She looked at the silver moon in the dark river and whispered, "That was a fierce-looking man with squinting eyes, acne all over his face, and a very receding hairline. He should be not much older than me... maybe even younger than me."
The female high school student pointed to the river bank and said, "After he fled to the river, he had nowhere to escape. He did not surrender, but turned around and killed the Spirit Hall warriors wearing black protective clothing with two kitchen knives. After a while, his two hands were cut off by the swordsman, but he still rushed towards the warriors while biting the blade of the kitchen knife. It was really, really..."
"brave."
Qiao Muyi repeated: "Brave?"
"Yes, he was very brave," the high school girl's voice was vaguely full of admiration, "his body was covered with wounds, and there were enemies all around him. He had no way to retreat or advance, but he still charged forward bravely in this desperate situation, and shouted something like 'The Devil is Coming'. Even his legs were cut off later, but he bit a samurai's throat tightly and wouldn't let go. His whole body was suspended in the air, but the samurai still couldn't get rid of him and was bitten to death... should be dead, right? But in the end, the samurai still killed him."
Qiao Muyi glanced at the river bank and couldn't help but gasp - facing a desperate situation, with hundreds of wounds and limbs cut off, but still biting and killing an enemy fiercely... No wonder this inexperienced high school girl couldn't help but admire the criminal.
If I were forced into this desperate situation, would I be able to do this?
This question suddenly popped up in Qiao Muyi's mind, and she quickly got the answer: No. She didn't have that much courage, nor did she have that much perseverance. She was also a girl, and she was afraid of pain.
At this moment, she glanced at Ren Suo, who seemed to be distracted, and a second question popped up in her mind: What if Ren Suo was forced into such a desperate situation? At that time, would he be able to do this...
Can he...
Qiao Muyi was stunned for a moment, and she suddenly realized that she was wrong.
She answered the first question incorrectly.
If she could prevent the second problem from arising, perhaps... she could do this, definitely.
"Of course, he deserved to die. Later I saw the announcement of the prisoner on TV. In addition to the Spirit Hall warriors who died in the line of duty, he had also killed 19 ordinary people before... Haqiu!" The female high school student sniffed, covered her mouth and sneezed. It seemed that she caught a cold after falling into the river just now. She nodded embarrassedly to Ren Suo and the others.
Ren Suo glanced at Qiao Muyi, who shook her head. He then said, "It's getting late now. You should hurry home and be careful on the road. By the way, what happened tonight and the photos tonight cannot be told or sent out within a week. Remember? If you violate this... we are extraordinary people."
Although she didn't know that they set the deadline as a week, a week is not a very long time, and the two extraordinary people in front of her were her saviors. The high school girl immediately nodded obediently, bowed to them to thank them, and left quickly.
Qiao Muyi continued to open the "Detective Eye" and traced clues along the river. He soon obtained a lot of information about the battle that evening.
"When that person went to his death, he was just like the high school boy who was killed by the Spirit Hall warriors in the warehouse last night. He had no fear in his heart and his fighting skills were immature, but he always remained rational..."
"He killed nineteen people, but his mind didn't collapse and he became a demon... He didn't experience bloody battles, but he has a heart of steel..."
'Before he died, he also said something about the day when the devil would come. He was obviously a believer of the devil.'
'And the source of the river disaster here is related to his death here... His blood flowed into the river, giving birth to the source of the disaster. The devil's followers are indeed closely related to the source of the disaster.'
When Qiao Muyi came back after finishing her investigation, Ren Suo looked at her thoughtful expression and did not ask her any questions. He directly took her hand and took her to take the train back to Sakado - it was getting very late and if they didn't leave now they would miss the last bus.
After returning to Ayane's house, the two opened the door and shouted "I'm back". Ayane, who was wearing home clothes, stood up to greet them. After the three of them sat down in the living room, Ayane told them that there were many murders in Tokyo recently. She asked around at work and no one knew that there was a murder at Hikawa Shrine, so the fact that Mr. Mu burned the pervert to death should not have been exposed yet.
"The longer it takes, the harder it will be to be discovered." Ayane was somewhat happy. She had no sympathy for the pervert who wanted to rape her, and if Mr. Mu was discovered, she might also be implicated in a lawsuit. Naturally, she hoped that this murder case would become an unsolved wrongful conviction, and it would be best if the pervert was simply treated as missing - it was not uncommon for middle-aged people to disappear due to excessive pressure.
However, she found that Mr. Mu and Xiao Suo were not very happy. They just smiled politely and were a little confused.
She didn't know that the murder Qiao Muyi was currently carrying was much more serious than killing a pervert, and Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi naturally wouldn't care about such a trivial matter.
Ayane asked Ren Suo where they went. She felt relieved and said excitedly, "There are many hot springs in Saitama, from Okumushi to Chichibu. Why don't we go to a hot spring one day to relax?"
Humph, when we go on a hot spring vacation, we will all wear yukatas, and then I will get you drunk and see if you won’t give in!
After working all day, Ayane's desire for Xiaosuo not only decreased, but increased because of her rationality: Xiaosuo is an extraordinary person who can heal! He can be regarded as a prince charming!
In Fanying, doctors and lawyers are almost the highest paid professions. Similarly, monks who can heal should also be talents with a bright future. As long as she can become Xiao Suo's wife, Lingyin can be sure that she will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life - even if she wants to go back to Xuan Kingdom with Xiao Suo, it's no problem! It's the same wherever you are with money!
If last night she was acting out of desire, now Ayane is driven by the expectation of a happy life!
At this time, Qiao Muyi knocked on the table and asked in a strange tone: "Is it mixed bathing?"
Ayane shook her head and said, "Very rarely, unless it's some small bathhouses... and those bathhouses will probably have an additional female bath, and most of the people who go to the mixed bath are only grandmas... or stay in a hotel with a private hot spring, one suite and one pool, you can soak in it however you want. Xiaosuo, do you like to soak in a large hot spring or--"
"Are there any private hot spring hotels like that?" Qiao Muyi interrupted Lingyin and asked curiously. Then she turned around and said to Ren Suo, "Go take a bath first."
"Okay." Ren Suo lazily put down his phone, went to the balcony to collect the ** that were hung out to dry last night, and prepared to take a shower.
Ren Suo suddenly realized that he hadn't put away his clothes for a long time! He missed it a little!
Ayane wanted to find Ren Suo to improve their relationship, but Qiao Muyi stood in front of her and kept asking questions. She couldn't bypass Qiao Muyi, so she had to chat with Qiao Muyi honestly...
The night passed quickly, and the three of them went back to their rooms to sleep. Ren Suo naturally slept on the tatami in the living room.
Qiao Muyi lay on the bed, placed his hands on his chest, closed his eyes, and began to practice secret techniques, using this short rest time to purify his negative emotions.
Today, she is very happy.
The trip to Sensō-ji Temple, the Kaminarimon I saw, the Ningyo-yaki I ate, the steps for washing hands, the fortunes I drew... and Ren Suo's hard-working and considerate tour guide.
Qiao Muyi didn’t know whether she would forget it in the future, but when she recalled those scenes now, irrepressible joy naturally filled her heart.
The night investigation went smoothly as well. Now we can basically confirm that the followers of the Devil are the source of the chaos. As long as we continue the investigation, we will be able to find out the mastermind behind the creation of the followers of the Devil sooner or later.
She also stopped that little slut Ayane, huh.
The only problem is...
Recalling the screen saver image of Ren Suo's phone, Qiao Muyi felt as if her heart was being pinched by an invisible hand. She couldn't help but turn sideways, her graceful body curled up like a snail avoiding reality.
As if feeling the bone-chilling loneliness and coldness of Tokyo, Qiao Muyi wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, forced herself to clear her mind of thoughts, and slowly fell asleep...
…
Midnight, 3:32 Tokyo time, 2:32 Tianjin time.
Ren Suo woke up.
It wasn't because of **, nor was it because he wanted to log in to the mobile game to participate in the expedition. His body suddenly turned on the alarm clock, and he sat up naturally and clearly.
He held his forehead, uttered "ah ah" twice, and couldn't help laughing softly: "So... No, it really is like this...
'The senior master is now a famous hero in the martial arts world', that's exactly what he meant..."
A new picture suddenly appeared in the "Xiao Suo's Secret Diary" in Ren Suo's mind.
The scene was also late at night. In the steel jungle-like city, only the neon lights of the high-rise buildings and the warm yellow street lights on the highway illuminated the road. Although he didn't know which city it was, when Ren Suo saw the words "HSBC Building" on a sign of a high-rise building, he knew it must be a city in Xuan Country, maybe Lianjiang.
At this moment, Ren Suo saw that the ground of a road in the picture had been completely exploded, and there seemed to be a huge scar on the road, and the subway station underground was clearly visible - fortunately, it was already late at night, and even if such a large supernatural event had occurred, the impact was only that a few cars on the ground were forced to stop in front of the crack, and there was no one in the subway.
However, now those cars are trying desperately to turn around and leave, because a strange black fog giant is being born on the crack!
This way of birth naturally made Ren Suo think of a creature - the source of chaos.
But there is clearly no disaster, so how can there be a source of disaster...
Ren Suo looked at the screen carefully and immediately found the problem - the crack on the ground was still deepening and expanding, and now it was about to spread to the nearby buildings!
The supernatural spell that caused the cracks in the ground is still in effect! If the cracks expand to under the building, destroying the foundation and causing the hundred-meter-high building to collapse... there is a residential building on top of the building next to the crack!
The source of this kind of chaos is also extraordinary. The black fog giant is roughly the same height as the HSBC Building, probably about 100 to 200 meters.
The Source of Chaos is an extraordinary creature with an extremely strange structure. It can naturally adapt to the laws of physics. While maintaining its giant body, it can also walk briskly on the ground and prevent its weight from crushing the ground - so the destructive power of this black fog giant is even more terrifying than the expanding crack!
Ren Suo touched the blue mark on the ring finger of his left hand.
He naturally knew what he should do now.
"Xiao Suo's Secret Diary" even handed the live footage to him. It seemed as if Ren Suo could return to Lianjiang with just a stretch of his hand, and the casting distance was no longer an obstacle.
only……
"Who should I choose?"
Ren Suo doesn't have many choices now: the Asgardian assassin cannot be used in such a big scene, Zhao Zili is not good at fighting, and the Collector, Explorer, Irina, and the Devouring World Spirit are all 4-star characters, and Ren Suo cannot summon them now.
The only ones he could choose from were the seeker, Ren Woxing, and the magician under the world tree.
"Wait..." Ren Suo sat up and leaned against the door. He looked up at the ceiling that was painted silvery white by the moonlight, and his expression was thoughtful: "I can now choose three game characters. It seems that the game also summoned the senior master three times...?"
"Except for Ren Woxing, the other two are 3-star characters. They might be promoted to 4-star after one use. In theory, the most appropriate arrangement is for each of the three game characters to be used once."
"What a perfect fate..."
Ren Suo lowered his head, gently stroked the blue mark on his ring finger, closed his eyes and murmured softly: "But players are creatures that will obediently obey fate when it is in their favor; and when it is not, they would rather use modifiers and trample fate under their feet. They are so willful..."
Thinking of the real protagonist, the eldest lady, who was sleeping behind the door, Ren Suo snorted and laughed: "I will listen to your arrangements now, and I will find a way to fuck you later."
…
despair.
sad.
hatred.
anger.
Before my eyes, there were overwhelming angry enemies holding weapons and with bloodshot eyes.
Behind him was a bottomless abyss and a fierce wind was howling in the mountains.
Qiao Muyi looked around and found that there was no one standing by her side. It seemed that there was only her, her enemy, and the turbid air filled with all kinds of negative emotions in the world.
She wanted to escape, but found that she had put on a huge set of black armor that covered her entire body without her knowing when.
The black armor was not only extremely heavy, but also full of needles. If she wanted to move and fight, she would have to let herself be completely pierced by the black armor and endure the baptism of endless pain before she could use the power of the black armor.
While she was hesitating, the enemies had already surrounded and rushed over.
Looking at their ferocious expressions and bloody pupils, Qiao Muyi panicked for a moment, but in her heart she was extremely reluctant to accept the black armor.
The needles inside the black armor that were emitting black flames filled her with great fear.
At this moment, her sight suddenly passed the enemies in front of her like a raging wave, and she saw two people walking side by side towards the top of the mountain in the distance.
At this moment, she suddenly lost all her fear and courage, and stood in the black armor blankly, watching the fierce enemies surrounding her. Because she did not accept the black armor, it did not protect her. Those sharp and ferocious blades pierced through the black armor smoothly and penetrated her body from all directions.
Qiao Muyi, who was hugging the quilt tightly, suddenly sat up from the bed, curled up into a ball, and made a sound from his throat that seemed to be squeezed out from the wrinkles deep in his soul: "Ren Suo!"
A silly but kind and gentle voice sounded behind the door, so clear in the quiet and cold Tokyo night: "I'm here."