Chapter 057 The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng

As expected, Quanzhou was very clean. Tarona searched the city inside and out, but the companion creature in the music box was still motionless.

OK, that's a good thing.

The breath of the third companion creature disappeared in the sea forty miles east of Quanzhou. The creatures on the seabed were full of vitality, indicating that the third companion creature was not as poisonous as the second companion creature.

It's better to consciously stay away from the crowd. At least the people nearby are safe.

Tarona crumpled the oil paper in his hand, exerted force with his wrist, and threw the ball of oil paper into the air. A golden divine fire flashed by, and the oil paper turned into white ash and melted into the wind.

The golden angel swaggered through the streets, ignoring the magic that made everyone around him ignore his dazzling brilliance. He passed through the crowd without touching the ground, but from time to time, he would be attracted by the various snacks on the street.

After walking around the city, no one knows the food of this city better than him.

Theseus's sharp review: [The benefits of the vest card are increased by one, you can eat a lot but not gain weight, your stomach is like a bottomless pit. ]

Tarona gave him a thumbs up: "Indeed. But there is one thing wrong, [Mechanical Angels] do not have an organ called a stomach."

Where did the internal organs of God's weapons come from?

Theseus said: [That would be more convenient. ]

You don’t have to worry about getting an upset stomach.

The Great Witch nodded, eating the seafood pancake in her hand while narrowing her golden eyes, looking very comfortable.

In the last world, in order to avoid being ruthless and to enforce the law by taking advantage of others' fishing, she cooked for a few days. Although the food was delicious, she had been eating it for a long time and was tired of it. When she had the conditions, she would eat the food cooked by others.

After entering Jizhou Prefecture, she didn't need to eat. She spent her days and nights looking for abnormalities and then fighting with them. In the previous world, she didn't have time to enjoy the local food. She was very angry when she went to the capital. If Zhao Kuangyin hadn't acted quickly, she would have sent those two beasts down for him.

All in all, the mission was accomplished well, but—

“Very bad experience.”

Obviously, other mixed martial arts officers are living very happily, enjoying all kinds of beautiful scenery, so... is it really that she is moving too fast?

Theseus paused in his typing, and a burst of brilliant starlight burst out from the virtual keyboard, all reflected in his eyes which changed color.

The core was still considerate of the higher intelligent life form above, and he endured and endured, but in the end he didn't say out loud the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He really wanted to say that repeating the same sentence more than three times was just an excuse for his addiction to food.

His partner is good in every way, except for two small fluffy flaws:

Likes to watch fun and eat delicious food.

As long as it is edible and not particularly unpalatable, she can eat it.

Even the meal cooked by Bruce Wayne... in order to complete the mission, she could eat it without changing her expression and with a sweet face, making everyone in the Bat Family think that Bruce Wayne's honey trouble (sweet trap) had become more powerful.

The great witch forced a sneer: Ha, man, the longest road you have ever walked in your life must be my routine!

But that was the only time. She never used the same trick to scam others in the subsequent mission worlds.

Don't look at ugly things twice, and the same goes for bad meals.

Back at the temporary residence, Tarona was holding steaming delicacies in both hands. It was obvious that she was in a good mood. She went up the stairs skipping and jumping, and the ribbon behind her swayed left and right with her movements.

If the [Mechanical Angel] wasn't absolutely calm, she could have appeared happier.

However...

Theseus looked at his partner who was happily unpacking the roast goose, and a faint doubt arose in his heart: Is he so happy just because he had something delicious to eat?

…

There was a constant stream of people going in and out of the city lord's study from noon to dusk. They went in with a nervous mood, and when they came out, some breathed a sigh of relief, some became even more nervous, some had a gloomy face, or were directly escorted out.

Tarona had been listening to the noise over there, but he just listened to it and didn't listen carefully to what Ye Gucheng was saying to them.

But it's easy to guess that his inspection of the industry this time was not very smooth, at least not as smooth as the last time.

The business in Baiyun City was being deliberately targeted, but the people who were targeting them... were not identified.

Every time when we are about to get to the bottom of a case, the clues just happen to be cut off.

Who are you trying to fool?

Too arrogant, deliberately targeting their business and making fun of them, are they bullying them because there is no one in Baiyun City? !

The person who delivered the intelligence reported all these matters to the city lord in detail.

Half a month later, the city lord arrived in person, and those who had been fooled by the nose finally had a backer. Although there was no result yet, they had already seen in advance the ending of being proud and taking revenge.

After several failed investigations, everyone knew that there was a ghost among them, but what they didn't expect was that the ghost was actually a manager at the same level as them.

This is truly... an ungrateful and ungrateful person!

Ye Gucheng dismissed a group of subordinates who wanted to eat these people alive. He spread out the intelligence on the desk and looked at it slowly.

It happens again.

Another betrayal by the old man from the City Lord's Mansion.

Although people's hearts are fickle, he is very confident in his ability to control others, and his confidence comes from the sincere loyalty of his people.

Baiyun City is united, unexpectedly united.

Perhaps because it is far away from the Central Plains and the mainland, the city lords of all generations have been masters of first-class martial arts or above. With such strength, they are the most powerful deterrent to the bandits who are ready to make moves in the surrounding areas.

The superiors protect the inferiors, and the inferiors are loyal to the superiors. In Baiyun City, this is as it should be.

Ye Gucheng was never stingy with money towards his subordinates, and would never mistreat any of them. But it was just like that, and the people who betrayed him were all the old men from the City Lord's Mansion.

There were people whose ancestors had been loyal to the Ye family for two, three, or even four generations. Their relatives all lived in Baiyun City, but it was people of such background who betrayed him.

This is not normal or unusual.

They had no reason to betray him or Baiyun City.

The betrayers all knelt on the ground without saying a word. Ye Gucheng could not sense any emotions from these people, so he just ordered his men to take them away and keep them under custody.

Ye Gucheng hasn't felt angry for a long time.

The person behind the scenes touched his bottom line. He was extremely arrogant and deserved to die.

However, he had no idea at the moment.

The people in Baiyun City who were in charge of collecting intelligence secrets from all over the world were casting a wide net, and almost all of them came out, but they were still clueless.

If the person who did the attack came out of nowhere and left without a trace, how could he leave any clues?

At sea, now, would it be the same person?

call.

Ruiyue lit the candles, and the white light shone through the glass lamp paper, illuminating half of the study room.

She lit a few more candles and placed them one by one on the candlesticks carved with auspicious cloud patterns. She did not wait until the entire study was brightly lit. Then she bowed to the silent city lord and left as quietly as she had come.

Nothing happened tonight.

In the second half of the night, the moon was already very bright, and the courtyard was silent, without even the sound of insects, only the faint sound of the night wind blowing through the grass and trees.

Ye Gucheng had not slept yet. He was wearing an outer robe but without his sword. As if on a whim, he opened the door and walked into the bright moonlight.

He raised his head to look at the moon in the sky. It was almost the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the moon hanging high above the clouds was becoming rounder and rounder.

For a martial artist, the night breeze was slightly cool. He strolled under the weeping crabapples that were in full bloom, as if attracted by the flowers. His sword-holding hand gently held a crabapple flower that was trembling in the wind.

The fragrance of this crabapple tree is rich but not overly sweet. Mixed with the breeze tonight, it has a refreshing and elegant feel.

A golden person was sitting on the wall of the courtyard.

He has long silver hair that is brighter than moonlight, a pair of golden eyes that are brighter than the sun, and a pair of wings that seem to be made of pure gold.

The people near the courtyard wall are looking at the flowers, and the "people" on the courtyard wall... are eating skewers while looking at people.

Ignoring the greasy and fragrant skewers in his hands, the scene at this moment is almost picturesque.

Suddenly, the angel, who was enjoying his meal, heard the human below ask: "Is that a sea monster?"

His voice was very soft, as if he was talking to himself.

The golden angel who was eating the skewers was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

Who are you talking to?

Ye Gucheng was the only human in the courtyard. The guards who usually hid in the dark to protect him all retreated tonight.

The golden angel tilted his head slightly, his long hair, which was radiant with moonlight, seemed to ripple, and his long and wide wings slightly stretched out twice.

He finally realized one thing—

This human being can actually sense His existence.

【This shouldn’t happen.】

Tarona swallowed the last piece of barbecue in his mouth, with a look of doubt on his face: [How can he sense me? ]

Be it the [Mechanical Angel] or her Ignore Magic, they are not just for show. Ye Gucheng clearly does not have any extraordinary abilities, so he should not be able to sense her.

Although he doesn't know the reason, Theseus said: [Life is often not as you wish. Maybe he is inspired. He told you not to spy on others. ]

Tarona emphasized: […I didn’t peek, I came over because I heard he wasn’t asleep.]

She didn't know why, but whenever she saw Ye Gucheng, she would feel good, so she took the opportunity to take a few more glances at him.

Besides, who can say that life is not going as planned?

She doesn't know how happy she is!

Theseus rolled his eyes: [Want to answer? He might be a clue. He did it twice.]

One time, it was a companion creature that followed him with precision, and another time, it appeared out of nowhere to target and suppress him.

It seems like two different things, but based on Theseus's intuition over the years, he knows that the two things must be connected.

Tarona threw the remaining skewers into the sacred fire, stood up and stretched his waist: [You can give it a try. ]

After a long time, Ye Gucheng thought that he would not get a response. He also expected this result. After all, this invisible existence only saved them at the critical moment of life and death, and it seemed that it was not interested in mortals.

But he got a response.

Like a god casting a glance upon his believers, merciful yet indifferent, his inhuman divinity is evident.

The swordsman, whose hands were usually steady, was almost trembling.

It has nothing to do with fear or anything else. This is the instinctive awe of all living things towards the Supreme Being.

The Lord of Baiyun City could not describe the sound that went straight into his mind. If there really was heavenly music in the world, it would probably be this.

【no.】

Indistinguishable between male and female, ethereal and holy.

Ruiyue said that He had the appearance of a woman.

After a long while, Ye Gucheng tightened his robe and walked back into the moonlight from under the weeping crabapple tree. The heavenly voice came over again.

[Human, you are being targeted. 】

Then, the familiar sight disappeared.

Ye Gucheng stood in the courtyard for a long time. Finally, he raised his eyes and looked towards the empty courtyard wall. The hazy moonlight was reflected in his deep eyes. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment.

…

On the second day, Ye Gucheng set off again.

He was going to Jiangnan to visit the Hua family in Jiangnan, the extremely wealthy Hua family.

Some people want his Baiyun City, or his Yegu City to be in a mess, but he just wants to make it more splendid than before.

Why hide in the dark? Come out into the open so that he can be a host and treat this evil guest well.

The information arrives before the person arrives.

Within half a day, the latest intelligence from the Hua family was presented in detail on the Ye Gucheng case.

A month ago, Hua Manlou, the seventh son of the Hua family, captured the Iron Shoe Thief alive at his father Hua Ruling's birthday banquet. He has now been beheaded by the government and displayed to the public.

The piece of information that seems to be nonsensical but is worth pondering is:

Hua Man Lou’s eyes are healed.

After being blind for more than a decade, he regained his sight, but his eyes turned... pink?