Chapter 24: The Four
Putting aside its many strange features, Jizhou Prefecture is still a good place to travel. At least the environment is quite pristine, and the area is vast. It looks very suitable for horse racing.
——Only for Tarona personally.
The Great Witch, who felt that Jizhou Prefecture was very suitable for horse racing, relaxed her mind at the right time. She had already made all the preparations she could in advance.
The world consciousness has a backup plan for casualties, and two preparations have been made for crowd evacuation: instant large-scale transfer magic, as well as Ruthless and Life-Chasing magic, which have some experience in this area.
Ge Tong appeared in Lin Cong's letter. Not surprisingly, he was more than 90% a mutant. At that time, Jizhou Prefecture was leaderless, and the two famous detectives could temporarily take over the post of prefect and mobilize the Jizhou Prefecture's troops.
After reviewing his plan from beginning to end and making sure there were no remaining loopholes, Tarona entered the stage of waiting for retirement.
The four ruthless people have clear division of labor.
After learning about the importance of Master Wu Chan and Liao Wu, the Golden Sword and the Silver Sword were left behind to protect the master and disciple. Zhui Ming specifically instructed them to immediately take Master Wu Chan and Liao Wu to a safe place at the slightest sign of trouble.
Among the four brothers, Zhui Ming is the best at collecting intelligence. He can basically chat with anyone. This skill is something that Wuqing and Lengxue cannot learn. Tieshou can probably make further progress.
So Zhui Ming took on the important task of going to the prefectural government office to investigate.
Talona can't go.
It is known that Jizhou Prefecture is the nest of the anomalies. There are no tunnels or mazes underground, and Ge Tong is likely to have mutated. He may be several times more powerful than Lin Cong. Then the prefectural government office, which is only two streets away from the Temple of the Holy Mother of Eternal Life, may be the location of the anomaly's nest.
Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, let alone an abnormal person. The above is just one of the possibilities and needs to be carefully considered.
Therefore, Tarona was worried that if she went there rashly, she would alarm the abnormal creature that had not yet returned. Then the abnormal creature would turn around and run away. Not only would her preparations in Jizhou Prefecture be in vain, but all her previous gains would be reduced to zero. Who knows, the abnormal creature might even hide deeper.
Just thinking about this possibility made the Great Witch so angry that she wanted to breathe oxygen.
Therefore, only Zhui Ming can investigate this matter.
To be on the safe side, Tarona cast several extra layers of defensive magic on Zhui Ming. Even if the mutant in the prefectural government office was powerful enough to see through the dozen layers of ignore magic and confusion magic she had cast, Zhui Ming would be able to escape successfully with the help of these layers of defensive magic.
But this is impossible. The Great Witch is very confident in her magic. How can a mere mutant be more powerful than the anomaly itself?
Before Zhui Ming left, Tarona warned him again: "Everything in the world is full of surprises. You still need to be careful on this trip. If you find something wrong, leave immediately."
She pointed to the man's wrist, where there was a crystal bracelet. "As long as you silently say the word 'turn into a cat' in your mind, you will instantly turn into a cat, and your speed will be much faster."
"Remember, be careful."
But be sure not to get caught and swallow the abnormality as a tonic.
After hearing her instructions, Zhui Ming felt very relieved. Apart from his uncle and several fellow apprentices, no one had ever cared about him like this: "Don't worry, Madam Luo. My Qinggong is quite good in the martial arts world. I am used to doing such things as stealth investigation. I will definitely not be careless and reveal my whereabouts."
The nun in black and white nodded faintly and stepped aside to open the door.
She only showed some patience because he was her ruthless junior brother, and reminded him not to cause trouble for her child.
Zhui Ming, who knew nothing about this, waved to Wu Qing and left in a low profile.
Once he entered the crowd, the tall and strong Mr. Cui San was like a swimming fish, or a grain of sand in the ocean, and disappeared in a few seconds.
Wuqing withdrew his gaze from the window and closed it to prevent being monitored.
He and Madam Luo were the only ones left in the guest room.
After a moment of silence, Wuqing said, "Ms. Luo, I want to go to the tile market here."
Although the flow of people in Jizhou Prefecture is not as large as that in the capital, there are still many merchants coming and going. He wants to see whether these people who will only stay in Jizhou Prefecture for a short time have been affected by the Holy Mother of Eternal Life.
If so, the impact would be even greater, and it seems that the influence can be passed down from generation to generation.
Tarona didn't want to do anything herself, so when she heard him say he wanted to go to Wa City, she nodded without thinking and walked over to push his wheelchair.
Staying with Wuqing, the motherly love buff of [Blood Nun] will slowly increase.
If you don't stay with Wuqing, the motherly love buff of [Blood Hatred Nun] will keep rising, just like the blood pressure that can't be reduced, which makes people feel painful.
Of course, Tarona chose to stay with Wuqing. Between a slow death and an immediate death, the former option was obviously more feasible.
Looking at Ms. Luo who came over naturally to push the wheelchair for him, he opened his mouth ruthlessly, but swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He didn't mean to...
Oh, forget it, it’s better for us to go together.
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It is said that businessmen are profit-driven. Wherever there is profit, you can see businessmen. Even if there is no road leading to that place, they can build a road.
But in the final analysis, it's all for survival.
The tile market in Jizhou Prefecture is very large, stretching over several streets, and there are all kinds of things being bought and sold there. On the surface, all the goods sold appear to be legal and compliant with regulations, but in private... one can only say that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
Tarona pushed Wuqing along the way, stopping from time to time to look at this show, to stop to listen to the singing in that box, and if he came across some rare goods, he would walk over to pick them up and have a look, and if he had a special liking for them, he would buy them.
Regardless of whether they were genuinely curious or just pretending, the way they acted was no different from the people around them.
Because of the magic that Tarona cast on Wuqing, pedestrians would automatically avoid him when they were one step away from him, so Tarona didn't have to pay attention to whether anyone would bump into him, he could just push the car forward.
It took the two of them more than an hour to walk from one end of Wa City to the other.
There was a small stall selling wontons at the exit. Tarona guessed that Wuqing must be hungry, so he pushed him to the stall, found an empty table, and planned to have lunch there.
Wuqing naturally had no opinion. He was not the kind of person who could not stomach the finest delicacies. As long as the food was clean, a roadside stall or a famous restaurant was all the same to him.
"Auntie, please give me two bowls of wontons and a bowl of meat soup with more meat."
The meat soup was for Wuqing, and they each had a bowl of wontons.
[Blood Nun] did not have her tongue cut off when she was alive, so she could taste things. A fierce ghost does not need to eat. Tarona wanted to taste what the wontons in this world taste like.
"Okay! Sir, please sit for a moment, it will be ready soon!"
The lady in charge of the cooking called them to sit down in a loud voice, picked up the wontons skillfully and put them into the boiling soup, then started to cut the meat with a clang.
Tarona folded up a bench and prepared to return it when she left. She parked the wheelchair properly and sat down opposite Wuqing.
"What did you find?"
As she asked, she took out a handkerchief to disinfect the chopsticks.
Wuqing looked much more relaxed than when he came, with a faint smile in his eyes: "Most people in Wa City have clear eyes and no confusion. I was overthinking before."
He tried many people along the way. They were all businessmen who were in a hurry to get here and there. When they heard the words "Eternal Holy Mother", they just echoed a few words, such as "I've heard of it" or "It's said to be very effective". They were more concerned about their own business.
It seems that the influence of the Holy Mother of Longevity can indeed be passed from person to person, but such transmission takes time. People like those who will not stay in Jizhou Prefecture for a long time will not be affected, and will not bring such influence out of Jizhou Prefecture.
This is the best news he has received so far.
Tarona was not surprised by the contrast, which was normal.
She only felt the repulsive force after entering Jizhou Prefecture. The Temple of the Holy Mother of Eternal Life was only in Jizhou Prefecture, and those magic arrays were all set up in small towns in remote mountains. This meant that with the current capabilities of the abnormal being, it could only occupy the area of Jizhou Prefecture.
Because it has not yet developed.
This is also the reason why Tarona can stay in Jizhou Prefecture and wait for the opportunity with peace of mind.
The anomaly will always come back, and it must come back. This is its home nest that it has finally penetrated. Apart from here, any place outside is not safe and may be discovered by the world consciousness.
If it develops to the point where it can occupy the entire Jizhou...
Tarona will not take any further measures, nor will she care about the humans living within the occupied area. She will attack without reservation as soon as she descends into this world, killing the anomalies at all costs.
In such a situation, the world consciousness is already at a disadvantage. Attacking the anomaly means killing one thousand enemies and injuring twelve thousand of its own. If the staff retains the anomaly for one more second, it is possible that they will watch the world go to destruction.
Fortunately, we are still far from this dire situation.
The wontons and meat soup were served quickly, and the two started chatting about other things while eating.
Most of the talk was by Wuqing, and he mostly talked about the customs and practices of Jizhou. It seemed that he could see that the black-and-white nun was a newcomer to the world and didn't understand many things in the mundane world.
Tarona indeed did not know much about this kind of world. While listening, she asked some simple questions at appropriate times, and Wuqing patiently and carefully answered them one by one.
The chief constable was well-versed in ancient history and classics. He could quote from classics to explain even the simplest things. Although his narration was not as fascinating as that of a storyteller, the person sitting opposite him listened very attentively.
One person talks and the other listens, occasionally stopping to ask a question and the other answers an answer. The two of them get along naturally and harmoniously, and others who see them will also say that they have a good relationship.
Suddenly, the nun in black and white stopped stirring the soup. She tilted her head slightly, as if looking behind the young man.
Wuqing was just wondering when he saw her stand up, move away from the table and chairs, and walk behind him without saying a word.
What happened?
Wuqing put down the spoon and turned to follow her.
The beauty in the black and white dress walked forward for more than ten steps and finally stopped in front of a vendor carrying candied haws. In front of her, a mother and daughter bought the candied haws and left.
She looked sideways at the mother and daughter for a while, then bought a string of candied haws.
Wuqing looked a little puzzled. Did Madam Luo want to eat it herself?
Can……
She doesn't look like someone who likes to eat these.
The black and white nun came back with the candied haws. She didn't eat it herself, but passed it to Wuqing: "Here, this is sweet."
When she said it was sweet, she seemed a little hesitant. It was obvious that she had never eaten it before, so she didn't know what it tasted like.
So why did she buy it?
Wuqing raised his face slightly, staring in a trance at the blindfolded beauty in front of him who was handing him a string of candied haws. One could vaguely see anticipation on the half of her face that was revealed, and her hand holding the candied haws was steady.
She was looking forward to receiving the string of candied haws, and also looking forward to eating it.
But why?
Why buy, why are you looking forward to it?
Wuqing thought of the mother and daughter who bought candied haws before Luo Niangzi. She stood up to buy some after seeing the mother and daughter buy them.
Mother and daughter...
Mother and daughter.
The chief detective who was often praised as the jade of Kunshan suddenly got the answer to the question in his mind -
It turns out that Madam Luo has really always treated him as a child.
No wonder, no wonder she was so nervous about him sometimes, often keeping her eyes on him, and occasionally acting overbearing.
That……
Wuqing tightened his grip on the armrest. He belatedly realized the meaning behind those overbearing actions, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy.
Where is Ms. Luo’s original child?