Chapter 71 The Charm of the Official Couple: Yu Qing feigns ignorance: "You are..."
Yu Qing feigned ignorance: "You are..."
Qu Lingxiu was not surprised that he did not remember; he himself had to recall for a long time before he could recall a few clues.
"At the Yue'an Hotel, we experienced a ghostly resurrection together." Qu Lingxiu sat down on the sofa diagonally opposite Yu Qing. It was an embarrassing story to talk about, but he couldn't help but ask, "Did I do something excessive to you that day?"
"What do you remember?" Yu Qing asked.
"I remember, I was holding you, and we fell onto the bed together..." Qu Lingxiu answered softly.
“I don’t remember. There were many people in room 309 that day, not just you and me, so you may not have done anything to me,” Yu Qing explained.
"But I don't remember anyone else, I only remember you. I didn't mean anything by it. If you mind, I can take responsibility."
"No, no, no, I don't mind, I don't mind. You don't have to take responsibility for anything." Yu Qing quickly shook his head. Having too many men isn't a good thing either. If a fight breaks out, he wouldn't know which one to pull in first.
“So…” Qu Lingxiu lowered his eyes in disappointment, “It seems you don’t like me.”
Yu Qing really didn't want him to be presumptuous, so she said with a shy smile, "I like Captain Zhou."
Qu Lingxiu hesitated, even more disappointed. Compared to Zhou Fengyun, he had even less chance of winning.
He was thirty-five years old, and Zhou Fengyun was thirty. In terms of youth, Zhou Fengyun was younger. In other aspects, he had no chance of winning.
Qu Lingxiu lowered his head in embarrassment and slowly stood up: "I'm sorry to have bothered you."
"No, you'll meet someone better," Yu Qing said politely.
Qu Lingxiu smiled slightly, then turned and walked out with a disappointed look on his face.
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On the large lawn in front of the Superpower Bureau, on the left side, there were sixty-four superpowered individuals of the metal and fire elemental types lined up.
The people queuing on the right are other superhumans, some full-time and some part-time.
Zhou Fengyun personally taught classes to those with the metal and fire elemental abilities.
Let everyone unleash their special abilities and test their capabilities.
Some people with superpowers haven't practiced and just use fire to cook and stir-fry, so they haven't been able to fully unleash their abilities.
Under Zhou Fengyun's personal guidance, most people were able to bring out their full potential.
"Captain Zhou, will the ghostly aura really reach Anshi tonight? Will everyone's safety be threatened?" someone asked.
Ordinary people in Anshi are now gripped by panic.
After the news aired, people started going to supermarkets to buy things. Now, some supermarkets no longer have instant noodles, ham, eight-treasure porridge, and other fast food products.
"Whether the lives of ordinary people can remain unthreatened depends on the efforts of gifted individuals like us. Our goal is to prevent moving ghost energy from entering residential areas. Metal and fire elemental abilities have the effect of dispelling ghost energy, so we will be on the front lines tonight. Do you have the confidence to defend our city?"
Zhou Fengyun's voice was strong and clear.
Inspiring.
The part-time superhumans were all inspired to fight.
He answered loudly, "Yes!"
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At 8 p.m., the moving ghostly aura had already approached the outskirts of An City.
There are no houses in the suburbs, but there is a lot of farmland.
The ghostly energy moved through the air without landing, and no ghosts or monsters appeared.
Zhou Fengyun and the metal-fire type ability users had already gathered in front of the ghostly aura.
Yu Qing was still wearing his battle suit, hovering in the air, watching the ghostly energy moving towards him from not far away.
The ghostly aura grew larger and larger as it flew along, and now it was a huge mass, more than two thousand meters wide and two or three hundred meters high.
Seeing that the ghostly energy was about to enter the range of the ability users' ranged attacks, Zhou Fengyun turned to Qu Lingxiu beside him and said, "Give everyone a buff."
"Okay." Qu Lingxiu's auxiliary ability is an area-of-effect casting.
He moved as he performed the technique, able to perform it on ten people at a time.
"I feel like I've become stronger, it's amazing!"
"Me too, having a support player definitely makes a big difference."
"This is better than taking medicine, and it has no side effects."
Zhou Fengyun said, "The buff only lasts for about an hour. We'll refresh it when it expires. Those who have already received the buff, attack the ghost energy with me!"
"good!"
The part-time superhumans were all very excited as it was their first time in battle.
In an instant, flames, golden light, and ghostly energy were injected.
With the addition of superhumans, the ghostly aura visibly began to shrink.
While in the air, Yu Qingfei continued to unleash fire attacks on the ghostly energy.
In several other directions around Anshi, groups of ghostly energy were also moving towards the city.
After Qu Lingxiu finished providing assistance to the superhumans here, Yu Qing took him and flew in another direction.
On the other side, Ji Qinian, Hua Qingshu, and Chu Yihou were leading their team to guard the area. They no longer had any metal or fire-type ability users, but all the wind-type ability users were there.
"How do you plan to fight here?" Yu Qing asked.
Qu Lingxiu stepped down from behind Yu Qing and immediately began to provide assistance to the superhuman.
Chu Yihou said, "Let's try using the wind to force them to the ground, then we can all charge in and see what's going on."
“That’s a good idea too,” Yu Qing nodded.
Ji Qinian was wearing a work vest, with magical artifacts in every pocket. He was carrying a full set of magical treasures, ready for battle.
The little mongrel's head was still shining, but it was now wearing a work vest.
Yu Qing's current job is to lead Qu Lingxiu back and forth between the three directions attacked by the ghostly energy groups.
Outside the city, superhumans are fighting; inside the city, the police are patrolling.
Tonight, Anshi is on full alert.
Many media outlets are reporting on it.
This is the first time in so many years that the ghostly energy has moved during the resurgence of ghostly energy in the Xia Kingdom.
Many experts have posted short videos speculating about the future.
Some even said that humanity would experience the end of the world.
Many people were so scared that they immediately filed a report.
And just when the whole city was focused on what would happen next with the ghostly aura.
Yin Sen, who was on the 68th floor of the nightclub, was furious.
"Where have all the weapons and shells gone?"
"They were all there when we took inventory this morning, how come they're all gone all of a sudden?" The person in charge of taking inventory looked panicked.
Yin Sen drew the pistol from his waistband, pointed it at the man's head, and fired a shot.
Bang!
"big eater!"
Lin Li'an calmly watched a man fall.
He guessed, "It must have been the people from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau who stole the things. That eerie ghostly aura that disappeared in just a few minutes was their doing."
Yin Sen said angrily, "Gather everyone! Twenty superhumans will come with me to storm the Superhuman Ability Bureau. There must be very few people left in the Bureau right now. The rest of you, ambush the elite team. Kill as many as you can!"
"yes!"
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At the entrance of the Superpower Bureau, three tall, painted puppets stood guard.
Gu Tuo is now observing his surroundings from the rooftop.
The people in the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities are doing well now; both the elite team and the supernatural ability team have gone out.
It was just him, along with a few colleagues from the HR department and logistics, but none of them had high levels of special abilities.
From this vantage point, the supernatural light can already be seen in the distance.
Just as Gu Tuo was gazing into the distance, the paint puppet downstairs suddenly moved.
Gu Tuo sensed it immediately.
"Someone's coming."
Xu Yaoyang came to his side and looked down with him. Sure enough, they saw many people carrying guns rushing in, raising their guns and firing without saying a word.
The paint puppets were hit by bullets with a clanging sound, and for a moment, none of the three paint puppets were able to react.
Gu Tuo, who was on the rooftop, was also stunned. Before everyone left, Gu Tuo had said, "What if Yin Sen brings people to launch a sneak attack?"
Guo Yilong said he didn't have the guts.
Now look what's happened, they actually have the guts.
Xu Yaoyang asked, "What do we do?"
As he spoke, he silently took out his glasses and put them on, otherwise, if the dark aura in his eyes were seen, people would realize that he was not human.
Gu Tuo realized what was happening and manipulated three paint puppets to attack the people who had broken in.
The paint puppet is now hard enough to be bulletproof.
The bullets would bounce off them.
Gu Tuo counted them; there were twenty-one people in total, and all of them were pointing their guns at the paint puppet.
Despite a fierce attack, the paint puppet was eventually cracked.
The invaders were numerous and powerful, and the three puppets were no match for them.
Gu Tuo took out his phone to send a message to Hua Qingshu, but he probably didn't have time to read it.
Gu Tuo then sent a message to all his colleagues from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau on WeChat.
Let's just notify whoever we can!
"Brother Gu Tuo, will they find us?" Xu Yaoyang asked.
Gu Tuo looked at the door leading to the rooftop.
The iron gate is only locked from the upstairs side; there is no lock on the outside of the balcony.
He walked over, waved his hand, and used paint to completely block the door, creating a thick layer of blockage.
People often unleash their potential during crises.
If he can conjure puppets, then he can conjure guns too, right?
Gu Tuo was intently imagining what his puppet would look like carrying a cannon barrel.
At his summons, three puppets carrying cannon barrels appeared.
"It's a success!"
Xu Yaoyang got excited and said, "Wow, that's amazing! The puppet seems to be bigger than the previous one."
"Hmm, I'll try to see if I can summon a few more." Gu Tuo put in his effort, thinking he was going to summon three, but he only actually summoned one.
He tried to control four puppets at the same time to pose them in different ways.
It felt a bit strenuous; trying to control four at the same time, all four were a bit sluggish.
I might as well take one back; I'm more used to having three, as it allows for more flexible play.
Gu Tuo said to Xu Yaoyang, "Go inside. I'm fine here."
"Brother, let me help you, I'm not bad at it either," Xu Yaoyang said. After he became a ghost, he could not only fly, but also had immense strength.
Gu Tuo asked uncertainly, "Are you really not going to die?"
"I'm already dead," Xu Yaoyang replied. As for whether he would die again, he really didn't know.
Gu Tuo didn't dare to gamble on this, since the child had finally managed to stay in this world in this state.
"Go in and protect your dad and Dr. Pi."
Just then, the twenty-one men reached the stairs and began firing at the paint door.
However, Gu Tuo had specially covered the door with a one-meter-thick layer, which they couldn't break through.
"What happened?" Xu Tianhong ran out to ask when he heard the noise.
“Someone has launched a sneak attack. Hiding here isn’t a solution. Let’s call Dr. Pi and find a way to get out of here,” Gu Tuo said.
"Where can we go?" Xu Tianhong was at a loss.
Pi Jingyu then stepped forward and said, "The experiment is at a critical moment. I can't leave. If I wait a few more minutes, I'll know the results. Can you handle it?"
Gu Tuo saw that the paint door was already melting and estimated that it wouldn't last much longer.
"I have a space, I don't know if you can breathe in it." Gu Tuo didn't know if humans could, but the little monsters could.
"Can we store the laboratory equipment in the space?" Pi Jingyu asked.
"I don't know, but shall I try?"
Pi Jingyu nodded: "Try taking me in."
"Okay." Gu Tuo raised his hand, facing Pi Jingyu, and thought to himself, "Okay."
Pi Jingyu then disappeared.
Xu Tianhong exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, this person just vanished like that?"
Gu Tuo waited a few seconds before releasing Pi Jingyu.
"How are you, Dr. Pi? Can you breathe?"
“Yes, it’s just like an empty room inside,” Pi Jingyu said.
"That's great!" Gu Tuo immediately pulled everyone into the laboratory. "I'll put you all into my spatial storage, and then I'll figure out a way to escape."
“Brother, I can take you flying away,” Xu Yaoyang said.
"Oh right, Dr. Xu, Dr. Pi, I'm sorry to trouble you two." After saying that, Gu Tuo put everything in the laboratory and the two doctors into his spatial storage.
Just as Gu Tuo and Xu Yaoyang ran out of the laboratory, all twenty-one people rushed over.
Gu Tuo manipulated the puppet to fire at them, indiscriminately firing indiscriminately.
The bullets fired by the puppets were made of paint.
The paint bullets were also very hard; they could make a bloody hole in the skin, but they couldn't penetrate the men's equipment.
Gu Tuo suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Then let's use soft, fluffy paint!
Three puppets flashed in front of Gu Tuo and opened fire on the twenty-one people with their guns raised.
The opposing fire-type ability user stepped forward and unleashed a sea of fire towards the puppet.
The gun in the puppet's hand has turned into a cannon.
Boom boom boom!
The gushing paint, like thick yogurt, in large clumps, forcefully extinguished the sea of fire.
Gu Tuo knew his own limitations and knew he couldn't beat these people.
He had a sudden inspiration, and the three puppets instantly transformed into a sticky substance, rushing towards those people.
The fire-type ability user unleashed another sea of fire.
The paint, like splashed water, extinguished the fire again with a puff.
Xu Yaoyang, holding Gu Tuo, took the opportunity to fly away quickly.
"There's another one that can fly? Capture it!" Yin Sen ordered.
The two flying superhumans behind him immediately took flight and chased after him.
The men behind Yin Sen searched the two earthen villas.
"Boss, we didn't find it."
Yin Sen raised his gun and aimed it at Xu Yaoyang, who was flying in the air.
Bang!
The bullet flew out and pierced through Xu Yaoyang's back.
The bullet flew out from beside Gu Tuo's face.
They cut off a few strands of his hair.
Gu Tuo was so frightened that he touched his burning face.
"Yaoyang, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'm not human." Xu Yaoyang was a little smug when he realized he didn't feel any pain after being shot.
However, he was flying with one person, and his speed was not fast enough. He was immediately attacked from both sides by two superhumans.
Gu Tuo threw paint balls at the two superhumans; the paint balls were soft.
It gets all over your face when it hits.
But the two superhumans were very agile and almost dodged the paintballs he threw.
Xu Yaoyang quickly flew towards the ground, and the two superhumans followed suit.
Xu Yaoyang made a feint and then quickly turned and flew into the sky.
Gu Tuo was startled, his heart pounding wildly.
Suddenly, a laser-like attack from a metal-based supernatural power shot over with a whoosh.
Xu Yaoyang's wing was struck by the golden light, and one wing temporarily turned into black smoke and dissipated.
He and Gu Tuo immediately lost their balance and began to spin and fall.
"ah……"
The two of them were like swirling fallen leaves.
Before Gu Tuo crashed to the ground, he also took Xu Yaoyang into his spatial dimension.
The moment he landed, he clutched his head, imagining a soft blob of paint cushioning his fall.
But it was too late; everything happened too fast.
He was enveloped by another cold force.
It's very soft, but it's definitely not his paint.
"Ancient rubbings".
A voice seemed to be calling to him through something, but he heard it very softly.
That feeling, it's like being separated by water?
Gu Tuo opened his eyes, and saw the water shimmering and swaying before him.
Beyond the water's reflection, a man dressed in white, blue, and gray casual wear was reaching out his hand to him.
"Gu Tuo, give me your hand."
It is Mu Lian.
Gu Tuo reached out his hand without thinking.
That hand forcefully pulled him out.
Splash!
The sound that had been receding suddenly became close.
It turned out that he had just been caught by a water balloon.
But the water didn't wet him; after he came out, the water balloon spread out on the grass and watered the lawn.
"Senior Mu Lian, thank you for saving me."
Mu Lian nodded slightly, glanced at him, and only after seeing that he was alright did he ask, "Where are the others?"
“I’ve put it in my spatial storage,” Gu Tuo said.
"Can the space also hold people?" Mu Lian only knew that the space could hold items.
"Sure," Gu Tuo nodded.
At this moment, the two flying ability users landed.
The people on the roof were firing their guns at them on the ground.
Gu Tuo instinctively wanted to escape, but Mu Lian grabbed his wrist and simply pulled him closer to her, showing no intention of running away.
Mu Lian reached up and pushed upwards, and a semi-circular ice dome covered them.
All the bullets coming from above were blocked.
Gu Tuo looked up, his face full of envy.
Mu Lian said, "Watch closely, I'll give you a free lesson."
"Oh!" Gu Tuo stared wide-eyed.
Ice blocks appeared in front of Mu Lian, and the steps stretched upwards one after another. Mu Lian pulled Gu Tuo up the steps and quickly ran into the air.
The ice dome transformed into thousands of ice blades, which flew towards the rooftop and the superhumans in front.
The moment when thousands of arrows are fired simultaneously is truly spectacular.
Mu Lian took Gu Tuo's hand and stepped onto the ice steps to reach a high place where they could look directly at the rooftop.
A burst of flames surged over, burning many of his ice blades.
The golden beams of light whistled as they attacked the ice steps beneath his feet.
However, the ice steps appeared faster and in greater numbers.
Three ice steps appeared in the air, intersecting each other.
Mu Lian pulled Gu Tuo along, seemingly aimlessly jumping and running on the steps.
In reality, it's about misleading the other party.
There is only one metal-type ability user.
There are two fire-type ability users.
Then, the opponent's ice-type ability user also launched ice blades at him.
But they were all shattered by his ice blade.
Two flying superhumans flew up and opened fire on them.
Mu Lian pulled Gu Tuo around in a big spin.
Gu Tuo's feet left the ice steps, and he was thrown into the air, being flung around in a wide arc by Mu Lian.
Bullets, flames, ice blades, and beams of light all attacked them simultaneously.
After being thrown around in a big circle, Gu Tuo crashed heavily into Mu Lian's arms. Mu Lian hugged his waist, and ice shards spun rapidly around them.
The ice sheets are like hard scales.
It kept all the damage out.
"Have you learned it?" Mu Lian asked.
Gu Tuo's mind went completely blank.
He stared wide-eyed at Mu Lian's chin.
What did I learn?
He was terrified...
Seeing his silly look, Mu Lian gave up on teaching him.
Let Xiaohua teach it.
This student seems a bit slow and timid.
Mu Lian turned his head toward the rooftop and unleashed a frost storm.
The cold wind carried sharp, icy blades.
They rushed over in a flash.
Two fire-type ability users stepped forward and unleashed a vast sea of fire to fight against him.
The two superpowers collided, creating a deafening roar and radiating light.
For a moment, the people on the rooftop could no longer see Mu Lian and Gu Tuo.
Just then, a snowflake totem appeared in the sky above them.
Ice blades shot out from the totem like rain, swish swish swish!
The people with superpowers on the rooftop all hid inside.
The metal-type ability user attacked the totem.
It failed to break up.
Several other superhumans joined him in attacking the totem.
The snowflake totem was broken apart by the collision of the two forces.
Yin Sen realized something was wrong.
"Mu Lian, an ice-type ability user, his ability index should only be around 10,000. How can he be so strong? Could it be that Pi Jingyu has developed a drug?"
Yin Sen became even angrier when he thought about this, as Pi Jingyu had seen their formula.
Given that Pi Jingyu is a medical genius, it is highly likely that he has already developed a drug that is even more potent than his formula, and without any side effects.
If there were side effects, these superhumans would never consume it.
This is outrageous!
We must capture Pi Jingyu!
Once the supernatural attacks outside disappeared, Yin Sen and the others went outside to check, only to find that Mu Lian and Gu Tuo had vanished without a trace.
"Chase after him! We must catch Pi Jingyu!"
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Mu Lian pulled Gu Tuo away from the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities.
They found a place to hide.
They have the ability to fly, making it too easy to spot the two of them moving at high altitudes.
They are less likely to be found when they hide indoors.
"Senior Mu Lian, thank goodness you came, otherwise I would have been dead for sure. There were so many of them," Gu Tuo said.
"Let them out, don't let them suffocate," Mu Lian said.
"Oh, oh." Gu Tuo immediately released Dr. Pi, Xu Yaoyang, and Xu Tianhong from the space.
The three of them were stunned when the scene suddenly changed.
"Dr. Pi, how are you? Are you not shaking in there? Can you really breathe?"
Gu Tuo asked curiously.
Pi Jingyu said, "It's very stable inside, there's no shaking, just like a room at home, and there's oxygen too."
Xu Tianhong said, "I feel that the oxygen inside is very pure and highly concentrated, which is very comfortable."
"Brother Gu Tuo, what just happened?" Xu Yaoyang asked, startled by the sudden disappearance of Gu Tuo into his spatial storage.
"Senior Mu Lian saved me just now, otherwise I would have been finished." Gu Tuo looked at Mu Lian.
Mu Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone was alright: "It's good that you're all safe. The three of you should hide in the spatial dimension for now; it's safer there."
Pi Jingyu nodded: "My experiment was very successful, but it's not the right time to say anything. Aren't you going to get busy with the matter of moving ghost energy?"
"Yes, the ghostly aura has already entered the city. Gu Tuo, we need to go and provide support."
Gu Tuo nodded, put Dr. Pi and Dr. Xu into his spatial storage, and then followed Mu Lian to find an opportunity to leave.
Mu Lian was sent over via a portal opened by Su Yeguo, who came to provide support later.
Mu Lian has now sent Su Yeguo his location.
A few minutes later, a portal appeared near them.
Mu Lian pulled Gu Tuo along and ran towards the teleportation portal.
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Outside the window, a man spotted them, raised his gun, and fired in their direction.
Beep beep beep...
"Ah..." Gu Tuo exclaimed in surprise, reflexively shrinking his head.
They were then embraced tightly in a warm hug, and almost fell headfirst into the portal.
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"Ah..." Gu Tuo fell to the ground and had already arrived in front of Su Yeguo from the portal.
"Senior Mu Lian, are you alright?" Gu Tuo felt that Mu Lian had used his body to shield him just now.
At this moment, Mu Lian was lying on his side on the ground, not responding for a moment. Gu Tuo hurriedly got up, stretched his head to look at his back, and reached out to touch his back. There was no blood on his clothes.
Gu Tuo touched the back of Mu Lian's head again, wondering if he had been hit on the head.
"Don't mess up my hairstyle." Mu Lian grabbed his hand and pressed it down.
Gu Tuo knelt before him, looked down at him, and asked, "Were you hit?"
"No." Mu Lian propped himself up with one hand and sat up, glancing at the hand he was holding.
Gu Tuo's hands were small and slender, but fair and tender.
Young people in their early twenties have such smooth skin.
Gu Tuo noticed that he was looking at his hand, so he embarrassedly pulled his hand back.
Su Yeguo squatted down beside them, looking at them, "Are you all alright?"
Gu Tuo immediately stood up.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness! Where's A-Ding? What about Captain Zhou? What's the situation now?"
Mu Lian got up and patted his clothes, and also patted Gu Tuo's trouser legs.
Gu Tuo pinched his trouser leg and shook it, touched by Mu Lian's heartwarming gesture. Is this the charm of the official couple?
Su Yeguo pointed to the sky and said, "Look, the ghost energy was dispersed before, and as a result, it split into many small groups. We still don't know what to do with them."
The ghostly energy flew around in the air.
Just as Gu Tuo looked up.
A mass of ghostly energy, roughly ten meters long, wide, and tall, hurtled towards them.
Su Yeguo took off running: "Run!"
Mu Lian took a step forward and blocked the ice shield.
The ghostly energy struck the ice cover and dispersed into many small wisps of ghostly energy.
"Is there no ghost or monster in this ghostly aura? Is it just aura?" Gu Tuo asked.
"I don't know, just be careful." Mu Lian took Gu Tuo's hand again. "Stay close to me."
"Oh, oh..." Gu Tuo obediently followed Mu Lian.
Su Yeguo ran back and followed them.
"Captain Zhou is over there."
They walked towards Zhou Fengyun's direction.
Zhou Fengyun was on the phone.
Just as he hung up the phone, Mu Lian Gu Tuo Su Ye Guo arrived beside him.
"How is it?" Mu Lian asked.
Zhou Fengyun glanced at Gu Tuo and asked, "Where is Dr. Pi?"
“It’s safe, it’s in my space.” Gu Tuo raised his hand, showing him the ring he had his eye on.
Zhou Fengyun nodded, not having time to ask any more questions, and told them, "Some ghostly energy has already entered the city. A Ding has already gone to the city. We need to find a way to intercept this ghostly energy and prevent it from all entering the city."
Zhou Fengyun had a headache. There were no ghosts or monsters emerging from this ghostly aura; they were just flying in the sky, occasionally flying down to try and hit people.
Scattering them will only make them smaller, not make them disappear.
"I'll stay here and watch over things. You go check out the situation in the city," Mu Lian said.
“Okay, you…” Zhou Fengyun glanced at Mu Lian and Gu Tuo’s clasped hands, “You two think of a way, the more brains you have, the more solutions you can come up with.”
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Author's Note: [Dog head with rose in hand]
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