Cangnan City, in a towering building.
Creak.
The door opened slowly, and Zhao Kongcheng walked in wearily, sighing from time to time.
"Old Zhao, what's going on with you?"
The five people sitting in the room, seeing Zhao Kongcheng's appearance, asked in surprise.
"Did you get injured last night?"
"Looking at this expression, the possibility of a broken heart is more significant..."
"Oh my, Old Zhao, could it be that your wife wants a divorce?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
The five people speculated one after another. After a while, the silent Zhao Kongcheng sighed softly.
"Am I really... so charmless?"
The five people unanimously rolled their eyes, pretending not to hear this sentence, each continuing with their own tasks, some sharpening knives, some cleaning guns, some playing with phones, and some sleeping soundly...
"No, I'm seriously asking you!" Zhao Kongcheng urged.
Seeing that Zhao Kongcheng was ignored for a long time, Hongyin, who was cleaning the gun, sighed. "Kongcheng, are you feeling upset?"
"Well, somewhat." Zhao Kongcheng paused. "I encountered the owner of the Golden Forbidden Land last night."
At the mention of this, everyone in the room raised their heads, stopping what they were doing, their eyes sparkling.
"That guy who seems to be a proxy for the Archangel?"
"Yes."
"Is he strong? Who is he?"
"You're overthinking." Zhao Kongcheng shook his head. "Just an ordinary high school student. The 'Klein' level power fluctuations should be the residual power left by the Archangel on him. He's still a newcomer who has just entered the 'Lamp' realm."
Upon hearing this, disappointment appeared in the eyes of several people.
"I thought a 'Klein' level powerhouse had arrived in Cangnan City..."
"But it makes sense. If that extremely dangerous god did choose a proxy and grew to the 'Klein' level, the higher-ups would definitely know."
The man sitting on the sofa narrowed his eyes slightly. "Regardless, if the Archangel chose a proxy and bestowed a divine land, it's a big deal. We need to report to the higher-ups immediately."
"Right, Old Zhao, since you encountered him, didn't you bring him back?" someone asked.
"He ran away..." Zhao Kongcheng said with a sigh. "He told me he wanted to get his backpack, then ran away while I was distracted."
Everyone was speechless.
Just as they were about to make some sarcastic remarks, the door of the room opened again.
A man wearing a dark red cloak walked in, his face still stained with blood, walking heavily as if he had poured lead into his steps.
Seeing this man, including Zhao Kongcheng, everyone stood up immediately.
"Captain!"
"Captain, are you okay?"
The captain waved his hand, took off the blood-stained cloak, and sat down on the small stool next to the door, with an indescribable exhaustion between his eyebrows.
"I'm fine, but... the Ghost-Faced King escaped."
The expressions of several people instantly became solemn.
The captain continued, "Last night, I chased the Ghost-Faced King all the way to the suburbs north of the city, fought with it, it was seriously injured, and later, even at the cost of self-harm to escape."
"So, the Ghost-Faced King may have already escaped from Cangnan City?" someone asked.
"No, not necessarily." A man sitting on the sofa suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at him, and the captain's eyebrows lifted slightly. "Go on, Xiangnan."
Wu Xiangnan slowly stood up, took out a map of the surrounding area of Cangnan City from under the sofa, and spread it on the ground.
"The location of Cangnan City is relatively remote, and it is far from nearby cities. Captain, last night you fought with the Ghost-Faced King in the suburbs to the north. Except for Cangnan City, the nearest city there is tens of kilometers away." Wu Xiangnan drew a circle on the map.
"What's the point?" Red Tassel asked in confusion.
At this moment, the captain's eyes gradually lit up. "The Ghost-Faced King is seriously injured. Without recovering its strength, it can't cross such a long distance."
Wu Xiangnan continued the captain's words, "And if the Ghost-Faced King wants to recover its strength, it can only rely on devouring humans, that is to say..."
"It will definitely come back to Cangnan City?" Zhao Kongcheng's brows slightly furrowed. "But Cangnan City is so large, we don't know where it will appear."
"Sewers." Wu Xiangnan pushed his glasses and outlined a curve on the map. "Ghost-Faced people like to go into the sewers, and the Ghost-Faced King escaped through the sewers before. The only sewer connecting the northern suburbs to the city is here. Therefore, the location where the Ghost-Faced King reappears is likely to be somewhere along this sewer."
"Immediately send people to search along this sewer. This time, we must not let it escape!" The captain's eyes flashed with a cold light, giving orders instantly.
"Understood!"
"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing." Wu Xiangnan turned to Zhao Kongcheng. "Since you encountered him, why didn't you bring back the proxy of the Archangel? His potential is enormous, and we absolutely cannot let him fall into the hands of the Ancient God Cult! In a sense, this matter is more important than dealing with the Ghost-Faced King!"
Zhao Kongcheng immediately straightened his chest. "Leave it to me. I will personally bring this kid back!"
"Didn't he run away? Can you find him?" Hongyin murmured quietly.
"He's wearing the uniform of the Second High School. I'll wait for him at the school gate today. I don't believe I won't catch him!" Zhao Kongcheng showed a confident smile.
...
"Brother, why aren't you going to school today?"
Looking at Lin Qiyue, who wasn't wearing a school uniform and didn't carry a school bag, Yang Jin asked curiously.
"I have something today, so I won't go." Lin Qiyue put on his shoes, opened the door, and asked, "Is Aunt still sleeping?"
"She just got back an hour ago."
"I see. Go to school early later; don't follow my lead."
"Okay."
Lin Qiyue closed the door and silently took off the black satin covering his eyes, putting it in his pocket.
His eyes had recovered, but he hadn't told Aunt and Yang Jin yet. One reason was that Aunt worked the night shift last night, and the two hadn't seen each other. The other reason was that Lin Qiyue had just obtained these eyes and couldn't control the power within them well. The golden light would sometimes appear suddenly, although not very obvious. But if Aunt and the others saw it, they would definitely force him to go to the hospital again, wasting money.
He planned to wait until he could fully control his eyes before announcing it.
But since he was going out, there was no need to wrap the black satin around his eyes. It would attract too much attention.
Lin Qiy
ue took out the sunglasses Yang Jin had bought for him from his pocket, put them on, and walked towards the bus stop with large strides.
After more than an hour of bumps, Lin Qiyue finally arrived at his destination.
Sunshine Mental Hospital.
The last time Lin Qiyue came here was ten years ago.
In these ten years, Lin Qiyue had changed a lot, and so had this mental hospital.
All the old walls were renovated, the gate was twice as spacious as before, and two modern high-rise buildings replaced the original three-story small building. Even the six large characters "Sunshine Mental Hospital" had turned into gilded embossing!
Standing at the gate, Lin Qiyue could no longer connect the modern hospital in front of him with the small building in his memory.
Perhaps the only thing that hadn't changed was the old man at the gate.
However, he seemed much more stooped, and his hair had turned much whiter.
The old man seemed to see Lin Qiyue, squinted his eyes, and raised his right hand, pointing at Lin Qiyue...
Just as Lin Qiyue thought the old man still remembered him and was about to greet him,
The old man shouted loudly, "Hey, you silly kid over there! You're blocking the cars behind you!"
Cangnan City, in a towering building.
Creak.
The door opened slowly, and Zhao Kongcheng walked in wearily, sighing from time to time.
"Old Zhao, what's going on with you?"
The five people sitting in the room, seeing Zhao Kongcheng's appearance, asked in surprise.
"Did you get injured last night?"
"Looking at this expression, the possibility of a broken heart is more significant..."
"Oh my, Old Zhao, could it be that your wife wants a divorce?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
The five people speculated one after another. After a while, the silent Zhao Kongcheng sighed softly.
"Am I really... so charmless?"
The five people unanimously rolled their eyes, pretending not to hear this sentence, each continuing with their own tasks, some sharpening knives, some cleaning guns, some playing with phones, and some sleeping soundly...
"No, I'm seriously asking you!" Zhao Kongcheng urged.
Seeing that Zhao Kongcheng was ignored for a long time, Hongyin, who was cleaning the gun, sighed. "Kongcheng, are you feeling upset?"
"Well, somewhat." Zhao Kongcheng paused. "I encountered the owner of the Golden Forbidden Land last night."
At the mention of this, everyone in the room raised their heads, stopping what they were doing, their eyes sparkling.
"That guy who seems to be a proxy for the Archangel?"
"Yes."
"Is he strong? Who is he?"
"You're overthinking." Zhao Kongcheng shook his head. "Just an ordinary high school student. The 'Klein' level power fluctuations should be the residual power left by the Archangel on him. He's still a newcomer who has just entered the 'Lamp' realm."
Upon hearing this, disappointment appeared in the eyes of several people.
"I thought a 'Klein' level powerhouse had arrived in Cangnan City..."
"But it makes sense. If that extremely dangerous god did choose a proxy and grew to the 'Klein' level, the higher-ups would definitely know."
The man sitting on the sofa narrowed his eyes slightly. "Regardless, if the Archangel chose a proxy and bestowed a divine land, it's a big deal. We need to report to the higher-ups immediately."
"Right, Old Zhao, since you encountered him, didn't you bring him back?" someone asked.
"He ran away..." Zhao Kongcheng said with a sigh. "He told me he wanted to get his backpack, then ran away while I was distracted."
Everyone was speechless.
Just as they were about to make some sarcastic remarks, the door of the room opened again.
A man wearing a dark red cloak walked in, his face still stained with blood, walking heavily as if he had poured lead into his steps.
Seeing this man, including Zhao Kongcheng, everyone stood up immediately.
"Captain!"
"Captain, are you okay?"
The captain waved his hand, took off the blood-stained cloak, and sat down on the small stool next to the door, with an indescribable exhaustion between his eyebrows.
"I'm fine, but... the Ghost-Faced King escaped."
The expressions of several people instantly became solemn.
The captain continued, "Last night, I chased the Ghost-Faced King all the way to the suburbs north of the city, fought with it, it was seriously injured, and later, even at the cost of self-harm to escape."
"So, the Ghost-Faced King may have already escaped from Cangnan City?" someone asked.
"No, not necessarily." A man sitting on the sofa suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at him, and the captain's eyebrows lifted slightly. "Go on, Xiangnan."
Wu Xiangnan slowly stood up, took out a map of the surrounding area of Cangnan City from under the sofa, and spread it on the ground.
"The location of Cangnan City is relatively remote, and it is far from nearby cities. Captain, last night you fought with the Ghost-Faced King in the suburbs to the north. Except for Cangnan City, the nearest city there is tens of kilometers away." Wu Xiangnan drew a circle on the map.
"What's the point?" Red Tassel asked in confusion.
At this moment, the captain's eyes gradually lit up. "The Ghost-Faced King is seriously injured. Without recovering its strength, it can't cross such a long distance."
Wu Xiangnan continued the captain's words, "And if the Ghost-Faced King wants to recover its strength, it can only rely on devouring humans, that is to say..."
"It will definitely come back to Cangnan City?" Zhao Kongcheng's brows slightly furrowed. "But Cangnan City is so large, we don't know where it will appear."
"Sewers." Wu Xiangnan pushed his glasses and outlined a curve on the map. "Ghost-Faced people like to go into the sewers, and the Ghost-Faced King escaped through the sewers before. The only sewer connecting the northern suburbs to the city is here. Therefore, the location where the Ghost-Faced King reappears is likely to be somewhere along this sewer."
"Immediately send people to search along this sewer. This time, we must not let it escape!" The captain's eyes flashed with a cold light, giving orders instantly.
"Understood!"
"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing." Wu Xiangnan turned to Zhao Kongcheng. "Since you encountered him, why didn't you bring back the proxy of the Archangel? His potential is enormous, and we absolutely cannot let him fall into the hands of the Ancient God Cult! In a sense, this matter is more important than dealing with the Ghost-Faced King!"
Zhao Kongcheng immediately straightened his chest. "Leave it to me. I will personally bring this kid back!"
"Didn't he run away? Can you find him?" Hongyin murmured quietly.
"He's wearing the uniform of the Second High School. I'll wait for him at the school gate today. I don't believe I won't catch him!" Zhao Kongcheng showed a confident smile.
...
"Brother, why aren't you going to school today?"
Looking at Lin Qiyue, who wasn't wearing a school uniform and didn't carry a school bag, Yang Jin asked curiously.
"I have something today, so I won't go." Lin Qiyue put on his shoes, opened the door, and asked, "Is Aunt still sleeping?"
"She just got back an hour ago."
"I see. Go to school early later; don't follow my lead."
"Okay."
Lin Qiyue closed the door and silently took off the black satin covering his eyes, putting it in his pocket.
His eyes had recovered, but he hadn't told Aunt and Yang Jin yet. One reason was that Aunt worked the night shift last night, and the two hadn't seen each other. The other reason was that Lin Qiyue had just obtained these eyes and couldn't control the power within them well. The golden light would sometimes appear suddenly, although not very obvious. But if Aunt and the others saw it, they would definitely force him to go to the hospital again, wasting money.
He planned to wait until he could fully control his eyes before announcing it.
But since he was going out, there was no need to wrap the black satin around his eyes. It would attract too much attention.
Lin Qiy
ue took out the sunglasses Yang Jin had bought for him from his pocket, put them on, and walked towards the bus stop with large strides.
After more than an hour of bumps, Lin Qiyue finally arrived at his destination.
Sunshine Mental Hospital.
The last time Lin Qiyue came here was ten years ago.
In these ten years, Lin Qiyue had changed a lot, and so had this mental hospital.
All the old walls were renovated, the gate was twice as spacious as before, and two modern high-rise buildings replaced the original three-story small building. Even the six large characters "Sunshine Mental Hospital" had turned into gilded embossing!
Standing at the gate, Lin Qiyue could no longer connect the modern hospital in front of him with the small building in his memory.
Perhaps the only thing that hadn't changed was the old man at the gate.
However, he seemed much more stooped, and his hair had turned much whiter.
The old man seemed to see Lin Qiyue, squinted his eyes, and raised his right hand, pointing at Lin Qiyue...
Just as Lin Qiyue thought the old man still remembered him and was about to greet him,
The old man shouted loudly, "Hey, you silly kid over there! You're blocking the cars behind you!"
