He was very clear-headed and rational, so he wasn't sad from the beginning, since everyone had their own pursuits.
But at this moment, he discovered that his former teammates had chosen to deceive him in order to avoid being with him, and this began to make him sad.
However, Qing Chen said with a smile, "No need to trouble everyone. Sun Chuci and Tuanzi can drive us. We'll meet again someday."
Everyone got into the car, and Qingchen took out an electronic beacon and attached it to the rear of the vehicle. The pickup truck slowly drove out of the immigration gate and disappeared into the wilderness.
The team of five was left behind, staring blankly as the pickup truck drove away.
Inside the truck bed, Qingchen, Yingzi, and Yangyang played a game of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), their laughter filling the air.
While others see going into the wilderness as dangerous and terrifying, they see it as a spring outing.
Yes, spring has arrived.
Inside the car, Tuanzi finally couldn't hold back her tears and started crying. Sun Chuci laughed and said, "Why are you crying?"
Tuanzi wiped away her tears: "I didn't expect them to lie about the car breaking down. If they didn't want to go, they didn't have to go. Why did they have to lie to us?"
Sun Chuci said, "Everyone has different ideas, but things are fine now."
Zard, sitting behind the two, said with a smile, "Our students from the Agricultural College are no worse than anyone else... That's what the Dean said!"
Inside the truck bed, Qingchen said, "This time, let's go keep my promise to Dingdong. He promised to prepare lots of delicious food. You should go and try it too, brother."
The thought that a lovely giant would be waiting for him in the forbidden land softened Qing Chen's heart for some reason.
Shadow said with a smile, "Dingdong has lived there for decades. The old folks treat him like a treasure, and even the spiritual animals in the forbidden land dare not provoke him. If he wants to entertain you, he will certainly prepare a very sumptuous feast. As his older brother, I can say that I am benefiting from my younger brother's good fortune."
"Brother, have you seen Dingdong before?" Qingchen asked.
“I saw him years ago when I went climbing the cliffs of Qingshan with your grandmaster. He wasn’t as big as he is now back then. Your grandmaster said the old folks doted on him,” Shadow recalled.
Qingchen thought to himself that the master that the shadow mentioned must be the master of Li Shutong, Chen Jiazhang, and Wang Xiaojiu.
The shadow continued, "Dingdong's mother died shortly after he was born. He was raised by the creatures of the Forbidden Land. Your master said that Dingdong is not very smart. In the eyes of the old folks, knights are all children who have gone far away. All the old folks can do is watch you leave the Forbidden Land No. 002 and then they may not return for ten years. Dingdong is honest and filial. He doesn't go anywhere and just stays in the Forbidden Land No. 002 to keep them company."
Qingchen listened silently.
Shadow suddenly said, "If we go again this time, the old guys might offer you a deal."
Qing Chen raised an eyebrow: "What kind of deal?"
Shadow said, "We'll leave a child in Forbidden Land 002. You can go out and explore the world without worry. They'll raise the child for you... Haha, the old guys have mentioned this deal to your grandmaster, your master, and your senior uncle, but no one agreed. Now they're probably coming to you!"
Qing Chen: "..."
Yangyang muttered, "The old guys have the wrong person. He only knows makka parfait."
Shadow raised an eyebrow and looked at Qingchen: "What? You still want to inherit my Shadow Gate? Forget it, I've already decided who I'm going to give it to."
Qing Chen said irritably, "I didn't covet that kind of immoral and taboo item!"
...
...
On the sheer cliffs of the forbidden land No. 002.
The giant Dingdong sat憨厚ly on the edge of the cliff, his two thick little legs dangling over the edge.
He strained his eyes, seemingly trying to see the way he had come into Forbidden Land 002, waiting for someone's figure.
At that moment, the Qingshan Falcon circled twice in the sky and landed beside Dingdong.
Aoyama Hayabusa cried out, "Chirp!"
(Don't wait anymore, that kid's not coming. Knights are all heartless.)
Dingdong scratched his head: "Dingdong."
(Really? I don't believe it.)
Aoyama Hayato rolled his eyes with utter disdain: "Chirp!"
(He made a casual promise, and you believed it all. Do you know how many animals in our Forbidden Land almost didn't survive the winter because of your collecting the fruit?)
As it spoke, it glanced back at the pile of fruit behind Dingdong, which resembled a small mountain.
Between the fruits, there were also bamboo shoot leaves placed on top. The bamboo shoot leaves in the forbidden land are very special. When placed under food, they can keep the food from rotting for a year.
Dingdong felt a little embarrassed, since it was affecting other small animals, which wasn't good.
"Ding-dong!"
(I shared some food with them to help them get through the winter. My friend will definitely come; I believe in him!)
"Chirp!"
(Those old guys have spoiled you rotten. Remember, none of the knights are good people. I chased Li Shutong away once back then, and after he became a demigod, he's been thinking about beating me up every day. What kind of good person could he be?)
After saying that, Aoyama Hayabusa spread his wings and flew away.
Dingdong raised her arm to shield her eyes, trying to block out the airflow from the overwhelming wings.
The giant looked back and picked up the fruits that had been disturbed by the air currents, lining them with bamboo leaves before continuing to sit on the cliff and gaze into the distance.
He has been sitting here for two days.
Qingchen promised him that spring would come.
...
...
Beside the Heavenly Lake atop the mountain, Stone Buddha Li Bingxi is fishing.
Behind him stood a small wooden house, like a touch of embellishment in the world, giving Tianchi a touch of human warmth.
But at that moment, at the end of the sky, a young man riding a blue ox appeared out of nowhere, as if he himself were in a painting, and the sky was a huge blank space.
Chen Yu landed on the ground and laughed, "Have you been waiting long?"
This statement was intended to suppress the senior Lee Byung-hee from the very beginning, since only those of lower status wait for others.
Lee Byung-hee glanced at him, unconcerned by the veiled meaning in his words: "Shadow is clearly waiting for us to attack. I advise you not to waste your energy."
Chen Yu laughed and said, "The problem now is that even if you don't go to him, he will definitely come to you. Everyone knows how ruthless that Qing Clan Shadow is. Before he dies, he will definitely take a demigod with him. You thought you were safe hiding here, but I still found you. If I can find you, he can too. So, instead of waiting for him to come, we might as well go find him together."
“These words don’t convince me, after all, he might also come looking for you,” Lee Byung-hee said calmly.
“If we don’t go to find him together, I bet he’ll target you, the pushover,” Chen Yu shook his head. “Besides, this time is different; some members of the Qing family also want him dead.”
When Lee Byung-hee heard that he was a pushover, his face darkened, but he did not refute it.
Chapter 634, The Black Coffin
In a quiet bar in City 18, there were only three people.
Bartender, Li Dongze, March.
"Is this real or fake?" March asked Li Dongze beside her, looking at the amber-colored whiskey in the glass.
Li Dongze was still wearing his meticulously tailored suit and vest, the watch chain hanging on his chest was polished to a shine, and his leather shoes had just been polished.
No matter when or where, this godfather of the Heng Society lived a meticulous life.
He looked at the glass and said, "...fake wine."
March looked at Li Dongze with displeasure: "You even served me fake alcohol?"
Li Dongze patiently explained, "The tobacco and alcohol business within the Federation is monopolized, and nobody brews proper liquor. Unless it's liquor specially supplied to the mansions of various conglomerates, the quality of the others is not as good as my counterfeit liquor. Don't worry, all of Hengshe's businesses are legitimate breweries; we just can't get brewing licenses."
Li Dongze chuckled softly. He rarely spoke so much; when he did, it was usually because he was a little nervous.
She took a small sip and said calmly, "It's really good, better than the one in City 19."
Li Dongze's expression became more natural.
March said, "I'm setting off again."
Li Dongze frowned slightly: "You just got back, why are you leaving again?"
“This time it happened in the south. The six-eyed crows in the courthouse are cawing day and night. Something big is going to happen,” March said. “There’s something very strange I have to tell you. Chika Kamishiro is dead, but the crows didn’t guide us there. This means there’s something wrong.”
Li Dongze frankly said, "According to what you're saying, he might still be alive. My boss has wanted to kill him for many years. If he faked his death, then I have to tell my boss this news."
March sat at the bar and shrugged: "I never said he was still alive."
Li Dongze was taken aback for a moment: "Huh? What do you mean?"
Could it be that Chika Kamishiro's corpse was sacrificed to some forbidden object?
March seemed to have guessed what Li Dongze was thinking, and said, "Even if he is ultimately sacrificed to some forbidden object, the Six-Eyed Raven will crow before he dies, just like Qing Chen made us make a wasted trip. Moreover, in the entire Federation, there are only a few forbidden objects that can be used to sacrifice superhumans. Apart from the puppet, the rest are all in our hands. Kamishiro Chika's body was not sacrificed, but its information was concealed, so even a forbidden object like the Six-Eyed Raven could not find him."
In fact, the forbidden items that the Taboo Tribunal possesses are like having X-ray vision in a video game.
If you have enough data, you can deduce some information.
For example, there are four forbidden items that can be used to sacrifice extraordinary beings:
Contraindicated substance: ACE-103, Scarlet fountain pen.
This forbidden object was used for the pleasure of sacrificing corpses, but strangely enough, this cruel forbidden object could be used to write blessings...
Offering one corpse allows you to write down one wish; offering ten corpses allows you to write down ten wishes. Wishes can be stored.
The things a scarlet fountain pen can wish for are very small, such as hoping someone will give it a gift, hoping someone will do the dishes for it, or hoping it won't have to work overtime tomorrow...
But this small thing will definitely be accomplished.
For example, if you live in a no-man's-land, even if there's no one for 1,000 kilometers around, as long as you wish for someone to wash your dishes, tomorrow some unlucky soul will suddenly appear in the desert for some reason and wash your dishes for you...
For example, you can wish that someone will treat you to hot pot tomorrow, and then even if a flood comes tomorrow, someone will still treat you to hot pot.
Years ago, the owner of the scarlet fountain pen was a wilderness hunter.
On one occasion, he fought with a wild man and killed him.
The hunter offered a sacrifice to the corpse of the wild man, and then wished that he could have a hot meal the next day.
Unexpectedly, a sudden downpour occurred that night, causing the river to breach its banks and sweep him downstream.
The wilderness hunter thought to himself, "I'm definitely not going to get a hot meal now, and my survival is in question."