===Chapter Twelve===
Ma Xiaoniu was surprised that even the police were asking him for help. Of course, some of these posts genuinely required assistance, while others were trivial matters. Ma Xiaoniu randomly clicked on a post to view its contents.
"Dear hero, I am Zhen Xingfu, the one seeking help. My father is Zhen Buxing. He used to work at the Wangcai Dairy Factory in Feng County. Later, the factory went bankrupt, owing my father and other workers several years' worth of wages, each amounting to approximately tens of thousands of yuan. My father and his coworkers went to the factory manager, Chang Youfu, to argue their case. Unexpectedly, Chang Youfu, along with a group of 'police officers' who appeared out of nowhere, brutally beat my father and the workers. My father's leg was broken, and because they had no money, he didn't receive timely medical treatment, leaving him disabled. My father's coworkers also suffered injuries of varying degrees. My father and I have contacted relevant authorities, but each time it's been in vain. Several years have passed, and the problem remains unresolved! Therefore, I am posting here seeking help from heroes, hoping that you can help my father and his other injured coworkers get justice! Thank you very much!"
Okay, this is it! Although many people are seeking help, and some are in a hurry, the tasks need to be tackled one by one. Besides, there are some that Ma Xiaonian is currently helpless with, such as the anti-drug police officer in Myanmar, and the person seeking help whose son is missing. With the abilities Ma Xiaoniu has gained today, there really isn't anything he can do! He can only hope to reach level two quickly, at which point he can permanently possess the teleportation ability!
Ma Xiaoniu remembered that Wangcai Milk Factory was located in the northernmost part of Feng County. The factory was quite large, and at its peak, it reportedly had one or two hundred workers. However, it went bankrupt a few years ago, and the specific reasons are unknown.
He called Wang Youcai to drive him to the county town. He thought to himself, "Should I get a car too? It's not good to keep troubling Wang Youcai like this. After all, Wang Youcai has given me his life savings, and now he's strictly following my instructions and has started doing a good deed every day."
Forget it, we'll talk about that later. Right now, let's think about how to find Chang Youfu. The factory closed down a few years ago, and Chang Youfu is a local from Feng County. Besides, Zhen Xingfu and Chang Youfu have been in litigation for several years, so Zhen Xingfu should know Chang Youfu's address.
He took out his phone, logged into the Demon Forum, and used its private messaging function to send a message to Zhen Xingfu. Ma Xiaoniu wasn't worried about being exposed at all; if he were going to be exposed, he would have been already. The system's level was clearly far superior to the real world; with the technological level of the real world, it would be impossible for them to find any information about the Demon Forum!
The private message I sent received a reply very quickly.
"Hero! You finally replied! I can hardly contain my excitement. Although I don't know where you are, I'm kowtowing to you here! Thank you so much! I know Chang Youfu's address. He lives not far east of Wangcai Dairy Factory. It's a four-story villa, easy to spot. Hero, do you need my help?"
Not wanting to waste time, Ma Xiaoniu drove over after getting the address. Of course, with so many security cameras these days, Ma Xiaoniu had Wang Youcai park the car in a secluded spot far away before getting out.
Ma Xiaoniu told Wang Youcai to wait in the car, then found a place where Wang Youcai couldn't see him and activated the transformation function!
...
Wang Youcai watched as Ma Xiaoniu got out of the car and walked behind a pile of bricks, then disappeared. Wang Youcai got out and went to check, only to find the area behind the brick pile completely empty, without a trace of human life. Wang Youcai couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration; his master was truly amazing!
The red iron gate of Chang Youfu's house was tightly closed, and the pure white courtyard wall was also very high. Three electric wires were strung on the wall, forming an electric grid.
Chang Youfu was resting with his eyes closed on a bamboo recliner on the fourth floor. The window had green glass, and sunlight streamed in, making it feel warm and cozy. The sounds of his wife and her friends playing mahjong drifted from downstairs. Everything was perfect; ah, this was happiness. Chang Youfu smiled, feeling utterly content. Suddenly, a figure flashed into his mind: Zhen Buxing! Chang Youfu frowned. Why was he suddenly thinking of him? Had something gone wrong? No, impossible. He had made all the necessary arrangements; everything was foolproof. But…
Chang Youfu opened his eyes and sat up slightly. If Zhen Buxing and his fellow workers continued to cause trouble, it would indeed be a headache! Maybe they should just go all the way and have someone kill him!
Thinking of this, Chang Youfu took out his phone and made a call.
"Hey? Lao Hong, um, are you free this afternoon? Right, call all the brothers over to my place this afternoon. Okay, okay, I'll be waiting for you!" After hanging up the phone, Chang Youfu's eyes turned sinister.
Old Hong is no pushover either, and getting rid of Zhen Buxing is no small matter. I'm afraid Old Hong will take the opportunity to make exorbitant demands!
Well, let's take it one step at a time and talk about it this afternoon!
...
Wang Youcai saw Ma Xiaoniu emerge from behind the pile of bricks again and get into the car.
"Brother Ma, are we going back?"
“I’m not going back. I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until the afternoon. Go do your own thing and come back at 2 p.m. Be careful to stay hidden.” Ma Xiaoniu’s face was a little dark.
"Okay! Brother Ma, I'll be going now. I'll come back this afternoon." Wang Youcai now obeys Ma Xiaoniu's every word and would never have the thought of resisting.
Ma Xiaoniu watched Wang Youcai's figure gradually disappear and breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was getting impatient, he absolutely couldn't embarrass himself in front of his servant. Ma Xiaoniu got out of the car and then started rubbing his feet vigorously on the grass beside him.
A layer of sticky, greenish-black substance was rubbed off, emitting a pungent stench.
Ma Xiaoniu's face darkened even more. Damn it! He had transformed into a little mouse and sneaked into Chang Youfu's house, but unexpectedly, the old horse slipped and stepped in a puddle of poop. Just thinking about it, he had to eavesdrop on Chang Youfu's conversation while enduring the sticky, slippery poop under his foot—that feeling was truly awful.
After finally cleaning it up, a faint "fragrance" still lingered in the air.
Looking at his watch, it was only a little past nine o'clock, still plenty of time. Ma Xiaoniu decided to take advantage of his newfound superpower to play around. He transformed into a sparrow the size of a duck egg, flapping his wings and soaring into the sky. He flew higher and higher, but when he reached about twenty or thirty meters in the air, he began to tire. Sparrows need to constantly flap their wings to fly, so they can't fly very high. With a thought, the sparrow, still flapping its wings, suddenly transformed into a hawk. At the same time, Ma Xiaoniu clearly sensed the subtle movement of the air. With just a slight change in posture, he soared upwards, quickly reaching a height of one or two hundred meters.
The feeling of having a wide view is great. After jumping off the Statue of Liberty last time, Ma Xiaoniu has now cured his fear of heights. Especially now that he has become an eagle, all that's left is comfort, and he has no fear of heights at all.
Flapping its wings, it continued to fly upwards, soon passing through the misty white clouds. Looking into the distance, the white clouds subtly reflected the sunlight, giving Ma Xiaoniu the feeling of being in a celestial realm. Keep going!
The Earth had become an arc, the clouds beneath our feet seemed distant, and mountains, lakes, and cities had all transformed into three-dimensional paintings. We didn't know how high we'd flown, probably around nine thousand meters. Any higher, and it seemed we'd reach space—that wouldn't be fun. Given Ma Xiaoniu's current condition, it would definitely be a one-way trip.
Dropping, dropping like crazy!
The wind whistled in his ears, the white clouds rushed past him, and everything on the ground magnified wildly. Finally, at an altitude of over a hundred meters, Ma Xiaoniu flapped his wings and gradually came to a stop.
We continued flying and came across a lake. It was Heilong Lake, one of the scenic spots in Fengxian County, but the scenery wasn't particularly beautiful, and not many people visited it.
With a flap of its wings, it swooped down, and just as it was about to touch the water's surface, Ma Xiaoniu had a sudden thought and transformed into a carp, diving into the water like a pebble dropped into the water.
A mother and her son were strolling by the lake. The mother was engrossed in looking at her phone, while the boy, who looked about five or six years old, tugged at his mother's clothes and pointed into the lake, saying, "Mommy, Mommy, a bird fell into the water!"
The woman looked up at the lake, where ripples were spreading. She smiled, patted the child's head, and said, "Silly child, those are fish, not birds."
The boy looked confused and continued walking forward with his mother.
Ma Xiaoniu transforms into a carp and swims freely underwater. The underwater world is completely different from the sky. If a person were underwater, they would only see pitch black or murky water with their eyes open, unable to see anything clearly. Only with the help of professional instruments could they see anything. But from the fish's perspective, everything in the water is crystal clear. The water plants sway like a forest, and the terrain undulates like hills, with small fish or shrimp occasionally swimming out from among them.
Black Dragon Lake is a natural lake, surrounded by many legends, but the most famous is the origin of its name. Legend has it that in some unknown era, a black dragon fought a white dragon, resulting in the black dragon's crushing defeat and death. After its death, the black dragon's blood pooled into a lake, which became known as Black Dragon Lake. Ma Xiaoniu initially scoffed at this story, adhering strictly to materialism and never believing in supernatural beings. However, since acquiring the system, his worldview had completely collapsed. With a system, and the ability to perform seventy-two transformations, what was unreasonable about gods, ghosts, and dragons?
Of course, Ma Xiaoniu still has doubts about this legend, after all, it's from a very long time ago, and there are many suspicious points in the legend. But there is another rumor surrounding Heilong Lake. The rumor is that Heilong Lake was not originally this big. There was a Heilong Manor next to Heilong Lake. The owner of Heilong Manor was extremely rich. How rich? Legend has it that his family's gold filled fifteen large houses, and there were countless other treasures and antiques. Later, for some unknown reason, the lake level rose overnight, submerging the entire Heilong Manor and all the people in the manor.
Compared to the legend of the Black Dragon, this Black Dragon Manor is more credible. However, some people have tried to salvage Black Dragon Lake, and some have even dived into the lake, but all have come up empty-handed. Ma Xiaoniu believes that the reason they couldn't find it is because they were looking in the wrong place, or that the entire Black Dragon Manor has been covered in silt. (Recently, there has been significant encoding issues, which motivates us to update faster. Please exit reading mode if you find this helpful. Thank you.)
===Chapter Thirteen===
Now, Ma Xiaoniu is going to go and look for it, because once today the ability to change disappears, there will never be such a convenient condition again.
Swing its tail, it swam quickly in the water, but the carp swam too slowly, so it simply transformed into a sailfish, which immediately gave it a much faster speed. It believed that it wouldn't be long before it could explore the entire Black Dragon Lake.
Swimming quickly close to the bottom of the water while carefully observing with both eyes, after about half an hour, a dark shadow appeared in Ma Xiaoniu's field of vision.
Although almost 99% of the area is covered by thick silt, the few remaining exposed parts still clearly show that this large area consists of man-made houses! This is Heilongzhuang!