sjar Chapter 15: I'll Pay the Bill the Whole Time
Chapter 15: I'll Pay the Bill the Whole Time
When Wang Mian went out to make a phone call, Ling Yunxiao walked up to Wu Xiangnan.
"Brother Xiangnan, you guys should be monitoring the Ancient God Church followers who enter Cangnan, right? Where are they now?"
"Sigh... They were all under surveillance, but they suddenly disappeared a couple of days ago. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gone to the training camp to ask Chief Instructor Yuan to give Qiye and the others a break."
Wu Xiangnan shook his head, speaking with a hint of helplessness.
Ling Yunxiao was naturally aware of this, but that was not his purpose.
"When you were monitoring them, did you have any photos or surveillance footage?"
"I have the photos. What do you need them for? They are all extremely dangerous."
Wu Xiangnan frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why Ling Yunxiao wanted the photos. They had already laid a trap, and Lin Qiye was currently outside, waiting for them to walk right into it.
"Brother Wu, give me the photos! I'm a local from Cangnan, and I have a few friends here. I'll ask them. If they've seen them, the captain and I can make a move first. Let Qiye stay home for a couple of days in peace!"
Ling Yunxiao spoke with great confidence. Chen Muye thought of how Qi Ye looked when he returned home and nodded to Wu Xiangnan.
“Vortex, come with me.”
"Brother Ling, it's almost midnight. Is your friend a night owl? Why isn't he asleep yet?"
Whirlpool followed Ling Yunxiao out the door, still muttering to himself.
"No, he was born in the Year of the Rat."
Ling Yunxiao grinned and led the vortex to the vicinity of the largest sewer in the old city.
Whirlpool pinched his nose and moved away from the sewer, muttering to himself: I didn't realize that Ling Yunxiao was also mentally ill. People under a lot of pressure are indeed prone to problems.
At this moment, Ling Yunxiao squatted at the entrance of the sewer manhole and shouted loudly at the ditch that emitted an indescribable stench:
"Junior brother, Happy New Year! Is there any little mouse that can give directions that I'd like to meet?"
When Ling Yunxiao called out for the third time, a little mouse actually came up, with a small bottle hanging around its neck. Ling Yunxiao smiled, took the bottle, unscrewed it, and poured out the paper inside.
"Whirlpool, can you open a door to get through? This coordinate should be underground in the sewers, probably an air-raid shelter from many years ago."
"Holy crap! Your junior brother is a real rat! I'll give it a try..."
Whirlpool was completely stunned. This small Cangnan had Lin Qiye, the agent of two gods, Chen Muye, who instantly reached the peak of the Sea Realm, and Ling Yunxiao, the agent of an ancient god. And now another guy who looked extraordinary had appeared. It really was a place where dragons and tigers were hidden!
After two attempts, the two finally appeared before An Qingyu.
An Qingyu wasn't particularly surprised by the two's sudden appearance. His laboratory was next door, and this was his study; there was nothing shameful about it, so he had no objection to Ling Yunxiao bringing someone else along.
"Senior Brother Ling, you seem to have become much stronger. Did you come to see me to fulfill the deal I promised you?"
"Oh, no, it's just a small favor I need your help with, this is the payment."
As Ling Yunxiao spoke, he took out two sealed test tubes. Each test tube contained a drop of pure essence blood obtained from refining the strange substance in the Sea Realm. The two test tubes contained two drops.
An Qingyu took the test tube and was about to open it when Ling Yunxiao gently reminded her.
"This stuff is quite precious. My personal suggestion is that you try one first, and keep the other to decide whether to eat it directly."
"Okay, thank you, Senior Brother Ling. These two drops of blood are extremely valuable, so what do you need me to do?"
"Help me find these people."
As Ling Yunxiao spoke, he placed the photos Wu Xiangnan had given him in front of An Qingyu. An Qingyu glanced at them casually and immediately realized that these were the people she had discovered and marked who had entered Cangnan with ill intentions.
“Take it with you, it will guide you. The information about these few people isn’t worth these two drops of blood, and I owe you another favor.”
As An Qingyu spoke, she took out a small white mouse from an experimental cage. Just as Ling Yunxiao was about to take it, the mouse was already in Xuanwo's hand.
"Leave these little darlings to me! Brother Ling, you should go shopping for New Year's tomorrow. We brothers will work overtime and tie them up and deliver them to you later. You don't need to do it yourself!"
"Wouldn't they be forced to commit suicide if they were captured?"
Ling Yunxiao frowned as he looked at the vortex, knowing that the followers of the Ancient God Cult were now a very rare and precious resource.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless. I'll go back and discuss it with the captain."
Whirlpool's expression was unusually serious. Then, he simply opened the door beside him and left, leaving Ling Yunxiao and An Jiyu looking completely bewildered.
"Your companion seems a bit unreliable!"
An Qingyu finished speaking with a smile, then quietly watched Ling Yunxiao, waiting for him to beg her. Ling Yunxiao sighed as well, deeply regretting bringing Whirlpool along. Now, how was he going to get out? Besides, asking An Qingyu for help was incredibly embarrassing…
Just as Ling Yunxiao and An Qingyu were staring at each other without speaking first, a purple vortex gate reappeared beside Ling Yunxiao, and a hand reached out from inside the gate.
"Sorry, Brother Ling, I was so excited I forgot about you. Let's go back!"
Ling Yunxiao waved goodbye to An Qingyu before leaving the underground secret base.
When Ling Yunxiao and Xuanwo walked down the street, it was already dawn.
"Vortex, you guys have been busy all night too. Go back and let the captain get some sleep! I'm going to have some breakfast and then go home for the New Year."
"Okay, Brother Ling, don't worry about going back! Contact me if you need anything, and we'll contact you when we're ready."
The two stopped in front of a breakfast shop. After Whirlpool waved goodbye to Ling Yunxiao, Ling Yunxiao walked into the breakfast shop where smoke was rising from the chimney.
"Boss, are you still open for business during the Chinese New Year?"
"Sigh... Some people don't rest during the New Year holiday because they need to eat! If everything is closed, what will those who don't go home eat? Young man, what would you like to order? Steamed buns, soy milk, fried dough sticks, tea eggs?"
"A bowl of tofu pudding, two beef buns, and a tea egg."
Not long after Ling Yunxiao sat down, a steaming breakfast was laid out in front of him. The moment he took a bite of the steamed buns, most of the fatigue from the night's journey vanished. Indeed, the taste of home-cooked food is the most comforting thing for ordinary people.
After Ling Yunxiao finished eating and drinking, he was about to pay the bill and go home when he remembered that there were still three gluttons at home who hadn't eaten yet.
"Boss, three more bowls of plain porridge, ten tea eggs, six beef buns, and six fried dough sticks."
"Okay, that's 65 yuan in total!"
Ling Yunxiao paid the bill, carried a large bag of breakfast back home, and the moment he opened the door with his key, everyone in the room sat up alertly, including Baili Tuming, who had been snoring loudly just a second ago.
"Come and eat. After we finish eating, we'll go buy New Year's goods and then go to Qiye's house for a free meal."
The three of them quickly got up and washed up. As soon as they sat down at the dining table, Baili Tuming grinned.
"Let's get this straight, when we go out later, I'll be paying for everything, and nobody's allowed to take it from me!"