Chapter 83

"Last night." Xie Lingxi sat down on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, took the phone, and asked, "Is it related to the Xiahou family?"

The female assistant shook her head: "It's related to the Primordial Celestial Lord."

Xie Lingxi's interest grew even more, and she urged, "What happened?"

"I learned from an official walker that the official team in Kangyang District was ambushed while searching for a psychic criminal wanted by the Spirit Ability Association. It is said that the enemies were four Level 3 evil professionals, which put the search team in a dangerous situation. In the end, it was your friend, the Primordial Celestial Lord, who single-handedly wiped out the Spirit Ability Association's witch doctors."

"Four Level 3 witch doctors, really?" Xie Lingxi's mouth opened slightly, her face showing a dazed expression.

Is Big Brother Primordial so powerful?

"It's impossible to confirm the truth. I heard that the centurion of Kangyang District ordered that the details of last night not be disclosed." The female assistant shook her head.

She learned this from a female walker she was friendly with. This wasn't a secret; it had spread among some female walker groups.

As for whether it was exaggerated, the female assistant couldn't verify it. After all, even the grassroots official walkers might not be clear, and it wasn't necessary to dig deeper into this non-critical information. She just wanted to let the young lady know about the movements of the Five Elements Alliance and her friend.

His strength can't be that strong, can it? No, he passed the S-level spirit realm with the highest score, so he might have obtained some powerful consumable or item. Items are also part of one's strength. Big Brother Primordial has great potential. I must introduce him to Dad. Xie Lingxi's thoughts raced, and a sweet smile bloomed on her face.

"Heh, compared to him, Xiahou Tianyuan is just a despicable rat. You go out first; I need to call and comfort Big Brother Primordial. After all, he was bullied by Xiahou Tianyun."

The female assistant was taken aback: "I don't think Xiahou Tianyuan can bully him."

"What do you know!" Xie Lingxi rolled her eyes.

At 8:30 in the morning, Zhang Yuanqing arrived at the office with a backpack.

Li Dongze's shoulder was bandaged, and he was leaning on a cane. Seeing Zhang Yuanqing come up the stairs, he couldn't help but ask:

"Do you come to the office every day? Don't you need to go to school?"

Zhang Yuanqing said with a sense of righteousness:

"How can I let my studies delay my contribution to the organization? But since you mentioned it, I was thinking of consulting you. A person's energy is limited, so I don't want to study anymore.

"Does the Five Elements Alliance have a way to let me get a diploma without studying?"

Guan Ya, sitting at her desk and eating a simple breakfast, said:

"Yes, everyone will know that the Primordial Celestial Lord is a student at Songhai University."

Li Dongze patted his subordinate's shoulder and said with satisfaction:

"Your willingness to contribute to the organization is commendable, but don't neglect your studies. After all, you're not a Fire Master, heh, you can pass the dungeon even without using your brain."

Chief, you're insulting the Fire Master again! Zhang Yuanqing echoed: "Okay, Chief is right. Scouts are indeed the coolest profession."

Li Dongze was immediately very happy and patted his trusted subordinate's shoulder:

"I'll prepare a box of cola for you. If you want to drink, just go to my office. Now, let's get to the main topic."

He glanced at Guan Ya and Wang Tai and announced: "I need to rest for a while. While I'm away, someone will take over. Guan Ya, Yuan Shi, you two assist the acting chief in the search for the Black Wuchang. They will report for duty the day after tomorrow."

What? The chief is leaving? Zhang Yuanqing was stunned.

He quickly realized that Li Dongze's shoulder had been thoroughly pierced by the spider woman and hadn't received the "Life Essence Liquid" treatment. Scouts don't have healing skills and don't have the self-healing ability of the Night Walker.

Such an injury indeed requires a period of rest.

"Chief, who is the new chief?" Zhang Yuanqing asked curiously.

"Acting, acting!" Li Dongze emphasized. He didn't say more and left a sentence: "You'll know when you meet them. I hope you get along well with them."

Then he left the second floor with his cane.

As soon as Li Dongze left, Zhang Yuanqing immediately pulled a chair and sat next to Guan Ya, looking at her delicate and three-dimensional profile, and whispered:

"Is the new chief one of those team members who haven't shown up yet?"

She had sprayed expensive perfume, which was fragrant but not overwhelming.

Guan Ya responded with a "hmm" and said with a smile:

"Last night's battle left many people needing to rest in bed, causing a shortage of personnel. Fu Qingyang plans to bring back the two team members who are currently on idle duty in the second team."

"Does the chief not like them?" Zhang Yuanqing finally asked the question he had been curious about for a long time.

"If you were leading a group of disobedient subordinates, who you can't beat and can't scold, you wouldn't like them either."

"Is the chief so weak?"

Guan Ya glared at him, her lipsticked lips curling up:

"What makes you think the chief is strong? The chief's combat strength has always been second to last in the second team, with Wang Tai being the last. In terms of physical skills, I can crush the chief, let alone those two. After you came, he was still second to last."

Zhang Yuanqing was speechless, feeling a pang of sympathy for Li Dongze.

After teasing Li Dongze, Guan Ya said seriously:

"I need to tell you about these two. One is a Fire Master, who hates evil and is impulsive and irritable. He can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. You can't keep staring at my butt, or you'll get beaten."

"Guan Ya, don't frame me. I never stared at your butt."

"Didn't you?"

"I was staring at your chest."

Guan Ya rolled her eyes and continued:

"The other is a Water Ghost, with a strange temper and hard to get along with. The chief has been so angry with him that he almost spat blood, well, that's a figure of speech. But he is very upright and likes upright people.

"Most importantly, these two have special backgrounds. Building a good relationship with them will benefit you."

Zhang Yuanqing showed a willingness to listen.

"One is the offspring of a high-ranking member of the Red Fire Gang, a Level 3 Fire Master. The other has a less prominent background but is a Level 4 Saint Realm professional." Guan Ya listed them off, opened a drawer, took out a notepad, turned around, and confirmed, "I haven't forgotten, it's about like this."

Zhang Yuanqing quickly glanced at it and saw:

"Primordial Celestial Lord, Scorpio, personality: manipulative, vengeful, strong in bed... Note: High probability of being seduced by women from other organizations."

This damn woman... He gritted his teeth.

At that moment, his phone in his pocket rang.

Zhang Yuanqing took out his phone and saw:

Xie Lingxi? Zhang Yuanqing silently went to the bathroom.

In the suburbs of Songhai City.

Wang Qian, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, hands in his pockets, walked quickly on the bumpy pedestrian path.

Compared to the city center, the infrastructure in the suburbs was much more dilapidated. The road was tilted due to subsidence, and the pedestrian path was full of cracked tiles.

Due to the lack of demolition in the city center, real estate developers bought land and built houses here, making the area even more chaotic.

But for Wang Qian, the more chaotic the place, the easier it was to hide.

He walked a long pedestrian path, passed through a construction site, and came to a low, dilapidated house.

"Knock, knock, knock"

He knocked on the door in a unique rhythm and said softly, "It's me, Wang Qian."

The door opened, and a middle-aged man with a beer belly, messy hair, and a round, plump face peeked out, looked around, and pulled him in.

The room was dirty and messy, with beer cans, dirty clothes, and takeout boxes scattered everywhere. Besides the plump man, there were two others.

One was a girl in jeans and a black top, smoking a cigarette and playing a game in front of the TV.

The other was a young man with a headset, pale-faced, lying on the sofa listening to music.

"How did you come here?" The plump man, scratching his unkempt hair, said in a low voice:

"In these times, don't wander around. What's wrong?"

He suddenly realized something was off. Wang Qian's eyes were bloodshot, his face pale, and his brows furrowed with anger.

"Boss..." Wang Qian gritted his teeth, "My sister was kidnapped."

The girl playing the game put down the controller, and the young man on the sofa opened his eyes.

Qingdian Dasheng frowned: "How do you know?"

Wang Qian took a deep breath to calm down:

"I wanted to contact my family today, so I deliberately went to a neighboring district to make a call. My mother told me that my sister was kidnapped. It must be the Xiahou family; otherwise, who would kidnap my sister?"

"You'll be tracked if you do this!" Qingdian Dasheng was furious.

"But if I didn't contact my family, I wouldn't know about my sister's situation." Wang Qian said with red eyes.

The girl threw the controller and cursed, "Damn it," and said angrily, "The Xiahou family doesn't follow the rules. I can't stand it anymore. Let the Palace Master gather the brothers, and we'll fight to the death."

The young man with the headset sneered:

"Stupid, why fight to the death? Since they dared to harm Wang Qian's family, our families are also in danger. We might as well give up our families and focus on targeting the Xiahou family, wiping them out. Who's afraid of who?"

Qingdian Dasheng glared: "The world is cruel. I think your orphan strategy is too extreme."

"Killing to stop killing, fighting to stop fighting, is the principle of the Palace of Stopping Killing." The young man countered.

Qingdian Dasheng was speechless and could only say helplessly:

"The Palace Master has her own plan. If she wants us to hide, we should hide and not ruin her plans. The situation hasn't reached that point yet. Let me think of a way."

The room fell silent. After a few seconds, Qingdian Dasheng's eyes lit up:

"This isn't something we should handle. The Xiahou family