Chapter 1 The Underground Garage

The entrance to the underground parking garage was a hive of activity.

Li Dongze, using a cane in one hand and holding a gun in the other, rushed into the underground parking garage, his sharp eyes quickly scanning the scene.

He first saw the unconscious Xu Yingying, then the not-so-obvious bloodstains on the ground, and several private cars with damaged bodies. As a scout, Li Dongze could easily see that a brief but dangerous battle had taken place here.

And the fact that Xu Yingying wasn't dead meant that the situation hadn't reached the worst possible point.

Several Spirit Realm Walkers also scanned the scene warily and quickly. Soon, they saw a figure walking out of the shadows at the rear of a car not far away.

Instantly, everyone instinctively turned their guns to aim at him.

"Don't shoot, it's me..."

Zhang Yuanqing quickly raised his hands, while also sizing up the Spirit Realm Walkers besides Guan Ya and Li Dongze.

A strong man in a fitness suit, looking like a gym coach, was at least 1.9 meters tall, with bulging muscles full of power, and wearing red half-finger gloves.

A beautiful woman in a landscape-painting qipao, with a classic updo, had a graceful figure. She looked quite old, but her face was fair and delicate, without wrinkles.

A middle-aged man wearing a miner's hat and dark brown work clothes had dark skin and a weather-beaten face.

A young woman in a white racing suit had an oval face, fair skin, and thick, spirited eyebrows. She carried a black long knife in her hand.

The other two armed personnel had unremarkable temperaments and appearances.

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing walking out of the shadows, Li Dongze and Guan Ya's tense expressions visibly relaxed, as if relieved of a heavy burden.

After the meeting ended, they received a call from Wang Tai, saying that Yuanshi had discovered Ou Xiangrong at Songhai University, and that the latter had kidnapped Xu Yingying with evil intentions.

Li Dongze and Guan Ya were shocked and immediately called up several captains who hadn't dispersed yet and rushed to Songhai University.

Li Dongze kept a straight face all the way, his mood heavy, afraid that Yuanshi would get hotheaded and act recklessly.

After becoming Spirit Realm Walkers, newbies often become arrogant after experiencing supernatural powers for the first time. Coupled with their lack of experience and ignorance, they can easily lose their heads.

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing safe and sound at this moment, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is he the Night Wanderer?"

The impatient muscle-bound man first asked Li Dongze, and after receiving a confirmation, he looked around the underground parking garage and asked in a rough voice:

"Boy, where did Ou Xiangrong escape to?"

In his opinion, a level 3 Enchantment Demon wasn't something a level 1 Night Wanderer could deal with. After a brief exchange, Ou Xiangrong, fearing the arrival of official Spirit Realm Walkers, hastily fled.

If Ou Xiangrong hadn't escaped for long, they might be able to catch up with him by relying on the scout's tracking ability.

Li Dongze, Guan Ya, and several other captain-level figures stared at Zhang Yuanqing, waiting for his answer.

"He didn't escape!" Zhang Yuanqing said.

Didn't escape? Everyone's heart skipped a beat. They raised their guns and looked around, bewildered and wary.

Then they heard this newbie, who had just entered the profession, pointing to the shadows behind him and saying, "I killed him."

What did he say? The Fire Master almost cleaned his ears, suspecting he had a hearing problem. He immediately became furious and growled in a muffled voice:

"Don't joke with me. This isn't the place for your humor."

Li Dongze and the others were also stunned, then frowned, and their eyes showed a bit more caution when they looked at Zhang Yuanqing.

Why are you so fierce? Can't you speak nicely? This guy isn't from the Crimson Fire Gang, is he...? Zhang Yuanqing explained patiently:

"I'm not lying. His body is at the rear of the car. If you don't believe me, go see for yourself."

The muscle-bound man glanced in that direction. The protruding pillars and car body formed intersecting shadows, and he couldn't see the situation in the corner from his position.

He was about to go over to check.

"Wait a minute," the middle-aged man wearing a miner's hat stepped forward, glanced at Zhang Yuanqing, and said to the burly man, "I'll go take a look."

Seeing his colleague's solemn expression, as if he had remembered something, the muscle-bound man warily looked at Zhang Yuanqing and nodded.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Li Dongze and Guan Ya's expressions were a little strange, while the others' gazes were undisguisedly guarded.

At this time, the middle-aged man wearing a miner's hat approached the rear of the car with slow but steady steps. Then, he stared blankly at something, his eyes wide, like a clay sculpture.

"Boss Tang?"

The muscle-bound man saw his companion showing a look of astonishment and confusion. His heart skipped a beat, and the muscles on his upper body suddenly swelled, ready to attack at any moment.

The Green Vine and White Dragon captains immediately became alert.

Tang Guoqiang looked exactly like he did when he was being bewitched.

But soon, they saw Tang Guoqiang "recover" and bend down to drag out a corpse, drag it into the spotlight, into everyone's sight.

The corpse was wearing loose camouflage pants, a black vest, and a black coat. The face was bloody and beyond recognition, the eye sockets were empty, and the outline of the facial features could vaguely identify him as Ou Xiangrong.

The underground parking garage suddenly became quiet, and everyone stared blankly at Ou Xiangrong's corpse.

Li Dongze's expression gradually changed from solemn to astonished, and he muttered to himself:

"Oh, my god, my god..."

Guan Ya looked at the corpse, then at Zhang Yuanqing, and then seemed to realize something, thoughtfully.

The beautiful woman in the landscape-painting qipao walked over quickly in high heels. She stopped beside the corpse, examined it carefully, and pursed her lips:

"It is indeed Ou Xiangrong."

After saying that, she looked up at Zhang Yuanqing with a somewhat complicated expression.

The muscle-bound man's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "How did you do it?"

The captains' gazes were focused on Zhang Yuanqing, repeatedly sizing him up. Ou Xiangrong was actually killed by a level 1 little guy, even though the latter was seriously injured and not at his peak.

The Second Team had made a great contribution this time. What kind of luck did Li Dongze have? He had recruited such an outstanding subordinate.

How did I do it? Doesn't this just require shoes...? Zhang Yuanqing didn't answer, but looked at his superior.

Li Dongze immediately stepped forward and coughed:

"Yuanshi, you did a great job. You've made a great contribution. Just now, when we couldn't reach you, we were being scolded by our superiors in the meeting room."

This diverted attention well, and the captains' faces showed relaxed smiles, as if they had been relieved of a burden.

Zhang Yuanqing glanced at him sideways: "Then why were you pointing guns at me just now?"

"Enchantment Demons in the Supernatural realm can briefly affect people's minds. If they are given a certain amount of time to repeatedly bewitch and deepen the influence, they can achieve the effect of controlling the target. Rather than believing that you killed Ou Xiangrong, we thought it was more likely that you were bewitched." The young woman in the white racing suit walked over with a knife and sized Zhang Yuanqing up and down, nodding in satisfaction:

"We were all wrong. Let me introduce myself, White Dragon, level 3 Water Ghost."

This female captain had an unspeakable spirit. You couldn't see the restraint and coyness of a woman in her. Her eyes sparkled, as if everyone else was just a kid.

"Yuanshi Tianzun," Zhang Yuanqing said.

The captains were stunned for a moment: "Good name..."

Indeed, it was good, so good that it made people want to hit him.

White Dragon smiled: "I'll just call you Yuanshi then. Fortunately, I always thought that boys your age would choose some weird names."

"Like what?" Zhang Yuanqing shrugged with a smile.

White Dragon was stunned. She didn't expect this kid to be so familiar and even ask her in return. Logically, when faced with a superior's teasing, shouldn't a normal person be humble or look restrained?

"Like Muscle-Bound," Guan Ya walked over with a smile, taking over the conversation for White Dragon.

Muscle-Bound: "...The meaning of my name is: Overbearing Muscles."

"That's what I meant," Guan Ya said with a pure and innocent face.

Muscle-Bound was speechless.

While they were talking, several more official Spirit Realm Walkers rushed over, carrying stretchers and body bags in their hands.

They had just received a call saying that the murderer had been killed, so they rushed over to collect the body and also carried Xu Yingying out to the hospital for treatment.

Li Dongze didn't delay any longer and said, "Yuanshi, come back with us and take a look at Ou Xiangrong's memories."

"No, he can't come," Tang Guoqiang shook his head:

"Ou Xiangrong was contaminated by an evil force, and we're not sure if his spiritual body has also been contaminated. In addition, Enchantment Demons are bloodthirsty and brutal, and their spiritual bodies have strong negative energy. This isn't something he can withstand. Yuan Ting will return to Songhai in the afternoon, just give it to him."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately remembered the encounter of devouring spiritual bodies in the hospital and felt a burst of fear. But then he thought, what if the process of him killing Ou Xiangrong was seen by other Night Wanderers?

The Red Dancing Shoes wouldn't be able to be hidden. Of course, it wasn't to say that once exposed, it would definitely attract competition and covetousness, but it was better to keep a low profile.

"That's not a problem, I'll find a way to help him resolve it," Li Dongze waved his hand, his attitude strong, and said:

"Ou Xiangrong's memories are very important, the sooner we ask the spirit, the better. We can't judge how much memory a contaminated spirit body can retain."

Tang Guoqiang thought for a while and nodded slightly.

He still didn't agree with Li Dongze's approach, but the person was killed by their Second Team, and they had the right to handle it.

At this time, the beautiful woman in the qipao stepped forward and asked with concern:

"Are you injured? Do you need treatment?"

Her tone was gentle and her attitude was warm, as if Zhang Yuanqing was her confidant.

Li Dongze introduced with a smile:

"This is Captain Green Vine of the Hundred Flowers Association. She is good at healing. Within the Five Elements Alliance, Wood Demons are also known as Restorationists. Tell her if you have any injuries."

Restorationist? Zhang Yuanqing thought, are your Restorationists serious? Would they force others to seize the future?

Li Dongze then introduced the burly man and the miner's hat:

"Muscle-Bound of the Crimson Fire Gang, Tang Guoqiang of Zhongting. Both captains are experienced Spirit Realm Walkers."

As expected, they were from the Crimson Fire Gang... Zhang Yuanqing immediately said, "Hello, Captains, please take care of me."

Muscle-Bound nodded with satisfaction:

"Do you want to add me as a friend?"

"That's fine!" Green Vine and White Dragon nodded in agreement.

Tang Guoqiang didn't say much, but took out his phone first.

Li Dongze's mouth twitched.

After Zhang Yuanqing added the captains as friends, Li Dongze said:

"Let's send the body back first. The other team members stay behind to cooperate with the security guards in cleaning up the scene. Yuanshi, you ride in Guan Ya's car back to the unit and write a report."

A moment later, official Spirit Realm Walkers drove a van and a blue sports car into the underground parking garage.

"Team leader, can I ride in your van?" Zhang Yuanqing had something he wanted to say to Li Dongze alone, such as asking him to delete the surveillance footage.

"No, you're too dirty now, not elegant enough," Li Dongze shook his head and refused. Instead, he looked at the captains: "Let's go back together."

Zhang Yuanqing opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally helplessly watched Li Dongze and the captains leave in the van.

Guan Ya's eyes flashed as she glanced at him and smiled:

"The team leader took away all the people who were in the way. Let's go, I'll take you to delete the surveillance footage."

......Zhang Yuanqing looked at his nose and his nose at his heart.

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The blue sports car sped along the wide street. Guan Ya wore sunglasses, held the steering wheel, and hummed a little tune. She seemed to be in a good mood.

She clicked her tongue:

"You're really lucky, kid. You got a rule-based item as soon as you became a Spirit Realm Walker."

She felt that her luck was also good. She needed merit points, and then the merit points came.

"Did you guys already know?" Zhang Yuanqing wasn't embarrassed at all, but instead complimented her: "Scouts are indeed the most perfect profession."

As someone who was good at socializing, he could adjust his mentality well.

"It was just a guess before. Remember, insight is a scout's talent," Guan Ya smiled: "You can understand my hints and hide the rule-based item, which means you're not too stupid."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately probed:

"The organization won't make me hand over the item, right?"

"They won't force you, but if you voluntarily hand it over, the organization will gladly accept it and reward you with merit points and money. But people's hearts are complicated. If you, a newbie, have a rule-based item, word will definitely get out and some people will take risks."

Guan Ya taught earnestly: "The team leader can hide it for you for a while, but not forever. You can consider finding a backer for yourself, such as your superior's superior."

"Can that centurion protect me?" Zhang Yuanqing thought, how can you guarantee that your superior's superior won't be tempted by the treasure?

"That guy comes from a wealthy family and grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's arrogant and proud. I don't know about the other deacons, but I can guarantee his character," Guan Ya smiled:

"And that guy always claims to be virtuous, but he actually likes to throw money around. He's a big spender. A rule-based item isn't enough to shake his pride."

"But he has high standards and doesn't look down on ordinary people. He likes elite talents."

Zhang Yuanqing "hmm"ed, neither agreeing nor refusing, and skipped the topic.

Guan Ya snorted twice:

"You're in the limelight today. After your deeds spread, someone within the Five Elements Alliance will definitely try to dig you out, openly or secretly. Be careful of honey traps. There have been examples of seduction before. Those two female captains are quite interested in you."

Zhang Yuanqing said righteously, "I am loyal to the Second Team and will never fall for a honey trap."

Unless I can't help it! He added in his heart.

"But you're a Scorpio," Guan Ya pouted.

Huh? What does this have to do with Scorpio...? Zhang Yuanqing looked blank.

"Have you ever heard a zodiac saying, Pisces men are dogs, don't talk about it; Scorpio men, even dogs are fair game."

"........"

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Inside the black van, Li Dongze was driving himself. He looked ahead, his face full of smiles:

"Oh, oh, I accidentally finished everyone's work. I'm not a good teammate. I'm sorry everyone, I didn't let you get any credit."

What are you so proud of...? The four captains' faces turned dark.

"When the bonus comes, I'll treat everyone to dinner," Li Dongze said with a smile: "Don't be envious, everyone. It's all a coincidence. This kid coincidentally cleared the She Ling Tunnel, coincidentally killed Ou Xiangrong. It's nothing special."

"The way you talk makes me want to beat you up," Muscle-Bound said in a muffled voice.

"Be elegant, don't always be so grumpy. I'll report to Centurion Fu first."

He took out his phone under the captains' murderous gazes and dialed Centurion Fu's number.

In the Ou Xiangrong incident, Centurion Fu took on a lot of risk because of their mistakes.

Now that Ou Xiangrong had been killed, he, as a subordinate, had to report it in a timely manner.

This kid Yuanshi, he really made him proud.