Chapter 1 Glimpse of Calamity

Staring at the bloody light for a few seconds, Zhang Yuanqing received an inspiration in his mind: the bloody light originated from weapons of war. His cousin would face a life-threatening situation soon, and the cause of death would be a sharp blade piercing a vital point.

The source of the danger was unclear, but it was very likely related to the missing persons case. His heart sank, and he suddenly lost his appetite. He was inexplicably grateful that he had asked more questions and had the sudden impulse to examine his cousin's face.

If he hadn't taken that extra look, it was very possible that his cousin would have died young.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a wave of fear.

Now that he had become a Xingguan (Star Official), he should make good use of this ability. From today onwards, he would examine his family members' faces every day and be aware of their recent fortunes in time. He silently made a rule in his heart.

While preoccupied, he casually picked at the chicken in his plate with his chopsticks and asked,

"When do you plan to take action and close the net?" As soon as he finished speaking, his grandfather knocked his chopsticks against the table and frowned, scolding, "Eat properly. What manners have I taught you?"

Zhang Yuanqing silently retracted his chopsticks and looked at Chen Yuanjun, waiting for his answer.

"We may close the net soon," Chen Yuanjun answered vaguely. "This is classified information, so don't ask."

Zhang Yuanqing said "Oh" and secretly summoned Little Rascal, manipulating him to crawl towards his cousin.

Little Rascal nimbly grabbed his cousin's trouser leg, crawled up his pants, all the way to the top of his head. His two short, chubby legs wrapped around Chen Yuanjun's neck, and his little hands grabbed his hair.

The recent fortune might be tomorrow or the day after, but it wouldn't exceed seven days. His cousin would definitely encounter a bloody disaster within seven days.

Zhang Yuanqing planned to have Little Rascal watch over his cousin, acting as a monitor to provide feedback at any time. Moreover, with Little Rascal's current strength, exchanging the abilities of a Transcendent Realm Lingjing Xingzhe (Lingjing Walker) would be easy.

The Saint Realm would be impossible, but given the rarity and status of Saints, it was unlikely that they would target ordinary people like his cousin.

Chen Yuanjun shivered violently and looked at the central air conditioning vent in the restaurant, frowning and saying:

"Grandma, is the air conditioning set too low?"

Hearing this, his grandmother turned to look at the air conditioning switch on the wall and said, "Is it? Is 20 degrees still cold? Yuanzi, Yu'er, are you cold?" "I think it's a little hot," his aunt said mindlessly while gnawing on a chicken leg.

"Maybe it's because Cousin has been working too much overtime recently and is feeling weak. Grandma, make some tonic soup for him tomorrow," Zhang Yuanqing echoed.

Upon hearing this, his grandmother said worriedly:

"Yuanjun, don't work so hard. You haven't married a wife yet. If you exhaust yourself, you won't be able to keep a wife."

Chen Yuanjun looked puzzled, rubbing his arms while wondering if he had really overworked himself.

His grandmother then turned to look at her grandson and said, "Remember, bring your girlfriend home the day after tomorrow."

It was eight o'clock in the evening.

Kou Beiyue, wearing a blue delivery uniform, sat in a food stall, holding a beer in one hand and a barbecue skewer in the other. In front of him was a pot of beef offal stew.

He seemed to be waiting for someone, eating at a leisurely pace.

Soon, a small electric scooter drove up briskly and stopped by the roadside. It was also a deliveryman wearing a blue helmet and a blue uniform.

"Beiyue!"

The person took off his helmet, revealing a baby face filled with smiles, and said excitedly:

"You actually came out! Damn, everyone else folded inside, but you actually came out!"

It was Ren Xue Mantou (Man Who Eats Human Blood Buns).

The smile that had just appeared on Kou Beiyue's face quickly disappeared. He coughed and pointed at the opposite side of the table with a deliberately stern expression, saying, "Sit!"

"This meal is on me, to celebrate my advancement to Saint." He was a Saint now and couldn't be as carefree as before. Ren Xue Mantou quickly sat down, grabbed two beef skewers, and chewed them voraciously. After swallowing the food, he lowered his voice:

"I heard that you and Liang Chen Ze Zhu Er Shi (A Wise Minister Chooses a Lord to Serve) were the only ones who survived this killing instance? How did you two do it?"

Kou Beiyue followed the reply given by Xiao Yuan and said in a deep voice:

"It was just luck. Let's not talk about the killing instance for now. I'm looking for you to find out what news there is outside recently?"

Ren Xue Mantou put down the beef skewers, his expression solemn:

"The news outside is a complete mess. A-yi and the others all died in the killing instance. This has dealt a huge blow to the low and mid-level free Lingjing Xingzhe (Lingjing Walkers). My logistics company can't find anyone to gather with anymore. In Songhai, it is said that many black markets have temporarily closed down, everyone is afraid.

"The North, on the other hand, is still saying…"

The expression on Ren Xue Mantou's baby face was extremely complex, with fear, worry, and annoyance. He said:

"Beiyue, a Yuanshi Tianzun (The Primeval Lord of Heaven) has appeared in Songhai, which is really terrible for us.

"Back then, when Fu Qingyang came to Songhai, the Saints of the Southern District Branch were all terrified. At that time, I was still Transcendent, so I couldn't feel the fear of the seniors.

"Now I understand. You said that if Yuanshi Tianzun becomes a Saint, he will hunt down the free agents near Songhai. What are we going to do? Let's keep a low profile during this period. I still have several users who gave me bad reviews. Let them live a little longer."

How much resentment do you have towards users with bad reviews? Kou Beiyue almost couldn't maintain his Saintly demeanor and complained inwardly.

"What a bunch of trash. So many experts, and they still got wiped out by Yuanshi Tianzun. Our free agents are much stronger than the law-abiding ones..." Ren Xue Mantou cursed with indignation.

Kou Beiyue listened silently to his complaints and asked, "Anything else?" Ren Xue Mantou finished his beer in one gulp and said:

"Yuanshi Tianzun has entered the Human Rankings, ranking ninth, with a bonus of a small goal and three Saint-quality items."

In the official wanted list, there is only one list for the Transcendent Realm, and three lists for the Saint Realm and the Overlord Realm, namely the "Heaven, Earth, and Human" rankings.

The Human Ranking represents level 4, the Earth Ranking corresponds to level 5, and the Heaven Ranking is level 6. The Overlord is also the same.

Evil organizations imitate the official system and have established the same reward system, also dividing it into the Heaven, Earth, and Human rankings.

Generally speaking, the level corresponding to each ranking is extremely strict. Level 4 must be on the Human Ranking, and there is very little possibility of entering the Earth Ranking.

After all, there is a huge difference between the early and late stages of level 4 Lingjing Xingzhe (Lingjing Walkers), let alone level 5.

However, evil organizations still placed Yuanshi Tianzun on the Earth Ranking, partly to acknowledge that Yuanshi Tianzun was not an ordinary level 4 Saint, and partly to encourage level 5 Saints to hunt him down.

Yuanshi Tianzun is worth a hundred million? If I kill him, Xiao Yuan's guesthouse can become a five-star hotel. Kou Beiyue daydreamed for a moment, then heard Ren Xue Mantou say:

"The First Minister of the Great Ming."

"There is another rumor, but I don't know if it's true. Since you're looking for me, I have to ask you to confirm it.

"What is it?" Kou Beiyue pretended to be listening.

"Someone from our branch in Songhai has gathered information that 'Liang Chen Ze Zhu Er Shi (A Wise Minister Chooses a Lord to Serve)' defected to Yuanshi Tianzun in the killing instance, working from the inside out, which led to the annihilation of our free agent camp." Ren Xue Mantou said indignantly:

"I'm telling you, this is most likely true, because as soon as the news came out, the chairman used his connections to check the wanted list. Guess what? The official revoked the wanted order for the little fatty."

Ah, this. Kou Beiyue, the real double agent, was shocked by what he heard. He wondered if the members gathering intelligence had misheard the name.

That, that person who cooperated from the inside, could his name possibly be "Kou Bei..."

Ren Xue Mantou said in a deep voice:

"You were in the killing instance. Tell me, is that true? This..." Kou Beiyue pondered and said:

"I didn't actually participate in their struggle. Although I am very strong, I am not a brainless person. After entering the killing instance, I accidentally obtained a large number of points, and then I have been lurking in the instance.

"It was just luck that saved my life. Ah no, it was the misfortune of the free agent camp. If I had been there at the time, you know..." Ren Xue Mantou thought to himself, "I know, I know. If you had been there, I would now be raising a glass to the moonlight and a glass to you."

Kou Beiyue changed the subject. "However, everyone else died, but that little fatty is still alive. It's indeed unreasonable. He may have, um, really betrayed the free agents."

Ren Xue Mantou snorted coldly:

"Then he's finished. With such a terrible incident, even if he becomes a Saint now, he won't have peace. The free agent camp has no place for him, even if the Nihility Sect protects him."

Kou Beiyue changed the topic, picked up his wine glass, and clinked it with Ren Xue Mantou's.

"Let's not talk about him. Let's drink. Mantou, we are both Saints now, we should think about future development. I think the time has come to make a name for ourselves."

Immediately, the two looked to the future, fantasized about their grand careers, and weaved a brilliant and magnificent life with each other's words. In a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, they finished the food on the table and agreed to deliver food together tomorrow. Kou Beiyue gladly agreed.

Watching Ren Xue Mantou leave on his electric scooter, Kou Beiyue paid the bill and trotted into the first white car outside the food stall.

In the driver's seat sat a bright and graceful mature woman.

"He doesn't seem to know that I am a member of Yuanshi Tianzun. Seamless, Big Xiao Yuan,

Didn't the teacher say that there were bigwigs from the evil camp staring outside the killing instance?"

Kou Beiyue said in a low voice.

He had asked Ren Xue Mantou out tonight to find out if he had been wanted by the evil organization.

If his collusion with Yuanshi Tianzun had been exposed, then he would definitely be on the list, and Ren Xue Mantou would not have met him without any precautions.

Xiao Yuan thought for a few seconds and said, "This shows that the higher-ups of the evil agents don't take you seriously, which is a good thing. Or, they are still in the killing instance. The killing instance for the Saint Realm won't end until next year.

"Of course, based on my understanding of evil organizations, those Overlords have probably forgotten about you. Unless it's someone like Yuanshi Tianzun or Zhao Chenghuang, it's difficult for ordinary people to be remembered by them."

Kou Beiyue didn't know whether to be angry or happy for a moment. "Oh right, I gathered some intelligence."

He then told Xiao Yuan about Liang Chen Ze Zhu Er Shi (A Wise Minister Chooses a Lord to Serve).

"It's really strange, how did they suddenly say he was a traitor, but I'm not involved at all," he said.

Xiao Yuan frowned. After a few seconds, she seemed to have thought of something. Her beautiful eyebrows relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"I understand, it should be Yuanshi Tianzun who did it. No one but him would do such a thing, and no one has the power to revoke the wanted order.

"In the killing instance, didn't you plead for that illusionist?" Seeing Kou Beiyue frowning and not understanding immediately, Xiao Yuan sighed inwardly and prompted:

"He promised Master Wuhen that he would help gather our kind." Kou Beiyue suddenly understood, both surprised and delighted. If he could win over the little fatty, he wouldn't be the "bottom layer" in the team anymore. He would be the boss with a little brother.

"Master Wuhen seems to have this idea too, let's go tell him now."

Xiao Yuan shook her head slightly: "It's still early, let's observe a little longer. You are a Saint now, so be as stable as possible in your actions, don't be rash."

Kou Beiyue said impatiently, "Here you go again, even my mom isn't this long-winded."

His face was full of disgust, but his heart was extremely dependent on this kind of discipline. In the two years after his sister's death, Xiao Yuan had played the role of mother and sister to a certain extent. It was because of her that Kou Beiyue had not sunk into the abyss of killing and fighting, and had always maintained his original intention.

The next day.

Zhang Yuanqing, carrying his backpack, had breakfast and took a taxi to the Kangyang District Security Department.

Last night, Li Dongze had informed him that the Second Team would be holding a grand celebration for him, Guan Ya, and Jiang Jingwei today, and that he must attend.

Zhang Yuanqing needed to monitor his cousin's situation in real time, and his grandmother had repeatedly told him to bring his girlfriend home, so he had to meet Guan Ya. He agreed without hesitation.

It is worth mentioning that Old Ladder and the Ghost Bride had not returned all night. Zhang Yuanqing was very worried that they would get lost.

However, considering the Lingjing (Spirit Realm) introduction of Jinshui Amusement Park, he felt that the two ghosts' all-nighter was purely for fun.

Old Liu Zi excitedly experienced many amusement park rides. This Mountain God Mother was a fun-loving one.

Soon, he arrived at the Security Department by taxi and came to the two-story glass building behind the Security Department building.

In front of the glass building's gate, there were scattered gold foil fragments, as if a grand celebration had just taken place.

Zhang Yuanqing, wearing a name-brand waist bag with a King Cat speaker inside, put on his hood and mask and entered the glass building.

He had originally planned to bring the King Cat speaker, but as soon as he left the house, the King Cat speaker let out a scream in the room: "Undutiful descendants, undutiful descendants!"

Zhang Yuanqing knew that it was scared, afraid that Old Ladder would return, and didn't want to be alone at home.

Pushing open the soundproof glass door, the noisy laughter instantly rushed into his ears. The living area on the first floor was filled with cakes, fruits, wines, and delicacies. The young ladies, older sisters, and young women were either enjoying the food or drinking boldly, talking and laughing without restraint.

Guan Ya, as always, was wearing a suit skirt and a white shirt, with a full figure, delicate face, and a smiling face, talking to her female colleagues.

Suddenly, seeing him come in, Guan Ya's smile disappeared, and she shifted her gaze to the side, silently sitting in the corner.

So even an experienced driver gets shy like an ordinary woman sometimes? Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

"Oh, God, the most handsome newcomer in our unit is here, but he's not dressed elegantly enough!"

Li Dongze, holding a wine glass, his two small mustaches raised spiritedly, greeted him with big strides.