He opened his mouth, but couldn't ask the question.

Being different from the mainstream meant being unusual.

Before knowing whether it was good or bad, he couldn't talk about it randomly. Moreover, since there was no related information on the forum, it meant that the black crescent moon was not something low-level people could understand.

The higher the level of something, the more it needed to be kept secret, which was a common sense everyone understood.

Especially since he was still a newbie, he didn't yet have the ability and experience to deal with emergencies.

Why was the character card Bing Ge gave me different from ordinary Night Watchers? That son of a bitch didn't tell me anything, and then he disappeared again.

Then, he exited the post and clicked on the forum's search box, intending to check the situation of the Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple.

After typing "Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple," he obtained two results: one was the dungeon guide he had seen before (Five Elements Alliance version), and the other was an introduction to the Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple.

"Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple, a temple on Sandaoshan in Songjiang Prefecture in the early Ming Dynasty, worships only the Sandaoshan Niangniang. This Niangniang is good at praying for rain, exorcising ghosts, refining pills, and treating diseases, benefiting the people. After the Sandaoshan Niangniang ascended to immortality, the local government took the lead, and the gentry and common people contributed to build a temple for her.

"The Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple declined early and lost a lot of valuable research data – excerpt from the Songfu Library."

Excerpt from the Songfu Library...

Looking at these words, Zhang Yuanqing's face was dull, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Did the Sandaoshan Niangniang Temple really exist? Did it exist in history?

If so, did that Niangniang really exist? Or rather, was she a real person herself?

Can real people appear in The Way of the Extraordinary?

If she is a real person, will she crawl out of The Way of the Extraordinary to find me... Zhang Yuanqing was frightened by his own thoughts.

"Sister Guan Ya, I have a question..."

He never bothered himself with things he could ask others.

Guan Ya turned her head.

Zhang Yuanqing told her his speculation about the Sandaoshan Niangniang.

"The Section Chief should have told you that The Way of the Extraordinary is between reality and illusion." The veteran driver raised her cup, took a sip, and said:

"Many scenes in The Way of the Extraordinary are based on reality. For example, the 'Lingang Reservoir' and 'Xiangshui Paradise' Night Watcher trial instances can all find corresponding locations in reality, but these things obviously don't exist in reality, otherwise, it would be a mess."

So, although the Sandaoshan Niangniang really existed, the one I saw was fabricated by The Way of the Extraordinary? Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Old hag, just stay in The Way of the Extraordinary obediently.

.........

Beijing, Beishuimen Airport.

Yuan Ting, with a thin face, sat in the spacious seat of the business class, wearing a black suit, black shirt, and his hair was combed meticulously, dressed as a business elite.

He overlooked the myriad of lights below through the small porthole, dazzling and brilliant.

He had just reported the news of the Sheling Tunnel being cleared to the organization today, and by the afternoon, he would be summoned to Beijing.

But it had nothing to do with the Sheling Tunnel. This time, he was returning to Beijing because the head of the Taiyi Sect was summoning Night Watchers scattered throughout the country to Beijing for a meeting.

Such large-scale meetings are usually only held at the end of each year because Night Watchers from all over the country have to come to Beijing to report their work.

If there are exceptions, it must be a major event.

Hopefully, it's not bad news... Yuan Ting looked at the approaching city lights, lost in thought.

The plane landed smoothly. Yuan Ting got off the plane, dragged his suitcase straight to the parking lot on the second basement floor, and boarded the special car that picked him up there.

Forty minutes later, the special car arrived at a five-star hotel. Yuan Ting put away his luggage and took the elevator to the large conference room on the top floor.

A banquet was being held here. Gentlemen and ladies wearing black suits, black coats, and black dresses were holding wine glasses and shuttling between the delicacies, talking and laughing amidst the clinking of glasses.

"Yo, Captain Yuan is here."

Yuan Ting had just picked up a glass of wine from the waiter's tray when he saw a man in a black shirt coming up to him, with neat crew-cut hair, bright eyes, hard facial lines, and a standard inverted triangle figure.

"Jian Ji!"

Yuan Ting looked at his approaching friend and smiled. "Long time no see."

"Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time. Let's go, go say hello."

Jian Ji put his hand on Yuan Ting's shoulder and led him to the table, where six people were sitting, three men and three women. These were all Night Watchers who were in the same training class as Yuan Ting when he first entered the Taiyi Sect.

Now everyone is scattered all over the place and is already at the captain level.

After a few simple greetings, Yuan Ting inquired:

"Why did the Sect Leader summon everyone to Beijing this time?"

Yang Qian, who had a ponytail and wore a leather jacket and leather pants, pursed her lips and said in a low voice:

"We were just discussing this topic. We only know that the security level is very high, and even the Deacons don't know."

She had a graceful figure, neat hair ends, no makeup, and no jewelry, looking heroic and sassy.

Even the Deacons are not qualified to know? Yuan Ting nodded slightly and didn't ask any further questions.

Jian Ji smiled and raised his glass, "We'll naturally know when the meeting starts later. It's useless to think about these things now. By the way, has anything interesting happened recently?"

The heroic Yang Qian smiled:

"I do have an interesting thing here. A while ago, the eldest son of the Xiahou family on the coast was crippled by the Palace Master of the 'Zhi Sha Palace.' I heard that when the elders of the Xiahou family rushed to the scene, the person was almost dying.

"Although he was saved with the elixir of life, he was also severely injured and probably won't dare to go out for a long time. And if there is a Way of the Extraordinary mission in the near future, then he will definitely die."

"Zhi Sha Palace?" A male classmate looked at Yuan Ting: "If I remember correctly, this is a The Way of the Extraordinary organization in the Songhai area. How did they get into a fight with the Xiahou family?"

Yuan Ting shook his head and said, "The people in the Zhi Sha Palace are very extreme, especially that Palace Master, who is a complete lunatic. It's not surprising that they are fighting with anyone. But their attitude towards official organizations is still kind, and they are usually well-behaved."

Yang Qian sighed: "That Palace Master is a high-level The Way of the Extraordinary. Even the Deacons may not be her opponents. As long as this kind of person doesn't go too far, we can just turn a blind eye."

After chatting for a while, Jian Ji looked around and said, "The base number of our Night Watchers is still too small. We can only watch other professions make waves and steal the show."

"Speaking of which, our sect hasn't produced a truly outstanding Night Watcher for many years." Xia Liang, who had a round and cute face, said in a soft and delicate voice.

Since the topic was brought up, Yuan Ting became interested and said:

"I have a big news here that is related to our Night Watchers."

The people at the table looked over, their faces full of curiosity.

"Remember the Sheling Tunnel?" Yuan Ting asked.

"Yeah, a newbie-level bug instance. Jiang Lin and Zhao Kai died in it back then." Jian Ji asked puzzled, "Did this ghostly place kill anyone again?"

"From now on, the first clear of the Sheling Tunnel is gone. It was cleared by a kid."

Yuan Ting's words were like a dud, causing the Night Watchers at the table to lose their voices.

After a few seconds, Jian Ji said blankly, "Is there such a thing?"

Xia Bing widened her eyes and said loudly in her delicate voice, "Yuan Ting, don't joke around."

The others looked skeptical.

Yuan Ting nodded affirmatively: "This matter has been reported to the sect. You can ask your respective superiors. However, if you only ask and don't look at the guide, the Deacons should tell you."

The skepticism turned into exclamations. The Night Watchers at the table looked surprised and excited.

"This is a big deal."

"That brother is awesome. How did he do it? Damn, I just want to see the guide now, I don't want to have a meeting."

"Wake up, your authority shouldn't be able to access it."

Yang Qian looked around and asked, "Did this newbie join the Taiyi Sect? Is he in Beijing?"

Yuan Ting seemed to be even more interested in talking and shook his head regretfully:

"You don't know, that guy was recruited by the people from the Five Elements Alliance. Fu Qingyang personally called Elder Sun to ask for the guide. When Elder Sun heard that the trial mission was the Sheling Tunnel, he immediately said he didn't want this person.

"Words spoken are like water thrown out, and can't be taken back. Alas, the Elder is confused."

"Indeed confused."

"Elder Sun, this, this... I'm angry."

While they were condemning the high-ranking Elder, Yuan Ting suddenly saw a middle-aged man in black walking over, heading straight for him, and said:

"Yuan Ting, Elder Sun said that after the meeting, don't leave first and go to his place."

Yuan Ting's expression froze instantly.

The banquet soon came to an end. The waiters cleared away the plates and drinks.

The soft lights also turned into bright and fiery conference lights. The Night Watchers in the hall sat around their respective round tables, waiting in silence. More than a hundred people were silent, and a pin drop could be heard.

In the long wait, an old man wearing white practice clothes walked into the conference room amidst eager anticipation.

He was nearly two meters tall, extremely tall and strong. His face was wrinkle-free, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and a golden sun was on his brow, like a tattoo.

If it weren't for the full head of silver hair indicating his age, he would have looked more youthful than young people.

The Grand Elder of the Taiyi Sect, The Way of the Extraordinary ID: Chi Ri Xing Guan.

All the Night Watchers sat upright and straightened their backs, giving the strongest Night Watcher under the Sect Leader enough respect.

Chi Ri Xing Guan scanned the many disciples below and slowly said:

"Not long ago, the Sect Leader sensed the fall of the Demon Lord, and the Taiyi Sect's hidden danger has been eliminated. However, the Demon Lord's character card has not returned to The Way of the Extraordinary and its whereabouts are unknown. Next, you must make every effort to search for the Demon Lord's heir.

"This heir has two major characteristics: the occupation mark is not a crescent moon, but a black crescent moon. When clearing The Way of the Extraordinary, he has a character card reward that ordinary Night Watchers do not have."