A corner of Cups Street descended into chaos following a sudden, large-scale operation by Shenlai Firm.
After Shenlai Firm broke into a building, before anyone could guess the purpose of the operation, the building exploded.
Amidst the ruins, a pure curtain of water swept away the surrounding dust and impurities. Xila looked at Teacher He, who stood in front of her.
At this moment, Teacher He's skin was pale, a twisted single horn had grown on his forehead, and a long, slender white tail gently swayed behind him.
"Teacher He..."
"Apologies, Old He has gone to sleep. This body belongs to me for the next month." "Teacher He" smiled gently, then paid no further attention to Xila, instead observing his surroundings.
Xila knew what had happened and could only lower her head in silence.
"It's truly comfortable to return to reality after so long. It's just that the environment here isn't very good. A fellow being worked hard for his own territory, but to be able to make such a decisive move, like a warrior cutting off his own arm, is indeed resolute." "Teacher He" stroked his chin and chuckled.
Suddenly, his smile froze, and he stood stunned.
Xila waited for a while and heard no sound, then looked over in confusion: "Excuse me... is something wrong?"
"Nothing..." "Teacher He's" voice hadn't changed much, but the smile on his face turned into solemnity and doubt, "Perhaps I misjudged."
There's still an aura of another fellow being?
But upon closer inspection, it seemed not to exist, like an Illusion.
It didn't think it had made a mistake. Frequent interaction and transactions with humans, along with sufficient growth, gave it confidence in its perceptions.
That was a deeply profound existence, and it had just happened to catch a trace of its residual aura.
When did such a powerful being arrive on Xixikeke Street?
I wonder if there was a conflict. It's truly difficult to fathom things between fellow beings...
I'll have to pay attention.
"That person... Old He's new recruit, I've thought about it and I'm going back first. Old He, as my fulcrum, took quite a hit blocking that last attack, so take care of him. Hurry back and meet up with your Shenlai Firm colleagues. Don't run around when you're injured." After speaking, all the abnormalities on his body vanished.
Teacher He's body swayed, about to fall, and Xila quickly stepped forward to support him.
Even at this moment, she hadn't fully processed it.
Didn't he say he was staying for a month? Why did he suddenly change his mind and leave?
The shouts of other colleagues came from beside her: "First, confirm casualties among yourselves! Don't rush, confirm if there are any survivors nearby! Help each other!"
...
Amidst the ruins, the crimson cocoon slowly disintegrated, and "Jiang Si" walked out, hands in her pockets, completely unharmed, stepping on shattered stones and debris.
"Boss, you're spending wildly. This is a huge sum of money." Looking at the ruins before her, "Jiang Si" couldn't help but laugh.
Being blown up was irrelevant; as long as Zheng Fan controlled this body and she wasn't instantly annihilated, Zheng Fan was confident in restoring her. It was simply more cost-effective to block everything directly.
As for the mastermind behind this final explosion, he had "spent" all the casino's savings, buying one massive bomb and blowing everyone up.
To leave no trace and thoroughly confuse the situation, thereby preserving more vital forces.
Now, he had come here and worked for a while, and besides an inexplicable fight, he hadn't encountered many of the people behind that casino at all.
Although, he did enjoy that fight.
As for Shenlai Firm, the person named "Teacher He" seemed to have quickly reached an agreement with an Illusion at the moment of the explosion, borrowing powerful strength to protect himself and those around him.
It was the first time he had seen an Illusion properly interacting with humans other than himself.
Both were good experiences.
He looked around, confirming there were no other discoveries. As for Lind, he could only pray that he wasn't here, otherwise, with such an impact, he might have been completely annihilated.
He turned and stretched, then swaggered away from the scene.
"Evil Mr., are you still going to occupy my body after you're done having fun?" Jiang Si asked.
"Quiet, I told you this is my body, private property." Zheng Fan was busy tallying his gains from this trip.
Although he started fighting as soon as he arrived, the girl named Xila wasn't that strong. Zheng Fan's main focus at the time was converting those blood-and-flesh currency chips and similar items into his own singularities.
The conversion efficiency was a bit low, possibly because they were all scraps, but he still gained something, acquiring four more at once, bringing his total to five. He could try many more things now.
Putting away the singularities, Zheng Fan said, "Besides, I have very important things to do."
"What other important things?" Jiang Si wondered.
The scene shifted, already having left Cups Street. Night Square had fewer people as night deepened, but the foot traffic was still quite considerable, as Dadu's nightlife was very rich.
"Fried vermicelli, large portion, extra spicy please, yes, sprinkle half of this bottle of chili powder on it." "Jiang Si" stood in front of a small stall, placing an order.
Important things, of course, meant eating a late-night snack.
Anyone who could wander around at night and pass by a snack street without eating a late-night snack would truly be a divine being.
"No! Don't use my body to eat such greasy late-night snacks! The oil content at these street stalls is excessive!" Jiang Si was quite resistant.
As the pampered daughter of a large gang, born with a silver spoon, how could she eat such things!?
"Quiet, this is my body. What's wrong with a large portion of extra spicy fried vermicelli? Reality is too cruel."
"What meaningless lines are you reciting?"
"Nothing, it's delicious, I love it." Zheng Fan paid with Jiang Si's wallet, glancing to see that the girl's wallet was surprisingly thick.
She must have earned quite a bit of money from those heads.
Carrying the fried vermicelli, he turned to a milk tea shop on the street: "Milk tea, large cup, regular ice, regular sugar, toppings... I want this, and this, and this too..."
While waiting for the milk tea, he continued to buy several grilled squid tentacles, takoyaki, stinky tofu, and other snacks from nearby stalls.
Dadu's street stalls were clean and hygienic; anyway, everything eaten was Jiang Si's, and Zheng Fan just enjoyed the taste.
On a night on Xixikeke Street, the sight of a beautiful young girl squatting on the side of Night Square, devouring a 'Manchu Han Imperial Feast' of street food, left a deep impression on many passersby.
After a long time, a black-eyed bat circled above the girl, who was stuffed and sprawled on a roadside bench: "Thanks for the meal. I should go now."
Jiang Si tried to speak, but the first sound that came out was the nausea of being overstuffed: "Ugh."
"Is that a human?"
"No." Zheng Fan seamlessly replied.
"If I used to sneak food at home at night and my parents found out, they'd make me throw up all my stomach acid. How can you be like this..." Jiang Si covered her face.
"Such strict family education is a good thing. Now you can indulge freely and experience things you haven't experienced before. Also, don't lie down immediately after eating your fill; it's not good for your body. And, prepare yourself mentally for when you use the restroom tomorrow; you ordered quite a lot of extra spicy stuff... It was truly satisfying."
As the saying goes, chili burns both ends. Zheng Fan was responsible for the satisfaction at the top, and the satisfaction at the bottom was left to Little Sister Jiang Si.
The gray-eyed bat ignored Jiang Si's wails below, flapped its wings, and leisurely departed.
He had eaten his fill tonight.
As for Lind's matter, it was up to Binary Little Sister to decide what to do when she woke up in the morning.
And Shenlai Firm seemed to have also inexplicably targeted the mastermind behind this casino incident.
Not peaceful, but very Dadu.
Regardless, Zheng Fan thoroughly enjoyed all these experiences.