Film and Television: Living in an Apartment, Part-Time Soul Ferryman

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If it weren't for the fact that everyone else was a noob and he had to do it himself, he wouldn't want to face Hu Yifei at all.

After all, this big sister is someone who can go toe-to-toe with that extraordinary old master!

and so.

Faced with Hu Yifei's pressure, Wang Zhenqiu quickly backed down!

"Sister Yifei, actually, it was an order from the headquarters of Nadutong... They discovered that you suddenly took half a month's leave from Beijing University and then drove all the way southwest, and they were worried that you were going to cause trouble for the Shushan Sword Sect!"

"After all, the Shushan Sword Sect is now in decline, with only a few members left. It really can't withstand your antics!"

Hu Yifei sneered, "Hmph, why would I bother with them?"

Wang Zhenqiu spread his hands, "After all, the Shushan Sword Sect is now recruiting students under your name. Everyone knows you are the successor of the Shushan Sword Immortal..."

"Bullshit! I'm a descendant of the Sword Immortal of Mount Emei!"

"Yes, yes, your master, Abbess Qingrou, is the founder of the Xianxia Sect of Mount Emei... The headquarters of Nadutong is worried that you will come to the door to destroy the Shushan Sword Sect to avenge Abbess Qingrou."

Hu Yifei pursed her lips but did not refute.

She had actually thought about avenging her master before... hanging up and beating the younger generation of the Shushan Sword Sect, and then severely humiliating their elders and sect leader.

Li Yang was initially completely confused.

But upon hearing about Abbess Qingrou and the Xianxia Sect, she instantly realized what was going on.

"Yifei, is your master Qingrou's secular name Jiang Wan'er?"

Hu Yifei looked at Li Yang in surprise, "You know that too?"

Sure enough!

No wonder Zhao Li once said that Hu Yifei had a deep connection with the Shushan Sword Sect, and that Hu Yifei was also the successor of the Demon Sword Immortal!

This world has indeed incorporated elements from the Legend of Sword and Fairy!

Hu Yifei's master, Jiang Wan'er, is the daughter of Jiang Qing, the legendary "Sword Saint" of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect!

Jiang Qing once fell in love with a fox spirit named "Nü Yuan," but their affair was exposed.

Jiang Juezhi, the leader of the Shushan Sword Sect, was furious and ordered Jiang Qing to kill Nü Yuan.

Jiang Qing, caught between her emotions and her sect's conflict, turned to the demonic path and ultimately killed several elite disciples of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect in the Demon Locking Tower. Her soul remained in the tower for a hundred years before finally being freed through Li Xiaoyao's influence.

Jiang Wan'er was born in the Demon Locking Tower and was also sealed by the Shu Mountain Sword Sect for a hundred years!

Therefore, it's not surprising that Hu Yifei has the desire to avenge her master!

Seeing that Hu Yifei cared a lot about Li Yang, Wang Zhenqiu immediately tried to get closer to her.

"Handsome guy, you're also an extraordinary person, right? What's your name?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "My name is Li Yang. I am not an extraordinary person. I am just an ordinary person."

Wang Zhenqiu thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second. With your ridiculously handsome face, how dare you say you're just an ordinary person?"

"Here's what happened: the headquarters of Nadutong was worried that Sister Yifei would cause trouble for the Shushan Sword Sect, so they ordered our Southwest Region to mediate."

"Just let Sister Yifei beat up those people from the Shushan Sword Sect to vent her anger, but we absolutely cannot let anyone die!"

"So this task fell to me. What can I do? I'm just a temporary worker, after all, I'm just there to take the blame!"

"After some investigation, I discovered that Sister Yifei didn't go to Sichuan Province, but instead headed for Yunnan Province. I think the intelligence from headquarters was wrong!"

"Later, I found Yifei's friends, two of whom, Lin Wanyu and Chen Meijia, were pretty young ladies. They told me that we were going to the Insect Valley in Zhelong Mountain to look for the Tomb of King Xian. I am 100% sure that this was a misunderstanding!"

"So I reported the situation to my superiors, and they sent me to help you!"

Wang Zhenqiu told everything in one go, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the spirit sword in front of him disappear.

Li Yang asked curiously, "Does this kind of thing concern you at All-Tong? Aren't you mainly responsible for supervising people with supernatural abilities?"

Wang Zhenqiu had relaxed, lounging back in his chair, and said casually, "That depends on how you define an 'Outsider'."

"In a narrow sense, extraordinary people are those led by the Ten Elders who primarily cultivate Qi. There are approximately 1.5 of them in China."

"But in a broad sense, 'extraordinary people' refers to beings who are different from ordinary people. Whether it is a 'extraordinary person' in the narrow sense, or a superpowered person, an alien, or even a demon or monster, theoretically, the All-Knowing Communities has the right to govern them!"

Li Yang understood.

"Qiu'er, since Na Du Tong asked you to help us, do you have any official information about Zhelong Mountain?"

Wang Zhenqiu was somewhat curious about Li Yang's overly familiar manner, as if the other party had known him for a long time, but he was 100% certain that he had never met Li Yang before.

However, Li Yang's attitude made Wang Zhenqiu feel very comfortable. He was straightforward and said what he meant, and this carefree nature suited his temperament very well.

"Yes, there are some, but they're not complete, since NaDuTong Company was only established after the founding of the People's Republic of China."

"According to the information Lao Hao gave me, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, residents living near Zhelong Mountain saw a transport plane crash into a large pane of glass in the sky and then crash into the Insect Valley!"

The "Old Hao" that Wang Zhenqiu mentioned is Hao Yi, the head of the Southwest region of NaDuTong.

"That so-called large glass in the sky is likely some kind of array barrier, probably a method left behind by the King Xian to protect his tomb from outsiders!"

"In addition, according to historical records from Nadutong, during the Republic of China period, a group of tomb raiders attempted to excavate the tomb of the ancient Dian King. As a result, almost the entire group was wiped out, with only the leader escaping and being rescued by several Bai ethnic minority mountain people."

"That group of tomb raiders should be the Unloading Ridge Warriors, one of the four major schools of tomb raiding. The one who escaped from the Tomb of the King of Dian is suspected to be the leader of the Unloading Ridge... Chen Yulou!"

Wang Zhenqiu had a good memory and quickly recounted the information he knew to Li Yang and the other two.

The intelligence he brought perfectly corroborated the story Li Yang had told three days earlier.

Almost exactly the same!

"According to information from the Northwest Region of Nadutong, Chen Yulou is still alive. We have sent people to search for his whereabouts, and we may have some unexpected gains."

"In addition, ever since the plane accidentally crashed into the array barrier of the Xianwang Tomb, all kinds of poisonous insects and miasma have sprung up around Zhelong Mountain, and strange and unusual events have frequently occurred!"

“Our Southwest Region has been sending people to explore the forests north of Zhelong Mountain for more than 30 years.”

"But five intelligence teams in a row went and never returned!"

"Later, according to the divination master, the entire area within a hundred kilometers of Zhelong Mountain has become an extremely ominous place. Some extremely malevolent thing has turned it into a dark and ominous realm, and no living person is allowed to enter!"

"Then, the government launched a resettlement project to relocate all the villagers living near Zhelong Mountain... So far, only Zhelong Village near Zhelong Mountain is still inhabited."

"However, that place has become a camp for forest rangers, and we at Nadutong have also stationed people there to keep a close watch on any unusual activity in the Insect Valley!"

After Wang Zhenqiu finished recounting the information about Zhelong Mountain, he directed Li Yang and Hu Bayi to drive to a hotel in the Ailao Mountain scenic area.

Professor Chen, Lü Ziqiao, Zeng Xiaoxian, and the others had been waiting at the hotel for quite some time.

Simultaneously.

There was one more person present.

He looked like a middle-aged office worker, probably in his fifties, wearing a white shirt and tie, with his hair neatly combed.

Wang Zhenqiu introduced, "That's Hao Yi, the head of our NaDuTong Southwest Region!"

only.

A high-ranking regional head, a figure comparable to a powerful regional official, seemed quite interested in Zeng Xiaoxian, who was sleepy-eyed and out of sorts!

Chapter Sixteen: Zeng Xiaoxian Recognizes His Relatives! The Beast Master Joins the Fray!

"Young man, what's your name?"

"Zeng Xiao Xian!"

"Are you sure your surname is Zeng, and not Hao?"

"What do you mean?"

"Okay, Zeng Xiaoxian, do you ever have any strange feelings, like being more resistant to heat or having a higher body temperature than normal?"

"Sir, are you a doctor?"

"Well, I was just asking."

Once Li Yang and Hu Yifei arrived, Zeng Xiaoxian was finally able to break free from Hao Yi's entanglement.

The arrival of Li Yang, Hu Bayi, and others brought a sigh of relief to Professor Chen's team and all the Love Apartment friends.

After all, they hadn't reported their expedition to their superiors, and as soon as they landed, they were summoned here by the authorities, so they couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Li Yang, Hu Yifei, and Hu Bayi were the backbone of the expedition team, and they were naturally overjoyed to see them arrive.

aside.

Wang Zhenqiu found Hao Yi's attitude towards Zeng Xiaoxian rather strange.

"Old Hao, why are you so interested in that guy Zeng Xiaoxian? Is he your illegitimate son?"

"Hey, you know what, you two really do look alike!"

Wang Zhenqiu's gaze shifted back and forth between Hao Yi and Zeng Xiaoxian's faces, his expression gradually turning to surprise.

"You old Hao, so you actually made a mistake when you were young!"

Hao Yi glared at Wang Zhenqiu, annoyed. "Don't talk nonsense. I just think Zeng Xiaoxian looks like an old friend of mine... He looks so much like him!"

"Who?"

Wang Zhenqiu looked at Zeng Xiaoxian, a man who looked like a combination of Zhou Jielun and Lin Dan. He was ordinary, with no Qi in his body. He was just an ordinary person no matter how you looked at him.

Hao Yi took a deep breath.

Have you ever heard of the Vermilion Bird?

"The mythical beast Vermilion Bird?"

Wang Zhenqiu paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, "You're not talking about Zhuque, the one who committed the arson case more than 20 years ago, are you?"

Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he had seen it in some of the files of Na Du Tong. The super criminal codenamed "Vermilion Bird" once tried to burn a city down with flames!

Throughout the world, only two people have accomplished this feat.

One is the Vermilion Bird of China!

The other one is the first Dark Lord who once dominated the European continent... Gellert Grindelwald!

It is said that he almost burned the entire city of Paris to the ground with a blazing fire!

Hao Yi nodded. "That's right, it's him. He's my brother!"

"My Hao family is descended from the mythical beast 'Vermilion Bird,' and every descendant of the Hao family has a one in ten thousand chance of awakening fire abilities and becoming an innate extraordinary being!"

"Among the Hao family's innate extraordinary individuals, there is a one in ten thousand chance that they will awaken the Vermilion Bird bloodline and become the transformers of the 'Vermilion Bird Origin Fire'!"

"Back then, Suzaku was such a transformer, but unfortunately he went down the wrong path and was eventually captured and imprisoned by our All-Touch and Animal Management Bureau!"

"According to reliable intelligence, my troublesome younger brother has a child, and it's a boy, but he's hidden it!"

"The Animal Management Bureau searched for more than ten years without success, and only then did they give up!"

“I know my brother’s personality very well. If his son is just an ordinary person or a naturally gifted person, he won’t care about him!”

"Unless that child also possesses the bloodline of the divine beast Vermilion Bird, he wouldn't value him so much!"

Hao Yi stared intently at Zeng Xiaoxian, his expression somewhat hesitant.

"But he's already in his twenties. Let alone awakening the Vermilion Bird bloodline, he's not even a superhuman; he's just an ordinary person..."

"It seems I made a mistake!"

Although she verbally admitted her mistake, Hao Yi was still unwilling to accept it.

Because Zeng Xiaoxian looks so much like the younger brother he remembers; the two are practically identical!

immediately.

Hao Yi turned her gaze to Wang Zhenqiu, who seemed out of sorts.

"Qiu'er, you'll be going to the tomb of King Xian with them next. I need you to do something for me!"

"what's up?"

"You once secretly learned the introductory techniques of the Fire Virtue Sect..."

Wang Zhenqiu was furious. "What do you mean by stealing knowledge? How can you call it stealing when it's something extraordinary? I'm clearly the kind of person everyone loves and flowers bloom for, and they were the ones who begged me to learn from them!"

Hao Yi raised his hand to his forehead, speechless.

You, this cancer in Southwest China, how dare you call yourself universally loved?