"Venerable Sir, you... What brings you back again?" Mino, dressed in a tailored white shirt and vest, smiled stiffly.
Xia Feng spoke in a calm tone, "You didn't kill Yan Xujia and failed to meet the condition I set. Thus, I can only return to continue challenging your game."
Xia Feng casually made his way to the bar and took a seat, "Right, why didn't you go back with the Divine Evil Association?"
Seeing this, Mino quickly responded, his voice sincere, "Venerable Sir, I merely have a cooperative relationship with them. Moreover, we all took the opportunity to come to the Present Realm, naturally not willing to return to the Grey Realm."
"Oh, is that so?" Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully, tapping on the table in a deep voice, "Well then, enough chit-chat, let's start the game. I find your Evil Wine game quite interesting; I really like it."
You really like it?! Who asked for your liking?! Mino cursed inwardly, quickly interjecting, "Venerable Sir, wait! How about this, Venerable Sir, aren't you curious who is behind the breach in the Infinite Realm? I actually know some insider details."
Although Xia Feng was no longer much interested in this matter, the thought that the person behind this had dug into the Infinite Realm, and thus must have a lot of Infinite Stones, made him nod, "Go ahead, let's hear it."
Seeing there was still room for negotiation, Mino slightly relaxed and said gravely, "Since I only have a cooperative relationship with the Divine Evil Association, I don't know much. But I do know who the director of Ping Shan Hospital is."
The director? Xia Feng nodded. Ping Shan Hospital, being the base for stealthily mining Infinite Stones, meant the director's identity was absolutely a crucial clue.
"Every trace of the hospital's staff has been erased, but when I first arrived here, I accidentally discovered a leftover employee badge."
Mino, speaking, took out a blue badge from a drawer and pushed it towards Xia Feng.
Xia Feng took it with a puzzled look, but the information on it caused his pupils to dilate involuntarily.
[Position: Director of Ping Shan Hospital]
The badge appeared to have been slashed by a sharp knife, neatly cut, and only half of the face in the photo remained visible, but it was still clear that it was indeed Wei Shutong.
Xia Feng frowned deeply, closing his eyes and tapping on the table in contemplation. Wei being involved was completely beyond his expectations.
But then again, it seemed reasonable.
Using so many resources to blatantly disrupt the Infinite Realm without being discovered by the public or sanctioned by the Holy Department, such overwhelming power in Zone 51 could only belong to one man.
The hereditary Prince of the Purple Sunflower family—Prince Liszt!
And the Six-tailed Society, as Prince Liszt's lackeys... ah, trusted forces, would naturally be involved in the secret operations to destroy the Infinite Realm.
Xia Feng recalled having previously asked Wei Shutong about Ping Shan Hospital. That cunning old man had acted all serious, asking if it was a friend who had been hospitalized, expressing concern.
But such matters indeed should not be spoken with him; Xia Feng sorted his thoughts and shook his head, "Never mind, this isn't something I should be concerned with. Let it be."
"Venerable Sir, you see..."
"Fine, we won't play the game this time." Xia Feng waved his hand, feeling there was no need to push Mino to desperation; after all, he might need him in the future.
"Just find a secluded, unpopulated place and leave."
The tense Mino instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
The physical bodies of the calamity beasts existed in an Otherworldly Space overlapping with the Present Realm, hence their way of moving was quite special—by moving through the Otherworldly Space, the areas covered by the Calamity Realm could shift in sync with the Present Realm.
However, each move required a huge amount of energy, so generally, calamity beasts preferred not to move.
But now, the situation was different.
Mino opened a light door for the Black Spade people, revealing a sincere smile, "Dear guests, welcome to come again~"
Xia Feng nodded his head and stepped into the light door.
The moment he crossed the threshold, the light door behind him snapped shut in the blink of an eye.
Through Xia Feng's senses, he faintly felt the Evil Power fluctuating, fleeing north at the speed of light, vanishing without a trace.
"Runs quite fast..." The corner of Xia Feng's eye twitched.
Thinking this, and seeing no one around, he was about to walk out of the alley when suddenly he heard a swooshing sound.
"Little Mu, niece, ah, I finally found you! Where on earth did you run off to?" Chen Hangdao's deep voice resounded.
"Sorry, I made Uncle Chen worry," Mu Qingtong said gently in an apologetic tone, unhurriedly adding, "I was hiding in the Evil Protection Cave over there, and only came out when it seemed safe outside...."
"That's good, that's good."
"Did you meet Xia Feng then?" Freya asked in a slightly anxious tone.
As her words fell, a dark-haired boy suddenly ran out from around the corner, "I'm here I'm here!"
Xia Feng jogged up to them, wiped his sweat, patted his chest with lingering fears, shook his head, and still with a voice tinged with lingering fright, said, "That was so scary, so scary, so many Evils, luckily I ran fast~"
Seeing Xia Feng safe and sound, Freya breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression quickly turned stern again, "Where did you run off to again? You made the teacher search so hard for you."
"...I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." This time, Xia Feng genuinely felt apologetic. He hadn't expected Freya to care so much about him.
Thinking it over, he earnestly explained, "Ms. Fu, I was hiding in the Evil Protection Cave over here. I only came out when I saw it was safe outside... I didn't expect to encounter a big wave of Evils, just like zombies, as soon as I opened the door."
"You both are really lucky," Master Chen, standing nearby, shook his head and sighed. "It's a good thing the Black Spade people swallowed all the Evil Power, and the Red Spade people were sweeping the Evils outside your Evil Protection Cave. Otherwise, you might have really lost your lives here."
"Right, right, I saw that too. The Black Spade people are really too cool!" Xia Feng marveled in amazement, then excitedly added, "He's going to be my idol from now on!" For more chapters visit novel{f}ire.net
Mu Qingtong closed her eyes; she suddenly realized she had a weakness—her skin wasn't as thick as this idiot's.
"Alright, enough chit-chat," Freya interjected in a timely manner, "Blood Evil Street is going to be completely locked down to clean up the remaining Evils. Let's escort you out of here first."
Back home, after charging his phone, Xia Feng realized that Mushroom had called him numerous times. He quickly returned a call to Mushroom to reassure him after which he felt relieved.
After a brief shower and a simple dinner, he began setting up an Array.
It had been almost a week since he last visited the Evil Dragon Space; he missed it dearly.
The light door unfolded, and he stepped inside.
Looking around, the Evil Dragon Space was still the same as ever—the World Tree's canopy covered the sky, and the Pale Giant Dragon in the middle of the trunk still held its majestic head high, surrounded by the never-extinguishing Gray Fire.
Black Crow opened her eyes, her mature voice slightly dissatisfied, "It's been so long since you entered; I thought you died outside."
"Lady Black Crow, cursing me like that isn't nice," Xia Feng approached with a light laugh.
"Hmm—? Wait a sec." Black Crow's vertical pupils suddenly sharpened.
Xia Feng stopped in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Black Crow fluttered her black feathers, jumping down from the branch, circling around Xia Feng before stopping, her tone slightly suspicious, "Indeed, there's this disgusting scent of the Life Star God on you!"
Her vertical pupils stared intensely at Xia Feng, "Were you watched by the Life Star God?"