Chapter 1521: A Million-dollar Commission, Abandoned Ancient Temple

"Yumian!"

When Huang Xingli saw Ding Yumian, she trotted over and sat next to her.

At the same time, her eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Zhang Chenran beside her.

There were very few students coming to the top floor of the library.

But because of Ding Yumian, many students came to the top floor of the library wanting to chat with her and get to know her.

After all, Ding Yumian is the beauty of the Fire Department, and is even on the list of the top ten goddesses of Mingzhu Academy!

There are many people who covet her beauty.

And Huang Xingli, her best friend, often becomes her "flower protector" and drives away those people with ill intentions for her!

When she first came in, Huang Xingli also thought that Zhang Chenran was the kind of person who had different thoughts about Ding Yumian.

But after seeing his appearance, Huang Lixing was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Ding Yumian asked puzzledly when he saw her like this.

Huang Xingli retracted her gaze, gently pushed Ding Yumian with her hand, and said excitedly in a low voice:

"Yu Mian, remember the strongest guardian I've been telling you about these days?"

"The person named Zhang Chenran?" Ding Yumian asked her back.

Huang Xingli has mentioned this person to her countless times in the past few days.

She would say things like "the strongest museum keeper" or "the most handsome and capable person in the National Museum" whenever she mentioned the man named Zhang Chenran.

Ding Yumian knows Huang Xingli very well. This girl is totally obsessed with looks.

Every time a wizard with some fame and good looks appears, she will remember him clearly.

But when another more handsome and famous wizard appears, she will forget about 'taking office'.

I remember the last person Huang Xingli paid attention to was Liu Qian, the prince charming from the Fire Department.

Unfortunately, this guy's true nature was exposed after being defeated by the great devil Mingzhu. He rudely rejected her kindness, leaving her heartbroken.

"Yes, it's him! I didn't expect him to be here!" Huang Xingli's eyes sparkled.

"You should learn your lesson." Ding Yumian couldn't help but persuade her best friend.

"It's different this time!" Huang Xingli said in a tender voice.

Ding Yumian was quite helpless. Huang Xing was a very nice lady, but she just couldn't understand why she was obsessed with him.

Seeing Huang Xingli's infatuated look, Ding Yumian stood up and put the book in his hand back to its place.

"Let's go."

"I want to go say hello to him, would you go with me?"

"Others are still reading, it's very rude of you to do this!" Ding Yumian shook his head.

"Oh, Yumian, except for appearing at the National Pavilion on time every day, he is elusive at other times and never appears in the public eye. Now that I finally have a chance, please stay with me!" Huang Xingli pleaded.

Ding Yumian couldn't resist her best friend and reluctantly agreed

...

As soon as he finished reading, Zhang Chenran waved his hand.

The four magic books were lifted up by a telekinetic force and flew back to the bookshelf.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Huang Xingli pulled Ding Yumian to him.

"Hello, classmate. Can you sign an autograph for me?" Huang Xingli said, and skillfully took out the notebook she carried with her and handed it forward.

"sign?"

Zhang Chenran was stunned and looked very surprised.

"No? Idol." Huang Xingli felt a little disappointed.

Coming back to his senses, Zhang Chenran took the paper and pen and explained:

"It was my first time signing autographs for someone, so it was a bit unexpected."

"Xingli has always been like this, please don't take it to heart." Ding Yumian said softly.

After signing, Zhang Chenran returned the paper and pen and smiled at her:

"It's just a simple thing. You helped me twice and I didn't have a chance to thank you. Why don't I treat you to a meal?"

"It's true."

Before Huang Xingli finished speaking, Ding Yumian interrupted her:

"We have something else to do, so we won't bother you anymore."

After she finished speaking, she quickly left with her infatuated best friend.

"Wang, your way of chatting up girls is so unsophisticated." Queen Jiuyou couldn't help but complain.

"Really?" Zhang Chenran said in a depressed tone, "My purpose isn't that obvious, right?"

"If you don't believe me, ask them."

Hearing her say this, my consciousness probed into the shadow.

Lycoris radiata shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand.

The Fire Witch snorted coldly, her expression not looking very good, and she seemed not to want to pay attention to him.

"The method is a bit crude, but the direction is correct. Wang, keep going!" Youlan encouraged him diligently.

Zhang Chenran ignored her, his consciousness left the shadow world, and he murmured softly:

"I can't see through her."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. I can't tell."

"."

...…

evening.

Zhang Chenran transformed into a shadow and shuttled around the big city of Magic City as usual.

With his current strength, he could complete several high-value missions in just one night.

Of course, this is based on the premise that Lingling is present.

"I finally understand why Mo Fan can level up so quickly." Zhang Chenran couldn't help but say.

When partnering with Lingling, she would almost always investigate everything, and the rest of the battle would be left to me.

However, today's commission was a little different.

The commission amount given by the other party was as high as tens of millions, and 5 million was paid directly. The balance will be settled after the task is completed.

It is located near Anjie.

"What is the commission?"

After finding Lingling, Zhang Chenran asked curiously.

"Look for someone outside of Anjie, and a hunter master-level mage is required!" Lingling said.

To find someone outside Anjie, Master Hunter Zhang Chenran thought that this commission was quite normal.

Anjie is the territory of demons, so we have to be vigilant at all times.

It was reasonable to ask a hunter master-level hunter to find the missing person .

As they headed to the commissioned location, Lingling explained to him:

"The client is a high-level hunter, and his hunter team has a total of nine people.

Eight high-level hunters, one elite hunter, and the captain of the elite hunters was also a high-level mage!

This was strange, because although their strength was not strong, it was not weak either.

But in the end, he was the only one who returned to Anjie."

"Is he the only one who returned to Anjie? What about the others?" Zhang Chenran asked.

Lingling shook her head, indicating that she was not sure, and continued:

"After their hunter team completed the mission outside Anjie, they rested for a while in an ancient temple nearby.

The client just went out to relieve himself, and when he came back he found that all eight teammates had disappeared.

Seeing that his teammates' belongings were still in the temple, he didn't care much.

But the client waited in the temple for a long time, but no teammates showed up."

"Then what?"

"The client went to the backyard of the main temple and found the captain dying.

The captain looked like he had been tortured, and there was not a single piece of intact skin on his body.

He asked the client to flee from that temple."

Lingling didn't say anything else. This was all the information the other party gave her.

But if you think about it carefully, you can make a rough guess.

The client ran back to Anjie without stopping, and finally issued the commission to Qingtian Hunting Agency.

"You really dare to take any commission." Zhang Chenran said.

According to the information sent by the client, this commission is very difficult.

Not only was the mission location outside of Security Boundary, but the information provided by the client was also vague.

But it is precisely because of this that the entrusted amount will reach tens of millions!

"Are you scared?" Lingling asked him back.

"That's not the case. Normally, there should be some scary and troublesome monsters near the temple.

The commission issued by the client is most likely not to find someone, but to investigate the cause of death of the deceased teammate.

Well, if you have the ability, get rid of that demon." Zhang Chenran said.

The captain was a high-level wizard, and if he ended up like that, how could the other team members escape?

In the end, the client only saw the captain. Perhaps it was because the captain was very strong and escaped from the monster.

However, judging from the client's final description of the captain's condition, it was probably some strange poison that was corrupting his body.

Even if you can escape the clutches of the demon, you can't escape the fate of being corroded by the demon poison and dying.

"But there is one thing I can't understand, why did the client's eight teammates leave the temple and go to the backyard?

If it was a demon that took them away, how could a mid-level mage, who could attack even a high-level mage silently,

escape the clutches of the demon? "Zhang Chenran said.

Lingling shook her head to indicate that she was not sure, and this was also her doubt.

Perhaps it was some coincidence that allowed the client to avoid the demon's perception. The answer had to be found by themselves.

...…

The two master hunters walked along the rugged mountain road.

"so quiet"

Zhang Chenran looked around, feeling vaguely uneasy.

The desolate wilderness where the two were was clearly outside the safe realm, but they rarely heard the roars of demons.

"According to the distance given by the client, we should be there soon." Lingling said.

Sure enough, not long after, an abandoned ancient temple was found at the end of the rugged mountain road.

This ancient temple has been abandoned for who knows how many years, and the paint on the gate in front of the temple has become mottled and black.

The abandoned ancient tomb standing quietly in the darkness looks very creepy.

"It's so quiet around here that there's no sound of demons. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary."

Zhang Chenran was a little worried, so he summoned dozens of shadow guards from the shadows to act as scouts and entered the temple to explore in advance.

In just a few seconds, the Shadow Guards had explored the entire temple's front yard and main hall.

No living creatures exist!

The Shadow Guards continued to search for clues in all directions, with the main hall of the temple as the center.

The two stepped onto the cracked steps in front of the temple gate and crossed the dilapidated threshold.

What came into view was a vast front yard with tall weeds that were taller than Lingling.

A silver light flashed in Zhang Chenran's eyes.

The wild grass was broken and fell down one after another!

The force of space cutting swept across the front yard, the grass was cleared very cleanly, and the road ahead was also much cleaner.

Lingling nodded with satisfaction.

Without the obstruction of the grass taller than herself, she could also see the dilapidated main hall of the temple in front of her.

The door to the main hall was open, and the two walked into the main hall.

There are three Buddha statues enshrined in the main hall, all of which are covered with dust.

"Those should be the things left behind by the client and his teammates." Zhang Chenran saw several backpacks placed in different locations.

Lingling grabbed two backpacks and took out the contents.

"These are the necessary items for a magic hunter who goes out for a long time. Demon bones and blood. These things should be able to sell for at least 400,000!"

Lingling, who has been in contact with demons for many years, is very familiar with these things and can even estimate their prices.

Then she emptied the contents of the remaining bags.

The demon loot alone is worth at least five million!

If a wizard came here by chance and found these things, he would probably be ecstatic.

More than five million, this is not a small amount!

But Zhang Chenran and Lingling couldn't be happy.

The more spoils this hunter team gets, the stronger they are!

"I just searched with dark matter, and the entire front yard and the main hall are safe," Zhang Chenran said.

This was also expected. The client was in the direction of the backyard when he last saw the captain, so the front yard should be safe.

At least he didn't sense any danger.

"Put the things away, let's go to the backyard and take a look." Lingling said.

She briefly searched the main hall but found nothing unusual.

Zhang Chenran waved his hand casually, and silver light took away all the valuable treasures in the backpack.

These things are worth a lot of money. Although it is not very fair for them to collect things from the dead, we can't let them go to waste here.

At this time, the Shadow Guards conveyed information to him.

This temple is very quiet and normal!

There are no living creatures, no corpses, and even no blood.

"What kind of demon is this? It took away eight mages without leaving any trace and killed them?" Zhang Chenran suddenly felt a chill on his back.

Even though he had the trump card that made him fearless, he still couldn't help but feel a chill.

I always felt like I was experiencing a scene from a horror movie.

Leaving the main hall, the two walked towards the backyard.

A big banyan tree appeared before our eyes.

The banyan tree is about twenty meters tall and I don't know how many years it has experienced wind and rain.

The two men didn't care and went around the banyan tree and continued on their way.

Lingling's cute little face frowned slightly and she looked around.

On the other hand, Zhang Chenran didn't seem that nervous.

The Shadow Guards searched the entire place thoroughly, but found no living creatures at all.

"The client said that he vaguely saw a few houses in the backyard, and the captain escaped from that direction." Lingling reminded.

"Then this client is quite lucky." Zhang Chenran said.

Just as Lingling said, not long after they walked, several small bungalows appeared in front of them.

Zhang Chenran asked the Shadow Guard in his heart.

The guard responded to him by saying that all areas had been searched and no living creatures were found.

The same is true for those small bungalows.

Strange. Zhang Chenran frowned slightly.

A flash of darkness came out from the shadow behind him and went into Lingling's shadow.

"Lingling, do you think the captain of the client will leave blood?" Zhang Chenran asked inexplicably.

"That depends on the situation. If the corrosion starts from the skin, there will definitely be blood. But if the corrosion starts from the inside of the body, there should be no blood. The client did not explain in detail." Lingling responded.

Come to think of it, the client was probably so scared at the time that he would not have the energy to care whether the captain left any blood.