Chapter 228: The Last Day Before Crossing Over

The locator showed the dot was still moving. It seemed the journey was a bit far, and the destination wouldn't be reached anytime soon. However, he had plenty of time. He just needed to figure out what to do once he knew their location.

It was impossible to attack single-handedly. Rallying all the experts in Yanhai City was even more unrealistic.

"Should I pretend to notify a high-ranking official in Xia City? If he's the traitor, he'll definitely move the target immediately, and then I can confirm if it's him."

The one-eyed man stroked his furry head, feeling more and more like a genius.

He wasn't going anywhere today. He would just stake out this place. His purpose was simple. He, the one-eyed man, would stake his reputation on exposing these hateful traitors.

Inside the house.

Ring, ring, ring!

Xiaobao was calling. The phone rang, but no one answered.

Lin Fan was unconscious. And the sleeping Lao Zhang was oblivious to the world outside, even if he heard the sound, he'd just consider it music in a dream.

The evil chicken sighed. It felt a sense of unease about the future. The two humans it was undercover with were a bit off. It had noticed some problems before, but hadn't paid much attention. With continued contact, it found the problems were getting more serious.

Even the difficulty of its undercover mission had increased dramatically, raising the bar for its performance.

Afternoon.

"Is it dawn?"

Lin Fan rubbed his eyes, yawned, and sat on the bed in a daze. He felt strange, like he had slept for a long time, a feeling he couldn't quite describe.

"Lao Zhang, wake up..."

With Lin Fan's call, Lao Zhang woke up groggily, "Lin Fan, you're awake."

As if remembering something, Lao Zhang sprang out of bed and surrounded Lin Fan, "How do you feel? I was very serious when I gave you acupuncture. It seems my acupuncture skills have improved, I really outdid myself."

"Very good, I feel full of energy, very invigorated," Lin Fan said.

He trusted Lao Zhang's abilities the most. Even if others didn't believe, he would always be the most trusting one.

Lin Fan got out of bed and stroked the hen's head, "So well-behaved. Today, Lao Zhang and I will eat one less egg, boil one for you, and share one with you."

The evil chicken stared blankly at him, thinking, Thank you and your eighteen generations of ancestors.

Terrible humans.

It was an evil chicken. Laying eggs was never its job, but to please the foolish humans, it changed its own structure. The eggs it laid were its children. Eating one's own children was such a vicious thing, even evil beings couldn't do it, but these humans forced it.

It had a huge impact on its physical and mental well-being.

But as a legendary undercover agent, a hero among evil beings, it had to find every possible way to solve any problem.

Even cannibalism could be solved.

So what couldn't be solved?

After all, no one could underestimate this evil hero.

Research Department.

Su Qi, the most talented person in the research department, was devoted to his research. Even his mentor, Old Chen, had endless expectations for his future.

"This fragment is not so simple."

As he continued his research, he discovered that the fragment obtained from the evil cockroach demon contained astonishing secrets.

The surrounding equipment whirred. Beams of laser scanned the fragment.

At the same time, a decryption mode he had never seen before appeared.

It seemed high-tech, but also full of ancient wisdom.

Suddenly, Su Qi saw the virtual image that appeared, his expression changed dramatically, and he hurried to inform Old Chen.

Old Chen, upon receiving the notification, rushed over.

"Su Qi, what's wrong?" Old Chen asked.

Su Qi said, "Teacher, look at the screen. I just used the supersonic rotation method to verify the fragment, and then this moving pattern appeared. Look at this pattern, doesn't it look like a map?"

Hearing his student's words, Old Chen looked carefully, then pointed to an extending line in the pattern, "Look, what does this look like?"

"A river," the clever Su Qi immediately voiced his guess.

"That's right. Look at these lines. They seem to have no pattern, but if you look closely, you can see that they resemble geographical mountain ranges."

Old Chen said gravely.

He didn't expect his student to be so intelligent, to have made such a new discovery.

Su Qi said, "If we combine this geographical mountain range with the current map, then this river is the Yellow River. But looking at the pattern, it's missing a lot, it's not complete at all. Teacher, I once saw something in an ancient book."

"Associating and speculating on some issues, our country has fourteen dragon veins, nine earth dragons, and five water dragons. Now this shows a water dragon."

"That means there should be many more fragments like this."

"If we can gather them all, perhaps we can unlock the secrets within."

"For example..."

When he said this, Su Qi and Old Chen looked at each other, both knowing what was going to be said next.

Ancient myths and legends of immortals and gods were, after all, just legends.

But when legends seemed to really exist, it was a great temptation for anyone. Unraveling the mystery layer by layer, constantly discovering more secrets, and finally, the moment of uncovering all the secrets would probably be a joy beyond anyone's imagination.

Old Chen patted Su Qi's shoulder and said, "Keep up the good work. I think we'll soon discover the true secret of the fragment."

"Yes, teacher," Su Qi replied.

He was still young, and he felt that being able to discover these things was like opening a brand new door. There were more secrets waiting to be unearthed. If they could track it down to the end and uncover all the secrets, he and his teacher would truly make history.

On the street.

Lin Fan draped his arm over Lao Zhang's shoulder, and the two strolled around leisurely, chatting and laughing. The evil chicken, led by them, could only follow behind.

"There are so few compatriots left."

It could sense the scent of its compatriots, but after some incidents in Yanhai City, its compatriots had suffered heavy losses. Most had fled or been killed. Those still alive were carefully hiding themselves, not daring to reveal their identities.

Once, it wanted to recruit a few intelligent compatriots to share the glory of being an evil hero.

But they didn't cherish the opportunity.

What a pity.

"Xiaobao asked us to wait for him here," Lin Fan said.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Xiaobao. I wonder how his studies are going. If he's not doing well, I'm willing to teach him acupuncture. He can help others with acupuncture in the future," Lao Zhang said.

They spoke earnestly, and Lao Zhang didn't seem to be joking.

If Xiaobao really followed Lao Zhang to learn acupuncture...

Thinking about it carefully...

That would be a terrifying thing.

First, he would personally experience Lao Zhang's acupuncture. In Xiaobao's condition, he might not be able to withstand it and could very well end up crippled in the hospital.

While they were talking, a familiar figure appeared before them.

"Hi, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to run into you here." The Demon God's sister appeared in front of Lin Fan.

Today, the Demon God's sister was dressed very cutely. Her two ponytails swayed rhythmically as she hopped over.

Passersby frequently glanced at her.

So beautiful.

So attractive.

Even men with their girlfriends couldn't help but look. Everyone appreciates beauty, especially such a cute and beautiful goddess. Who could resist?

The only ones who could treat a goddess normally were Lin Fan and Lao Zhang.

The Demon God's sister wasn't human, but her beauty was enough to captivate any male. Yet, these two, from the moment they met, hadn't shown any unusual feelings towards her. Even their eyes, the windows to their souls, had never changed.

Even though she hadn't said anything, she often wondered, Is it really because I'm not charming enough?

Lin Fan said, "Xiaobao will be here soon. We're waiting for him here. Do you have anything else to do?"

The Demon God's sister said, "Xiaobao? I heard you mention him yesterday. He's a very good friend of yours, right?"

Lin Fan and Lao Zhang nodded in agreement.

"That's right, he's a very good friend of ours."

The Demon God's sister smiled brilliantly. Her smile was so alluring that the men who saw it were rooted to the spot. For them, being able to see such a smile was their greatest fortune.

"I heard you say yesterday that if Xiaobao came, you would take me to play with you," the Demon God's sister complained inwardly. So heartless, have you forgotten already?

Lin Fan and Lao Zhang looked at each other.

Their eyes were filled with confusion.

They whispered to each other.

"Did we say that yesterday?"

"I don't think so, but maybe we did."

The Demon God's sister realized men were truly heartless.

They clearly hadn't said that yesterday.

But now, looking at them, it was as if they had completely forgotten what they had said.

Just as the Demon God's sister was getting angry, Lin Fan said, "When Xiaobao gets here, you can come with us. Xiaobao is always happy to meet new friends."

Under normal circumstances, a goddess would just flick her hand and make it seem like they were taking pity on her, and she wouldn't go play with them.

Did they really think she, the Demon God, was someone who didn't care about face?

"Okay."

Soon, a fleet of high-end sedans slowly approached.

Xiao Bao's entrances were always so flamboyant, reeking of money's supremacy. People would often criticize him for his ostentatious display of wealth, yet everyone seemed to anticipate it.

The car door opened.

Xiao Bao, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle and wearing custom-made leather shoes, cheerfully ran to Lin Fan, grabbing his hand. "It's been so long! School is so boring."

"Eh, who is she?"

Xiao Bao's demeanor instantly shifted to alertness upon seeing the Demon God's younger sister.

Although she was beautiful, Xiao Bao was still young and certainly not easily swayed.

Lin Fan introduced her, "She's a friend of ours. She's treated us to meals before, so we're bringing her along on this trip."

Xiao Bao stared at the Demon God's younger sister, narrowing his eyes as if trying to see through her demonic disguise.

His mother had warned him that beautiful older sisters were often dangerous and to be cautious.

Xiao Bao always remembered this.

"Older sister, could you come over here for a moment? I have something to tell you," Xiao Bao said, feigning the innocence of a well-behaved child, intending to take the Demon God's younger sister aside for a private conversation.

"Sure."

The Demon God's younger sister found this little boy rather intriguing.

Neither Lin Fan nor Old Zhang sensed anything amiss.

They trusted Xiao Bao's judgment and weren't worried.

"Little brother, what is it?"

The Demon God's younger sister smiled. Her voice was so enchanting that ordinary people would have been completely captivated, forgetting all their worries and becoming devoted followers.

Xiao Bao crossed his arms and glanced at her. "My good friend is too trusting, but I, Qian Xiao Bao, am not so easily fooled. I don't usually like to flaunt my identity, but I'll tell you now, I'm the son of the richest man, Qian Xiao Bao."

"Name your price. How much to leave my friend alone?"

His goal was to drive away anyone who posed a threat to his friend.

Like that small-time streamer a while back. He had people investigate her, and she wasn't a bad person, just trying to use his friend for fame. He had let it slide.

However, this woman in front of him was exceptionally beautiful.

Although Lin Fan was perfect in his eyes, he knew his friend had no obvious appeal to women. Yet, beautiful women still flocked around him.

Based on Xiao Bao's deduction, something was definitely amiss. There had to be a hidden secret.

The Demon God's younger sister smiled at Xiao Bao. She found this human child amusing, trying to negotiate with a Demon God using money. If it weren't for the blood still within him, she wouldn't have interacted with humans for this long.

Xiao Bao said, "Why are you looking at me? Just say it. I'll meet your demands."

If others knew a human child was bargaining with a Demon God, they would be terrified. It was practically suicidal.

"Little one, do you know who I am?" the Demon God's younger sister asked. Human children were truly bold. She remembered how humans usually paled with fear upon learning her identity.

"I have no interest in who you are."

Despite his young age, Xiao Bao spoke with the domineering air of the richest man's son. However, this confidence stemmed from his ignorance of her true identity.

If he knew, things would likely be different.

The Demon God's younger sister smiled. "Little one, things aren't always what they seem. I'm just friends with them. As for the money you mentioned, it's truly useless to me. Keep it to buy yourself some snacks."

She had never encountered a human child offering her money.

It was quite entertaining.

Xiao Bao realized she was a tough nut to crack, not at all what he expected. However, he wouldn't give up. He had to protect Lin Fan.

The negotiation failed. Money was ineffective.

They agreed to go to the amusement park together.

The bodyguards protecting Xiao Bao couldn't help but steal glances at the Demon God's younger sister.

She was truly beautiful.

This was the only time they felt protecting their young master was a blessing.

At the amusement park, a van slowly entered through the back gate.

Zhou Hu and Wang Erdan's sewer business was finally on track, albeit on a small scale.

Recently, they had secured a few jobs, barely enough to make ends meet.

The main issue was Gargamel, the large creature, who had a voracious appetite. Three meals a day weren't enough, and when they were short on funds, he had to go hungry. They also discovered Gargamel's vanity regarding his green fur, meticulously styling it with hair oil every morning.

This added another significant expense.

The amusement park's maintenance supervisor, a middle-aged man, eyed Zhou Hu's van with suspicion. "Are you guys really professionals?"

They were a large corporation, and over the years, visitors' poor manners had resulted in clogged sewers filled with trash, emitting foul odors that negatively impacted the park's image.

Zhou Hu pulled out a pack of expensive cigarettes, usually reserved for clients, from his pocket.

"Boss, don't worry. We may not look the part, but we're truly professionals."

He lit the supervisor's cigarette.

Despite his former status as a gang leader, times were tough, and he had to humble himself.

"Haha, no need for the 'boss' title. I'm just a worker, lucky enough to be the maintenance supervisor," the supervisor said self-deprecatingly, but his expression betrayed his pride. He took a puff of the cigarette. "But your price is a bit steep. Twenty-five thousand for this amusement park? That's higher than other companies..."

As Zhou Hu began to explain their reasonable pricing, Egg Boss quickly interjected, "Boss, we're grateful you're giving us this opportunity. We appreciate it. We'll take care of you."

The supervisor's eyes lit up. He patted Egg Boss's shoulder. "Work hard, and this job is yours. But let me be clear, if you don't do a good job, you won't get paid."

Egg Boss confidently assured him, "Don't worry, we're very professional."

The supervisor glanced at the van without further comment, instructed them on the areas needing work, and left.

"Egg Boss, twenty-five thousand isn't high. This place is huge; we won't finish in a day," Zhou Hu said.

Their current mode of address was formal, despite their small company.

Egg Boss replied, "Zhou Boss, five thousand of that is for him."

Zhou Hu stared. "Why should we give him anything? This is our hard-earned money!"

"Zhou Boss, business is tough these days. If we don't offer incentives, they won't hire us. Then we won't earn a cent, let alone twenty thousand. Jobs are hard to come by, so we should be grateful for any opportunity. If we keep working hard and expand our company, we'll earn more in the future." Egg Boss, having had more education, was more astute than Zhou Hu.

Zhou Hu considered this.

It made sense.

He parked the van in a secluded area, called Gargamel out, and they put on their work clothes, ready to tackle the sewers.

At the entrance of the amusement park.

Little Bao arrived at the ticket booth. Too short to reach the counter, his bodyguard placed a small chair for him to stand on. This was an essential tool when going out; as their young master, the son of the richest man, how could he be treated like an ordinary child? He had to be above others.

"I want to rent the whole park. How much?"

His calm tone delivered the most domineering words.

The ticket seller, seeing Little Bao was a child, initially ignored him. But noticing the bodyguards standing behind him, she realized this child was definitely not ordinary.

"Little friend, even if I gave you all the tickets here, you couldn't rent out the whole park, because there are already more than a dozen guests inside."

Little Bao jumped off the chair, waved his hand, signaling the bodyguards to pay, and then instructed them to ask the visitors inside to leave.

Soon.

A group of disgruntled visitors emerged.

They were having fun inside when these large men in black suits asked them to leave. They initially wanted to reason with these men, but seeing how burly they were, honestly, they were a bit scared.

"What's going on with your amusement park? We bought tickets to come in."

"Yeah, do you know that today is my girlfriend's birthday? Aren't you afraid I'll post about what you're doing online?"

Facing the tourists' complaints, the ticket seller hurriedly apologized.

Little Bao said, "I want to rent out the whole park today. I'll compensate you for all your losses."

The angry tourists, seeing a small child dressed like an adult saying such comical things, couldn't help but laugh.

A middle-aged man said, "Little friend, this kind of thinking is not good. You have to understand, money isn't everything. If you think money is everything, then your future values will be…"

"Fifty thousand. Fifty thousand per person. This offer is only good once." Little Bao hooked his finger, and a bodyguard came over with a suitcase. In front of the tourists, he opened the suitcase, revealing stacks of cash. The impact was far greater than mere words.

The evicted tourists stared at the money, their eyes wide.

The middle-aged man who had just spoken changed his tune, saying, "Well, as adults, we should respect the elderly and cherish the young. We should definitely help this little friend realize his wish."

He then skillfully led his family away to collect the money.

As for what he had just said about money not being everything, he had long since thrown it to the back of his mind.

Adults, after all.

They all like to say educational things.

Little Bao watched them leave with the money and said indifferently, "Of course, I know money isn't everything, but at times like these, it is."

Lin Fan and Old Zhang had no concept of money.

So they remained calm.

The Demon God's little sister wasn't interested in money, so she was also calm.

The bodyguards were accustomed to this and remained peaceful.

The ticket seller, however, was so shocked that she didn't know what to say, only staring blankly. If she could, she really wanted to be the little boy's stepmother.

"Look, there's no one inside, it's all ours to play. Come on, let's go in."

Little Bao pulled Lin Fan's hand and ran into the amusement park.

The bodyguards sighed.

They had been Little Bao's bodyguards for a long time.

Since Little Bao was two years old, they had been his protectors.

They had never seen the master accompany the young master.

In the past, whenever Little Bao wanted to come to the amusement park, he would rent out the whole place, not wanting any other visitors inside. Although Little Bao never said why, they knew…

Little Bao didn't like seeing other children accompanied by their parents.

They complained inwardly.

They would love to spend time with such a cute child like Little Bao, but he spent money so lavishly that an average family simply couldn't afford it.

At this moment.

Little Bao looked at the empty carousel and turned his head to look elsewhere.

"Want to ride the carousel?" Lin Fan asked.

"No, it's boring. Only little kids like that," Little Bao said, pouting.

Lin Fan said, "It's very fun. Come on, let's go play for a while."

Despite Little Bao's reluctance, Lin Fan lifted him onto the carousel and then sat behind him. Old Zhang, holding the evil chicken, sat on the next horse.

"Charge!" Lin Fan shouted, waving his hand.

"Charge!" Old Zhang raised the hen and swung it.

The evil chicken had a look of utter despair. Were they crazy?

Little Bao smiled happily, "Horsey, run fast, run fast."

The bodyguards securing the area sighed.

"As long as Little Bao is happy."

"Yeah, we all want to see Little Bao get married and have children."

"The master can't accompany Little Bao, but this mentally ill person is very good to the young master."

The only one who felt a little awkward was the Demon God's little sister.

She stood there blankly.

For a moment, she didn't know what to do.

Even she couldn't figure out what to do next.

She just watched foolishly.

The carousel went up and down, making Little Bao laugh, "I used to watch other people play, and I really liked it, but I've never ridden it before."

Lin Fan said, "If you like it, why didn't you ride it before?"

"Hmm… because…" Little Bao rolled his eyes in thought, then said loudly, "Because you weren't with me!"

Lin Fan stroked Little Bao's head and said, "If you want to ride it in the future, you can come find me, and I'll ride with you."

"Okay," Little Bao replied readily.

The bodyguards whispered amongst themselves.

Now, the young master finally looked like a child.

At a happy age, he should be experiencing these happy games.

Thinking about what Little Bao had experienced before…

Arcades.

Karaoke.

Bars.

He had been to them all, always renting out the entire place, just sitting there bored, watching the DJ sway alone, enjoying themselves. And Little Bao would complain that the music was too loud, making the DJ wear headphones to enjoy themselves. The scene was so awkward that it almost made people die of laughter.

Later.

They played many games.

Bumper cars.

Ferris wheel.

The smile on Little Bao's face never disappeared from beginning to end.

In the sewers.

"Work, work."

"Gargamel, as long as we do this job well, you can have an extra chicken leg tomorrow. Come on."

President Zhou and President Dan were full of energy.

For them.

Money was their motivation.

"Gargamel…" Gargamel stroked the green fur on his head, feeling it was a bit dry. He wanted to get a new one.

The smell in the sewers was pungent and foul.

Making money wasn't easy.

Even if it smelled bad, they had to endure it.

Suddenly.

Gargamel stopped abruptly. He sensed a terrifying aura in the amusement park.

Not an evil creature, but an aura even more terrifying than an evil creature.

"What are you doing, don't just stand there." Zhou Hu patted Gargamel's butt.

It wasn't that he couldn't reach Gargamel's head, but Gargamel's butt was firm, and it felt good to pat.

Taking advantage of even an evil creature.

Could he still be considered human?

Wang Erdan walked through Gargamel, wanting to go ahead, but Gargamel pulled him back with a slap, making him walk behind. Just now, he had sensed the scent of an evil creature in the sewer.

It was hiding very deeply.

It was dormant.

That evil creature was hiding here, and it was very cautious.

Gargamel emitted a slight scent.

It was a way of greeting the other party.

You don't bother me.

I don't bother you.

We are all compatriots, I won't do anything to you.

The premise is that you don't provoke me.

The key was that he felt the smell outside was very bad, worse than an evil creature. It put inherent pressure on evil creatures, as if it were a suppression from the bloodline.

This was a situation Gargamel had never imagined.

Who was it?

It was impossible for the strong humans not to have noticed.

Soon.

Gargamel stopped and looked at the evil creature lurking in the sewer ahead.

"Gargamel…"

He communicated with the evil creature, I came here with humans, I have no hostility towards you, you can lurk in peace, we will clean the sewers in peace, we will not interfere with each other, let's coexist peacefully.

And the evil creature lurking there.

It was like an eel, completely black, perhaps because it had been hiding for too long, it had already merged with the stench and garbage here.

The evil eel had long since noticed the movement.

It was really difficult for it.

It hadn't appeared during several evil creature riots, not because it didn't want to appear, but because those hateful evil creature compatriots were all active during the day, and it needed to sleep during the day.

Who could be active while sleeping? It would affect its sleep.

It also wanted to lurk near humans, but unfortunately, there were only two outcomes of lurking near humans, one was to become food, the other was to become a tool, and the final result was still to become food.s were not friendly to it.

So it could only hide in this dark place.

President Dan said, "Gargamel, we're here to clean the sewers, what are you always shouting for?"

Gargamel ignored President Dan. He wanted to protect these two humans, and he also liked his current job. It was a bit dirty, but he was very happy doing it.

"Humans…" The evil eel was gloomy and full of anger towards humans.

If only Gargamel was here, it might have a good conversation.

But this gorilla in front of him was actually with humans.

And their relationship seemed good.

It could only mean that it had surrendered to humans.

"You are a traitor…"

The evil eel roared, and the loud roar startled Zhou Hu and Wang Erdan. How could there be a roar in the sewer? It was eerie and terrifying.

Then.

They saw the most terrifying scene they had ever seen in their lives.

"The... the eel has grown bigger."