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"Cafe, under the pergola.

Zhang Yuanqing held a steaming cup of coffee, gazing vacantly at the street scene - streetlights, car lights, shop lights - all interweaving into a dazzling night view.

After a long while, he took a big gulp, then let out a sigh as if he had expelled all the mental pollution.

"Devouring spiritual bodies to enhance strength seems like a crooked and evil path."

He finally understood why the night gods of the Taiyi Sect were unwilling to devour spiritual bodies.

If the world is compared to a sea of suffering, then mortals are like small boats floating in it, burdened with sadness and pain.

These sufferings will be transferred to the night gods along with the spiritual bodies. Even if it is only a small part, the accumulation of quantity will cause terrible mental pollution.

In the long run, even mild cases of mental disorders can occur.

But the benefits are indeed immediate. His experience points have now reached 46%, the time limit for the "Night Walk" skill has not been extended, still nine seconds, but his physical fitness has significantly improved, and his vitality and healing power have also increased.

This is a real gain.

"Oh, I still don't know the cause of that gay guy's death... no, I don't want to know at all."

He took a sip of coffee with lingering fear.

..........

Early morning, villa.

A large conference room that can accommodate thirty people. Fu Qingyang swept his eyes over both sides of the long table, with a calm and deep gaze, like clouds accumulating a storm.

He is handsome, with the noble and arrogant air of a nobleman. When he has no expression, he exudes a strong aura, giving people immense psychological pressure.

"Five team leaders, dozens of team members, and dozens of security personnel were mobilized, but the seductive demon still managed to escape." Fu Qingyang's expression was cold: "I am very disappointed in all of you."

The participants in this operation, five team leaders and twelve team members, including Li Dongze and Guan Ya, were sitting on both sides of the long conference table.

Faced with the criticism of their steward-level superior, the team leaders hung their heads and dared not speak.

The big muscle man wanted to speak but stopped himself, but he couldn't help but whisper: "Captain Fu, Ou Xiangrong seems to have been contaminated by some evil force, becoming exceptionally powerful and crazy. That's why we failed. And, the seductive demon itself is a top-notch profession..."

Fu Qingyang said lightly: "Failure is failure, and any reason is just an excuse for cowards to refuse to admit their failure."

His sharp gaze swept over everyone. The Lingjing practitioners at the table dared not meet his eyes, except for Guan Ya.

Guan Ya was playing with her nails, absent-minded.

Fu Qingyang continued: "Because of your failure, the situation has escalated. A heavily injured seductive demon contaminated by evil forces is easy to lose control completely. With the cruelty of the seductive demon, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties.

"Now, the entire Lingjing team in Songhai City is participating in the search. If you cannot kill Ou Xiangrong within three days, all of you will be sent back to the training camp."

Li Dongze, Qingteng, Tang Guoqiang and other team leaders exchanged a glance with an ugly expression.

Fu Qingyang sneered:"Of course, I also failed in this matter because I had the wrong expectations of you and overestimated your abilities. So, for the next three days, I will personally participate in the search. Since Ou Xiangrong is looking for the register and the Holy Grail, his target will definitely shift to Zhao Yingjun's family or women with intimate relationships. We will search along this line."

After his subordinates nodded, he glanced at his expensive watch and said, "You don't have much time left. Dismissed! Guan Ya, stay."

The long meeting finally ended, and it was already past mealtime. The Lingjing walkers stood up in disappointment, bowed towards the end of the long table, and orderly exited the conference room.

The five captains led the way, and the tall and muscular Bai Long lowered his voice and angrily said, "I don't deny my failure, but Captain Fu Bai is too arrogant. He wasn't even on the scene and doesn't know how powerful Ou Xiangrong is."

He touched the knife wound that was bleeding on his chest and sneered, "While we were fighting outside, he was sitting on a handmade sofa in the villa, drinking wine, smoking cigars, and enjoying the service of the bunny girls."

Just then, three bunny girls carried snacks upstairs and entered the conference room.

The villa was serviced by young bunny girls with tall figures and beautiful looks.

Bai Long lightly patted the bunny girl's buttocks and whispered, "I heard that Captain Fu Bai has a high popularity in the White Tiger Army. He is the only one among the Four Young Masters who can compete with the young master of the Chi Fire Gang."

Fu Qingyang was transferred from the capital to Songhai at the end of last year. It was said that after a few years of experience, he would return to the capital as a member of the Elder Council.

The muscular man snorted, "It's just a rumor. Our young master is the most outstanding among the young generation of the Five Elements Alliance."

Qingteng looked at Li Dongze and asked, "What does Chief Li think?"

Li Dongze took a puff of his cigarette and said, "It's because he has money, isn't that what you all think?"

The other captains glanced at him.

"Foolish!"

Li Dongze pointed to his head and said, "Use your not-so-smart brains to think carefully. If the worst-case scenario really happens, someone has to take responsibility for such a terrible event. Can such a big thing be resolved just by going back to the training camp?"

"When Captain Fu Bai said that we should go back to the training camp, it means that if the worst happens, he will take all the responsibility, and we don't have to be dismissed or held accountable. We just need to stay in the training camp for three months, even if we mess up so badly."

He lit his cigarette with a lighter and shrugged, "Alright, let's get to work and catch that bastard Ou Xiangrong as soon as possible."

...

In the conference room, Fu Qingyang frowned at the woman who was filing her nails and asked, "Li Dongze said you were injured?"

Guan Ya blew on her nails, took out a mirror from her handbag, touched up her makeup, and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. I have to go back to work."Fu Qingyang's cold face showed a hint of helplessness: "Aunt called me and asked you to come back next month to meet the fiancé she arranged for you."

"I already made it clear to her when I came back last time. I won't sacrifice myself for the sake of the family's arranged marriage. Just because she is willing to be a sacrifice for the family, doesn't mean I am."

Guan Ya snapped her makeup mirror shut and said, "Your Fu family is really boring. Qingyang, take control early and let the old folks retire."

Fu Qingyang said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to get married, then show some achievements. Don't waste your talent idling around. The elders of the family only respect the strong, like me, and like her."

"Alright, I'll transfer you to another team. The third team in Changtai District is pretty good. They can win several collective second-class merits every year. You can gain some experience there, and I'll have a reason to refuse Aunt. Li Dongze's second team lacks talent and it's difficult to make achievements."

Guan Ya frowned and sighed, "The second team is indeed not competitive. It's hard for me to refuse... Let's talk about it later. A little guy joined our team and he's quite interesting. Let me observe him more."

She put away her makeup mirror, picked up her handbag, and walked towards the door, saying with a smile, "You should worry about yourself first. If Ou Xiangrong goes on a killing spree in Songhai, it will be a stain on your record that can't be erased. They will stop you at all costs from entering the Elder Council. Cousin, bye~"

...

In the early morning, Zhang Yuanqing carried his backpack and walked towards the comprehensive building.

His schedule for today was to attend professional courses in the morning, and chat with Old Si Ji and colleagues at noon and in the afternoon. No, it was to exchange feelings, enhance friendship, and expand social networks.

Groups of people flowed towards the comprehensive building. Just as he arrived at the entrance, Zhang Yuanqing heard someone calling his name.

Turning around, he saw Li Lesheng and several classmates.

Li Lesheng and a few boys caught up with him, and he eagerly invited him, "We're planning a social mixer with a few girls this weekend. Do you want to join us? I heard you're a local in Songhai."

A social mixer? If it's this weekend, it's the day after tomorrow... Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Sure."

Li Lesheng and the boys breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Then let's add each other as friends. With you, we believe the girls will be willing to come out and play."

"Let's add each other as friends."

"Let's add each other too." The other boys took out their phones one after another.

After adding each other as friends, they walked towards the comprehensive building together.

Li Lesheng said with a smile, "I heard from a fellow female student from our hometown that a security officer went to Xu Yingying's dormitory yesterday, and Xu Yingying cried a lot."

"A security officer? What happened?"

Several boys were surprised. After all, security officers were a distant group for college students.

Li Lesheng said, "I heard that the rich man who was keeping Xu Yingying ran into trouble, but I'm not sure about the details. The security officer went to ask her about the situation.""Could it be that the donation has run away? Nowadays, the economy is not doing well, and there are too many examples of rich people going bankrupt." Someone speculated.

Zhang Yuanqing listened to his classmates gossiping and scanned the students coming and going. In the not-too-crowded crowd, he saw a familiar figure.

It was a beautiful girl in a white dress, with long black straight hair scattered and delicate makeup. She was Xu Yingying, the female protagonist of the previous topic.

She leaned against a man like a little bird, and the man wore a mask, had short hair, sparse eyebrows, and a small scar was visible above the edge of the mask.

Zhang Yuanqing's pupils suddenly contracted.

Ou Xiangrong?!

He looked at Xu Yingying again and carefully observed her. At this moment, he noticed some clues.

Xu Yingying's expression was stiff, and she seemed to be leaning on Ou Xiangrong, but it was more like she was being coerced by him.

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ps: Typos will be corrected later.