The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 357: Lanling King and Dielianhua (asking for monthly ticket)
At seven o'clock in the evening, the first train with blood on its front entered the underground platform above the bright lights. Drop after drop of turbid white water dripped from the hissing steam engine.

As the announcement that the vehicle had arrived at the terminal came over the radio, the doors on both sides opened and the passengers crowded in like opening a can of sardines.

Xu Shu was standing at the junction of the carriages. He pushed the girl, who had been crying all the way and using his collar and sleeves as tissues, and pressed her against the door to get off the train, blocking the surging crowd.

The girl wiped her red and swollen eyes and said, "Thank you, stranger. I feel much better now. My name is Yun Jinxi... What's your name?"

"Uh~" Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, but finally gave his real name which was not very famous here.

He no longer used the title of Archbishop because he felt it was inappropriate for "Yu Mingluan" to appear at this time.

"Xu Shu? Okay, I'll remember your name. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely treat you to a meal!"

Yun Jinxi's rosy face revealed a firm will and a hint of pride.

She waved goodbye, walked through the special personnel channel, and left the scene first, leaving Xu Shu with a graceful back.

She knew that what she said just now was just a polite remark. To her, the young man in front of her was just one of the countless passers-by in her "travels in the mortal world". Perhaps when she strives to reach a higher level in the future, a faint trace left by this man will appear among her past mundane experiences.

But to her, these are ultimately insignificant things.

Because we all belong to two different worlds, just like two intersecting straight lines, we will never have any intersection from now on.

One is on earth, the other is in heaven.

"The treatment of members of the local extraordinary system is really generous~"

Xu Shu looked at the girl's pretty back as she walked away, and couldn't help but sigh. He turned around, obediently walked into the passage in front of security check, and started to queue up.

Although he already had the residency status in this prosperous and magical city and had obtained the relevant identity documents, he did not move his "place of work" here.

He belongs neither to the local astronomical society nor to the superpower "Bai Yujing". He can only be regarded as an ordinary resident with a hidden identity - for example, the former senior prosecutor of the destroyed D8B3 safe zone.

You have to sign your name, go through security check, and be searched for contraband. The process is quite complicated.

What was even more outrageous this time was that a female police officer with sharp eyes grabbed the green lace storage bag and grinningly forced Xu Shu to tell her what it was himself, which caused the other staff members to burst into laughter.

Xu Shu was forced into a corner and had no choice but to put the underwear on the other person's head and tell her that it was actually a magical green lace bonnet to prove his innocence.

"Hey! I'm afraid you won't believe it, but the laughter at the scene not only didn't stop, but it became louder. The atmosphere was very lively."

"Oh, look at the time. We can't chat any more. They're about to catch up with us!"

Xu Shu skillfully took the hot naan bread that had just come out of the oven from the pot of a roadside naan vendor, stuffed two of them into his mouth, and then casually paid the bill with two hundred-dollar bills before turning around and walking quickly.

His figure flashed a few times, like a ghost, and disappeared at the end of an unknown alley in the lower city area of ​​No. 12.

He left behind several female police officers who were late and out of breath and called over his accomplices, continuing to shout.

This is the most humiliating day for policewoman Li Ruoxue since she joined the job!
……

At eight o'clock sharp.

After having a good meal and a few drinks, Xu Shu took the elevator and admired the night view of the city from bottom to top, which seemed to have changed the world. He came to the top floor of the building, which was above the top floor of the safe zone wall.

Here the moonlight is bright, the sky is filled with stars, fairy mountains are suspended in the air, and the "ground" is full of lights and wine, just like a fairyland in the sky. The transparent air floor under your feet is looming, and a marking line appears from time to time to give you a hint.

This is the upper town.

There are no overpasses that block out the sun, no factories that emit annoying noises, and no hunched pedestrians who are too poor to pay for education or medical treatment.

Every pedestrian here is so confident and proud.

Xu Shu found several friends he had met in the lower town before. They should have paid an extra "toll" at the checkpoint to get up, just like him.

They walked in groups of three or five, looking as heroic and confident as locals from the upper city, towards a luxurious club surrounded by rockery at the entrance not far away: Sanyuanli Club.

Xu Shu inquired out of curiosity and found out that Sanyuanli Club was a well-known club. The models inside were young and beautiful, with shockingly high quality and skin so fresh that you could pinch water out of it.

If you want to get a massage here, the consumption level is not low. It is divided into three levels. "One yuan" means 18,888 yuan, which can only be used for massage in the community outside. Three yuan means three times the price, which can be used to enter the more upscale community.

"There is such a thing. Isn't this obviously stealing the jobs of 'Nun' and 'Mother Goddess'?"

"The people in Penglai Upper City are so bold and daring. The morals of the world are going downhill."

Xu Shu looked at it in amazement.

He quickly crossed the traffic and came to the gate of a house that was relatively less evil and more serious.

On the stone wall in front of the door, there is a gold-plated plaque with the words: Lanlingwang Branch, Shangcheng District.

The destination has arrived.

Yesterday, the director of Lanlingwang's Department sent a letter, saying a bunch of jargon, such as "shoulder to shoulder, swinging a vine" and so on.

According to Alice, it's time to take stock of one's own background.

Xu Shu did not rush in, but walked around the outside first, took a good look, and couldn't help but sigh how luxurious it was.

This place is so luxurious to the point of being outrageous. The retro-style buildings inside can be seen from outside the courtyard. It is no exaggeration to say that it is magnificent.

"It seems that this Director Lanling Wang has a rather important background."

"Speaking of which, the directors of various departments in Penglai District seem to be independent of the Astronomical Society. The directors of various departments are only under the jurisdiction of Bai Yujing. They seem to be in a cooperative relationship with the Astronomical Society, but in fact, they are already vaguely trying to replace the Astronomical Society's control over the local area..."

"Tsk tsk, as a former official member of the Astronomical Society, this makes me feel nine out of ten times ashamed."

"I wonder if the situation in other safe areas with superpowers is the same as that in Penglai District?"

“Should it be different?”

"It seems that the Nuxu Palace has nothing to do with the Astronomy Society. The safe zone is still completely under the jurisdiction of the Astronomy Society..."

After observing for a while, Xu Shu did not hesitate and immediately went to the door to state his identity and purpose.

The security guard at the door asked him to wait for a moment, and soon he received a message. A slim maid in ancient costume led the way for him.

After entering the courtyard, you can feel the extraordinaryness of this mansion.

The interior is quite quiet, completely isolated from the noise outside. Various exquisite porcelain vases are placed on both sides of the corridor. It can be seen that this "Lanling King" may be an elegant person who likes to collect antiques.

However, in Xu Shu's opinion, this hobby is completely worthless.

As the saying goes, antiques are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. These ornaments are only interesting to look at, but if we really talk about their use, they are not widely circulated among the people. Gold is more reliable and is a hard currency comparable to erosion crystals.

Of course, this is just a saying. Are antiques really worthless in the apocalypse? Not necessarily.

It’s just that Xu Shu doesn’t know much about it, so he didn’t comment.

After passing through three courtyards, the maid brought Xu Shu to a study, then bowed and left.

Xu Shu frowned, but he didn't say anything. He knocked on the door politely and waited for a response before pushing it open and walking in. The study was filled with the scent of ink, and the walls were covered with calligraphy that Xu Shu couldn't even read, in all kinds of styles, and he didn't know what was written.

There was only one person present, a mature woman who looked to be around thirty years old, with a gentle and graceful temperament. She was wearing a long silk dress, had a slender waist and a charming face.

She was writing with a brush at the table. The wind brought by Xu Shu when he came in blew directly to the table, which seemed to disrupt her rhythm, so she quickly put down her pen.

"The Lanling King is actually a powerful woman... practicing calligraphy? Stage three of the Scholar Path? Hiss, isn't this path exclusively controlled by the Astronomy Society?"

Xu Shu looked at her and thought for a while. Seeing that this beautiful woman still had her charm, he simply stared at her, admiring her from top to bottom. His posture was very generous, but his eyes were a little burning.

The beautiful woman smiled. It was obvious that she had seen a lot of things. She was not shy about it. Instead, she said in a gentle voice and a graceful manner, "Friend Xu is here. It's a good opportunity for me to take a look at this work. How do you think?"

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves and hung the newly completed copybook on the screen behind him. His methods were indeed extraordinary.

Taoist friend... It seems that this person is not a scholar, but a Taoist priest? Taoist priests practice calligraphy... I understand, this person is suspected to be a "pen practitioner"!
Xu Shu was thinking to himself, and couldn't understand what the other party was trying to do by going around in circles.

However, this copy of calligraphy is indeed a masterpiece worthy of applause, and even a rough man like him can't help but appreciate it.

He stroked his chin, carefully identified it, and then said confidently: "Catch the toad and squeeze out the shit!"

"..."

The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

The smile in the beautiful woman's eyes gradually disappeared.

After being quiet for a long time, her chest rose and fell violently several times, and she kept a smile on her face and said, "Haha, this one has a bright future, and it will carry on the past. I'll give it to you, Daoist Xu, as a gift for meeting you."

With a rustling sound, the copybook flew out like an arrow and went straight towards Xu Shu.

Snapped!
Xu Shu did not dodge or evade, allowing the calligraphy copy to hit his thick and solid chest. Then he narrowed his eyes gradually, caught the falling calligraphy copy, and rolled it into a ball, feeling a little surprised.

Surprisingly, the incoming font was not offensive.

He thought the other party was taking the opportunity to show off his power, so he prepared to show his brute force. Unexpectedly, the scroll looked ferocious, but in fact it became as light as a feather in front of him, without any strength at all.

"…What do you mean by calling me here?"

Xu Shu thought about it and couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do, so he just asked directly. At the same time, he cursed in his heart, even if the king of heaven came today, he would still catch a toad!

Seeing Xu Shu's attitude, the woman's beautiful eyes turned slightly, and she shook her head helplessly and laughed: "It seems that I have misunderstood Brother Xu. You really are... you don't understand the rules here at all. I am a woman with no one to rely on, so it is inevitable that I worry too much. I am Yunlan, and I hope Brother Xu will not blame me."

She bowed, and her robe fell down, revealing the milky white snow-white skin of her northern hemisphere.

"This apology is quite appropriate, but why are the words so sarcastic?"

Xu Shu rolled his eyes and asked casually, "Since you know that I am an outsider and don't know the rules, Auntie, you might as well make your words clearer."

Yun Lan's wrinkle-free eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, and then he said, "It's a long story, but it's actually like this..."

She spoke slowly and leisurely with a gentle and soft voice which was very pleasant to the ear. This made Xu Shu, who had lacked maternal love since childhood, not mind listening to her long speeches.

After some communication, Xu Shu finally figured out where the misunderstanding lay.

It turns out that in this special land of Penglai, there are not only the strange and bizarre "Penglai Wanxiu", but also various unwritten rules among the extraordinary people.

For example, currently the entire safe zone and the wasteland, all the named and populated territories, have their own directors in charge of the corresponding "Cipai" who are responsible for their jurisdiction.

The directors have different strengths and statuses, and naturally the territories they oversee vary in size.

There are at least three or four towns, and at most more than a dozen towns; the directors in the city are similar, except that the unit of "small town" is replaced by "such and such urban area", but there is no essential difference.

The only thing that is generally recognized is that there is only one director in a region.

If there are other beings of the same level entering this territory, there will be two situations.

One type is those who come to seek refuge and just want to stay temporarily. They will take the initiative to visit the director and explain their purpose.
There is another type, which is those who fight for territory.

Why is there a saying about grabbing territory?
Because according to Bai Yujing's "rules", there is competition and an elimination system among the directors.

If you have your eyes on the other party's territory and want to challenge it, you can issue a declaration of war and invite a notary public. The two sides will draw a line and fight based on their strength. The winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit.

As long as we defeat the other side, we can ask the director to cede the corresponding territory!
There are even "life and death" type challenges, forcing the other party to give up the entire company's territory and take over, or their subordinates will fight to the death!
It's just that the latter is relatively rare. After all, they are all third-level mid-sequence extraordinary people. Who doesn't have powerful friends and deep backgrounds? Although they are for profit, they usually don't fight to the death. They are all people who cherish their lives.

Therefore, when Yun Lan, the director of the Lanling Prince Division, heard that a senior prosecutor of the same rank from the Judgment Division had moved into his jurisdiction, and that the other party did not come to visit him in an open way, he naturally thought that Xu Shu was here to grab his territory.

As a result, she waited anxiously for several days, but Xu Shu did not come to her house to deliver a challenge, so she began to have some doubts.

How can you fight for a piece of land without meeting in advance, showing off your skills, and telling each other what you like? What's the point of just staying here? Are you pretending that you don't exist?
If it were a director with a hot temper, he would probably call his friends to fight against this ill-intentioned person together.

It was because Yunlan practiced calligraphy for many years that his temperament gradually became gentler. After much thought, he took the initiative to send a letter and invite Xu Shu to have a chat.

After asking this question, I realized that things were not what I thought.

……

"So that's what's going on!" Xu Shu suddenly realized.

"Yes, that's right!" Yun Lan also said.

Xu Shu bowed and said, "I'm sorry, sister. I'm new here and I don't know the rules. I'm sorry to cause trouble to you!"

"You're too polite, brother. Now that we've talked it over, you guys should visit me more often if you want to live here!" Yun Lan rolled her eyes at Xu Shu, thinking, this person just called me auntie, but now he's calling me sister? He's so smooth-talking, and he's not a good person!
After some pleasantries, Xu Shushun took away a few gifts. Yun Lan personally saw him off and stood gracefully at the door with a smile on her face.

To be honest, she was used to a comfortable life in the city. She hadn't fought for a long time and was already tired of fighting.

Now that we don’t have to do it, it’s a good thing.

"This guy... should still be young, he is really young and promising."

Yun Lan sighed silently and returned to her study to continue practicing her writing.

At this time, the maid walked in quickly and reported: "Director, the young lady is back."

"Ok?"

Yun Lan paused as she picked up her pen, her dark eyebrows furrowed in thought: "She? What is she doing back here?"

As soon as this question arose, a pink and tender young girl walked in.

Except for her small breasts, the rest of this girl's features are similar to Yun Lan's, but her temperament is completely different.

The girl came in with red eyes. She looked at Yun Lan without much mother-daughter tenderness. Instead, she was full of anger. She asked in a blaming manner, "Mother! Yu Mingluan from the Resurrection Society secretly killed my evil servant Aunt Hua while I was away! I know you are still in contact with one of the directors of the Resurrection Society. I asked you whether you care about this matter or not!"

"Ah?" Yun Lan's expression froze for a moment.

Who?
Yu Mingluan?
(End of this chapter)