The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 413: Acquaintances, acquaintances, acquaintances and... (asking for monthly tickets)
In the Lower City District No. 2, in a house that was obviously uninhabited for a long time, lacking the smell of smoke, but was cleaned very cleanly.

Several people in suits gathered in the living room, four men and one woman, standing in two rows, facing the window very politely, and no one sat down.

After a while, a man nearly two meters tall and wearing a red robe walked out of the bathroom.

He seemed to have just finished a bath, with steam rising from his skin. He had an elegant and noble temperament, and his every move was filled with the attitude of someone who had been in a superior position for a long time. He was holding a black book in his hand, and a red sun icon was embroidered on his left chest.

From his appearance, he clearly showed his identity as a pastor of a church, and of a high rank.

"Lord White!" When the others saw him coming out, they humbly bowed their heads, knelt on the ground, and stretched out their hands in the air, like the most devout believers.

Bishop White tapped the palms of several people and looked around casually: "Well, are they all here?"

One person answered, "Two of the brothers had an accident and clashed with the local supernatural forces. They were caught and committed suicide. Apart from that, all the members of the Eight Court Knights are in place, and the remaining 25 paladins are on standby."

Bishop White frowned and said, "Didn't I warn you that you must not clash with Bai Yujing? Did you ignore my words?"

The man hurriedly explained: "Bishop, it was the Laoshan people who did it."

"Oh, I see. That's good. Thank you for the Holy Emperor's blessing. Let's say mass first." White said.

The others hurriedly lowered their heads and said, "Yes, we will obey your wishes! Praise the grace of the Holy Emperor!"

Led by White, a group of men in suits took off their outer coats, revealing the red jumpsuits underneath, and put on red headscarves with a big letter sewn on them: Y.

If anyone else saw it, they would definitely recognize it as a branch of the Salvation Army, with the emblem of the "Red Emperor Army".

Amidst the rustling noises, the members of the Red Emperor Army began to chant devoutly.

Their prayers are quite peculiar. First there is a rather formulaic three-part blessing, but then there comes a phrase like "a good harvest", "invulnerable to all poisons", etc., which looks neither Chinese nor Western.

It is worth mentioning that when the first half of the prayer was finished and it was the turn of the second half, the leading bishop Bruce White raised one eyelid and revealed a strong and impatient expression.

After the lengthy prayer ceremony, they shared the "holy communion" consisting of wine, bread, leek balls and ginger candy.

Finally, everyone put on the outer clothes that were originally used for disguise.

One of the well-mannered middle-aged men picked up a paper secret letter and reported to the leader White one by one:

"Report to the Inactivation Committee. The recent operation has encountered difficulties. A traitor has emerged among them and they are seeking revenge against them. We may not be able to complete the mission ahead of schedule, but Zishu promised that they will try to complete it before the deadline and will never drag down the organization. "

"The 'Magician' of the Quincy said that he will meet with us within a week. The specific meeting place has not yet been determined. He said he will inform us then;"

"In addition, Mr. Scepter One has dispatched five paladins to assist us. This matter was reported to you yesterday and has been approved. "

"The Bodhisattva Man in the second building of Baiyujing refused our solicitation, and the lobbyist has been killed by her. However, our identities have not been exposed. They are using people from the Khorne cult. I guess they have had a hard time in Penglai recently."

"In addition, there is..."

The middle-aged man spoke clearly and read the intelligence one by one.

After listening to him, White nodded and tapped the cover of the Bible, saying calmly, "Okay, I know everything. If there is nothing important next, don't come here to find me."

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will follow your instructions."

Several people saluted with their hands on their chests, stood up and left on tiptoe, retreated one by one, and gently closed the door.

click-

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"boom!"

With a creaking sound of friction.

Xu Shu twisted the key hard and opened the door of his house.

He was not in a hurry to go in, but stood at the entrance, looking up and down at his door.

It's still early now, not even nine o'clock in the evening.

After finishing their meal, Xu Shu and Yun Jinxi, the "master of the world of games", went straight home.

There seemed to be some kind of light show going on in the upper town tonight, and many people were rushing upstairs in groups from the lower town.

There are bunny girls wearing black stockings and posing in various postures for people to watch, leather-clad people with fox tails inserted in their butt cracks, acrobatic troupes jumping up and down, and so on.

Performers in strange costumes, passers-by laughing and talking, the air was filled with a lively atmosphere, and the elevator was packed to the brim, leaving no room. Those who could participate in the activities in the upper town were at least from families that were fairly well-off.

But the excitement belongs to them and has nothing to do with Xu Shu.

He got off the elevator at the No. 2 Lower Town and was now carefully examining the door lock of his house.

After looking at it for a long time, he touched the narrow keyhole with his fingers, took it out and smelled it, his expression relieved, and said to himself:
"Rusting so quickly? Oh, it turns out that the short amount of sunshine a day is not enough, making everyone very wet! If the Lower City District No. 2 is like this, wouldn't it be even worse for those further down? Life is too hard... It seems that I have to get some lubricating oil tomorrow..."

Before Xu Shu could even begin to lament the hardships of people's lives, he heard the door across the corridor open and subconsciously looked over.

I saw a group of timid guys, both men and women, in suits, walking out of the house one after another.

"Hmm. Who are these people??"

Seeing this, Xu Shu couldn't help but frowned.

Did this group of people take over the neighbor’s haunted house?

It doesn't look like that. This group of people look very stealthy. Could they be pretending to be property staff or something, but actually are thieves?
At this moment, feeling Xu Shu's gaze, a group of men in suits were stunned at first, and then surrounded him.

"Oh, dear! Are you the resident of 18A? Are there any elderly people at home?"

"We are from Sun City Insurance. We have a new lifetime medical insurance for the elderly. The monthly premium is only 138,000 yuan. It is very suitable for families with busy children and elderly people at home. Can we learn more about it when we have time?"

"If you sign the contract today, you can get a piece of health care equipment for free~"

Several of them had smiles on their faces, talking at once, and holding Xu Shu affectionately, as if they were brothers who had been separated for many years.

Uh, I read it wrong, he's actually selling insurance... Xu Shu's mouth twitched and he rejected it coldly: "Not interested."

However, although he had a very decisive attitude, several people still did not give up and said: "It's okay not to buy it, just learn about it first. In fact, it is a good thing to give the elderly an extra insurance and a little more filial piety."

"Yes, brother, I can tell at a glance that you are a successful person who is very busy at work and has no time to spend with your parents. You can let the insurance fulfill your filial duties on your behalf."

"In fact, all the houses upstairs and downstairs have been bought here. For example, the old man across from your house just signed the contract."

A few salesmen were still unyielding and kept holding on to Xu Shu like sticky candy.

Especially the woman inside, her figure was very attractive, like a plump peach. Xu Shu's hands were holding her and he wanted to put them under her armpits and stuff them completely inside.

"What the hell..."

Aren’t today’s sales ladies working too hard?
Seeing that he was being entangled, Xu Shu was helpless.

He wondered how much force he should use to get his hand out of the woman's arms without tearing her apart.

After all, it's at the doorstep of one's own home, and seeing blood is too unlucky.

Just when I was struggling, someone finally came to the rescue.

The foster mother came over quickly, followed by a fat orange cat with a mouth full of food.

As she walked away, she shouted in a loud voice: "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you that we don't want to buy it? We don't want it, so don't try to sell it to us anymore!"

It has to be said that when it comes to dealing with this kind of sticky "enemy", middle-aged women are the most lethal.

After Zhou's mother yelled, several salesmen suddenly became depressed and left in the elevator with unhappy expressions.

Xu Shu shook his head helplessly and asked, "Mom, have they been here before?"

Zhou's mother said, "Yes, I have checked upstairs and downstairs. It seems that many old men have been cheated. But your father and I are smart. Don't worry, we will not be fooled."

"Ah."

Xu Shu understood and smiled indifferently, thinking that insurance was not a scam.

All I can say is that because there are often negative news reports about people buying insurance but the insurance company refusing to pay for various reasons, this industry has a bad reputation in the eyes of many people.

But as to whether it is useful or not, that is a matter of opinion.

However, what does this have to do with him being a third-level extraordinary person who is worth over 100 million and has a super wet nurse like a "succubus" at home?

Xu Shu burst out laughing, but before entering the house, he saw that the new neighbor opposite also opened the door.

He was an old man wearing white priest's robes, who looked to be about sixty years old, of medium build, with kind eyes and vigorous spirit. He was making a prayer gesture towards Xu Shu.

Although it was just eye contact and no communication was made, it could be seen from his eyes that the old man seemed to be full of compassion and love for the world.

"A person from the Dawn Church holding a holy book, no doubt a remnant of the church... maybe even a 'shepherd'?"

"No wonder you dare to live in such a haunted house."

Xu Shu had never been averse to these idle elderly people from the church, so he nodded politely to his new neighbor as a greeting.

Then, he quickly closed the door under the old man's scorching gaze.

There is no doubt that if we wait any longer, the other party will definitely ask questions like "Sir, are you interested in learning about the original creator?"

After all, 'shepherds' are also called 'preachers', and preaching is an instinct engraved in their DNA. Even those who have reached the level of the archbishop cannot escape this. As soon as Xu Shu entered the door, he met his adoptive mother's expectant eyes and saw the table full of fish and meat, steaming hot.

"...Mom, I may not go home every day next time, so I don't have to cook in advance all the time." Xu Shu said helplessly.

Zhou's mother's eyes were full of smiles: "It's rare for you to come home, come and eat."

"Where's my sister?"

"She has a day off tomorrow, what does she want to eat tomorrow?"

"I'm fine with anything. I love everything you cook."

Xu Shu sat down and started eating.

At this time, he felt that the "Taotie" entry in the "Dragon Elephant" spell was not all bad.

For example, at this time, even though he had a full meal before, he could still finish all the food on the table and would not disappoint his adoptive mother.

After eating and drinking, Xu Shu naturally went into the bathroom again and followed the routine for his daily practice.

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I was going to practice before, but was interrupted by the clock, so I have to make up for it now.

The scene of him eating two crystals raw naturally still fell into Alice's eyes.

Although it was not the first time that the orange cat had seen his astonishing "intake", his eyes were still wide open, as if wondering how this dog man in front of him could eat a lethal amount but not die?
This has undoubtedly become one of the "Ten Unsolved Mysteries of Alice" that cannot be explained.

However, Alice respects everyone's secrets, just as she has her own secrets.

So she didn't ask any more questions, but just snuggled into Xu Shu's arms obediently as before, rising and falling with his practice posture, like a small boat in the sea, facing the strong winds and huge waves.

After finishing his training, Xu Shu clenched his fists and felt the power.

"I feel like I'm not far from level eight. I'll be able to break through in two days at most."

Xu Shu was not in a hurry and took steady steps.

After taking a shower, he got into bed. After a while, he dragged the orange cat next to him into the quilt and fell asleep while holding the cat.

I have to say, on a cold winter night, it is really a pleasure to sleep with a big fat cat that is warm, odorless, and hums like an engine.

Perhaps because Alice had always maintained her cat form, Xu Shu almost forgot that she was actually a young girl and really treated her as a pet.

Therefore, even when holding her in his arms, Xu Shu did not think there was anything wrong with it, and did not have any evil thoughts.

On the contrary, Alice narrowed her sapphire eyes, which were so soft that they seemed to be pulled out of silk.

She covered Xu Shu's lips with the little pads on her paws, then poked his chest. Finally, she found a comfortable position in Xu Shu's arms and fell asleep peacefully.

It was still dawn the next day, and Xu Shu's sleep, which was originally a doze, ended with a slight vibration reminder from the upgraded drive.

He opened it and took a look, and found that it was a message from Zhong Xiaoya.

"We've found Voodoo's whereabouts. Hurry, come and support us!" - Eat a peach.

[Hint: Your friend '吃个桃桃' invites you to join the team, do you accept? ]

So fast?

Xu Shu was slightly surprised and chose to agree.

【You have joined the team. 】

[Current team: 2 people]

Team News:

"Look at my position, can you come over now?" - Eat a peach

"Wait a moment, let me take a look." - Gu Pan.

Xu Shu glanced at the prompt in the team list and found the red dot belonging to Xiaoya, which was located in the southwest of the safe zone. The distance was not very far, about sixty or seventy kilometers at most.

"It will take about an hour. What's the nearest station nearby?" Xu Shu asked as he quickly got up and put on his clothes.

In fact, with the amazing speed of his human-shaped high-speed rail, this distance would take less than an hour, and he could reach the destination in just over ten minutes.

The problem is that it is still dark, and if you want to leave the city, you can only take the subway and cannot leave directly from the city gate.

Even if you get off the train immediately after leaving the city, it will still take a lot of time to queue and wait for the train, and it seems that there are only two stops at most.

Thinking about it this way, it would be better to just take the train all the way there, and avoid the risk of running around in the wasteland in the last darkness before dawn.

After a while, Xiaoya said, "You came here by train? Then you get off at Jingwangfu."

After these words were spoken, Xu Shu's expression was stunned.

"Why is it Prince Jing's Mansion?"

There are hundreds of towns of all sizes in the wasteland of Penglai District. Xu Shu was particularly impressed by those towns where he had personally gone in and hunted enemies, such as Xinglongzhuang, Yinli Town, etc. He could not remember the others that he had occasionally passed by.

But there are two exceptions.

One is "Luling Terrace", a place that Bai Sanxiang mentioned that Alice should never be taken there.

There is another one, which is the "Prince Jing's Mansion".

On the way into the safe zone that day, when Xu Shu passed by the "Jingwang Mansion", because Alice was on his waist, he did not follow the rules of the local train and carefully read the "Learning without thinking means death" in the "Passenger Manual". As a result, he was almost attacked by some monsters that looked like undead.

This incident still left a deep impression on Xu Shu.

It turns out that voodoo is hidden in this place?

He is really good at picking territories...

Xu Shu pondered for a moment and said, "This place called Prince Jing's Mansion has a strange rule."

After he finished speaking, Xiaoya said, "Hey, you actually knew this? I thought you didn't know, and was just about to tell you that when you enter the town, just recite the poem silently in a low voice, at least recite it completely every three minutes: 'Learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous'."

Xu Shu recalled the rules on the train: "Don't I have to keep reciting them?"

Xiaoya said, "You have to keep reciting it when you are in the car. If you are not in the car, you have to do as I say. Brother Xu Shu, can I lie to you? Come quickly!"

"understood."

Xu Shu took a breath silently.

This place is indeed a bit weird, but he is not afraid.

It's already five o'clock. I can delay a little and enter the "Jingwangfu" town at six o'clock. Then all problems will be solved naturally.

Because at six o'clock, the number of Taichu Volume will be refreshed.

"Haha, I have the Taichu Volume, so I can rest assured!"

Xu Shu smiled and put on his clothes.

Alice stuck her cat head out from under the quilt, stared at him and said, "Where are you going today? I saw that you seemed to be injured a few days ago. Why don't I go with you? You know, I'm a strong cat."

"you?"

Xu Shu was stunned, but somewhat moved.

Although with his current strength, the strength boost that Alice brings to him cannot be as terrifying as when he was at the second level, it is almost 30% as much.

But now, even if it is less than 10%, it is an increase that cannot be ignored because the base is high enough.

If they were somewhere else, Xu Shu thought, he would really bring Alice with him.

However, today the place was very strange, and I had to recite poetry from time to time to avoid being attacked.

When Alice is in the "falling in love" state, she is in a coma and unable to take any action.

Come to think of it, the reason why those strange ghosts reacted on the bus was because Alice didn't read the bus manual as required...

After a brief thought, Xu Shu immediately rejected Alice: "It really won't work this time."

"It never works~" Alice pouted and asked, "Then will you come back tonight?"

However, before she could finish her words, she saw the window suddenly opened and the cold night wind came in.

Xu Shu was no longer in the room. He jumped out of the window from a height of several hundred meters.

"..."

Alice was stunned for a moment, and angrily buried her head in the quilt to keep warm. While sniffing the body odor left by Xu Shu on the quilt, she cursed viciously:
"Damn it, meow, you didn't take me with you! Xu Shu sneaked out to meet a wild woman, Xu Shu is bad!"

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(End of this chapter)