Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 200: The King is Merciless
The other people also looked at Xu Shen and nodded slightly, with a hint of recognition in their eyes.
Whether it was Xu Shen rescuing Lin Xiao or providing the weakness mark, both made great contributions to this battle, otherwise the monster would not have been so fearful and chosen to escape.
It's like when you're in a fight and several people are staring at your genitals. Who would want to fight like that?
Xu Shen also discovered that his ability to see through flaws, although not a very rare ability when fighting alone, is quite effective when working in a team.
After all, in a one-on-one 1V1 battle, if the enemy is too strong, you may not be able to touch him even if you know his weakness.
But it is different with a group. It is like putting a mark on the enemy and attacking them as a group. The lethality and danger are far greater than a one-on-one fight.
After a few people tidied up, Wang Cheng led everyone to follow the route of Xu's escape and continue to investigate, wanting to confirm whether Xu had really evacuated.
Along the way, Xu Shen and Lou Haiyin acted as eyes and patrolled the surroundings.
Soon, they came to the end of the forest, where there was a ravine, or to be more precise, a river.
The river is dark and deep as ink.
In the illusory reality scene outside, this is already the edge of the You River, but there are guardrails built outside, while in the ruins world, it is like the edge of a cliff.
Xu Shen was a little surprised. This Youhe River actually appeared in the Xu World?
"The smell of that ghost ran along the river." Lou Haiyin pretended to listen and then pointed in a direction. Apparently, this was the message her "little elves" told her.
Wang Cheng took a look and nodded, saying, "Since he has run out of our patrol range, forget it. You guys should clean him up. Lin Xiao, you go and heal your wounds first. The others will continue to be on duty and go and heal him after the shift is over."
Everyone nodded.
Xu Shen looked towards the You River in front of him and felt as if his sight was about to sink into it.
"Don't get close to the You River. Even if you can swim, you will fall in. It is rumored that this You River will also appear in the third level of the Xu Realm..." Lou Haiyin noticed Xu Shen's gaze and said with a faint smile.
Xu Shen was slightly startled, his eyes showing a bit of solemnity and fear, and said: "Doesn't that mean that even the king can't get close?"
"Almost. Anyway, I haven't heard of any king coming close. Later, Youhe just watched and made wishes from the edge." Lou Haiyin said.
"Let's go."
Wang Cheng greeted everyone.
Lin Xiao grinned, waved to everyone, and returned to the Snow Palace for treatment.
Xu Shen and Shen Wanqing were called back to their own study rooms where they were on duty.
Xu Shen came to the second floor and walked around the study. Soon he heard a light humming of a little tune coming from somewhere on the bookshelf. The woman with long white legs was sitting on the bookshelf, flipping through another book.
Xu Shen raised his head and pretended that his neck was sore . He twisted his neck and saw the title of the book.
Ruins and Humanity
Have you read such a profound book?
Xu Shen was speechless. He secretly wrote down the title of the book and decided to read it himself when he had time.
He came to another bookshelf, sat there, picked up a detective book at random, and started reading it.
Time passes.
In a blink of an eye, the day's shift is over.
Xu Shen and Shen Wanqing left the study, had dinner in the Snow Palace's Royal Guard Hall, and then rested in their respective rooms.
At night, Da Lili contacted Xu Shen. Something happened in another area where he was in charge of suppression, and King Mu asked him to settle it.
Xu Shen said that he was busy with something and would deal with it in a few days.
"Wood King is more anxious." said Big Lily.
"Then let him be anxious first." Xu Shen said.
“…”
When the news reached Mu Wang, he was so angry that he almost slammed the table when he heard Da Lili repeat Xu Shen's original words.
For the next three days, Xu Shen continued to be on duty in the study with Shen Wanqing every day.
What made Xu Shen feel helpless was that the beautiful-legged woman actually stayed in the study room, reading books everywhere, as if she regarded this place as her nest.
Fortunately, this beast didn't seem to care about Xu Shen and Shen Wanqing and had no intention of attacking.
Xu Shen also found the books that Zhixu was reading and discovered that they were all quite difficult literary works that made him drowsy.
Three days passed, and Xu Shen and Zhixu lived together in the study room, and everything was peaceful. When he got off work on the fourth day, Xu Shen felt relieved.
Although this Xu has been behaving normally, living with it is like being caged with a tiger. No one knows what will happen next.
After four days of duty, there will be eight days of rest.
Everyone said goodbye with laughter and left.
Xu Shen also drove back to the Heiguang District.
As soon as I came back, I received several communication messages.
Director Liu Jichuan wanted to see him about something.
Lily urged Mu Wang again to chase the light.
Xue Haining sent him a message inviting him to compete, wanting him to check the results.
Mo Xiaoxiao sent a message asking for a get-together, saying that she was feeling bored and wanted to chat together.
Xu Shen replied one by one.
Just let Mo Xiaoxiao come directly to his residence to find him.
As for Xue Haining's challenge, Xu Shen asked her to practice more and then check her performance in a few days.
As for the director, Xu Shen could probably guess what happened and said that he had just finished his shift and wanted to take a rest . He was soon understood and the bureau gave him a few days off.
Soon, Mo Xiaoxiao arrived at Xu Shen's residence.
"You live in such a small place?" Mo Xiaoxiao was surprised when she saw Xu Shen's room. With Xu Shen's current status, it would not be surprising even if he lived in a detached manor.
"It's fine as long as it's habitable. No matter how big the place is, there's only one bed to sleep in." Xu Shen said.
Mo Xiaoxiao looked around and said, "There is a coffin in your room."
Maeve, who was sitting on the swing, looked at her with a smile in her eyes.
"Yes." Xu Shen nodded.
He was not worried that Maeve would mistakenly think that she could see. After all, Mo Xiaoxiao had said this to Maeve more than once.
"There are quite a few of them." Mo Xiaoxiao frowned slightly and asked, "Do you usually live with them?"
"Yeah." Xu Shen nodded: "It won't hurt me anyway."
Mo Xiaoxiao looked strange, and nodded, "That's true, some villages are safer than people."
Xu Shen asked about her situation in the bureau and was relieved to learn that she was still in Team 17 and her life was relatively stable.
"I sent Rongrong to school so that she can study and be self-reliant in the future. We can't support her all her life." Mo Xiaoxiao said about Captain Zhou's daughter.
Xu Shen nodded: "It's a good idea, but she seems to have amnesia. Can she learn it?"
"The symptoms are gradually getting better. I also went to see a doctor, and he said that there was an injury in the brain, but now it is slowly healing as the child grows, and he will return to being a normal person in the future." Mo Xiaoxiao said.
Xu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to have made you worry. I can't help you much. I'll pay for it."
"I won't be polite to you about money. You have money now anyway." Mo Xiaoxiao snorted.
Xu Shen smiled and immediately thought of Su Shuang, wondering how she was doing in the inner city now.
"I heard that you are now the queen ant's personal guard. You have to be careful. Kings are not so easy to get along with." Mo Xiaoxiao said.
"oh?"
"If the two states are both a bit neurotic and their mentality is a bit morbid or distorted, then the king is different." Mo Xiaoxiao said.
"More twisted?" Xu Shen asked.
Mo Xiaoxiao shook her head.
"The king's emotions are very stable." Mo Xiaoxiao said, "But the king basically has no emotions."
"No... emotion?" Xu Shen was stunned.
Mo Xiaoxiao said: "Even the king of the Gao clan is merciless to his own people, so don't try to please the king, or think that the king is favoring you just because he smiles at you. It's not like that. Once you infringe on the interests of the king, you will be ruthlessly wiped out."
When Xu Shen saw her serious expression, he suddenly realized that the purpose of her coming here might be to give him instructions.
This is care from friends.
"I see."
Xu Shen said.
He recalled No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 in the spiritual space, including the queen ant he had seen before. They looked no different from ordinary people, except that they were a little more majestic.
But Xu Shen would not doubt Mo Xiaoxiao's words.
"No emotions, only interests..." Xu Shen murmured to himself.
After chatting with Mo Xiaoxiao for a while, Mo Xiaoxiao stood up and said goodbye.
evening.
Xu Shen drove to the light-chasing event.
"You still know how to show up."
Mu Wang said unhappily when he saw Xu Shen.
Xu Shen looked calm. Now that he was the Queen Ant's personal guard, he did not need to be overly cautious even when dealing with the Wood King. After all, this was the Termite City, not the Inner City.
"Where is the information?" Xu Shen pulled out a chair and sat in front of Mu Wang.
Mu Wang took out a document from the drawer and threw it in front of Xu Shen. "This is a wealthy group in the Nightingale District. They had a cooperative relationship with the group under our association, but suddenly they turned against us and seemed to have found another backer. I asked someone to investigate and found that they have some connection with the Begonia Brotherhood in the Nightingale District."
"Haitang Brotherhood?" Xu Shen raised his eyebrows. The name sounded familiar. The other party had sent him an invitation letter before.
"That's right. The Begonia Brotherhood is a relatively large force in the Nightingale District. It is not inferior to the Daytime Gang, and is even stronger. There are at least five Level 2 members in the gang. It is unknown whether there are any hidden ones."
Mu Wang looked at Xu Shen and said, "But there is no need to quarrel with the Haitang Brotherhood over this matter. The Fuhao Group is just a money bag and an obedient dog to the Haitang Brotherhood. Beat the dog if you want to, and don't quarrel with its master."
"Anyway, it's up to you to figure out how to solve it."
Xu Shen picked up the document and started looking through it.
After a moment, he put away the information, glanced at the Wood King in front of him, and suddenly said, "You should have a lot of high-level purifiers. I said I would handle the affairs of the association. If the association wants to develop well, we need to cooperate. So if there are any good things, we should share them."
King Mu was startled and said angrily, "What do you mean, are you negotiating terms? You killed so many commanders in one go. This mess should have been cleaned up by you. If you can't clean it up, I will clean you up. Why are you still negotiating terms with me?"
Xu Shen looked cold and said, "You are wrong. We are not in a superior-subordinate relationship, but a cooperative relationship. You are responsible for dealing with the inner city, and I am responsible for managing the affairs of the association. This is a win-win situation. If you think you are the boss and I am just a subordinate, then the result may not be what you want to see. It may be a lose-lose situation, or you lose and I win!"
King Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Shen with a gloomy look: "Don't push your luck. Letting you stay in the guild is a way to atone for your sins. Do you want to enter the inner city again?"
With a bang, the desk that Xu Shen was pressing on suddenly cracked.
Xu Shen's face was calm, but his eyes were as sharp as a knife: "What if I go in again? Are you going to complain? What crime will the Moonlight Religion accuse me of to imprison me this time? I was able to get out last time, but there's no way I can get in this time. You can try!"
Seeing the look in Xu Shen's eyes, Mu Wang felt a chill in his heart. He later investigated the inner city and asked around through his connections. He heard that Xu Shen was released by a high-ranking official in a certain religion.
This made him somewhat confused about Xu Shen.
From the information collected from the association, Xu Shen's identity is extremely simple, he is just an ordinary fog dweller, but now, this identity seems to be shrouded in a layer of fog.
"Even if there is no inner city, I can still deal with you!" King Mu said coldly.
"How about giving it a try?" Xu Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "Think it over carefully. If there is no one in the club who can do the job, you won't be able to get the job done."
"Do you think this can threaten me?" Mu Wang sneered.
Xu Shen did not comment, and the two of them stared at each other. In the end, both of their expressions gradually calmed down.
In the exchange of glances, both of them chose to take a step back.
"As long as you can clean up this mess, I'll let you do whatever you want with other things. But don't think that without you in the guild, I won't be able to report to the Inner City. If you really think so, it's ridiculous." King Mu snorted coldly.
Xu Shen said indifferently: "I still say that, you are responsible for dealing with the inner city, and I will handle the affairs of the association, but you have to remember that we are cooperating."
King Mu snorted coldly and said nothing.
Xu Shen didn't say any more words, picked up the information and left.
King Mu looked at the broken desk in front of him and felt a little annoyed. He felt that Xu Shen's wings were becoming stronger and stronger. It seemed that he would have to find a chance to deal with him after things stabilized and let him know that even without the inner city, he could suppress him and make him bow his head!
After leaving the office, Xu Shen drove to the Nightingale District.
His expression had now returned to calm.
From the conversation with Mu Wang, Xu Shen learned that Mu Wang did not know that he was already the Queen Ant's personal guard.
After all, his status in the association is second only to Mu Wang. Even if Mu Wang mobilizes the association’s resources to investigate him, he will still have some concerns.
"It seems that the association still needs to cultivate some confidants..." Xu Shen's eyes flashed. If he fought with Wood King, he was not sure of winning, and he needed to hurry up and practice.
Not long.
The vehicle arrived at the Nightingale District and stopped outside a wealthy group.
This is a tall building with a monument next to it engraved with Mingdeng Group.
"Who are you looking for?"
The guard at the door stopped Xu Shen.
Xu Shen's figure flashed, and then he disappeared into the ruins and continued walking, leaving the guard rubbing his eyes in a daze.
At this moment, as Xu Shen approached, the Xu beast alarms in the entire building suddenly sounded, detecting the intrusion of Xu force fluctuations.
Xu Shen entered the building and his gaze jumped into the ruins. The building in front of him became illusory and he saw the personnel on the upper and lower floors. There were many security guards who were in the initial stage of ruins-breaking equipment installing at various locations on the floor for alert.
