Apart from Wu Liugen, another matter preoccupied Wen Wen.
For the past few hours, the air outside had been filled with the "wu wa wu wa" of cicada calls, and streaks of blue light occasionally flashed past his window.
Wen Wen counted and found that at least five waves of cicada bugs had passed nearby.
The number of cicada bugs had indeed increased, but not to this extent. Therefore, Wen Wen concluded that those fellows were targeting him.
If the Blue Cicada Holy Envoy's previous objective was the power of faith within Wen Wen, then they would not give up easily.
As Wen Wen was pondering, the door to his room was kicked open, immediately igniting an unnamable rage within him.
If you dare to kick my door, be prepared to have San Zai'er stuffed into your pants!
However, when Wen Wen saw who had kicked the door, his anger turned to astonishment.
Standing at the doorway was Wu Liugen, who had disappeared for several hours.
But Wu Liugen at this moment was a completely different person from before.
His eyes were vacant, his body was emaciated to the bone, and he exuded an unpleasant stench. He even carried a kind of mental pollution!
Had Wu Liugen been controlled by something after going out?
The moment this thought flashed through Wen Wen's mind, Wu Liugen simply collapsed onto the ground.
His lips moved slightly, as if trying to say something.
Slightly turning his head and seeing his mouth, Wen Wen understood what he was trying to convey.
"I want to eat meat... pork knuckle, steak, drink coke and milk tea, anything... I'm hungry!"
As a detective, lip-reading was a mandatory skill.
...
Twenty minutes later, Wen Wen and a short, stout woman with ten nose and ear rings sat on either side of the Barrier Master.
The woman was a top-tier supernormal being who had come with the Barrier Master, and the "nose and ear rings" were not an oversight; she had five uniquely shaped metal rings evenly distributed from the side of her nostril through her cheek to her earlobe.
The three of them stared intently at Wu Liugen, who was sitting in front of them wearing a tank top and shorts.
At this moment, Wu Liugen held a bone-in steak in his left hand and a confit duck leg in his right.
A pile of food and empty plates lay before him, his appetite astounding.
To describe his eating posture, only four words would suffice.
Unrestrained and vigorous!
As he ate more and more, his physique gradually returned to normal, his lips and teeth becoming rosy.
"You guys have no idea, I was almost caught by that catastrophe monster."
Wu Liugen said indistinctly, chewing on meat:
"If it weren't for this Buddha's supernatural abilities and timely detection of that guy's location, I might have been killed without even realizing it."
"But this Buddha was too impulsive. After guessing its location, I should have left immediately. Seeing that its body was illusory, as if it didn't exist in this world, I couldn't help but open my heavenly eye."
The Barrier Master listened to Wu Liugen's description with a solemn expression.
Although Wu Liugen spoke casually, the intelligence he brought was crucial. Knowing the precise coordinates of the catastrophe-level monster meant they no longer had to search blindly but could implement simple containment.
At the very least, they could pay more attention to that direction.
Furthermore, this Wu Liugen could easily defeat the Blue Cicada Holy Envoy, implying he possessed true-sequence level strength. Yet, to merely retreat from that colossal cicada reduced him to this state.
This was even when the latter was bound to a cross. If that giant cicada were free to act, Wu Liugen would have no chance of survival.
This meant that if only true-sequence beings were involved, no matter how many there were, they would be helpless against the giant cicada.
What concerned Wen Wen more was Wu Liugen's self-appellation.
'Fo Ye'
This guy had always called himself "little monk" before. Now, having narrowly escaped death, his true nature was finally exposed. It was estimated that his hidden malicious nature was only slightly inferior to Wen Wen's.
Finally, Wu Liugen rolled three tarts into a ball and stuffed them into his mouth, saying with satisfaction:
"But this Buddha also had his gains. That thing stuffed a lot of knowledge into my mind, wanting to corrupt me and burst me with it. So after this Buddha endured, I also obtained some information about that guy."
"Its name is, ruA~gu lu~Bu~rua."
Wen Wen's head was full of question marks: "What the heck?"
Wu Liugen coughed awkwardly and said, "Ahem, this is a phonetic transcription. Its name cannot be pronounced with human phonetics, so I can only say it like this."
"Many, many ages ago, it could move freely. Back then, it was called the Faith Stealer, the Azure Cicada, the God of Rebellion, and... Cicada Ancestor!"
"Later, it offended a certain big shot, and was ambushed while nurturing its offspring. Its cicada body was nailed to that towering cross, greatly limiting its strength. Therefore, it was later called the God of Entrapment..."
Wu Liugen's narration continued, while Tao Qingqing beside him utilized her vampire speed advantage to help Wen Wen record all the important details.
After he finished his account, Wen Wen looked at the ceiling.
"Angel Maya, and Cicada Ancestor, these are the targets for these two incidents..."
Facing a catastrophe-level monster, Wen Wen felt a sense of powerlessness. With his strength, when facing such events, he could only go with the flow, only be a denominator.
"Regardless, I must stir up some trouble, otherwise it would be too boring."
Wen Wen sighed and, without anyone noticing, grabbed San Zai'er and stuffed it into Wu Liugen's pants.
Wu Liugen didn't react specially, but San Zai'er struggled out of the pants and looked at Wen Wen in shock.
"This guy is definitely not human, definitely not."
...
After a farce, the Barrier Master began arranging for Wu Liugen to be sent to Xihong City.
Wu Liugen had personally witnessed the true form of Cicada Ancestor and might even be hunted by Cicada Ancestor. The Hunter Association's strength in Liaozhou City was insufficient to protect him.
Xihong City, however, was the territory of the Angel Maya, and those cicada bugs were unlikely to venture there easily.
For Wu Liugen, it should be the safest place for the time being.
Wen Wen, on the other hand, volunteered to escort Wu Liugen, planning to go to Xihong City with him.
Because his own situation was not much better than Wu Liugen's. Staying in Liaozhou City would likely mean constant attacks, so it would be better to go to Xihong City to take temporary refuge.
Thus, Wen Wen once again inserted the steering wheel into a cloud, letting San Zai'er be the driver, carrying Wen Wen and the other two to Xihong City.
While maintaining comfort, this cloud could transport Wen Wen and the others to Xihong City in half an hour.
However, they had barely traveled halfway when Wen Wen's expression changed, followed by the sound of dense cicada calls.
A group of at least fifty blue cicada bugs appeared in the sky, their wings vibrating as they rapidly charged towards the white cloud.