"How is it, Senior Sister Zhishian?"
They were currently on Fuxin Pedestrian Street in the North City District. It was already half-past nine. Because this street was secluded, not many people were seen strolling at night. Apart from some barbecue stalls set up along the road and some post-work youths drinking and shouting, there weren't many people on the road.
Li Zihang, dressed in a blue robe, was holding a roasted chicken leg and eating it, walking beside his senior sister Xu Lingwei. He watched her holding an eight trigrams compass, its red pointer constantly spinning. Li Zihang asked naively, "Did you find that puppet?"
"Yes, it's nearby!"
Xu Lingwei looked at the compass in her hand. It was an eight trigrams compass that could track the source of evil energy. The senior and junior siblings had followed the compass to this place.
"That guy from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult must have refined that Buddhist karma seal into a puppet evil creature."
Li Zihang said while gnawing on the roasted chicken leg, "But Senior Sister, this city is too big. Where can we find Uncle-Master?"
Xu Lingwei's expression was solemn, her sharp eyes fixed on the direction of the compass pointer. She said calmly, "Stop the nonsense. Let's get rid of the madman from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult first, and then we'll look for Uncle-Master."
"Alright."
After finishing the chicken leg, Li Zihang tossed the bone, hitting a distant trash can directly. Xu Lingwei beside him suddenly stopped, and the red pointer of the compass in her hand immediately aimed at a shop on their left. Xu Lingwei's eyes widened, and she said coldly, "It's here!"
Li Zihang turned his head and looked at the shop, which had no sign. Seeing the compass pointer aimed at it, he grinned and said, "It seems that guy from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult is hiding here." (kanshu wu.net)
Xu Lingwei nodded, put away the compass, and surveyed the area around the shop. In this world, other shops had already closed. "Let's go, we'll enter from the side."
"Okay."
Li Zihang immediately followed Xu Lingwei into the small alley to the left of the shop. They found a backyard behind the shop, with a low wall. The senior and junior siblings leaped over the wall and landed steadily in the shop's backyard...
Meanwhile, a silver sedan arrived at the shop's main entrance. It was Wan Yunting, who had rushed over. He parked the car directly in front of Guan Hongyu's motorcycle shop and quickly got out, walking to the shop entrance, only to find the glass door locked.
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow and took two steps back to look around. He immediately saw the small alley on the left leading inside. Wan Yunting's eyes widened, and he immediately rushed into the alley. Seeing the wall of the shop's backyard, Wan Yunting didn't say anything and leaped directly into the shop's backyard.
As a result, two figures came towards him, startling Wan Yunting. He changed his expression and said sternly, "Who is it!"
"Who are you?" Li Zihang asked.
A small lamp at the entrance to the backyard illuminated the yard dimly, but the faces of the people could be clearly seen. Wan Yunting steadied himself and looked at the man and woman in blue robes who appeared before him, which made him raise an eyebrow, feeling that these two looked a bit familiar!
Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang, the senior and junior siblings, also sized up Wan Yunting. From the way he jumped in, they knew he was definitely not an ordinary person.
"Do you know what place this is?"
Wan Yunting didn't know who these two were or why they were in the backyard of Guan Hongyu's motorcycle shop.
"Of course, we do."
Li Zihang protected Xu Lingwei in front of him, tilted his head, and said to Wan Yunting, "But I'm asking you now, who exactly are you, and why are you climbing over the wall?"
Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes and said, "What, aren't you two climbing over the wall too?"
"I..."
Li Zihang was speechless and turned to look at his senior sister. Xu Lingwei's expression was calm and composed, her sharp eyes discreetly sizing up Wan Yunting. She said coldly, "We did climb over the wall!"
"Heh heh."
Wan Yunting chuckled. The attire and appearance of these two were very strange. He looked up at the second floor and found that the windows were dark, indicating that Guan Hongyu was probably not in the shop. "So, you are thieves."
"Bah, you're the thief! This Daoist is here to catch the evil cultists," Li Zihang glared and shouted angrily at Wan Yunting.
Xu Lingwei tugged at Li Zihang, but his words surprised Wan Yunting. He looked at them seriously and asked, "Are you Daoists?"
Xu Lingwei raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who exactly are you, and why are you here?"
Wan Yunting waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about who I am for now. I'm asking you, who are the evil cultists you're talking about?"
"Of course, it's the villains from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult!"
Li Zihang glared back and then pointed at Wan Yunting, saying, "Hey, you're not a member of the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult, are you?"
Wan Yunting was startled. He didn't expect these two inexplicably appearing people at Guan Hongyu's motorcycle shop to know about the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult. Seeing their dust-covered Daoist attire, they seemed to be genuine Daoists.
"Senior Sister, this guy doesn't look like a good person at all. How about we capture him and tie him up first, and then we'll look for the puppet evil creature?" Li Zihang said.
"Wait."
Wan Yunting raised his hand to stop them, then took out his phone and found a photo of himself, Guan Hongyu, and Jin Xiuwen from last night. He handed it to Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang and asked, "Is the evil cultist you're talking about this person?"
Looking at the photo on the phone, Wan Yunting pointed at Guan Hongyu. Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang saw it and their eyes were fixed on Wan Yunting. They nodded and said, "That's right, the person we're looking for is him. Senior Sister, look, this guy really has connections with Lei Li from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult!"
"Lei Li?"
Seeing them call Guan Hongyu Lei Li, Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow. Could it be Guan Hongyu's nickname!
Xu Lingwei's gaze also changed, revealing a cold glint as she stared intently at Wan Yunting. She had already taken off the long sword from her back, uncovering the black scabbard of a long sword. Seeing them about to attack him, Wan Yunting immediately waved his hands and said, "I'm also looking for him right now, but it's not what you think. I'm not a member of any evil cult!"
"Then who are you?" Li Zihang asked with wide eyes.
Wan Yunting sighed slightly and shook his head, "Looking at you two, you probably won't recognize me even if I tell you. But I can tell you that I'm working for the police now."
"Also, I'm here tonight to find my girlfriend. She was taken away by the Lei Li you mentioned!"
"You're a policeman?"
Li Zihang looked puzzled, while Xu Lingwei beside him seemed to recall something, and she finally loosened her grip on the sword hilt.
She had thought the person in front of her looked familiar earlier. It turned out to be that morning, in the alley of the residential building in Songlang Village where a murder occurred. Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang happened to pass by and witness Wan Yunting greeting the police officers, entering the crime scene, and finally leaving with the police...
Wan Yunting asked sternly, "I want to know what you are doing here."
Li Zihang said, "Didn't I tell you? My Senior Sister and I found this place based on the evil energy. Lei Li must have hidden the puppet evil creature he refined here!"
Saying that, Wan Yunting entered the shop and turned on the lights, immediately spotting the Harley motorcycle that Guan Hongyu often rode!
"It really is here..."
Wan Yunting became excited. He ignored the senior and junior siblings and quickly ran to the second floor. He found Fang Yanxi's bag on the floor of the small living room, and her phone on the coffee table. Wan Yunting picked it up and felt a surge of excitement.
It seemed that Guan Hongyu had indeed brought Fang Yanxi here and then controlled her!
But where were they now? Where had Guan Hongyu taken Fang Yanxi to hide?