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Chapter 668: Chapter Fifty-Four: Three Black Minutes Chapter 668: Chapter Fifty-Four: Three Black Minutes “Bang~”

Wenle heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground beside him. He looked up to see a blood-soaked corpse before him. Shortly after, Muni hunched his back and squeezed through the barren doorway as well.

He was a towering figure, probably two meters thirty-four in height, donning a yellow raincoat from who knows where. His eyes and the bridge of his nose were covered by the hood, leaving only two thick lips visible, puffing out as if he was chewing on something.

“Are the people from the Yan Zhao Club looking for us?”

Wenle stared at the corpse with a sardonic smile.

“I found this on his body.”

In Muni’s hand was a wad of cotton candy, emitting a faint golden glow and struggling violently as if it were alive. Upon closer inspection, there were several dark notches on the cotton candy, as though it bore the marks of being torn and bitten.

A glint passed through Wenle’s eyes: “Earth Endurance?”

Suddenly, Muni lifted his arm. The “golden cotton candy” in his hand seemed to sense something and struggled even more fiercely. But it was clearly in vain. Muni opened his mouth and bit off a chunk the size of a fist from the “cotton candy”, chewing it a few times before swallowing.

The body of the “cotton candy” twitched lightly, and the strength of its struggle slowly weakened.

Wu Yin Flourishing turned around, showing a keen interest: “Is this one of the eight million Earth Endurances? It’s my first time seeing one. Everything in the world belongs to one of the six paths and ten categories, where do they fit in?”

“They should probably be placed in the Evil Ghost Path.”

Muni spoke softly: “The taste is similar to the soul of the Ice Jieluo Child, very chewy, with enough texture. There’s also an aftertaste.”

“Ice Jieluo Child?”

Wenle looked inquisitively at Wu Yin Flourishing.

“Ice Jieluo Child is the youngest son of Ghost Mother, one of the twenty heavens in Buddhism, her most beloved. Muni once attempted to prey on Ghost Mother, but in the end failed, and to this day, he cannot forget it.”

Wenle carefully observed Muni, seemingly wanting to ask something else, but Wu Yin Flourishing interrupted.

“You’ve been lurking in the lower layers of Yan Fu for over a year, disguising yourself in various roles to gather information. How much do you know about the eight million Earth Endurances?”

Suppressing his curiosity, Wenle explained to Wu Yin Flourishing: “The Earth Endurances also originated from a decaying fruit on the verge of death. Initially, they were a type of nearly immortal Evil Ghost that spread like plague, seizing bodies everywhere they went, causing demons to run amok. Eventually, the Yan Zhao Club subdued them. Eight million is just a metaphor; the actual number of these beings is only known to those at the level of Ten Masters within the Yan Zhao Club.”

“Legend has it that the sensations and messages of the eight million Earth Endurances are interconnected, allowing them to share sight, hearing, and even pain and emotions with each other. Moreover, they can also transfer these messages to other beings, similar to the Buddhist power of Mind Transmission. This has made the eight million Earth Endurances the most reliable logistics and intelligence network in the hands of Zhao Jianzhong and Hou Tu. It is with these creatures as a base that they invented the Yan Fu points as the foundational currency, forming this incredibly advanced Yan Fu system. The rapid expansion of the Yan Zhao Club and the constant rise of newcomers in recent years can largely be attributed to the eight million Earth Endurances’ significant contributions.”

As the two conversed, Muni had almost completely devoured the “cotton candy”, even licking his lips with relish as if he still hadn’t had enough.

“So, did you eat anything useful out of it?”

Wu Yin Flourishing asked.

“Their den is at 100 Nathan Road. Zhao Jianzhong hasn’t shown his face from the beginning to the end. Among the rest, the only one from the Six Ministries is Yu Shiqie, a difficult opponent.”

After pondering for a moment, Wu Yin Flourishing suddenly turned to Wenle with a beaming smile: “Shall we go and pay a visit together?”

“You two go ahead, I would like to be alone for a while.”

“I’m afraid that won’t do.”

Wu Yin Flourishing flatly refused Wenle’s request.

Suddenly, it got a bit awkward.

“I don’t like it when people give me the runaround, you should be more straightforward.”

Wenle’s eyelids didn’t even twitch, “Although Xue Wenhai is dead, he left behind many Life Fiends and magical artifacts, and only a few people know where they are. I was thinking of keeping them all to myself just now, sorry.”

“No problem, those are all yours now. We’re not interested. Let’s go.”

Wu Yin Flourishing called out to Muni, and the tall and the short walked down the stairs. Muni’s tongue licked his teeth, his expression hidden beneath his hood, “This Evil Ghost known as Earth Endurance tastes quite good, I’m thinking of catching a few more to eat on the way.”

“Suit yourself.”

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At six in the morning, on the second basement level of Zhongxing Baode’s office garage.

Li Yan gave the corpse of Jin Boqing in the cold storage a thorough look. He already had the office staff tidy up Jin’s appearance, and the old man’s ghastly pale face now looked much more peaceful.

Bang~

Li Yan gently closed the back door of the vehicle and returned to the driver’s seat, gripping the steering wheel with both hands. Cha Xiaodao was sitting in the passenger seat, puffing on a cigarette.

The cold engine started and smoothly took to the road.

“You’d rather hand over Ye Shiru and get back Jin Boqing’s body. You say it’s because you promised Jin’s descendants, and you can’t break your word. But in fact, you’re using the Jin family as a front, forcing Yu Shiqie to give up on gathering the Four Pillars Divine Fiend first. At least in this aspect, Judy is temporarily safe now, am I right?”

Li Yan gave Cha Xiaodao a sidelong glance and didn’t follow up on Cha Xiaodao’s line of conversation.

“Yu Shiqie is still reliable. If the sky falls, she’ll be there to hold it up. We need to avoid engagement according to the thirty-six stratagems, and by no means get entangled in a fight.”

Cha Xiaodao chuckled, “Isn’t that usually my line? Where’s the courage you had back in Yanjing?”

After turning a few streets, Cha Xiaodao swung the cigarette in his hand, imitating the lines from “The Crippled Heroes,” “I never dreamed you’d become so decadent, now living in Western-style buildings, buying Western goods. You’ve grown soft, you can’t forget the days when we lived in a large communal courtyard, drank rice wine, ate at roadside stalls, fought with people, acted on a moment’s impulse, without all this talking nonsense.”

Li Yan kept his eyes on the road, saying, “I have a home and a business now, and both Red Flag and holiday events keep me too busy. If you want to risk your life, go ahead, I’m going home to have soup with Lady Dan. Anyway, you’re a bachelor, you’d just go home to drink beer and watch football.”

“Hey, no personal digs.”

The roads were gradually becoming busier with taxis and tea restaurants opening up. The car turned a corner and passed by two figures, one tall and one short.

Muni suddenly turned his head and stared blankly at the passing cold storage truck.

“What’s up?”

Wu Yin Flourishing asked.

“It’s people from Yan Zhao Club.”

Wu Yin Flourishing gave a nonchalant “Oh,” “They’re just minor characters, no need to bother with them.”

Muni murmured a response, still preoccupied.

As they walked past the street corner, the office building of Zhongxing Baode was faintly visible.

Muni seemed distracted, and Wu Yin Flourishing sighed. She looked around, and seeing a shop selling Vitasoy lemon tea opening up by the street, she spoke, “It wouldn’t hurt to test their mettle. Give me three minutes to finish my soda, and you’d better be back.”

“No problem.”

“Then what are you waiting for? Go!”