Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 648: Sleepless Night!

Chapter 648: Chapter 648: Sleepless Night!

On the ring road expressway, Lin Fan gripped the steering wheel tightly.

The appearance of his master had greatly boosted his confidence in breaking the formation.

But what exactly was this thing to the north, and why had his master just mentioned that this was their true objective?

"What did you mean by what you just said?"

In the passenger seat, Zhao Jiaqi’s question caught Lin Fan off guard.

"I... what did I say? That was just everyday chat with my master, don’t be fooled by his age, he may even be older than Mr. Zhang, but he never acts seriously for a moment."

"Not that, it’s when your master said... that Jiaqi and Xu Zhi Rou are disciple daughters-in-law... What do you mean ’not yet’?"

Zhao Jiaqi glared at Lin Fan, visibly outraged.

"They are indeed ’not yet’, what’s the problem?"

Lin Fan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, which only infuriated Zhao Jiaqi even more.

"Either it is or it isn’t. What does ’not yet’ mean? The implication of ’not yet’ suggests that it’s just temporary, and it will definitely happen in the future. I’m warning you, even though I can’t beat you, it doesn’t mean I will necessarily become your woman. I won’t end up like those brainless girls, swept off my feet without understanding anything."

"Oh!"

"’Oh’? What do you mean ’oh’? Hey, what kind of attitude is that?"

Their argument continued as the car sped straight towards the north of the city.

In the distance, mountains surrounded the area. This was already the suburbs, and because the planning for the north was to serve as a logistics support area for the city, vast tracts of land were covered in vegetables, fruits, and greenhouses. There were only sporadic buildings, and at night, just a few scattered lights.

"Screech!"

As Lin Fan hit the brakes, the SUV stopped in a deserted park square.

It was near midnight, and in such a remote place, there was hardly a soul in sight.

"Lin Fan, the northern part of the city is so vast, where should we start looking for clues?"

Xu Zhi Rou, having arrived earlier, removed her helmet and surveyed the surroundings.

With no sense of crisis, she also didn’t know where to begin her search.

"I can’t sense anything either. Jiaqi, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Fan looked around but found nothing.

He could only turn to Zhao Jiaqi, who had magical abilities.

"Hey, don’t be so familiar when you call me, I have a surname, you know."

Zhao Jiaqi rolled her eyes; she hadn’t cooled down from their spat along the way.

"Jiaqi, right now the mission is more important, let’s focus on the big picture."

Of course, Xu Zhi Rou knew that when these two adversaries got together, there was never an end to their bickering, so she quickly came over to mediate.

"Fine, let’s let this male chauvinist see the power of this Taoist priestess!"

As Zhao Jiaqi spoke, she took out several yellow talismans from her shoulder bag.

Her nimble fingers quickly folded them, and in no time, a few paper cranes appeared in her palm.

As she chanted an incantation, the paper cranes actually began to flap their wings and took flight.

In the blink of an eye, they vanished into the night.

Zhao Jiaqi also closed her eyes; at this moment, she could sense through the eyes of the paper cranes.

With several paper cranes flying in different directions, any strange occurrence would not escape her vision.

But after a long wait, the paper cranes circled back and eventually returned to her palm.

"Each paper crane has a patrol radius of twenty kilometers, so I can assure that within a forty-kilometer range, there’s nothing unusual. Could it be that the intelligence was faulty?"

"It’s not. The master has always been lurking in the shadows, clearly gathering information. Since he’s certain there’s something wrong with the northern region, then there must be. Furthermore, considering the intelligence Qiuyuan Hongmei provided earlier, we can almost conclude that she truly wants to help us. It’s just that up until now, the other party has done a very good job keeping things secret, or perhaps we’ve overlooked some minor detail."

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes. His master couldn’t possibly be misled.

What then, was Hino Hiroshi’s true purpose?

"Eh!"

Just as the two were frowning in worry, Xu Zhi Rou’s soft exclamation drew their attention.

Both turned their heads, causing Xu Zhi Rou to cover her mouth in embarrassment.

"Did you discover something?"

Lin Fan looked at her curiously, intrigued by her reaction.

"No, I didn’t discover anything, it’s just that I suddenly felt those few statues were so lifelike. It’s hard to believe that in such a secluded square, there are masterpieces by a master sculptor."

Following the direction of Xu Zhi Rou’s pointing, they saw several statues standing on the basketball court to the right of the square.

From their poses, they seemed to be middle-aged women dancing in the square, but in height and weight, they really were no different from real people.

"When we first came in, the headlights flashed past, and I wondered why there were still middle-aged women dancing in the square so late. If it wasn’t for those winged angels next to them, I would have taken a closer look," Zhao Jiaqi now spoke of what had happened just before.

If it wasn’t for the fact that there were a few angels with wings standing among those middle-aged women, one would truly think it was a group of people dancing.

"Now is not the time to discuss this matter. The north side of the city is too large; can you make your paper cranes fly farther? If not, we will have to head into the mountains."

Lin Fan quickly asked the two women to focus; now was not the time to discuss statues.

"Then I’ll give it a try, but if the area is large, it will take more time."

Zhao Jiaqi took out the paper cranes again, placing them on her jade-like hands.

With a flick of her fingertips, several paper cranes immediately shot out.

"Ah!"

Unexpectedly, just as Zhao Jiaqi closed her eyes, Xu Zhi Rou suddenly let out a loud scream.

This caused the two to look at her once again.

"Did you find something?"

Lin Fan frowned, wondering why Xu Zhi Rou was getting startled so easily.

"I... I feel... that the statues seem to move..."

Xu Zhi Rou pointed at the statues in horror, her face turning pale.

"Move?"

Lin Fan and Xu Zhi Rou looked at the statues doubtfully.

But they remained standing there, without any sense of movement.

"But... but just now... I thought that angel seemed to be standing behind that middle-aged dancer, and now... it has come to the front..."

Xu Zhi Rou was also unsure whether she was just seeing things.

Yet the three of them watched for a long time, and the statues stood still without moving.

"Zhi Rou, maybe you’re just too nervous and seeing things. We’re military personnel; even in the face of the enemy, we must remain composed. I’m about to cast a spell, so please don’t interrupt me again."

After saying this, Zhao Jiaqi closed her eyes again.

As she chanted the incantations silently, the paper cranes took flight once more.

They gradually disappeared into the dark night.

"I’m sorry, maybe I’m just too nervous!"

Xu Zhi Rou lowered her head in embarrassment; she hadn’t expected to be so easily frightened.

However, despite that, she couldn’t help but turn her face and steal a glance at the statues again.

This time, she finally saw that the angel, which had clearly been standing with the middle-aged dancers just before, had now moved some distance away.

"Ah... No... these statues... they’re alive!"