Not a god

Chapter 181 Shanghai is Pudong
Regarding the matter of the Great Luo Heaven-level evil corpse that was born from Jiang Wanwan's evil thoughts in the dreamland, Chen Xi went back and asked the two little Jiangs, and it turned out that they both knew about each other's existence.

Based on their origin, there are two types of evil remains: evil remains arising from a certain evil thought shared by the general public and collectively, and special evil remains that are more comprehensive and complex and difficult to abstract and generalize.

Jiang Wanwan's evil thoughts gave rise to a special kind of evil that is difficult to categorize. Interestingly, all the gods have corresponding evils, and they inherit the original owner's emotions and memories to varying degrees.

However, these evil remains dare not run in front of the original owner, because if a fake one runs in front of the real one, it will lose its power and be countered by the original owner.

As for Jiang Wanwan's evil spirit, it was destroyed by her in her previous life. That was an evil spirit, not a clone, nor some other parallel universe Jiang Wanwan. It was an enemy, an object to be eliminated upon encountering it.

That was Jiang Wanwan's evil. Perhaps it was the jealousy she felt when she saw a girl talking to her brother in high school, or the blush that appeared when someone touched her head while watching Naruto. In any case, it was something formed from evil thoughts.

In mid-May, the sun was blazing.

Just like last winter when it was eerily cold, this May the temperature soared to over 30 degrees Celsius. Every time you went out, it was scorching hot, followed by torrential rain, and then more scorching hot weather. People were reluctant to go out, and the number of people at Tianfu Square plummeted.

Chen Xi doesn't want to go out unless there's something important to do.

Looking at the weather forecast, unlike last year when they were secretive, they're now very direct:

"Due to the resurgence of spiritual energy, temperatures in some areas are slightly higher than in previous years. However, experts point out that this temperature change will not last long..."

Hearing the official, serious explanation that it's affected by the spiritual energy revival feels strangely humorous, yet it's also reality.

Chen Xi's package arrived. It contained a bunch of wooden frames that could be put together to form a small desk, along with a matching small plastic stool. It was a tiny stool, just the right size for Yi Yi to sit on.

He brought back the package and sat on the living room floor, setting up a small desk. The noise immediately attracted a little girl. She spotted the small yellow plastic stool at a glance, as if she knew that these little things were for her. She went over to the plastic stool, circled around a few times, and then carefully... sat down on it with her little bottom sticking out.

Chen Xi looked up and saw her sitting on the stool, her little feet just touching the ground, shaking her head and looking around.

Then she ran off again, grabbed a small cookie, came back and asked Chen Xi to tear open the packaging for her, and sat down next to him to eat the cookie while watching him.

After sitting on the new stool for a while, she got up and ran to her room to get Shark and put it on the stool. She then lay down next to Chen Xi. After lying down for a while, she got up again and tried to crawl into her father's arms. After trying for a long time, she couldn't get in, so she went behind him and tried to climb onto his back. After trying for a long time, she couldn't get up, so she lay on his lap.

Seeing that she was really bored, Chen Xi said, "Yiyi, do you want to watch TV for a while?"

"Want to see!"

What do you want to see?

"Look... look at Paw Patrol!"

"You want to watch Paw Patrol?"

Chen Xi smiled, turned on the TV for her, and then moved her little stool to the center of the living room so she could watch TV for a while. As the opening theme song started, she clenched her little fists, her little face looking very serious.

Only a few minutes had passed when she clung to him again. Chen Xi looked down at her and his eyes met those of the little girl.

She wouldn't disturb her work, but seeing how bored she looked, Chen Xi couldn't bear it.

Never mind, I'll do it tonight.

He asked, "Do you want Daddy to play with you?"

The little head nodded frantically, and the two little braids swung back and forth.

What do you want to play?

She clung to her father's arm, snuggling into his embrace like a little clingy child, wanting him to hold her. After Chen Xi held her in his arms, he lowered his head and brought his face close to hers, tickling her little face with his beard, making the little one giggle.

"Let's play hide-and-seek?" Chen Xi said to her.

"Hide and seek?"

"It's about Yiyi finding a place to hide so Daddy doesn't know where Yiyi is, and then Daddy comes looking for you. Do you want to play?"

The little guy's eyes lit up immediately: "Play, I want to play!"

"Then Yiyi, go hide first..."

Chen Xi put her on the ground, then turned away from her and told her to hide.

The concepts of hiding and finding are probably difficult for a normal child under two years old to understand, but Xiao Chenyi has the memory of an adult. Although she is confused and not good at expressing herself, her comprehension is comparable to that of a five or six-year-old child. She knows how to play after listening to her father.

"Okay, ten seconds are up, Dad is coming to find you."

Chen Xi turned around and saw a little girl squatting next to the TV, covering her eyes with both hands and facing the wall in repentance.

"..."

Where did Yiyi hide?

"You hid it so well."

"Even Daddy can't be found, Yiyi is so amazing."

He went into the room, then came out again, went to the balcony, returned to the living room, and finally came to the little dumpling squatting on the floor.

You could tell she was hiding it very carefully; her little body was trembling, and some sounds were leaking from the corners of her mouth, as if she was laughing, probably thinking she was hiding it very well.

Chen Xi also squatted down, stretched out a finger, and poked her little bottom.

The little body, which had been trembling, stiffened for a moment, and then the little dumpling, who had been facing the wall in contemplation, slowly moved to the side.

He then poked her little bottom again.

She moved to the side again.

Chen Xi took out her phone, snapped a few photos, and then looked at her with a surprised expression:

"Hey, what is this?"

Chen Xi picked her up in one go, and the little one giggled again, revealing six tiny, porcelain-like teeth.

"It's been found, right?"

"Daddy, Daddy is so awesome!"

"Yiyi is amazing. She hid so well the first time. Even her dad almost couldn't find her."

"How...how did Daddy find Yiyi?"

"You can see it. Yiyi is covering her eyes, so she can't see her dad, but her dad can see her."

"Dad is looking again!"

"Then go hide."

Chen Xi put her down, pretended to turn around, counted to ten, and then went to look for her again.

This time, he couldn't spot her at a glance in the living room. He asked, "Is Yiyi well hidden?"

"Hide it well!"

The sound was coming from inside the room. He went straight in, opened the door, and asked:

Is Yiyi inside the room?

"Not in the room~"

The sound came from behind the desk in the room. Chen Xi looked over and saw that the little guy was making great progress and already knew how to find cover, but one of his cute little feet was sticking out.

He walked over to the desk and asked:
Is Yiyi here?

"Not here in this mud~ So reluctant to leave this mud~"

"It's not here. Dad, go out and take a look..."

Inside the room, it seemed Dad had gone out. Little Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then quietly, very quietly, peeked her little head out—

It’s dad!
"We caught Yiyi!"

He grabbed the little thing and gave it a good squishing, making it laugh nonstop.

She then asked her father how he found her, and Chen Xi told her that he heard her voice and the little one said she wanted to play again.

This little one is improving quite quickly. The third time Chen Xi asked her, she ignored her father. But the room is only so big, and her hiding methods are very crude, so Chen Xi always finds her. However, each time Chen Xi acts as if he searched for a long time before finding her, giving Yi Yi the illusion that she will be able to hide better next time.

After playing with her for half an hour, she was covered in sweat and yawning constantly around 3 p.m. Chen Xi changed her clothes and wiped her sweat before she took a nap in the living room.

There was a standing air conditioner in the living room, but it wasn't good to use it too often, so Chen Xi opened all the windows and dragged a fan over.

A small mat was laid on the floor, and Chen Yi slept next to him.

The afternoon sun shone brightly through the windows, illuminating the room. The fan oscillated back and forth, sending gusts of wind towards the little one sleeping soundly on the floor.

She occasionally rolled over, exposing her lower belly, and Chen Xi would pull her clothes down a bit, only to find that the clothes she had bought just over a month ago were already a little too small.

Children seem to grow up in just a few moments; in the time it takes to take a nap at midday on a summer day, my daughter has grown a little more.

He rearranged his desk.

It didn't take long, and it was done quickly.

As a result, my daughter didn't like it.

I wasted an afternoon.

She really liked the little stool that was given to her, and she often carried it around the house, no matter where she went.

Moreover, whenever she meets someone, she has to take out her special little stool to show off and ask others to praise how nice it is.

She's so young and already knows how to be vain.

June 2nd, sunny

To date, Jiangcheng, as the headquarters of the Youth Federation, has established branches in multiple locations.

The members of these branches are generally local youths and college students, those ambitious young people who believe they can make a name for themselves.

Like the Jiangda Alliance back then, they were unwilling to join a guild controlled by capital and the old-fashioned chosen ones.

Headquarters regularly sends experienced veterans to provide guidance, including guild member management, monster extermination, resource production, logistics, and so on. So far, the establishment and operation of the branch are progressing steadily.

However, in general, the development of most local guilds is not easy, as they are influenced by powerful local old forces.

Just like Shanghai, a first-tier city before the revival of spiritual energy, it is a port city rooted in the mouth of the Yangtze River. Including the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai region, there are new and old forces, large and small, scattered everywhere, with complex roots.

Since Director Chen of the All-China Youth Federation appeared on the evening news and had a brief, pleasant conversation with Chief He, everyone has sensed the message the authorities are sending, so no one feels uneasy and tries to cause trouble for the All-China Youth Federation.

But even if they don't cause you any trouble and give you the green light, this place is only so big, and it's full of big shots. They have extensive networks and have taken all the resources. No matter how this branch develops or what it does, it will always be malnourished, half-dead, and constantly needing the headquarters to keep it afloat.

Should we give up? Of course not.

The level of resentment in Shanghai is definitely among the highest in the country, which also means that the resources in this dreamland are terrifyingly abundant. The drop rate of rare and special items is much higher than in Jiangcheng.

Chen Xi came today to provide guidance. Of course, he wasn't the only one there; there were also several representatives from headquarters, all of whom were veterans... even though the Youth Federation has only been established for half a year.

"Wow, Shanghai! We're finally here! Brother, let's go to the beach!"

Jiang Wanwan's outfit today is quite youthful, with a blue top, black shorts, high-heeled sandals, and sunglasses, looking both cool and sweet.

"Huhai isn't a coastal city; it doesn't even have a coastline. But you could check out Chongdao Island..."

Jiang Xiaowan, dressed in denim overalls, a white shirt, and with her hair in a bun, was intently looking at a strategy guide on her phone.

Several representatives glanced at the two of them, knowing that one was Chen Xi's wife and the other was his sister-in-law... The word "envy" had been used to death.

"Brother Chen, should we go together or..."

"The people who are picking us up are already in the waiting hall. You guys go ahead, my wife, daughter, and I are going to the hotel we booked."

"That's it."

"Yiyi slept the whole way, is she awake now?"

"Then let's go first."

At the beginning, the group had a significant conflict with Chen Xi, feeling that he was ordering them around because of his status as Su Jiu'er's senior brother.

However, having personally witnessed the development of the Youth Federation over the past six months, anyone who has been able to get close to the guild's top management knows what kind of person their director is.

Although they couldn't fight, in terms of management and decision-making, it was as if they had opened up a new front, directly breaking through the ranks of those established forces.

All I can say is that Chairman Su is incredibly resourceful; he managed to poach such a top talent!

A dark-skinned boy said, "Brother Chen, how about I come with you? It doesn't seem very safe around Shanghai."

In their view, Chen Xi was even more strategically important than Su Jiu'er.

Chen Xi was also taken aback and looked at him: "Why are you following me?"

"I have to protect you. If anything happens to you, Brother Chen, we'll be the ones who sin!"

"Yeah yeah."

"I've heard there's been a lot of trouble in Shanghai lately."

"Yes, yes."

"..."

Chen Xi turned her head and looked at Yan Di, who was being used as a laborer by Jiang Wanwan, carrying several large boxes, and looked like a chubby-faced tiger.

Chen Xi had already introduced this to the people who came with him. This is his cousin, Jiang Yan. Now he would like to introduce her again. She is a third-tier expert.

Several representatives laughed and said that Brother Chen was really good at joking.

Chen Xi told Yan Di to flick the forehead of the one who was laughing the loudest.

"boom--"

Then this second-tier Mountain Moving Lord flew dozens of meters like a rag doll, rolling many times on the ground.

Everyone around was startled.

Jiang Yan controlled his strength well; it was powerful, but he didn't die from the impact.

The silly representative came back with his forehead swollen and red, tears welling up in his eyes, looking all wronged.

"Talk is cheap, but what does it matter if you take action?"

However, when the group looked at Jiang Yan, their expressions all changed.

A flick on the head sent a second-order opponent reeling, making them question their existence; they wouldn't believe it wasn't a third-order opponent.

But even though Su Jiu'er, who is currently ranked highest on the leaderboard in the new era, is only at the second tier, her guild leader is still only at the second tier.

Where did this Tier 3 guy come from?!

Suddenly, several people had some guesses in their hearts, or rather, some of their previous guesses were confirmed.

Director Chen has always given them a mysterious feeling. There has been speculation in the guild from time to time about whether he is the chosen one of the old era, but there has never been any concrete evidence.

Now that we see it, Director Chen, you kept us in the dark for a long time!

"Go ahead, you guys go check out this branch first, I'll relax for a couple of days and then go over."

"oh oh."

"Brother Chen and his wife had a great time."

"Goodbye, dear."

"Bye-bye! Goodbye, Uncle!"

(End of this chapter)