All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 336 The Spy

Nothing happened overnight, and I felt refreshed.

When Ji Ran opened her eyes, it was already 9 o'clock.

Sunlight streamed through the top of the curtains, casting golden rays. Ji Ran stretched and watched as the Zashiki-warashi (a type of Japanese house spirit) fell asleep on the manga. The Kamaitachi (another type of Japanese house spirit) was nowhere to be seen.

Pushing open the door, the living room was illuminated by sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The Wind Beast, now the size of a cat, was lying in front of the door, while the Kamaitachi was eating a handful of sunflower seeds and waving at him.

Ji Ran nodded and walked to the dining table. A blue sticky note was on the refrigerator: [There's some porridge and fried dough sticks made downstairs in the kitchen; heat them up yourself.]

At this time, the parents would naturally be at work.

Ji Ran took out her breakfast and began to eat slowly. At that moment, Su Su responded to the cicada's song.

[Jade Pillow]: No problem, but using the jade pillow requires incense. I don't have much incense left, so I guess it can only be used once, and it can only be used by ordinary people.

[Jade Pillow]: I went on a mission yesterday. I'm going back to Yashan today. Come over tomorrow and take it. I'm going to the headquarters to pick up a forbidden-level life tool for Captain Xie. I just happened to see your ordinary gift pack, so I'll bring it back with you.

【Zhuoxian】: Okay.

After Ji Ran replied, she started eating.

He picked up his phone and searched for information about Qing City on the Special Operations Department forum. Soon, he found a relevant post with a special prefix.

[Chenke Realm/Qing City: XXXX, XXXXXXX.]

However, when I clicked it, a prompt popped up—

You do not have permission.

[Reading permissions are: Sequence Captain/General]

Ji Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. Qing City's reading privileges are that high?
The more this is the case, the more it indicates that things are not simple. There must be some highly unusual and subversive circumstances in the Qing City incident.

Otherwise, even a mere celestial realm, like the Demon Realm, would have sufficient access for investigation, let alone the Special Operations Department or even the Secret Department.

"The Realm of Stagnation..."

"Ow!"

At that moment, the roar of the Wind Beast came.

Ji Ran turned his head and glanced at it. At that moment, the Wind Beast transformed back into a ten-foot-tall creature and walked to the dining table.

"vomit--"

The next moment, a smooth, round skull rolled to the ground. The bone was similar to a human head, but it had three bony horns on its forehead and a nose that was longer than a human's.

"Ok?"

Ji Ran was taken aback, and then sensed the Wind Beast's emotions and thoughts through the Turbid Immortal Seal.

"They came in last night?"

Ji Ran frowned. Why didn't she feel anything?
He immediately closed his eyes and connected his spiritual power with the Turbid Immortal Seal. Instantly, the image of the Turbid Immortal with three mouths and three eyes appeared in the eyes of the Wind-Born Beast. Through the Turbid Immortal Seal, Ji Ran could see the Wind-Born Beast's perspective and even briefly control its body.

This is something that ordinary fortune tellers cannot do.

The perspective quickly shifts to nighttime.

In the quiet of the night, a pale blue moonlight bathed the hall. From the Wind Beast's perspective, a visible "wind" emanated from the doorway.

In an instant, the Wind Beast stood up, a full 1.6 meters tall and nearly 4 meters long, standing like a low wall in front of the parents' bedroom door.

The next moment, a leather shoe slowly walked out of the entryway and landed silently on the wooden floor of the living room.

Then, a man dressed in a black suit came out, but he had three fleshy horns on his head, his cheeks were thin and sunken, and his skin appeared eerily pale in the night.

A pair of eyes without whites immediately looked toward the study.

Then, he glanced at the Wind Beast, then looked towards the study. A moment later, the strange man's neck stiffly turned, and he looked back at the Wind Beast.

His eerie eyes reflected a pair of chilling, molten gold-like beastly pupils, and slowly baring, sharp teeth—

puff!
A look of bewilderment appeared on his deathly pale face.

The next moment, countless wind blades swept across, instantly shattering the monster in sight into pieces, which were then enveloped by the wind and swallowed whole. ...

Ji Ran opened her eyes, a look of understanding in them.

No wonder I didn't feel anything.

This person is probably at level 1, but looks more like a puppet. Too weak, like an ordinary person sleeping soundly and not noticing a bug in the living room; there's absolutely no warning.

"The mortal?"

Ji Ran frowned slightly, but then thought of another ability, and his eyes turned cold.

"Or... a Nightmare Master?"

If it's a Nightmare Master... then it must be a third-tier Marshal!

Is the target room the study?

Ji Ran finished his breakfast in a few bites, stood up, and glanced at the skull with a karmic connection flowing in his eyes. A faint spiritual energy emanated from the skull, creating a karmic aura.

Immediately, Ji Ran lightly kicked the Wind Beast.

"Clean up."

The Wind Beast immediately swallowed the skull whole, making two "crunch" sounds as it went down. Ji Ran stood there for a moment, thinking, and then called his father.

"Hey, Dad."

"Um, I have something I wanted to ask. Are there any other members of the Secret Service in our mountain city besides you?"

"Okay, there are two more, right? Give me the addresses."

……

A moment later, Ji Ran hung up the phone, her brows slightly furrowed.

Who could it be? Their target is the study; they must be looking for intelligence?
Cult? Probably not. At least, given the current atmosphere, the Hidden Sect, still operating inland, wouldn't dare to make a move if they didn't want to die.

It's even less likely that it's an official; even a security guard could know some of the details. If they were really members of the Special Operations Department, they could just ask them directly.

No, it doesn't even need to be a special operations department.

Even a registered ordinary traveler who wants to know something can usually find out most of the details by asking around in Jia Chen District.

Unless... it's a secret known only to the Secret Service!
Ji Ran's eyes flashed as she glanced at her phone.

The Realm of Sinking Ke?
Ji Ran glanced at the door. He wondered if, while he was away, someone might enter his father's study late at night while his parents were fast asleep... or perhaps stand outside the bedside window.

Ji Ran lowered his eyelids, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Ah."

At that moment, the aura emanating from him caused the Wind Beast to tuck its tail between its legs and shrink to the size of a cat. The melon seeds in the Kamaitachi's hand also fell to the ground.

Ji Ran raised his hand, and the Jade Ring emitted a soft light, immediately allowing the two spirit beasts to enter it.

Returning to the bedroom, Ji Ran placed the still-sleeping Zashiki-warashi (a type of Japanese water spirit) into the Mirage Pendant, then pushed open the door and left. She had already received a message from her father on her phone.

One of the secret service members, like his father, worked at headquarters and was transferred to Tokyo after the Lantern Festival. The other had gone to Qing City during a previous operation.

Ji Ran looked at the two people's home addresses and decided to go check them out first.

The winter sun is cool and bright.

Ji Ran hailed a taxi, his gaze sweeping over the familiar streets and alleys.

Amidst the cicada's song, he sent a message to Xie Yan, recounting the events of the previous night and sharing his own speculations.

Both he and Xie Yan possess a privilege—the Sequence Squad privilege. When encountering spiritually related events, they can execute [Outcome Justice].

If it is indeed a traveler maliciously spying behind the scenes.

He wouldn't mind executing a second "Bai Yan".

(End of this chapter)