Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 440 Incense Burning in the Office
The weather in Lingnan has always been hot.

In recent years, the hot season has been getting longer and longer.

Outside the window, the sun was blazing, and the trees in the flowerbed looked a bit wilted. Inside, however, the air conditioning kept it relatively cool.

At lunchtime, Wei Qidong sat behind her desk, drinking a cup of tangerine peel and lemon tea, her eyes still glued to the computer screen.

She had long, snow-white hair, but looked only about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Her eyebrows were too high, giving her a natural air of fierceness. She had a straight nose and deep-set bones.

Moreover, her skin tone is slightly dark, close to bronze, but very even, and her skin texture is very good.

"Sister Wei, after you broke through the taboo, your physical body actually reverted to its youthful state?"

In the computer video, a black-and-white photograph placed on a table is speaking.

Wei Qidong said calmly, "I have always been youthful and well-maintained."

"Your lineage of magic, though with a high ceiling, is ultimately a heretical path. Even if you break through, your physical body will still be old and frail. As for your second soul, you did choose a very young photo."

He Lai laughed heartily, not taking it to heart.

Wei Qidong swirled her teacup: "I've almost finished my tea, and you still haven't gotten to the point."

"Haha, I'm in such a good mood. Lately, when I chat with people, I don't feel as urgent or intense as before."

He Lai said, "Then let's get down to business. You might need to help look after things in Shanghai for a while."

"I will connect the reporting channels over there with yours. If there are any important matters, you may need to go there in person to oversee things."

Wei Qidong raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly and said seriously, "Shencheng, isn't Qin Si in charge? Did he make a mistake?"

"That's not true."

Helai explained, "Your student is very responsible and meticulous in his work. It's because he did such a good job that he's recently been offered a job transfer and is being sent to make a breakthrough."

Wei Qidong's expression relaxed slightly, and she asked, "With his cultivation level, has he already reached the stage where he can break through to the forbidden realm?"

When Helai mentioned this, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

A wisp of smoke drifted from the black-and-white photograph, rolled up the documents beside it, and opened the cover.

Wei Qidong looked closely and found that it was a report detailing the Golden Triangle mission submitted by a commando team.

She had recently heard about this matter; the promotion of the market, the strategic maneuvering, the overwhelming force, the eradication of the malignant tumor—it was all done brilliantly.

And it was that consultant, Xiao Chu, who was leading the team.

Unfortunately, I heard that person doesn't like sitting in an office and often appears and disappears mysteriously. Otherwise, we should have found a way to promote him long ago. It's still a bit awkward to just have him as an advisor all the time.

Wei Qidong felt a great sense of regret about this, but when she saw the last few lines of the mission report, she couldn't help but cough.

"A grotto-heaven... cough, that grotto-heaven ruin really has this effect?!"

"Tian Shu and General Yun Gu have both confirmed that the cave can even help those who have entered the forbidden realm to resolve the backlash."

He Lai sighed and said, "The Great Yu Dragon Stele and the Grotto Heaven Ruins will both return to the country. Although the uses of the Great Yu Dragon Stele still need to be explored by us, the fact that the Grotto Heaven has already discovered its uses is enough to make me want to beat the drums and gongs."

Wei Qidong finally understood why this old man had time to chat idly with her today.

She herself is now filled with a desire to confide in someone and wants to share her thoughts.

However, there are very few people who can share this kind of information right now.

"knock!"

Wei Qidong slammed his hand on the table. “I’ll go and call the dragon and lion dancers to come and perform in front of our door. Let them play music and dance.”

“We in Lingnan have no shortage of people who can put on these traditional performances!”

He Lai hurriedly said, "Isn't this a bit abrupt?"

"What's so abrupt?"

Two bright lights seemed to shine in Wei Qidong's eyes. "I had a good time drinking tea today, and I'm celebrating breaking through the taboo. Is that not allowed?"

"Anyway, people outside can roughly guess the progress of our old friends."

"I'll use this as an excuse to celebrate!"

He Lai paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Given your style, it's not unusual for you to do something like this."

Wei Qidong stood up and paced around the table a few times. Although she only smiled, she was actually filled with joy.

"Back in the 1990s, I was in charge of special cases in Shanghai. There should still be quite a few of my old subordinates there. I can help look after them, no problem at all."

“Tell Qin Si not to feel guilty. No, I’ll call him and talk to him myself later.”

He said, "But there's no need to rush. He needs some time to adjust."

Wei Qidong nodded, then suddenly placed her hands on the table and leaned closer to the computer.

"Your Jianghuai spirit realm passage has been focused on infrastructure development and agriculture, but haven't yet attempted to expand outwards, have you?"

"With the help of the cave, we will soon have enough manpower. Perhaps we can try to expand that territory. This is the fundamental solution to the problem of the overflow area and the frequent occurrence of special cases."

He Lai's photo shows him with a thoughtful expression.

“I have repeatedly used the Fanliang area in the spirit world as a central hub to conduct reconnaissance in all directions.”

"The situation in the spirit world is very special. The area corresponding to the deep zone, even the sky, seems to be a forbidden zone, which is very unfriendly to us humans."

“The western half of Lingnan, in the corresponding area of ​​the Spirit Realm, contains many deep zones, which can be described as thousands of valleys and ravines, with mountains nestled in abysses. They are not to be trifled with.” He Lai’s expression was very solemn.

“I also tried flying north in the spirit world, and there were some strange situations, such as the area corresponding to Shanghai, which should be a shallow area in theory.”

"But when I flew in that direction, I almost got lost."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qidong's expression also turned serious.

"No wonder you asked me to look after Qin Si when she was away."

She thought for a moment, "I heard that Xiao Chu really likes to travel, so why don't we invite him to Shanghai for a visit?"

He Lai glanced sideways and said, "Well, it's not convenient lately. After he returned from Dongtian, he needs to get together with his relatives and friends."

"After a few days together, he will be going somewhere else."

Looking at his old friend, Wei Qidong felt a slight stirring in his heart, recalling how a large amount of data would suddenly appear in the armory.

It seems that Xiao Chu's trip is not so ordinary after all.

"understood."

Wei Qidong said, "Then leave it to me."

"As long as I'm still alive, I will never let anything major happen in Shanghai."

Helai's photo, with a strange look in his eyes, marked the end of the video call.

He thought about it again and again, and he felt that his old friend's last words were a bit ominous.

In the parlance of young people, it's like planting a flag for themselves.

"Um……"

As He Lai pondered, he separated a wisp of smoke from the photograph and pulled out three new incense sticks.

I looked up the location of Lingnan, then placed three incense sticks on the table, facing south.

"Fine, whatever happens, I'll bow to you first, two negatives make a positive!"

The black-and-white photograph seemed to be chanting something. After a moment, the entire photograph bowed and paid homage to the direction of the three new incense sticks.

After he finished praying, he sensed something was wrong out of the corner of his eye.

The photo slowly turned around.

Chu Tianshu stood at the door, one hand outstretched in mid-air, near the door, looking as if he was about to knock.

"Ah, when I was chatting with Brother Centenarian, I suddenly thought of making some medicinal incense sticks. I wonder if you would like to try something different, Senior."

Chu Tianshu walked in with a normal expression and placed a small box of incense on the table.

Senior Crane practices magic, and I heard that the lineage he specializes in is actually unorthodox magic.

It's perfectly normal to occasionally want to curse someone.

Judging from this curse, the ritual is quite simple. It's probably not meant to kill an enemy with a powerful curse. It's more likely that it was used to curse a subordinate who was talking badly about someone behind their back.

"I have made plans to have dinner with my second grandfather and Yun Gu, so I won't disturb your official business any longer."

Chu Tianshu smiled calmly, turned and left, waving his hand before leaving the door.

"I'm going on a trip in a couple of days, so this is a good opportunity to say goodbye in advance."

He Lai hesitated for a while, wondering whether he should explain.

I always felt that my image might be perceived in some strange way by this particularly reliable younger person.

But just now, it was only on a whim, and to explain it would have seemed a bit too deliberate.

Helai didn't have time to think too much before new official business was brought in.

Two days later, after he finished his other tasks, he remembered this little matter again.

“Tian Shu…”

The clerk said, "Mr. Chu has already left; he left this morning."

He Lai sighed inwardly, "Never mind."

Anyway, my true image is always one of generosity and composure, so there's always a chance to turn things around.

Meanwhile, Chu Tianshu, having eaten and drunk his fill and taken a long nap, was walking along a country road, opening the door to go home.

Once inside the house and the door closed, he vanished from sight.

Green hills and clear waters, small boats and fishermen's songs.

Chu Tianshu walked along the bank of a large river and heard the songs of fishermen on the river in the distance.

The fishermen rolled up their trousers, their clothes were patched, and their hair was tied in buns with thin hemp rope.

"Born in water, raised in water, let's catch big fish to raise our children!"

"Raise a child to be two or three feet tall, then dive into the water to catch a dragon, the water reaching waist-high..."

(End of this chapter)