The poor girl from the 1970s was forced to kiss by the damp educated youth.

Chen Zhi spent New Year's Eve in bed. After a night of debauchery, the rosewood bed, unable to withstand the vigorous torment of a certain beast, began to loosen and shook all night.

The next day, as dawn broke and the rain stopped, Chen Zhi finally fell into a deep sleep.

When Chen Zhi woke up, the spot next to her was already cold, and the fire in the stove was almost out, indicating that someone had been gone for some time.

Chen Zhi wanted to curse, but then she suddenly remembered that it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she couldn't swear or get angry, so she had to hold back.

There were leftovers from yesterday and unfinished dumplings in the kitchen. Chen Zhi felt weak and listless, and didn't want to do anything complicated. She lit the stove, cooked a plate of dumplings, ate them, and then leaned back on the sofa to read a book.

When the knocking sounded, Chen Zhi paused for a few seconds before slowly getting up and walking towards the door.

It's a sunny day, but it's still cold. The moment I opened the door, a cold wind blew in, and the chill went right to my bones.

Song Yuanzhi was standing outside the door. He had arrived on his bicycle, covered in mud and panting heavily, looking rather disheveled. When he saw that it was Chen Zhi who opened the door, he smiled sheepishly, "I fell on the way."

"Are you alright?" Chen Zhi looked at him, then at the car. He seemed to have fallen quite hard; his pants were torn.

"It's alright, I'm dressed warmly. By the way, is Xi Lang home?" Song Yuanzhi asked.

Chen Zhi: "I went to pay my respects to Old Huang."

Chen Zhi didn't know the address of Huang Lao's house, and neither did Song Yuanzhi.

"Master Yang should know," Chen Zhi reminded Song Yuanzhi.

Song Yuanzhi said with a bitter face, "Master Yang left the city last night. There were monsters causing trouble in the city last night, and several places caught fire. Master Yang and my uncle found out that, well, it was people from over there causing trouble. They were arresting people and fighting monsters, and they haven't returned yet."

"A spirit has come to the city?" Chen Zhi asked in surprise.

"It's a Weasel spirit being controlled by someone." Song Yuanzhi still felt that the scene from yesterday was incredibly fantastical. He had never heard of such a thing in the past twenty years, but he had seen several cases of it in the past few months, each one beyond his comprehension.

Chen Zhi frowned. This thing can be controlled by someone?

Song Yuanzhi wiped his face, which was stiff from the wind. "Master Yang and the others haven't returned yet, but Commander Zhao and Comrade Ouyang have gone missing."

Commander Zhao is the same Old Zhao that Song Zhaoyuan mentioned, and Comrade Ouyang is Ouyang Qiantong, the reporter.

Chen Zhi: "Shouldn't you call the police if someone goes missing?"

"This time the situation is different," Song Yuanzhi explained. "They suddenly disappeared in broad daylight. That's the difficult part. Many people saw it, and to avoid causing panic, everyone present was interviewed and made to sign confidentiality agreements."

"Xi Lang can't do calculations." This is something Xi Lang himself said.

"We also invited other masters, you might recognize them, like Elder Mu and his group from last time. They're in charge of finding them, uh, Xi Lang is in charge of fighting them." Song Yuanzhi's expression became meaningful. "Xi Lang isn't here, but it'll be the same if you go. We suspect that the people who kidnapped them are the same group that stole the dragon vein last time. You fought that man in the black cloak before, so if you take the lead, our chances of winning are much higher."

Chen Zhi: "..."

We still have to work on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Chen Zhi was in a bad mood.

She sat on the back of Song Yuanzhi's bicycle, the cold wind whistling across her face and into her neck, making her shiver.

Song Yuanzhi, who was in front, was so cold that he was almost numb and kept sniffling.

After riding for half an hour, they met up with another group of people, and Chen Zhi met Mu Lao and the others.

"Mr. Xi is not home, so I brought Comrade Chen Zhi with me," said Song Yuanzhi.

Elder Mu and the others nodded, "With this young friend here, we feel much more at ease."

"Her? What could a little girl like her do?"

The speaker was a young officer with clear eyes. His gaze towards Chen Zhi held no contempt, only impatience. "Nonsense!"

"Xiao Gang, didn't anyone teach you not to judge a book by its cover?" Song Yuanzhi said angrily.

Xiao Gang sneered and didn't argue. "She had better have some real skills, otherwise, after wasting so much of our time, I'll file a complaint against you, Song Yuanzhi, for dereliction of duty."

Song Yuanzhi said calmly, "You don't have that chance."

Xiao Gang snorted again, "What are you waiting for? Let's get going. If we delay any longer, it will be too late by the time we find them."

Chen Zhi remained silent throughout.

They switched to another car. Song Yuanzhi drove, Chen Zhi sat in the passenger seat, and seven people Chen Zhi didn't recognize were crammed into the back.

"Xiao Gang likes Ouyang Qiantong. When Ouyang Qiantong went missing, he panicked and became flustered, which is why he acted so badly. He's not usually like this," Song Yuanzhi explained.

Chen Zhi: "I thought you and him didn't get along."

Unexpectedly, Song Yuanzhi even offered an explanation for Xiao Gang.

"He's not good. But he's capable, honest, and dedicated; he's a respectable teammate." Song Yuanzhi was self-aware, "I'm not as capable as him."

The car drove around the city and finally stopped outside the textile factory.

"Are you sure it's here?" Xiao Gang questioned.

"The compass shows this is the place."

"The location I measured is also in this area."

Both masters confirmed that it was here, and Xiao Gang's expression became solemn. "It seems that the enemy has already infiltrated our ranks."

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The textile factory is closed for the holiday, and the gates are locked. There isn't even a security guard.

Xiao Gang ordered his subordinates to guard all the exits, and then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he violently broke the lock on the textile factory gate.

"I thought you would inform the textile factory manager," Song Yuanzhi said.

Xiao Gang pushed open the door and stepped inside first. "Why tell him? If he's a spy, wouldn't that alert him?"

The Song and Yuan dynasties were in a state of shock, and this concern was not wrong.

Xiao Gang took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and said to Elder Mu and the others behind him, "I'd like to trouble you masters to lead the way."

The textile factory was huge, with several factory buildings, a canteen, and warehouses. At this moment, the entire factory was quiet, except for the sound of the wind.

Chen Zhi followed behind the group, looking like a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city, her big eyes wide as she curiously looked around.

This is where the workers work; it looks quite unusual.

Through the glass window, Chen Zhi saw many things she didn't recognize.

"Are you here to visit, or to find someone?" Xiao Gang asked sternly.

Chen Zhi looked at him in confusion. Why was this person targeting her?

"I'm asking you, why aren't you saying anything?" Xiao Gang's temper flared up. This was the person Song Yuanzhi had spent an hour picking up. How could she be so stupid? What could she possibly do?

Chen Zhi pointed in a direction, "Something's not right over there."

Xiao Gang's anger flared even more at her casual pointing. "This concerns human lives. Can't you take it a little more seriously?"

Chen Zhi remained silent and did not speak.

"What did you see, young friend?" Elder Mu looked at the spot Chen Zhi was pointing to, but saw nothing.

Old Liu, who was holding the compass, was also looking in that direction. "My compass is pointing in that direction too."

Song Yuanzhi: "Then let's go take a look."

Xiao Gang: "..."

It was a factory building, not very big, only two or three hundred square meters. It was only one floor, and the floor was more than five meters high.

Xiao Gang violently broke the lock, and as soon as the door opened, the wind rushed in, and dust filled the factory.

Chen Zhi frowned; this working environment was really not good.

However, there was so much fabric here; she had never seen so much fabric before.

There were also many machines she didn't recognize.

Xiao Gang: "Everyone, split up and search."

The factory is densely packed with workstations, and in addition to machines, there are also fabrics and raw materials piled up to the brim.

"If a fire breaks out, this factory will be impossible to salvage," Xiao Gang said, frowning.

The others remained silent, but they too were aware of the problem.

After walking around for a while, I didn't find anything.

Xiao Gang looked at Chen Zhi, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Chen Zhi didn't even glance at him. Just as Xiao Gang was about to get angry, Chen Zhi suddenly reached out and grabbed something out of thin air.

A tearing sound.

It looks like something has been torn off.

That was a roof beam.

In Chen Zhi's hand was a black snake.

When everyone looked up, they saw that the once empty roof beams were now crawling with all sorts of venomous snakes and insects.

hiss!

Everyone gasped, goosebumps rising on their skin.

How could there be these things in the dead of winter?

"It's not true," Chen Zhi said calmly.

The next second, she split the venomous snake in her hand in two, and then the two pieces of the snake turned into two wisps of black smoke.

"It's fake!" Elder Mu and the others were shocked; they had never seen such a method before.

"If every one of them were like this black snake, this factory would probably burn down." Song Yuanzhi's expression changed.

Xiao Gang's face was also gloomy. "It's not just this factory building; there are several other factories as well. Those factories may also have these things."

Song Yuanzhi: "Elder Mu, what solutions do you have?"

Elder Mu and Elder Liu shook their heads. What could they do? Unless they could summon wind and rain.

Suddenly someone shouted, "They're coming down!"

"Don't attack, run!" Old Mu said. "Once they're destroyed, they'll immediately turn into black flames and burn the factory down."

Upon hearing this, the others gritted their teeth and rushed out of the factory.

As Chen Zhi and the others ran out of the factory, the venomous snakes and insects followed, swarming out in dense numbers, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

"I'll send someone to bring water over," Xiao Gang said.

He was very fast, taking the lead and running towards the factory gate.

Song Yuanzhi: "Don't let these poisonous snakes and insects escape, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

With so many venomous snakes and insects, it's not easy to intercept them; none of us even have a suitable weapon.

Chen Zhi suddenly had a shovel in her hand, and she kept shoveling it down, soon leaving a pile of black ash around her.

Others used sticks or stones, working themselves to the bone, without even a moment to catch their breath.

"We don't have enough manpower, quickly send reinforcements," Song Yuanzhi said.

"Yes." Then they ran outside again.

Just then, someone was bitten by a venomous snake. A sharp pain shot through him, and the person discovered that he couldn't move his leg.

"They're poisonous!"

"It's not poison, it's ghostly energy," Elder Mu said. "Don't be afraid, you won't die, there's hope."

Upon hearing this, the man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone be careful not to get bitten."

"Even if you get bitten, don't panic, stay calm."

"The bitten person should step back and wait for rescue."