I can equip strange items

"Are you leaving?"

Yan Qin paused in her eating, feeling a pang of reluctance, but she didn't show it outwardly. She simply asked, "Aren't you going to take the exorcist exam?"

"The exam for exorcists should be the same no matter where it is."

Li Yuan explained, "But that's not necessarily true. I'll go look around again tonight, and if... I don't find what I'm looking for here, I'll probably leave tomorrow."

He thought of Levin City, a very chaotic city that might contain many undiscovered strange items.

Yan Qin fell silent and did not ask Li Yuan what he was looking for.

She is a very smart woman; she knows what she should ask and what she shouldn't ask.

After a long pause, she suddenly asked, "If I continue to pay you to work for me, will you stay and protect me?"

"My prices are very high."

Li Yuan jokingly said, "How about I perform a blessing ceremony for you later to protect you from all evil?"

"...Consecration?"

Yan Qin had clearly misunderstood, giving Li Yuan a disgruntled glare before continuing to eat.

Li Yuan smiled and didn't say anything more.

Soon, after eating and drinking his fill, he sat on the sofa playing on his phone, checking online activity while waiting for Yan Qin to wash the dishes.

The internet has become increasingly lively lately, as the government's information blockade is gradually being lifted, and more and more bizarre events are appearing online.

This made his expression even more solemn.

A short while later, Yan Qin finished washing the dishes and came over, hesitating about something.

Li Yuan suddenly stood up and said, "I'm about to leave."

"So fast?" Yan Qin frowned.

"I won't be leaving Linjiang City directly, but I probably won't have time to stay here with you."

Li Yuan laughed and said, "What, you can't bear to part with me?"

"Who would miss you? You're just talking nonsense."

Yan Qin, her face slightly flushed, said, "If you're going to leave, then leave quickly..."

Li Yuan suddenly took out a coin and handed it over.

Yan Qin caught the coin with a puzzled look.

"I've blessed this coin. If you really can't bear to part with it, carry it with you and exercise more."

Taking the opportunity, Li Yuan touched Yan Qin's hand and silently integrated the [Sports Guru] into her body. Then he smiled and said, "Just walk normally. As long as you walk 100 kilometers, no matter how far away I am, I will come to protect you instantly."

He had just withdrawn his hand when he suddenly paused: "This works too?"

The moment he copied the "Sports Guru" entry to Yan Qin, the completion rate of the "Equivalent Evolution" entry's solidification task actually increased by one percent.

"So, this was judged as helping others?" he asked thoughtfully.

"What a cheesy promise..."

Yan Qin didn't understand what Li Yuan said, but she still subconsciously gripped the coin tighter.

"Your key."

Li Yuan took out the key and handed it over, then picked up the bamboo knife and prepared to leave.

"etc……"

Yan Qin bit her lip, then suddenly blushed and said, "Tonight...would you like to stay?"

Li Yuan's spirits lifted. What could be wrong with this?

He could afford to waste one night.

……

At two o'clock in the morning, Li Yuan looked at the equipment panel in his mind, which showed another one percent increase in mission progress, and his expression was strange.

"This is being judged as helping others?"

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly copied the "Listening to the Blade" entry and integrated it into Yan Qin's body.

The next moment, the progress of the solidified task on the equipment panel increased by another one percent.

"It actually works!"

Li Yuan was amused, and then tried to retract the "Listening to the Blade" entry.

The next moment, the task progress that had just increased regressed.

"I remember the pet dog charm I stole from Meng Jinyu before; returning it didn't cause the mission to fail..."

Could it be because that entry was already fixed at the time?

Li Yuan once again integrated the [Listening to the Blade] entry into Yan Qin's body, and only after seeing that the mission progress had increased by one percent again did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'll store it with you for now, and we'll see if we want to take it back once the entry is finalized."

With that thought in mind, he quietly put on his clothes, took all his belongings, picked up the key he had used before, and got up to leave the room.

He took the key to lock the door, not because he wanted to come back.

Of course, it's impossible not to want to, that would be too hypocritical, but right now I absolutely cannot indulge in this illusory haven of comfort.

After all, the world is becoming increasingly dangerous, and I am still very weak.

Just before leaving, he saw a garbage bag full of trash in the corner. Suddenly, an idea struck him, so he picked up the garbage bag and went out.

After locking the door and putting away the key, Li Yuan took the elevator downstairs.

After leaving the apartment building, he threw the trash bag into the community's trash can.

The progress of the term consolidation task has increased by another one percent.

Li Yuan's lips curled slightly, then he took the bamboo knife and circled around the Sanjiang residential area. Not sensing any evil spirits, he strode away.

Just as I stepped out of the residential area, the bamboo knife suddenly sensed something.

His eyes narrowed instantly: 'As expected, the night is where evil reigns.'

Without hesitation, he walked directly in that direction.

He had walked less than a hundred meters when a black cat suddenly darted out of the darkness, as fast as lightning, its sharp claws aimed straight for his throat.

"They've already started actively attacking humans?"

Li Yuan's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly drew his sword.

"puff!"

The blade flashed and disappeared in an instant, cleaving the black cat in two.

The next moment, the two halves of the corpse were covered by golden flames, and the flesh shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Just a few seconds later, when the golden flames died down, only two halves of the dried corpse remained.

"It seems the military's sweep wasn't entirely thorough."

Li Yuan sheathed his sword and continued walking forward without changing his expression, constantly sensing the surrounding situation.

There are almost no pedestrians outside, and very few vehicles, at least much fewer than before.

This kind of major trading city should theoretically be a city that never sleeps, but now, after midnight, it is so quiet.

It seems that even in Linjiang City, where the military is stationed, it is not safe at night.

"By the way, I'm currently under the 'Night Owl Master' category, so my energy and spirit recover very quickly..."

With a thought, Li Yuan attempted to sacrifice 10% of his essence, energy, and spirit to enhance the overall quality of the bamboo sword.

Because the "Master of Staying Up Late" label was in effect, the 10% loss of energy did not make him feel tired.

However, just in case, he did not continue the sacrifice, but planned to wait until he recovered.

Just ten minutes later, the vital energy and spirit that had been sacrificed were fully restored.

"Not bad, that's a really fast recovery speed."

Li Yuan then sacrificed another 10% of his essence and spirit to further strengthen the bamboo sword.

It seems that "equivalent evolution" and "night owl expert" can be used together.

A smile flickered in his eyes as he continued searching around the Sanjiang residential area.

Only after he had searched the entire area around Sanjiang Community and confirmed that there were no other evil spirits did he head further afield.

During this period, he would sacrifice his vital energy every ten minutes to continuously strengthen the bamboo knife.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, two figures flew past in the distance, both reaching speeds of over twenty meters per second.

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, and then he suddenly burst into speed and chased after him.

He recognized one of them by his clothes; they were the black trench coats worn by members of the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs.

The other person was tall and imposing, with a height of at least 1.9 meters, but he seemed to be being chased at the moment.

As he chased after them, Li Yuan took out a mask and put it on.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh..."

Three figures sped across the streets late at night.

The distance between the first two figures remained unchanged, but the last figure quickly caught up.

The man in the black trench coat spotted Li Yuan immediately, and his heart sank.

However, just when he thought the person coming was an enemy, he saw that the person suddenly burst out of speed and overtake him, heading straight for the person in front.

"Who?!"

The burly man in front sensed the extra people and his expression changed drastically.

"Please call me a helpful citizen!"

Li Yuan accelerated again, and the instant he overtook the burly man, he grabbed the man's collar and slammed him down.