I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 18 Accidental Encounter

Today is the last day of the weekend.

Maybe because I have to go to work or school tomorrow morning.

The vast majority of people cherish this last holiday time.

The streets were teeming with people, a dense, dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.

In more distant areas, the population density is obviously much higher than in other places, and this is where the noise and arguments of the crowd originate.

They found a lively place.

Yu Xun pushed through the crowd of onlookers and led the way, with Chi Le following closely behind.

Who is it?

"What kind of incredible strength is this? Was it raised on hormone-laden feed?"

"Hey buddy, what's up with your luck?"

Everyone who was pushed aside by Yu Xun gave him positive reviews.

Yu Xun didn't care. He apologized as he pushed his way forward and soon arrived at the lively area.

The people there tacitly made way for a small, irregularly shaped circular open space, quietly watching a couple arguing in the space.

"I'm just asking you, are the chat logs real?!"

"No, let me explain first."

"An explanation? What's there to explain?"

"The day before yesterday it was Wen, yesterday it was Guan, so why is it my turn today?"

"No, let's go home first, and I'll explain."

"Let go! If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'm not done with you!"

The argument was getting louder and louder.

Not only the people currently surrounding them, but also others from a distance gathered around.

Chi Le handed Yu Xun a handful of sunflower seeds he had brought from the barbecue stall.

Yu Xun's eyes lit up as he patted Chi Le on the shoulder.

"Ah Le, you're pretty quick on the uptake!"

Taking the sunflower seeds, Yu Xun complained.

"I'm not saying this, but this woman is such a jerk."

"If it were me, I would never let that happen."

Chi Le raised an eyebrow. As far as he knew, Yu Xun was not the kind of good person who liked pure love and loved only one person.

As expected, Yu Xun's next sentence made Chi Le's image of him clear again.

As the saying goes, you can't hide your love for one person, but you must hide your love for two people.

Chi Le was speechless and quietly ate sunflower seeds.

At this moment, the man and woman in the open space had probably gotten tired of arguing and stopped their attacks on each other, which made the scene somewhat boring to watch.

Many people dispersed as a result.

But just then, a man squeezed out of the crowd.

"Xiaohua, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing the other man's face, the arguing man asked a question.

"I just happened to be here with a friend for a late-night snack, um... who is he?"

Oh ~

The crowd murmured in unison, a sound that was hard to decipher as either praise or sigh.

The argument resumed, and the crowd grew denser again.

"Hey, Ah Le, see? I told you we should hide it."

Yu Xun offered his opinion.

But Chi Le's attention wasn't on the two men and one woman in the center of the crowd; instead, she looked past them and towards the other side of the crowd.

He smelled a familiar scent.

It is the chilling, eerie atmosphere unique to this strange world.

Right across from him.

Chi Le's gaze swept back and forth across the crowd, finally locking onto the exact location of the person who had given him this feeling.

The other person was wearing a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and jeans, and had a mask on their face, making them look very inconspicuous.

If Chi Le hadn't been so perceptive of the bizarre world, he probably wouldn't have noticed it either.

At this moment, the other person was squeezed in the crowd of onlookers, and kept gently touching the exposed arms of the people next to them.

Then, as usual, he reached into the pocket or bag of the person next to him.

One wallet after another, one cell phone after another, were easily pocketed by him.

The bystanders, seemingly oblivious, continued to watch with interest as the three men and women argued in the open space.

It turned out to be the case.

Chi Le suddenly realized the purpose of the argument.

This seemingly dramatic scene, where the girl is seeing multiple men at the same time and the boy finds out, leading to an argument, is actually just a prelude to the masked man stealing her belongings.

The three men and women set up a stage and used their arguments to attract passersby to gather around and watch the spectacle.

Meanwhile, the masked man took the opportunity to steal the belongings of onlookers.

What a thieving gang!

"Yu Xun, I think a fight is about to break out. Take a picture with your phone; this kind of thing doesn't happen often."

"Oh, right, right, Ah Le, you're so thoughtful!"

Yu Xun raised his phone, pointing the camera at the three people arguing and about to come to blows.

Chi Le reached out and stopped him at that moment.

"This angle isn't good, turn it a little to this side."

As she spoke, Chi Le reached out and pushed Yu Xun's phone aside.

"No, Ah Le, even if I'm not a professional videographer, I know that you have to include the important parts in a video! What kind of footage have you found? You can't even see the main character!"

Yu Xun grumbled and tried to turn his phone back.

Before Chi Le could retract her hand, she forcefully pressed down on Yu Xun's attempt to twist the phone.

Suddenly I realized I couldn't press it down.

He had no choice but to settle for second best and make a sound to prevent Yu Xun from moving.

"Don't move, who said there's no main character?"

Chi Le released his hand, using his index finger and thumb to zoom in on the video.

In the video, a man wearing a mask is acting suspiciously.

"No, Ah Le, I think you're really getting senile. It's one thing to not film the main character, but at least film a beautiful woman! What's the point of filming a masked man?"

Chi Le didn't respond, but simply told Yu Xun to keep watching.

Not long after, Yu Xun witnessed the entire process of the masked man committing the pickpocketing crime.

"Holy crap, there are still pickpockets these days?"

Chi Le shrugged.

"Who knows?"

"Holy crap, they even steal women's sanitary napkins! They're absolute monsters!"

Yu Xun watched the masked man's actions in the video and felt a surge of anger. He immediately moved to squeeze to where the masked man was.

Seeing this, Chi Le felt a headache coming on.

The masked man exuded a chilling aura of a bizarre world.

After casually touching someone, he can make that person feel as if they have lost consciousness, allowing them to reach into their pockets at will.

Chi Le strongly suspected that the masked man had already fallen into a bizarre world.

Furthermore, he absorbed the fog and gained extraordinary abilities.

If that's the case, Yu Xun might suffer a great loss at the hands of the masked man.

Thinking of this, Chi Le wanted to stop Yu Xun and teach him a lesson; reporting him to the sheriff was not out of the question.

The authorities have established a special organization specifically for dealing with the bizarre world: the Emergency Response and Handling Bureau.

People who commit crimes using supernatural abilities gained from a bizarre world should now be directly transferred to the Special Operations Bureau by the sheriff.

The official day-returners were used to deal with the wild day-returners.

Isn't this much better than Yu Xun fighting alone?

However, the argument between the two men and the woman was too loud, and there were too many onlookers, making the crowd too crowded.

Chi Le failed to catch Yu Xun, and Yu Xun ignored Chi Le's advice and walked even faster.

Chi Le didn't have as much strength as Yu Xun.

He had no choice but to push his way through the crowd and slowly make his way towards where Yu Xun and the masked man were.

"Excuse me."

Excuse me.

"Excuse me, thank you."

Chi Le apologized while continuing to apologize step by step.

He finally caught sight of the masked man and Yu Xun.

At this moment, Yu Xun was already very close to the masked man.