No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Jiang Shu didn't turn around, but just waved her hand listlessly: "Whatever."

Jiang Shu was somewhat troubled at this moment.

After waking up Bai Lian and the others... how should we explain this?

Clearing a Cataclysmic Hatchery is still somewhat acceptable, since there are always some hatcheries that can be bypassed through clever mechanics, and besides yourself, it's not like no one else can do it.

But isn't it a bit much for a level three to defeat a level six evolved being...?

The abbot is fine; he has already revealed his true form as a weasel, so he won't arouse suspicion. He can just be buried somewhere and that's it. But what about the rat-headed beast?

He could never reveal his trump card, not even to Shen Mo whom he trusted, let alone now with the threat of the rebels.

Even if they haven't infiltrated the Bureau of Different Systems, they likely have some means to control some low-level evolved individuals to obtain the information they want.

That would make it even less likely for people to know their specific abilities.

What should we do...?

While pondering, Jiang Shu walked out of the cave. It was already afternoon, and the sunlight shone directly on Jiang Shu, causing him to unconsciously stretch.

"You also feel that the autumn sun is warm and comfortable, right?"

"Ah."

Jiang Shu responded subconsciously.

after that.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at a rock about half a person's height next to the cave entrance.

A girl with a lollipop in her mouth, wearing a baseball cap and a jacket, sat on the edge, her hands resting on the rocks, leaning back lazily and looking at the sky. Under her denim shorts, a pair of slender legs, covered with thick black stockings and ankle boots, were crossed and swaying gently.

She was like an ordinary female college student sitting on a bench on campus after class, idly waiting for her friend.

but...

"And who are you, big sister?"

Jiang Shu asked.

She didn't make Jiang Shu feel threatened in the slightest, but Jiang Shu had a hunch that this girl was very dangerous.

Sensing his wary gaze, the girl sat up straight and shifted her gaze from the sky to Jiang Shu.

Then she smiled, her eyes curving into small crescent moons.

For some reason, Jiang Shu felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

She didn't answer Jiang Shu's question, but instead took out another lollipop from her pocket and asked, "Do you want one?"

Jiang Shu shook his head: "I have diabetes."

"I see. Then I really need to eat less candy." The girl put away her lollipop and said to Jiang Shu, "You have to come with me."

"Where?"

"To take the place of that good-for-nothing you just killed." The girl shrugged, looking helpless, as if blaming Jiang Shu. "There's no other way. You killed him, so no one can do his job. You have to come with me."

Now I understand.

Jiang Shu frowned: "A rebel?"

"Uh..." The girl laughed awkwardly, "Actually, I prefer people to call us believers."

"A devout believer...?"

"Hmm, but it doesn't matter." The girl shrugged again, as if thinking of something. "Anyway, as long as you come with me, you can call me whatever you want."

Jiang Shu took a deep breath: "Is there... an option not to go with you?"

"That's probably not the case." The girl said, leaping down from the rock and walking briskly towards Jiang Shu.

With each step she took, Jiang Shu felt the world around her grow dimmer, the other person's figure grow taller, and her own body become stiffer.

This feeling of oppression...

This feeling of oppression...

It felt like I had achieved sainthood in ten steps in the [Insurance Continent]!

So, I was actually seen as such a terrifying figure by passersby?!

When the girl, who was half a head shorter than Jiang Shu, came in front of him, she put her hands behind her back, leaned forward, and looked up at him.

Even though he was clearly the superior one, Jiang Shu felt as if he was looking up at the other person.

"Have you thought it through? Do you want to come with me by yourself, or do you want me to take you with me?"

The girl smiled playfully, her tone sounding like she was negotiating, but to Jiang Shu, it was clearly a threat.

The sky grew darker, and Jiang Shu felt increasingly pressured, finding it harder and harder to breathe.

He suddenly realized that his opponent was definitely not someone he could defeat, and even if he performed the entire monkey show again, he would never be able to do it!

"I..." He opened his mouth with difficulty.

Just then.

It was as if someone had suddenly torn open the dark gloom.

The sky suddenly brightened.

"Phew!" Jiang Shu felt that he could breathe again.

Just as he exhaled the stale air and took a deep breath of fresh air...

Boom!

With a loud crash, the girl was suddenly thrown to the left.

When Jiang Shu finally realized what had happened, she discovered that she hadn't been sent flying on her own, but had been kicked away.

boom!

The girl crashed straight into a rock wall a hundred meters away, embedding herself deep inside, her fate unknown.

Jiang Shu turned his head in a daze, only to see Shen Mo's face full of anger: "Damn it, I'm always the one who steals other people's partners, when have I ever been the one having someone else steal my partner?!"

"Team leader? What are you doing...?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Who is that guy who just threatened you? He dares to touch me, or rather, someone from the Bureau of Different Principles. He's got some nerve."

Just as Jiang Shu was about to speak, the girl suddenly burst out of the rock above the cliff.

Jiang Shu, who was still surprised by Shen Mo's kick, was immediately taken aback again.

Are they still human?!

Upon seeing that the girl was unharmed, Shen Mo, who had been shouting without regard for his image, suddenly calmed down, his eyes showing a hint of solemnity.

"Tch, here comes a troublemaker."

The girl muttered to Jiang Shu, somewhat annoyed:

"Looks like I won't be able to take you with me today. This guy's tough; I'm not sure I can beat him."

"Big sister, I don't know you at all." With Shen Mo backing her up, Jiang Shu felt a bit more confident: "So don't act like it's like we eloped and got caught, okay?"

I thought the girl would give up and leave, at most saying something harsh.

But to my surprise, she said meaningfully, "You don't know me, but I know you. My brother has been talking about you to me a lot these past few days, saying how wonderful you are, and he even drew a picture of you for me."

"Your brother..."

Jiang Shu suddenly understood why the other person gave her a sense of familiarity.

Her eyebrows and eyes actually bear a striking resemblance to a gummy bear!

"Are you the older sister of Hard Gum Bear?"

"He calls himself such a tasteless name..." The girl couldn't help but laugh: "But it seems you remembered. What a pity, he won't be able to see his idol today. Well then, goodbye."

The girl vanished from their sight in an instant.

Shen Mo squinted and looked in the distance along the path she had taken, then asked Jiang Shu, who was still staring at the spot where she had disappeared.

"So... what's the situation now?"

Chapter 87 Jiang Shu is a master at shifting blame

Shen Mo had no idea what had happened.

When he arrived, he saw the shrewish girl standing on tiptoe, staring intently at Jiang Shu.

It seemed like an outgoing and lively girl was confessing her feelings to an introverted and shy boy, but Jiang Shu's stiff body and uncomfortable expression, as well as the terrifying aura emanating from the cunning girl, which was at least above sublimation, clearly indicated that this was nothing short of harassment.

The cunning and ruthless girl is an enemy, not a friend!

Even so, Shen Mo originally planned to make a gentle entrance, after all, he considered himself a mature and steady person.

However, when he heard that the girl seemed to want to take Jiang Shu away and intend to recruit or even enslave him, he couldn't help himself.

Why is everyone trying to steal my person?

Since they're enemies, not friends, if you kick them to death, consider yourself unlucky!

With that in mind, Shen Mo saved the day in the most violent way.

What he didn't expect was that he had underestimated his opponent.

Although she didn't use her full strength and wanted to convey more of a warning and a test, the cunning girl who took the hit was completely unharmed, without even showing the slightest sign of dishevelment or defeat.

It seems that it's not just a simple sublimation; the quality, level, and ability value of the opponent's spiritual root are probably quite high.

Jiang Shu was just following Bai Lian to deal with the chaos caused by an evolved being below level six. How did she end up provoking such a character?

Faced with a bewildered Shen Mo, Jiang Shu didn't know how to explain for a moment.

So he simply acted as if he was completely stunned, answering the question blankly with, "Why are you here?"

Upon hearing Jiang Shu's question, Shen Mo couldn't help but worry that Jiang Shu might have developed a mental illness from the fright.

"Why am I here? Didn't you ask me to come?" Shen Mo frowned and looked at Jiang Shu with concern. "Your friend, is her name Xue Wang? She said you were in trouble and asked me to come and help you quickly, but she doesn't have me as a friend, so she sent the message to me through Ba Wang. I didn't even have time to eat the noodles I just made before I came here."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu immediately opened the Evolution System. Sure enough, Snow King sent him a bunch of messages, asking about his situation and explaining why he hadn't seen them immediately, interspersed with a few self-reproachful apologies. Overlord did the same, having accepted the friend request, he also kept asking about his situation.

Jiang Shu replied to each of them with a message saying, "Thank you for your help. The problem has been resolved. I'm sorry to have worried you," before closing the system.

"So why didn't you just come to me?" Shen Mo asked, puzzled.

Jiang Shu explained, "My phone has no signal, and your ID isn't very distinctive, so I can't remember it."

“…” Shen Mo sighed: “I’ve been so busy that I completely forgot to add you. I’ll add you later, but before that, tell me what’s going on?”

After a short while, Jiang Shu, who had developed a strong ability to adapt to changing circumstances through years of social interaction, had already come up with her explanation.

He was originally worried about how to explain why he was able to defeat a level six evolver without revealing his trump card, but now the cunning girl has delivered herself to his doorstep, and can be used as a shield.

"The situation is a bit complicated, so I'll just highlight the key points."

Jiang Shu looked tense, and her body language was somewhat unnatural, as if she was really frightened and her thoughts were a bit chaotic.

"The rat infestation mentioned in the mission was not an accident, but an organized and premeditated one. Their leader was actually a level six rat evolver, but he pretended to be weak in order not to alert them."

The reason it did this was because it was ordered by the rebels to prepare a ritual called blood sacrifice.

Blood sacrifice is a ritual that can help non-human evolved beings heal or strengthen their abilities. Blood sacrifice requires humans as sacrifices, and the effect is better if there are evolved beings among them. So, while capturing ordinary people, it also uses this to lure low-level evolved beings to come and check the situation, and then takes the opportunity to capture them.

However, the one who was to perform the blood sacrifice was not the rat-man, but the abbot of Yunfu Temple.

After the abbot of Yunfu Temple fled yesterday, it seems he has joined the rebels; this is the rebels' "gift" to him.

The amount of information was too much; it took Shen Mo several seconds to process it and sort out his thoughts.

"So that's how it is... No wonder you all fell because of Bai Lian."

I know about blood sacrifices, but rebels... how come they're always associated with all sorts of bad things?

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something:

"That's not right. The rat people started causing trouble several days ago, but yesterday's old weasel's failed ascension and injury was just an accident. Could they be so prescient that they knew what the old weasel urgently needed?"

"I don't know either."

Jiang Shu shrugged; he genuinely didn't know this time.

"My guess is that the rebels are learning from Song Jiang. They planned to scheme against him so that he would become an outlaw and depend on them. What happened yesterday was just a coincidence, which actually saved them some trouble."