Yin Yang couldn't help but freeze when he heard this. A humanoid sealed object?
Come to think of it, that actually made a lot of sense.
Both possessed some kind of special power, but where did this power come from, and how did they improve it?
Before Yin Yang could ask further, an electric scooter came to a smooth halt right in front of Mr. Gong.
Mr. Gong decisively hopped on, leaving Yin Yang with nothing but the sight of his dashing figure fading into the distance.
“He sure left quickly.”
Yin Yang turned around and walked back into the transcendent market. He had only come today to see if he could find any hidden gems. Meeting Mr. Gong was just an unexpected bonus.
Yin Yang quietly activated a portion of his perception abilities and walked deeper into the market.
But after only a few steps, he froze. He quickly found a relatively quiet corner and squatted down.
The Drowned Ghost was calling out to him.
Yin Yang's eyes gradually grew turbid, like a pool of stagnant water. He was sharing his vision with the Drowned Ghost.
In the underground pipes of Central City, some extremely fine 【flesh-and-blood hyphae】 were growing.
The color of the hyphae was almost identical to the pipes, making them extremely difficult to detect.
There was no telling how long they had been growing in the sewers, but their scale was massive.
However, not a single strand grew near the Wannian Platform. It was as if these flesh-and-blood hyphae possessed consciousness and knew that the Wannian Platform was dangerous.
“It seems I'm not the only one trying to stir up trouble in Central City.”
“There's not enough time right now. I'll go check out what this is later.”
Yin Yang cut off the shared vision and ordered the Drowned Ghost and the others to continue their work. The moment he looked up, he saw an elderly woman staring at him with a worried expression.
“Young man? Do you have low blood sugar? I have some candy here.”
As she spoke, she handed a hard candy to Yin Yang. He stood up, smiled, and waved his hand.
“Thank you, ma'am. I just felt a bit unwell a moment ago, but I'm much better now.”
Hearing this, the elderly woman smiled.
“That's good, that's good. As long as you're alright.”
...
Evening came.
Yin Yang slipped into the Central City sewers, walked up to a patch of flesh-and-blood hyphae, and activated his Perception skill.
Buzz~
An unparalleled surge of malevolent thoughts violently slammed into Yin Yang's mind through his Perception skill!
It was fast!
Too fast!
So fast that Yin Yang couldn't react at all!
The malevolent thoughts rushed into his consciousness, attempting to turn him into a puppet, a slave!
Had it been any other Sequence 6, they would have already fallen victim to it.
But the one who had come was Yin Yang.
Yin Yang, who possessed a divine kingdom in his consciousness, and within that divine kingdom, the Shang King!
At this moment, the sky of the divine kingdom was a bloody red.
The phantom of the Shang King, which had not moved since entering the divine kingdom, slowly raised its head. In an instant, the malevolent thoughts were utterly obliterated.
It was as if they had been scared to death.
Yin Yang was a bit dazed. He had already prepared to use 【Dismissing the God】.
The pollution of an evil god was fatal even to a Demigod.
But to Yin Yang, it was nothing because he had a countermeasure.
Who would have thought that he wouldn't even need to lift a finger? The phantom of the Shang King had scared those malevolent thoughts to death just by raising its head.
In reality, Yin Yang narrowed his eyes at the flesh-and-blood hyphae.
He already knew what this was.
An evil god's 【anchor】!
Someone wanted to summon an evil god in Central City!
Looking at the traces of these hyphae, the culprit had probably started preparing more than a decade ago. They were incredibly cautious, which was why they hadn't been discovered by Central City.
“Impressive.”
Yin Yang sighed with emotion.
The formation had already taken shape; even Yin Yang could not stop it.
Of course, he had no reason to stop it either. After all, if Central City fell into chaos, it would actually be beneficial for him.
Yin Yang returned to the cafe and called all his employees back.
At this point, Yin Yang already had three branch stores and over twenty employees under him.
“Are any of you locals? Or do you have family here in Central City?”
They looked at one another, but no one spoke.
“Starting today, everyone gets three months of paid leave.”
Hearing this, everyone instantly grew anxious.
“Boss, did something happen to the shop?”
“Yeah, Boss. Business is booming right now, and we're already short-staffed. If we all take a break, what will happen to the shop?”
“Boss, is it because we...”
Yin Yang waved his hand.
“Don't overthink it. The company plans to expand, so I want each of you to return to your hometowns to do some market research.”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, but the eyes of the new employees lit up.
They knew very well that the previous 'veteran employees' had all become store managers as soon as the branches opened.
Now that the boss was sending them out to do research, he was clearly planning to open new branches. Wasn't this their chance?
At the thought of this, they all grew excited.
Only the three young ones were a bit dazed. As the first batch to follow Yin Yang, they were already store managers.
“Go back and pack your things now. Lodging and travel tickets will be fully reimbursed, and I'll also give you an extra month's salary as a bonus.”
Once Yin Yang finished speaking, the employees erupted in cheers.
“Alright, go pack your bags. Everyone must leave Central City before tomorrow afternoon.”
“It'll be for three months. Do your research well.”
Everyone thanked Yin Yang one after another and left with smiles and laughter.
Only the three young ones remained in the cafe. They looked at Yin Yang with concern.
“Boss, if we all leave, what will happen to the shop?”
“Yeah, Boss. We're so popular right now. If we close for three months, we'll lose a lot of regular customers.”
Yin Yang smiled and replied,
“Don't worry about that. It's just a bit of pocket change.”
As he spoke, he patted their shoulders.
“You guys do the same. Go back to your hometowns and visit.”
The three of them still looked worried. Having followed Yin Yang for a longer time, they knew their boss's capabilities.
Three months of paid leave—something must have gone wrong.
“Boss...”
“Alright, don't ask so much. You'll understand in the future.”
“Then, Boss, please take care.”
“Mhm.”
After sending off the three young ones, Yin Yang changed his appearance and stepped out of the cafe.
He had other people to notify.
...
Central City Hotel.
“Holy crap, then I need to get out of here fast!”
Xiao Zhe hurriedly packed his things, muttering as he did so,
“I'll head back to Wangduan City first. Contact me anytime if anything comes up.”
He didn't doubt Yin Yang's words in the slightest and decisively abandoned his big business venture.
After all, if not for Yin Yang, he would have died on Jiuqing Mountain long ago.
“What about Wang Nan? What should we do about her?”
“I'll go notify her. Her father is a Demigod, so we don't need to worry about her.”
“Alright.”
Xiao Zhe agreed, grabbed his luggage, and kicked the driver's door.
The driver opened the door groggily and said,
“Boss, going to the bathhouse?”
“Bathhouse my ass! We're...”
He froze mid-sentence and turned around, but Yin Yang was already gone without a trace.
Xiao Zhe felt a bit dazed, as if everything that had just happened was merely a dream.
“Boss?”
The driver called out cautiously.
Xiao Zhe instantly snapped out of it and said with a firm expression,
“Let's go!”
...
Central City Hospital.
“Sir, is there anything I can help...”
Before Wang Nan could finish her sentence, she froze, staring blankly at the face before her.
The light spilled behind him, blurring the contours of his face, but Wang Nan still recognized him instantly.
Then, she heard his gentle voice say,
“Long time no see.”
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