Defense Mechanism

Tang Pin lowered her head and sniffed, then brushed the green hair ribbon that had fallen in front of her face behind her ear, adding, "It seems it didn't work."

"Desserts?" Sheng Qingqiao stared at the green dough in her hands with a complicated expression. "What we eat are all..."

"No, that's what the Shopkeeper manager requested, a regular version specially made for you," Gan Tian said.

Sheng Qingqiao clasped her hands together reverently. "Thank you, Shopkeeper."

Qin Rang followed suit. "Thank you, Shopkeeper."

Gan Tian raised her fist. "I'm the one who calls you 'Shopkeeper,' you're not allowed to call me that."

"It's just a form of address, isn't that unnecessary..."

As they were talking, they heard the Clown's laughter again. The five of them circled around and ran back to the Lawn, along the way, having Cat Boy many trees.

Tang Pin looked up and asked, "Weren't they locked up? How come they're out again?"

Gan Tian didn't even look up. "The Doctor knows how to unlock things, it's normal that he was able to get out."

As she was speaking, she suddenly lowered her head, and a cat's paw-like energy flew over her head and smashed into the tree opposite.

"Click."

The towering white tree fell with a crash.

"Boom!"

Not far away, the Clown also smashed through a wall, leaving a large hole in the beautiful palace.

During the chase, Tao Yuan and An Ying were forced to jump around, suffering greatly.

Gan Tian looked up, calmly adjusting her hat as she continued to tinker with the mosaic in her hand. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye, and immediately stood up straight, becoming a little more reserved.

Qin Rang, Tang Pin, and Sheng Qingqiao followed suit, their gazes settling on the tall and mysterious figure by the door.

Qin Rang blinked. He could see him—he could see his otherworldly appearance, the aloof yet gentle smile etched in his eyes, and the eye-shaped lines between his brows that seemed to see through people's hearts.

But no matter how I look at him, all I can remember in my mind is a blurry, platinum-gold figure.

They seemed to be beings not of this mortal realm, ethereal and mysterious like legendary deities.

Looking at Elder Min, Wang Ding, and Bai Zhong beside him, Qin Rang guessed that this person must be the Fate Seer.

At that moment, Qin Rang suddenly understood why the people in the organization called their Master "God".

Even someone as powerful as Fate Seer is just one of many in the organization. He was genuinely curious about the background of the Master of this Judgment Office.

"Click."

The battle in the distance continued, and the Fate Seer merely watched from afar, seemingly unaffected by anything.

"Bang!"

A tree was snapped in half by the Clown and hurtled towards the Doctor. The Doctor kicked it away, and the tree flew towards Tao Yuan and An Ying, who quickly dodged it.

The trees bypassed the group and charged straight towards the towering Main Temple in the distance.

Elder Min subconsciously raised his hand to stop it, but the next moment, the giant tree in the air was suddenly blocked by a huge phantom of Scales, without even touching the edge of the temple.

Qin Rang everyone instantly recognize that it was the Scales they had seen when they entered!

The tree shrank rapidly after encountering the phantom image and landed on the left side of the Scales.

A weight also appeared on the other side of the balance, balancing the two sides.

After balancing, the True Form Scales the trees gradually disappeared, but the extra weight remained in the air.

The Fate Seer looked at the weights, gently raised their hand, and lightly waved their palm outward.

The small weight plummeted rapidly from the sky, its target—the area where the Clown was!

"Boom!"

They couldn't see the specific scene, but they could feel the ground trembling slightly and see the trees that had all fallen.

One towering tree after another crashed down, the booming sounds reaching everyone's ears.

Elder Min's fingers trembled slightly. "Mr. Fate Seer, this is..."

The Fate Seer laughed and said, "Give them a little punishment; Elder Min need not worry."

Elder Min: "Our Doll are still there."

The Fate Seer paused briefly before saying, "The Scales will only harm the one who makes the move, returning the damage in kind; no one will die."

Elder Min was relieved. "I see. Your organization certainly has a lot of Weird Object."

The Fate Seer smiled and said, "Elder Min, there's no need to belittle yourself. The Authorities's capabilities are equally formidable. You've guided countless ordinary people to grow and protected millions. Judging from your vision and sense of responsibility, the responsibilities and missions you shoulder are above ours."

These words struck a chord with Elder Min, who bowed slightly to the Fate Seer: "It is our good fortune that the organization recognizes us in this way."

After the weights were dropped, the world seemed to fall completely silent.

Within minutes, seeing Scales's move, Flower Language, who had tied up Luo Jiayu and Mi Chuchu, rushed over and threw the two towards Qin Rang Sheng Qingqiao. Flower Language then automatically moved to Gan Tian's side, and all the Vines around her disappeared.

Tang Pin and the others took Luo Jiayu and Mi Chuchu from them, while Qin Rang looked at the two of them with curiosity and surprise at how well-behaved they were.

Before long, the Doctor with a gloomy face and the Cat Boy also came over, followed by an unhappy, crying Clown.

The Clown's Wooden Body was cracked, the cracks extending all the way to his arms, creaking with every movement.

Tao Yuan and An Ying walked behind the three of them, and immediately ran to join Qin Rang and the others when they saw them.

"What happened?" Sheng Qingqiao asked in a low voice.

Tao Yuan whispered, "It's a long story. Modian somehow got a fish-like Weird Object, and then a person with cat ears came up behind him and chased after him."

"Then Wu Liang also ran out, and Modian used his power to turn into Clown again... In short, it was a cat killing Modian, Modian chasing the Doctor, and the Doctor fighting back. During the struggle, Modian attacked indiscriminately, drawing the attention of the other two."

Sheng Qingqiao asked, "But why did you all run after us too?"

An Ying: "At first we planned to stop them, but then we realized it was useless and were ready to give up. But as soon as we fell behind, the Clown said we weren't joining the destruction game and attacked us. Wu Liang also secretly stabbed us with a knife. There was nothing we could do."

The two whispered amongst themselves. The instigator, the Doctor, and the Cat Boy had obediently come to the side of the Fate Seer. Their bodies were honest, but their eyes still held an unruly air.

Only Modian remained erratic, though he couldn't laugh because his body was cracked open; he was the most relaxed person present.

The Fate Seer looked at the two strange figures and rubbed their temples in exasperation.

The True Form had only just created him from Blank Card, yet it already gave him so many unique Vest; it really thought highly of him as a fortune teller.

"I was wrong." Before he could speak, the Cat Boy slid to his knees and apologized, his cat ears drooping back.

The cat's tail drooped unhappily behind him, pointing accusingly at Modian: "He took the fish my Master gave me. That was my Master's."

The Fate Seer looked at Modian, Modian remained silent, displeased.

The Doctor gripped the scalpel gloomily, remaining silent.