Sunny Doll

An Ying lowered her eyes and remained silent, Lin Nieran did not press her to say anything, focusing on repairing the weapon.

After a long silence, An Ying sighed and said, "I've known for a long time that Sheng Qingqiao is strange."

Lin Nieran glanced at 007 and Lin Yi, who were watching the show, and asked cooperatively, "You know?"

"Yes, I discovered it by chance." An Ying looked up at the snowflakes falling outside the window and said, "At first, I wasn't used to it, but Sheng Qingqiao is so human. In the group, he's the only one who likes to chatter non-stop, making people happy and livening up the atmosphere."

"Over time, I came to regard him as a trustworthy companion."

"He possesses the Rules warning capabilities of the Sunny Doll a type of doll), saving us from countless crises."

"Gradually... I'm starting to forget he's a weirdo."

"But how exactly did he become human?" Lin Nieran was quite curious about this, as the information 007 provided did not go into detail about their past.

I don't know either.

An Ying recalled the past, the coldness in her eyes gradually faded. "When I joined the Calamity Crossing Squad, there were only four people in the squad."

"Qin Rang and Tao Yuan are veterans; the other two died in a C-Rank Instance long ago."

"At that time, Qin Rang led me, while Tao Yuan led two other people, and we split up. Qin Rang and I were tasked with ensuring that the strange child met the exam requirements."

"At the start of the mission, we were trapped by the Sunny Doll) on the child's table, which gave us a false sense of happiness. Later, Qin Rang saw through its disguise, captured its True Form, and casually stuffed it into his bag."

"After the Instance ended, the Sunny Doll was also brought out. We were only having a meal when the monster transformed into a human."

"The Authorities investigated and studied the matter, but couldn't figure out the reason. Later, he named himself Sheng Qingqiao. Sheng refers to the name of the child in his original Instance, the one he sewed; Qing refers to himself; and Qiao was a name Qin Rang him to make up the numbers."

An Ying said, "Later, two people died in the team, and he joined our team. Tao Yuan never knew about this, and I didn't tell him either."

Lin Nieran handed him the repaired umbrella, took off his gloves, and said, "Since it's a strange phenomenon, why don't you just revive it?"

An Ying shook her head, offering no explanation.

Lin Nieran didn't have much interest in probing further, and stopped there. "Alright, I don't know anything about your affairs. How is Captain Qin?"

"Have no idea."

An Ying wasn't usually a talkative person, but she suddenly felt like venting. Now that she'd come to her senses, she realized she'd said too much, so she changed the subject. "Boss, why didn't you continue killing the monsters? Did you have teammates before?"

Lin Nieran leaned against the shelf, wiping his weapons, and said lazily, "No, I've always been alone."

"I used to live alone, and when strange things happened, I had to fight it all by myself. I got used to it."

An Ying nodded and said, "That's fine too."

"Yes, always look forward," Lin Nieran said. "People are dying every moment in this world; perhaps one day, it will be us who die."

An Ying nodded, picked up her Bamboo Umbrella, and stood up. "It's almost time, I should go back now. Thank you for listening to me."

Lin Nieran said, "You're welcome. You're welcome to come again."

He opened his umbrella and stepped out of the shop. The snow outside fell on the bamboo umbrella, was gently blown away by the wind, and rolled off the edge of the umbrella, blending into the snowy scene along with his flowing white hair.

Watching him leave, Lin Nieran said to Lin Yi, who had his Wristband, "Looks like you've been really hit hard."

Lin Yi nodded. "It was quite a large sum of money; he left without paying."

Lin Nieran:?

Why didn't you say so sooner!

Lin Yi's eyes drooped. "How was I supposed to know you even forgot to collect the money?"

"You reminded me and I still don't understand? You good-for-nothing!"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes. "How am I being wasteful? Did I spend your money even though I didn't eat or drink?"

While Lin Nieran and Lin Yi were arguing and debating whether to chase after them for money or be generous and waive the fee, his Vest had already arrived in Yangcheng.

Yangcheng has been very unsettled lately.

As is widely known, the organization's Puppet Modian, is stationed year-round in the Weird Zone of Yangcheng.

As a monster, he doesn't need to rest or eat; he could easily be a perpetual motion machine if he wanted to.

At first, the Yangcheng Families racked their brains trying to get rid of this giant Buddha statue, but they soon discovered that as long as no one dared to linger under Modian's nose and seek death, he could kill several times over in the Weird Zone with a single ghost.

In the days since he arrived, he has destroyed many high-level Instance in the Weird Zone and killed many of the Mysterious Creatures.

His group of Fanatical Believers actually managed to clear several Instance, greatly reducing the energy concentration in the Weird Zone.

One of Modian's mysteries can guard several Weird Zones, which is much more convenient than their Family Clan going to great lengths to send people to investigate.

After seeing the benefits, the Family Clan started to have ulterior motives and wanted to send people to get close to Modian and build a relationship.

However, all the people they sent out to cultivate relationships were killed by Modian, not a single one was spared.

Modian's Fanatical Believers are the only ones who can contact him so far, and they are not afraid of death. They even feel excited and honored to be killed by Modian.

The Family Heads, upon learning all this, were puzzled, but—after all, they were able to ally with Modian; it would be normal for them to be mentally unstable.

In order to seize this benefit and to make it easier to cultivate a good relationship with the organization in the future, the Cui Family gritted their teeth and took these Fanatical Believers to live in the River Garden District under their jurisdiction, and declared that they would welcome Modian at any time.

Similarly, Wen Keke, who was stationed in Yangcheng and whose influence was constantly expanding outwards, also set her sights on the River Garden District.

The River Garden District and Wen Keke Huanjin Zone currently holds power, are not far apart in size. However, River Garden District is located in the very center of Yangcheng, giving it the best geographical advantage. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Wen Keke envious.

Her power expanded briefly, and she is still in a period of adjustment. She doesn't intend to remain hidden under the Liang Family's name forever; she wants to directly occupy a city and make it her domain.

Once she takes control, all the ordinary people here will become her bargaining chips, and the Authorities will have to think twice before trying to touch her.

The River Garden District was the key region she chose.

But to outsiders who are unaware of the situation, all of this appears to be a fight Liang Family Members and Cui Family Members that has been going on for some unknown reason for the past few days.

Tonight, Modian and his followers had just emerged from the Instance and were walking the streets of the River Garden District when they happened to witness Wen Keke personally launching a sneak attack on part of the Cui Family's team in the River Garden District. Cat Boy was also in the team.

Most of the people sent out by the Cui Family are dead, and those who are still alive have betrayed them under Wen Keke's instigation.