The atmosphere in the alley was a bit tense, perhaps because of the figures tailing them. Xu Nan's heart was pounding.
After a long while, he finally calmed down.
Gently pulling away from the other person's arm, he whispered, "Why are you back? Didn't you escape to South America?"
Lü Junyi looked much more weathered. Despite wearing a mask and sunglasses, he couldn't hide his desolate demeanor.
"Who said that? I went to Mexico."
Xu Nan was surprised. "Did you dislike the chicken wraps? You ran back?"
Lü Junyi shook his head. "It's a long story. In short, the escape failed, and I almost got caught in a trap. You know, my connections and background are all in Jing Cheng. In Jiangdong, I can't beat that girl."
Xu Nan thought for a moment. "You mean Wen Xin? She wouldn't want to kill you, would she?"
"That's not it." Lü Junyi took off his sunglasses, his eyes filled with exhaustion. "She'd probably castrate me."
Xu Nan: "..."
"Let's go, find a safe place to talk," Lü Junyi said quickly. "And while we're at it, let's remove your stitches. It's been dragging on for too long, it's not good."
Xu Nan waved his hand. "It's okay."
"Why are you being polite with me?" Lü Junyi said. "The stitches have to come out eventually. Don't try to be tough."
Xu Nan said awkwardly, "They're already out... I took care of it myself."
Lü Junyi was greatly surprised and looked Xu Nan up and down. "Quick, let me see! You didn't leave any complications, did you?"
Xu Nan said angrily, "In broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this?!"
"Besides, there's something I need to ask clearly."
"About Professionals, do you know something?"
Lü Junyi pondered. "Between us brothers, I won't hide it anymore. I did indeed obtain a Professional legacy from another world, but how did you figure it out?"
Xu Nan sneered, "Still playing dumb? The people who helped you with the surgery have all become Professionals!"
Lü Junyi was greatly surprised, his sunglasses falling off. "Really?"
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Xu Nan was also a bit confused. "You didn't know?"
Lü Junyi slapped the wall and angrily rebuked:
"If I knew, wouldn't I have raised the fee by a thousand or eight hundred times!"
"Quick, tell me, what's going on? So all my patients are Professionals now? What about you?"
Xu Nan thought about it. Lü Junyi was different from others; he was probably one of the few people in this world he could trust.
He didn't hide it then. "Sorcerer."
Lü Junyi clicked his tongue. "So from now on, will you glow green all over, have a large bald spot on your head, and roar 'Orcs will never be slaves'?"
Xu Nan chuckled. "That's the Sorcerer from World of Warcraft. My Sorcerer is quite different from those Sorcerers."
"How is it different?" Lü Junyi was curious.
"The color is different."
Xu Nan said firmly.
"You come with me first. I'll take you to a safe place."
"This is your Dungeon?"
Comrade Lü, who had been on the run for several days, looked at a low-lying shantytown area and said in surprise.
These were self-built houses that Xu Nan had asked the Imps to build for themselves. Imps usually liked to live in caves, but Xu Nan, considering the future drainage structure of the Dungeon, didn't allow these Imps to dig caves privately anymore.
Xu Nan said calmly, "Isn't this just the beginning? You need a blueprint and a vision, and accumulate it little by little. Weren't you chased by Wen Xin with nowhere to go? Stay here first, I won't charge you rent."
Lü Junyi looked at the Giant Panda next to him who was watching a Thai drama on an iPad and rubbed his eyes. "Who is this?"
"This is A Tang, my familiar. She's temporarily in charge of the Dungeon's security. If you live here, just call her if anything happens."
Xu Nan introduced enthusiastically.
Unfortunately, A Tang had no intention of paying attention to him.
"This is a Giant Panda? And she watches dramas? Does she understand Thai or can she read subtitles?" Lü Junyi felt it was incredible.
Before Xu Nan could explain, A Tang on the other side said disdainfully, "I know many languages, I can even speak Sichuan dialect, can you?"
Lü Junyi rubbed his temples and sat on the wooden bed in the temporary wooden house, looking at Xu Nan:
"Brother, give me some time, I need to recover."
"This world is changing too fast, even Giant Pandas can talk back; also, I haven't slept for about forty hours, let me rest."
"When I wake up, I'll help you remove the stitches, and then we'll discuss things properly..."
Xu Nan kindly comforted him. Lü Junyi was probably really tired and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Before sleeping, he gave Xu Nan a handwritten list of patients.
His private hospital hadn't been open for long, and very few people had undergone surgery there. The list only contained about ten names, and Xu Nan recognized some familiar ones.
This included Zhang Yingluo, Wen Xin, and Xu Nan himself.
"If my deduced law is correct, these people are all Professionals now. This is simply a series of time bombs directly placed in H City."
Xu Nan sighed as he looked at the list.
Aside from Wen Xin, Lü Junyi had clearly encountered something else. Xu Nan was looking forward to hearing what he had to say after he woke up, so he asked A Tang to keep a close eye on the sleeping Comrade Lü.
The City Management Captain, who had gone to explore the underground river and hadn't returned for a long time, also made the originally optimistic Xu Nan a little worried.
He opened his phone's WeChat. Although he was underground at an unknown depth, the phone signal was surprisingly good. However, he couldn't contact Qin Lele and didn't know where she had gone.
He created a WeChat group, adding himself, Lü Junyi, and Qin Lele first. Then, after thinking for a moment, he selected a fourth person.
[Shi Sanjie].
Unlike the silence of the other two, Shi Sanjie sent a string of question marks after joining the group.
She seemed very surprised by the crazy group name [Xu Nan's Dungeon].
[Shi Sanjie: What the hell? Xu Nan, are you trying to play a tabletop RPG? I don't have time.]
Xu Nan quickly replied: Where are you recently? When are you coming back to Jiangdong? Brother Junyi is in trouble.
[Shi Sanjie: I know. He's asking for death. He's a scumbag who clearly only has a veterinary license, but he insists on opening a private hospital and faking certificates. Isn't that scamming people? It serves him right for doing that to that girl.]
Xu Nan was greatly shocked. Although he prided himself on knowing Lü Junyi well, this dark history seemed a bit off!
Wait! Let's skip the six glaring words "veterinary professional qualification" for now.
Xu Nan typed: I need a dungeon construction blueprint. If you're not busy, come back to H City quickly. A lot of things aren't convenient to discuss on WeChat.
[Shi Sanjie: Okay, Friday evening this week, I'll come to your place and buy a gift for Xin'er along the way.]
Their conversation temporarily ended.
Xu Nan was very curious about the veterinary professional qualification Shi Sanjie mentioned, and even felt like slapping Lü Junyi awake. But he was soft-hearted after all. Looking at the significantly thinner Lü Junyi, he ultimately didn't slap him.
"Are you going to slap him or not? Stop being so wishy-washy." A Tang, who was watching a Thai drama, glanced over. "How about I slap him for you?"
Xu Nan immediately shook his head.
Are you kidding? If Sister A Tang slapped him, even if Lü Junyi had inherited MetalGarurumon's professional abilities, his head would still explode.
In the following time, Xu Nan anxiously awaited Lü Junyi's awakening. However, he quickly noticed something was wrong.
Lü Junyi wasn't just sleeping normally; he had entered a state of divine slumber. His breathing was very weak, and his heartbeat was soft and feeble.
Xu Nan wasn't a doctor and was somewhat anxious about this, even wondering if he should send him to the hospital.
Fortunately, A Tang came over and took a look, saying that Lü Junyi was fine, but his awakening would likely take a long time. At the earliest, it would be three to five days.
Xu Nan tried the Appraisal Technique, but couldn't determine Lü Junyi's profession, indicating that this guy's opportunity was also not simple.
Perhaps his slumber was also related to his profession.
During this time, Xu Nan completely skipped school classes, focusing on the construction of the dungeon and taking care of Lü Junyi.
During this period, Qin Lele returned twice, made some supplies, and then set off deeper into the underground river.
According to the future City Management Captain, she had discovered some interesting things in the underground river, but she needed to confirm more information. When the time was right, she would take Xu Nan and the others with her.
Qin Lele's disappearance naturally led to inquiries from Zhang Yingluo. But facing Zhang Yingluo's questions and the alleged invitation from the Thousand Radiance Society, Xu Nan ultimately chose to conceal and politely refuse.
He didn't know why, but he had clearly liked Zhang Yingluo at first, yet he could never fully open up to her. Instead, it was the carefree Qin Lele who made Xu Nan feel he could trust her.
As for the Thousand Radiance Society, an organization destined to disappear in the future, Xu Nan didn't feel there was any need for him to get involved.
Time passed like this, and soon it was Friday, November 27th.
There were only two days left until the first day of the prophecy Xu Nan saw in his bloodline.
The prophecy of the Decameron was particularly important to Xu Nan. If the first day appeared, then Xu Nan would completely believe everything he had seen.
He had made full preparations for the first day. The reason why today was important was, firstly, Friday evening was the day Shi Sanjie would arrive in H City.
Secondly, Xu Nan was preparing for a massive harvest of monthly activity points.
"Finally, Friday is here... Although couples usually like to be lovey-dovey on weekdays, they don't have much time or conditions."
"But on Friday and Saturday nights, the road to the Garden of Eden is wide open!"
Xu Nan sat on the roof of the tallest building in the university town, overlooking the myriad lights of the city.
Below was a street of hotels, now brightly lit and bustling with countless pedestrians, most of whom were couples walking hand in hand.
Xu Nan smiled slightly. Without doing anything, he could watch his mission card and activity points soar like a rocket!
[Activity Points +500, from Lu Quan, Li Yingying]
[Activity Points +500, from Fang Weijie, Chen Lu]
[Activity Points +800, from Song Cheng, Qi Zijun]
Xu Nan was a little surprised to see Song Cheng's name, that scoundrel.
He sent a WeChat message: "You're also out getting a room?"
Song Cheng replied quickly: "Yeah! But I don't know why, I've been to several hotels in a row, and they're all out of rooms, damn it."
"That doesn't make sense. Even if it's Friday, these hotels shouldn't be this popular, right?"
Xu Nan laughed heartily and sent a smiley face:
"Because your dad, me, booked all the hotels in the university town!"
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