"That's interesting."
Jiangnan gently placed the teacup on the table.
At the same time, a sticky note floated down onto the table.
[It's still early, let's choose a career.]
Upon seeing their leader's instruction, the three immediately stood up straight and shouted in unison, "Yes, boss!"
Seeing this, Tu Xiaowu quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said sensibly.
"Sir, I know the roads in this town very well. Let me show you the way."
Just then, footsteps came from the stairwell.
The shop owner, Tu Xiaogang, walked up carrying a huge tray.
The table was laden with hot, spicy rabbit heads, stir-fried rabbit meat, and two jugs of sorghum liquor.
"Oh dear, gentlemen, what brings you here?"
Tu Xiaogang put down the tray and looked at the crowd preparing to leave with a puzzled expression.
Tu Xiaowu stepped forward and explained, "Father, I'm taking the groom and his friends to the Job Assignment Office."
"Assign professional roles."
"You go ahead with your work, we'll be right back!"
Upon hearing that it was about serious business, Tu Xiaogang quickly wiped his hands on his apron and gave him instructions.
"Then you'd better hurry! The rabbit meat will get gamey and won't taste good if it gets cold!"
Tu Xiaowu didn't answer again, but simply nodded obediently.
He turned around, grabbed Tang Sirui tightly, and led Jiangnan and his group down the stairs.
The private rooms on the second floor fell silent.
Tu Xiaogang stood alone by the table, watching his daughter and son-in-law, who seemed like walking corpses, leave.
The enthusiasm on his face gradually faded, and he was soon replaced by helplessness and sadness.
Tu Xiaogang poured himself a full glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor).
"Gulp."
A mouthful of strong liquor went down his throat, choking him until his eyes turned red.
"If... I could have arrived sooner..."
Tu Xiaogang gripped his wine glass.
"If I were stronger, I could kill those two beasts with a single blow..."
"So, will Xiao Wu and Si Rui finally be able to be together happily?"
"Yes or no..."
"So you won't experience the same painful separation of life and death as I did?"
He muttered to himself, tilting his head back to look out the window at the sky.
Is this so-called immortality truly a gift from the gods?
"Or perhaps..."
"Is this just a vicious curse disguised as 'love,' imprisoning everyone for eternity?"
Meanwhile, on the bustling streets of Soul Return Town.
Tu Xiaowu was leading Tang Sirui at the front, guiding Jiangnan and the others towards the [Job Assignment Office].
The streets were bustling with people, and the cries of vendors filled the air.
Just then, a figure in a purple suit, head down, hurried around the corner.
It was the [Clown] who had just escaped from Yue Tian's clutches in a sorry state.
The gears of fate jammed at that moment.
Just as they brushed past each other!
The Clown instinctively looked up, his gaze meeting that of Jiangnan was walking in the middle of the group.
Jiangnan's face remained arrogant.
Because he has never seen the Clown's true face.
Therefore, Jiangnan did not recognize him immediately.
But...
The Clown knows him!
That man who personally thwarted his plans at the West Asia Mercy Hospital!
The Clown's heart nearly stopped on the spot!
It's him!
"How could he have arrived in Soul Return Town so quickly?!"
"And judging from his posture, he's actually here for the marriage proposal too!"
"We absolutely cannot let him ruin our long-planned scheme!"
Countless thoughts flashed through the Clown's mind, and his pupils dilated.
"I need to slip away before he realizes my true colors!"
We must find Sage quickly to discuss a solution!
The Clown tried to act nonchalant and quickened his pace to leave.
However, he underestimated the intuition of top-tier experts.
In that split second when their eyes met and the Clown's gaze shifted dramatically!
A memory flashed through Jiangnan's mind.
That was when he was dominating the casino at Xiya Charity Hospital.
I once caught a glimpse of a gaze filled with mockery and madness.
Although my face has been changed.
But that deep, penetrating gaze—you can't be wrong!
At the same time, the [Human Emperor Lamp] hanging on Jiangnan's waist also emitted an extremely excited buzzing sound!
The soul... does not lie!
Jiangnan smiled.
"So... it was you."
Upon hearing the other person's voice, the Clown froze.
He knew he had been recognized!
"Now that you've been discovered, you might as well die!"
The Clown turned around.
Three fleshy spheres with distorted human faces instantly appeared in his hand!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Then it smashed towards Jiangnan's face!
"Circle! Go!"
Guo Shuai roared angrily.
"Received Daddy!"
Circle's face instantly turned into a vortex shape.
The two fleshy spheres were swallowed directly into Circle's stomach.
"Oh dear! Circle can't eat anymore! She's too full!"
Circle touched her round belly and cried out in grievance.
One fleshy ball remained, hurtling towards Jiangnan with a whooshing sound!
Just then, a tall figure blocked Jiangnan's path.
Han Fei extended his palm!
[Plunder]!
Han Fei snatched the about-to-explode ball of flesh from afar.
Without even glancing at it, she hurled the ball with all her might, sending it crashing back the way it came to the Clown's face!
Here you go!
Faced with the ball of flesh thrown back at him, the Clown not only didn't dodge, but his smile became even more rampant.
"Heh... you've fallen for it!"
He snapped his fingers.
"Bang!"
The ball of flesh exploded instantly in mid-air!
But there was no devastating explosion; instead, blood-red smoke billowed out, obscuring everyone's view!
"Hahaha! Goodbye, everyone!"
Using the smoke as cover, the Clown immediately turned and ran for his life!
However, he miscalculated one thing.
In this man's dictionary, there was never an option to let him escape unharmed.
In the thick fog, Jiangnan had already taken aim at him; now, he didn't need to see him at all.
He gripped the Godslayer Spear tightly in his right hand, then hurled it with a mighty thud!
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a sonic boom!
The Godslayer Spear pierced through the smoke and shot straight at the Clown who was running wildly!
Hearing the whooshing sound behind him, the Clown turned around, his pupils contracting!
"Not good!"
"Pfft!"
Blood splattered!
The Godslayer Spear pierced the Clown's right chest, sending him flying more than ten meters before embedding him in a stone wall!
Approximately five seconds later.
The smoke gradually dissipated.
Jiangnan emerged from the smoke with a blank expression.
Before the stone wall, only a blood-stained, Godslayer Spear remained, nailed to the wall.
But the Clown had vanished into thin air.
Clearly, he managed to escape.
Jiangnan walked to the wall, casually lifted his foot, kicked the Godslayer Spear into the air, and then held it in his hand.
He stared at the trail of blood on the ground that stretched all the way to the end of the alley and finally disappeared, and snorted coldly.
"It's alright, there's plenty of time... we'll take our time."
After speaking, he turned around and put away the Godslayer Spear.
Guo Shuai and the others then emerged from the smoke.
"Boss, are you alright?"
Guo Shuai asked nervously.
Let's go.
Jiangnan shook his head.
Tu Xiaowu, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded.
She couldn't understand what had just happened.
Little did she know, the man who was pinned to the wall by Jiangnan's gun was one of the culprits who murdered her husband.
Hearing Jiangnan's urging, she could only nod blankly. "Oh... oh, okay."
"Turn around the next corner, and you'll Job Assignment Office."
The group set off again and soon disappeared at the end of the street.
In a hidden dead-end alley.
The Clown was clutching a gaping hole in his right chest, a hole through which one could see the view behind him.
He staggered, leaving a bloody trail with each step.
"Damn Dragon Clan... damn them, no need for further explanation!"
The Clown cursed through gritted teeth, "One day... I will slaughter your entire race of monsters!"
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came from above his head.
"Hehe."
Instead of wasting time spouting nonsense here, you should go steal some things on the street to save up money to participate in the competition.
The Clown raised his head.
On the second-floor windowsill of the abandoned, dilapidated building next door, the [Sage] was sitting with his arms crossed.
His once neat robe was now tattered and torn.
Seeing his appearance, the Clown couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.
"Oh my, isn't this our Sage who plans everything?"
"You look even more disheveled than me after just a few hours?"
The Sage was not angered by his mockery, but responded calmly.
"It's just bad luck."
"I was accidentally tracked down to my hiding place by that China Interrogator using a wide-area tracking technique, and we fought back fiercely."
"However, he wasn't feeling well either."
"You've been hit by my attack, even without top-tier light-based Supernatural Ability and Dragon Blood."
"It'll probably be less than two days before he becomes a member of this Soul Return Town cemetery."
The Clown leaned against the wall, hissing in pain, but still stubbornly insisted on his words.
"Tch, anyone can talk big."
When I saw him, he was still hopping around energetically, carrying a three-section staff.
"Unless..."
"Unless it's no longer necessary."
The Sage interrupted him directly.
"You were fooled by that old fox's Empty Fort Strategy."
He was already at his last gasp; he was just bluffing you.
The Clown froze, his expression turning serious.
Being exposed for intellectually outclassing him like this naturally made him furious.
"Come on up, I'll prove it to you."
The Sage leaned back, making room for the windowsill.
The Clown scoffed, "Fine, I'll see what tricks you have up your sleeve."
He endured the excruciating pain and, with a few quick rolls, climbed through the window and into the house.
As soon as he landed, he saw [Dusk] tied up and thrown in a corner, even snoring and asleep.
The Sage pointed to the Clown's hand, which was clutching his chest. "Let go."
The Clown gave him a wary look, but obediently moved his hand away.
"To be honest, this is the first time I've seen you use your Supernatural Ability."
The Clown stared intently into the Sage's eyes, which were covered by a gray cloth. "What sequence are you?"
The Sage revealed a wicked smile, "You'll understand after you finish reading."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sage slowly extended his right hand.
A wisp of black mist rose from his palm!
The instant I saw that Black Qi!
The mockery in the Clown's eyes vanished without a trace in an instant!
His face was filled with disbelief!
"You... this aura..."
The Clown instinctively took a half step back. "Who are you?!"
The Sage man's smile grew increasingly sinister as he removed his blindfold.
Revealing those eye sockets, as Abyss, devoid of pupils!
"We... are your Guide."
Before he could finish speaking, the Sage's hand, wreathed in Black Qi, struck the Clown's wound!
The wound, nourished by the Black Qi, began to wriggle rapidly!
In just a few seconds.
Flesh and blood are reconstituted, and skin is healed.
At the same time.
On the other side of Soul Return Town.
[Job Assignment Office] in front of the gate.
Guo Shuai was idly following behind Jiangnan in line.
He was mentally calculating how to ask the boss for more compensation if he drew the latrine cleaner's job later.
Sudden!
His [Eye of Calamity] opened on its own!
"Holy shit!"
Guo Shuai immediately roared in his mind.
"Old Deng! What's wrong with you?!"
"Didn't we agree that we could act without permission?"
However, the one who responded in his mind was not the aloof, boastful god of magic he once knew.
Albert's voice was extremely panicked at this moment, even...
And there is fear!
"Hey kid... don't wait in line!"
"Get your boss ready to draw his gun!"
"We're in big trouble..."
"My body that was lost all those years ago..."
"Demigod's body with self-awareness..."
"Seem..."
"Right here in this town!"