Gu Yulin reasoned with him and soothed him every way he could. He even pulled out his ID and opened the Special Affairs Bureau's internal app, finally proving that the person he had brought was human, a living human, and someone on the Special Affairs Bureau's list of experts.
In short, he could be anything, except for the strange, bizarre, no-longer-human being he had imagined.
They had only just calmed him down when the ground beneath their feet rippled, and a head popped up two feet away...
"Ah!!!"
"Ah, sorry, sorry." The head swiftly ducked back underground and vanished. The ground was perfectly flat, without even the slightest crack.
A moment later, Shen Le emerged from behind a roadside tree, spotless and without a speck of dirt on him, smiling broadly.
"I got a little dizzy searching for the target and forgot to maintain proper social etiquette..."
Was that really an issue of social etiquette?!
The young Special Affairs Bureau officer thought resentfully. Unfortunately, in a fight, he was no match for Shen Le. Things he could not handle even with all kinds of Talismans and Magic Artifacts could be easily subdued by Shen Le with a single Peach Wood Sword.
In terms of status, he could not compare either. One was within the system and the other outside it, but Shen Le was an expert. That alone meant he had to show him extra courtesy and respect.
And in terms of personal favors, Shen Le had just helped him out tremendously.
"It's fine, it's fine." He hurriedly piled on a smile and strode forward. Holding his arms out flat, he made as if to support the box Shen Le was carrying, or at least lend him a hand. "Did you find it? Is there anything I can help with?