Jiang Nuo laughed in exasperation.
[So you all knew from the beginning that Si Yan contained my Love Soul, which is why I was chosen for this mission.]
[Please do not question the system's tasks.]
0732 seemed to sense Jiang Nuo's fury, and after a few seconds of silence, spoke again.
[If the task participant wishes, they can use their points to directly seek assistance from the Lingduan Master system.]
[roll.]
Jiang Nuo smashed the small table on the balcony with one slap.
[... Please wait, tasker, connecting to the Lingduan.]
After a while, 0732 went online again.
[Hello, task user Lingduan replies: The task itself is correct; a solution will be provided later.]
[... nonsense.]
Jiang Nuo rubbed her temples, utterly exhausted.
We need to think carefully about how to resolve this.
If we take Love Soul back directly, Si Yan will die. No way.
If I don't get it back, I won't live long, and that won't do either.
Jiang Nuo suddenly put down her hand. Then she thought of making another Spirit-Suppressing Stone for Si Yan... But then she remembered that Si Yan was still carrying someone else's soul, so that wouldn't work either.
That leaves only one option.
Help Si Yan completely clear her spiritual energy and eliminate all side effects brought about by her innate Spirit Body.
The method is feasible, but there's no other way at the moment.
Moreover, Jiang Nuo felt very awkward, extremely awkward.
Si Yan likes him so much, but how much of it is genuine, and how much is just Love Soul?
He knew that his negative thoughts were currently dominating his emotions, and that it was better not to think about solutions now than to try to find them.
She ran back to the bedroom from the balcony with a thud, then collapsed onto the bed to sleep.
--
As dawn broke, Jiang Nuo was woken up by several phone calls.
When he opened his eyes, they were already black; the power of evil had completely merged with his body, and his power had returned to normal.
" Brother Cui?"
Jiang Nuo answered the call in a daze.
" Jiang Nuo! Ancestor! Where are you!"
"On the bed." Jiang Nuo yawned.
Cui Ming's voice was loud and urgent, "Quick, check Weibo! Several of your fans are in trouble! They're asking for your help on Weibo, and it's trending!"
Jiang Nuo said "Oh," opened Weibo to check, and immediately sat up straight after glancing at it.
Glutinous Rice Ball Chicken: @Jiang Nuo I really have no other choice! God Nuo, can you see this Weibo?! A few of us sisters from the fan group went out to play and encountered zombies!! Some people have already been bitten. I had a charm that you gave away to fans in a giveaway, so I luckily escaped, but I've run out of charms...
The accompanying photo shows a girl with a bite mark on her shoulder. This Weibo was made ten minutes ago, and the bite mark has already spread to her neck.
Fortunately, Jiang Nuo has a large fan base, and upon learning of this, they quickly flooded social media with posts and made it a trending topic.
Jiang Nuo was fully awake. He typed a message asking the girl to send him her location and offered a solution.
The girl replied quickly, as if she had been waiting for a long time. She followed Jiang Nuo's method to suppress the spread of the Corpse Qi and then asked how to avoid the zombies and escape.
Jiang Nuo answered promptly, but... a few minutes passed, and the girl didn't reply again, completely cutting off contact.
People in the same group commented that they had arranged to meet up in person, but because one of the girls had difficulty walking, they agreed to meet at her hometown, and then they never heard from her again.
They also said that the girl who was bitten had difficulty walking.
Jiang Nuo roughly pieced together the information and saw that the official Weibo accounts of the Dao Xuan Association and the Weird and Strange Adventure posted again, tagging him.
The Weird and Strange Adventure: Episode 4 - We'll meet in the mysterious "Village on the Dragon Vein " - Fragrant Tree Village. Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, the village is built on the spine of the Dragon Vein, but recently, unnatural deaths have occurred there. We'll set off at 4 PM. Welcome to join our guests to explore the mystery.
Special guests: Jiang Nuo Si Yan Lin Yu Pu Sang Li Ta Wu Chou Zhou Yize
The official Weibo account suddenly announced the fourth episode, which was already surprising enough, considering it had only been less than a month.
When the Glutinous Rice Fans investigated, they discovered that this was the very place where those girls had lost contact!
Glutinous Rice Chicken Leg:?? What are you guys doing?! Of all days, why did you have to announce it today?
Sure enough, netizens who were worried about the hashtag Jiang Nuo immediately felt deceived when they saw the official announcement of the new episode from the official Weibo account.
Jingle Bells: Huh? So that hashtag was just a teaser? I've been tricked!
Hua Country Daoist Mysticism Association: There is no need for speculation. This matter concerns human lives. We have already dispatched members to Fragrant Tree Village in advance. This live broadcast was not intended to create hype.
Glutinous Rice's Dad:!! You went! You actually went! Good, good, good! @Jiang Nuo, God Nuo went to find them, waaaaaah!
Amidst the chaos, a refreshing stream of astonishment emerged.
Ximi Lulu: Zhou Yize? Isn't that the president of Taiying Entertainment, where President Zhou Lin Yu works?? President Zhou, what are you doing there!
Xiao Bao Loves to Make Trouble: Although... do you guys still remember the rumors between Lin Yu and Zhou Yize before...? Could it be that he's chasing after his wife, President Zhou...?
Seeing that members of the Dao Xuan Association had already gone over, Jiang Nuo felt relieved and glanced at the time with a puzzled look.
It's 1 PM now, we'll set off at 4 PM.
Why didn't anyone tell him where to start, or where Fragrant Tree Village was?
and...
He stared at Lin Yu's name, his eyebrows slightly raised.
" Zhang Quan did it so discreetly? Lin Yu hasn't even been discovered dead yet."
Jiang Nuo got out of bed and stepped on the soft fabric. He looked down and his gaze froze slightly. It was Si Yan's shirt.
Half a second later, he picked it up and threw it into the washing machine along with the bathrobe.
After a while, Jiang Nuo tidied herself up, tilted her head to look at herself in the mirror, touched her left eye, and a red dim light flashed for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
Upon receiving the meeting point from the production team, Jiang Nuo leisurely went out, where the driver assigned to him by Cui Ming was already waiting.
Jiang Nuo still felt awkward.
He even made some harsh remarks last night.
I'll see Si Yan again today.
There was absolutely no time to prepare.
Ugh, so annoying.
While feeling annoyed, I exchanged the items I needed for this trip.
Having accumulated enough points, Jiang Nuo was now facing zombies that were even more troublesome than ordinary ghosts and monsters, and he exchanged them for quite a few items.
Like a revenge spending spree, I used up all my points until they were gone.
" Brother Jiang, we've arrived."
The driver stopped the car; the bus was right in front of him on the side.
Jiang Nuo gripped the seatbelt tightly, scratching at the seat cushion with her paws. "Tell me, what will happen if I don't go this time?"
The driver turned to look at him in surprise, " Brother Jiang, your girlfriend is still here."
Jiang Nuo gave a wry smile. "I'm even less inclined to go now."
The driver was shocked and changed his excuse, "But your fans are still waiting to be rescued."
[Side Quest Triggered: Save Fragrant Tree Village ]
[Reward for completing the task: 800 points]
Jiang Nuo took a deep breath, opened the door and got out of the car with a cold expression.
Despite rushing, Jiang Nuo was the last to board the bus.
As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he heard footsteps. Si Yan walked over quickly and grabbed his hand without saying a word.
"Release."
Jiang Nuo withdrew her hand without thinking.
" Jiang Nuo... why do you have to treat me like this?"
Si Yan's phoenix eyes reddened, looking aggrieved and distressed.