I Am Your Natural Enemy

Chapter 516: Chapter 208: Temples and Talismans, A Reminder Visit (5k)_2

”No need, I’ll be back soon.”

”Big Brother Su...” Chen Qimo walked up and grabbed Wen Yan’s arm.

”It’s fine, I’m just going on a business trip. You stay home and help keep an eye on Sparrow Cat, make sure the little bastard eats less junk food. Don’t let him pick up Gauss’s bad habits.”

”I’m spending my own money, and you still want to nag me!” Sparrow Cat sounded a bit disgruntled. He stuck out a paw and made a show of raising a single claw. ”My daily food costs are already one hundred and twenty! If I went to the Scorching Sun Department cafeteria every day, with all the fish and shrimp, I couldn’t even spend it all!”

”Then why don’t you go there.”

”Pfft, not going. It’s better to chill at home and order takeout. That’s the vibe.”

”You can barely fly now, and you still keep eating.” Wen Yan reached out and rubbed Sparrow Cat’s belly, which was pudgy and round, looking just like a fat cat’s primordial pouch.

”You’re just a bird, and you’re about to become a walking gas tank. Shouldn’t you watch yourself a bit? Careful you don’t get high blood pressure, high sugar, and high cholesterol.”

”I’m a cat! Having a bit of chub on my belly is totally normal!”

Wen Yan rolled his eyes, too lazy to keep sparring with Sparrow Cat; there’s no beating a professional troll like him.

He squatted down, scooped up Little Zombie, who, for once, didn’t whimper—just hugged Wen Yan’s neck and rested his head on his shoulder.

”What’s with you all? Seriously, this looks like you’re setting a death flag. You know that’s the last thing you should do before heading out, right?”

After grabbing a meal together, Wen Yan left Old Zhao’s place.

As soon as he entered Old Zhao’s house, he saw Old Zhao lying stiff as a board on the ground, and the five brothers all crouched neatly beside him, looking just like a family saying their goodbyes at a funeral...

Wen Yan got a fright and rushed over to bless him with Yang Energy.

A moment later, Old Zhao woke up, looked at Wen Yan in confusion. The brothers next to him immediately chimed in.

”Old Zhao, you’re a real man.”

”Yeah, awesome, awesome.”

”You say it, you do it, we’re not even close.”

”You’re the most badass.”

”Now you guys have said everything—what am I supposed to say?”

Wen Yan looked at the five brothers talking back and forth and asked,

”What’s going on? What did Old Zhao get himself into this time?”

Hearing this, Old Zhao snapped out of it, and suddenly remembered.

”I remember now. Temple and talismans, that’s it, that’s all I can recall—those two words, temple and talismans.”

Wen Yan paused a little, then reached out to pat Old Zhao’s shoulder.

”Thanks, but stop risking it, okay? Good thing you’re fine this time—I don’t want to have to find a new neighbor, you’re just right.”

Old Zhao grinned, not really bothered.

”It’s nothing.”

Before leaving, Wen Yan gave him another blessing of Yang Energy, told the five brothers to watch over Old Zhao, and told Old Zhao to stop divining stuff—every single time it’s a near-death experience, the cost is just too much.

After chatting with Old Zhao and making sure he was okay, Wen Yan waited another half hour before heading down to the basement.

Once Wen Yan left, Old Zhao just stood there blankly, a little lost.

The five brothers felt kind of guilty, so they gathered around and surrounded Old Zhao.

”Old Zhao, we shouldn’t have egged you on earlier, don’t take it to heart.”

”Next time we get white-cut chicken, you have it all—we won’t eat any.”

”Don’t take any more risks, you really scared us.”

”If you die, what are we supposed to do?”

”Hope this time we could help Wen Yan a bit.”

As Fifth Brother finished, the other four brothers all turned to stare at him.

”You broke the formation! You’re acting weird!”

Fifth Brother jumped in fright.

”How am I acting weird? How did I break the formation?”

...

Wen Yan walked the Nether Path alongside Feng Wei, his mind turning over Old Zhao’s words.

Old Zhao’s divinations are hit or miss, but whenever he pays the price and nearly croaks, that’s when they’re guaranteed to be true.

He mentioned a temple, which got Wen Yan thinking of divine statues.

That makes sense—where there’s a statue, there’s probably a temple.

And Old Zhao’s warning at this moment probably means: watch out for a temple in the Netherworld.

Whatever it means, better to give a heads-up.

Once off the Nether Path, Wen Yan gave Cai Qidong a call.

”If there’s a statue, maybe it’s a temple. You should check it out. Maybe a temple fell into the Netherworld and that’s why they’re so brazen—it’s out of the mortal realm.”

”Relax, we’ve already started looking.

The Scorching Sun Department began investigating on a wide scale a month ago.

We’re checking for anything that used to be around and now has vanished—things that could have fallen into the Netherworld.

Parts of Helan Mountain, parts of Fengdu, and Lord Zhu’s manor—those are the obvious cases, we got them on day one.

We’ve already started a carpet search, and honestly, we’ve found quite a few odd things.

Divine statues are now our top priority.

If there’s any news, you’ll be the first to know.”

”That’s good...” Wen Yan finally relaxed. When it comes to these things, the Scorching Sun Department is seriously reliable.

After linking up with the Scorching Sun crew and picking up the sealed bullets and other gear, Wen Yan used the sealing bags they brought to stash all his stuff, then made his own way through the Rakshasa Ghost Market and into the Nether Soul Realm.

Once in the Nether Soul Realm, he summoned the Blue Mane Horse and rode off toward the spot where he landed last time.

Meanwhile in the Rakshasa Ghost Market, inside a teahouse, Mai Conggui was watching the people in the teahouse.

On the other towers, there were also guards—either Lord Zhu’s men or various others—stationed in different places, watching different people.

Lord Zhu himself was actually up in one of those towers, overlooking the whole Rakshasa Ghost Market.

The last time Wen Yan came to talk, he mentioned someone might be plotting something in secret.

Like luring a Jinx to the Virtue City Forbidden Land—that’s the most obvious sign.

Now that Wen Yan needed to get to the Netherworld, he had to pass through the Rakshasa Ghost Market and into the Nether Soul Realm. Other people might be fooled, but you can’t fool the Ghosts in the Rakshasa Ghost Market.