On the light rail train heading to Longchen Third Industrial Island.
Zhou Zheng frowned and looked at the phone screen, his expression switching back and forth between stiffness and helplessness.
These young female nuns...
'Squad leader, let's make an appointment for dinner. I've arrived in Longchen City in advance!'
Want to do something evil?
'What level of cultivation does the squad leader have? I have been practicing since I was a child, and at the age of eighteen, I successfully entered the divine realm. Unexpectedly, I am still not as good as the squad leader.'
That desire to win that is ready to come out.
‘Isn’t the squad leader handsome? Send me a photo and let’s see!’
This is obviously a player who is proficient in the art of gossip.
There are six women and three men in the small group. The other two men are named Li Zhiyong and Xiao Sheng. Judging from their avatars, they seem to be Zhou Zheng's peers.
According to instructor Xiaoyue's complaints, one of Li Zhiyong and Xiao Sheng should be the reincarnation of a heavenly general.
——That outrageous general who carries memories of his previous life, but is still stuck in the bottleneck of spiritual practice in this life.
The two male compatriots have remained silent, only sending a "received" message in response to Bing Ning Xianren.
Those who have been harassing Zhou Zheng since yesterday are those extremely active female Taoist friends.
[Scientific name for cultivating immortality: Kun Dao with full social passive points].
In the breast pocket of Zhou Zheng's coat, the jade fish transformed by Ao Ying was also staring at the phone screen through the thin material.
Obviously, she had a slight sense of crisis.
The Third Industrial Island is the area where Zhou Zheng works. This time he went out, Zhou Zheng made up his mind to cut off the unnecessary mundane connections.
I'm going to resign.
The iron rice bowl that Zhou Zheng held in his hands was something that he had to work hard for a year to pass!
He previously worked for a large government-operated enterprise, which was under the establishment of Longchen City.
Welfare benefits within the company are quite good, and discounted housing purchase quotas are regularly issued. If there are no major mistakes, you will basically not be fired, so it is called the iron rice bowl.
Zhou Zheng's daily job is to check the status of several machines in Workshop No. 3, look at the instruments, and copy data. Most of the time, it is quite relaxing and does not take up his time outside of work.
The only disadvantage of this job may be that there are not many women in the working environment.
He originally thought he would just hang out like this for the rest of his life.
Get married and have children in a few years, get a reputation as an engineer in more than ten years, raise fish in the workshop, grow grass, and spend this life happily.
Who would have thought that a little fish would swim in life;
And he also took the initiative to take a step forward and became the guardian of this city.
Of course, it is still in reserve now.
Bang!
The light rail train drove out of the protective shield of the main city, and the windows were immediately filled with greenery.
Large areas of mechanically grown wheat fields set off waves of dark green wheat blown by the breeze.
Zhou Zheng seemed to be saying to himself: "I'd better say it to the group. I, the squad leader, am just a little monk now."
Ao Ying's voice penetrated Zhou Zheng's ears like the buzz of mosquitoes in summer, making his ears and heart itch.
She said: "It's just a matter of temporary strength or weakness. Don't pay too much attention to these practitioners. There are very few among them who can become immortals. There are even fewer who can step into true immortals and heavenly immortals."
"We can't think like that."
Zhou Zheng smiled and said: "There is a sentence in the textbook I read yesterday that I think is very good - the power of mortals lies in infinite possibilities, and the tyranny of living creatures lies in endless progress."
"It does have a heavenly style."
Ao Ying whispered:
"Those strong gods feed us dragons chicken soup every day, saying that the dragons are ancient overlords and that the dragon palace is rich all over the world. Then they turn around and name some ingredients that have nothing to do with us as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, suppressing the prestige of our dragons among hundreds of tribes.
"Hmph, my mother said that those old gods have terrible minds!"
"Ah...it's not that bad."
Zhou Zheng was dumbfounded for a while, thought about it again and again with his cell phone, and finally sent a message in the group.
Group chat [Sixty-two special training classes].
Zhou Zheng (Administrator): 'Let me be honest with you, I just started practicing a few days ago and I haven't achieved much yet. Please take care of me in the future.'
After doing this, Zhou Zheng felt much lighter all over. The burden that had been on his shoulders since last night was finally lifted.
Several question marks quickly popped up on the screen.
'real or fake?'
'Are you kidding, monitor? Isn't this a special training class set up by immortals?'
'Did the squad leader have any extraordinary circumstances or hidden identity?'
'If the monitor just started practicing, would he be able to keep up with our progress? Wouldn't he be able to understand the lessons taught by the immortal teacher?'
Zhou Zheng smiled and continued typing to reply: 'I'm trying not to break everyone's legs, hehe.'
Fortunately, there was no cynicism as he expected, and no one raised any objections to Immortal Bing Ning's arrangement.
On the contrary, the girls who had been chatting privately with Zhou Zheng each encouraged Zhou Zheng a few words in their private chats, and then started chatting enthusiastically in the group chat, with the tendency of forming a small group.
Just when Zhou Zheng was about to put away his phone and enjoy the scenery outside the window, a private message popped up again.
Xiao Sheng: 'Don't worry, squad leader, I will protect you from now on. If you have anything you don't understand about Taoism, just ask me. I'll just tell you everything I know.'
Zhou Zheng immediately became very fond of this classmate who didn't know how to count.
…
"What? You want to resign!"
In the simple and spacious office at the edge of Production Workshop No. 3, Director Wang's loud voice made people dizzy and tinnitus.
Zhou Zheng stood in front of this middle-aged uncle, his attitude still very gentle.
He got along well with everyone before, and he didn't have any resentment, so he didn't have to be too stiff.
"Xiao Zhou, you have to think carefully!"
The workshop director frowned and said:
"It's easy for me to sign this, but it's hard for you to come back!"
"Nowadays, if you can have a stable job, you can have a good family. You... what do you want to do after you quit your job?"
Zhou Zheng had already prepared the answer: "I want to take the police exam, and I have already found a good relationship."
"Police? Are police officers so easy to take exams for?"
"I'm sure," Zhou Zheng said seriously, "Thanks to your care in the past two years, from now on, if the director has any work at home, just call me."
Director Wang frowned and looked at Zhou Zheng, as if he wanted to see something interesting on this handsome face.
He originally planned to wait for Zhou Zheng to calm down for another year or two before introducing his niece to him, who was still in college. He did not expect that Zhou Zheng, who was always cautious in his work and generous in his treatment of others, would be so impulsive in his heart.
Sighing, the director shook his head and signed the document in front of him.
"Go to the Human Resources Department to complete the procedures. It may be a bit cumbersome. I'll say hello to Manager Liu... let's go."
"Okay, thank you, director, thank you, director."
The uncle frowned and waved his hands, with a bit of regret in his eyes.
He hesitated several times, but in the end he just said: "Live a good life."
Half an hour later.
Zhou Zheng held a few document bags and walked in the workshop with roaring machines, looking at the emotionless steel shelves.
His youthful little tail remains here.
The acquaintances on the road were also saying hello, and Zhou Zheng was chatting with them as usual.
It’s just that maybe after today, it will be difficult to see each other.
Several familiar colleagues would warmly come over to chat with each other. When they shared some "beautiful but innocent" pictures as usual, Zhou Zheng resolutely chose to refuse.
The fish are watching!
Probably, this was the last time he walked through the park's streets.
Zhou Zheng glanced at the shops on the street and the six-story buildings in the canteen and dormitory area, feeling a little reluctant to leave.
"Not quite right."
Ao Ying suddenly reminded in a voice: "There seems to be a demonic aura mixed here, and the demonic aura seems to be absent, as if it just passed by here not long ago."
Zhou Zheng wondered: "Evil spirit?"
"Husband... let's leave quickly," Ao Ying said, "Just send a message to instructor Xiaoyue. This is outside the main city area and is close to the outer protective formation. It's not a big deal if there are demon activities.
Strange."
Zhou Zheng immediately took out his mobile phone to contact Xiao Yue and sent him an address. P.S.
'There's something evil about it.'
The words are concise and clear at a glance.
He was about to leave quickly to prevent himself from getting involved in trouble when he had not practiced for a few days, but Xiao Yue quickly replied to the letter.
'Let Your Highness Ao Ying judge whether she can handle the opponent's strength. If she is confident in handling it, target her first. I will immediately arrange for the people below to dispatch the practitioners around you. Since you have discovered the evil spirit, you must first ensure that the evil spirit will not harm anyone.'
'Good instructor.'
There is no need to tell Ao Ying more, she can clearly see the contents of the mobile phone screen from her position.
Ao Ying said directly: "The day after tomorrow will be the Xun throne."
Zhou Zheng stared: "What the hell?"
"Well, facing due north, the front left is about ten o'clock."
I should have said so earlier.
Zhou Zheng held the file under his arm and strolled into the staff dormitory area as if taking a casual stroll, reminiscing about the good times of the past two years.
This factory has more than 20,000 employees, and most of the grassroots employees choose to live in dormitories. If you are a husband and wife working together, you can also apply for a couple's dormitory with a good area.
After all, it's free here.
Therefore, the supporting facilities around the dormitory area are also very complete, and there is a snack street nearby that Zhou Zheng particularly likes.
Ao Ying gave guidance along the way, and Zhou Zheng deliberately made a half-circle, passing by the dormitory building where the evil spirit was.
These dormitories are quite old.
The dark yellow exterior paint is peeling off, and clothes are hanging out to dry outside the windows.
The internal structure is composed of long corridors and single-sided rooms. There are about twelve dormitories on the first floor, each dormitory accommodates two to four people.
"The evil spirit is inside the building."
Ao Ying’s voice message reminded:
"I have blocked your and my breath fluctuations. The other party seems to be a little demon with a hundred years of experience. There is nothing to worry about. Just find it and clean it up.
"But to be cautious, we should mark this area and wait for other practitioners to arrive."
A hundred years of Taoism... a ferret with three hundred years of Taoism...
Zhou Zheng did as he was told, sat on a bench by the roadside, touched his chest and muttered: "Didn't that disaster, that is, the return of Blue Star's spiritual energy just over 20 years ago, how could there be demons with hundreds of years of Taoism?
"
"This is just a description of their strength."
Ao Ying chuckled and explained softly:
"Hundred years, hundreds of years, are actually just a standard. They refer to the strength that the demon clan can produce by normally absorbing the power of the sun, moon and stars to practice.
"Similar to the immortals and practitioners on Blue Star, there are now two groups of demons on Blue Star. One group is from outside, and the other group is enlightened by these foreign monsters.
"In order for a demon to quickly increase its strength, the fastest way is to ask for it from mortals. For example, the ferrets in the past relied on absorbing the... ahem, yang energy of strong men to quickly increase their strength.
"There are also demons that feed on living souls, and there are also demons that use certain emotions of mortals to practice magical powers."
Zhou Zheng nodded slowly, these are not mentioned in the introductory textbooks for spiritual practice.
Learned a lot.
Zhou Zheng was about to say something when he suddenly felt something in his heart and looked up at a window on the fifth floor.
There was a young girl wearing work clothes. She raised her hand to smooth the hair beside her ears and suddenly leaned forward out of the window...
She actually fell down!
"Ao Ying!"
call out--
Golden light flashes.
As soon as Zhou Zheng stood up, the girl was already falling to the ground like a fallen leaf. A jade hairpin was attached to her back, taking away all the force of her fall.
A scream came from the dormitory building: "Jumped off the building! Someone jumped off the building!"
The scream was like a signal flare, and several nearby dormitory buildings were immediately alerted.
Because it was working time, most of the workers were on duty, and there were only a few people at the windows everywhere.
Zhou Zheng had already rushed to the girl's side and wanted to help her up, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, his movements froze.
The girl had a faint smile on her lips, and her skin was pale and bloodless, as if she was asleep.
But the nose no longer trembles.
"Zhou, she has lost her breath."
Ao Ying said, the jade hairpin flew back under the girl's body and got into Zhou Zheng's jacket pocket.
"Before she fell, she had already lost her soul."
Zhou Zheng's fingers trembled slightly and he slowly squatted down next to the girl. There was no joy or sorrow in his heart, but there was a little anger.
He asked in a low voice: "Did the devil do it?"
"should be."
"Is there a way to seal this place off?"
"Okay," Ao Ying reminded, "it takes time for the demon to devour the soul. Her body is intact, and maybe she can be saved."
Zhou Zheng suddenly raised his head, looked at the window where the girl fell, and then turned to the person running next to him and shouted:
"Call an ambulance! Don't touch her!"
Then he turned around and rushed to the door of the building. He quickly jumped up several flights of stairs and rushed directly to the crime scene on the fifth floor.
Wisps of spiritual power flowed from the chest into Zhou Zheng's body, and Ao Ying whispered:
"Open your mind and accept my spiritual power. I have a secret method that can temporarily attach the spiritual power to you, but we need to open our hearts to each other...so that I can avoid showing up directly."
"Okay, just do it."
Zhou Zheng nodded in agreement, and various scenes of getting along with Ao Ying in the past few days emerged in his heart, and he felt a cool breath sticking to most areas of his body.
His strength and speed suddenly increased sharply!
'You have been strengthened, go and deliver it!'
Zhou Zheng seemed to hear the familiar voice of the game.
A little golden light bloomed from his chest, and in an instant it turned into a thin barrier, wrapping the entire dormitory building inside.
At the window on the fifth floor, Zhou Zheng lowered his head and glanced down, and found that there were already more than ten people surrounding the victim girl below. They were all anxious to help but did not dare to touch the girl.
Turning around, Zhou Zheng looked at the dozen or so men and women who appeared in the corridor. Most of them were young people, each of them confused and panicked.
Ao Ying’s voice message reminded:
"They all have evil spirits in them.
"These evil spirits come from the same source, from the same demon. That demon may be possessing someone among them, or it may just be using them as a cover.
"However, the other party is not very experienced. If he wants to control the girl's body and throw her down directly, he must be not far away from here...
"I didn't use the demon's magic weapon, what should I do now?"
what to do?
Zhou Zheng narrowed his eyes and suddenly rushed towards these ordinary employees.
"Knocked them all unconscious."
He whispered something, and a dozen golden lights immediately burst out from the back of his hand, pointing at the foreheads of these people.