Chapter 656: Chapter 370: Xia Pingzhou’s Third Contracted Demon (Double-Length)

Yanmo Lin suddenly unsheathed her sword, turned sideways, and pressed the demon blade against Xia Pingzhou’s neck.

"Put it away," she said, leaving no room for argument.

"It can’t be put away. Once the Demon Chess Species is used, it disappears, and it’ll vanish on its own soon," Xia Pingzhou explained.

"Then let’s get going quickly." Yanmo Lin frowned.

The Queen Giant walked over, silently distancing itself from the sewer demon, bypassing the water gun filled with excrement, and then bowed in front of Xia Pingzhou.

Xia Pingzhou sat on its shoulder, and the Queen slowly straightened up, leapt into the air, and disappeared into the forest.

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The next day, in Hai Fan City, inside a mansion lavishly decorated.

Su Zimai and Ke Qirui were walking through a hallway scented with a faint aroma of classical tea, heading towards the office where the Lake Hunting four were located.

"Speaking of... since my grandfather is your foster father, should I call you Auntie, or Captain?" Su Zimai hesitated for a moment, then asked softly.

"Captain, calling me Auntie just feels weird," Ke Qirui raised an eyebrow, said indifferently.

"Yeah, I feel the same way."

Su Zimai nodded, breathed a sigh of relief. She really couldn’t imagine herself calling Ke Qirui "Auntie" every day.

"By the way, could you keep your brother, who has a sister complex, and your father, who dotes on his daughter, away from us?" Ke Qirui sighed, chuckled lightly.

She turned her head and saw Gu Qiye and Gu Zhuo Case following closely behind Su Zimai, arms crossed.

"There’s nothing I can do, they insisted on tagging along," Su Zimai said irritably, rolling her eyes at the two of them.

"Then I’ll handle communicating with the Lake Hunting four, you all can wait outside as the loving family you are," Ke Qirui said, stopping in front of the office door. The door was made from redwood, appearing very luxurious.

Su Zimai nodded, "I really don’t want to talk to that Zhou Jiuya, so fierce and with such a heavy celebrity burden."

"Fine, fine, I’ll pass that message along to him," Ke Qirui teased.

Su Zimai gave her the finger, and Gu Qiye silently came over, reaching out to press his sister’s finger down, while Su Zimai turned her head and glared at him angrily.

"That’s impolite, um... Miss Ke is still our Auntie after all," Gu Qiye said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, your Auntie’s leaving now." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Ke Qirui finished and waved with a smile at them, then pushed the door open and walked into the office.

A moment later, inside the office.

Zhou Jiuya sat on the sofa, with his fist to his cheek, and picked up a teacup with his other hand to take a sip.

Zhuge Hui sat at another corner of the sofa, leaning to the side while waving a folded fan, with long hair cascading like a waterfall down his back.

Lin Xingshi sat in the office chair, reviewing a document submitted by the Exorcist Association.

Zhong Wujiu stood silently by the window, looking quietly outside through the Evil Ghost Mask he wore, his deep eyes observing.

"White Crow Travel Brigade?"

Zhou Jiuya asked. He raised his head, looking towards Ke Qirui, who was holding a smoking pipe.

"Yes... Xiaomai said she saw people from the brigade on the street at dusk yesterday. But she’s not sure if she mistook them," Ke Qirui said, hugging her shoulders and leaning against the edge of the desk.

"The White Crow Travel Brigade, who are they again?" Lin Xingshi raised his head, asking curiously.

"Just a bunch of clowns." Zhou Jiuya said impatiently.

"Tell us more, what kind of people are they?" Lin Xingshi said.

"A bandit organization, they target valuable items and appear all over the world," Zhuge Hui said, waving his folded fan, introducing them.

"And then, Old Crow, how did you get involved with this brigade?" Lin Xingshi asked further.

Zhou Jiuya sighed, "Didn’t I go to an auction in Tokyo last month?" He paused, "I killed two of their members at that time, and they hold a grudge against me."

"China has an old saying, ’eradicate the roots,’ you just don’t get it, Brother Crow." Zhuge Hui said, "In my opinion, the White Crow Brigade is likely trying to meddle while we’re dealing with the Nian Beast."

Zhou Jiuya snorted coldly, "Even so, that group doesn’t have the strength to stir up any trouble. There’s no need to worry, let’s just focus on dealing with the Nian Beast."

"No, no, no," Zhuge Hui said slowly, "I think, don’t you all feel there’s already someone here to keep an eye on them?"

"Who?" Zhong Wujiu asked, "Tell us."

"The person I’m referring to is just outside the door now," Zhuge Hui said, tapping his folded fan.