Jun Ci, Yuan Yuan, Tu Feiyuan, Weir Benya, Du Qingyi, along with Duan Chen and Hill, making a total of seven people.
"Aren't you bringing them along?"
Du Qingyi looked curiously at Jia Yunlian and the others.
"Of course, we have to bring them."
Duan Chen was not entirely at ease. If the Apostle 05 were to come and rescue Jia Yunlian, Qin Nanyuan and the others alone would likely not be able to stop them. Therefore, he would rather go through a bit more trouble and keep Jia Yunlian and the others close.
"Two-legged sheep."
He drafted a new contract and had the four women press their handprints.
"This is... the power of contract?"
Du Qingyi's eyes lit up as she looked at Duan Chen.
Hill was not much different.
The contract clearly stipulated that before Duan Chen's group left Yue Ling Village, the four women could only move within a hundred-meter radius of him. If they violated the terms, they would instantly explode and die.
"Tch... you said you came to save us, but now we can't escape at all."
Ding Ding pressed her handprint with a mournful face.
"You still have the nerve to say that? It's all your fault! You were controlled and almost chopped me down with a single blow." Tian Qi glared. If she hadn't been bound by the Shadow Rope, she would have really wanted to slap Ding Ding.
"Stop arguing, aren't you embarrassed enough?" Sun Xiaoxiao also pressed her humiliating handprint.
What a bunch of characters...
Tu Feiyuan, nestled in Hill's arms, meowed twice.
"What? You're saying they want to become like you?"
Hill tried her best to decipher the meaning behind Tu Feiyuan's cries.
"We do not!"
The four women said in unison.
"Meow meow?"
Tu Feiyuan clearly had no intention of acting human, and Hill lacked the ability to discern. If Duan Chen hadn't stopped him, it was hard to imagine what these young women would have looked like if they had become like Tu Feiyuan.
"Tu Feiyuan, no." After listening to Duan Chen's explanation, Hill picked up Tu Feiyuan by the scruff of its neck and dangled it back and forth.
"Your group is really interesting."
Du Qingyi had finished her lollipop and casually threw the wrapper on the ground, looking around with interest.
A descendant of the Jun family from the capital, a descendant of the Qin family from the capital, several modified humans, and another... he didn't know if he should call him a human.
Du Qingyi's lips curved upwards as she stared at Duan Chen.
"You want to do research on him too?" Hill leaned closer, asking with a smile.
Du Qingyi: ...
No, she hadn't thought that.
"Alright, so that's how you see me." Duan Chen smiled and ruffled Hill's hair, but the girl didn't get angry. Instead, she showed a slightly dazed smile.
The Ice City Spirit Hunter Guild also had new energy vehicles. Duan Chen used to "persecute" Bai Ye often. Now that Bai Ye was gone, then...
Jun Ci sat expressionlessly in the driver's seat.
Duan Chen smiled kindly.
"It's okay, if you can't handle it, let Tu Feiyuan help you."
"Meow meow meow?!"
"I'm a cat! A cute cat!"
"Wuwuwu, Hill, look at him... I told you this guy has no humanitarianism, making a cat drive for him!"
Duan Chen pretended to nap, ignoring the complaints.
"So noisy..."
Jia Yunlian's face darkened, wanting to whip Tu Feiyuan with a whip to shut it up.
Duan Chen thought that when he returned to Ice City, he would have to consider when to go to the capital to gather evidence of Jun Wuchen's scheme against the Spirit Hunter Guild and rescue the Spirit Hunter Agents from the secret realm.
There was just too much to do...
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so Duan Chen simply stopped thinking.
"Captain, Captain, Captain..."
"Are we there?"
Duan Chen opened his eyes and found that it was already late.
"No, we seem to be lost."
Jun Ci walked over with the map, and Tu Feiyuan in the driver's seat looked resentful.
"Lost?"
Duan Chen looked around and found that their energy vehicle had become engulfed in a thick fog.
"We've been driving in circles here for quite some time, and there aren't any obstacles around. If we keep driving recklessly, we probably won't reach our destination."
Tu Feiyuan immediately stopped the energy vehicle.
"Hehehe..."
The four women sneered repeatedly. Duan Chen felt that they must know something. He tried to use his mind-reading ability but couldn't detect anything. He figured that Gu Sang and Apostle 05 must have placed some kind of restriction on them.
"They said this is a barrier around Yue Ling Village, made of vast spiritual energy. We've been wandering at the edge of the barrier. If we don't find the correct gate, we'll never be able to enter Yue Ling Village."
"Who said that?" Duan Chen didn't react immediately.
Du Qingyi, with a lollipop in her mouth, gestured towards Jia Yunlian and the others.
"Them."
"When... when did they say that?"
Not only Jun Ci, but even Duan Chen was stunned.
Du Qingyi's expression became even more puzzled.
"Mind-reading."
The car fell silent for a moment.
"Impossible! Master has already placed a restriction on us, you shouldn't be able to read our minds!" Sun Xiaoxiao exclaimed.
"What's impossible about that?"
Du Qingyi smiled, unconcerned.
Duan Chen gave her a deep look.
"Captain, her special ability is mind-reading?" Jun Ci was astonished. Wouldn't that make her just like Duan Chen?
Duan Chen shook his head slightly.
"No, it's definitely not as simple as it seems."
Du Qingyi smiled and didn't reply.
"Then how should we find the gate?"
Just as Duan Chen was about to activate his True Sight, he heard Du Qingyi say, "They have navigation devices inside them, just follow them."
"You say it so easily. Where is this navigation device, and will they really let us use it?"
Yuan Yuan rolled her eyes.
Du Qingyi puffed out her cheeks indignantly.
"The navigation device they're talking about isn't a navigation device in the true sense!"
Saying that, Du Qingyi walked forward. Under Ding Ding's horrified gaze, she chuckled.
"Nice figure."
"Th-that's natural, what are you doing?"
Du Qingyi, like a little devil, slowly unbuttoned Ding Ding's shirt. Yuan Yuan and Jun Ci looked away. Tu Feiyuan snuggled into Weir Benya's arms, not watching.
"Found it!"
"Wuwuwu..."
"Stop crying!"
Ding Ding sobbed.
Du Qingyi took out a warm stone from between her ample breasts. The stone was carved with obscure and profound patterns. When she injected spiritual energy into it, a wisp of smoke slowly floated out of the stone.
"This is..."
The smoke drifted to the left. Tu Feiyuan meowed twice and immediately jumped into the driver's seat to operate the energy vehicle.
"Thank you for telling me how to use it!"
Du Qingyi smiled innocently, but in Jia Yunlian's eyes, it was like the whisper of a devil.
"Do they have them in their bodies too? Let's take them all out. We can confirm the route to avoid getting lost."
Saying that, Hill stepped forward, ignoring Tian Qi's ferocious expression, and took out a stone from her chest, throwing it to Duan Chen.
She went to Jia Yunlian and did the same.
However, when she got to Sun Xiaoxiao, Hill stared at her meager... and shook her head slightly.
"You probably don't have one."
"Get lost!!!"