"Then..." Jia Yunlian thought for a moment, having no better solution. She handed Niya over to Duan Chen, who, to Niya's surprise, seemed relieved.
At least it meant avoiding a beating, which was quite worth it.
Without Galot, he was just an ordinary child.
Speaking of which, it was still due to a lack of parental affection.
"Oh, little sister, aren't you looking for a place too? I'll recommend some agents for you." Bai Ye recommended a few agents from his phone to Yan Qiuren.
"Then instructor, we'll head back first. We have class tomorrow."
Qin Ze left with Mi Xueer, whose face was ashen.
Before they left, Duan Chen also pointed out Mi Xueer's shortcomings in this battle, such as preparing weapons beforehand and not drawing them on the spot. When there were no teammates around, she shouldn't reveal her trump cards; "burning bridges" was not applicable at that time.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work. I'm sorry, Qin Ze, next time..."
Duan Chen was apologizing for not giving Qin Ze a chance to perform this time.
"It's okay, instructor. Don't worry."
Duan Chen breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that after becoming an intermediate agent, not only had their strength grown, but their temperament had also matured.
"Xue'er, you overused your spirit energy this time. You must rest well when you get back."
"I know, Brother Duan Chen."
Mi Xueer pouted, looking a little unhappy.
Duan Chen was utterly bewildered.
What was wrong with this girl?
Before his vacation, he had gone to the Spirit Hunter Guild to check on Wang Zihao's situation.
"Duan Chen—!"
"Big sister! You again?"
Duan Chen was now afraid of Xiao Li. Whenever she appeared, it was never good news.
Fortunately, this time was an exception.
"Oh, Duan Chen, don't be like that. Come, come, sign here, and you can go on vacation!"
"Where's Wang Zihao?"
"With the guild leader, I don't know what he's doing."
Duan Chen happily signed and warned Xiao Li not to mention work to him during his vacation.
"Okay, okay."
He arrived at Ming Yan's office door and knocked gently.
"Enter."
Duan Chen pushed the door open. Wang Zihao and Ming Yan were sitting opposite each other, with a mini-monitor attached to the former's wrist.
"What is this..."
Ming Yan sighed, "The situation you described was too unusual. To prevent Wang Zihao from being controlled by an Apostle and taking extreme actions, I had no choice but to resort to this. But don't worry, you two, this monitor only monitors your physical condition. As for this scrambler..."
Wang Zihao showed his other wrist, where a scrambler was indeed tied.
"This can block energy. That means, besides your own spirit energy, anyone attempting to control you by any means will be blocked by this scrambler."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Wang Zihao apologized. In his situation, he should have been isolated and observed in the Spirit Hunter Prison, but Ming Yan did not do that. Instead, she went to great lengths to get these two items for him.
Duan Chen examined them back and forth, finally nodding with satisfaction.
"With this, we don't have to fear the Magician controlling you."
"By the way, how did that girl Mi Xueer perform in this mission? She's been promoted too quickly, and I'm worried she might not be stable." Ming Yan asked casually.
Duan Chen gave a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, her performance was excellent. She passed."
"That's good."
"Sister Ming Yan, I guess you put a lot of effort into convincing Zhong Yu."
Thinking of this, Ming Yan got a headache and didn't want to bring it up again.
She could actually understand. It was a mother's love for her daughter, and besides, Mi Xueer's father had done such things to them. Zhong Yu was afraid Mi Xueer would suffer the same fate.
"Alright, everything is settled. You can go on vacation with peace of mind."
"Okay."
Duan Chen breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his villa.
Niya was already waiting on the sofa. To his surprise, Sun Xiaoxiao and the other two women were also there.
"Didn't Yan Qiuren find you a place to stay?"
"Come on, don't be so eager to ditch us. Staying at your place is the same, right?"
Tian Qi rolled her eyes, unwilling to move.
Duan Chen said righteously, "A man and a woman should maintain propriety. If we all live together, what will outsiders say?"
This reason... For some reason, coming from Duan Chen, it was not very convincing.
"I heard you're going on vacation?"
Ding Ding didn't seem to care much about where they stayed.
"Yes."
Duan Chen sensed something amiss from her tone.
"Let's go out and have some fun?"
"Huh?"
Duan Chen blinked, then his mouth twitched. "No, I still want to sleep at home and rest."
"Don't say that. Look, everyone agrees to go out and have fun!"
Duan Chen's heart sank. He snatched Ding Ding's phone and found that she had actually sent messages to Jia Yunlian, Bai Ye, and others in his name...
"How do you have Yan Qiuren's contact information?"
"I gave it to her." Tian Qi smiled sweetly.
"Can't you at least let me rest a bit?"
Duan Chen wailed, lamenting that young people, no, sea monsters, were truly energetic.
"You're going out? Take us along!"
Qi Qing and Sheng Chen came downstairs, chuckling.
"Hey, Duan Chen, you're not trying to kick us out because of them, are you?"
Tian Qi looked disgusted.
"Who did you send messages to?"
"Many. Let me see... Bai Ye, Jia Yunlian, Hill, Tufeiyuan..."
"Wait!"
Duan Chen sprang up from the sofa.
"You won't even let Tufeiyuan, a cat, off the hook?!"
Ding Ding rubbed her nose. "The cat has rights too..."
"I think you girls just want to have some fun."
Duan Chen was helpless. He thought about it, and indeed, he hadn't been out for fun for a long time since becoming a Spirit Hunter agent. This might be an opportunity.
"Are you going?"
He asked Niya beside him.
The little boy still had a faint bloodstain on his face. He met Duan Chen's gaze and nodded slightly.
At least at that moment, there was expectation in his eyes.
"You're going out? Take me along."
Duan Chen looked at Wu Suowei, who had suddenly appeared beside him, and his mouth twitched.
"When did you get here?"
Wu Suowei said with righteous indignation, "No, if I and Chu Yue hadn't appeared in time, you would have been deceived by that Apostle 01, so I must stay by your side at all times."
Duan Chen looked suspicious.
Is that really the case?
Wu Suowei nodded. "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."
"Where's Chu Yue?"
"As the Saintess of Taohuatan, she is constrained and cannot leave Taohuatan for the time being."
Wu Suowei added.
"But don't worry, Chu Yue will return."
"Of course, I know."
Wu Suowei took a breath. He suddenly realized that no matter where he was, he couldn't escape the fate of being retorted.