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Chapter 181 Good fortune and misfortune depend on each other
Seeing this, the Holy Lord remained silent, his expression unchanged. He knew, of course, that Dao Long's hidden plan was intended for him, but wasn't he also preparing a backup plan for himself? As a master of backstabbing, the Holy Lord had long been on guard against Dao Long.

Gan Wencui, the shadow assassins under Daolong's command, were not originally Afen and the others. They were three taciturn shadow warriors. However, in the original storyline, they were sealed away by Old Man using "Wei Zheng's Jar," so Daolong used magic to transform Afen, Lasu, and Zhou into new dark assassins to replace the former. Zhou, Afen, and Lasu correspond to Gan, Wen, and Cui, respectively.

In the original storyline, even with all of A-Fen's power, the three of them were still more trouble than they were worth. This time, Dao Long directly merged the power of these Shadow Assassins with several members of the Mafia to conceal his ultimate Gray Samurai abilities.

Venice is made up of 118 small islands, which are cleverly connected by 177 waterways and 401 bridges, forming a captivating waterscape.

The architecture here is diverse, blending Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. St. Mark's Square, the heart of Venice, is hailed as "Europe's most beautiful drawing room." Strolling through the streets and alleys of Venice feels like stepping into a dreamlike world floating on water.

"We've finally arrived in Venice. We need to speed up our search for the Eye of Aurora. Let's split into groups now. Josephson, you'll be in a group with Song Shuhang, and Xiao Ai and I will be in another group. Let's find it as soon as possible." Cheng Yiyi arrived at this water city, but she had no time to appreciate the scenery. As she spoke, she rented two boats.

In Venice, boats are the only means of transportation, and gondolas are its unique symbol.

"Group owner, do I look like an idiot to you?" Joseph asked Cheng Yiyi with a strange look. Although there were no script files for the cultivation world in the chat group, through the last operation and the chat history between Cheng Yiyi and Su Yun, Joseph could easily sense that Song Shuhang had some kind of problem.

"Joseph-san, you're the strongest in our team. You're not only a martial artist but also a Stand user, and you've also mastered Ripple power. Of course, you're the most suitable person to lead Song Shuhang." Cheng Yiyi praised Joseph without hesitation.

"Hahaha~ That's true." Joseph was a scoundrel, so he was naturally pleased to hear such praise, but he wouldn't lose his temper because of it.

"Um... well..." Song Shuhang's expression was indescribable, because he himself didn't know how he should feel. He felt like he was a hot potato.

"Hey bro! Wang Defa!" Before Song Shuhang could finish speaking, a burly man called out to several people who surrounded them. The burly man pointed at Song Shuhang and his companions. They surrounded them menacingly.

The group wasn't afraid of these guys, but they were there to find treasure, not to cause trouble.

Cheng Yiyi didn't understand why these guys were causing trouble. Was it because they looked easy to bully? That shouldn't be the case. There was a guy named Joseph in their group. He was mixed-race, tall and strong, and didn't seem like someone who was easy to bully.

Noticing the guy leading the group pointing and gesturing at Song Shuhang, Cheng Yiyi asked him, somewhat puzzled, "Did you provoke them?"

"How could that be! We just got here! I haven't left anyone's sight." Song Shuhang was also innocent, looking completely bewildered.

Ai Haibara asked quietly from the side, "What did you just say?"

Before Song Shuhang could even process what was happening, upon hearing Ai Haibara's question, he blurted out, "It's just that... uh..."

"Wang Defa! Fuck!"

"Fake Squid!"

……

Seeing the dark skin of the people surrounding him, Song Shuhang realized that he had indeed caused trouble.

"What are you standing there for? Run!" Cheng Yiyi had no time to pay attention to the rude local gang. She called to the others, and abandoning the boat they had just rented, they sped off. "I'll give you a shout!" Joseph happily followed, having not experienced the feeling of running away at the drop of a hat in a long time. The group consisted of cultivators, and the black men, not wanting to cause too much trouble, didn't use firearms. They couldn't catch up with Song Shuhang and his group in the blink of an eye.

"Well, you've got some skills, kid." Joseph had only just realized this after personally teaming up with Song Shuhang. Ai Haibara, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

"But didn't Ai just ask me to repeat it?" Song Shuhang was just a simple male college student, not stupid, so he promptly revealed Ai Haibara's identity. If he were stupid, Song Shuhang wouldn't have done something as novel as using a pressure cooker to refine pills when he first started cultivating.

"Hehe~ I was just testing your reaction speed." Ai Haibara chuckled.

"Sister Yiyi, what are you looking at?" Ai Haibara noticed that Cheng Yiyi was not speaking, but staring thoughtfully at a sewer opening not far from them.

"This is the sewer. Let's go down and find the goddess sculpture." Cheng Yiyi immediately decided that there was no need to split up; they should be able to find it by searching in this sewer.

Song Shuhang inexplicably felt that Cheng Yiyi's change of heart seemed to be somewhat related to him, but he didn't know exactly what it was. Cheng Yiyi had already lifted the manhole cover and crawled into the sewer.

Ai Haibara followed, but Joseph, being quite tall, managed to squeeze through the sewer opening. Fortunately, Venice is a water city and frequently floods, so the sewer pipes are built to be enormous, making it feel less crowded once inside.

"Just as I thought." A short while later, Cheng Yiyi found a goddess statue in a wide sewer area. The statue had a string of golden necklaces around its neck, which was the Eye of Aurora that they needed.

Song Shuhang is practically the embodiment of someone who survived a great calamity and is destined for good fortune; his luck is characterized by the interplay of good and bad. They got into trouble the moment they landed because of Song Shuhang, so once they get rid of that trouble, it should be time to reap the benefits.

Therefore, Cheng Yiyi guessed that the Eye of Aurora must be inside the sewer beneath their feet. As it turned out, her guess was absolutely correct. No wonder all sorts of big shots liked to take Song Shuhang along; those who liked adventures could have Song Shuhang handle disasters; those who liked fun were already quite entertaining enough.

"Where are we headed next?" Joseph asked.

"Let's collect those magical items first to increase our combat strength. Grab me, everyone, we're about to leave." Cheng Yiyi said, taking down the Eye of Aurora and indicating that everyone needed to touch her before she could teleport them.

"Take me to Lotus Temple." Seeing Ai Haibara holding her hand, and the other two also holding Ai Haibara's hand, Cheng Yiyi used her necklace to say a place name. The four figures instantly disappeared into the sewers of Venice.

The next moment, the four of them appeared in a forest. Mist filled the air, a vast expanse of white, like a ghostly veil, blurring the lines between reality and dream. The falling leaves rustled, as if countless hands were pulling at them from below, instilling a sense of dread.

Deep in the mountains and forests, night had fallen, and everything was pitch black, as if even the starlight had been swallowed up by the dense, impenetrable canopy. The moonlight struggled to penetrate the thick canopy, but could only cast a few dappled, weak rays, which, instead of illuminating the way ahead, made the deep forest even more eerie.

They had just been in daylight, but now it was night. Cheng Yiyi's first target was the Demon Scroll of the Lotus Temple. The power of this Demon Scroll was in line with the runic magic of Archmage Lope, and it might even be a magical artifact left behind by Archmage Lope.

Venice is six or seven hours ahead of their current location, so when they teleported there, it was still night. The Lotus Temple only appears at night; you won't find a trace of it during the day. To be precise, with their abilities, they couldn't enter the Lotus Temple during the day.

Given the situation at Lotus Temple, there's no need to guess; it's definitely been protected by some kind of barrier that only manifests at night. This barrier seems to be referred to here as some kind of curse.

Since Cheng Yiyi and the others couldn't break the barrier, they had no choice but to come here at night.

(End of this chapter)