As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 65 Repayment from the Spring
"These bastards are going too far!"

Five minutes later, Star Store.

Li Xinglan helped Xu Yan bandage his wound.

Seeing the card-making apprentice with a bruised face, she was so angry that she was shaking. She hit him without restraint, and Xu Yan gasped in pain.

"Don't be afraid, Sister Xiaolan has your back!"

Li Xinglan put on a stern look and said, "But you can't lie. How did things get to this point? From what I know, this gang of black-hearted bosses has done a lot of bad things, but they usually don't do it so blatantly as to gang up on an 'innocent person' in broad daylight!"

Xu Yan shrank his neck and looked at her.

Then he looked at Long Jianhuan who was sitting in the corner, reading "From Puppet to AI" with relish.

He looked hesitant and struggled for a long time before stammering out the whole cause and effect.

"So they injured my uncle's hand with a trap card, so you retaliated by polishing off some more powerful trap cards?"

Li Xinglan's eyes lit up. "A Yan, you're so amazing! You can even polish Trap Cards?"

"I was wrong."

Xu Yan's face turned pale, and he stretched out his hands tremblingly, "Sister Xiaolan, please arrest me!"

Li Xinglan chuckled.

Xu Yan's frightened look made her really want to pat his head, teach him a lesson, and then comfort him.

In the planning area, what kind of crime is it to polish a few trap cards?

Even in the safe zone, if the card-making method is a little more radical and a few banned cards are polished out, as long as no serious consequences are caused, usually no one will care.

After all, 90% of the spirits in this world are theoretically evil spirits!
but--

"Tell me the truth, can your trap card really blow people's brains to the ceiling?"

Li Xinglan's face was serious as he poked Xu Yan's chest.

"How could that be? I was just trying to scare them! I bet my card-making skills were better than theirs, and they wouldn't dare activate my card at all."

Xu Yan hurriedly defended himself.

"What kind of trap is that?" Li Xinglan was curious.

"That's right. Once activated, it will emit special sound waves, gathering all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants into their shops."

Xu Yan blushed and said in a low voice.

"Haha, Ah Yan, you are such a clever little ghost!"

Li Xinglan laughed so hard when he thought of those unscrupulous shops crawling with snakes, insects, rats and ants.

"I, I'm doing a good deed. Rather than letting customers get ripped off in a shady store, it's better to scare them away with snakes, insects, rats and ants."

Xu Yan added.

"That's right, these guys deserve to be dealt with. Don't worry, Sister Xiaolan will take care of this matter!"

Li Xinglan patted his chest and took on the responsibility.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his gaze to Long Jianhuan, "Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced you yet. This is our new Vice Captain Long. She's amazing—"

"Are you calling me?"

Long Jianhuan raised his head from the pile of books.

Xu Yan blinked rapidly and bowed politely: "Hello, Captain Long. If you hadn't intervened just now, I would have been dead."

"Small things."

Long Jianhuan closed the book and finally realized what was wrong. "Your guardian spirit seems to be afraid of me?"

"Oh, you said 'jelly', it sure scared me."

Xu Yan picked up the trembling "crystal slime mold".

Like a stupid, fat, tabby cat, placed on one's knees.

While caressing her, she said gently, "Jelly, don't be afraid. Captain Long is our savior. She's not in the same group with those bad guys, and she's not some soul-devouring demon. So, you don't have to worry about being...eaten by her."

The "Crystal Slime Mold" shook violently.

I dare not shake it a second time.

"I heard you're from the wilderness?" Long Jianhuan's gaze shifted between the Crystal Slime Mold and Xu Yan, and he asked casually, "Where exactly?"

"Shadow Ruins."

Xu Yan lowered his head with a melancholy expression.

Long Jianhuan recalled.

It was deep in the wilderness hundreds of kilometers away from Dawn City, almost approaching the contaminated area.

I heard that there are several settlements of survivors.

But at the beginning of the year, there was a "tsunami-level" echo of the Old Ones, and several survivor camps were all swallowed up by the Old Ones.

Even if the residents there managed to escape the old invasions, they could rarely make the difficult journey of hundreds of kilometers to reach the vicinity of Dawn City.

In other words, no one can prove that Xu Yan really came from the Shadow Ruins.

"You're quite skilled, have you practiced before?"

"I've practiced a few moves. My adoptive father is a wandering card maker who helps people polish cards in the deep wilderness. If they have money, I'll take it for money. If they don't have money, I'll trade them for supplies or ask people to teach me a few moves."

"I see. Where is your adoptive father from? He taught you well."

"I don't know. He never revealed his real name or identity until he was devoured by the Old One."

"Describe him, and perhaps I can find out his identity."

"My hair is a mess, puffed up to hide the bald spot. I wear brass goggles all day and ride a steam tricycle. I like to drink. I'm usually taciturn, but when I'm drunk I start bragging. Back when I was in the Alliance..."

"We found Zhou Jianqing's body."

"Who?"

The smooth conversation came to an abrupt halt.

Xu Yan looked at Long Jianhuan with confusion.

"Oh, I was distracted."

Long Jianhuan spread his hands and said, "By the way, have you heard of 'Shadow of the Rose'?"

"Yes, it's the largest and most luxurious bar in Rock Castle, second only to the Rock Club."

Xu Yan showed an envious look, "I heard that the cost of living there is very high. One glass of wine is enough for us to stay busy for a whole day!"

"A mysterious card maker has come to 'Rose Shadow' these past few days. I heard he's very skilled. I figured you're all in the same circle, so maybe you've heard some news."

Xu Yan recalled it very seriously.

He looked at Li Tong for help.

"Captain Long, Ah Yan has been staying in the shop these days, making cards. Besides, we are civilian card makers, not in the same circle as the combat card makers of 'Rose Shadow'."

Li Tong smiled bitterly, "People look down on us."

"I'm sorry, I was rash."

Long Jianhuan stood up and glanced again at the piles of books and materials in the card-making room, as well as Xu Yan and "Jelly".

"I will solve your problem. Today is my first day at Rolling Stone Castle. I believe the evildoers here will give me some respect.

"It's just that it's very chaotic out there lately, so don't go out and cause trouble, understand?"

"Understood, thank you Captain Long!"

Xu Yan nodded repeatedly.

Long Jianhuan gave Li Tong a few more instructions.

Today, there is solid evidence that this group of black-hearted bosses smashed up shops and intentionally injured people. They will definitely be given an explanation.

Tell him not to be anxious and not to get into conflict with the other party. No matter what happens, the patrol team will support him.

"Officer Li is a good person."

After the two operators left, Li Tong said to Xu Yan, "And the new Captain Long, she helped a lot this time. We must repay her when we have the chance."

"of course."

Xu Yan watched the boiler truck gradually disappear into the distance and said sincerely, "Operator Long is my savior. I will definitely repay him with all my heart, no matter what means necessary."

(End of this chapter)