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

Chapter 73 Crazy Cat Gang

"In just one night, you've mastered the three basic breathing techniques?"

Long Jianhuan couldn't believe it.

Looking at the boy with a face full of joy and calmness, she fell into deep thought again.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally took out a [Ghost Jellyfish].

This is the illusion training card she uses daily.

It contains a large amount of information on the practice of "Mimetic Breathing Method".

It also incorporates her insights and spiritual imprints, which is equivalent to a practice note written by a top student.

The dark blue energy body waved its translucent tentacles and slowly enveloped Xu Yan's head.

The boy's face seemed to be covered with an elusive blue mask, making him look even calmer and more mysterious.

Long Jianhuan recalled the conversation between the two.

Just now, she couldn't help but watch Xu Yan busy all morning.

The customers I deal with are all Grandma Wang next door, Uncle Zhao from the vegetable market, and construction workers on the construction site.

There is not much money to be made from maintaining, repairing or even strengthening civilian cards.

Xu Yan treats every Black Iron Card with the same seriousness and meticulousness as he treats the "Lion of the Blazing Sun". His expression is serious and even pious, giving him a sense of transcendence.

“Maintaining bronze battle cards, or even high-level battle cards at the silver and gold levels, will certainly earn you more money.

"However, I think the Iron Card used by ordinary people, even if it can only handle trivial matters such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, can make life more convenient and beautiful, and seems to be more in line with the definition of a 'guardian spirit'.

"Besides, polishing Iron Cards has its own fun.

"The structure of the Black Iron Card is simple. There are only two or three rune arrays on the card surface, leaving a large blank space. This allows me to freely play with it, adding various entries and inscriptions, and even reconstructing the underlying logic of the rune array. This is extremely helpful for improving my skills and thoroughly understanding the sealing technique.

"What's more, Uncle Tong has done me a favor. Even if I have to leave here, at least I can wait until the Star Shop's business is back on track and Uncle Tong's hands are fully recovered."

This is Xu Yan’s answer to the question “With your skills, you obviously have better places to go, why do you stay here?”

Long Jianhuan heard sincerity in Xu Yan's answer.

This is not a disguise.

At least not entirely.

She had been taught by a polygraph expert from the Security Bureau.

Even if it is a disguise, it is a profile of the real personality and a projection of the disguiser's innermost personality.

The more perfect the disguise, the closer it is to the true self that the disguiser is unwilling to face or is unaware of.

Lies and truth are just two sides of the same coin.

Thinking of this, she became more and more interested in this little guy with a mysterious origin, extraordinary talent, and whose good and evil were difficult to distinguish.

In the next few days, no matter how busy the team was, Long Jianhuan would arrive at the Xingxing Store on time.

Welcome the bigger and bigger surprises that Xu Yan brings her.

In just two days, Xu Yan sensed the corresponding nine chakras in his body through the nine postures of the "Mimetic Breathing Method".

On the third day, Xu Yan passed the illusion created by the "Ghost Jellyfish", the training level that Long Jianhuan had taken seven full days to pass.

Long Jianhuan's curiosity was like a flood that could not be controlled.

Facing all kinds of workplace bullying from the captain, she walked all over the block.

More information about Xu Yan was collected from hundreds of neighbors and customers from all walks of life.

The interweaving of information outlines a more real, three-dimensional and vivid figure.

A stubborn young man from the depths of the wilderness.

Born in darkness, yet yearning for light. Having endured countless hardships on the Road of Exile, invaded by the Old Ones, yet not becoming twisted, extreme, or hating the world.

Instead, he cherishes even the most subtle and fleeting beauty that the world gives him.

Is it really... like this?

With the last doubt, Long Jianhuan came to the "Northern Garbage Dump".

This is the largest landfill in Rolling Stone Castle.

Not only does it handle local garbage, but also a large amount of Dawn City's garbage, after simple sorting, the dirtiest and most dangerous parts will be sent here for further processing.

Beneath the light grey clouds, purple smoke lingered among the rusty scraps of copper and iron.

A pungent smell escaped from the open sewer and settled into the indigo asphalt swamp.

Influenced by the power of the Old Ones, the deformed and swollen snakes, insects, rats and ants have no fear of humans and crawl around among the winding steel pipes.

Of course, they soon pay the price for their recklessness and are caught by ragged garbage bugs in homemade mousetraps and become a fragrant delicacy.

If those well-dressed dignitaries in Dawn City saw this scene, they would surely turn pale with fear and regard this place as hell on earth.

Long Jianhuan was not surprised at all. His combat boots inlaid with steel plates made a "crackling" sound as he stepped on the stinking mud.

Northeast corner of the garbage dump.

Several high piles of garbage were filled with rusty iron rods, on which hung tattered rag dolls. Each doll had parts of its limbs torn off and was splashed with glaring red paint, as if its intestines were punctured and blood was gushing out.

This is the logo of the "Crazy Cat Gang".

This was also the organization that Xu Yan joined when he first came to Rolling Stone Castle.

but……

Looking at the red lacquer doll that occupied the entire northeast corner, Long Jianhuan frowned slightly.

She had heard from both Li Tong and Li Xinglan that the most powerful force in the northern garbage dump was the "Buffalo Gang", which was composed of the most powerful adult men among the wilderness refugees and occupied most of the garbage dump.

As for the "Mad Cat Gang", it is just a group of old, weak, women and children who huddle together for warmth. It is not a real gang at all. It can only huddle on the edge of the garbage dump and pick up the leftovers that slipped through the fingers of the "Buffalo Gang".

What I saw today was different from what was rumored.

The Crazy Cat Gang's logo took up at least a third of the garbage dump.

There is also a subtle trend of moving towards the tallest and most "fertile" garbage mountain in the center of the landfill.

On the contrary, the symbol of the Buffalo Gang - a buffalo skull with iron nails embedded in the forehead - was scratched by the "Mad Cat" and was broken into several blocks.

How is this going?

"call out!"

Long Jianhuan, who was lost in thought, unknowingly walked into the "canyon" between two garbage mountains.

A crossbow arrow shot out from the darkness and hit her feet, the rusty iron feathers still trembling.

"Don't move, this is the territory of the Crazy Cat Gang!"

Heads wearing helmets and masks popped out from behind the garbage mountain, delivering childish but cold warnings.

Long Jianhuan narrowed his eyes.

She realized that the large pieces of garbage that seemed to be scattered around on the way here were all carefully designed traps, designed to lead her step by step to this dead end where she could easily be attacked from both sides.

"I'm Long Jianhuan, the new deputy captain of the patrol team."

Facing the gleaming homemade crossbows, Long Jianhuan said calmly, "I have something urgent to do. I need to see your leader, Chris!"

"Patrol?"

The voice behind the crossbow grew colder, "What does the patrol have to do with us? What do you want with our eldest sister?"

(End of this chapter)