I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

"Brother, this guy's name is Qiao Zheng. He's the most powerful executive officer among the younger generation of the Southern District's Supernatural Division, ranked 541st on the Supernatural Ranking. He's not someone to mess with!"

Upon seeing the man in the trench coat surrounded by the crowd, Ding Jian's expression changed. He lowered his voice and quickly introduced the man, his words also carrying a reminder, implying that Xu Lindong should not easily start a conflict.

"Ranked 541 on the list of supernatural beings..."

Xu Lindong's heart skipped a beat, "Indeed impressive."

Team Leader Lu is only around 400th. While this doesn't prove his strength is close to Team Leader Lu's, it at least shows he's broken many cleaning records.

At this moment, Qiao Zheng had already approached, his gaze first falling on Ding Jian:

"Xiao Ding, you just said I was arrogant? You're not sticking with Pan Chao from the West District anymore, but instead hanging out with this newcomer Xiao Xu from the East District?"

Ding Jian felt embarrassed to be lectured like this in front of everyone, especially Duan Li. Even though he was wary, he still forced a smile and retorted:

"Qiao Zheng, who I date is none of our Brother Pan's business. You, from the South District, dare to interfere in the West District's affairs?"

"Ding Jian, watch your attitude."

Behind Qiao Zheng, a goatee-bearded follower wearing red gloves immediately spoke in a cold voice.

Xu Lindong shook his head and walked out, saying calmly, "My business with Ding Jian is none of your concern."

Why is it that you people in the South District are so fond of meddling in other districts' affairs?

"Is it that everything we in the East, West, and North districts can't handle, you all have to take care of?"

His expression was imposing, and even though he knew that Qiao Zheng was ranked over five hundredth on the list of extraordinary beings, he was not intimidated at all.

This confidence stems from both Director Zheng's explicit statement that there is competition among the various district departments of supernatural affairs, requiring him to stand firm and not back down, and his own strength and confidence.

Qiao Zheng was also just a Sequence 10 extraordinary being, belonging to the same level.

Even if the other party possesses certain powerful sequence abilities, Xu Lindong is not afraid.

Seeing that he took the initiative to speak, Ding Jian's eyes immediately showed gratitude.

The man in red gloves on the other side was speechless for a moment. He was not Qiao Zheng after all. He dared to reprimand Ding Jian, but he did not dare to easily provoke Xu Lindong.

He had seen Xu Lindong crush Harrison from afar, so he naturally dared not underestimate him.

"Hehe...Xiao Xu, you're quite interesting, and you've got guts too, much better than He Shaojun from your East District."

Qiao Zheng smiled instead of getting angry, squinting as he sized up Xu Lindong.

"When Xiao He first made the list, he wasn't as arrogant as you. Your East District has finally produced someone who isn't afraid of backing down. However, I don't really like your attitude."

"I don't like guys like you in trench coats either; they remind me of an enemy."

Xu Lindong knew the other person was referring to a talented colleague in the team, and calmly asked, "You came here specifically to have a match?"

Qiao Zheng was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then burst into laughter, shook his head, and walked past Xu Lindong. "I never bully newcomers. Don't worry, I'll wait for you to challenge me in the future, but I won't bully you on my own initiative."

Watching Qiao Zheng lead his men away, Xu Lindong frowned and turned to Ding Jian, who had just breathed a sigh of relief:

"Is this guy always this chuunibyou (delusional) and annoying?"

Ding Jian almost burst out laughing, but quickly held it in and whispered, "Brother, he's really a bit of a chuunibyou, but he's also really amazing."

He could have advanced to the 'Wandering Soul' level long ago, but he's been cultivating some kind of role-playing technique, supposedly to advance to the Day Wandering Soul level in the future. That's why he's been holding back his breakthrough; the specific reason is unclear.

"Zombie sequence? A Day Wanderer route to advance to Wanderer?"

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised.

Wandering spirits are also divided into three types: day wandering spirits, night wandering spirits, and lonely wandering ghosts.

Water ghosts and starving ghosts are considered wandering spirits.

Headless ghosts and hanged ghosts belong to the category of wandering spirits.

The rarest and most uncommon ghosts are those that died unjustly or are disguised as ghosts.

The other party wanted to follow the path of the wandering soul, no wonder he didn't sense the unique cold aura of a zombie from Qiao Zheng just now.

It should be noted that even he, who usually tries to restrain his zombie sequence power, inevitably becomes cold and gloomy, and even his personality becomes ruthless.

If he didn't frequently use the power of the Stove Official sequence to neutralize it, his current temperament would definitely be very cold and sinister. After all, even someone with a free-spirited personality like Ding Jian would inevitably exude a cold and sinister aura.

"It seems that Qiao Zhengxiu's acting style is indeed somewhat special."

Ding Jian added, "His strength is widely recognized; he once defeated a wandering spirit head-on... By the way, you did that too."

Xu Lindong nodded slightly, gaining a clearer understanding of Qiao Zheng's strength.

Strictly speaking, he repelled the wandering spirit that time by using the power of "Facing the Scraper".

Of course, with his current strength, he believed he could protect himself even if he faced a wandering spirit alone.

Lin Xiao and Yi Qianxun, who were standing to the side, didn't dare to say a word.

Listening to Xu Lindong and Ding Jian's conversation, the two of them couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency; they had to become stronger as soon as possible.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the right to speak in front of these powerful sequence superhumans.

After Qiao Zheng's little incident, no one else got into arguments with the other superhumans.

In fact, although the competition between the districts of the Jiangcheng Divine Bureau is fierce and the younger generation often spar, there are not many cases where they actually clash as soon as they meet.

Even someone as arrogant as Qiao Zheng maintained a certain degree of restraint.

...

As time went on, the number of extraordinary individuals gathered in the venue continued to increase, gradually exceeding four hundred people, including forty or fifty sequence extraordinary individuals from other nations.

This is almost equivalent to the total number of active superhumans in one district of Jiangcheng.

After all, although Jiangcheng is said to have tens of thousands of sequence extraordinary beings, 30% of them have long been stationed in special places such as sinkholes, temples or resource points in the surrounding area.

Another 50% are positions in logistics, medical or administrative departments and other companies, including many unemployed or idle staff, with very few directly involved in combat.

Those gathered here at this moment are mostly skilled warriors.

Before long, the social gathering officially began.

Xu Lindong did not forget the task Lu Qian had entrusted to him.

The whereabouts of that strange bicycle remain unknown.

If it was indeed intercepted by someone with ulterior motives, this grand gathering of many extraordinary individuals might offer some clues.

It is very likely that the staff from the Department of the Supernatural in other districts also came with similar missions.

While things may appear lively at the moment, beneath the surface of clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, undercurrents may be brewing.

Xu Lindong led Yi Qianxun around the venue a few times, making some new connections, but the "Tower of Babel" around his neck remained completely unresponsive.

Even when receiving some extraordinary individuals from other nations, there was still silence.

"These outsiders... are they really alright?"

A sense of unease arose in his heart. Seeing that Harrison was nowhere to be found among the dozens of foreign superhumans in the arena, he felt something was amiss.

So he let Yi Qianxun and Lin Xiao follow Ding Jian for the time being, while he took the opportunity to go into the hotel's restroom.

He planned to use his "tattletale" skills to try and build a mental connection with Harrison, with whom he had just established a "close relationship," in order to peek into the other's true feelings.

...

Soon, inside the restroom.

Xu Lindong took out a white mask that he always carried with him and put it on his face.

This is a faceless mask; once worn, his presence will be rapidly diminished.

This would allow him to use his ability to tattle on others during this grand gathering of Sequence Superhumans without being noticed.

As the mask covered his face, Xu Lindong immediately felt as if his face was tightly wrapped by a cold, foreign object, feeling stuffy and unable to breathe.

The side effects of this strange object were immediately apparent.

"That's really frustrating."

Xu Lindong suppressed his discomfort, closed his eyes, and extended his hearing and spiritual senses outward, penetrating the grand venue outside the restroom.

His mental energy began to deplete rapidly.

This way of perceiving, which relies entirely on the spirit and not on the smoke from the stove, is extremely taxing and the state of understanding is somewhat vague.

However, it is more concealed than the smoke from the stove, and people will not easily notice that a stove official is using his perception.

Soon, he heard many people in the banquet hall whispering indifferently, as well as the sound of wine glasses clinking.

But these things alone, without good and evil as an emotional catalyst, are simply not enough to stir his emotions or ignite his inner fire.

His spiritual power continued to probe outwards.

After five or six minutes, Xu Lindong reluctantly gave up on this futile attempt.

Without a "medium of events," his inner fire was naturally difficult to ignite.

It's as if you've tried to plant flowers, but they just won't bloom.

Therefore, it is impossible to activate the Mind Mirror and capture Harrison's inner thoughts.

"For the Kitchen God to judge good and evil and report to Heaven, there must first be an event to catalyze his 'reporting' and trigger the Kitchen God's power of reflection. Otherwise... it's all in vain."

Xu Lindong realized in his heart: "The descent of the Kitchen God is more stable and can be used directly in battle. However, reporting the blessing requires the triggering of good and evil events, followed by a ritual and the opening of the Heart Mirror Stove before the Kitchen God can be received to bestow blessings or punishments."

However, although the latter is more complicated, the power of the Kitchen God's influence varies depending on the degree of good or evil one has…

With no events triggered at the moment, he felt helpless.

But Xu Lindong was unwilling to give up and decided to find another way.

It would be difficult to determine whether there are any problems with those extraordinary individuals from other lands simply by observing them with the naked eye.

After all, if bad people really want to do evil, they will be very good at hiding it, making it difficult to detect before the incident.

"Without the Mirror of Joy, I cannot capture the threads of others' hearts, nor can I hear the inner voice of Yuan Heng."

There's only one way left...