What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

An hour passed quickly in this eerie silence.

The hour-long wait, amidst the incessant thunder and rain outside the window, felt both long and fleeting.

The thick clouds that had been accumulating over Jiangcheng for so long finally tore apart completely.

A torrential downpour began, and the strong wind whipped up large raindrops that pounded against the old wooden window frames of Tingyuxuan, creating a dense, pattering sound.

Every now and then, a pale flash of lightning would rip through the night sky, illuminating the third-floor lobby as bright as day.

Then came a deafening clap of thunder, as if it would completely upend the city.

I know that, under the cover of this torrential rain, the chaos that the Qi family has created throughout Jiangcheng must have reached its peak.

The hall was very quiet, with only the sound of wind and rain echoing outside.

Jin Wanliang wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

He simply sat at the tea table, as if nothing was wrong, boiling water, rinsing the tea leaves, and brewing that pot of premium Tieguanyin tea over and over again.

I sat in the chair, my eyes slightly closed, completely immersing myself in my own body.

The evil energy was slowly rotating in my dantian, and streams of viscous evil energy, like mercury, were circulating endlessly along my meridians.

Li Qing, who was sitting next to me, was also busy.

He placed the bulging canvas bag on his lap and took out the high-level talismans he had drawn over the past two weeks, one by one.

I carefully examined the vermilion patterns on them, and then sorted them out and put them back in their proper places.

This ensures that he can draw out the necessary talismans as quickly as possible during battle.

Time ticked by, until the old-fashioned clock on the wall struck a dull thud.

"Buzz...buzz..."

My phone, which I had placed in my pocket, finally broke the silence in the room, emitting a low and rapid vibration.

The screen lit up, displaying two words: Lu Yan.

I opened my eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly suppressed the surging evil energy within me. Then I reached out, picked up my phone, and pressed the answer button.

"Chen Yang".

Lu Yan's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Her tone was colder than usual, carrying a steely, emotionless quality.

Not only that, I also keenly heard the noisy background noise coming from her side.

There were hurried footsteps, the sound of officers shouting and allocating manpower, and even the faint wail of police sirens.

"I'm here," I replied calmly.

Lu Yan's next words were very simple and clear, without any beating around the bush:

"The higher-ups have already sent you a top-secret coordinate via the app on your Folklore Bureau's intranet. That's your mission location for tonight."

"Target?" I asked calmly, looking out at the dark rain.

"Intercept and arrest any suspicious persons appearing near the coordinates."

Furthermore, they have already succeeded.

Lu Yan's voice was crisp and clear.

I held my phone, hesitated for half a second, and then asked softly, "Utmost means?"

Lu Yan remained silent on the other end of the phone.

For a full two seconds, all I heard in the receiver was a noisy background noise and a faint electrical hum.

When Lu Yan's voice rang out again, it carried a resolute tone, tinged with murderous intent:

"If we encounter strong resistance, we will not care whether they live or die."

"clear."

Upon hearing this, I didn't ask another question and immediately pressed the hang-up button.

Life and death are irrelevant.

These four words represent the final bottom line given by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and they are exactly what I wanted.

I put my phone back in my pocket and turned to look at Li Qing sitting next to me.

"Let's go, let's get to work."

After saying that, I stood up and walked straight to the sofa where the black knife had been.

I picked up the black knife with one hand and put it directly into the black wooden box that was placed to the side.

With two clicks, I fastened the metal clasp on the wooden box, and then lifted the heavy box with one hand.

On the other side, upon hearing my words, Li Qing immediately took action.

He slung the canvas bag full of talismans across his waist, then carefully took a black box out of the closet in his room.

I know exactly what's inside.

Li Qing solemnly carried the black box on his back, crossing it with the magic sword to form an "X" shape.

Seeing his fully armed posture, as if he were armed to the teeth and toes, I knew that this guy was really serious and had brought all his best weapons with him.

Just before heading downstairs, Li Qing, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.

He turned around and glanced at Jin Wanliang, who was still sitting at the tea table.

This time, he didn't try to be funny or say anything like "wait for us to come back."

He simply raised his right hand and waved it casually in the air as a farewell.

Jin Wanliang remained seated in the wooden chair, his fat face expressionless.

Seeing Li Qing wave goodbye, he neither got up to see him off nor tried to persuade him to stay.

He silently picked up the completely cold Tieguanyin tea in front of him, and across the hall, raised the teacup to my and Li Qing's backs.

The unspoken understanding between men often lies in this.

I nodded slightly to him, then picked up the wooden box, turned around, and walked down the stairs.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door of Tingyuxuan, a gust of wind mixed with torrential rain rushed in, stinging my face.

The old street's bluestone pavement was flooded, and the shops on both sides had long been closed.

Apart from the pale glow of the streetlights, there wasn't a single person to be seen on the entire street.

Without an umbrella, the evil energy within me instantly flowed to the surface of my body with a thought.

An invisible aura spread out around my body.

The raindrops that were falling seemed to hit an invisible wall just centimeters away from my clothes, and were bounced off, sliding down the edge of the aura.

Li Qing also cast a protective spell, and the two of us quickly walked through the dark alley in the pouring rain to the Toyota Prado parked at the intersection.

I opened the car door, carefully placed the wooden box containing the black knife on the back seat, then got into the driver's seat and slammed the door shut, completely shutting out the sound of the wind and rain outside.

Li Qing climbed into the passenger seat, shook the moisture off his clothes, and reached for the seatbelt.

After starting the car, I didn't rush to step on the gas. Instead, I took out my phone and opened the exclusive app on the Folk Customs Bureau's intranet.

After the encrypted verification was successful, an unread message sent by the system popped up in the background.

Upon clicking, the message revealed the coordinates that Lu Yan had mentioned.

After clicking the coordinates again, a very simple map interface popped up on the screen.

In the center of the map, a bright red coordinate point is clearly marked.

I zoomed in on the map with my finger and took a closer look at the terrain and road conditions around that coordinate point.

After seeing the destination clearly, I raised my eyebrows slightly, and a look of understanding flashed in my eyes.

The destination is in the suburbs of Jiangcheng.