After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

This is also the reason why Leng Qing called Zhou Yan.

"Well, it's not impossible to tell you some information. Okay, Xiao Zhou, where are you now? I have something to say to you in person."

"I am currently at the Sands Peninsula Buffet Restaurant at 46 Spectrum Avenue."

Leng Qing turned on the car's compass navigation system.

"Yes, it's only three kilometers away from me. Xiao Zhou, wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

……

Fifteen minutes later.

Leng Qing drove to the Sands Peninsula Buffet Restaurant.

This restaurant is one of the few upscale seafood restaurants in the area, with excellent decor and popularity, so much so that there was a line of people waiting for a table outside.

However, Zhou Yan had already bought a number for Leng Qing in advance. After Leng Qing went in, she told the waiter about the private room Zhou Yan had reserved, and then the waiter led her upstairs to Zhou Yan's private room.

When Leng Qing arrived, Zhou Yan had already eaten a lot, and the hot pot was foaming. There were many seafood shells on the plates in front of Zhou Yan and a child next to him.

Leng Qing walked over and sat down in front of Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan wiped his mouth, looking embarrassed.

"Sorry, Manager Leng, we had already started eating before you arrived."

Leng Qing said calmly.

"We're not at the office now, so we don't need to be so formal."

Leng Qing glanced at the child beside Zhou Yan with a subtle expression.

Zhou Yan hurriedly replied.

“Guangming Village is gone, this child has no home, and I don’t want her to go to an orphanage. I plan to have my dad adopt her later.”

To avoid the classic scenario of raising a daughter to be a wife, the Adoption Law stipulates that the age difference between the adoptive parent and the adoptee must be at least 40 years.

Zhou Yan was too old to achieve this, so they had to ask his father to do it.

Leng Qing said sarcastically.

"So this child will be your sister from now on."

Little Yama, who was eating a blue crab, had a teasing look on his face, but he didn't say anything and continued eating.

Zhou Yan asked with a smile.

"These are all minor matters, Manager Leng. Let's get back to the main topic."

Zhou Yan put the chopsticks aside and crossed his hands in front of his mouth.

"What exactly happened in Fengyang Village, and how can I help?"

Leng Qing took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket and asked as she did so.

Do you mind if I smoke?

Zhou Yan answered immediately.

"mind……"

Leng Qing, who was about to take a cigarette from the pack, froze, staring at Zhou Yan in disbelief.

Leng Qing had asked this question hundreds of times, in various situations and in front of various people, but this was the first time she had been rejected like Zhou Yan had.

"Um……"

Leng Qing put the cigarette pack back into his pocket.

Zhou Yan pushed over a bottle of unopened coconut juice.

"It'll have to do. I have a child with me."

Leng Qing unscrewed the cap of the coconut juice bottle, took a sip, and said.

"Actually, what happened in Fengyang Village wasn't complicated..."

Leng Qing repeated what her great-uncle had said before.

"...That's the gist of it. It seems that Fengyang Village was originally a cultivation sect. At its peak, it sealed away a true god. However, each new generation within the sect was worse than the last, eventually degenerating into the Fengyang Village we know today. During a natural disaster, the earth veins of Fengyang Village changed."

Leng Qing took another sip of coconut juice.

"The original true god could no longer be sealed away and escaped."

"I just swallowed a tiger prawn," Little Yama asked.

"This evil god that escaped has been around for decades, why hasn't it reacted at all?"

Leng Qing looked at Little Yama with curiosity, and Little Yama's face was full of curiosity.

Leng Qing also felt a surge of curiosity.

Leng Qing is no stranger to rural people. As a senior executive of a variety show, in order to grasp the public's tastes, Leng Qing needs to go to the countryside to investigate some folk customs and deities, and then use artistic processing to transform these folk cultures into themes that the audience likes.

Therefore, Leng Qing was well aware that the average education level of people in the countryside was lower than that of people in the city, which led to rural people being either very proud or very self-conscious.

The little girl in front of me had a weathered face, the result of long-term exposure to sun and rain. Her hands had chilblains and cracked skin, and her hair was disheveled. Although she was dressed in nice clothes, they could not hide the traces of her past hardships.

Normally, a little girl like this should be very insecure, especially now that she has to live under someone else's roof. When adults are talking, she should keep her mouth shut and not say a word, instead of interrupting with a curious look on her face like this.

Zhou Yan put his arm around the little Yama beside him.

"Kids like to talk nonsense, Manager Leng, please don't mind it."

Leng Qing withdrew her gaze.

“This evil god has never done anything wrong. I suspect there are two possibilities.”

Leng Qing extended her left index finger.

"The first possibility is that the evil god has been suppressed for too long, and breaking through the seal has consumed a lot of energy, so it needs a considerable amount of time to recuperate."

Zhou Yan agreed.

"That makes a lot of sense."

Leng Qing extended her second finger, her middle finger.

"The second possibility is that this evil god is preparing for something big."

Anyone with a brain knows that to do something big, one must have a detailed plan and process, rather than seeing someone with a fortune and immediately going to rob them with knives and guns.

This is both good news and bad news. The good news is that this evil god has a brain, but the bad news is that this intelligent evil god may bring greater disasters in the future than the mindless one.

Zhou Yan added.

"There is also a third possibility, which is that both of the above factors are present."

That evil god was both recuperating and preparing for something big.

Leng Qing's expression was solemn.

"I have already reported this matter to the federal government. The Four Divine Beasts and Wenquxing will hold a meeting later to discuss how to handle this incident. However, I want to find the target before these big shots come to a conclusion."

When talking about goals, Leng Qing couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yanjun, who was currently eating like crazy.

Zhou Yan pointed to himself.

"So I need to find this evil god?"

Leng Qing rarely showed a slight smile.

"Yes, I hope you can find that evil god, because the name of this evil god is taboo, and saying it might kill someone. I will give you the information about that evil god later."

After a pause, Leng Qing glanced almost imperceptibly at the lazy little Yama, then spoke to Zhou Yan.

"Xiao Zhou, you've already demonstrated your abilities. If you succeed again this time, I can give you a high-ranking position in my team. I can also help your parents get a household registration in Zhongzhou City, so that your monthly salary and bonuses will make you the envy of your colleagues."

Zhou Yan was very satisfied.

"Money gives me motivation. I'll work hard, Mr. Leng!"

Leng Qing stood up.

"I'm waiting for your good news. Oh, by the way, if you have any funding problems, you can come to me anytime."

Leng Qing quickly left the private room, her footsteps fading into the distance.

Waiting until the footsteps were completely heard before I could hear them again.

Little Yama looked up from his rice bowl, which was filled with seafood and beef, and spoke to Zhou Yan.

"This woman has a vivid imagination."

Zhou Yan stroked his chin and said.

"Leng Qing seemed to be secretly watching you, Brother Yan, the whole time. Does he think I want to raise a younger sister to be my wife?"

Even in the current Eastern Xia United States, child brides still exist in some underdeveloped areas.

Little Yama said with disdain.

"Looking at me now, what kind of child bride am I? I suspect this woman suspects that I am that evil god."

Zhou Yan was startled.

Little Yama explained.

“Little guy, think about it. In that woman’s eyes, you met me after the earthquake, and I was rescued by you near Guangming Village. My actions just now seem inconsistent with my identity. This woman is so quick-witted, she probably beat me up into that evil god. So she didn’t dare to say anything and just ran away.”

One of the biggest differences between elites and ordinary people is that elites are very good at filling in the gaps in their imagination. It is because of this love of imagination that elites can see information that many people do not care about and connect it to form a detailed picture of an event.

Little Yanjun didn't know if Leng Qing was the kind of elite who liked to overthink things, but judging from the way Leng Qing glanced at him from time to time just now, she probably was.

Zhou Yan laughed. 迩÷←玖:±澌♂∴钐×'‰№陆≡↑思腫ＺHUn:

"Sure, following this formula, a super demon king who was sealed away hundreds of years ago breaks free of his seal and transforms into a little girl. After coming out, she is rescued by a novice investigator who was supposed to destroy the demon king. Taking pity on the little girl, the investigator takes her to his home, gives her an identity, and makes her his little sister."

Little Yama added.

"Then he and this younger sister developed feelings for each other, and they both had children, until one day, the younger sister's true identity as the Demon King was discovered..."

Little Yama began to speak in a deep yet emotional voice, like a movie narrator.

"The world and lovers, wives and friends, morality and selfishness—all of life is in irreconcilable conflict here."

"Did he kill his wife for the sake of the world, or did he betray his friends, relatives, and everything else for his wife?"

Zhou Yan gave a thumbs-up.

"Not bad, not bad, I like this plot, but Brother Yan, if Leng Qing goes back and looks through your files... can you handle it?"

Little Yama said nonchalantly.

"Then let them investigate. I'll slow down my awakening progress later, and they won't even be able to find out that I'm an Awakener."

Anyway, he wasn't that evil god, and he had nothing to fear. Little Yama wasn't afraid of Leng Qing finding out anything.

……

Outside the self-service restaurant.

Leng Qing walked to her luxury car, got in, started the engine, and drove out of the buffet restaurant.

Once they arrived at the nearest Second Security Bureau, Leng Qing got out of the car and dialed a number.

"Is that Lord Suzaku?"

"I've found a target that might be the evil god of Fengyang Village, but I'm not sure. Could you please take a look?"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Speculation

One day later.

City Police Department.

Xiao Yanjun was led into the interrogation room by Leng Qing. There was another person in the interrogation room, a man who was wearing tattered clothes, had greasy and messy hair, and gave people a bad impression.

The man was stunned when he saw Little Yama.

Leng Qing patted Xiao Yanjun on the back and asked.

Do you recognize this guy?

Little Yama said in a trembling voice.