Chapter 181: Chapter 146: Shadow Strikes (Part 2)
The mayor, who was troubled by the lack of manpower, burst into tears when he saw the large ship made up of sunflowers.
Due to the large number of people the sunflower rescue was able to save, it was also known as Jiaying City’s Noah’s Ark.
With every person’s gratitude received, a ray of light would fall into the body of the Sunflower Emperor.
Zhang Lingxue was busy writing reports and paid no attention to this issue, even her meals were delivered by Big Gray.
Zhang Lingxue once said that unless it was an urgent matter, not to contact her.
She knew very well that she was the stabilizing force of Jiaying City; only when an unbeatable enemy appeared in Jiaying City would Zhang Lingxue take action.
Ye Bai looked at the intelligence system.
[1. In the bell tower of a church in the northwest of Jiaying City, there is an array to summon the seventieth pillar demon god Xi’Er, which can reveal the location of thieves and hidden treasures.]
[2. The Heavy Water Pearl is hidden at the top of Jiaying City’s Myriad Buddha Pagoda. Its exterior has been brushed with gold paint, emitting a faint blue light at night and can absorb water flow.]
[3. Three days later, there was a theft incident at the library of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, where a book recording ancient magic was stolen.]
[4. Among Jiaying City’s flood peak, there is an exotic beast called Clam Mother that can produce black pearls and white pearls that enhance spiritual power, and its meat is very delicious.]
[5. A theft occurred at Jiaying City’s Pet Beast Union, where someone used shadow stealth to enter the secret vault, looking for a treasure, and after a long search to no avail, took away the Bronze Treasure Sword.]
[6. The poison of the Poison Dart Frog can neutralize the poison of the Thousand Poison Snake. If accidentally poisoned by the Thousand Poison Snake, it could be worth injecting the poison of a Poison Dart Frog into the vein to counteract the poison.]
[7. After the flood peak, there must be a major epidemic, with the Dark Night Mosquitoes as the main spreader, rapidly breeding after the epidemic, while Thunderlight Dragonflies are their nemesis.]
[8. Continuous heavy rain caused landslides in the surrounding mountain areas. Three hours later, a bus of students was buried by a mudslide on the winding mountain road, with no survivors.]
[9. The black and white pearls of the Clam Mother can help Pet Beast Masters ignore level and help pets sign contract positions.]
[10. The weak point of the Tier Three Black Water Snake is the comb on top of its head, and it hates the smell of sulfur.]
After seeing these ten pieces of information, Ye Bai felt that obtaining the Heavy Water Pearl was essential to solving the current problem.
"The flood peak won’t pass so quickly, and there’s a mudslide on the winding mountain road, which concerns the lives of a full bus of people, it’s crucial to pay attention to this."
"Now the Pet Beast Union members are all guarding the dike, even if the message is passed to them, there’s nobody to handle it."
"It seems this time, I have no choice but to act."
Ye Bai knew that taking action was risky, especially with Blood Saint and Shadow eyeing him covetously.
It’s likely that Shadow is the one who hates him the most.
If he leaves the safe house, he might encounter Shadow’s plot.
"Forget it, the lives on the bus are more important. I have Big Gray, facing Shadow shouldn’t be a big problem."
At this time, Shadow was in the secret vault of the Jiaying City Pet Beast Union.
He had already looked over all the treasures but hadn’t found the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade.
"Damn it, that’s the key treasure for enhancing my talent, but why isn’t it recorded?"
"And it isn’t documented in the ledger either, what on earth happened?"
Shadow took a significant risk to infiltrate the secret vault of Jiaying City’s Pet Beast Union.
He schemed his way in, yet didn’t find a single item he wanted, so angry that he wanted to smash the place.
Finally, Shadow’s gaze fell on the Bronze Sword.
"No choice, I’ll take this sword then, the highest value item here."
Shadow simultaneously selected several treasures, stuffing them into his shadow space.
He dared not take too much, fearing there might be traps in the vault.
After his pet beast died, Shadow was now just a Tier Three small Karami, ill-equipped to handle the union’s personnel.
"Let’s go, it must be hidden somewhere."
"It seems the news I received was false, the real Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade must have been hidden away long ago."
"Feeling a bit frustrated, should I find that guy named Ye Bai and finish him off to vent my anger?"
Shadow contemplated, feeling increasingly stifled, thus transformed into countless shadows and left the place.
"I possess a shadow beast capable of tracking scents. As long as I find out Ye Bai’s location and ensure his teacher isn’t accompanying him, I can strike."
"Just wait, you’ve ruined my plans, your life is only useful to me. I’ll make you into my shadow puppet."
Shadow let out a sinister laugh, sending chills down the spine.
Meanwhile, Ye Bai, led by the Sunflower Emperor, gathered a Sunflower Ship, with Big Gray paddling towards the winding mountain road.
The floodwaters were yellow, carrying numerous debris.
However, many sunflowers were rescuing citizens caught in the floods.
Mayor Li Lingfeng was delighted, thankful for these sunflowers’ help, as most troops were off fighting the floodwaters.
"These sunflowers arrived just in time. Once this flood peak subsides, I propose making the sunflower Jiaying City’s second city flower."
Shadow maneuvered through the flood, harvesting countless shadows of water beasts.
Water beasts that lost their shadows floated belly-up on the water surface.
Their eyes wide open, appearing unwilling even in death.
Among them was a clam shell the size of a millstone.
"Hehe, I didn’t expect there to be so many exotic beasts, my shadow army can be reformed."
"My old superior at the Evangelical Association has surfaced, now calling me back."
"Should I return or not?"
To be honest, Shadow felt rather conflicted.
He was suppressed by another faction at the Evangelical Association, almost to the point of falling out.
Even if his old superior knew, he would only advise him not to break off relations, which was stifling for Shadow.
However, if he didn’t return to the Evangelical Association, there was no future at the Resurrection Association either.
Shadow realized that joining the Resurrection Association was a mistake.
This time, he saw clearly that Blood Saint was merely an embroidered pillow, it’s no wonder he was easily destroyed by the Heart Moon Fox sixteen years ago, with only part of his soul escaping.
At this moment, a black sparrow-like exotic beast descended from the sky.
This exotic beast whispered in Shadow’s ear, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of Shadow’s mouth.
"I see, you’re not at the research institute yet."
"This way I can avoid direct confrontation with that foul woman, greatly relieving my pressure."
"With my shadow army, finishing Ye Bai should be a breeze."
"Had I known earlier, I should have taken care of Ye Bai, avoiding so many troubles thereafter."
Shadow only felt a bitter heart, unable to find someone to pour out his bitterness.
At the same time, Ye Bai had reached the outside of the winding mountain road, which had eighteen turns, very difficult to traverse.
Ye Bai was unsure which section had issues.
Knowing there was an issue here, the Sunflower Emperor split into many clones, placing nearly one sunflower every ten meters.
These sunflowers patiently waited for the arrival of the school bus.
But what frustrated Ye Bai a bit was, instead of a school bus, he encountered a madman.
His shadow suddenly leaped out a giant scythe; fortunately, Ye Bai promptly used the Steel Skill; otherwise, he might have had his head parted.
The giant scythe struck heavily on Ye Bai’s skin, tearing his clothes with its sharp edge.
At that moment, a pitch-black shadow sprung out from Ye Bai’s shadow.
It said coldly, "Found you, Ye Bai."