The sun was setting in the west, and before I knew it, it was already past seven in the evening.
After spending a day wandering outside, Jiang Yao returned to his residence near dusk.
"How have you been at work these two days?"
"It's not bad. Most of the things are done by the subordinates in the department. When the documents are delivered to me, I usually just sign them. Compared with when I was a model, although this job is not as free now, But at least there’s no such mess.”
"It's good to be able to adapt to it. I just joined China Star Group as the artist department manager. Brother Xiang Shi will definitely not be able to take such care of you all the time."
"In your free time, you should ask your subordinates for advice. You should try your best to learn how to handle various tasks within the department. Don't rely too much on others."
"Well, I know, Brother Yao, I have learned a lot in the past few days at work."
……
It had been a while since Qiqi came back from get off work at the company.
Jiang Yao and Jiang Yao had just had dinner, and the two of them were sitting on the sofa, watching TV and chatting wordlessly.
‘Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding…’ The doorbell sounded a little inappropriate and suddenly rang at this moment.
"Why do some unknown people always come to my door and disturb my peace?" Jiang Yao frowned and snorted with an unhappy look on his face.
"When I lived here alone, ghosts never came to my door."
"Someone comes to visit every now and then, which shows that Brother Yao, you have a lot of face!"
"Okay, don't keep such a bad face. Just sit down and I'll open the door."
Covering her small mouth, Qiqi chuckled.
In addition to Brother Xiang and his son, and Lin Zixian, for more than a week, there were always people coming to the door almost every night.
In the beginning, Jiang Yao was kind and polite to those who came to visit, but in the next few days, he had a straight face and was obviously a little impatient.
Compared with him, Qiqi worked hard and was extremely enthusiastic. Her attitude was in sharp contrast to Jiang Yao.
The reason for this is very simple, because the people who came to her door were basically the big shots that she could only look up to before and had no contact with at all.
According to Qiqi's words, this is connections!
Even if Jiang Yao leaves her in the future and doesn't want her, the connections she has made will be enough to make her life in Xiangjiang extremely nourishing.
After listening to her explanation, Jiang Yao could only let it go.
After all, he knew very well that he might leave the real world at any time and disappear without a trace. He couldn't give Qiqi what she wanted, and there would be no outcome between the two of them.
The door opened, and a man in his thirties, wearing glasses and looking polite, walked in with a briefcase under his arm, accompanied by Zhu Mingxu, followed closely behind Qiqi.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang!"
"Hello, Mr. Jiang!"
……
Walking into the living room, they saw Jiang Yao leaning on the sofa with a lazy look. The two of them had smiles on their faces and quickly said hello respectfully.
"When you called me in the afternoon, Xiaozhu, you were still over there in Kyoto."
"It has only been a few hours, and you have already come to Xiangjiang and appeared in front of me."
"In the news these days, I only saw that in Haizhu City in eastern Guangdong, someone drove a car and killed dozens of people in revenge for society!"
"This little thing shouldn't make you so anxious!"
"Also, this one is..."
After looking Zhu Mingxu up and down, Jiang Yao curled his lips in dissatisfaction.
His eyes turned and fell on the man with glasses next to him.
This face looked very strange. If nothing unexpected happened, this was probably the first time he had seen this person.
He was already a little unhappy with Zhu Mingxu, but when he saw him bringing such a stranger to his house, he felt obviously even more unhappy.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang."
"My surname is Liu, and I am a reporter from Xinhua Daily's Xiangjiang Branch."
"Bu Zhu has not been to Xiangjiang for many years and is not very familiar with this place. I came here just to help him lead the way."
"Now that I have found a place and met you, Mr. Jiang, I still have something to do, so I will go ahead and not disturb you further!"
……
Anyone with a little knowledge of Xinhua News Agency will definitely know what kind of organization it is.
The bespectacled man who calls himself Reporter Liu seems to be very good at observing words and emotions.
Seeing that Jiang Yao seemed a little unhappy with him, he smiled and said hello, then turned and walked towards the door.
Qiqi led him into the living room, looked at Reporter Liu who had already reached the door, and then looked at Jiang Yao on the sofa.
Seeing that he didn't speak and had no intention of stopping Reporter Liu from leaving, Qiqi finally chose to remain silent.
Without saying a word, she walked Reporter Liu to the door, and she closed the door smoothly.
"I flew all the way from Kyoto to Xiangjiang. Isn't it urgent? Xiao Zhu?"
"You have already arrived at my place and met me in person. Why did you suddenly become mute and stop talking?"
"If you continue to behave like this, don't blame me for not giving face to those people above, so I will kick you out directly!"
With a calm face, Jiang Yao's gaze fell straight on Zhu Mingxu like a knife.
Since I was very unhappy with this guy, he was certainly not very polite with his words, and the words coming out of his mouth also sounded harsh.
"Mr. Jiang, what I told you is related to some state secrets..." Zhu Mingxu responded bravely.
While speaking, his eyes glanced at Qiqi from time to time.
Although he didn't finish his words, his actions clearly showed what he meant.
"Qiqi, help me go down and buy a pack of cigarettes." Jiang Yao frowned and hesitated for a moment. He looked at Qiqi and ordered with a smile.
"Okay, Brother Yao!" Nodding, Qiqi stood up and walked towards the door.
She may not have read much, but she certainly wasn't stupid.
Although she didn't know the specific identity of Zhu Mingxu in front of her, she could definitely think of something from the reporter Liu who had just revealed his identity.
Before following Jiang Yao, Qiqi was just an ordinary person.
When she heard Zhu Mingxu talk about something involving state secrets, she naturally knew that she was not qualified to know certain things. At this moment, she was not suitable to stay here at all.
After walking out of the door, she closed the door behind her and soon disappeared without a trace. On the sofa, Jiang Yao leisurely took out a cigarette and lit it. Only after finishing the cigarette did he turn his eyes to Zhu Mingxu again: "Okay, there are no outsiders here anymore."
"Don't keep hiding it. If anything happens, just say it directly!"
"As for whether I am willing to take action, it depends on whether what you say is valuable and whether it can arouse my interest!"
……
Crossing his legs, Jiang Yao pointed to the seat next to him and greeted Zhu Mingxu, who was a little reserved and had always been standing.
With a slight nod, Zhu Mingxu took his briefcase and sat down on the sofa.
With a complicated expression on his face, he looked at Jiang Yao. After a long sigh, he finally spoke: "Kunlun Mountain is known as the ancestor of mountains and the origin of dragon veins in the world. I believe you must have heard of it, Mr. Jiang."
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"The Dragon Shadow Incident in 2021, the Dragon Cannibal Incident in 2006, and various abnormal rumors about Kunlun Mountain have been circulating on the Internet."
"Although every time an incident breaks out, many experts come out to refute the rumors, but they are all used to deceive ordinary people and avoid causing unnecessary panic."
"Although the existence of some things has been denied by the authorities over the years, we all know that many of the things in the rumors are not false."
"In my position, I have access to some secrets that ordinary people have no access to. As far as I know, the supernatural events that occur in the Kunlun Mountains are far more than what is circulated on the Internet."
"For this reason, we have made that area a forbidden area many years ago and arranged heavy troops to be stationed there all year round."
"This time, more than 1,500 people in an infantry regiment were almost slaughtered, and less than ten people survived."
"After the incident, I rushed to the scene first. The ground was stained red with blood, but we didn't see any bodies of the fallen officers and soldiers."
"If I guessed correctly, those corpses should have been dragged back to their lair by those monsters, probably as food?"
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At this point, Zhu Mingxu looked sad. He stopped talking and sighed several times.
Jiang Yao, who was next to him, was a little careless after hearing what Zhu Mingxu said. He didn't pay much attention to what Zhu Mingxu said. His brows were obviously furrowed at this moment.
Frowning, he thought for a moment and said: "Xiao Zhu, your strength in Zang Refining Realm should not be bad in this world."
"The monster's lair, have you ever gone inside to check it out?"
"What kind of monsters are they? Have you ever fought against them?"
Just what Zhu Mingxu said, there were too few clues, and Jiang Yao couldn't figure out the reason at all.
At this moment, he obviously wanted to see if he could get more useful information from Zhu Mingxu.
"It was a monster that looked like a mantis, with its body red and black, and its arms like knives."
"This kind of monster has appeared in the Kunlun Mountains area, which can be traced back to 1962."
"You can actually search for some rumors about this matter on the Internet, but most people just regard the matter of the Mantis Man as a fantasy."
"Back then, the official side actually killed several mantis men and preserved their bodies for research."
"It's a pity that during that special period, demons and monsters were not allowed to exist at all. The corpse of the mantis man originally stored in a certain research institute was completely burned to ashes during the turmoil."
"The monster that slaughtered our group this time was exactly the kind of mantis man recorded back then."
"It's just that the mantis men who appeared this time are far stronger than before. Ordinary guns can't break through their carapace and cause fatal damage to them."
"In addition, they walk as fast as the wind. Once such a monster gets close, no matter how many troops there are, it will be useless. They will only be wiped out in the end."
"According to the analysis of the expert team, this kind of monster, with its red and black body that looks like a mantis, has a high probability of being transformed from the body of an ordinary person."
"The mantis people who appeared in 1962 have just completed their transformation and are still in their infancy. After experiencing killing and bathing in enough blood, they can grow up quickly."
"Of course, that is just something analyzed by the expert team. There is not enough evidence as a basis. No one can guarantee whether their guess is true."
"In addition, I have never actually fought against those monsters, and I don't know what their strength is."
"After all, the monster's lair is in Death Valley. According to our understanding, the magnetic field in that valley is chaotic. No matter whether it is a human or an animal, as long as you enter it, you will never return, and you will disappear without a trace."
"When I rushed to the scene of the killing, those monsters had already retreated into the valley. With my little strength, I rashly entered inside, but I still lacked the courage. The higher-ups would definitely not allow this."
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"I have no choice but to come to Mr. Jiang for help!"
……
With the corner of his eye, he glanced at Jiang Yao's expression and reaction. As Zhu Mingxu spoke, his voice was obviously much softer.
"You are not allowed to go in, so you come to me and let me go inside?"
"Your life is valuable, but my life is worthless?"
"If it weren't for what you said, it really aroused my curiosity, I would have kicked you back to Kyoto." After giving Zhu Mingxu a hard look, Jiang Yao looked unhappy and snorted softly.
Although he has long known that in the country, the lives of ordinary people are indeed not as valuable as bureaucrats. He may have heard about it before, but now he faces it personally.
There must be some essential differences between the two.
Seeing Jiang Yao scolding him, Zhu Mingxu lowered his head and said nothing.
It wasn't until Jiang Yao had enough scolding that he finally stopped. He took a deep breath and spoke again: "The expert team, after reviewing some information, came up with a terrible guess."
"According to them, it is recorded in the opening volume of Tianping Yaoshu that Kunlun Mountain is the location of the Taoist temple of the Queen Mother of the West."
"The Queen Mother of the West, with the head of a human and the body of a snake, is thousands of miles long and commands thousands of demons. Under her command is a little demon called the Green Child Sword God, who is the patrolling god of Kunlun Mountain."
"The appearance of the green childish sword god in the book is not exactly the same as that of the mantis monster, but it is definitely highly similar."
"If those experts' guesses are true..."
At this point, Zhu Mingxu let out a long sigh and finally stopped talking.
If those mantis monsters are really green sword gods, they are just the lowest demons under the Queen Mother of the West, and they can be so tyrannical. How terrifying will those legendary big demons be?
Just thinking about it can already make people feel a little shuddering.
"Some of the legendary existences may be true, but some may not really exist."
"Even the Queen Mother of the West came out. After hearing what you said, I really became interested in the Death Valley in Kunlun Mountain."
"I would like to see if there are really some legendary and terrifying existences hidden in this world."
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Jiang Yao curled his lips and smiled softly.
Although he was living a pretty good life in Xiangjiang, that was just because he couldn't practice and he needed to find some fun to pass the time.
Compared with gourmet beauties, the things Zhu Mingxu said were obviously more attractive to him. (End of chapter)