"Pull!"
After observing for two hours, Xu Nan and the machine ball decided to pull Captain Jiang/Master out first.
They thought it would take some effort, or that he might not be able to be pulled out at all.
In reality, it was surprisingly easy.
Seeing the other end of the Ghost Tool - Vine Rope, Jiang Lin floated out of Happiness Residential Area.
His robes fluttered, and his hair drifted.
A look of surprise appeared on Xu Nan's face.
Immediately, he became alert again, stopped the machine ball from pouncing, and carefully examined Captain Jiang.
Jiang Lin's figure approached from a distance. He glanced at them, untied the vine rope from his waist.
He raised his hand and opened the Underworld passage: "Let's go back."
Before leaving, he also retracted all the ghostly energy that had covered Happiness Residential Area.
Xu Nan looked confused, glancing at Captain Jiang's retreating back as he entered the Underworld passage, then towards Happiness Residential Area.
"Strange..."
Xu Nan murmured. Why was Captain Jiang acting as if nothing had happened?
He quickly asked, "Captain Jiang, where did that [Spirit] go?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin paused and turned his head slightly.
He raised his right hand and tapped his temple.
With a calm expression and serene demeanor, he said,
"It's here."
Xu Nan froze, his mind going blank for a moment, then he subconsciously began to analyze.
Didn't they say that [Spirits] would affect one's thoughts?
Why did Captain Jiang let it enter his brain instead?
Was he affected or not?
"Let's go."
The machine ball reminded him and flew in first.
Xu Nan frowned but decided to go back first.
There were many ghosts in the Underworld. If there were any problems, they should be able to solve them.
As for Happiness Residential Area...
Even without the [Spirit], the residents' previous experiences would likely take some time to fully recover.
...
"Huh? The streamer just, just left like that?"
"Has the matter been completely resolved? I'm confused."
Outside the entrance of Happiness Residential Area,
A group of anxious viewers looked at each other as the livestream ended.
They saw obvious bewilderment and confusion on each other's faces.
Just moments ago, when they saw the streamer move, they thought their calls had finally worked.
But in the next second,
They saw the streamer elegantly... fly away.
Then they looked at the livestream, which had gone black.
The group of viewers was completely stunned.
They stood frozen, dumbfounded for two seconds.
"Maybe, perhaps, the streamer isn't in the mood to deal with us?"
"Is there a possibility that the streamer is still being affected?"
Just like the residents of Happiness Residential Area.
Even if they were affected, they could continue their daily lives.
Except for certain thoughts changing, everything else was the same as usual.
Thinking about Hong Ya, and then about the streamer's somewhat abnormal appearance just now...
The viewers unanimously agreed that it was more likely that the streamer was affected.
Then the question arose, which part of the streamer's thoughts had changed?
"Will we never be able to watch the livestream again?"
"Pah, pah, pah, you jinx, don't say such things."
For a moment, the viewers' feelings were as anxious as Xu Nan's.
Afterward,
Since the streamer had left, the viewers gathered at the entrance of Happiness Residential Area had no reason to stay any longer.
They all left and went back to their respective homes.
On the streets on both sides, the peeking shop owners and the elderly aunts and uncles retracted their gazes.
They started chatting amongst themselves.
"What was that?"
"Probably some kind of livestream, they kept shouting for the streamer."
"These young people nowadays are too energetic, look, they even called the police."
The elderly aunts and uncles shook their heads and tutted.
They thought they had seen through the truth.
...
Underworld.
Xu Nan and the machine ball followed Jiang Lin back to the Underworld.
They watched Jiang Lin pass by the mission center and then turn towards the Eighteenth Palace.
Upon returning to the Eighteenth Palace, he didn't do anything else.
He casually picked up a book from the shelf and sat at his desk, leisurely reading.
Xu Nan pretended to glance at the book title, "On the Circulation and Precise Control of Ghostly Energy."
He heard that it was bought from the Southern Palace.
He had read it before, and it was very helpful for improving his own strength.
However, perhaps his cultivation was too shallow, or it was not yet the right time.
He couldn't fully grasp the book.
But the focus now wasn't on how good the book was.
The focus was, what was Captain Jiang doing?!
What did this have to do with the mission in Happiness Residential Area, or with the [Spirit]?
Was the matter resolved?
"Don't overthink it, Master definitely has his own plans,"
The machine ball said casually after hearing this.
Xu Nan: "If it were that easy, why would Captain Jiang have asked us to provide support outside?
It means that at that time, Captain Jiang had already considered other possible situations.
What if this is precisely the time when support is needed?"
The machine ball stared at him for two seconds, its mechanical eyes moving.
"What you said makes some sense..."
"You go first, I'll cover you from behind!"
Xu Nan: "..."
...
Returning to the hall of the Eighteenth Palace.
Xu Nan walked directly to Jiang Lin and said earnestly,
"Captain Jiang, has everything in Happiness Residential Area been resolved?"
Hearing this, Jiang Lin didn't move.
After a two-second pause, he gave a perfunctory 'Mm.'
Xu Nan pressed further, "Captain Jiang, don't you need to submit the mission?"
"No rush," Jiang Lin said without looking up.
He propped his head with one hand, casually looking at the book in his hand.
"Captain Jiang, have you encountered any trouble?"
Xu Nan didn't give up and continued to ask,
"Didn't you say that the mission isn't considered complete until it's submitted?"
"If the mission isn't complete, then our support mission isn't over either, is it?"
After he spoke, the air fell silent for a moment.
The machine ball, following behind, shrunk back behind Xu Nan.
It felt like something bad was about to happen.
Jiang Lin put down the book and raised his eyelids to look at the little guy in front of him.
He could tell that the other party was concerned about him.
Despite being anxious, he was trying his best to restrain himself to avoid conflict.
But, it was really unnecessary.
"I haven't submitted the mission because I have other plans."
"Your support mission is complete. You can go and do other things."
...
[Mid-Autumn Festival Mini-Theater]
Heavenly Palace - Guanghan Palace.
Every year on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Guanghan Palace holds a mooncake competition.
To see whose mooncakes are the biggest and roundest.
When the gods passed by, they could see a group of rabbits and Chang'e clones busy in the courtyard.
Various aromas spread through the air.
Five-nut flavor, lotus seed paste flavor, spicy beef flavor, crystal osmanthus flavor...
It was originally a beautiful scene, but the gods quickened their pace and flew past in a hurry.
Afterward, a scream, whose owner was unknown, echoed from Guanghan Palace.
It sounded somewhat崩溃: "Ahhhhhhh—"
Why is there a mooncake competition every day!!!
They want a holiday too ahhh—
...
(PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival~ Wishing everyone a happy reunion~ ❀)