"Don't worry, Gu Ye, I'll keep a close eye on this for you," Biao Tao said, chatting with Yu Daohen for a few more sentences before hanging up.
Biao Tao put down his phone and lay on the bed, sighing heavily. "Just dealt with Gou Wang, and now another troublesome matter has surfaced."
Not long ago, Biao Tao received a mission from above: a female ghost, her hand bound by chains, had come to Jiangsu, and he was ordered to capture her.
Biao Tao had initially thought it was just a female ghost who had committed some serious crime. The day after capturing her, as he was about to report it, he received news that Yu Daohen was also looking for the same female ghost. Now he was in a difficult situation. m..oΓg
At the Midnight Spirit Shop, Yu Daohen yawned, returned to the back room, took a bath, and fell asleep.
By lunchtime, Yu Daohen still hadn't gotten up to eat. With Xu Yaya at school, Yu Daohen was too lazy to go out, so he decided to combine his meals.
At half past six in the evening, as the sun was nearing the horizon, Yu Daohen got up, tidied himself up briefly, and went out to eat.
The residual sunlight cast a glow on Yu Daohen's pale face. Wearing flip-flops, shorts, and a white t-shirt, no one would associate this person with the renowned Yu Daohen, Little Gu Ye, of today's martial world.
He arrived at a small restaurant he frequented and found a quiet spot to sit.
"Boss, a plate of green pepper fried pork, a plate of cold pig ears, a plate of braised intestines, a plate of stir-fried pork with scallions, a plate of crispy chicken, and finally, a cucumber and egg soup," Yu Daohen called out to the boss, who was busy clearing bowls.
The boss turned to Yu Daohen, a憨厚 (hān hòu - honest and sincere) smile on his face. "Oh, young man, you haven't been here in a while. Did you strike it rich somewhere?"
Yu Daohen smiled. "I just got paid, so I came here to treat myself."
"Alright, you sit for a bit," the boss said, returning to clearing the customers' leftover dishes.
These small restaurants typically had one person for stir-frying and one for washing dishes, with the boss serving as the waiter to save costs.
"No problem, you take your time," Yu Daohen replied.
Yu Daohen nodded. Xu Yaya had been cooking at the shop recently, so he hadn't eaten here in a long time. He had just earned some money and wanted to treat himself to something good.
With nothing else to do, Yu Daohen took out his phone to play.
"Boss, a bowl of rice for me."
Yu Daohen froze, then suddenly looked up in the direction the voice came from.
He felt as if he had heard this voice somewhere before, and it was very familiar.
Their eyes met for a moment. The other person turned to leave. "Boss, I don't need it anymore."
Seeing the person about to leave, Yu Daohen suddenly stood up and chased after him. He couldn't be mistaken about this voice; it belonged to the wolf-faced masked man who had injured him and Liao Wensheng during their match.
The man was fast. By the time Yu Daohen caught up to him outside the restaurant, the man had already run more than ten meters away. Yu Daohen didn't hesitate and pursued him.
The man seemed intent on shaking off Yu Daohen, heading into a deserted alley.
Yu Daohen followed him. Seeing that the alley was empty, he formed a hand seal, took a deep breath, and spat flames from his mouth towards the man.
Yu Daohen knew that with the man's strength, if he intended to escape, it wouldn't be a problem, and his Flame Swallowing technique wouldn't even scratch him.
The man was startled by Yu Daohen's sudden attack, but his body instinctively dodged the flames.
Yu Daohen looked closely and realized he had seen him before, a long time ago.
The man was around twenty-three years old, with delicate features, a pale complexion, and deep, inscrutable eyes.
The man still wanted to escape, but Yu Daohen suddenly called out, "Stop running, I've seen you before."
The man stopped running, his back to Yu Daohen. "You should know I'm more than ten times stronger than you. Are you so sure I won't kill you?"
Yu Daohen grinned. "Every time I encounter difficulties, I feel like someone is secretly helping me. I don't know who it is, but I bet you won't kill me."
"Is that so?" the man snorted and slowly turned around, revealing his handsome face. "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he lunged forward, swinging his fist towards Yu Daohen's head.
Seeing this, Yu Daohen remained calm, staying put and letting the man's fist come towards him.
Just as the fist was two centimeters from Yu Daohen's face, the man suddenly stopped. The force of his punch blew Yu Daohen's hair.
Yu Daohen's heart pounded. Although he knew the man wouldn't actually hit him, his body still tensed up instinctively.
The man chuckled, retracted his fist, and said, "A bit of courage!"
"Who are you?" Yu Daohen stared intently at the man.
A smile appeared on the man's face, and his gaze towards Yu Daohen softened. "It's useless for you to know who I am now. Wait until you can defeat the top ten experts on the Heaven Ranking without relying on the Nine Reincarnation Eyes, and then I'll tell you who I am."
After speaking, the man turned and walked away. Yu Daohen watched his receding figure and called out, "You have to at least tell me your name, right?"
"Liu Feng!" the man replied, then slowly disappeared from Yu Daohen's sight.
"Liu... Feng," Yu Daohen repeated softly.