nycdaug Chapter 163 An unexpected opportunity
Chapter 163 An unexpected opportunity
The sixth day of the first lunar month, in an underground secret chamber.
The cave was filled with a strange smell.
The smell is somewhat like a pungent herbal odor, and also somewhat like the smell of smelly boots, mixed with the smell of moldy steamed buns, which is extremely addictive.
Several people dressed in white robes sat around a rectangular table, flipping through thick documents in their hands.
These people all wore masks on their heads, with round, transparent lenses sewn onto the eye area of the masks, and breathing holes made of fine gauze for the mouth area.
In the dim light, these people flipped through documents and wrote something on paper with pens, making a rustling sound in the silent cave.
At this moment, on one side of the long table, a man dressed in black brocade was covering his nose and looking ahead, his brows slightly furrowed.
Before him stood a row of long, rectangular wooden barrels.
These wooden barrels only have an opening at the top, which is sealed with transparent glass, through which the faces of people can be vaguely seen.
Dozens of tubes of varying thicknesses were inserted around the wooden barrel, extending in all directions and ending in various bottles and jars.
These wooden barrels are filled with people.
However, through the glass, one could see that these people were lying in wooden tubs filled with solution, their eyes closed, their fate unknown.
At that moment, a hooded figure in a white robe walked over and stood next to the man in black, slowly saying:
"Master, the seventeenth experiment has failed. The subject's body ulcerated after being injected with the Miluo incense solution, and he died within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
After listening to the narrator's report, Liu Feng's brows furrowed even more deeply.
"Time is running out. Plan One must make progress!"
Liu Feng slowly uttered a few words at the end.
“But, Master, we need more deities to study, and most of the deities from the Embryonic Realm are already dead. We also need one from the Xuanji Realm…”
The experimenters hesitated to speak.
"I know. Just do your jobs, and the church will take care of the rest."
Liu Feng coughed, covering his nose, then turned and walked towards the exit of the secret room.
"Remember, time is of the essence. Once we succeed, your names will be engraved on a monument and remembered for all time!"
Liu Feng, who had reached the door, suddenly stopped and spoke again.
"Yes, my lord!"
The researchers, their eyes burning with fervor beneath their hoods, addressed Liu Feng in unison.
...
As Ding Yi walked down the street, looking at the bustling market around him, a hint of disorientation flashed in his eyes.
If it weren't for these worships, the people of Daliang would probably be living quite well, right?
Ding Yi shook his head, but the next moment, a figure bumped into him from the side.
Ding Yi stared at the figure for a moment, then with a strange expression, he took a step and followed.
The two walked one after the other through the crowd, and soon sat down at a tea stall.
The two sat facing each other in a corner of the tea stall. Ding Yi looked at the made-up man in front of him with some surprise and slowly asked:
"Senior Brother Nangong, what brings you here?"
At this moment, Nangong Tian looked at Ding Yi with a complicated expression, seemingly lost in thought.
He never imagined that his junior brother, who joined the sect so long after him, would one day grow to this level, which made him feel a sense of unfamiliarity.
It's like the unreal feeling of your best friend suddenly claiming to be the son of a tycoon, casually tossing you ten million dollars and then disappearing.
"Seventh Junior Brother, Master and I are both able-bodied, so there's no need for us to send money anymore."
Nangong Tian said slowly.
"So that's what it is, senior brother. This amount of money is nothing to me."
Ding Yi smiled, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup for each of them.
“This time, my master and I will accept it. I’m serious.”
Nangong Tian looked at Ding Yi, seemingly very serious.
In fact, if Bai Wangyun hadn't already spent the hundred taels Ding Yi gave him in the brothel, he would have definitely brought it back to return to Ding Yi.
But there was nothing he could do; one hundred taels was far too much, and he couldn't afford it.
"Okay, senior brother, from now on I won't send money to Master without your permission, alright?"
Ding Yi said with a smile.
"Hmm, Master said you're looking for mid-to-high-level positions in the sect?"
The next moment, Nangong Tian suddenly spoke.
"Oh? What, Senior Brother Nangong, do you have connections?"
Ding Yi's eyes lit up immediately.
"Let me try."
Nangong Tian gritted his teeth.
"Thank you, senior brother."
Ding Yi never expected that something even Bai Wangyun couldn't accomplish would find hope in Nangong Tian's hands, which made him speak with a solemn expression.
"Wait for my news."
Nangong Tian took a sip of the tea in front of him, and then hurriedly left, presumably to help Ding Yi make contact.
Ding Yi was somewhat puzzled. With Nangong Tian's mere Refining Organs Realm strength, where could he possibly find someone to help him make contacts?
If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Ding Yi has never been a person who dwells on things.
Since Nangong Tian has made his statement, then we'll just have to wait and see.
Nighttime, in a side room in the attic.
A woman lay on Nangong Tian's lap, looking at the handsome man before her, and smiled as she traced lines on Nangong Tian's chest with her fingers.
The woman was quite old; fine wrinkles were visible at the corners of her eyes. But her captivating gaze and delicate skin revealed that she must have been a great beauty in her youth.
"Tianlang, why are you so absent-minded today?"
Shi Ruolin sat up from Nangong Tian's arms, looked at Nangong Tian and asked with a smile.
"fine."
Nangong Tian gritted his teeth and then said.
"Tianlang, you can fool others, but you can't fool me. Tell me."
Shi Ruolin covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"I... I have a junior brother who wants to meet you."
Nangong Tian seemed to have finally figured something out; his upright chest suddenly softened, and he spoke listlessly with his eyes vacant.
"see me?"
Shi Ruolin was taken aback, then said with some annoyance:
"Tianlang, do you think I, Shi Ruolin, like any kind of man?!"
"So many people want to climb up my skirt, why did I choose you? Don't you know the answer?!"
"We are truly in love!!"
After Shi Ruolin finished speaking, she placed her hands on Nangong Tian's shoulders, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing Shi Ruolin like this, Nangong Tian panicked and quickly said:
"It's not what you think. It must be something else, like a collaboration."
"He knows who we are?!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Ruolin frowned and glared at Nangong Tian.
“He was originally one of my disciples, and my master accepted him on my behalf.”
Nangong Tian never expected that he could lie so smoothly, without even a change in expression.
Shi Ruolin clearly believed Nangong Tian's words, and her brows gradually relaxed. She then slowly sat down next to Nangong Tian.
In terms of her status, she is the leader of the Chaotic God Sect in Baihe City, and she shouldn't waste her time on such a minor figure as Nangong Tian.
But when Shi Ruolin saw Nangong Tian looking at her with such a pitiful expression, her heart softened immediately.
Oh well, what can I do? I just love this little devil.