Chapter 25: The World Was Already Dangerous

“Eat! Your body’s basic consumption has increased a lot, so you won’t get fat. If there are any signs of you getting fat, you can stop immediately. I’m afraid that if you stick to your past appetite, you’ll starve your body and cause problems.” Chen Fengshi glanced at the spicy hot pot, signaling that they could share. Sister Yao scoffed and said, “You just made a windfall and you’re still eating this?”

“Even after making a windfall, this thing is still a delicious meal in my heart.” Chen Fengshi smiled and said, “As for being clean and hygienic, or having fancy gourmet food, I haven’t reached those two levels yet.”

“I remember your mom pays a lot of attention to these things, right?” Sister Yao was confident she remembered correctly.

“My dad is too open-minded. He said that once I’m out of my mom’s sight, I can eat whatever I want. I’m young and healthy, and I haven’t reached the age where I have to be so picky. Once I’ve eaten enough, I won’t crave it in the future. If I’m always craving it, and I turn back to eating like this when I’m middle-aged, that would be a health nightmare.” Chen Fengshi was also in a good mood. After all, he had made a windfall, and Sister Yao’s problem was basically solved. He felt that the combined annoyance index of all the other troubles at school wasn’t even as high as being treated as an enemy by Sister Yao.

Sister Yao listened, thought about it, and smiled. “Your dad is still this interesting.”

The two of them were in a good mood and chatted quite happily. The people squatting by the wall had been waiting sadly for a long time. They finally looked forward to Sister Yao’s return, but she actually forgot about them and left them squatting there.

So someone made eye signals. Filled with the satisfaction of rescuing everyone and acting as the key person at this moment, A Wa enthusiastically called for help, “Sister Yao, Sister Yao! It’s me, A Wa! Ouch—where did you go for your maintenance recently, Sister Yao? You’re so much prettier than the last time we met!… Ah, today’s matter is all my fault. It would have been better if I had recognized Old Chen earlier. It’s also because he has become way too handsome, especially becoming so fair and tender, how could I recognize him!”

Sister Yao truly just remembered the existence of this group of people, so she said to Chen Fengshi, “Liu Shuzhi is also hungry. I’ll look for you tomorrow after we go to the hospital. I’ll take them away now. I’ll give you the money tomorrow together, no need for a discount, just say how much.”

Sister Yao was naturally generous, being in a good mood. Young Master Kai’s car would definitely be redeemed soon. The unexpected fortune she made today was much more than Chen Fengshi’s. The money from an acquaintance could just be treated as a bonus, so of course, there was no need for a discount.

Chen Fengshi certainly understood her thoughts. This was indirectly letting him name the price. Whatever he said would essentially include a thank-you fee for her harvest tonight. However, Chen Fengshi didn’t want to take more, because Sister Yao had enough courage just now. No matter what it was for, she had put up her own car as a bet. However much she won was what she deserved.

But Chen Fengshi still deliberately said loudly, “Eighty thousand! You take everyone away!”

With a smile on her face, Sister Yao agreed without even thinking, said she would pay tomorrow, and then asked A Wa to lead those people out of the alley to wait.

Those people didn’t dawdle at this time either, knowing they could talk later, and they all left with A Wa.

Chen Fengshi watched them leave. Just as he was about to speak, Sister Yao smiled and asked in return, “Were you trying to say that the eighty thousand was for them to hear?”

“That’s right, the actual amount is twenty thousand, and the extra people can be counted as three thousand in a bundle.” Chen Fengshi smiled, knowing that his particularly loud voice just now had become the basis for Sister Yao’s judgment. Yes, he deliberately spoke loudly just so that group of people could hear the number. The higher the number he shouted, the heavier the favor those people would owe Sister Yao.

“Deal!” Sister Yao didn’t dawdle either. She knew Chen Fengshi understood her meaning. Since he still didn’t want it, she didn’t need to mention the thank-you fee again.

Chen Fengshi watched Sister Yao take a deep breath, then adjusted the smile on her face, and even asked him, “How is it?”

“It looks very gentle, very suitable for facing them. You really are thoughtful.” Chen Fengshi could only admire her for paying such attention to details. Sister Yao smiled and waved goodbye, saying, “Spending money and then offending people with a sour face, how stupid would that be.”

Chen Fengshi watched Sister Yao walk away. As she stepped into the darkness of the alley, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to him, “Old Chen—if it’s really an illusion like you said, I’d actually be willing to consider taking you in. See ya—bye!”

Chen Fengshi understood. Sister Yao had feelings for him now. Unfortunately, he felt he couldn’t give the most ideal response.

He had just been dumped!

His grand plan of many years was directly aborted because of the Fungal Demon’s vengeful scapegoat! In Shen Ai’s heart, he had simply become the top scum among men with the ugliest heart, the most shameless behavior, the most ruthless style, the most unreliable, and the most necessary to stay away from!

Talk to him about feelings now?

No matter who came, he wasn’t in the mood!

When in a bad mood, one must destroy food even more fiercely! Chen Fengshi ate even more anxiously and quickly, so he wouldn’t have time to think about Shen Ai.

Just then, he suddenly felt someone approaching from his side and back, so he turned around and saw two men walking out of the alley.

Chen Fengshi felt that these two didn’t look like good people, but he didn’t care. Unless these two had guns, he didn’t care at all!

However, Chen Fengshi quickly slapped his own face.

Because he saw that red mist was slowly oozing out from the skin on their heads and faces. At the same time, bundles of red mist threads extended outward from the top of their heads…

‘Fungal Demon!’ Chen Fengshi was secretly shocked, but the expression on his face didn’t change at all, as if he couldn’t see the abnormal changes in these two people at all. But in his heart, he was quickly calculating countermeasures. It seemed like he should strike immediately and finish the exorcism before the red mist threads extending from the top of their heads got too long, but—he highly doubted whether there were other people controlled by Fungal Demons in the alley.

Chen Fengshi also couldn’t ignore a question. These two people controlled by Fungal Demons had waited so long, why did they come out at this time? When they clearly knew he possessed extraordinary combat power!

Why?

The result of Chen Fengshi’s quick calculation was—he should retreat, he must retreat as soon as possible. The safest choice was not to have close contact with these two people.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in the night sky.

“I’ve been watching for a long time, you and she had a really nice chat! You found a reason to break up with me, is it because of her?”

Chen Fengshi looked in the direction of the voice and finally saw a figure whose appearance was unclear on the roof of the industrial building.

This voice was originally unfamiliar, but the cool and cold tone immediately reminded him of the cool beauty Little An.

The two men who walked over stopped, looked up, and were also attracted by Little An’s voice.

Chen Fengshi cooperatively threw his bowl to the ground and roared, “It’s none of your business because of who! I’ve had enough of you! You fucking often make dates with other men, claiming they’re just ordinary friends with normal interactions! What? Today I say a few more words to a friend, and you don’t believe it’s a normal friend?”

“Fine! I’ll satisfy you, I’ll go find someone to date tonight, this time, at a hotel!” After Little An finished speaking, her figure also left the edge of the roof.

Chen Fengshi pretended to be enraged and quickly ran towards that building, shouting, “If you have the guts, just try it! I’ll fucking kill you!”

Chen Fengshi quickly ran into the stairwell and went all the way up the stairs, of course not forgetting to bring a bag of money.

On the fourth floor, he ran into Little An walking down. He saw that she didn’t have the gentle, long straight hair from their first meeting, but it was permed into curls, draped over her shoulders, making her look two or three years more mature.

“Didn’t we break up? Why do you care who I date?” Little An said it seriously, but she poked her head out to observe the stairwell below.

“You have to explain it clearly to me today! Is there something going on between you and that toad or not!” Chen Fengshi said the cooperating words, also poking his head out to observe.

At this time, someone walked into the stairwell.

The trouble hadn’t been shaken off!

Right then, the sound of police cars rang out from outside, coming from far to near, obviously entering this area.

“Let’s go quickly, let’s find another place to talk!” Little An’s voice pretended to be anxious, as if she was worried about Chen Fengshi.

So the two went through the fourth-floor corridor, going up and down a few times, making a few turns, and finally left the block. They didn’t see those two suspicious people chasing after them from behind.

Chen Fengshi finally breathed a sigh of relief. “The police cars came at such a perfect time.”

“The police cars are companions, they purposely rushed over at the exact time.” Little An looked cold, returning to the cool image Chen Fengshi remembered.

The amount of information in this sentence was huge. It meant that Little An and her police companions both had ways to deal with this kind of situation. And paying such attention to details, the appearance of the police cars was obviously to create—the rationality of their escape.

“Those two people controlled by Fungal Demons, were they really a trap?” Chen Fengshi originally had this inference, and Little An’s words were equivalent to confirming it.

“Compared to the various powers of the Power of Life we possess, the combat power of a Fungal Demon’s Parasite is nothing. But a mature Fungal Demon controls very complete resources. They are very familiar with human society, good at using various forces, and using various rules. From politics, justice, and policing, to street thugs, there are Parasites controlled by Fungal Demons everywhere. The group of people just now were investigators specifically looking for possessors of the Power of Life. The Fungal Demons on them are usually controlled in a subtle balance state that doesn’t show outside the body. When they find a suspicious target, they will deliberately accelerate the reproduction number of the Fungal Demons, revealing them outside the body.” Little An said up to here, and lit a mint cigarette.

Chen Fengshi felt a wave of lingering fear; it was indeed very dangerous just now. If there wasn’t a reasonable enough excuse, even if he avoided close contact, it might not have prevented him from attracting the Fungal Demon’s attention.

Little An looked at Chen Fengshi with cold eyes and unceremoniously blew a puff of smoke onto his face. “You were smart just now. Once they confirm you possess the Power of Life, there are at least a hundred ways to play you to death.”

“Is there any basic respect?” Chen Fengshi waved his hand to disperse the smoke sprayed on his face, directly expressing his dissatisfaction.

Little An took another puff. This time she didn’t spray it on his face, but her tone was still very cold. “Don’t think I particularly want to save you. I was just worried that the Fungal Demon Primordial Body on you would be released. It knows me, and it also knows those four guys in the outer city. Once the information it knows is transmitted to other Fungal Demons, we are all finished.”

“It seems I should thank it.” Chen Fengshi couldn’t help but laugh, and then immediately asked in confusion, “Aren’t you worried about whether the Protoplast is on me? Or whether the hiding place is safe?”

“During your process of bullying one hundred and one toddlers, you consciously touched your pocket fifteen times, obviously afraid of losing the Protoplast.” Little An’s carefulness surprised Chen Fengshi. He hadn’t counted the times himself, but he did consciously do so.

He never allowed disasters caused by negligence.

This was influenced by his father, but he was glad to have this good habit.

Little An waved at an empty taxi. As the car slowed down and came over, she stared at Chen Fengshi and said, “You are very cautious, so I think you should be a companion worth saving.”