Chapter 38: Search

Little An put on the helmet and got on the motorcycle. Chen Fengshi smiled and said, “Hold on tight!”

“Is taking a little advantage your motivation for loving motorcycles?” Little An ignored him, confident she could sit steadily. She held on with one hand, keeping a little distance between them, and held her phone in the other hand, paying attention to the route Canyue had organized for them.

“Since you think so and got on the bike, you shouldn’t still naively keep your distance!” After Chen Fengshi said this, he suddenly accelerated and started off. When the motorcycle lurched forward, he suddenly braked again. This move forced the person behind to protect themselves; due to inertia, they would inevitably press close against his back and hold on tight to the rider.

During the rebellious teenage years, it was very rare for students to drive in those days, especially middle schoolers. Motorcycles and such were highly sought after. Especially since Xuancheng banned motorcycles, riding one at night was particularly thrilling, giving a sense of freedom that surpassed the rules, and thus a satisfying feeling of rebelliously challenging the law.

However, Chen Fengshi was shocked to realize that Little An, behind him, actually used the last bit of the forward momentum at the alternating point of his sudden acceleration and braking to smoothly jump off the bike!

In the rearview mirror, Little An raised her middle finger at him to show her disdain.

The current Chen Fengshi certainly wouldn’t reply with hooligan words like ‘then take off your pants’. Instead, he smiled, smiling very happily, and then waved at her, shouting, “Why be so principled? Women with principles are very boring.”

“Just drive your bike properly, otherwise, we’ll each drive our own!” Little An got on the bike again, still keeping a little distance like before, holding his waist with one hand—no, it should be said she was grabbing his waist with one hand.

This time, Chen Fengshi started off gently, maintaining a lower speed as he rode out from the east intersection of the residential area, avoiding the night market with many vendors inside the complex.

Here, surprisingly, many cameras were also installed. Chen Fengshi deliberately looked at the roofs of the surrounding houses but found no traces, so he could only wonder about the camouflage methods.

As the motorcycle drove onto the road, Chen Fengshi glanced at the tachometer. He felt that although this bike was from the Horizon series, it still felt okay to ride. The parts used and the assembly level were not bad, and he had also checked the tires earlier, which were good.

At this time, Little An urged, “Can you go faster? Are you riding a bicycle?”

“What’s the top speed of this bike?”

“Does it matter?” Little An’s disdain was very straightforward. This was also understandable; after all, Chen Fengshi had just driven the Black Wild Horse for a stretch of road, and his skill level was merely at the level of being able to drive proficiently on the road.

“Since the beauty is provoking me like this, is she forcing me to show my skills? Friendly reminder, please sit tight; another friendly reminder, please put your phone in front so it’s convenient for me to see the route map.” Little An was of course half-believing and half-doubting Chen Fengshi’s reminder, but she still reached her left hand holding the phone to the front. Thus, her left arm and her right hand pressed against his back formed a clamp-like stability, so even if her chest leaned forward, as long as she tilted her body slightly, there was still the back of her hand in between.

This cautiousness made Chen Fengshi unable to hold back a laugh, but he said nothing and directly accelerated, following the route map planned by Canyue.

As the speed rapidly climbed, the engine sound grew louder and louder. The speed finally made Little An put down the hand pressed against Chen Fengshi’s back, letting it rest on his waist instead.

On the black road, under the dim yellow streetlights, the black bike carrying two people in black shot past like a meteor. The speed was so fast that Little An even felt an inexplicable fear, until the engine speed approached its limit.

The intersection ahead rapidly approached, and Little An couldn’t help but worry secretly. With two people riding together, and Chen Fengshi stimulated by her words, she hoped he wouldn’t do anything reckless…

As they approached the intersection, the speed quickly dropped to sixty. The two tilted along with the centrifugal force of the bike taking the corner, and after their knees briefly touched the ground, they passed through smoothly.

“Not bad.” To pass so smoothly at this speed, Little An was already very surprised by Chen Fengshi’s motorcycle skills.

Coming out of the corner, Chen Fengshi directly accelerated, driving silently without answering. With the speed up, talking wouldn’t be heard anyway. After all, he hadn’t ridden for several years. Although he wasn’t nervous, he was still worried about whether Little An behind him could cooperate properly during the turn. As it turned out, Little An’s performance was very beautiful, showing she was obviously very experienced too.

In the pitch-black night, taking the route carefully planned by Canyue, they sped for six or seven kilometers without encountering any other cars. Whenever there were sections with many people active at night or many vendors, they tried their best to avoid them, either taking a detour or choosing old residential areas to bypass them.

Just like that, they drove into the expected area without any surprises or dangers. Chen Fengshi slowed down the bike, waiting for the top of the hour.

They didn’t know the specific location of the Fungal Demon Main Body. Judging from the situation of the red mist thread extending from the half-main-body Demon General just now, it was at least in this area. They had to wait until the top of the hour to recalibrate their direction.

There were still fifteen minutes left. Chen Fengshi heard the sound of an engine nearby, guessing there were late-night street racers, so he drove the bike onto the sidewalk, turned into the alley between residential buildings, and found a convenience store where he bought a few bottles of water. He also scanned a pot of cooked various meatballs, tofu skewers, and such, carrying them as he went up to the roof of a building.

Fortunately, the door to this rooftop was not locked, nor had it been transformed into a private garden. Probably because they were all tenants, no one was willing to make this kind of short-term investment.

The cement slabs of the insulation layer on the rooftop were already dilapidated. There were many damages on the four walls, looking like they were knocked by idle hooligans with iron rods or something similar. The stairs climbing up to the water tank and the top of the lightning rod were rusted, but they looked like they still had no weight-bearing issues.

Carrying the things, Chen Fengshi was too lazy to climb and directly leaped up to the top. He turned around and saw Little An staring at him coldly.

“Didn’t you think that someone on a nearby rooftop might see your Superman leap?”

“Didn’t I just look around and see no one?” Chen Fengshi didn’t care, and urged, “Come up quickly.”

Little An originally wanted to climb, but when her hand was about to touch the rust-spotted steel bar, she hesitated for two seconds and pulled it back. Then, her body was covered by a layer of golden mist, and she leaped up from the ground. Obviously, she was also not used to the strong physique brought by the Golden Power of Life; she jumped too high, but when landing, she refused to take Chen Fengshi’s outstretched hand.

Chen Fengshi couldn’t help but laugh. As he handed Little An the mineral water, he said, “So the physique enhanced by your Primordial Power of Life isn’t as exaggerated as my Golden Power of Life?”

Chen Fengshi hadn’t seen the fight between Little An and Sister Yao, so he was only suspicious at the time and couldn’t be sure. Now he could basically draw a conclusion.

Little An drank a lot of mineral water, quenched her thirst, and felt much more relaxed. While looking at the conditions on the surrounding rooftops, she replied, “The Primordial Power of Life used to be the highest known in terms of physical enhancement. Now it can be confirmed that it is far inferior to the Golden Power of Life.”

Chen Fengshi couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “I thought all kinds of Power of Life were the same in physical enhancement.”

“In past cases, there has never been a Power of Life that could directly confront the hard power of a half-main-body Demon General. You are the first.” Little An told him truthfully, surprisingly not afraid that Chen Fengshi would become arrogant.

Chen Fengshi felt secretly thrilled hearing this. He drank some water and smiled, “The feeling of being different always makes people feel great. It seems I haven’t reached the realm of being able to calmly accept the fact that I’m just an ordinary person!”

“Who wants to be like most ordinary people?” Little An scoffed, clearly not agreeing that it was some kind of realm.

“The beauty’s rebellious period is quite long—”

“…You’re the one who hasn’t passed your rebellious period!” Little An certainly didn’t like to hear this indirect implication that she was childish.

“Teenagers all think they are different think they are, so this kind of thought is originally just a common thought among most teenagers. What’s unique about this thought?” After Chen Fengshi finished speaking, he started devouring the tofu skewers. If he didn’t have to consider the issue of money, he felt his current appetite was like being able to infinitely enjoy the pleasure brought by food.

Little An didn’t know whether she was too lazy to argue or accepted this statement, but anyway, she didn’t continue the topic.

Chen Fengshi’s phone suddenly rang. He then realized that Sister Yao had already sent several messages. The core idea was only one: ‘What exactly is your relationship with Shen An! I’m telling you, I agreed to go to the hospital for a checkup purely for your hard work and letting me win a car. If you are this ridiculous, don’t blame me for turning against you!’

Chen Fengshi felt very annoyed. If Sister Yao were normal, he would have ignored her long ago. But whenever he wanted to throw over a phrase like ‘do whatever you want’, he thought that she, like Liu Shuzhi, was a victim of the Illusory Memory created by the Fungal Demon. Knowing the Fungal Demon’s intentions, if he still had sharp conflicts with these Illusory Memories, wouldn’t that be stupid?

So he replied with a message: ‘I don’t necessarily have to answer, I just don’t want to implicate the innocent. As an inheritor of the modern secret arts of Daoism that subdues demons and eliminates evil, it’s normal for anyone to seek my help to exorcise evil. Please do not slander my noble moral sentiments!’

‘You said that! Remember—if I find out you have any other relationship, hum!’ Sister Yao was unexpectedly still awake and quickly replied to the message, even with a voice message.

Little An recognized Sister Yao’s voice. Because of the information obtained from the Fungal Demon Main Body, her understanding of Sister Yao was even above Chen Fengshi’s. At this time, she said sympathetically, “She is a big trouble. If it goes wrong, it will end in a fight to the death.”

“…Is there really no way to restore her Illusory Memory?” Chen Fengshi felt annoyed just thinking about it.

“Rather than looking for this impossible thing right now, you might as well first admit she is your girlfriend, then deliberately ruin the good impression you left on her in the past, and then spend money to find a suitable guy to hit on her and make her actively dump you, then it will be fine.” Little An said these words completely as if she were not joking. Moreover, until now, Chen Fengshi had never heard her joke. After she finished, she even added, “Anyway, she’s a hot beauty, so it’s cheap for you.”

“Wait! Let’s not talk about anything else first. I, left a good impression on her?” In Chen Fengshi’s memory, there really was no such situation. In the past, he originally thought Sister Yao was suddenly in heat for a few days, so she wanted to hook up with him to mess around for a while. Not long ago, because of the Fungal Demon, he found out that at that time, Sister Yao was viciously trying to drag people into her personal love and hatred as much as possible.

Suddenly saying there was some good impression, how could he not be shocked?

“During her revenge, you were the only one who rejected her honey trap. Moreover, her label for you has always been—usually low-key, incredibly handsome when crazy, and most importantly—clean and pure in relationships, a very reliable man in terms of feelings.” Just as Little An finished speaking, she saw Chen Fengshi pick up his phone and start tapping. She guessed and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Sending her a message, saying that back then I had the lust but not the guts, and actually thought dirty things about her ten thousand times in my mind. This should destroy the good impression, right!” Chen Fengshi answered casually as a matter of course.

Little An smiled, and then said something very deflating to him, “She won’t believe it. She’ll only think you want to dump her and don’t hesitate to smear yourself, which will actually make her even more agitated.”