Chapter 194

Tang Luo walked away, flicked his sleeves, and took nothing with him, leaving Kongming to begin brainstorming.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly startled: "No, no, it's just an idea, no rush, no rush, I can slowly develop it."

Tang Luo said he needed a long time to prepare, and there was a reason for that.

First, he is basically "penniless" now, and to make a comeback, he needs a great deal of merit power, which is no small amount.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and it also consumes merit power before it can reward merit power.

Only by using it can one "earn" it, and there is no such thing as bank loans or making money with others' money.

Moreover, if this is really done, it would be Tang Luo's own initiative, and whether he can obtain merit power then is still uncertain.

Second, although Tang Luo knows nothing about Li Kui, he can certainly confirm Li Kui is not a weakling.

He is not comparable to An'an, this fledgling novice; sending the current An'an to a life-or-death fight with Li Kui is like an old man hanging himself for fear of a short life.

She needs to grow up; if she dies before that, then there is actually no need to continue pushing this matter.

"Ah, speaking of which, I forgot to leave An'an's contact information."

Returning home, Tang Luo suddenly realized he had never had An'an's real-world contact information.

"Let me ask Xiao Chu." Tang Luo dialed Chu Zhongtian's phone.

Being able to receive skill rewards, the task is naturally completed with 100% success.

A few days ago, Chu Zhongtian had contacted Tang Luo to express his thanks.

"Master! Any orders?" Chu Zhongtian answered the phone quickly.

"Do you have An'an's contact information?" Tang Luo asked.

"Huh?" Chu Zhongtian pondered for a moment and said, "No."

Generally speaking, gods and demons walking the world do not leave each other's real-world contact information, unless they meet a kindred spirit and become sworn brothers and sisters, or someone wants to cling to a powerful patron.

Chu Zhongtian and An'an get along well in cooperation, but that's all there is to it.

Rashly inquiring about someone's real-world situation is not something a qualified god and demon walker should do.

"Oh, that's fine." Tang Luo said, "I was just asking."

"Oh, oh." Chu Zhongtian also didn't ask Tang Luo why he was looking for An'an, anyway it's not his business.

Since Chu Zhongtian doesn't have it, let's go find Qin Menglan.

Qin Menglan certainly wouldn't have An'an's contact information, but as a semi-official organization, Jujin Kexue can find An'an based on the clues Tang Luo provided.

Just like when they found Zhou Zhen'guo and Chu Zhongtian before.

For An'an, whether joining Jujin Kexue or Wulin Shenhua, both are good things.

It allows faster familiarity with various information about the god and demon game, better survival and growth.

But joining actually brings other troubles, which are only rare cases; some people have concerns, some think it's not wise to "give up eating because of choking."

Like Tang Luo's first encounter with Yao Jingwu, which resulted in a life-and-death battle, was the result of both parties jointly pushing for it.

It's not that Jujin Kexue is bad, with a habit of bullying newcomers—newcomers aren't necessarily true newcomers.

This incident also left no aftereffects, with a "Yao Jingwu's father" popping up to seek revenge on Tang Luo.

Actually, Tang Luo inwardly had some anticipation of the young coming and the old coming, which could earn him a bit.

It's just that there wasn't before, and now as Tang Luo's fame grows, it's even less likely to happen.

"I found a good seedling, but I forgot to leave her contact information. Should I look for her and invite her to join Jujin Kexue?"

After contacting Qin Menglan, Tang Luo spoke his mind openly.

"I'm on vacation, did you forget?" Qin Menglan's voice sounded quite leisurely.

"Oh, right, oh, then I'll look for someone else—who should I look for?" Tang Luo said.

"Never mind, I'll do it." Qin Menglan laughed, "What's the name, age, height, gender, appearance."

The more she cooperated with Tang Luo on missions, the more she realized Tang Luo's strength.

Although not as obvious as Chu Zhongtian's, only a fool would pass up the chance to deepen relations with Tang Luo.

Not to mention other things, just performing an opening ceremony before a mission starts adds an extra life!

Thinking back, Qin Menglan was also a cold goddess until she met Tang Luo...

After recording An'an's basic information, Qin Menglan asked: "After finding her, should I invite her directly, or notify you first?"

"Either way." Tang Luo said, "As long as you tell me, that's fine."

"Hmm, good." Qin Menglan said, "The place you asked me to watch seems to have some movement."

"Oh?" Tang Luo asked, "What kind of movement?"

The family Qin Menglan referred to is that of the half-demon fox Xue Nianzhi; Xue Nianzhi is a tenant of the shop.

His mother is also a half-demon fox, his father is an ordinary person.

Tang Luo unintentionally discovered him, and by relying on superb acting skills, he temporarily avoided—or thought he had avoided—"one calamity."

Anyway, being idle is being idle, so Tang Luo asked Qin Menglan to watch them, not expecting to actually gain something?

"The little fox is getting married." Qin Menglan said.

"Huh?" What situation is this, what kind of movement is this?

"She told me she is a singlehood advocate, absolutely against marriage, even if her parents pressure her to death it's useless. Now she suddenly wants to marry, and after marriage she will close the shop and move elsewhere, taking the whole family—do you think there's a problem?" Qin Menglan said, "She also said to let me be the bridesmaid. Most importantly, they've known each other for less than a month, basically a flash marriage."

Selling Xue Nianzhi completely clean, it fully illustrates what is called "guard against fire, theft, and 'close friends'."

"Could it be that he committed something and fears the monk will enact heavenly justice, planning to flee?" Tang Luo's spirit shook, is merit power coming?

"Probably not." Qin Menglan said, "I think she's a good person, her aunt and uncle are also good."

"Which side are you on?" Tang Luo said, "Don't be fooled by surface appearances, they are quite skilled at deception."

"I, Tang Xuanzang, can reach today only because I do not believe in any demons."

"I stand on the side of justice." Wei Gong Menglan incarnated as a partner of justice.

"Oh, that means you're on my side." Tang Luo said.

"... No more nonsense with you. Go check the situation, but don't cause trouble." Qin Menglan said.

To be honest, she and Xue Nianzhi are almost becoming real friends after pretending for so long.

How to put it? She found that the fox spirit had none of the legendary cleverness—she was clueless and easily fooled.

Of course, it's also possible that Tang Luo said it, and she was the one deceived by Xue Nianzhi.

Schemes and counter-schemes, the cycle never ends.

"I'm a monk, after all—what trouble could I cause?" Tang Luo said.

Master Xuanzang punishes evil and promotes good; how could he be undiscerning? If that were true, he would have slapped them to death on first meeting.

He simply wanted to pass through Xue Nianzhi's household to see if any evil demons could be found and saved.

This is the duty of a monk!

"Alright, you're a monk." Qin Menglan could only admit Tang Luo was a "monk"; as for not causing trouble...

Come on, relying on his strength to act recklessly without restraint has always been his style, hasn't it?

Because he's strong enough, acting recklessly won't actually cause trouble.

Wait, that sounds like he won't cause trouble after all!

Qin Menglan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After bidding farewell to the thinker Qin Menglan, Tang Luo went downstairs straightforwardly and headed to Xue Nianzhi's shop.

After getting off the vehicle and just standing outside the shop door, a salesgirl with a smile walked out.

"Is your boss in? I want to talk to her about renewing the lease." Tang Luo said.

The salesgirl beamed: "Yes." She first went upstairs to the office and lounge to find Xue Nianzhi, then came down to ask Tang Luo to go up.

Tang Luo pushed the door open and entered.

"Master Xuanzang." Xue Nianzhi smiled carefully, still remembering Tang Luo's dharma name.

Rather than address him as "Mr. Tang," it's better to use "Master Xuanzang" to show she's been well-behaved, caused no trouble, and acted like a good fox half-demon.

"I'll just say it straight." Tang Luo thought for a moment, realizing he couldn't find a suitable opening, then gently urged the little fox spirit to speak: "Are you getting married?"

"Ah..." Xue Nianzhi froze, then nodded and smiled: "Yes, that's right."

Her smile was even more radiant than the salesgirl downstairs—completely the blissful look of a woman in love.

It seems she truly has met her destined one?

"So you're not planning to renew the lease?" Tang Luo asked.

Xue Nianzhi shook her head: "No way. If the master is willing, I'd actually like to renew for a few more years. Even after marriage, one must support oneself—men can become unreliable at any moment."

"Oh." Tang Luo looked at Xue Nianzhi, "I thought your family planned to take this chance to run away together."

"..."

"Come on, tell me—did you do something you shouldn't have?" Tang Luo said, "Are you running away because you're worried I'll come to save you?"

Confession brings leniency.

"No, no." Xue Nianzhi flustered, forced herself to calm down.

How did this monk know they planned to run away? They hadn't even truly taken the first step.

"If you're not running away, why leave?"

"Just getting married..." Xue Nianzhi couldn't continue; she could lie to herself, but lying to this monk truly angered him—he'd unleash the cat to bite people, and she and her mother couldn't withstand it!

Hey, today she doesn't seem to have brought that cat.

"I'm not really Fahai." Tang Luo said, "If I truly wanted to save you, do you think you'd have survived last time?"

"..." Xue Nianzhi's face fell, revealing a pitiful expression: "Actually, we feel staying here is dangerous, so we plan to leave."

"Dangerous? What danger?" Tang Luo's eyes lit up, "What danger factors does this city have? Good—then let me save you all!"

"The danger factor in this city is you!" Of course, this could never be said aloud.

"Alright, I'm just worried that one day I might have some conflict with Master you." Xue Nianzhi changed to a more tactful phrasing.

We can't afford to provoke you, nor can we afford to hide from you?