Chapter 204

The troops split into two groups.

The Dragon King escorted Tang Luo and Kong Ming ashore, then he brought the Red Essence Daoist to meet Jiang Shang.

According to Kong Ming, Jiang Shang has also been living in seclusion these years, detached from the world.

In the martial arts legends, few know of him, and he never receives outside visitors.

One important reason is that no one can be sure what twisted thoughts might arise if someone discovered the contract came from Jiang Shang's hand.

It's better to keep it secret from the start than to probe people's hearts, eliminating danger in the cradle.

"What does that Li Kui fate-holder you mentioned think?" Kong Ming, who was driving, asked.

"Hmm—" Tang Luo clapped his hands, "I almost forgot."

The whole matter began because Tang Luo wanted to contact An An, but lacking her contact information, he turned to Qin Menglan to use official scientific authority to get close.

Qin Menglan mentioned some changes in the Xue Nianyi family.

Tang Luo sensed the aura of merit and virtue, went to find Xue Nianyi, and thus a series of subsequent events unfolded.

It was like a quest chain—by the end, he almost forgot the original purpose.

Tang Luo pulled out his phone, had been drifting at sea for several days, and finally contacted the Dragon King just as it died.

After waiting a few more days for the Dragon King to sail out and find them, Tang Luo completely forgot to charge it.

Although he is a modern person who makes use of modern tools, Tang Luo, having time-traveled, basically cannot carry a personal phone during god-demon missions.

He is not the type who would die without his phone.

On the contrary, he often forgets—until it's useful, then he remembers, a standard pragmatist.

He plugged in the car charger, turned it on, and inside were some missed calls, from Qin Menglan.

From when Tang Luo contacted Qin Menglan until now, it's been about ten days and a half, most of the time spent rushing on the road.

"I forgot that little fox." Tang Luo muttered inwardly, then began contacting Qin Menglan.

Compared to Tang Luo's scumbag habit of just forgetting when not needed, Qin Menglan never parts with her phone, very much in love with it.

"What happened to you?" Qin Menglan asked.

"Well, a little thing I can't talk about." Tang Luo said, "I've already settled the matter with Xue Nianyi's side, though I still don't know her contact information."

"I'll send it to you later." Qin Menglan said, "Also, the materials you wanted I've already sent to you—just open and look yourself."

The voice sounded somewhat strange.

"Oh, okay." Tang Luo said, "Then that's it—next time there's a mission, remember to come find me for the opening rite."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, like a scumbag.

Kong Ming glanced at Tang Luo and said meaningfully: "You're contacting that Qin Menglan, right?"

"Yeah." Tang Luo nodded.

"Master, you don't have a girlfriend, do you?" Kong Ming added.

"Hahaha!" Tang Luo burst out laughing, "Old Kong, what are you talking about? My life experiences as a poor monk are rich beyond your imagination—female bodhisattvas, female fairies, seven entries and seven exits, can't say, say too much and it's all mosaic."

Seeing Tang Luo's expression, Kong Ming couldn't help but doubt, wondering if he had guessed wrong.

But just now, that guy's behavior—having a girlfriend would be ghostly!

Being strong and handsome attracting girls to cling on— that too is something after becoming a god-demon wanderer.

Looking at Tang Luo's records, the time he became a god-demon wanderer is absolutely not long; he himself said he's just barely passed six missions, unreliable—after all, he's this strong.

With just six missions you're this strong—where do the old seniors put their face?

So there must be something concealed.

Even with concealment, it's certain Tang Luo became a god-demon wanderer only this year.

Before that, he was just a somewhat weak, slightly handsome landlord, still very reclusive—how could he possibly find friends like that?

"Ah." Kong Ming realized, "Is it the mission world?"

If it's the mission world, then it makes sense.

Although some god-demon wanderers treat mission world people as NPCs, that doesn't stop them from having something with the NPCs inside.

What, don't believe it? How could anyone in the world develop feelings for an NPC?

Wake up—having feelings for an NPC can be said to be a basic human operation—put bluntly, even idols and stars are NPCs to many people.

If a lively 2b beauty appeared before you, what would you do?

"Don't ask, asking gets you eggs" would be the heartfelt answer of many.

Kong Ming is not one of those god-demon wanderers who treat mission world people as NPCs, but openly bringing out some things from the mission world to say—would he feel ashamed?

Kong Ming carefully looked at Tang Luo, well, he wouldn't.

Looking at that spring-heart-swaying appearance, it's simply endlessly reminiscent.

I damn, how could this kind of person have the Tang Sanzang fate? And having the Tang Sanzang fate, also not knowing to restrain oneself, not afraid that one day the Buddha Dharma might be utterly lost?

If Tang Luo knew what Kong Ming was thinking, he would surely answer him.

Not afraid—what isn't there, how could it be lost?

Now Tang Luo is looking at the document Qin Menglan sent him, containing An An's information and contact details.

"I damn!"

After reading some, Tang Luo let out a shocked sound.

Kong Ming almost stepped on the brake: "What happened? Master, what did you figure out?"

"Do you believe there could actually be such a dog-blooded thing in the world?" Tang Luo asked.

"Huh?" Kong Ming, head full of fog, said what nonsense, but as a smart person, he immediately replied, "I think, what seems accidental in the world actually contains some necessity."

"Your grandpa's philosophy." Tang Luo said, "I haven't even finished telling the matter yet."

"Alright, you finish." Kong Ming snorted, toward the wise seeking instruction—is this the attitude?

Tang Luo said: "I wasn't telling you about the previous mission, where a newcomer obtained Li Kui's fate pattern—I was planning to recruit her, right?"

"Sounds like we're starting to raid and plunder like mountain bandits from now on." Kong Ming said.

Although the Martial Arts Myth is hidden, it is still a formal organization; in terms of strictness, it actually surpasses Getting Close to Science.

"Don't worry about these details—anyway, I think that little girl is talented, full of potential, and I plan to bring her aboard the pirate ship." Tang Luo said.

"Still a girl?" Kong Ming blinked in surprise.

The fate pattern fragments of the Heavenly Killer Star·Black Whirlwind·Li Kui were fused by a little girl?

For a moment, Kong Ming recalled that meme face—Oni-chan dazed to death KI something—besides Li Kui, there was also Zhang Fei, forming a toxic cute hunk emoji pack.

"No problem—you see, Wind Junior Sister has Nie Feng's fate pattern and hasn't turned into a man." Kong Ming said.

Wind Junior Sister Li Qing is indeed an example proving that fate patterns don't necessarily cause major toxicity.

Flat chest is her own issue—correct, that's just how it is!

"Who cares about that." Tang Luo said, "The problem is I only just found out today that this person is my long-lost biological sister."

"Huh?" Kong Ming stepped on the brake—the traffic light ahead turned red—"You guys wouldn't..."

Wishing all lovers in the world were long-lost biological siblings—this curse actually came true on Tang Luo?

Did the Buddha get angry?

"What?" Tang Luo looked at Kong Ming, who wanted to speak but held back, and snorted disdainfully: "I'm a monk who left home—how could I do such a thing?" He completely forgot who had just been bragging about himself entering and exiting seven times.

"As for your information, I actually obtained it from Getting Close to Science." Kong Ming coughed twice and said.

"You said you investigated me directly—I wouldn't mind." Tang Luo said.

"So, that little girl is your sister?" Kong Ming asked.

"Yeah, I seem to have seen her only twice, and even then it was just once—she was still a baby." Tang Luo said, "I didn't even recognize her."

Tang Luo's mother later remarried, had more children, and they were a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins, six or seven years younger than Tang Luo.

The girl was called An'an, the boy Anping, taking the meaning of "peace and safety," also chosen by Tang Luo's maternal grandfather, containing his earnest hopes.

By the way, An is the surname of Tang Luo's mother.

Later, the remarried partner became a son-in-law living in the wife's family—an honest, hardworking employee of An Family Enterprise.

As the elders aged, together with his wife An Xirong, they gradually became the heads of the An Consortium.

Honest people also have springtime.

"……" Kong Ming did not speak rashly.

From the records, Tang Luo's relationship with the An family is very distant, which can be seen from the surname.

If the An family truly wanted to accept Tang Luo, they should have taken him away and changed his surname.

Kong Ming couldn't determine Tang Luo's attitude toward the An family—was it hatred, love, or a mix of both?

It's hard for an honest official to judge family matters—Tang Luo's family affairs are even more complicated.

"Becoming a God-Demon Walker—any patterns? The Martial Arts Myth has existed for so many years; surely there's been research?"

Kong Ming blinked, realizing Tang Luo's attitude toward the An family—neither hatred nor love, but extreme indifference; this indifference isn't hatred, it's genuine coldness, like toward a stranger.

In other words, this guy basically doesn't care about the An family at all.

Compared to the An family, Tang Luo cares more about him and An'an being maternal half-siblings, and what it means that they both became God-Demon Walkers.

"Of course research has been done." Kong Ming breathed a sigh of relief inside—he naturally didn't want to meddle in others' family affairs.

"In terms of identity, those who become God-Demon Walkers come from all walks of life—basically no pattern can be found. As for age, it's mainly young people. Regarding gender, it's not that males dominate, but males have some physical advantages, making survival easier in the early stages. Therefore, among current God-Demon Walkers, males are still more numerous."

"So, does that mean there won't be any God-Demon families or second-generation God-Demons, right?"

Kong Ming shook his head: "Not entirely—two such incidents have occurred before."

"Another two?"

"At least two are needed to count as a pattern…… well, two don't even qualify as that—at most, they're a tendency and speculation." Tang Luo said.

The two incidents are as follows.

First, a God-Demon Walker brought back a life-saving tool from a mission world and saved his child's life.

Then, his child also became a God-Demon Walker.

Fighting tigers as brothers, father and son on the battlefield—this pair of God-Demon Walkers now has a loud nickname: "The Illiterate Old Father and His War God Son."

The second incident is similar.

A God-Demon Walker went out to play with his girlfriend, encountered an accident, and activated his ability to save her.

Later, that girl also became a God-Demon Walker, and the two…… later disappeared, most likely dying during a mission—truly a tragic story.

Thus, some speculate that God-Demons should be single.

No—it's that when an ordinary person has relatively direct contact with the "God-Demon Game," that person has a very high probability of becoming a new God-Demon Walker.