Chapter 972 - 972: Two Round Things

"Three minutes left!"

Li Ying's voice came from afar, reminding them that there wasn't much time left.

"What was it I wanted to say?" Hua Ling anxiously paced back and forth, her small hands repeatedly tapping her head.

Watching this scene, Xiao Feng vaguely felt that he might have discovered the truth behind Hua Ling's intelligence issues.

If she had this problem since childhood...

Suppose Hua Ling wasn't smart to begin with, and the more she tapped her head, the less it worked, the less it worked, the harder she tapped.

This would be a never-ending cycle; tapping again and again, resulting in lowering her intelligence, sometimes coherent, sometimes not.

At that moment, Hua Ling's eyes lit up, "I remember what I wanted to say just now."

"I just want to remind you, there's one minute left." Xiao Feng said, his forehead covered in sweat lines.

"Oh right, time's almost up." Hua Ling sped up her speech, "What I wanted to say was, if one day I leave the Demon Suppression Action Team, could I come and join you?"

"Join me?" Xiao Feng was taken aback, "How could you even think of that?"

The Demon Suppression Action Team is undoubtedly one of the forces that could pose a threat to Devil's Concentration Camp.

Moreover, this power isn't just limited to targeting Devil's Concentration Camp, it offers considerable convenience in other areas as well.

In the past, when Xue Nuofu was in charge of the Demon Suppression Action Team, their relationship was fairly decent.

Nowadays, this person in front of him was even more under his control.

If a new leader were to come in, it would be hard to say if such a good thing would still occur.

If someone like Song Zhengbo were to take over, he'd likely be kicked out in a few days.

Thinking about Li Ying's attitude towards Hua Ling earlier, Xiao Feng asked, "Do you feel like you've been sidelined?"

"Sidelined?" Hua Ling appeared confused, "What does that mean?"

"Sigh..."

Taking a deep breath, resisting the urge to hit someone, Xiao Feng explained, "It means having no real power anymore, essentially a puppet, in name you're the boss, but in reality, no one listens to you."

"It's not like that, I'm busy every day, and everyone listens to me."

"Then why do you listen to Li Ying so much?"

Hua Ling replied without hesitation, "Because she's the nicest to me, I don't have a real sister, but if I did, she'd be like Sister Li Ying to me."

"Though I probably shouldn't say this, I have to tell you, if you had a real sister, you'd get beaten up eight times a day," Xiao Feng said with a serious expression, showing no hint of joking.

"Why would I get beaten up eight times a day?" Hua Ling said unhappily.

Just as the words left her mouth, Li Ying's voice came from afar, "Time's up!"

"Ahhhhh!" Hua Ling screamed in frustration, "Why do you always interrupt me?"

Xiao Feng turned his head and shouted towards Li Ying, "Don't rush, let's chat for five more bucks worth."

Nie Longjiao couldn't take it anymore and pulled Wu Xinqi away: "Let's go!"

Not far away, Hua Ling said with a false bravado, "Stop interrupting!

Now answer my question, can I come and join you?"

"No way!" Xiao Feng firmly refused.

"Give me a reason."

"The reason is, the Jade Token your master gave me doesn't allow me to command you." Xiao Feng said with feigned mystery, "This means you have your own path, and your path isn't with me."

"Then where is it?"

"Of course, it's with the Demon Suppression Action Team." Xiao Feng said earnestly, "You should stay on, you're not far from your senior brothers, so you can take care of each other when needed."

"But I really don't want to do it any longer!" Hua Ling clenched her little fists, as if she had made a great decision, "As long as you agree to let me join you, I can make a trade with you."

Xiao Feng paused, "What will you trade with me?"

"Two round things," Hua Ling replied.

"..." Xiao Feng.

Two round things?

Her chest?

Or... her hips?

Just as he was musing, he saw Hua Ling pull two golden spheres from her pocket, each with a diameter of about three centimeters.

Taking the two golden spheres, Xiao Feng couldn't help but cough awkwardly.

He had to admit, when he heard Hua Ling say she wanted to trade two round things, he had indeed thought inappropriately.

Composing himself, Xiao Feng picked up one of the spheres and examined it closely.

From the exterior, the sphere was bumpy, with many small holes, like needle points.

For someone with trypophobia, it would certainly not be friendly.

But when he touched it, he couldn't feel those bumps, it was as smooth as jade, warm to the touch, with quite a good feel!

"What is this thing for?" Xiao Feng asked, getting straight to the point.

Hua Ling bit her pink lips, "This... actually, I don't really know, when my master gave it to me, he just told me to keep them safe. From his attitude, it should be something quite important."

"If you don't even know their use, why would I want them?"

Even as he said this, Xiao Feng had a hunch they were important.

Although he only had a brief encounter with the Abbot, all signs pointed to him being of a high monk level.

Anything precious enough to be entrusted by such a person couldn't be just ordinary.

Hua Ling quickly said, "I don't care, the items are with you now, when I come to join you, you can't turn me away."

Before Xiao Feng could respond, she dashed back to Li Ying's side.

"Time to go!" Gong Kaishan called out with a wave.

Xiao Feng nodded, hailed a cab, and headed straight for Jinyue Garden.

He certainly noticed that Nie Longjiao had left some time ago, but he wasn't in the mood to focus on that now.

Along the way, Xiao Feng continued to study the spheres, trying to figure out what exactly they were and their potential use.

But despite his efforts, he couldn't find a clue, except for straining his eyes.

"Appearing at this point... could it be to deal with Gu Shi?"

Xiao Feng thought seriously, thinking it wasn't entirely impossible.

After all, things from the Buddhist Sect should have some ability to ward off evil.

Gu Shi's presence undoubtedly counted as something evil.

But then the real question was: how to use this thing?

Should he feed it to Gu Shi?

Or lift it up when they meet, chant a spell, then let the Buddhist light shine, making Gu Shi fall to the ground, awaiting his fate?

Xiao Feng shook his head, realizing he couldn't continue with these unfounded guesses.

"I'll send Grandpa Jiu a picture later and see if he recognizes it."

Muttering to himself, Xiao Feng snapped back to reality, looked outside the window, and was suddenly stunned.

Ever since he got in the car, he had been studying the spheres, paying no attention to the driver's route. Now, realizing it, they were heading increasingly off track, almost leaving the city.

"Where are you taking me?" Xiao Feng asked, in a calm tone.

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror and sneered, "You'll know when we arrive. Behave yourself and cooperate, and maybe you won't suffer much."