I walked out of the room and met Chen Ke in the hallway, carrying a takeout box. She said that Whale God had returned to her room after dinner, and it seemed like she slept most of the day. I went to her door and knocked softly. A moment later, Whale God opened the door. The room was dark, but the TV was on. Whale God was wearing a fluffy bear pajama set, but her eyes were red and teary.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Was she homesick? No, her home was too big, how could she miss it? Besides, she didn't have many family members.
"Nothing," Whale God sniffled and pointed at the TV. "This drama is so heartbreaking..."
I looked at the TV. It was a historical drama called "Love Between Fairy and Devil."
I was speechless. The mighty Whale God of the North Sea, drifting through the vast river of ten thousand years, was actually crying buckets over a poorly acted historical idol drama.
Yao Yao stated her purpose, and Whale God agreed, saying she would change and come downstairs later.
Yao Yao, Huang Xiaoxian, and I waited in the underground parking lot, smoking. We had all changed into normal clothes. While chatting, I brought up a previous battle with the fox demon. I mentioned that the fox demon's Nine-Tailed Blade tactic seemed to have obvious flaws and asked Yao Yao how it could be improved.
Yao Yao thought for a moment and said, "There's no way to improve it unless you shave the fur off her tails."
Yao Yao was right. The fox demon's nine tails were too fluffy. One or two could obscure vision, let alone nine.
I had touched her tails before. In fact, the flexible tailbones inside weren't very thick. If the fur was shaved off, leaving only the "nine" slender tailbones, they would be like nine whips, which would naturally not obstruct vision.
"But wouldn't that be very ugly?" I frowned.
"Kun Kun's nine tails are her hair," Huang Xiaoxian said. "If you want to make the tail fur thinner, just braid her hair into nine strands."
"Can it be done like that?" Yao Yao asked doubtfully.
Huang Xiaoxian chuckled, "Before, on Mount Qipan, when we were testing the weapons gifted by the Golden Spear Sect, I helped her do it once. It was just nine braids, but they were quite difficult to weave, uneven in length, and indeed quite ugly."
"A small matter," I immediately called Chen Ke. "Go find Kun Kun and have her braid her hair into nine braids, like 'dreadlocks,' but make it look good. Send me a photo when you're done."
"Got it, boss."
Chen Ke was not only skilled in disguise but also an expert in makeup, which was her forte. In this field, she was a top-tier expert, proficient in both theory and practice.
Whale God came down, and the four of us drove to the outskirts.
We arrived half an hour later. Governor He was personally at the entrance to greet us. I activated my Qi sensing technique, intending to see if his beautiful college-student daughter, He Zihan, had arrived.
I didn't sense He Zihan's presence, but I surprisingly detected three unfamiliar auras hiding inside the villa.
I immediately looked at Yao Yao, who nodded, indicating she had also seen them.
"Be careful," I cautioned everyone.
We got out of the car and exchanged pleasantries with Governor He. His gaze was obviously not right; he kept glancing behind him and winking at me, clearly under some threat but afraid to speak of it.
I nodded slightly and patted Governor He's shoulder. "Don't worry, Old He, everything is under control."
After speaking, using his body as cover, I pointed at the location of the three auras on his chest, then changed my fingers to three, saying, "Hmm?"
Governor He nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Immortal Venerable is mighty!"
I changed my hand gesture again, making a "snap" motion. Governor He hesitated, then nodded again, "That would be for the best."
Perhaps the people inside noticed that Governor He's actions and words were somewhat unusual. One of the green auras moved towards the entrance and appeared at the window. Before I could observe further, Yao Yao had already pulled out a pair of sun-moon twin sabers from behind her and thrown them towards the window!
There was a flash of silver light, and a muffled thud came from inside.
"Diana, over there!" Yao Yao pointed to the second floor, while she herself rushed to another room on the first floor, where the remaining two auras were located.
The entire combat process probably lasted only two seconds. These two guys were faster than each other, just like when they fought me. It was truly vexing.
Governor He hid behind Huang Xiaoxian and me the entire time. When Yao Yao and Whale God dragged out the three lifeless bodies, I couldn't help but feel a chill. These three guys were all carrying automatic rifles. The models looked somewhat familiar; they seemed to be American M16s, which were quite common on the black market.
"Who were they?" I asked Governor He.