Chapter 56: If the opponent is a god, things could get a bit tricky

"Leaving you, I am nothing..."

"Bro, don't drop your head, the crown will fall, the bitch will laugh. You aren't as insignificant as you think; at the very least, being a braised chicken is completely fine."

"B... Braised chicken?"

"Both braised, depressed, and trash."

Wu Wang wore a kindly smile to comfort a certain unlucky fellow who was squatting by the roadside and sobbing after being given a cold shoulder and dumped by his goddess in broad daylight.

Hearing such heart-piercing comfort, the other party cried out in gratitude, and even clenched his fist to high-five and celebrate with him.

However, Wu Wang had already gotten up and walked far away.

Doing good deeds without leaving a name, he brushed off his clothes and departed after the deed was done.

He detoured into a surveillance-free alley.

When he walked out again, Wu Wang's appearance and build were completely identical to the frustrated young man from just now.

[Fake Smile Mask]!

In his hand, he was also holding the wallet that the young man hadn't tucked away properly while being consoled earlier, which contained the young man's ID card, driver's license, and other items.

From now on, I am... what was it again?

Wu Wang lowered his head and glanced at the ID card.

Oh, I am Zhang Wei.

"As a reward for the comfort, I'll borrow your identity for a couple of days, bro." Wu Wang smiled and walked toward the distance.

Ever since arriving in Ancheng, the [Xiaochuan Broken Sword] in his hand had been guiding him to move in a certain direction. If nothing unexpected happened, that would be the real-world location of the Underworld Marriage Village.

Yet, along the way, Wu Wang had also discovered something abnormal—

The security level in Ancheng seemed far too high.

Basically, every few minutes he would encounter police officers on patrol, and occasionally he could spot a few individuals wearing red-and-black uniforms, belonging to some unknown department, conversing with the police officers.

Wu Wang felt a sense of familiarity from these people.

They were Spirit Calamity players!

If nothing unexpected happened, they should be members of the Special Affairs Bureau.

However, they shouldn't be making such a public and grand appearance unless some kind of operation was underway here.

"Has the matter of the Underworld Marriage Village been exposed?"

Wu Wang became vigilant upon discovering the anomaly.

Fortunately, he hadn't used his true appearance to come here from the very beginning; even when buying his high-speed rail ticket, he used a fake identity and a fake appearance.

Otherwise, back on the high-speed train at the start, he wouldn't have looked like a frail, bespectacled scholar.

In fact, he had several spare sets of such fake identities.

This was all thanks to three years ago, when, after watching a gangster movie, Wu Wang wanted to see if a gun could kill him.

So he spent over half a month finding an underground boxing ring in Mingyang City, got acquainted with a few underworld figures, and tried to get a handgun from them to play around with for suicide.

The fake identities were also casually made at that time.

After all, one always needed an excuse to approach those people.

The excuse Wu Wang used was that he had committed a crime and intended to get some fake identities to go on the run.

He never expected that these fake identities would actually come in handy today.

"Road ahead is blocked by a landslide; please detour."

After changing into various identities and arriving at the passenger station, Wu Wang was intercepted while sitting on a bus heading toward a certain county under Ancheng's jurisdiction.

Looking closely, it was those red-and-black-uniformed members of the Special Affairs Bureau again.

Did they seem to be deliberately blockading the roads leading into the deep mountains where the Underworld Marriage Village was located?

After the bus turned around and left the line of sight of the Special Affairs Bureau members, Wu Wang casually pulled the excuse of needing to take a dump, prompting the driver to let him off halfway down the road.

Sneaking along the mountain path, he circled back to the checkpoint from earlier.

Just in time to see a black sedan driving over from another path.

Before the Special Affairs Bureau members could step up to block it, the vehicle took the initiative to stop and rolled down its window.

A familiar face with stubble, a scar on the cheek, and a cigarette clenched in his teeth was revealed before Wu Wang.

"Hello, I am Baili Dao from the Mingyang City Branch. Regarding the distress call about the Pig-Head Ghost of the Underworld Marriage Village, at this stage, the Department Head and I are here to reinforce you."

With that, the head of the Mingyang City branch, sitting in the back row, also slowly lowered his window.

He gave a slight nod to the two men outside.

The other party also recognized this Department Head.

They hurriedly nodded to let him pass, and even politely asked if the Department Head needed to rest after traveling such a long distance.

After the car drove far away, the two members began to discuss.

The shorter one among them asked curiously, "Is that the Mingyang City Department Head known as the 'Inquisitor'—Xiezhi? Wasn't it rumored last year that this bigwig was going to be transferred to Kyoto? Why is he still serving as the branch head in Mingyang City?"

The other party was also quite renowned within the circle.

Because he was adept at dealing with spiritual entities and similar existences.

Therefore, in the ghost-infested instances of the Spirit Calamity game, he could be described as a fish in water.

He was a soldier by background.

As soon as he became a player, he was transferred from the military to the Special Affairs Bureau. He broke several instance clearance records at an extremely rapid pace, and within just one year, he became qualified to be promoted to the captain of the Kyoto headquarters.

Unexpectedly, just when everyone thought he was going to stay in Kyoto to take up some post, an official document from above dispatched him far away to Mingyang City.

The position of Mingyang City Branch Head, while seemingly much higher than a captain on the surface, was practically equivalent to exile for such frontline talent.

And he had been sitting in that seat for a full two years.

Occasionally there were rumors that he would be transferred back to Kyoto, but no substantive progress had ever been seen.

Quite a few Special Affairs Bureau members actually felt quite regretful about this.

Especially those who had worked with him in Kyoto; they gave him extremely high praise, calling him a trustworthy teammate.

"Transferred back to Kyoto? Being able to remain the head of Mingyang City is already proof that this bigwig's personal capability is top-notch." The other, tall and thin member seemed to know some inside information.

Lowering his voice further, he said, "A buddy of mine who works in Kyoto mentioned to me that the reason Xiezhi was demoted seemed to be because he offended a high-ranking official at headquarters."

"It seems the guy's son committed some crime and wanted Xiezhi to turn a blind eye."

"As a result, Xiezhi took it literally—he closed one eye and arrested the guy, and even showed up to testify in court, getting the young master sentenced to two years."

The shorter companion showed a surprised expression.

He hadn't expected there to be such dark secrets.

So this bigwig Xiezhi was banished and kept down there until now because of such a matter?

"Hmph, that's not even all. Those people have hard methods; they bailed the young master out in half a month. Word has it that as long as Xiezhi is willing to bow his head and apologize, they can bury the hatchet and immediately transfer him back to Kyoto."

"And then?" The short one was somewhat curious.

The tall and thin companion shook his head, shrugged helplessly, and said, "And then? Isn't it obvious? He is still the Mingyang City Department Head, and has been for a full two years."

The two of them sighed together:

"So incorruptible..."

As they chatted, the shorter man's expression became somewhat unnatural.

Touching the tissues in his pocket, he smiled awkwardly at his companion and said, "You keep watch; I'm going to go relieve myself. I ate way too much when I came here."

"Go on, go on. There are woods all around, so watch out and don't let a snake bite your ass, hahaha."

Watching the shorter man scurry into the woods, the tall and thin companion continued his guard duty.

Little did he know, not long after the short man entered the woods, the moment he squatted down, everything went pitch black and he passed out.

Standing right in front of him was a young man wearing a bizarre mushroom hat, whose expression was extremely unnatural as he muttered, "Are you seriously planning to crap on my head, dude?"

It had to be said that this guy's choice of location was as coincidentally clever as it could get.

It was practically forcing Wu Wang to knock him out.

Otherwise, he really would have had crap raining down on his head.

Skilfully stripping the uniform off the other's body, Wu Wang's physique and appearance also gradually changed.

Now, I am a member of the Special Affairs Bureau!

"The Pig-Head Ghost of the Underworld Marriage Village... isn't this the Underworld Marriage Deity? That fellow broke out of trouble? Damn black-hearted penguin! Couldn't you have made the seal a bit stronger?" Wu Wang complained.

The [Xiaochuan Broken Sword] clearly stated that to devour the sword spirit, it must be an unresisting spiritual entity.

Now it seemed the problem was big.

Fortunately, someone else had stepped up to help him solve this trouble. He would first wait for Baili Dao and the others to clash with the Underworld Marriage Deity, so he could observe how much of its capability the fellow had recovered after breaking free.

If it was already like inside the instance, bringing down rolling thunder at every turn, then never mind.

He was just passing by.

If its recovery wasn't quite up to par, and the two sides were evenly matched, even if the Underworld Marriage Deity was just a tiny bit stronger, then he would have to say *sumimasen*.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of theoriope behind!

Today, you must become my sword spirit!

Grab it in one clutch! Instantly refine it!

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Inside the black sedan.

Baili Dao held the steering wheel with some worry and said, "Boss, that Pig-Head Ghost calls itself the Underworld Marriage Deity. It seems to be the descent and possession of a higher-level consciousness, not just a simple spiritual entity."

"Oh, I know." Xiezhi took a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and tossed it into his mouth.

His attitude left Baili Dao baffled.

"Can you beat it? That's a god, you know..."

Xiezhi interrupted him: "If the opponent really were a god, it might be a bit tricky, but it cannot possibly be a god—at most, it's just a special spiritual entity."

"Don't worry, we'll win."

There was a sentence Baili Dao didn't dare to speak aloud—

He always felt that right now, the Boss was casually triggering some incredible flag...