White and Golden Eyes

"Wait a minute,"

Before Zhuang Heng and Miao Miao Tu could step into the next room, there was a sound from the door beside them.

Just as they were about to turn their heads to check, a piercing sound came from the dim room.

A ghostly hand shot out from inside making its way towards Zhuang Heng.

Zhuang Heng was shocked, his eyes wide open.

Relying on his battle instincts, he narrowly dodged the attack by sidestepping at the very last moment.

Having missed its sneak attack, the ghostly hand flailed in the air a few times before withdrawing back into the room.

After avoiding the attack, Zhuang Heng retreated several steps, moving out of range of the ghostly hand.

As a combat major college graduate, he recognized it at first glance.

It was a D-level Earth-bound Spirit monster.

Despite having the strength of a C-level monster, the Earth-bound Spirit was confined to its place of birth, thus classified as D-level.

Although monsters could improve their abilities to break past levels, the tier system held great significance for patrol teams tasked with domain cleansing, especially since newly spawned monsters rarely advanced quickly.

The appearance of an Earth-bound Spirit in the room indicated they had miscalculated the timing, initial fusion was already complete.

Miao Miao Tu heaved a sigh of relief, patting her chest to calm her frightened nerves.

Having narrowly escaped death, the two turned their gaze towards their lifesaver.

The door of the next room squeaked open, and a figure emerged from the similarly dim interior.

Miao Miao Tu hurriedly shone her flashlight at the newcomer to get a clear look.

Having just stepped out of the room, Qi Yuan was nearly blinded by Miao Miao Tu’s flashlight.

He squinted his eyes slightly and turned his head to avoid the glare.

But the wary thoughts lingered, making him involuntarily keep the two in the corner of his eye.

Although in a real fight... the two espers could easily take him anytime...

A weakling sighs...

Miao Miao Tu’s mouth opened slightly, amazed by Qi Yuan’s aura.

With a face as handsome as a model’s, his head was slightly turned to the side, sword-like brows faintly knitted, eyes as clear and cold as platinum stars peered sharply at them.

As if sighing at their lack of response due to inadequate intelligence.

The silent mockery made Miao Miao Tu want to hide in a hole.

Unconsciously, she clenched her phone tightly as comments continuously flooded the screen.

【Damn...that imposing manner, he’s clearly exceptional】

【Did Miao Miao Tu get lucky?】

【Firstly, I’m not horny for men, secondly this guy is so damn hot】

【I know, Mr. Horny】

Zhuang Heng was the first to react: “Sorry for the trouble we’ve caused you.”

Huh?

Although filled with countless questions, Qi Yuan decided to deal with the flashlight first.

“Can you please stop shining that on me?”

Named out by Qi Yuan, Miao Miao Tu stared straight at him. A few seconds later, she fumbled to turn off the flashlight in her flurry.

She revealed an awkward yet polite smile, continuously apologizing.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t notice.”

“It’s fine.”

Having startled them by suddenly speaking up, it was only natural they would probe the anomaly with a flashlight.

Qi Yuan didn’t take it to heart. He turned to look at Zhuang Heng instead.

He had noticed earlier that this capable young man had such a familiar uniform, like a ray of sunshine piercing the abyss, lighting up his lifeline.

He spoke up bashfully, hinting to the patrol officer: “It’s dangerous here.”

Although lacking social skills, after being praised to high heaven for so long, Qi Yuan still upheld his idol baggage to some extent.

Zhuang Heng surveyed his surroundings vigilantly and nodded solemnly: “You’re right.”

Alright...

Seeking the guidance of experts while feigning incompetence would clearly invite heavenly tribulation.

Qi Yuan tossed aside that little bit of idol baggage: “I’d like to take action together with you.”

Miao Miao Tu, who had been estranged from the conversation, lit up immediately at these words which struck a chord deep in her heart. She instantly rushed to stand before Qi Yuan, nodding profusely like pounding garlic.

“Of course, of course!”

Girls were easier to persuade after all. Qi Yuan heaved a sigh of relief.

He had been worried about being left behind. Now that he thought about it, having a mommy wasn't so bad.

Not expecting Qi Yuan to actually be willing to join them, Zhuang Heng reacted slowly. From Qi Yuan’s perspective, it seemed he was reluctant to bring him along.

With three people traveling together, Qi Yuan didn’t realize he had also been placed at the rear position that bore great expectations. Instead, he thought the weakling was being protected by the experts.

What a silly crow in this Ganges River.

Now that initial fusion was complete, Zhuang Heng’s real work began.

Anxious to regroup with his partner to clear monsters, and worried about Miao Miao Tu’s arrangements, he now felt relieved.

Zhuang Heng took the lead, Miao Miao Tu followed nimbly filming, while Qi Yuan leisurely strolled in the courtyard.

It couldn’t be helped, they moved in a Z-shaped pattern.

And the places they passed were safe. Qi Yuan only needed to lightly take a step to catch up.

In Zhuang Heng and Miao Miao Tu’s eyes, this expert had absolute confidence in his own abilities, not considering the monsters a threat at all.

The two inadvertently exchanged glances, realizing they shared the same perspective.

After relying on his abilities to clear a few more E-level Spirit monsters, Zhuang Heng panted roughly. Looking at the two Water Striders, he said: “Let’s find a place to rest.”

With the only fighter speaking, Qi Yuan and Miao Miao Tu could hardly refuse.

At the same time Qi Yuan discovered that other than barely managing to stream content online, Miao Miao Tu was quite similar to him, Miao Miao Tu also realized that this expert was very capable but excessively skiving.

She even suspected he had chosen to join their team precisely to find some small fry monsters to defeat.

As for Zhuang Heng, the only workhorse, as long as he could overcome them, he would never let those monsters slip by.

Even an E-level monster could endanger an ordinary person's life.

Having learned from past mistakes, Zhuang Heng and Miao Miao Tu took ample precautions. Only after confirming Qi Yuan didn’t stop them did they carefully enter the room.

The room was furnished neatly.

The first thing that caught their eye was a writing desk, with pen and paper placed on it. Next to the desk stood a two-meter tall bookshelf, crammed full of all kinds of books.

Even the storage room had been cleared out. How could this room fit so many items?

Qi Yuan walked closer to the bookshelf in bewilderment.

《How to Communicate with Your Child》

《108 Recipes for Complementary Foods》

《Communication Skills: N Ways to Persuade Others》

Apart from these parenting-related titles, there was also a row of financial magazines and journals.

No dust...

Making good use of the rare break to interact with her audience, Miao Miao Tu paced around the room, glancing at the screen to respond to a few comments.

Zhuang Heng picked up the diary on the table and flipped through a few pages.

Seeing Qi Yuan touch the bookshelf, he whispered discussing with him.

“There’s a hypothesis that fused spaces are actually the overlapping of present and past time-spaces. If these were really left behind by the former orphanage director...”

After speaking, Zhuang Heng handed the diary in his hand to Qi Yuan. He seemed rather concerned about the orphanage affairs.

Qi Yuan instantly understood. No wonder so many items could be left behind.

Apart from the spatial turmoil, this also explained why the orphanage surroundings barely changed after initial fusion.

It looked like he would have to frequent the library instead of the idle forums in the future.

Speaking of which, why did Zhuang Heng give me the director’s journal?

Puzzled, Qi Yuan rubbed the diary cover and flipped it open to read.

【...Someone offered to acquire the orphanage, but I turned them down. The municipal government provides funding and subsidies, so things haven’t reached desperate straits...They changed their minds and agreed to make donations, but requested regular return visits...

Xiao Li said the regular visitors brought dolls for the children. I don’t really like that person, he met with the kids privately several times without us...

...Securing sponsorships is becoming more difficult...

...Reached that age where things are getting too strenuous. It's time to hand over care of the children to a reliable successor...

Several families have decent conditions, but I'm more inclined towards the Lin Family which has consistently donated supplies to us. Although their offer doesn’t compare to the other families. Let me weigh the options again...】