186: A person may be a person, but a dog may not be a dog!

"Yue Huai, didn't you just say you'd do me a favor?" Bai Li Xin spoke, the expression on his face indistinct.

"Oh, so soon? It's not easy to make me owe a favor. Are you sure you want to use it up so quickly?"

Bai Li Xin's reaction was somewhat beyond Yue Huai's expectation. "Tell me, what's your trouble?"

"If Baili Tuming and the Ancient God Church clash, please do not harm his life."

As if sensing that Yue Huai was about to make a big move, a sad expression appeared on Bai Li Xin's face.

"Baili Tuming? That joke from your family?" Yue Huai looked at Bai Li Xin in surprise.

"He is my child," Bai Li Xin said.

"You can fool others with that, but do you think I don't know? Baili Tuming is just an abandoned infant you picked up, a tool to be a shield for your biological son, Baili Jing."

Hearing Yue Huai directly expose the truth, Bai Li Xin's expression became somewhat unpleasant.

"This is what you promised me; you must do it." Bai Li Xin's tone was very firm.

"Alright!" Yue Huai no longer insisted, because for him, it was just a small effort.

"I'm a bit worried about your situation now. Could it be that too many Forbidden Territory modifications have affected your brain?"

A hint of mockery appeared in Yue Huai's eyes. In his opinion, ordinary people like Bai Li Xin attempting to grasp extraordinary power was simply wishful thinking.

And the Forbidden Territory modification technology he came up with would ultimately be nothing but a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror.

"You don't need to worry about that," Bai Li Xin's voice seemed even hoarser.

"Heh heh, very good. I'm in the north, waiting for your good news."

After speaking, Yue Huai's figure disappeared into the white marsh black shadow, leaving Baili Manor.

Bai Li Xin seemed very tired. He leaned back in his chair, took out a Mental Capsules, and swallowed it.

As the capsule entered his stomach, a gentle Mental Energy immediately spread out, being completely devoured by the various Forbidden Territories within his body.

After taking the medicine, Bai Li Xin's condition clearly improved a lot.

He sat up straight, unbuttoned his shirt, and looked at his withered upper body, his expression growing more anxious.

"Baili Tuming, you must hurry up. You don't need to be too high; as long as you reach the Boundless Realm, it's fine. I don't have much time left..."

...

Heda City, Anta County.

Although it was early winter at this time, Anta County was already covered in heavy snow. The vast expanse of silver was particularly dazzling under the reflection of the sun.

In the distance of Anta County was an endless primeval forest. White snow and black tree trunks intertwined, giving off a primal Mysterious aura.

At the junction of the primeval forest and Anta County, inside a bungalow, Chen Han added some coal to the stove.

"Uncle Li, this winter is a bit colder than usual, isn't it?"

Anta County Night Watcher 332 team only had two members: Captain Li De Yang and team member Chen Han. Both of them were in the Chi Realm.

And this bungalow was the Night Watcher stronghold, nominally the Anta County Forest Bureau.

"It's nothing if the weather is a bit cold, Chen Han. Do you remember me telling you that strange traces have appeared in the primeval forest recently?"

Li De Yang placed two aluminum square lunch boxes on the stove lid, then tore open two packs of instant noodles and put them in. After adding some water, he and Chen Han sat by the stove to warm themselves.

"I know, those strange traces suspected of being Mysterious," Chen Han said helplessly, "Uncle Li, our Realm is too low. Even if we analyze those Mysterious movements, we can't kill them. Besides, your Forbidden Territory is very powerful, but my Forbidden Territory is too weak."

Li De Yang's Forbidden Territory, like Molly's, was "Myriad Manifestation Frequency Fluctuation", while Chen Han's Forbidden Territory sequence was relatively far back, being the 389th "Micro-Healing". Just by the name, one would know that even for healing, the effect was limited.

Unexpectedly, Li De Yang shook his head. "No, this time when I went into the forest, what I found wasn't Mysterious, but traces of human activity."

After speaking, Li De Yang took out a camera from his old hiking bag, a Canon 400D.

"Xiao Chen, look."

Li De Yang carefully showed Chen Han the photos one by one. In the desolate primeval forest, there were several strange footprints of humans and dogs.

"Uncle Li, there's nothing strange about this, is there? Could it be those mountain runners?"

Having stayed for a long time, Chen Han knew that although this primeval forest was dangerous, it also supported the nearby villagers.

The so-called living off the mountain, mountain runners were a very common profession in the area. In summer and autumn, there were also many young people who came to the primeval forest for adventure.

However, in winter, there were no adventurers, but nearby villagers would occasionally go into the mountains.

"No, Xiao Chen, look carefully at the depth of these footprints."

Hearing Li De Yang's reminder, Chen Han was a bit strange. He carefully observed the photos, "These human footprints don't seem strange, do they? Wait..."

At this moment, Chen Han suddenly found that the human footprints in the picture were not strange, but the dog footprints had some abnormalities.

Too deep. The dog's footprints were much deeper than the human footprints.

This meant that the dog was much heavier than the person.

"Uncle Li, do you mean there's something wrong with that dog?"

"Exactly," Li De Yang nodded, "From the distance between the front and back paw prints, it's clear that this isn't a large dog, and naturally, it can't carry very heavy items, so these footprints are very strange."

Chen Han pondered, "So, in this group, the people might be human, but the dog might not necessarily be a dog."

"Yes," Li De Yang said, then his eyes became melancholic. "Xiao Chen, my right eyelid has been twitching a lot lately, and I always feel uneasy."

Chen Han looked at Li De Yang. "Captain, maybe we should report the situation. We definitely can't handle it with just the two of us."

"I already reported it three days ago," Li De Yang said, looking at Chen Han, "The headquarters already has news; they said they would send a small team to support us."

"Oh, that's good!" Chen Han responded unhurriedly.

The water in the aluminum lunch box had already started boiling, and the aroma of the instant noodle seasoning filled the simple room.

"Xiao Chen, this time, if we really discover something, it will be a great achievement. When the time comes, I'll report to the superiors and send you to a big city to gain some good experience." Li De Yang's voice was full of care.

"Uncle Li, I..." Chen Han felt a surge of emotion upon hearing Li De Yang's words. Along with the emotion, there was a hint of guilt.

Chen Han had secretly written several applications to transfer out of Team 332, but he had been hesitant and hadn't submitted them.

"Uncle Li, you are the greatest contributor." Chen Han knew that all of this was something Li De Yang had explored step by step, disregarding the severe cold, but he wanted to give the credit to himself.

"Silly child, when I was young, I was just like you. It's just that I'm older now, and my legs and feet aren't convenient. You go and see the outside world for me!"

Li De Yang smiled and patted Chen Han's shoulder. "Come, eat noodles!"