Chapter 358: Police Uniforms and Masks |
Within the villa, after Yang Haoran briefed Master Wu on a few matters, Master Wu departed from the villa.
As per Yang Haoran's instructions, he needed to make some arrangements in advance to guard against any unexpected situations.
In the past, they only needed to be wary of demon hunters, but now, they had another addition to watch out for: the talisman master from the Fu Sect.
After Master Wu left, Yang Haoran went to check on Xiaokang. He found the child diligently studying in the study, while his mother, Xiu Juan, floated nearby, supervising and guiding him.
Xiu Juan didn't possess much knowledge or culture, but she could still teach a child under five some simple things.
Yang Haoran didn't disturb the two of them because as the end of the year approached, they wouldn't have much time together.
Glancing at the time, it was almost lunchtime. Yang Haoran didn't return to the study to read or tinker with his talismans; instead, he headed to the kitchen.
As he busied himself in the kitchen, he sensed a surge of power approaching. Besides the power surge, he also felt a significant Yin Qi.
However, these occurrences didn't elicit any reaction from him. He continued chopping vegetables, engrossed in his kitchen tasks.
This situation was easily explained. One of the two must have sealed off all their aura and power fluctuations, making it difficult to detect them through ordinary means unless one had special methods or extremely keen sensing abilities.
The footsteps halted at the kitchen door. Yang Haoran didn't turn his head but spoke, "Back so soon?"
Even without looking, Yang Haoran could guess who the two individuals were.
"Boss, the mission's completed. Do you have any other orders?" Zhu Xiaoyu's voice reached Yang Haoran's ears.
Setting down his knife, Yang Haoran glanced towards the kitchen door. Initially sporting a faint smile, his expression froze slightly at the scene before him.
Standing next to Zhu Xiaoyu was a policewoman clad in uniform. Judging from her shapely figure, she should be a female officer, but she wore an ugly mask that obscured her face.
Though her appearance was concealed, Yang Haoran wasn't naive; he could still guess her identity.
"What's with the outfit?" Yang Haoran, realizing the situation, asked the policewoman with an amused expression.
"Hehe, doesn't it look quite imposing?" came the melodious voice from beneath the mask. Her voice was enchanting, confirming her identity.
Among all the people Yang Haoran knew, aside from the serpent demon Bai Xue whose voice held such a peculiar charm, he hadn't encountered anyone else with such a seductive voice.
"Spirit Police don't usually wear police uniforms, do they? Why are you wearing one?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
"Just because Spirit Police don't usually wear police uniforms doesn't mean we don't have them. Besides, Spirit Police uniforms are different from regular police uniforms. Don't you believe me? Take a closer look," the serpent demon explained.
Listening to the serpent demon's words, Yang Haoran carefully observed and indeed noticed some differences in the police uniform worn by the serpent demon compared to a regular one. Not only were the arm patches different, but even the style had distinctions.
"Captain Luo mentioned that currently, there's no strict rule requiring us to wear these uniforms. But in the future, that might change. So, I decided to pick one from the inventory to wear for fun while custom-made ones are being prepared. It'll take some time, but there are plenty of these uniforms in stock. I found it amusing, so I chose one to wear," she elaborated.
Yang Haoran chuckled, wearing a look of understanding. Then, he shifted his gaze to the mask on the serpent demon's face and asked with a smile, "So, what's the deal with that ugly mask on your face?"
"This mask? Hehe, it's simply to conceal my exquisite beauty, to avoid unnecessary trouble. Being so stunningly beautiful as I am, I have no choice but to hide myself this way," the serpent demon replied with a smile, removing the mask to reveal her flawless face.
"Don't you have transformation techniques? Couldn't you just change your appearance?" Yang Haoran asked, amused.
The serpent demon proudly waved the mask in her hand, saying, "Underworld Envoy big brother, you don't understand. Even if I change my appearance, it's hard to hide my captivating aura. Besides, constantly changing appearances would consume my demonic spiritual power, which isn't cost-effective. Having a mask is much more convenient."
Yang Haoran shook his head with a smile. "A mask can hide your face, but it can't hide your figure."
"What can I do then? Do I have to wear a robe over my body?" The serpent demon paused, as if suddenly realizing something, then smirked and asked, "Hehe, Underworld Envoy big brother, are you eyeing my figure?"
"Yes, I'm eyeing your figure. With you being such a big snake, I wonder how long it would take to finish eating. My fridge can't accommodate that," Yang Haoran joked, causing the serpent demon's smile to stiffen momentarily. She then turned her mouth into a disinterested pout, while Zhu Xiaoyu burst into laughter beside her.
Zhu Xiaoyu felt her laughter was inappropriate and quickly closed her mouth.
"Boss, should I... should I leave first?" Zhu Xiaoyu asked Yang Haoran.
"Sorry, I was momentarily startled by Bai Xue's appearance just now, so I didn't respond promptly to your question. I don't have anything to assign you at the moment, but since it's already noon, why don't you stay for lunch?" Yang Haoran replied.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaoyu showed no intention of refusal at all. She smiled excitedly and said, "Sure, sure! I'll help you. My parents passed away early, so I'm quite skilled in cooking."
Yang Haoran didn't stop Zhu Xiaoyu, nor did he pay much attention to her behavior. He allowed Zhu Xiaoyu to take the knife from his hand.
"I'm also quite skilled in cooking, especially when it comes to cooking people. Neither of you can compare to me in that aspect," Bai Xue teased.
After lunch, Zhu Xiaoyu left Yang Haoran's villa happily.
The serpent demon returned to her room. She intended to use the spirit fruit for healing. Today, she had obtained a spirit fruit from Yang Haoran and had successfully joined the Spirit Police. Captain Luo had also given her another spirit fruit as her monthly salary.
According to her estimation, as long as she absorbed and refined all the Heaven and Earth spirit qi contained within these two spirit fruits, not only could her injuries heal, but her strength would also increase. Therefore, she couldn't wait to return to her room.
Inside her room, the serpent demon didn't transform into her original form. Instead, she sat cross-legged on the bed, with a spirit fruit floating above her head. Wisps of milky-white spirit qi were drawn from the spirit fruit and merged into her body through her heavenly spirit cover.
She chose this method to absorb the Heaven and Earth spirit qi within the spirit fruit rather than directly swallowing it because this way, she could interrupt the process at any time without any adverse effects.
In contrast, swallowing the entire spirit fruit would be troublesome if there were any sudden situations or if she needed to stop refining it for some reason. In that case, she would have to expend some effort to seal the spirit fruit within her body, similar to how Yang Haoran sealed the Death Mark Seal within himself initially, which was inconvenient.
While the serpent demon refined the spirit fruit in her room, Yang Haoran was drawing talismans in his study. By now, he was considered a true talisman master, but for the time being, he could only draw low-level ghost-slaying talismans. He hadn't yet mastered any other types of talismans.
He wasn't in a hurry, though. He planned to practice other talismans only after becoming extremely proficient in drawing ghost-slaying talismans.
The afternoon passed quickly, and in the evening, a group of people arrived at Yang Haoran's villa. Among them were both men and women, mostly young people, and surprisingly, Zhu Xiaoyu was among them.
These people were naturally the Night Watch under Yang Haoran's command, but they weren't wearing their usual black robes at the moment.
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