A few people chatted and laughed, and Liu Xiao followed Ye Qu to say goodbye to everyone.
The two of them first took the tram to pick up the morning laundry and returned it to the store, then went to the bank to exchange change, and then went to have lunch.
In the afternoon, I went to get familiar with the surrounding bus lines and major shops, including clothing stores, sundry stores, home furnishing stores, etc.
The roads are not complicated, they are all on bus routes, so it doesn’t take much time to remember.
Most of them were listening to Ye Qu introduce some "common sense" in the extraordinary world. As for things that were too secretive, it was inconvenient to talk about it. Liu Xiao also knew what was interesting and didn't ask any more questions.
For example, there may seem to be many extraordinary abilities, but in fact there are only five largest categories, called the Five.
They are: hunting, divination, medicine, prison, and demon.
Except for these five categories, they are collectively called miscellaneous families.
In each inspection team, no matter how many extraordinary people there are of each type, there must be one hunter, one divination, one doctor, and one jailer.
Hunting is a hunter, mainly killing and attacking.
Divination refers to divination, inspection, and prophecy.
Doctor is a physician, mainly medical and auxiliary.
Prison is a prison for punishment, mainly for interrogation and trapping the enemy.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the trivial matters were resolved, and the two returned to the seventh group to report on their work.
There are two two-story buildings in front and behind the seventh group. In addition to a conference room, the building inside also has an interrogation room, a detention room, etc.
The first floor of the front building is the front desk, reception room, and everyone's offices are upstairs.
Except for team leader Jiao Ning, who has a separate office, the desks of everyone else are placed together.
Ye Qu knocked on the door of Jiao Ning's office. After hearing "come in", he opened the door and entered, followed by Liu Xiao.
What comes into view is a long carved solid wood table with archival equipment, matching chairs, and a bookshelf against the wall containing books and some miscellaneous items.
Jiao Ning was closing a wooden box more than half a meter long, taking it to an empty space on the bookshelf and placing it.
"Has everything been taken care of?"
Liu Xiao nodded. The things were not many or complicated. Plus, he was alone, so there was nothing to deal with.
Although the seventh group has a special nature, it does not need to be explained to anyone.
"That's good. Come back here at nine o'clock tonight."
ah?
Liu Xiao didn't understand what the team leader meant and didn't respond for a moment.
Next to him, Ye Qu was used to it and said another thing: "Team leader, I'm supposed to be on duty today, so I'll stay."
"No, during the Chinese Valentine's Day, you should go back early to accompany your partner. You will be on duty today and will have a normal rest next week."
Liu Xiao heard from Ye Qu's introduction that the team leader also had a wife and children, but he was usually busy with official duties and had very little time to go home.
The team leader leads by example, so if emergencies occasionally occur and occupy team members' rest time, there will be few complaints.
"Thank you, team leader."
"Team leader, then I am..."
"The decision has been made from above. You will be given another chance. Don't worry. I will take you to the temple again then."
Only then did Liu Xiao feel relieved. The team leader's words were too concise, which made people feel unsure.
I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. In the morning I said I would wait until tomorrow, but in the afternoon I changed my mind.
"But you may not be able to go home tonight, and you will have to stay in the temple for one night."
Liu Xiao knew that she might have to meet some special people tonight.
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At nine o'clock, Liu Xiao, who had taken a shower in advance, returned to the seventh group.
Jiao Ning was already sitting in the car, waiting at the door.
After Liu Xiao got in the car, Jiao Ning started the car and drove towards the temple.
The temple was about to close at nine o'clock. When Liu Xiao arrived, it was already half past nine, and the temple was already empty, and most of the lights had been turned off.
Walking through the dark corridor and entering the temple, the furnishings in the main hall have not changed. Liu Xiao had an experience. After worshiping the God of Creation, he walked around the statue and came to the long and narrow corridor at the back.
Upon entering, Liu Xiao saw a group of people, making the small corridor seem full.
He only recognized one person, the leader of the sixth group, Cheng Xun.
This group of people all appear to be in their forties or fifties, and at first glance Cheng Xun is the youngest, only in his thirties.
Jiao Ning stepped forward to say hello, and then introduced Liu Xiao one by one.
Liu Xiao clasped her fists and followed Jiao Ning in calling them one by one.
"The leader of the first group, Xiaomu."
This is the only woman present. She is forty years old, with fair and rosy face and quite charming.
"Liu Xiao, the seventh group, met the leader Xiaomu."
Xiaomu's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "My first group is not like some bachelor groups. Most of my team members are female. If you come and play more when you have time, they must like you very much."
"Team leader Xie Xiaomu lifts my love."
"Haha, your mouth is sweet too."
"Ahem."
The man next to him coughed twice, which made Liu Xiao wonder if the "bachelor group" mentioned by team leader Xiaomu was his group.
Jiao Ning introduced: "The leader of the second group, Fei Yuan."
"I've met Team Leader Feiyuan."
"Um."
"Jiu Mingjun, leader of the third group."
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"Xiao Yu, leader of the fourth group."
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"Shi Liang, leader of the fifth group"
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"Cheng Xun."
Rao Chengxun was cold and expressionless, but the obvious difference in treatment at this moment made him twitch his mouth.
Liu Xiao also felt the team leader's dissatisfaction with him, and felt a little funny in his heart. Although the team leader was usually stern, he would vent his grievances and dissatisfaction when the time was right.
So he put away his hands and bowed slightly: "I've met Team Leader Cheng Xun."
"You! You don't understand the rules!"
After Ye Qu's introduction, Liu Xiao now knew the reason why Cheng Xun was angry, because not holding fists was equivalent to not saluting.
No matter how respectful you say, there is no respect in your actions.
Seeing this, Xiaomu kept giggling: "I like this junior more and more. Team leader Jiao, why don't you give him to me?"
"Can I use it as a bed warmer for you?" Cheng Xun asked sarcastically.
"Hey, Team Leader Cheng Xun, you don't have to ruin my reputation like this if you can't catch me, right?"
"I'm chasing...how can I chase you? Do you know how old you are?"
Xiaomu hugged herself with both hands and held her up, pretending not to understand: "How old am I?"
Cheng Xun was so angry that his face turned black, and he held back a sentence for a long time: "No wonder I can't get married at forty-two years old."
"Aren't you already thirty-seven and no one wants you?"
Liu Xiao just wanted to cover her face.
The other team leaders were not surprised. They either turned their backs and pretended not to hear, or shook their heads helplessly.
Without saying a word, Jiao Ning walked through several people and pushed open the door of the Holy Son Temple. Liu Xiao also walked over immediately.
"The clergy originally wanted to be present, but they felt that the matter was not serious and there was no need to make a fuss about it, so they arranged for six of them to come, so you don't have to be burdened."
Liu Xiao actually saw it. There were no special personnel, but all seven team leaders were present. This matter was not a small matter, but it was not a big deal.
Slowly walking into the Holy Son Temple, the door closed behind him, and the quarrel between Xiaomu and Cheng Xun came to an abrupt end.
It can be seen that they are in trouble, but they have a sense of proportion, otherwise they will not become the team leader.
Sitting cross-legged in the center of the circle, Liu Xiao reached out from her trousers pocket and took out the piece of paper with the prayer written on it.
I didn't memorize this prayer last time, so I didn't dare to throw it away, so I saved it when I was cleaning up the room.
After going back this afternoon, he found it and memorized it thoroughly.
Although I’m not sure whether it was because I didn’t memorize it last time, I will try my best to eliminate all accidents this time.
I recited it silently in my mind, read the note again to make sure there were no mistakes, and then put the note away.
Then he lay down and began to look at the ten statues of the Holy Son.
The speed was too fast last time, so he thought it would be better to keep a low profile, so he decided to lie down for a while before praying, taking advantage of this time to look at the statue more.
The statues have different shapes and should represent some abstract concept.
Such as water, wood, fire, air, etc.
But these are just Liu Xiao’s own random guesses.
The seven people outside the door had different expressions.
Xiaomu raised her hand to look at the lady's watch on her wrist and said, "Team Leader Jiao, it's been fifteen minutes. Is the situation you reported true?"
Jiao Ning was silent and shook his head.
Xiaomu didn't suspect Jiao Ning of reporting false information, so she just wondered why it took so long this time.
Jiao Ning shook his head and said he didn't know, and no one misunderstood him.
However, although several people were confused and there was a small crack in the door, no one came forward to take a peek. They all avoided the front and stood waiting on the side.
After a while, Liu Xiao got up and sat down.
He took a deep breath and chanted: "The great and benevolent God, the omniscient and omnipotent God of Creation, the saints who are transformed into ten, you are loyal..."
This time, before he could even say his name, the light lit up and fell on him.
Outside the hall, the expressions of the seven people changed drastically and they looked over.
I saw light leaking out from between the cracks in the door.
It's getting brighter and brighter, and as long as there is a slight gap, endless light will rush out.
It was dazzling and shining, as if a midday sun had been trapped in the temple.
The narrow corridor was illuminated like daylight by the light in the crack of the door.
Jiao Ning and Cheng Xun met once, but they were still shocked at this moment. This time it seemed even brighter than yesterday.
Several others, seeing it for the first time, stayed where they were.
After a while, the light dissipated.
Liu Xiao walked out with a smile. This time she didn't feel any discomfort, and she didn't see the white world anymore.
But when he came out and saw everyone standing still, he wondered if he hadn't waited long enough and should have lied down for a while.
Jiao Ning's eyes flashed, and he stepped forward and pointed the two fingers of his left hand at Liu Xiao's chest again.
Liu Xiao had seen him in this posture many times. Last night he was dealing with the man in white in the store, and today he was checking his divinity in the seventh group. It was always like this.
With Jiao Ning's fingertips, the scene in front of Liu Xiao changed.
I saw that the color of all the items began to fade and recede, leaving only a very light outline in the end.
The wall became transparent as a result, and he could even see outside through the temple. However, the scene in the square outside was the same, dim, colorless, with very light outlines. It was too dark to see clearly in the distance.
The difference is that Jiao Ning, who is closest to him, does not become lighter, but becomes brighter. The human form is made up of white light, and the other team leaders next to him also turn into white human forms.
Looking down, he saw that the same was true for himself.
This should be divinity.
Jiao Ning withdrew his hand, all the abnormalities in front of him disappeared, and the world returned to normal.
At the same time, he also noticed Liu Xiao's movements.
"you saw it?"
Liu Xiao had no intention of hiding it, so he nodded.
But he couldn't see any emotion on Jiao Ning's face, and he didn't know if he was surprised.
Unexpectedly, Jiao Ning said: "Interesting."
Then he looked at Liu Xiao and said, "Team leader Xiaomu is the strongest prison master. Let her see. Don't be nervous."
"good."
"Let's go to our accommodation first. We have plenty of time tonight."
Xiaomu blinked her right eye at Liu Xiao, and then left first.
Several other team leaders followed behind, with Liu Xiao walking at the end, still shivering in the summer. This chapter has been completed!