Chapter 1: The Frequent Disappearance of Magic

  Lingyunzi was sitting in the office chair, involuntarily sighing. He felt particularly tired during this period of time. There were frequent cases of children going missing all over the country, and often bad news came one after another, which made him feel extremely distressed.

  Lingyunzi thought of the missing Wang Long again, wondering how the child was doing now. It was a brand new day, and he wondered what would happen today. Just as Lingyunzi was about to pick up the phone to assign tasks to his subordinates, his mobile phone on the table suddenly rang. He picked it up to see an unfamiliar number.

  Lingyunzi answered the phone and heard that it was Wang Long's voice, immediately saying to Wang Long: "Xiaolong, it's great to hear your voice, where have you been all this time? What's going on?" Lingyunzi's voice was filled with deep concern.

  Wang Long told Lingyunzi about his detailed experiences over the past period of time on the phone, and after listening to Wang Long's account, Lingyunzi immediately said: "Xiao Long, I am currently in a secret base in XL City. Dragon Two and others also miss you very much. We will come to see you now, how is that?"

  Wang Long didn't want to make such a big fuss, so he said to Lingyunzi: "Old Wu, you don't have to come over, I'll just call home and let them know, or I'll go see you instead." Lingyunzi happily replied: "Okay, we'll wait for you here. Hurry up!" Wang Long responded with a simple "okay" before hanging up the phone. Lingyunzi couldn't help but smile, feeling that his worries and troubles had suddenly decreased significantly after all these days.

  Wang Long hung up the phone with Ling Yunzi near a small shop at home, went back home, said hello to his dad, and immediately unfolded "Soul-destroying Steps", rapidly heading towards the base of XL City's Special Affairs Group. It was still early in the morning, and there were no people on the road, so Wang Long didn't have to worry about startling anyone, he let loose and with full force, all that could be heard was the sound of wind whizzing past his ears. The journey of over 2,000 kilometers took Wang Long less than ten minutes to complete.

  Arriving at the secret base, only to see Wu Lao and all members of the Special Affairs Group standing at the entrance, Long Er took a big stride forward, came to Wang Long's front, grasped Wang Long's shoulder with force, saying: "Xiao Long, you've finally come back, we've all been missing you so much." This eight-foot-tall giant actually shed tears of joy.

  Wu Lao said with a smile, "Little Dragon, you don't know, when you're not around, Dragon Er secretly cried a whole scene." Wu Lao's words caused the people behind to burst into laughter. Dragon Er, embarrassed, opened his mouth and said, "Yes, that day I couldn't find Little Dragon, I was afraid something bad had happened to him, and my tears came down. In the past, even when the enemy held a knife to my neck, I would bleed but not shed a tear."

  Wang Long tightly grasped the hand of Dragon Two, and the brotherly affection made his heart warm with emotion. He said to Dragon Two: "Dragon Two big brother, thank you." Dragon Two quickly wiped away the tears on his face, burst out laughing, and said: "Who told you that you are my brother? Haha, now that I know you're okay, even if it means making me bleed, it's no big deal."

  Wu Lao said beside him, "Alright, everyone go in first and talk later. You're all standing at the door like that." After finishing speaking, he came over to pull Wang Long's other hand and pulled him towards the office. The crowd behind asked Wang Long about some situations after they parted ways, and Wang Long explained while walking.

  Arriving at Lingyunzi's office, Wang Long continued to talk about his experiences. Even Lingyunzi, an old antique who had lived for hundreds of years, couldn't help but be moved by Wang Long's experiences. When Wang Long finished speaking, everyone remained in their original positions, unable to help but feel fortunate for Wang Long's good fortune.

  Lingyunzi was the first to break the silence, saying: "Little Dragon, you don't know that during your disappearance, the whole world has changed greatly. Come on, let's go to the conference hall and I'll tell you about the current situation." As soon as everyone heard Lingyunzi mention serious business, they immediately put away their smiles and followed him towards the conference hall.

  The lights dimmed and a picture appeared on the big screen in the conference hall. Wang Long couldn't understand it, so Lingyunzi explained it to him personally.

  All that can be seen is a picture of fresh blood mixed with severed limbs, and the time and events will appear. It turns out that in the year Wang Long disappeared, all members of the Special Affairs Group were extremely busy, although Mo Zu did not appear again during this period, but his subordinates were active frequently, these pictures are all scenes of his subordinates, the demon repairers slaughtering some places, these messages Although the country announced to the outside world that it was caused by a plague, things happened too frequently, and some things would inevitably be known to some people who knew the truth, and also caused a great response in society.

  But that's not all, the most serious thing is that some government officials hiding in the dark are also practitioners of evil magic, and the bad influence they have on society with their power is very great. However, members of the special task force have been investigating to find out how many people have gone wrong.

  Moreover, some terrorist activities by terrorists along the border of our country have also become more frequent. They split the territorial integrity of the motherland and spread unfavorable words about the state internationally, which is a heinous crime that should be punished.

  After seeing the pictures and descriptions, Wang Long couldn't help but feel his heart bleeding. The actions of these demon cultivators were truly heartbreaking and infuriating, their methods were cruel and despicable.

  Finally, Lingyunzi said to Wang Long: "During this period of time, the Demon Ancestor has not appeared again and has been hiding behind the scenes. I'm afraid he will have a bigger conspiracy. From now on, we must be more careful in our actions."

  Wang Long nodded and said, "En, I also thought so. Judging from Mo Zu's style of doing things, now that he is so silent, there must be a bigger move."

  Lingyunzi said, "We've been investigating this matter all along. As soon as I get the news, I'll notify you immediately. Come on, today at noon I'll invite everyone to go eat together. Although we're all cultivators and don't need to eat worldly things anymore, but today is a happy occasion, let's go have a good meal together."

  Everyone cheered, since joining the special task force, Wu Lao had never invited everyone to dinner before. He himself rarely ate anything, and at his level, he didn't need to eat worldly food anymore. Today was a great opportunity for everyone to relax, as they had been tense all the time due to those demon cultivators, sometimes going on missions after 2 am.

  A large crowd arrived at a luxurious five-star swallow nest restaurant near the base. Lingyunzi said to everyone, "Today, you can order whatever you want, those papers are useless to me." When Wu Lao referred to money as paper, everyone burst out laughing again.

  Call the waiter, everyone ordered two tables full of food. Lingyunzi rarely called for some wine and let everyone drink to their heart's content. It should be known that Lingyunzi usually strictly forbids them from drinking too much.

  After everyone had enough wine and food, Lingyunzi asked Wang Long to return to the base with him, gave him a new mobile phone and some documents, and let Wang Long go back to take a good look, also to prepare for dealing with Mozhu in the future.

  Wang Long returned home, lay on the bed and slept for a while. Since being sealed by Mo Zu's divine elixir, Wang Long had been sleeping more and more. Although he was now practicing the "Hunyuan Witchcraft" and didn't need to sleep, Wang Long still habitually took a short nap.

  Just as Wang Long was half-closing his eyes, he heard his father's voice outside, saying that there was a phone call for him and asking Wang Long to go to the small shop near their home to answer it. Wang Long curiously asked, "Dad, who is it?" He had only been back for two days, so how did someone already know? Up until now, he hadn't told anyone except Lingyunzi, but if it was indeed Lingyunzi, he would have called his cell phone directly. Unable to figure it out, Wang Long shook his head and quickly headed towards the small shop.

  Wang Long picked up the phone, and the other end was still connected. Wang Long only heard a rapid breathing sound coming from the other end of the phone. Wang Long said: "Hello, I'm Wang Long. May I ask who you are?" Suddenly, a strange sobbing sound came from the other end of the phone, but no one spoke.

  Wang Long continued to speak, and the voice on the other end of the phone finally came through as Dongfang Lan's: "Wang Long, you rascal, you've finally come back." Wang Long asked in surprise: "How did you know I was back?"

  Dongfang Lan scolded on the other end of the line: "You dead man, how dare you say that? You came back and didn't even bother to notify me, but instead made me come find you. I was just testing by calling today to see if you were back, and it turns out you're already home. Tell me, where have you been all this time? Why did you take so long to come find me?" In fact, Dongfang Lan had called many times before, although she had dialed the number of Wang Long's house over a hundred times in the past year, each time ending in disappointment. Yet every time, she couldn't help but call again to ask, and today finally learned that Wang Long was back. Actually, Dongfang Lan was extremely happy at this moment.

  Hearing the tender yet angry voice of Dongfang Lanna, Wang Long was moved to say: "Sorry about that, I have a secret mission at this time, it's a national secret, can't reveal it casually, hehe, otherwise I'll be caught and put in jail."

  Dongfang Lan said with a smile, "Alright, I won't ask anymore. You have to compensate me for my loss." Wang Long asked strangely, "What loss?" Dongfang Lan said in a spoiled tone, "Big fool, I won't tell you. Anyway, this summer vacation I have nothing to do, you have to come and accompany me. My home is at XX small district, Military Commission compound, got it? If you don't come, you'll be sorry."

  Wang Long smiled wryly and said, "Do I have the right to refuse?" Dongfang Lan firmly replied on the other end of the line, "No." Wang Long said, "Alright, I'll come visit your place tomorrow, is that okay?" Dongfang Lan scolded with a tone of blame, "A beauty invites you over to play and you still have complaints? You're really taking advantage of the situation and acting arrogant, haha!" After finishing speaking, Dongfang Lan burst into laughter on the other end of the phone.

  Wang Long chatted with Dongfang Lan on the phone for a while and learned that his dormitory brothers also often called home to ask about the situation, which made him extremely moved. After finishing the call with Dongfang Lan, Wang Long gave his roommates a call. Finally, after some thought, he also reported his safety to Xiao He. Amidst the laughter and tears, Wang Long secretly thought that being able to live an ordinary life was indeed a wonderful thing.