Chapter Twelve: The Road is Long and Arduous
Among the surprised expressions of the special task force members, Lingyunzi let Wang Long sit in the first row and walked to the front screen to say: "Now let Dragon Two introduce our organization first. Let our guest, Little Dragon, have a basic understanding." Amidst everyone's applause, Dragon Two walked onto the stage, and Lingyunzi came down to sit beside Wang Long.
The National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group was established during the Republic of China period when Mr. Sun Yat-sen came to power, on January 1, 1912, Mr. Sun Yat-sen took office as the Provisional President of the Republic of China in Nanjing and secretly established a special functional group. Later, when New China was founded, the special functional group was renamed the National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group, which is above all military power, directly under the command of the Premier of the State Council and the President of the state, specializing in handling all kinds of demons, terrorists, and supernatural events that cannot be explained by science.
Since the founding of New China, the National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group has made outstanding contributions. They have secretly handled terrorist leaders along the national border, ensuring national security and stability; dealt with hundreds of large and small paranormal events among civilians, protecting people's lives and safety; secretly executed more than 80 high-level foreign spies, preventing state secrets from leaking out; killed and captured over a thousand evil spirits that harmed human life, thus ensuring the country's machinery could develop smoothly... It can be said that national development is inseparable from the efforts of the National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group.
Long Er explained the development process of the National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group to Wang Long, with pictures on the screen. The unbelievable scenes made Wang Long's blood boil, his teeth clenched tightly, and he was furious because he often saw a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Now, the scene on the screen made Wang Long extremely angry: in a remote village, the sky was dark and cloudy, the whole village had become a slaughterhouse, with limbs scattered all over the place, blood flowing like rivers, and not a single sign of life could be seen on the entire screen. A group of black crows were circling in mid-air, creating an eerie and nauseating atmosphere.
Long Er explained: "This is a real scene that happened in a village in our country's mountainous area a few days ago. The culprit behind this was the demon head Lisi Te. He absorbed the vital energy of 132 men, women, and children in the village, and then brutally dismembered their corpses. My brother Long San and I had been tracking him for a long time, but when we tried to stop him, we found that we were no match for him. Long San was even severely injured by Lisi Te. When I was about to be defeated, it was General Wang Long who happened to pass by and saved me. He defeated Lisi Te with just one move. That's why I can stand here today and explain everything to you."
After finishing his explanation, he saluted and stepped down from the podium, taking a seat in the second row.
After hearing Long Er's words, the special task force members were shocked again. With just one move, Mo Tou Li Si Te was defeated. What kind of strength is this? They asked themselves in their hearts that being able to fight against him would be very good already. They also gained some understanding as to why Wang Long could become a guest king at such a young age.
Lingyunzi stepped onto the stage after Long Er finished, opening up more materials. On the screen were portraits of various individuals, with names below: Na Si, Li Si Te, Cai Dao, Ben La Deng, Lai Yin He Tai... Each had detailed personal descriptions, either as terrorists or demon kings, but some information was more detailed than others. This gave Wang Long a deeper understanding of this world, and it seemed that his master's words were true - when he received the inheritance, he would inevitably be drawn into this destiny. Wang Long silently memorized each name, shouldering his master's legacy, and these demons and monsters would be the targets he must eliminate in the future.
Lingyunzi said: "Everyone has seen so many materials and pictures, these are all the materials we can collect, but some of the demons' abilities are too high, beyond our ability range, hiding in various parts of the world, and we have not collected any information yet. However, the activity level of these demons in recent times is much higher than before, and they also collude with the high-level officials and wealthy businessmen of the secular world, which makes our strike action more difficult. I don't know what conspiracy they have, so everyone must be very careful in their actions from now on, and work together to find out the demon king's conspiracy. Today, Wang Long is able to join our organization, which greatly increases our strength, and it really makes me feel very happy. However, everything about Wang Long is the highest secret of our organization, and is our secret weapon against the demons, so everyone must unconditionally obey his orders from now on, his orders are my orders, do you all understand?" "Understood!" The members replied in unison, standing up and giving Wang Long a standard military salute. Wang Long was flustered and also stood up, returning the salute.
After the meeting, Lingyunzi pulled Wang Long into his office and chatted with him for a while before understanding that Lingyunzi had agreed to help him preside over the special affairs group because of his old connections with the Premier. Otherwise, with his current cultivation level in the merged period, if he were to cultivate on Mount Kunlun where spiritual energy is abundant, it would only take a few hundred years for him to ascend to the immortal realm. Generally, cultivators like Lingyunzi are not fond of intervening in worldly affairs.
He also came to understand that the situation in the entire cultivation world was extremely dire: the Tao had declined and demons had risen, with many demon cultivators suddenly appearing over the past few decades, making the entire cultivation world feel as if it were facing a great enemy. The scope of their activities had greatly shrunk, and the cultivation world had attempted to join forces several times to eliminate the demon cultivators but ended in defeat.
The demon leaders that emerged one after another were increasingly formidable, leaving even top cultivators feeling somewhat powerless. The materials and images from the National Security Bureau were all collected by friends from the cultivation world, and Lingyunzi had also participated in a demon-slaying operation once. However, during that time, he was severely injured and only managed to escape with his life under the protection of his senior brother, Feiyunzi.
Wang Long listened and felt overwhelmed.
Wang Long bid farewell to Ling Yunzi, and agreed to contact each other by phone if anything important happened. He then returned to the house he shared with Gong Guang, lay on his bed, and his heart was turbulent for a long time. Just one night, his life had undergone a tremendous change. It seemed that since he received the inheritance from his master, it was impossible to live a peaceful life like an ordinary person. His future life was destined to be extraordinary. So, he decided to go back home first and spend some quality time with his parents.
After thinking for a long time, when his emotions calmed down, it was already 6 o'clock in the morning. Wang Long got up early and said goodbye to Gong Guang, telling him that he would be going home today. Wang Long first went to the construction site to inform Chen Li, the foreman, that something had come up at home and he needed to go back today. Although Chen Li felt a bit sorry, he still showed concern by giving Wang Long his wages for the past few days, plus an additional 200 yuan, saying it was to support his studies. Wang Long was deeply moved in his heart and secretly made up his mind that he must eliminate the evil forces that harm this world, in order to protect ordinary people like Chen Li.
Wang Long bought a bus ticket back to his hometown, preparing to take the 2 pm bus home. Originally, he could have moved in an instant and arrived home, but since joining the National Security Bureau's Special Affairs Group, he wanted to experience ordinary life for a few days. So he went to buy the afternoon bus ticket and took the bus home.
As Wang Long sat on the long-distance bus heading home, he thought of his high school days with his father and felt a warmth in his heart. He closed his eyes to savor the rare atmosphere. Suddenly, a loud "slap" sound jolted him awake. Opening his eyes, he saw four burly men standing in the aisle about ten meters away. One of them had just slapped a young woman who was being held by another man. The slapping man appeared to be in his mid-thirties, with a rugged face and a thick beard that covered his nose like steel needles. "Damn it, I told you to hand over your money! You dare to resist?" he shouted, slapping the woman again. The woman, about 24 or 25 years old, had two red-purple palm prints on her face, mixed with tears, and her entire face was distorted in a way that made people's hearts ache. Next to them stood three other burly men holding large knives used for cutting watermelons. One of the tallest men shouted in a harsh voice like a broken gong: "Robbery! Hand over your IC cards, bank cards, and IQ cards!" The passengers on the bus wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, thinking that this guy must have watched too many movies and was even using movie lines. Under the threat of knives, some people had already taken out their money from their pockets and handed it over to the robbers. However, the young woman who was being held shouted: "Brother, please! My money is for my father's medical treatment. He has late-stage stomach cancer and needs immediate attention!" Before she finished speaking, the bearded man swung his knife down, and a loud, pig-like scream filled the air as the woman fainted. Many timid passengers closed their eyes, unable to bear the sight. But then, one of the burly men suddenly shouted in pain? Opening his eyes, Wang Long saw that the bearded man's hand had fallen to the ground, and he was lying on the floor of the bus compartment, screaming in agony. The other three accomplices looked like they had seen a ghost; they hadn't seen who had intervened but only saw their partner's arm fall to the ground. Wang Long couldn't bear it anymore and stood up, telling the driver: "Take us to the nearest police station." The three burly men shouted in unison, raising their knives to attack Wang Long. However, he didn't move; instead, he used his mind to emit three strands of spiritual energy, causing the three men to freeze in place. When they arrived at the nearby police station, Wang Long handed over the four robbers to the police. It turned out that these were habitual offenders who had robbed more than a dozen buses on this route. After dealing with the robbers, Wang Long continued his journey home on the bus.
Wang Long felt a mix of emotions: This world has many bad people, it seems that making the world a peaceful utopia is a heavy and long way to go.
