After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2559 Master Duan Disappears

Only Dong Rui watched intently, while Ling Jinbao and the others were startled and felt a chill run down their spines.

This is the monster that killed seventy or eighty people in the northern suburbs of White Pine City a few months ago!

Duan Heyun's expression also changed slightly.

Although he was used to it and quickly recovered his composure, Ah Lian still noticed his unusual behavior—

"This is who I am. But you hate this face, don't you? You used to feel disgust every time you saw me."

Don't forget, she has a unique talent for sensing other people's emotions.

Facial expressions can be controlled and concealed, but emotions are very real.

Dong Rui subconsciously scratched his arm. Indeed, it was true; puppeteers were constantly exposed to terrifying creations, and just because they weren't afraid didn't mean they liked them.

How many people would truly like ugly things?
A-Lian raised her hand and gently stroked Duan Heyun's face: "Father, are you thinking of me?"

Her eyes were still so round and big, but that face, which usually only appeared in his nightmares, was only half a foot away from him. She asked, word by word, "Has Father really thought about me?"

Duan Heyun was speechless. A-Lian's accusation was correct; he had indeed treated her only as an experimental subject before, but... but he had genuinely loved her later.

“Father can’t remember anything from the past, but A-Lian hasn’t forgotten a single thing!”

"I..." Duan Heyun hummed, about to reply, when a sharp spike suddenly emerged from the knuckle of A-Lian's right hand, sharper than a knife, and stabbed into Duan Heyun's shoulder!

Duan Heyun suddenly felt a sharp pain and let out a scream.

“From the time I could count, Father and his men have stabbed me like this exactly a hundred times.” Ah Lian, with that terrifying face, spoke in the same childish tone as before, “You taught me to speak and read, but what you taught me first was pain, obedience, and hatred—using obedience to hide hatred!”

Dong Rui, watching from the side, also felt a bit of pain in his shoulder.

The experiments on the demon puppets were filled with the bizarre and cruel. Cutting and piecing together were commonplace.

The two most common emotions that demon puppets have towards their masters are fear and hatred.

Aunt Zhu then said to Dong Rui, "There are quite a few perverts in your profession."

Dong Rui's lips twitched. Who was he talking about?
"Don't kill him," He Lingchuan could only say.

Ah Lian pulled out the thorn, and blood immediately splattered on her face.

She stuck out her tongue and licked it, then smiled: "It's so sweet, even sweeter than the fried cakes Hu Xin brought me."

Nothing tastes sweeter than revenge!

Just then, there were a few knocks on the door; the little stone man had come looking for He Lingchuan.

He immediately instructed Dong Rui to keep an eye on things and make sure Duan Heyun didn't get hurt, and then he went out first.

Another scream came from inside the house, and the little stone man emerged from the stone wall beside him:
“I am interrogating the Lingyun Palace’s army and high-level combat forces, but they seem to only know that there are great demons and gods in the palace, but they don’t know the exact number.”

"well done."

Aunt Zhu stood beside him: "Are you sure that besides using your knife, we can also block the gaze of the gods?"

“Of course,” He Lingchuan said confidently. “I’ve tested it many times.”

It was still dark, and there was no sunlight to help, but he could stuff these prisoners into the secret realm to block the gaze of the gods.

Yes, the secret realm is also an independent space, and it is equally effective in blocking antennas.

He Lingchuan had used the "Yangguan Road" to observe each prisoner beforehand, ensuring that, apart from A-Lian, there were no small creatures tracking them. He also scanned them several times with his magic eye and found no tracking spells.

Therefore, "when Lingyun Palace discovers that the number of antennas available for tracking is rapidly decreasing, they will definitely be anxious."

The Earth Mother's avatar asked, "When will it begin?"

“No rush, let’s wait a bit longer.” He Lingchuan gestured with his chin toward the closed door. “We still need to make some preparations. You go ahead at full speed and give us more time.”

"The Spirit Palace will soon lose track of us. The only way for the Heavenly Demon to find us again is to parachute onto A-Lian!"

"Is it going to surface?" The Earth Mother's little stone doll hopped twice on the wall. "Can that so-called divine doll come down underground?"

He Lingchuan laughed heartily: "Let's go and meet it!"

Dong Rui whispered from the side, "That means he's not sure either."

Fifteen minutes later, the door behind me opened.

Ah Lian came out and transformed back into a soft and cute little girl from the monster.

But this time everyone remembered that no matter how her appearance changed, her core was still a terrifying monster.

She was covered in blood, and Dong Rui was standing next to her.

……

Time passed slowly, and the Lingyun Palace's procession was still waiting at Baiqiu.

They have retrieved all the demon puppets on time, except for A-Lian—A-Lian was brought into Baisong City by Duan Heyun himself, so she is no longer under their jurisdiction.

Half an hour passed.

The puppeteers wanted to send a message to Duan Heyun to let him know that they had finished their work, but the water mirror they had drawn rippled for a long time, and the mirror surface was still empty; they couldn't find anyone.

This indicates that no one connected to the other end of the water mirror.

Then, they folded the notes into paper cranes and released them.

Logically, this thing should have flown directly into Duan Heyun's hands, but after flapping its wings twice, it fell down.

This means that it cannot find anyone to turn to.

Without a goal, it's impossible to plan an itinerary.

The demon puppeteers sensed something was wrong and quickly reported it:
Master Duan's whereabouts are unknown and he cannot be contacted.

At the same time, a night owl descended from the sky and coldly addressed Commander Zhao of the army: "The heavens have decreed that Duan Heyun's location is incorrect. He has already left Baisong City and is rapidly heading south. You must pursue him and ascertain the truth immediately!"

Commander Zhao was greatly alarmed: "May I ask the heavens, where in the city did Master Duan...where did he encounter trouble?"

"Willow bank east of the city".

Commander Zhao immediately divided his forces, following the guidance of the divine gaze to pursue Duan Heyun, while sending Deputy Commander Xue into Baisong City to investigate the circumstances of Master Duan's disappearance.

Deputy Commander Xue accepted the order and immediately rushed into the city.

No one noticed that several owls were perched in the trees on the outskirts of the city, having witnessed the chaos of the group, before flapping their wings and flying away.

The arrival of the army disrupted the entire Spring Festival in Baisong City. They headed straight for the willow bank on the east side of the city, questioning witnesses and searching for people.

The people of Baisong City had no idea where these fierce-looking men came from. The city's garrison initially wanted to intercept them, but after receiving orders from somewhere, they reluctantly retreated, not daring to utter a single one.

Finally, an eyewitness said that he saw Duan Heyun and others go under the bridge. After all, a child like A-Lian is still very memorable.

Then there is no more then.

It was obvious that the other side had been lying in ambush inside Baisong City and had used escape techniques to take Duan Heyun away; otherwise, getting past the city gate would have been difficult.

Deputy Commander Xue immediately led his men to the city gate to inspect the barrier.

(End of this chapter)