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the next morning.

Before dawn, Wu Haowen arrived at the gate, waiting for Hua Wuye to return.

Time passed second by second, the sun rose, and the drifting snowflakes fell on Wu Haowen's head, turning his hair completely white.

But Hua Wuye was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange, what's going on?"

Wu Haowen frowned slightly, his body swaying restlessly in place, occasionally taking out his phone to check the time.

"That can't be right. According to the plan, Hua Zi should have arrived by now. Could it be... that he really ran away?"

Wu Haowen's heart skipped a beat, then he shook his head:

"Hua Zi isn't that kind of person, which means... something's happened!"

In just a moment, Wu Haowen's face darkened.

He stared blankly at the mist, one hand in his pocket. Bone flute.

"No, even if we rush back now, it will be too late. Finding someone in the fog is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"But Chairman Xiao's curse is about to expire, what should we do..."

Wu Haowen's eyes were filled with sorrow as he silently prayed for Hua Wuye to return safely with the cursed object.

Just as he was thinking, he heard the roar of a car engine behind him.

Wu Haowen turned around and saw Xiao Yun jump out of the pickup truck and wave at him:

"Good morning, Special Agent Wu. I didn't see you at breakfast. What are you doing standing here?"

Xiao Yun smiled, picked Liu Lingling up from her seat, and casually tossed a few bags of bread to Wu Haowen.

Wu Haowen took it and forced a smile:

Thanks.

He opened his mouth stiffly and began to gnaw on the dry, hard bread, bite by bite.

At the same time, Zhong Mo and the others jumped off the pickup truck, helped the elderly man, and unloaded his luggage.

"Moving now? So early."

"Yes, we originally planned to move this afternoon, but the neighbors' attitude is unclear, so we're moving early to avoid any accidents."

As he spoke, Xiao Yun summoned the antler worm, picked up Liu Lingling, and leaped onto the antler worm's head in a few steps.

"Special Agent Wu, come on up, let's go."

Upon hearing Xiao Yun's call, Wu Haowen felt a bit flustered.

"What should I do? If I leave, and Hua Zi comes back with the things and can't find me, won't all my efforts be wasted?"

After a moment's hesitation, Wu Haowen forced a smile and waved his hand:

"You all go back first. I'll stay here to maintain order and prevent any trouble."

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded:

"That's fine. With Special Envoy Wu in charge, I feel more at ease."

"I'm only taking Zhong Mo with me this time. Chang Hao and the others will stay behind to help you. Once we get back, I'll arrange for professionals to come over; they should arrive before noon."

While the two were talking, Kong Changhao quickly put all the luggage away.

"Everyone, don't be nervous, stand around me and hold your ground."

Upon hearing Zhong Mo's instructions, the first group of people to relocate slowly walked to the stag beetle and formed a circle around him.

"Brother Yun, let's begin."

Zhong Mo, supporting the hands of several elderly people, nodded to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun nodded and smiled at everyone:

"Don't be nervous, everyone. Just think of it as riding an elevator."

"Take the elevator?"

The crowd was somewhat puzzled.

The next second, as Xiao Yun raised his hand, magical power gathered and surged like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, the ground beneath everyone's feet shook, and a blue and white square boulder appeared, slowly growing larger and taller.

As the field of vision continued to rise, the broad back of the giant antler deer soon came into view.

Everyone stared in disbelief at Xiao Yun, giving him a thumbs up.

Xiao Yun smiled modestly and arranged for everyone to take their seats.

On the ground, watching this scene, Wu Haowen's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Holy crap, am I seeing things? This is mana flow? That worst skill?"

Wu Haowen felt that his understanding had been refreshed once again.

It is theoretically the skill with the highest potential, but in reality, almost no one can realize its full value.

In the Land of No Worries, a mage who learned the [Mana Flow] skill at a low level now regrets every day why he chose this stupid skill.

This includes Wu Haowen.

When he chose the magic-based path, he also imagined being like Xiao Yun, able to create all things and evolve countless skills with a simple wave of his hand.

However, in later practice, he gradually admitted that he was an idiot.

"Wait, can you really play a mana-based build like this?"

Wu Haowen rested his chin on his hand, filled with suspicion, and muttered to himself:

"Am I doing something wrong? Do these kinds of skill animations need to have a really cool starting animation?"

He glanced around warily, making sure everyone else was busy moving and had no time to pay attention to him.

So, he secretly turned around, recalling Xiao Yun's appearance just now, his expression indifferent and disdainful, and casually pointed.

The magical power surged, and under Wu Haowen's expectant gaze, the ground cracked.

puff--

A pillar of magic burst forth from the ground.

"It's done, but... why does it look so... classy!"

Wu Haowen's lips twitched violently as he kicked it to pieces, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes:

"I admit there's a difference in raw skill, but can there really be such a huge gap in skill usage between two mages?"

Compared to Xiao Yun, he was like a greenhorn who had just changed jobs.

Wu Haowen sighed softly, glanced at Xiao Yun, and, recalling what the latter had done in the past two days, quickly felt relieved:

"He's a genius like the president, someone who can change the world. I'm just an ordinary person on the street, there's no comparison."

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Oh, right, I should remind Chairman Xiao, lest he go back and end up in the revitalized teaching building, only to die in vain."

Just then, the residents of Xingfuli finished packing and were about to set off.

Wu Haowen didn't dare to delay. He leaped onto the antler beetle in a few steps and came to Xiao Yun's side.

"President Xiao, I have something to tell you..."

Xiao Yun turned to look at him, nodded, then shook his head:

"Wait a minute, I feel that things here are more important."

Wu Haowen was taken aback, but then he saw Xiao Yun turn his head, squat down, and look at Liu Lingling.

"Lingling, you just said you can sense the thoughts of stag beetles?"

"yes."

Liu Lingling nodded obediently, while Wu Haowen's expression became even more complicated, and he muttered to himself:

"Is a little girl's fantasy more important than what I'm about to say?"

Wu Haowen pursed his lips, about to call out to Xiao Yun, when he saw Xiao Yun nod and say very seriously:

"Then, Lingling, can you tell me what this stag beetle is thinking?"

Liu Lingling lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before saying:

It said: "I'm so tired, so heavy, these guys are so slow, I want to die..."

Wu Haowen smiled:

"I knew it, this little girl was talking nonsense. 'So tired, so heavy'? With so many of us, do I even need to say it? Even an idiot could make that up..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Lingling continued:

"By the way, Brother Xiao Yun, it also said: 'I'm not happy. I'll throw these guys off later and have some fun.'"

"Huh???"

The giant antler deer at her feet cried out in surprise, turned its head to look at Liu Lingling, its face full of question marks.

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