Chapter Sixteen: Excuse me, is there anyone normal here?

  In the dead of night, just as Luoxi Zero was exhausted, the magic chain suddenly relaxed on its own and returned to Luoxi Zero's body.

  Although it seemed that Xiaoyan didn't intend to kill them, Taotaozi saw Lu Xizero calling out E-book and looking up Xiaoyan's information on the book. Suddenly tense, she covered the E-book with her hand and commanded: "Zero! Don't think about Xiaoyan again, she's a bad egg! A super bad egg!"

  "I knew she was a bad egg, so I'm going to take back the Nine Kings' Relic. The Nine Kings' Relic can help me, a person with no martial power, eliminate the Shark People and control the Magic Chain. That proves that the Nine Kings' Relic is not simple, if it falls into the wrong hands, it could become a terrible weapon."

  "That's right, there's no normal place here, and our lives are uncertain for how long. If we can retrieve the Nine King Sarira, it will be much safer!" Taotao also understood this truth and had to put down her anger, "But there are several Xia Yan on E-book, and that girl may not use her real name."

  "This can only be inferred." Luoxi zero carefully examined each of the "Xiayuan" data, and found that most were 0-level civilians with unremarkable information. However, there was one whose level was unremarkable but occupation was listed as a deceitful hunter, which made Luoxi zero suspicious that other 0-level Xiayuans were fabricated characters created by Xiayuan herself. Luoxi zero discovered that E-book could update others' data, but required evidence, and would be added after verification. Luoxi zero believed that in the Yuèluò dynasty, people who truly existed couldn't be concealed, so Xiayuan had been supplemented with information on E-book by the victim, and it was because of this that she fabricated several Xiayuans to conceal her true self.

  The e-book couldn't track down the whereabouts of Cheater Hunter Xia Yan, so Luo Xi Ling had no choice but to look for her through other means. As a cheater hunter, aside from cheating as a profession, she also hunted for treasures. Xia Yan had snatched away Luo Xi Ling's Nine Kings' Relics, clearly showing that she was someone who loved collecting precious items, and she shouldn't be too far away. Thus, Luo Xi Ling set her sights on the activities of the past two days. According to the e-book's description, they were still within the Ancient City Domain, in the three-kilometer-away Luoyang Ancient City, where there would be a Big Eater King competition tomorrow at noon. This competition seemed ordinary, but there was actually a red gemstone symbol before its name, Luo Xi Ling suspected that it might just be hiding some high-level competition or grand event under the guise of a Big Eater King competition, and Xia Yan might very likely participate in it.

  The next morning, the two set off immediately and headed for their destination according to the E-book map.

  The city of Luoyang is not much different from what I imagined, but all the shops are closed, and there are only a few people rushing to and fro on the streets, with no one looking like a local resident.

  Two people arrived at the temple where the eating contest was being held, only to find that dozens of people had gathered. It seemed that those who rushed to get here were all participants in the competition. Moreover, this competition was obviously risky, so all the shops were closed to avoid getting caught up in the chaos.

  Super foodie Tiantian saw the dazzling array of dim sum on the table and lost control, running to one of the empty seats and shouting "I want to join in" before immediately starting to eat.

  Tao Taozi's appetite is really not simple, in a short time, she ate fifteen plates of dim sum.

  The contestants around her were shocked and murmured, immediately attracting the attention of the host. It was a woman wearing a veil, so her face couldn't be seen clearly. She pointed at Taotaozi with surprise, seemingly very angry, and was so angry that she couldn't speak!

  "Girl, I didn't expect you to be so generous."

  "Haha, I just love eating, it turns out I eat the most and get the most rewards, what's the prize for that?"

  "A reward? Are you kidding me? This is a drift bottle auction, one plate represents 1,000 yuan, and you ate 15 plates, that's 15,000 yuan!" The participants next to him began to suspect, "You're not here to pretend to be stupid and steal the drift bottles, are you?"

  "I didn't know that! I thought winning would just get us a reward!" Taotaozi ran to Luoxi Zero's back and stammered, "How come this place is so similar to the way that Todeceive Inn operates? It seems like all the inns in this ancient city are scams!"

  Luo Xi Ling was too late to blame Tao Taozi's impulsiveness, the contestant who just spoke continued to add salt and vinegar, making Tao Taozi out to be a bad egg who came to steal the drift bottle, causing other contestants to also jeer, that contestant then incited everyone to deal with these two troublemakers together.

  Roxie suspected that Taotaozi had seriously disrupted the auction rules, and there were many precedents, which would make everyone so nervous. But now, no matter how it was explained, it was useless. This group of people rushed over like crazy, determined to take Taotaozi's life!

  Luoxi Zero raised his hand, and the magic chain immediately emerged from his palm, quickly sweeping away several enemies. However, their strength was not so simple, and one of the powerful gods discovered that Luoxi Zero had this ability. He grabbed the magic chain and dragged Luoxi Zero step by step! The young man couldn't bear to use the sharp spearhead to hurt innocent enemies, but when the powerful god dealt with Luoxi Zero alone, the others chose to surround Taotaozi!

  "Ah——" A mournful cry rang out, Luo Xi Ling thought it was Tao Taozi being attacked, and for a moment he lost focus. The magic chain was fiercely swung, slamming the youth into the wall!

  The one who was originally shouting was the host of the competition, and the drift bottle she auctioned off was actually snatched away by one of the contestants! The people who were dealing with Luo Xi Ling and the contestant who was stirring up trouble also quietly slipped away, and it wasn't until then that Luo Xi Ling realized they were a gang. So Luo Xi Ling loudly shouted that someone had stolen the drift bottle, hoping to shift everyone's focus onto the drift bottle.

  A young girl picked up Tiantian and suddenly jumped out of the crowd. Seeing that the group of contestants was furious, Tiantian was rescued, and they wanted to continue attacking the two. However, the girl lightly flicked her spiritual energy towards the crowd, and the air around them immediately condensed into an ice net. Before they could even struggle free, the chill of the ice net had already seeped into their bodies, quickly turning the crowd into individual ice sculptures!

  If it weren't for the girl turning around to face Lakiro, he wouldn't have dared to believe that the one who saved Momotaro was actually Sayaka! When Sayaka tossed the drifting bottle in her hand, Lakiro only discovered that she had already knocked down all the participants chasing after the drifting bottles!

  Lu Xi Ling glared at Xia Yan, unable to help but let out a faintly enraged grinding of his teeth: "What's so special about this little thing? It can actually attract you here, aren't you worried that I'll run into you again and take back the Sheli?"

  "You two zero-level newcomers have nothing to be afraid of. This drifting bottle is something I must get, because it's already on the verge of extinction."

  As soon as the words were spoken, Xia Yan was about to leave, but a gloomy and eerie voice came from behind: "Drifting bottles usually appear on some cliffs with mirage illusions, so it's quite dangerous to get them. The bottle can shrink weapons into it and hide them, making enemies defenseless."

  Everyone unexpectedly looked towards the source of the sound, and the master of the game pulled off his veil to reveal a familiar yet more terrifying face than the Overlord, which suddenly scared Luo Xi Ling and Tao Tao Zi into exclaiming in unison: "Luo Miss!"

  "Was I deceiving your whole family since the last life? Why did I not open for a month, thinking you were my guests, only to find out you had so little money and ruined my store?! I reluctantly took out the drift bottle that I had treasured for a long time to auction off, but didn't expect you to come again to cause trouble. Are you trying to make me lose my last treasure too?! Miss Luo won't serve you today, or else she's not surnamed Luo!" Miss Luo was furious, with smoke coming out of her seven orifices, and a fierce aura surrounding her as she ran over. The two of them took off running, but unexpectedly Miss Luo turned to attack Xiaoyan who had obtained the drift bottle!

  Do you want a message in a bottle or your life? Xiaoyan wants both! But Xiaoyan is also afraid of those with strong willpower that has surpassed themselves, losing their sanity. So Xiaoyan decides to escape with them together!

  "Slaves! Drifting bottles! Come back to me—" The loud shout behind her was like thunder, tearing through the sky and dyeing the entire city of Luoyang with Miss Luo's desperate determination!

  "Am I in the wrong place? How did I run into you lunatics!" Xiaoyan could only scold herself for being unlucky enough to encounter this group of lunatics, and then desperately ran away.