Chapter 11. Zhou Min's Request
With his training over and about a month left in the summer vacation, Mo Fan didn't intend to join any city monster-hunting teams.
Although battles can make one stronger, it's not safe to do so right now. Therefore, Mo Fan decided to train hard for another year and a half!
Cultivation isn't the main thing, of course. The main thing is still to earn gold coins by signing in to the shop.
Exchanging for Stardust Experience Pills is what Mo Fan needs to do most right now.
After the holiday, the new semester begins.
The magic course was as boring as ever, consisting of daily meditation and hitting wooden stakes.
Of course, someone like Mo Fan, capable of single-handedly defeating a Dark Wolf Beast, can no longer continue practicing on a wooden dummy. However, he still needs to be present in the designated areas and during the prescribed lessons.
"Brother Fan, have you noticed? Ever since the training, Zhou Min, who's always been so arrogant, has been especially nice to you." After practicing for a while and running out of mana, Zhang Xiaohou whispered in Mo Fan's ear.
Upon hearing this, Mo Fan looked towards Zhou Min.
Sure enough, he discovered that the little girl had been secretly observing him the whole time.
To be honest, being stared at by a young girl can naturally lead to a wrong feeling.
Men, in this respect, share a common ailment.
Mo Fan said with a grin, "I guess you were captivated by my handsome appearance, right?"
"If that's what you say, there's nothing I can do. But if it's because you're handsome, she wouldn't have been so mean to you at the beginning of the semester. She's mean to everyone, but she's completely different with you, acting like a sweet little sister next door," Zhang Xiaohou said.
"You can think of it that way," Mo Fan said.
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"She's coming to find you...tsk tsk, Brother Fan, I'm outta here." Although Zhang Xiaohou was speechless at Mo Fan's narcissism, he was still a good teammate.
Sure enough, when Zhang Xiaohou left, he saw Zhou Min walking over.
Looking at her little face, so hesitant and timid, she was quite pitiful.
Zhou Min is quite pretty, with neat, shoulder-length black hair and a delicate face that carries the pride that many girls have. She usually acts fierce and keeps her distance from boys, but in fact, she can't hide her warm heart.
However, Mo Fan knew very well why this girl had come to him.
To be honest, he was quite interested in helping, even though he wasn't part of the city's demon-hunting team, he naturally didn't want to miss out on a wisp of spirit.
After Zhou Min came over, she asked in a very low voice, "Mo Mofan, do you have time tonight?"
Her slightly shy demeanor made it no wonder that others misunderstood her.
"What is it?" Mo Fan asked in return.
After a slight hesitation, Zhou Min earnestly said to Mo Fan, "It's like this, my grandma lives on Rongshu Street, which is an old area that's going to be redeveloped into a new residential area. During the summer vacation, I went to stay with my grandma, but I kept hearing vibrations from the construction site next door, as if a construction team was working. But I asked around, and everyone said they don't work at night... Grandma keeps saying that you have things in that old area that's about to become ruins. I asked Grandma to move away, but she doesn't want to leave. So I hope you can come with me to see what's going on. Otherwise, I'm always worried about leaving my grandma there alone; it's really scary at night."
"I see."
After Mo Fan 'understood' the situation, he said, "Then let's go, you can take me to see it."
"good."
Seeing that Mo Fan did not refuse, Zhou Min was very happy.
The girl's skin was still thin and delicate; how could Mo Fan bear to refuse a young girl in the prime of her youth?
Upon arriving at the Old Banyan Tree neighborhood, just as Zhou Min had described, the area had been completely demolished and looked as if it had just experienced a severe earthquake disaster.
Dust filled the neighborhood, which had been severely demolished. There were temporary construction site fences everywhere, and the area was full of potholes. Some of the houses that had been partially demolished were left as ruins that looked bad for the city. There were also unfinished buildings that had just been built but were not yet complete.
I heard that the old banyan tree neighborhood was intended to be developed into a new commercial district, but the investors were severely short of funds, leaving behind a ruin in this city that even the government doesn't know how to deal with.
Most people have moved away from this neighborhood. Some homeless people will find some dilapidated buildings to live in temporarily. The rest are some elderly people who are unwilling to move away, such as Zhou Min's grandmother.
Upon arriving at the destination, Mo Fan looked around and then took out something that resembled a sachet.
The sachet was untied, revealing some shimmering powder. Mo Fan blew on the powder, and it immediately drifted into the air, slowly, slowly scattering across the construction site area.
"This is... Demon-Seeking Powder?" Zhou Min, as expected of a top student, recognized the item at a glance.
"Okay." Mo Fan nodded.
The powder was scattered about ten meters away from the two people. The crystalline powder seemed to be stuck to the ground, forming an outline on the dusty ground. Soon, the outline looked like... like a footprint!
Zhou Min was stunned.
Good heavens, are there really demons in this city of Bo?
Even magicians usually find it difficult to detect the aura of demons, especially those that have already left the area.
The special feature of the demon-finding powder is that it is particularly sensitive to the aura of demons. Even a footprint left by a demon ten days ago can be immediately adhered to by the demon-finding powder!
"What...what should we do??" Zhou Min was so frightened that her face turned pale.
Before she had any training, Zhou Min was not afraid of demons.
But only after truly witnessing the relationship between demons and monsters can one understand how terrifying they are.
"Go and pick up your grandmother. While you're at it, notify the city's monster-hunting team. Tell them that a one-eyed demon wolf has been spotted here," Mo Fan said.
"A one-eyed demon wolf!?" Zhou Min was stunned for a moment.
"Judging from these footprints, this should still be a huge one-eyed demon wolf," Mo Fan said.
"Then Mo Fan, come with me." Upon hearing that it was a one-eyed demon wolf, Zhou Min immediately tried to pull Mo Fan away.
"If none of us are here, the city's monster-hunting team might not be able to find us even if they come here. You know, the city's monster-hunting team isn't something you can just call on anytime," Mo Fan said.
The Urban Monster Hunting Team is dedicated to serving the city, serving the people, and ensuring their safety.
But frankly speaking, they can't just take action based on a little bit of news.
Even if someone is mobilized, they still need to be compensated.
The services of magicians are never the conveniences of ordinary people.
Zhou Min knew this, but she was still a little worried about Mo Fan.
"Don't worry, I have experience. Just do as I say. Anyway, go quickly. You don't want your grandma to be threatened every day, do you?"
After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Min nodded in agreement. Of course, as she left, she didn't forget to remind Mo Fan to be careful.