A passing traveler through the heavens

Chapter 137 Wang Shibei

Ji Lin looked at the enormous catapult in front of him, slowly stepped forward, and carefully examined every detail of it.

He reached out and gently stroked the catapult's hard outer shell, suddenly noticing that after his powerful attack, the catapult's originally sturdy body had quietly developed some tiny cracks.

Seeing this, Ji Lin unleashed the power contained in the horse talisman. In an instant, a warm and gentle light surged from his palm, quickly covering the entire catapult.

As the light gradually penetrated, the cracks began to heal and disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had never existed.

In just a short while, the catapult was restored to its original, intact state.

Ji Lin nodded in satisfaction, then with a wave of his arm, he directly stored the fully repaired catapult in the system space.

Immediately afterward, a thought flashed through his mind, and his figure flickered, returning to Liu Liu's home in the next instant.

As soon as Ji Lin entered, he saw Xing Hai had already transformed into human form, sitting leisurely on Liu Liu's spacious and comfortable sofa, enjoying a plate of fruit.

Ji Lin smiled slightly, walked quickly to Xinghai's side, gently patted her head, and said softly, "Alright, stop eating! Quickly delete all of Liu Liu's memories about the artifact spirit and the Blood Shadow Meteor. After that, we can leave."

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Xinghai reluctantly put down the fruit plate in his hand and stood up from the sofa with lingering reluctance.

She pouted and grumbled reluctantly, "Oh dear, I haven't finished eating yet..." But despite this, Xinghai obediently followed Ji Lin's instructions and went into Liu Liu's bedroom.

Before long, Xinghai successfully completed the mission. She not only successfully deleted the relevant memories from Liu Liu's mind, but also cleverly implanted a new memory—making Liu Liu mistakenly believe that he had suddenly fallen into a coma due to excessive fatigue caused by playing games all night.

In this way, when Liu Liu wakes up, he will not have any doubts about what happened before.

After successfully processing Liu Liu's memories, Xinghai immediately began searching for the other Seven Luminaries Spirit users.

At this time, Ji Lin still had three powerful Seven Luminaries artifact spirits—the Fate Hammer Spirit Dawn, the Jade Slip Nine Songs, and the Chaotic Soul Remnant Snow—that he had not yet mastered.

After thorough screening, Xinghai finally found a clue about Su Ye in a quiet town near Jiangnan.

According to the intelligence obtained, Su Ye's family unfortunately encountered a sudden tragedy, and all members of the family perished.

Even more noteworthy is that Xinghai discovered a missing person notice related to Su Ye in the online world.

The notice was posted by a person named Wang Shibei, whose words revealed her deep concern for Su Ye.

Without hesitation, Xinghai used human information transmission technology to instantly arrive at the detailed address left by Wang Shibei with Ji Lin.

When they stepped inside, they found the room empty and there was no one in sight.

Seeing this, Ji Lin simply stopped restraining himself, walked casually to the sofa, and sat down comfortably in the most comfortable position.

Then, he took out a pack of cigarettes from the system space, leisurely lit one, and began to puff away.

At the same time, Xinghai quickly transformed into an ordinary human and strolled around Wang Shibei's house with great interest...

"Today marks the four hundredth day of searching for Su Ye. I wonder when we will finally find him?" Wang Shibei murmured to herself with deep worry, her soft words audible only to herself.

Her steps seemed somewhat heavy, and with a heart full of worries, Wang Shibei slowly opened her front door.

The moment the door opened, the sight before her made her freeze in shock—on the living room sofa, a man was sitting leisurely smoking, while next to him, a woman was enjoying snacks.

"Who are you? How did you end up in my house?" Wang Shibei asked in astonishment, her voice unconsciously rising eight octaves.

Upon hearing the sound, Ji Lin turned his head and calmly placed his gaze on Wang Shibei. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and he slowly placed his right hand gently on Xinghai's back beside him.

In an instant, the starry sea transformed into an exquisite folding fan and fell into Ji Lin's hand.

Ji Lin gracefully unfolded his folding fan and slowly began to fan himself, saying softly, "This is my artifact spirit. Her name is Xinghai. I suppose you are familiar with artifact spirits. May I ask if we can talk about it?"

Wang Shibei stared wide-eyed at the Starry Sea Folding Fan in Ji Lin's hand. A hint of surprise flashed across her face at first, but it was quickly replaced by delight.

She rushed into the house, taking three steps at a time, and closed the door behind her, as if afraid that this unexpected visitor would suddenly disappear.

"I have come here specifically to help you find Su Ye. However, I also have an important matter to discuss with Su Ye."

"What do you think?" Ji Lin casually crossed his legs, his whole body exuding an extremely relaxed state.

However, after Ji Lin finished speaking, Wang Shibei instantly felt a sense of impending doom. Her whole body tensed up involuntarily, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Could it be... that you intend to use me as a hostage to blackmail Su Ye?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Lin quickly denied it, saying, "Oh dear! You can't say that! How can this be called blackmail? This is clearly a fair and just transaction."

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Wang Shibei's face, which was slightly distorted by her struggle. After a brief pause, he continued, "Alright, alright! It seems I'm really not good at negotiating with people. I might as well stop arguing and just take you directly to our destination."

Before Wang Shibei could even react, Ji Lin suddenly grabbed her shoulder tightly.

In an instant, the two transformed into a stream of data, and in no time, they arrived at an ancient town on the outskirts of Jiangnan.

This ancient town is peaceful and serene, filled with the rustic charm that has been preserved over the years.

Inside an old house on the edge of the ancient town, a lithe young man stands steadily in front of a roaring furnace, holding an enormous iron hammer.

He was completely focused, his eyes fixed on the red-hot iron block in front of him. He gripped the hammer tightly with both hands and hammered it vigorously, producing a series of crisp, melodious, and deafening sounds.

As if sensing something, the young man suddenly turned his head.

However, at that very moment, he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, because what appeared before him was a woman he would never forget, and who was also the last person he wanted to see—Wang Shibei!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Wang Shibei was still at home, but the next second she found herself in a completely unfamiliar place.

Before she could even take a good look at her surroundings, her gaze was drawn to a figure that was all too familiar. She blurted out without thinking, "Su Ye..."

As Wang Shibei softly uttered the name, crystal tears uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.

At this moment, Su Ye, holding an enormous hammer, gazed at her tenderly. He parted his lips slightly and softly called out in his deep, magnetic voice, "Beibei..."

The moment Su Ye called out that name, something magical happened. The large hammer that he had been holding tightly in his hand transformed into the appearance of a delicate and lovely young girl in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Wang Shibei could no longer suppress the surging emotions in her heart. She rushed straight to Su Ye and hugged him tightly, as if she was afraid that he would disappear if she let go.

Witnessing this scene, Ji Lin was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but clap his hands, muttering, "Wow, wow, wow, I'm so sorry to have disturbed your warm and touching reunion."

"However, could you two please restrain yourselves for a moment? It won't be too late for you to embrace each other after I've taken care of my business."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Lin moved swiftly and arrived in front of Wang Shibei in the blink of an eye.

His long, strong fingers suddenly shot out and gripped Wang Shibei's slender neck tightly like iron clamps.

At the same time, Ji Lin retreated swiftly like lightning, instantly returning to his original position. The entire movement was so seamless and fast that it was almost impossible for anyone to react.

Upon witnessing this astonishing scene, Su Ye's eyes blazed with fury.

His eyes widened in fury as he roared at Ji Lin, "Let go of Bei Bei!" As his roar rang out, the delicate and lovely girl beside Su Ye suddenly transformed, her body turning into an enormous hammer in the blink of an eye.

Without hesitation, Su Ye reached out and grasped the hammer handle, raising the heavy hammer high above his head.

Immediately afterwards, he used all his strength to slam his fist into the ground. A loud crash was heard, and a deep crater was created in the ground.

However, this wasn't the end. The instant the sledgehammer struck the ground, countless thick steel bars suddenly burst forth from the earth, like a swarm of ferocious venomous snakes, rushing straight towards where Ji Lin was...