Chapter 8: Dark Tide

β€œHut.hut.haaaa,Pump.it

Hut.hut.haaaa,And.pump.it(louder)

And.pump.it(louder)

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Turn.up.the.radio,

Blast.your.stereo.riiiight......”

Miami Beach is always a paradise for hot babies, and in the middle of the crowded hot sand, beautiful women in bikinis are smashing volleyballs.

"Oops, good ball!" With a fierce smash from the bronzed-skinned beautiful girl in front of the net, Han Feng also stood up with his fists and shouted loudly with the crowd, "Senior Sister Yuma, come on!"

That's right, in this beach volleyball game, there is not only Bissi Lilai, but also Yuma Gran, who is a master of physical skills and has the name of "Heavy Fist Princess". After coming here, Cedar understood the sexiness of the toned bronzed skin through Yuma, and Yuma, who jumped high again at this moment and fought hard, exuded a youthful charm like a hot fire all over her body.

"With Senior Sister Yuma here, this side will definitely win. Cedar commented to Zhaohua while sipping his drink, and after a few days of adaptation, he and Zhaohua would not blush immediately when they looked at the bikini beauties all over the beach.

"I think Yuma is bullying. Sitting in the front row, still looking sleepy-eyed, the pale-skinned "horror boy" Kyrie Davis yawned again.

"Senior Sister Yuma can't exert her strength at all, I'm really worried that she won't be able to have fun and let us accompany her to play sand volleyball," Han Feng laughed, "But it doesn't matter, if you really want to fight, I'll leave it to you, JOJO!"

"...... who will be killed by a volleyball" Cedar waved her hand again and again, and asked Zhiyao Ying, who was guarding herself, "Can Sister Ying take it......?" This has to be blocked by Zhaohua with a wall of air. ”

"If I really want to come, I'll have to team up with you. Zhaohua was also more open now, and when he saw Yuma coming, he made a gesture and dodged behind Cedar.

"Senior sister, if you don't rest, they won't be able to fight. Han Feng handed the water to Yuma, who was draped in a towel to wipe his sweat, and said with a smile.

"I don't fight, just have fun. Yuma said and threw a bottle of water to Bissi who walked off the field, which made Bissi subconsciously try her best to prevent it, and everyone then laughed.

"How much power can Senior Sister Yuma's heaviest punch have?" asked Han Feng curiously.

"Theoretically, we can shatter the continent. The fair-skinned Beatsie, whose face was flushed from exercise, replied with a smile as she untied her braids that hung over her shoulders, and would not be taken seriously even if she was heard by outsiders.

After all, gravity manipulation...... Cedar sighed, thinking that he was ranked third in this year's trainees, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness.

"Where are we going to eat?" Han Feng asked, helping the two girls to ward off the surging crowd.

"Depending on what type you like to eat, Iβ€”" Cedar said, looking at the time again, "at this point, Mrs. Max must have eaten all the food." ”

"Would you like Cuban-style food?" Yuma asked them, "I know there's a good Cuban-style restaurant." ”

"Is it spicy?" Cedar blurted out, which made Yumaha laugh.

"LITTLE JO, CAN'T YOU EAT SPICY?" SHE PATTED CEDAR ON THE SHOULDER, WHICH MADE CEDAR STUMBLE.

"Hahahaha, he can't do it, doesn't Harden always laugh at him, and learn his tone-" Han Feng also naughtily imitated Cedar's tragic appearance, "'Our Lingnan Zhou family, generation does not eat spicy'!"

"Ah, don't learn from me!" Cedar was a little embarrassed, "so it's not spicyβ€”"

"Cedar?" Perhaps their joke was louder, and suddenly there was an uncertain call from the noisy crowd, which made Cedar turn his head and froze there.

"Acquaintance?" Han Feng looked over inexplicably, and the one who called out to Cedar was a middle-aged man with an Asian face, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking neat and handsome and quite personable.

"Ah......" Zhaohua seemed to react, glanced at Cedar, but did not make a sound.

"Jeffrey?" said the Asian woman who was traveling with the man, a woman with a rather flamboyant appearance, holding a little girl of four or five years old in her hand, who blinked at Cedar with big eyes and an inquiring expression.

Cedar was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses from surprise, and then said curtly: "...... Dad?"

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"Cedar didn't mention that he was a child of a single-parent family. As he sat on the side and looked over, Han Feng said slowly.

"Uncle, he divorced his aunt when Cedar was very young. Zhaohua was also a little worried, beyond the separated plant could see Cedar sitting there a little uncomfortably, and answered his father who had not seen him for a long time without a word, in order to round out the identity story of Cedar's disguise, he promised to follow Cedar's Zhiyao Shadow to sit next to him and help explain from time to time.

"Why are you divorced?" Han Feng asked cautiously, looking at the beautiful woman who sat quietly and smiled at Cedar from time to time.

"It's not good to say...... It is said that it was because my uncle was having an affair," Zhaohua shook his head again after speaking, "It's not this lady, I vaguely remember that the third party came to the door to make trouble, it wasn't her, she wasn't so beautiful and quiet." ”

"You're going to meet ...... here," Yuma was a little surprised.

"I think he didn't care much about Cedar when he has another family, and the Heavenly Punisher doesn't allow members to have too much contact with their families. Han Feng said and looked at Cedar again, and the little girl who didn't know anything smiled sweetly at Cedar as if she was happy.

"I don't think so, Uncle probably just wants to know why Cedar came to Miami, it's just a normal worry. Zhaohua shook his head and continued to try to hear the conversation over there.

It can be seen that Cedar does not really want to spend too much time with his father, and he has already given his father the business cards of Mr. Brand Graeme and He Yanfang, and he is also absent-minded in answering. It's just that the father, who hasn't seen him for a long time, may have been asking questions out of guilt.

"I'm doing well, really," Cedar showed her father a photo on her phone, "these are my good friends, we learned a lot, and we had a lot of fun." There is no problem, and the living expenses are enough to use. ”

Listening to the words over there, Zhaohua asked his partners softly: "I think the problem is...... What do you think of that woman?"

"It's not good, I thought it was my delusion, don't you think so?" Carey replied quietly, continuing to look at the eyes that still seemed to be sleepy.

"What is your name, Sophia?" Han Feng asked again.

"That's not important, I really want to release the Silent Seal Realm now, she won't really ......" Zhaohua looked at Cedar, although Cedar looked more unalert, but seemed to look at Sophia from time to time.

"Aunt Sophia...... How do you follow ...... Daddy knows?" Cedar finally asked.

"Sophie was met during my trip to Japan. The father smiled and replied quickly, and Cedar sighed.

"Auntie is Japanese?" asked Cedar softly, probably not causing discomfort, "Oh yes...... I know a senior who is from Kyoto, and Sister Kage has been in Kyoto before......, right? Where are you from Japan?"

"I'm from Nara," the woman smiled and asked, "Have you ever been to Nara?"

"No, it seems like there are a lot of deer, right?" Cedar shook her head, glanced at the Ueka, who had reacted slightly to Nara, and asked the little girl with a little doubt, "...... Shirley, right? Did Shirley go to Nara to see the fawn?"

The little girl shook her head and looked at her mother wistfully: "Mom?"

"This place in Nara ......," Sophia continued with a wry smile, "I have some bad memories, and I don't really want to go back since I can leave." ”

"What's Madame's Japanese name?" Uekaying thought for a moment, then asked tentatively.

To her faint hint of inquiry, Sophia replied with doubts: "Ah Sui." ”

"Ah Sui-" Zhi Yao was taken aback, and then apologized, "It's rude, I just think of an old person." ”

Not knowing what Zhi Yaoying was worried about, Cedar thought about it and tried to ask, "Does Auntie know about Yakushi Temple?"

"Ah, there is indeed Yakushiji Temple in Nara, and it is a very famous place. ”

Cedar looked a little apprehensive and stopped talking. He replied in a low voice, when Shirley suddenly offered to give him something, and Jeffrey led the little girl to the car to get it. Cedar hesitated for a moment and then looked sideways at Yuma's side slightly, and after getting unanimous acquiescence, he finally took out the card supplied by Carlos to release his power: "Stop the Silent Sealing Realm!"

The instantly frozen environment was glowing with faint colors, and in this sudden silence, Ah Sui's eyes widened in horror: "This-you ......"

"Sure enough......" Cedar took a deep breath and looked directly at Ah Sui as he spoke steadily and firmly, "We are the Miami Heavenly Punishers." You...... It's a youkai, right?"

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Having just returned from ten hard-and-dore weekly challenges, he received a phone call, and Harden took a look, Cedar's.

"Yo, cross-border long-haul?"

"yes, busy?"

"Okay, it's fine right now," Harden asked sharply as he wiped his sweat with a towel, "What's wrong, doesn't sound like you're in a good mood?"

"Well," Cedar replied, hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I met my dad in Miami." ”

"Why not?" said Harden, pausing and sitting down against the table.

"My dad had an affair when I was younger, and then divorced my mom, and I haven't been in touch with me since then, except for living expenses. ”

"You hate him?"

"I didn't feel anything before, my mom didn't complain to me, I just heard about the affair from my grandmother or something. This time, I suddenly saw my father's family of three appear in front of me, and I ...... A little angry. ”

It's hard for me to consult with this kind of problem...... These Zhaohua may know better, but looking for himself is hoping to cut through the mess quickly, right? Harden wants to be sure: "That woman is the junior at the time?"

"No, not that. In fact, the woman I saw this time ...... It's a demon. ”

"Then you have to take care of it, what do you do?" Listening to the tone, it seemed that he was always confused, and Harden had to help him organize his thoughts first.

"I ...... Deal with it for the time being, and then talk to her alone. ”

"What did you talk about?"

"Follow the procedure, identify yourself and remain vigilant. She was taken aback, she didn't look like she had the guts to do something bad. ”

At this point, Cedar was silent, Harden thought carefully, and then asked, "What do you think? You came to me because you thought you wanted to do something, right?"

"I just don't know what to do...... After all these years, my mother doesn't have any ideas, and of course I don't want to retaliate or anything, it's just ...... Don't know what to do. Cedar seemed to be at a loss, and her speech was disordered.

"That's all you want to say?"

If you don't know that he is this character, it must be difficult for others to continue. Cedar smiled bitterly: "It's hard for me to talk like this...... I don't know, I'm just a little messed up right now. ”

"That woman, are you sure there is no threat?"

"She is very cooperative, she is a white bone spirit...... No, according to her, it's the Bone Girl, a Japanese youkai. ”

"Ah, that's going to take revenge on unfaithful men. ”

"Well," Cedar said, chuckling to himself again, "so for a while I was a little bit schadenfreude, thinking it was retribution...... Despicable, right?"

"It's nothing, it's not a crime just to think about it. ”

"But she's with my dad, and the kids are five years old. You...... What do you think?" Cedar hesitated for help.

"Then I'll just say it, you're the Heavenly Punisher, it's enough to report your identity and stay vigilant, you're doing the right thing. Secondly, from your standpoint as a son, your parents have no intention of reuniting and have nothing, so it's okay to do nothing. It's understandable that you're uncomfortable, but it doesn't turn into hatred, you just need to divert your attention. As a Heavenly Punisher, you have to keep your distance from your family and acquaintances outside the organization, and it won't be long before you are relieved. ”

"Really?"

"Haven't you always been broad-hearted, it's okay. Tell me, do you have a brother or sister?"

"My sister, only five years old, is named Shirley, very cute. ”

"Cute sister......" Harden relieved, which sounded like a good momentum, and did not incite negative emotions.

"She seems to like me a lot. ”

"It's terrible little brother, even little Lori has fallen. ”

Suddenly teased by him, Cedar raised his voice: "You go away, it's not ......"

"You like her too?"

"She doesn't know anything, there's nothing wrong with my mother, I don't have anything to hate about her, I just think it's okay, my father can take good care of them. ”

"Yes, that's fine, you don't need to care too much, you have your life, your dad too, you just need to think about how to be a good person. ”

"You should be right...... It seems like there's nothing to say to you, as if ......" Harden could imagine Cedar lowering his eyelashes and smiling softly, "It's not a big deal." ”

"The demon king has been beaten, what else can be a big deal. ”

"Hahaha seems to be right to ...... too" Cedar smiled relievedly, and his voice slowly lowered again, "Looking back, it's quite despicable to ask you for these things......"

"Why?" Harden blurted out, but it quickly became clear β€”

Because he didn't get the care of his biological father, it was because of this that he suddenly complained to him.

"Let's let my confidant brother give you some support energy," after a pause, Harden just smiled, "I think, the easiest way to think is how to be a good man, I have been thinking this since my dad ran away from home, he is not good, then I want to become the best, and in the future, I will have that capital to make him uncomfortable." ”

Cedar smiled again: "Sure enough, it's your style." ”

"It's been a long time since we've been talking, and it's time for my brother to start charging by the hour. ”

"What the hell, do you think this is some kind of late-night consultation column, and it also charges phone bills?"

"Then you can cooperate with my relieved appearance, my listener friend. ”

"Alright, I'm recovered!" Cedar's voice sounded like it had really changed back.

"The goal is to dispel the bad atmosphere in life and spill the chicken soup for the soul of hardcore men all around, I am a confidant brother. ”

β€œ...... Okay, thank you bosom brother, I feel so much better!" Cedar finally overcame the embarrassment and cooperated with a smile.

That's right, Harden feels refreshed, it's great to be able to help the little brother dispel the negative energy, where to find such a big brother these days.

- Original, Miami

Watching Cedar's father and his family slowly leave after returning home, Wu Anya, who was completely dressed as an ordinary girl, still carried a huge bag containing a skull, and walked briskly through the sun-soaked streets. She entered a luxurious mansion with a carved iron door, and the moment she passed through the door, the luxurious European-style courtyard immediately changed like smoke, becoming a Japanese-style courtyard of dry landscapes. A huge cherry blossom tree rains down pink flowers one after another, and the tranquility and grandeur are full of enchantment.

In front of her, a few small paper figures no more than knee-high jumped on the moss-stained stone steps, sweeping the fallen flowers to make way on both sides.

She walked into the mansion in the rain of flowers, and in the faint smell of incense, the man's moist voice greeted gently, "Welcome back." ”

Due to the lack of light, Anya could only see the figure with her back to her. This time it was on a rather high couch, the owner with a light soft hair color slightly stretched his arms, the gorgeous water bird flower vine pattern feather weaving in the dim proclaimed luxury, the fair-skinned and good-looking hands were gently shaking the shallow wine vessel of white porcelain, a cherry petal fell on the top, swaggering in the dim light-

A little bright color revealed in the gloom has a strange charm for a while.

It's faintly unsettling, but it's soul-stirring, and he's probably such a ghost. Anya calmed down, and when she spoke, her tone was flat: "Medicine Master Temple, that kid Zhou Xuesong seems to be tracking you?"

"Yes, how does he know about me, how much can he know about me......" The answer was nonchalant, to be honest, Anya didn't know the strength of Yakushiji, but this young man who looked like a noble son, even if he was lazy, showed strong signs of danger.

Yakushiji elegantly put down the wine glass, and then used her slender fingers to pick up the photo on the case, which clearly showed the family photos of Cedar's father, Jeffrey Zhou, Ah Sui and Shirley.

"Does Yakushi Sijun know that woman?" Anya could only further infer that the distinguished young man did not inform her of the intention of spying on Cedar's father's family, "Although I also know that Zhou Xuesong's ability is much more tricky than before, it seems ...... to start from his father's side who has little affection."

Yakushiji's soft laughter came. He waited for Anya to stop before he spoke slowly, and did not answer, but chatted like a nap at the beginning of his awakening, and raised the tail note like a cat: "Do you believe in fate?"

"Eh?" Anya was stunned for a moment, her clear and leisurely voice seemed to have demagogic power, and she had to pause for a moment to find her thoughts, "Is this really hard to say, although I don't want to admit it, but the power of the Empress of the Sky is indeed everywhere." ”

Yakushiji smiled: "Changing one's life against the sky has always been an exciting feat, isn't it?"

What the hell is he going to do...... Anya continued to speak with questions: "Power can change fate, right?"

"Hmm. The so-called strategist is to make use of all the conditions that must be accidental, weave an outcome that will triumph no matter what, and guide the ideal 'destiny'. The future is full of uncertainties, but in fact, you can control a large part of it. "The evil spirit watching in the shadows is hiding his face and laughing, and he is expectantly laying a snake and scorpion trapβ€”

"It's time to give them a little more stimulation, it's not okay to let Heishui Ji steal the limelight, this game has to be won by our eighteen-star first. I want to think about it...... Next, let's use the 'humble handicap' as the lead. ”

The seemingly smooth daily life is gradually stained with malice, as if the tide of the cycle is quietly surging. The skull of the Demon Sea began to land on the shore, and who knew that the murderous dream had already begunβ€”

The dark tide has reached the point where no one will, only the master knows the water marks.

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Preview: "Is this food poisoning?"

"No! I can't tell, but it's a mysterious attack!"

"You mean there are enemies in the toilets?"

"I've never seen such a brazen person!

"You all be careful! We can't find the enemy yet, so return to the group as soon as possible! The other party wants to kill alone in the bathroom!"

"Even if you say thatβ€”"

Ancient killing weapons, strange and distorted exhibits, hidden corners of the crowd, peeping eyes, a trap of predation quietly unfolds! Unexpected attacks, enemies who cannot be judged, looking for humble obstacles in a place where there may be tens of thousands of people, Heavenly Punisher, don't forget that danger lurks in mediocrity-

Next chapter, Wonderful Night at the Museum.

β€” Note

The English lyrics at the beginning of this article are from "PumpIt" sung by BlackEyedPeas, and you can listen to it to feel the hot and restless atmosphere.

The last sentence is from Yang Wanli's "Crossing the Sand".