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Chapter 404 [403] To Wear a Crown, Bear the Weight

The railcar sped forward.

One picturesque hill after another was left behind.

Cheng Han glanced at the glass on the table, noticing that the juice inside barely rippled.

This indicated that the railcar was traveling quite smoothly, indirectly reflecting a certain level of technological sophistication.

In contrast,

old-fashioned trains in his previous life would make a "clunking" and "clanging" sound, their stability clearly inferior to this vehicle.

The main reason for this was the gaps between the two rails, with the wheels hitting the gaps and creating the "clunking" sound.

However, the railcars of this world did not have this problem.

This was because a special magical tool was used during construction, fusing the two rails into one, essentially "cold welding".

Cheng Han's gaze shifted to the door of the luxurious compartment.

The next moment.

"Click!"

A soft sound was heard.

The door opened.

The pretty woman from before, the leader of the female attendants, led another woman into the compartment.

The latter had a nearly perfect oval face with delicate features, the type that a normal man would definitely take a second look at.

For example, Qian Changyun, that kid, kept glancing over several times, his eyes slightly widened.

The leader pointed at the attendant and said respectfully, "Vice Palace Lord, this is Yu Yulan."

Yu Yulan quickly stepped forward and performed the most standard greeting: "Greetings, Vice Palace Lord!"

Her expression was full of awe, mixed with a hint of unease.

Cheng Han's mind stirred, and a barely perceptible dark light flashed in his eyes.

This was the power of distortion.

The next moment.

Yu Yulan's image underwent an astonishing transformation.

Her originally youthful and delicate body instantly turned into that of an old woman, her skin covered with age spots and wrinkles.

As if unable to bear the weight, she hunched over to almost ninety degrees, constantly panting for breath.

Most horrifyingly, a miniature version of Yu Yulan was squatting on her back, entirely formed from a phantom image.

The little Yu Yulan's face was full of sinister malice, her small hand holding a thin, sharp needle, occasionally stabbing her neck fiercely.

"Ah~"

Each time she was poked by the needle, Yu Yulan would cry out in pain, her body trembling violently.

Cheng Han blinked, and the illusion vanished without a trace.

The youthful and beautiful Yu Yulan immediately returned.

He "hmph"ed in his heart: "As expected, a parasitic puppet! Judging from its form, this thing is probably a relatively rare species!"

This was completely consistent with his previous guess.

The compartment was quiet for a few seconds.

Cheng Han broke the silence: "Since the day before yesterday or yesterday, have you felt a faint pain in your neck from time to time, but you don't know why?"

This sentence contained a hint of strange ethereality, seemingly isolating certain forces that should not exist.

The day before yesterday, he had specifically asked his female secretary, Xie You, to send an official document to the Qinglin City Council, informing them of the visit in advance.

If he guessed correctly, the moment this woman changed should correspond exactly to this point in time.

Sure enough.

Yu Yulan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said, "How did you know?"

She immediately realized that the young man in front of her was a super big shot, and said in fear and trepidation, "Since the evening before yesterday, I have felt that something was wrong with my neck."

The pretty leader's expression changed, and she quietly took a step back, distancing herself slightly from Yu Yulan.

The other three female attendants in the compartment instinctively thought of something supernatural, and their faces showed fear.

Even a fool could guess that there was definitely a big problem with Yu Yulan, otherwise why would the Vice Palace Lord ask such a question?

Yu Yulan was so frightened that her eyes were filled with tears, and she begged, "Vice Palace Lord, please help me."

Cheng Han smiled slightly: "Don't worry, you'll be fine."

This pretty female attendant was also a victim, and he naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch her be harmed.

Cheng Han reached out and pointed to the lounge next door: "Go and rest for a while."

After he finished speaking, he immediately gave the supervisor a look.

The supervisor instantly understood what he meant and helped Yu Yulan into the lounge.

This sudden change of events immediately made the atmosphere tense.

Qian Qingqing vaguely had a guess and asked softly, "Some kind of heretical god organization?"

Cheng Han did not deny it: "That's right."

It could be 100% certain that the Praying Life Society was behind this, because parasitic puppets were a secret technique that the Praying Life Society was good at.

After he finished speaking, his gaze lost focus, as if he was lost in thought.

Qian Changyun nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, suddenly feeling that the delicious food on the table was no longer fragrant, the beautiful scenery outside the window was not so beautiful, and even the beautiful female attendants were not so pretty anymore.

The little girl glanced at her younger brother and asked softly, "Didn't you always admire brother-in-law very much? Do you still admire him now?"

Qian Changyun hesitated for a long time, then honestly shook his head.

The meaning of this action was – no more admiration.

Just going out for a train ride could encounter unknown and unpredictable dangers, which was too scary!

If brother-in-law hadn't noticed the big problem hidden in the female attendant in time, wouldn't everyone on the train be in danger?

Qian Qingqing smiled slightly and took the opportunity to educate her younger brother: "To wear a crown, bear the weight, do you understand now?"

Qian Changyun nodded obediently: "Understood."

This kid deeply realized that super big shots like his brother-in-law, while seemingly infinitely glamorous in the eyes of outsiders, also bear dangers far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

At the same time.

He suddenly developed a strong admiration for his brother-in-law.

He was only concerned with eating, drinking, and enjoying the scenery outside the window, without noticing anything unusual.

Brother-in-law, on the other hand, keenly sensed the crisis and found the problematic attendant hidden by his side.

After a while.

Qian Changyun looked at Cheng Han, who was thinking, and turned to look at his sister: "Brother-in-law just asked about the 'earth-devouring worm', could the danger be related to this kind of strangeness?"

The little girl affirmed: "The possibility is very high."

She guessed what her younger brother was thinking and asked in a low voice, "Are you thinking, why not order the railcar to stop?"

Qian Changyun nodded repeatedly.

He felt in his heart that since he clearly predicted that there was danger ahead, but allowed the railcar to continue moving forward, wasn't that stupid?

Qian Qingqing sighed softly: "You only considered the present, but from Cheng Han's position, he needs to consider more things than you imagine."

Qian Changyun did not speak, but his expression was obviously unconvinced.

Only considering the present, isn't that saying I'm short-sighted!

Too much!

But this kid was afraid of the violence in his sister's bones and didn't dare to retort at all.

In short, he was angry but dared not speak.

The little girl's eyes flowed and she began to explain slowly: "Don't be unconvinced, according to your method, the enemy will immediately notice the abnormality and then run away.

"And if the other party is alert, they will definitely hide deeper, and the next attack they plan will definitely be more concealed."

She asked rhetorically: "Letting the railcar stop only avoids the immediate danger, and in the long run, you will only encounter greater threats, do you think this is a wise decision?"

Qian Changyun was speechless.

Qian Qingqing pressed again: "After detecting the enemy's conspiracy, taking advantage of the situation to lure the enemy out and then wipe them out in one fell swoop, isn't that a more far-sighted approach?"

Qian Changyun couldn't say a word.

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that his original view was indeed short-sighted.

The two female attendants next to him all listened with admiration on their faces.

Qian Qingqing continued to speak eloquently: "If I guessed correctly, Yu Yulan was manipulated by the enemy, and she has become the enemy's eyes and ears."

Qian Changyun was immediately startled.

The little girl immediately comforted: "Don't worry! Cheng Han must have secretly used a secret technique to isolate the enemy's means of perception."

Qian Changyun suddenly realized something and asked in surprise, "Could it be that the moment brother-in-law noticed something was wrong with Yu Yulan, he had already decided to use a trick to kill the enemy?"

Qian Qingqing nodded heavily: "Yes!"

Qian Changyun finally submitted: "Too awesome!"

The two female attendants nodded lightly.

Indeed awesome!

Just then.

Cheng Han ended his thoughts and said with a smile, "Letting go of the enemy will only leave you empty-handed, but wiping out the enemy in one fell swoop will bring rich rewards, why not choose the latter?"

The enemy who took action this time has a 90% or higher probability of being a Profound Master-level powerhouse, that is, the Praying Life Society's bishop.

Isn't this a reward with two legs?

Cheng Han easily motivated morale with just one sentence: "If we successfully eliminate the enemy this time, everyone on this railcar will be rewarded!"

Qian Changyun became excited all of a sudden.

The two female attendants looked at each other, their expressions also revealing a hint of excitement.

Qian Qingqing pursed her lips slightly and secretly said "brilliant".

She naturally understood that the motivation was not to get these people to participate in the war, but to encourage them to do their job responsibly and not cause trouble.

Cheng Han didn't hesitate to teach his brother-in-law and revealed a little secret knowledge: "The enemy we are facing this time believes in a heretical god called the 'Lord of Sin and Life'.

"And the authority mastered by this heretical god involves the domain of the earth, and the enemy can pray for power from the heretical god, thereby driving the power deep within the earth."

The little girl blurted out: "The earth-devouring worms that frequently attacked the construction site some time ago, is it because of this reason?"

Cheng Han nodded: "That's right!"

Qian Changyun blinked his eyes, and a thought popped into his head.

The things that the Tai'an Profound Pavilion did not investigate clearly, brother-in-law clarified the reason in one sentence, as expected, brother-in-law is still more awesome!

Cheng Han continued: "It is not difficult to deduce that the attack methods used by the enemy are either giant earth-devouring worms or a huge number of earth-devouring worms."

While speaking.

He suddenly remembered Arthur, the former speaker of the Destruction Mission, who was investigating the jigsaw puzzle secret letter, which was suspected to involve the Blood Skull Archbishop.

Could it be that the things this Profound Governor-level powerhouse is secretly planning are also related to earth-devouring worms?

The possibility is not small!

Qian Changyun couldn't help but ask: "Giant earth-devouring worm? How big can this thing be?"

Cheng Han smiled slightly and made a "eating" gesture: "Perhaps it can swallow this railcar in one bite."

Qian Changyun's face turned pale when he heard this.

Oh my god!

So big?!