"My name is Liu Jia. Hello, everyone!" Liu Jia offered a slight smile. "That's right, I'm the focus of tonight's event. Now, let's welcome our two guests to the stage!"

As the music played, the wedding march began. A smiling Wang Rui, hand in hand with Li Dali, slowly walked up the red carpet. Following behind them were two flower children holding fresh flowers, and then came the bridesmaids and groomsmen. They proceeded step-by-step under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Chen Zheng was smiling too, but his gaze was somewhat gloomy as he occasionally glanced around.

He could feel the presence of True Qi all around him. It was clear that the guards stationed here, along with those from the City of Sin, were all engaged in battle.

A sweep of his gaze revealed that Shen Qiu, Chen Xiao, and the others were absent, having apparently joined the great battle.

"Hmm?"

Just then, Chen Zheng looked up at the sky. Although it was broad daylight, a light was flashing in the sky, descending toward the ground at an astonishing speed.

"Hey, did some kind of Sharp Ghost just fall out of the sky?" Chen Zheng's eyes narrowed. "I'm not sure if it landed in the Northern Territory. We need to calculate its impact point as soon as possible."

His gaze swept around, but his expression remained unchanged as he watched Li Dali and Wang Rui slowly enter the venue.

At that moment, Chen Zheng's expression changed again, his gaze fixed on a particular spot at the wedding banquet. Among the guests was a foreigner in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, reading a book.

As if sensing Chen Zheng's stare, the man looked up in his direction, his lips suddenly parting in a wide grin.

Isn't that Professor X?

Professor X, noticing Chen Zheng's stare, closed his book and gave him a cryptic half-smile.

Chen Zheng cursed inwardly: Damn it, where the hell did this bunch of bastards come from?

Gu Xiaobai asked with confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Did you see that foreigner on the lawn?" Chen Zheng asked.

At those words, Gu Xiaobai's hair stood on end. He glanced at the people nearby and asked, "What are they doing here with those guys?"

There were too many rumors about Professor X. For instance, how he had inexplicably captured He Tianlan, or that he possessed a brand-new combat suit. He was a complete enigma. Most importantly, they had no idea what game he was playing.

Li Dali, who was up at the front, overheard them and said with a helpless look, "Didn't you and Wan Qing go out to discuss something? That guy just walked in. He looked like a Westerner, and he was carrying a book. I honestly thought he was the priest you arranged!"

"..."

"Forget it, let's just proceed as planned," Chen Zheng said. "Gu Xiaobai, go on and attend to your duties. Once the ceremony starts, I'll go ask that fellow what he wants."

Accompanied by the wedding march, the couple stepped onto the red carpet. On the high platform, Liu Jia watched with a practiced smile. She seemed accustomed to such ceremonies. With all the guests gathered, the proceedings unfolded in an orderly fashion.

Gu Xiaobai bustled about happily while Chen Zheng rubbed his nose, waiting for the right moment to walk over to the stands.

As soon as he arrived, Professor X chuckled, "Mr. Chen Zheng, speaking ill of others behind their backs isn't a very nice thing to do."

He had clearly been eavesdropping on my conversation with Gu Xiaobai.

"What are you doing here?" Chen Zheng muttered under his breath. "Cause any trouble and I'll chop you into mincemeat."

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's step outside," Professor X replied with a smile. "I mean no harm. I simply want to offer you a wonderful blessing, which you'll understand soon enough. There's also something important I wish to discuss with you."

With that, he stood up and started walking away. Chen Zheng glanced at Li Dali and Wang Rui on the stage, then followed him.

Once Professor X reached a secluded corner, he turned to Chen Zheng and said, "I feel you resemble Zhuo Ming quite a lot. To be honest, I still find it hard to believe that you were the one who killed that Golden Monster."

Chen Zheng's mouth twitched as he asked, "Is this why you came here?"

"How could that be!" Professor X took out a pack of cigarettes and offered one to Chen Zheng.

"Chen Zheng, have you considered this? The Golden Monster was killed this time, but its plot has already spread across the world. For instance, a high-level Sharp Ghost has appeared in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region."

Chen Zheng pursed his lips and said, "I'll handle it!"

"I promised I would prepare a gift for you and your fiancée, and I will take care of this for you. Besides, I'm also quite curious about this red-haired creature," Professor X said with a slight smile. "I want to know what our future would be like if the Sharp Ghosts could land all over the globe."

Chen Zheng frowned. "Just try to control yourself."

"Is that so?" Professor X said calmly. "You've never mastered the language of the ghosts, but I know a little. That being the case, you should know that the Golden Ghost's language isn't the strongest. There are higher levels above it. As for what those higher levels are, I don't know. Even Zhuo Ming might not be a match for that Purple Spirit."

"What are you getting at?" Chen Zheng asked, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He was struggling to figure out what game this man was playing.

"I'm talking about the future. The Sharp Ghosts will begin to appear more frequently, and we Night Watchers will face crises from within and without. The population influx will continue to grow, but don't worry. I will help you recruit more people and keep them from acting rashly."

"And you?" Chen Zheng raised an eyebrow, staring at him. "What is really going on? What is your true objective?"

"Correct. I don't wish to battle the Sharp Ghosts, because our Night Watchers have already suffered heavy losses. Soon, large numbers of them will appear. At that point, the Sharp Ghosts will begin attacking smaller cities. Countless ordinary people will die, and even those with great power will be killed."

Then he added with a faint smile, "On that day, the world will be on the brink of destruction. Many will hover between life and death, but humanity will not go extinct. History has shown that humans are a strange species. In times like these, heroes always emerge. They might surrender, or they might rebel, but one thing is certain: their living space will shrink. By my estimates, at most twenty percent of humanity will survive, likely retreating to fortified, mountainous regions like Chongqing, which are difficult to attack.

"This is the very experiment I wish to conduct. I want to see how humans react when faced with despair. What kind of power will they unleash when threatened with annihilation?" Professor X's smile was faint. "And yes, at the final moment, I will step forward. Even if it means my own demise, I will lead all of humanity's leaders to fight the Fang Tribe to the very end."

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