Chapter 36: Interview

 Chapter 36: Interview 

Xiao Doubi's ability is to steal a certain function of the target? Last time it was my aunt's sense of smell and taste, this time it was my uncle's ability to speak? twenty four

Zhang Yuanqing, who pretended to be coughing, was pleasantly surprised. If he can steal a certain ability from ordinary people, can he also steal a certain ability from spiritual practitioners? 

If this is the case, the value of this little spirit servant is very high. 

At this moment, my uncle came to his senses. Thinking back to his behavior just now, the nightclub master blushed, dazed and embarrassed. 

Haha, Uncle, it turns out that you will also be embarrassed... Zhang Yuanqing gloated and complained in his heart, seeing that the infant spirit riding on the old uncle's neck seemed to be exhausted and drowsy. 

"This, this... just kidding with you, I just suddenly remembered Yuanzi's appearance when he was a child, and couldn't help imitating it." 

Uncle is indeed an old bastard who has been around for decades. His skin is as thick as a city wall, and he quickly dumped the blame on his nephew. 

Zhang Yuanqing was caught off guard. 

"You're already old, you can't lose face!" 

Grandma reprimanded angrily. 

"Mom, I'm still a child." The uncle said with a smile, "I will always be your child." 

"Get rolling..." Grandma looked disgusted. 

After dinner, my uncle's family went back to the opposite door. Zhang Yuan went to the bathroom to wash up early in the morning. After telling his aunt not to disturb him at night, he went into the bedroom. 

Tomorrow I have to get up early to go to work to meet Li Dongze and report on the baby spirit, so I have to go to bed early. 

But before that, he wanted to try to subdue this little guy. 

Zhang Yuanqing sat on the bed, and Xiao Doubi curled up and slept in his arms, holding one of his thumbs and sucking. The power of the sun was like a thread, entering the body of the baby spirit, nourishing it.

Zhang Yuanqing sat on the bed, and Xiao Doubi curled up and slept in his arms, holding one of his thumbs and sucking. The power of the sun was like a thread, entering the body of the baby spirit, nourishing it. 

According to the description in the post, as long as the spirit servant is successfully sacrificed, the follow-up only needs to maintain the power of the sun to keep the spirit servant alive. 

Zhang Yuanqing is like picking up a ready-made treasure. 

"This little guy doesn't look very smart yet, I don't know if his IQ will improve in the future..." 

Zhang Yuanqing settled his emotions and mobilized the power of the sun, thick and sticky black light gushed out from the fundus of his eyes, gradually replacing the eyeballs and whites, occupying the eye sockets. 

"Huh..."

Zhang Yuanqing exhaled a mouthful of light black mist, wrapped the infant spirit, then opened his mouth to inhale, and swallowed it into his stomach. 

Immediately, Zhang Yuanqing felt that there was an extra consciousness in his body, a weak and inactive consciousness. 

Then, according to the method in the post, he urged the power of the sun, washed this consciousness over and over again, stamped his own brand, let it accept his own power, and become his spiritual servant. 

This process lasted for more than ten seconds. Suddenly, his mental power sank into a dark and empty space. 

 It's very warm and comfortable, like sleeping in the arms of a mother. 

His spiritual power precipitated into the "body" of the Infant Spirit, briefly merging with it.

"The posts are all true. The master can control the consciousness and abilities of the spiritual servants, temporarily dominating their 'bodies'." Zhang Yuanqing adapted to this "body" and a new talent naturally emerged in his mind, as if it were innate. This talent was called "Exchange" – using something of oneself to exchange for something of the target's. For instance, exchanging one's sense of taste for the target's, or one's language for theirs, with a three-second duration. That's how his aunt lost her sense of taste and his uncle uttered baby babble. However, this exchange didn't have to be of equal value; one could use some of their lesser abilities to exchange for valuable abilities of others. However, due to the Infant Spirit's young age and limited intelligence, it couldn't perform such delicate operations and could only perform equal exchanges randomly. The condition for activating the ability was to touch the target. If Zhang Yuanqing were the one operating, he could achieve precise control in swapping trash abilities for godly techniques. Additionally, at present, the Infant Spirit's exchanges were limited to physical abilities and couldn't swap skills – at least, it couldn't do so at this stage. Lastly, as the master, Zhang Yuanqing could transfer the damage and negative effects he received onto the spiritual servant, allowing the servant to share the burden of the damage.

"I finally understand why Night Wanderer is one of the peak professions. It's indeed unbelievably powerful," Zhang Yuanqing silently sighed. He let his consciousness return to his body.

"Yiyi..." The Infant Spirit moved its short legs and crawled to his side, its sparsely-haired head nudging Zhang Yuanqing's hand, wanting to suck his thumb.

"This isn't the place for you to eat." Zhang Yuanqing pointed to his chest. The Infant Spirit tilted its head, cutely looking at him for a moment, seemingly understanding his meaning, and obediently crawled towards his chest.

"Get in, you little rascal." Zhang Yuanqing swallowed it into his abdomen, taking it into his body.

The next morning, Zhang Yuanqing got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. As he picked up his toothbrush, he exhaled a cold breath, and the tiny Infant Spirit appeared on the bathroom sink. Nourished by the power of Taiyin, it looked spirited, its big innocent eyes gazing at Zhang Yuanqing.

"Let me teach you some everyday knowledge. This is a toothbrush, and I, your master, am going to brush my teeth. Come on, repeat after me: toothbrush, brush teeth, use the toothbrush to brush teeth..." Since the little creature wasn't an unconscious spirit, it would eventually grow, and during its growth, Zhang Yuanqing needed to instill the correct values in it – to become an upright ghost, obeying the law, and refusing to indulge in gambling or drugs.

The Infant Spirit tilted its head, looking bewildered.

"Toothbrush, brush teeth, use the toothbrush to brush teeth. Come on, repeat with me..." Zhang Yuanqing persisted for a moment but suddenly felt deflated. He temporarily gave up on the idea of teaching because he couldn't decide who was more intellectually challenged – himself or this little guy.

After finishing his morning routine, his phone rang. It was a call from Li Dongze.

"Hello, Squad Leader?"

"Yuanshi, come over in the morning. There's something I need you to cooperate with."

"What is it?"

"The Night Wanderer from the Taiyi Sect wants to inquire about something with you. I'll give you the details when you arrive."

Why would the Night Wanderer from the Taiyi Sect want to see me? Has he taken a liking to this unparalleled genius and wants to recruit me? If so, he should approach me privately.

"Alright, Squad Leader," Zhang Yuanqing replied before ending the call. He happened to be going to the unit to report about the Infant Spirit incident.

After breakfast, he pretended to head to school with his backpack and, after leaving the residential area, he took a taxi straight to the public security bureau and entered the double-layered glass building.

As he arrived at Li Dongze's office door, he heard hearty laughter from inside.

"Oh my God, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard!"

"Let me tell you another amusing incident. You know Captain Zhao, right? Yes, the one who always ends up in the women's restroom by mistake. When he first became a Night Wanderer, he swallowed seven female spirits in one go, and since then, he developed the habit of peeing while squatting. He couldn't change it for many years."

"Hahaha, oh my God, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard, and the previous one was good too!"

"It's not bad. I know many secrets about the Night Wanderers. I'll tell you in detail later, but you must promise not to spread it. After all, we're not gossipers, right?"

Knock, knock! Zhang Yuanqing knocked on the glass door.

The laughter inside immediately stopped, and Li Dongze's steady voice came, "Come in."

Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the door and saw Li Dongze sitting on the visitor's sofa, drinking with a man dressed in black formal wear and a black shirt.

This man in black had fairly good features, slightly pale skin, and a slim figure, exuding a hint of noble temperament.

"Our outstanding newcomer is here," Li Dongze smiled and gestured, "There's cola in the fridge, help yourself."

As Zhang Yuanqing unscrewed the cola bottle and took a sip, Li Dongze introduced, "This is our new member, and this is..."

"Yuanting, the Captain of the Taiyi Sect in the Kangyang District, a 3rd-level Night Wanderer, is one of the elites among our official organization's elites."

As a top-tier profession in terms of combat prowess, a 3rd-level Night Wanderer stood at the pinnacle of transcendence.

"Truly a talented individual. Elder Sun is indeed mistaken~"

Yuanting sighed and shook hands with Zhang Yuanqing. Meanwhile, Zhang Yuanqing's face lit up with enthusiasm as he said, "Seeing Captain Yuanting feels like seeing a family member, a inexplicable sense of belonging, could this be the camaraderie among Night Wanderers?"

With outsiders present, Zhang Yuanqing temporarily suppressed the matter concerning the Infant Spirit.

Yuanting was taken aback, "There shouldn't be such a sense of belonging among Night Wanderers."

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized, "So it's Captain Yuanting who gives me this warm feeling. It must be Captain Yuanting's personal charm."

Hearing this, a smile uncontrollably bloomed on Yuanting's face; this guy had a way with words.

However, he quickly remembered that Zhang Yuanqing was Li Dongze's subordinate and couldn't help but feel regretful, "Elder Sun is indeed mistaken~"

Seeing the subtle exchange of glances between the two, Li Dongze cleared his throat and said seriously, "Captain Yuanting is here for official business today."

He then turned to ask Yuanting, "Shall we use my office, or should we go to the conference room?"

Yuanting replied, "Let's go to the conference room."

With that, he picked up his briefcase from the glass coffee table, nodded to Zhang Yuanqing, and smiled, "Let's have a private talk."

A private conversation? Judging from the Squad Leader's attitude, it seems like he's not trying to recruit me. What could it be?

"Alright!" Zhang Yuanqing didn't refuse and said, "I'd like to visit the restroom first."

Yuanting nodded and left the office first.

Zhang Yuanqing turned towards the office area and scanned the room. He deliberately ignored Wang Tai, who was focused on writing an academic paper. Instead, he walked over to Guan Ya's desk and joked, "I didn't get a beauty trap, but instead, I got a Night Wanderer from the Taiyi Sect."

Guan Ya, holding a water cup, smiled and said, "That means it wasn't a beauty trap. Hmm, the Scorpio sign's luck is good today, but when speaking with colleagues and superiors, you should be extra careful, or things might turn around."

She was dressed in a white shirt and a skirt, with her slightly curly long hair just styled, looking stylish and refined. Her oval face was charming and enchanting, enhanced by light makeup and mixed with the allure of mixed ethnicity...

Zhang Yuanqing teased, "So if I firmly reject your advances, will it capsize our friendship boat?"

"No, you wouldn't reject because you're a Scorpio," Guan Ya said solemnly.

Alright, that's enough! If you keep mocking Scorpios, I'm going to hit you with a stick!

However, he got the hint he wanted. He immediately turned around and quickly arrived at the door of the conference room, gently knocking on the glass door.

"Please come in!" Yuanting responded from inside.

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