If Nan Zhi were there, she would surely have cautioned them with a heavy heart not to be blindly superstitious.
A Blood Supplementing Pill was just like a red potion in a game, with a single pill restoring fifty health points.
A normal person had a hundred health points, while a firefighter might have a slightly higher physical constitution of maybe one hundred twenty at most.
After taking two Blood Supplementing Pills, Yang Shugao's dying health bar was instantly filled to the max. How could his injuries not heal quickly?
As for the Small Twelve Bone Forging Method, it was originally a basic cultivation technique that everyone in the Demon Suppression Division could practice.
This method focused on accumulating spiritual energy within the physical body, tempering the flesh, and using blood vitality combined with righteousness to slay demons and ghosts.
Any practitioner must be upright and kindhearted, and must not harbor even a hint of malice, otherwise they would surely suffer a backlash.
On the contrary, if someone with a righteous heart practiced it, their progress would be incredibly swift.
This cultivation technique paired with the guardians of the people was truly a match made in heaven.
Nan Zhi felt she was simply a genius.
...
"Hey? Did you find some money today? Why are you in such a good mood?"
This good mood lasted all the way until the lunch break.
A male colleague noticed Nan Zhi's happiness and leaned over the partition to tease her loudly:
"I didn't see Little Nan this happy even during the holidays. Come on, tell us, did you get a boyfriend?"
"I was wondering why you've suddenly bloomed lately, getting prettier by the day. Turns out you've got a boyfriend to keep you glowing."
"But with so many high quality men in our office, you didn't like even one?"
"As the old saying goes, you shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders, but it looks like our Little Nan has already been snatched up by one. Hey, your boyfriend should treat us all to afternoon tea."
"It's nothing. I just happened to do a good deed recently, and I've been so happy lately that I wake up laughing from my dreams," Nan Zhi replied coldly, not even sparing him a glance.
"I don't have any afternoon tea, but I do have two slaps for a big mouth. You want a taste?"
"You didn't get a boyfriend?"
The male colleague raised his voice, speaking in a sarcastic tone: "You're just a girl from out of town. Who would believe you are living such a comfortable life without a boyfriend? All that milk tea and takeout—who's paying for it?"
"What does that have to do with men? Is a man some kind of tonic or a restorative soup? Oh, so just by getting a boyfriend, a woman suddenly looks radiant and full of life?"
Zhang Qiuyu rolled her eyes while holding her coffee, looking the man up and down:
"But a stingy, calculating guy like you is at most a used up dreg. Even I would find a mouthful of your grit disgusting. Why don't you go find somewhere else to cool off?"
Nan Zhi gave Zhang Qiuyu a big thumbs up.
She absolutely recognized the combat power of a married woman; they dared to say anything, no matter how blunt.
There were always those old timers in the office who liked to make crude jokes, thinking they were being humorous.
To deal with such people, you either had to be even more aggressive than them or just tear off the mask and curse them back.
Silently enduring or being too embarrassed to act would only make the other person more arrogant.
The man, having lost face, immediately tried to save himself: "Hey, I was just making a joke. Is it really necessary to make the atmosphere so awkward?"
"I don't find it funny at all. If you like joking so much, maybe I'll pay a visit to your wife tomorrow."
"I'd really like to ask her if you also like to make jokes like that with your daughter at home."
Nan Zhi shook her fist, showing off the muscle lines in her forearms that she had developed recently: "Or I could give you a slap, and you can just treat it as a joke too, okay?"
If it were in the past, she might have swallowed her anger because she didn't want to cause trouble.
But now?
Whatever trouble there was, under the face of absolute violence, it was all something that could be solved with a single slap.
"Hey, do you really think I wouldn't dare to hit a woman?!"
The male colleague grew agitated, rolling up his sleeves and cursing, but he was quickly pulled away by several other male colleagues who tried to persuade him:
"Alright, that's enough. Your mouth really has no filter, bullying a young girl all day long."
"You were the one with the big mouth first. It's a miracle she hasn't hit you yet."
"Under the surveillance cameras, if you want to start a fight, you better have the compensation ready. If she asks for thirty or fifty thousand, are you going to pay up or not?!"
"Oh, why are you arguing with Nan Zhi? She's been like a loaded gun lately, snapping at anyone who gets close. She's not someone to mess with."
"I'm telling you, with how much your mouth runs, someone's going to throw a sack over your head and beat you up sooner or later. You only dare to bully a girl from out of town. How pathetic."
The man's face flashed with embarrassment from losing face, and he returned to his workstation with a sour expression.
Nan Zhi exchanged a look with Zhang Qiuyu and didn't take the matter to heart.
"Hey, did you change your phone wallpaper?"
Zhang Qiuyu's sharp eyes immediately spotted the golden, frizzy haired big mouse on Nan Zhi's phone screen.
"Did you take that at your house? How rare. Since when did you start keeping pets? Is this breed a guinea pig? Oh, it's so chubby and cute."
Ever since the flying big mouse Corn had arrived at her home, he had been acting like a thief every day, secretly eating Qi Supplementing Pills behind Nan Zhi's back as if she didn't know.
In the end, he finally succeeded in eating himself into a ball.
At first glance, aside from those large ears, Corn's appearance was no different from a frizzy haired, oversized guinea pig.
"I found him in the neighborhood a while ago. I didn't know whose pet it was, so I just decided to raise him myself."
"Having a pet adds a bit of life to the house so it's not too quiet."
Nan Zhi showed her the photos in the album: him rolling around, stumbling on a hamster ball, clutching a peach slice and nibbling, or crawling into a cup with only half a butt sticking out...
He had absolutely no dignity as a purple quality treasure seeking mouse, looking no different from a pet pig that did nothing but eat and sleep.
Ding!
While they were looking, several news items suddenly popped up in the notification bar at the top of the phone:
【Bigfoot tracks reappear in Shennongjia, witnessed by seven villagers, the process was extremely perilous...】
【Massive cult shooting occurs in North America, heavy casualties, footage leaked...】
【Serial cannibal killer captured in America, former FBI agent reveals the crime scene was as horrific as hell itself, suspected to have religious elements...】
【The Pope in the Vatican speaks out: there really are vampires in the world! Please do not go out after dark!】
【What exactly is on Changbai Mountain? Local residents claim to have seen a "dragon" on the mountain...】
【Supernatural event occurs on a variety show in Japan! Stage props collapsed, popular artist Yamashita Mina rushed to the hospital!】
Several items in a row, each title more shocking and eye catching than the last.
"Is this year cursed or something? Why are there more and more strange things happening? First cannibals, now vampires."
As Zhang Qiuyu muttered to herself, a nearby colleague couldn't help but chime in:
"Tell me about it. My college classmate who's studying abroad told me that things are getting wild over there. There are strange occurrences everywhere."
"Cannibals, serial killers, and news of werewolves and vampires from all over. It sounds so fake."
"The mayor of their town even called on the local residents recently, saying there are demons in the town and advising everyone not to go out after dark. Isn't that hilarious?"
Things were starting to get chaotic abroad too?
Could it be that a Spiritual Resurgence was really happening?
In that case, hadn't she accidentally stumbled into the truth, and her fabricated stories actually matched reality?
With so many anomalies appearing, the emergence of Ma Guniang wouldn't seem as conspicuous.
That suited her perfectly.
Nan Zhi rubbed her chin a bit guiltily: "It's actually okay domestically. There's no big news. We should trust the country."
"Who says there isn't any news domestically? It's just all being suppressed. If you search carefully, I guarantee you can find a ton of it!"
Another colleague shook their head and countered:
"Bigfoot in Daxing'anling, the Cat Faced Old Lady in the Northeast, ancient tomb zombies in Nanyun... there's no shortage of news!"
"And just a while ago, during that heavy rain in Dongting, someone said they saw a waterspout, and there's even a video. It looked quite convincing!"
The topic was suddenly heated, and more people joined in.
"Yes, yes, yes! Did you guys see that video on the foreign internet a few days ago?! It said there's a cult organization that held a bloody party in a villa and was eating people!"
"That video was terrifying. The FBI shot and killed the suspect, but even after ten shots, the guy didn't die!"
"Someone paused the video and zoomed in, only to find that the suspect had vampire like fangs in his mouth!"
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