Published: March 2, 2025
Zone Seven Continent No. 0158, the hideaway of Tang Haofei, of course, that was in the past.
Tang Haofei's hideaway was randomly chosen by Old Tang and had not been mentioned to anyone. Finding a reclusive person among the Layered Battlefield was as difficult as reaching the heavens. However, Old Tang had to select a hiding place within the main battleground area, which meant he was undoubtedly in some land block in Zone Seven. Furthermore, there were numerous mutated beasts under the celestial god's command, each with various strange abilities. With the celestial god's carpet search, finding Tang Haofei was challenging but not impossible.
It was just a matter of time... And the fact was, since the celestial god's power had solidified, he had been constantly thinking about having a friendly communication with Tang Haofei, so this search plan had begun years ago.
Now, it was the harvest season...
Tang Haofei's small courtyard had been shattered by Wen Yu’s "blood divine light," so from the outside, it merely appeared as a slightly larger deep pit. A normal person seeing this deep pit would only think that a high-intensity battle had occurred here and would not believe that this place was once Tang Haofei's hideaway.
However, the Swallow that found the location was not ordinary, or rather, the preparations made by the celestial god were quite remarkable.
The Swallow pecked out a test tube-like object from its wings, removed the stopper, and allowed the liquid inside to evaporate rapidly. In no time, the vapor that wafted out of the test tube gradually changed color.
From colorless to light blue.
Seeing this, the Swallow immediately let out a crisp chirp, its eyes showing joy, perhaps thinking that this time it had finally achieved a great feat.
“Swallow No. 23 reporting, I have found Tang Haofei's trace!”
It said, and soon, feedback came from the communication device pinned at the tip of its wing.
“Coordinates!”
“Zone Seven Continent No. 0158, accurate coordinates XXX, XXX.”
After a simple report, the communicator transmitted a voice from the Swallow's superior: “Is it confirmed that the target location is Tang Haofei's hideaway?”
Upon hearing this, the Swallow froze momentarily. It looked around at the surrounding deep pit, and after a while, finally replied.
“Only confirmed that there is Tang Haofei's aura here…”
“Alas!”
A sigh came from the other side of the communicator. The liquid just taken out by the Swallow could track the target's aura, but the aura was incredibly elusive. Tang Haofei might have just briefly visited this location for a walk, which would cause the reagent to react.
Such occurrences had happened frequently over the years.
“Continue the mission.”
The Swallow's superior said, but the Swallow's response left the other party at a loss.
“My situation here is a bit complicated…”
...
The chef at the celestial god's gathering place in Paris was indeed extraordinary. At least, this meal had Carmel eating with grease all over her mouth, completely disregarding her ladylike image, while the celestial god merely smiled at Carmel, his masked face showing no expression.
Until the meal ended, the celestial god poured a glass of wine for Carmel, and the two chatted about life under the sunset's afterglow, feeling quite comfortable. However, peaceful times are always short-lived. Just as they began discussing past amusing events between Carmel and her soul puppet, the communication device at the celestial god's waist rang.
“Excuse me, I need to take a call.”
The celestial god apologized, then turned and left. Once he was outside, he answered the call.
“What’s the matter?”
“Sir, we have found Tang Haofei's trace, but the situation has changed.”
...
In the end, the Swallow got a chance to speak directly with the celestial god.
“The surrounding environment.”
The celestial god spoke succinctly, while the Swallow set aside its excitement and made a very detailed on-site report.