Dali City, 749 Bureau Branch.
Click!
As Qin Ye sat upright in front of the white backdrop, revealing a smile, the camera captured his photo.
Next, his photo appeared on the computer screen, and after a simple touch-up by the operator, the process of entering Qin Ye's identity information began.
Because the 749 Bureau managed the transcendent secular circle of Great Xia, it was necessary to understand that within this circle, the distinction wasn't just between Yellow and White races but also included demons, ghosts, spirits, and other beings.
For the convenience of these beings when traveling outside, the 749 Bureau would issue identity documents for them.
At this moment, Qin Ye, as a rare ancient person, was considered a rare category even within the 749 Bureau, and they were now processing his identity card.
"Mr. Qin Ye, what year, month, and day would you like your birth date on the ID card to be filled in?" The operator inquired.
Qin Ye's real age was too great. If it were written on his identity card, he feared that passing through a security checkpoint and having his ID checked would immediately lead to it being deemed a forged document.
After all, across all of Great Xia, aside from the Mazu identity card, which could reach hundreds of years old—a unique feature in Fujian—the general public simply couldn't accept an ID showing an age of several hundred or thousand years outside of Mazu.
"Let me think." Qin Ye stroked his chin.
"Fill in the year 2000. I'll be a post-2000s generation. I look like a handsome guy in my twenties anyway."
As the operator input the birth year 2000, "What about the month and day? Which month and which day?"
"Let me think, how about Virgo…? No, forget it, make it Leo. Sounds more imposing. You can just randomly pick a date within the Leo range."
The operator glanced at Zhang Feng.
Zhang Feng responded, "Just follow Mr. Qin Ye's request. Also, help him get a bank card, from the Construction Bank."
Quickly, the operator randomly selected a month and day, completing Qin Ye's ID card.
A few minutes later.
Qin Ye took the ID card and bank card, smiling in satisfaction. "So now, I count as a legal citizen of Great Xia, right?"
He spoke, then put away the ID card and bank card before addressing Zhang Feng. "Since the ID card is done, I won't bother you any longer. I'll be leaving now."
Zhang Feng was taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Qin Ye to leave so soon. At this moment, he was so focused on how to get Qin Ye to stay that he hadn't noticed that when Qin Ye finished speaking, he turned his head to look at a wall in front of him. His gaze was deep, as if trying to see through the wall and beyond.
"Mr. Qin Ye, are you really in such a hurry to leave? Won't you stay a little longer? You've just awakened and probably don't know much about the modern world."
"Yes, Mr. Qin Ye, you can stay at the 749 Bureau or at least live here temporarily. It won't be too late to leave after getting familiar with everything." Lao Mu and Zhang Feng took turns persuading him.
Qin Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at them both. "I mainly have something to take care of."
"What is it?"
"Buying a phone." Qin Ye grinned.
Then Qin Ye pointed at the ancient bronze coffin that had been brought along. He understood Zhang Feng and the others' intention to keep him around. During his tribulation, besides enduring the lightning, he had also overheard their discussion.
"Help me sell the ancient coffin, as well as the gold, silver, and jewels inside. Just transfer the money to my card."
Whether in ancient times or modern times, he understood better than anyone that having no money made travel impossible.
Because of this, before falling into slumber, he had deliberately prepared some gold, silver, jewels, antiques, and paintings, so that he could sell them upon waking up and have money to live on.
Qin Ye did not stay much longer. He left Zhang Feng and the others with a request so they could feel reassured—after all, this would allow them to maintain a bridge for communication. Then, he found an excuse and left.
Watching Qin Ye leave, Lao Chen said, "Is it really fine to just let Mr. Qin Ye go like this?"
Lao Mu smiled wryly. "What else can we do if we don't let him leave? But I think since Mr. Qin Ye entrusted us with selling his antiques and paintings, it shows that he trusts us. At least he is willing to maintain contact with us. He understands our goodwill. I don't think there will be any problems letting him go."
Nightwatchman Zhang Feng nodded in agreement. "Based on Mr. Qin Ye's words and actions just now, the danger level he poses to the 749 Bureau should be minimal. He doesn't seem like someone who would be harmful to us or to Great Xia."
At this point, he seemed to recall something and added another sentence.
"He even went up into the sky for his tribulation, afraid of harming flowers and plants. Someone like that couldn't be too bad. Let him go. I'll report the situation to the higher-ups. For now, let's just handle the task Mr. Qin Ye left us with."
"Selling his antiques, paintings, gold, and silver, so that the 749 Bureau can maintain communication with him."
As his words fell, Zhang Feng took out his phone and looked at the incoming messages—it was the Nightwatchmen's internal chat group.
Seeing the messages, he sighed and said, "Rather than worrying about whether Mr. Qin Ye is a threat, it's better to focus on allocating more personnel to deal with the emergencies that happened across the country today."
Lao Chen and Lao Mu turned their heads in unison. There was no need for them to ask. Zhang Feng spoke first. "News just came in about the emergency in Zhongnan Mountain. The current inheritor of the title 'Zhongnan Mountain Immortal Elder,' Elder Weng, personally intervened and investigated. Although he found the source of the incident, he was unable to capture the culprit."
"Huh? Elder Weng stepped in? Are you serious?" Lao Chen found it hard to believe what he had just heard.
Lao Mu was equally shocked. "For Elder Weng to lose in Zhongnan Mountain…"
"Senior brother, is that Elder Weng really powerful?"
The one asking was the youngest among them—the disciple who had previously retrieved the artifact at Ailao Mountain, a young female disciple.
"He's very powerful. Elder Weng is at the Purple Robe level, and not just any Purple Robe level—he's among the top ten of the Guardian Division. If he's in Zhongnan Mountain, because he has inherited the title of 'Zhongnan Mountain Immortal Elder,'"
"He can borrow the power of the mountain's ley lines, making his strength comparable to the Grandmaster level. He is a hidden Grandmaster-level cultivator."
Senior Brother Ah Zhen sighed deeply, his emotions mirroring those of Lao Mu and the others.
"Who would have thought that Elder Weng, undefeated in Zhongnan Mountain, would lose…" As he spoke, he suddenly froze.
A memory flashed in his mind. A scene from just a moment ago.
It was when Qin Ye was speaking with Zhang Feng and the others before leaving. Back then, the three of them hadn't noticed Qin Ye turning to look at the wall, but he had.
He had assumed Qin Ye was just glancing around casually. But now, with this news about Zhongnan Mountain…
"Am I overthinking it?" Disciple Ah Zhen muttered.
He realized… the direction Qin Ye had looked at before leaving was precisely the direction of Zhongnan Mountain.
At this moment, Lao Mu and Zhang Feng continued their discussion.
"Do we know who caused the Zhongnan Mountain earthquake?"
"Yes. According to Elder Weng's report, it was someone who had cultivated in ghostly arts."
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Meanwhile, outside the 749 Bureau.
After stepping out of the gate, Qin Ye scanned his surroundings, chose a direction, and walked away, turning into an empty alley.
That was the direction of Zhongnan Mountain.
At the same time, not long after he entered the alley, a black mist tore through the sky, piercing the white clouds, streaking from the distance at an impossible speed.
In the blink of an eye, it landed in the alley before Qin Ye.
As the black mist touched down, a dark fog billowed outward. From within came a voice, filled with reverence.
"Qin Zun."
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