Chapter 272. This is training him!
"Fan Ge, are you back in the country? I've missed you so much!" Zhang Xiao Hou's enthusiastic voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the phone, his excitement palpable even through the receiver.
"En, are you busy lately?" Mo Fan asked unhurriedly. After experiencing many twists and turns, hearing his younger brother's voice now brought a sense of relaxation.
"Not busy at all. After we swept through the Qinling demon tribe, I've been free. Sigh, I'm a bit unaccustomed to not fighting for a while. Fan Ge, why don't we go for a stroll in the Qinling Mountains? Maybe we can find some great treasures!" Zhang Xiao Hou said excitedly, his words full of anticipation for another adventure and treasure hunt.
"We'll go to Qinling next time. I have an even better place, hehehe, guaranteed to make you rich!" Mo Fan immediately laughed upon hearing this, his eyes narrowing into a slit. His expression clearly showed he was brewing some 'good idea'.
Lingling, who was beside him, couldn't help but mumble, quietly complaining, "Can't you find someone else to trick?"
She knew Mo Fan too well. Every time he mentioned a 'good place', there were undoubtedly many dangers hidden behind it. She always felt that Mo Fan was about to drag Zhang Xiao Hou into 'risking his life' again.
"I'm doing this for his own good," Mo Fan said earnestly, thinking that by staying by his side, that kid would have more opportunities for experience and would definitely achieve great things in the future. What did she mean by 'tricking him'? This was helping him grow.
After briefly arranging things with Little Lingling, Mo Fan didn't delay any further. He left the Qingtian Hunter Agency directly and headed to the Hunter Union.
He wasn't going to the Hunter Union to find a team to cooperate with. In his opinion, most of those so-called teams were not very strong and wouldn't be of much use. He was too lazy to travel with them.
The reason he came to the Hunter Union this time, to put it plainly, was simply to earn Hunter Level points.
He knew that the Hunter Union did not currently have a distribution map of the Taklamakan Desert.
There are many demon lands in China, such as Qinling, Kunlun Mountain, Tianshan, Dongting Lake, and Dunhuang. Most areas have been explored by Hunters.
After all, many brave predecessors had, at the cost of their lives, gradually mapped out the distribution of demon species in those places. So, even though these places are quite dangerous, as long as Hunters do their homework in advance and avoid the demon lairs, they can still explore their territories, as there are traces to follow.
However, the Taklamakan Desert is different. Its complex and ever-changing environment rendered the demon distribution information circulating among high-level Hunters obsolete three years ago.
Teams that explored according to the old demon distribution map basically never returned alive. That Desert was like a giant beast devouring lives, full of unknown dangers.
Therefore, the Taklamakan Desert desperately needed a most accurate distribution map, at least to open up a relatively safe path within the dangerous yellow sands, so that Hunters wouldn't rush in like headless flies and die tragically.
For Hunters, the importance of a demon distribution map is self-evident. Even the strongest Hunter, if they accidentally step into a demon's lair, or the territory of a Commander or Monarch Level demon, would face a grim fate, a dead end.
Therefore, if Mo Fan planned to explore this dangerous area, he naturally had to accept this bounty mission. It could both raise his Hunter Level and contribute to the Hunters, so why not?
Mo Fan didn't wander to other places afterward but returned directly to his large apartment.
As soon as he entered the room, he comfortably took a hot bath. The warm water flowing over his body seemed to wash away all the previous fatigue, leaving him feeling incredibly refreshed and revitalized.
After bathing, Mo Fan sat on the balcony, with only a small lamp on. The dim yellow light illuminated the surroundings, creating a tranquil atmosphere. He lazily reclined on the balcony's sofa chair, his gaze casually fixed on the bustling night view of the magical City.
He saw lights of different colors intertwining in the air, reflecting against the black night sky. Even the color of the clouds changed due to the reflection of these lights, presenting a unique yet somewhat strange sight.
Of course, this scene could not be called truly beautiful; more people preferred to call it urban light pollution, feeling that such lights deprived the night sky of its original aesthetic. Forget seeing a single star; sometimes, even seeing a blurry outline of the moon could be considered good weather.
In Mo Fan's memory, Bo City was different. Back in Bo City, if he ran out to the balcony late at night, he could always see stars like glowing glass beads hanging all over the night sky. In some places, the stars were dense, clustered tightly together.
In other places, the stars were sparse, but they emitted a pure and soft light.
Some stars felt as if they could be touched, seemingly close at hand, while others were far away, as if in two different worlds. The beauty of that starry sky still made him nostalgic.
Perhaps this was the difference between Cities?
But for humanity to develop, and for Cities to become prosperous and lively, these brilliant lights were indispensable. This seemed to be an unavoidable matter.
"Oh, you're here!" Just as Mo Fan was lost in thought, a clear voice came from inside the room. Immediately after, in the dimness, a slender and graceful figure slowly walked over. That figure exuded an orchid-like aura, a subtle fragrance, it was Mu Ningxue.
Mo Fan lazily raised his gaze and looked at Mu Ningxue, who was dressed casually. A smile immediately appeared on his face, a smile tinged with intimacy and teasing.
Mu Ningxue was wearing a small camisole, her casual yet somewhat sexy appearance at home made Mo Fan's eyes light up.
Mo Fan was not polite; he directly reached out and pulled her over. The action was smooth and fluid, with a hint of dominance and intimacy.
Mu Ningxue, pulled like this, first gave a charming, coquettish glance, her eyes a mix of resentment and joy, with a unique charm.
Recalling her journey of cultivation at the academy, she had been 'night-attacked' by Mo Fan quite a bit. She had already grown accustomed to Mo Fan's occasional 'playfulness'.
Occasionally, when she wasn't 'night-attacked', she actually felt a bit unaccustomed. In fact, just now, she even felt as if she had been as lifeless as a dead fish.
However, Mo Fan didn't care about these things, because he had the ability to make Mu Ningxue 'alive' again. As long as he used a little 'trick', Mu Ningxue would quickly become lively again.