Hallucinations?
Zhang Yuanqing stood frozen, his face stiff. His first reaction was that he was hallucinating, that the whispers in his ear weren't real, but were caused by some power influencing him. After all, no outsider could possibly know his father's name. So, the most likely explanation was that the whispers originated from his own mind.
But why his father's name? If some kind of illusion was affecting me, it would have to trigger what I most deeply desired. I don't crave fatherly love, and I only have a vague impression of my father who died so many years ago... As Zhang Yuanqing puzzled, Fu Qingyang, who was in front of him, noticed his abnormality. His tone was exceptionally serious as he said, "Don't stop, keep moving!"
The Centurion's voice contained a persuasive power that cleared Zhang Yuanqing's mind and dispelled his distracting thoughts.
He held his breath and focused, ignoring the whispers in his ear. He strode to catch up with the white suit's back and headed towards the zoo's gate.
"Zhang Zizhen, are you leaving again? You faithless and unrighteous little man..."
The whispers in his ear suddenly became shrill and mournful, like a forsaken woman.
Zhang Yuanqing tensed his nerves, mentally reciting "Keep your mind clear and unperturbed, even if the sky falls" as he quickened his pace. Finally, he followed Fu Qingyang out of the zoo's gate. Instantly, the whispers disappeared.
Zhang Yuanqing dared not linger, dared not look back, and headed straight for the luxurious car. Only after the car started and drove far away did he dare to look back. The night was deep, and the silhouette of the zoo was faintly visible in the darkness, quiet and eerie. "Hoo!"
Zero Point Reading
Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "That Dog Elder's zoo is too damn weird, isn't it?"
Fu Qingyang sat upright in the wide, soft seat, his gaze filled with a hint of surprise and a hint of gravity. He said, "What did you hear?" Zhang Yuanqing chose his words carefully. "A name that shouldn't be mentioned. Centurion, I suspect I was under an illusion. I just don't know who cast the illusion on me." Fu Qingyang picked up the half-smoked cigar, lit it himself, and exhaled thick white smoke. He said, "The basis of illusion is to detonate emotions, targeting the weakest points of the human heart. The name you heard, is that your psychological weak spot?"
The core ability of illusionists is actually to guide and tease the target's emotions, to see the weaknesses in the target's heart at a glance. Therefore, Sage-level illusionists (Dream Weavers) are also known as inner demons.
Zhang Yuanqing's expression froze for a moment, and he slowly shook his head.
Fu Qingyang exhaled white smoke. "Then it's not an illusion." Not an illusion... Zhang Yuanqing's doubts were confirmed, but he wasn't happy at all. His voice was low as he said, "If the voice I heard wasn't an illusion, then... who was talking to me? Could it be that there were zoo staff hidden nearby, or some animal?" Fu Qingyang denied it again. "No, there was nothing around just now." This was a Scout's judgment.
Zhang Yuanqing fell silent. Fu Qingyang took a deep drag of the cigar, forcefully inhaling the smoke and exhaling dense white clouds. He said, "Excluding the staff and animals, and excluding the Dog Elder, who was speaking is actually very obvious." He looked at Zhang Yuanqing, his tone unusually subdued. "The zoo is a Rule Item, a tool with its own self-awareness." Having said this much, it was impossible for Zhang Yuanqing not to understand. The "zoo" itself was whispering in my ear? It knows my dad?
My dad is... The Way of the Extraordinary?!
Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head, hiding his slightly distorted expression.
This conclusion brought him tremendous shock, and he couldn't accept it for a moment.
If my dad was The Way of the Extraordinary, then he didn't die in a car accident back then. How could The Way of the Extraordinary die so miserably... The zoo recognizes him. He must have had a relationship with the zoo before he died, maybe he was the former owner of this Rule Item?
Then his level must have been very high. The zoo's whispers in my ear clearly mistook me for my dad. How did it judge that I was Zhang Zizhen? Appearance? Aura? Bloodline? Role Card?
Appearance is excluded first, my dad and I can't look exactly alike. The Role Card is Mo Jun's. Mo Jun and my dad are not from the same era. Is it bloodline?
The zoo is a Wood Fairy profession item. Wood Fairies control reproduction and life-related abilities, so it's reasonable to identify people by bloodline... Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts became clearer and clearer. At the same time, he thought of his headaches that he couldn't find the cause of, until he met Mr. Bill and learned that the cause was trauma to his soul. But the problem is, he was just an ordinary mortal, and his world and the world of The Way of the Extraordinary were two parallel lines that never intersect. How could he be worthy of such an injury? Now he understood.
Although he still didn't know the reason for the injury, it at least showed that he wasn't completely unrelated to the extraordinary world. In his family background, there was a Way of the Extraordinary.
Then what about my mom? Is she also The Way of the Extraordinary?
Zhang Yuanqing recalled his mother's anxious and helpless look when he suddenly developed a strange illness. If she was The Way of the Extraordinary, she wouldn't have been so anxious and flustered. But she quickly found medicine to treat the soul trauma for me, indicating that she had connections... So, although she's not The Way of the Extraordinary, she knows about the existence of The Way of the Extraordinary and even made some contacts...
Zhang Yuanqing pieced together the details, gradually piecing together the whole picture. In addition, he suddenly thought, as the current owner of the zoo, could the Dog Elder have anything to do with his father?
"Centurion!" Zhang Yuanqing regained his thoughts. "How did the Dog Elder get this Rule Item? Does everyone in power have one Rule Item?" Fu Qingyang flicked the cigar ash and always answered the questions of his trusted subordinates. "I can't check the Elder's information. As for the matter of everyone having one... "Fu Qingyang glanced at him.
Zhang Yuanqing found the answer in the Centurion's calm but not mediocre contempt.
The luxurious car continued to drive. Halfway there, Zhang Yuanqing sent a message to Little Green Tea, asking the Palace Master of Stop Killing to meet at the usual place.
Then he asked Fu Qingyang for a cigar, but he didn't smoke it. He held it in his hand and spaced out silently. When the cigar was about to go out, he took a puff. At four in the morning, Zhang Yuanqing wore a mask and a baseball cap. His footsteps echoed lonely on the street.
The door of the cafe across the street from the Security Department was open, and bright lights shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the street, making it the only business open on the street.
Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the door of the cafe as if he was familiar with the place and saw the red-dressed silhouette standing at the front desk.
She was attentively brewing coffee and said softly, "Go sit over there for a while and wait for me for a few minutes." This sounds so familiar... Zhang Yuanqing murmured and randomly picked a table to sit down.
Before long, the Palace Master of Stop Killing came over with two cups of coffee. She put the coffee on the table, propped up her chin, and smiled as she stared at him. "You're looking for me more and more often. Do you miss me?"
Why does she always like to tease me... Zhang Yuanqing picked up the cup, took a sip of the coffee, and immediately frowned.
"Pure coffee?" He hated drinking pure coffee the most. Besides bitter, it was sour. The Palace Master of Stop Killing revealed a sly smile. Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said, "Palace Master, you're like this cup of coffee I'm drinking." What do you mean?" The Palace Master of Stop Killing rolled her eyes and smiled. "Although it's bitter, it's full of attraction? No, it's neither sweet nor milky!" Zhang Yuanqing paved the way and spoke hurtful words, taking the opportunity to retaliate.
The raised corners of the Palace Master of Stop Killing's mouth instantly froze, and her eyes under the mask glared at him. Zhang Yuanqing changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "I met the Devil Eye tonight. The Dog Elder forced him to reveal the inside story of the Chu family's massacre. He specifically asked to see me." He dared to mock the madman because he was confident.
Sure enough, the Palace Master of Stop Killing immediately forgot about the coffee. Her breathing suddenly became rapid, her body leaned forward abruptly, and her bright eyes stared intently at Zhang Yuanqing. "What did you gain?" Zhang Yuanqing rarely saw her so distraught and said solemnly:
"The ones who led the massacre of the Chu family were Ghost Blade Heavenly King and Extermination Heavenly King. Asura personally issued the order." Asura..." The Palace Master of Stop Killing thought for a moment and slowly shook her head. "The Chu family and the Soldiers of the Cross were one in the south and one in the north, without favor or resentment. If it's just camp opposition, it's not enough for Asura to personally issue the order to massacre the Chu family."
Zhang Yuanqing immediately repeated what the Devil Eye Heavenly King had said.
The Palace Master of Stop Killing was like a sculpture, not moving for a long time. After a while, she whispered, "So that's how it is..." She raised her eyes, looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and said softly with a strange emotion flashing in her eyes, "Thank you, you have solved my heart knot for many years." The reason for the Chu family's massacre had always been a knot in her heart that she couldn't untie. After more than twenty years, she finally understood the cause and effect. Zhang Yuanqing said, "If the Palace Master wants to seek revenge on the Dark Night Rose, you have to know who the enemy is. Do you know the attributes of that Rule Item?" The Palace Master of Stop Killing picked up the teacup, her red lips pursing against the white rim of the cup, and took a small sip. She put down the teacup and recalled, "I haven't personally checked the attributes of that item, but the clansmen who brought me to Songhai told me that the item can bring the dead back to life. Whether the soul is annihilated or the body is crushed, it can revive." Its name is the Mother God's Womb, one of the top Rule Items of the Musician profession. To use it, two conditions must be met. First, the blood of the revived person must be prepared in advance. It must be blood full of vitality, and there is also a requirement for the amount. It can't be just a simple drop of blood, but I don't know how much is needed." Second, one of the revived person's descendants or loved ones must be sacrificed for equivalent exchange.
"As long as these two conditions are met and the item's rules are triggered, the revived person can be re-bred from the Mother God's Womb. No one can stop it, including the Spirit Realm. It also has a restriction. Once revived from the Mother God's Womb, it can never be used again. A person only has one chance, just like no one can go back into their mother's womb again." Zhang Yuanqing listened silently and said, "What does full of vitality blood mean?"
The Palace Master of Stop Killing explained:
"After the death of The Way of the Extraordinary, they will return to the Spirit Realm, which means that all their abilities are taken back by the Spirit Realm. Therefore, the blood before death and the blood after death are different. The blood after death cannot revive the body of The Way of the Extraordinary.
"You can understand blood full of vitality as it must be the blood from before death." Zhang Yuanqing nodded and said, "Based on the item's rules of use, can it be inferred that the leader of the Dark Night Rose had anticipated his own death and made preparations in advance? This is inevitable." The Palace Master of Stop Killing frowned and said, "What are you trying to say?" Zhang Yuanqing spoke eloquently: "From the Light Compass's prediction, it's not difficult for us to know that Asura chose to invest in the leader of the Dark Night Rose, and that was twenty-one years ago.
"The leader of the Dark Night Rose at that time must have had a certain level and status in the underworld. It's impossible for Asura to invest in useless people. Then, as long as we investigate which high-level Night Wanderers rose to fame twenty years ago, or even thirty years ago, can we lock down the identity of the leader of the Dark Night Rose through elimination?" The Palace Master of Stop Killing's eyes suddenly lit up, and she excitedly added, "As the largest Night Wanderer organization in the world, Taiyi Sect will definitely notice and register Night Wanderers with extraordinary talents, whether they are from the private sector or the official sector." Through this line, we can further lock down the identity of the leader of the Dark Night Rose. She suddenly frowned. "It's just that although the Taiyi Sect and the Five Elements Alliance are both official organizations, they are not of one mind. If you investigate this matter through the Five Elements Alliance, they will notice." At that time, the Taiyi Sect might just give some useless information as a perfunctory gesture and then secretly investigate it themselves."
This would be doing the job for someone else.
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Of course, it's not a problem for the Taiyi Sect to investigate either, but they probably won't reveal the information to them.
Unless you can develop a subordinate in the Taiyi Sect! Zhang Yuanqing didn't have any good ideas for a while and said, "We'll discuss this matter later."
The Palace Master of Stop Killing nodded slightly. "The most important thing for you now is the arena competition. You don't need to put your energy into these things." After a pause, she suddenly asked, "The Devil Eye Heavenly King must have had a purpose in seeing you. You didn't say it just now."
Zhang Yuanqing's eyes flickered, and he didn't make eye contact with her. The Palace Master of Stop Killing's heart sank, and she frowned. "Say it!" Zhang Yuanqing said helplessly:
He did have a purpose in seeing me. He placed a curse on me, a curse that I would become like him. The Dog Elder checked my body afterward, but he couldn't find where the curse was hidden. As he finished speaking, his shoulder was grabbed by the Palace Master of Stop Killing. Immediately, his skin felt a stinging pain. He turned his head to look and saw countless wriggling red lines crawling out of the Palace Master's fair hand, drilling into his body like parasites.
In a moment, the red lines retracted into the Palace Master's body. She released her palm and said with gritted teeth:
"Sure enough, I can't find anything unusual... That Devil Eye, he deserves to die. You shouldn't have seen him." Zhang Yuanqing's expression was serious. "Since it concerns the Palace Master's heart knot, I think it was worth the risk." The Palace Master of Stop Killing was stunned.
Seeing her stunned, Zhang Yuanqing stopped in time and stood up. "Don't worry about the curse. We'll just take it one step at a time. Palace Master, I'm leaving."
Without waiting for her to respond, Zhang Yuanqing strode out of the cafe. After walking a distance, he looked back and found that the lights in the cafe were still on, unlike the previous times when the lights would go out as soon as he left.
"The last wave of actions was alright. He both took credit and didn't go too far, leaving her to savor it slowly. Ling Jun is trash, but his methods for dealing with women are indeed superb. I can clearly feel that her attitude towards me has improved... "Zhang Yuanqing walked further and further away.
At nine o'clock the next day, he opened the official forum on time to check the news.
As You Fenglaiyi said, the arena competition today was indeed canceled. The official posted a notice on the forum: #Due to recent competition adjustments, the arena competition today has been canceled# It seems that the headquarters really intends to adjust the competition mode... Zhang Yuanqing was not worried but happy. For him, this was a good thing.
He wouldn't dare to talk about fighting one-on-one, but when it came to dungeon runs, Zhang Yuanqing was still very confident.
[White Dragon: I heard from Yuan Ting that the official plans to throw the top eight players into a dungeon. They are currently discussing what difficulty level of dungeon is appropriate.
[Please Call Me Queen: Ah, I heard about it yesterday, but I wasn't sure. Even the big speaker of the Taiyi Sect is saying this, so it's probably true. Now that's great, Yuan Shi Tianzun will definitely get first place.]
[The Future is Long: Please Call Me Queen, do you think there's a possibility that the other seven players will unite and eliminate Yuan Shi Tianzun first? This The Future is Long always sings my praises, but what he says always makes sense. The players who can enter the top eight are all smart people, and the dungeon is not an arena competition. It's impossible to expect them to be fair and just. I really have to be careful.]
Zhang Yuanqing browsed the comments for a while and exited the forum. Since he didn't have to fight in the arena competition today, he would find something to do.
He hesitated for a long time between two options: finding Xiao Yuan and finding his mother. If my dad was really The Way of the Extraordinary, then she must have hidden a lot of things from me, which is understandable. After all, the existence of The Way of the Extraordinary is a supernatural phenomenon, which is difficult to explain in itself. Besides, I was just an ordinary college student before. What's the point of telling me?
If I tell her that I have become The Way of the Extraordinary, she might confess the past and tell me where my headache came from.
It's best to wait for her to come back and talk about this in person. If we have an unpleasant conversation over the phone and she hangs up, there's nothing I can do about it. Moreover, I can use the Observer glasses to observe her when we talk face-to-face. Zhang Yuanqing chose to meet Xiao Yuan.
Following the advice given by his life mentor, he would improve his relationship with Aunt Xiao Yuan while learning what kind of trouble she had encountered.
The Nameless Hotel, a strong cold wind blowing.
Xiao Yuan stood upright at the front desk, her bright face expressionless, cold and indifferent, without the warm smile of greeting guests.
In the morning, the hotel had only welcomed two groups of guests, one of which booked an hourly room. The business was quite bleak.
There are two major requirements for the location of a hotel: first, the business district attributes of the location, and second, the convenience of transportation.
Airports, high-speed railway stations, tourist attractions, commercial centers, and schools are all in line with the above two.
The Nameless Hotel is located in the suburbs. It's a small hotel, and its positioning is for mid- to low-level guests. A few years ago, there were several factories nearby. Where there are factories, there is traffic. The business was still good.
But since last year, the economic environment has been sluggish, and the factories next to the hotel have closed down one after another, making the surrounding area deserted at once.
With nothing to do, Xiao Yuan picked up her phone, opened the avatar of Yuan Shi Tianzun, and entered the message: "Who is the opponent matched today?" She thought about it, deleted the message, and closed her phone expressionlessly.
At this time, the glass door of the hotel was pushed open, but there was no one at the door. An invisible person had entered. ps: Wrong words will be corrected later.