kvmb Chapter 1229 Passing Chapter
Chapter 1229 Passing Chapter
Since the Huangfu family has already expressed their stance, Situ Zhen naturally cannot lag behind.
He wouldn't let go of such a win-win opportunity, which allowed him to both please Yan Lü and keep an eye on Jiang Xiaochuan.
However, Huangfu Jingzhai glanced at Situ Zhen, a shrewd glint in his eyes, seemingly offering a well-intentioned reminder, but in reality harboring malicious intent:
“Brother Situ, since Yan Brigade is relying on young friend Jiang to investigate the Japanese, I think you should put aside your previous idea of inviting Jiang Xiaochuan to your residence for now.”
"At the very least, we have to wait for Young Friend Jiang to take the initiative to agree. After all, he is now a person under the key protection of the Yan Brigade, and we cannot afford to have any mishaps."
Upon hearing this, Situ Zhen's face froze instantly, and he cursed Huangfu Jingzhai inwardly for his wickedness!
These words, though seemingly considerate, actually put him in a very difficult position.
If Jiang Xiaochuan makes any mistakes later, Yan Lü will be the first to suspect him.
But he couldn't afford to completely break off relations, so he could only suppress his anger and respond with a forced smile:
“Brother Huangfu, you flatter me. I hit it off with my young friend Jiang Xiaochuan at first sight, and he and my son Situ Hong are also kindred spirits and quite close. I just sincerely wanted to invite him to my home for a small gathering, and I had no other intentions.”
"As for Brother Huangfu, I heard that your chosen successor and young friend Jiang are at loggerheads, to the point of no return."
"We should be more restrained now, lest we give Senior Yan Lü a reason to laugh at our aristocratic families."
After speaking, Situ Zhen glanced at Huangfu Jingzhai calmly, his meaning crystal clear:
Since you're trying to screw me over, then none of us will get away with it! We'll all be under the watchful eye of the Flame Brigade, and no one can hog all the benefits.
"Hmph, take care of yourself."
Zhao Wuchen glanced at the two of them indifferently, his tone carrying a hint of impatience.
He had seen plenty of the scheming and backstabbing among powerful families.
In the eyes of these people, self-interest always comes first, and the so-called "strong support" is nothing more than a calculated move by each of them.
Even the most prestigious families are no different from children fighting over candy when it comes to profit—childish and ridiculous.
"Tang Ran, since the two family heads are willing to help, let them also know some clues so that we can cooperate in the investigation."
Chen Qishan spoke, and then he and Zhao Wuchen walked toward the corpse of the slovenly Taoist.
Tang Ran responded and stepped forward to explain the current situation in detail, but her tone was not very friendly, making Huangfu Jingzhai and Situ Zhen wonder where they had offended her.
On the other side, Zhao Wuchen walked to the corpse of the disheveled Taoist, bent down, and brought his right index and middle fingers together, a faint, shimmering white light emanating from the fingertips. He then made a few gestures in the air while chanting incantations:
"The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the root of all myriad qi, has cultivated for billions of kalpas to prove my magical powers..."
As the obscure incantation was chanted, the shimmering white light gradually condensed into a slender thread of light, which slowly pierced into the slovenly Taoist's brow.
The moment the light entered his body, the slovenly Taoist's corpse suddenly twitched slightly.
The lingering black aura around him vanished as if it had encountered its nemesis, revealing the dry, blackened skin beneath.
"It is undoubtedly Hattori Hanzo's unique 'Impure World Reincarnation' modified evil technique."
"The insidious thing about this technique is that it is not a simple mental manipulation, but rather it uses evil energy as a catalyst to forcibly refine the flesh and blood and part of the soul of the target, constructing a temporary energy avatar."
"As long as the core energy does not dissipate, external damage can be repaired quickly."
Zhao Wuchen extended a finger and pointed it at the slovenly Taoist's chest from a distance, then shook his head:
"Unfortunately, that old ghost was extremely vigilant. We arrived a step too late."
“The ‘divine puppet thread’ connecting him to this energy avatar has been completely severed.”
"This must be because Hattori Hanzo realized that things were out of control here and, in order to protect himself, deliberately cut off the communication to prevent us from tracking him back."
Qishan,
He turned to Chen Qishan, who had been standing quietly observing beside him, and said, “Use your ‘tracing the source and seeking the truth’ method to investigate again and see if this old ghost has left any flaws that we have not noticed in his haste.”
Chen Qishan nodded slightly and took a step forward, unlike Zhao Wuchen's remote sensing.
He bent his knees and half-squatted, then steadily opened his right palm and gently covered the slovenly Taoist's pierced forehead.
The already restrained aura around him seemed to completely disappear, and he entered a state of extreme silence.
Jiang Xiaochuan held his breath and concentrated. He could clearly feel a tremendous spiritual perception force emanating from him in an extremely domineering manner.
Emerging from Chen Qishan's palm, it forcefully penetrated the already crumbling ruins of the slovenly Taoist's sea of consciousness.
This method of investigation requires extremely high perception; the slightest carelessness can result in being devoured by residual malevolent energy, and may even lead to the contamination of fragments of the other party's consciousness, causing disorder in their sea of consciousness.
However, Chen Qishan's perception was as vast as the sea, continuously flowing into the slovenly Taoist's sea of consciousness without being affected at all.
This level of precision and strength in perception is among the top level of all Nirvana Realm warriors!
After a long while, Chen Qishan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and withdrew his palm.
"No."
He shook his head. "They handled it very thoroughly."
"Not only did it sever the connection, but it also used a secret technique similar to 'spiritual annihilation' to pulverize all the memory nodes and energy imprints in the sea of consciousness that might point to its original body."
"At the end of the trail, there was only a void of darkness and a raging torrent of fel energy... It was impossible to pinpoint the location."
"but."
Changing the subject, Chen Qishan continued, "Judging from the remaining energy of this evil power, its source is definitely no more than fifty miles away from here."
"That old man is getting more and more cautious."
Zhao Wuchen sighed and muttered to himself, "...But why would he take such a risk?"
Chen Qishan nodded, "We investigated before and found that Jiang Xiaoyou and Takeda Koji of the Takeda family of Japan are mortal enemies, but the commander-in-chief of this operation is Hattori Hanzo."
"Logically speaking, Koji Takeda's personal grudges shouldn't be enough to make him take such a big risk, at least not now..."
Previously, Yanlv had secretly conducted a thorough investigation of the areas where Hattori Hanzo might be active, narrowing down the possible hiding places of the enemy to a very small range.
Hattori Hanzo's sudden appearance now undoubtedly greatly increases the risk of exposure.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuchen frowned and pondered, "Hiding nearby, yet taking such a risky move... This is not in line with Hattori Hanzo's usual cautious and life-saving style."
"His mobilization of such a large force must be for some purpose, and something significant!"
Turning his gaze to Jiang Xiaochuan, Zhao Wuchen said in a deep voice:
"Young friend Jiang, now that things have come to this, you must think carefully. Apart from the grudge against Takeda Koji, do you have any other grievances with Hattori Hanzo that we are unaware of?"