109: 109.

Don’t start a conflict 109: 109.

Don’t start a conflict Sherlock Holmes once said, “There is no such thing as a perfect crime, just undiscovered clues.”

Lu Li frowned and asked, “Is this Li Guanqi a member of the Jiushan Sect?”

“Exactly~” Xiao Cha pinched two pieces of donkey-hide gelatin and popped them into her mouth, chewing as she spoke:

“At the Wang Family Ancestral Hall, the cultivator before his death mentioned that ‘there was a senior brother skilled in pursuing enemies nearby’.

It must be this person.”

Lu Li nodded, remembering the incident.

Xiao Cha continued, “It was also this person who deduced that you are the ‘Four Spirits’.”

Hearing this, Lu Li smiled, not considering himself to be any ‘Four Spirits’.

His rapid cultivation progress was due to the Kunlun Mirror and the support of Blue Star.

And most crucially—since he was not from this world, how could he be an incarnation of the collective ‘Subconscious’?

But Xiao Cha didn’t think so.

The man before her was not only fast in increasing his cultivation!

His Heavenly Eye, various magic artifacts, firearms, and even turning Calming Incense into mosquito coils… were simply magical and unfathomable!

And to top it off, he was a bachelor!

If he wasn’t the Azure Dragon, was there any justice in the world!?

At that moment, Xiao Cha looked at him with sparkling eyes full of admiration, playful teasing, curiosity, and overflowing sweetness.

Lu Li joked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Xiao Cha curtsied deeply with a wanfu ceremony and giggled, “Great Azure Dragon, this young lady is willing to toil like a horse or dog for you~”

“Alright~ but first, you pay back your debt.” Lu Li stretched out his hand, making a grabbing gesture.

“Pervert~ die~” Xiao Cha immediately knew he meant to grab her behind.

Listening to their banter, Wanqing felt a sourness in her heart:

“Have they become this close without me realizing it?”

Suddenly, Lu Li said, “Oh right, I haven’t told you yet, Wanqing is about to break through ‘Zuowang’!”

“What!?” Xiao Cha’s eyes widened in shock:

“How can there be another freak like that!

Could you also be one of the ‘Four Spirits’…

Surely I’m not surrounded by two of them…”

The situation was too magical for Xiao Cha to even dare to consider that possibility.

She quickly understood what Lu Li meant—Wanqing was also facing the problem of insufficient physical constitution.

“That’s easy!”

Xiao Cha hopped in front of Wanqing, cheerful and smiling, “Come, sister has something good for you to eat~”

With that, she opened her clothes to reveal the ‘Danzhong Acupoint’ and then pushed Wanqing’s head towards it.

“No, no!” Wanqing struggled desperately, but she was no match for Xiao Cha.

Just as she was about to bite down, she unleashed a huge wave of spirit to push the other away.

Reacting too strongly, Wanqing quickly gave her reason.

“Xiao Cha!

You can’t transfer inner breath outwards anymore!”

Wanqing said sternly with a straight face,

“The amount you gave to Young Master Lu was already the limit, and you’ve hurt your ‘Heart Blood’.

Good thing you had exquisite medicinal diets at no cost to sustain you.

If you transfer inner breath out again, your organs, especially your heart, will develop chronic issues.

By then, let alone breaking through, living to 40 would be a miracle!”

The human body is intricate and complex, strong yet fragile; some organs can’t handle being overworked.

Transferring inner breath, giving one’s life essence to another, was undoubtedly an act that came with huge sacrifices.

With Wanqing’s medical skills, there was absolutely no mistaking it.

Xiao Cha could only reluctantly give in.

“Then I’ll go to the Patrol Bureau to gather some information…”

She scratched her head, looking somewhat forlorn as she left.

~~~~~~~~~~

At the same time, Xiao Cha’s curious target, “Li Guanqi,” was actually in the Governor Mansion.

The Governor Mansion covered an area of 700,000 square meters.

In order not to overstep, it was intentionally built just a bit smaller than the Imperial Palace, but the opulence was naturally far superior.

At this moment, Li Guanqi arrived at the palace where…

even the tiles were made of glazed glass.

Sitting on a seat made of golden phoebe wood, he lifted a cup of tea that appeared to be Dragon Well and took a gentle sip.

“Wow, Spiritual Tea!”

The tea seemed to flow through his organs and soak into his limbs and bones, then turned into a stream of clean air that floated out from the top of his head.

Li Guanqi felt his body lighten by two taels and couldn’t help but exclaim, “With the dual benefits of nourishing the body and warming the spirit, it’s a fine thing indeed!”

“If you like it, I’ll give you two taels,”

Jiang Haiyan, now wearing a sky-blue cheongsam, still had a rather stern expression:

“As long as you quickly expose that demon for me!”

“Such a trivial task~” Li Guanqi took another sip of tea, smiling as he spoke:

“I only ask for Sister Yan to add a touch of glamour with her red sleeves while I browse the files, how about it?”

Jiang Haiyan let out a cold laugh and said:

“Forget about it.

My future husband will either be a Martial Arts Innate or have achieved Refining the Soul.

You, with your Zuowang Marrow Cleansing, do not catch my eye.”

Li Guanqi sighed and said, “Well, that was blunt…

That’s all right then.”

The next second, Li Guanqi raised his head, his third eye on the forehead suddenly opened, and all three eyes stared at Jiang Haiyan as he coldly said:

“In that case, why on earth should I find the Four Spirits for you?

What’s in it for me!”

Jiang Haiyan snapped her fingers, and immediately a maid came over with a tray.

On the tray was surprisingly a block of ice, and frozen inside were five table tennis ball-sized…

Insect Eggs.

“Eggs of the Soul-devouring Ant!”

Li Guanqi clearly recognized these items, a strong desire shining through all three of his eyes as if he could hardly wait to swallow them immediately!

Jiang Haiyan arrogantly said, “That’s right, these eggs can hatch an Ant King, and they’re a great nourishment for a Blood Exchange.

Take this, and give me a result by tomorrow morning!”

Li Guanqi, using his spirit, lifted the block of ice, and laughed:

“Don’t forget about the two taels of tea leaves~”

Jiang Haiyan showed a hint of disdain but did not speak.

Li Guanqi spoke again: “Oh yes, I also need pregnant women to bring back to my Sect for my task, how about 100 of them?”

Jiang Haiyan’s eyes glared fiercely, and there was even a flash of lightning in the void, prompting Li Guanqi to quickly plead for mercy:

“Alright, alright, that’s settled then.

Where are the files?”

Jiang Haiyan turned and left, a sentence floating back: “They will be collectively sent to the Third District Patrol Bureau.”

“Ah?

Not in the Governor Mansion?”

“The Patrol Bureau is safe and convenient, so hurry over…”

Before her voice had faded away, her fragrance had already vanished.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Third District Patrol Bureau

Xiao Cha had just arrived when she immediately heard from a bunch of idlers the amusing story of Li Guanqi shamelessly sneaking into the Governor Mansion.

She was disappointed in her heart, but there was nothing she could do about it, and was about to probe for more news.

But then a little patrol officer ran over, respectfully saying, “Chief Luo, Mr.

Chen is looking for you.”

“Mmm, I know.”

Xiao Cha could only go to her superior’s office first.

Upon arriving, the door to the office was open, and she knocked and walked in.

“Mr.

Chen, you were looking for me?”

She saw that Chief Chen’s desk was covered with a large stack of case files, all concerning homicides that had occurred this year.

The man who had been policing for 30 years, rising from doing miscellaneous tasks to Chief Constable and had a shadow on his face, remained silent for a while.

After a while, he spoke from within the gloom:

“Tonight, the Jiushan Sect’s True Disciple—Li Guanqi, will come to the bureau to review the files all night.

This master is a personal disciple of the Jiushan Sect Leader, adept in Refining God and Sitting Forget, Martial Arts Marrow Cleansing, with formidable hand-to-hand combat skills, capable of unleashing a detached energy that compares to a bomb.

He also brought with him five followers—all ruthless Martial Arts experts with Firearms on hand.

Tell your people to be careful, to avoid any conflicts.”

Xiao Cha suddenly clenched her fist tightly!