"I, Gu Ci'an, am the elite among elites! Those snitches who betray the human camp can only expose their greed and darkness in the radiant light of my glory, wallowing in their own shame!"

Gu Jianlin's expression turned peculiar, thinking to himself: "Just shut up already. Can you stop jinxing it?"

By this logic, your son is the biggest snitch in the whole world.

The next moment, he noticed the last line of the file.

"Hmm, the Qilin Venerable seems to..."

"My god, this is terrifying."

The file abruptly ended.

Gu Jianlin's eyes narrowed. Between these two lines, there was a large blank space.

Clearly, there was another line.

Yet it had been erased, with no trace left behind.

Gu Jianlin folded the file and looked around, his eyes flickering.

"What are you looking for?"

Moon Princess suddenly asked.

"Traces."

Gu Jianlin glanced around and said softly, "I want to know if anyone else has been here besides us. A crucial part of this file has been erased. Was it you?"

Moon Princess shook her head and replied, "Not me. Besides, it's unlikely that anyone else has been here. Otherwise, why would they just erase a section and not take all of these things?"

She took a stack of files off the shelf and casually handed one to him.

This time, Gu Jianlin was baffled; he couldn't understand a single word.

"Because these are encrypted texts intended for submission to the Ether Association headquarters. You're not from the Night Watcher Department, so you can't read them. These files document some internal circumstances of the Qilin Immortal Palace; think of them as game guides. Currently, the Dawn Combat Sequence is stationed at Black Cloud City, delving deep into the inner workings of the Immortal Palace."

Moon Princess explained, "Soon, your Omega Sequence will go inside as well. The Night Watcher Department doesn't rely solely on Gu Ci'an for exploring the Immortal Palace; the association has some guides available."

Gu Jianlin glanced at her and asked, "Can you decipher it?"

Moon Princess softly replied with a hum. Then, she packed up the files and said lightly, "These are your father's belongings. Once I decipher them, I'll hand them over to you."

Great, she's even taking on babysitter duties in a different way now.

Gu Jianlin said with a blank expression, "I see. You met my father in the Immortal Palace? You traversed it as soon as it descended back then. Are you also an Independent Awakened?"

He himself was an Independent Awakened.

The reason his awakening had been delayed was that his father had been protecting him, keeping him away from the Transcendent world.

Moon Princess replied firmly, "I'm not, and I didn't."

Gu Jianlin didn't bother debating with her. After inspecting the secret room, he confirmed one thing.

No one else had been here.

He hesitated for a moment, folding the file and putting it in his pocket.

"Do you want to take these secret medicines? Some can restore spirituality, while others are Superdimensional-grade, which might be useful once you break into the Fourth Rank."

Moon Princess asked casually.

Gu Jianlin glanced briefly and indeed spotted two bottles of Blue Blood among the pile of secret medicines.

"One bottle each—restore your spirituality as soon as possible."

He said calmly, "Take the rest with you. I don't need them for now."

After all, she had been secretly protecting him and had even saved his life this time.

He ought to show some gratitude.

Gu Jianlin himself was still some distance away from the Superdimensional level and didn't need them right now.

Once he advanced, he would drag that Pharmacist Old Thief over.

Force him to concoct the Superdimensional Secret Medicine by locking him in a small dark room until he figured it out.

Even though there was currently a looming horror lurking within the Qilin Immortal Palace.

No big deal—Gu Jianlin himself could go and capture the guy.

Perhaps it was time for that foolish pharmacist to experience the harsh realities of the world.

Moon Princess didn't hold back either; she casually picked up a backpack in the secret room and packed the secret medicines and files into it.

"Your father was incredibly cunning; he had countless secret bases."

She suddenly remarked, "We can search for them slowly in the future."

Gu Jianlin nodded slightly, "I know. He's a sly old fox too."

Then he suddenly reacted, saying, "And you're still saying you weren't my father's student?"

Moon Princess ignored him.

At that moment, Gu Jianlin sensed countless life rhythms breaking into his perception range.

"Drink the secret medicine—someone's here."

He tilted his head back and gulped down a bottle of Blue Blood.

"Your life perception extends that far?"

Moon Princess hadn't noticed anything but obediently drank her bottle of Blue Blood anyway.

The two of them exited the secret room, sealed the stone gate, and walked along the rock wall at a slow pace.

One behind the other, like two cats about to commit fish-stealing escapades.

After sneaking around for seventy-some meters, a series of chaotic footsteps echoed.

In the shadows, there were bursts of light.

"Everyone, hold hands and stick together. Nobody gets lost. Let me warn you, if you accidentally wander into the deepest part of this underground, the things in there will eat you alive!"

An arrogant voice laughed, "Relax! Stay with me, Third Master, and everyone gets fed and stays alive! You're all ambitious folks who aim to follow me for great deeds in the future! Today, you've seen it yourselves—even the mighty Judgment Court couldn't stand up to my beatdown! Now you know who the big shot is!"

"Beatdown?"

A sleepy voice grumbled, "Seriously, Third Master, our ship got blown to pieces by the Judgment Court. Can you stop taunting them? If you hadn't stirred things up, we wouldn't have escalated to this level of conflict. Me—a dignified Fifth-Rank World King—forced to hide in the sewers."

Mr. Liu snapped back irritably, "Ning Chen, you're just shortsighted. Weren't they the ones who started this nonsense, strutting around and throwing their weight around? If I didn't fight back, where's my dignity?"

Ning Chen retorted impatiently, "You were the one who used biochemical weapons first!"

"Ugh, what's the big deal? Those idiots wouldn't dream we'd hide underground!"

Mr. Liu said smugly, "No matter how powerful the Ether Association is, can they catch me, Third Master Liu?"

But as he rounded a corner, he suddenly froze: "Holy crap! There's someone here!"

Because there, in the darkness, stood two people coldly staring at him.

Gu Jianlin had long since torn off his human skin mask, so he appeared in his true form. Known as a D-level investigator of the Ether Association and a promising genius of the Omega Sequence.

Moon Princess stood silently behind him, like a phantom haunting the shadows.

Under the flashlight's beam, Mr. Liu led his battered group, each person covered in dust and mud, armed with various firearms and melee weapons, on high alert.

Especially Mr. Liu, whose messy curls crowned a tattered suit, his pants ripped to reveal a half-red underwear—clearly his lucky year.

The supposed "Judgment Court beatdown" seemed quite questionable.

Upon seeing the young man, someone screamed in shock.

"Oh no! We've been found by the Association's 'Chair Killer'!"

A shout rang out.

Weapons were raised, a wave of tense vigilance.

Ning Chen squinted, channeling Qi within.

Mr. Liu's face twisted in alarm, "Holy crap? Chair Killer?"

Gu Jianlin: "..."

He absolutely didn't expect his notoriety to have spread this far.

Just then, Moon Princess nonchalantly stepped forward, blocking him, and said faintly, "Relax, it's me."

The girl clearly had a sterling reputation in the Forbidden Zone.

The moment they saw her, the crowd's expressions shifted to reverence, their armed stances frozen.

Mr. Liu froze for a moment, then plastered on a fawning smile. "Oh, Miss Yue Ji! What a coincidence!"

Moon Princess gave a soft nod.

Gu Jianlin remained vigilant, saying nothing.

Mr. Liu scrutinized the pair with his seasoned eye, honed over years surviving the Dark World.

Tonight, Moon Princess was mysteriously absent; he'd been curious where she'd gone.

Now, the puzzle clicked.

The notorious Chair Killer had drawn monsters away by himself, his fate uncertain.

Moon Princess vanished too, only to appear here together.

Anyone with half a brain could piece it together.

"Came to save your boyfriend, huh?"

Mr. Liu chuckled, "Relax, I, Third Master Liu, am a man who repays kindness. The Chair Killer helped us lure the monsters away, minimizing casualties—how could we turn on him? Besides, he's no ally of the Judgment Court lackeys!"

He turned to his crowd, "Everyone, lower your weapons and thank the benefactor! Remember his face! Though we may not share the same faction, if you encounter him on the battlefield, steer clear. Got it?"

At that moment, someone emerged from the group, bowing respectfully as they offered him a chair: "Benefactor—no, Chair Killer Lord—please, have a seat!"

Gu Jianlin: "..."

Moon Princess gave him a sidelong glance, her eyes twinkling subtly with amusement.

[PS: This book debuts on the Qidian Reading App. Next update at 11:30 PM tonight.]