How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 213: Disciples Ranked Fifth to Seventh

"I want to ask for your help!" Blood Trace said.

Xiang Yixiu slowly lifted the teacup in his hand: "Sorry, I am a professor. My contribution to the country is to teach, explain, and clarify. Helping Qianlong complete special tasks is neither my specialty nor my duty."

"Is it that you don’t want to help, or that... you can’t help?" Blood Trace’s eyes squinted into a slit; his voice was very light but very heavy.

"Interpret it as you wish!" Xiang Yixiu smiled faintly: "If I haven’t broken any laws, may I leave to attend that idle meeting?"

The atmosphere froze...

Lin Xiaosu slowly lifted his gaze: "Professor Xiang, is it inconvenient for you to help because of your sect?"

Before Blood Trace entered, he had a relaxed conversation with Xiang Yixiu.

Once Blood Trace arrived, the atmosphere became somewhat unusual.

Lin Xiaosu had not spoken at all during this time.

Only now did he speak.

Xiang Yixiu looked towards him, with obvious displeasure in his eyes...

Lin Xiaosu smiled lightly: "I wonder if Professor Xiang knows, this is quite ironic."

"What?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "Your sect forbids disciples from associating with Qianlong. If it’s just a matter of a cultivation sect keeping itself clean, whether I agree or not, I can understand. But your sect does not forbid disciples from colluding with foreign forces and bringing disaster to the nation, which is really ironic."

The displeasure in Xiang Yixiu’s eyes finally changed, turning to coldness: "Detective Lin, have you found any evidence against me? Ironclad evidence of collusion with foreign forces?"

"As I said, not you!" Lin Xiaosu said: "But it might be one of your fellow disciples!"

Xiang Yixiu said: "On what basis do you claim it’s my fellow disciple?"

"Unique technique!" Lin Xiaosu said: "The spinning killing technique of Flying Flower Picking Leaves!"

Xiang Yixiu’s face slightly changed: "The sect’s secret technique, Vajrayana ’Dakonxuan’?"

"So this cultivation technique is called Vajrayana ’Dakonxuan’!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Now you might understand why we’ve pointed our suspicion at you."

Xiang Yixiu slowly raised his gaze: "Because a certain murderer used this technique to commit heinous crimes. And I happened to demonstrate this technique in front of you."

"Yes!"

Xiang Yixiu said: "What... exactly did he do?"

Blood Trace slowly opened his eyes, a holographic projection suddenly forming in front of Xiang Yixiu...

July 13, 2115, killed Qianlong Gold Medal No. 21 in Luoba State.

August 12, 2115, massacred Qianlong Beimo outpost, killing 13 people, including a three-year-old girl.

April 17, 2116, killed Daxia scientist Li Mofei at Kenna Airport in Beimo Country, causing the chip plan he led to abort.

August 21, 2116, killed Qingmian Country leader Kara, causing the normalization process between Daxia and Qingmian Country to be setback, Daxia’s three trillion investments in Qingmian Country were illegally occupied by the newly ascendant opposition.

April 15, 2120, a female Qianlong member No. 135 was captured by him, brutally tortured, her naked body hung in the populous Northern Arkansas, her identity clearly written on her body, marking Qianlong’s darkest hour...

One by one, case by case...

Xiang Yixiu’s eyelids kept twitching...

Each incident was incomparable.

Each crime was treason!

Leaving aside the national positions, this person’s actions were utterly reckless, completely breaking the bottom line of humanity!

Unmistakably a demon!

"Which foreign force is this person colluding with?" Xiang Yixiu slowly raised his gaze, moving away from the shockingly horrifying materials before him, seemingly unwilling to look at them.

"Nine Headed Snake! He has a nickname, the White clothed King!" Blood Trace said.

"Nine Headed Snake! And also a king!" Xiang Yixiu extended his hand, slapped the tea table. Initially with fury, but by the time it landed, the force dissipated, the teacup on the table lightly jumped.

Xiang Yixiu’s chest gently heaved, took a deep breath, and added: "I understand your intent, but... but I cannot ascertain who he is."

"Because you have many fellow disciples, right?" Lin Xiaosu said.

"Yes!" Xiang Yixiu said: "Once disciples of Da Ri Xiaoyao Temple leave the mountain, they roam freely. Each one’s whereabouts are almost always elusive, even between fellow disciples, they don’t fully know each other’s activities. At least, I do not know what my fellow disciples are really doing."

"Though there are many fellow disciples, their cultivation levels vary. How many fellow disciples have reached your level?" Blood Trace asked.

"Reached my level..." Xiang Yixiu said: "More than five, fewer than seven."

Blood Trace’s brows furrowed.

Lin Xiaosu stood up, using this most impactful method, pulled Xiang Yixiu from an uncooperative state to a cooperative one, seeing hope.

However, the number of more than five made him fall into a dead end again.

Five people, still too many.

He needed to know, the five people he mentioned, are those at his level of cultivation, these people at any place, can thrive easily, each one can roam the world effortlessly.

Hence, each of these five could be the White clothed King.

Action against the White clothed King must be extremely cautious, a single alarm could ruin everything.

So, five targets equal no target.

The hard-fought clue seemed cut off again.

Xiang Yixiu slowly exhaled: "Perhaps I could return to the sect."

Blood Trace’s eyes brightened...

Returning to the sect to gather clues...

This was no longer just cooperation, but completely standing on their side.

However, Lin Xiaosu said: "Do you think returning to the sect could find clues?"

Xiang Yixiu looked at him, not answering.

Lin Xiaosu shook his head lightly: "I don’t recommend you to return because you won’t find clues there, and if you do, the consequences could be even worse..."

"What do you mean? You think... you think my sect might set a trap for me? Lead you into a false direction?"

Lin Xiaosu did not answer!

But not answering was itself the strongest answer!

Xiang Yixiu slowly raised his gaze, staring into the distant sky: "I guess you’ve already searched all my information starting from when I left Da Ri Xiaoyao Temple."

"Yes! I want to know... your background before you entered Da Ri Xiaoyao Temple." Lin Xiaosu said.

Xiang Yixiu said: "When I was young, my parents took me on a drive outing, we had a severe car accident, my parents died on the spot, I was critically injured, it was Eternal Heaven’s mercy that I met my Master while wandering on the brink of death. He saved my life using Vajrayana mind practices, brought me to the temple to cultivate, paid for my education. To me, he is my master, father, and Eternal Heaven... Do you think I have any reason not to trust him?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "Your Master is a great monk, comparable to Eternal Heaven in your eyes. So, do you think he could knowingly allow a disciple to become a murderous, evil White clothed King without taking action?"

Xiang Yixiu shook his head lightly: "Impossible!"

"Exactly... you returning to the temple would be fruitless!"

Xiang Yixiu pondered for a long time...

Indeed, as Lin Xiaosu said, returning to the temple would yield no results.

His trustworthy Master would definitely not know about the disciple’s crimes, or else, how could he ignore them?

Those who might know about the White clothed King, he could not trust.

In this context, blindly returning to the temple would be of no benefit.

"So... in your opinion, what should be done?" Xiang Yixiu said.

He truly handed the discussion to Lin Xiaosu.

Blood Trace was deeply interested in this topic.

Discovering problems was easy; solving them was always difficult...

He anticipated Lin Xiaosu’s genius plan.

He hoped this seemingly miracle-working honorary Qianlong member would once again perform a miracle, solving this seemingly unsolvable deadlock...

Lin Xiaosu said: "I have three questions for you first."

"Ask!"

"First question: Is this absolutely intolerable in your mind?"

"The answer is obvious, absolutely intolerable!" Xiang Yixiu said.

"Second question: Why?"

Xiang Yixiu said: "Intolerable to my personal conscience, and intolerable to my sect’s reputation!"

"Last question, for the sect’s reputation and for your personal conscience, are you willing to do something to eliminate this sect’s disgrace?"

Xiang Yixiu’s eyes squinted slightly: "Me? I should do it?"

"Yes, this must be done by you!"

"Tell me your plan!" Xiang Yixiu said.

Lin Xiaosu said: "I want you to make a silver mask and go to Luoba State to kill!"

The rooftop garden suddenly fell silent.

Xiang Yixiu looked at Lin Xiaosu with an incredulous expression...

Blood Trace initially frowned deeply, then his brow trembled lightly, his eyes flashing...

Xiang Yixiu slowly closed his eyes: "I am a university professor, not an assassin."

"Yes!"

"But today... you ask a university professor to switch roles, to do the killing which I despise most."

"Yes!"

Xiang Yixiu slowly opened his eyes, staring at Lin Xiaosu: "Who to kill?"

Lin Xiaosu moved his gaze to Blood Trace: "This name shouldn’t be said by me, but by you!"

Blood Trace exhaled deeply: "First, I must guarantee that this person deserves to die! Second, I assure that this person’s death will be a great shock to Nine Headed Snake!"

Xiang Yixiu nodded lightly: "We can’t find the White clothed King, but if I hunt Nine Headed Snake’s key figures using his unique technique, Nine Headed Snake might find him for us! Right?"

"You are both smart people! Actually, not to be rude, but we all are!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Against the enemy, it’s often this way, the person we can’t find, the enemy can. The sensitive areas we can’t touch, the enemy can touch!"

Blood Trace spoke, saying a name.

This name was the target.

Relevant information was also displayed before Xiang Yixiu.

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