The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 806 - 386: This Cooperation Seems Off

The sound of water in the bathroom abruptly stopped.

Gu Jianlin put on his clothes, instinctively furrowing his brow, as he indeed felt guilty. The Jiang family’s arrival so quickly was highly likely due to what happened tonight in the old village. He wondered if they would suspect him.

"Jiang Chuge?"

Moon Princess glanced at him, expressionless, and said, "The Jiang family has a tradition that requires each heir to travel the world incognito before adulthood. Jiang Chuge once went to North America, where crime rates were high, and joined the famous FBL department as a renowned supernatural detective, with a very keen sense of perception.

"In short, don’t let this guy catch you slipping, or it could be dangerous."

She raised her bright eyes and softly said, "However, since you currently have a deal with that old man, I don’t think he will be excessively harsh. Try to muddle through for now. Remember, speak less, do less."

There were many questions he wanted to ask, but clearly, there wasn’t much opportunity at the moment.

The priority was to handle the Jiang family first.

Si Xingye was discreet, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t left any traces.

The reason for suspicion was clearly because of his recent series of overly conspicuous actions.

People like Jiang Chuge, who are sensitive, will definitely be suspicious of him.

Of course, this so-called suspicion was merely questioning whether he had any issues.

No one would associate him with his real identity.

After all, throughout history, no one has ever had two inheritance paths.

Never before, nor now.

Occasionally, someone might use an alchemy matrix to achieve a divine descent-like effect with the corpse of an Ascender, temporarily changing their inheritance path. Such evil magic is akin to medieval black magic, costly and of limited effect.

And it is despised.

The brother and sister put on masks, changed clothes, and went downstairs.

They maintained a certain distance, not overly close.

Because outsiders speculated that their relationship was merely a marriage of interests, devoid of emotion.

For normal people, it is impossible to be deeply attached in a short period.

Coldness was the norm; overly intimacy would be suspicious.

In the luxurious and elegant living room on the first floor, Old Master Si leaned on his cane and said in a deep voice, "Isn’t Young Master Chuge overstepping? In less than a week, he’s come to investigate our Jiang family twice. Does he really think there’s no one in our Jiang family?"

The Si family members raised their hands high, each with a knife against their neck.

The Red Priests stood behind them, like ghosts controlling them, muttering under their breath.

These Si family members couldn’t resist such mysterious whispers, their eyes rolling back, bodies convulsing.

Thick smoke flowed from their seven orifices, within which scenes emerged.

Crowded streets, a swerving Rolls-Royce, and the young man sitting inside the car.

The golden mask sparkled brilliantly in the dark night.

Including the cat-face mask worn by the girl sitting beside him.

"Just routine procedure; this time, it’s not just the Si family being checked; every family must be investigated."

Jiang Chuge sat on the sofa, his hands resting on the ancient sword box on his knees, solemnly saying, "The eldest young lady broke into the old residence, took away the secrets hidden there, and even extracted very important documents. This should have been impossible since no one could escape from the king’s domain, except for that monster."

Old Master Si paused in his tea-drinking motion, his hair standing on end.

The words "eldest young lady" truly shook him.

These words also startled Gu Jianlin descending the stairs, freezing his steps on the corner of the spiral staircase.

He had heard the conversation clearly.

No wonder the Jiang family was so confident, leaving such an important diary in the old residence.

It was because they believed the king’s corpse would not spare any living being disturbing its peace.

Yet he had somehow managed to escape.

The Jiang family was indeed suspicious of him now but did not act against him immediately, instead choosing to squeeze easier targets, attempting to grab his tail through extracting the memories of Si family members.

Truly insidious.

Moon Princess glanced coldly at him, finally realizing what he had done.

Such courage.

Jiang Mingyan had once told her to never look at that strange shrine, and she had felt an eerie and ominous presence upon entering the old residence, obediently heeding her mother’s words not to look even once.

It wasn’t until now that she knew that the corpse was the Red King, not yet entirely deceased.

Good heavens.

"The incident happened suddenly, pardon the intrusion."

Jiang Chuge also picked up a cup of hot tea, seriously saying, "Please forgive us."

Old Master Si thought it was no wonder, as the anger from being repeatedly humiliated gradually dissipated.

But at the critical moment, a mental command surged into his mind, suddenly raising his eyes and saying coldly, "Young Master Chuge, what you said isn’t quite right. While you do check every family, the first one you came to was the Si family. Does the Jiang family suspect that our Si family cooperated with the eldest young lady in breaking into the old residence?"

This was the command from the boss.

The law of the Dark World is survival of the fittest; you must always maintain dominance, never show weakness.

Just like a lion, if it shows signs of aging and weakness, it will be surrounded and bitten to death by hyenas.

Jiang Chuge said nonchalantly, "Because today the Si family was the last to enter the old residence."

A person in a black robe stood behind him, eyes cold under the hood.

Evidently from Buzhou Mountain’s Pseudo Ancestor.