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Zhong Kui's Diary
“Damn, he got away!” Yun Zhihan cursed beside me.
Watching the sparse lightning gradually fade from the sky, I sighed and pondered for a moment before asking, “Are you sure Qu Wubing is dead? It's obvious that this guy could also burrow into the earth.”
“No one can survive being split in half with all their internal organs gone. Humans can't, and demons can't either,” Yun Zhihan replied confidently. “I know you're doubting whether that corpse was really Qu Wubing. If it were someone else, I might not be so sure, but for Qu Wubing, I can say with absolute certainty. I've known him for so many years; I can tell if that corpse was him or not.”
“Then how could this mysterious person burrow into the earth?” I frowned. “You said it yourself; only the three of us know the incantation.”
“I can't figure it out either.” Just then, Yun Zhihan spat out a mouthful of blood and wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, forcing a bitter smile. “Well, no matter what, this mysterious person has been injured in one arm by us. Even if he can use Divine Farmer's Protection, it will take time for him to regrow his arm. During this time, I should be relatively safe.”
“How long is that?” I raised an eyebrow.
“Not certain; it could be a month at most or as little as three days.”
“Damn, that's practically useless information. What do you plan to do now?”
“Take it one step at a time and see what happens,” Yun Zhihan said, spitting out another mouthful of blood. This time he didn't bother to wipe it off and waved his hand at me before heading down the mountain.
I stood at the mountaintop, lost in thought for a while. Who exactly is this mysterious person?
Based on the techniques used by this mysterious individual, he should be the one who ambushed the Turtle Chancellor. At that time, when controlling the Turtle Chancellor, a golden Bagua symbol had floated out from the Bagua Plate, which looked exactly like the Bagua pattern on this mysterious person's body.
If that's the case, then it wasn't Jin Manyuan who ambushed the Turtle Chancellor. But why does Jin Manyuan have a similar Bagua Plate? Could this mysterious person be Jin Manyuan's brother?
With that thought in mind, I took out my phone and called Guo'er, asking him to inquire with Jin Zhenzhong about whether Jin Manyuan has any siblings or senior or junior disciples.
After hanging up the phone, I suddenly remembered the mobile number that had called me earlier, wondering who it was that had called me at such a critical moment.
I called back, and on the third ring, someone answered. Before I could say anything, the voice on the other end laughed and said, "Mr. Zhong?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm Jia from Zhongyuan Real Estate. We recently started representing properties in Chaoyang District, Zhonghai Garden. I was wondering if you might be interested?" The voice on the line was quite gentle.
"I'm not interested!" I hung up in frustration. If it was a real estate agent calling, I would have to deal with it; these people seemed to have an endless supply of phone numbers.
Hmm, something seemed off. My phone had security software installed. If it were a real estate agent calling, as long as this number had been marked by someone else, my phone would alert me that it was a real estate agent.
If there was no alert from my phone, there were two possibilities: one possibility was that this Jia was using this phone for business for the first time and no one had marked it yet; the second possibility was that this person wasn't actually an employee of Zhongyuan Real Estate at all.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but call back again.
The phone rang five or six times before it connected again. It was still the same polite voice: "Mr. Zhong, have you changed your mind?"
"Yes, I just remembered that I have a friend who wants to buy a house. How about we meet and discuss?" I made up an excuse.
Upon hearing this, there was suddenly silence on the other end. After waiting for seven or eight seconds without a response, I couldn't help but ask, "Hello? What's going on? You're selling properties; you must let me see the model room, right?"
The person suddenly chuckled lightly: "Our model room hasn't started renovations yet. How about I call you back once it's ready?"
"It doesn't matter whether I see the model room or not; I still need to check out the floor plans and location. Let's meet and talk." I tried to keep my tone casual.
"Meet your sister!" To my surprise, the person suddenly responded with harsh words.
Just as I was taken aback, the other side continued to curse: "You hung up and still called back, are you just asking for a scolding? I've never seen someone as foolish as you, talking so much with a Real Estate Agent, even wanting to meet and chat. Are you this foolish? Do your family members know?"
I laughed in anger: "You're just someone who doesn't dare to show your face. If you have the guts, try saying that in front of me!"
"Didn't I just call you foolish? And you're still not able to do anything about it?" The voice on the other end suddenly changed, becoming that of the mysterious person we had just fought against.
"So it's you!" I was greatly surprised, and then a suspicion arose: "You knew I was hiding beside Yun Zhihan, so you deliberately called to distract me?"
The mysterious person sneered: "That's right. If it were someone else using the Burrow into the Earth Spell, I might not have noticed, but when you Zhong Zhengnan use this kind of Spell, I can detect it immediately."
"Why?" I asked in astonishment.
"That's because there is a mark left by me on you." The mysterious person laughed several times: "However, I won't tell you what the mark is. You can guess slowly."
"You knew I was nearby; why did you still ambush Yun Zhihan?"
"Honestly, I didn't expect your magical power to progress so quickly. I thought that as long as I injured Yun Zhihan, you'd be no threat alone... That was my oversight." The mysterious person chuckled: "Experience teaches wisdom; from now on, I'll look at you differently. Since we are acquainted, I'll give you one last piece of advice: don't meddle in my affairs again."
With that, the call ended. When I tried to call back, it was already out of service. In such a short time, this could only mean one thing: the mysterious person had turned his phone and SIM card to ashes.
Holding my phone, I stood dazed at the mountain top, my mind swirling with thoughts. In the end, all those thoughts coalesced into one voice: "Since we are acquainted, I'll give you one last piece of advice: don't meddle in my affairs again."
So we are acquainted...
Acquainted...
This means that this mysterious person must be someone I know and have dealt with before.
Now, I am the only remaining Grandmaster Level expert, along with Yun Zhihan, Ji Wuyuan, Jiang Ziyu, John, and a mysterious figure named Yazhi. These five Grandmaster-level experts are all people I know and have interacted with, which means the mysterious person is very likely among them.
Yun Zhihan can be ruled out since we just fought against that mysterious person together. So who could the remaining four be?
In terms of personal ability, Ji Wuyuan, Jiang Ziyu, and John do not have the capability to escape under the combined efforts of Yun Zhihan and me. Therefore, the last suspect is Yazhi.
However, Yazhi is a dragon; how could he possibly learn human techniques like Divine Farmer's Protection or the demon technique Burrow into the Earth? Unless his magical power is as abundant as mine, but that is even more unlikely. I fused two Grandmaster Level Mystical Realms to obtain my current magical power, which is equivalent to having two Grandmaster-level experts possessing me. No matter how powerful Yazhi is, he could never match the strength of two Grandmaster Level experts.
In summary, none of these remaining Grandmaster Level experts are likely to be the mysterious person.
So who exactly is this mysterious person?
With a belly full of questions, I descended the mountain and returned home.
For several days, nothing else happened. Guo'er informed me that Jin Manyuan had no siblings; however, Jin Zhenzhong once mentioned that for a period of time, Old Man Jin was frequently in contact with two Taoists, but they disappeared afterward. It’s unclear what connection these two Taoists have with Jin Manyuan.
Lingfeng's investigation into Luo Jinyun and Cheng Hao also yielded no progress. Their cause of death was as mysterious as their manner of dying; there were no leads at all.
During this time, Yun Zhihan contacted me once and left a phone number. When I asked him how things were going, he said he was almost always with Zhu Qi now and ended with a bitter smile: "Perhaps it’s because one cannot see their own future that they cherish what they have in front of them."
How frustratingly sentimental.
On the fifth day, Zhuo Wei returned to Star City and mysteriously called me aside. He took out a jewelry box, and just as I was surprised, he opened it. To my shock, it was filled with hair.
"These are all Big Wen's hair; it should be enough for DNA testing, right?" Zhuo Wei said with a grin.
"One strand is enough; why do you need so much?" I chuckled in disbelief.
"Better safe than sorry!" Zhuo Wei snapped the box shut and handed it to me. "Next, let's go find the top five for testing."
Hearing this from Zhuo Wei, I couldn't help but smile wryly. "I forgot to tell you last time, Luo Jinyun and Cheng Hao are already dead."
Zhuo Wei was taken aback for a moment and asked, "What happened?"
I shrugged. "I don't know, just that they were hit by a Spell!"
Zhuo Wei fell silent for a while before muttering, "I hope the Dragon Palace Descendant isn't one of those two."
I immediately called Lingfeng to have him contact an agency for DNA testing. After hanging up, I called Kong Xuan and Fatty, asking them to go to the hospital with me. After all, they were both staff members of the Dragon Palace Championship.
I also got in touch with Jiang Feiyu and Liu Qi, asking them to wait for us at Qinghu District People's Hospital. We needed to do a physical examination first to prepare for joining the crew later. As for Yun Zhihan, I called him, but he was no longer interested in Ruyi Jingu Bang, so he wouldn't be coming.
When we arrived at the hospital, Kong Xuan brought Ai along and curiously asked her what she was doing here. Ai stammered a bit, while Kong Xuan proudly puffed out his chest and answered loudly, "Just bringing Ai along for a check-up! If everything goes well, we're planning to start a family by the end of this year!"
Ai blushed and lightly punched Kong Xuan's shoulder, scolding him, "You're going to get us in trouble for being so loud!"
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