How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

The case he mentioned, Blue Demon was naturally clear about it.

In the world of espionage, deceit and reality, indeed, are the norm.

Killing the enemy's high-ranking members, disguising as them, and infiltrating behind enemy lines, is not an uncommon case.

But...

Blue Demon pondered, "In the later stage of Jing Lei, he repeatedly achieved great feats, and the Nine Headed Snakes he personally slew are quite many."

"Which ones specifically?" Lin Xiaosu's eyes flickered. "If you carefully analyze and compare it against the disclosed structure of the Nine Headed Snake organization, you'll find that most of those killed by Jing Lei's hands were people outside the Chaispur Consortium. Every time he acted, it seemed he targeted the Nine Headed Snake, but the biggest beneficiary has always been the Chaispur Consortium!"

Blue Demon took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "There are factional disputes within the Nine Headed Snake as well, right?"

"Yes, one hand secures Qianlong merits, while the other uses the Power of Hidden Dragon to eliminate competitors!" Lin Xiaosu said. "If this is the Chaispur's method, it's undoubtedly very clever!"

Blue Demon looked up at the sky, her chest gently heaving.

For a long, long time...

Her gaze slowly moved to Lin Xiaosu's eyes. "In this decryption of information, I also paid attention to Jing Lei. In the entire document, his name only appeared once, and it's at the top of the Death List! It's hard for me to imagine that the Nine Headed Snake would expend the resources of an entire base for the life of one of their own!"

Lin Xiaosu's eyes suddenly brightened, "In your decrypted data, Jing Lei is still at the top?"

"Yes! He has always been at the top. This... is there a problem?" Blue Demon asked.

"Of course there's a problem!" Lin Xiaosu said. "He used to be at the top, which made sense, but the day before I obtained this data, it had just been updated, and he's still at the top. That's a deliberate ruse, a smokescreen!"

Before getting the data, it had just been updated the day before...

This sentence echoed in Blue Demon's ears, and her eyes also brightened, "At that time, apart from the White clothed King and Shadowy Heaven King you killed initially, you also killed the Six Great Kings of the Nine Headed Snake!"

"Yes!"

"Rationally and logically, you should be at the top!"

"Although it might seem a bit presumptuous, facts are facts. The overall damage I've done to the Nine Headed Snake is more than twice that of Jing Lei!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Whether it's historical harm or current crisis pressure, as long as the Nine Headed Snake isn't foolish, they would know that I, Lin Xiaosu, should be at the top of the Death List! It should absolutely not be him! There's only one exception!"

Blue Demon slowly said, "That would be a deliberate ruse, to make us believe that Jing Lei has no connection to the Nine Headed Snake and is their most wanted target! This Death List is actually a form of protection for Jing Lei!"

Death List, those for whom the Nine Headed Snake would exchange an entire base for their head.

Naturally, they should be the Nine Headed Snake's arch-enemies.

However, Lin Xiaosu uniquely saw another possibility through the Death List, which is that the Nine Headed Snake listed someone they wanted to protect on the Death List!

How many can see through such deceit in espionage?

Blue Demon said, "You've actually been researching Jing Lei during this time."

"Yes, in the eyes of most people, my return to Fengcheng was for leisure. Who would have thought I'm someone destined for hard work, sitting on millions, surrounded by beautiful women, and not indulging in frivolities, but pondering national strategies all day?"

"Are you sure you haven't been involved in frivolous pursuits? Why is Miao Ruolan becoming more and more captivating?" Blue Demon glanced sideways at him, the conversation taking a slight detour.

"Cough... the focus is a bit off there." Lin Xiaosu cast her a side glance.

"Alright, alright, I won't focus on her, I'll turn to another seasoned beauty..." Blue Demon commented, "Getting that seasoned beauty to Tashan Lake, what kind of ripples in the spring water are you planning to stir?"

"What spring water? Right now, Tashan Lake is a pool of autumn waters!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Ah, are you interested in visiting Tashan Lake at night?"

Blue Demon looked at the sky and the city of Fengcheng brightly lit up, "Now?"

"Yes, now!"

"Just the two of us going together?"

"Yes!"

"Making a nighttime visit might stir up emotions that have been calm for ages, and what would I be? A third wheel?" Blue Demon said.

"You've acted as a third wheel more than once or twice!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Are you going or not?"

"Of course I'm going, but let's be clear, what do you mean by saying I've been a third wheel more than once or twice? I recall when you and little Yixiang were gallivanting around the world, I shouldn't have disturbed your exciting time at Yangcheng Hotel, should I?"

The two of them traveled along the Yishui River.

Passing through half the county town, they arrived at Nancheng, which, compared to the north side, was much less lit and had a stronger natural atmosphere.

Under the night sky, Tashan Lake lay silently.

Few night lamps from Tashan Qingyuan Temple reflected on Tashan Lake.

The wooden house was also in slumber.

The light was dim, the autumn wind blew, adding a touch of desolation.

Blue Demon quietly brought her mouth to Lin Xiaosu's ear, "Have you revealed her identity?"

"I have!"

"Really revealed it?" Blue Demon asked, "Why didn't you, without revealing it, employ your charms to win her over?"

Lin Xiaosu cast her a side glance, somewhat speechless.

He wondered why this senior sister was becoming interested in matters between men and women, not drifting away from the topic.

Blue Demon said, "Don't pretend to be upright! Actually, this matter is quite serious... If you seduced her, using your legendary irresistible charm, perhaps she might be directly swayed. Now that you've revealed it, how will you approach it? There's a psychological gap, an age gap, even a cultural gap..."

Lin Xiaosu raised his hand to his forehead, "Senior sister, could you focus on something wholesome? Revealing her identity demonstrates enough honesty."

"Honesty is indeed that, but the problem is... you can't secure a woman's heart this way."

"Is seducing the only way to secure a woman's heart?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"This might sound crude, but it cannot be denied: It's effective! Especially for a maiden who hasn't experienced love. They're always particularly memorable to their first man." Blue Demon's eyes twinkled, "I'm talking about Saintess Qian Ling... Being a Saintess from the ancient times, she should fit this theory..."

"Be careful! We're not far from her!" Lin Xiaosu whispered, "Don't underestimate the power of ancient secret techniques, perhaps even a passing flower could overhear us."

The Blue Demon was startled.

He didn't speak further.

Ahead was the Qianling Saintess' little garden.

She had just returned four or five days ago, and the little garden seemed to have been completely refurbished. Every blade of grass, every flower, presented the most beautiful scenery.

He gently knocked on the gate, and the light inside turned on.

In the angle of the lamp light, the silhouette of the Qianling Saintess, akin to a celestial being, appeared under the shadow of the light, casting a long shadow.

A beautiful smile blossomed on her face: "Is King Lantian taking a lakeside stroll with Detective Lin late at night purely for leisure, or is there something special?"

The Blue Demon smiled: "Is there ever that much that's special? I just wrapped up some matters at hand and came to see you."

"Coming for little me? What an honor!" The Qianling Saintess opened the door and welcomed the guests inside.

Tea was prepared, and the water was boiling.

The three sat down.

"I came today to ask you about a family!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Do you know of the Xipi Family?"

The Blue Demon felt a stir in his heart.

The Xipi Family, the family of Baigu King, Du Luo Xipi.

He really did come for the Jing Lei matter.

The physical body of the Qianling Saintess was originally from Catherine, who was from the Narans Family.

In Luoba State, this ghostly place, said to be the starting point of modern civilization, actually places a great emphasis on family lineage.

The Xipi Family is also a very famous family, very ancient, with considerable influence.

"Of course, I know!" the Qianling Saintess said: "Our Narans Family and their family have had quite a few business dealings."

"Do they... have any special bloodline?"

The Qianling Saintess raised her gaze and gave a gentle smile: "For example, the former Baigu King?"

"Yes!"

"Baigu King Du Luo Xipi carried with him an ancestral bloodline. This bloodline originated from one of the tribes of the ancient Wan Clan, known as the 'Wufang Tribe.' What is 'Wufang'? It means no fixed rules! Their bloodline can change and is adept at encompassing things. Therefore, people of the ancient Wufang Tribe were very keen on integrating the divine demon shells from ancient times, and once integrated, their power would advance by leaps and bounds."

In just a short sentence, Lin Xiaosu's heart surged with waves.

This sentence seemed to unravel all his doubts.

Jing Lei returned to Qianlong Headquarters from Luoba State and underwent surgery at Qianlong Headquarters.

During the surgery, a genetic test was conducted.

The genetic test matched Jing Lei, which led to the next steps.

This was originally an insurmountable hurdle he had envisioned; if Jing Lei was no longer Jing Lei, how did he deceive the Qianlong genetic technology team?

Now, he understood that there was an ancient and magical bloodline called Wufang. The Wufang bloodline can change!

They extracted Jing Lei's genes and implanted them into Baigu King, allowing Baigu King to be identical to Jing Lei at the genetic level!

There was another point that seemed to be answered as well.

The surgery Jing Lei underwent was a very forbidden surgery.

It involved integrating liquid metal with the body.

Qianlong conducted many experiments; it couldn't be successful.

Yet it succeeded only with Jing Lei.

This was also the role of the Wufang bloodline, as the Wufang bloodline is most adept at encompassing...

In ancient times, they could use divine demon shells to achieve a breakthrough to Nirvana Level.

In modern society, without divine demon shells, liquid metal is used.

Could it truly be so?

What he could think of, the Blue Demon could also think of.

When the two exchanged glances, it seemed they both understood the tempestuous waves in each other's eyes.

"What's the matter?" The Qianling Saintess picked up her teacup: "Do you doubt the death of Baigu King?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu answered candidly.

"Actually, I also have doubts!" The Qianling Saintess said: "After Baigu King died, the Xipi Family received help from all sides. From the exposed list, those multinational groups that spared no effort to help the Xipi Family were basically all controlled by the Nine Headed Snake. The way the Nine Headed Snake treated the Xipi Family was completely opposite to how they treated the White clothed King."

After the White clothed King died, his company was directly swallowed by the Nine Headed Snake, and no one cared about the White clothed King's wife or son.

However, after Baigu King died, the Xipi Family received the full support of the Nine Headed Snake.

From a logical standpoint, it's proper for an organization to help the descendants of someone who died for it.

But is the Nine Headed Snake that kind of dutiful organization?

They are profit-driven!

They put in all their efforts to bestow kindness only when people are alive.

When people die, dividing up your property is the correct path.

Doesn't this also indirectly suggest that Baigu King might not have actually died?