CHAPTER 593: EARTHQUAKE AGAIN

Zhang Wenbing nodded and said, "That’s right, I also think the Freemasons came for the mythical creature in the Mirror World, after all, there is nothing else in this Tokyo Comprehensive University that the Freemasons would covet. However, it is worth noting that the Freemasons should have sent Mu Yao to the Tokyo Comprehensive University to gather information about that mythical creature even before the Deep Diving Society, which shows that the Freemasons’ information channels may be even higher than the Deep Diving Society, after all, this is the home turf of the Deep Diving Society."

Liu Xing frowned, Mu Yao was indeed studying at the Tokyo Comprehensive University before the Deep Diving Society established a branch here, and at that time, Mu Yao must have received orders from the Freemasons to suddenly give up Harvard University and come to the Tokyo Comprehensive University to study, so it can be seen that the Freemasons should have known about the existence of a mythical creature of great value to their secret cult in Cross Lake earlier than the Deep Diving Society.

However, at this moment, Liu Xing suddenly thought of a possibility, "Speaking of which, Zhang Ge, do you think Zhang Shiwu might also be a member of the Freemasons? After all, ’people of the same clan do not compete with each other,’ generally two people from different organizations should not appear in the same club, and the Freemasons should not have just sent Mu Yao alone to the Tokyo Comprehensive University to complete the mission, you know this is not a mission that one person can complete."

Zhang Wenbing thought about it and said, "Ryuusei, I have also considered this possibility, but from the current situation, I think Zhang Shiwu should not be a member of the Freemasons. The reason is very simple, although the Freemasons have relaxed a lot of conditions for recruiting peripheral members, according to the secret investigation of the China Dao Sect, the peripheral members recruited by the Freemasons in the past five years have been from the middle class at the lowest, and for minors like Mu Yao and Zhang Shiwu, the Freemasons also recruit them through their parents, so someone like Zhang Shiwu who is a runaway child is not on the Freemasons’ recruitment list."

"The reason why the Freemasons say so is simply because they want to maintain their own prestige, after all, the Freemasons have a pretty loud reputation in the world, and the Freemasons members that are currently publicly known are all prominent figures. If it becomes known that the Freemasons even recruit runaway children, their reputation will be damaged. And you should know that the secret cults that can be named around the world have also started to take the upper-class route, ordinary people can only join the secret cults if they are introduced, as for whether there are any companions of Mu Yao in the Tokyo Comprehensive University, the answer is definitely yes, and Ryuusei, you also know Mu Yao’s two companions."

"Su Ziche and his girlfriend?!" Ling Ishikawa immediately said.

Zhang Wenbing nodded and said with a smile, "That’s right, it’s Su Ziche and his girlfriend, or rather his sister. Yes, Su Ziche’s girlfriend is actually his own sister, but it’s a bit strange that Su Ziche’s sister’s identity and experience over the years seem to have been erased by the Freemasons, because the China Dao Sect has not found any information about Su Ziche’s sister, and we only know that Su Ziche has a sister from the mouth of his neighbor in the past, but as for Su Ziche’s sister’s name, age, blood type and other information as well as her experiences in these years, we don’t know anything about it."

"However, we were able to easily find information about Su Ziche and his parents, and the authenticity can be fully guaranteed. Firstly, Su Ziche’s family are all local residents of the capital, and Su Ziche’s parents met and got married during their studies in the United States of America, and they had already joined the Freemasons at that time, because after returning to China, Su Ziche’s parents established a trading company that specializes in doing business with the United States of America, and their business partners are all related to the Freemasons."

"Although Su Ziche’s parents have not left the country since their return, Su Ziche was delivered by a private doctor at birth, and that private doctor was also a member of the Freemasons, so now we suspect that Su Ziche and his sister were twins, but for some reason, the Freemasons decided to erase the existence of Su Ziche’s sister, and that neighbor happened to hear the crying of Su Ziche’s sister and Su Ziche at the same time, so the neighbor congratulated Su Ziche’s parents on having twins when he saw them, and then found that Su Ziche’s parents’ expressions were a bit off, and then Su Ziche’s family moved out on the same day."

"Then Su Ziche’s experience in the country was no different from an ordinary person, and he didn’t go abroad until after graduating from high school, but after finishing the college entrance examination, he went to the United States of America for a trip, and then flew to Tokyo with his sister to start school, and they have been presenting themselves as a couple to the outside world. But the strangest thing is that Su Ziche’s sister doesn’t even have a complete set of false identity information, so now we only know that Su Ziche’s sister calls herself ’Wang Ming’; as for why we are so sure that Su Ziche and his sister are biological siblings, that is because the China Dao Sect has a master in this area who directly calculated their identities."

Next to him, Zhang Jingxu raised an eyebrow and spoke up, "Zhang Ge, is the master you mentioned Canglan Master?"

Zhang Wenbing gave a meaningful smile and said, "Oh, Zhang Jingxu, you also know Canglan Master? Then you should know that Canglan Master is a master-level figure in this area."

Zhang Jingxu nodded his head with a strange expression on his face, but did not answer.

The curious Ling Ishikawa couldn’t help but ask, "Zhang Jingxu, who is this Canglan Master? Is he the most powerful fortune-teller in your China Dao Sect?"

Zhang Jingxu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Uh, Canglan Master can’t be considered the highest-level fortune-teller in the China Dao Sect, because Canglan Master is only extremely proficient in the art of physiognomy, and his personal experience can also be said to be... very... legendary..."

Looking at the curious gazes of Liu Xing and the others, Zhang Jingxu sighed and continued, "Canglan Master was originally a skilled swordsman, completely ignorant of fortune-telling and the like. After completing his studies and leaving the mountain, he began to roam the martial world. Then, when he was passing through a village, he found a small secret cult trying to kidnap the local villagers, and Canglan Master naturally chose to step forward and resolve this small secret cult. He also developed a fondness for a young girl, and then they got married... But ten years later, Canglan Master and his wife still had no offspring, because their children had all died before the age of one."

"Originally, Canglan Master thought this was a curse cast by some secret cult on their children, after all, there are indeed such spells that specialize in cursing enemies to be childless. So Canglan Master asked a friend of his who was proficient in fortune-telling to divine for him to determine who had cast the curse on his children, but to no avail. Therefore, Canglan Master’s friend asked him and his wife to go to the hospital for a checkup, and the result revealed a big secret - Canglan Master and his wife were brother and sister."

"The subsequent plot is quite dramatic. In simple terms, when the war had just ended, Canglan Master’s parents were just ordinary farmers, so they couldn’t afford to raise their four children, so they sent the youngest son and daughter away - that is, Canglan Master and his wife. Canglan Master was lucky, as he was taken in by his master as a disciple, but his wife was sent to that small village... After learning the truth, Canglan Master didn’t know what state of mind he was in, but he made the decision to start learning the art of physiognomy, and eventually reached the level where he could determine the relationship between two people just by looking at their faces. Then Canglan Master began to travel around, and whenever he encountered someone who shared the same plight as him, he would tell them the truth."

After Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, Liu Xing and the others were all dumbfounded.

Because from a certain perspective, although Canglan Master was doing a good deed, the truth was truly hurtful at times.

So Liu Xing felt that Canglan Master might be seeking revenge on society...

But getting back to the topic, Liu Xing still didn’t know why the Freemasons went to such lengths to erase Su Ziche’s sister’s "life," and now let Su Ziche’s sister go to college like an ordinary person. What was the purpose of this?

Or rather, what kind of person is Su Ziche’s sister... or is she not even human?

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Su Ziche siblings are likely to be the main force sent by the Freemasons to capture the mythical creature in the Mirror World, after all, based on Mu Yao’s information, she doesn’t have the ability to deal with that mythical creature." Zhang Jingxu said seriously.

Zhang Wenbing nodded and said with a smile, "You’re right, my idea is the same as yours. Mu Yao should be here to assist the Su Ziche siblings, and Zhang Shiwu is very likely to know that the Su Ziche siblings are members of the Freemasons, or they all know each other’s true identities, but now they are just keeping it under wraps, maintaining a fragile balance. Perhaps we can break this balance."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and said, "Zhang Ge, do you mean to expose the identities of the Su Ziche siblings? But this won’t bring us any benefits, because then everyone will tear off their masks, and our true identities will also be revealed by Zhang Shiwu. As the saying goes, ’one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers,’ unless it’s a male and a female, but now we are the third party intruding, and we might end up in a life-and-death struggle with Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche siblings... or we might be swept out the door by their joint forces, since we are the latecomers."

Zhang Wenbing shook his head and said with a smile, "Of course we can’t directly bring the problem to the surface, because we are in an absolutely weaker position. Although we can now intimidate Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche siblings by relying on our non-existent backing, this is not a long-term solution. As long as Zhang Shiwu and the others make a slight probe, they will find that we are already incompetent. So what we need to do is wait for the right moment, and then throw out the bait to let Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche siblings fight to the death."

Hearing this, Liu Xing finally understood Zhang Wenbing’s idea. In simple terms, they would wait until the next time the mirror point in Cross Lake opens, and then release the news to Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche siblings that the other party is preparing to enter the Mirror World. At that time, in order to obtain the mythical creature, Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche siblings will inevitably choose to enter the Mirror World, and they will likely have a fierce battle there.

And according to "WatanabeRyuusei’s" understanding of secret cults, many secret cults, when executing certain treasure-hunting missions, if they encounter opposing forces trying to snatch the same treasure, unless the treasure is a sacred relic of their own cult, they will require their followers to fight to the death to prevent the opposing force from obtaining the treasure. If it is impossible to stop them, they will try their best to destroy the treasure.

After all, fellow practitioners are each other’s rivals, and this saying is revered as a maxim in the secret cult world, because each secret cult is playing a zero-sum game.

In the end, only one secret cult will remain in each parallel world.

So when Zhang Shiwu and the Su Ziche group encounter each other in the Mirror World, they will definitely tear off their masks and fight to the death. And the losers will try their best to weaken the winners, in an attempt to prevent the winners from obtaining the reward.

And in the Mirror World, which is already full of dangers, the Zhang Shiwu and Su Ziche groups who end up in a mutual destruction battle will likely all be left trapped in the Mirror World.

However, although Zhang Wenbing’s plan is quite good, because the opening of the Mirror World is completely random, and the Mirror World also randomly selects people to enter, this plan has too much randomness.

Moreover, our group may also be transported into the Mirror World.

Just as Liu Xing was about to express his opinion, he suddenly felt the sofa he was sitting on start to shake violently.

An earthquake?!

At the same time, the sound of dice hitting the ground rang out.

At the same moment as the dice hitting the ground, Liu Xing and the others unhesitatingly took shelter under the table, because the Judgment currently underway was likely determining what kind of damage they would suffer from this earthquake.

So it’s best to hide under the table for now.

This earthquake lasted a full half minute, and Liu Xing could feel that the intensity was even greater than the one a few days ago.

And as expected, this earthquake likely occurred in the Fukushima region.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing immediately used the communicator to contact Rundell.

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