CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 386: THE MOVE MADE BACK THEN (SEEKING MONTHLY TICKETS)

The Blue Demon quietly took a breath, telling himself that no matter how complex the scenario, a good ending had often been achieved under his guidance. Tonight should be no exception!

The flying car soared through the air.

It seemed to tear open the suffocating atmosphere.

This was only an appearance.

In fact, it was quite the opposite; once the flying car arrived, the entire scene was breathless.

This included countless people in the darkness, which also included Yixiang.

Yixiang initially intended to bring the Snow Turtle to Lin Xiaosu.

But Lin Xiaosu refused.

If the Snow Turtle was by his side, that person definitely wouldn’t dare to appear.

Thus, the Snow Turtle remained with Yixiang.

On the flying car platform, once the car stabilized, everyone’s heartstrings collectively trembled.

The night wind arose, and the sky was empty, yet precisely this emptiness gave people the greatest sense of alertness.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaosu’s eyes brightened sharply!

He took a step forward and arrived at the door of the flying car.

At the same time, he caught the scent of a floral fragrance, Soul Summoning Incense!

The Soul Summoning Incense had already been released!

The release point was in the void!

A cold and icy sensation pierced through, perhaps originally intended to enter the flying car, but Lin Xiaosu happened to step forward at this moment, and the cold sensation directly hit his brow!

In Lin Xiaosu’s Sea of Consciousness, the half-formed Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit that fused all his spiritual power suddenly lifted its head.

As it raised its head, it saw a phantom!

The phantom swept across.

The Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit suddenly transformed into a sharp sword and slashed at it!

The phantom was directly erased by half with this slash...

Lin Xiaosu’s eyes sprang open.

Firmly locking onto the void.

The next moment, he stepped across the ten-meter-long platform to the top of the courtyard wall.

With a swish, a blue shadow flashed by, and Blue Demon appeared before him.

Lin Xiaosu’s figure had already vanished, and Blue Demon followed his direction of flight, tracking swiftly through the woods, darting through three streets, passing through Jiangtan park, and in the blink of an eye, the two raced with non-human speed at least ten miles beyond Jiangcheng.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaosu planted his foot firmly, standing by the river.

Blue Demon flashed beside him, her beautiful eyes falling on his face.

This half of his face, at this moment, seemed to blend with the starlight above, giving off a strange feeling.

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze slowly turned to Blue Demon’s face, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

Blue Demon’s heart raced: "Did you find something?"

She was too familiar with Lin Xiaosu’s expression.

Lin Xiaosu said, "There’s bad news, the phantom has disappeared."

Blue Demon’s heart sank deeply.

How foolish was my confidence, thinking that with Detective Skill, I could really catch an invisible person, or rather, something that’s not even human, essentially equivalent to a ghost?

Lin Xiaosu added: "And there’s good news, want to hear it?"

Blue Demon suddenly raised her hand, grabbing Lin Xiaosu’s hand: "Tell me quickly!"

"I’ve found his true form!"

"True form?" Blue Demon’s heart nearly leapt out.

"Have you ever considered, when dealing with the Shadowy Heaven King, that the phantom stirring unrest everywhere might not be important at all?"

"What’s important is the true form, right?"

"Yes, if the true form is not destroyed, the phantom cannot be erased by physical means. Once the true form is destroyed, the phantom dissipates!" Lin Xiaosu said, "This is the secret of the Shadowy Heaven King’s immortality!"

The Shadowy Heaven King roamed the world, leaving behind tales of his undying deeds.

The true reason is right here.

He kills with ’Shadow Technique’.

The oddest part of Shadow Technique killing is that this shadow cannot be killed, at least not by physical means.

The wrongdoer stands before you, yet you cannot kill him.

Yet his true form, though visible and tangible, remains unknown to you.

No matter how skilled, Qianlong members can only avoid becoming shadows’ casualties; what power do they possess to deliver a fatal blow to the Shadowy Heaven King?

Over time, the Shadowy Heaven King became the most mysterious and terrifying member of the Nine Headed Snake King.

"His true form... where is it?" Blue Demon felt bewildered, as if she had stepped into an immortal world, where people had both real and false forms.

"Follow me!" Lin Xiaosu’s figure swept forward, like a swift wind.

The night wind blew away the heat on his face.

Yes, just at that instant, his heart raced.

Because, a pawn he laid had not borne fruit in Luoba State, unexpectedly bore its first harvest in Jiangcheng.

What was this pawn?

It was the clever scheme he planned with Saintess Qian Ling.

The scheme was discovered very randomly.

It was because he accidentally found that after his drop of Heavenly Star Tears entered Saintess Qian Ling’s body, he could perceive the location of this drop of Heavenly Star Tears.

Precisely because of this sudden discovery,

a bold plan budded.

He let Saintess Qian Ling condense nine flowers of the wood rules and give them to the Nine Headed Snake.

Saintess Qian Ling came to Daxia with a mission in mind.

The Nine Headed Snake higher-ups were eager to obtain the "Thousand Spirit Relic" that could allow injuries to heal instantly.

Well then, since you want this relic, desiring to have instant healing, I’ll give you this ability.

But, sorry, with the ability comes consequences you must bear.

What are the consequences?

Within twenty miles, Lin Xiaosu can sense his precise location!

He calculated that if Saintess Qian Ling gave the Nine flowers infused with his Heavenly Star Tears aura to the Nine Headed Snake,

the Nine Headed Snake would certainly apply them to the most crucial, mustn’t-go-wrong individuals.

Who are these specific people?

Heavenly Kings!

Especially the Heavenly Kings tasked with execution missions.

This night, the first fruit was harvested.

As the Shadowy Heaven King’s phantom fled, Lin Xiaosu used his vague sense of direction and precise capture of space turbulence to forcibly pursue over ten miles, and just when the phantom signal was fading, beyond even his reach.

He suddenly sensed the aura of his Heavenly Star Tears!

What does this indicate?

It indicates that someone has fused the flower of the wood rules into their body, arriving at Jiangcheng, less than twenty miles away from him.

Who could this person be?

It can only be the true high-level of the Nine Headed Snake.

Considering the current situation where the Shadowy Heaven King has already arrived in Jiangcheng, he is the Shadowy Heaven King.

If there’s a true fantasy detective skill, this is probably it.

Because this detective skill is no longer just simple tracking, it’s not even time-space reversal under the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye, but also includes the use of strategy.

As long as we catch up, the Shadowy Heaven King is doomed!

By the river, night has deepened.

However, there are still people fishing.

This is actually quite normal.

The weather has warmed up.

The streetlights behind remain on all night.

Jiangcheng has many retired old people, who have a fondness for this sort of thing, and during these deep, quiet nights, fishing by the river is their pleasure.

Like the one in front.

Sitting under the weeping willow, facing the Yangtze River.

A light breeze stirs, his hair flies, the rod is lifted sharply, the fishing line pulled straight, below, a fish struggles desperately in all directions.

The old man shows a smile on his face.

This is an Asian person.

Judging by dress and attire, he should be an old man with a pension of seven or eight thousand.

The fish he caught is the Yangtze River’s most common white crucian carp, under the starlight and streetlight, it has a certain aesthetic appeal.

The old man nods in satisfaction, throwing the fish into a fish basket by his feet, the lower part of which floats in the river, with a few more fish inside.

Suddenly, his gaze lifts, looking at the two people in front of him.

The attire of these two people is also fairly common, just a young couple strolling by the riverside.

The old man smiles, no longer paying them any mind, focused on baiting his hook, preparing for the next cast...

Suddenly, the young man steps forward: "Where are you from, old man?"

The old man smiles, says nothing.

The young man speaks again: "What? Come all the way to Daxia but haven’t even learned the Daxia language? Is the Shadowy Heaven King so unprofessional?"

He is Lin Xiaosu.

By his side is Blue Demon.

Blue Demon’s eyes suddenly become as bright as the Yangtze River water below.

Shadowy Heaven King?

Turns out to be an Asian?

Really?

By what basis was such a judgment made?

From her perspective, she couldn’t possibly tell what was suspicious about this old man.

The old man in front of them frowns slightly...

Lin Xiaosu stares into his eyes, slowly adding, "You actually understand the Daxia language, it’s just that if you speak, you might give yourself away, so you try not to speak. It’s a good habit, but unfortunately, since I’ve already got you locked in, the cards are on the table, there’s no longer a need to keep hiding."

A faint blue light seems to enshroud Blue Demon’s entire body at this moment.

This is a precursor to her action.

But she does not act because she still can’t determine.

The old man finally speaks: "Young man, I don’t understand what you’re saying, maybe you have mistaken me for someone else?"

This voice, these words are very normal Daxia language.

"Not bad! Daxia language is very standard, it seems you truly are worthy of being the Assassination Heaven King, your foreign language basics are solid!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Do you know why I’ve locked you in so quickly?"

"Why?" The old man seems somewhat confused.

Lin Xiaosu says word by word: "Because... you have two shadows!"

Two shadows?

Blue Demon’s eyes shine with brilliance, staring at the old man’s shadow.

Are there two?

The interplay of light and shadow, the streetlight shining through the trees behind, is already very faint, seeing even one shadow would be good, how could there be two?

But she sees the expression in the old man’s eyes.

This gaze becomes infinitely cold at this moment.

As if just this gaze alone, the entire image of the old man is completely overturned.

In the instant her heart suddenly skips a beat.

The old man’s face suddenly splits!

Yes, the face!

The face splits into two without warning, two pieces of face skin shooting towards Lin Xiaosu and Blue Demon.

The moment the face shoots out, Blue Demon sees the old man’s true appearance.

He is not an Asian!

The Asian was just a mask!

The one that split wasn’t even his face, just a mask.

The mask splits, revealing a Caucasian face, which is his true face.

Lin Xiaosu’s hand suddenly extends, catches the mask shooting towards him, reverses it with a flick, spinning rapidly outwards, it hits the other half of the mask, blasting it apart with a boom.

A familiar yet chilling aura surrounds Blue Demon.

Blue Demon’s mind turns blank once again.

This chilling aura, its terrifying magnitude, even surpasses the hit she took last night...

She is just affected by the aftermath, already stepping on the brink of chaotic consciousness...

The next moment, the Caucasian old man suddenly transforms into countless ghostly shadows.

In the next instant, he sweeps across, in his hand a very narrow sharp blade, grazing past Blue Demon’s throat.

Blue Demon’s mind is in chaos at this moment.

But, years of muscle memory forged in blood and fire battlefields kick in.

She suddenly sidesteps sharply.

The Caucasian old man brushes past her.

At the moment he steps onto the embankment.

A sword hums!

A sword light!

Unparalleled in sharpness.