The Moon Princess said faintly, "Your intuition should be pretty sharp."

Gu Jianlin fell into silence. The girl in his house was one of those three-no's* beauties, making it hard to discern her true intentions.

But he could definitely sense a lot of peculiar emotions surfacing within her.

Those were emotions Youzhu had only recently started to reveal.

But for a girl in her adolescence, developing feelings was entirely normal.

Maybe she'd outgrow it in time.

"I've said it before: until the Gu Family's curse is lifted, I won't entertain any emotional involvement."

Gu Jianlin emphasized, "And due to family circumstances, this is kind of forbidden."

He preferred not to dwell on it.

"How boring."

The Moon Princess pouted. "Looking at your serious face, one would think you're about to save the world."

Gu Jianlin kept his head down, eating his meat without saying a word.

"Alright then, let's talk business."

The Moon Princess casually asked, "I heard you beat up the Ji Family's Little Princess?"

Gu Jianlin paused mid-bite. "How do you know about that?"

The Moon Princess shrugged. "The Little Princess's wicked reputation is just as infamous as yours. I barely stepped out of the Immortal Palace, and I already caught wind of it."

"You can just talk about the Little Princess; don't lump me in with her."

Gu Jianlin caught a key phrase. "You went into the Immortal Palace?"

"Of course, I'm a member of the You Ying Group on the surface, so naturally, I had to go in for some pioneering. If I'm not mistaken, you should also be able to find relevant information on the Deep Space Network."

The Moon Princess made a slight sound of acknowledgment.

Gu Jianlin took out his phone and logged into the Deep Space Network.

Sure enough, he found the latest updates on the official page.

"Major Discovery: The Seventh Squad of the Dawn Combat Sequence has broken through the Mist Zone, discovering a 1,500-year-old tomb of ancient Ascenders, which may potentially rewrite the history of human Ascenders!"

"The First Vanguard Team of the Omega Sequence successfully captured an Ancient Ancestor within the Living Burial Area and is continuing their deep pursuit. The secrets of the Qilin Immortal Palace are about to be unveiled. Stay tuned."

"As confirmed by officials, the dimensional gateway in Black Cloud City is the most stable, with a geographically safer location, meeting the criteria for opening a temporal dimension with the Alchemy Matrix. However, other dimensional gateways with similar conditions are not entirely excluded."

"Attention to all departments: several investigators have reported suspected activity by members of the You Ying Group within the Qilin Immortal Palace. Demon Hunter Special Action Groups under the Judgement Court have entered the Immortal Palace."

"Omega Sequence's First Vanguard Team, codenamed Steel Bones, returned via teleportation at precisely 10:17 PM tonight, reportedly encountering members of the You Ying Group. The individual sustained thirteen lacerations, leaving them critically injured and unconscious. Night Watcher Department's Wang Taisheng has issued a heavy bounty for the culprit, vowing vengeance. The suspect is believed to be a Fourth-rank Shura on the Ghost Slayer Path."

Gu Jianlin froze when he read the final entry.

Wang Taisheng.

"That Old Bideng who was yammering at us this morning?"

A parrot holding a piece of grilled meat squawked.

"Wang Taisheng's son got seriously injured?"

Gu Jianlin turned his head, looking at the girl next to him. "Don't tell me this was you?"

The Moon Princess kept her head down, sipping her orange juice. She spoke flatly, "Wang Taisheng is the most loudmouthed defector within the Night Watcher Department. His allegiance to the Judgement Court might as well be tattooed on his face. Since the Judgement Court enjoys twisting your father's issues onto you, I decided to give him a taste of 'paying for the father's sins.'"

Gu Jianlin's pupils slightly contracted. "The Omega Sequence First Vanguard Team consists of Fifth Ranks. That's way too dangerous."

The Moon Princess coldly replied, "It doesn't matter. That guy got in through connections. Despite his high rank, his use of Extraordinary Abilities is pathetic; he's utterly useless as a Divine. He can't even control his own Spiritual Body."

She paused. "At the same rank, he's far inferior to you; you could take on ten of him."

Fair enough, the Divine Path was indeed one of the trickiest Inheritance Paths to master.

Without sufficient talent, one could easily end up playing the worst career choice.

Although Gu Jianlin hadn't found the Divine Path particularly challenging over the past month and a half,

that was thanks to the Ancient God's gift.

"No, I still have to say it—it's too dangerous."

Gu Jianlin emphasized, "They have teammates too."

The Moon Princess shook her head again. "It doesn't matter. That unfortunate guy got separated from his team. Have you forgotten my pathway? I seized the chance to execute a full combo and insta-killed him before he even had time to react."

"I'm almost at Fifth Rank now. Recently, I've been preparing for the required ritual and Extraordinary Resources. Among Omega Sequence's strongest, if it's a life-or-death duel, only Ying Changsheng and Mu Qingyou are beyond my certainty of defeating."

She paused, adding, "There's also Li Hanting. His personal strength isn't particularly outstanding, but he's rumored to possess a few impressive Mythical Weapons. I'll need to wait until I hit Fifth Rank to take him on. As for others with ties to the Judgement Court, there are a few tricky ones, but none that are unkillable."

The parrot gawked in shock. "What a sinful world."

Gu Jianlin fell into silence.

This morning, he had just clashed with that inspector.

By nightfall, this girl had put his son in the hospital.

The Moon Princess's tone appeared casual, but the underlying peril was evident.

This girl had truly been protecting him with everything she had.

Whether it was on the overpass or in the cafeteria of Peak City No. 2 High School.

Only because he could handle it on his own had she refrained from stepping in.

But at Black Cloud City, she was risking her life for it.

After all, there were so many Ascenders from the Ether Association present back then.

A single misstep would have meant utter obliteration.

And now, just to vent his frustrations, she had gone hunting Omega within the Qilin Immortal Palace.