CHAPTER 541: CHAPTER 318: HAHA, ANNOYED WITH ONESELF_3

Second, Lu Ning realized that she actually preferred lurking in the shadows.

During her time with the Qinghe Association, even though she could observe Zhang Ze up close every day, she couldn’t understand why she always felt dissatisfied.

It was like scratching an itch through a boot; daily, she felt stuck. She wanted to go further but couldn’t, and taking a step back felt like a loss.

Only after she was called back to the Celestial Sect due to sect matters did she suddenly realize the truth: what she really liked was this feeling of conducting a self-imposed game while secretly spying from the shadows.

Only in this way could the side dishes be perfect enough.

To keep herself entertained, she relied on the connections she made at the Qinghe Association and her identity as a direct disciple of the Celestial Sect to build her own small network of influence.

She planned to set up a private spying information network in Thousand Mechanism Town.

That way, the information she gathered would be purer, and it would definitely be better than what Lily, the second-rate dealer, sold.

As Lu Ning was flipping through her little walnut, delightedly selecting the day’s side dishes, her spare walnut suddenly vibrated.

[Chen Qin: Sorry to bother you, Senior Sister Lu, but can you tell me something about the early years of Dongqi’s founding and Lu Chen, the Celestial Sect Leader?]

After a while, Chen Qin sent another message to add.

[Chen Qin: It’s Zhang Ze who wants to ask!]

Though Lu Ning found it a bit strange, she didn’t think too deeply about it. She put on her clothes, got up, and rummaged through a cabinet, picking out a jade talisman from beneath a pile of Zhang Ze’s candid photos.

This item was similar to the Dragon Tiger Mountain iron scroll; it was an ancestral item of the Celestial Sect, though not unique—every direct disciple had one.

Lu Ning stared absent-mindedly at the jade talisman, searching for information about the ancestor.

...

Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Junior Sister sat cross-legged on the bed, nervously holding her little walnut. She suddenly regretted asking those things, fearing that Lu Ning might suddenly reply asking what Zhang Ze wanted with this information.

She had no idea how to explain.

As Junior Sister was caught in this dilemma, the walnut in her hand suddenly vibrated.

Due to nervousness, the walnut slipped from her hand and fell to the floor.

"Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, you’re just scaring yourself. Senior Sister Lu shouldn’t be that sensitive, it’s fine."

Junior Sister comforted herself as she picked up the walnut.

But upon seeing the information on it, she was dumbfounded.

[Lu Ning: Sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it, but I don’t have much information either.]

[Lu Ning: Although she is the founding ancestor of our lineage, we know very little about her personally.

[Lu Ning: According to the Celestial Sect’s records, she passed away shortly after the founding of Dongqi, but the exact reason is unknown.]

[Lu Ning: However, I seem to remember my master mentioning once that the records aren’t entirely true; the ancestor actually departed even earlier.]

[Lu Ning: During Dongqi’s founding, she died due to some incident.]

[Lu Ning: That’s all I know, but if it’s important, I can ask my master who might know more.]

[Chen Qin: No need to trouble yourself, this is enough, thank you.]

After replying, Junior Sister tossed the walnut aside, speechless for a moment.

"Died?"

...

In the Illusion Realm.

"Don’t worry, you won’t die. With me, your sister, protecting you, as long as I’m alive, no one can harm you."

"The Imperial City is in chaos right now; it’s a perfect time to sneak in."

Lu Chen stood on the table, working on Zhang Ze’s face, his mouth never stopping.

"Although this disguise technique was just recently developed, it’s absolutely reliable; no one in the world can see through it except me."

"This is a cultivation technique that can be passed down through generations, and I’ve already thought of a name for it—I’m going to call it the Hundred Facets Divine Skill."

"Isn’t it pleasant to the ears? I pondered it for several days."

"Do you want to learn? Ask me and I’ll teach you."

"Hmm, the upper body is almost done. As for the lower body... forget it, we’ll leave it as it is; no one’s going to look there anyway."

"Oh right, if you encounter an emergency, remember to ’withdraw your Yang energy inward...’

Once everything was done, Lu Chen lightly flicked Zhang Ze’s forehead, transmitting a somewhat crude map into Zhang Ze’s mind.

"Go, my little Zezi! The fake eunuch infiltrating the harem plan is activated!"