"We've arrived...it seems like we've come at a rather inopportune time!"

Gu Fei's voice broke the silence.

Lu Qing's face flushed bright red instantly, and she quickly turned around and rushed into the bedroom.

Gu Xicheng remained calm, leisurely picking up a shirt and putting it on.

Why are you all here?

"Um...we didn't know you were back." Jianming coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

Gu Fei: "Brother, you didn't even tell us you were coming back. We messaged Qingqing, but she didn't reply. We were worried she would be sad, so we thought we'd come and keep her company. We didn't expect you to be back so early."

Gu Xicheng: "Uh... I'm sorry! I was too weak when I came back and didn't have time to inform you."

Everyone looked at him strangely.

Judging from your performance these past few days, are you sure you're even remotely weak?

"Please come in and have a seat!"

"Get whatever you want to drink from the fridge."

After Gu Xicheng finished speaking, he went into the kitchen to start cooking breakfast for Lu Qing.

Lu Qing changed into long sleeves and trousers in the room and waited until the temperature on her face cooled down before going out.

Fortunately, they were all her friends, so the awkwardness didn't last long.

"Why are you all here?" Lu Qing asked.

Cheng Yiyi said with a teasing expression:

"It's all because I was worried about you, afraid you'd be sad and upset, but your husband has already come back."

"We worried for nothing."

Lu Qing scratched his head and laughed:

"Sorry! I really didn't have time to send you a message!"

Leng Wei raised an eyebrow: "I know you've worked hard, I'm not blaming you!"

Lu Qing coughed lightly: "I'll go wash up first, you guys can do whatever you want!"

When Lu finished washing up and came out, Gu Xicheng had already prepared breakfast.

During the meal, Gu Xicheng recounted what had happened after he went missing.

"When we arrived there that day, the Li Clan was already there."

My brother and I realized then that someone had leaked the operation plan.

That member of the Li clan was the strongest I had ever seen. Not only could he freely transform into human form, but he was also highly intelligent, giving me a feeling of unfathomable depth.

He claimed to be an envoy of the Wrathful King and admitted that he had given those people the heretical cultivation methods.

The purpose is to collect souls filled with malevolence for the Wrathful King, thereby accelerating his revival.

He captured my brother and threatened me to go with him. I also wanted to see the King of Li, so I agreed.

Can you guess where the Wrathful King is?

Briefly: "Where?"

Gu Xicheng: "Everywhere."

The crowd was puzzled: "What does 'omnipresent' mean?"

Lu Qing: "It means that those Li Clan members are the bodies of the Li King, and it is the Li King's consciousness that controls them."

The Wrathful King had already broken free of his seal, but his consciousness remained trapped within the vessel.

Gu Xicheng: "That's right! The container that seals the Wrathful King can appear anywhere, and its whereabouts are unpredictable."

"I thought to myself, since I can't see the container anyway, I might as well take a gamble and kill this envoy of the Wrathful King first, which would at least weaken the Wrathful King's fighting power."

Originally, this messenger was no match for me, but I didn't expect that he could absorb people's resentment as nourishment and replenish it at any time.

Wherever there are people, there is hostility. He was like an unkillable cockroach; I finally exhausted all my strength to barely seal him away.

As he spoke, Gu Xicheng took out a jar sealed with Maitreya clay from the room.

This jar contains not only Maitreya soil, but also Nine Netherworld Lotus Fire.

It took two layers of seals to barely contain the tyrannical king's envoy.

Everyone swallowed hard as they looked at the contents of the jar.

It turns out that Gu Xicheng was really weak when he came back!

Even though he was so weak, he could still keep up with Lu Qing for so long; his physical strength is truly remarkable.

"This time we finally gained something, so it wasn't a complete waste of time!" Jianming said.

“I have an exam this afternoon, Gu Xicheng. You, Jianming, and Manyun take this Li Clan envoy to the Investigation Bureau. I’ll head over there as soon as I finish my exam,” Lu Qing said.

Gu Xicheng nodded in agreement.

The exam started at 2 p.m., and Lu Qing took advantage of this time to cram a little.

Cheng Yiyi highlighted some key points for her and asked her to look at them carefully for a while.

This exam was for the course taught by Liu Changfeng, and it was quite challenging.

Lu Qing answered the questions very quickly and handed in her paper early after finishing.

Liu Changfeng gestured for her to check again more carefully, but Lu Qing just smiled and whispered:

"Teacher Liu, I have more important things to do. If I fail, remember to give me a hand."

Liu Changfeng's eyes widened.

This is a challenge to his professional ethics as a professor!

Liu Changfeng was worried. Lu Qing's grades were usually pretty good, but he hoped she wouldn't mess up at the end of the semester!

He picked up Lu Qing's exam paper and glanced at it.

After seeing this, he laughed again.

He answered the questions on the test correctly, so there was no need for him to help him out!

Lu Qing walked quickly out of the school and on her way to the investigation bureau, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach.

She got up too late in the morning and was busy reviewing her studies, so she forgot to go to the toilet.

Upon seeing a public restroom by the roadside, Lu Qing quickly told the driver to stop.

After entering the restroom, Lu Qing was about to squat down when she felt something was wrong, as if a gaze was staring at her.

She suddenly looked down and saw a pair of eyes flash past quickly through the gap in the cubicle.

"ah!"

Lu Qing exclaimed in surprise and quickly pushed open the door to go out.

Then I saw a middle-aged man with thinning hair and a lewd expression run out of the toilet next door.

Peeping Tom!

Lu Qing's eyes narrowed, and she kicked him hard.

The man was kicked against the wall, then clutched his chest and climbed out of the window, staggering as he fled.

Lu Qing originally wanted to chase after her, but a sharp pain came from her stomach.

She couldn't hold it in any longer, so she had to take care of her physical needs first.

After leaving the restroom, she immediately called the police and contacted nearby officers to handle the matter.

There are many surveillance cameras nearby, and the police even drew a picture of the man's face based on Lu Qing's description. It's only a matter of time before they find him.

After finishing, Lu Qing went to the Investigation Bureau.

Seeing that she arrived so late, Gu Xicheng asked:

"Was the exam difficult? Why did it take so long?"

"Don't even mention it!" Lu Qing recounted the incident of encountering the peeping tom.

Gu Xicheng's face darkened.

"Idol, you're so unlucky! You can't even run into a peeping tom while you're in the bathroom!" Liu Manyun sighed.

Lu Qing sighed: "Let's not talk about that anymore, let's talk about the Li Clan!"

Jianming: "Now that the envoy of the Wrathful King has been arrested, it can be considered that the spread of the evil cultivation techniques has been stopped. But the problem is that I suspect there is still a potential group of people who have obtained the techniques but have not yet appeared."

"Everyone has different talents. Some people can master it quickly, while others need a longer time for even a trace of evil energy to exist in their bodies."

Some people even obtained the cultivation method but did not start practicing immediately.

They have no evil energy in their bodies, so the instruments can't detect it, and it's impossible for our people to conduct nationwide screenings again and again.

These people are potential threats!

Lu Qing nodded in agreement:

"It's unlikely that those who obtained the cultivation technique will voluntarily surrender. I want to interrogate that messenger."

Gu Xicheng stood up: "Then I'll go with you."