As soon as Liu Mosheng entered the Investigation Bureau, he ran into Wang Yanjun.
"You are... the leader of the Heavenly Mystery Sect?"
“Go tell your bureau chief that I want to see him,” Liu Mosheng said coldly.
"What do you want with Director Li?" Wang Yanjun asked.
Liu Mosheng: "I have nothing to do with you. Tell him to come see me."
Wang Yanjun scoffed lightly:
"Okay! For your sister's sake, I'll call him for you."
Wang Yanjun sent a voice message to Li Hui:
"Director Li, Liu Mosheng, the leader of the Tianji Sect, wants to see you. Are you going to see him?"
There was no response after the voice message was sent, but Li Hui appeared a minute later.
He was panting, clearly having rushed over in a hurry.
Wang Yanjun asked, puzzled, "Director Li, what's wrong with you...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Hui pushed him aside, walked up to Liu Mosheng, and smiled awkwardly while rubbing his hands together.
"Mosheng, you... why are you here?"
Wang Yanjun's eyes widened in surprise.
What happened?
Why is Director Li acting like a grandson in front of Liu Mosheng?
Liu Mosheng glanced coldly at Li Hui and said:
"I've come to ask you for something. Will you give it to me or not?"
Li Hui: "Give it to me! Of course I'll give it to you! Take whatever is mine!"
"I want the Poison Dragon's Inner Core!"
Upon hearing this, Li Hui's smile froze instantly.
"what would you like?"
“Poison! Dragon! Inner! Core!” Liu Mosheng repeated each word clearly.
Li Hui frowned and asked cautiously:
What do you need this for?
Liu Mosheng sneered: "Just tell me whether you'll give it to me or not?"
“If this were my property, I would give it to you without hesitation, but this isn’t mine! If you really want it, I have to submit a report to my superiors and apply for permission to use it.”
Liu Mosheng: "You're the bureau chief, do you even need to submit a report to use something?"
Li Hui: "It's precisely because I'm the bureau chief that I have to follow the rules!"
"Ha~ Rules!"
Liu Mosheng looked at Li Hui with a mocking gaze:
"My mother was killed because of these stupid rules you preached!"
Li Hui's expression changed drastically, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
"Mosheng, I..."
"Don't call me by my name! You're not worthy!" Liu Mosheng roared.
"You're going to give me this Poison Dragon Core today, whether you like it or not!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yanjun immediately frowned:
"Liu Mosheng, how dare you speak like that! If the bureau chief doesn't give it to you, are you going to forcibly take it?"
"Rob? You can't beat me!"
Liu Mosheng looked at Wang Yanjun and said coldly:
"To tell you the truth, I want the Poison Dragon Inner Core for Manyun, and the reason Manyun needs the Poison Dragon Inner Core is to leave Lu Qing a chance to survive."
If you don't give it to me, I can't guarantee that this glimmer of hope will remain!
Wang Yanjun frowned:
"Liu Mosheng, explain yourself! If it's really for Lu Qing, I'll snatch that Poison Dragon Inner Core from you, even if it means stealing it!"
Li Hui glared at Wang Yanjun:
"You dare!"
Wang Yanjun pursed his lips: "Director, I'm not trying to be mean, but you are indeed a bit old-fashioned."
Li Hui: "..."
Hearing Wang Yanjun say this, Liu Mosheng's expression softened somewhat.
"As you all know, the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect cultivate the art of peering into the heavens, but peering into the secrets of the heavens will inevitably bring backlash. In order to extend the disciples' lifespan, the Tribulation was established."
By concentrating all the backlash on one person, the lives of others can be extended.
Manyun is one of the people destined for this calamity in this generation.
"What!" Li Hui was shocked.
"Why didn't you tell me about something this big?"
"This is a matter for the Heavenly Mystery Sect. Do I need to tell you?" Liu Mosheng said coldly.
"I am your father!" Li Hui said sternly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yanjun's eyes widened instantly, as if he had stumbled upon some juicy gossip.
"Director, what did you say? Liu Mosheng and Liu Manyun are your children!"
Liu Mosheng glared at him: "Don't interrupt!"
Wang Yanjun: "Okay, continue. What does Liu Manyun being kidnapped have to do with you wanting the Poison Dragon Inner Core?"
"The person chosen to be robbed will suffer a great deal of backlash. Even if their luck can withstand it, their body cannot. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen their physique."
However, ordinary medicines were not very effective, so the predecessors of the Tianji Sect developed a poison to counteract the poison and neutralize the backlash.
This poison, once ingested, will stimulate the body's potential and make the body stronger, but frankly speaking, it is simply overdrawing one's life force.
Everything in excess is as bad as deficiency. If poison keeps stimulating potential, the meridians will not be able to withstand it, and then the backlash force will be needed to neutralize it.
Thus, the backlash and the toxins suppress and neutralize each other, neither being dispensable.
This also prevents those who have been granted the right to renege on their commitments and leave the sect midway.
Wang Yanjun couldn't help but exclaim, "What a vicious act!"
"Malignant? It was just out of desperation!" Liu Mosheng said with a wry smile.
"Can't you guys just stop prying into such deep secrets of heaven? Wouldn't it be better to just have your fortune told and have your divination done like Lu Qing did?" Wang Yanjun said.
Liu Mosheng lowered his eyes and sighed:
"If only it were as simple as you say."
Outsiders only know that the Heavenly Secrets Sect spyes on the secrets of heaven, but they don't know why we spy on the secrets of heaven, let alone what secrets of heaven we are spying on.
Wang Yanjun frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Is it about Lu Qing?"
Liu Mosheng nodded, giving him an approving look:
"You actually guessed it!"
"That's right! It's for Lu Qing, but to be precise, it's for Helian Qing!"
"Lu Qing's past life? That princess?" Wang Yanjun asked in surprise.
Liu Mosheng: "That's right! The Heavenly Mystery Sect was originally established by the emperor at the behest of the imperial advisor."
"When the gods sacrificed the princess to save the people of the world, the emperor was heartbroken and ordered the imperial advisor to gather the princess's remaining soul so that she could be reincarnated."
The Imperial Advisor foresaw that the princess would face another death calamity after her reincarnation, so he established the Heavenly Mystery Sect and transformed his own Golden Immortal body into a compass, allowing his disciples to pass down the art of divination through the heavens for generations.
When the princess is reincarnated and faces a life-threatening ordeal, she will be given a chance to survive.
Most of the disciples of the Tianji Sect today are descendants of the disciples under the Imperial Preceptor in the past.
The reason why the Heavenly Mystery Sect exists is for the sake of Princess Helian Qing.
So as soon as Lu Qing was born, my mother, the previous leader of the Tianji Sect, secretly kept an eye on her.
Now, the Wrathful King is about to be resurrected, and her death is imminent. The entire Heavenly Mystery Sect is calculating the heavenly secrets for her in order to find a way out.
Therefore, the backlash became increasingly severe, gradually overpowering the toxins in her body, and Manyun's body was almost unable to withstand it.
She lived in constant agony, and the Poison Dragon's Inner Core was the only thing that could alleviate her suffering.
Liu Mosheng looked at Li Hui, a hint of pleading in his expression:
"Director Li, I'm begging you, please give her the Poison Dragon Inner Core!"
Before Li Hui could answer, Wang Yanjun had already quietly left, gone to the eighteenth floor, and retrieved the Poison Dragon's Inner Core.
"Liu Mosheng, catch!"
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