Not long after Li Xuanzu sent his message, Huang Lao quickly sent back good news.
The fourth-tier psionicist has been captured.
Tang Licheng, a fourth-tier psychic with the ability to control wind, is a 43-year-old male who is single and has no children. He was previously the leader of the largest psychic organization in Qin Province.
After arriving in the Dragon Kingdom, he disbanded the organization and became the captain of a psionic squad.
Most leaders of psychic organizations are arrogant and proud, so Huang Lao had some complaints about them forming a new team.
There might even be people who try to sabotage it.
Most of them returned to the capital or other safe places after Li Xuanzu had Lü Fang release the news in Qing Province.
Only a minority of the psychic organizations remained, and even fewer survived.
It's very simple. The current main battlefield is the eerie one. All the high-level exorcists are in Kyoto. Apart from the safe areas, there isn't a single fourth-level exorcist outside.
Even if there are any, they are only acquired exorcists, not very strong, and they have some psychological issues.
The exorcists have long been phased out.
Unstable combat strength and unstable morale are both extremely dangerous.
Tang Licheng was the most law-abiding of the leaders of these psychic organizations.
He not only disbanded the psychic organization immediately upon arriving in Kyoto, but also voluntarily handed over nearly 80% of the psychic cores.
Old Huang didn't treat him badly either.
Of the first batch of fourth-tier spirit cores that Li Xuanzu brought back, he gave one to him.
When Li Xuanzu first mentioned Tang Licheng's name, Huang Lao was reluctant to believe it for a moment.
But he had no choice but to believe it.
If Li Xuanzu had a grudge against him and deliberately opposed him in this matter...
Huang Lao prefers to believe that Tang Licheng betrayed humanity.
Putting aside whether Li Xuanzu's methods were really that extreme, does he seem like the type to not seek revenge on the spot?
So Huang Lao hesitated for a moment before taking Li Xuanzu's blood servants to arrest people.
It is said that at the time, Tang Licheng was having sex with several young and beautiful women in a luxurious villa.
He was completely naked when he was arrested, which was quite funny.
Somewhat surprisingly, he seemed to have anticipated that he would be arrested, so he neither resisted nor appealed.
Moreover, according to Huang Lao, he tried to resist when he saw the person who came, but as soon as he saw the blood servant who accompanied him, his attack direction immediately changed, and he actually tried to commit suicide.
Unfortunately, the blood servants left behind by Li Xuanzu were nourished by his blood, and their combat power was already close to the fifth rank. Moreover, with multiple people fighting against one, Tang Licheng was subdued by the blood servants before he could even make a move.
Li Xuanzu was tired from searching souls today, so he asked Elder Huang to continue the investigation and he would go over again the next day.
There's no need to worry about Tang Licheng encountering any accidents during this time. Blood servants are capable of manipulating the human body with blood, so even if Tang Licheng wanted to die, he couldn't.
... ...
the next day.
Li Xuanzu arrived at the prison in Kyoto early in the morning.
Following yesterday's route, I arrived at the iron gate that separated high-level psionicists from the weaker ones, where someone was already waiting.
"Mr. Li, Grandpa is waiting inside. Please come with me."
Standing next to the iris verification machine is Huang Yuanqing.
He's no longer so sharp and arrogant, no longer acting like he's wearing sky-high heels.
He is now refined in demeanor, speaks amiably, and is neither arrogant nor humble; the change compared to before is considerable.
"Let's go. To be honest, I still prefer your current personality."
Li Xuanzu nodded and surprisingly said a few more words, which were actually slightly complimentary.
"Hehe, Yuanqing was ignorant before and caused Mr. Li a lot of trouble. It's all thanks to you that he was able to make a change."
Huang Yuanqing chuckled self-deprecatingly, verified his iris scan at the verification machine, and the iron gate opened.
"Come on, at least you have the will to change. Countless people like to go down a dead end. I'm too lazy to say nice things. If you can really keep this up, giving you a fifth-tier spirit core is not a problem."
Li Xuanzu waved his hand, saying that Huang Yuanqing looked the most comfortable to him now.
Who would like to be around someone who's loud and boisterous?
It must be said that although some people speak in a very literary manner and always like to flatter each other, it is still quite comfortable to get along with them.
“Yuan Qing can definitely do it. Mr. Li must not go back on his word then.”
"Why would I lie to you? I'll give that fifth-tier spirit core to your grandfather later. You can ask him for it then. If he doesn't give it to you, you can just wait for the next fifth-tier zombie to appear."
Li Xuanzu patted Huang Yuanqing on the shoulder, acting like an elder at this moment.
Huang Yuanqing wasn't short either; he was tall and slender but not thin, and his height was estimated to be over 1.8 meters. Moreover, he was handsome; he would have been considered a heartthrob before the apocalypse.
However, Li Xuanzu's body was still half a head shorter.
As the two walked along the road, they occasionally exchanged a few words, and Li Xuanzu became certain that Huang Yuanqing had indeed changed.
In any case, there wasn't a trace of impatience in his eyes.
"You two seem to be having a good chat."
Old Huang was very pleased to see the two of them coming over, chatting and laughing.
The furrowed brows that had been furrowed just moments before relaxed.
"Your grandson is quite promising; he has a lot of potential."
"I just promised him that if he could maintain it, I would give him a fifth-tier spirit core. Here, take this one first."
Li Xuanzu did not rush to search Tang Licheng, who was waiting to the side, but instead spread his hands out.
After the blood surged and subsided, a spirit core the size of an infant's fist appeared in Li Xuanzu's palm.
Old Huang was somewhat flattered and examined the result carefully.
It took him a while to remember what Li Xuanzu had said earlier.
"You promised to give Yuan Qing a fifth-tier spirit core? Did I hear that right?"
Old Huang hadn't forgotten how badly Huang Yuanqing had been beaten by Li Xuanzu. If it weren't for the fact that his old bones were still somewhat useful, Huang Yuanqing would probably be dead by now.
"I don't like idiots and I don't mind crushing them, but when I come across some promising talents, I'm happy to lend a hand within my power, just to make a good connection."
Li Xuanzu offered an explanation.
This is why Ouyang Ningxue was given a third-tier spirit core before.
Li Xuanzu felt somewhat sorry for those who had talent but lacked resources.
Since the fifth-tier spirit core had been promised to Elder Huang, it was naturally impossible to hand it over to Huang Yuanqing immediately.
But if you praise him a couple of times in front of Elder Huang, then the ownership of this fifth-order spirit core may not be so certain.
"Alright, alright, then what's the point of researching this fifth-tier spirit core? Yuan Qing, here you go and thank Ancestor Xuan in a hurry."
After confirming that he was not hard of hearing, Elder Huang was overjoyed and immediately placed the fifth-order spirit core into Huang Yuanqing's hand.
His ability to command the wind and rain in the Dragon Kingdom was entirely due to Li Xuanzu.
But he also knew that his days were numbered and he wouldn't live much longer, and that the Dragon Kingdom needed someone to hold it up.
Li Xuanzu's words undoubtedly designated his next successor.
He also decided that if he could survive this apocalypse, he would restore the previous system of the Dragon Kingdom.
Some people may covet power, but Huang Jianshu believes he is only devoted to the Chinese nation. If the people are unhappy, he will simply atone with his death.
Anyway, there's still Huang Yuanqing. Let him do more practical things and cultivate his reputation among the people. He's lived for so long, so it's okay if he dies. Anyway, the Dragon Kingdom didn't perish in his hands, so it's worth it.
"Mr. Li, I..."
"We will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Huang Yuanqing initially intended to refuse, but it would be a lie to say he didn't want a fifth-tier spirit core, and refusing would seem pretentious.
"Haha, you're just to my liking. Are you planning to stay here and watch me interrogate you, or absorb this spirit core?"
"I'll stay here; I can absorb the spirit core anytime."
Huang Yuanqing put away the spirit core and straightened his body slightly.
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