Chapter 148 Imaginary Enemy 2
Mr. Zhu's voice was quite calm.
"Since you never intended to give up on that girl from the beginning, don't try to undermine their malice through negotiation. Doing so would be tantamount to handing the initiative over to someone stronger."
He then added, "As for what I told you before not to kill a Great Completion level Impermanent Being, just pretend you didn't hear it. You can kill if necessary, but don't show mercy to your enemies."
"And what about you?" I asked. "If I were to become an enemy of the Great Impermanence, would it affect your Zhu family?"
"You can rest assured about that. Our Zhu family will cut ties with you in time under those circumstances." He said without any hesitation, "You haven't accepted the Zhu family's allegiance yet, and outsiders don't know about the private exchanges we've had. It's very easy for us to protect ourselves. You just need to hide. And don't worry about my granddaughter. Although she's naive, she's not stupid enough to run out and hold you back at that time."
Mr. Zhu's attitude was quite frank. He said he would sever ties with me at that time, but I didn't feel any ill will towards him. In fact, that was what I wanted to see.
Towards the end, he seemed to deliberately soften his tone: "Of course, it's best not to let it turn out that way. With your level of power, as long as you don't offend the Great Impermanence, you can do whatever you want in Luoshan without any problem."
I echoed his sentiment, saying, "I hope it doesn't turn out that way."
After a few words, I ended the call with Mr. Zhu.
I turned and left the room, going into the living room. Ma Zao was already dressed and ready, waiting in the entryway.
"Let's get going," I said.
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Of course, I don't plan to run away with Ma Zao right now.
I'm just taking Asahi towards the "clinic".
The "clinic" is the place where the creator of the monsters used to conduct physical examinations on them. Although it's long since empty, thanks to Asaho's blessing, we should still be able to trace back and uncover a lot of information. We hadn't investigated it before because of Asaho's soul trauma, but now that she's recovered somewhat, I took her there to investigate.
Actually, I hoped that Mazao would continue to recuperate at home for a while, preferably until the naval commander Xuanwu replied, and that he could use the elixirs he had refined to greatly restore Mazao's soul.
At that time, I will likely have to fight that mastered demon hunter who hates fire-wielding abilities.
Although the Naval Xuanwu is not the Great Impermanence, he possesses deadly moves capable of threatening the Great Impermanence, and I must confront him with the same level of resolve. And through this opportunity, perhaps I can also understand where my full strength truly lies.
I know my argument is somewhat nonsensical. If you want to know how powerful you are at your full strength, just find a secluded place and unleash your power. Even if you have immense destructive power, causing chaos in a deserted wilderness or desert is still a viable method. No matter how powerful I am at my full strength, it's not enough to blast an entire wasteland away.
Actually, I've done things like fooling around in deserted places before, but I feel that I can't unleash my full potential at that level.
My flame is my spirit, and the level of spiritual power is related to emotions. The human body can unleash 120% of its power at the moment of life and death; this phenomenon should be even more pronounced in the realm of consciousness. The power that human consciousness can unleash in the mundane routine of daily life and in extreme, desperate situations is undoubtedly vastly different.
Without an enemy capable of threatening my life, without corresponding pressure, I might not even be able to muster 80% of my strength, let alone 120%.
It might be embarrassing to admit, but these things weren't entirely within my control. You could say it's due to my lack of control over my power, a sign of my immaturity. I imagine other demon hunters—like the Water Master Xuanwu—wouldn't have this problem.
I suspect that Mr. Zhu had considered using him as a patron of the family before, but the Water Master Xuanwu is different from me; he truly has a grudge against the Great Impermanence. Moreover, since he is always elusive and free in legends, he probably has no interest in becoming anyone's patron.
But I had different reasons. The reason I didn't accept Mr. Zhu's suggestion to join him was, of course, because I didn't want to affect my friendship with Zhu Shi and Chang'an. Looking back, I should have added the factor of Ma Zao's side to my judgment at the time.
Perhaps seeing that Zhu Shi possessed the power to protect himself, and that Chang'an was gradually showing signs of self-protection, I sometimes relaxed my judgment in certain aspects. In reality, Ma Zao and I still maintained a stance that we couldn't casually associate with others. Right now, we were interacting with Zhu Shi and the others for the purpose of investigating the apocalypse, but once this part of the "mission" was over, I would ultimately still try to keep my distance from them as much as possible.
Needless to say, I have never forgotten my promise. When Zhu Shi and the others are in danger, I will definitely rush to their aid.
Getting back to the point, although I didn't want Mazao to use her powers so soon, she couldn't stay idle, so I finally couldn't resist her and brought her to the "clinic".
The "clinic" is the only way we can get to the Humanitarian Division, which is our primary target for investigating the apocalypse.
When it comes to their connection with the apocalypse, the Humanitarian Division is far more blatant than the Lord of the Divine Seal.
Zhu Shi and Lu Youxun received prior notice; the former waited at the entrance of the "clinic," while the latter arrived around the same time as us.
Upon seeing Ma Zao and me, Lu Youxun took the initiative to greet us.
I observed him carefully.
“I already heard Zhu Shi mention on the phone that you have the ability to investigate the historical records of a designated location using your consciousness, right?” he said to Ma Zao. “Actually, I also used my divination skills to investigate the historical information of this ‘clinic’ a few days ago, but I was thwarted by anti-divination methods. Are you really okay?”
"No problem, probably," Ma Zao replied.
"That's good..." Lu Youxun nodded first, then looked at me with a puzzled expression, "Hmm... why are you looking at me like that?"
"nothing."
I mentally compared his physique with that of Number One.
Number One has a grudge against Ying Lingyun, while Lu Youxun has a grudge against the creator of the monster. Could Number One's true identity be Lu Youxun?
While the premise that "the members of the mysterious organization are people I know" is perhaps too much of a coincidence, I have someone like Asaho around me who is a "strange event coincidence engine," and it's impossible to simply dismiss it as "too much of a coincidence."
From my observation, although Lu Youxun is also quite tall, his overall figure is relatively well-proportioned, while No. 1's tall and thin appearance has a somewhat unhealthy feel, so they look quite different.
Lu Youxun put aside his doubts for the moment and then looked at Zhu Shi.
"By the way, Zhu Shi, I saw the report you recently submitted..." he said casually, "The true identity of the creator of the freak is your father, Ying Lingyun... Is that true?"
(End of this chapter)
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