The first match was held in the birch forest of Tsinghua University.
The content is about breaking through the illusion in the forest.
The Xuanmen and the Special Bureau entered the competition venue one after the other, and the Special Bureau contestants were more spirited than the Xuanmen contestants.
The Special Bureau has a Bagua Mirror, but in the past, the Bagua Mirror could never compare to the nine great magical artifacts.
However, the Xuanmen sect no longer has the Peach Wood Sword to protect it, which makes the people in the Xuanmen sect slightly less confident.
Although the competition is not life-threatening.
But given Yan Jiu's glorious feat of distributing business cards from funeral homes, the contestants from the Xuanmen sect were terrified.
Psychological warfare.
Round 1.
The special operation was a complete success!
While the contestants were busy figuring out the illusions, Yan Jiu and the others stood on the outskirts of the birch forest.
Yan Jiu suddenly sighed and said, "Hey, we still haven't caught the person who stole the peach wood sword?"
The Yun family head: "..." Holy crap, are you doing this on purpose?
The head of the Chen family really wanted to give Yan Jiu a disapproving look.
But he didn't dare to be too blatant.
Yan Jiu provoked the person.
Without waiting for a reply, he happily walked to the side eating potato chips, looking as infuriating as could be.
Chu Chu sidled up to Yan Jiu, secretly grabbed a handful of potato chips, and crunched away, asking, "Will Brother Yu win?"
Yan Jiu asked in confusion, "Why do you always call Xiao Yu Mao 'brother'? She's a girl."
Chu Chu countered, "Then what should it be called?"
Yan Jiu: "..." This child really does have cognitive impairment.
She looked at the silly roe deer beside her with affection.
He patted Chu Chu's head, stuffed the potato chips into his hand, and then secretly moved closer to Lang Zongyi.
She wanted to ask Xuanmen and the Special Bureau why they chose the birch forest at Tsinghua University as the competition venue.
The illusion here is not ordinary; even if all the contestants combined, they might not be able to break it. Breaking an obviously unbreakable formation seems suspicious.
Before Yan Jiu could even speak...
Lang Zongyi handed the data on the tablet to Yan Jiu.
Yan Jiu flipped through it and discovered that it was a complete criminal chain.
These days, the Special Task Force has been tracking the Rose Cross, which seems to have disappeared in Country Z.
Hard work pays off.
They found some clues.
A beauty brand called "ROSE".
This brand is deeply rooted in the grassroots, and its cosmetics have received countless positive reviews from users.
Rose's hands were very clean.
Those who are not so "clean" are the users who use cosmetics, buy perfumes, and promote beauty devices.
Yan Jiu's following list includes ROSE users, as well as people who are inextricably linked to ROSE users.
Morgue cream puffs are one of them.
The coser jelly is the second one.
The third group consisted of middle-aged women in the waiting room.
Elaine at the gym is the fourth.
Lang Zongyi said, "Their deaths are suspicious."
Following Puff's illogical behavior, the special investigation team initially failed to find a breakthrough. It was the series of unexpected events involving Jelly and the old lady that made them suspicious of Rose.
These people all have one thing in common: they have all worked with ROSE's makeup artists.
It was ROSE's makeup artist who gave them the suggestion that led Jelly to visit the Water Village Ruins, and that's how the aunt rushed to the boarding gate.
These are just the people who have surfaced; there must be many more lurking beneath the surface.
These people may not be aware of ROSE's wickedness. Some of them have suffered undeserved misfortune, while others have been aiding and abetting evil. But without exception, they have all been influenced by ROSE.
Lang Zongyi continued, "We investigated the long-tailed cat that scratched the girl in the waiting area. After multiple experiments, we concluded that the cat is only sensitive to the scent of a certain type of rose."
Presumably, the cat's owner frequently takes it for beauty treatments, and the cat's natural protective instincts cause it to react negatively to the scent of roses.
This is evident.
ROSE and the Roses perfume from the School of Spirituality are essentially the same; both are pawns of the Rose Cross.
Yan Jiu was shocked, but what surprised her most was Lang Zongyi's meticulous attention to detail.
No wonder he's her senior brother!
Lang Zongyi avoided Yan Jiu's gaze before saying, "Professor Pei, whom the bureau has been tracking recently, is also among them."
Yan Jiu understood: "Therefore, we need a reasonable reason to enter Tsinghua University without alerting them."
Lang Zongyi nodded slightly, watching the person who was slowly approaching him and deliberately lowering their voice.
He desperately wanted to tell the other person that everything was alright, that there was an isolation talisman nearby, and that no one else could hear their conversation.
But selfishness got the better of him.
Lang Zongyi did not offer any reminders.
Yan Jiu pulled out a photo from her phone: "Is this the Professor Pei you're talking about?"
Lang Zongyi nodded.
He thought that Professor Pei's behavior was rather blatant, completely unlike Rose's cautiousness.
I also considered that this might be a trap.
But he didn't have time to wait.
In particular, news came from the Special Affairs Bureau's branch in Country Y that Noah's Ark had become active again, and the International Security Bureau was also making moves, showing a strong tendency to extend its reach to Country Z.
Someone might already have the tickets, and there might even be agents from the International Security Bureau's Area 17 lurking at Tsinghua University.
He feared he wouldn't live to see February.
He had no choice but to take advantage of the competition to scout things out first, thinking that he could clear away any obstacle for Yan Jiu.
Yan Jiu exclaimed excitedly, "Let's go!"
Lang Zongyi, who only wanted to go alone: "..."
They are indifferent to people.
Yan Jiu retorted with Lang Zongyi's earlier words: "Oh, so you want to be a lone hero~"
Lang Zongyi: "..."
He seems to have shot himself in the foot.
The advice I previously gave to Yan Jiu to avoid the risks of entering the Psychic Academy alone has been used against me now.
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