Chapter 844: [(652)] Invitation (Request for monthly pass and subscription) Chapter 844: [(652)] Invitation (Request for monthly pass and subscription) “Where is everyone?”
“At the Deep Sea Base, we caught a total of twenty people, but…”
“But what?”
“They all committed suicide by poisoning themselves on the spot.”
“What?!”
Even the Federation Special Office was mobilized due to the involvement of the Deep Sea Base.
Murong Lingyang was specially transferred here to investigate this case, but the turn of events was proving troublesome.
“Has the site been surveyed?”
He asked in a grave tone.
A subordinate quickly responded, “It has been surveyed. It was an infiltration plan by the Old Gods Association, led by Blood Ghost Ape.”
“Blood Ghost Ape?” Murong Lingyang’s gaze sharpened instantly, “This guy has finally shown himself! Where is he now?”
The subordinate hastily added, “We intercepted a video that shows, 13 minutes ago, Blood Ghost Ape using his domain to strike preemptively, fighting with a Light Angel from the Judgement Place, and both fell into the sea in the end.”
Hearing this, Murong Lingyang slightly raised his eyebrows, “Are you trying to tell me they are both dead or their whereabouts are unknown?”
“The Judgement Place has already confirmed that the soul lamp of that Judge has been extinguished, confirming his death,” the subordinate said softly.
Murong Lingyang looked displeased, “Do you think that is what I wanted to know?”
The subordinate offered a bitter smile, “Boss, we still haven’t found Blood Ghost Ape’s body…”
“Not finding it means he isn’t dead. Can uncertain things be concluded? Do I still need to spell this out?” Murong Lingyang severely reprimanded.
The subordinate didn’t dare make a sound.
Murong Lingyang turned back to the surveillance video, watching Blood Ghost Ape using his domain to charge relentlessly, his brows tightening further.
“This guy… is getting stronger.”
…
“Boss, good news. The Judgement Place deployed three Extraordinary Ninth Rank, and they found biological tissue fragments of Blood Ghost Ape seventeen kilometers downstream.”
“What does that mean?”
“He met a gruesome end, eaten by ocean ferocious beasts. His body can’t even be pieced back into a whole.”
“Confirmed dead?”
“Confirmed dead in the retrogression footage.”
“Show me the footage,” Murong Lingyang did not blindly accept the conclusion from the Judgement Place.
Not until after the subordinate uploaded the retrogression footage to him.
Watching the figure being ripped apart by the ocean ferocious beast in the footage, he confirmed it was indeed Blood Ghost Ape.
“It seems he really is dead this time…”
He always felt something was off, but couldn’t quite pinpoint it; perhaps he felt this guy got off too easily.
“He didn’t die by my hands. He’s lucky!”
…
“Blood Ghost Ape is dead.”
“Dead?”
As if Pei Jinye was hearing this for the first time, Bai Hu didn’t say much and remarked with profound implications, “The headquarters has been informed about this, and they will choose a day to strike back at the Federation, initiating a revenge operation.”
“That’s none of my concern.” The reply from Pei Jinye was succinct and even made Bai Hu pause briefly.
Pei Jinye spoke calmly, “I am currently undertaking a secret mission; I am too busy for these kinds of revenge operations.”
“You and Elder Wuji must have colluded, you sound exactly the same,” Bai Hu said weirdly.
“Big Sister, some words shouldn’t be said carelessly. What do you mean by colluding? It’s all for the Old Gods Association’s cause. I am also sorrowed by his death.”
For some reason, Bai Hu didn’t believe a word from Pei Jinye.
But it was just gossip.
“I didn’t call to pry anything from you, but to give you a heads-up. Elder Candle has somehow persuaded a high-ranking official, and his influence at the headquarters is no less than Elder Wuji’s now. He lost a close confidant this time; it’s a big loss for him, especially since the mission also failed. You might want to steer clear for a while, to avoid desperate actions from someone.”
Pei Jinye raised his eyebrows, laughing, “To tell you the truth, being in this line of work for a long time can muddy a person’s heart. I’m glad you told me this. Someday when I’m free, I’ll bring you something nice.”
After a few more tender complaints from Bai Hu, Pei Jinye finally hung up the phone.
He looked at his own goosebumps.
“It’s been a while, and her charm skills have gotten a lot stronger.”
…
Inside Room 301 of Jingzhe Building.
Ji Yuyan sat with Pei Jinye on her left and Murong Xiyue on her right.
Today, she unusually refrained from pestering Pei Jinye and instead leaned close to Murong Xiyue, whispering, “I saw the news, don’t worry about your brother; I heard those criminals have already been executed.”
“That’s the Old Gods Association, I am a bit worried about him…” Murong Xiyue spoke softly.
Ji Yuyan comfortingly patted her shoulder, “Really, I’m not just boasting, but there aren’t many in this world who can hurt your brother.”
“But he is only Eighth Rank…”
“Your brother is cunning and shrewd. Don’t mention he is only Eighth Rank now; even when he was just Extraordinary Fifth Rank, he played those guys so well.”
“That seems true…”
Murong Xiyue paused for a moment, finding the reasoning sound.
Pei Jinye didn’t intend to eavesdrop on the conversation of the two girls, but he couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing.
Today was a theoretical class about the mixed use of the Breathing Method, transcendence, and movement technique.
Everyone listened very seriously.
Ever since Pei Jinye advanced his Innate Battle Body to Level 3, his martial arts aptitude had skyrocketed to 1000 times, and he wasn’t sure where he stood in the Federation World.
However, listening to Teacher Gu discuss these methods, summarized by the elites of Dragon City Martial Arts University over hundreds of years, was as simple as drinking water for him, and he absorbed everything effortlessly.
An hour later, Teacher Gu announced the end of the class.
Ji Yuyan, clutching her forehead, said in pain, “My head really hurts.”
Ji Wutian disdainfully said beside her, “That’s nothing. If it weren’t for Teacher Gu considering small fries like you, the content would have been even more complicated.”
Ji Yuyan rolled her eyes, feeling really dizzy now and too lazy to pay attention to him.
Cao Yingjun seemed to have encountered some problem and was discussing it with Liu Limin, and Ji Wutian joined them like a helpful top student.
Ji Yuyan turned to Pei Jinye beside her and asked in a low voice, “Did you not understand it either?”
Her eyes showed a kind of empathy.
Unfortunately for her, Pei Jinye gave her a caring look as a classmate, which was somewhat a blow to her.
“Which part didn’t you understand?”
“I…” Ji Yuyan said in distress, “After Teacher Gu spoke about the Long Arm Fist Style, and then discussed coordinating with breathing nodes, I just couldn’t understand.”
“Breathing nodes are actually not difficult,” Pei Jinye shook his head.
Ji Yuyan looked up incredulously, “That’s not difficult?”
Pei Jinye calmly asked, “Can you enter concentration within two minutes with your Breathing Method now?”
“This… yes,” Ji Yuyan didn’t see how this was relevant to her ability to concentrate.
Pei Jinye said with a smile, “Since you can enter concentration within two minutes, doesn’t that mean you can control the rhythm of your breathing? So when you strike, can’t you freely control the breathing nodes? Now think about what Teacher Gu said, is there still difficulty?”
Ji Yuyan’s mouth dropped open, completely stunned.
Suddenly she slapped her forehead, “Yes, why didn’t I think of that key point?”
“See, I told you you were slow,” Ji Wutian said from the side.
“You’re asking for it,” Ji Yuyan’s displeasure had faded, and now feeling revitalized, she naturally raised her hand to chase after him.
“Pei Jinye–”
Just then, as the almost empty classroom began to buzz, a voice called out.
Liu Limin and the others turned to look.
Dong Chengshuang came over cheerfully, greeted Pei Jinye, and also nodded to Liu Limin and the others, “Did you all take the school’s bounty missions? You guys are so strong, you must have taken them, right?”
Pei Jinye nodded and asked with a smile, “What about it, thinking of collaborating?”
Dong Chengshuang didn’t beat around the bush, coughed, and said, “Here’s the thing, my family happens to have some collaboration with our school, so there’s an escort mission, and I’d like to invite you to join.”
Liu Limin immediately grew interested, “Really, take me along?”
“Of course,” Dong Chengshuang replied with a smile. “You guys are so strong, it would be great if you could come. There are lots of academic credits for this time. It’s not divided evenly; everyone gets 20 credits.”
“That’s really a lot,” Liu Limin suddenly grew interested.
Previously, when they went to Snow Dragon Mountain, they earned only one or two credits each. But this time, Dong Chengshuang was offering them twenty.
Cao Yingjun also seemed rather tempted.
Ji Yuyan and Ji Wutian, who had been bickering nearby, now came running back.
“What’s this, take one.”
“Take one, take one.”
The two brothers were in sync.
Seeing how serious the God Weeping Group could be, Dong Chengshuang quickly nodded, “That would be perfect.”
Ji Yuyan grabbed Murong Xiyue’s arm, “Adding Xiyue too, no problem, right?”
Ji Wutian was an Extraordinary Fifth Rank, and the others were all Extraordinary Third Rank, they were certainly a non-trivial force.
Dong Chengshuang agreed quickly, “No problem at all, it’s settled then. Meet at the main gate at three this afternoon. My family has a car; we set off from Dragon City to Baijing City. If we’re quick, we can return before dinner.”
“Baijing City?” Cao Yingjun suddenly hesitated, “Wasn’t there a problem there recently?”
“Scared of what?” Liu Limin was not concerned at all. “It’s a good opportunity to see the world.”
Cao Yingjun looked at Pei Jinye, “Are you going?”
Pei Jinye nodded, “Going.”
Hearing this, Cao Yingjun also nodded, “Okay, I’m in too.”
Liu Limin, hearing this, was quite discontent, “Hey, I say to go and you don’t, but Brother Pei says go, and you do?”
Cao Yingjun stiffly replied, “Brother Pei is reliable, you know that? With him, we definitely won’t lose out.”
Liu Limin calmed down hearing this; Pei Jinye’s reliability was acknowledged by their entire group.
To be fair, if Pei Jinye wasn’t going this time, he really wouldn’t dare go either.
After all, the Old Gods Association had even paid attention to Baijing City, and he was not as capable of killing as he thought.
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“Then it’s settled,” Dong Chengshuang, fearing they might change their minds, confirmed it twice.
“Was the bounty issued? Let’s receive it now,” Ji Yuyan said from the side.
“I reserved them for us, now I’ll issue them,” said Dong Chengshuang.
Pei Jinye suddenly commented, “Set a few conditions that we meet to make sure no one else claims the mission after it’s issued.”
“I think what Brother Pei said is right,” agreed Liu Limin.