Soul Trigger

Chapter 574 Spying
The phone call wasn't long. Given Gu Ling Wang's social skills, there was no need for him to exchange pleasantries with Ji Li; it ended in just a few words.

After Ji Li hung up the phone, Prince Yuanling asked suspiciously:
"Tomorrow at four o'clock in the afternoon?"

Ji Li nodded:

"His daughter came back and asked me, his godson, to go find him and get to know the little girl. He was being very secretive and told me not to go beforehand."

Prince Yuanling frowned deeply:
"Wait a minute, where did he get a daughter?"

He became what he is now because of the side effects of his power, which prevented him from having children, all in order to become king.

But the Prince of Guling was different. He was much more ruthless than the young man's father. He had undergone sterilization at a very young age to eliminate all possibilities of reproduction in order to cultivate his spiritual light.

Ji Li shrugged in response:

"How would I know? Maybe it was a mistake I made when I was young?"

The young father pondered:
"If I had to say... there seems to have been an incident related to the Prince of Guling more than 20 years ago, but that was before he rose to fame."

Ji Li shook her head, showing no interest in the brat's past family squabbles:
"Let's go through the motions tomorrow, it'll be a way to build rapport with this 'godfather'."

"That's fine..."

Prince Yuanling nodded.

Among the nine royal tombs, even with the constraints and management of the dragon vein, Wang Xuan's concern for personal interests inevitably led to frictions of varying degrees.

But the most isolated of them all is the Lonely Tomb King. While the other Tomb Kings may appear to be at odds with each other, with cooperation and conflict coexisting, the Lonely Tomb King is someone you can't even compete with.

This person has no power; without him, there can be no conflict.

Secondly, they appear and disappear unpredictably, giving you no chance to even have a casual encounter.

Prince Yuanling had considered associating with Prince Guling before, but like the other princes, he couldn't find him and the prince wasn't interested, so he quickly gave up the idea.

Now that Ji Li has returned, and has even made contact with the Prince of Guling through his connections, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, given the orphan-like personality of the Prince of Guling, whose only desire is power and nothing else, the only potential conflict between him and the Prince of Yuanling would be over the issue of Ji Li's ownership...

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized what was happening and grabbed Ji Li's wrist as she was about to push open the door:

"Wait a minute, what did you just call him?"

Ji Li:

"You mean godfather? I just said it offhand, you don't think he's worthy, do you?"

How many years he's lived is like meeting a kid on the street dressed as Odin and you respectfully calling him the King of Gods—just a bit of teasing and pandering.

Prince Yuanling nodded in satisfaction:
"Not bad, you're a filial son."

Ji Li's gaze, which had just shifted away, suddenly fixed on:
You've been paired up again?

The bald man's veins throbbed:
"What's that look in your eyes?"

……

"Unable to spy on."

Shu gripped Ji Li's shoulders, hiding behind him and avoiding the gaze of the Prince of Yuanling:
“The Tengjun is favored by the dragon veins of the Divine Land, and I cannot fathom him.”

Prince Yuanling squinted and said:

"Is this why you don't dare to look me in the eye?"

Shu remained silent.

Because of the Eye of Truth, the amount of information Shu can see is dozens, or even hundreds, of times greater than what the naked eye and the soul trigger can detect.

Because she was able to glimpse the dragon vein of the Divine Land within her father, she inevitably became tainted with some things that she could not afford to pay the price for.

So even without opening the Eye of Truth, she didn't want to look at Yuanling King even once, and didn't even want to say a word to him.

Seeing this, the Prince of Yuanling did not insist further, and glanced at Ji Li before saying:

"In that case, I'll stick to my own approach. Be careful on your end, don't go too deep, and don't rely too much on the power of the Eye of Truth."

After giving some instructions, the young man left Ji Li's villa to prepare for the upcoming gathering.

Before leaving, Ji Li secretly glanced at his father with his Eye of Insight and discovered four "secrets" about him.

This means that in addition to his own spiritual power and the power of the dragon vein, the Yuanling King also possesses two other powerful forces, suggesting that he has considerable resources.

As for Shu, Ji Li could only see a secret, but it shone brightly, making Shu look like a little golden statue from the perspective of the Eye of Insight.

Shu blocked me after just one glance.

After all, it's an ability that comes from her.

Ji Li handed the El Salvador file provided by his father to Shu.

According to the logic of the Eye of Truth, this thing, as a medium for spying, can spy on El Salvador and thus discover Ludwig, who has connections with El Salvador.

However, Shu Lian put it down without even activating her abilities, staring intently at Ji Li:

"When will you begin to carry out my will?"

"...Destroy all of humanity?"

She crossed her arms over her chest:
“I have already shown you my power before, but you have not yet carried out my will. As a divine being who has acquired my power, you are responsible to me.”

Ji Li was immediately amused, which meant that he was no longer willing to work for free and wanted to negotiate terms?

"I must say, destroying the world is indeed an interesting topic. What do you want me to do?" Ji Li asked curiously.

Shu frowned: "Your statement is incorrect."

She stood up, crossing her arms in front of Ji Li, revealing her slender waist.
"As my divine messenger, you should not ask me what I want you to do, but rather you should actively resonate with my thoughts, actively relieve my worries, and put me as your master."

So you've come here to be my boss.

Ji Li glanced at the clothes under the robe that she opened as she moved.

Especially the triangle bra with a neckline, resembling a swimsuit, barely accentuated the heavy, high curves on both sides.

This outfit comes from Ji Li's desire, and it was Shu's figure that discerned it.

The outfits, featuring Menesian flair and jackal decorations, are quite charming. While they might not be described as scantily clad, they certainly reveal a fair amount of skin.

Needless to say, the position of the chest area is not mentioned. The lower body is like a swimsuit structure with a high triangle slit that hooks between the thighs. The other two ends are cinched at the starting point of the hip bones to form the waistline. Together with the high boots that cling to the skin, most of the waistline and the gloss of the thighs are displayed to Ji Li's eyes.

The center section descends to the lower third of the navel, where it is surrounded by a sculpted waistband with gold patterns, creating a beautiful six-pack.

On either side of the waistline, tiny gold chains dangled over the brown skin, extending from the jackal-head shaped navel studs.

The intricate patterns and crimson gold reliefs on her outfit, imbued with strong ritualistic elements, are designed entirely to showcase her excellent figure and sexual appeal through erotic cuts, ultimately aimed at Ji Li's desires.

Ji Li followed the tight-fitting high-heeled leather boots all the way to Shu's serious expression. A smirk appeared on Ji Li's lips as he reached out to fiddle with the two chains that were dangling down the man's full waistline.

Before he could even touch her, the wide robe suddenly tightened, completely covering her beautiful body. Ji Li looked up and saw Shu staring straight at him with her amber eyes.

It's a pity to stop:

"I am only an Echoing Immortal now. You expect me to ascend to the heavens and destroy all of humanity in one step? Can't your Eye of Truth see the obstacles in that?"

"It's alright, let's start small."

Shu's complexion remained unchanged:
“While you were away, those two servants of God brought me Holy Communion, and through the outer skin of the Communion, I was able to observe Menes’ fate…”

Ji Li felt a headache coming on:

"Wait a minute, Holy Communion?"

Shu raised her hand and sniffed out an empty family bucket of fried chicken from the nearby trash can:

"This is it."

Ji Li: "..."

“Through this communion, I have seen the fate of Menes. The Red Earth faction has learned of our victory and has entered the land beneath our feet at sunrise today.”

The plan to eradicate the human spirit begins with them.

Ji Li: "Can you speak properly?"

Shu glanced at him:
“I don’t understand what you’re saying, but ever since we made the covenant, you have never followed my will. As your god, I must urge you on.”

Ji Li rubbed his temples:
"So you're saying you won't help me unless I kill the people from Red Earth, right?"

"Literally, yes."

"If you want me to kill someone, just say so. Why beat around the bush?"

Ji Li was speechless and called the housekeeper to inquire about the situation.

After learning of Shu's situation, the people from Rizhao have indeed arrived inside Shulong's territory, ostensibly for diplomatic reparations.

Their attempt to secretly advance failed, resulting in a significant loss and leaving them in the wrong. Faced with Shulong, they could only lower their stance and make it clear that "let's talk" before entering the country.

The final outcome for "Red Soil" was naturally not good, but it wasn't so simple to just let them give up on Shu's place.

“Killing them is possible, but we have to wait until later. They have already made compensation and statements, and are dealing with Shulong through various means. We cannot act now.”

"when?"

"At least after the joint visit ends, if it's a strategic move, we can start with the Rizhao faction, denying their right to decide the ownership of Hongtu, then set a trap for them, and then take military action."

"If it's a direct assassination, I can send someone after the joint visit, or I can take care of it myself. If you want to do it yourself, that's also possible."

Shu remained expressionless, but a hint of joy flickered in her eyes:
"It's this attitude that resonates with me."

Ji Li grabbed the file from El Salvador next to him:
"Now can you show me this thing?"

A golden light shone in Shu's eyes:

What do you want to see?

"All intelligence about the entire Ludwig family, including Ludwig himself."

Shu stared at Ji Li:

“Without divinity, it cannot pay such a high price.” Ji Li knew that seeing things through the Eye of Truth came at a cost.

Therefore, there is too much information about her current state that cannot be known at a glance, or is it because she belongs to a powerful awakened family?

Having determined Shu's current minimum standard, Ji Li went straight to the point:

"I need information about Ludwig, his connection to the Tower of Babel, and his relationship with me,"

"Hold on tight."

She held the file, her ample figure pressing down on Ji Li's waist, abdomen, and thighs with her weight, the scent of pine resin wafting towards him—

"what are you doing?"

Look up, it's so close:

“My current strength cannot withstand such a large amount of observation costs, but your essence can help me share the pressure. Hold me tight.”

Ji Li tightened Shu's waistline, and through the robe, she could feel the path of the embossed patterns on the waistband:
Are you sure this won't have any negative impact on me?

“You underestimate yourself, servant. Unleash your spiritual essence.”

A rainbow of colors shimmered, and Ji Li sensed that Shu in his arms was emanating a strong suction force, continuously drawing his spiritual essence into it.

The crimson gold in those eyes was also completely ignited at that moment.

The file entered a state of high-intensity resonance, which lasted for several seconds before gradually stabilizing as Shu closed her eyes.

"how?"

Shu opened her eyes:
"There is information about the dragon vein in it, but I cannot easily peek into most of the information; very little can be revealed."

Shu's Eye of Truth observes using the same logic as Ji Li's Eye of Insight.

She can see preliminary basic information, such as "a secret" or "a connection," and then choose to reveal it.

In special circumstances, such as during combat, this process can be omitted depending on the degree to which the Eye of Truth is activated, thus achieving the observation efficiency of "what you see is what you reveal".

However, if it is for intelligence gathering, Shu would use more reliable methods to initially observe all existence and selectively reveal it.

Among the countless secrets and connections she is now seeing, there is also a lot of "dragon vein information," which makes her observation methods more cautious, so as not to pay a price that she cannot afford to awaken her divinity.

This made Ji Li wonder if the situation Shu observed was due to the special relationship between Teng Jun and Ludwig.

Is the problem with the media itself?

"Well, if there are personal items belonging to the person the medium points to, that is, a closer medium. Or, if you want Ludwig's personal items, you should be able to see them by narrowing down the observation area."

"What if you were divine?"

Shu turned to look at Ji Li, his amber eyes almost touching hers:

"No, she will kill you."

"Just because I rejected her once?"

"Yes. Besides personal belongings, I can also see the spirit of that person named Ludwig, and thus complete the observation you desire."

Ji Li shook his head:

"Then we'll have to go to White Island, at least not now."

Schultz was puzzled:
"Why? Isn't he right here on the land beneath our feet?"

Ji Li's eyes flickered:
"what?"

Shu tilts his head:
“Although I was unable to observe the information you need, I saw that his connection with the Shulong territory is extremely close in space, so this being named Ludwig is currently within Shulong territory.”

The Duke of White Island secretly entered the country?!
Where is he located?

"Mirage City".

"Exactly where?"

"can not see."

"If we had El Salvador's personal belongings, would we be able to observe Ludwig's exact condition?"

Shu nodded: "It's worth a try."

Ji Li fell into deep thought.

Ludwig III, as the Grand Duke of White Island, entering Shulong would inevitably cause a great uproar, and the Yuanling Royal Palace could not possibly have been unaware of it.

But Shu's observations could not be wrong, which means that the Grand Duke secretly entered the country without Shu Longfang's knowledge.

Considering the various recent factors, this was clearly not a normal situation, which immediately put him on alert.

But his ultimate goal in searching for Ludwig was to explore his past and that of his "forerunner" self.

So whatever Ludwig’s reason for secretly appearing in Shulong is not really a concern for him as long as it doesn’t jeopardize his goals or safety.

Let's see if we can get more information from Shu Tan, and whether it's related to his "engagement". As for dealing with the risks of the subsequent gathering, there's the crazy woman, the little old man, and Fei Lin.

Furthermore, Shulong himself had other tomb kings present. With such a vast foundation, even if there were conspiracies targeting Shulong, it wouldn't be something he would need to consider.

Rather, if it has no conflict with her, then she could directly find Ludwig through Shu and let her see things clearly.

With that in mind, he first informed his father that Ludwig was currently in Shulong, and then asked Shu to observe more information through other media.

But Shu stated:
"Wait a moment."

Ji Li noticed that her eyes were somewhat unfocused:
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the 'cost'?"

"Could you please stop being so rude to my thighs and waist? I can't concentrate."

Ji Li: "..."

With a woman on his lap, the hedonist's muscle memory kicked in:

"It feels nice against the skin."

The communication device vibrated, and Ji Li thought it was his father calling back so quickly. But when he picked it up, he was somewhat surprised:
"You've arrived in Mirage City?"

After a moment of silence, Yan Xiyu's voice came from the other end:
"I just arrived. Where are you now?"

Ji Li understood that she wanted to meet:
“Yuanling Prince’s Mansion, but I may have something to do. You can come and stay here tonight if you are free.”

"...No, that's not a good idea. I'm traveling with my colleagues."

Yan Xiyu fell silent again. Ji Li raised an eyebrow, keenly sensing that the cool girl seemed to be in a bad mood.
"what's wrong with you?"

"It's quite complicated, I don't know how to explain it. Do you remember when I was at Shulong a long time ago, I talked to you about my family background?"

"You found it? It's in Mirage City?"

"Okay, I found them. I might have to meet them tomorrow afternoon. Can you come with me?"

"It doesn't sound very optimistic."

"It's not a good situation at all. I made my own father's nose bleed."

Ji Li chuckled to himself:

"That much hatred?"

"I wouldn't call it hatred, but disappointment is real."

"Are you going again tomorrow?"

"There's still some lingering hope."

"Exact time?"

"Three o'clock in the afternoon."

Ji Li frowned, and a bizarre idea suddenly popped into his mind:

The King of Guling said his daughter had returned and asked me to meet her the following afternoon, which was only an hour later.

No, is it really that much of a coincidence?

But the fact that she could make the "King of Pretenders" bleed from the nose, and that the "Cool Girl" was trained into a paradox in just a few months at the Dragon Vein Convention Bureau?
Ji Li was full of suspicion, thinking, "Did you only have one father in your family of origin, and he's so arrogant that he only knows how to turn his back on people?"

Cool Girl's emotional state was already a bit off, but the lonely and miserable situation of Lonely King seemed rather strange no matter how you looked at it.

So he tentatively asked:
"Specific family circumstances?"

"My father, it seems, also adopted a son himself."

Oh, not some lonely, arrogant old man, Ji Li's suspicions vanished completely:

"That's definitely right. Three o'clock this afternoon, right? Contact me beforehand."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Li met Shu's eyes, which were now burning with crimson gold, and found that the guy was staring at him with that same direct gaze again.

"what happened?"

You'll have a surprise for you tomorrow.

Ji Li: "?"

"What surprise?"

Ji Li knew that Shu's Eye of Truth couldn't observe him, but she could observe Yan Xiyu on the other end of the communication through her mobile phone.

“You seem to be in the dark, but I will enjoy the surprise in your eyes.”

Ji Li was baffled:

"I thought you would be more interested in my fiancé."

"None of that matters. No matter how many partners you have or how deep your relationships are in the collective unconscious of humanity, the souls of these people, burdened with original sin, are destined to be completely cleansed by me."

After that, it will just be you and me in this world, and you will have to serve me wholeheartedly.

"Alright, alright, whatever makes you happy. My Lord, can your eyes see something else? Like the upcoming gathering?"
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P.S.: I'm exhausted.

(End of this chapter)