A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 228: Showing filial piety in the hall, borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha
No matter how many clones of Chen Liyu Chen Motong has, there will always only be one person giving orders on the surface.

As long as Chen Liyu, who outwardly issues orders, is kept in check, the fate of the Chen family will still be determined by Chen Motong.

Just now, Chen Liyu was thinking of slaughtering the Chen family and hiding himself, but Chen Motong easily changed his mind and made him unrealistically hope that he could resolve the matter through negotiation.

However, Chen Motong is now facing a problem: how to find Chen Liyu's true identity.

She didn't really believe that the second Chen Liyu in front of her was the real one, and suspected that he was still a clone.

Chen Motong sighed silently. She suddenly understood why Ms. Huanghun was so obsessed with divination and other mystical abilities.

At this moment, she also thought how wonderful it would be if she could do divination. Maybe she could use the connection between this clone of Chen Liyu and the real one to divine the location of Chen Liyu's true identity.

Fortunately, Chen Motong herself didn't know how to do divination, but she knew someone who could. She walked to the side and called her best friend Su Qian, but the call was cut off after only one ring.

This subtly indicates that Susie is currently unavailable to answer the phone.

Was something holding you back? Like being pulled into a meeting by Principal Angers?

All of Chen Liyu's actions were influenced by Chen Motong. Chen Motong naturally knew that the Chen family had sent out mixed-bloods to attack various forces, including Cassel.

If that's the case, then Fingel, who stayed at the hotel and was using computer modeling, might have also been summoned by Principal Angers, and like Susie, he would be unable to be contacted.

Chen Motong quickly reviewed her network of contacts and decided to seek help from Mr. Mistake, whom she had met by chance in the preparatory class.

During several gatherings and casual conversations, Ms. Men revealed that Mr. Error had taught her some knowledge of divination, which indicates that Mr. Error at least knew how to perform divination.

……

"So you're in such a hurry to go to the Old Temple just to pray for good fortune in the New Year?" In the large shopping mall, Xu Lie was forcibly dragged out of the door by Xia Mi, who had sent him home, and he looked completely bewildered.

Xia Mi doesn't seem like a devout believer at all; she actually thought about going to the temple to pray for blessings during the New Year.
"What kind of look is that? It's obvious you're thinking something very rude." Xia Mi grinned, revealing her little tiger teeth in a threatening manner.

In fact, she was not devout. She was in a hurry to go to the Old Temple, and only after feeding her brother Fenrir did she suddenly realize that Huang Tao might not be the White King, but a member of the Old Church.

I decided to visit the old temple in order to verify this.

Just as Xu Lie was about to make an excuse, his phone vibrated slightly. What had happened now?
Not many people know this number; only Xia Mi and the party members know it.

Xu Lie told Xia Mi he needed to take a call, and since the restroom was nearby, he grumbled to himself, "Is the restroom the fate of the Lord of Yuanbao?" as he walked to the restroom to answer the call.

Before she could speak, Chen Motong's plea for help came through the microphone: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Wrong?"

"I'm really sorry to bother you this time. I'm having a little trouble and urgently need the help of divination to find the true location of someone."

"Go ahead." There's no one in the restroom right now, and the large shopping mall has even installed aromatherapy inside, so the smell isn't unpleasant.

Chen Motong kept it brief: "When I was dealing with the head of the Chen family, I suddenly discovered that the apparent head of the family was just a clone, and the real one was hiding somewhere."

To deal with the head of the Chen family? That is, your father?
Good heavens, what a huge uproar!

Xu Lie would definitely be willing to help with this: "Do you remember my messenger's summoning words? Tell the messenger to bring over the items carried on the clone, and I can divine the result."

"Okay, thank you so much, Mr. Error. If you need anything in the future, just let me know." Chen Motong was eager to find out the real Chen Liyu.

Without even hanging up the phone, he used psychology to become invisible, letting his right hand crawl with dragon scales, and approached the oblivious Chen Liyu from the front.

He walked two steps in front of Chen Liyu and threw a punch!
Until Chen Motong launched the attack, the psychological invisibility finally failed. Chen Liyu's mind didn't even have time to react. He only felt a blurry figure and couldn't see it clearly before he was hit hard in the abdomen!
What kind of enemy is this? They appeared without us even seeing them? Time Zero? Could it be Principal Angers of Kassel?!
Damn it, how could Angers be so uncivilized? That bastard actually launched a sneak attack!
That punch made Chen Liyu's stomach acid come out!
Taking advantage of the sudden, intense pain and the resulting confusion, Chen Motong directly hypnotized and controlled the person.

As expected, the ring on Chen Liyu's right hand emitted an unusual blue light, resisting hypnosis.

There really are alchemical artifacts that provide mental defense? But their strength is very low!

The Dream Walker's overwhelming mental pressure shattered the alchemical artifact's defenses with overwhelming force, hypnotizing and controlling Chen Liyu.

Chen Motong moved swiftly, taking off Chen Liyu's alchemical ring. Worried that wasn't enough, she also took off Chen Liyu's glasses and watch. Finally, after looking him up and down, she even yanked off a section of Chen Liyu's hair.

He didn't forget to maintain the hypnosis: "You will forget what happened in these last few seconds." "You won't remember my appearance, nor will you remember being attacked. You will even forget the severe pain in your abdomen or the fact that you have a little less hair."

"You wouldn't care about losing your ring, glasses, and watch. After all, the previous clone, Chen Liyu, did such crazy things. You were angry and in a hurry to act, so it's reasonable that you forgot to bring your things when you went out."

Chen Motong acted like a ruthless bandit, taking the items and leaving. Chen Liyu was momentarily dazed, but once he came to his senses, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued walking back.

Completely unaware that she had been robbed, she ignored the pain in her stomach and, following Chen Motong's hints, was thinking about how to negotiate with the various forces.

Chen Motong casually found an empty room in the manor, set up the ritual, and began to summon: "A spirit wandering in history, a creature from the upper realm guarding the gray fog, a messenger belonging only to error."

What a mysterious incantation! After reciting it, Chen Motong couldn't help but ponder the words 'history' and 'gray fog' within it. Gray fog... could it be the gray fog that's often seen during meetings...?

Before he could think any further, something suddenly popped out in front of him. Upon closer inspection, Chen Motong realized that it was actually a playful and adorable little dog.

Although unlike dogs in the real world, this spirit dog has a wide-open mouth and its eyes are replaced by black flames, its small size still makes it very endearing.

At least, Chen Motong found it cuter than her own messenger. Perhaps due to a subconscious lack of security, the messenger Chen Motong had summoned earlier was actually a safe with two pairs of wings.

It looks very sturdy, but it's definitely not cute.

"Please, give these to Mr. Wrong." Without further ado, Chen Motong put the ring, glasses, watch, and a tuft of Chen Liyu's hair into a bag and pushed it in front of Fugen's Hound.

The dog, Fugen, nodded intelligently, picked up the small bag, turned its head, and disappeared into thin air.

Xu Lie chose Fugen's dog as a messenger for two reasons: first, because it looked pleasing to the eye and the little dog itself was very loyal; second, because it was safe and fast.

Regardless of whether Fugen's Hound delivers the message, if someone else were to deliver a message to Xu Lie, Fugen's Hound could instantly return to the historical rift beneath the Source Castle.

It was as if he was instantly back by Xu Lie's side. In less than a second, Xu Lie obtained three items and the hair.

With the blessing of the Source Fortress, Xu Lie could easily get the result of a divination based on Chen Liyu's personality, and even gained some extra information. He picked up the still-connected phone: "Found him, his real location is in Tianjin..."

"As for the cloning site, it is located on the fourth basement floor of the Chen family's biotechnology industrial park."

"Should I have a messenger send these three items back to you?"

"Thank you. It's good that those three things are gone. If Mr. Mistake needs anything in the future, you can come to me. I'm really grateful..." Before he could finish speaking, the phone went dead.

Chen Motong was caught off guard: "What? Mr. Mistake hung up on me first? Haha, Mr. Mistake is quite interesting."

"However, Chen Liyu's real body is actually hiding in Tianjin, which is not even in the same city. He really knows how to hide!"

While Chen Motong was busy, Xu Lie also came out of the bathroom. Feeling that it was not good to keep Xia Mi waiting for so long, he used alchemy to reforge the Chen family head's ring.

Using his past memories, he shaped the finger to fit Xia Mi's width and repaired his somewhat damaged mental defenses. He then presented it as a gift: "I'll be eating at your house for the next few days. Please accept this small token of my appreciation."

It's not really appropriate to use someone else's gift to someone else. When I have time later, I'll check the chaotic areas to see if there are any wild monsters with good extraordinary traits that have grown well, and then I'll give Xia Mi an extraordinary item.

"Huh??" Xia Mi blinked rapidly, as if a tiny insect had flown into her eye socket and she was about to crush it with her eyelids.

Xia Mi suspected that Xu Lie had prepared this all along, as he went into the restroom and came out with a ring.

Xia Mi looked at the ring, then looked away, then immediately looked back. Even the phone that had just rung became suspicious. Could it be that Xu Lie had set the alarm himself?

This guy, does he know what it means to give a girl a ring?

"Since you're so sincere, I'll accept it." Xia Mi grinned, took it, tried it on casually, and put it on.

The size is just right, or is it an alchemical tool for protecting the spirit? Wow, did they really go all out?
Her eyes crinkled into a smile as she turned away from Xu Lie, saying, "Just look forward to it. The meals for the next few days will definitely be worthy of this gift."

As she turned, her hair fluttered, and her small ears were inadvertently revealed, as if they were tinged with a faint rose-red by the mall lights.

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