From absorbing the essence of the sun and moon to achieving divine mastery in martial arts

Yukiko stared at Ao Lian's face, took out a silver, watch-like metal object from her bosom, and gently waved it in front of him.

"Go to sleep... you're already very tired..."

Her voice was soft, like a breeze, carrying a peculiar rhythm that echoed in the room and entered Canglian's ears, "Relax, forget everything..."

The voice sounded delicate and gentle at first, but it was actually full of spiritual allure.

Under her mental guidance, Cang Lian, who had been pretending to be asleep, quickly began to breathe deeply, and her body completely relaxed, as if she had entered a deep sleep.

This unusual occurrence startled Cang Lian, who still had a sliver of consciousness left!

He was actually falling asleep amidst this sound?

Before he could even put up a resistance.

The Japanese woman, Yukiko, slowly raised her hands and formed a strange hand seal in front of her chest.

Instantly, an invisible, chilling force enveloped the entire room!

Cang Lian felt a frantic alarm bell ringing in his heart. He felt as if his consciousness was being gripped by a cold, large hand, and his body trembled violently out of control!

The next moment, he felt a numbness in his waist, and a strange spiritual power rushed up his spine to the top of his head. His upper body, which was originally lying down, suddenly sat up straight without warning!

His eyes were wide open, but his pupils were unfocused and lifeless, like a puppet whose soul had been taken away.

Cang Lian, who was pretending to be asleep, was actually experiencing a huge surge of emotions inside!

What kind of sorcery is this?!

He has absolutely no control over his body!

His consciousness was imprisoned.

He tried to control his hand to play the game, but the commands he sent out just wouldn't go through!

He felt as if his consciousness had been locked in a small black box, and his body had been completely taken over by an external force.

He tried to struggle, but found that he couldn't even move a single finger.

This is the terror of "Mind Charm Technique," which directly affects the underlying protocols of the mind, ignoring the will of the body.

At this critical moment, the Heaven and Earth Pearl deep between his brows, which was usually gentle and peaceful, seemed to sense an unprecedented crisis!

hum!

A faint, almost inaudible tremor, seemingly emanating from the primordial chaos, resounded deep within his consciousness.

The Heaven and Earth Pearl trembled slightly, and in the next moment, it absorbed all the spiritual power in his sea of ​​consciousness like a whale swallowing a gulp!

Then, it completely concealed all its light and aura, like the most ordinary pebble, disappearing deep into the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness without revealing a trace.

Cang Lian felt her mind go completely blank in an instant, as if all her thoughts and consciousness had been ripped away.

The whole person, inside and out, has become a completely empty shell.

Yukiko was completely unaware of this; she only felt that the target in front of her had suddenly become unusually "smooth" and offered no resistance.

She then formed a strange hand seal and touched Cang Lian's brow, her voice soft and ethereal, yet carrying an undeniable command:

"Now, tell me... about a map... an ancient treasure map... where is it?"

As she questioned him, his calloused lips began to move mechanically, his voice hollow and devoid of emotion, as if coming from an old phonograph:

"……have no idea."

"You really don't know? Think carefully, any relevant clues will do."

"……No."

As Xuezi cast her spell to ask the question, she stared intently at Canglian with her unfathomable eyes.

Her "mind charm technique" is not simply hypnosis, but a multi-layered verification.

At this moment, she could not read any thought processes, could not perceive any mental fluctuations that would occur when someone tries to lie, and there was not even the slightest muscle twitch or eyelid tremor.

Everything indicated that the person in front of me was not lying.

Because in his mental world, any information about the treasure map was a complete wasteland.

Yukiko cast the spell again to verify that he really didn't know and wasn't lying, then slowly withdrew her hand seal.

With a "thump," Cang Lian's body lost its support and slumped back onto the bed. His breathing returned to its long, even rhythmic state, as if everything that had just happened was a hallucination, and he himself remembered nothing.

Yukiko quietly left the room and returned to the Western-style building.

Cang Hong, Shen Peiyu, and Cang Xiong were still waiting there.

Upon seeing Xuezi return, Shen Peiyu quickly stood up and anxiously asked, "Miss Xuezi, did you find out the whereabouts of the treasure map?"

Yukiko shook her head slightly and said in broken Chinese, "No."

"Are you sure?" Shen Peiyu asked, somewhat disbelieving, her expression changing slightly.

Cang Hong's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"I'm sure!" Yukiko nodded, her tone very certain. "His mental world is very weak. If I cast the spell myself, he won't be able to lie to me."

Shen Peiyu seemed somewhat unwilling, but seeing Xuezi's determined expression, she had no choice but to give up.

She snorted coldly, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes: "Since that's the case, let him go to Chu Zhaoxue's personal guard battalion! Just give him a spot for a family disciple, consider it making use of a useless person!"

……

Meanwhile, in Canglian's room.

Between his brows, the hidden Heaven and Earth Pearl trembled slightly, releasing all the spiritual energy it had previously absorbed back into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"call!"

Cang Lian suddenly opened her eyes, panting heavily, her whole body already soaked in cold sweat, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.

He recalled the feeling of powerlessness he had just experienced from being completely controlled, and the Japanese woman's repeated questions about the "treasure map," and suddenly understood.

It must have been the Cang family who made the move, bringing in such a master to try and uncover the secrets in his heart!

A wave of fear washed over me.

Fortunately, the Heaven and Earth Pearl disappeared at the crucial moment and absorbed his spiritual power, turning him into a true "idiot." Otherwise, if the secret of his powerful spirit had been exposed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Furthermore, and most importantly, he genuinely had no idea what a treasure map was!

No matter how skillful that Japanese woman is, she can't pour water from an empty cup.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his heart heavy with anxiety.

We've managed to avoid this hurdle for now.

However, the Cang family's attitude has already explained everything.

Having failed to find out the whereabouts of the treasure map, he, this "useless" person, was no longer of any value in their eyes, and was even a pawn that could be discarded at will.

Whether I can be completely safe and escape this vortex depends on the Cang family's final attitude towards me tomorrow!

……

sleepless nights.

As the first rays of dawn pierced the window paper, casting a narrow strip of light on the floor, Canglian opened her eyes.

The bloodshot in his eyes had not yet faded, but his spirit was as taut as a fully drawn bow.

Last night's experience was like a cold thorn, deeply embedded in his heart.

The Japanese woman, her strange and terrifying magic, and the feeling of powerlessness of being completely controlled made him realize that the Cang family was far more dangerous and complicated than he had imagined.

He needed to know the Cang family's attitude.

After last night's "inquiry," will they temporarily back down, or will they take more drastic measures?

He got up early and went outside.

He strained his senses to the limit, trying to catch any unusual information, any whisper about him.

However, there was nothing there.

Everything in the Cang Mansion was as usual.

This relieved Cang Lian.