Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

Luo Qiyang raised his withered, bluish-gray hands, his knuckles graying, his skin clinging to his bones like a layer of crumpled oil paper.

He stared at the lines on his palm, his tone tinged with a self-deprecating coldness:

"It's normal that the education authorities wouldn't recognize me because I look like this."

Liang Ye looked suspicious:

What's wrong with you?

"Whoosh." A cluster of eerie blue flames suddenly sprang from Luo Qiyang's fingertips. The flames danced between his fingers, but they had no heat at all, instead making the surrounding air feel colder.

"I possess an immortal artifact from the Bleach series."

"What?!"

Liang Ye froze, his wrist snapped shut, and with a 'whoosh,' he pulled out his pistol.

Pale blue fluorescence flowed along the grooves of the gun barrel, the muzzle steadily aimed at Luo Qiyang's brow, even his breathing became a little heavier:

"Zhao Gongming, what exactly is going on? Is what he said true?"

"You're supposed to be a colonel, how come you're more impulsive than a green recruit?"

Zhao Gongming chuckled and reached out to press down on Liang Ye's wrist, which was gripping the gun.

His gaze swept over Luo Qiyang, and he said again:

"If Young Master Luo had any problems, would it be your turn to draw your gun? Your deputy director would probably have already come over with the Death's Treasure."

Liang Ye hesitated for a moment, then slowly lowered his gun.

Yet they remained vigilant.

He knew better than anyone the reputation of the forbidden items from the Bleach series. Twenty years ago, during that great war, forbidden items from the Bleach series appeared, and the resulting disaster was horrific.

Historically, there have been four instances of the Grim Reaper series, three of which resulted in the Grim Reaper becoming a puppet of the Void Realm.

The only exception was the first Lord of Tianji City.

However, Zhao Gongming is right. If Luo Qiyang had really been contaminated by prohibited substances, the deputy director would have already sounded the alarm for the entire city.

The Death God's Secret Treasury can sense even the series of forbidden objects that appear in the Ruins Realm, let alone in the suburbs.

Although Luo Qiyang looks like a walking corpse, his thinking seems to be relatively normal.

Could it be that they've found some way to control it?

Liang Ye stared at Luo Qiyang, who was neither human nor ghost:

"Young Master Luo, why would you give up such a comfortable life as a wealthy young master and let yourself get into this state?"

"Hehe."

Luo Qiyang gave a strange laugh, "It's all thanks to that Cheng Zhuo."

"Cheng Zhuo?"

Liang Ye was slightly surprised. Why was it Cheng Zhuo again?

Luo Qiyang stared at Liang Ye meaningfully, "The instructor is probably annoyed by him too."

Liang Ye didn't reply, but glared angrily at Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming immediately shrugged:

"Don't look at me, I didn't say that."

"There's nothing to worry about," Liang Ye said casually, sitting back on the sofa.

"He has no evidence."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Luo Qiyang's withered lips curled into a cold smile. "We're all smart people, why hide anything? Given the instructor's personality, I believe you would never leave such a thorn in your side if given the chance."

Liang Ye stopped denying it. "You have a way? He's a big shot right now."

"Give me a chance, and I can take care of him," Luo Qiyang said.

Liang Ye shook his head and chuckled helplessly.

"That kid can't even get a meeting with the deputy director. I got word that he secretly took all three of his wives away early this morning without anyone noticing, not even on the security cameras. It must have been his mysterious master who did it. Where am I supposed to create an opportunity for you?"

Luo Qiyang's withered lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile:

"All you need to do is send a team to the Nanling Ruins to set up a base and spread the news that there is a Summoning System Sequence Breakthrough Source Core. He is an S-rank Summoning System, so he will naturally come to you on his own."

"Ha, you underestimate him too much."

Liang Ye gave a light snort and said in a cold, deep voice:

"That kid is very cautious. He killed someone and disposed of the body. If he hadn't been unaware that military vehicles have hidden surveillance cameras, even I might not have known that he killed Chiying. What makes you think he would be fooled by your false information?"

"Who said it's fake news?" Luo Qiyang curled his lip.

"Huh?" Liang Ye's pupils dilated in surprise.

"You mean, the Nanling site does indeed contain information about sequence-type broken-order source cores?"

"Young Master Luo didn't frame you, that's absolutely true." Zhao Gongming picked up the conversation, swiping his finger twice on the virtual screen to bring up an encrypted file:

"I've confirmed it. This is the Lighthouse mission in Sanhe Town, a nest under the Nanling Ruins. It will contain Sequence Deciphering Source Cores, from Tier 1 to Tier 3, and may even contain Legendary Advancement Cores."

Liang Ye narrowed his eyes. "Legendary...so, not a summoning type?"

"Nobody knows what department it is, but he certainly won't miss it, will he?"

A hint of hatred flashed in Luo Qiyang's eyes:

"You just need to help me spread this message quickly. Once he's inside the lair, the rest is up to me. We can't touch him from outside, but if he dies inside the lair, we can't blame anyone else."

Liang Ye looked suspicious:

"He inherited the legacy of a seventh-level expert. What makes you think you can kill him? Don't expect me to give you any manpower. I haven't reached the point where we have to fight to the death."

"Heh."

A hoarse, sinister laugh escaped Luo Qiyang's throat as his withered hand slowly unfolded.

Beneath his bluish-gray skin, three orbs of silver light swirled around the gray card in his palm, each orb emanating a faint aura of rank.

One Tier 1, one Tier 2, the outermost one.

It was a third-tier advancement core!

“Eh…”

Liang Ye was slightly taken aback, staring intently at the three orbs of light.

Luo Qiyang, who had just awakened his powers, actually became a third-tier card cultivator!

Is this the power of the forbidden immortality artifact?

Can a newbie be turned into a Tier 3 hunter instantly?

Why should I help you? What's the reason?

Suppressing his shock, Liang Ye pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"If Cheng Zhuo were still that F-rank trash, I wouldn't even blink an eye to kill him. But now, the deputy director values ​​him highly, so there's no need for me to treat him as an enemy; that would affect the organization's grand plan. Even if he said something to the deputy director, I can easily deny that it was Chi Ying's doing. Besides, given that kid's attitude towards the deputy director, he might even suspect the deputy director himself. Why should I get involved in this mess?"

"What if I could give you the opportunity to reach the seventh tier?"

Luo Qiyang said something that shocked Liang Ye.

Liang Ye suddenly stood up, instantly releasing his source energy aura, and stared coldly at Luo Qiyang:

"Young Master Luo, don't think you can fool me just because you're the city lord's illegitimate son. My fearsome reputation as Liang Ye isn't just for show."

Despite Liang Ye's intimidating presence, Luo Qiyang showed no fear whatsoever.

He twirled the gray Origin Card in his palm between his fingers. "You might not believe it, but I originally had the chance to directly enter the sixth tier!"

He paused, then gritted his teeth and said:

"I sacrificed fifty years of my lifespan just to barely suppress the corrosive influence of the forbidden artifact, but Cheng scorched my grand plan—he stole the forbidden artifact of the dead that I hadn't even had time to integrate with!"

Liang Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. "But the Death God's Secret Treasury is not responding."

"That's all I wanted to say."

Luo Qiyang's expression gradually became ferocious and fanatical:

"Cheng Zhuo's S-rank necromancer essence must be the manifestation of that forbidden necromancer artifact. But look at him, he doesn't resemble a necromancer at all. He can definitely remove the contamination from the artifact and block the senses of the Death God's Treasury. Aren't you tempted? As far as I know, in the entire Star Iron City, besides the deputy director and my father, only you have the authority to access the Death God's Treasury, right?"

Luo Qiyang suddenly leaned closer and said in a low voice:

"Think about it carefully. If you can uncover Cheng Zhuo's secrets and completely control the Death God's Treasury, will reaching the seventh rank be difficult for you?"