Chapter 90 Don't let them leave alive

The higher one's cultivation, the faster the progress of improving various Divine Abilities and Spells in the early stages compared to the past.

For instance, regarding the art of Formation, Jiang Chen focused on studying the Zanlong Array, which inevitably required learning the Nine Palaces, Eight Trigrams, and numerology.

However, with Jiang Chen's current level of cultivation, it seemed that learning them yielded twice the result with half the effort.

In just one short day, his art of Formation had leveled up again.

【Skill: Art of Formation (Level 2)】

【Zanlong Array (Level 2)】

"Whew!" Jiang Chen exhaled a breath of clear Qi, stood up, and went out.

He planned to go to the Binhai 749 Bureau today to ask about the situation regarding that Tang Dynasty Ancient Tomb.

That Ancient Tomb was sealed by the Zanlong Array, and perhaps there might be relevant records in the ancient books of the Maoshan Sect.

"Maoshan, huh." Jiang Chen's gaze was complex; after a millennium, he had yet to set foot on this land that he considered half his home.

Last time—that is, yesterday in the modern world—he had intended to go take a look, but it was delayed because of the Ancient Tomb.

"If I were to reveal my identity now, wouldn't I become their Old Ancestor?"

Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile. He had just taken a nap and had become a living Old Ancestor; if he said such a thing, no one would likely believe it.

Furthermore, he was not sure if the dreams he experienced were actual history, or if there would be any records about him in modern history books.

If they were merely dreams and he suddenly went to tell them he was their ancestor, you could bet those Maoshan Daoists would just take their swords and hack him to pieces.

However, Jiang Chen did not pay too much attention to this matter, as his Talisman was the thirteenth-generation Talisman of the Maoshan Sect.

It was personally bestowed by the True Martial Ancestral Master, making him effectively a second-generation ancestor of the True Martial lineage.

Let alone modern times, even in the Tang Dynasty, there were not many people whose seniority could surpass his.

Jiang Chen did not take a taxi. Now that he had learned the Golden Light Ground-Traversing Spell, as long as he was not in the sky or water, his speed could be said to be no slower than a high-speed train.

Jiang Chen casually took a step and covered a distance of two zhang. The streets were bustling with people, yet it seemed as if they did not see Jiang Chen at all.

Even when Jiang Chen walked past them, he did not stir a breeze.

"The big brother is so fast, it's Superman!" Suddenly, a child's exclamation rang out at the entrance of the plaza, causing many people to look in the direction he was pointing.

But apart from the sidewalk and tactile paving cluttered with miscellaneous items and electric scooters, and the passing pedestrians, there was no fast big brother at all.

"You're being naughty again; Mom won't take you to the amusement park!"

The little boy pursed his lips aggrievedly: "There really was a very fast big brother just now, he even passed right by you, Mom!"

"Huh, there are two more big brothers running, and they are sticking their tongues out; they look like dogs!"

The boy's mother suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She looked at the bright sun and began to suspect that her child might have been tainted by something unclean.

Jiang Chen moved as fast as flying, but it was tough for the two people monitoring him.

When Jiang Chen had just walked downstairs, those two also hurriedly followed, trailing far behind him like stalkers.

But when Jiang Chen's walking speed became faster and faster, to the point where the two of them had to run to keep up, they gradually realized something was wrong.

"This guy, isn't he just walking? How is he faster than us running?"

"Don't you get it? He must be using some kind of Spell!"

The two of them struggled to keep up behind Jiang Chen, but the distance between them grew wider and wider until they could only see a tiny speck, which eventually disappeared without a trace.

The two stopped, gasping for breath.

"Huff! Huff! I can't go on!"

"Let's report to Captain Xu Chang; our mission is complete!"

One of them took out a mobile phone and called Captain Xu Chang.

"Hello, Captain Xu Chang, Jiang Chen has moved; he has left the house."

"Good, follow him closely. Do not slack off for a single step, and do not be afraid of being discovered by him."

"Huh? Why? Is he a good person? Then why do you want us to monitor him?"

"I mean, don't be afraid of being discovered. Your compensation is high enough to support your families for the rest of their lives." Captain Xu Chang joked.

"..."

"Of course, although I don't currently understand Jiang Chen's specific background, I can be certain that he is not a heinous villain and will not kill the innocent indiscriminately."

"Captain Xu Chang, can I curse you?"

"Less lip, keep following him; once the mission is done, you can curse all you want."

The man took a deep breath, as if he were heroically going to his death: "Then I'd better not curse."

"Huh? What do you mean? Speak clearly!"

"The target is lost, Captain Xu Chang; he is just too fast!"

There was no sound from the other end of the phone, but the man could already imagine the expression on Captain Xu Chang's face, so he hurriedly added another sentence.

"But there is some good news."

"Speak!"

"The direction he is heading seems to be the Binhai 749 Bureau."

Captain Xu Chang hung up the phone, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why had Jiang Chen suddenly come toward the Binhai 749 Bureau? Could it be to ask about the situation regarding that Ancient Tomb?

If that were indeed the case, should he tell him the truth?

From the bottom of his heart, Captain Xu Chang was willing to tell Jiang Chen, because Jiang Chen seemed to know far more about this Ancient Tomb than they did, and he did not seem to have any malice.

However, this Ancient Tomb had now risen from a state secret to a top-secret security level, or perhaps even higher.

If he rashly told Jiang Chen, he might be suspected of leaking secrets.

Captain Xu Chang pondered repeatedly and decided that he still needed to find someone to take the blame.

"Hello, Bureau Chief, Jiang Chen is here. He might be asking about the Tang Dynasty Ancient Tomb. Should I tell him?"

"Do you think it is appropriate to tell him, or not appropriate?" Zhang Jianguo asked over the phone.

He was currently in the capital meeting with some people because there had been too many incidents in Binhai recently, which had already attracted high-level attention.

"I think we can tell him. Jiang Chen knows far more than we do. If we can have his help and exchange intelligence, it should help us break the deadlock."

"Good. For now, I leave the affairs of the Binhai 749 Bureau entirely to you. In addition, have you found any leads on the information regarding the buyer behind the theft of the Magical Artifact?"

At the mention of this, a flash of anger crossed Captain Xu Chang's eyes.

"We found it. It should be the Yamamoto Family from the island nation. They are typical right-wingers of the island nation and have always been coveting China. I don't know where they got this intelligence, but it is actually more accurate than ours."

"The Yamamoto Family... I recall, they used to be retainers of the Abe Family, right?"

"Yes!"

"Reinforcements from the capital will arrive soon. When the time comes, do not let this group of islanders leave Chinese territory alive."

After saying this, there was a click on the other end of the phone, followed by a busy signal.

Captain Xu Chang's spirits lifted. Great! He could finally give them a good thrashing!

He had long found these bastards an eyesore, but due to past national policy requirements, they had always been limited to various condemnations and warnings.

That was the only reason these bumbling idiots had become so arrogant.

Now, it was time to let them know what the consequences were for coveting things they shouldn't covet!