161: Chapter 161 Song Yiqing, if you're scared, then stay away.

Tian Cai heard this accusation and was momentarily plunged into silence.

He wanted to retort, but he felt truly powerless to do so.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, everything Song Yiqing was doing was to save humanity.

Yet, he turned around and pulled off some outrageous moves.

His abilities were so sinister that even Wei Chengjun couldn't hope to catch up.

'Seriously? Brother? Can you give me a heads-up before you use such methods?!

We agreed on a halo of justice, so why are you billowing black smoke?

And another thing! Your threatening remarks sound a bit too much like a villain! Brother!'

Immediately after, Tian Cai quickly reined in his thoughts and spoke indifferently,

"Humanity surviving is what matters most."

"Hmph!!"

Gong Zhigao snorted coldly,

"That sounds nice, but in the end, it's all for your own selfish goals!"

...

Meanwhile, inside the Xue Group research institute,

Wen Xiuya was originally busy researching the results of some basic biological experimental data.

But when she saw the Queen Zongzi speaking on the livestream screen, she was completely stunned,

"How is this possible?? Song Yiqing can actually perfectly combine a human with a Jiangshi??

How on earth did he manage that?? It's too miraculous!!"

She immediately began to pull up the particle fluctuation data,

and then carefully examined every single line, not daring to overlook anything.

In the process, she suddenly felt a flash of inspiration.

"So that's it!! So that's how it is!!"

Wen Xiuya's emotions grew increasingly excited,

"If we proceed with the deduction based on this hypothesis, then the success of potion no. 3! It's a sure thing!!"

...

Inside the Xue Group boardroom,

Xue Heng watched Wei Chengjun's face grow darker and darker, and he obediently didn't dare to speak.

Earlier, when Song Yiqing turned back, the other man's face wasn't quite as dark.

But after the situation regarding the Queen Zongzi was revealed, his entire face was as black as coal,

looking extremely ugly; he was on the verge of losing control!

But... the darker Wei Chengjun's face became, the more excited Xue Heng felt inside.

As long as Song Yiqing continued to succeed, the globalization of the Forbidden Zone would be significantly delayed.

This would buy precious research and development time for his potion no. 3!!

'Song Yiqing! You must survive!!'

Xue Heng said to himself secretly.

But at this moment, Wei Chengjun took a light sip of tea, then slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"Huu——"

He fell silent for a short while, as if brewing something.

Then, Wei Chengjun spoke up,

"Dawn is truly a hidden trouble. I didn't expect them to scheme to trap my people.

Hehehe, very good, very good!! This is truly interesting!!"

"Elder Wei..."

Xue Heng immediately displayed a look of concern.

Then Wei Chengjun eased his emotions and said,

"But the current problem isn't big. After all, the final line of defense in this Second Forbidden Zone was set by this old man fifteen years ago.

I've been waiting for this day!"

"Fifteen years ago?"

Xue Heng was startled, and his internal unease grew stronger.

But when he wanted to ask again, Wei Chengjun had returned to that calm and composed appearance,

just like switching between dual personalities,

sometimes manic and angry, sometimes calm and collected.

This made Xue Heng increasingly unable to understand Wei Chengjun.

'Could it be... that there's no way to win?'

...

Meanwhile, on the livestream screen,

Hou Kun, trapped inside the Queen Zongzi, seemed to have realized everything.

He spoke,

"I want to live."

"Go ahead,"

Song Yiqing said indifferently, looking completely relaxed, without any sense of urgency.

Then, Hou Kun continued,

"Lu Ziliang was one of the survivors of the Black Sand Great Buddha Temple fifteen years ago,

and at the same time, he was the only person who survived without any combat ability."

"Hmm?"

Song Yiqing gradually grasped the meaning behind his words.

"Are you trying to say that he betrayed everyone long ago?"

"Yes,"

Hou Kun controlled the Queen Zongzi to nod, then he continued,

"When I was still in Penglai, I knew that the interior of Penglai had been constantly communicating with the Forbidden Zone.

And Lu Ziliang, having ventured deep into the Second Forbidden Zone, was the best bridge.

If I haven't guessed wrong, what is currently manifesting on Lu Ziliang should be a portion of the Forbidden Zone's power."

"A portion of the Forbidden Zone's power..."

The reason Song Yiqing hadn't taken action and was patiently waiting for Hou Kun to explain

was most importantly because the aura on Lu Ziliang was extremely strange.

It was an aura he had never encountered before; mysterious and treacherous, making it impossible to see through for the moment.

There was another point: the system's challenge mission had not appeared for a long time.

Therefore, waiting patiently was the key at the moment.

Additionally, he still had no leads on that thing similar to the 'heart scepter'.

At this moment, Zhang Qilin, who was nearby, spoke up,

"I have felt this aura before."

"You have felt it?"

Song Yiqing turned his head in surprise to look at Zhang Qilin.

The latter was the last patriarch of the Zhang family and had received the tianshou, which was why his memories were incomplete.

Plus, given his long lifespan, perhaps he had truly encountered it somewhere in the past.

Just as he was thinking this,

Zhang Qilin continued,

"tianshou!"

"!!!"

Song Yiqing was stunned. This was an answer he had least expected.

If the power of tianshou was similar to the aura of the Forbidden Zone, or perhaps even originated from the same source,

then the true origin of the Zhang family was truly mysterious.

Perhaps in the process of venturing deeper later on, he could find a way to break Zhang Qilin's tianshou curse?

Song Yiqing rubbed his chin, carefully connecting these events together.

It was precisely at this moment that Lu Ziliang opposite him slowly stood up.

His body rose slowly as if supported by invisible hands,

looking somewhat like an immortal.

But just at this moment,

Bang!!!

A sword aura erupted instantly without warning.

The next second,

Song Yiqing looked toward Wang Xianzhi.

"What are you doing?"

"Dilly-dallying, hemming and hawing,"

Wang Xianzhi glanced at him with disdain.

"Song Yiqing, if you are afraid, stay further away."

"???"

Song Yiqing's mouth twitched; he felt quite helpless about this martial arts fanatic.

She was indeed skilled at fighting,

but having no brains was also a troublesome thing.

[Challenge Mission: Kill Lu Ziliang to receive an SSR-grade reward!]

Fortunately, it was only SSR, which wasn't too excessive.

Song Yiqing sighed to himself.

[Mission refreshed!]

[Challenge Mission: Kill Lu Ziliang to receive an SSSR-grade reward!]