482: Chapter 126 Qu Tong's Memories

In a short while, Zhang Chulan and the others finished explaining the situation.

Xu Si didn't say much after hearing it.

Firstly, Brother Meng had contained the situation, preventing Qu Tong from escaping and avoiding any serious consequences.

Secondly, it was indeed unexpected that Qu Tong could still use her abilities despite being hit by the Bi Yuan Needle.

After returning to Everywhere Connect, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but ask about this issue: "Brother Si, doesn't the Bi Yuan Needle prevent Extraordinary People from using their abilities? Then why can Qu Tong still use hers after being hit? What's going on?"

Xu Si replied: "Extraordinary People generally mobilize the internal Qi through their Meridians to use their abilities."

"The human body has many Meridians, and the Governing Vessel is an extremely important main Meridian among them. Most Qi circulation routes cannot avoid it. The principle behind the Bi Yuan Needle preventing Extraordinary People from using their abilities is by sealing the Governing Vessel, thereby blocking the circulation of Qi within their bodies."

"This works on the majority of Extraordinary People."

"However, a very small number of Extraordinary People don't need to circulate Qi through the Governing Vessel to use their abilities, such as some masters of physical conditioning who focus on tempering their Physical Body."

"The Bi Yuan Needle naturally has little effect on them."

"Qu Tong's situation falls into that small minority."

"Then how did Brother Meng subdue her?" After hearing Xu Si's explanation, Zhang Chulan asked curiously.

Xu Si answered: "Meng Li dispersed the Qi inside her using the Huayang Needle Technique, and then applied the Sleep Gu."

...

On the other side, after finishing his task, Meng Li returned to the manor.

After greeting Chen Duo and Xia He, he went to the secret chamber to begin analyzing the memory light cluster copied from Qu Tong.

The Blue Hand aspect of the Shuangquan Hand has the effect of viewing and modifying the memories of living beings. The underlying principle is similar to a hacker stealing data; when the target is unwilling, one needs to breach their consciousness's self-defense firewall before proceeding with decryption.

Therefore, the specific effect varies depending on the target.

Qu Tong also possessed the Shuangquan Hand, and her Soul strength and defensive measures were stronger than most people's.

Decrypting her memory files was not easy.

Even for Meng Li, it took some effort.

Once the decryption was complete, he began to examine Qu Tong's memories:

Qu Tong, also known as Lü Tong, the 'Lü' from the Lü family.

However, she did not possess the Lü family Bloodline; instead, she was sold to the Lü family as a servant by her parents during a period of turmoil and was bestowed the name 'Lü Tong'.

After entering the Lü family, Qu Tong gained considerable trust from the Lü family members due to her cleverness and clean background. But this only changed her work from rough labor to serving tea and pouring water; it brought no substantial change.

Qu Tong originally thought her entire life would be like this: doing menial work, and once she reached a certain age, being married off by the main family to another servant, taking root in the Lü family forever.

Until one day, she was assigned to deliver food to Duanmu Ying.

Qu Tong wasn't very clear about the entanglement between Duanmu Ying and the Lü family. She only vaguely knew that Duanmu Ying and Lü Ci had some kind of transaction, and then Lü Ci, for some reason, went back on his word and captured Duanmu Ying, imprisoning her in the Lü family home.

Duanmu Ying had a massive influence on Qu Tong; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the guide for her life's turning point.

Because Duanmu Ying gave her the Shuangquan Hand.

And because Duanmu Ying's 'rebellious' personality, having traveled abroad, her open, independent, and world-saving ideology caused an immense shock and impact on the then-Qu Tong.

Under Duanmu Ying's influence, Qu Tong had an Awakening, unwilling to live a mediocre life.

She wanted to become the person Duanmu Ying envisioned.

But Duanmu Ying's fate of being imprisoned made her realize this was extremely difficult, and staying in the Lü family was also very dangerous.

Thus, Qu Tong developed the idea of escaping the Lü family and even wanted to take Duanmu Ying with her. But Duanmu Ying refused because Lü Ci was watching her too closely and had found her weakness; she couldn't escape and could only help her 'Disciple,' Qu Tong.

With Duanmu Ying's help, Qu Tong successfully escaped the Lü family through faked death and fled abroad.

Going abroad was an idea and a path provided by Duanmu Ying.

At that time, the Extraordinary People circle in the Central Plains was undergoing turmoil because of the Eight Peculiar Skills. Qu Tong was a novice; if her Shuangquan Hand were exposed, she would surely meet a bad end. Although the situation abroad wasn't entirely peaceful, it wouldn't attract as much attention.

Qu Tong felt this made sense, was extremely grateful to Duanmu Ying, and promised that once she had the ability, she would definitely come to rescue her.

If Duanmu Ying met misfortune, she would avenge her.

However, Duanmu Ying resolutely refused.

She held no hope for her own escape and didn't want Qu Tong to risk herself for this matter.

As for helping her take revenge...

Duanmu Ying clearly stated that Qu Tong should not do this.

It was true that Lü Ci had wronged Duanmu Ying, but he owed Qu Tong nothing. In fact, in a sense, the Lü family had saved her life.

If Qu Tong were to retaliate against Lü Ci and the Lü family because of Duanmu Ying, it would truly violate righteousness.

If Qu Tong was truly grateful to her, she only needed to inherit her wish and go help people who needed help.

...

After fleeing abroad, Qu Tong successfully established a foothold using the small network Duanmu Ying had made during her time studying abroad.

Afterward, remembering Duanmu Ying's words, she began to help those in need.

But she was ultimately a newcomer and soon exposed her abilities, attracting attention.

The organization that targeted Qu Tong was an Extraordinary People organization called 'The Roster'.

The origin of this organization is unknown. In the foreign Realm of Extraordinary People, its nature was similar to that of the All-Sector in the Central Plains, perhaps even more detested.

Because The Roster held 'evil' as its faith, it was akin to a cult worshipping a Cthulhu-like evil god.

Its members were not only perpetrators of many evils but were also deformed monsters.

The structure of The Roster had strict Rank limitations, with members broadly divided into two tiers, collectively referred to as 'Whispers' and 'Dependents'.

'Whispers' were the high-ranking members of The Roster, totaling seven individuals, each representing one of the Seven Deadly Sins. 'Dependents' were lower-ranking members, usually transformed or infected by the higher-ups, suppressed by the high-ranking members, and absolutely forbidden from betraying them.

The commonality between the two was that once they fully activated their abilities, they would either become monsters or reveal their true forms.

The difference was that after revealing their true forms, Whisper members had horns, while Dependents did not.

After The Roster targeted Qu Tong, she was infected without exception.

The torment of the evil god's whisper, the pain of physical deformation, and the plight of being controlled plunged her into the abyss, making life worse than death.

However, misfortune can be a blessing in disguise.

In the process of seeking a solution to her own problems, Qu Tong gained inspiration from the transformation process of a Whisper member turning into a Dependent. Then, through experimentation, she developed an unconventional use for the Shuangquan Hand—modifying the Soul and the Physical Body!

Relying on the modification capabilities of the Shuangquan Hand, she broke The Roster's Rank limitations, escaped the torment of the evil god's whisper, resolved the issue of her body's deformation, and gained the ability to transform others into Dependents. However, this also attracted the attention of The Roster's high-ranking members, forcing her to flee everywhere.

During her escape, out of necessity, she became increasingly proficient in modifying people's memories and bodies and realized the benefits of having her skill points in Shuangquan Hand allocated incorrectly.

Thus, Qu Tong ventured further down the path of exploring unconventional uses for the Shuangquan Hand, and her ideology gradually changed.

She would still help people in need, but this help was no longer pure; it carried the objective of 'making the other person useful to oneself'.

Besides that, she developed an immense interest in the origin of the Shuangquan Hand, or rather, the Eight Peculiar Skills.

The Shuangquan Hand not only allowed her to control others but also granted her a degree of immortality.

This easily led Qu Tong to associate it with the legendary techniques of the Immortals.

If she could glimpse its source, perhaps she might achieve Immortal Ascension.

The temptation of Immortal Ascension was irresistible to the people of the Divine Land.

Therefore, Qu Tong began establishing an intelligence organization to investigate the Eight Peculiar Skills and the Jia Shen Rebellion...