248: Father is kind and son is filial

Baili Jing’s heart pounded.

Eternal life, eternal life?

Could it be that he had been secretly researching this all along?

Was the so-called Forbidden Territory research project just a front?

Baili Jing then recalled what Song Zhong had told him that night: by his lifespan, Bai Li Xin should have died three years ago.

Three years ago?

Baili Jing suddenly remembered that three years ago was precisely when the Baili Group's Forbidden Territory research project achieved a Breakthrough.

Many high-ranking Night Watcher officials came at that time, and even Ye Fan came.

Could that Old Mister from last night really not have lied to him?

Three years, it couldn't be a coincidence.

Baili Jing quickly found a faucet and placed the brazier under it.

He didn't rush to wash away the paper ash; instead, he carefully sifted through it, hoping to find other clues.

Unfortunately, apart from the three pieces of paper he had just found, everything else had turned to dust.

After finding nothing, Baili Jing turned on the faucet and washed the paper ash down the drain.

After all that, Baili Jing handed the brazier to a servant in the manor and quickly left.

After descending the mountain, he drove to last night's nightclub and then plunged into that small alley.

Baili Jing searched like a madman, but though there were people in the alley in twos and threes, he couldn't find any trace of the fortune-telling Old Mister.

“Strange, didn’t that Old Mister say we’d meet again if fate allowed? Why is he nowhere to be seen now?”

Baili Jing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

“Meet again if fate allows, meet again if fate allows…”

Suddenly, Baili Jing understood the meaning of that phrase.

“Damn it, ‘meet again if fate allows,’ so that’s what it meant.”

Baili Jing quickly pulled out his phone and found yesterday’s transfer record.

He entered a string of numbers and transferred another 108,000 yuan to yesterday’s account.

“Now, is the fate here?” Baili Jing muttered to himself.

Slap!

Baili Jing froze because someone had patted his shoulder.

He turned around and saw an Old Mister standing behind him, he didn't know when.

Song Zhong squinted and smiled, saying, “Looking back suddenly, that person is there where the lights are dim.

Young Master Jing, we meet again.

Fate is truly wondrous!”

Even with all of Baili Jing’s composure, seeing the scene before him, his face couldn't help but twitch.

Fate? Heh heh!

Looking at the Old Mister reeking of money, Baili Jing felt a bit speechless.

Without enough money, you couldn't even see his shadow.

Once the money was in place, he arrived faster than Cao Cao.

“Old Mister is truly a Divine Being. I used to not believe in fate, but now I know that fate can truly create Miracles.”

“Hahaha, Young Master Jing came to find me on his own initiative, so I presume you have already verified what I said yesterday,” Song Zhong said.

Baili Jing looked around, and Song Zhong understood his meaning, so he said, “It’s not convenient to talk here. Young Master Jing, please follow me.”

As soon as Song Zhong finished speaking, Baili Jing felt the surrounding scenery suddenly twist, turning into gray lines.

In just an instant, he lost his sense of direction, and after a dizzying spin, the surrounding scenery gradually became clear.

Barren mountains, wild ridges, a mass grave.

This was the outskirts of Guangshen City, which used to be a desolate graveyard a long time ago.

Baili Jing’s gaze towards Song Zhong was no longer contemptuous, but filled with shock and respect.

“You, have a Forbidden Territory?” Baili Jing asked.

Aside from a Forbidden Territory, he couldn’t imagine what ability could achieve instantaneous displacement.

“Compared to your father’s methods, my little tricks are just child’s play,” Song Zhong said, lowering his voice, “Don’t you know about your Baili Family’s own affairs, Young Master Jing?”

“This…” Baili Jing’s face flushed, “To be honest, Old Mister, my father never allows us to participate in these core secrets.

Old Mister, how do you know these things?”

Baili Jing was truly too curious. Things he, as the successor, didn’t know, an inconspicuous Old Mister knew perfectly well.

And if that old fellow truly achieved eternal life, wouldn’t he never get to take over until he died?

A thought that went against his ancestors quietly arose within Baili Jing’s heart.

“Young Master Jing, what do you think the Baili Group relies on to be so powerful in Great Xia?” Song Zhong asked.

Baili Jing thought for a moment and said, “Naturally, it relies on the efforts and dedication of generations of the Baili Family.”

“Not so! Not so!” Song Zhong shook his head.

Baili Jing pondered for a moment and said, “It’s leaning on the Night Watcher as a big tree.”

Song Zhong smiled slightly, “You’re right, but only half right.”

Baili Jing gasped. He had heard some rumors within the Family, but he had always been unable to confirm their authenticity.

“Could it be the Ancient God Church?”

“You got it right. It’s precisely because the Baili Family controls both the dark and light sides that it can stand firm.

Young Master Jing, you should be clearer than I am about some of the underhanded tactics in business warfare, right?”

“So, Old Mister, are you a member of the Ancient God Church?”

Baili Jing’s brain was working at full speed. Since the other party knew so much insider information and possessed a Forbidden Territory.

Then this person could only be from the Ancient God Church.

Moreover, only an organization like the Ancient God Church could provide some special Materials for the Forbidden Territory research project.

Therefore, there was only one truth: this Old Mister was not a charlatan at all; he was an envoy of the Ancient God Church.

Song Zhong smiled without speaking, just nodding slightly.

Baili Jing saw the other party’s reaction and immediately understood that his guess was correct.

“Guangshen City has the 010 Team stationed there. Old Mister, you dare to walk in so brazenly, aren’t you afraid of the Night Watcher’s pursuit?”

“I believe Young Master Jing will help me resolve these issues,” Song Zhong’s eyes seemed to see through Baili Jing’s heart.

“I help you?” Baili Jing sneered, “How are you so sure I’ll help you?”

Song Zhong looked at Baili Jing’s hypocritical face and slowly said, “Because your greed and ambition tell me that you want to completely control everything of the Baili Family.”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Baili Jing immediately became anxious, “I am the sole Bloodline of the Baili Family. The Baili Group will be mine sooner or later. I have no greed at all.”

“Heh heh, Young Master Jing, do you want to hear me finish?

Please allow me to introduce my Forbidden Territory, Sequence 245 [Spiritual Insight]. Its effect is to hear the inner thoughts of those whose Realm is lower than mine.

For example, your recent inner thought was, ‘If Bai Li Xin truly achieves eternal life, will I still have a chance to take over the Baili Family?’

‘If eternal life can be achieved, why can’t that person be me?’”

Song Zhong certainly didn’t have this Forbidden Territory. The so-called ability to perceive inner thoughts actually came from Demon Star Houqing’s ability to sense evil thoughts.

Baili Jing’s face was pale, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

Song Zhong’s smile grew darker, “You actually want to kill him, don’t you?”

“You’re spouting nonsense!”

Baili Jing clenched his fists, bit his lip tightly, and after struggling for a long time, he asked in a deep voice, “What exactly do you want?”