Chapter 757

Chapter 757: Investigating the Case

Huaxia, Haigang City

Without any major issues, Lin Jiang’s life was simple and fulfilling. He spent about ten hours a day practicing, mainly at night.

In the mornings, he mainly dealt with some important matters and met with people. The time was irregular; sometimes it took a few hours, and other times it didn’t take even an hour.

The remaining time was more free, used to practice some secret techniques or study talisman techniques. Lin Jiang’s talisman technique was still the best in Huaxia, and in a way, could be considered the best among humans.

In his spare time, he sometimes enjoyed some delicious food or took walks with Cao Ying, chatting along the way, or checked on Lin Ying and the others. In short, with twenty-four hours in a day, sleep was excluded, and life was simple yet fulfilling; there was never a dull moment.

One day, Lin Jiang was walking with Cao Ying in the estate. The several thousand acres of estate had a beautiful garden, carefully designed by top horticulturists, with different flowers blooming throughout the year.

"Little Ying, where did your true self go? I’ve been searching for a long time and can’t find you."

Lin Jiang’s words suddenly made Cao Ying feel nervous.

"Uncle, what are you saying? Am I not right here?"

"The substitute feels very real, even the temperature of your hand matches the human body’s changes, but a substitute is not the true self; many things cannot be changed. Please tell me, where are you?"

Lin Jiang held Cao Ying’s hand and said, a substitute can mimic reality very well, and this is true for most people, but it can’t fool the ones closest to you. There are many things that technology cannot replace, like the scent on your body, the subtle expressions while speaking, and your eyes.

Lin Jiang had noticed for several days; he secretly sent people to look for her, but they couldn’t find where Cao Ying was hiding.

"This is bad, Uncle, it’s too late, I’ve entered a state of closed-off meditation."

"You can stop."

"No, I can’t stop the closed-off meditation; otherwise, I will be seriously hurt."

"I don’t need you to take such risks."

"This is my choice, Uncle. Hundreds of years is a long time, and I don’t know what changes might happen. Li Qing is also unpredictable, and the people under her are the same. I can’t trust them, so I have to come myself."

"I have been preparing for a long time, and you have messed up my plan."

"Uncle, saying more won’t help. It’s too late."

"You make me unsure of how to treat you in the future."

"Loving someone and sacrificing for them is selfless; just think of me as someone who admires you."

Cao Ying pretended to be relaxed, but the joke was quite cold.

"Don’t say that; there’s no such thing as someone who admires too much. It’s just deep love. You are a true warrior of love."

"Hehe, I love to hear that. Please say more of it in the future."

"Is it okay to come back?"

"It won’t be long, just a few years at most."

Cao Ying said. Lin Jiang sighed deeply; he knew it wouldn’t be easy to convince Cao Ying. The will of Tao Achieving Ancestor is not easy to change.

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Penglai Continent

Chen Jinfa and his men stood on the beach of a small island, with a five-star hotel behind them. This island also belongs to the Bahuang Group, and it is used for executives to take vacations; it is one of the perks for the executives.

"Sir, this is the last place where the missing person disappeared. It should be six days since then. The missing person was likely sunbathing before he went missing. He is from Huaxia’s Qingnan Province, where this is a common practice. He wasn’t wearing much, lying on a beach chair, and the cameras couldn’t see him. I…"

One of the men reported to Chen Jinfa. This case was a major concern for Chen Jinfa because it happened right behind the high-end hotel where Bahuang Group executives were on vacation. The security was tight, and it should have been a very safe place, yet even in such a location, someone had gone missing, which made the upper management uneasy.

"I understand. Let’s get things ready."

Chen Jinfa nodded and said, then all his followers stepped back.

Chen Jinfa took out a stack of spiritual talismans, waved his hand, and the talismans floated up in the wind. They then descended around him, and with a surge of energy, the talismans shone brightly, connecting with each other to form a complex talisman array.

Chen Jinfa sat cross-legged in the middle and performed a series of intricate hand signs. He then drew a drop of blood, and as the blood burned, a shimmering mirror appeared within the talisman array. In the mirror, time seemed to change, and soon a naked man was seen lying on a beach chair, eyes closed, basking in the sunlight.

Not far from him, waves rolled in continuously until a surge of blood covered the sunbathing man at an incredible speed. Then, along with the seawater, he was taken into the ocean. The entire process took less than a second, and the man showed no signs of struggle, not even a scream, leaving only the empty beach chair swaying behind.

"Thud."

After retracting the secret method, Chen Jinfa spat out a mouthful of blood. His followers rushed over and quickly stuffed several pills into Chen Jinfa’s mouth, and he hurried to refine them.

With the medicine suppressing the backlash from his power, Chen Jinfa said, "The killer seems to practice something like the Blood Demon Technique, but not exactly. Contact headquarters to investigate if there are similar evil practices and their paths of transmission. Check if any have fallen to the Penglai Continent."

"Yes, my lord."

"Take me back to the hotel."

After Chen Jinfa finished speaking, his subordinates quickly took him to the hotel, where Chen Jinfa began to heal his wounds.

The skill he just used was a very advanced one. Even the Soul Changing and Void Achieving techniques are rarely mastered by many people. He only succeeded by chance.

This skill can turn back time in a specific area, for a maximum of seven days. Maybe if he becomes more powerful in the future, he can extend that time. For now, it is no more than seven days.

Each time he uses it, he has to pay a great price, so he does not use it lightly. This time is somewhat special because he is up for a promotion, and his competitors are very strong. This case is also very important to his superiors; otherwise, he wouldn’t do it.

Meanwhile, in Wanghai City, at various secret bases, he obtained Chen Jinfa’s basic information. Looking at the information, Lu Xuan murmured, "I’ve run into a tough guy."

He really knows that Chen Jinfa is a tough guy. Anyone who rises from the bottom is not weak, especially considering Chen Jinfa’s frightening background. From the dark side to the right path, gaining the trust of the Huaxia high-ups is remarkable.

"Those damned bastards!"

Lu Xuan immediately began to curse, targeting the high-ranking members of Bahuang Group whom he had eliminated. He cursed them because these individuals had threatened him.

Lu Xuan needed a lot of equipment to create clones, which he acquired through those high-ranked members. At first, they didn’t know what he was doing, but when they found out, they threatened him. Naturally, Lu Xuan was not easily intimidated, but repeated extortion made him consider killing them. In the end, he used Lu Xuan No.2 to eliminate them.

He has done very well, but a person has gone missing, and there will always be an investigation. With such a strong person arriving, Lu Xuan feels a bit worried.

"If it really doesn’t work, I will have to give up Lu Xuan No. 2. What a pity; it hasn’t provided me with any help and is now being thrown away. That’s a huge loss!"

Lu Xuan shook his head. He had to make a firm decision. While Chen Jinfa had not yet found solid evidence against him, he should push Lu Xuan No. 2 forward as a scapegoat.

This made him feel very sorry because Lu Xuan No. 2 had not brought him many benefits. Thinking of this, he felt more upset and began to yell at the people from the Bahuang Group.

"After reaching Tao Achieving, perhaps I will fear nothing."

An idea appeared in Lu Xuan’s mind. Perhaps, after reaching Tao Achieving, he would fear nothing. At that time, he could just leave if things got too bad. With the strength of Tao Achieving, the world is so vast; there is nowhere he couldn’t go. In today’s world, it seems the highest power is Tao Achieving, so he would be at the top too.