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Chapter 69: Lu Chan's Tour 3 (Subscribe!)
The way Lu Youxun looked at me was not like he was looking at a human being, but rather as if he had gotten up on an ordinary morning, put on his pajamas and opened the curtains. He thought he would be greeted by the usual blue sky, white clouds and sunshine, but what appeared outside the window was the face of Godzilla.

He seemed to have stopped thinking temporarily. He just sat on the ground in a mess, staring at me with his mouth wide open, unable to recover for a while.

Zhu Shi was shocked when he saw this, and he stood up and called out, "Lu Chan?"

"Are you okay?" It seemed like I was the cause of the incident, so I hurried forward to support him.

As soon as he saw me coming, he shuddered again, as if he wanted to move away reflexively.

But it seemed that his brain had started working again, and he stopped his attempt to move away. I reached out my hand, and he first tried to calm his expression, then he took my hand obediently and stood up from the ground.

"What happened?" I was curious.

"Well...how should I put it..." He looked at me with a lingering fear in his eyes, "...you have no ill will towards me?"

"No. Why should I have ill will towards you?"

Actually, I have reasons to hate him. He and I are competitors in the search for Mazao. But on the one hand, I need to rely on his investigation skills because I still need to find Mazao. On the other hand, the way he speaks and acts so far really makes me feel no hatred.

"Fortunately, you have no ill will towards me, otherwise I might have died just now." Lu Youxun's tone revealed the feeling of being lucky enough to have escaped death.

"Did I do something wrong before? For example, your ability to transmit information to the other person's consciousness has some taboos, and I accidentally broke the taboo?" I asked.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong. It's just..." He still seemed to be in disbelief, "It's just that your power is too strong. Too strong a power, just its existence, will create an inviolable territory. I am the one who actually violated the taboo."

Am I too powerful? Even if you suddenly praise me, I won't give you any benefits.

But Zhu Shi had said something similar before. Because my power as a superpower is too great, strange things will avoid me. The "inviolable territory" mentioned by Lu Youxun seems to have the same purpose.

"It seems that you lack a lot of awareness of your own strength." Lu Youxun seemed to slowly accept what he had come into contact with, and his attitude towards me became more enthusiastic. "It's okay. Unlike Zhu Shi, I have some experience in teaching and imparting knowledge. If you don't mind, we can communicate privately next..."

"Wait!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Shi suddenly became anxious.

She quickly came to my side, put her hands on my shoulders like a large dog guarding its food, and said very vigilantly: "Brother Zhuang... Zhuang Cheng is on my side, you can't take him away!"

"Yes, I'm on Junior Sister Zhu's side." I felt that I should be firm in my public stance.

"Brother? Sister?" Lu Youxun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to me, "Isn't Zhu Shi your guide?"

I changed my tone: "I'm from Teacher Zhu Shi's side."

"I'm not..." Zhu Shi seemed to want to deny it reflexively, and then paused, his face flushed as he said, "I am!"

"Okay, I won't joke around anymore. We can talk about the private communication later, but let's get back to business first." Lu Youxun sighed, then looked at Zhu Shi, "Although the whereabouts of the target monster have not been transmitted to Zhuang Cheng's consciousness, you should have received it. From now on, you should team up and deal with that monster together."

"Wait, don't you know Zhuang Cheng's level now? There is no need for assessment anymore, so why do you want him to continue to participate in this incident?" Zhu Shi questioned.

"After all, you are just a young woman. It would be reassuring to have a strong man by your side." Lu Youxun seemed a little chauvinistic.

Before Zhu Shi could refute, he looked at me again: "Zhuang Cheng, you probably haven't really killed anyone yet."

I recalled it and nodded: "No."

Although it was not the first time that I fought and won, I had never killed anyone. The fallen demon hunter I met for the first time died of organ failure for unknown reasons, Agent Kong blew himself up, and the two men in black suits I killed when I saved Chang An were not even human.

"Luo Shan hopes to capture as many monsters alive as possible. Because Luo Shan still doesn't understand the source of the monsters' power. No one knows where those people get the power to transform into monsters." Lu Youxun said, "But I think it's okay for you to kill the target monster. The battlefield is unpredictable, and no one can predict what kind of cards the enemy will play. Don't put yourself in danger because of mercy. "Zhuang Cheng, even you should not show mercy. According to Luo Shan's investigation, those guys who have become monsters have been captured by the inhuman desire to devour souls. They are literally 'humans transformed into monsters'.

"Put aside all your reservations and kill the enemy."

Zhu Shi frowned but did not refute. He just said, "I remember you have a divination spell to investigate information from the brains of the dead. If we get the monster's head, can you get some useful clues from it?"

"No. Before a monster dies or explodes, the source of their power disappears from their body and automatically destroys the spiritual information in their body." Lu Youxun shook his head. "If it were that easy to get information, Luo Shan would have already investigated the secrets of the monster thoroughly."

"Really..." Zhu Shi said, "Well, let's set off first."

"Good luck to you," said Lu Youxun.
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After leaving the teahouse, Zhu Shi and I took a taxi to the target area.

It was still evening when we first got on the bus, and it was already dark when we got off. We arrived at the old town of Xianshui City and moved on foot. Zhu Shi told me on the way that what Lu Youxun got through divination was "the route that the target monster is likely to take in the future", and we are heading to that route now.

No wonder Zhu Shi felt that the clues from Chang'an were insignificant. I have to admit that with such a convenient method, the efficiency is indeed higher.

I took out the clue photos I had received before from my arms, and picked out Ma Zao's photo from them and looked at it over and over again.

In the photo, Ma Zao still has the intact red GPS bracelet on his left wrist. Obviously, Ma Zao has not realized the real purpose of this bracelet, otherwise the bracelet would have been discarded or damaged. In this case, why can't I receive the GPS signal?
Also, since Lu Youxun possessed such a convenient divination technique that he could even predict the target's future movements, why couldn't he grasp Ma Zao's specific whereabouts?
This aspect can perhaps be explained by the fact that Lu Youxun's divination spell needs to collect clues in advance before it can be successfully activated. This is what I thought before. But now that I am walking on the road and thinking about it again, I still feel that something is not right. Luoshan is so big, there must be a few more powerful divination users, can't even they grasp Ma Zao's movements?

Zhu Shi suddenly turned around and said seriously, "Zhuang Cheng, if we really meet that amnesiac girl in the future, don't tell Lu Chan."

I put away the clue photos. Although Zhu Shi's suggestion was in line with my wishes, I still had to ask: "Why?"

"You should have seen the methods used by Lu Chan's gang. They pretended to be police officers and made up charges to smear the girl whose good and evil deeds were unknown. It doesn't seem like they care about her basic rights." She said, "I also hope that Luo Shan can study the amnesiac girl and find a cure for her amnesia, because my mother is suffering from amnesia.

"However, this must be based on the other party's voluntary cooperation, rather than treating the other party as a laboratory animal without dignity.

"That leader may have seen huge benefits from the amnesiac girl, so he is so unscrupulous. I will never accompany him in such a matter.

"So, Zhuang Cheng, maybe you will think that my idea is a little naive..."

She slowed down her speech, as if she was thinking about how to continue organizing her words, but I took over the conversation first.

"I've told you from the beginning," I said, "I don't care about this hill or that hill, but I will stand by your side. Since you think you shouldn't tell Lu Chan, then I'll do as you say."

Hearing this, she seemed deeply moved and nodded vigorously.

I felt a little guilty seeing this. After all, the reason I said this this time was not for Zhu Shi, but for Ma Zao, and ultimately for myself.

"Speaking of which, are you familiar with Lu Youxun? It seems like you know a lot about him." I habitually changed the subject.

"I can't say we are familiar with each other, but we have some acquaintance." Zhu Shi shook his head. "Lu Chan was once a 'Cheng' level Wu Chang. His skills as a demon hunter can be said to be at the pinnacle. He is also very friendly to his colleagues. Many Wu Chang have received his guidance, and I am one of them.

"Moreover, in the past, he did not believe that demon hunters should become gods on earth and enslave mortals. Instead, he belonged to the faction I am currently in."

I asked in confusion: "If he is so powerful, why isn't he on the front line now?"

"Because he lost his former power..." She said with mixed emotions, "There are many organizations outside of Luo Shan, some of which hate Luo Shan and believe that the world should continue to be dominated by ordinary people. They think that Luo Shan wants to use strange powers to dominate the world, so they decide to strike first and use various methods to capture and imprison Luo Shan's demon hunters, and conduct inhumane experiments on them, intending to use science and technology to analyze the power of demon hunters.

"Two years ago, one of the most powerful underground organizations targeted Lu Chan at his weakest moment, expended countless resources and costs, and finally captured him, imprisoned him, and studied him for a full eight months."

(End of this chapter)