Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 147 The Truth Comes Out! The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

Ma Shilong pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, since it was you who recommended me, I will trust you this once. What do you need me to do?"

Qiu Qianlu sneered, flipped his hand and took out a piece of paper, handing it over: "Simple, find me a human demon whose birth date and time match these criteria. I'll take care of the rest."

Ma Shilong took the paper and examined it closely.

Lu Chen quickly went around behind him and glimpsed the contents of the paper.

"It really is the birthday of those victims from before."

It turns out that the information about these demons was collected by Ma Shilong for Qiu Qianluo.

……

Ma Shilong put away the note, his expression still wary: "What exactly do you mean by 'human demon'?"

"It seems that Master Ma's knowledge is not as broad as I thought. He doesn't even know about human demons." Qiu Qianluo said sarcastically, "Human demons are people who are burdened with karmic deeds of speech, body, and mind. Don't worry, human demons are everywhere these days. If you look for them according to this birth date, you will find them nine times out of ten."

Ma Shilong nodded: "Okay, leave this to me. What happens after we find it?"

Qiu Qianluo then took out a piece of black jade and handed it to him: "After you find it, I will kill these demons myself. Take this black jade back and put it in your father's mouth. Do not take it out. For every demon you kill, its karma will be transferred to your father. When the number of demons reaches five, I will take your father's life, and the ritual will be complete."

"What did you say? Take my father's life?!" Ma Shilong was furious, and his magical power surged.

"Master Ma, are you truly ignorant, or are you feigning ignorance? Your father desires to cultivate into a ghost immortal; how can he achieve immortality without dying?"

This time, Qiu Qianluo made no attempt to hide the disdain in her eyes.

Ma Shilong suppressed his magical power, his face grim: "...It's that simple?"

"Simple? The Five Prisons Ascension Method is no child's play!"

Enough, I'm too lazy to say anything more to you.

Keep these communication jade talismans safe.

These red pieces represent the communication between you and me.

These black patches are the whispers between you and the young master.

Don't meet so abruptly in the future, lest the authorities find out.

By the way, I'm only giving you three days. You must hand over the list to me after three days.

Otherwise, you should find someone else to do this job.

Ma Shilong put the jade talisman into his Sumeru Ring and said in a deep voice, "Why are you and the young master helping me?"

"Why ask so many questions? Didn't the young master remind you not to ask things you shouldn't? Just look at the results!"

Ma Shilong took a deep breath: "...Fine, let's call it a day then. Wait for my news."

After saying that, he got into his car and left.

"Fool! You deserve to be the scapegoat."

As the vehicle drove away, Qiu Qianluo chuckled and then took out a black jade talisman and crushed it.

Lu Chen's pupils contracted—

Is this to speak with that "young master"?

However, the next moment, the image suddenly froze, remaining motionless.

"Kitchen God, what's going on?"

"The jade talisman has been shrouded in a secret technique that conceals the secrets of heaven." The Kitchen God frowned. "It seems that this 'young master' has an extraordinary background."

"The trail just went cold like that?"

"Young friend, don't be impatient. Let me see if there are any other suspicious things about Qiu Qianluo's past with the man surnamed Ma."

The Kitchen God raised his hand and pointed, wiping his eyes across the surface.

After a moment, he said, "According to the fireworks register, Qiu Qianluo and the man surnamed Ma had no direct contact afterward. They must have relied on this jade talisman that concealed the secrets of heaven, and the same goes for that young master."

"So, the real mastermind—that young master—is still unknown?" Lu Chen suddenly thought of something: "Since going back doesn't work, what about going forward? It's not hard to tell from Ma Shilong's words that he must have had contact with the young master. Back then, there were no communication jade talismans, so there must have been clues. The same goes for Qiu Qianluo; he must have met this young master at least once, right?"

The Kitchen God nodded: "Indeed. I will investigate further."

The surrounding scenery changed once again.

This time, the two stood among pavilions and towers. Qiu Qianluo was following a maid through the garden, heading towards a deeper pavilion. "The young master is in that pavilion!"

Lu Chen strode forward, but was suddenly bounced back by an invisible barrier.

"This is……?"

He clearly saw with his own eyes that Qiu Qianluo and her maid passed through without any hindrance.

"The person behind this is indeed extremely cautious." The Kitchen God said solemnly, "Young friend, the secrets of heaven here are also obscured, which is why you cannot enter."

"Wouldn't they be this cautious? Could it be that they were preparing for today from the beginning?" Lu Chen's face was ashen. "It seems that this so-called young master must be even more powerful and influential than Ma Shilong? Who could it be? It's so hard to guess."

A name suddenly came to mind.

Zhao Wanliang, the young master of the Zhao family.

In Jiangdu City, only scions of prominent families could command such respect from Ma Shilong as "Young Master".

Ma Shilong, as a newly wealthy and influential figure in the north of the city, and also known as a "young master"...

Even if we cannot definitively say it is Zhao Wanliang, there is at least a 60% chance.

"Kitchen God, what should we do now? Should we look at Ma Shilong?"

"No need. Since they can set up this trap, I'm afraid Ma Shilong can too."

The Kitchen God pondered for a moment and said, “Young friend, rest assured. There is no such thing as a secret that stays hidden forever. The more you think you have a perfect plan, the more likely you are to have a flaw. This person used the technique of concealing heavenly secrets, thinking that he could solve the problem once and for all, but little did he know that this was itself a huge flaw. Moreover, judging from his methods, he clearly knows the authority of us gods to monitor mortals.”

It was specially set up for us.

Little did they know, my fireworks catalog possessed another remarkable ability: it could trace clues back to their very source!

Lu Chen's eyes lit up: "Please, Kitchen God, use your supernatural powers!"

The Kitchen God nodded, tapped his finger lightly, and the "Fireworks Book" appeared. He turned the pages towards the attic.

A wisp of energy drifted over from the attic and was swallowed whole by the Firework Book.

In an instant, the surroundings changed again.

The two were already standing ten thousand meters above Jiangdu. The [Fireworks Book] released that wisp of aura, which seemed to possess sentience and suddenly flew towards a certain place in the city.

"go!"

With a thought, the Kitchen God and Lu Chen landed in front of a villa, following the aura.

The plaque clearly read: "[Zhao Mansion]".

"As expected... it's the young master of the Zhao family!" As his guess was confirmed, Lu Chen was not surprised at all, but just sneered.

"Those who perform the art of divination believe that they can solve everything by concealing the secrets of heaven, but this art is really not very advanced."

No matter how much you calculate, you could never have imagined that my [Fireworks Manual] is the most powerful tracking artifact in the world.

As long as one is willing to sacrifice some spiritual energy, one can always find clues.

Right now, the Zhao family mansion possesses a similar technique for concealing the secrets of heaven.

Even though it's unclear what exactly happened inside.

But the real culprit is already obvious.

The Kitchen God, however, changed the subject: "But young friend... could this be considered evidence?"

Lu Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Kitchen God, may I ask you a question first: can you discern the origin of this technique for concealing heavenly secrets?"

"This is a common concealment technique in the Heavenly Court, but it is rare in a small city like Jiangdu."

If you go to the capital in the future, you will find that such magic is everywhere, and even more advanced.

After all, even the powerful and wealthy on earth don't want to be constantly watched by the gods.

The Kitchen God paused for a moment, then said, "But that communication jade talisman... it retains some traces, unlike anything from the mortal world, it seems more like..."

"Like what?"

"It carries a hint of the underworld."

"The Underworld?!"

(End of this chapter)