Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

"Did you steal the divine bird gold leaf?"

Suddenly, He Li asked from the roadside.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It was done by other departments, not us."

Yu Ji was very clever. When He Li asked her about the divine bird gold foil, she guessed that He Li probably knew some things about her and the five tribes of Shu Prefecture.

Therefore, she reacted very quickly.

Before He Li could press her for more information, she took the initiative to start talking about many things related to the Five Departments...

"The Five Departments of Shu Prefecture is what outsiders call it."

"We call ourselves descendants of the former Shu people."

"The Five Tribes are tribes from the Five Dynasties, but apart from our orthodox ancient Shu Dynasty tribes from the Five Dynasties, there are many branches and scattered factions of varying sizes among the descendants of the former Shu people."

"Our relationship isn't harmonious; we just share some common interests."

"For example, the matter of the divine bird gold foil..."

Yu Ji paused as he spoke.

After thinking for two seconds, she spoke again.

"We are aware of the existence of Qi cultivators."

She looked at He Li: "You must have heard the legend of the First Emperor sending alchemists to sea to search for immortals, right? We have something... that alchemist took overseas."

"We must find... no, we must reclaim those inherited items that rightfully belong to us."

"Although the divine bird gold leaf did not end up overseas..."

"But it also belongs to the ancient Shu state."

"It's normal for other tribes to want to take it back."

"They must have some suspicions in Kyoto, but they lack evidence and for other reasons... so they stopped investigating and just passed the matter on to you."

Did the First Emperor send alchemists overseas to search for immortals?

There's also gold foil depicting a mythical bird...

Is Kyoto unwilling to continue the investigation?

Upon hearing this, He Li became even more curious about the mysterious ancient Shu tribes.

Yu Ji continued, "The Gu Masters of Baitang County and the martial artists who helped Qin Yuan were indeed descendants of the former Shu people... I realized at the time that they were from other tribes."

That's why I care so much...

It's likely that Yu Ji suddenly wearing the cuckoo hair clip was meant to tell her fellow tribesmen to stop committing crimes, since she was an investigator and could handle any issues better.

This may be one of the reasons why He Li did not encounter any descendants of the former Shu people when he was in Chengdu.

At this point, Yu Ji sighed.

"The remnants of the pre-Shu people, let alone different tribes."

"Even our own tribe..."

"Well, it's all been quite troublesome. There are still many things to tell you when I get back from Shanghai. Anyway... I think it'll be necessary to take you to see it then."

"Those people might do something foolish!"

You could tell that Yu Ji was very annoyed.

After all, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest.

With so many people and tribes remaining from the former Shu dynasty, even if she discovered that they wanted to do something bad, it would certainly be very difficult for her to persuade or stop them.

He Li nodded upon hearing this, and said nothing more.

Anyway, Yu Ji said that once things in Shanghai are over, he will take him to visit the tribe of the remnants of the ancient Shu people.

There's no need to ask any more questions now...

As they spoke, He Li followed Yu Ji and arrived at the "Mountain Martial Arts School" near the outskirts of the city. According to Yu Ji, this was the martial arts school that her sister ran in the city.

Yu Ji himself also lives here.

As the door opened, Yu Ji turned around and said, "Come in, my sister should be..."

Before she could finish speaking, He Li had already noticed the beautiful figure walking in front of her; the person was tall and slender with perfect curves, and her long legs were so white they seemed to glow.

Compared to Yu Ji, she has the same beauty mark at the corner of her eye, but her refined features are more mature and add to her charm.

But her eyes were so cold...

She's definitely a high-class beauty.

What Liu Mengyao? She's miles away from me!

"Is this your sister?"

After a closer look, He Li couldn't help but ask.

Yu Ji nodded subconsciously: "Yes, my sister Yu Qingge should be a martial artist at the Spirit Opening Realm, but I'm not entirely sure how many spiritual apertures she has opened..."

As they were talking, Yu Qingge had already approached.

Yu Ji then walked to her side and looked at He Li: "He's the He Li you insisted on meeting..." As she spoke, she turned to the side, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Yu Qingge's ear...

"He's very capable. Just tell me what you need to say."

"Don't ask any other questions, and don't do anything reckless, or I won't be responsible if you get hurt!"

Yu Qingge's expression turned cold upon hearing this.

She even turned her head slightly, her tone unfriendly.

"I've heard he's very capable."

"Whether his other skills are real or not is unclear, but his ability to fool you is definitely impressive."

"Otherwise, why would you talk to me like that?"

As she spoke in a low voice, she couldn't help but look at He Li with obvious suspicion and disdain.

First, there's He Li's gaze...

They're no different from those lecherous men.

They're all fixated on her.

Secondly, He Li is simply too young.

Add to that the rumors about He Li, which constantly claim he surpasses Xuan-level and Di-level investigators, or possesses a force of a thousand tons or ten thousand tons, and even crushes true dragons...

That's outrageous.

Even though she knew He Li must have some real skills, she didn't believe all the rumors were true.

Therefore, she looked down on it somewhat.

Yu Ji naturally noticed it as well.

She frowned, wanting to remind Yu Qingge.

However, before she could speak again, Yu Qingge had already stepped forward and extended her hand to He Li.

Shake hands?

Seeing this, He Li smiled and reached out to shake hands.

"I heard you wanted to see me?"

As he was asking the question, he suddenly felt a force of nearly a thousand tons coming from the fair little hand in his. When he looked up, he saw Yu Qingge smiling in her cold eyes.

A show of force? You've miscalculated. He Li smiled, but still exerted slight force in his hand.

Snap!

With a crisp sound, the contempt and smile in Yu Qingge's cold eyes were instantly dispelled by pain, and her already pale face became even paler and her body trembled slightly.

Her gaze towards He Li was no longer calm.

He Li, however, revealed a malicious smile.

"Oops, I used a little too much force."

"Did I hurt you?"

He was being cheeky, not letting go at all, even squeezing and pinching so hard that Yu Qingge broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't even speak, until Yu Ji helplessly stepped forward to persuade her...

He Licai smiled and let go of her hand.

Yu Qingge calmed down, but was somewhat annoyed.

"Why...why did you hit so hard?"

"I just wanted to test you!"

"You wouldn't go that far..."

Before she could finish speaking, He Li sneered.

"Try me? Who gave you the confidence, the guts to try me? What? Do you think you're so beautiful that everyone has to pamper you?"

He asked with a cold laugh.

Yu Qingge pursed her lips. She had wanted to test He Li earlier because she didn't believe he was that capable, and also because He Li's eyes were no different from those of other lecherous men.

So she didn't say anything.

He Li then suppressed his smile and spoke in a cold tone.

"You people are just too confident!"

"Appreciating beauty does not mean you have to tolerate it."

"Once the skin is removed, there are 206 bones; once clothes are put on, there are 18,000 different appearances."

"After death, one contemplates bones; while alive, one fathoms the human heart. To see a beautiful woman as mere bones makes me devoid of desire; to see bones as mere beauty makes me fearless. Without desire or fear, who can make me yield?"

These words left Yu Qingge completely bewildered...

So you're admiring skeletons?

Do you want to check the security footage to see how stupid you looked just now?

And yet, beauties are seen as mere skeletons?

Have you no shame?