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"The family tree, the distribution of fragments in various places, the unbroken lineage he mentioned, and the fact that Yue Teng seems to have another son."

The elevator reached the ground floor, the doors opened, and the lobby lights shone in.

Chen Guan stepped out of the elevator and stopped at the door.

"Su Yuehe".

"Um."

"If what he said is true, if the dark energy really does come looking for us."

He tilted his head, his profile reflected in the lamplight.

"What are you planning to do?"

Su Yuehe stood behind her, holding a folder.

She glanced down at the authorization letter stamped with a red seal in her hand and said softly, "I want to see what this black aura is."

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the library's study area, Chen Guan closed the book in his hand.

Su Yuehe approached carrying several thick documents, and slid a black USB drive onto Chen Guan's table.

"This is all the material from the second interrogation: audio recordings, transcripts, and a summary I compiled."

Her voice was very low, flowing only between the two of them.

"How is he?"

Chen Guan's gaze fell on the small USB drive.

He was, after all, an outsider, and to avoid attracting too much attention, he did not go with them this time, but instead asked Su Yuehe to help him organize the summary.

"His body is about to break down, but he's still stubborn."

Su Yuehe said calmly, "However, we still managed to pry some things out."

She didn't say much, just nodded in acknowledgment, then turned and walked towards another row of bookshelves with the books in her arms, the whole process so natural that it went unnoticed.

Chen Guan put the USB drive into his pocket, slung the black coffin over his shoulder, and left the library.

Back in his dorm room, he was all alone.

Chen Guan turned on the computer and inserted the black USB drive.

A folder pops up on the screen, its contents neatly organized into three subdirectories: audio, transcript, and summary analysis.

Chen Guan first opened the abstract analysis.

The document summarizes the key points of the second interrogation in the most concise language.

"The target's mental state is extremely unstable, and its reaction to the spiritual energy suppressor is exceeding expectations. The backlash from the black energy is accelerating the erosion of its life."

"He pinned all his hopes on the awakening of the vessel, that is, the changes in the coffin, and this obsession could be exploited."

Chen Guan's finger swiped across the touchpad and opened the audio folder.

He put on his headphones.

Yue Teng's voice, which was even weaker than it had been three days ago, yet carried a sickly excitement, immediately entered my ears.

In the background noise, the hissing of electricity, the buzzing of a malfunctioning suppressor, and the panting of someone desperately trying to suppress their breaths were all mixed together.

Tell me the locations of the other altars.

That was Su Yuehe's voice, calm and devoid of any warmth.

"Heh... Don't even think about it..."

Yue Teng's voice was hoarse and strained, each word sounding like blood and foam rising in his throat.

"Do you think we can't find out just because you don't tell us?"

Su Yuehe paused, then said, "The Yue family has a history of hundreds of years, and its descendants are spread all over the world. Where is your son, Yue Ming, now?"

In the audio, the clanging of chains was crisp and jarring.

This was followed by Yue Teng's heavy, labored breathing, like an ox pulling a broken cart.

"You dare touch him!"

Why wouldn't I dare?

Su Yuehe's tone remained calm: "He is your bloodline and also a member of the Beloved. I think he should know quite a few secrets as well."

"Or, to put it another way, do you want him to follow in your footsteps?"

silence.

A long silence.

Chen Guan even felt that Su Yuehe in the recording seemed more like a villain.

After a long while, Yue Teng spoke again, his voice filled with exhaustion and resignation.

"I can tell you, but you must promise not to touch him."

"It depends on the value of the intelligence you provide."

Su Yuehe said.

"Besides this one underground in the North, there are three other places that have been clearly identified in the family records."

Yue Teng's voice was broken, "There is a place deep in the endless desert of the west, the oldest place, which the ancestors called in their notes, the Gate."

"Door?"

Su Yuehe pressed for an answer.

"I don't know... The notes only say that it's connected to something there. Over the past few hundred years, our people have gone there three times, and none of them have come back alive."

"And the other two places?"

"It's located beneath the icy sea beyond the northern border. We only know the approximate coordinates; we can't get close to it."

"The last place is on an unnamed island in the eastern sea, guarded by another branch of the Black Wind Civilization. We keep to ourselves and do not interfere with each other."

Chen Guan took off his headphones, and the room fell into a deathly silence.

He leaned back in his chair, processing this astonishing information.

Endless deserts, icy northern seas, and nameless islands in the east.

He had never heard of these place names before, but the "door" that Yue Teng mentioned really caught his attention.

Oh no, we have to explore the area ahead again.

He refocused his attention on the screen, opened the summary analysis document, and scrolled directly to the end.

At the end of the document, Su Yuehe attached a simple hand-drawn map, roughly marking the three locations Yue Teng mentioned with red dots.

Below the map is her analysis.

"According to Yue Teng's description, the three locations are of completely different levels of danger."

"The Northern Ice Sea and the Nameless Island in the East are more like mere storage points for power."

"Only in the endless desert of the west did his emotions fluctuate the most. I believe that the most core secret of the Favored Ones is hidden there."

His finger tapped on the touchpad, opening another file next to the map.

That was a diagram of relationships between people.

At the center is Yue Teng, and on a line extending from him is written a name.

Yue Zhiheng.

Below are Su Yuehe's annotations.

"Yue Zhiheng, 21 years old, Yue Teng's only son, went missing three years ago."

……

The cafeteria at Huaqing College remains as noisy as ever.

The aroma of food mingled with the whispers of the students, filling the spacious hall.

Long Ao was engrossed in dealing with the mountain of food piled on his plate, eating as fast as he threw punches.

An Changqing sat opposite him, moving slowly and deliberately, even arranging the tableware in an orderly manner.

Su Yuehe ate her food in small bites, her gaze occasionally drifting to the window.

Chen Guan sat quietly, oblivious to everything around him.

An Changqing put down his chopsticks, the crisp sound breaking the tranquility of the table. He took out a brown paper document bag and placed it in the center of the table.

The file folder was thin and had the logo of the Superpower Association printed on it.

"Just received it."

An Changqing spoke, his voice clearly drowning out the few voices around him.

Since the reforms, even the usually bustling canteen has become much quieter.

Long Ao raised his head, still chewing his food.

"What is it?"

"The student council just received a Class B commission forwarded by the Superpower Association."

An Changqing's expression turned serious.

"They specifically requested that Huaqing send someone to assist them."

Long Ao's eyes lit up.

"A Class B commission?"

"It's unusual for the association to send the documents directly to the student union."

An Changqing did not answer, but simply untied the drawstring of the file bag, pulled out the files inside, and pushed them to the center of the table.

"See for yourselves."