If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

It was exactly 9:00 AM.

The Seventh Security Zone.

Eastern military airport.

A jet-black spaceship, devoid of any luxurious decorations, slowly pierced through the clouds and hovered above the airport.

The airship wasn't large.

It was far inferior to the ostentatious, luxurious anti-gravity airship that the Central Special Mission brought with it.

But the moment this black spaceship appeared...

The atmosphere in the entire military airport suddenly became oppressive.

Because there were two large silver-white characters printed on the side of the airship.

Sky Patrol.

Central Sky Patrol Department.

Specializing in investigating federal anomalous events.

Special investigations into cult-related contamination.

Special investigations are being conducted into potential hazards in restricted areas.

They also specifically investigate dangerous individuals who shouldn't be in the files.

The hatch opened.

A slender figure wearing a long black trench coat slowly stepped off the airship.

The young man didn't look very old.

His face was gentle.

His expression was calm.

It lacked both the haughty arrogance of a central genius and the cold authority commonly found in law enforcement officers.

He even nodded slightly to the military personnel who came to greet him.

"The air in the Seventh Security Zone is much drier than in the Central Zone."

His voice was very gentle.

They seemed to be chatting casually.

However, none of the Seventh Army warriors standing on the airport dared to take this statement as mere idle chatter.

Gu Changye.

Special-level investigator of the Central Sky Patrol Division.

Peak of the Grandmaster realm.

Judging solely by his cultivation level, he was even inferior to Luo Xingshuang, let alone Su Zhan.

However, in the eyes of many forces in the central government, his name is more troublesome than that of some town generals.

Since a town general-level expert has arrived, there will be at most one battle.

Gu Changye has arrived.

This indicates that the central government has already begun an investigation.

Once you're targeted by the Sky Patrol, it means that every trace on you, every word you utter, and every moment of silence will be dismantled, crushed, and pieced back together.

Until they piece together the truth they want.

"Investigator Gu."

Su Zhan personally came to greet him.

He stood at the edge of the airport, draped in a black military cloak, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

Gu Changye walked up to Su Zhan and bowed slightly.

"I am flattered that Commander Su came to pick me up in person."

Su Zhan looked at the gentle young man in front of him, his face expressionless.

"With a top-level investigator from the Sky Patrol Division personally visiting the Seventh District, it would seem as if the Seventh Military is guilty if I didn't come."

Gu Changye smiled.

"It's not that bad."

"If the Seventh Army were guilty, it wouldn't have submitted such a complete battle report."

He spoke very softly.

Su Zhan's eyes narrowed slightly.

whole?

These two characters are quite interesting.

Gu Changye was praising him.

It was also a reminder to him.

The Sky Patrol Division has reviewed all the battle reports.

Whether the battle report is truly complete still needs to be investigated.

Su Zhan calmly said:

"The wilderness battlefield has been sealed off, and all on-site data has been compiled. If Investigator Gu wishes to see it, I can arrange it now."

Gu Changye nodded.

"I'd like to trouble Commander Su."

He paused, then added:

"But before I go to see the scene, I want to meet someone first."

Su Zhan's eyes darkened.

"Who?"

Gu Changye looked at him, his tone still gentle.

"Lin Yuan".

boom!

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The expressions of the military personnel around them changed slightly.

A cold glint flashed in Su Zhan's eyes.

"Investigator Gu."

"Lin Yuan is just a student."

"The incident in the wilderness last night had nothing to do with him."

Gu Changye nodded.

"I know."

"That's what it says in the documents too."

"Lin Yuan rested at his home in the civilian district last night and went out as usual the next morning."

He spoke very seriously.

They seemed to completely believe this information.

But the more it is like this...

Su Zhan became increasingly vigilant.

Gu Changye continued:

"I'm just curious."

"Why would an ordinary student at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm be given an S-level recommendation by the Seventh Army?"

"And why would they allow a mysterious expert, who is suspected to be an ancient body cultivator, to provide such protection?"

"certainly."

"This is just a normal investigation."

"I won't hurt him."

Su Zhan remained silent.

That sounds very polite.

But Su Zhan knew.

Gu Changye has already set his sights on Lin Yuan.

It wasn't because he had evidence.

It was because he saw something unreasonable about it.

Just then.

A clear, cold voice came from afar.

"Investigator Gu."

"You'd better remember what you just said."

Luo Xingshuang walked over from the other side.

She was still wearing that silver battle suit, her face was cold, and there was a trace of fatigue in her eyes that had not yet dissipated from last night.

Gu Changye turned to look at her and smiled slightly.

"Observer Luo."

"You must have had a hard night."

Luo Xingshuang looked at him coldly.

"I'm not tired."

"It's just that some people shouldn't misuse their curiosity."

Gu Changye's smile remained unchanged.

"Is Observer Luo reminding me, or warning me?"

"Yes, we have them all."

Luo Xingshuang made no attempt to hide it.

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

Su Zhan glanced at Luo Xingshuang.

He could sense that Luo Xingshuang's attitude towards Lin Yuan had clearly changed.

Or.

Her reverence for the senior figure behind Lin Yuan, the one with the bloodstained face, had reached an extremely deep level.

Gu Changye noticed it as well.

He looked at Luo Xingshuang with a gentle gaze.

"It seems that the Bloodthirsty Senior from last night left a deep impression on Observer Luo."

In Luo Xingshuang's mind, the image of that world-destroying figure bathed in the karmic fire of the red lotus and with eight arms growing from its back instantly appeared.

A flicker of barely concealed emotion flashed in her eyes.

That's not an impression.

Her voice was low.

"It is a wake-up call."

Gu Changye's eyes flickered slightly.

"A wake-up call?"

Luo Xingshuang looked towards the wilderness outside the airport.

"This serves as a reminder that some issues cannot be easily investigated by the central government with a simple 'investigation' statement."

"Gu Changye".

"You can investigate the case."

"But don't turn the Seventh Safe Zone into a second battlefield."

Gu Changye remained silent for a moment.

He then nodded slightly.

"I see."

That's why I say we should be polite.

……

Half an hour later.

Wilderness Battlefield.

Gu Changye stood on the edge of the valley that had been blasted into a basin, quietly watching everything before him.

He walked slowly.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Beneath our feet lies a layer of dark reddish-brown rock that has cooled down.

The air still carried the heavy scent of dragon blood mixed with the abyss.

In the distance, the broken dragon horn still lodged diagonally in the ground.

Like a black stone monument.

Gu Changye stopped in front of the collapsed fist imprint.

He squatted down.

Extending out fingers clad in black gloves, he gently brushed the edge of the ground.

A very subtle tremor came from my fingertips.

It's not residual energy.

Rather, it is the permanent deformation left behind after the material structure is extremely compressed.

Gu Changye's eyes brightened slightly.

"interesting."

The adjutant standing beside him whispered:

"Sir, the analyst's conclusion is that it is purely traces of physical body collapse."

"There is no true qi."

"No energy source."

"It lacks the true essence of martial arts."

Gu Changye nodded.

"The conclusion is correct."

The adjutant asked:

"So you also believe that it was an ancient body cultivator who made the move?"

Gu Changye did not answer immediately.

He stood up and looked at the thousand-meter-high mountain peak in the distance, which seemed to be split open from the inside.

Then I looked at the dense fist marks on the top of the dragon's head, the broken dragon horns, and the residual collapse fluctuations in the core area.

After a moment, he slowly spoke:

"If we only look at the battlefield, that's indeed the only conclusion we can draw."

The adjutant was taken aback.

"Only looking at the battlefield?"

Gu Changye said calmly:

"The battlefield speaks volumes."

"But on the battlefield, someone might deliberately leave messages they want you to hear."

The adjutant was startled.

"Are you saying, sir, that these marks are fake?"

"No."

Gu Changye shook his head.

"This level of trace cannot be faked."

"The Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon did indeed die in pure melee combat."

"That senior with the bloody face is indeed ridiculously strong."

He paused slightly as he spoke.

"But the problem isn't that he's strong."

"The key is why his appearance was so opportune."

The adjutant remained silent.

Gu Changye slowly walked towards the depths of the valley.

"Cangming tracked Lin Yuan's marker as he left the city."

"Senior Bloodface is waiting there."

"The leader of the Dark Spirit Society arrived shortly afterward."

"The Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon has been awakened."

"In the end, all the enemies died."

"Lin Yuan was unharmed."

"Lin Yuan's sister is unharmed."

"No one dared to question Lin Yuan's eligibility for admission without examination anymore."

Gu Changye stopped in his tracks.

"This line is too smooth."

The adjutant whispered:

"My lord, perhaps that senior set up a plan in advance to protect his disciple."

Gu Changye smiled.

"yes."

"Everyone would think that way."

"This is also the most reasonable explanation."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Luo Xingshuang in the distance.

Luo Xingshuang was talking quietly with Su Zhan.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, she turned her head to look at him.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Gu Changye nodded slightly.

Luo Xingshuang did not respond.

Gu Changye withdrew his gaze.

"What Luo Xingshuang said last night is largely credible."

The adjutant asked:

"in general?"

She wasn't lying.

Gu Changye said calmly.

"But she omitted a lot."

"The bloody elder she saw must have been even more terrifying than what was described in the testimony."

"She is not helping the Seventh Army now."

"It's not about helping Lin Yuan either."

She was scared.

The adjutant's heart sank.

It's enough to terrify the central royal observers.

Just how terrifying is that blood-faced senior?

Gu Changye smiled.

"But it's alright."

"Fear can distort testimony."

"But it can also make people subconsciously avoid the real key points."

The adjutant asked in a low voice:

"What is the real key?"

Gu Changye looked towards the Seventh Safe Zone.

……

Gaowu No.1 Middle School.

10:00 AM.

Due to the disturbance caused by the central special mission yesterday, coupled with the highest level of wilderness alert in the early morning, the atmosphere at the entire school was extremely oppressive today.

The stands on the playground, shattered by Cang Ming, have not yet been completely cleaned up.

The cordon was stretched out in circles.

Students would instinctively slow their pace as they passed by.

In the classroom.

Zhao Hai leaned on the table and said in a low voice:

"Brother Yuan, have you heard?"

"Something big seems to have happened outside the city last night!"

"A friend of my dad's who works in the quartermaster department said that the military sounded the highest level of alert in the middle of the night, and even deployed energy-powered fighter jets!"

Lin Yuan sat by the window.

One hand is supporting her chin.

His expression was calm.

The sunlight outside the window fell on his faded school uniform, making him look no different from usual.

Qi and Blood Realm, Level 1.

There was no fluctuation of true qi.

There was no aura of a powerful figure.

He even suppressed the fatigue left from last night's dragon-slaying battle to the deepest level.

"yes."

Lin Yuan casually replied.

Zhao Hai's eyes lit up.

"It must be that senior who made a move again!"

"You have no idea, the school forum exploded this morning!"

"Someone said an eighth-tier demon beast died in the wilderness!"

"Eighth rank!"

"Corresponding to the Commander Realm!"

"What does that mean? One step and our school is gone!"

Speaking of it.

Zhao Hai lowered his voice and leaned closer to Lin Yuan.

"Brother Yuan, what exactly is your master's background?"

"Could he really be the legendary powerful figure who was granted the title of Marquis?"

Lin Yuan glanced at him.

"You talk too much."

Zhao Hai immediately shut up.

But less than two seconds later, he couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"I was just curious..."

"But don't worry, Brother Yuan, I will definitely not tell anyone."

"If anyone dares to inquire about your master, I'll be the first to curse them!"

Lin Yuan ignored him.

His gaze fell on the window.

Deep within his wrist, the suppressed black dragon pattern faintly emanated a faint heat.

However, it was quickly suppressed by the extreme qi and blood within his body.

Residual pollution from the abyss.

It's not too much trouble.

But we need to find an opportunity to deal with it.

In particular, Xiaoya should not be exposed to it for too long.

Thinking of Lin Xiaoya, Lin Yuan's eyes softened slightly for a moment.

I wonder if that girl ate properly this morning.

Just then.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the classroom door.

The homeroom teacher walked in.

He looked somewhat nervous.

"Lin Yuan".

The whole class turned to look at them instantly.

Since Xiao Chen was severely injured by the backlash in public yesterday, no one in the class dares to look at Lin Yuan with the same eyes as before.

Even though they still think Lin Yuan himself is a useless person in the Qi and Blood Realm.

But the master behind him was enough to shut everyone up.

Lin Yuan looked up.

"What's up?"

The homeroom teacher swallowed hard.

"Someone is looking for you outside."

Zhao Hai immediately tensed up.

Who is it?

The homeroom teacher's voice lowered even further.

"People from the Central Sky Patrol Bureau."

boom!

The classroom erupted in chaos.

Central Sky Patrol Department!

What place is that?

That's a terrorist organization that specializes in investigating anomalies!

Ordinary students would never want to have anything to do with this name in their entire lives!

Zhao Hai's expression changed instantly.

"What does the Sky Patrol want with Brother Yuan?"

"Didn't a special delegation from the central government just come here yesterday?"

"Aren't they done yet?"

The homeroom teacher immediately glared at him.

"Shut up!"

Zhao Hai was unconvinced and wanted to say something more.

Lin Yuan had already slowly stood up.

He straightened the cuffs of his faded school uniform.

His expression remained calm.

"Where?"

The homeroom teacher whispered:

"Principal's Office."

Lin Yuan nodded and walked towards the door.

Zhao Hai instinctively wanted to follow.

But as soon as he stood up, Lin Yuan gave him a dismissive glance.

"Sit down."

Zhao Hai opened his mouth, but in the end he sat back down.

Lin Yuan walked out of the classroom.

The corridor was brightly lit.

The students' eyes were cast from the doors and windows of each classroom.

curious.

In awe.

fear.

There was also a hint of schadenfreude.

The Sky Patrol has arrived.

Everyone knows that Lin Yuan might really be in trouble this time.

But Lin Yuan's face remained completely expressionless.

Inside the principal's office.

Su Zhan sat to one side, his face solemn.

Luo Xingshuang stood by the window, her eyes cold and aloof, but when she saw Lin Yuan enter, her gaze flickered almost imperceptibly.

Gu Changye sat on the sofa.

There was a cup of hot tea beside me.

He saw Lin Yuan enter, smiled slightly, and stood up.

"Lin Yuan, classmate."

"Nice to meet you."

Lin Yuan looked at him.

His gaze was calm.

"Who are you?"

Gu Changye said gently:

"Gu Changye, Central Sky Patrol Division."

"I came to the Seventh Security Zone this time just to learn about some things."

Lin Yuan did not sit down, but simply asked:

"Understand what?"

Gu Changye looked at the young man in front of him.

Qi and blood are weak.

There is no true qi.

The standing posture is casual.

His gaze was calm.

From the outside, it is indeed as ordinary as can be.

but.

It's too peaceful.

An ordinary student shouldn't be so calm when facing a top-level investigator from the Sky Patrol Division.

Gu Changye's interest deepened.

He smiled.

"take it easy."

"Just a few simple questions."

Lin Yuan looked at him.

"I'm not nervous."

in the office.

The atmosphere paused slightly.

Su Zhan's eyes flickered.

Luo Xingshuang glanced at Gu Changye subconsciously.

Gu Changye's smile deepened.

"it is good."

"Then the first question."

He picked up a document from the table and gently placed it in front of Lin Yuan.

Where were you last night?

Lin Yuan glanced down at the documents.

She looked up at Gu Changye again.

His tone was so calm that it didn't waver at all.

"My master let me go out of the city for a meeting, and then I went home."

Gu Changye nodded.

"Can anyone prove this?"

"My sister."

"Anything else?"

"no."

Gu Changye gently tapped the table.

"In other words, besides your sister, no one else can prove that you were home all night."

Lin Yuan looked at him.

"You doubt me?"

Gu Changye smiled gently.

"No."

"I was just following the procedure to confirm."

Lin Yuan smiled as well.

But the smile was faint.

"Then I'll answer according to procedure."

"I'm at home."

Whether you believe it or not is none of my business.

in the office.

calm down.

Su Zhan's heart skipped a beat.

That kid.

Why are they so tough on the Sky Patrol Division?

Luo Xingshuang also lowered her eyes slightly.

She knew that Lin Yuan dared to be so calm because of the Blood Elder behind him.

But Gu Changye didn't know that.

Or.

Gu Changye is trying to find out.

Gu Changye was not angry.

in contrast.

He looked at Lin Yuan as if he were looking at an increasingly interesting puzzle.

"Lin Yuan, classmate."

"You and your master have a very good relationship?"

Lin Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

Very subtle.

It's so subtle that ordinary people can't even notice it.

But Gu Changye kept looking at him.

He saw it.

Although it was only for a moment.

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"good."

Gu Changye asked:

"He intervened last night to protect you?"

Lin Yuan countered:

"Since you've already decided he's my master, is there even a need to ask this question?"

Gu Changye smiled.

"I'm not certain."

"That's what everyone says."

"I'm just listening to what you have to say."

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"Then you can continue listening to them."

Gu Changye nodded gently.

"it is good."

He did not press his master further.

Instead, they changed direction.

"You were attacked in public by Xiao Chen yesterday during the day."

"He's injured, but you're okay."

"Cang Ming then attacked you, but he failed as well."

"Is this a protective measure left behind by your master?"

Lin Yuan said calmly:

That's what they think.

Gu Changye's eyes flickered slightly.

"And what about you?"

Lin Yuan looked at him.

"I think they are too weak."

boom!

The air in the office suddenly became still.

Su Zhan almost lost his composure.

Luo Xingshuang's eyelids twitched almost imperceptibly.

That's incredibly arrogant.

A student at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm said that the geniuses at the Qi Gathering Realm and the late-stage experts at the Town General Realm were too weak.

If someone else said that, they would say I'm crazy.

But when Lin Yuan said it, there was an air of natural calm about it.

Gu Changye finally fell silent for a moment.

Then he laughed.

"interesting."

"Lin Yuan, you're much more interesting than what's written in the materials."

Lin Yuan did not answer.

Gu Changye slowly stood up.

"That's all for today."

"However, according to procedure, I need to perform a simple test for you."

Su Zhan's expression changed slightly.

"Investigator Gu."

Gu Changye raised his hand.

"Commander Su, rest assured."

"It's just a routine blood and qi test."

"It won't hurt him."

talking.

He took a black metal instrument from his adjutant.

The instrument is small.

It looks like a slender silver ring.

But the moment it appears.

A faint hint of coldness finally flashed deep in Lin Yuan's eyes.

It's not because I'm afraid.

It's because he can see it.

This is not an ordinary blood and qi detector.

It doesn't detect blood and qi levels.

It's not about blood and qi density.

Gu Changye gently placed the instrument on the table, his smile warm.

"Lin Yuan, classmate."

"Please hold up one finger."

"It will be ready soon."

in the office.

Su Zhan's expression was tense.

Luo Xingshuang frowned slightly.

Gu Changye smiled.

All eyes were on Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan looked down at the silver ring.

After a while.

He slowly raised his eyes.

"What if I refuse?"

Gu Changye's smile remained unchanged.

"That would make me very curious."

Lin Yuan smiled too.

Aren't you curious now?

Gu Changye looked at him.

"I'm even more curious now."

The air seemed to freeze completely at that moment.

Lin Yuan slowly raised his finger.