From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"I'll take you to the outer ring road!"

At this moment, Xiao Xi waved his hand, and the mermaid warriors approached. As they transformed into fish tails, the golden rings on Jax, Jack, and the others trembled.

"and many more!"

Just as everyone was about to take off, Jiang Liu interrupted her, "So many people going together?"

"if not?"

"..."

Jiang Liu sighed at Xiao Xi's matter-of-fact look and said, "A large number of people can indeed intimidate others, but it can also alert them."

If the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was indeed stolen by those people from the outer ring, they would surely hide it upon seeing us flying over in such a grand manner.

Furthermore.

What if he didn't steal the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl?

Even if the possibility of theft by those in charge is small, it cannot be ruled out. Therefore, I believe we should split up and find the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls as soon as possible.

At this point, Jiang Liu took a breath, resonating with the energy of this realm, and pointed to Yagata and the others, saying, "I trust Jax, Zubo, Ango, Yagata, and Jinge. They are capable and can accompany the guards to search for clues within Zhou Tianwang City."

Yagata stood tall and walked forward, bowed to Xiaoxi, and smiled confidently: "Your Highness, please rest assured, besides exploring, I also enjoy being a private detective. I will definitely help you find any clues about the thief!"

"The puppeteer, the violinist, the deadshot, and the Cheshire cat can work in pairs, each leading a team to search the first and second ring roads respectively."

Jiang Liu then pointed to the Cheshire Cat, Jack, and the others, saying, "They were forced to work for that robin, but they're not bad people. Besides, they've seen a lot of thieves and robbers outside, so they must be more experienced than you."

"We're willing to help!"

The Cheshire Cat agreed immediately.

Puppet, Violinist, and Death Shooter followed closely behind.

Jack and other ordinary people echoed the sentiment, expressing their willingness to catch the thief, but some of them had shifty eyes, as if they were considering whether they could profit from it.

"As for the rest of you, Lu Jin, Duanmu Ying, Teacher Evelyn, as well as Eliwan, Siwon, and myself, we will go to the Third Ring Road with you."

Evelyn, of course, needs no further explanation; she'll be grouped with others. Jiang Liu isn't comfortable with that, so it's best to keep an eye on her personally, just in case...

Ailiwan is a mercenary hired by the Jade Society to retrieve the stone slab; a certain level of contact needs to be established to cultivate a future friendship...

As for Siwon, needless to say, aside from the two jade tablets she also possessed, her very "original form" has considerable research value...

Xiao Xi frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Liu's distrust of the warriors and residents within the royal city, the first ring, and the second ring. However, since what he said made sense, he agreed.

However, more importantly, her mother cannot suppress the spirit of the Qi Formation for long; the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls need to be retrieved as soon as possible…

# Chapter 761 The Individual Actions of the Three Teams

Do you really believe that Easterner?

Second Ring Road area.

The team, led by Puppet and Death Shooter, was searching the streets and alleys with the Mermaid Warriors when Ansuna walked up to them, lowered her voice, and sneered, "He killed Robin and other G-Session members. Do you really think he'll let you off the hook?"

"The robin was killed by his greed and his arrogance." The puppet glanced at Ansuna, its words indifferent.

"Really? How can you be sure that all of this isn't a scheme by that Easterner? You saw his performance in the 'game' yourself, letting Evelyn create the illusion for us with various deliberate details in the game, making us believe that she is the mastermind and that the Easterner is her pawn. But in reality, that guy is the one who truly orchestrated all of this."

Ansu-na recalled details of the "game" for the puppet and the dead shooter: Evelyn was the last to wake up in the "trust game"; in the "three kingdoms" game, Jiang Liu handed the bib number to Evelyn for safekeeping and was unmoved by her suggestion to take turns handing the bib number to the team's custodian, etc.

"He is the real mastermind!"

"How can you be so sure that the theft of the beads from Atlantis wasn't also orchestrated by him? He's not a law-abiding citizen; he has power, wisdom, and ambition..."

At this point, Ansuna also developed some feelings for Jiang Liu, believing that a man like him was the one she should conquer.

Even a perfect woman like Xihe left Jiang Liu unmoved, only showing him a slight appreciation. Ansu Na was also certain that she could never handle such a man.

Therefore, Jiang Liu can only be an enemy!

"...Although the people of Atlantis possess alchemical technology far beyond our imagination, they have been living in this isolated world for many years, which has made them somewhat... 'simple'."

Ansuna continued, "You know something about the situation in China, right?"

The fundamental reason why they lagged behind the world is that they did not engage with the world in the past, remained closed off from the world, and then had their doors forcibly blasted open by cannons.

This place is no different from the former Central Plains, perhaps even worse, completely isolated from the outside world!

Deathshooter was persuaded, but then worried: "But we gave up the robin back then."

He feared that returning to the outside world would lead to him being wanted and hunted down by the G-economy.

"Don't worry, as long as you submit to me, nothing will happen."

Ansuna curled her lips and offered her bargaining chip, "Wouldn't it be better for us to find those beads and become the masters of Atlantis than to return them to that Xihe?"

"good idea!"

Death Shooter's heart flutters.

The doll didn't speak, but under the gaze of Death Shooter and Ansuna, it still nodded.

"So what should we do next?"

The puppet asked, "We can't possibly make a big fuss here."

The people of Zhou Tian in the Second Ring area have all cultivated or are cultivating fish talismans. Most of them can transform into mermaids. They are cultivators or alchemists, and only three of them have combat power.

Death Shooter, the Puppet, and that bald magician.

The rest were ordinary people—although the guns were returned to them due to the urgency of the situation, bullets were limited, so a direct confrontation was not an option.

"Let's hold back for now, follow their orders, and wait for the right opportunity. There will definitely be some chaos here for a while."

Ansulna had her own plans, a sinister smile creeping across her lips...

···

The first ring road area.

The people here are mostly focused on cultivation, practicing the Dragon Seal, which involves using the five internal organs, six viscera, eight extraordinary meridians, and the nerves throughout the body to construct the corresponding Dragon Seal shape, and using the primordial spirit as the controller to harmonize with the surrounding celestial energy of this world in order to cultivate the true form of a dragon.

The Cheshire Cat and the violinist led a team of mermaid warriors to search for clues in this area, but found nothing. It seemed that, just as Xiao Xi had said, the people in this area were loyal and focused on their cultivation, and would not steal or burglarize.

"You really believe that Easterner?"

The violinist in the green tuxedo quietly asked the Cheshire Cat, "He's the one who killed our boss!"

"Then why didn't you go and save your boss back then?" Cheshire Cat retorted.

"I don't want to die."

The violinist chuckled twice. "What I mean is, if we go out again in the future, there are plenty of our kind who would be willing to take on the mission of hunting us down for money."

As the saying goes: people like them don't value money and focus on self-improvement, but without money, they can hardly move an inch in this world.

And they were unwilling to go to places like Nathan, isolated from the world—

Just like this "Atlantis", it is indeed a holy land for cultivators, much better than the legendary Nathan Island. It has even developed a civilization that is no less advanced than modern technology through alchemy, but it is still isolated from the world!

The violinist definitely doesn't want to stay here forever!

"We just have to get used to it."

The Cheshire Cat glanced at the violinist. "People like us are meant to be prepared for death, aren't we? What's there to be anxious about?"

The moment the words fell, not only the violinist was stunned, but even the Cheshire Cat herself was stunned—security was what she lacked.

It was precisely because Jiang Liu had revealed her inner problem and offered to help solve it that she was willing to cooperate with him.

But now!

She seemed to have realized that bastard's solution!

The point is to make her constantly face danger!

Fuck!

I shouldn't have trusted that kid!

Is the best way to eliminate fear to face it?

If that guy wanted to "keep" her as his lover and be her great, real man, she would accept it!

But it's precisely this kind of method!

[What a bitch!]

Cheshire Cat was cursing under her breath, but she also felt a strange sense of gratitude towards Jiang Liu, at least for making her realize that she had not been a qualified cultivator in the past.

But she still felt as if she had been fucked by a dog—

Just you wait! You fucking bitch's son, I'm going to take your virginity! Make you fall in love with me! And then I'll dump you!

At the same time.

Zhou Tianwang City.

"Great detective, how are you going to find the clues?"

Jax, hands on his hips, watched Jagata with amusement. "Don't even mention looking for footprints on the ground with a magnifying glass."

Jagata actually took out a magnifying glass.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're not serious, are you? We're not in a cartoon." Jax laughed out loud at this.

"Quiet down, Jax," Zubo snapped, then turned to Jagata and said, "Are you sure a detective really uses a magnifying glass to find clues?"

"Of course, this is an essential tool for every detective."

Yagata encouraged them, "Cheer up, teammates. As long as we find the clues, we'll be Atlantis... uh, I should say, as long as we recover the lost items, His Majesty the Emperor of Zhou Tian will be our friend. We might be able to come here for vacation anytime we have free time in the future."

What do you all think?

# Chapter 762 Sea King? Gonggong?

"A vacation? That sounds wonderful. If my daughter gets better, I would love to come to such a dreamy place for a vacation."