After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Su Changqing looked at the text message carefully, his expression changing from tension to anger, then from anger to hesitation, and finally he pursed his lips and silently put the phone back in his pocket.

At this moment, Su Changqing's face turned much paler, but the tension and solemnity on his face disappeared.

……

The next morning, at the Daqing Love Hotel.

The police took over Wang Sitong's case. Dongfang Li stayed behind to appease the Taisho loyalists in Xiluo Prefecture. Zhou Yan and Han Yun went downstairs and went to a nearby breakfast shop to order fried dough sticks, soy milk, and a few steamed buns to fill their stomachs.

It was rush hour, and Zhou Yan had only eaten half of his breakfast when the breakfast shop was already packed with people. The whole place was noisy and bustling with all sorts of conversations.

After drinking half a bowl of soy milk, Han Yun glanced at the commoners eating breakfast and said with a complicated expression.

"Sometimes I really envy these guys. They don't understand anything and don't know that their lives might explode at any moment."

Now that the Taisho descendants of Xiluozhou and the Celestial caste of Indiana are facing such a situation, Han Yun feels that the fate of the Four Divine Beasts is not far off. Who knows what kind of grand spectacle they might create when the Four Divine Beasts make their appearance.

Zhou Yan said nonchalantly.

"It's a small matter. As long as the rulers of Xiluo and Indiana are willing to provide resources to save the people of other states, the deaths of Dongfang Shuo and Wang Sitong are no big deal."

Han Yun sighed again.

"A demigod isn't that easy to achieve, especially a child. Who exactly is that juicer? How could he so easily stir up trouble between these two powerful forces? In all my years of life, I've never heard of such a powerful demon-attribute awakener."

A demon-attribute awakener who can easily drain a demigod into a dried-up corpse should at least be famous in the underworld, but Han Yun has never heard of such a ruthless character anywhere in his country.

The circle of demigods is clearly very small.

Zhou Yan casually mentioned it.

"This awakened individual may have been awakened for no more than a month, and their reputation hasn't even had a chance to spread yet."

Han Yun became curious.

"how do you know?"

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"Guess."

Han Yun had nothing to say.

After finishing breakfast, Han Yun and Zhou Yan walked out of the breakfast shop.

A white Omar pulled up in front of Han Yun and Zhou Yan. The window rolled down, and there stood Dongfang Li, who had been comforting the Taisho clan earlier.

Dongfang Li looked exhausted. Despite being a handsome man, his face showed an undeniable weariness.

Han Yun comforted him.

"This is a city where the Four Divine Beasts are all in charge. Even if the murderer is a true god, he can't be arrogant."

Dongfang Li smiled bitterly.

"Hopefully. Alright, come on up. Uncle Su said he found traces of the murderer somewhere and wants me to take you there."

There is nothing to say about this.

Zhou Yan and Han Yun got into the car, and Dongfang Li stepped on the gas and drove off.

Our destination this time was a villa in the suburbs.

When Dongfang arrived, Su Changqing and a group of police officers were talking in front of the villa, and several other police officers were carrying a stretcher and carrying a mummified corpse out of the villa.

Zhou Yan glanced at it; the name was Chen Xu, a name with the highest number of duplicates. He was a Ghost-level Awakened, and the time of death was nine days ago.

The car pulled up in front of the villa and stopped, and Zhou Yan and the other two got out.

Su Changqing, who had been chatting with the police, stopped talking and looked at Zhou Yan and the other two.

"Xiao Li, how are things going with the Zhao family?"

Su Changqing asked Dongfang Li.

The weariness on Dongfang Li's face deepened.

"The Zhao family has already issued a stay-at-home order. They won't leave the hotel for ordinary matters anymore, and they won't see any outsiders. And then, many people died."

Su Changqing's expression also turned quite unpleasant.

"I don't know where these villains came from, treating us like this."

Dongfang Li said bitterly.

"Don't let me find the bastard who did all this, or else..."

The hatred on Dongfang Li's face was completely undisguised.

"OK OK."

Su Changqing clapped his hands.

"Let's talk about these things after we catch the murderer."

Dongfang Li snorted and remained silent.

Su Changqing then looked at Zhou Yan.

"Young sir, what did you discover on your trip to the Zhao family?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"I have some ideas, but I'm not sure yet, so I don't dare to say them out loud. I'll say them when I have more concrete information."

Su Changqing nodded without saying a word.

Han Yun yawned. The discipline director was a little sleepy after finishing breakfast. Seeing that there was nothing for him to do at the scene, he went back to the back seat of the car that Dongfang had come from to rest and sleep.

Zhou Yan closed his eyes and began to peer into the future with his eyes wide open.

The moment Zhou Yan peeked in, Su Changqing's voice echoed in his mind.

"Young master, can you hear me?"

Zhou Yan remained expressionless and responded.

"I can hear you, what's wrong?"

A bitter laugh.

"Young sir, to be honest, this matter of the dead has been out of control since yesterday."

Several thoughts raced through Zhou Yan's mind.

"Is there something the Su family has done that has been compromised by the mastermind?"

Zhou Yan had previously told Han Yun that when they first arrived at the abandoned factory, Su Changqing got a little anxious and rushed inside to look for the corpses without making any preparations.

Logically speaking, given the current state of the dead Dongfang family and the Taisho clan, even if Su Changqing, as the leader of the Heavenly God Caste in Indiana, wanted to express his attitude, he shouldn't be so impatient.

One must remain calm when facing important matters.

Unless someone else has also seized something on Su Changqing's side, forcing Su Changqing to become impatient.

"Yes, one of our sacred artifacts, which carries our faith, disappeared after Zhang Ye's child was revealed to be pregnant."

Zhou Yan nodded knowingly. The Su family was indeed quite calm when they first learned that Dongfang Shuo was dead, but they became anxious at night. Now it seems that their treasure has been stolen.

Zhou Yan reminded him.

"There might be a traitor in your family."

It's almost impossible for someone to steal the Su family's artifact without being detected; they must be an inside agent. And if there was an inside agent, then everything that happened to the Su and Zhao families can be easily explained.

Su Changqing's voice was full of vicissitudes.

"I think so too, so I dare not speak in front of others for fear of being discovered by an internal traitor. I only dare to communicate with you, young master, through telepathic communication."

"Then what do you want from me? Do you want me to go find that traitor?"

"No, no, no, I've already asked my most trusted disciple to handle the matter of the traitor. What we need to deal with now is the ransom for my family's divine artifact."

Su Changqing sighed repeatedly.

“Last night, I received a phone call asking if I wanted to redeem the artifact. They offered me an exorbitant price in exchange, which I accepted. The ransom has now been sent to the location requested by them.”

Zhou Yan understood.

"You want me to go to that location to monitor it?"

"Yes, I also wanted to ask the Four Divine Beasts for help, but they are not good at tracking and their expertise is far inferior to yours, young master."

Su Changqing knew that Zhou Yan had found Dongfang Shuo, who had been missing for three days, in just one hour, and Su Changqing was very confident in Zhou Yan's tracking ability.

"I have already laid a trap at the delivery location. I only ask that you pursue the kidnapper after the transaction is completed and the artifact is returned. Once you catch the kidnapper, the Su family will definitely give you a satisfactory reward."

Zhou Yan: "..."

how to say?

I am Bai Ze, not the Six-Eared Macaque. If I were the Six-Eared Macaque, I would just stay here and eavesdrop on the sounds at the trading location. I would know nothing if I stayed here.

As for finding footprints afterwards, awakened beings of the Ghost rank can fly. If the other side sends a ghost to collect money, you probably won't even be able to see the footprints.

So when the time comes, I can't just fool the Su family, can I?

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

Where will you pay the ransom?

Su Changqing gave a location, as well as details about his home's layout and the person he would be meeting.

Zhou Yan waited outside the villa for a while, then spoke to Su Changqing.

"I'll go take a walk around the neighborhood and see if there are any clues."

Su Changqing said with a worried expression.

"be careful."

Zhou Yan strolled into the nearby hilltop.

As soon as he entered the mountain, Zhou Yan added the keyword "completely transparent" to his body. Once he was completely transparent, he used his ability to control the void to quickly leave the area.

The location Su Changqing mentioned was a star-studded beach fifty kilometers away.

When Zhou Yan arrived, the beach was bustling with people. There were people playing beach volleyball, squatting in front of fried noodle stalls, and swimming in the sea. It wasn't crowded, but it was still quite popular.

Zhou Yan searched around the beach and found a hotel called Zhong'an Hotel. He went inside, went up to the sixth floor, and knocked on the door of room 603.

A moment later, a question came from behind the door.

"The Moonlit Night Over the Twenty-Four Bridges?"

Zhou Yan responded.

"The humble door is now opened for you."

The door opened, revealing a middle-aged man with Indian features. This was an elite member of the Su family, sent to the vicinity of the ransom location, the kind who acted according to circumstances.

Zhou Yan entered the hotel room. The middle-aged Indian man who opened the door led Zhou Yan to the bedroom window, drew back the curtains, and pointed to a beach trash can in the distance.

"That place is where the ransom they demanded to be paid."

Chapter Eight Tongue Twisters

"Ha, this world has really gone mad, that someone would actually offend the Mi Luo Cult like this."

"Capitalists are willing to risk their lives for 300% profit, but ordinary people are not necessarily any better than capitalists."

There are four people in this hotel room: Zhou Yan, two demigod-level awakened beings, and one demon-level awakened being.

The strongest of the three awakened beings, a demigod, is a member of the Su family and carries a large number of divine artifacts and magical weapons to deal with unexpected events.

One of the demon-level awakened beings is one of the assistant bishops of the Su family. He possesses the ability to temporarily communicate with the incense-burning golden body and use the Great Mighty Heavenly Dharma Body, making him comparable to a high-awakening demigod in terms of combat power.

The last one is a newcomer who recently joined the Su family and now wants to prove himself and gain their attention.

These three, all powerful demigods, are gathered here, quietly waiting for the thieves to come and collect the ransom, and then they will act accordingly.

Zhou Yan, standing by the window, glanced back at the two bishops of the Miro Cult and the newly arrived demigod chatting behind him, then turned back again, reaching into his pocket with one hand to touch his phone, while looking out the corner of the window at the trash can containing the huge ransom.

Zhou Yan tried to add the supernatural powers of "Hearing the Wind and Seeing a Thousand Miles" to himself, but these two powers seemed to exceed the limits of the Great Evolution, and Zhou Yan was unable to imprint them on.

As a second-best option, Zhou Yan could only enhance his hearing and then keep a close eye on the trash can on the beach where the huge ransom was placed.