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

"good to eat."

Actually, Zhou Yan found the dried fish quite unpalatable, but since the other person was looking at him expectantly, he couldn't bring himself to say it was bad.

The people around laughed.

Someone shouted outside the meeting room.

"Mr. Zhang Wu has arrived!"

Yang Meixin's expression changed, and the girl grabbed Zhou Yan's hand, trembling like a little quail.

Zhou Yan patted the child's head and turned to look at the doorway.

A middle-aged man with a black trench coat and a hat, who looked very elegant, walked in from the doorway.

After entering the meeting room, the middle-aged man took off his hat, handed it to the municipal government official next to him, and then laughed heartily.

"I heard that Councilor Zhou from Dongyang Prefecture is coming to our city. I think I still have a presentable face, so I came to see him. Hope I didn't disturb your meals."

The others dared not speak, but simply turned to look at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan squinted and said.

"Zhang Wu?"

Zhang Wu's expression remained unchanged, but Zhou Yan's omniscient ability revealed that this man was actually drenched in sweat, his body temperature was rising, and he was in a state of extreme tension.

The reason for Zhang Wu's nervousness was that he knew who he had offended.

A demigod who almost destroyed the Azure Dragon's First Academy.

Zhang Wu smiled, revealing little emotion.

"Yes, I am Zhang Wu, Congressman Zhou. I watched your live stream of you blocking those bastards in Indiana all by yourself. My son even sent you more than ten rockets back then."

Zhou Yan gave a meaningful "oh".

Zhang Wu felt a pang of panic. In the past, ordinary demigods wouldn't dare to do anything to a big capitalist like him. The federal government could tacitly allow awakened beings to have some privileges over the lower classes, but it wouldn't allow awakened beings to wantonly slaughter the upper class. But now that social order has collapsed, even a powerful demigod like Zhang Wu is having a hard time in front of a demigod like Zhou Yan.

Zhang Wu was a little afraid that Zhou Yan, who had a bad temper, might come to kill him later. So when he heard that Zhou Yan had been invited to dinner by Wu Yuan, he rushed over in order to make peace with Zhou Yan.

However, judging from Zhou Yan's expression now, it seems that they are not capable of reconciling.

Zhang Wu then looked at Yang Meixin, who was clinging to Zhou Yan's arm and seemed to want to meld herself into Zhou Yan's body, and sighed dramatically.

“Councilor Zhou, I think you have some misunderstanding about me. It is true that I have been sending people to arrest Miss Yang, but I wanted to investigate because of the deaths of my fourth son.”

Yang Meixin lifted her head from Zhou Yan's arm and cursed.

"Your son died from drug overdose, what does that have to do with me?"

Zhang Wu sneered.

“Look at my son’s body, and you’ll know that he couldn’t have died from drug overdose. I’ve seen plenty of people who have overdosed on drugs, but none of them die like that.”

Zhou Yan tilted his head, and in his omniscient vision, Zhang Wu's son, Zhang Liao, was now a dried-up corpse.

Zhou Yan's eyes widened, and he suddenly stood up.

"Where is your son's body? Take me to see it."

Zhang Wu said bitterly.

"No need, I brought my son's body."

Zhang Wu clapped his hands, and several of his bodyguards in work clothes walked in carrying a large suitcase. When they reached Zhou Yan, they opened the suitcase, revealing a mummified corpse inside.

Calling it a mummified corpse wouldn't be accurate. This body was skin and bones, with normal flesh color, making it look like the corpse of a starving disaster victim. However, this body, which looked almost exactly like a mummified corpse, had an expression of ecstasy that even Zhou Yan couldn't comprehend.

It seems that before dying, this corpse experienced the following: her younger sister was Magical Girl Ilya, her older sister was Yukinoshita Haruno, her mother was Hinata, her stepmother was Kikyo, her childhood friend was Misaka Mikoto, Misaki Shokuhou, her best friend was Kiriko, Hideyoshi, Saika, and Yuriko Suzuki. After unlocking all the poses and play with these people, she fulfilled all her wishes before dying.

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Chapter Twenty-Two: Without Desire

Zhou Yan opened the corpse's attribute panel. The corpse was just an ordinary person in life, and its physical attributes were nothing special. However, in the status bar of the attribute panel, Zhou Yan saw three keywords: "extreme bliss," "dregs of medicine," and "highly poisonous."

From an omniscient perspective, bliss refers to the most blissful psychological state that human beings can achieve before Zhang Liao, this poor child, died.

There's no need to elaborate on the dregs of the medicine.

"Major poison" refers to the fact that Zhang Liao had taken too many drugs, which severely damaged his bodily functions and produced a lot of toxins related to his soul, meaning that his mind and soul were no longer normal.

“Councilor Zhou.”

Standing next to his son, Zhang Wu said bitterly.

"Look at my child! You're telling me my child died a natural death?"

Zhang Wu then looked at Yang Meixin, who was sitting at the dining table.

“My child did not die a natural death. He was killed by some special means. As the last woman who had close contact with my child, is it wrong for me to want to find out what happened from Ms. Yang?”

Zhou Yan glanced at Zhang Wu out of the corner of his eye. What the capitalist said was not wrong. Zhang Liao's death did not seem like a normal death. It was reasonable for Zhang Wu to find out about Yang Meixin's situation. However, after finding Yang Meixin, Zhang Wu would not release her after questioning those who knew the truth, like the police would. Instead, he would kill Yang Meixin.

Blaming innocent people for the death of his own child would have no consequences for a ruthless capitalist like Zhang Wu. If he hadn't suddenly appeared and rescued Yang Meixin, she would probably have been thrown into the river in cement within a few days.

"Oh, I see..."

Wu Yuan, who was sitting at the dining table, suddenly stood up.

"I feel like I've seen a corpse like this before."

Zhou Yan turned to look at Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan forced a few smiles.

“During this period, I have been collecting resources and searching for disaster victims in various cities in our state. Several times when I went to several cities, I saw batches of disaster victims who were so thin that they were skin and bones. I wondered if these people had starved to death?”

A burly man with a buzz cut shook his head.

“I remember that too. I even argued with you, Brother Wu, saying that these people didn’t look like they starved to death. They were laughing happily. How could someone who starved to death be laughing so happily?”

Zhou Yan withdrew his gaze.

Bliss, dregs of medicine... Could it be that Zhang Ye escaped from Zhongzhou City and caused trouble here?

Zhou Yan went to see Yang Meixin again.

Yang Meixin understood Zhou Yan's meaning and quickly replied.

"How could I, a mere mortal, possibly harm someone like this!"

Zhang Liao's father, Zhang Wu, asked.

"How did my son end up like this? What was he doing when you last saw him?"

Yang Meixin lowered her head and said in a trembling voice.

"He, he's here, um, attracting fans..."

It was Zhang Liao's daily routine to hold uncensored parties after gaining fans. Yang Meixin, as a new girl, only drank a few cups of water before being led by Zhang Liao to the bedroom on the second floor. Yang Meixin waited quietly in the bedroom for Zhang Liao's favor, but halfway through, she heard a strange noise in the bedroom. Yang Meixin couldn't help but go in to take a look and found Zhang Liao's corpse.

Zhou Yan used his omniscience to understand Yang Meixin, and after confirming that Yang Meixin didn't know anything, he looked at Zhang Wu.

"During the time your son died, he must have met with more than just Yang Meixin, right? Did he meet with any other women?"

Zhang Wu looked embarrassed.

"The villa where my son lives hasn't had time to install surveillance cameras yet."

Zhou Yan added a sentence.

"Besides, your son died in the bathroom?"

There's a joke about a policeman investigating a sexual assault case that supposedly occurred at a supermarket's health department. The supermarket owner swore that nothing of the sort had happened and that he had never seen anyone being sexually assaulted in the restroom's security camera footage.

The police left satisfied, and the supermarket owner breathed a sigh of relief. But a second later, he was covered in goosebumps and drenched in sweat.

Cameras are not allowed in bathrooms under any circumstances, whether it's the bathroom in this owner's supermarket or Zhang Liao's bedroom bathroom.

Zhang Wu chuckled dryly and remained silent.

"Alright, tell me where your son died, and I'll go check it out."

Ten minutes later.

Zhou Yan arrived at a villa. Zhang Wu's bodyguard opened the door for him, and Zhou Yan walked in, stepping on the air without his feet touching the ground.

As soon as he entered, Zhou Yan smelled a faint sour smell coming from the living room. Upon entering the living room, Zhou Yan could see some white powder scattered on the coffee table.

With his omniscient abilities, Zhou Yan even saw Zhang Liao and several of his friends soliciting fans.

In fact, it is quite normal to gain followers in the Eastern Xia United Kingdom. Some national leaders even deliberately mentioned in advance during democratic elections that they had used marijuana in college, for fear that their political enemies would attack them with marijuana.

Shaking his head, Zhou Yan, filled with sorrow, went upstairs to the bedroom where Yang Mei had been before, and then went to the bathroom inside the bedroom.

Zhang Wu wasn't stupid. When he came to find his son's body, he didn't make a mess of the scene. Zhou Yan saw five pairs of footprints on the ground: one pair was Zhang Liao's, one pair was Zhang Wu's, two pairs were Zhang Wu's bodyguards', and the last pair of footprints had the words "Wu Yu" written next to them.

Zhou Yan's pupils contracted.

No desires?!

Who is Wuyu?

The person Wu Quxing mentioned was Wu Sheng's junior brother, a Dharma King of Western Buddhism who came from the west to save the Taisho era.

Judging from the fact that Wusheng was also a Dharma King of the Buddhist sect, Wuyu might also have been a golden-bodied Arhat, but one who had been demonized.

Was it Wuyu who killed Zhang Liao?

Footsteps came from behind Zhou Yan. Zhang Wu, wearing shoe covers, stopped at the bathroom door. The old father said in a hoarse voice.

"Councilor Zhou, did you find anything?"

Whether Zhou Yan can find the murderer or not is no longer important. Zhang Wu just wants to resolve the conflict between him and Zhou Yan. As long as Zhou Yan can provide any excuse to end the matter, Zhang Wu can let Yang Meixin go without any problem.

Wouldn't it be great if everyone could be happy then?

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"This matter is a bit complicated. In any case, it has nothing to do with Yang Meixin. Well, I will look into it. You all wait here for now."

"Okay, we won't bother you."

Zhang Wu stood obediently at the door without moving.

Zhou Yan followed Wu Yu's footprints to the windowsill and then jumped down.

Jumping out of the bathroom window leads to the villa's back garden. Walking along the garden, Zhou Yan can see footprints scattered across the ground. These footprints are leisurely and carefree, suggesting the owner of the footprints walks with a calm and relaxed air, as if strolling through their own backyard.

It has the air of a chivalrous knight who can kill a man in ten steps and leave no trace for a thousand miles.

This monk Wusheng kills to protect life, and he cuts off karma rather than killing people. What kind of nature does this monk Wuyu have?

He clearly killed someone, yet he remains so calm and composed. Could he also be a murderer?

And what about Zhang Liao's death? Could it be that this monk Wuyu was with Zhang Ye by his side?

But why didn't I see Zhang Ye's footprints? This slut can practically float when she walks now?

Zhou Yan followed the monk Wuyu to the edge of Dingxiang City and then into the suburbs.

The suburbs are full of broken roads, and cars and trucks are often stuck in traffic. When Zhou Yan walked by, he could occasionally see some corpses lying in the control room, with insects flying around and a bit of a stench.

These are probably ordinary people who were driving to escape during the previous pandemic, but fell ill halfway through the journey.

After walking three kilometers along the road blocked by cars, you will reach a small village.

The footprints of the monk Wuyu meandered into the village. Zhou Yan followed the footprints and entered. As soon as he entered the village, he saw five children, about seven or eight years old, circling around a man who was incredibly handsome, almost comparable to Yingzhao. The man was wearing a gray monk's robe, but had hair on his head. He was holding bread and drinks, and was distributing them to the children while smiling.

"Everyone has to eat slowly and drink slowly."

The children nearby shouted.

"Brother, I've been starving for days! Give it to me, give it to me first!"

"My mom is sick, I need to..."

"Brother, brother, give it to me first..."

Zhou Yan opened the handsome man's profile page.

His Buddhist name is Wuyu (无欲).

Age: 269.