Chapter 150: Alarm

While Zheng Zhong and Wu Ruirui were intimately entwined, Jiang Xincheng carefully climbed down from the bookshelf and went to Zheng Zhong’s desk. He found that the keyhole under the desk was very tiny, like a crack. When he first came in, Jiang Xincheng had noticed it with his Spiritual Sense, but he never imagined it was actually a keyhole.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xincheng did not have a key, but he had the Mysterious Steel Sword. To avoid any traps that might be set inside the hidden compartment, Jiang Xincheng fully activated his General Realm Spiritual Sense, enveloping the hidden compartment below. Then, he used the Mysterious Steel Sword to cut out the entire floor above the hidden compartment, revealing the dark space underneath.

The hidden compartment also had a keyhole and was completely sealed. Jiang Xincheng carefully observed it for a moment, then gradually inserted the Mysterious Steel Sword into the side of the hidden compartment, cutting out a hole a few centimeters wide. He extended his Spiritual Sense through the hole, inspecting the contents carefully.

After a while, a smile flickered across Jiang Xincheng’s face. He cut open the lid of the hidden compartment, revealing a stack of documents about a foot thick inside. Picking them up, he confirmed they were all evidence of Zheng Zhong’s crimes.

How many people he had killed over the years, how much he had contributed to the Mowei Empire; how many traitors he had turned, what rewards the Mowei Empire gave him, and the detailed information of those people; how many Origin Force Cultivation Methods he had stolen, and their value; how much destruction he had caused in Tianhai City…

Jiang Xincheng flipped through the pages one by one, photographing everything with his Handheld Computer as evidence. While photographing, Jiang Xincheng put the documents into a waterproof bag he had prepared in advance.

Half an hour passed, and only a few pages remained in the hidden compartment. Jiang Xincheng had collected all the evidence of Zheng Zhong’s crimes. As long as he handed this criminal evidence over to the Flourishing Tang Empire, the rewards he would receive would probably be no less than completing a five-star mission.

A list of colleagues in Jinguo Province!

At that moment, Jiang Xincheng was shocked to find that the last few pages were actually a list of spies sent by the Mowei Empire to Jinguo Province. A glint flashed in his eyes, and excitement crossed Jiang Xincheng’s face. He never expected that Zheng Zhong would have such valuable information in his possession.

The value of this list alone was no less than a four-star mission. It seemed Zheng Zhong held a very high position within the Mowei Empire, otherwise he wouldn’t have access to this list.

Excited, he reached out to pick up the list, intending to photograph it. But just then, Jiang Xincheng heard a piercing alarm from underneath the list. Flipping it over, he saw that there was an alarm the size of a bean behind one of the pages. The alarm was evenly coated with a layer of sandalwood ash, which explained why it had blocked Jiang Xincheng’s Spiritual Sense detection.

Crushing the alarm with one hand, Jiang Xincheng stuffed all the documents into the waterproof bag, broke through the window, and fled outside. Behind him, shouts and chaos erupted.

“There’s a thief, chase him!”

“Oh no, block the front and back doors. Don’t let this little thief escape!”

“If you encounter him, kill him on sight. No need to take him alive. We can’t let him expose the secrets of Autumn Moon Manor!”

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In the adjacent bedroom, Zheng Zhong, who had been busy, heard the alarm and shuddered, collapsing weakly. “Oh no, the most confidential documents have been discovered. We must get them back, or my identity will be completely exposed.”

“Brother Zheng, are those documents important?” asked Wu Ruirui, who was underneath him.

Zheng Zhong got up and rushed toward the study. “It’s a matter of life and death. Do you think it’s important? Hurry and chase him!”

Wu Ruirui’s face changed. She grabbed the bedsheet to cover her naked body, burst through the window, and chased after Jiang Xincheng. Her speed was like lightning, faster than Jiang Xincheng, who was using the Five Elements Steps at full power.

“Thief, you’re looking for death!”

Seeing Jiang Xincheng a few meters away, Wu Ruirui slashed out with her palm from mid-air. The surging Primordial Force was like a great river, rushing toward Jiang Xincheng’s back. This woman’s strength had actually reached the Cloud Condensation Realm, where Primordial Force could be released externally to kill from a distance.

A few months ago, she was only at the peak of the Bone Training Realm Late Stage, cultivating nothing more than the Primordial Ultimate Art, and her Primordial Force was nothing like this. But who would have thought that in just a few months, Wu Ruirui had broken through from the peak of the Bone Training Realm Late Stage to the Cloud Condensation Realm and had mastered such a powerful Primordial Force cultivation method.

River Tome!

So Wu Ruirui had cultivated the River Tome and used it to break through to the Cloud Condensation Realm. Zheng Zhong really treated her well.

Feeling the sharp, overwhelming Primordial Force from the river behind him, Jiang Xincheng’s expression changed slightly. He immediately understood Wu Ruirui’s intention: to hinder him so the many guards could surround him, capture him alive, or kill him.

After a brief consideration, Jiang Xincheng not only did not resist but instead used his back to directly take Wu Ruirui’s aerial strike. Using the force from the blow, his speed increased, widening the distance between him and Wu Ruirui by several meters.

At the same time, a nearly imperceptible layer of dark copper light appeared on Jiang Xincheng’s back, greatly reducing the power of the aerial strike. Even so, the blow made Jiang Xincheng spit out a mouthful of blood. The strength of a Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warrior far surpassed that of a Bone Training Realm Primordial Warrior.

Fortunately, Jiang Xincheng had already cultivated the Immeasurable Golden Body to the Black Fiend Copper Body stage, and the Black Fiend Copper Body had also advanced to the minor achievement level. Although Wu Ruirui’s strike made him spit blood, he was not seriously injured. Instead, using the force from Wu Ruirui’s River Primordial Force, he ran even faster, directly breaking through the courtyard wall and fleeing toward the large lake behind Autumn Moon Manor.

“A mere Bone Training Realm Primordial Warrior, and quite tough too,” Wu Ruirui snorted coldly, giving chase again. The strong wind fluttered, lifting the bedsheet and revealing some of the scenery beneath, causing some of the pursuing guards to pause briefly, their faces turning red before they resumed chasing Jiang Xincheng.

Jiang Xincheng’s Spiritual Sense fluctuated, and he also detected Wu Ruirui’s appearance. He was slightly stunned, never expecting that the woman Zheng Zhong was enjoying in the next room was actually Wu Ruirui, the department beauty of the School of Humanities and Arts at Tianhai University.

When he had seen her before, he thought this girl was quite proud, as if she didn’t care about any man. But who would have thought she would give herself to an old man who could be her father. Truly, you can’t judge a book by its cover.

But when did this woman break through to the Cloud Condensation Realm and master the River Tome? With her blocking the way, the chances of escape had diminished.

Without further thought, Jiang Xincheng used his perfected Five Elements Steps to the extreme, frantically running toward the large lake about half a kilometer away. Behind him, Wu Ruirui, wrapped in a bedsheet, had a face full of killing intent, her delicate oval face shining with a cold, glamorous light as she pursued Jiang Xincheng.

She occasionally used the Splitting Void Palm, striking Jiang Xincheng and making him stagger. If not for the protection of his Black Fiend Copper Body, Jiang Xincheng would have been seriously injured long ago and unable to escape from Autumn Moon Manor.