Chapter 2335: King Bomb Intelligence

But in her palm, a strange scene appeared:

The bead suddenly opened, turning into a strange creature that looked like a centipede at first glance, but with long tendrils at both head and tail.

It had been in a deep slumber, awakened by the blood and qi, and thus bit Mei Wuniang's fingertip.

It hurt. Her face remained as usual.

Her job is truly not easy; she often suffers work-related injuries.

But after the pain, she began to see hallucinations before her eyes.

In the visions were Douyun Zhushi, Lu Yongyan, Xiao Yu, and miscellaneous figures, but each was a living person, each capable of speech.

Only Zeng Gugu was absent.

Because, this is Zeng Gugu's perspective!

What Mei Wuniang is now watching is a fragment of Zeng Gugu's memory from before her death.

Everyone says death is like a lamp going out, and only the dead can keep secrets.

Actually, under special circumstances, even the dead cannot keep secrets—the newly deceased.

After Zeng Gugu's death, the Heavenly God immediately took her soul; not only killing her body but also seizing her soul, which is already extremely meticulous.

But Cangyan still taught Mei Wuniang a special method to squeeze out the last bit of value from the newly deceased!

That is the Confusion Heart Worm Puppet.

The Confusion Heart Worm appeared in the Battle of Yuheng City in the Panlong World, in the real-world Upside-Down Sea Battle, and in the Dragon God War; it not only controls the host's actions, but even within fifteen minutes after the host's death, it can continue to manipulate this corpse.

Dong Rui, during his research, made a unique discovery: when the Confusion Heart Worm enters the victim's brain center, it can also read the host's short-term memory—from as little as a dozen breaths ago to as much as fifteen minutes ago—thus greatly facilitating its simulation of living beings and role-playing.

But upon hearing of this special talent, He Lingchuan's first thought was: "Restore the secrets of those silenced!"

Many people, upon hearing secrets they shouldn't know, are immediately silenced. But He Lingchuan clearly understands that even if the soul is gone, the brain may remain active from the moment of death up to half an hour afterward, still storing the final perceptions and memories before death—as long as it hasn't been destroyed.

If we could timely apply the Confusion Heart Worm to these people, might we possibly extract these secrets without having to take them to the coffin?

After receiving the mission from the Great Emperor, Dong Rui followed this line of research and, after five years, used the Confusion Heart Worm to create a new demon puppet, designated One-Zero-Two.

Considering its likely use in espionage, Dong Rui, after dozens of improvements, shaped the Confusion Heart Worm puppet into the form of a pearl pill; normally it enters a dormant, death-feigning state—what is commonly called half-dead, half-alive—at which time it shows no signs of life, resembling a dead object, and can even be placed in a storage ring. As long as it is not split open to look inside, no one would know it is not a pearl pill.

But once it comes into contact with fresh blood, it will awaken within fifty breaths and burrow into the host's body.

A few days ago, Mei Wuniang smeared it with a bit of blood and inserted it into Zeng Gugu's nose. This was her final step in handling the corpse, after which she would rise, leave, and close the door.

The human nasal cavity has a passage connected to the brain; for the Confusion Heart Worm, this is a grand highway.

Of course, during its activity, it no longer maintains the death-feigning state; if the Heavenly God's divine sense sweeps over this place, it might still detect its presence.

But as long as there are no living people in the sealed room, why would the Heavenly God bother with such trouble? Who is so addicted, who has nothing to do but come take a look at a frozen, stiff old corpse?

The risk is not absent, but merely not high.

The work Mei Wuniang engages in inherently cannot avoid all risk; sometimes it even requires a bit of luck.

This time, her luck was not bad—the Heavenly God had no suspicion from beginning to end.

In the vast Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly God cannot possibly focus only here; moreover, the rise of the new Douyun Zhushi will absorb the Heavenly God's vast majority of attention.

When Mei Wuniang re-enters the sealed room and places Zeng Gugu's corpse into the coffin, the Confusion Heart Worm puppet has already returned to its original position and re-entered the death-feigning state.

Originally she planned to leave the Heavenly Palace before taking out the worm puppet, but now she must risk inspecting the intelligence.

Knowing the intelligence content, she can then arrange her next move.

This worm puppet has already recognized her as master; it will not harm her, and after consuming her blood, it can share intelligence with her.

The Heavenly Palace holds too many secrets; Zeng Gugu stayed too long by Douyun Zhushi's side, making a peaceful end rare. But Mei Wuniang still believes she must have overheard something she shouldn't have; otherwise, why would Lu Yongyan rush to kill her to silence her? Out of respect for the old Douyun Zhushi, could they not grant her two days, waiting until the old master's funeral is over before killing her?

Therefore, this secret is likely extremely urgent; Lu Yongyan cannot wait a moment, but must silence her on the spot.

At this moment, the perceptions and memories from the half-minute before Zeng Gugu's death unfold like a revolving lantern before Mei Wuniang's eyes.

The old Douyun Zhushi was already gray-faced, yet still revealed several secrets to Lu Yongyan. These secrets dare not be committed to paper; they can only be passed orally.

One is more explosive than the next.

The most explosive of them made Mei Wuniang's hand, hidden under the blanket, instinctively clench.

The old Douyun Zhushi, at the time near death, spoke without beating around the bush, directly saying: "The most important secret in the Heavenly Palace now is the location of the Hidden God Lord! Listen well—it is hidden in Yanxia Bay in the northern part of Song State! Those in the mortal world who know this secret, including you and me, number no more than five. Others may participate, but they do not truly know what they are doing."

After his death, only four of the informed remain.

Mei Wuniang's mouth corner curled—no, now it's five people again!

But she also did not expect that the Confusion Heart Worm puppet would uncover such a king-bomb intelligence.

Having stayed in the Heavenly Palace for so many years, she clearly knows what demon puppets and yaoshou are; He Lingchuan once explained the Demon God Project to her in detail—this is foundational knowledge for spies. But regarding intelligence on the Hidden God Lord, she has never been able to extract a single word.

Either the informed in the Heavenly Palace are too few, or that intelligence line does not pass through the Heavenly Palace. But as Douyun Zhushi, the Heavenly God's most intimate executor, must certainly know the inside story.

Now, this explosive intelligence lies plainly before Mei Wuniang.

Only during the transition of old and new masters, when this secret is spoken aloud and enters a third person's ear, does it have a chance to leak—and Mei Wuniang, both fortunate and alert, seized this opportunity.

To her, this is "Heavenly Secret"! Mei Wuniang's heart pounded violently.

Next, she has two things to do.

First, sever the Heavenly God's connection, then quickly send this major intelligence to the Nine Abysses Great Emperor.

The hiding place of the Hidden God Lord is the Heavenly Palace's top-secret matter; the Nine Abysses Great Emperor has painstakingly sought it for many years?

Once he obtains this intelligence, his plan to counter the Demon God may very well achieve major progress.

Second, she must carefully consider whether, after sending out this intelligence, she should still return to the Heavenly Palace.

The previous chapter had a small bug: "God's Gaze" only has connection positioning function, no direct peeping function, already corrected!