Chapter 223: Another Great Sin

Unlike what many imagine, while Gaoli holds a resistant and disgusted attitude toward Dongxia on one hand, on the other, it places great importance on many things within Dongxia culture—so much so that it is constantly thinking of snatching them away to claim as its own...

For example, Chinese herbal medicine; this traditional medical industry, which has begun to decline within Dongxia itself, is quite popular in Gaoli. When candidates are preparing for exams, most of their families will arrange for boiled Chinese herbal medicine to regulate and nourish their bodies.

The Xu Family Pharmaceutical Group is the conglomerate that occupies the leading position in this field. Although it cannot be compared to the March Conglomerate, it can barely be considered a name in Seoul.

The headquarters of the Xu Family Pharmaceutical Group is in a district in Seoul far from the city center. When Li Qingzi arrived here with the March Conglomerate's motorcade, she discovered that this headquarters building, which should have had many people, only had a few bodyguards in black suits guarding downstairs, and she did not see any traces of staff.

Li Qingzi's eyelids drooped; she roughly understood Xu Zhiyu's style of doing things. She walked over with the several board members, her expression unchanged.

"Miss Li, Director Xu only invited you up."

Li Qingzi couldn't be bothered to pay attention to these bodyguards and walked straight past. Naturally, the bodyguards behind her stepped up to push aside the black-suited bodyguards at the entrance, and the group filed in directly through the main door.

This rather imposing and tidy headquarters building appeared unusually cold and cheerless at this moment because there was no human activity, and the atmosphere became somewhat strange. The two board members following behind Li Qingzi exchanged glances but did not speak.

Unlike the speculation of outsiders that she obtained property by relying on the favor of family elders, this eldest daughter of the March family is the type who is very capable; several aunts and uncles have already been defeated by her one after another.

When such a person does things, there is no room for them to intervene.

The elevator went all the way to the 33rd floor and stopped. The elevator opened, and a man wearing a top-tier custom suit stood at the elevator entrance with a smile.

The man was about one meter eighty-five tall, with a well-proportioned and slender build, a handsome face, and hair groomed meticulously—a standard Elite getup. But what made Li Qingzi pay more attention was the other party's hands; they were unusually slender and as smooth as jade.

Seeing Li Qingzi appear, the smile on Xu Zhiyu's face became even brighter. He stepped aside and said,

"You are indeed as outstanding as I thought."

Afterward, Xu Zhiyu led Li Qingzi directly toward the reception hall, not even glancing at the March Conglomerate board members following behind her.

This scene made the several board members feel even stranger. Logically speaking, although the other party is the eldest son of the conglomerate, he currently only holds the position of director. There are rumors that the helmsman of the Xu Family conglomerate prefers the second son and ignores this eldest son; there is no reason for the other party to be so Arrogant toward them.

Xu Zhiyu stood at the entrance of the reception hall, waiting for Li Qingzi to enter. The smile on his face was bright, but he said softly,

"Is Miss Moon Demon trying to cover people's eyes by bringing these Mortals?"

"That sort of thing is unnecessary, ha..."

As he spoke, a chilling murderous intent was unexpectedly revealed. Li Qingzi frowned; this Xu Zhiyu felt very dangerous to her. This feeling of malice radiating at all times made her inexplicably familiar.

That's right, this guy gives a feeling very similar to that Bai Cangshu!

Li Qingzi waved her hand, signaling the board members to find a place to wait on their own. She then entered the reception hall. Three people were already waiting inside. Seeing Li Qingzi and Xu Zhiyu appear, they all revealed different expressions.

There was curiosity, relief, and also wariness.

Xu Zhiyu closed the door, only to see that Li Qingzi had naturally already sat in the main seat. That posture of a superior was very natural.

Seeing Xu Zhiyu's gaze, Li Qingzi merely arched her brows, then her lips moved slightly.

"A problem?"

The smile on the corners of Xu Zhiyu's mouth deepened. He shrugged his shoulders and did not sit down either. He unbuttoned his suit jacket at the chest and said,

"You are all, to my knowledge, the few Elite Reincarnators in Gaoli. I invited everyone here today to discuss some important matters that only elites like us can decide."

Li Qingzi scrutinized Xu Zhiyu; she was judging the other party's strength.

There is not much Intelligence in the Space regarding the 【Yixin Society】. After seeing the invitation last night, she had inquired about some information through an acquaintance who was an intelligence peddler. She only knew that the 【Yixin Society】 was likely a local Reincarnator faction in Gaoli, and its members were all Gaoli people.

And the leader of the 【Yixin Society】 had a fierce personality, but in the Space, they were not called a 【Fierce Person】. Then, in all likelihood, the other party was the type with a cruel combat style, or was very brutal toward ordinary people and Plot Characters.

Such guys are mostly lunatics, venting the desires in their hearts through constant slaughter.

The only thing that made Li Qingzi care was that in some rumors, some people believed the other party was a Special Reincarnator holding a special card, possessing special abilities.

"Hmph, even if this lady really is the 【Moon Demon】 you speak of, it is still too ridiculous to discuss major matters that determine the national Luck just by relying on us, who aren't even Title-level Reincarnators."

The Reincarnator sitting by the window wore a coffee-colored hat, the brim very low, almost blocking his entire face. He was wrapped tightly, his hands tucked into his pockets. These various expressions all indicated his subconscious distrust of Xu Zhiyu.

At this moment, he also spoke up to retort.

Li Qingzi did not speak, merely sitting elegantly in the main seat with one leg crossed, as if she were the owner of this place.

Xu Zhiyu was not annoyed at being questioned. He walked among the few, his expression casual.

"Title-level Reincarnators?"

"They are just some guys who occupied the early Space dividends. Are they very strong?"

As he spoke, a scarlet light began to appear on the Space Mark on his right hand. That abnormal light quickly drew the attention of the few.

The Reincarnator wearing the hat reacted the most violently. He raised his head, his face unusually twisted, with an amber-like crystal between his brows; his entire face looked like a giant bird's face.

Several black spheres condensed in front of and behind him. As his body shook, they immediately shot toward all directions.

Pop, pop, pop!

Amidst a series of crisp sounds, the items the black spheres touched disappeared instantly, revealing huge spherical voids.

Li Qingzi sat on the sofa, merely tilting her head, letting the black spheres erase the wall behind her.

The others reacted much more violently; this attack was extremely dangerous, clearly a Space-cutting type ability.

The Birdman knew he had overreacted, but he had once witnessed Xu Zhiyu make a move. This guy with the codename 【Director】 was definitely a freak addicted to slaughter, so he had always remained wary of Xu Zhiyu.

The Birdman directly pushed off with his feet, his whole body falling backward toward the wall that had been cut open.

Xu Zhiyu watched this scene and shook his head helplessly.

"Since you don't trust me, you shouldn't have appeared in the first place."

The scarlet light flared. His body disappeared in an instant. The next moment, a large scarlet snake probed out from the shattered wall; in just an instant, it bit the falling Reincarnator and retracted instantly.

The scarlet light extinguished, leaving only the corpse of the Reincarnator with his neck torn open lying in the reception hall. Before long, it turned into a Scarlet Drop Card.

Xu Zhiyu shrugged at the others, a smile still hanging on his face.

"This guy was too incompetent, and indeed not worthy of sitting at a table with us."

Li Qingzi's eyelids drooped, guessing in her heart: was that power just now the power of the other party's special card? She suddenly remembered that during the time she was being eroded by the God Hand, she seemed to have seen a similar scarlet light shine on Bai Cangshu's right hand.

In other words, are these two in all likelihood Special Reincarnators of the same Sequence?

Hiss~

Li Qingzi's brows furrowed tightly. Enduring that sharp pain, she quickly cleared her mind.

Xu Zhiyu, however, keenly captured this scene, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Is the Moon Demon not in a good state?

A Killing Intent Wave began to permeate unconsciously.

——

"Hello?"

Bai Cangshu turned on his phone, which he hadn't used in a long time; he didn't expect anyone to call him nowadays.

"Is this student Bai Cangshu? This is Luoshui."

A voice that had become somewhat unfamiliar came from the phone.

"Oh... Officer Luoshui."

"It's like this, student Bai Cangshu, my master said that things haven't been peaceful in Myanmar North recently. Didn't you find a job and go to Diannan before? I just wanted to remind you, if necessary, it's best to stay away from there."

The policewoman's voice was very serious; she was indeed acting out of the friendship she had with Bai Cangshu to intentionally come and remind him, definitely not for any selfish reasons.

Puchi!

Bai Cangshu pulled out the pitch-black Dragon-Slaying Sword; the corpse, with only a few inches of flesh and skin still connected, naturally ceased to breathe, falling to the ground with gushing blood and trembling.

"Has something happened over in Myanmar North?"

Bai Cangshu held the Dragon-Slaying Sword, looked at the corpses strewn across the building, shook his head, and arrived in front of the final hidden door.

"My master said it seems like a perverted serial killer has appeared over there, committing quite a few cases recently; their notorious reputation has even spread back to the country."

"Just stay far away from there. As for work, isn't there work everywhere? Dongxia is so big, it's enough for you to find some."

Bai Cangshu followed the advice readily, nodding continuously as he answered, then raised the Dragon-Slaying Sword and stabbed it directly into the hidden door.

Puchi!

The sound of blood gushing was a bit loud, and Luoshui heard it too.

"What is that sound over there?"

"Oh, it's just a client here who drank too much and is throwing up."

Bai Cangshu casually made up a few lies, then dismissed the well-meaning Officer Luoshui; after hanging up the phone, he put away the Dragon-Slaying Sword, listened intently for a moment, confirmed that there were indeed no living people left in this camp, and then turned to leave.

【Killing Intent Wave increased, current: lv2】

(End of chapter)