Chapter 177: Ji Moyuan's Thoughts

In a luxurious Villa in Beijing, Ji Moyuan was looking at the documents in front of him without saying a word.

After a good while, he finally put down the documents and spoke to the person in front of him: "Is this matter you investigated true?"

"Young Master, this information was all obtained through special channels; it cannot be wrong," the middle-aged man in front of him said.

Ji Moyuan took a deep breath: "In other words, Luo Yexi's strength is at least at the Mysterious Tier Late Stage. She is younger than me, yet her strength far exceeds mine; it is truly hard to believe!"

After all, in the Dark World, having a master at the Innate level and having a master who can make someone advance to the Mysterious Tier Late Stage at sixteen are two completely different concepts. The former only makes people a little envious, while the latter makes people horrified.

"I suspect that if this Luo Yexi's strength was not raised through some improper methods, then she might come from some Hidden Secluded Family with an astonishing background, or there is some reclusive top-tier old monster behind her. At the same time, her constitution must also be a rare one," the middle-aged man said.

"Hidden Secluded Family? A reclusive old monster?" Ji Moyuan narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. "Luo, how do you think the power behind this Luo Yexi compares to our family?"

"This..." the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment.

"Speak!" Ji Moyuan said.

"If this information is all true, then this Luo Yexi can possess a status in the Dark World that is on par with you, Young Master!" Luo said.

"Are there many such people in Beijing?" The light in Ji Moyuan's eyes flickered.

"Not many, but not very few either. That eldest young lady of the Su Family is one of them!" Luo sighed softly. "After all, we are only one of the branches split off from the Ji Family, not the main family!"

"Yes, we are just a branch!" A mocking smile tugged at the corner of Ji Moyuan's mouth.

Why could he only be a member of a branch family? Why could that piece of trash be the heir to the main family? Clearly, he could crush that person in both strength and talent, but just because he was from a branch family, he was forever barred from the position of Ji Family Clan Master. And that piece of trash, as long as he lived to eighteen, could become the Ji Family Young Clan Master? He was unconvinced in his heart, a hundred times unconvinced!

"Don't worry, Young Master. According to the intelligence I received, whether that so-called Young Clan Master can even live to eighteen is a question! It is not impossible for you, Young Master, to become the Young Clan Master in the future!" Seeing that there was no one around, Luo said softly to Ji Moyuan.

"Whether he can live to eighteen is a question?" Ji Moyuan raised an eyebrow. "What is the situation? Why have I never known about this?"

"This matter was sealed by people from the main family and is not allowed to be leaked. I only found out about this by chance!" After Luo confirmed that no one around could hear their conversation, his courage grew. "It is said that the Clan Master's son encountered a Heavenly Punishment when he was born, which is why he became the piece of trash he is now. Moreover, his condition is extremely severe; it is very likely he will not live past eighteen! The current Clan Master only has this one child. If he dies, the person to inherit the position of Young Clan Master will inevitably have to be chosen from the young masters of the various branch families. By then, you may very well have a chance, Young Master."

"Is this true? Then what is that piece of trash's current situation?" Ji Moyuan asked with pleasant surprise.

"This old servant does not know. After all, he has been very well protected all these years, and no one has seen his true face. I also learned this information from an Elder of the main family!" Luo said mysteriously.

"Then Luo, you say if such a thing really happens, then what will I have to compete for the position of Young Clan Master?" A light called ambition flickered in Ji Moyuan's eyes.

"To compete for the position of Young Clan Master, the strength one possesses and the power behind one are both indispensable things, but what we lack now are precisely these two things!" Luo said.

"Strength, you don't need to worry about that. Improving strength is not a difficult matter for me; as long as the timing is right, my strength can be greatly improved. As for the power behind me, that is what I lack most right now! If Father could help me, that would be great. At least I could get some useful information from him," Ji Moyuan frowned, then stated his current situation.

"Actually, the Master has also been paying attention to this matter, but he is hindered by his own status and cannot intervene directly. If you go to discuss this with the Master now, Young Master, you might gain something!" Luo reminded him from the side.

"Father knows?" Ji Moyuan looked surprised.

"Yes."

"That's great, then there are many things I can discuss with Father!" Ji Moyuan looked delighted. "Before, I wanted to obtain Luo Yexi and entrusted someone to invite Father, but Father never replied to me. It seems I need to go home and discuss this matter with Father!"

In Ji Moyuan's plan, he wanted to take down Luo Yexi first. He believed that with his current strength and status, the power behind Luo Yexi would definitely be very happy to marry into their family. After all, behind him was the Ji Family, and he was currently the person most likely to become the future Young Clan Master of the Ji Family. Regarding strength, although he was only at the Huang Tier Late Stage now, he only needed an opportunity to leap to the Mysterious Tier Mid-Stage. The union of the two sides would be a strong alliance; isn't that exactly what these big powers love to do?

Moreover, Luo Yexi was only his first target; on his list of targets, there was also Su Wanyue. After all, Luo had also said that Su Wanyue's status in the Dark World was comparable to his own. As for whether there would be any problems with marrying both of them at the same time, he had never taken it to heart. In the Dark World, it was not a special thing for the strong to have multiple wives and concubines, and he had enough confidence to subdue both of them at the same time.

Just as Ji Moyuan was happily thinking about how to marry the two beauties, Lingyun was flipping through the materials in front of him.

"This is all the information about the orphanage that took you in back then. It's just a pity that the old director passed away, and that orphanage has already been razed to the ground. Previously, no one was interested in this unremarkable orphanage, so much of the information obtained is incomplete," Chen Jing said softly to Lingyun.

"Some information can already be seen from here," Lingyun closed the last page and said.

"Oh, what did you see?" Chen Jing leaned over with interest; she was very interested in Lingyun's background.

For someone as smart as Lingyun to be abandoned as an infant, could there be some hidden story behind it? In Chen Jing's mind, she instantly imagined countless melodramatic wealthy family feuds.

"The materials show that the person who left me at the orphanage back then met with the old director, and at that time, they even agreed on a time with the old director, saying they would come back to pick me up when the time came. At the same time, that person also left some funds as my living expenses, which shows that they only wanted to temporarily place me in the orphanage," Lingyun pointed to one of the documents. "But later, this person did not return to the orphanage, so I was left there."

"Now there are two possibilities. First, what that person said was just to deceive the old director, and they had no intention of picking you up. Second, that person already met with an accident and couldn't return to pick you up!" Chen Jing took over Lingyun's words. "Which possibility do you think is greater?"

"Based on my intuition, the second possibility is greater," Lingyun narrowed his eyes.

"Then I will let my subordinates investigate along this path to see if there are any gains!" Chen Jing nodded. "However, if that is really the case, Lingyun, your background might not be that simple!"

"So what? I am still me; I will not change because of a change in status!" Lingyun waved his hand.