pjbooks Chapter 376 The Star Official Returns, Dirty Water Splashed on the Council's Face
Chapter 376 The Star Official Returns, Dirty Water Splashed on the Council's Face
"Absolutely mind-reading?"
Chen Yifan stopped at the door, his fingers resting on the metal doorknob, and did not leave immediately.
Mu Wanqing stared at his "star official" face and spoke very quickly.
"Don't think I'm trying to scare you."
"The Rat rarely takes action, but anyone he interrogates can't keep a secret."
"He doesn't need to ask."
"He can know exactly what's on your mind when you stand in front of him."
Wang Fugui held the shield, a chill running down his spine.
"Brother Fan, how about we don't go back yet?"
"This ability is too overpowered! It can read minds directly; who can withstand that?"
Chen Yifan did not respond.
The deceitful mask can deceive physical form, breath, and soul fluctuations.
The ring of the god of theft can erase cause and effect.
But the inner voice is what you hear about the thoughts that are just beginning to emerge.
Getting close to the Rat will cause big trouble.
However, it's not entirely hopeless.
Just don't get too close.
Or, let them not have time to review him according to the procedure at all.
"Are rats permanently stationed in the core review area?"
"right."
Mu Wanqing nodded.
"If returning personnel follow the normal procedures, they will definitely pass the second review."
"If you go back to Sky Dome, whatever you do, don't go into the core review area."
"Then let's make a big deal out of it."
Chen Yifan pushed open the door.
Wang Fugui didn't react in time.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Yifan turned around and glanced at him.
"Make such a fuss that they won't have time to interrogate me."
At this point, he looked towards the late Qing Dynasty.
"Boss Mu, could you get me a book on illusion techniques or self-hypnosis skills?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was already out of the safe house.
The alloy door closed again.
Wang Fugui stood there for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence.
"Sister Mu, is my brother Fan's mind a little villainous?"
Mu Wanqing rubbed her temples.
"If he really plays the villain, the Lamplighter won't be getting any sleep tonight."
Without further delay, she immediately dialed Old K's number.
"Fastest speed."
"I want all the skill books that can block mind reading, including illusionist techniques, self-hypnosis, and mind isolation techniques."
Also, send me your temporary trading coordinates.
"Chen Yifan will go there to pick up his things before returning to Kyoto."
……
Outside Kyoto.
A semi-abandoned wartime teleportation array is hidden in a gap in the mountain.
This place was originally a transit point for the Lamplighters' rapid deployment during wartime, and ordinary access was not allowed to approach it.
Chen Yifan noticed that three more general mental skill books had appeared in his storage ring.
Mind isolation.
"Shallow Self-Hypnosis".
Illusion Barrier.
The items aren't top-of-the-line.
But it's enough.
At least at crucial moments, it can give his thoughts a false appearance.
He put the fraudster mask back on.
The face of the star official.
The aura of a star deity.
Star Official's Permission Card.
The three-piece set is complete.
Chen Yifan raised his hand and pressed it on the identification pillar of the teleportation array.
[Chen-level privileges confirmed.]
[Number Seven, Star Official.]
[Kyoto is currently under Level 1 lockdown. Cross-level teleportation is prohibited unless directly under the command of the Twelve Zodiacs.]
Chen Yifan directly slapped the black token given to him by Chenlong onto the surface.
[Special transfer order confirmed for the frontline Rotten Star Sea.]
[Startup allowed.]
[WARNING: Sky Dome Headquarters Starport is now on high alert. A second screening will be required after teleportation.]
"Screw your grandpa."
Chen Yifan muttered a curse under his breath.
The teleportation array lit up.
A violent feeling of weightlessness crashed down, and I was pulled into the high-altitude passageway.
The 30,000-meter height difference was forcibly erased in a few seconds.
Before landing, Chen Yifan drew his battle sword with his right hand.
puff!
The blade sliced open the shoulder.
puff!
The second cut went under the ribs.
The third cut was even more ruthless, leaving a long gash along the side of the waist.
The moment the blood started to flow, the powerful physical instincts began to heal.
Chen Yifan forcibly suppressed his life force and mobilized the remaining outer god bloodline of the Lord of Calamity, causing dark red putrefaction spots to emerge from the edges of his wounds.
Finally, he separated a tiny fraction of the Holy Lord's life essence, disguised it as a strange green light, and let it dart around in the wound.
It appears to be eroded by multiple pollutants simultaneously, and could become distorted at any time.
"Make the performance more realistic."
He raised his hand and slapped his chest.
Click.
Two ribs are broken.
A mouthful of black blood rose to his throat.
He didn't swallow.
I just had to hold it in.
next second.
Transmission complete.
Chen Yifan crashed heavily onto the metal ground of the starport outside the Sky Dome headquarters.
"puff!"
Black blood sprayed half a meter away.
The piercing alarm blared instantly.
[Pollution reaction!]
[High-risk individuals have entered the Starport!]
[Target identified: Chen-level combat unit, Star Officer!]
[Status error! Status error!]
A red light band illuminated the path from the ground all the way to the dome.
More than a dozen automatic turrets turned simultaneously.
A large number of heavily armored guards rushed out from both sides of the passage, their energy gun barrels locked onto Chen Yifan.
"Don't move!"
"Kneel down! Remove both hands from your weapons!"
"Star Lord, why did you turn back ahead of schedule? Where is your escort team?"
Chen Yifan lay on the ground, his body convulsing.
He didn't rush to explain; he just propped himself up on his arms and tried to get up.
He had only managed to hold on for half his life when he spat out another mouthful of black blood.
When it comes to acting, being too proactive makes it seem fake.
Let them worry first.
Sure enough, the captain of the guards' expression changed.
"The pollution index is still rising! Notify the court!"
"quick!"
"You've already been notified!"
"A reaction at the level of the twelve zodiac animals is approaching!"
boom!
The metal dome above the starport suddenly opened a crack.
A slender figure plummeted from a great height.
The ground is sunken.
The newcomer was dressed in a black and gold combat uniform with six long metal rods hanging from his back. He had a gaunt face, high cheekbones, and dark gold pupils.
One of the twelve zodiac animals.
Monkey (申猴).
The person in charge of punishment is the one who holds the lamp.
In the Star Official's memory, the evaluation of this person can be summed up in four words.
If you can avoid provoking someone, then don't.
Shenhou scanned the entire Starport before finally stopping on Chen Yifan.
"Star Official".
His voice was a bit high-pitched, which was very unpleasant to listen to.
"Chenlong commands you to go to the Rotten Star Sea."
Where are your men?
"Why did you come back without permission?"
The captain of the guard immediately lowered his head.
"Lord Shenhou, his body is showing abnormal signs of contamination, suggesting he may have come into contact with an Outer God's mark."
Shenhou raised his hand.
The captain of the guard shut up.
One of the six metal rods flew out, its tip hovering half an inch in front of Chen Yifan's brow.
"You have ten seconds."
"I can't explain it. I'll treat him as a deserter."
Chen Yifan raised his head, his face covered in blood.
He forced out heavy breaths, looking utterly disheveled, as if he had just crawled back from the brink of death.
"grown ups……"
Shenhou raised a finger.
"Nine."
Chen Yifan gritted his teeth and got up, only to fall back down.
"I...I'm innocent!"
"eight."
"We were ambushed before we even left the city!"
"seven."
Chen Yifan suddenly looked up, his voice rising.
"Rotten Starry Sky Route Leaked!"
"The team leader is dead!"
"The other party isn't a mutant, they're a human!"
Shenhou's counting stopped.
"continue."
Chen Yifan seized the opportunity, gripping the ground so tightly that his fingernails broke.
"That man headed straight towards the Xia family's house; he knew Chen Yifan was there!"
The surrounding guards immediately became agitated.
Shenhou raised his hand and pressed down.
The Star Harbor fell silent.
Why did you go to the Xia family's house?
Chen Yifan was breathing even more heavily.
"Lord Chenlong asked me to provide support for the main vessel, and Lord Maotu provided the target list."
"My subordinates had just mobilized the outer perimeter teams to prepare for clearing the way when they discovered that a blockade array had been activated in the direction of the Xia family."
"My subordinates suspect that someone has acted first, so we have no choice but to rush over."
Shenhou narrowed his eyes.
"and then?"
Chen Yifan's shoulders trembled slightly, and he lowered his voice.
"The formation has shattered."
"The Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking Formation was shattered in a single blow."
As soon as these words were spoken, the metal staff behind Shenhou trembled.
That thing is a strategic-level containment tool used by the Lamplighters.
There are very few in the entire Dragon Kingdom that can be broken head-on.
Shenhou took half a step forward.
"Who did it?"
Chen Yifan opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The captain of the guard couldn't help but shout.
"Medical team!"
"Who gave you permission to move?"
Shenhou glanced back at him.
The captain of the guards immediately retreated.
The person in charge of punishment is present, and the medical team must wait their turn before the interrogation.
Chen Yifan's arm trembled as he managed to pull a broken mechanical scale from his pocket.
These are parts that were previously seized from the cyborgs in the Council of Order.
He kept it as a backup.
I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
The metal scales fell to the ground, still bearing the unique energy patterns of the Council of Order.
"The power of machinery".
Chen Yifan's voice was hoarse.
"Pure mechanical spark fluctuations."
"The other party is not an ordinary cyborg."
"He can tear open spatial locks with his bare hands, he can corrupt cause and effect, and he can cripple Lord Sishe in one move."
"What did you say?"
The mockery on Shenhou's face vanished instantly.
Say it again.
Chen Yifan quickly lowered his head.
"I saw it with my own eyes."
"Lord Sishe, accompanied by two adjutants, intercepted Chen Yifan, but the assassin suddenly made his move."
"Two adjutants were killed on the spot, and Lord Si She's spiritual energy sea was shattered."
"That person even destroyed the distress signal device in front of everyone."
No one dared to utter a sound in Star Harbor.
The fact that the snake's shed snake skin clone was rendered useless and its strength greatly reduced was never made public.
Chenlong was injured, and the only thing known within the Sky Dome was that something serious had happened to the Xia family; the specific details were kept under wraps at the highest level.
A captain at the Chen level who escaped from outside shouldn't know so much.
But he insisted on revealing the details.
Shenhou's doubts did not disappear.
The only difference is that the direction of the suspicion has changed.
He stared at the mechanical scale next to Chen Yifan's hand.
"The Council of Order?"
Chen Yifan immediately followed up with a fatal blow.
"I dare not say for sure."
"But before they left, they left a message."
Shenhou bent down and pinched Chen Yifan's chin with his slender fingers.
"What did you say?"
Chen Yifan took a couple of breaths and didn't dare to speak immediately.
Shenhou exerted force with his fingertips.
The bones made a soft cracking sound.
"speak."
Chen Yifan closed his eyes and lowered his voice.
"He said... if the lamplighter wants to create a god, he has to ask the mechanical throne if it agrees first."
These words completely changed the atmosphere of the entire Starport.
Mechanical Throne.
The highest leader of the Order Council never appears in public; the outside world only knows him by a code name.
This name carries weight.
Shenhou slowly loosened his grip.
He did not have an immediate reaction.
Judging from his reaction, Chen Yifan knew that the blame had been firmly placed on him for the most part.
The interior of the celestial dome was already chaotic.
The Dragon (辰龙) created a god, the Rabbit (卯兔) covered for him, and the Snake (巳蛇) went out to arrest people, but in the end, the Snake was rendered useless.
Now, let's squeeze in another Order Council mechanical throne.
The water has become murky.
Shenhou turned to look at the captain of the guards.
"Block the starport."
"Make three copies of all transmission records: one for me, one for Mao Tu, and one for the archives."
The captain of the guard immediately saluted.
"yes!"
Chen Yifan caught a key word.
Archives.
The Rat is in charge of the core review area, and the archives are most likely not under his jurisdiction.
This line might work.
Shenhou turned around again.
"Star Lord, what happened to the pollution on your body?"
Chen Yifan was prepared.
"After that person shattered Lord Si She's domain, three kinds of pollution erupted at the scene."
"I survived an attack thanks to Lord Chenlong's token and was spared from death."
"We returned to report because the Rotting Star Sea route has been exposed."
"If we continue with the original plan, all the selected containers will fall into the hands of the Council of Order."
These few words directly transformed the "deserter" into a "survivor who brought back crucial intelligence."
Shenhou raised his hand and grabbed.
The black token in Chen Yifan's arms flew into his hand.
It's confirmed to be true.
Shenhou threw the token back.
"You're lucky to be alive."
Chen Yifan lowered his head.
"My lord, I am willing to accept external scrutiny."
Shenhou laughed.
"Censorship?"
He looked up toward the core area of the sky, his tone becoming strange.
"Who has the mind to interrogate you now?"
"That old bastard Chenlong secretly created a god and dragged the Lamp Bearer into this mess."
"The snake's skin clone has been destroyed, greatly reducing its strength. Its main vessel has been stolen, and the Council of Order has even extended its reach to Kyoto."
"Someone has to take the blame for this."
Chen Yifan lowered his head even further.
What did he just hear?
The snake-skin clone of the Snake has been destroyed?
Could it be that the person that day wasn't the Snake itself?
but……
From their strained conversation, he clearly sensed that Shenhou and Chenlong were not on the same path.
This was an unexpected bonus.
"My lord, I will only obey orders."
"Don't pretend."
Shenhou kicked him in the wound on his shoulder.
Chen Yifan rolled two meters away and spat out another mouthful of blood.
The wound was kicked open, and dark red blood flowed all over the ground.
Shenhou was actually quite satisfied with his miserable state.
"Can you still move?"
"able."
"Then get up."
Chen Yifan leaned on his battle sword and stood up, swaying slightly.
The performance ended just right.
If the situation gets worse, they're likely to be sent to the medical pod.
That would be more troublesome.
Shenhou raised his hand, and the six metal rods returned to his back.
"lead the way."
Chen Yifan looked up.
"Where to?"
Shenhou reached out, grabbed his neck, and pulled him in front of him.
Those dark golden eyes held the excitement of interrogating a criminal.
"The Council of Order?"
"That old bastard Chenlong secretly created a god behind our backs, and now he's getting his comeuppance."
"Come, follow me to see Mao Tu."
"I'd like to see how she covers for herself this time!"