Hidden Moth-Chapter 449 - 255: The Quest for True Knowledge Among Myriad Phenomena (Part 2)

The investigation results show that he’s a child with a sympathetic background, yet excellent in character and academics, modest and motivated!

Recently, He Kao invested six million to acquire a ten percent stake in Nanhua Huishiming Brand, which Zhang Jingu also discovered due to changes in business registration records.

This does not indicate He Kao has financial issues; many people know he received a large ’inheritance’ last year, which actually proves he has significant economic power, and even after having money, he didn’t indulge in extravagance, continuing his diligent work...

At this moment, He Kao returned from a business trip, and Zhang Jingu finally decided to meet him personally. The two are strangers, so there shouldn’t be any conflict, especially as a Tier Four Sorcerer, he has confidence in his ability to protect himself.

Only through face-to-face communication can he make a genuine judgment, and it is here that his Spirit Awakening Skill finds its use.

Zhang Jingu finally said, "I’m sorry, I privately investigated your situation because I really have no clue. I decided to meet you because I have many questions to consult, I can’t simply go to Elder Mei.

I know nothing about Elder Mei, nor can I inquire about his situation. If there’s a question you also can’t answer, if there’s a chance and it’s convenient, could you help me consult Elder Mei again?

Please don’t laugh at my fanciful thoughts, I truly think this way..."

He Kao waved his hand to interrupt him, "Wait, wait, why are you mentioning Elder Mei again?"

Zhang Jingu: "I only heard about it after arriving at Qi Yuan; the forum moderator mentioned it in the group. She said Elder Mei of the Magic Sect also came to Qi Yuan, hiding in your unit as an employee, with unknown intentions..."

He Kao interrupted him again, "You don’t even know Elder Mei’s name or appearance?"

Zhang Jingu: "How should I know? I only heard the moderator mentioned him once in the group, and she didn’t say it clearly...may I ask if this is true?"

As He Kao was about to say something, he suddenly shook his head and said, "It’s not yours to ask, nor mine to say. Let’s not talk about Elder Mei, just discuss yourself since you’ve come to me, feel free to ask whatever you want now."

In that instant, He Kao finally realized why someone unintentionally leaked information, not necessarily intentionally violating the Ancestral Hall’s gag order.

He had just wanted to say, Elder Mei isn’t an old man but a young girl, fortunately, he reacted just in time—actually, he shouldn’t mention Elder Mei; any information about Elder Mei shouldn’t be disclosed.

"Elder Mei is actually a very young girl," this sentence, on the surface, does not violate the Ancestral Hall’s gag order, but when said in this context, listeners can analyze much information.

How does He Kao know this? If he hadn’t prefixed his statement with "I heard," and instead used a confident declarative sentence, it would indicate a high likelihood that he had met Elder Mei in person!

Then when and where did he most likely meet Elder Mei... combined with rumors, some things could be inferred.

Even ordinary people without cultivation can make deductions by observing and analyzing, let alone Zhang Jingu, a high-tier sorcerer proficient in the Spirit Awakening Skill.

Even if Zhang Jingu’s words are not false, he is the direct disciple of the Jianji Palace lineage, merely deceived previously, He Kao still shouldn’t disclose this to him.

If it weren’t for Li Xiuyuan’s confirmation by divine thought, Zhang Jingu’s claim of lineage from Jianji Palace, he should be Li Xiuyuan’s direct disciple-nephew. When mentioning Elder Mei’s information just now, He Kao should have considered how to capture him.

Even if He Kao isn’t confident in capturing Zhang Jingu, this isn’t the place to act, and he should promptly notify Li Xiuyuan—find a way to first take this person away, then investigate his information source.

Now, Li Xiuyuan is sitting outside, so He Kao doesn’t need to worry about anything else, though he almost misspoke.

Zhang Jingu made even more errors, such as saying, "I heard you’re an Earth Master’s secret disciple." It seems he truly lacks experience, any proper Magic Sect disciple wouldn’t ask such questions face-to-face, nor would even informed loose cultivators.

He Kao was quite accommodating, still very patient and pleasant, just timely reminding the other party.

Zhang Jingu realized something, hurriedly saying, "Sorry, it was a slip, I really shouldn’t ask!"

He Kao: "I see you’re a bit unsettled, no need to be nervous, feel free to ask whatever you want."

Zhang Jingu: "I’ve actually been puzzled for many years."

He Kao: "Then let’s explore one by one, I can’t promise to resolve your doubts, let’s at least discuss together."

Zhang Jingu: "What do you think about what the moderator said?"

He Kao laughed: "Finding loopholes in a sieve is indeed difficult. Except for the call from the Grotto Heaven after breaking through to Tier Four, allowing you to receive secondary inheritance from various grotto heavens, the rest is baseless."

Zhang Jingu: "Why is there this secondary inheritance ceremony? This is what truly perplexes me."

He Kao looked at him somewhat surprised and said, "You’ve been to school; when you transition from middle school to high school, there’s a matriculation ceremony. Is that strange?"

Zhang Jingu hurriedly waved: "That’s not what I mean; I’ve heard the secondary inheritance ceremonies at various grotto heavens don’t involve elders passing techniques but rather directly obtaining techniques from the Grotto Heaven."

He Kao: "That is indeed the case, it’s called Divine Thought Heart Seal, left by the Magic Sect ancestors when creating grotto heavens, later disciples worship in the grotto heavens according to ceremony and obtain technique inheritance...How do you know this?"