Hidden Moth-Chapter 510 - 289: Fragrant Embrace Silently Relaxes the Body

Chapter 510: Chapter 289: Fragrant Embrace Silently Relaxes the Body

What did He Kao realize? The events today have proven that Mei Guyu never lost her divine power. When she ended her seclusion and came to Qi Yuan, she did not take the step to verify her Tier Seven cultivation.

She merely refrained from using her divine power, not to deceive anyone, but in an attempt to find the opportunity to take that step through this method.

But she hadn’t succeeded all along, until this moment when she suddenly realized... Just handing the Rainfall Divine Sword to He Kao indicated that she had finally taken that step.

She also hinted to He Kao why she wanted to take that step and how she took it. The mystery of the cultivation realm is something He Kao cannot fully comprehend, but he knows that at this moment, Mei Guyu truly lost her divine power.

Recalling Jiang Daozhen’s words from before, He Kao suddenly felt - the old man didn’t seem to be wrong!

He Kao realized it but couldn’t say it out loud. Mei Guyu, with her powerful display tonight, would probably make no one dare to challenge her anymore, and that was the best protection for her.

There is no need for the Ancestral Hall to issue any gag order, only that those in the know are absolutely reliable.

He Kao heard this and took the steel ruler, his hand a bit shaky, while trying his best to smile and say, "Since it’s a favor between friends, there’s nothing to say. I’ll temporarily help you keep this item safe."

Mei Guyu laughed again: "You also carried a steel ruler recently, looking quite similar to mine, but it should have been specially made, with a very unique material and a thicker body. Why don’t you lend it to me?"

She actually wanted to exchange steel rulers with He Kao. In her current state, unable to utilize divine power, indeed the specially made steel ruler by He Kao was more suitable as her personal weapon.

He Kao nodded and said, "Okay!"

Upon hearing his response, Mei Guyu promptly reached out her hand.

He Kao was slightly taken aback: "Need it now? I didn’t carry it with me; I left it at home."

Today, he was playing the role of Li Xiuyuan. Naturally, he wasn’t carrying a backpack commonly used by programmers when "taking a walk" outside, nor did he have the steel ruler specifically crafted by Jiuliang Manufacturing.

Mei Guyu asked, "With your cultivation, can’t you summon it?"

He Kao awkwardly answered, "Just a bit short."

Though Joy Valley Amusement Park wasn’t far from Pugang Town, the place they stood was still about five kilometers from He Kao’s yard. Even though He Kao had the skill of Spiritual Sense Manipulation, he couldn’t reach that steel ruler.

Mei Guyu said, "Then let’s head back first. I have to take the car back to the apartment now."

He Kao offered, "I’ll drive you."

As they walked back halfway, He Kao finally waved his hand, and a steel ruler flew from mid-air, landing steadily in his palm, which he then handed to Mei Guyu.

The scene was both dashing and genuinely awkward.

Though this steel ruler had a unique material and had been refined by divine sense power, its only attribute was additional sturdiness, not even counting as a magical artifact. But with it by Mei Guyu’s side, who would dare say it wasn’t the Rainfall Divine Sword?

From retrieving Scenic Smoke earlier to summoning the steel ruler now, though He Kao hadn’t exposed the foundation of Insect Concealment Skill, his cultivation had been largely revealed.

Since handing over the Rainfall Divine Sword to him, Mei Guyu could gauge its potential power in his hands.

Mei Guyu reinserted the steel ruler into the side of her bag, looking indistinguishable from before, and slightly furrowed her brow, saying, "Tier Five cultivation, you could break through at any time." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

She saw that He Kao’s cultivation had reached Tier Four perfection, just a step away from breaking through to Tier Five, and as her voice carried, she sent a divine thought explaining the nuances and considerations for breaking through to Tier Five, along with her personal experiences.

The mystery of breaking through to Tier Five was introduced in He Kao’s high-tier Insect Concealment Skill inheritance, and pointers from Tan the Immortal depicted in the paintings.

But those were ancient techniques from a thousand years ago, whereas Mei Guyu’s divine thought included the latest summaries by ancestral masters over this millennium, which was highly beneficial to He Kao.

He Kao forgot to express his gratitude, and Mei Guyu didn’t mind.

The two returned home and entered the house. When they came out, He Kao had reverted to his true appearance, carrying his backpack, with a steel ruler tucked at its side.

Gu Chun once gave He Kao an idea to disguise himself as Li Xiuyuan to intimidate miscreants, because recently, almost all personnel dispatched by the Ancestral Hall to Qi Yuan had been withdrawn, and even Elder Li secretly left, leaving only Mei Wenhua behind.

Such things certainly couldn’t be concealed from Mei Guyu, yet she said nothing.

Until the moment she heard the Phoenix Cry of the Divine Sword, He Kao realized that pretending to be Elder Li was not just to intimidate miscreants, but to attract them!

Because the plan apparently aimed to eliminate both Elder Li and Elder Mei.

Several old folks should be aware of this, knowing that Mei Guyu does not need protection from He Kao, rather He Kao needs protection from Mei Guyu.

At least before Mei Guyu handed the Rainfall Divine Sword to He Kao, that was the case.

He Kao drove Mei Guyu back to Sesame Apartment. It seemed they both forgot another matter: the battlefield at Joy Valley hadn’t been cleaned up yet, which might have been intentional.

As they passed near the Qi Yuan University campus, something like black smoke flew out of the car window – upon closer inspection, it was an eye mask of green gauze material: the Hidden Moth Gauze.

Hidden Moth Gauze drifted over treetops, flew over walls, circled a few buildings, and when it landed, a delicate hand caught it.

Lan Jiwan had just received the notification from the "Sect Leader Senior Brother," telling her to retrieve the Hidden Moth Gauze at the designated place, unexpectedly finding it floating from the sky right before her eyes.

Her Divine Sense swept around to confirm there was no one nearby. She donned the Hidden Moth Gauze and instantly transformed into the likeness of university counselor Luo Mingzhi.

Lan Jiwan disguised as Luo Mingzhi, far surpassing He Kao impersonating Elder Li. She must have closely acquainted herself with Luo Mingzhi during this period, mimicking her physical mannerisms and expressions perfectly, even the vitality aura was strikingly similar.

The vitality aura is notoriously difficult to mimic, which is one of the magical uses of the Hidden Moth Gauze.

She was currently wearing Luo Mingzhi’s clothes, walked through the corner of the campus, and entered an apartment building...

In the expert apartment provided by Qi Yuan University for visiting scholars, Jiaobide had neither gone for dinner nor ordered takeout. Since dinner time, he had been holding his phone and a glass of wine, constantly waiting for messages.

He picked up a bad habit during his time in the United States; drinking without any accompanying dishes, just straight liquor.

At least have some peanuts or fennel beans, right? Even the old Mexicans next door to the United States know to rub a little lemon salt on their tiger’s mouths when drinking tequila and take two sips then lick once.

He wasn’t exactly drinking excessively, nor was he drunk at the moment; it was just his way to stabilize emotions and relieve tension and anxiety.

He was the main liaison for all kinds of underground activities of the Xiao Alliance within the Eastern Country, responsible for collecting, organizing, and analyzing intelligence from various areas, developing organizational members, and planning related actions.

However, when it came to important action decisions, he wasn’t the one in charge. He had Fabre above him.

Jiaobide knew that tonight’s operation would see the Xiao Alliance’s top members capture Li Xiuyuan and Mei Guyu in Qi Yuan.

He heard that there was a major move in Phoenix Tail Town too, but he didn’t know the details. In short, if the operation was successful, the Xiao Alliance would achieve an "unprecedentedly huge victory."

He wasn’t qualified to inquire about the matters in Phoenix Tail Town, but the actions in Qi Yuan should have commenced around dinner time today, and he was unsure of when the results would come in.

At this moment, he suddenly received a message, which according to the coded language indicated it was sent by Fabre. Fabre said nothing else, just instructed him to immediately stay put in silence and temporarily block communication with his subordinate organization members.

Jiaobide was somewhat surprised, also quite puzzled; did this mean the action was successful or failed?

He had devised several contingency plans for tonight’s operation beforehand, not knowing how many the top brass finally adopted. In his suggestions, if tonight’s action was successful, many people would have to enter a silent state to prevent the Magic Sect’s angry pursuit.

But Fabre’s current command was given to him alone, instructing him personally to remain silent and dormant. The so-called one-way block meant letting all the subordinates be unable to reach him; accounts should be canceled as needed, some groups should be dissolved.

Those contact addresses which couldn’t be deleted had to be abandoned and not used from this moment forward.

The subordinates couldn’t contact him nor knew his identity, but based on the information he held, he could still contact those people in the future when necessary.

On the other hand, this also meant that the contact between him and the "superior," such as Fabre and other higher-ups of the Xiao Alliance, was cut off temporarily, forcing him to wait for the other party to initiate contact him later.

Jiaobide himself thought he had become part of the core high-level members of the Xiao Alliance, but Fabre seemed to not have such a belief. Fabre didn’t tell him what exactly happened, maybe due to urgency or felt it was unnecessary.

Yet Jiaobide’s role indeed was particularly crucial; if he fell into the hands of the Ancestral Hall, the consequences would be quite severe, hence Fabre issued this command promptly after escaping.

Actually, a safer, more secure approach would have been for Jiaobide to flee, immediately crossing borders back to North America, or hide in a place where the Ancestral Hall couldn’t find him.

But Fabre didn’t do so, perhaps for multiple reasons.

Firstly, he had a sense of unwillingness; though this operation failed, the already buried pieces couldn’t be abandoned so easily, lest it be too wasteful; unrenounceable was the belief Jiaobide would still remain undiscovered.

Jiaobide’s identity was unique as he had been lurking at Qi Yuan University for a long while, never arousing suspicion or focus.

It wasn’t easy for the Xiao Alliance to cultivate and position such a man; he still needed to continue playing his role. Sudden withdrawal notifications to him might instead attract the attention of the Magic Sect.

Then let him continue to stay in Qi Yuan; isn’t there an old saying in the Eastern Country that darkness thrives beneath the lamp? Translated into foreign language it’s — the most dangerous place is often the safest.

Upon receiving the notice, Jiaobide took a gulp of the wine, pulled out the computer and several cell phones, intending to act according to the plan, but halted his actions upon contemplating, deciding to disguise and go outside.

Some things needed handling online, yet he didn’t wish to use the network here.

Just then the doorbell rang, which startled him, and he immediately swept with his Divine Sense before feeling relieved, but frowned again, revealing a look of profound impatience.

But when he opened the door, he resumed his elegant demeanor, smiling and asked, "Mingzhi, what brings you here?"

Luo Mingzhi walked in with a concerned expression saying, "Damn it, I sent you several messages and you didn’t reply, didn’t know what happened hence came over to check on you."

Saying this with her heel she closed the door and spread her arms wide for a hug with Jiaobide.

Jiaobide evidently disliked being disturbed at the moment, wanting to swiftly send her away, beginning to speak, "I told you..."

Before he could finish, he was suddenly interrupted, his body softly slid down and kneeled before Luo Mingzhi, then grabbed by the hair and raised.

This Luo Mingzhi was of course Lan Jiwan in disguise, and although Jiaobide as a Tier Five Heart Measurer skilled in Microcosm Cultivation had much higher cultivation than Lan Jiwan, he was utterly defenseless.

Today’s events ranged from grand spectacular battles, and intense unexpected encounters, yet Lan Jiwan’s was the most effortless, practically making no disturbance.

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