Chen Shi’s gaze met Zhuang Wujiu’s, and Zhuang Wujiu smiled slightly at him, taking over the dossier from Guang Xiao, the Venerable King.
Chen Shi withdrew his gaze and walked out of the Hanlin Academy.
"Who is this Zhuang Wujiu really?"
His heart couldn’t calm down for a moment. Zhuang Wujiu had only said a few words to him, but revealed a lot of information!
First, Zhuang Wujiu had met Chen Shi eleven years ago!
Second, when Zhuang Wujiu saw Chen Shi, Chen Shi’s Innate Dao Embryo was still present, and Chen Shi was not yet dead!
Third, Zhuang Wujiu knew Chen Shi’s Innate Dao Embryo had been cut, leading to his death!
Fourth, Zhuang Wujiu’s status was above that of the Heaven Listeners!
The first three points indicate that Zhuang Wujiu is highly likely to know who took Chen Shi’s Innate Dao Embryo!
It is even possible that the person could be Zhuang Wujiu himself!
Moreover, his relationship with the Heaven Listeners is intriguing.
The Heaven Listeners are inherently mysterious, like beings from another world.
Although they also live in the New Continent, and look like humans, they do not fit in with the normal personality.
Their whereabouts are enigmatic, lifestyle remains a mystery, and no one has ever seen them eat, sleep, urinate, or defecate! freēwēbnovel.com
They seem to not need these functions at all!
Yet they are seen everywhere.
Many high-ranking officials have Heaven Listeners frequently appearing around their residences, fluttering their big ears, floating in the air, hanging upside down from trees, squatting on rooftops, standing among crowds, listening to the target’s words, monitoring the target’s actions, and faithfully recording them.
They also eavesdrop on people they consider dangerous, and Chen Shi frequently has such Heaven Listeners around him.
They will also appear at the sites of major events to record those incidents.
They even take initiative to eliminate dangerous individuals they perceive as threats.
Their information is far more accurate than that of the Western Capital Court; they know everything under heaven and everything happening on the New Continent.
Even more peculiar is their ability. Even the lowest level of Heaven Listener envoy performing magic surpasses many Scholars, and can even compare with several Families.
They can transform their Qi-Blood into multiple arms; this Combat Skill is very rare, with few Cultivators knowing how to practice it. But they only use it to make recording convenient for themselves.
Their ears can expand at will, belonging to the domain of Creation Technique, which many Cultivators barely understand, with physical body transformation only covered by some Evil Skill like Beast Creation Skill, or the Buddhist’s Ten-foot Golden Body.
The more powerful Heaven Listener deacon even possesses abilities similar to Ghost God Domain, making ears grow around to aid in listening.
Where do the Heaven Listeners come from? Are they truly human or something else? Who commands them? Where do they send the information they gather?
All of this is unknown to Chen Shi.
Now with Zhuang Wujiu’s appearance, he realizes Heaven Listeners are likely under orders from people like Zhuang Wujiu.
But where does Zhuang Wujiu come from?
"Yet, Zhuang Wujiu wanting to obtain accurate information about me from the Heaven Listeners is nothing but a dream."
Chen Shi sighed. Outside the Chen Mansion, there were indeed many Heaven Listeners, and even during Chen Shi’s daily outings, they appeared frequently, monitoring and observing his every move and word. But all they saw and heard were what Chen Shi wanted them to see and hear.
Because the Black Pot always accompanied Chen Shi, what the Heaven Listeners saw and heard was altered by the Black Pot.
Hanlin Academy, Academic Palace.
Zhuang Wujiu sat upright, suddenly emitting a cracking sound from his neck. In an instant, heads grew from his neck, and arms emerged from under his ribs, unfurling the dossier and rapidly flipping through it.
He still found it insufficiently fast, as one of the heads struggled out, unbelievably growing a body from within, standing up, separating from the main body.
The other heads followed suit, each emerging from the main body, and eyes grew from the center of their brows, palms, and even the tips of their ten fingers. Their eyeballs rotated, swiftly reading through Chen Shi’s department information.
The Heaven Listeners singled out Chen Shi, documenting his daily food and living habits, his encounters with people, the things he said, and anything worth vigilance.
The dossier flipped by itself, page after page flying past, and soon Zhuang Wujiu had gone through a tenth of it, slightly frowning, as the other three Zhuang Wujius approached and merged back into his physical body, with the heads gradually vanishing into his body.
"No. The information recorded by the Heaven Listeners is completely incorrect."
Zhuang Wujiu waved his hand, causing the dossiers on the table to instantly turn to ashes.
The records from the Heaven Listeners contained useful content, but most were false information, searching for true facts among the overwhelming falsehood was incredibly difficult. He even questioned whether these so-called true pieces were traps deliberately left by Chen Shi, hence he simply chose not to look.
"Interesting Scholar. Anyone who receives the True God’s gift of an Innate Dao Embryo is indeed extraordinary, still remarkable even without the Dao Embryo."
Zhuang Wujiu praised quietly, saying, "I want to know how strong you would be if you had survived with the Dao Embryo till now. I wish to see you again, but urgent matters take precedence."
Chen Shi returned to the Chen Mansion, where Zhang You was already waiting at the door, with the Black Pot crouched beside a wooden cart nearby.
Zhang You asked with a smile, "Lord Chen, have you already met Zhuang Wujiu?"
Chen Shi glanced at the Black Pot in surprise, and asked, "How did Lord Zhang know I would meet him?"
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