’You’re communicating with Onodera’s superior?’
As she uttered these words, Hui Lijing’s surprise had already spread from her eyes to her expression.
At this moment, the female detective looked at Jason with a face of shock.
He seems so sturdy and imposing, like a wrestler.
How could his thoughts be so complex?
And react so quickly?
It wouldn’t be strange if Onodera had such a reaction, after all, it’s clear he’s an old Yin-Yang master, and everything has almost become instinctive for him.
But what about Jason?
Clearly an Exorcist, how is he so familiar with these matters?
Being an Exorcist is dangerous, but not to such an extent, right?
Jason’s experiences afterwards!
Those habits developed during the days of pursuit after his camp was destroyed?
Hui Lijing furrowed her brows as she thought of this.
She was well-informed about this chapter of Jason’s life.
With the special channels available to a detective and her relatively abundant funds, Hui Lijing conducted investigations, offered rewards, and obtained a lot of information.
Some were true, some false.
However, Hui Lijing could confirm the truth of the annihilation of Jason’s Exorcist camp.
Those events afterwards?
She had always believed they were exaggerated.
But seeing Jason’s reaction today, Hui Lijing fell into deep thought.
Those events were not only not exaggerated, they were described too conservatively.
For a time, Hui Lijing felt her own emotions getting complicated.
She asked herself whether she could have managed to be like Jason if she had encountered the same things he had.
She had been betrayed by friends three times.
Been betrayed by her lover three times.
The girl who was supposed to be his childhood friend turned out to be just a pawn sent by the enemy.
The girl who was seriously injured while trying to save him, was still an enemy’s pawn.
The girl who smiled at him on the street and gave him flowers, was yet another pawn of the enemy.
It was simply too miserable!
Hui Lijing looked at Jason’s back, her eyes filled with pity.
Then, this pity turned into admiration and emotion.
When Jason met her, he was only cautious.
He never had any intention of attacking rashly.
At heart, Jason is a gentle person.
Hui Lijing thought subconsciously.
Then, she silently clenched her fist.
As a friend, I will never betray you!
Even if the whole world stands against you, I will stand by your side!
The female detective took a deep breath and assured herself of that in her heart.
Jason felt the female detective’s abnormal behavior behind him.
What’s she up to now?
Jason wondered, but he didn’t pay any attention to it.
Because he’d long grown accustomed to the occasional appearance of all sorts of strange fellows around him.
In comparison to these oddities, the dispatched personnel from ’Cat Hole’ actually seemed quite normal.
Thus, Jason didn’t linger and strode directly towards the Sutra Depository.
As the female detective had said, he was ’communicating’ with Onodera’s superior.
Or more accurately...
Soon, it will be clear.
Or rather, no matter what the outcome is, he is already winning.
Because if the other party focuses on the points he asked about, diverting their attention to overseas, then naturally, their attention to issues within the island will decrease, which would make his actions much easier.
And if the other party ignores it and continues to focus on the situation on the island, Tsuchimikado Motoharu’s investigation into overseas matters will be much easier.
In simple terms, this is a win-win situation.
Of course, that is in the future.
There’s still ample time.
During this period, he intends to make himself more well-rounded and stronger.
Therefore, he must continue learning the heritage techniques and secret techniques of Tongshou Temple.
Next, he must prepare for those ensuing troubles.
Those associated with the ’Wei’ flag.
Those that come with his previous identity.
Those that come with his current identity.
And those deliberately fabricated against him.
Such troubles seemed as numerous as carps crossing a river, never-ending.
Therefore, Jason understood even more clearly what he needed to do now.
Enhance his strength!
No matter what happens in the end, powerful strength is the fundamental solution to troubles.
Inside the Sutra Depository, the old Monk of Tongshou Temple and Jason sat down again at the table they were at before.
"Things are unfolding faster and with more issues than anticipated,"
"It’s like a storm brewing."
"Master, please be extra cautious and careful in your actions from now on,"
The old Monk of Tongshou Temple reminded Jason with a solemn face.
Here, he is someone more cautious and careful than anyone else.
After adjusting his mood slightly, Jason raised his hand and took out the [Boat Traversal Technique].
This was the second secret technique that piqued his interest.
Unlike [Substitute Hair] for preserving life and [Silence Technique] for stealth, [Boat Traversal Technique] seemed to be an illusion magic technique, or even a secret technique tailored to illusion magic.
Jackson, who lacked similar capabilities, naturally placed it as his second priority aside from preserving life.
Seeing Jason’s choice, the old Monk of Tongshou Temple smiled.
The second secret technique he had chosen back then was also [Boat Traversal Technique].
Thinking this, the old Monk of Tongshou Temple put his hands together.
"[Boat Traversal Technique] is a very unique illusion magic. When learning it, you need to master certain illusion techniques first, then nurture an ’illusion’ seed, which is a seed that can be integrated into any illusion magic — as long as you have sophisticated enough skills, even a largescale, partially real, partially fake illusion realm like ’Omagatoki’ can incorporate it."