The atmosphere in the lounge was now very awkward.
Master Ling Yun played with the empty teacup in front of him, wearing a smile on his face. Major General Lu was also “smiling,” but it looked more like muscles twitching, it had an indescribable ferocity. Major General Lu’s current mood was hard to describe; he wants to take another look at Wu Rong, carefully examine him, and preferably, compare him with the photos he obtained. But he was also afraid of annoying Wu Rong, so his gaze wandered until it became a blatant vacant stare.
In the chaotic and intermittent words of the resurrected, Wu Rong is powerful, with unpredictable mood swings, eccentric and capricious, often killing ghosts at will, and having no trust in his subordinates, who were all controlled by soul contracts. This is a big boss that all human powerhouses cannot defeat, the strongest king in the Ghost Territory. Facing him, Major General Lu made ample psychological preparations, simulating and envisioning countless scenarios of when he met with Wu Rong.
Yet, none of the many situations he imagined matches with the current situation!
“Mr. Wu Miao, hello.”
It is said that Ghost King Wu Rong is an impatient ghost. Major General Lu finally decided not to hesitate anymore and took the initiative to speak: “I am Lu Haiwen from the Military Intelligence Section, with the rank of Major General.”
According to the Ghost King Wu Rong research group set up by Military Intelligence Section, Ghost King Wu Rong only allows people to call him by his code name and anyone who pronounces his real name will die.
“Just call me Wu Rong.”
Major General Lu cleared his throat, and the rapidly passing thoughts in his mind went from ‘Does he have murderous intent’ to ‘Could there be a mistake in the information, this detail needs to be noted.’ In the end, Major General Lu decides to follow what Wu Rong said – after all, the confirmation from above before departure was for peaceful contact. Compared to others, Major General Lu has rich experience in dealing with Ghost Kings (he has a license) and knows that most Ghost Kings should be dealt with diplomatically.
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What Wu Rong had to perform now was an act of a normal Ghost Keeper who knew nothing—after all, he truly hadn’t experienced a rebirth from the future, he’s just acting in his true colors.
Seeing Wu Rong silent, Major General Lu found it somewhat tricky. Torture methods couldn’t be used on Wu Rong, and persuading and coaxing were not his strong suits. Even special training before the mission didn’t yield significant results. He glanced at Master Ling Yun; the young and handsome Heavenly Master nodded encouragingly, his eyes and eyebrows containing hidden encouragement. This gave Major General Lu confidence.
“I came to Yangjiaping this time for two reasons: first, to defend against the invasion of the Lantern Holder Ghost King, and second, to find two people.”
Major General Lu stated directly, closely watching Wu Rong’s facial expressions, and presented two file folders.
“These two individuals will influence the life and death of the Asian Federation in the future, and even the entire world.”
Wu Rong opened both file folders; the left one was thicker, and the right one was thin. Tearing open the seal, the signatures were clearly visible. The thicker one had Fu Qing’s name written on it, and the thinner one had Wu Rong written on it.
Wu Rong didn’t look at his own file; instead, he opened Fu Qing’s file first. Major General Lu, who was observing every move, immediately analyzed the significance of Wu Rong’s visit. Wu Rong and Fu Qing were very good friends. On the way to Yangjiaping to solve the Jieyang incident before his departure, Major General Lu even received astonishing news—Wu Rong and Fu Qing had worshiped heaven and earth!
Heavenly Masters are loyal and celibate, advocating for one lifetime, one love, and one partner. Since the relationship between these two was so good at this time, what happened in the future that turned them against each other and for them to become strangers?
Unfortunately, at present, most of the resurrected they captured were common people, and it was unclear why the relationship between the Ghost King Wu Rong and Fu Qing had deteriorated. Only the initial resurrected from Yangjiaping, Xun An, mentioned that he had received a purple talisman drawn by Fu Qing from Wu Rong, indirectly proving that Wu Rong and Fu Qing had a good relationship.
What caused the rupture in their relationship?
Major General Lu’s expression became serious. No one knew that he was mentally creating scenarios like ‘a third-party interfering,’ ‘unfinished human-ghost relationship,’ ‘human justice trumps emotions, betrayal, deception and madness,’ and such. But coming from the Lu family and growing up in the military camp without much exposure to love and dating, his understanding in this regard was relatively limited. Observing Wu Rong’s frowning expression while looking at Fu Qing’s file, Major General Lu’s heart sank.
Why did Wu Rong have this expression? Did signs of a relationship breakdown already appear now?
The document Wu Rong saw was part of the information obtained from the interrogation of the reborn people. It had been screened by the military, but there was no fraud—after all, Ghost King Wu Miao was omnipotent and although he was currently still a human named Wu Rong, who knows if he had any special talents. This information was all real, and due to the different personal experiences and perspectives of each resurrected, there were contradictions in some informations.
But the main point was correct; all resurrected believed that the uncrowned king of the Ghost Territory, Wu Rong, and the crowned hope of the human federation, Fu Qing, were mortal enemies.
Thinking of the term ‘mortal enemies’ appearing between himself and Fu Qing, Wu Rong felt a subtle discomfort in his heart. He instinctively placed his hand on his abdomen, and the Zhengyang Fire seed, sensing Wu Rong’s touch, released the black spark that it hadn’t completely extinguished and playfully nudged Wu Rong’s hand, as if saying hello. Warmth spread throughout his body, and the familiar Zhengyang Qi made Wu Rong relax. His furrowed brows eased, and he continued reading the text that described “how ruthless Chunyangzi Fu Qing is in dealing with ghosts”.
After finishing reading the information related to Fu Qing, Wu Rong finally opened the file folder with his name on it, glancing at it casually.
[He is the Lord of the Endless Ghost Territory, the Lord who controls countless Ghost Kings, a legend even darker and more terrifying than the abyss.]
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“Are you suggesting that I will become a Ghost King in the future?” Wu Rong casually put the file folder aside, intertwining his hands. He is not an actor, and acting in front of someone as perceptive as Lu Haiwen is simply demeaning himself. Since that’s the case, he might as well show his true colors. Regardless of how he performs, Wu Rong believes that Lu Haiwen can deduce the answer. As Wu Rong expected, facing Lu Haiwen’s scrutinizing gaze, the latter restrained the impulse to take out handcuffs and calmly said:
“The future is uncertain. If we act solely based on the predictions of the resurrected, their future may indeed become the true future.” Indeed, many people seek fortune-telling from Buddhas, doing various things to avoid future ‘calamities,’ unaware that their actions are what lead to the actual occurrence of those future events,”
“Mr. Wu is still human right now; it’s a baseless talk if we think of you as a Ghost King.”
Wait a minute, is it really baseless?
At this point, Lu Haiwen suddenly froze, recalling the terrifying Bloodcloth Ghost King residing within Wu Rong’s body. Resurrected individuals cannot directly disclose information about Wu Rong, and most of their conclusions are derived from sporadic speech gaps. No one knows if Ghost King Wu Rong is a ghost-raiser this time or if he has actually raised a Bloodcloth Ghost King before.
If he has raised it, considering the strength of this Ghost King, Wu Rong should not have died when the Lantern Holder Ghost King invaded; at the very least, he should have had the power to protect himself. Unless this Bloodcloth Ghost King was affected by the aura of the Lantern Holder Ghost King during its passage, rebounding onto Wu Rong.
omg, I don’t know how obvious it would be to someone inside the situation, but is it so difficult to imagine that having a truckload of regressors at hand suddenly acting based on their past-life experience might, you know, almost inevitably CHANGE THE CURRENT TIMELINE??? priority should be checking wtf they changed until the military actually secured them!!!! no??? butterfly effect, anyone????!!!!
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️❤️
Also, I really don’t understand people when trying to avoid calamities from prophecies and that, like don’t you understand sh!t about what foreseeing future are? If it’s their future why don’t you instead think “oh maybe we should kill him before that future happens” you should consider and think of all the unstable factors possibly affecting the outcome here? Instead, provide them with a safe environment to live in and give them the correct education instead of trying to brainwash or install terror in them… it won’t do sh!t but make them hate you more and have a wronger worldview, haiii if only there was a novel where mc’s or ml’s parent/people around them actually thought of that…