Hu Ya Exits Seclusion

This ancestor didn't have a second appendage, and cultivated a mysterious true qi pathway. Lo and behold, the second appendage grew out!

Lin Xiaosu himself had a second appendage, and his true qi circled it a few times, forming a special domain. Guess what happened? The second appendage lifted its head high, utterly invincible!

Holy crap, this is the Duck Divine Ability!

At this stage, this divine ability doesn't have many applications. Be quiet!

Lin Xiaosu patted his little second appendage's head, telling it to quiet down, and then focused on a special pathway in his right hand.

This pathway, guided by the silver fish, rapidly took shape. His middle finger seemed to stir up a breeze. The Heavenly Dao Insightful Eye looked over, and it appeared to emit a faint glow. Lin Xiaosu's eyes flickered, and he pointed his middle finger at the wall. Dust fell from the wall, and he quickly retracted his finger!

He stared at the small hole and his undamaged middle finger, his heart pounding.

If this skill were placed in a wuxia world, what would it be called?

Spiritual Rhinoceros Finger?

This is the power of the Spring Return Skill.

It can develop countless divine abilities.

Most people might struggle their entire lives to open a single pathway composed of micro-meridians, but he could do it instantly. This was because he possessed a silver fish. In a place imperceptible to the ethereal consciousness, the silver fish materialized, acting at his will.

The next day, it was still misty and rainy.

Summer had technically arrived, but spring seemed reluctant to leave, creating one misty rain shower after another, leaving behind light clothing.

In this misty Fengcheng, the Fengcheng detective agency handled a string of minor, inconsequential cases. Life seemed to be going on without a ripple…

Far to the south, however, the sea was turbulent.

An island, dense with jungle.

Beneath the jungle, a modern base.

Machines beeped, currents hummed.

Within a massive alloy casing, a woman's eyes slowly opened, filled with a trace of confusion…

Where is this?

Why am I here?

She was Li Diandian, or Hu Ya, as Lin Xiaosu called her.

She had been asleep for an entire month and had now woken up.

As soon as she woke, she felt an inexhaustible surge of energy throughout her body, a completely different feeling from before.

Within the alloy casing, a screen materialized out of nowhere and lit up. On it was a person with flowing white hair, resembling a fairy.

Hu Ya frowned, "Where is this?"

"This is Qianlong Base 32!" the white-clad fairy said. "Leave the island, a boat awaits you!"

"Alright, open the pod."

"Leaving the island naturally includes leaving the confinement pod. If you can't even leave the confinement pod, how can you talk about leaving the island?" The white-clad fairy's voice was full of disdain.

Hu Ya stared at the metal wall in front of her, "Confinement pod? Do I need to open it from the inside?"

"Obviously!"

"Are there no restrictions on the method?"

"No restrictions!"

"If I break it, I won't have to pay for it, right…"

"If you have the ability to break it, I'll eat all this scrap metal."

Hu Ya kicked out. The confinement pod shook violently, but it remained completely undamaged.

The white-clad fairy let out a cold laugh, "Still trying to break open the confinement pod with brute strength? Who do you think you are? Find the pattern honestly. Unfortunately, from my perspective, the brain matter in that head of yours probably doesn't exceed two ounces!"

Amidst her laughter, Hu Ya slowly raised her hand. Her fist felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and her hair fluttered as if in a strong wind.

BOOM!

The white-clad fairy's laughter abruptly stopped.

A fist-shaped imprint appeared on the alloy confinement pod.

The white-clad fairy's eyes widened in shock…

BOOM!

With the second punch, all the circuits connected to the confinement pod were shattered.

Darkness fell within the confinement pod.

The white-clad fairy's expression changed, "This is bad! Prepare for external forced breach. We only have five minutes!"

With the circuits broken, the confinement pod lost its oxygen. If it wasn't breached externally within five minutes, the person inside would surely die.

However, with a deafening BOOM, the confinement pod exploded. Hu Ya stood in the laboratory, while the white-clad fairy and an old man in white beside her exchanged stunned glances, neither daring to believe their eyes.

The white-clad fairy closed her eyes, "Arrange the external holographic battlefield. Let's see which level she can break through!"

The vast plaza outside suddenly transformed into a jungle.

Hu Ya took a step forward, and a fierce tiger appeared before her, charging head-on…

Hu Ya cried out in alarm, "That's a protected animal! I can't kill tigers, I don't want to end up in prison doing hard labor…"

The white-clothed fairy's face was full of conflict. "What kind of person is this, worrying about that…"

She grabbed the communicator in front of her. "This is a holographic projection, this is an assessment! Whether it's a protected animal or a person, as long as it enters your sight, you can kill it! If they kill you, the assessment fails, and you'll have to go back to the confinement pod and be locked up for another year!"

Hu Ya leaped up. "You should have said so earlier…"

Thump!

With one kick, the tiger in front of her was sent flying deep into the jungle…

The jungle was in complete chaos. Giant pythons, ancient dinosaurs, strange creatures that had long been extinct, and even various species recorded in ancient books…

These creatures were holographic projections. Theoretically, Hu Ya shouldn't feel threatened by them, but at this moment, she felt as if she had entered the system herself. She had power at her disposal and her senses were connected because a sensor was attached to the back of her neck, capable of simulating all sensations…

In a short while, she had fought her way through the jungle, experiencing a thrill and exhilaration that she could never have felt at Tashan.

However, the jungle ahead was endless, without beginning or end…

In contrast to her boundless tension and excitement, Lin Xiaosu's days in Fengcheng were uneventful.

The detective agency had been open for half a month.

Last night, Miao Ruolan did a small accounting, and they had earned seventy-three thousand yuan.

After deducting rent and taxes, the net profit was sixty thousand.

If divided equally, she and Lin Xiaosu could each receive thirty thousand.

What did thirty thousand mean?

It was the wages she used to earn in a whole year.

The girl was excited and accelerated her learning of surveying, feeling that this field had great prospects.

As for Lin Xiaosu?

He appeared very leisurely. He woke up in the morning, turned left to eat breakfast, then returned to the agency, put his left foot over his right ankle, had a cup of tea, and then strolled to the library.

In half a month, he had read an astonishing number of books.

Astronomy, geography, ancient and modern Chinese and foreign knowledge, miscellaneous encyclopedias, literary masterpieces – he had read almost a tenth of the physical books in the library, and he had chosen them selectively. As for those sentimental and melancholic works written by pseudo-intellectuals, he dismissed them. Even if he could absorb them into his brain just by flipping through the pages, he disliked such trash occupying his brain space and couldn't be bothered to even glance at them.

A pen stood upright on the table in front of him, and Lin Xiaosu observed the direction of the sunlight.

His super database activated in his mind, and he precisely obtained the geographical coordinates of his current location: East longitude degrees minutes, North latitude degrees minutes. He took out his phone and cross-referenced it. Heh, not much difference!

Lin Xiaosu chuckled. "Chang Ye, how dare you say that without modern equipment, geographical coordinates cannot be determined?

Normally, you really can't. But am I an ordinary person?

The phone rang; it was Miao Ruolan…

Business was coming in…

Lin Xiaosu raised his hand, about to toss the book on the table back onto the shelf. Suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes looking over. He quickly rotated his fingers inward, and the book that was about to fly out spun and returned to his hand. He placed the book back on the shelf in the most conventional way, gave a gentle smile to a beautiful young woman quietly reading over there, and walked out of the library.

This beauty had been coming for a few days.

She was quite stunning, with an oval face and clear features. Her lips were red and naturally defined, without lipstick, yet they displayed a strong, sexy color contrast.

What impressed him most were her eyes; they held a scholarly aura.

Generally, beautiful women who could rely on their looks wouldn't bother with talent.

Her face alone could attract a crowd of wealthy patrons vying for the top spot in a livestream, yet she preferred to sit in the library and read.

Moreover, Lin Xiaosu had noticed that the books she read were mostly philosophical.

Philosophy, beauty – these two terms didn't usually go togeth