Olive Branch

The Luofan Kingdom and the Dongli Kingdom had long-standing territorial disputes, and their relationship was not good. The Dongli Kingdom wanted to send strong individuals to escort Liu Wenyin, but it was estimated that just handling the entry procedures would take some time.

Before that, they could only wait for Aunt Yun to recover her combat strength before continuing their journey.

Otherwise, with only Su Ze and Liu Wenyin, both in the pupal stage, their safety would be completely unsecured.

Therefore, Su Ze also strongly supported Liu Wenyin's plan.

"Sister, can you help me contact Dongli and arrange an identity for me?" Su Ze said. "My previous identity can't be used anymore; I'm probably already a wanted criminal by the Zhao family."

"That's easy to handle, but you need to be sure. I can only help you get a Dongli ID card, and from then on, you'll be a Dongli citizen."

Liu Wenyin's words carried a hidden meaning, which Su Ze understood.

He smiled, "I'm an orphan, with no parents. It doesn't matter which country I belong to."

Hearing Su Ze say this, Aunt Yun and Liu Wenyin's gazes softened.

"Besides, you two are the only family I have now. You are both Dongli citizens, so of course, I am too."

Su Ze understood Liu Wenyin's probing and attempt to win him over, and he responded to her overture with a half-joking tone.

As a clone and a transmigrator, Su Ze had no sense of belonging to any country in this world. He just wanted a legal identity, and it made no difference which country he belonged to.

He had now provoked powerful enemies. Although the Dongli Kingdom was weaker, it was still one of the six great nations, protected by a dominant country. He understood the principle of seeking shelter under a big tree.

Coupled with his relationship with Liu Wenyin and Aunt Yun, joining the Dongli Kingdom would give him a high starting point.

At this point, Su Ze clarified his goal for the next stage: to follow Liu Wenyin back to the Dongli Kingdom.

Seeing Su Ze agree to naturalize in the Dongli Kingdom, a smile appeared on Liu Wenyin's face. "Then, you can accompany me to look at houses tomorrow. Aunt Yun will probably need about another half a month to fully recover her combat strength. It's not convenient to live in a hotel every day, so let's rent a place first."

"Okay."

After watching Su Ze leave the room, Aunt Yun, lying on the bed, looked at Liu Wenyin and asked, "Dr. Liu, do you believe what he said?"

"I believe him, but I still need to verify it."

Liu Wenyin picked up her phone, opened a chat app, found a contact, and sent a message: Help me investigate information about Zhao Lingxiao, the son of Zhao Yuanyi, the Minister of Finance of the Mu Kingdom, and the details of Princess Zhuzhi's murder and rape case.

Princess Zhuzhi's death had been a sensation a while ago, and related information was not difficult to find.

Not long after, Liu Wenyin received a large amount of pictures and text messages on her phone.

Looking at the handsome and sunny young man on her phone screen, who perfectly matched the image of Su Ze in her mind, even down to the details, Liu Wenyin couldn't help but frown.

She didn't believe there could be two people so alike, not even identical twins.

Her first reaction was that Su Ze had lied to her, that Su Ze was Zhao Lingxiao.

But seeing Zhao Lingxiao's notorious past, she couldn't reconcile the image of this rich spoiled brat with Su Ze. Su Ze didn't give her that impression at all.

"It could also be a disguise skill..." Liu Wenyin muttered to herself. As far as she knew, there were at least ten types of disguise skills that could completely alter a person's appearance.

Liu Wenyin continued to browse her phone, carefully examining the information about Princess Zhuzhi's case, and soon noticed something was wrong.

The motive for the crime was questionable, and Zhao Lingxiao's escape after the crime, only to be apprehended by Zhao Yuanyi half a month later, offered a lot of room for manipulation.

The most bizarre part was the day before the execution, when two prisoners in Pebble Prison attempted to escape and killed Zhao Lingxiao.

Although DNA comparison confirmed that the deceased was Zhao Lingxiao, Liu Wenyin still felt there was a hidden secret behind it.

Liu Wenyin's brow furrowed. She lacked some key information to deduce the truth, but the more bizarre the whole affair seemed, the more she felt Su Ze was telling the truth.

Finally, Liu Wenyin also inquired about the Zhao family's recent activities from the person on the other end of the phone. She learned that the Zhao family had recently conducted a large-scale crackdown on illegal activities in Black Rock City, carrying out a carpet search of the entire city.

"That matches what he said. It seems the Zhao family is indeed hunting him, so he shouldn't be Zhao Lingxiao."

Aunt Yun asked curiously, "Dr. Liu, you've seen many geniuses, especially at Gu'an University. What kind of geniuses haven't you seen? Why are you so concerned about this kid?"

"Among the geniuses I've met, I'm afraid none can compare to him."

"Why do you say that?" Aunt Yun was surprised by Liu Wenyin's high evaluation of Su Ze.

Liu Wenyin replied, "Firstly, he possesses skills that even the Netherworld Organization highly values, and their standards are not low.

"Secondly, you remember he's just entered the pupal stage, right? The Immortal Salamander extract was the first tube of extract he absorbed during his pupal stage. But when he defeated Li Gaojie, if I'm not mistaken, he used the 'Needle Strike' skill of the Rock Scorpion, and the Rock Scorpion is a Tier 2 exotic beast."

Aunt Yun was taken aback. Many skills looked similar when used, and she hadn't noticed which skills Su Ze used at the time, but she trusted Liu Wenyin's professionalism.

"So this kid isn't in the early pupal stage? He absorbed the Rock Scorpion extract before this?" Aunt Yun asked.

"No, he is indeed in the early pupal stage. My 'Evolution Eye' wouldn't be wrong," Liu Wenyin said. "He absorbed the Rock Scorpion extract ahead of his level during the Mortal Tier!"

"Absorbing extract ahead of his level? No, that's impossible!" Aunt Yun exclaimed in disbelief. "As far as I know, there's no precedent for this in history!"

Liu Wenyin replied, "A very small number of top geniuses in history have managed to absorb extracts ahead of their level, but usually during the pupal or cocoon breaking stage. To absorb a Tier 2 extract ahead of his level during the Mortal Tier, he is indeed the first."

Aunt Yun was still shocked. "A Mortal Lifeform that hasn't undergone evolution has a fragile physique and cannot withstand the pressure of absorbing ahead of their level. How did he do it?"

Liu Wenyin chuckled and shook her head, "That's why I say, among the geniuses I've met, I'm afraid none can compare to him."

"However, our Earth has only entered the evolution era for a thousand years. It's normal for some things to happen that we cannot understand or explain."

Aunt Yun was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "In that case, Su Ze is indeed worth recruiting."

"Considering it, our Dongli hasn't had a new Saint Tier expert in seventy years. We've been relying on the older generation, and there's a gap in the younger generation."

Speaking of this, Aunt Yun sighed before continuing, "There's no shortage of diligent and hardworking people in Dongli's younger generation, and plenty of so-called geniuses. But they are all too cautious, following the experience of their predecessors and the arrangements of their teachers, training and becoming stronger step by step. It always feels like they lack a bit of spirit and drive, which leads most of them, like me, to hit a wall at the butterfly transformation stage.

What Dongli truly lacks is a prodigy who can amaze an era!"

"I hope Su Ze's joining can stir up some waves in this stagnant water."