Xuanyuan Plague Exterminator Zhou Zhi (2)

Sun Shun had been in excellent form lately.

According to the information Zhou Zhi had obtained, over the past two days, Sun Shun had single-handedly completed four Strange Incidents, all with remarkably high completion ratings.

He seemed to have temporarily abandoned the Suhui Central Academy Pathogenization incident, turning his attention to other Strange Incidents instead, and he had indeed reaped a bountiful harvest.

A day after Su Rongrong, the daughter of Su Xing, went missing from the clinic next door, Su Xing came to see Zhou Zhi.

Although he did not like Zhou Zhi, for some reason, he harbored the thought that if he wanted to find his daughter, this Apprentice Plague Exterminator before him was the most likely person to succeed.

With his daughter missing, the Arrest Center, which was responsible for non-Strange Incidents, had already accepted the case, but there was almost no lead to follow at present.

"Zhou... Zhou Zhi, could your Epidemic Prevention Center help out as well? I suspect this matter is not as simple as it seems."

Su Xing was anxious, yet he remained calm.

This was the basic composure expected of a Plague Exterminator.

At this moment, Zhou Zhi sat in his seat at the clinic with his eyes closed, seemingly resting his mind.

After a while, his eyes slowly opened.

"Doctor Su, this matter is indeed not as simple as it seems."

"Although the Epidemic Prevention Center has not issued a mission, I have gained some slight insight."

His gaze swept across the surroundings of the clinic.

In a corner that no one noticed, a strange triangular symbol was hidden.

Zhou Zhi frowned slightly.

Then, an inexplicable message flooded his mind once again.

[Fragment of the Great Compassion Longevity Sutra (Cancerous Mutation True Sutra)].

[Someone once chanted bizarre incantations here to disturb the mind and shatter reason].

[Excerpt: Daily food and drink, sit upright with a closed mouth, let no thought arise, forget all worries, preserve the spirit and fix the intent, eyes see nothing...]

[Prolonged chanting has a probability of increasing the Pathogenization Index].

[Prolonged chanting has a very small probability of granting Void Gaze, allowing the mastery of special power].

[Prolonged chanting has a very small probability of gaining the recognition of 'Cancer'.]

[The scent of revival drifts through the air, as if life is leaping here].

[But the distortion hidden behind it constantly corrodes the human heart].

[In this world, what thing is truly immortal?]

Great Compassion Longevity Sutra...

Longevity Path!

Zhou Zhi's eyes flickered.

He had gained a deeper understanding of how the information in his mind flowed.

When it came to people, the information basically relied on his own existing knowledge and would not provide much beyond what he already understood.

However, regarding the environment, the information in his mind was very sensitive to changes... as long as pathogenization or spiritual energy flow had occurred, he could obtain some information.

"Then, Zhou Zhi, let's hurry and find her. I only have Rongrong as a daughter, I'm truly afraid..."

Zhou Zhi interrupted Su Xing: "Doctor Su."

"What is your strength level?"

Su Xing was stunned.

"For an Apprentice Plague Exterminator like me, I am actually quite unwilling to get too involved in this incident. Because I have some information, in fact, if it weren't for Rongrong, I would have acted as if nothing had happened."

Zhou Zhi spoke: "The Lotus Leaf Bun was delicious, so I would like to ask, what is Doctor Su's strength?"

"To quantify it simply... can you defeat an injured Official-level Plague Exterminator?"

Su Xing was silent for a moment.

His gaze fell upon Zhou Zhi's calm face.

As an Official-level Plague Exterminator, he could not fathom what the youth before him was thinking.

His forty-plus years of experience seemed completely suppressed.

"I can."

Su Xing said coldly: "Against an average Official-level, I will not lose."

The thin, middle-aged man before him had his aura completely transformed as he said these words.

As expected.

Zhou Zhi's heart stirred.

Xuanyuan was thousands of miles away from Chengyun, and having traveled such a long distance, he surely had his own little secrets.

"That is enough."

Zhou Zhi revealed a rare smile.

It was a smile that put Su Xing at ease.

"In that case, please wait for my news, Doctor Su."

Zhou Zhi nodded slightly.

He picked up his Blade Case, left the Su Family Clinic, and walked straight into the inn.

After greeting Aunt Mei, Zhou Zhi headed up the stairs toward the second floor.

[Room 202].

The room of that strange couple.

He stood still.

"Open the door."

Zhou Zhi's voice held little fluctuation; he spoke in a flat, straightforward tone.

Inside the door, there was no sound.

"Open the door."

Zhou Zhi repeated himself.

"Who is it?"

From inside the door came a man's voice, sounding like a dried-up well.

"Zhou Zhi."

Zhou Zhi stated his name directly.

Inside the door, it suddenly became completely silent, as if a candle flame had been blown out.

It did not open.

Zhou Zhi let out a cold sneer.

"Two pieces of trash, you couldn't even pick the right target, and now I have to come and clean up your mess."

As soon as these words were spoken, a strange sound seemed to come from inside the room.

Then, a small gap opened.

Zhou Zhi calmly pushed the door open.

Behind the door!

A hideous face appeared, holding a dagger, stabbing toward Zhou Zhi's back!

Those large pupils were vacant, yet filled with malice.

"Clang!"

Zhou Zhi's Blade Case vibrated, pinning the man directly to the floor, and Zhou Zhi sat down on top of him as he did so.

The middle-aged woman was by the bed, looking as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

"Your awareness isn't bad, but it's a pity."

Zhou Zhi shook his head.

"In daily food and drink, refrain from speaking and sit upright."

"Let no thought arise, forget all worries, preserve the spirit and fix the intent, let the eyes see nothing..."

"Guard the heart within, regulate the breath continuously, exhale gradually, do not let it break, as if it exists yet does not."

The man and woman's expressions shifted slightly.

"You are..."

Zhou Zhi's gaze was not on the two of them.

"You two idiots, I told you to act as you saw fit, yet you dared to kidnap Su Xing's daughter."

"That guy already came looking for me today; he seems to have figured something out... The other party is an Official-level Plague Exterminator, not someone from the Epidemic Prevention Center. If you don't provoke him, he won't come looking for trouble with us on his own!"

The man's struggling movements gradually ceased.

"Right now, the higher-ups of our [Longevity Path] are maneuvering against the Plague Exterminators of Changdu, and this is how you do things?"

"If it weren't for the current shortage of manpower, I would slaughter you right now."

The Blade Case rested on the man's face, and the man dared not speak.

"You..."

The woman seemed to have realized something, and she forced a smile onto her face: "Who exactly are you..."

"Someone of a higher status than you pieces of filth. If it weren't for your screw-ups, I would never have appeared before you."

"My mission is far more important than yours."

Zhou Zhi said coldly.

"Out of so many groups, only yours ran into trouble."

Hearing this, the woman seemed to confirm Zhou Zhi's identity.

Her expression soured, and she began to stammer out an explanation.

"Sir, the students in the Spirit Power Class don't necessarily all possess spirit power. Since My Lord demanded it, we subordinates could only do our best."

"Besides, My Lord said that as long as he recovers his own strength... nothing else will be a problem."