The person appearing before Li Xingkong was none other than Fang Ritu, whom he had previously negotiated with, except that this time it was just an illusion of him.
"Brother Li, why are you leaving so quickly? I was hoping to invite you to the victory celebration banquet."
Although the person in front of him looked completely different, Fang Ritu was absolutely certain that this was Li Xingkong.
Seeing that Fang Ritu was so certain, there was no point in Li Xingkong continuing to pretend. He simply transformed himself and reverted to his original appearance.
"Now that everything's taken care of, I see you're all so busy with your own affairs, it's best not to bother you."
Li Xingkong smiled.
Who knows if it's a victory celebration or a trap? It's probably best not to go at all.
"Alas, what a pity about the fine wine I prepared... But since Brother Li is so eager to return home, I won't insist. I'll just have to see you off."
Fang Ritu shook his head and said with a smile.
Then, a group of people came towards Li Xingkong from their current home planet, carrying all sorts of small gifts, all wrapped in a magnificent gold and jeweled style.
"In the rush, we weren't fully prepared. These are all local specialties, some rather plain little trinkets, which I'm giving to Brother Li to try."
Those people acted quite decisively, placing the items in front of Li Xingkong before leaving.
Seeing that Fang Ritu's actions showed no intention of turning against Li Xingkong, Li Xingkong lowered his guard slightly.
The items have all been delivered, so let's take a few.
After scanning the area with his Divine Sense, Li Xingkong selected a few trinkets that looked pleasing to the eye and stored them in his spatial storage. He was also a little curious.
"By the way, how did you find me, Brother Fang? I believe my disguise is flawless; even if someone were to dissect me for research, they wouldn't be able to distinguish the real from the fake."
Upon hearing Li Xingkong's question, Fang Ritu laughed.
"While your disguise is indeed very strong, it is not without flaws."
"First, all information about the Sihali Kingdom is recorded online. Everyone's behavior, personality, and even whereabouts are recorded and analyzed by big data. Brother Li, your imitation is indeed spot on, but this guy isn't someone who likes to travel far, let alone come here."
"Secondly, Brother Li, your abilities are extremely strong, and your supernatural powers are vast. Although you have already restrained yourself to some extent, the energy index around your body is still completely different from that of ordinary people. If we use a stellar energy detector to analyze ordinary people in each star sector, we can still detect some anomalies."
Fang Ritu didn't hold back much and directly told Li Xingkong the two points he had found.
After hearing this, Li Xingkong had to admit he had underestimated the others.
Big data existed in the Earth Star era, so how could a large StarCraft civilization like the Sihali Kingdom not have it?
As for energy detection, although Li Xingkong had disguised himself quite deliberately, for safety reasons, he would inevitably retain a trace of Magic Power circulating on his body to guard against various emergencies, which was naturally different from ordinary people.
He never expected that such a small detail would be enough for him to find out. It turns out that Fang Ritu's control over the internet in the Sihali Kingdom is much stronger than he thought.
"Alright, if I hadn't been concerned about Brother Li, no one else would have had the ability to find you. I came here to say goodbye, but there are a few other things I need to tell you."
Seeing that Li Xingkong seemed lost in thought, Fang Ritu spoke up directly.
" Xuan Qingzi is indeed dead, but he still has many loyal followers. Although we have officially seized power these past few days, several personal guard units are still in their hands. These people have lost their leader and have become somewhat deranged, which is why I came to find you."
"They don't know I did it, so no matter how crazy they get, they won't find me."
Li Xingkong thought back and realized that his actions were quite covert, and he shouldn't have been discovered.
"They genuinely didn't know it was you who did it, but they can't afford to retaliate against the person who did it."
Fang Ritu's words are somewhat baffling. What do you mean by saying that they can't afford to retaliate against the person who did the dirty work? Wasn't the person who did the dirty work himself?
Seeing Li Xingkong's puzzled expression, Fang Ritu suddenly laughed.
"I must say, your use of that scroll was quite ingenious. After the investigation team examined all the damaged areas, based on the current situation, they believe that it was probably done by the Li Insects Kings."
"The signs of dimensional reduction on the molecular cloud core are too obvious to need much attention. And very few people know that Xuan Qingzi possesses Dual-Vector Foil. After some deduction, the only conclusion we can draw is that Xuan Qingzi provoked someone from the Li Insects."
"Plus, your elusive methods are exactly like those of the assassins of the Li Insects. Everything happened at the right time, so let's pin the blame on them."
Li Xingkong then understood why no one had investigated for so long and why there had been no follow-up; it turned out that the murderer had been pushed onto someone he couldn't afford to offend.
Although the Sihali Kingdom is powerful, it is only a third-rate civilization, and it is still somewhat inferior to the Li Insects.
Well, now I'm stuck with this situation; I'll just have to swallow my pride.
However, Fang Ritu must have put in a lot of effort to get things to this point. After all, even if it's just to give an explanation, he would have to find out a few fake murderers. He couldn't just stay silent and pretend to be dead.
Now that Li Xingkong has withdrawn and Baili Qiu has regained his freedom, it's as if everything has nothing to do with them anymore. This is not a situation that can be created by luck.
"Although someone has taken the blame for the actions, Xuan Qingzi's die-hard followers won't accept it. They're still trying to clear Xuan Qingzi's name, and I reckon they'll find time to give a piece of their mind to any civilization that had previously interacted with Xuan Qingzi."
"Especially you, Brother Li, you wiped out an entire fleet of theirs. They won't let you off the hook, so you'd better be careful."
"The situation in the country is perilous right now, and it's not convenient for me to take direct action and wipe them out. You must be extremely careful."
Li Xingkong was speechless; these guys had really mastered the art of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
What do you mean by "vindicating Xuan Qingzi"? It's probably just an excuse to take this opportunity to squeeze one last drop of profit from the surrounding minor civilizations.
Xuan Qingzi is gone, and their power is waning. It will be difficult for them to regain their positions in a short time even with a new master. They might as well take advantage of the situation and then retire gracefully.
Fang Ritu's reminder did make some sense; he really needed to be wary of these guys when he got back.
"There's one more thing, which concerns your civilization."
"I don't know the specific details, but it seems to be related to the territorial expansion of your civilization before."