A Helping Hand

Zhang Xuezhou even struggled to unleash the Supreme Purity True Technique, let alone the Tengyun Technique.

His current ability to fly can only be barely maintained by relying on the power of the giant bird Ferocious Beast.

"I wonder if Zuo Quan's lucky necklace can help me out!"

Zhang Xuezhou not only possesses Zuo Quan's lucky necklace, but he also carries Zuo Quan's mark, allowing anyone who investigates to pinpoint Zhang Xuezhou's location.

If one were to sneak off to the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum in the middle of the night, there was a high probability that Zuo Quan would discover it. However, if one wanted to use Zuo Quan's lucky necklace to do something, that probability would be 100%.

Once this clandestine behavior is discovered, conflict is inevitable, and no amount of eloquent words from Zhang Xuezhou can explain it away.

With that thought in mind, Zhang Xuezhou quickly drove back to the research institute. He retrieved Emperor Luo Yan's Tongtian Jade Ruler, along with a light-blocking suit and a visual device, as well as other necessary items for exploring the tomb. Then, he drove the car rapidly from North Rehe towards the direction of the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum.

With two days left, Zhang Xuezhou felt he needed to try his luck and see if there was any hope for him.

The consequences of eliminating Zuo Quan and Zuo Luo would be extremely serious, and there was nowhere else to go but to avoid them, so Zhang Xuezhou decided to take a gamble.

"Besides, I'm not the only one controlling this body!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon he would be fighting and felt that he could definitely take a gamble.

In particular, Zuo Quan and others shouldn't be capable of killing him, and even if there are future troubles, Zhang Xuezhou won't have to bear them alone.

"If we're going to be finished, we'll all be finished together!"

He muttered to himself, and his pounding heart gradually calmed down.

This sudden urge is extremely subtle; if you get stuck on a predetermined path and don't deal with it, the thing you're worried about will definitely happen.

Even if something does happen after it's dealt with, it might veer in a different direction.

Zhang Xuezhou was clearly heading towards this fork in the road.

He was certain he wouldn't be killed by Zuo Quan and his gang, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't want any unmanageable health problems to remain in his body.

Given the extremely complex condition of his body, Zhang Xuezhou clearly did not want to add another factor out of thin air.

The direction of North Rehe is to the north, while the direction of Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum is to the east. Even a direct flight would take Zhang Xuezhou a considerable amount of time, and driving there would take even longer.

By the time Zhang Xuezhou arrived at the North Rehe Imperial Mausoleum Management Office, it was already 8 p. m.

The dim yellow light of the streetlights resembled the almost lifeless Luofu Empire, emitting only a faint glow. Some of the streetlights had blackened filaments and would occasionally flicker as if in a death struggle, adding to the eerie atmosphere of the imperial mausoleum at night.

There was nothing wrong with Zhang Xuezhou sneaking into the imperial tomb, but there were various checkpoints and interceptions when he officially entered the imperial tomb.

This allowed him to obtain a notification from Li Yingbo, which finally enabled him to pass through normally.

"What are you doing running around the Imperial Mausoleum in the middle of the night?" Li Yingbo asked with a headache. "I need some time to invite those old retainers and their descendants. It might be half a month before I can hold a proper inauguration ceremony for you!"

"This is my first time being appointed to a high-ranking position, and I'm quite excited. I figured this place would be under my jurisdiction from now on, so I came to check things out first!" Zhang Xuezhou replied with a smile.

"What kind of high-ranking official is this? You wouldn't want another one if I offered you one," Li Yingbo complained.

"No, my abilities are limited, I can't manage those important departments," Zhang Xuezhou said.

Be careful when going out at night!

Zhang Xuezhou's reason for overseeing the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum was simple: it involved Huang Daoxian, making it convenient for Zhang Xuezhou to investigate from a nearby distance.

Zhang Xuezhou's tone during the communication was completely different from usual, so Li Yingbo couldn't help but give him a word of advice.

His expression turned slightly grave. He then dialed Ren Yisheng's number and explained everything in detail.

"He's not such an impatient person," Ren Yisheng said. "An honorary professorship wouldn't be enough to make him lose his composure. Where else did Xuezhou go today?"

"I checked, and he was invited by Zuo Quan to be a guest after the conferment ceremony, and he boarded Zuo Quan's aircraft!"

"His unusual behavior stems from the Zuo Household. It's likely that the Zuo Household has their eyes on him, which is why Xuezhou can't give you more details right now."

"Has Zuo Quan installed a listening device on him?"

"They must be using other methods to eavesdrop!"

Ren Yisheng let out a breath.

If they didn't need to use Zuo Quan to investigate related clues, they wouldn't have allowed such a dangerous element to remain in Western Capital City.

However, investigating clues related to Huang Daoxian inevitably involves risks.

Zuo Teng was closely monitoring Zuo Quan to gather information, faced the highest risk, but Ren Yisheng never expected that Zhang Xuezhou would become the second person at risk.

Logically speaking, Zhang Xuezhou, like him, was operating behind the scenes and should have been difficult for Zuo Quan to target.

"Despite our repeated suppression and Ms. Song's efforts to curb the spread of information, he ultimately acted too arrogantly in Wanping Province. As the saying goes, 'The tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind,' so it's no wonder that Zuo Quan has his eye on him," Ren Yisheng said.

"If it weren't for his suppression of Wanping Province, which led to the conflict with Zhao Tianhua, coupled with Pei Jing's rebellion, we probably wouldn't have been able to handle it!"

It is extremely difficult for those behind the scenes to emerge from the limelight and then disappear again. To get close to the person being investigated while maintaining an anonymous identity is an incredibly difficult task.

It was perfectly normal for Zhang Xuezhou to be targeted by Zuo Quan and others, as Zuo Quan's strength was only enough to target people at Zhang Xuezhou's level.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou gave up the first alternate member of the sequence committee to Zuo Teng, it couldn't change the fact that the rules for the strong in the sequence were deeply ingrained in people's minds, and many young people still regarded Zhang Xuezhou as their leader.

"What does Zuo Quan want Zhang Xuezhou to do?" Li Yingbo asked.

"He probably wants to control the younger generation, and once we old folks die, he'll indirectly control the Alliance States," Ren Yisheng pondered.

"I didn't expect that even news about longevity drugs wouldn't make him give up," Li Yingbo said.

"They have long lives and may be more patient than we imagine. To catch them and deal with them, we need to be even more patient," Ren Yisheng said.

"In other words, they might be hostile to Zhang Xuezhou at the moment, but they wouldn't resort to methods aimed at killing him!"

"Is that so!"

What will they do?

"I don't know, but one thing I'm certain of right now is that Huang Daoxian is indeed exhausted, and it's very likely that it's going into hibernation again, waiting for its chance!"

Ren Yisheng shook his head.

He was unsure how Zuo Quan would target Zhang Xuezhou, but Ren Yisheng knew that if Zuo Quan and others chose to cultivate the younger generation, it was a sign that they were already helpless and powerless to overthrow the Alliance States Council through violence.

The opponent's direct strength was weaker than he had imagined, and some of their special abilities were perhaps more troublesome than he had anticipated.

If one can control Zuo Quan, it might be possible to control or even bewitch Zhang Xuezhou.

After much deliberation, Ren Yisheng realized that this was perhaps the kind of risk Zhang Xuezhou was facing.

However, Ren Yisheng felt that Zuo Quan had miscalculated in one aspect: Zuo Quan had no idea what kind of spiritually strong person he was facing.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou's brain was severely damaged, he was still a being of immense mental strength.

Once Zhang Xuezhou's mental strength is restored, any obstacles set up by the weak will crumble and vanish.

If Ren Yisheng wanted to help Zhang Xuezhou, he wouldn't need to go to the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum to assist him. Instead, he would need to push forward the international dispute project as quickly as possible, or stir up trouble within the Aomeijia Alliance to escalate the conflict into Sequence Contest, thereby obtaining the Aomeijia Alliance's X864 gene drug.