Chapter 2459 - 2362: A Dead End

"No way."

Saiji replied confidently.

Yue Shuwen was puzzled, "Why?"

Saiji laughed, "The reason Huo Sining mentioned earlier, Ge Zhichuan is currently inside that archaeologist’s body but incredibly weak, barely clinging to life."

"If he doesn’t quickly regain his strength, he won’t be able to fully merge his soul with the archaeologist’s body."

"In doing so, every minute wasted results in a loss of power. Eventually, his abilities will wear out entirely, leaving him unable to contest with the archaeologist’s original soul."

"So, there’s no need for us to intervene; the soul of the body will simply eject him. His only path will be death."

As she said "the only path will be death," Saiji revealed a sense of satisfaction and delight.

She had been trapped in that dark tomb for over a thousand years, forced to watch as her younger brother was humiliated and ultimately murdered by Ge Zhichuan. Unable to age or die yet unable to escape, she had been powerless.

Now, learning that the head culprit had also failed in the end, and would meet a fate where nothing remained, how could Saiji not be elated?

Had she not been mindful of the people around, she might have laughed heartily to the sky, raising a toast to comfort her brother’s unsettled soul, announcing that the great revenge had been fulfilled!

With Saiji’s words, Huo Sining also became more transparent, nodding in agreement:

"You’re right. Bai Buzhi also mentioned that soul possession and resurrection are not proper paths, falling within the Taoist category of sinister arts with very low success rates. One reason is the practitioner’s high skill demands, another being the difficulty of soul merging without the body’s rejection."

"This sparsity of successful possessions throughout history is why. If not for having no choice left, it’s unlikely Ge Hong would have chosen such an obviously doomed method."

"He held a delusional hope, thinking today was like his rampant Jin Dynasty times, unaware that times have changed after over a millennium, and his small tricks can no longer deceive anyone!"

Huo Sining even felt a bit playful, winking at Yue Shuwen and others, joking:

"Do you think if he escapes, he might be scared by cars everywhere and women showing arms or legs? Might he think he’s met with monsters?"

This elicited chuckles from Yue Shuwen, Qibao, and others.

Not understanding Huo Sining’s description, although she knew over a thousand years had passed, cars and women showing arms and legs were unfamiliar to Saiji, leaving her with a bewildered expression.

However, Yue Shuwen, Qibao, and others understood. Not only so, but Qibao even shook his head in disagreement:

"Perhaps not, if he wants to be a deity, seeing planes and smartphones and TVs, he might even think he’s ascended to a celestial realm, and the girls in short skirts are all little fairy maidens!"

Yue Shuwen slapped Qibao’s head and said irritably, "What, you mean because I’m in a short skirt I’m not a fairy maiden?"

Qibao quickly stuck out his tongue, waving his hands in surrender: "Sis, I’m wrong, I’m wrong. Even if others aren’t fairy maidens, you have to be, you are the most beautiful fairy maiden!"

Huo Sining rolled her eyes at Qibao and Yue Shuwen, "Alright, stop fooling around. This Ge Hong isn’t worth fear, especially with Bai Buzhi present. As long as he’s caught, subduing him won’t be hard."

"The issue now is Lu Huairu, who went into the mountain with Fujiwara Seiho and then escaped after the array ended."

"He’s the key problem; he knows how Fujiwara Seiho died. Though he may not recognize Qibao, as back then I had him wear makeup to alter his features, making them indistinct."

"But I suspect he has some magical artifact allowing him to detect the Jiaoren’s aura. Ensure you never carelessly reveal your Jiaoren form outside, and use the Spiritual Pearl to hide the Jiao Clan’s aura so he won’t detect it."

Gu Xu, who had been silent, frowned upon hearing Huo Sining’s words, his aura growing serious:

"A magical artifact detecting the Jiaoren aura? How do you know he has it?"

Huo Sining recounted the day she had Qibao bait Fujiwara Seiho into the tomb cave:

"I was hiding at the cave entrance. It was clear as day that Lu Huairu had something resembling a compass, treasured deeply; it followed Qibao’s movements. Even after entering the cave, it pointed directly, indicating a major problem!"

"I intended to seize the compass post-array already capturing both, but the plan fell apart when the array tossed away the old man, who managed to escape!"

"Qibao was in Jiaoren form, while I hadn’t transformed. Yet the arrow pointed only at Qibao, indicating that compass only detects transformed Jiaoren aura, not human form."

Gu Xu relaxed, unworried about Lu Huairu, but concerned for his wife’s potential risks, relieved by hearing human-form Jiaoren were undetectable.

"This man remains a hazard. We must find Lu Huairu and monitor his movements to maintain control."

Gu Xu, always disliking unprepared conflicts, especially against hidden foes, insisted on controlling the situation.

Huo Sining agreed, nodding:

"We need a plan. Lu Huairu is openly Yin Yizhai’s manager; Su Qingqing and I know the owner well and have met him several times. This man is peculiar; if he returns to Magic Capital, I can meet him!"