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"Master, many families have come forward to clarify matters for you, helping the government persuade those rebellious lower-class citizens."

"Oh?" Chen Qing squinted slightly, "There are such people who offer help in times of need?"

"And it’s been quite effective..." Wei Gongcheng chuckled.

Especially Yang Renxin, the Family Head of the Yang Family, whose eloquence silenced the ruffians with various arguments.

"Most people originally didn’t have a strong argument in their hearts. After several reprimands, many of them sheepishly withdrew from the crowd. Although it doesn’t solve the root problem, it has at least eased the situation significantly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing nodded. He silently took note of the so-called Yang Family in his heart.

Being able to step forward under such public opinion pressure and possess such rhetorical skills, this person was a talent.

The Twenty-Eight Constellations in the Heaven’s Court needed someone like that.

Of course, that’s a topic for another time.

The urgent task now is to find out where the monster is hiding.

"Master, still no leads?" Wei Gongcheng looked at Chen Qing, whose brows were knit together, knowing that the master might be facing a challenge this time, and asked with concern.

At this time, Wei Gongcheng’s loyalty was fluctuating around 85, but no matter what, his feelings for Chen Qing were genuine, and this concern came from the heart.

"Not at the moment..." Chen Qing shook his head, "Information on the monster is scarce.

We can only know approximately that it wants to spread fear.

To be effective, it needs to act as an energy source from a strategic center.

Lyuzhou, being the center of Jiangnan, is used to spread outward.

The better the central spreading effect, the further the external effect.

Influence, this kind of thing, should be considered based on the entire environment.

If even the central location is in panic, then this fear can be efficiently transmitted to the surroundings. "

"I suspect that its ability also needs external help, just like how a flame needs wind force. Even the largest flame requires sufficient wind to burn further. This must be why it daringly chose Lyuzhou’s center."

Upon hearing this, Wei Gongcheng suddenly realized that the entity came to Lyuzhou, taking a risk, which means that once found, although the opponent’s ability is terrifying, its resistance is limited, likely similar to Ali.

"Where could it be hiding then?" Wei Gongcheng pondered.

"A person..." Chen Qing murmured softly, "It should be parasitizing on someone close to us, someone we can see often, so they are influenced. Think carefully, who is close to you, someone you can see almost every day but won’t notice?"

"Uh..." Wei Gongcheng was taken aback and then looked at Chen Qing in astonishment.

The master seemed to have detected a change in mindset; otherwise, he wouldn’t be asking such a question. At this thought, he felt guilty, having doubted the master several times. He didn’t want to, but somehow, he couldn’t help thinking that way...

The moment he realized this, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he understood that he might also have been affected by the monster.

"Don’t be nervous...." Chen Qing shook his head, "Anyone can be influenced by that monster, you included, and I too. As long as it can appear around us for a long time, it can influence us. Can you think of anything?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Gongcheng calmed down slightly, thought long and hard, but eventually shook his head, "I meet many people every day, but as for those I see regularly, it’s only you, Master. It couldn’t possibly be you, Master, right?"

Chen Qing pursed his lips, and seeing this, Wei Gongcheng suddenly exclaimed, "Why not let Ali come?"

Chen Qing’s eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, looking at Wei Gongcheng.

"Ali can see into people’s hearts, could most likely find that thing. Why not let her try and find it, Master?"

"Ali?" Chen Qing sat in the chair, rubbing his fingers with a hesitant look in his eyes, ultimately shaking his head, "We can’t let her come."

After the last incident, Ali has gone into a dormant state, and to resist some memory awakenings of the Buddha Kingdom, she needs a separate space to calm down.

Though she can be summoned anytime, after all, the place is hidden, but as long as one wishes, a single teleportation could bring her here.

But Chen Qing knew she couldn’t be brought here.

"Ali indeed can see into people’s hearts, but what if... the monster isn’t relying on transforming into a human to hide?" Chen Qing said deeply, "What if it’s using a parasitic method instead?"

"Parasitic?"

"Similar to the Ancient Demon Clan, parasitizing on someone, but that person is completely unaware, so their thoughts are no different than usual. Even if Ali came, she wouldn’t find the flaw."

"But once Ali is targeted, then problems become serious."

Wei Gongcheng’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Ali being targeted?

If Ali were parasitized by something, with the opponent’s already terrifying abilities combined with Ali’s, it would be invincible!

Memory manipulation plus fear transmission, what kind of divine combination is that?

It could almost one hundred percent dismantle a force, plunging even the strongest guardians into panic.

Because memories can manipulate a person’s life and can see your weaknesses, if memory probing and manipulation, this divine skill, fell into the hands of the Fearful Heavenly Demon, it would indeed be a sign of the apocalypse.

Wei Gongcheng suddenly stood up and looked outside, his expression turning a bit panicked.

"What did you think of?" Chen Qing asked, uneasiness flashing in his heart when he saw the other’s action, as Wei Gongcheng was an extremely composed person, rarely exhibiting such behavior.

"Master said, that thing can parasitize, on a place extremely hard to detect, but on someone we meet frequently?"

"What is it?" Chen Qing looked at the other person.

"Does parasitism have any characteristics? For instance, would the parasitized person detect any abnormalities?"

Chen Qing frowned and eventually said, "I’m not sure, but theoretically speaking, a parasite wanting to play its role couldn’t hide completely.

Just like the Ancient Demon, parasitizing on a person, it’s unlikely the host feels nothing since, in such a powerful range, it must exert much energy and couldn’t be completely undetectable, just that the parasitized person may not know what the abnormality represents. "

"Is that so?" Wei Gongcheng’s expression grew even darker, "Then is it possible that from the beginning, that thing disguised itself as something else, tricking the host? Making the host mistakenly believe it’s something else, thus unaware of its connection to this chaos."

"Uh..." Chen Qing was taken aback, but after thinking for a while, nodded slightly, "There is that possibility!"

"If so..." Wei Gongcheng’s face turned extremely grim, "I think I know who it is!"

"Hmm?" Chen Qing was stunned, but then suddenly thought of something, and his face changed too!

He thought of a person too, but if that’s the case, then there might be big trouble.

Because the place where Ali is hibernating seems to be under his charge!!!!