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Could the last Ancient Worm be Murong Yunji?

This was a question Chen Qing had considered long ago. How could a person who had remained hidden for so many years without a trace, undetected even by Fifth Elder Shen and Elder Shen, be Murong Yunji?

How meticulous and adaptable would that person need to be? Murong Yunji’s behavior seemed completely unlike that.

And even if it were her, why would she not reveal it? What was the point?

Ancient Worms all have the desire to devour their siblings.

Fifth Elder Shen and Old Liu were cooperating but had to restrain each other with Techniques, and both had specific goals in mind.

Fifth Elder Shen went to the capital to secure the greatest political resources while Old Liu stayed in Lyuzhou to quietly expand his followers and protect the Shen Family’s strongest Array as security.

This cooperation was based on mutual benefits and individual calculations.

What was Murong Yunji’s calculation?

Nominally the lady of the Shen Family, but as a barbarian woman from outside, she was not welcomed in the Shen Family and had no real power.

She didn’t even have the authority of a steward, had no financial power, couldn’t form her own faction, was secretly guarded against, and simply couldn’t cultivate her own followers in the dark like Family Head Old Liu of the Shen Family.

A woman with nothing, what was the point of her staying undercover? Just to sabotage others at a critical time?

Wasn’t that a bit too much of a gamble?

And what was her own security?

Bai Yu?

Willing to be a tool without a bit of her own resources and power accumulated?

Chen Qing thought it was impossible!

So, when he learned from Wei Gongcheng that Shen Qi was attacked by Murong in stealth and that Murong was the last Ancient Worm, Chen Qing already had an idea of what was going on...

"Who am I?"

Murong Yunji looked at Chen Qing in a daze, "What do you mean?"

"Isn’t my meaning clear enough?" Chen Qing looked helplessly at the woman, "Haven’t you suspected at all? The memories they altered for you!"

Murong: "...."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Bai Yu sneered, "Trying to sow discord with this method? Ridiculous. Lord Chen is so calculating, wouldn’t he have thought of a better way to take us sisters down?"

Glancing at Chen Qing, Bai Yu then said, "Lord Chen’s technique of creating a doppelg?nger is truly remarkable.

I’ve heard of the doppelg?nger Technique, but it’s my first time hearing that a doppelg?nger can use Divine Skills.

Truly a clever tactic, but I guess, if I’m not mistaken, such a secret technique consumes a lot, doesn’t it? "

"On top of the pursuit and the activation of the Spatial Array along the way, how much fighting strength does Lord Chen have left now?"

Upon hearing this, Murong immediately looked at Chen Qing. Was this guy resorting to psychological tactics because his physical strength was failing?

Chen Qing coldly regarded the other party, who actually wasn’t wrong in their guess; he indeed had expended a great deal of physical strength.

The doppelg?nger technique was a feature of the divine path, but that didn’t mean unlimited doppelg?ngers were possible, especially doppelg?ngers imbued with Divine Skills.

To lure Zi Yue into the trap, Chen Qing had granted the doppelg?nger quite a few Divine Skills.

This included Xuu Hu’s Warrior strength and Shen Eleven’s Divine Wind Technique.

Once these abilities were granted, they could only be reclaimed when the doppelg?nger returned. If the doppelg?nger were destroyed, those Divine Skills would be permanently lost.

The loss was great, and of course, the consumption as well.

A temporary doppelg?nger had used up no small amount of his spiritual power, and his spiritual power had also been instantly split in half, putting a tremendous strain on him.

At this moment, he wouldn’t be able to use his trump cards for at least five hours.

Whether Murong could realize what was happening was key to this ploy.

Chen Qing took a deep breath, ignored Bai Yu, and looked at the hesitant Murong: "I heard from Shen Qi that he had the best relationship with you. He also said that if not for the taboo nature of a romance between an aunt and a nephew, he wouldn’t mind your widow status—is that right?"

Murong’s expression shifted slightly with emotion, she certainly remembered, it was the instincts of this body that had killed Shen Qi.

Among the Shen brothers, Shen Qi was the most free-spirited and the smartest. He had the ability to see the world, yet he was confined to Jiangnan due to the jealousy of others, including his brothers.

He, who had visited the grasslands, was very tolerant of the customs there, which were completely different from those of the Central Plains.

He was a man who, like his name, was akin to a refreshing breeze.

Chen Qing was right, among the Shen brothers, he had the best relationship with her and was the most enjoyable to talk to. Often, their conversations were even more engaging than those with Shen Dalang, who had married her.

But what of it?

He was just an interesting mortal, an obstacle hindering her grand plans. Shouldn’t she act to remove him?

Yet, at that moment... indeed, after she had killed Shen Qi, her heart had turned ice-cold in an instant, but as Shen Qi relied on her and swallowed the yin-devouring entity, she subsequently felt a substantial relief.

Such emotions should not arise within her.

Looking at the confused Murong, Chen Qing continued, "Thousand-Faced Fox is adept at modifying memories and capturing emotions. I’ve heard from Shen Qi about your childhood.

During the wolf sacrifice in the Murong Family, you had sworn to protect your frail sister.

However, when the critical moment came, driven by the instinct to survive, you missed the chance to save her, leading to the death of your sister, with whom you shared the closest bond, in the jaws of the wolves. "

"That’s why you hate the Murong Family, but you also crave familial affection. This emotion was seized by the Thousand-Faced Fox. If I’m not mistaken, in the false memories she crafted for you, Bai Yu must have been depicted as a sister so close to you, as if conjoined twins, right?"

Murong: "....."

"Lord Chen, your art of psychological warfare is quite impressive, however..."

"Shut your mouth!!"

A cold voice made Bai Yu’s body shiver because the voice wasn’t Chen Qing’s but was that of Murong Yunji standing close at hand. Bai Yu’s face tightened, instantly feeling that Murong was very cold to both Chen Qing and herself!

"Let him continue..."

Bai Yu: "...."

Chen Qing looked at Murong, becoming even more certain of his judgement, "You must understand, would such feelings appear in two Ancient Worms? Ancient Worms, from the moment of their split, the nine entities are not brothers or sisters but monsters that purely desire to devour each other!"

"Devouring one would grant you the devoured’s divine skills and affection. From the start, it’s impossible for them to develop any feelings. At most, it’s like Fifth Elder Shen and Old Liu, only out of dire necessity."

"And you? You have nothing, no family, no power, content to play a secondary role, believing everything she says, relying on her for everything? Do you think that’s possible?"

Bai Yu: "...."

"It does sound quite reasonable..." Murong, with a smiling face, looked at Bai Yu, "What about you? Got anything to say?"

"Do you doubt me just because of his few words?" Bai Yu replied coldly, "After so many years of support, you doubt me over these few sentences?"

"So many years of support..." Murong’s cold gaze settled on the other, "And yet, simply because I said Zi Yue wasn’t worth it, you showed murderous intent towards me. Isn’t that also very odd?"

"Listen to me..."

"I am listening..." Murong stepped between the two, radiating blue light intensely, those familiar with her knew this was Divine Wind Technique at its peak, at this distance, Murong could match the Starlight Technique!

"Go ahead and speak?" Murong looked at Bai Yu with a smile, the cold murderous intent in her eyes solidifying, clearly enraged to the extreme.

Bai Yu’s heart skipped a beat; she seldom saw Murong like this, but she also knew the reason. The experience of Murong’s real sister being bitten to death was the easiest to exploit but also the most untouchable.

These were Ali’s exact words—if Murong found out, she might use the Murong Family’s Forbidden Technique to kill you!