Chapter 417: The Heavenly Serpent's Visit

When they arrived at the prison gate, Qian Wu saw that Zhou Liu had blocked that man outside the door.

The man didn't object at all; he just stood there quietly with a book in his hand.

Hearing someone approaching, Zhou Liu put away the iron rod in her hand and turned to glance at Qian Wu.

Qian Wu nodded slightly at her and smiled. "You go to his room first."

Zhou Liu understood immediately. She reached out and patted Qi Xia and Qiao Jia Jin on the shoulders.

"Hmm?" Both of them looked puzzled.

"Tsk, we might need them later." Zhou Liu said in a low voice, then turned and entered the prison.

Once in the corridor by the window, Zhou Liu hid to one side and whispered, "This is a test; please don't respond. If you hear this, look to your left rear."

Qi Xia and Qiao Jia Jin both turned their heads to glance at where Zhou Liu was. She nodded at them and then headed toward Chen Jun Nan's room.

"Yo? Weekend?" Chen Jun Nan smiled. "What's up?"

"Tsk, I'm Zhou Liu, not Weekend."

"Zhou Liu is the weekend, though."

"Tsk, stop joking around." Zhou Liu pulled Chen Jun Nan over to the window and said seriously, "Take a look at that person... Do you recognize him?"

Li Jing Guan and Zheng Ying Xiong also slowly walked over to the window.

There stood a man with black-framed glasses by the gate. He looked a bit disheveled, but still fairly amiable.

"This guy? How could I not know him?" Chen Jun Nan frowned. "Isn't he 'Tian She'?"

"Tsk! Tian She?" Zhou Liu's eyes widened suddenly.

Chen Jun Nan looked at her and said, "Zhou Liu, you know what? In my life, I have three wishes."

"Tsk, what are they?" Zhou Liu asked impatiently.

"My first wish is for world peace, the second is for no more suffering people, and as for the third..." Chen Jun Nan sighed. "I hope my friend named Zhou Liu can stop starting her sentences with 'tsk'."

After hearing that, Zhou Liu moved her lips, wanting to speak directly, but she found she really couldn't start without 'tsk'.

"Tsk! What does how I talk have to do with you?!" She reached out and punched Chen Jun Nan hard. "Can you get to the point? Do you know 'Tian She'?"

"Yes." Chen Jun Nan nodded. "Zhou Liu, make sure those people don't make eye contact with Tian She's eyes. If you're worried about seeming suspicious, just stare at his nose."

"Tsk, why?"

"Because that scoundrel can read what's on your mind when he makes eye contact." Chen Jun Nan said, "Luckily, I'm clever and found a way around it."

Zhou Liu sensed that things were getting tricky. Qian Wu probably knew Tian She too, but Qi Xia and Qiao Jia Jin both had plenty of secrets in their minds. If they were discovered early by "Tian Ji", it would lead to endless trouble. So, she quickly lowered her head and sent a message through transmission.

The two standing behind Qian Wu heard Zhou Liu's transmission and subtly shifted their gaze without making a fuss.

After clearly seeing the person in front, Qian Wu silently pulled an old pair of sunglasses from the pocket of his leather jacket and put them on.

"Ah, you..." Tian She gave a bitter smile, looking uneasy. "'Shuang Sheng Hua', what are you doing... We've known each other for so many years, and this is my first time visiting your territory. Your way of treating guests..."

"Tian She, you're a 'guest', but I can't fully trust you." Qian Wu smiled. "You can't control your ability, after all. The secrets in people's minds are too tempting for you."

"Ah..." Tian She smiled and then nodded. "Yeah... You're right. It's rude, but I really can't control myself..."

He finished speaking and glanced again at Qi Xia and Qiao Jia Jin behind Qian Wu.

"Um, I might be overstepping... But who are these two...?"

"Do you really need to ask that much?" Qian Wu said. "They're my friends, staying with me for now. As for you, we have no prior connection, and you don't seem to be here for business. What's your purpose?"

"I... I actually..." Tian She nervously rubbed his hands. "I'm here to find someone..."

"Ten wan." Qian Wu said, "Ten thousand yuan, and we can help you find anyone in one cycle, except for 'Yuan Zhu Min'."

"Ten thousand...?" Tian She paused slightly, then smiled apologetically. "Ha... It's been so long since I've heard of 'money'... Where would I get any?"

"Then it's hard for us to help you..."

"How about this..." Tian She stepped forward and whispered, "I have a new research result lately... It's about making 'Yuan Zhu Min' cast 'Hui Xiang'. If you're willing to accept it, I can trade that with you."

Qian Wu paused, thinking about the feasibility. Soon, he realized it wasn't right.

"Hold on..." Qian Wu shook his head. "'Yuan Zhu Min' barely have any sanity left. They can cast 'Hui Xiang' with a high probability, but they don't know what they're doing—they act on instinct. This sounds way too dangerous."

"But 'Yuan Zhu Min' are so easy to deceive!" Tian She smiled. "Don't you think? With just a few words, we can lure them over like coaxing a child and use their 'Hui Xiang' to achieve our goals..."

"But they are 'people'." Qian Wu said, pulling a cigarette from his pants pocket, lighting it, and taking a drag. "The only difference between you and me is that I don't treat people as tools."

"People... Why can't people be tools?" Tian She said with a puzzled expression. "People can be tools, weapons, shields, research materials, or experimental subjects... They're the cheapest thing here!!"

"Heh..." Qian Wu sneered and spat on the ground. "I don't want to hear your nonsense, but you can tell me who you're looking for first."

"Chen Jun Nan!" Tian She shouted. "I want to make that guy wish he were dead!"

"Ha..." Qian Wu's expression turned icy in an instant. "Tian She, I don't care who you're looking for here, and your experiments on 'Yuan Zhu Min' are your business, but you've just stepped on my line."

"Stepped on your... line?" Tian She didn't understand at all.

"Saying you want to make 'Da Wa' wish he were dead right in front of me..." Qian Wu stepped closer to Tian She. "Do you even know why 'Mao' exists?"

Before Tian She could react, Qian Wu grabbed his arm.

In the next second, Qian Wu's body shrank rapidly, and his height dropped significantly, eventually matching Tian She's exactly.

"You..."

Qian Wu wanted to say something more, but suddenly felt it hard to breathe—this body seemed to have serious issues.

"What are you doing...?" Tian She asked, confused. "Did you copy my body?"