"Getting rid of the control of the Holy Grail is not easy!" Brother Bing's low voice came:

"The Fallen Holy Grail is a rule-based prop. I don't need to explain what a rule-based prop is. Anyone controlled by the Holy Grail can never escape. Death is the only outcome."

"I am bound by the Holy Grail and cannot disobey the orders of the Judge of Illusions. Join forces? Should I join forces with the Judge of Illusions to kill you?"

The Demon Lord chuckled:

"The only thing that can counter rules is rules. I have found a way to counter the Holy Grail. It can temporarily free you from its control."

Brother Bing's voice became urgent, with a slight tremor: "Really?"

The Demon Lord's hoarse voice laughed: "In the profession of Night Wanderer, there is a rule-based prop, let's call it that for now. It symbolizes the ultimate power of the sun, the nemesis of all filth in the world. Once I obtain it, I can suppress the Fallen Holy Grail."

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Then there was a long silence.

Just when Zhang Yuanqing thought the audio was coming to an end, the voice of the Demon Lord sounded again, softly saying:

"When you accidentally obtained the character card and encountered the Lingjing, you chose to report to the Security Bureau, chose to trust the authorities. But what was the result? A cup of 'poisonous wine' was waiting for you. You trusted the authorities too much, in every sense of the word.

"You have great talent, and your future is limitless. But when you were still a fledgling, the Judge of Illusions broke your wings.

"In these years, you have distanced yourself from your family and your brothers. Every day, you endure the erosion of the Fallen Holy Grail, living in unbearable pain. Are you willing? Cooperate with me. It's time to break free from the shackles and spread your wings. I need your power."

Okay...

The audio finally ended.

Zhang Yuanqing sat in front of the desk, motionless for a long time.

Finally, he understood the cause and effect, but he was not happy at all.

So, you are the "servant" of the Judge of Illusions. No wonder you never mentioned the Lingjing Traveler to me, no wonder you distanced yourself from me after entering university, no wonder your personality changed so much. How have you been living all these years? Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head, motionless.

After a dozen seconds, he suddenly rubbed his face vigorously, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

"At least, at least Brother Bing might still be alive." Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath, regained his calmness, and began to sort out the details of this matter:

Before Brother Bing went to college, he accidentally obtained a character card and became a Lingjing Traveler. What would a normal person choose after encountering supernatural events?

The answer is definite: report to the Security Bureau!

Then, he was controlled by the Judge of Illusions.

The Judge of Illusions had planted his own people in some branches of the Security Bureau. Zhao Yingjun, who was killed by Ou Xiangrong, was an example.

"But how did Zhao Yingjun pass the physical examination if he was also a servant of the Judge of Illusions? No, it may not be a servant, but a collaborator.

By now, I have already understood what kind of organization the authorities are. Its massive size ensures that there are all sorts of people inside, and not everyone is righteous."

He continued to sort out:

The Demon Lord found a way to suppress the Holy Grail. It is a rule-based prop in the profession of Night Wanderer. So, the Holy Grail did indeed have a problem, so...

Black Impermanence chose to contact the Dark Night Rose because the leader of that organization is the Night Wanderer. Most likely, only the Night Wanderer can solve the problem with the Holy Grail. This detail matches.

But the leader of the Dark Night Rose would not help Black Impermanence without any benefits. What can Black Impermanence offer?

It is definitely not the Fallen Holy Grail. Could it be that rule-based prop of the Night Wanderer? This can probably only be determined by understanding the state of the Fallen Holy Grail.

Brother Bing sent me the character card after the Demon Lord's death, and by that time, both the Demon Lord and the Judge of Illusions had already perished. After sending the character card, Brother Bing immediately disappeared.

He definitely didn't die, but for some reason, he had to go into hiding.

After thinking for a few seconds, Zhang Yuanqing believed that the reason for Brother Bing's "disappearance" was to suppress the contamination within his body.

Because, although the Judge of Illusions was successfully killed, the Fallen Holy Grail fell into the hands of Black Impermanence, and the Holy Grail had a problem and couldn't be used normally. So, Brother Bing most likely has not yet freed himself from the control of the Holy Grail.

"Brother Bing might have a way to temporarily suppress the contamination... Well, this is just speculation and needs to be verified... But why did he assign me the task of obtaining the registry instead of the Holy Grail?"

Suddenly, Zhang Yuanqing's pupils trembled violently, and he thought of something terrifying.

The registry of the Judge of Illusions contains records of the Lingjing Travelers he controlled.

And Brother Bing is the "servant" of the Judge of Illusions.

Once the authorities obtain the registry and learn Brother Bing's true identity, and discover the truth about Brother Bing and the Demon Lord hunting the Judge of Illusions, then it's obvious, even a fool can figure it out, that the successor of the Demon Lord is Zhang Yuanqing himself.

Black Impermanence has control of the registry and should know Brother Bing's identity information, but Black Impermanence doesn't know about Brother Bing sending the character card to his good brother.

The information is asymmetrical, so Black Impermanence won't notice him for now.

But if Black Impermanence learns about this, the identity of the successor of the Demon Lord will also be exposed.

The worst part is that the Dark Night Rose, who is secretly in contact with Black Impermanence, has infiltrated the authorities and knows about the existence of the successor of the Demon Lord.

Once both sides touch on this topic...

No wonder Brother Bing wanted me to find the registry, with a priority even higher than the Fallen Holy Grail. Zhang Yuanqing's back was almost covered in cold sweat.He felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

Previously, although he had participated in the hunt for the Black Reaper under Brother Bing's instructions, he didn't know the importance of the register and wasn't very proactive.

Now it was different. He felt that at any moment, members of Taiyi Gate might come knocking on his door, or the Dark Night Rose might have ill intentions towards him.

He couldn't rush. The more anxious he was, the more chaotic his mind would be. Hunting the Black Reaper was a long-term task and couldn't be rushed... Zhang Yuanqing steadied his emotions and continued to analyze.

"The Black Reaper, Dark Night Rose, and the authorities, these three forces have unequal information, which I can take advantage of. After the death of Xiahou Xin,

Dark Night Rose will definitely speed up their cooperation with the Black Reaper, leaving me with little time...

"I can hunt the Black Reaper through official channels, investigate Dark Night Rose through the Palace of No Killing, right, I can also seek help from the Traceless Inn, there should be some overlap among the evil professions."

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't really want to have contact with the people from the Traceless Inn.

Then, Zhang Yuanqing thought of the daytime, the death of Xiahou Xin.

"The Night Wanderer has the ability to glimpse into fate. According to Fu Qingyang, it seems that they need to be face to face to do so? And this skill, it should only be able to see the short-term direction of fate...

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have silenced him just as we were about to make a move on Xiahou Xin, but would have silenced him as soon as the Xiahou family arrived in Songhai, no,

they would have sent the Xiahou family packing."

In that case, it was still okay.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing thought of the beautiful old lady and her meaningful smile.

Did she also see my fate? But for a long time after I passed the trial mission, there was no big wave.

Why did she show that smile?

Zhang Yuanqing sat at his desk until five in the morning before dozing off on the table.

"Ababa"

In a daze, Zhang Yuanqing heard the call of the little tease.

He woke up and saw the little tease climbing onto the desk, his short arms supporting his body, his black eyes looking at him with a sense of accomplishment.

On his sparse hair, there was a hairpin.

Phew, it's not underwear... Zhang Yuanqing subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then became angry:

"Are you a child or a hooligan, stealing women's underwear or wallets? I've been teaching you since you were young to be an upright child."

"Ababa" The little tease tilted his head and looked at his master with a wronged expression, not understanding why he was scolding him.

This wallet is quite thick... Zhang Yuanqing reached out and took it, opened the wallet, and saw a thick stack of red bills.

His angry face suddenly disappeared, and he looked conflicted: "Too, too much..."

Upon closer inspection, he found an ID card, oh, it's uncle's wallet, then it's fine.

As the heir to his uncle's mantle, Zhang Yuanqing took out three hundred-dollar bills and put the wallet back on the little tease's head, whispering:

"Return the wallet."

"Ababa" The little tease received the instruction, moved his limbs to the edge of the desk, like a little seal, jumped down to the ground, then quickly moved his hands and feet, passed through the wall, and disappeared.

At the dining table, his aunt was biting a meat bun, her cheeks round and said:

"Mom, have you found my underwear?"

Grandma scolded: "Who knows where you lost it, I couldn't find it after looking around."

Aunt looked suspicious: "I clearly remember throwing it in the bamboo basket, how could it be missing."

She immediately stared at her nephew, "Did you take it?"

Before Zhang Yuanqing could speak, grandma raised her hand and slapped her daughter on the head, angrily said: "Nonsense, why would Yuan take your stinky clothes, if you talk nonsense again, I will beat you to death."

"That's right, she just knows how to smear me." Zhang Yuanqing was indignant.

It was the little tease who took it. He added in his heart.

But if grandma finds out, I'm done, I'll be kicked out of the family.

After breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing took a taxi to Fuhai Bay.

After contacting Fu Qingyang, he waited at the entrance of the community for a while, and the lady from yesterday came.

"This is the access card that the Centurion gave you. The white one is for the community gate, and the black one is for the villa gate." The lady in black stockings smiled and handed over a black and a white card.

Zhang Yuanqing's plan for today was to "report" his reasoning to Fu Qingyang, point out the potential problems with the Fallen Holy Grail, and let Fu Qingyang know the ins and outs of the matter.

Of course, he couldn't say it directly, but had to discuss it.

Then contact the Palace of No Killing, inform them of the silencing of Xiahou Xin, and finally go to the Traceless Inn to inquire about the information of the witchcraft circle.

The lady in black stockings led the way, smiling:

"The Centurion was about to rest, but when he received your call, he asked me to come and pick you up."

"Rest?" Zhang Yuanqing was taken aback.

"The Centurion stayed up all night, probably because the case hit a bottleneck." The lady in black stockings smiled warmly: "I've been with the young master for a long time, and I've never seen him so troubled by a case. You need to help him more."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, and soon, he was back at the luxurious villa.

PS: I'll correct the typos after updating. I finally managed to finish this chapter. I haven't eaten yet, so I'll go eat first.