Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#278 - Chapter 277 Surface

"You're very good at handling these prisoners. In just a few days, you've turned them into harmless little lambs. Impressive!"

Inside cell 012, Luo Jiu sat opposite Li Chenqiu.

Li Chenqiu smiled modestly, "It's nothing impressive. Everyone is afraid of death. I just need to make them afraid of me."

"Everyone understands the principle, but putting it into practice is difficult. There's no need to be modest." Luo Jiu pushed the brewed tea in front of Li Chenqiu, "You completed this job assessment excellently. The position the academy gives you might be surprisingly high."

Luo Jiu joked, "Next time we meet, I might have to call you leader. Even shaking your hand might require waiting in line."

Li Chenqiu smiled, "It can't be that exaggerated. By the way, Uncle Luo, what type of position are they likely to assign me?"

Luo Jiu shook his head, "I'm not too sure either."

Li Chenqiu nodded. Just as he was about to say something, his pupils trembled slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed between his brows, causing his open mouth to close.

Luo Jiu noticed Li Chenqiu's abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Chenqiu came back to his senses and waved his hand, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about the position too much."

Afterward, Li Chenqiu chatted with Luo Jiu for a while before leaving his cell and heading towards his own cell via the spiral staircase.

"Good day, Brother Li!"

"Brother Li!"

"Good morning, Brother Li!"

Along the way, the prisoners who encountered Li Chenqiu greeted him respectfully, and Li Chenqiu smiled and nodded in response.

Arriving at his cell door, Li Chenqiu didn't enter immediately. Instead, he paused for a moment before pushing the door open and walking in.

At this moment, there was only one person inside the cell—Ji Mu.

Ji Mu leaned against the bed, holding a book and reading intently. Hearing the sound from the door, he turned his head to look.

"Brother Li, you're back." Ji Mu's eyebrows curved slightly.

"Yeah." Li Chenqiu asked curiously, "Why are you the only one here? Where are the other three?"

Ji Mu replied, "They went out to eat breakfast. I wanted to go with them, but Qi Mingyue said my body was weak and I needed more rest. He's bringing breakfast back for me."

"The sun must be rising in the west. Xiang Nanzhi didn't sleep in until noon." Li Chenqiu sat back on his bed, "Ji Mu, I want to ask you something."

Ji Mu sat up, asking in confusion, "What is it?"

Li Chenqiu pointed in the two o'clock direction, "What's in that direction, about three kilometers away?"

Ji Mu looked in the direction Li Chenqiu pointed, frowned, and remained silent for a while before saying, "It seems to be the office building."

"The office building?" Li Chenqiu muttered to himself.

Ji Mu asked curiously, "Brother Li, is something wrong?"

"It's nothing. Read your book. I'm a little tired. I'll rest for a while."

With that, Li Chenqiu took off his coat, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Ji Mu didn't press further and continued reading his book.

...

The late night took away the hustle and bustle of eight or nine o'clock. The evening breeze was slightly cool, and the roadside grass shrunk its head.

Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi walked side by side on the sparsely populated road.

"Ah~" Xiang Nanzhi yawned, "Why did you call me out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Li Chenqiu asked, "Under what circumstances would I not be able to sense my Spirit Profound Weapon?"

Xiang Nanzhi touched his chin, "If the distance is too far, you won't be able to sense it clearly, only a rough location."

Li Chenqiu put his hand on Xiang Nanzhi's shoulder, "Besides being too far away?"

"Hmm..." Xiang Nanzhi frowned, "It seems...it seems..."

Li Chenqiu moved his head closer, "It seems like what?"

Xiang Nanzhi pursed his lips into a straight line. After a few seconds of silence, his eyes lit up instantly, and he clapped his hands abruptly, "I remember! The sealing box has the ability to isolate. If you put the Spirit Profound Weapon into the sealing box, you won't be able to sense it."

A trace of understanding flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows.

Xiang Nanzhi looked at Li Chenqiu suspiciously, "Why are you asking me this? Don't tell me..."

"Yeah." Li Chenqiu nodded directly, "I can't sense Ember anymore."

Xiang Nanzhi lowered his eyebrows, and his expression became serious, "When did this happen?"

Li Chenqiu answered truthfully, "This morning. The last place Ember appeared was in the office building of this prison. I guess someone put it in a sealing box."

Xiang Nanzhi asked, "Did you tell Luo Jiu about this?"

"Hoo-" Li Chenqiu took a deep breath. The cold air rushed into his nasal cavity, clearing his somewhat stuffy brain for a moment. He opened his mouth and said:

"Since the other party dares to do this so blatantly, they obviously don't care whether I tell Luo Jiu or not. They even hope I will tell Luo Jiu. Since that's the case, how can I fulfill their wish."

"That's true." Xiang Nanzhi nodded in agreement, "What are you planning to do next?"

Li Chenqiu raised his head and looked at the moon hidden in the clouds.

The cold moon was like a tooth, blurry and indistinct.

"By cutting off my connection with Ember, the other party is probably after the Spirit Profound Weapon. Last time, the Blue Moon Mountain assassination was instigated by Warden Ji Min, but according to Blue Moon Mountain, there's someone above Ji Min.

Putting Ember into the sealing box should be that person's idea. If I tell Luo Jiu about this, Luo Jiu will definitely seek help from the academy or the Security and Unification Department for my safety, after all, that person must kill me to obtain Ember."

Xiang Nanzhi asked in confusion, "So what?"

"So... the person behind Ji Min not only wants to seize Ember but also wants to kill the people who come to protect me and turn them into their own soul soldiers." Li Chenqiu's eyes were deep, "They are very confident in their strength!"

Xiang Nanzhi reached out and pushed the non-existent glasses, "To dare to do this, they should have the strength of Ninth Forbidden."

"Could it be above Ninth Forbidden?" Li Chenqiu turned to look at Xiang Nanzhi.

Xiang Nanzhi said in a deep voice, "The probability is very small, but not zero. After all, nothing is absolute."

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu nodded solemnly, "Now that I haven't told Luo Jiu, that person will probably attack me soon. I'll go to the office building later to see if I can find anything."

"Okay." Xiang Nanzhi reached out and squeezed Li Chenqiu's arm, "I'll protect you in the dark."

"Yeah."

...

At two o'clock in the morning, except for the guards on duty, there were few figures on the road.

A black crow flew across the night sky towards the prison office building. This was Li Chenqiu transformed into a crow.

Soon, Li Chenqiu flew to his destination.

It was an ordinary six-story office building. Except for the first and second floors, the other floors were not lit. Two armed prison guards stood at the door, wearily standing guard.