Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 680: Chapter 319 Conspiracy

Jing Lin’s tone carried a hint of mockery, as if he were watching a play, but it wasn’t particularly malicious.

It was a characteristic deeply rooted in the Jing Family’s third vein… that is, a love for excitement, handed down through generations.

Every time he saw Li Yelai and the Doll, Cheese, interact,

Jing Lin would pray in his heart, “Come on, start fighting, start fighting! I want to see rivers of blood!”

Unfortunately, his wish had never come true.

It was a particular regret for him; he had even placed bets with a few buddies, but the fight never started…

Watching Jing Lin with his amused expression, Li Yelai was completely puzzled.

What rivers of blood?

I am the Blood River Chosen One, surely no one knows better than me what a river of blood looks like!

Is it some kind of metaphor?

Li Yelai wondered, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Jing Lin raised his glass and said, “Come on, let’s have a drink. This brew isn’t cheap, although it’s not any kind of”

Wine?

Suddenly hearing this word, Li Yelai’s face changed color as the memory of his last drinking ordeal surfaced in his mind.

How could he dare to drink again?

He resolutely shook his head, “No thanks, I’ll pass. I don’t handle alcohol well.”

“Don’t handle alcohol well?” Jing Lin looked surprised. Being a Spiritual Ability User often meant having a strong constitution, and alcohol tolerance tended to be high.

Generally, ordinary alcohol and drugs had little effect on high-level Spiritual Ability Users.

Just drinking some simple white spirits now, how could he not handle that? Was there some trickery involved?

Had he got drunk before and something bad happened?

Was it before, or more recently?

It shouldn’t have been before. Back then, undercover in the Church, who would dare to get drunk?

Moreover, within the Blood God Faction, a Divine Chosen could be challenged by any Believer. Li Yelai likely wouldn’t drink within the Church and get himself drunk.

Could it be… something from even earlier?

But that couldn’t be right. At the previous Jing Family banquet, they had poured so much into him without any noticeable effect.

So was it recent? Just in the past few days?

Jing Lin’s curiosity was piqued, but seeing Li Yelai so insistent, he didn’t press the issue.

After dinner, Li Yelai and Jing Lin went to another quiet room to continue their discussion.

“Do you know if the main Jing Family has approached Ye Han?” Li Yelai began.

“Ye Han?” Jing Lin frowned, thinking for a moment: “The Sixth-Sense Spiritual Ability User from the Kunlun Ye Family?”

“Yes, that’s him,” Li Yelai nodded. “Have you had any contact with him?”

“I’ve seen him twice, but we’re not well acquainted,” Jing Lin replied. “It’s not too obvious, but he is very proud. Not interested in deep connections, we ceased contact.”

“Just from two meetings, you could tell that he is very proud?” Li Yelai exclaimed in surprise.

Jing Lin smoothed his bangs, revealing a vertical line on his forehead that resembled an eye – it was the Heavenly Eye of the Spiritual Ability Path!

“Although it’s not as aggressive as your Heavy Pupil, my Heavenly Eye has its unique features. After observation, I can quickly analyze various pieces of information,” Jing Lin’s forehead marking twinkled with a faint golden light.

“A height of one meter eighty-five, shoulder to fingertip seventy-seven centimeters…” Jing Lin accurately burst out various body measurements for Li Yelai, deducing his dominant hand and certain habits.

Were he observing a woman, he could even precisely expose her figure, no matter how loose her clothing might be.

Of course, before revealing such information, he might first earn a beating from the woman.

This actually was a terrifying ability.

If the Heavenly Eye’s calculations were even stronger, Jing Lin could even see through Li Yelai’s moves and find flaws in them.

Of course, seeing through them and being able to keep up were two different matters.

“Have you seen this in Ye Han?” Li Yelai asked.

“He and a member from a certain family were sparring once, and I used the Heavenly Eye. Therefore, I can spot many details you might overlook,” Jing Lin said. “He’s younger than me yet already a Sixth-Sense Spiritual Ability User.”

“Although he seems friendly during conversation, his movements and expressions reveal a hint of arrogance. Truly young and full of vigor. After all, he is a rare talent. Still so young, yet he’s already reached the Sixth Sense, and has several beautiful close friends by his side.” Jing Lin grinned: “If I were him, I’d be even more arrogant!”

“Indeed, there is no denying his Talent and strength. Church intelligence confirms he had multiple cross-level battles before reaching the Fifth Sense,” Li Yelai nodded.

Although Li Yelai despised Ye Han, he would not deny Ye Han’s talent and strength.

Ye Han was truly strong, both in talent and ability.

Easily matching Little Mad King and Doll.

But as a person, well, quite anthropomorphic.

“Could he be a Book Holder on the list?” Jing Lin asked.

“Possibly, but we can’t see the Book of Destiny,” Li Yelai replied. “Still, judging by the Book Holder’s level of knowledge about various strong individuals, he definitely knows about Ye Han!”

The Book Holder had hinted at the growth trajectory of Captain Yang Chen and the Jade Blood Supreme.

He had predicted that the beautiful seventh-generation Champion would die within Disaster Fog No. 49.

It was also foretold that other Champion Inheritors would encounter various accidents.

Only the then under-the-radar Fierce Gun Yang Chen would inherit the title of Champion.

Of course, these could also be hindsight.

After all, Captain Yang Chen’s champion status was already a fact at that time.

But Jin Shan, the Jade Blood Supreme of Black Origin City, indeed felt manipulated by the Book Holder, who even knew his secrets and experiences.

From the Book Holder’s tone, it seemed that the advancement of the Jade Blood Supreme was, in fact, related to him. This point was unverifiable as both sides were enemies.