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Chapter 526 - 396: Xiaohu’s Unusual Movement · Oct 13, 2026

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501 Chapter 501 - 373: Maiden Star Realm 2026-10-13
502 Chapter 502 - 374: News 2026-10-13
503 Chapter 503 - 375: Exposed 2026-10-13
504 Chapter 504 - 376: The Former Supreme 2026-10-13
505 Chapter 505 - 377: Old and Shrewd 2026-10-13
506 Chapter 506 - 378: Unexpected Discovery 2026-10-13
507 Chapter 507 - 379: Returning the Favor – Targeted (Double-Length - , Please Vote) 2026-10-13
508 Chapter 508 - 379: Returning the Favor – Targeted (Double-Length - , Please Vote) 2026-10-13
509 Chapter 509 - 379: Returning the Favor – Targeted (Double-Length - , Please Vote) 2026-10-13
510 Chapter 510 - 379: Returning the Favor – Targeted (Double-Length - , Please Vote) 2026-10-13
511 Chapter 511 - 381: Targeted at Every Turn 2026-10-13
512 Chapter 512 - 382: I Saved You 2026-10-13
513 Chapter 513 - 383: The Supreme’s Curiosity 2026-10-13
514 Chapter 514 - 384: Best Not to Act Rashly 2026-10-13
515 Chapter 515 - 385: Get Lost 2026-10-13
516 Chapter 516 - 386: Spare Me 2026-10-13
517 Chapter 517 - 387: Fighting Fire with Fire 2026-10-13
518 Chapter 518 - 388: The Hunt 2026-10-13
519 Chapter 519 - 389: No Other Choice 2026-10-13
520 Chapter 520 - 390: Enchanting Heart 2026-10-13
521 Chapter 521 - 391: So Tough 2026-10-13
522 Chapter 522 - 392: Going Too Far Is as Bad as Not Going Far Enough (Second Update) 2026-10-13
523 Chapter 523 - 393: Rushing Between Venues 2026-10-13
524 Chapter 524 - 394: Comprehensive Assessment 2026-10-13
525 Chapter 525 - 395: Divergent Opinions 2026-10-13
526 Chapter 526 - 396: Xiaohu’s Unusual Movement 2026-10-13
527 Chapter 527 - 397: Still Just a Child 2026-10-13
528 Chapter 528 - 398: Other Civilizations 2026-10-13
529 Chapter 529 - 399: Above the Supreme 2026-10-13
530 Chapter 530 - 400: Intensifying the Effort 2026-10-13
531 Chapter 531 - 401: Laying Low 2026-10-13
532 Chapter 532 - 402: Volunteering 2026-10-13
533 Chapter 533 - 403: The Dignity of Teachers 2026-10-13
534 Chapter 534 - 404: Immunity 2026-10-13
535 Chapter 535 - 405: No Resisting Allowed 2026-10-13
536 Chapter 536 - 406: The Killer Isn’t So Cold 2026-10-13
537 Chapter 537 - 407: Beat Me First, Then We’ll Talk 2026-10-13
538 Chapter 538 - 408: Evidence 2026-10-13
539 Chapter 539 - 409: The Patrol Guard’s Discovery 2026-10-13
540 Chapter 540 - 410: Taking Turns 2026-10-13
541 Chapter 541 - 411: Get Him 2026-10-13
542 Chapter 542 - 412: Coming to the Door 2026-10-13
543 Chapter 543 - 413: Not a Single Good Apple 2026-10-13
544 Chapter 544 - 414: Misgivings 2026-10-13
545 Chapter 545 - 415: The Tree Longs for Stillness, but the Wind Will Not Cease 2026-10-13
546 Chapter 546 - 416: Declaration of War 2026-10-13
547 Chapter 547 - 417: Failed Fishing Expedition 2026-10-13
548 Chapter 548 - 418: Whale Fall 2026-10-13
549 Chapter 549 - 419: I’m Not Worthy 2026-10-13
550 Chapter 550 - 420: Madness 2026-10-13

Chapter 526: Chapter 396: Xiaohu’s Unusual Movement

Sofia drove Qu Jianlei home, followed closely by Xiang Xue’s car.

Qu Jianlei glanced at her but did not tell anyone to leave. He just opened the door and walked in.

Sofia followed him in, along with Xiang Xue and that B-level female guard.

Qu Jianlei really wanted to rest well, but unfortunately, he couldn’t afford to show fatigue at this moment.

Moreover, he vaguely guessed that Xiang Xue sought him out because she had something to say.

After the two sat down, Sofia took the initiative to boil water for tea, acting like the hostess.

However, the female guard stood next to Xiang Xue, even as a guest, maintaining a guarded stance.

Xiang Xue, after all, was young. After sitting down, she went straight to the point, ”The Supreme is missing, Star No. 2 will not be peaceful soon.”

Qu Jianlei nodded upon hearing that, but he still felt indifferent, ”Can’t the Supreme die or go missing?”

Xiang Xue shook her head, ”It’s not the same thing, it’s a disappearance in a busy market, and there was a fight involved.”

”True enough,” Qu Jianlei admitted, but so what, isn’t everyone’s life only one time?

He sighed lightly, ”Big shots are big shots, after all.”

Xiang Xue paid no attention to his words, ”They’re definitely going to reorganize heavily; your hidden identity might be exposed.”

Thinking of me? Qu Jianlei blinked, feeling dizzy in his head.

So he subconsciously responded, ”The main thing is, this organization cannot see light... Will it be affected?”

”Well... it should be alright,” Xiang Xue hesitated to answer.

She wasn’t in the archaeology enthusiast organization, but the guards around her were members, so how could she completely separate herself?

”The main thing is to be discreet enough lately. If anything happens in the organization, I’ll pass it on for you, and we will keep a tight lid.”

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei furrowed his brow, ”Afraid I’ll say something, so you’re reminding me... got something on me?”

That was very straightforward, Xiang Xue shook her head, ”Not what I meant, mainly we still have cooperation later...”

”This unexpected event is really catching us off guard, we all need to be ready to deal with unexpected events.”

What unexpected events could there be? Qu Jianlei wasn’t really concerned; he had already considered subsequent impacts when he took action.

Mainly because who he killed was not a Supreme from the Government, nor did they belong to the Military, so how much reaction can this planet have?

”The unexpected events you mentioned, I don’t quite understand... Could there be an investigation involving a dozen Supremes?”

”Not quite like that,” Xiang Xue shook her head, ”but all sorts of black and grey powers will be reorganized.”

That should be a headache for the Earth Scholar, right? Qu Jianlei was about to reply when he suddenly thought of his fake identity.

If they trace it through fake ID vendors to him, that would really be an injustice!

He hesitated and asked, ”Which force’s Supreme was it, who did they provoke?”

It feels like asking knowingly, actually it’s not a good feeling, at least it helps the author fill word count.

”It was a Supreme from a Pioneer Team,” Xiang Xue’s information channel was impeccable, ”Reportedly provoked a mysterious force.”

After a pause, she added, ”Not only one Supreme went missing, there were also four A-levels, all in one night!”

”Wow,” Qu Jianlei feigned shock, ”That’s a bit scary, your group is highly suspicious!”

”Tsk,” Xiang Xue murmured in frustration, ”The organization has nothing to do with me... and it’s not the organization’s doing.”

Qu Jianlei smiled, ”I thought you were using this as a threat... when was the last Supreme died on Star No. 2?”

”They’re not necessarily dead this time,” Xiang Xue answered solemnly, ”The last Supreme was attacked in a busy market over thirty years ago.”

”But even then, that Supreme didn’t die, although the battle was widely affected at that time.”

Qu Jianlei felt really overwhelmed, ”Then let’s keep low-key, if there’s relevant information, you can let me know.”

”Of course,” Xiang Xue nodded, ”If you have any relevant information too, you can inform me.”

At this point, Qu Jianlei realized the other side also wanted to leverage his ’power.’

Of course, there might be other intentions, but it must be admitted, it’s really a wonderful misunderstanding.

After seeing off the three people, Qu Jianlei first swallowed some pills, then had a big meal, and slept soundly.

When he woke up, it was already past six in the morning. He still felt he hadn’t slept enough, but he had to get up.

Anyway, his condition was much better than yesterday.

Then he first emptied two Storage Talismans and picked out a high-durability one, intending to bring it to Granny Jia.

When he saw the box sealed with tape, he pondered for a moment and decided not to touch it for now.

Better safe than sorry; if what’s inside the box has a violent reaction, that’d be troublesome.

The rest of the day was uneventful, Granny Jia showed no reaction upon receiving the Storage Talisman.

Returning home from work, Qu Jianlei went back to sleep, another sleep until three in the morning.

Finally, it’s night! He quietly left the villa, sneaking all the way to an abandoned factory five kilometers from the courtyard.

Although the factory was abandoned, there were still a dozen homeless people inside—seems no society lacks such people.

The City Guard would occasionally search this place.

However, Qu Jianlei didn’t care about these matters. For him, as long as he didn’t attract attention from outsiders, it was fine. These homeless people... it didn’t matter.

Pitiful people must have their detestable aspects. The people on the Garbage Star were truly pitiful, but he felt no sympathy for those still wandering in Green Water City.

In a spacious factory building, he used his Spiritual Power from a distance to break the seal and then opened the box with a delayed mechanical arm.

Next, nothing unexpected happened—sometimes he really was excessively cautious.

Inside the box was a... an alloy safety helmet? And also a document bag.

Qu Jianlei looked at the safety helmet painted with matte paint, feeling a bit speechless. After feeling the document bag, he found nothing unusual either.

So he quietly left and returned to the small courtyard he rented.

Just like that, coming and going, two hours had passed.

Qu Jianlei came to the study, turned on the light, and first carefully examined the safety helmet, which was the kind commonly seen on construction sites.

Construction sites on Star No. 2 were highly automated, but safety helmets were still needed, and the style was similar to that on Blue Star.

Qu Jianlei really couldn’t understand why Steve would solemnly keep such a thing.

Even if it were a motorcycle helmet, he could somewhat understand, as it was at least more stylish.

He flipped through it for a while and suddenly felt something hard in the lining, so he opened it.

What came into sight was a broken short rod, looking neither metal nor stone, straight and smooth.

The unbroken end had a gourd-shaped design at the top.

Qu Jianlei furrowed his brow; he felt this thing looked very familiar, but he couldn’t recall what it was for the life of him.

In a daze, a Big Head Butterfly appeared in his mind, slowly spinning, gradually getting faster.

”Is this... something Little Lake wants?” Qu Jianlei was truly surprised to the extreme.

How could artificial intelligence have its own emotions? ”Spin slower, I can’t handle this!”

Little Lake’s speed slowly decreased but clearly showed some reluctance.

Soon, Qu Jianlei felt a mild warmth in his temples, ”Hold on, I need to figure out what this is first!”

Then the image in his mind abruptly shifted, the Big Head Butterfly vanished, replaced by an image of a hairpin.

The hairpin rotated slowly, not just in three hundred and sixty degrees with no blind spots, but in a three-dimensional image!

”Wow!” Qu Jianlei gasped, ”It really is a hairpin!”

A broken hairpin, solemnly hidden by Steve in the helmet’s lining, and securely fastened!

This was simply... too magical, no—too Xianxia, wasn’t it?

Qu Jianlei didn’t know much about the majority of the Imperial territories, but he knew a little about the Imperial people’s clothing and hairstyles.

Women had long hair, short hair, or shaved heads... none of these were uncommon.

Men also had long hair, but mostly short, as long hair was inconvenient to manage.

But whether male or female, he had never heard of anyone using hairpins! Even hair buns were rare.

It was only in the ancient Divine Land of Blue Star where this was more common, among both men and women.

So this broken hairpin... was it from the Divine Land? He couldn’t help but think so.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly accelerated by at least half: Was it true?

Actually, it could almost be determined that his guess was pretty close—didn’t Steve hide it in the safety helmet?

Why a safety helmet? Because men here don’t tie hair buns!

The next moment, a new thought popped into Qu Jianlei’s mind: What about the Divine Land person with the hair bun, were they alive or dead?

If they were dead, who was responsible? If it was the Imperial people, this wouldn’t just end!

Alright, there’s no point in thinking about this now. Better to consider why Steve solemnly hid it?

Almost as an unconscious reflex, Qu Jianlei used his Spiritual Power to sense the broken hair bun, ”Hiss, it hurts!”

His Spiritual Power had not fully recovered, and even those injuries were barely healed.

Using his Spiritual Power recklessly tore at the old wounds.

But it was still worth it; he discovered that the hair bun had considerable repulsion towards his Spiritual Power.

It seemed to say: Hey, kid, are you being polite?

Qu Jianlei confirmed his suspicion, this was a Magical Treasure capable of resisting Spiritual Attacks!

Alright, maybe it’s a Dharma Artifact; Qu Jianlei didn’t know how ancient Divine Land people defined Magical Treasures.

As long as he understood the general meaning, the name didn’t matter.

Then he couldn’t help but feel a sense of longing; even a broken hairpin had such power, what about before it broke?

Though he was only A-level, he could use his Spiritual Power to forcefully contend with a Supreme.

My Spiritual Power could almost rival a Golden Core, yet it was blocked by this damaged Magical Treasure?

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