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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: Phantom Intelligence, Mirror Flow Traces

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Not long after Nan Li sent the message, a voice message came from the other side.

Considering Bailu was still there, Nan Li took out his earphones and put them on.

Only after they were connected did he tap on the voice message.

Bai Heng: "Nan Li, are you even human? I'm here working my ass off, either fighting Abundance Fiends or helping you handle the Starcruiser Alliance's big and small affairs.

"And now you're telling me there are other tasks to do. I think you're really a b—, day in and day out, doing nothing at all, truly a b—! MD, don't let me catch you, or else I'll b— you!"

Listening to a string of censored words, Nan Li's face showed no sign of anger.

Instead, he typed with a grin.

[Nan Li: Bai Heng, why don't you stop being a Nameless in the future? I recommend you become a Sea Ranger. Your opening remarks are full of quality; you'd definitely meet the admission standards.]

Bai Heng: "No, no! I'll be a Nameless in the future!"

Bai Heng: "As for a Sea Ranger, you should let that kid Jing Yuan do it."

[Nan Li: Don't worry, in a few days, I'll drag Jing Yuan to become a Sea Ranger.]

Bai Heng: "Oh? Is there some powerful enemy targeting the Xianzhou Luofu? That you'd decide to act personally, and even drag Jing Yuan along?"

Different from her previous anger and sarcasm, Bai Heng's tone was now filled with gravity.

[Nan Li: If the intelligence isn't wrong, it should be a Lord of Destruction.]

As soon as Nan Li sent the message, Bai Heng on the other side didn't reply immediately.

Lord of Destruction.

An Aeon Envoy under the destruction aeon nanook.

Each one is infamous, striking fear into the hearts of various cosmic powers.

The number of civilizations destroyed by a Lord of Destruction in the universe is countless.

Bai Heng: "Do you know who it is?"

[Nan Li: Most likely Huàn Lóng.]

Bai Heng: "Huàn Lóng? Is there such a person among the Lords of Destruction?"

Although the Lords of Destruction are infamous in the universe, not all of their names are widely known.

And among the Lords of Destruction whose true names are not widely known, Huàn Lóng is precisely one of them.

[Nan Li: Yes, are you underestimating my intelligence network?]

[Nan Li: Huàn Lóng advocates for the "destruction of spirit," which, to explain, means internal conflicts in belief systems, the collapse of spiritual pillars, the breakdown of trust within a civilization, and the complete abandonment of hope.]

[Nan Li: You should know about those worlds that fell into inexplicable chaos over the past 600 years and were ultimately defeated by the Antimatter Legion, right?]

Bai Heng: "Hmm, I know. So her name is Huàn Lóng."

During these 600 years, many worlds, just as Nan Li said, fell into inexplicable chaos and were eventually defeated by the Antimatter Legion.

The world only knew that this might be the work of a certain Lord of Destruction, but could not ascertain their true name.

Now Bai Heng knew.

[Nan Li: You've also been paying attention to the situation with the Antimatter Legion recently, haven't you?]

Bai Heng: "Yes, are you saying… the Antimatter Legion's abnormal behavior in recent years is because Huàn Lóng is involved?"

As one of the Starcruiser Alliance's mortal enemies, every move of the Antimatter Legion is naturally monitored.

And the Tree God Alliance's attitude towards the Antimatter Legion is the same.

In recent years, Bai Heng noticed that the Antimatter Legion, originally a disorganized mess, had begun to show signs of uniting.

It was no longer strange that a Lord of Destruction was manipulating them from behind the scenes.

[Nan Li: Exactly. According to intelligence, Huàn Lóng is using the alias "Manggu Si" and impersonating the "Emanator of Abundance" to cause trouble there.]

Bai Heng: "It seems the other party has been plotting for a long time…"

It's worth mentioning.

Ever since Bai Heng's soul memory was intercepted by Nan Li, it had been nurtured within the Jianmu tree.

Later, he founded the Tree God Alliance, and with alliance affairs being busy, plus the need to return to the Xianzhou Luofu later, he had no time to manage it.

Only then did Nan Li take out Bai Heng's soul memory, then used a piece of Jianmu to create a body for her, and arranged for her to be the public spokesperson for the Tree God Alliance, managing all its affairs, big and small.

Because Nan Li had been a hands-off boss all these years, it had been hard on Bai Heng.

She felt that even working like an ox or a horse wasn't this tiring.

Bai Heng: "So what do you want me to do this time? It must be to go to the Antimatter Legion's side to spy on Huàn Lóng's intelligence, right?"

Bai Heng felt that since Nan Li mentioned Huàn Lóng, it meant her next mission must be related to Huàn Lóng.

However, Nan Li's next reply completely surprised her.

[Nan Li: Not at all. I have other arrangements for how to deal with Huàn Lóng; you don't need to worry about it.]

[Nan Li: The reason I'm looking for you this time is to ask you to return to the Xianzhou Luofu to train a junior.]

Bai Heng: "Ah? Are you out of your mind? I'm so busy here, where do I have time to go back and do this?!"

[Nan Li: I told you long ago to hand over the alliance's big and small affairs to your subordinates, but you didn't listen. You insisted on personally handling every detail, which is why you're so busy now. Whose fault is that?]

Bai Heng: "But… for something like training a junior, wouldn't it be better if you did it yourself?"

[Nan Li: He's a bit special. That kid really needs you, from the High-Cloud Quintet, to educate him.]

If it wasn't someone from the High-Cloud Quintet, Nan Li felt it wouldn't be right.

Yanqing: There are five people, I want to fight four!

Bai Heng: "Who is it? Who needs me personally?"

[Nan Li: Jing Yuan's disciple, Yanqing.]

When Bai Heng saw this message from Nan Li, her heart was still very moved.

However.

Bai Heng: "Forget it, the alliance's matters are more important here."

[Nan Li: You're really not coming? You must have been paying attention to that person's recent whereabouts, right?]

Bai Heng: "…Who?"

[Nan Li: You know full well.]

[Nan Li: According to her travel route, she's probably returning to the Xianzhou Luofu soon. Don't you want to meet her and catch up?]

The "that person" Nan Li spoke of was naturally Jing Liu.

According to information gathered by the alliance, Jing Liu, who had been wandering outside, had been frequently changing her location recently.

Her travel route was also constantly approaching the Xianzhou Luofu.

From this, it could be inferred that her destination was the Xianzhou Luofu.

And as Jing Liu's good friend—Bai Heng naturally paid close attention to her.

Nan Li didn't believe Bai Heng didn't know Jing Liu's whereabouts.

Bai Heng: "Alright, it's also time for me to go back to the Xianzhou Luofu to take a look, and by the way, catch up with Jing Yuan and Jing Liu."

[Nan Li: Don't worry, when you come back, you won't just be able to catch up with those two~]

Bai Heng: "Hmm? What do you mean?"

[Nan Li: Keep it a secret for now, otherwise there'll be no fun.]

Bai Heng: "Hehe… I think you should be an Aeon Envoy of Elation, not this Emanator of Abundance."

[Nan Li: Wrong~ Maintaining mystery should be an Aeon Envoy of Mystery, and I think I also have some potential to be a Fictitious Historian.]

Bai Heng: "I'm not chatting with you anymore. I'll return to the Xianzhou Luofu once I've handed over my work."

[Nan Li: OK, my takeout just arrived too, so I won't bother you here.]

Bai Heng: "Get lost!"

On the Tree God Alliance side.

After just finishing scolding the person on the other end of the jade amulet, Bai Heng stared blankly at the chat interface.

After a long while, she came back to her senses.

Then she looked down at her own body.

"Hehe, a body of Abundance…"

"This time returning to the Xianzhou Luofu, I'll make a clean break with my past self."

She once died because of [Abundance], and now she was resurrected because of [Abundance].

This truly is fate playing tricks on people… (There's another chapter later; trying to break through 10,000 words.)

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