Chapter 490 - 246: Red King Leads the Team on a Vice Raid

Chapter 490: Chapter 246: Red King Leads the Team on a Vice Raid

She wasn’t licentious, nor did she take pleasure in it. She was simply dedicated to her craft!

She was cultivating her Path!

Opening doors to good fortune—the more she sold herself, the stronger she became!

Once they understood this, a grim vigilance settled over the group. If the mastermind of this case was truly hiding in that brothel, then given the method of advancement for the Orchid Path, one could only imagine how deeply skilled this Fragrant Maiden, who had been plying her trade for a year, had become.

The four "golden flowers" under Zheng Xiu’s roof had struggled precisely because they insisted on forging their own way, refusing to walk the conventional Path. They were constantly getting stuck before the next gate, their progress arduous. If not for their accidental discovery of the "prison roleplay" trick, they’d probably still be racking their brains about what new skill they needed to learn to push open the next one.

"I have discovered something,"

The Elder Divine Doctor perked up at the mention of the brothel. His mind was clear now, and he recalled his conclusions from taking the women’s pulses during the day.

"I took the trouble to check the pulse of every widow. I discovered that the fetuses in their wombs are all rare ’Lonely Yin Embryos’." Knowing the others wouldn’t understand the professional jargon, the Elder Divine Doctor explained, "As the saying goes, a lone Yin cannot give birth, and a solitary Yang cannot flourish. The harmony of Yin-Yang is the true Path. The children in their wombs possess only a Yin embryo and lack a Yang seed. They are all stillborn; it’s impossible for them to ever be born alive."

The others didn’t quite get it, but Zheng Xiu had a glimmer of understanding. He frowned and made a strange hand gesture. "Elder Divine Doctor, are you saying the fetuses in their wombs... they just grew on their own? Without a man... doing the deed?"

The Elder Divine Doctor understood the young man’s gesture. ’A clever way to put it,’ he thought, and nodded. "Precisely. I speculate that before their deaths, they had already lost their minds. Their Soul Intent was stolen, turning them into Disappointed People—walking corpses. Under the influence of someone’s Miracle Technique, they returned home, forced themselves on their wives, and did it all as a cover-up, to make everyone believe they died of carnal exhaustion."

"I get it now." Zheng Xiu understood, resting his chin in his hand as he sank into thought. He muttered to himself, "I had a feeling the woman smelling of orchids near the Five Passes Temple wasn’t there to pray for a child. She was ’searching’ for something."

"It all adds up. All the cases are the work of a single person, and the Five Passes Temple is at the heart of the mystery. This is all part of a ’Ceremony.’ After gathering ninety-nine ’Lonely Yin Embryos,’ the hundredth was supposed to be the one now inside Mo Kuang. According to the plan, it was meant to enter that woman’s womb. But Mo Kuang unexpectedly hijacked it, stealing her prize. That’s why she’s searching everywhere."

Mo Kuang, lying dejected on the bed, was stunned. "I fucking stole someone else’s prize?"

’And you call this fucking thing a "prize"?’

A case that should have been a tangled mess was practically solved in a single day. Zheng Xiu marveled at how much easier it was to get things done when you had capable people under you. The Disaster Prevention Bureau brought so many Odd People together; whatever talent you needed, you could find. It was a great system.

No wonder people always said talent was the greatest asset. Zheng Xiu felt that in his bones.

"Put this away for now."

Zheng Xiu had Yin Qingqing put away the damaged Five Passes Divine Statue, and she did as she was told. He glanced at the sky. The moon was high, and dark clouds drifted in from the distance. A biting wind howled outside, but it couldn’t blow away the sorrow in Mo Kuang’s heart.

Everyone present was an elite of the Disaster Prevention Bureau. Now that they were almost certain the Yan Chun Building was at the center of the problem, standard procedure dictated that it was time to investigate.

Situ Yong, the Elder Divine Doctor, raised his hand, volunteering to venture into the heart of the danger and get to the bottom of things.

But the Red King looked at the Elder Divine Doctor, puzzled. "Investigate? Things are already this clear. What’s left to investigate?"

He looked at the Elder Divine Doctor with a pained expression. "Don’t forget the Disaster Prevention Bureau’s guiding principle! High-profile operations! High-profile! High-profile!"

"Investigate? Hmph!"

The moonlight illuminated the young man’s face, making his features appear particularly striking. Little Prince Ma pointed at the brightly lit building and laughed heartily. "We’re going to raid the brothel!"