Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 320 Conspiracy
Jing Lin's tone carried a hint of mockery, as if watching a show, but it wasn't particularly malicious.

This is a ingrained flaw in the third branch of the Jing family—a love of watching the excitement. It's a family trait.

Whenever I see Li Yelai interacting with dolls and cheese.

Jing Lin silently prayed, 'Let the fighting start! Let the fighting start! I want to see rivers of blood!'

Unfortunately, he was never able to get what he wanted.

What disappointed him most was that he had even made a bet with some of his buddies, but the betting never even started.
Seeing Jing Lin's detached, spectator-like expression, Li Yelai was completely bewildered.

What do you mean by "rivers of blood"?

I am the chosen one of the Blood River God, and no one should know better than me what it means for blood to flow like a river!
Could it be some other metaphor?
Li Yelai was puzzled and fell into deep thought.

Jing Lin raised his glass and said, "Come on, have some. This fermented rice wine isn't cheap. Although it's not anything special..."

liqueur?
Upon hearing this word, Li Yelai's expression changed, and the consequences of his previous drinking session flashed through his mind.

How could I dare to drink alcohol?
He shook his head decisively and said, "No, I won't drink. I can't hold my liquor."

"Not good at drinking?" Jing Lin was taken aback. As a psionicist, his physical strength was extremely high, and his alcohol tolerance was also high.

Therefore, ordinary alcohol and medicine are unlikely to have a significant effect on high-level psionicists.

I'm just drinking some regular liquor, so why am I suddenly so short on alcohol? Is there something fishy going on?

Who did he get drunk with, and what bad things happened?

Was it before, or recently?
It shouldn't be before, right? When I was undercover in the church before, I wouldn't dare to get drunk.
Moreover, within the Blood God faction, even the chosen ones are subject to challenges from believers. Li Yelai is unlikely to drink alcohol within the church, let alone get drunk.

Could it have been even earlier?
That doesn't make sense. We poured so much into him at the Jing family banquet before, but he didn't seem to react at all.

That was recently? Just in the last few days?
Jing Lin's gossip was piqued, but seeing Li Yelai's insistence, he didn't try to dissuade her further.

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

"Do you know if the main branch of the Jing family has contacted Ye Han?" Li Yelai asked.

"Ye Han?" Jing Lin frowned, pondering for a moment: "That Sixth Jue from the Ye family of Kunlun?"

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

“I’ve met him twice, but we’re not close,” Jing Lin said. “Although it wasn’t very obvious, he’s a very arrogant person. I didn’t want to get to know him better, so we haven’t had any contact.”

"You've only met him twice, and you can already tell he's arrogant?" Li Yelai asked in surprise.

Jing Lin smoothed his bangs, revealing a vertical line shaped like an eye between his eyebrows.

That is the psychic eye of the psionic pathway!

"While my offensive capabilities are far inferior to your double pupils, my Heavenly Eye has its unique advantages. After observation, it can quickly analyze various intelligence." A faint golden light flickered on the lines on Jing Lin's forehead.

“Height 1.85 meters, shoulder to fingertip 77 centimeters.” Jing Lin accurately revealed Li Yelai’s various physical data, deduced Li Yelai’s preferred hand and certain habits.

If he is observing a woman, he can even accurately reveal her figure, even if she is wearing loose clothing.

Of course, before it gets exposed, he might get beaten up by women first.

This is actually a terrifying ability.

If Jing Lin's Heavenly Eye divination were even more powerful, he could even see through Li Yelai's moves and find their flaws.

Of course, seeing through something is one thing, but being able to keep up with the actions is another.

"Have you seen Ye Han?" Li Yelai asked.

“When he was sparring with an old friend from a powerful family, I used my Heavenly Eye. That’s why I was able to notice many details that you wouldn’t have noticed,” Jing Lin said. “He’s younger than me, but he’s already a Sixth Sense Psionicist.”

"Although he seemed friendly during the conversation, there was a hint of arrogance in some of his actions and expressions. Truly young and impetuous. After all, he's a rare genius. Reaching the sixth level of perception at such a young age, and already having several close female companions." Jing Lin grinned: "If it were me, I'd be even more arrogant than him!"

"In terms of talent and strength, there's nothing to say. The church's intelligence confirms that he had multiple experiences fighting opponents of higher levels before reaching the Fifth Awakening stage." Li Yelai nodded.

Although Li Yelai disliked Ye Han, he could not deny Ye Han's talent and strength.

Ye Han is truly strong, possessing both exceptional talent and ability.

It's just as good as Little Mad King and the doll.

But when it comes to being a person, well, it's quite anthropomorphic.

"Could he be one of the people on the list of book holders?" Jing Lin asked.

"That's possible, since we can't see the Book of Destiny," Li Yelai said. "But judging from the holder's understanding of the various powerful figures, he definitely knows Ye Han!"

The book's owner once revealed the growth paths of Captain Yang Chen and Jade Blood Supreme.

He learned that the beautiful seventh-generation champion would die inside the No. 49 Disaster Fog.

It's been predicted that all the other champions will encounter various unexpected events.

Only Yang Chen, a relatively unknown sharpshooter at the time, inherited the title of champion.

Of course, these could also be hindsight.

After all, Captain Yang Chen becoming the champion was already a fact at that time.

But Jinshan, also known as the Jade Blood Supreme of Black Origin City, was indeed tricked by the Book Holder. He even knew the Jade Blood Supreme's secrets and experiences.

Judging from the tone of the person holding the book, it seems that Jade Blood Supreme's advancement was actually related to him. This cannot be verified, as both sides are enemies.

However, according to official analysis, the holder of the book can indeed observe the fate of others and make some kind of alteration.

This led to the rise of some powerful figures, and also caused the unfortunate demise of others.

In short, the level of danger is extremely high!
This Ye Han might be one of them.

“It seems,” Jing Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, “that Ye Han has gotten into trouble. You actually had to use the Church’s resources to investigate him.” “The authorities also admit it. In terms of intelligence, the Church, with its large number of branches and believers, is stronger.” Li Yelai nodded, and then recounted his contact with Ye Han.

"It has the ability to suppress and enhance curses?" Jing Lin frowned.

When Jing Lin heard some details of Ye Han's investigation, his veins bulged.

He also has a younger sister, and he was quite angry when he learned about Ye Han and the Zhao siblings.

Especially after learning that the Jing family had contacted him, planning a marriage alliance and reaching some kind of cooperation, and that they had even gone to find Li Yelai's sister.

Jing Lin was immediately paralyzed.

"Damn it!" Jing Lin cursed.

He rubbed his forehead for a moment before saying, "So, this guy used his ability to suppress curses to contact those girls tormented by the curse? That makes sense. Some people tormented by curses to the point of despair desperately want a chance to return to normal. You're somewhat similar to him. However, you can ignore the curse, but you're not as useful as Ye Han."

Li Yelai said, "But I didn't have any ulterior motives in deliberately getting close to them. I never coerced or harmed them."

His initial contact with the doll was accidental; he later became her food buddy and friend. The doll was very unguarded around him, and he never took advantage of her.

Even if Little Mad King herself doesn't care about the difference between men and women, Li Yelai won't take advantage of her, won't look at what he shouldn't look at, and won't touch what he shouldn't touch.

If Li Yelai had the same thoughts as Ye Han, given their unguarded nature, it would be extremely dangerous.

Towards the end, Li Yelai paused, remembering the possible 'marks' on the doll. He felt somewhat discouraged. Well, he wasn't exactly a saint either.

"Alright, alright, I know you're a gentleman." Jing Lin grinned, thinking to himself, "If you respected women's wishes, you should be in bed with mugwort right now!"
Then, Jing Lin's expression turned serious: "And the dolls have become his next target?"

Li Yelai's expression tightened, and he nodded, saying, "Yes, the doll said that Ye Han's eyes were very lewd. Therefore, it disliked him very much and repeatedly warned me not to have any contact with him, and even more so not to let him help my sister suppress the curse. Judging from the subsequent information, this was correct."

“It’s understandable. Your good friend is being targeted. It’s understandable to be angry,” Jing Lin said. “At that time, you were probably already very dissatisfied with Ye Han, right?”

Li Yelai nodded: "Yes, perhaps it was the influence of the Blood God's power that made me have a momentary urge to kill Ye Han. Then I thought about it and realized he was just a lecher, so I just told him to get lost. But now I know a lot about Ye Han. He really deserves to die."

Jing Lin smiled inwardly. "Old Li, it's really hard for you, such a blockhead, to get angry over something like this."

That is actually possessiveness.

Even without realizing it, you've grown increasingly close to the doll. That's why you felt angry when you learned that someone was plotting against her.

Great, that's a good thing. When you feel a flutter in your heart, when you feel an intimacy that goes beyond friendship, you've finally blossomed.

The day when rivers of blood flow won't be far off, will it? Hahahaha!
Jing Lin said, "He deserves to die, but I still don't understand why he went to find your sister after contacting people from my family's branches?"

Jing Lin was unaware that Li Yelai and Li Yunyan were his relatives.

Naturally, no one could have guessed that Li Yunyan and his sister Jing Nuo were both compatible divine blood mothers.

However, Li Yelai did not intend to publicly acknowledge his relationship with the Jing family. His mother had never sought help from the Jing family until her death, so why should he admit to this connection?

Of course, if the Jing family claims that the government is interfering in the internal strife among aristocratic families, then they can use that to silence the other side.

Li Yelai said, "They might be planning to use this to threaten me. If my sister is naive and gets deceived by Ye Han, then I, as her older brother, will also be affected. Ye Han and that Zhao siblings might be doing the same thing. Ye Han is using the excuse of his older brother suppressing a curse to coerce that girl."

“That’s true.” Jing Lin frowned. “Using family as leverage, huh? I know about your sister’s curse. Any creature she sees is eerie. If she really wants to suppress the curse and doesn’t care what she might encounter, then you and the authorities are truly helpless. It’s fortunate your sister didn’t make that choice; that’s really insidious. What do you plan to do?”

“Ye Han feels too dangerous to me. Either expel him so he never dares to approach Border City No. 3 again, or... kill him!” Li Ye said, “That’s why I came to find you.”

"That's right, you can only come to me. The authorities can't take action against him just because he hasn't done anything yet."

As for the church, he and his companions are quite powerful. If they try to kill him within the giant city, the authorities will definitely notice. They will prioritize eliminating the church, which would actually give him a better reputation.

Neither openly nor covertly is easy to do. Only someone like me, resorting to underhanded tactics, can manage this.

Jing Lin said, "Actually, I suggest we expel him. He has too many friends. The relationships are complicated, even that blind swordsman from the snow mountain is his friend. Killing him would cause a lot of trouble. After all, he is a sixth-sense expert, a valuable captain-level expert in any major city. There are too many obstacles to killing him."

“But I can’t get rid of him either,” Li Yelai shook his head.

"Not necessarily. He's the kind of person who's very proud and arrogant, and he can't stand being provoked. After all, he's had it too easy, with good fortune on his side. As you know from your intelligence, his companions have all gained a lot of benefits while working with him."

Those who made enemies with him rarely fared well. Among them were some highly skilled individuals who suffered severe injuries or even death in various incidents.

You might not know, but that girl in the Western-style dress is named Bai You. She's a member of a small family in a large city in the Northwest. Although tormented by a curse, she's also become a bride in a political marriage. She has a talented fiancé from a prominent local family.

As a result, during an exploration of a mysterious terrain, Ye Han, who was only at the third level of awakening, obtained several forbidden items, thus gaining great fame. Meanwhile, her fourth-level fiancé died inside, a truly unexpected mishap.

It's said that it was due to a curse. When they found her, she had already been disemboweled and her head cut off. Only then could Ye Han take Bai You away without any qualms.

Now it seems that the man's misfortune might be related to Ye Han; his ability to enhance curses was too subtle. He certainly possessed a domineering attitude of "those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish."

Jing Lin analyzed, "Now, he might already be hostile towards you."

"Me?" Li Yelai laughed angrily: "He plotted against my friends and family, yet he's hostile towards me?"

“Yes. He can’t suppress the doll’s curse, but you can ignore the doll’s fear curse,” Jing Lin said. “Given his jealous nature, he must be somewhat jealous of you.”

"You want me to provoke him?" Li Yelai asked.

Jing Lin nodded: "That's right. With his pride and arrogance, he naturally wouldn't remain indifferent. But he's completely offended him."

"I should say he has completely offended me," Li Yelai sneered.

“I’ll find an opportunity to host a banquet at the manor, inviting various aristocratic families and clans, as well as friends from the government. It’s perfectly normal to have a friendly spar in public, isn’t it? And adding some stakes would be perfectly normal too, wouldn’t it?” Jing Lin said.

"So, you're using this to get him to leave Border City Number Three?" Li Yelai nodded: "You're the insidious one."

“People from families have plenty of ways to deal with arrogant people like him. The only problem is whether you can keep him in check. He's a sixth-level psychic, and his strength is considerable.”

"I have killed the Sixth Chosen One."

"That's okay."

(End of this chapter)