Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Before becoming a psionicist, the detective was a private investigator.

This identity allowed him to come into contact with supernatural events during a job assignment, and enabled him to make contact with certain psychics.

Some psionicists who are in urgent need of money will use him to find suitable employers.

It could be said that before becoming a psychic, he worked part-time as a psionicist.

Of course, this was done with the tacit approval of the authorities. Therefore, he was also known as a middleman.

Even after becoming a disaster relief agent, he never gave up this part-time job; on the contrary, with the tacit approval of the authorities, his business expanded.

Psionicists from small families, or those dealt with by the authorities. Even wild psionicists under official supervision.

To varying degrees, there will be funding issues.

They can then take on tasks and earn commissions through the detective as an intermediary.

This earned the detective considerable fame.

Many powerful figures from official circles, such as Xinghuo and the Heavy Cavalry, have also cooperated with him and each gained something from it.

Gradually, he became a well-known middleman in the third border city.

The employers were extremely satisfied with him; the psionicists he invited, though they never revealed their identities, were all quite reliable and capable of keeping secrets.

There are even rumors that he once collaborated with a champion agent who was still in his early stages.

Now, this psionic family has encountered some troubles that cannot be told to outsiders. The psionics within the family alone cannot handle the situation, so they have found several intermediaries, including a detective.

Meanwhile, Li Ye arrived outside a hotel in the old town of Nancheng, where he met up with the detective.

The detective was dressed in a well-tailored suit and a top hat. He carried a modified cane, looking like an old gentleman.

Li Yelai commented, "You should wear another monocle."

"Hey, there really is one." The detective smiled and took out a monocle from his pocket and put it on.

As the glasses were put on, the detective's face became blurred, his features seemingly changing constantly: double eyelids, single eyelids, dead fish eyes, peach blossom eyes, high nose bridge, hooked nose. His features changed at will, and finally settled, transforming into a look that Li Yelai did not recognize.

"Conceal appearance?" Li Yelai asked in surprise. "That's an interesting effect. A cosmetic surgery trial card?"

"The Myriad Manifestations' psionic armor. But it's not as convenient as your Myriad Manifestations' Skin Mimicry. The disguise effect isn't very stable either." The detective said with a smile, "If you're not prepared, use this disguise."

"No need, I have a mimicry mask." Li Yelai shook his head, then took out a silver mask from his pocket and put it on his face.

It quickly transformed into an ordinary-looking face.

At the same time, his voice also changed slightly, becoming deeper.

This was the psionic auxiliary weapon that I obtained when I was assassinating Meiwu with Little Mad King.

Afterwards, the authorities never took back the weapon. Instead, they took back the lucky draw wheel first.

This psionic weapon can record and mimic the target's face, and can also alter the user's voice.

It's a pretty good disguise. However, it can't mimic body shape, since it's just a psionic weapon and can't perfectly utilize its abilities.

"That's good." The detective looked at Li Yelai and said, "Congratulations again, Brother Yelai. We agreed to bring a batch of newcomers back then, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. You've already become a Sixth Awakening Great Spiritual Power User and even became the champion. Congratulations! From now on, I'll have to stand on the table to brag!"

"Your congratulations are just to get me to do some side jobs?" Li Yelai complained.

"Now that you've become the champion, I'll let you experience some side jobs you haven't done in a while. Hahaha." The detective laughed, "I didn't expect you to be willing to take on side jobs."

“Every time you ask me for a side job, it’s never a small matter. Just in case, I thought I’d come and check it out. I’m afraid you’re some kind of genius.” Li Ye complained, pointing at the detective, “You’re such a jinx!”

"Damn, aside from the side jobs we did together which were always a bit messy, none of my other jobs have been too troublesome, okay?" The detective retorted strongly, "You're the one who's unlucky."

He didn't want to be called an unlucky guy by someone as unlucky as Li Yelai! Absolutely not!

"Didn't you invite anyone else?" Li Ye looked around.

"No. Xinghuoyingliu and the others have a mission. The Heavy Cavalry are currently trying to break through to the Fifth Awakening realm. With the recent appearance of Wanlong Lake, many powerful individuals have become busy," the detective said. "And you? Did you bring any reinforcements?"

“Of course, I’m here just in case. I’m afraid we might encounter some dangerous enemies.” Li Yelai nodded. “If things don’t look good, they will act immediately. If nothing else, we’ll leave after we’re done.”

"That's reliable, bro! Although I don't think a champion could run into any trouble." The detective nodded: "Then let's go, they should be waiting for us already."

Li Yelai got into the detective's car and asked, "Who is the employer? Why are you unwilling to contact the authorities?"

"The employer is a psionic family from our third border city. The Zhou family of Nancheng, who have produced two captains. Although they can't be considered a prestigious family, they are still a major family in our area."

The Zhou family of Nancheng? Li Yelai pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

He did recall that one of the night watchmen and three of the handlers in the champion team were members of the Zhou family.

Speaking of which, many members within the official organization come from various psionic families.

After all, the offspring of psychics are more likely to become psychics themselves. The number of psychics who awaken from ordinary people is relatively small.

The detective said, "As for why they don't want to alarm the authorities, based on the information they gave me, it's probably because they don't want to air their dirty laundry in public. It's a common problem among psionic families."

"Family scandal?"

"Yes, one of their clansmen seems to have been corrupted. It's unclear whether he was corrupted by chaos or influenced by something else. It's said to have caused quite a stir within the clan. Some clan members have been injured or killed, and he even took away some of the clan's hidden forbidden artifacts."

The family members were twisted and killed other family members. The Zhou family probably wanted to clean house, but didn't want the authorities to find out.

After all, this is not a good thing; it's even a scandal.

Moreover, since it involves forbidden items, this family probably doesn't want the authorities to know.

"So, you've found you? Planning to hire a psionicist to resolve the trouble discreetly?"

"Hmm, besides me, I guess they also hired some psionicists. I only received the news at the very end, probably because they felt their combat strength wasn't enough." The detective said, stepping on the gas. The black car drove into the night.

All around, several dark figures darted silently, following closely behind.
A few minutes later, Li Yelai and the detective arrived at the agreed construction site.

At the same time, Li Yelai sensed several streams of spiritual energy surging in the darkness.

The detective stopped the car, opened the door, and said, "Sorry we're late. Are we the last batch?"

"Almost there, Detective, we're just waiting for you." A figure emerged from the shadows; it was a masked man.

His body was brimming with spiritual energy, suggesting he was a five-sense psychic.

At the same time, Li Yelai also noticed six figures in the shadows. Two women and four men. Three of them were unarmed.

It is estimated to be a five-sense powerhouse, capable of placing psionic weapons into the Well of Souls.

They didn't look very old, so they were probably psionicists from other families, or even official members.

Those people's gazes also fell upon the detective and Li Yelai. The detective's level was not high; he had not yet entered the fourth level of perception. As for Li Yelai, they did not sense any spiritual energy from him.

"Detective, did you only invite one companion?" the masked expert asked after glancing at Li Yelai.

“Well, unfortunately, time is too tight, and everyone else has their own things to do. I can only find him,” the detective said with a smile, pointing to Li Yelai and saying, “Although there is only one person, he is extremely reliable. You can call him Fengyu.”

"Wind and Rain?" After a moment's thought, everyone realized it was a name they had never heard of. It was probably an alias.

It was indeed an alias; the sound of wind and rain at night.
That's a bit of a lame joke.

However, no one underestimated Li Yelai.

After all, the detective, this middleman, is very famous, and his companions are probably not weak either.

Li Yelai then took out a ring-pommel sword from the Soul Mirror and threw it back into it.

This indicates that he is a five-sense psychic.

This made everyone nod silently; at least the detective was reliable, as he was able to invite a Five Senses expert to help in such a short time.

Perhaps, this is an elite night scout.
“Very good, now that everyone is here,” the masked expert said, “we can begin our operation.”

"First, please leave all electronic devices you have on you."

"Electronic products?" a powerful figure asked. "What? Are you worried we'll leak secrets?"

"No, this is for safety reasons," the masked expert replied. "Don't bring any electronic devices, or the enemy will become aware of it beforehand."

This caused Li Yelai and the detective to exchange a glance. Electronic devices on alert? What, is the other party's ability data control?
There doesn't seem to be such an ability within the Divine Path.

"You'd better be more explicit," the detective cautioned. "We've already come all this way; you can't hide anything anymore."

“I know, we can talk as we go. But please leave your electronic devices behind first,” the masked man said. “Even if they are official communication devices, the target possesses forbidden items that can target electronic devices. It would be very dangerous for them to carry them.”

"What are the effects of forbidden items?" a powerful figure asked, frowning. "If forbidden items are involved, why not seek official assistance directly?"

"We have our pride too, my friend. As for the forbidden item, we didn't even know it was forbidden. We only found out that the junk was forbidden after he took it away," the masked expert sighed.

After exchanging glances, the group had no choice but to leave their cell phones, car keys, and even communicators inside the car.

Then, they followed the masked expert.

A group of people moved through the night, while at a greater distance.

The doll holds up an advertising sign in its hand.

[Should I leave my billboard behind too?!!! ∑(Дノ)ノ]
“Well, since it’s a forbidden item, it’s best to be careful.” Cheese nodded, and after everyone left their communicators behind and hid them, they continued to follow Li Yelai’s group.

On the way, the masked strongman revealed the goal of this operation.

He was a young man from a branch of the Zhou family.

In his youth, he possessed remarkable psychic talent and advanced to the fourth level of awakening at a young age.

But for some reason, I was stuck at the fourth level of perception for a long time, and both attempts to advance to the next level ended in failure.

This is strange and regrettable, but there's nothing we can do about it.

The fourth sense might be the limit for this young man, but it's not too bad; the fourth sense is already quite powerful.

But the young man was unwilling to admit defeat and remained determined to get promoted. So he began to hone his skills.

This made Li Yelai and the others shake their heads; failing to advance even once was extremely dangerous.

Many people become distorted and deformed after just one failure. He failed twice and still survived, which is already very lucky.

The risk of another promotion is too great.

But perhaps his perseverance paid off, and after a period of training, he actually succeeded in advancing to the fifth level of perception.

This greatly surprised the Zhou family, who then decided to invest heavily in his upbringing.

The Zhou family did indeed produce two captains in the past, but with their deaths in the line of duty, the Zhou family's strength has greatly diminished. Only an elderly man with the sixth level of perception is left to maintain order.

If that young man could advance to the sixth level of perception, it would be a good thing for the Zhou family.

However, at the same time, the Zhou family gradually discovered that the young man from the collateral branch of the family seemed to be behaving in a strange way.

He often challenges powerful members of his family or goes into the wilderness to fight illegal psychics.

After each encounter, he was able to secure victory, and his psionic strength increased significantly with each victory.

This surprised, and even alarmed, the Zhou family's higher-ups.

This improvement is too fast. Admittedly, psychics will gradually strengthen their psychic power after experiencing bloody battles.

But it's not that efficient.

When Li Ye reached the fifth level of enlightenment, he experienced the Immortal Palace battlefield, successively killing Ye Han, who had reached the sixth level of enlightenment, as well as various powerful figures from Yunling and the Linhai civilization.

The entire battlefield was a bloodbath from beginning to end, even culminating in the sacrifice of Ye Han's head, for which he was rewarded by the Blood God. Yet, Li Ye didn't directly advance to the sixth awakening level.

This improvement is not so rapid.

However, the young man was visibly powerful; after defeating a formidable enemy, he immediately ascended a step.

This forced the Zhou family to investigate him, believing he might be hiding some secret.

During their investigation, they discovered that the young man seemed to be talking to someone.

This terrified them, and they wanted to arrest the young man.

However, the young man noticed it in advance. Before the Zhou family could react, he pulled out a forbidden item that had not been discovered from a pile of discarded electronic waste.

It instantly paralyzed all of the Zhou family's defense systems and, through some kind of ability, broke through the Zhou family's pursuit, even becoming stronger with each battle.

Once out of the Zhou family's sight, the Zhou family had no choice but to give up the pursuit.

Until recently, the Zhou family unexpectedly learned of his hiding place.

He did not leave the great city; he remained hidden within it.

Thus, this invitation came about; they wanted to win him over themselves!

Take that dangerous, forbidden object!

While the masked powerhouses were talking, the male and female psychic who had been invited looked at Li Yelai's back with some curiosity.

For some reason, they felt that this Lord Feng Yu seemed somewhat familiar. (End of Chapter)