Live fortune telling: Sending a top star to prison right from the start.

After parting ways with Yun Yan and Jiang Xi, Lu Rou arrived at the Special Affairs Bureau.

At the entrance, two uniformed guards stood ramrod straight, their eyes sharp as they carefully scanned their surroundings.

Luo Chuan greeted her with a smile, "Miss Lu, the director specifically instructed me to come and welcome you. Please come this way."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.

Lu Rou nodded slightly in response.

"Just call me Lu Rou, no need to be so polite."

Luo Chuan led Lu Rou through a long corridor and finally stopped in front of a conference room.

He pushed open the door, then stood sideways, gesturing for him to come in.

When Gu Peimin saw Lu Rou walk in, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

He quickly stood up, walked steadily toward Lu Rou, and extended his right hand warmly, laughing heartily.

"Lu Rou, it's a pleasure to meet you. I warmly welcome you to our Special Bureau. I am Director Gu Peimin."

Seeing this, Lu Rou also stepped forward, reached out and shook hands with Gu Peimin, and responded politely.

"Hello, Director Gu."

Gu Peimin turned his gaze to the other two burly men in the conference room and introduced them with a smile.

"This is Lu Rou, who has just joined our bureau. And these two are also outstanding talents in the bureau. The one on the left is Chi Liang, and the one on the right is Tong Shi."

Upon hearing Gu Peimin's introduction, Chi Liang and Tong Shi stood up at the same time.

Chi Liang: "Hello Chi Liang, I've heard so much about you."

Tong Shi also simply said, "Hello Tong Shi, welcome."

Lu Rou didn't exchange many pleasantries, just said, "Hello."

After Gu Peimin invited everyone to sit down, Lu Rou also pulled out a chair and sat down, getting straight to the point.

"I came here mainly to learn about the Black Snake organization and the cases of missing children."

Gu Peimin's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a serious expression. He simply said...

"The Black Serpent Organization is a cult composed of Black Mystic Masters who cultivate evil power by persecuting people. The abilities of the organization's leader are beyond imagination."

Since taking office, he has been dealing with the situation, but his abilities are limited and the results are minimal; he has the will but not the power.

The abilities of a Xuan Master are divided into five levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, earth-level, and heaven-level.

His abilities are advanced, making him one of the top-tier ability users, but he is helpless against this enemy lurking in the shadows.

Luo Chuan glanced at Gu Peimin, his expression helpless, "None of us in the Special Bureau are his match."

In the bureau, only he, Chi Liang, and Tong Shi have intermediate-level abilities; everyone else is at the beginner level.

With their abilities, they can barely deal with evil spirits. Fortunately, this world is very clean. If they encounter two of them, they will be crippled or killed.

He had once faced off against one of the members of that organization. The other party used disguise techniques, his fighting style was ruthless, and his profound energy was vicious. He almost died.

Tong Shi added, "Our former director was highly capable and could hold his own against that organization, but he ultimately met a tragic end when he faced that powerful Black Mystic Master."

Chi Liang's eyes flashed with apprehension. "We finally found a clue to the Black Serpent Organization's whereabouts, but as soon as its leader, Black Mystic Master, appeared, we lost our way again."

Luo Chuan chimed in, "It's no exaggeration to say that every time we try to track them, they cleverly evade us. They are very good at using sorcery to cover their tracks, but we can't crack it."

Lu Rou asked, "Do you know their purpose?"

Gu Peimin's expression was complicated. "They might want to destroy the world."

Destroy the world?

Lu Rou frowned. "Regarding the child abduction cases, are you sure it was the work of the Black Snake Organization?"

Gu Peimin nodded heavily. "It's basically certain that they kidnapped the children for some kind of evil ritual or cruel means to enhance their power."

Chi Liang opened the video call, which contained information on missing children: "Based on the clues we have gathered during this period of investigation, all the missing children are boys with all Yang birth charts and girls with all Yin birth charts. According to statistics, there are 423 boys and 478 girls."

Looking at the children's information, Lu Rou's heart sank; she couldn't even figure out their location!

This also confirms the Black Serpent organization's formidable capabilities!

A formation instantly flashed into her mind: the Yin-Yang Formation, a book of ancient and evil arts that she had once inadvertently come across.

The book records that if one can find a man who is entirely yang and a woman who is entirely yin, and offer them as sacrifices in equal proportions to activate this yin-yang array, two amazing effects will be produced.

Firstly, it can grant people extra lifespan; secondly, it can extract powerful resentment.

The effect is even more significant when using children.

Seeing that Lu Rou's expression had changed as she stared at the screen, Luo Chuan couldn't help but ask, "Did you find out something?"

Lu Rou succinctly stated: "As Director Gu said, they are using these children as sacrifices."

Tong Shi's eyes burned with fury. "They're inhuman! We can't let these children become victims to achieve their evil goals!"

Gu Peimin sighed, "Over the years, our Special Bureau has clashed with the Black Serpent Organization quite a bit. As you've seen, metaphysics is in decline now, and we're all powerless to do anything about it. That's why we need someone like you."

He had a premonition that Lu Rou was the person with the special mission mentioned by the Xuanqing Sect's host.

Lu Rou waved her hand, her tone humble, "Director Gu is too kind."

Gu Peimin's gaze was firm and full of trust. He slowly spoke, "No, this is not an exaggeration on my part. Perhaps only you can rival him."

Lu Rou asked the question that had been bothering her: "Since none of you are a match for them, why do they keep you around to cause them trouble instead of wiping you all out?"

The silence was deafening.

Luo Chuan: "..."

Chi Liang: "..."

Tong Shi: "..."

Gu Peimin seemed surprised by Lu Rou's question. He paused for a moment, then slowly stood up and sighed.

"Some things are hard to explain with words alone. Please wait a moment while I go get something."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards his office, his steps slightly heavy.

A short while later, Gu Peimin reappeared in the conference room.

He held an exquisite box in his hands, the surface of which was engraved with some strange patterns.

Upon opening the box, a faint yet mysterious light shone through.

Gu Peimin pointed to a dark, unremarkable stone in the box, his expression becoming serious and solemn.

"This is it, let's call it the Divine Stone for now."

Lu Rou's gaze was drawn to the stone. She leaned forward slightly and carefully examined the seemingly ordinary yet mysterious stone.

He looked up and asked, "This stone looks rather unusual, but does it really have such a great use?"

The director nodded and explained solemnly, "It has a special power that can interfere with some of their plans and even exert a certain degree of checks and balances on their power."

The other three people in the conference room were also visibly shocked.

They had worked at the Special Affairs Bureau for many years and had never known that such a magical stone existed.

Tong Shi couldn't help but ask, "Director, why haven't we known about something so important all this time?"

Gu Peimin: "The existence of this divine stone has always been a top-level secret of the Special Bureau. I only learned about it when I became the deputy director."

Luo Chuan frowned slightly, seemingly trying to process what Gu Peimin had said.

"But how could a stone have such power?"

Chi Liang also said, with a hint of doubt in his voice, "Yeah, are they really that afraid of this rock?"

Gu Peimin shook his head with a wry smile: "I haven't fully figured out the secrets of this divine stone either. It's not that they don't want to wipe us out, but that they are wary of us."

Lu Rou's gaze fell on the divine stone again. Behind this seemingly peaceful world, there were too many unknown secrets and dangers.

"Chief, could I borrow this stone for a moment? I'll go ask."

The stone carried a faint aura of the underworld, so subtle that she almost missed it.

Gu Peimin couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going to ask?"

Lu Rou stated bluntly: "The Underworld."

The moment these words were spoken, the entire conference room fell silent again.

Gu Peimin paused, his eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, and his voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

"What? The underworld? I've never heard of a living person being able to enter the underworld."

Under everyone's gaze, Lu Rou muttered incantations, and a faint halo appeared around her.

Immediately afterwards, the space in front of them seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand, and a door emitting a faint light slowly appeared.

The moment the gates of hell opened, a chilling aura rushed out, causing everyone present to shiver involuntarily.

Everyone present was speechless with shock at what they saw, their eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Lu Rou reached out her hand to Gu Peimin, who was still in shock, but he still subconsciously handed her the stone.

Lu Rou took the stone and calmly walked into the Gate of Hell.

Tong Shi's mouth was still agape: "This!"

A chilling wind blew through the Ghost Gate, and soon Lu Rou saw Fan Wujiu's tall figure.

She gave a perfectly timed smile and greeted him politely, "Hello, Brother Black, where's Brother White?"

Fan Wujiu's eyes flashed with surprise. "Why is Xiao Arou here?" A hint of helplessness appeared on his cold face. He pursed his lips and said, "That girl went to slack off."

At that moment, Xie Bi'an, who was busy seducing people, sneezed and touched his nose.

Lu Rou straightened her expression and said seriously, "I'm looking for Cui Jue."

really.

Fan Wujiu hurriedly instructed, "Little Arou, go by yourself. Don't say you've seen me, absolutely not."

Before he could finish speaking, his figure vanished instantly, leaving only a faint, eerie breeze.

What's going on, Black guy?

She doesn't eat ghosts.

Lu Rou steadied herself and, relying on her memories, headed towards Cui Jue's Judge's Hall.

The roads to the underworld were dark and deep, filled with eerie mist, and occasionally, faint ghostly wails could be heard.

Before long, a magnificent palace appeared before Lu Rou's eyes.

The palace gates were tightly shut, covered with strange runes, exuding an aura of solemnity and grandeur.

She stepped forward and raised her hand to knock on the palace door.

With a creak, the door slowly opened.

The hall was dark and gloomy, with huge stone pillars carved with all sorts of strange ghost and god patterns. Cui Jue was nowhere to be seen behind the huge desk.

Lu Rou frowned slightly, a hint of doubt rising in her heart, and slowly walked to the desk.

The ink in the inkstone was clearly freshly ground, still emitting a faint fragrance, and the Soul-Hooking Brush was still warm, indicating that it had just been there.

Lu Rou couldn't help but laugh. Interesting, a judge is actually afraid of a mortal.

"It seems you knew I was coming, so you hid. What, are you going to play a cat-and-mouse game with me?"

Her voice echoed in the empty hall, tinged with a hint of mockery, as she scanned the room, trying to find Cui Jue's hiding place.

"Your Honor, please come out." The voice suddenly rose, and the tone became more authoritative.

After a long while, a helpless sigh came from a corner of the main hall.

Immediately afterwards, a dark figure slowly emerged; it was Cui Jue.

He was dressed in a black judge's robe and wore a tall judge's hat. His face was gloomy, and his eyes showed a sense of despair.

"Why are you here again?"

The might of foxes, wolves, and tigers is truly effective.

Lu Rou looked at Cui Jue with a triumphant smile on her face, exuding an aura of neither servility nor arrogance.

"I have something to ask you."

She calmly took out the stone, her gaze fixed on Cui Jue, and said clearly, "I want to know what connection this stone has with the underworld."

The moment Cui Jue's gaze fell upon the stone, his previously composed expression subtly changed, and a fleeting, unfathomable look flashed across his eyes.

He remained silent for a long while before struggling in a low voice, "The origin of this stone is not something you can know."

Upon hearing this, Lu Rou's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

She slowly reached out and pulled out the Soul-Hooking Pen from her spatial storage, gently twirling it in her hand, her eyes never leaving Cui Jue's face, and spoke leisurely.

"Tell me, is the quality good or not?" The voice was soft, yet it seemed to carry an invisible pressure.

Cui Jue's face turned deathly pale instantly. He stared wide-eyed at the Soul-Hooking Pen in Lu Rou's hand and cried out in disbelief.

"Hey, wait, wait! Let's talk this out."

That is an extremely important magical artifact in the underworld. If it is really destroyed, he will probably be held responsible.

How could I have forgotten about this!

His ancestor had used this method to threaten him many times before, and he was completely powerless to resist.

Looking back on those days of being threatened, he felt both angry and helpless, but he had no choice but to obediently comply.

After all, going against this ancestor is not a wise move.

(?﹏?)

Lu Rou stopped what she was doing, looked at Cui Jue with a half-smile, and asked.

"Can I know now?"

Her eyes held an unyielding intensity, as if telling Cui Jue that she would not give up until she got an answer today.

Seeing Lu Rou's relentless pursuit of her goal, Cui Jue secretly groaned inwardly.

"can."

It should have been done this way from the beginning; instead, we had to go through all those roundabout ways and waste time.

Lu Rou insisted, "Just get to the point."