There was only one possibility that someone knew of his existence and wanted to erase his existence.
It was that an ascendant had read "The Path Toward Heaven" and found him through Zong Lizi.
He had wondered if there were other worlds like Chaotian in the universe, and if those worlds had ascendants as well. He had no answer to this conjecture yet, but he must be an ascendant from Chaotian if the other party had ascertained his identity through this method.
It was unclear why the ascendant didn't come to meet him and enjoy a happy reunion in a foreign land, but came to kill him instead.
In any case, none of the ascendants in Chaotian since ancient times was as powerful as he was.
As such, he thought the other party was an idiot.
The logic was clear and unambiguous.
It was then that the door of the lab was opened soundlessly. The male scientist with golden curly hair walked in and saw Jing Jiu.
Jing Jiu nodded in greeting, thinking that this person had expressed his admiration and admiration for him many times. The man recognized Jing Jiu as soon as he saw Jing Jiu's eyes. He opened his mouth wide, but didn't make any sound. At such a critical moment, he displayed the outstanding qualities of a scientist.
Jing Jiu scanned him from head to toe with his gaze.
The man felt as if he had been stripped of all his clothes, and a sense of extreme shame welled up in him.
After making sure that the man didn't have the self-destruct device of the assassin in overalls, Jing Jiu asked, "What is your name?"
Even though he had the Two-Mind Connection of the Guocheng Temple, it was still troublesome to control a person's spiritual awareness completely, and the spiritual awareness would go out of control once in a while.
Yet, it was evident that this golden-haired man had no resistance against Jing Jiu.
"My name is Tang Gu."
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Having finished reading the information in the mind of this scientist named Tang Gu, especially the information related to the liquid-metal robot, Jing Jiu waved his hand and asked him to come to the wall to take a rest.
He took out the miniature bullet made of a composite material from the front pocket of his backpack and checked the barcode on it again. Then he started searching in the military network, but he didn't find anything.
The ring emitted a faint heat. His consciousness directly found a channel from the military network and entered the deepest part of the interplanetary network, arriving at the room full of snowflakes.
The snowflakes turned from the talismans paused for a moment, and then started to change rapidly. The people in the room must have discovered his arrival. Soon after, the snowflakes became denser and denser. The most outstanding Cloud Ghosts in the Federation of the Milky Way must have heard the news and hurried over.
They were all very curious about this rookie who could chase the "wild rabbit" to the point that he was panicking. They also wanted to know what he wanted to ask today.
"I need your help with something," Jing Jiu said.
Someone asked directly, "What reward?"
The status of this room in the interplanetary network was like that of the Administrative Bureau of the Federation of the Milky Way. These Cloud Ghosts might play different roles in the real world, and their lives might not be satisfactory; but they could earn an unimaginable amount of money at any time if they wanted to.
Using money as a reward would naturally not attract their attention.
Jing Jiu thought of his agreement with Sensei and said, "I can help him with one thing."
The snowflakes fluttered as another person entered the room and asked, "Anything is allowed?"
This sentence was followed by a mocking emoji that was commonly seen in the network.
"Yes," replied Jing Jiu.
It suddenly became quiet in the room.
It was because the last person who came in was the "wild rabbit".
"Do you think you are an omnipotent god? You can do anything, "said the wild rabbit.
Jing Jiu said, "As long as it's something you humans can do, I can do it."
"Like talking big and boasting?" asked the wild rabbit.
Jing Jiu said, "Like chasing after a highly skilled computer user and forcing him to cut off the most important information connection valve on the battleship with a sharp metal weapon."
It was interesting that the snowflakes in the room could only display data and characters, and the two of them didn't use any emoji during the conversation. However, everyone seemed to see the mocking smile on the face of the "wild rabbit" and the expressionless face of the rookie.
"If you are so capable, you can continue to chase after me," said the wild rabbit.
"I'm not bored."
Jing Jiu didn't pay any more attention to this person. The face of the assassin in overalls appeared in the snowflakes, saying, "Whoever can help me find out the origin of this person, I'll help him do one thing. As for whether I can do it or not, it's up to me to decide."
It was the same as what they had done in the old plum garden in Zhaoge City. Normally, this condition was quite demanding, but the Cloud Ghosts in the room didn't object to it. They were all looking at the picture carefully, including the "wild rabbit".
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There was a blue planet in the distant space.
This place was close to the center of the galaxy, so the number of stars visible to the naked eye was much more than that in other regions. The stars were dazzling even at night.
A huge space station was suspended in the orbit of the blue planet.
This was the headquarters and the experimental base of the Science Academy of the Federation of the Milky Way.
The president of the Science Academy stepped into the room with a vigorous stride that didn't match his white hair. He resisted the simulated gravity that he hated the most and asked, "Have you found the position?"
"I'm sure it's in the military network."
His most trusted data assistant didn't turn his head around. He said nervously while staring at the flashing data on the light screen, "We've found the Left Heaven Region and are about to arrive at the outskirts."
The old president didn't expect the newcomer of the Cloud Ghost to be a soldier. He felt even more surprised when he heard that the newcomer was in the Left Heaven Region.
He had gone to the Left Heaven Region for the matter of the "cocoon breaker" a few days ago, and he had just come back today. He was very interested in the "cocoon breaker", whose body structure was obviously different from other "cocoon breakers"; but it was a field he couldn't touch. As such, he had no choice but to turn his attention to the newcomer of the Cloud Ghost.
Even though he was one of the few important figures in the Federation of the Milky Way, he was still not qualified to deal with those matters.
The Sea of Dark Matter was not the only thing hidden in the dark universe; there were also many other taboos.
Looking at the permanent star outside the window and sensing the real but devoid of warmth, he couldn't help but think of the "cocoon breakers" again.
Why could they use the light of the permanent star directly, but the swordsmen of the Federation of the Milky Way couldn't?
The Science Academy had been conducting this research secretly since two hundred years ago after receiving the special permission from the general, but they hadn't made any progress yet.
If General Yang could … As he was thinking of all this, the data assistant suddenly yelled in annoyance, "It's cut off!"
The Dean asked with furrowed brows, "Didn't I tell you not to trace it back to the source?"
The data assistant turned his head around and said while looking at the pale-faced Dean, "We've merely collected some diffuse data outside the room; we didn't go in. He shouldn't have discovered it … Is he a real ghost?"
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In the underground laboratory.
Jing Jiu opened his eyes and disconnected from the network.
It was true that the Cloud Ghosts in the room were all looking at the image of the assassin in overalls.
Someone might be paying attention to him in secret, but nobody dared look for him like the "wild rabbit" did that day.
Jing Jiu still felt something was not right, as if someone was watching him.
He left the room without any hesitation.
He didn't realize what had happened until he came out of the room.
Someone had scattered some self-generated data dust in the ocean of information outside the room.
Anyone who entered the room would be contaminated by the dust.
The dust was extremely tiny, even smaller than the smallest data fragments. It was believed that the few Cloud Ghosts in the room wouldn't be able to discover it if they didn't pay special attention to it.
No matter who tried to find him, Jing Jiu didn't want to pay any attention to them, because he had something more important to do.
The golden-haired scientist, Tang Gu, woke up, feeling a headache. He rubbed his head with his fingers, feeling as if he had remembered something. But he didn't see anything in front of the control panel, wondering if someone had been here earlier.
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It had been a few days since Zong Lizi came to the University of Stargate as an exchange student.
There were hundreds of universities and colleges on this planet, and the students of those universities all wanted to come to the University of Stargate as an exchange student. Zong Lizi was merely an ordinary student among them.
Yet, she still attracted some attention. It was because the New Era Institute was the lowest institute, and her silvery hair and beautiful face were quite eye-catching. Some of the gazes were passionate, some sympathetic, and some mocking, but none of them had a specific purpose. It was because nobody thought this girl from the underground would be able to stay in Shou 'er City.
Zong Lizi walked toward the university gate while holding the file bag in her hands, ignoring the occasional gazes, her countenance as nonchalant as she had been at the New Era Institute.
In fact, she wasn't as indifferent and tranquil as she appeared to be.
Jing Jiu didn't accompany her to report to the university. He had disappeared without a trace for a few days, making her worried.
She shouldn't think about him anymore.
Zong Lizi thought of this while stroking the wooden sculpture on her chest.
She had often touched this wooden sculpture when she was worried about Jing Jiu. The wooden sculpture had become extremely smooth, looking like the bamboo chair on the top of Shenmo Peak that had been lying on it for many years.
That youth had returned to his own world, so he would of course return to his life and meet his friends.
Herself? Perhaps, she was merely a passerby in his life.
It was then that she saw the figure outside the university gate. She couldn't help but sigh, thinking with a faint smile that he was indeed a scumbag in the stories.
He had left without saying goodbye to the girl, and he had suddenly appeared in front of her when she was about to forget him. What else could he be if not a scumbag?
The blue tracksuit was very eye-catching, as if it would merge with the sky.
He pulled up the collar of the tracksuit, covering most of his face. Together with the cap, it was a perfect cover.
Zong Lizi had chosen this style especially for him.
She walked up to him, pursed her lips, leaned into his arms, and hugged him.
Like last time, he didn't move his arms, looking like a statue devoid of emotion and life.
This scene attracted the attention of some students. They wondered curiously who was that youth?
He didn't even react when being hugged by such a beautiful girl with silvery hair. Was he … …
The gazes suddenly turned to another direction. Many students were rushing toward the outside of the university gate amid the footsteps. There was a faint commotion.
At least three skateboards had fallen to the ground. The students picked up the skateboards and ran to the outside of the university, ignoring the pain.
A girl with black hair walked over while being surrounded by the crowd. Her eyes and brows were exceedingly beautiful. Her white ceremonial dress tousled in the wind, exuding a sacred beauty.
Leaning against Jing Jiu's chest, Zong Lizi turned her head to look in that direction. To her surprise, she was the winner of the first three levels of the selection of female priests shown on TV that night.
She was Jiang Yuxia of the Institute of Divinity.
In the final battle that day, she displayed a Cultivation state of the Golden State, which was rarely seen among the students. It was said that she had an extraordinary family background and was a distant relative of the priest clan on the ground. Of course, she was famous for her beauty, which made her the idol of countless young men on this planet.
The Institute of Divinity was a special institution, its status not lower than that of the University of Stargate. Many people were startled when she suddenly proposed to be an exchange student at the University of Stargate, and the students of the University of Stargate were quite excited.
That day was the day she would officially report to the University of Stargate. The whole university was in an uproar.
Jing Jiu and Zong Lizi were the exceptions. The gentle girl whom Jing Jiu supported the most was eliminated in the second round. It was obvious that Jing Jiu didn't like this girl with black hair.
As for her beauty, Zong Lizi was quite beautiful herself; moreover, she had seen Jing Jiu for so many days …
It was understandable that Jing Jiu didn't respond to her.
Amid the uproar, the young man and the girl holding each other in their arms were quite eye-catching.
The girl with black hair suddenly turned around and walked toward them after noticing them.
Countless gazes followed her as she walked; the atmosphere was a bit peculiar.
The girl with black hair looked at Zong Lizi, her eyes full of curiosity, "May I ask … are you the author of The Path Toward Heaven?"
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(Yes, it's me.)
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