piratefiction Chapter 3: The Secrets of the Spirit Realm and the Secret Techniques of the Beast Clan
Chapter 3: The Secrets of the Spirit Realm and the Secret Techniques of the Beast Clan
Detective Wang did not find the dark figure Dong Guanfei mentioned, but the room was filled with a heavy lingering yin energy, so there must have been some kind of demon or ghost before.
However, those things should be gone by now.
The fact that Dong Guanfei was able to escape from the demons and ghosts shows that he is not simple either.
In fact, Dong Guanfei doesn't look like a child from an ordinary family at first glance.
Detective Wang frowned and abandoned the idea of having Dong Guanfei lead the investigation.
The residual aura of the demon was not much weaker than his own; it would be troublesome if it injured Dong Guanfei.
Detective Wang pressed the windowsill with his left hand, then nimbly flipped into the room and opened the door.
The room suddenly became much brighter.
"Come in and light the kerosene lamp."
Although the police station had installed electrical wires, the temporary morgue and the warehouse behind it were built recently and were not yet connected to electricity.
"Yes, Inspector."
Dong Guanfei cautiously entered the room, looking left and right at the same time.
It seems that the ghostly thing is indeed gone.
Soon, he found another kerosene lamp in the lounge, lit it, and followed Detective Wang to check every part of the room, while also opening all the curtains.
There were no prisoners being held in temporary custody, only the body of a young man who had been brought in yesterday afternoon, lying quietly on a wooden plank bed in the morgue.
Detective Wang didn't find anything else unusual, so he turned his head and glanced at the rather fresh one-inch scratch on the back of Dong Guanfei's left hand, and then pondered.
That demon was probably specifically targeting Dong Guanfei; this guy is in big trouble.
But... what does this have to do with Tony Wong?
gigolos should never have a good ending.
This guy might have gotten involved with someone else's wife or daughter.
Should I remind him?
That is impossible.
Detective Wang glanced at Dong Guanfei's glaring face and immediately decided to stay out of it.
As for Anna's instructions, she didn't insist, and he just reported the facts.
Besides, Dong Guanfei wasn't injured at all.
Anna is just an ordinary person; she's just playing around with her at most.
In fact, the demon did leave.
He, the ruthless detective Tony Wong, would never do anything that involves intimidating people with empty words.
So, Detective Wang signed the handover sheet without hesitation.
Dong Guanfei was secretly getting impatient and didn't care whether it was absurd or if a detective handing over the reins was a trap.
In reality, even if there were pitfalls, he wouldn't be able to get around them.
Because the real high-ranking officials in the police station are all foreigners.
Moreover, even his immediate superior, Huang Jian'an, harbored ill intentions towards him and would never protect him.
As soon as Detective Wang put down his pen, Dong Guanfei immediately said respectfully, "Thank you, Detective Wang. I am very grateful for Lady Anna's care."
Detective Wang was slightly taken aback.
This pretty boy has such a honey-smoked mouth, are you trying to get ahead of yourself?
He suddenly felt a little tired, and without looking at Dong Guanfei, he waved his hand.
Dong Guanfei bowed slightly, then turned and quickly left.
He quickly found his black Trident bicycle in the police station parking lot and rode it towards his home, which was about a kilometer away.
The morning breeze was slightly chilly, and the brick and stone streets, retro lampposts, utility poles, and other structures on both sides rushed past.
As Dong Guanfei sped along the gravel sidewalk, he casually glanced at the scenery around him.
This is Zhujiawan, the easternmost area of the concession. Its architectural style is mainly a blend of East and West, and it has three wharves and seven ferry crossings.
The mighty Huanglong River flows through here and empties into the East China Sea more than 40 kilometers away.
The sounds of ship horns echoed along the Huanglong River, and the banks were lined with tall buildings, inns, banks, and trading companies, making it appear very developed and prosperous.
The nights are even more vibrant with bright lights and lively revelry.
Suddenly, Dong Guanfei had the illusion that he had traveled back to Shanghai during the Republican era.
In fact, the concessions of five Eastern and Western kingdoms or empires lined up along the Huanglong River, and were known as the "Hundred-Mile Foreign Concession".
During the previous dynasty, the "Da'an Dynasty"—not the "Braided Dynasty"—this area was called Donghai City.
Now, the city walls have been almost entirely demolished by foreigners, leaving only two or three kilometers of broken ruins.
However, Dong Guanfei had something on his mind and didn't have time to look closely. He pedaled his bicycle at a rapid pace.
The mastermind behind his assassination attempt will soon find out he escaped and will inevitably take further action.
A few minutes later, he saw his home.
This is a two-story villa with a land area of approximately 260 square meters and a building area of approximately 120 square meters.
The building has exposed brick exterior walls, flat tile roof, and dark red painted wooden doors and windows.
A 2.4-meter-high brick wall completely surrounds the small villa.
Both the first and second floors consist of a living room and two side rooms.
There is a practice area and a small garden in front of the house, planted with flowers, cedars, cypresses and shrubs, creating a beautiful environment.
The original owner's uncle, Dong Guotao, was once an advisor to the Shanghai Municipal Council in the foreign concessions. He was fluent in three Western languages and Japanese and had a wide circle of friends.
Soon, Dong Guanfei sat down on a stone bench in a corner of the small garden.
Because of the evil spirits seeking revenge, he cannot enter the house casually.
This corner is sheltered by artificial hills and surrounded by greenery, with a thick blue brick wall on the side, making it quite secluded.
He reached into his robes and pulled out the safety lock, then tried to silently recite: "Open the Dark World Space Node."
In an instant, his vision blurred, and the scene before him changed drastically.
He suddenly found himself in a cylindrical space about six meters in diameter and three meters high.
The walls, floor, and ceiling of the space were completely covered with dense, ancient runes.
A dark red, egg-shaped object, about thirty centimeters long, was embedded in the center of the ground.
The egg-shaped object was covered with mysterious dark gold patterns. These patterns were clearly connected to the runes in the space and were flashing with a hazy light at the same frequency. The expansion and contraction of the light made it look like the giant egg was breathing.
Before me was an ordinary mahogany table, on which sat a faceless mask of indeterminate material and two 32mo books.
Dong Guanfei's gaze immediately fell on one of the books.
In an instant, the book also shone with a hazy light, and the characters on it, which looked like oracle bone script, immediately began to flicker, as if they had come to life and wandered into his mind out of thin air.
He inexplicably understood its meaning: "The Secret of the Spirit World".
Immediately afterwards, the book turned the pages automatically, and the words inside flowed into his mind.
What's amazing is that he can remember these words after just one glance.
Next is the second book: "The Secret Method of the Beast Clan".
The two books were quickly read through.
Dong Guanfei felt as if only a few seconds had passed.
But the information imprinted in one's mind is extraordinary.
The spirit world is the dark world that the system refers to.
Depending on the lineage, different extraordinary forces have given it various names, such as the Demon Realm, the God Realm, the Celestial Realm, the Heavenly Palace, Paradise, Hell, and so on.
The spirit world is filled with spiritual energy, which is also known as Qi, magic power, and so on.
The spirit world and the real world are two sides of the real world, just like yin and yang.
Just like the yin and yang fish in the Tai Chi symbol, the spirit world and the real world are completely independent existences, only occasionally overlapping briefly, like the S-shaped curve between the yin and yang fish.
At this point, psionic energy will seep into the real world.
Ordinary beings can hardly withstand the impact of psionic energy directly, but if a lucky one manages to survive, their body will adapt to the psionic energy and evolve as a result.
As evolution progresses and generations accumulate, this adaptability becomes an imprint etched into our genes, allowing it to be passed down through generations.
This physical inheritance is called bloodline, which is divided into two types: physical and spiritual.
Some bloodlines may even evolve specific organs or alter human form to some extent.
Cultivators have developed various more efficient and powerful cultivation techniques based on their own bloodline.
Psionic energy possesses a variety of attributes, which the Beast Clan categorizes into nine types: Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and Spacetime.
The secret techniques of the Beast Clan are unique and extremely powerful.