My Cat Has Superpower?!
Chapter 273 - 272: Virtue Does Not Match the Position

Chapter 273: Chapter 272: Virtue Does Not Match the Position

"Move aside."

Before Lu Zixun could react, Ming Ju kicked him in the abdomen, sending him flying out.

A glaring red light landed where Lu Zixun had just been standing.

An assassination king insect, its eyes flickering fiercely, had barely managed to escape before Xiong Kang killed it with a swoop of his sword.

"Your combat awareness is really poor, isn’t it?"

Ming Ju commented as she turned her gaze toward Lu Zixun.

"It’s not that, I couldn’t move just now."

Getting up from the ground, Lu Zixun moved his limbs around, his face full of confusion and disbelief.

"A Queen-level assassination king insect?"

Frowning, Ming Ju went over to inspect the insect, only to find it was indeed true.

"Well, my bad for blaming you."

Rubbing her temples, Ming Ju explained, "As the assassination king insects level up, their defense becomes weaker, but their assassination ability becomes extremely grotesque."

"And upon advancing to Queen-level, the assassination king insects acquire an ability to psychically lock onto their targets, which is why you couldn’t move."

"It’s not entirely his fault, he’s just unskilled."

Rolling his eyes, Xiong Kang, after informing STO’s elite team, continued, "It only immobilized your body, not your Spiritual Energy. Da Ju, you should have initiated the Cold Ice Barrier immediately."

"Got it, got it."

Making a pleading gesture, Lu Zixun was a bit helpless.

It was his first encounter with such a situation, and he was totally baffled.

"It looks like what you guys said was right, the Hall Master is probably infested by the Insect Clan."

Ming Ju rubbed her brow with a hand, her voice tinged with a headache: "When we came in, you had already set up the Detention Talismans around the building, a Queen-level assassination king insect shouldn’t have been able to break through them to get in. That means it must have been nearby from the start."

"Let’s go back to STO to discuss this, it’s not very safe here."

...

Back inside the STO building, Lu Zixun stepped outside and called Lin Siyin.

He briefly mentioned that he might be home late today.

By the time Lu Zixun returned to the office, the two men were already chatting amiably.

"I can confirm Da Ju’s identity as the Swallowing Sky Cat Demon, and most people inside the Deceit God Temple can too," Ming Ju said with a smile, his eyes deep, "after all, I’m the next Hall Master. But there’s a critical issue now."

"Is the name and rationale at odds?"

Looking at Ming Ju, Lu Zixun asked puzzledly.

"Exactly."

Nodding, Ming Ju admitted, "I’ve said it before, the secret command is the proof of the Hall Master’s identity. However, if the Hall Master has been parasitized by the Insect Clan, then I would never receive the command, and that raises an issue."

Xiong Kang rubbed his chin thoughtfully and said, "If you come forward to confirm Da Ju’s identity within the Deceit God Temple, could the Hall Master frame you, putting you in danger too?"

"Mm."

Ming Ju looked at Xiong Kang appreciatively and continued, "The appearance of the assassination king just now undoubtedly shows that I’ve been exposed, meaning I’m also a target for assassination by the Deceit God Temple."

Sitting on the sofa, legs crossed, the badly injured Ming Ju showed no fear on his face, instead, he appeared unconcerned and content.

"Ming Ju, do you have any way to find out who the Hall Master is?"

Seeing how composed Ming Ju was, Lu Zixun couldn’t help but ask.

"No."

Spreading his hands, Ming Ju shook his head. "I roughly guessed his idea. The purpose of assassinating you was simple, just to weaken the combat power above grade A in Lingchuan City. It seems that the Hall Master is just a Queen-level Insect Race."

"As for how to find him, it depends on your STO’s abilities."

He looked at Ming Ju somewhat speechlessly.

Lu Zixun understood why this guy was so calm, it turned out to be none of his business, totally detached.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ming Ju’s gaze fell on Xiong Kang and he asked with a light laugh, "If I’m not mistaken, you’re from Sha Fei’s faction, right?"

Xiong Kang nodded without rebutting, as the Flying Sword had already proven his identity.

"Oh."

Nodding his head, Ming Ju shrugged. "Although Sha Fei is not exactly nice stuff, he’s countless times better than Zhenfei; otherwise, I would have just left with Da Ju."

Frowning, Xiong Kang looked displeased at Ming Ju. "You can try."

"Heh."

Ming Ju snorted coldly and said no more.

Turning his head to look at Lu Zixun beside him, he smiled and asked, "What degree has your bloodline awakening reached?"

The two drastically different attitudes almost made Lu Zixun think that Ming Ju had a dual personality.

Sensing the bloodline within his body, Lu Zixun opened his eyes and said, "Five percent."

Hearing this, Ming Ju’s expression turned solemn, full of confusion in his eyes. "Only five percent, and you already have strength close to S grade, how did you achieve that?"

"I don’t know."

Shaking his head, Lu Zixun changed the topic. "Don’t start by asking all sorts of questions and probing our strength. Either help us capture the Hall Master who has been parasitized or we’ll kick you out."

Ming Ju watched Lu Zixun for a while.

Then, with a wry smile, he lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected. "Things really have changed, haven’t they."

"What?"

Lu Zixun, who hadn’t heard clearly, asked.

"It’s nothing."

With a smile on his face, Ming Ju said, "The idea of catching or killing this parasitized Hall Master is unrealistic; it has to be done slowly, forcing him to slip up."

"For instance, if there’s any mission from the Deceit God Temple, someone will inform me, and then it’ll depend on whether your STO can stop it."

Pausing, Ming Ju continued, "If the missions keep failing, the members of the Deceit God Temple will naturally suspect the Hall Master, and then we can initiate a concerted effort to trace and find the location of the secret orders."

Crossing his hands on his lap, Ming Ju’s mouth curled into a confident smile.

"That’s the approach I think is most suitable; what do you think?"

Xiong Kang, under Ming Ju’s gaze, pondered for a moment. "Why not initiate the tracking right from the start and directly find the location of the secret orders?"

"The Deceit God Temple has the ability to trace because they fear the Hall Master might die within the Crimson Land, causing the secret orders to be lost, but since its development, it has never been used even once."

After explaining, Ming Ju lazily said, "To use it, the parasitized Hall Master must frequently misuse the secret orders. A Hall Master who is unfit for his position naturally doesn’t deserve to possess them."

"Alright, let’s do that."

Not very familiar with the Deceit God Temple, Xiong Kang nodded. "The STO will cooperate with your actions when the time comes, aiming to directly kill the Hall Master of the Deceit God Temple."