I Can Grant Origin Powers To Anything

Sun Qingrou left.

Before leaving, she rubbed against Xu Lingjun several more times with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, mumbling to herself about how someone could look so good yet be such a superficial man...

Then she left with resentment.

The greedy and unhappy look made Xu Lingjun, who thought men couldn't suffer a loss in this regard, feel somewhat violated for the first time in his life.

But... Wu Hongzhou?

The expert from the Cuowu Sect who attacked me before?

He knows I killed Marquis Xia Wu, which is not surprising, after all, he made a move to kill me. Even without evidence, he is undoubtedly convinced that I did this.

But he just found out I killed Marquis Xia Wu and immediately rushed to avenge him. It shows how deeply connected they must have been. Since that's the case, why contact me suddenly?

For the next two hours, Xu Lingjun kept pondering this question but couldn't figure it out.

Finally, he found a secluded corner.

He dialed the number left by that woman, Sun Qingrou, thinking that she must have some serious business to handle if she went to such lengths to deliver a message for Wu Hongzhou.

Let's see what he wants from me.

I don't believe Wu Hongzhou can reach through the internet to hit me as revenge for his old friend, do I?

The phone was quickly picked up after just one ring, indicating that the other side had been waiting for his call.

"Is this Xu Lingjun?"

A low voice came from the other side, a voice Xu Lingjun knew well. He heard it many times while watching the battle at Han Yun City. The desperate screams and painful wails were still fresh in his memory.

Even though the voice was much deeper now, Xu Lingjun couldn't mistake it.

"Do you want something from me?"

Xu Lingjun asked.

On the other side, Wu Hongzhou's eyes showed an excited and eager expression. He clenched his fist; he needed a chance to peacefully talk with Xu Lingjun.

Thanks to Sun Qingrou; otherwise, with his currently wanted status, contacting Xu Lingjun would have been nearly impossible.

He asked, "So, Xu Lingjun, is Marquis Xia Wu's inheritance still abundant?"

Xu Lingjun said, "Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't misunderstand, Xu Lingjun, I have no hostility towards you."

Xu Lingjun sneered, "No hostility? Ha... who jumped out and suddenly tried to attack me, scaring me out of my wits? Do you know how much that sudden attack harmed me?"

How much harm?

Wu Hongzhou took a deep breath, resisting the urge to reach through the internet.

He touched his chest, where the damned Roger tore several ghastly wounds, and the wounds were laced with poison. It took him until now to barely recover his health.

While you were watching on the sidelines, possibly enjoying popcorn and soda, you claim to have been harmed?

He instinctively wanted to avoid this topic and changed the subject, "Enough small talk, Xu Lingjun. I know you killed Marquis Xia Wu."

Xu Lingjun denied outright, "Really? I don't believe it. Don't say things without evidence. Director Xia was a model of humanity, dedicating his life to the future of the Central City Martial Mansion. I have nothing but admiration for him; why would I harm him? Besides, he was a Martial Artist of the Profound Realm. Compared to him, I'm like a newborn child; how could I possibly kill him?"

"You don't have to deny it urgently. In fact, I have no malicious intent towards you. On the contrary, I want to make a deal with you. To show my sincerity, I can tell you how you were exposed."

"Although I had nothing to do with it, I still want to know how you determined it was me."

Wu Hongzhou said, "Because you killed Marquis Xia Wu's son, and before Xia Wu left, he told his wife he would avenge his son. Even if there's no proof now, just his wife speaking out could land you in an investigation."

"Director Xia had a son?"

Xu Lingjun exclaimed, "I hadn't heard of that."

"His son likely carries the surname Zhong."

"Impossible."

Xu Lingjun said, "Director Xia's surname is Xia, so how could his son be surnamed Zhong."

"Heh, isn't your surname Xu? Does that mean your father's surname must be Xu? His son was born by another man's wife, and Sun Qingrou told his wife he has a friend surnamed Zhong."

Zhong Dawei being Marquis Xia Wu's genuine son?

Xu Lingjun instantly realized, no wonder Marquis Xia Wu would attack him unprovoked. He never expected such loyalty. It turns out he was avenging his child.

Indeed, a father's love is as heavy as a mountain... or as slippery as a slope...

He suddenly remembered Li Zhonghan. Clearly, Marquis Xia Wu was coerced.

If not for this, he might not have cared about the child.

What a father he's been.

Hold on... something's not right.

Was Zhong Dawei killed by me? How come I don't know that?

Xu Lingjun shook his head, shaking away the strange confusion, and asked, "As I said, you have no evidence, but I can listen to what you want from me."

Snort, this kid is watertight. I can't catch him in any mistake.

Opposite him, Wu Hongzhou turned off his recording pen angrily, knowing the kid would remain watertight, and continuing to record might capture his own mistakes instead.

He said, "If I'm not mistaken, aren't you out there as bait, trying to lure us out?"

Xu Lingjun raised an eyebrow, wondering how he knew?

So, there really are people behind them?

He asked, "How do you know?"

"I have my sources. Don't you know? With such blatant baiting, if we recognize your purpose, any move will be a mighty onslaught. At that time, we might not escape, and neither will you."

"We?"

Xu Lingjun caught the sensitive word quickly, asking, "Are you working with the Pirate King?"

"Roger Sparrow, do you know who he really is?"

Wu Hongzhou sneered, "To collaborate, he showed genuine sincerity. From what I know, his son's name was Zhou Mu, supposedly killed by you and Han Yun City."

Xu Lingjun exclaimed, "Marquis Xia Wu's son not having the Xia surname is one thing, but Zhou Mu's father not having the Zhou surname and carrying a foreign surname, what's going on in the world?"

"How would I know, but it seems highly likely. According to him, Zhou Mu's grandfather Zhou Qianmo was present then. Although he didn't hear the plan, he deduced you were deliberately acting as bait and then informed the Pirate King."

Wu Hongzhou concluded, thinking it's weird that the father doesn't have the Zhou surname, but the grandfather does. What a chaotic Zhou Family.

Xu Lingjun asked, "So what?"

"So, even though the Pirate King knows this is your baiting plan, he's still planning to bite. You never expected the two of us to join forces. If we concentrate our power on killing one person, what's your chance of survival?"

One hundred percent.

But I'll probably need to flee in a Mecha.

Xu Lingjun asked, "So you just collaborated with Roger, and now you want to collaborate with me?"

"Exactly, I know you obtained Marquis Xia Wu's real inheritance. Among them, there's something I'm determined to get. If you hand it over and help clear me of the assassination charge against the Prince, I can help you kill Roger Sparrow and promise not to bother you again, agreed?"

"You only want one thing?"

A strange image of the "Reversing Heaven and Earth" manual surfaced in Xu Lingjun's mind. No wonder this Cuowu Sect's secret manual was in Marquis Xia Wu's hands; it must be tied to Wu Hongzhou.