Ji Changchen suddenly felt weird.
He recalled He Fan's status and his own status. He murmured inwardly, 'System, is there any relation between He Fan and me?'
He still remembered back then when Jin Huang suspected something common between him and He Fan.
Name: He Fan
Age: 153 years
Identity: Reincarnation of Soul Emperor, ???
Physique: None
Cultivation: Rank 7 Mid Stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 Mid Stage
Weapon Realm: Domain (Sword, Bow), Unity (Spear)
Talent: SSS grade
Spiritual Imprint: Grade 9 Absolute Perception
Battle Strength: Rank 9 early stage
Cultivation Technique: Heaven Devouring Technique
Name: Ji Changchen
Age: 74 years old
Identity: Holy Son of Celestial Sect, ???
Physique: Immortal and Demon Emperor Body
Cultivation: Rank 7 Peak Stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 Peak Stage
Weapon Realm: Sword Myriad
Talent: S Grade
Spiritual Imprint: Doesn't exist
Battle Strength: Semi Rank 8
Cultivation Techniques: Chaotic Sword Scripture, Heaven Devouring Technique
Destiny Points: 376,300,000
The System gave a surprising response.
Ding! Both host and He Fan belong to the same source.
Ji Changchen was surprised. He asked inwardly, 'What source?'
Ding! It is recommended not to ask taboo questions. Host's level is too low to know some things.
A few days later
At this time, Meng Xian and Li Gang were sitting together.
Meng Xian was baffled by the unexpected guest. It should be noted that they never had any interactions, whether in his previous life or this life. Even in his past life, the only interaction he had with Li Gang was the moment before his death. Even at the peak of Rank 8, he was merely cannon fodder in the grand scheme.
Meng Xian looked at Li Gang and asked slowly, "Why did you come here?"
Li Gang smiled. "You know me?"
Meng Xian smiled. "Of course, you just came yesterday, and Junior Sister Wang has already told us about you."
Li Gang narrowed his eyes. "What I want to ask is, how do you know me beforehand? Was it you who told her about my other identity?"
Meng Xian looked confused. "Which other identity?"
However, he was sweating inwardly. He knew how terrifying Li Gang was in his past life and thus, he dared not make any wrong move or speak any wrong statement. His acting skill was flawless.
'Damn, my worry really came true. He was present and listening to our words from the beginning. A single carelessness nearly exposed me. I don't even know what he figured out.'
There is a big gap between words spoken by a Rank 6 Warrior and words spoken by mortals and beginner Warriors.
Meng Xian literally tried to defend Li Gang by misdirecting Wang Xiaoyan, Ye Fan, and others. If this was done by any mortal, Li Gang may have thought it could be a coincidence and he mainly wanted to target Ji Changchen.
However, Meng Xian was not just anyone but a peak Rank 6 Warrior. How could words spoken by him not have specific intention?
Li Gang said lightly, "Your acting is really flawless."
Meng Xian sighed. "Alright, I admit it. I know your identity and I was the one who revealed it to Wang Xiaoyan."
Li Gang nodded. "How did you get the information?"
Meng Xian said calmly, "From Shadow Sect. I have some connections with their upper echelons."
Li Gang narrowed his eyes.
Meng Xian's response was flawless. Shadow Sect and Global Commerce and Trade Chamber are the only factions who are aware of his identity. They were the ones who revealed the list of geniuses and mentioned his battle strength to be Quasi Rank 9.
However, there were few points he couldn't cover up. The blunders he had already made left enough clues. He never expected Li Gang to appear in this Inheritance. He recalled that at this time, he was still consolidating his status as the king in Northern Continent. Thus, he was completely caught unprepared when Li Gang arrived.
First, why would someone from the Upper Echelon reveal information about Li Gang to Meng Xian, a totally unrelated person?
Second, if Meng Xian was deeply connected to the Upper Echelon of Shadow Sect and chanced upon the information, then it would only happen if he had stayed there for enough duration. This is easy to verify from Ye Fan and Wang Xiaoyan.
Third, even if he chanced upon Li Gang's information, it is simply impossible to also chance upon another fact that Wang Xiaoyan and Li Gang know each other. He can at best know Wang Xiaoyan has hatred towards Li Gang, but is it true that the information he got from Shadow Sect has complete detailed background of Li Gang, to the point it even mentioned his future sister-in-law? This is completely unreasonable.
If he doesn't know Li Gang and Wang Xiaoyan are related to each other, why would Wang Xiaoyan think he was the one who caused such a massacre? If he had just told her his name, even then Wang Xiaoyan would at best be suspicious. She wouldn't directly convict him since there are countless people with the same name. It's clear that Meng Xian not only told Wang Xiaoyan the name of the murderer, but also the fact that he is her 'to be brother-in-law'!
Finally, Meng Xian clearly tried to protect Li Gang's reputation in front of Wang Xiaoyan and Ye Fan. Thus, even though he wants him to be the enemy of Wang Xiaoyan, he doesn't want Ye Fan to realize Li Gang massacred his family. This can be understood with an important point: Meng Xian was aware that Wang Xiaoyan's hatred was not that deep, while she would definitely try to avenge Ye Fan's hatred since she started liking him.
At this moment, these important clues are simply impossible to cover up. No matter what he says, no matter how flawless his acting is, Li Gang has already seen through these clues. Trying to deliberately deny them will only make him more suspicious.
Li Gang looked at Meng Xian and asked slowly, "You, Ye Fan, and Wang Xiaoyan are a team, right?"
Meng Xian's face changed. He had a bad feeling about it. He intuitively realized what Li Gang was about to say next.
As expected.
Li Gang said lightly, "Why are you afraid of me? We never met before!"
Li Gang's eyes at this moment were deep. His gaze completely focused on every action, every movement of Meng Xian. Even the slightest change in his emotion could be detected.
But who is Meng Xian?
A former Rank 8 peak Warrior. How can he lose his composure so easily? He didn't give away the slightest clue.
His thoughts were completely concealed by his face. But his brain gave away an important clue.
Li Gang smirked. "So, it is true."
Meng Xian was shocked. 'How did he realize? I am sure I didn't leave the slightest bit of clue. No, he must be bluffing me right now.'
Meng Xian was facing inner turmoil.
Li Gang continued, "Since we never met before, how did you even know me?"
He smiled as he said in a deep voice, "Before coming to you, I met Wang Xiaoyan, and already confirmed you have been in the Heavenly Dragon Sect since you were just 10 years old. It is impossible for us to meet before."
He asked slowly, "Could it be, you can see the future? But that isn't sufficient to instill fear unless you experience it yourself."
Meng Xian felt as if he was exposed naked in front of him. This was the first time he realized how terrifying his opponent was.
'No way, he is dangerous. His thoughts are far beyond my reach. Even as just Rank 6, his shrewdness is something that only Emperors can match.'
Li Gang smirked. "I guess I am right. So, how long in the future?"
Meng Xian's mind went blank. He didn't know how to respond. If Li Gang was just bluffing, it would be fine. But how can someone bluff with statements which are completely true? For some reason, Li Gang could see through his thoughts.
He murmured inwardly, 'Could it be he can decrypt the Mental Radiations?'
Every being, when they think, their brain releases a certain form of radiation. Unless they master techniques to hide them, those radiations could be used as a clue to guess what a person is thinking. Even ordinary person releases these radiations. They are known as Brainwaves or Mental Radiations.
But, if you want to learn how to deduce, its difficulty is countless times more than learning a new language without a foundation.
It is akin to a newborn baby learning a new language just by providing him a book written with a story. It's simply impossible without external help. A baby who doesn't even have the foundation of speaking a language, who doesn't even have basic common sense, who doesn't even understand the very existence of language, how can he learn a new language just from a book? Even if he is given infinite reading comprehension, infinite learning speed, infinite processing speed, and infinite IQ, he would still fail to learn the language without external help.
You not only have to find patterns in the radiations, but also match every subtle pattern with their thoughts to understand what each pattern actually means. To achieve this, one has to know what the other person is thinking first, which causes a cyclic deadlock.
To know what the other person is thinking -> Deduce mental radiations -> Find patterns -> Match patterns with what the other person is thinking -> To know what the other person is thinking. The cycle continues.
This cyclic deadlock is difficult to resolve because each person's mental radiations are unique, which means each person's thoughts are encrypted differently in the form of radiations when they are released.
It's like, one person's mental radiation is Chinese, then another person's could be German!
However, even though it is seemingly impossible, it is a solid fact that the brain releases clues in the form of radiations.
Did Li Gang really deduce Meng Xian's Mental Radiations?
How is this possible? Li Gang doesn't have infinite IQ. Nor does he have any external medium to help him understand what those patterns mean.
However, one thing Meng Xian guessed right. These mental radiations were the cause which helped him confirm his suspicions.
Even though Li Gang doesn't understand Meng Xian's Mental Radiations, when his brain was under inner turmoil, the radiation had sudden changes in fluctuations. It's like you don't need to learn German to understand whether a person in front of you is using abusive language or not. Just based on his aggressive tone, it is enough to guess that.
Even then, Li Gang had to understand what aggression is in the Mental Radiations. Even though he doesn't understand Mental Radiations, he has mastered them sufficiently enough to at least guess when a person is facing inner turmoil, or when he is in an extreme emotional state.
Li Gang's continuous Active State of Mind has sharpened his pattern recognition to the extreme. Thus, it isn't difficult for him to find such patterns in Mental Radiations after experimenting over many people.