Super Strong Little Divine Farmer

This incident completely exceeded Lin Chen's expectations; he didn't anticipate that Ashi would come to the West City.

Nor did he expect that the assassin would have such a close relationship with Ashi.

There's no greater sorrow than a heart that has died. Aji believed that everything he did was to become closer to Ashi. However, he didn't realize it was his obsession and madness that had already erased his place in Ashi's heart.

"Alright, it's all over now." Lin Chen said, patting Ashi's shoulder.

At this moment, Xu Wei was brought over by the police, and upon seeing the corpse on the ground, his expression turned somewhat grim.

Lin Chen smiled, "Now you can tell me everything you know, right?"

Xu Wei sighed, "Alright, I admit everything I did just now was for him. I was once attacked and almost lost my life, but Aji saved me. So when he found me this time, asking for help to escape, I lent him a hand."

"I didn't expect you to be so righteous and loyal." Lin Chen said coldly.

Xu Wei shook his head, "Even if you catch me, I could get out thanks to my father's connections. But Aji is my lifesaver. I have to help him."

Lin Chen nodded and said to the escorting officers, "Alright, take him away."

In a patch of woods, Ashi placed a bouquet of wildflowers in front of a grave and sighed.

"I saved him then, but in the end, I'm the one who caused his death."

Lin Chen shook his head, "His death has nothing to do with you; this was the path he chose for himself."

Ashi nodded, "I don't know his real name. 'Aji' was the name I gave him. He treated me well, always bringing back small gifts from his missions. He used to be quite kind, but later became a tool for killing. If I had cared a bit more, maybe he wouldn't have gone down this path."

Lin Chen nodded, "Everyone chooses different paths in life. Since he chose this path, he should have known the inevitable outcome."

"Lin Chen, I know you're looking for Zhao Xiaohua, but I advise you to stop investigating. The opponent you're facing is too formidable, not someone you can deal with." Ashi said solemnly.

"Impossible, Xiaohua is my friend, and she was captured by the Secret Alliance because of me." Lin Chen responded firmly.

"You're wrong. Xiaohua wasn't taken by the Secret Alliance; she was captured by Yuan Tiangang." Ashi continued.

"Yuan Tiangang?" Lin Chen was stunned for a moment.

"A familiar name, isn't it? He's our country's most renowned astrologer, considered the ancestor of divination." Ashi laughed.

"Yuan Tiangang was from the Tang dynasty. Isn't he long dead?" Lin Chen's face changed slightly.

"His divination was so precise, what do you think it implies?" Ashi looked at Lin Chen.

"You mean he's supernatural?" Lin Chen was startled.

"Correct answer, he masters the laws of prophecy." Ashi said solemnly.

"Are you saying he didn't die but lived until now?" Lin Chen was taken aback.

Ashi smiled, "Let me tell you a story, thirty years ago, a strange corpse theft happened in West City."

"Corpse theft?" Lin Chen's gaze sharpened.

Ashi nodded and began to narrate the bizarre corpse theft case.

Thirty years ago, a Tang dynasty ancient tomb was discovered on the Qinling Mountains near West City. There were no inscriptions or burial objects, yet the corpse was perfectly preserved, even better than the corpse unearthed from Mawangdui.

The coffin was bound by iron chains in the center of the tomb, suspended on all sides. Archaeologists probed the tomb for days without finding any clues about the identity of the corpse.

The incident even alarmed the higher-ups, who ordered the news to be blocked and transported the coffin back to the Capital City for research.

On the night of its arrival in Capital City, a rare astronomical spectacle occurred.

A small asteroid skimmed past Earth, narrowly missing a collision.

This once-in-a-century astronomical event became a grand occasion for the global astronomy community.

A golden star-like entity the size of a fist streaked across the sky.

Researchers at the institute gathered on the rooftop to watch the spectacle, but an accident occurred.

The institute's alarm suddenly sounded, and when the researchers rushed back to the laboratory where the coffin was stored, they found the bulletproof glass protecting the coffin shattered, and the corpse inside missing, leaving only broken glass.

The most shocking part was the series of bright red footprints on the ground—left by the corpse.

Later, all the researchers involved in the ancient corpse study died under mysterious circumstances, with the sole survivor driven mad, endlessly repeating a phrase engraved on the coffin: "Stone splits the sky, I am reborn."

The incident spawned numerous legends and became a topic of public discourse.

The police quickly solved the case.

It was later proven that the incident was orchestrated by a criminal gang specializing in ancient tomb theft. On the night of the police operation, the room storing the ancient corpse caught fire.

When the fire was extinguished, people only found a charred skeleton.

This ended the rumors of the ancient corpse's revival without a trace.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, "It must have all been a blinding trick. The charred ancient corpse wasn't the one stolen, right?"

Ashi nodded, "You're very smart. I suppose you've already guessed who the ancient corpse was."

"Yuan Tiangang!" Shock flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Hundreds of years ago, Yuan Tiangang foresaw the secret within the Qin family ancient tomb. Therefore, he used some methods, sealing his body in a specially made suspended coffin at death.

His choice of the Qinling Mountains for the tomb location was because he could extend his lifespan to this day, all thanks to the energy cultivated by the hundred thousand corpse puppets.

But after centuries, the energy from these corpse puppets was almost entirely absorbed by him. When the descendants of the Qin family tried to activate the hundred thousand corpse puppets in the Qinling, they found the energy had been depleted.

There were only two ways to awaken the hundred thousand corpse puppets: first, seal the tomb formation for a hundred years to let the corpse puppets absorb Spiritual Energy again.

The second method was to find someone with phoenix blood and use her blood along with ancient formations to restore the puppets' energy within three months.

Lin Chen nodded after hearing Ashi's words, "So that's it, I didn't expect my opponent this time to be Yuan Tiangang!"

Ashi nodded, "Now you see how terrifying this guy is. He possesses the laws of prophecy; everything is under his control, within his calculations. You can't possibly defeat him."

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, "So what if he has the laws of prophecy? If he doesn't provoke me, I can let it slide. But he captured my friend, so even if he were the king of heaven, I wouldn't let him off."

Ashi heard this with a flash of envy in her eyes and suddenly asked, "If I were the one captured, would you save me?"