My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 495 - 23: Meeting Someone (Part 2)

Chen Lusi knocked on the door.

Ji Xin paused, then looked up at Chen Lusi: "Do you need to practice on the seventh underground level? You can go directly down there."

"No."

Chen Lusi shook her head: "I need to go back home in a couple of days, is there anything left here?"

"..."

Ji Xin hesitated slightly after hearing this: "Is there something you need to take care of back home?"

Chen Lusi explained to him about Lin Wan.

Ji Xin listened, remained silent for a moment, then said: "Other non-urgent matters can be postponed, but there’s one thing you need to complete before going back home. It was supposed to be done yesterday, but I thought you needed rest, so I didn’t mention it. I intended to let you go in a few days."

Chen Lusi frowned slightly: "What is it?"

"Meeting people."

Ji Xin paused, then continued: "A lot of people."

"Who?" Chen Lusi asked, slightly startled.

"Yesterday, you went to the Chamomile Alliance and killed not just a small character but the Pope of the Russian Orthodox Church."

Ji Xin did not answer directly but instead said softly, "This isn’t a decision Celestial Strategy Mansion can make, and the introduction of such an exaggerated weapon as the Celestial Punishment is no small matter. You’re still the ’Maker,’ so many people must meet you in person; Xia Yue cannot replace you in this respect."

Chen Lusi understood: "...The higher-ups?"

"Mm."

Ji Xin nodded: "The Security Army brought this up to me starting yesterday, and they just came over again. However, I postponed it for you since you just returned, but since you mentioned going back home in a few days, this can’t be postponed. After all, they won’t give up without seeing you, and there’s no reason to have them keep searching for you."

"Understood."

Chen Lusi sighed: "Then please inform Li Zheng. I’ll go with him today. Do you have any advice?"

"None."

Ji Xin shook his head: "Actually, I don’t know what arrangements are there for you. You’re not just a member of Celestial Strategy Mansion that simply... the Security Army won’t let me act that way either.

I can only keep you from completely leaving Celestial Strategy Mansion. If I have to give you advice... there are two Celestial Strategies in the Imperial Capital, but they don’t belong to Celestial Strategy Mansion. I assume they’ll show up, and if they ask you about the Celestial Punishment Weapon, you just tell them the truth, no need to hide anything."

"Celestial Strategies not belonging to Celestial Strategy Mansion?"

Chen Lusi repeated awkwardly: "Isn’t that a broken sentence?"

"It’s not."

Ji Xin shook his head: "Although they are nominally part of the Celestial Strategy Mansion, they aren’t responsible for the Mansion’s affairs, nor do they take orders from me. Most of the time, they don’t even assist Celestial Strategy Mansion; they have their own tasks.

The Celestial Strategy Mansion is just a department, not even with an official establishment, but these two have official positions alongside their Celestial Strategy identity."

Chen Lusi: "So... I understand."

Looking at it this way, those two Celestial Strategies must be quite powerful.

"That’s about it; as for the uncertainties, I don’t know what will happen. You can only adapt to changes. Xia Yue is more experienced in this aspect, but he’s already gone to the eastern coastline."

Ji Xin continued: "But you don’t have to be too nervous. Based on the current potential shown by the Celestial Punishment Weapon, and the report related to Daoist Lineage has already been submitted, so even if you meet them bare, they’d probably just call you honest."

"..."

Chen Lusi remained silent, watching the rare joking mood of Ji Xin.

"I’m not a robot."

Ji Xin knew what he was thinking and said calmly: "You wouldn’t do that, of course. But if you really want to, I’d suggest doing it here."

"Other than that, anything else during this period?"

Chen Lusi didn’t answer her but asked, "After I go back home."

"If you’re asking if there are things... certainly, lots of things."

Ji Xin rubbed his temples: "But most don’t require your involvement. It’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and you also have to try modifying talismans with the Church System’s Sealing Technique, don’t you? How’s that going?"

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, then replied: "Haven’t tried yet... Since I’m going to meet people soon, I’ll wait until I go back home."

"Then you should go ahead with your matters. What you’re doing now is far more valuable than those random trivial tasks."

Ji Xin glanced at his hand: "Like the ’Reversing Holy Words’... If there’s something more important than this, it probably involves overseas issues, but that depends on what fish we can catch... I’ll inform you if there are results."

Although Chen Lusi didn’t quite understand, he didn’t ask further, just nodding without continuing the conversation.

Next.

Ji Xin contacted Li Zheng and informed that Chen Lusi needed to return home.

Li Zheng immediately expressed his intention to come over.

And after chatting for about half an hour with Ji Xin,

Li Zheng arrived and took Chen Lusi away.

Chen Lusi informed the two sisters and officially embarked on today’s ’meeting’ journey.

But.

What he didn’t expect was... how many people he needed to meet.

Starting from nine in the morning, he continued until six in the evening...

The levels kept rising.

The number of people kept shrinking.

The first stop Li Zheng took him to was to the heads of various Security Army branches. That’s when Chen Lusi learned that during this period, the persons in charge of the Security Army branches cooperated with the Celestial Strategy Mansion had all come to the Imperial Capital...

Their questions were quite simple, mostly revolving around the existing Celestial Punishment Weapon, like various precautions and questions about its power.

As for the Celestial Punishment Weapon that appeared at the Russian Orthodox Church earlier, they didn’t dwell on it much.

Next were the heads of the Security Army’s general teams.

Further down, they were the generals Chen Lusi had met before... but Chen Lusi noticed that two people’s military ranks weren’t part of the Security Army system.

However, he didn’t say much, just answered when asked.

But faced with these generals, they didn’t ask about the Celestial Punishment Weapon... but instead about his views on the Security Army.

And they also didn’t mention the Celestial Punishment Weapon that appeared at the Russian Orthodox Church.

As for the kindly elder he met afterward, the rank seemed to be even higher.

But that was Chen Lusi’s speculation.

Because he didn’t know the elder, and they weren’t in uniform, and the people accompanying him didn’t say much.

He guessed based on the meeting location and the questions asked.

Because the elder finally asked questions related to the Celestial Punishment Weapon that emerged at the Russian Orthodox Church earlier, and even inquired about... Daoism, Daoist Lineage, and talismans.

Chen Lusi answered honestly as usual.

But there weren’t many relevant questions; it seemed like the elder already knew about them. It was more like verification.

And upon hearing Chen Lusi’s description of the true power of the Celestial Punishment Weapon and related Daoism information.

The kindly elder’s pupils slightly contracted, then didn’t continue the previous topic, instead suddenly asking Chen Lusi... about the possibility of the Security Army forming a mobile unit.

Chen Lusi didn’t know why he was suddenly asked this, so he reserved his opinion.

And this meeting lasted the longest.

In the last stop, Chen Lusi finally met the two who weren’t from Celestial Strategy Mansion but were Celestial Strategies as Ji Xin mentioned.

The two were named Shang Huan and Sun Xun, appearing quite aged, with very faint spiritual fluctuations.

But even faint, they were not ordinary people.

So Chen Lusi easily guessed their identities.

And their questions were more professional.

They inquired about the specific principles of the Celestial Punishment Weapon and the deprivation of empowering others to use talismans...

Chen Lusi answered the former, as for the latter about depriving others of using talismans; he truthfully told them he hadn’t tried it yet, only having empowered Ji Xin with the ability to draw talismans.

The two seemed a bit surprised hearing this, but quickly smiled and asked about the ’Reversing Holy Words.’

And the meeting with these two was the shortest.

Since the questions regarding Empowerers didn’t need him to structure his words.

Even so, after finally getting relief and sitting in the car back to the Celestial Strategy Mansion Headquarters, he still felt a headache.

Seeing people until he got a headache...

At the same time.

After Chen Lusi left.

The two who weren’t from Celestial Strategy Mansion but were Celestial Strategies immediately found the kindly elder who had also met Chen Lusi. They came together at dusk to a certain room to meet an elder with a vigorous spirit and a serious expression.