NOVPUB"No wonder I always felt something was off. It turns out the pseudo-palace was built for Dragon Slaves to reside in, not for dragons to live in?"
"But that’s not right either. If it was just built for Dragon Slaves, why would they put a Wind Law at the entrance? That’s a valuable item."
Wu Bin had used a Wind Law before, so he knew just how formidable that Wind Law could be.
But Zhu Ling only glanced at Wu Bin before saying indifferently, "Didn’t I tell you? The Wind Law you used isn’t even in the top ten of its kind."
"The reason why you think it’s impressive is simply because you used it in the right place. Using this Wind Law in the deep sea is indeed quite remarkable, but if you use it on the surface, you could say it practically has no lethality. Why don’t you try it out for yourself? It’s not as good as you think."
Upon reflection, Wu Bin realized that she was indeed making a lot of sense.
"However, if what you’re saying is true and the Dragon Palace of the East Sea was built for Dragon Slaves, then doesn’t it mean that there are still Dragon Slaves inside? What is the real method to open the main gate?"
Zhu Ling curled her lip and said, "You’re interested in these things? I thought you hated this kind of stuff the most. But if you’re really interested, I can help you, only when we find something good in the Dragon Palace, I need to take a bit for my use."
When Zhu Ling said this, she licked her tongue, and Wu Bin immediately understood her intention.
No wonder this girl started to educate him about the Dragon Palace as soon as she came in. It turned out she also wanted to benefit from it.
But upon further thought, it was understandable. After all, it was getting harder and harder for Zhu Ling to recover her strength, and she could only do so by finding other things in the Dragon Palace.
However, for a place like the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, even if she could sense it, it would be difficult to reach on her own.
After all, the coastal areas were now controlled by the people of the Ninth Institute, and Zhu Ling didn’t want to conflict with them.
After understanding Zhu Ling’s thoughts, Wu Bin took out his phone and sent a text to Nightingale, explaining the situation to her.
Soon, Nightingale replied, saying that as long as Wu Bin could help the Ninth Institute find the real location of the Dragon Palace, the institute was willing to share some items that would be beneficial for Zhu Ling.
...
The next day, at dawn.
Wu Bin changed into his clothes, ready to leave the hospital room, when he ran into He Bingbing holding a lunchbox in her hand.
"Wu Bin, are you... being discharged?"
He Bingbing was somewhat surprised.
Although she knew Wu Bin had a special constitution and recuperated faster than most people.
It was still unexpected for He Bingbing that Wu Bin would be discharged after less than a day.
Wu Bin smiled and said, "Yeah, I have some matters to take care of, so I’m processing my discharge today."
He Bingbing uttered an "Oh" and said, "Then wait for me, I’ll pack up and leave with you."
Wu Bin awkwardly said, "Sister Bingbing, the place I’m going today is quite special, and I can’t broadcast it live. Why don’t you wait at the school for me to return."
No sooner had Wu Bin finished speaking than a few men dressed in black suits approached from afar and gestured to Wu Bin.
Seeing this, He Bingbing was taken aback, but then she expressed understanding and signaled Wu Bin to go ahead with his business.
The viewers in the live broadcast room were utterly astonished by this scene.
"Holy crap, where did these black-clad bodyguards come from? They all look professionally trained and not easy to mess with."
"You can tell they’re pros. Two of them even keep one hand inside their clothes, probably resting on a gun."
"Could Wu Bin have gotten himself into trouble and been arrested? Will we ever see him again?"
"Don’t talk nonsense. Wu Bin has his own legitimate businesses. Besides, with his fragile body, what could he possibly do wrong? If someone was arrested, it must have been someone else."
The viewers in the live stream were buzzing with speculation, but everyone believed that Wu Bin hadn’t done anything to warrant being taken away.
Following the black-clad bodyguards downstairs, the two got into a black stretch limousine.
Inside the limousine, Han Chun and Nightingale sat facing each other, having waited for some time.
As soon as he saw Zhu Ling, Han Chun’s eyes locked onto her and couldn’t look away.
"You’re Wu Bin’s sister? I didn’t expect you to be so young. Does maintaining this form consume energy, or can you transform into other forms as well?"
Wu Bin was taken aback by Han Chun’s question.
Though Institute 9 knew about Zhu Ling’s origins,
everyone there had pretended ignorance, fearing it would alert and offend Zhu Ling.
Wu Bin hadn’t expected Han Chun to be so bold as to ask Zhu Ling such questions right off the bat.
Fortunately, Zhu Ling was very composed and didn’t take offense to Han Chun’s questions.
"I can transform into other appearances, but taking on a human form is most convenient. Because of the unique structure of the human body, I don’t need to spend much Spiritual Power even if I transform into a human."
The moment Han Chun heard the term "Spiritual Power," his interest peaked again.
"Exactly, I’ve always been researching Spiritual Power. Can you explain to me what it is exactly, and why we can’t detect it with any scientific methods?"
Zhu Ling spoke calmly, "Science? To us of the Dragon Clan, science is rather superficial. Science has indeed enabled great leaps in strength for your human race, but it has its limits."
"Take the Wind Law that Wu Bin has mastered, for example—it’s something your science can’t explain. Not to mention Spiritual Power, you can’t even detect the most common vital energy, can you?"
"If you could detect the vital channels within the human body, wouldn’t traditional Chinese medicine in Dragon Country have been revived?"
Zhu Ling’s words left Han Chun speechless.
Indeed, these scientists had become too reliant on science.
Trying to explain everything through science.
But now, there was so much science couldn’t explain; the very existence of the Dragon Clan was unscientific.
So even for an exceptional scientist like Han Chun, it was quite difficult to step outside of scientific thinking to consider problems and conduct research.
Zhu Ling continued, "Actually, feeling Spiritual Power is simple; think of people as vessels. As long as the vessel is clean and clear without any holes, Spiritual Energy will naturally accumulate inside the body."
"Once Spiritual Energy accumulates to a certain level, it turns into Spiritual Power. With Spiritual Power, there are many things you can do."
"This happens naturally, which is what your Daoist philosophy refers to as ’following nature and achieving foundational perfection.’ That’s what it means."
