The night falls low, covering the noisy world like a huge velvet curtain.

Dots of blue moonlight intertwined with sparse starlight, filling the entire earth quietly and mysteriously.

Villa in the city, outside the study door.

In the dim corridor, Yan Ai and Qin Heng stood side by side. The light shone obliquely from behind, drawing out their long and intertwined shadows, splitting the silent space into golden borders.

"I didn't expect that the Director would have such a deep understanding of civil affairs. The issues you just pointed out are indeed things that our Department of Home Affairs has not considered."

"I will definitely bother you more in the future, and I ask the director not to take offense."

Hearing what Qin Heng said, Yan Ai laughed twice, and then he said in his deep, hoarse voice, "Director Qin, you're welcome."

"Back then, Mr. Qin and I had a close relationship. Before he passed away, he asked me to take care of the Qin family."

"So if you have anything to do in the future, you can come to me to discuss it."

The two of them had already reached a consensus in the study room just now, and now they were just talking for a while, so the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

And at this moment, suddenly, a figure hurried over at the end of the corridor.

The two stopped talking and looked at the figure.

The person who came was Qin Heng's assistant and a descendant of the Qin family whom he carefully trained.

When he ran in front of the two of them, the assistant bowed slightly towards Yan Ai and said hello, "Director Yan."

Yan Ai nodded slightly and said "hmm" from his nose.

Then the assistant quickly walked towards Qin Heng, covered his mouth with his hand and came to Qin Heng's ear to report.

Seeing this, Qin Heng slapped his hand away, frowned and shouted softly, "The director is here, how secretive is he?"

After saying that, he paused and said with a serious face, "If you have anything, just report it directly."

Qin Heng's body was already weak, so when he spoke loudly, he immediately covered his mouth and coughed twice.

But at this time, after hearing Qin Heng's words, the assistant had a troubled expression on his face. He looked at Yan Ai and then at Qin Heng.

Qin Heng understood his dilemma, but he also knew that his family had completely leaned on Yan Ai. So at this time, he must show his attitude.

So, he gave the assistant a stern look.

Upon seeing this, the assistant finally made a report with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Master of the house."

Qin Heng glared at him again, "You call me your official position when working."

assistant:.

"Director, the main house is suspected to have been set on fire."

"Now the fire has spread and the whole family is in chaos."

"Director Erqin Zhengguang is currently organizing emergency firefighting, while also doing inventory and investigation."

"Because the fire started in a sparsely populated area, although the fire was very strong, only two people were slightly injured and no one was injured. However, the fourth master, his wife, and the children all disappeared."

After hearing the assistant's report, Qin Heng's expression suddenly changed.

He couldn't help but look at Yan Ai.

Most of Yan Ai's body was hidden in the darkness, with no expression on his face, as if he had not heard the report.

Seeing this, Qin Heng suppressed the anxiety in his heart. He gave a slight gesture to Yan Nai, and then said in a calm tone, "Director, there is an accident at home, please allow me to take the first step."

Yan Ai smiled slightly and said, "Director Qin, you are too polite. If there is anything that cannot be solved, please contact me."

After saying that, he greeted, "Ji Chen."

A housekeeper walked out of the darkness on the side and stood in front of Yan Ai with his head lowered and hands lowered.

Yan Nai said, "You go with Director Qin to have a look."

When the housekeeper heard this, he bowed to Qin Heng and said, "Director Qin, please."

Qin Heng did not reject Yan Ai's kindness. He first nodded to Yan Ai, then gestured to Ji Chen, and then strode outside in a hurry.

As he gradually walked away, he asked his assistant softly in the deep corridor, "What's going on?"

The assistant trotted to keep up and replied in a low voice, "Director, it's like this."

At the door of the study, Yan Ai clasped his hands behind his back and watched Qin Heng's back disappear at the end of the corridor with unwavering eyes, and then turned around and returned to the study.

Back in the study, under the dim light, he strolled to the desk and picked up the phone on the desk.

After transferring a few numbers, when a voice came from the receiver, he ordered, "Check what's going on with the Qin family."

A deep voice sounded on the other side of the phone, "Yes, Director."

at the same time.

Old Alley Street, Qiu Tu’s home.

Through his spiritual vision, Qiu Tu watched Fourth Master Qin take Qin Shuman and hurriedly leave the Qin family under the protection of several thugs.

The tongues of fire dancing wildly behind them were like an out-of-control fire dragon, roaring as hard as it could, but ultimately unable to stop their progress.

Watching Fourth Master Qin and Qin Shuman get into the car and head towards the Milan Hotel, Qiu Tu also released his spiritual vision.

The gray fog slowly faded away, and the lines of the material world were filled in again, turning into solid walls and cold buildings.

When the blue afterglow of spiritual vision faded from his pupils, Qiu Tu felt dizzy.

He put his hands on the window frame and tried his best to support his body. Only then did he realize that he might have been a little exhausted.

Spiritual vision, like the catastrophic ability, is not unlimited in use. Each time it is used, a certain amount of mental energy is required as a price.

According to the information engraved in the cornerstone of the world, this is because all the extraordinary powers in this world need to be driven by the power of catastrophe, and the power of catastrophe only exists in the [Boundless Heart Sea].

Therefore, if you want to use this power in the material world, living beings need to communicate with the [Infinite Heart Sea] and manifest the power of catastrophe into the material world.

And this requires a lot of mental energy.

For someone like Qiu Tu, who had just awakened from the cataclysm and used his spiritual vision for an hour, this was a very extreme approach.

Unless there are potions or catastrophic treasures to replenish mental power, you will have to rest for more than ten hours to recover.

‘A potion to restore mental power or a catastrophic treasure.?’

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu looked at the two small treasure boxes still shaking in the upper left corner of his sight.

'I really do.'

Of the two crisis treasure chests, one was completed this morning when Qiu Tu was testifying against Fourth Master Qin in Yan Ai's office, which corresponds to the crisis of "collecting evidence of the Qin family's crimes".

The other one pops up automatically after the countdown ends at 6pm today, corresponding to the crisis of [Making Awakening Potion].

Qiu Tu had already checked the things obtained during these two crises.

The treasure chest of [Collecting Evidence of the Qin Family’s Crimes] is still a catastrophic material.

"Memory Clay: A precious cataclysmic material, bred from the Night Demon Mire, which can record and reproduce the memory of living creatures."

"With only certain forging skills, you can forge catastrophic treasures such as "Thought Sculpture", "Echoes of the Past Clay Pot", "Letter from the Other Side of the Stars", "Eyeballs that Foresee the Future", etc."

A seemingly precious disaster material. But Qiu Tu can't use it now.

As for the treasure chest for [Making Awakening Potion], it was different. Because a [Catastrophic Noble Phantasm] exploded directly from it.

"Noble Phantasm Name: Nightmare Crystal Bottle"

"Introduction to the Noble Phantasm: A unique container made of breath crystal as the main material. It contains crazy energy inside."

"Noble Phantasm Effect: Just let it sit under the moonlight overnight, and this bottle will be filled with spiritual nourishment that condenses the power of catastrophe and the essence of dreams. Drinking it can immediately replenish the exhausted spiritual power."

"Side effects: unknown."

"Remarks: When you are roaming in the boundless sea of ​​​​mind or fighting against those terrifying beings who try to devour your mind, the nightmare crystal bottle is undoubtedly an indispensable treasure to maintain mental vitality and resist mental collapse."

It was precisely because he obtained this cataclysmic treasure that could restore his spirit that Qiu Tu dared to use spiritual vision so radically.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu clicked on the treasure box.

After a moment, a magnificently colored crystal bottle appeared in his hand.

The crystal bottle is not big, only about the size of a thumb. It looks a bit like some kind of oral liquid that Qiu Tu drank in his previous life.

Holding the crystal bottle and shaking it twice, colorful waves like stars rippled out from inside.

Qiu Tu raised his head and drank the spiritual nourishment inside. The colorful liquid entered his throat and flowed downward, seeming to light up every corner of his bones and internal organs, making them clearly visible.

After a moment, the light went out, and Qiu Tu felt a coolness reaching his brain. His tired thoughts, which were originally a little painful, suddenly became extremely clear.

Qiu Tu shook his head, then opened his mouth and spit out a colorful bubble.

Qiu Tu covered his mouth and just wanted to stop the bubbles coming out. As a result, he felt the air going downwards.

Qiu Tu was so frightened that he quickly let go of his hand and let himself spit out colorful bubbles from time to time.

After vomiting bubbles for a while, the side effects of this cataclysmic treasure finally disappeared.

Feeling the recovery of his mental power, Qiu Tu picked up the [Nightmare Crystal Bottle] and shook it. It was empty. It seemed that it could only be used again after it had been left alone overnight.
To be continued...