Chapter 235: Chapter 153: Assassinating Lu Cang - Leng Qingying

"Yuna, how old are you?"

"Eight."

"When’s your birthday?"

"November 1st."

’The first of the month.’ He had heard that children born on the first day of the Moon’s arrival were supposed to be a little special.

It was just a legend, but because of it, the proportion of children born on the first of the month was slightly higher than any other day.

This was Lu Cang’s first time interacting with a "peer."

After all, you had to be at least sixteen to become a Reincarnator.

Lu Cang didn’t have much in common with non-Reincarnators. When he spent time with actual children, he just found them naive and felt nothing more.

After all, his mental age was twenty-eight.

’How could I possibly get along with kids?’

But Yuna was different...

"Were you born in the White Tower?"

"Mhm."

By now, the two of them had reached the third floor. The White Tower was indeed a towering, pristine structure. Its color scheme was predominantly immaculate white, accented by touches of blue and the shadows cast by the light.

This created a display of pure white and varying shades of gray, resulting in a beauty with a sense of depth.

The occasional flow of azure added to its aesthetic charm.

It gave the place a unique aesthetic appeal.

As it was the tower of Scholars, it was bound to have a sophisticated aesthetic.

"The Prophet Project is over there," Yuna said, pointing.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Yuna turned her head to meet Lu Cang’s gaze. "Don’t you want to learn about the Prophets?"

’She’s not wrong.’

’What a smart kid.’

’But she’s so concise she won’t even say a single unnecessary word. Isn’t that a bit too mature?’

’And here I am, a Transmigrator, trying my best to act like a real kid just to enjoy the perks of this identity.’

"What about you?"

Yuna tilted her head. "Me?"

"Is there anything you want to do?"

"No. If you don’t have any more questions, I’m going back to read."

’Such a typical Scholar.’

"No, I have more questions."

Shameless, Lu Cang pulled Yuna down to sit with him.

"How old were you when you started studying?"

"Can you remember every book you’ve read?"

"Have you awakened your Spirituality?"

"Have you ever been outside?"

...

Lu Cang asked everything he wanted to know.

And to his surprise, Yuna answered every single one of his questions.

From her answers, it didn’t seem like there was anything wrong.

She had enjoyed learning all sorts of new and fascinating things from a very young age.

While other children her age were still crawling around, chasing toys,

she had already started reading literacy books. By the time she was two years and one month old, she was fully literate.

She had been absorbing all kinds of knowledge ever since.

Her parents seemed to be High Tier Scholars in the White Tower.

So they were very knowledgeable. Whenever Yuna didn’t understand something, she would ask her parents.

As for the Prophet Project, both Yuna and her parents had willingly agreed for her to participate.

There were truly no signs that she had been forced into it.

"Where can I find you?"

"Find me?"

"Yeah, I’m really interested in Demonology. You’re great at it, aren’t you? There’s a lot I’d like to ask you."

Hearing Lu Cang say this, an imperceptible blush crept onto Yuna’s face.

"Um..."

"I’m usually reading in the third-floor reading area. Just come by whenever."

"Great!"

’She got a perfect score in Demonology, which means her proficiency is probably on par with Root Magic.’

’For someone who hadn’t even become a Reincarnator, reaching such a level was a terrifying achievement.’

Yuna said quietly, "If there are no more questions, I’ll be going now."

Lu Cang waved cheerfully. "Alright, see you next time!"

He watched Yuna leave.

Lu Cang’s gaze turned to a nearby bookshelf.

’I still have a lot of questions, but there are some things I can’t ask her to her face.’

’That must be the section with information on the Prophet Project. I originally came here to look for materials on Divination, Destiny, Future Studies, and the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique.’

’These are all prerequisites for becoming a Prophet.’

’Especially the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique. Even Iz had never heard of it.’

In the end, he had to buy information on its whereabouts from Pari.

After the price was doubled, the Divination cost Lu Cang 4 million gold coins.

"You will obtain it in Kernoya."

That was the entire result of the Divination.

Just one airy phrase.

’At that moment, I honestly wanted to throttle Pari.’

’It’s a place I have to go to anyway, and she tells me *this*?’

’Give me back my 4 million gold coins!’

’Divination Masters... damn Divination Masters. I’ve been ripped off by them so many times, so why do I keep falling for it?’

’It makes me mad just thinking about it.’

’But at least I’m certain now that I’ll get the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique in Kernoya.’

’That means as soon as I master Chronology, Prophetic Science, Future Studies, Destiny Science, and Divination, and combine them with the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique which I’m guaranteed to obtain, I can become a Prophet.’

’Wait, on second thought, why am I so certain about Pari’s Divination result?’

’That doesn’t feel like a good thing.’

’I’m putting too much faith in a Divination Master.’

Lu Cang walked over to the section of bookshelves about the Prophets.

He swept the area with his Perception.

Surprisingly, he didn’t discover any Secrets.

’No Secret?’

’Now *that* was strange. Logically, shouldn’t there be some kind of dark secret hidden here?’

Experimental Record: Bess

Experimental Record: Adelosa

Experimental Record: Bryson

...

They were all names. Lu Cang began to flip through the records.

Bess

Date of Birth: April 7, 5017

Spirituality Test: Passed. Parents and subject consent to join the Prophet test.